Fat Roommate

1. Read in chapter order and note how the context of "raising little fish" shifts each time—it is the key to understanding Pang Yan'er's motives.
2. Slow down when you reach the wish-list section and map out each recipient's relationship to Pang Yan'er and Ding Dong to keep the character network clear.
3. After finishing, revisit the early details of Pang Yan'er's frugality to appreciate how the foreshadowing was planted.
4. Discuss with friends whether Ding Dong's doubt about the police conclusion is reasonable, to sharpen your sense of narrative credibility.

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