At Night BBQ.
Qian Quan and Ding Linlang chose an outdoor table, which by this time was already laden with an assortment of dishes.
Lamb Skewers, Beef Skewers, Pork Belly, Chicken Gizzards, Chicken Wings, Garlic Chives, Eggplant... and six cans of Snowflake Beer to top it off.
Ding Linlang devoured a skewer of lamb and cracked open a can of beer herself. She raised her can for a toast with Qian Quan.
The whole notion of maintaining a "ladylike" demeanor was completely thrown out the window; instead, she emanated a spirited and carefree aura.
This reminded Qian Quan of Chapter Forty-Nine in Dream of the Red Chamber, where Shi Xiangyun indulges in venison and guzzles down copious amounts of wine, all while effortlessly composing poetry.
Truly, she embodied the essence of "a hero in her own right" and "a person of scholarly elegance."