This entry explains idiom “Jun zi zhi jiao dan ru shui”, from both Liji and Zhuangzi. It means noble‑character people’s sincere, value‑based friendship is plain yet enduring, unlike interest‑driven fleeting bonds.
Strange Tales from Liaozhai (a Chinese Studio): Gong Mengbi explores enduring friendship, gratitude, and karmic justice through the bond between wealthy Liu Fanghua of Baoding, Hebei, and his steadfast friend Gong Mengbi from Shaanxi.