1945年抗战结束后，35岁的钱钟书任上海暨南大学外文系教授兼南京中央图书馆英文馆刊《书林季刊》编辑。一天他正在泡脚时，一个作者送来一篇文章让他审阅，文章较长，钱钟书先生用了40多分钟的时间才看完。夫人杨绛怕水冷了，不时往桶里添加热水，钱钟书一边双脚互搓，一边阅读文稿，竟觉得有一种少有的惬意。后来，他每到要读一本重要的书时，就会将双脚泡在滚烫的热水中，优哉游哉地阅读。到后来他开始长篇小说《围城》的创作时，也喜欢一边泡脚一边写作。

After the Anti-Japanese War in 1945,35, qian zhongshu in jinan university foreign language professor and nanjing central library English >[Cambridge university press]The editor.One day he was bubble foot,A writer sent an article let him review,The article is long,It took Mr. Qian zhongshu talks about 40 minutes to read.Mrs Studies Yang jang's fear of water,From time to time to add hot water into the container,Qian zhongshu and double foot rub each other,While reading draft,But feel a little comfortable.later,He every to read an important book,Will soak your feet in hot water,Pets to read.Later he began to novels[siege]The creation of the,Also like bubble foot while writing.