On the way back Xu Ye made another stop at the secondhand market.

Inside he turned up a collapsible barbecue grill, not too big and not too small, and folded up it fit the trunk exactly.

They drove the whole way back to Red Leaf Estate.

Wang Manning took in the grounds of the complex and couldn't help exclaiming, "Tch. This place is far too nice. If I could live in a house this big one day, that would be something."

"You have quite an imagination. Let me tell you, your job right now is to get your academic grades up."

"You're so annoying. Sister-in-law, don't you find it irritating, the way he's always talking in that grown-up voice?"

"Er…" Chen Qingqing laughed. "Just ignore him."

Xu Ye pulled the car into the garage, had Wang Manning and Wang Yuxin unload everything, and the three of them went into the living room together.

Wang Yuxin, at least, had been there many times.

Wang Manning had left again not long after arriving last time. Coming over properly like this, she was a little self-conscious.

"You're back?"

Jiang Meilin got up with a smile and came over. "Why did you buy so much?"

"There's more in the trunk. I hadn't planned on bringing these two, but they insisted on coming along and there was nothing I could do about it."

Wang Manning found her opening and called out, "Hello, Auntie."

"It's fine. The more the merrier."

Xu Ye gave them another job. "You two go get the grill out of the car."

Wang Yuxin was about to head out when Chen Qingqing caught hold of her. "It's far too heavy. How is she supposed to lift that? You go get it."

"Fine."

Wang Manning giggled. "Sister-in-law, where's your bathroom?"

Chen Qingqing pointed, and Wang Manning went straight off in that direction.

Jiang Meilin heard the word sister-in-law and was momentarily brought up short. It wasn't that she saw anything wrong with it — she was simply curious about why her own daughter had reacted to it with no surprise at all. Could…