Ji Xingguo stared at the braised beef, looking at the unappetizing boxed lunch in his hand, and stubbornly said, "I'm not eating it."

“Okay, then you can eat your own boxed lunch.” Ji Wanmei put another piece in her mouth and said deliberately, “No wonder the restaurant ‘gives’ us a serving of braised beef. This is really their signature dish, especially the dried chili powder. I don’t know how they make it, but it tastes really good.”

Ji Xingguo snorted, turned away, and ate his boxed lunch in a dry manner.

He thought that once he got through the ten-hour train ride to Yunnan, he would be able to enjoy all the delicious food he had tasted before.

Let him think about what delicious food Yunnan has to offer, such as steamed chicken in a clay pot, wild mushroom hot pot, roasted rice cakes, and crossing-the-bridge rice noodles.

These are all famous local delicacies. When Ji Xingguo was on official business in the southwest region, his old friends there treated him to them, and he still remembered them vividly many years later.

However, when people are craving something delicious, they should avoid thinking about it, because the more they think about it, the more likely they are to crave it.

Especially when there's someone next to you deliberately smacking their lips and showing off their delicious food.

After eating a little, Ji Wanmei put the toothpick back into the styrofoam box, her mouth still bulging. She took out a soft drink from her bag, took a sip, and mumbled, "The beef was too filling. I'm full after just a little. There's so much left, what should I do? It's such a waste to throw it away..."

Ji Xingguo naturally chimed in, "Why throw it away? Have you lost the traditional virtues of diligence and thrift? If you can't finish it, give it to me. Don't waste it."

Ji Wanmei chuckled to herself, then pretended to be helpless and said, "Alright, in order not to waste food, please help me finish this remaining beef."

What a stubborn old man! He clearly just wanted to try it himself, but he insisted on saying she was wasting her time.

Ji Wanmei looked helpless.