Which I'll also chalk up to you being rather thoughtful.
[ Meng Yao is saying this, in between bites, in a light tone but his words are genuine. No one's ever done this for him and at home he doesn't think anyone would. To say that he's pleasantly surprised, even after the fact that it was clear they were eating out, might be actually kind of undermining it...given how grateful and happy he is.
But soon, he's already finished up the soup and moving right onto the mapo tofu. Once he's got a taste of that, though, he'll say something else. ]
...I do want to give compliments where it's due—in both the skill in presentation and how well it tastes. I was actually a bit expectant ever since we discussed this, as I recall that you told me about having skill in preparing food, when we first met. Besides the soup, did you teach some of these yourself while we were here, or did you already know how to make them?
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[ Meng Yao is saying this, in between bites, in a light tone but his words are genuine. No one's ever done this for him and at home he doesn't think anyone would. To say that he's pleasantly surprised, even after the fact that it was clear they were eating out, might be actually kind of undermining it...given how grateful and happy he is.
But soon, he's already finished up the soup and moving right onto the mapo tofu. Once he's got a taste of that, though, he'll say something else. ]
...I do want to give compliments where it's due—in both the skill in presentation and how well it tastes. I was actually a bit expectant ever since we discussed this, as I recall that you told me about having skill in preparing food, when we first met. Besides the soup, did you teach some of these yourself while we were here, or did you already know how to make them?