In the TV show The Wise Monk, there was a rather interesting story. A general wanted to taste the finest delicacies in the world, and Brother Ikkyu conquered his stomach with nothing more than a bowl of rice porridge and two pieces of salted radish.
Of course, the prerequisite was making the general climb mountains and ford rivers before the meal, tormenting him until he was ravenous.
After being tossed about in the rain for several hours today, Li Juan, Fu Yiruo, and Li Ying were starving as well. They ate so voraciously that they put even men to shame.
After Li Juan had eaten her fill, she let out a satisfied burp.
Then she suddenly heard Fu Yiruo ask, "Juan, why were you in such a bad mood today?"
Li Juan's heart skipped a beat, and her head immediately began to ache.
She knew that tone far too well. Back when they had attended Peking University together, Fu Yiruo had often seized upon every little clue to dissect Li Juan's thoughts.
And today, when Li Juan had entered and faced Fu Guiru, she had not handled herself particularly well. She was afraid Fu Yiruo had misunderstood and thought she had something against Fu Guiru.
So Li Juan quickly came up with a sufficiently convincing reason.
"I ran into some trouble at work today. I've been stewing over it, so I couldn't smile."
"Trouble at work?"
Fu Yiruo raised her eyelids and pressed, "What trouble?"
Li Juan said awkwardly, "Just... work-related matters."
Fu Yiruo snorted. "Of course I know it was work-related. But Big Brother asked Ying and me to help with your BBS site project. Did you think I was so idle that I was asking for no reason?"
Unable to resist, Li Juan could only say helplessly, "Big