At the crucial moment, it was up to Yan Fei. All of a sudden, he said, "I've seen the breeding bull, should we go and have something to eat in the town?"
Everyone had just said they would not eat, but now he was proposing to eat, which was merely suggestive. The underlying implication was clear: you've all said you won't eat and won't let us reimburse your travel expenses, so we won't see you off anymore, you should leave promptly!
However, the middle-aged leader of the other side had been waiting for someone to break the ice! They immediately agreed, "Exactly, we've seen the bull. Quite impressive. Let's eat first, and then discuss other details!"
This sudden shift left Yan Fei a little confused, such a drastic change was somewhat difficult for him. After all, earlier things weren't very pleasant, and his principle was to ignore those he did not get along with, so he never thought the other party would change their tune so quickly just because of his words.
