Two days earlier, Jing Wu had said that a full year had passed since Yuanbao turned from a cat into a human, and he wanted to give Yuanbao a gift.
While passing the ready-made clothes shop, he had taken a fancy to this Rosy Cloud Immortal Dress. The complete outfit had cost him a full three months' allowance.
Jing Er had advised him, "Why not look at something else? Yuanbao might like rouge or face powder too."
But Jing Wu had refused. He said, "This outfit suits Yuanbao perfectly. He didn't have a dress to wear when he first became human. I can't let him go without dresses in the future."
Then, because he had not brought enough money, he had asked Jing Wu for a loan.
Neither of them would carry three months' allowance around on their person.
So Jing Wu had gone back to fetch the money.
When he returned to the shop, the owner told him that someone had bought the dress.
He had chased after the buyer all the way to the gates of a grand residence, then waited through the night before the lady finally came out.
He had personally led her horse and served as her coachman. When lechers harassed her along the way, Jing Wu had even stepped in to protect her.
In the end, the lady had agreed to sell him the dress, but she had taken it straight to a tailor for alterations after buying it.
Jing Wu had then rushed to the tailor's shop to collect the dress.
After several trips back and forth, he had only managed to bring the Rosy Cloud Immortal Dress home today.
He had planned to leave it in his little courtyard, waiting for Yuanbao to come over and discover the surprise.
He had never