"We had hotpot, specifically instant-boiled mutton."
"Very well, and then?"
"I did most of the cooking, and it tasted quite good."
Xiao Ran glanced at her watch and said, "Good, now you're telling me about the instant-boiled mutton you had for dinner. So, what happened after that?"
"I left you a brand-new pot bottom, hand-sliced mutton — I cut it — plus some vegetables. You can have a midnight snack in the restaurant when you get back."
"Thanks, but I don't feel like eating instant-boiled mutton at twelve... twenty-six in the morning, oh wait, it will be one o'clock by the time I get back. I appreciate the thought, thanks for leaving me the midnight snack, but now I'm heading straight to bed once I get home. Just to let you know, Martin left the supercomputing center at ten o'clock and went home. He hasn't gone anywhere since, so he's still inside. Goodbye."
