"That sounds very nice," he replies. Much better than some of the alternatives. Trust Lan Xichen to find the most tasteful option. Really, he'd expected something vegetarian they could both share, but he supposes since they were fooling around a little, he would have gotten something for his 'lord'... well, it was of no real significance.

"Is there anything else you'd been thinking of looking at before we settle for the evening?" he asks, curious. The markets are interesting, craftsmanship on some of the weaponry and jewellery outstanding, but they're still just markets in the end. The library and some idle chatting with locals had been more productive, for him.

And he hoped that they really could, in fact, simply settle down and talk for the evening. If things had been uncertain since Wangji's and his own angered reactions, and Xichen's own uncertainties... somehow it felt a little better for that small break and Lan Xichen's willingness to be a bit playful. Yes, they should just enjoy each others' company and lay some of the awkwardness from events not so long ago aside.