The couple meandered a bit longer before finding a snack street, from which they packed up a variety of Chongqing snacks: Chongqing noodles, hot and sour glass noodles, Chen twisted doughnuts, wontons, rice cakes, chicken giblets, spring water chicken—just a small amount of each, given the sheer number of people in their group.
They specifically purchased a basket woven with packing straps on the side of the street, as it would have been rather difficult to carry everything back without it.
Back at their accommodation, Gu Qianru had already neatly arranged everything they needed for the next day. Seeing them return with food in hand, she called everyone over.
Concerned that the Old Master Gu might find these snacks hard to digest, she went downstairs to pack some porridge and steamed buns.
Old Master Gu was feeling somewhat melancholic. Even the presence of his children didn't seem to cheer him up much. He had a bit of porridge and went to bed early.
