The small kitchen had quickly prepared dinner, bringing dishes that were specialties of Tongzhou during this season.
Though the food was somewhat similar to what the chefs at home would make, perhaps the change of location made Pei Qin eat an extra bowl of rice.
Dan Mingzhu, who was eating with her, saw her getting another serving and hesitantly said, "I'd like another bowl too."
She had already eaten two bowls. Most young ladies, in order to maintain slender and graceful figures, would not eat a second bowl or add more rice; some would even put down their chopsticks after just a few bites.
"Eat, eat! Have a bit more!" Pei Qin, who herself was eating quite a bit, showed no surprise.
Dan Mingzhu smiled and filled her bowl again, sharing a true story with Pei Qin, "…She went on a diet because her fiancé liked women with slim waists; she started starving herself and later even threw up what she ate, and ultimately, she starved to death."
