I was looking at the scene of LXC and LWJ and the bunnies over on twitter—it's a memory in a dream, in the second incense burner chapter, so I suppose you could reject it but I think the most natural interpretation is that it's just how it happened. And it's really interesting!
Jin Ling, “You’re making congee?”
Wei WuXian, “Uh-huh.”
Jin Ling hurled the cleaning rag onto the ground. Wei WuXian commented, “You see how you get mad after working for just a bit? Look at SiZhui. He worked the hardest and didn’t even say anything yet. What’s wrong with congee?”
Jin Ling, “What’s not wrong with congee? It’s so watery and tasteless! Wait… I’m not mad because there’s something wrong with congee!”
Wei WuXian, “It’s not for you anyways.”
Jin Ling was even more angered, “What did you say? I worked for so long, and I don’t even get any?!”
