Shangguan Dandan kept turning her head to observe the others, trying to glean enough information from Zhou Winter, Zhou Shuling, and Liu Chang'an's reactions to determine exactly what Liu Chang'an intended to do.
One thing was certain: the Empress Dowager was once again facing the threat of being set up!
"This part is crispy pork intestines, the soft yellow stuff is durian flesh, and there's ice cream underneath," Zhou Shuling explained to Shangguan Dandan before marveling, "What a strange combination. I'll try it first and see if it tastes good."
For most of her life, Zhou Shuling had upheld the virtues of hardship and thrift. To her, pork intestines—especially processed ones such as braised pig intestines and cured pig intestines—were expensive, luxurious ingredients that were rarely enjoyed. She did not care whether the combination was strange or not. In any case, it could not be wasted; she had to eat it all.
Durian was expensive too. Several years ago, it had often sold for less than ten yuan per jin, but now it easily cost twenty or thirty yuan, even dozens of yuan. Some so-called imported durians often cost hundreds of yuan for a single small fruit.
Eat it all! Zhou Shuling picked one up and took a bite, then smiled and nodded. "It feels a little strange psychologically, but it tastes good."
Hearing her mother's assessment, Zhou Winter relaxed and picked up a serving to eat. It seemed this was different from that time when Brother Chang'an had made stinky fish meat out of fish poop.
Seeing Zhou Shuling and Zhou Winter eating so happily, Shangguan Dandan hesitantly pointed at the crispy pork intestines and asked Liu Chang'an, "This is where pigs poop from, right? You're trying to trick me into eating where pigs poop from again, aren't you?"