Tang Yan Yi sulkily carried the orange peels to Xu Xinzhen; it was the third time that day. Xu Xinzhen, upon seeing it, did not look pleased and instead furrowed his brows.
Mrs. Liu looked on with sympathy: "Why does he keep eating so many? Too many oranges can cause internal heat, and this is September, autumn is when it's easiest to get overheated. On top of that, with this matter now... isn't he just adding fuel to the fire?"
Every Chinese person knows that chen pi is essentially dried orange peel, seeming like recycling waste, yet good quality chen pi is incredibly expensive. Beyond the labor of drying, one must appraise the value of the orange. Those making chen pi only want the peel—who can eat so many oranges? Thus, the fruit is often discarded.
Fortunately, Xu Xinzhen wasn't producing in bulk, just drying a bit himself. So, he bought oranges to feed the doctors and patients in the whole institute, leaving the orange peels as leftovers, which didn't count as a waste.
