Chapter 236 - 90: Grabbing Dolls, Watching a Movie (Part 3)

Jiang Li looked at Zhou Jiawen. "See what you like."

Zhou Jiawen had already zeroed in on her target. She walked over, took down a Cinnamoroll plush, and hugged it. "I like this one!"

The clerk said, "That one is redeemable for 15 plushies. If you get it, you’ll still have 60 plushies left."

Jiang Li glanced around, calculating the totals.

She pointed to a Lotso Bear and a small dragon plush. "Then I’ll take these two."

Seeing this, Zhou Jiawen’s lips curled into a smile. "I didn’t expect you to like these kinds of things."

Jiang Li raised an eyebrow and explained, "One’s for a back pillow, and the other’s for hugging."

The clerk took them down, bagged them separately, and then handed them to Jiang Li.

Jiang Li licked her lips and started to negotiate with the clerk. "Can we leave our stuff here for now? We’re about to go see a movie, and it’ll be inconvenient to carry the plushies."

The clerk nodded. "You can do that."

Afraid the two might forget, she added a reminder, "Just make sure to come back and get them later. If you don’t, we’ll assume they’ve been abandoned."

Zhou Jiawen confidently vowed, "Don’t worry, we’ll definitely be back for them!"

’After all, I contributed three plushies to the pile. This is my hard-won loot; I can’t just leave it.’

Seeing it was about time, they bought two milk teas, went to the movie theater for a bucket of popcorn, picked up their tickets, and then headed into the auditorium.

Liu Qian had booked a VIP auditorium. Unlike a regular one, it had fewer seats—all of which were sofas—and offered much more privacy.

After finding their seats and sitting down, Zhou Jiawen couldn’t help but marvel, "We’re really living the high life now, watching a movie from a VIP room."

Jiang Li placed her milk tea in the holder beside her and asked, "Don’t you like it?"

Zhou Jiawen giggled. "I love it! I absolutely love it!"

Thanks to the privacy, Zhou Jiawen ended up squeezing onto the same sofa as Jiang Li.

The theater was practically full, probably because the movie was a new release.

The two of them ate popcorn, drank milk tea, and watched the movie.

The movie was packed with non-stop jokes, making Jiang Li laugh until her face ached.

Even after nearly two hours, the movie left them wanting more.

Zhou Jiawen smacked her lips. "You know, after watching that, I feel completely refreshed, body and soul."

Jiang Li raised an eyebrow. "So you’re not angry anymore?"

Zhou Jiawen waved a hand dismissively. "Tch, what’s the big deal? Why would I be angry?"

Jiang Li teased, "So, do you still think Shen Laoer doesn’t like you?"

Zhou Jiawen’s face instantly turned beet red, and she stomped her foot. "Sis!"

Jiang Li raised her hands in surrender. "Okay, okay, I won’t say it. I won’t say it."

She changed the subject. "Should we go back home for dinner, or eat out?"

Zhou Jiawen rubbed the back of her neck and said quietly, "Let’s go back and eat."

Jiang Li couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. ’She’s so easy to cheer up.’

After leaving the auditorium and making a quick trip to the restroom, they finally went downstairs to pick up their plushies.

As they passed a dessert shop, Jiang Li stopped in her tracks. "Want to get a little cake?"

’Okay, fine. I’m the one who’s craving it.’

Zhou Jiawen nodded. "Sure, why not."

As soon as they walked in, a staff member saw the plushies in their arms and couldn’t help but ask, "Did you guys win those?"

Zhou Jiawen said proudly, "That’s right! My sister-in-law is amazing—she won every single one."

The staff member agreed. "That really is amazing."

Jiang Li gave a helpless smile. "You’re exaggerating."

Not wanting them to continue this topic, she pointed at the glass display case. "Come on, pick a cake."

Zhou Jiawen pointed to a durian mille-crêpe cake. "I’ll just have this."

Jiang Li ordered a small strawberry cake, a box of yogurt cream puffs, and a box of towel roll cake.

Zhou Jiawen watched her, surprised. "Can you eat that much?"

’I’ve eaten with Jiang Li so many times, and I’ve never known her to have a big appetite.’

Jiang Li gave a mischievous laugh. "We’ve still got your brother, haven’t we?"

After spending so much time with him, she had grown used to Shen Yanzhi being her ’clean-up crew’.

Whenever she couldn’t finish something, Shen Yanzhi was always there to take care of the leftovers.

Zhou Jiawen couldn’t help but swallow. "He’d like dessert?"

’Then again,’ she thought, ’if Shen Yanzhi is willing to play claw machines, eating a little dessert probably isn’t a problem.’

’Especially since it’s from Jiang Li.’

’No wonder they say a man head-over-heels in love is the best kind of dowry.’

Jiang Li huffed and clenched her fist. "He’ll learn to like it."

Shen Yanzhi, who was keeping Jing Shiyun company at the hospital, inexplicably sneezed twice, prompting a concerned Jing Shiyun to ask, "Xiao Shen, are you catching a cold?"

Shen Yanzhi shook his head firmly. "No."