A long while back, he bestowed a motto upon a formerly directionless and casual group: "Chat about the mundane, and treat history with mirth." For members of the group, the eight Chinese characters of the motto have since become a credo to live by.
很久以前，他就替沒有任何宗旨和規則的粥會定下一個旨趣：「閒話家常，笑談古今」，這八個字成為粥友們始終追求的格言。