After a few more dishes and extra sets of bowls and chopsticks were added to the table, the group sat down to eat, drink, chat, and laugh together.
It turned out that Moyan and his companions had just been out dragon boat racing on the lake. The reason for this was Moyan's love for lively activities, which had led him to drag everyone onto the lake for a boat ride. Mò Huáiyù, on the other hand, naturally preferred quiet and had chosen not to join in the commotion, sending only the saber-wielding guards of the Mo Residence to accompany the group instead.
Having rowed dragon boats for quite a while, everyone was inevitably feeling the intense heat and sweating all over, so they all targeted the lychees on the table. The lychees were served on a giant platter piled high with ice cubes at the bottom, making them sweet, juicy, icy, and refreshing the moment they touched the tongue. This was precisely what common folk referred to as "floating melons and sinking plums."
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