Although this novel focuses on depicting Suzhou cuisine and takes gourmets as its topic, it would be a long way to go if it is only understood as an ordinary running account written by a so-called food writer.

When Mr. Lu Wenfu talked about eating, there was a tradition. In the 1960s, he and Mr. Zhou Shoujuan sat together and got the true story of Suzhou literati's diet. Second, there is precipitation. Mr. Lu himself has been suppressed and suffered countless times in previous sports. His calmness comes from a thorough understanding of life, which is not easily understood by people today. Third, there are regrets that times have changed, and the fate of countless people has been maliciously oppressed and distorted by history. In the end, Zhu Ziye, who has nothing to do but eat his stomach all day long and has no desire to contribute to society, has repeatedly stayed out of it, and finally got the nickname of a gourmet. This is the irony of Mr. Lu.