They had brought all sorts of things—bread, buns, glutinous rice cakes. Only Lu Ao had brought an entire food box, with dishes, rice, and soup inside.
Lin Guixiao spotted it from not far away and called out enviously, "Song Zhou treats you so well. I want such a considerate partner too."
Lin Gongshang nearly sprayed out a mouthful of water when he heard that. "Partner? Since when did you start talking so pretentiously?"
"As long as the meaning gets across. What else am I supposed to call him? Should I call him husband like Lu Ao?"
"Let me make this clear: I don't usually call him husband either." Lu Ao took out the dishes and ate with Lin Qiyan. "If you want to find a husband, I can introduce you to one."
Lin Gongshang jumped in first. "If that husband is Song Zhou, or someone like him, I'm in."
Lin Guixiao shuddered and hurriedly waved his hands. "No, no. You can find one yourselves. I still prefer sweet, soft girls."
Everyone burst out laughing.
Tan Junhao's boat was anchored some distance away. He did not join their chatter, but neither did he show any obvious resistance.
Lin Qiyan secretly watched him, and seeing this, relaxed somewhat.
Lin Qiyan shifted his gaze elsewhere and happened to see several black specks on the sea in the distance.
"Look!" he cried, pointing. "What's that?"
"Probably some kind of seabird? The weather's so nice that it wouldn't be strange for seabirds to come out looking for food." Lin Gongshang took a bite of the bun in his hand. "Though those seabirds seem pretty big."
The weather was good today, and visibility was extremely high. They could see very far, though not very clearly.
At such a distance, it was already impressive that they could