**"Three Kingdoms at the Dining Table"** is an imaginative humorous novel that tells the story of a "fantasy lunch" experienced by an ordinary young man, Zhang Fan, in a restaurant. When he was holding a bowl of beef noodles and ready to enjoy the delicious food, the bowl, noodles and mobile phone began to compete for presence, launching a chaotic "Three Kingdoms War at the Dinner Table".
Wan complained that he was always ignored but was the "cornerstone of the dining table", Noodles complained that Zhang Fan's delay made him gradually "cold to the core", and the mobile phone even threatened everyone to end the battle quickly because of the low battery. One person, one bowl, one side, and one mobile phone. The explosive quarrel attracted restaurant customers to watch, and even triggered a "human joke."
In this "dinner table debate" where you and I were going back and forth, Zhang Fan was not only tired from eating, but also fell into a philosophical thinking about the "sense of life rituals": Should I enjoy the food, or should I take a dozen pictures of it and post it on WeChat Moments?
This is a short story full of laughter and slightly reflective, exploring the subtle and absurd relationship between people and things in modern life.
Purpose: This article explores the sense of ritual and authenticity in life from a humorous perspective, reflects on people's persistence in superficial meanings in the social media era, and calls for cherishing the present and returning to the original intention.