Zhu Si ultimately did not accept the inkstone.
She picked through the pile of supplies Zheng Qing had dumped on the ground for quite a while. In the end, she only took a packet of cinnabar, several stacks of Yellow Skin Paper, a bundle of Quill Pens, and the 2008 edition of Entering First University.
"That's enough!" She nodded in satisfaction. "These... will last me a long time again."
"Not taking a few more books?" Zheng Qing pointed at the extracurricular reading he had borrowed from the library. "Like Master 100 Incantations in Three Minutes. It has lots of clever little spells. And this copy of Mankun's Principles of Rune Construction. It's dry, but very systematic. It'll definitely help you a lot!"
"No, no." Zhu Si patted her pocket, looking smug. "When I left, I took all the books from my mother's bookshelf... I still haven't finished them. Feels like they could last me another hundred years!"
"What about food? Take all these snacks too." Zheng Qing was growing anxious, so he simply made the decision himself. He pushed the beef jerky, Pickled Pepper Chicken Feet, Allah Stick Biscuits, and several pieces of chocolate he had swiped from Fatty Xin toward the Little Witch. "You definitely don't have these anymore."
"Too much, too much." Zhu Si bit her finger, her gaze glued to the chocolate, though her face showed embarrassment. "Just a little is enough."
For the first time, Zheng Qing regretted not packing more chocolate and candy in his bag.
He rummaged through it again and swept the Mint Candy and Snake Oil he used as medicine over to the Little Witch as well.
"Consider it something I sold you," Zheng Qing said, leaving no room for argument as he stuffed them into her hands. "When you get out