To be fair, the fruit platter served at Fen Garden is truly a masterpiece among fruit platters.
Even the most common watermelon and cantaloupe on the market are the sweetest and crafted into extremely exquisite shapes, with every piece of fruit being impeccable.
But this doesn't change the fact that it's just a fruit platter.
Qin Huai and Zhao Cheng'an resignedly and listlessly shared it, bite by bite, getting hungrier with each bite, until they lost interest and began discussing what the final dish might be.
"Zhao Cheng'an, do you think the basic dish could be sweet and sour carp?" Qin Huai asked wistfully.
"If the basic dish has to be fish, I would still prefer to have steamed white bream." Zhao Cheng'an replied with similar wistfulness.
"Do you think there's a chance the basic dish might be something big?"
"I want to eat steamed white bream."
"At a time like this, you only dare to dream of steamed white bream?" Qin Huai questioned soulfully.
