Xie is cagey after that, but Lisa manages to draw him in a little bit more - he doesn't offer too much beyond disparaging everybody else's tastes and opinions, but it almost comes across as banter, and at one point he even agrees with somebody - but, to be fair, it's a comment in favour of immigration and he'd be somehwat hypocritical to disagree.
The food isn't the kind of thing Xie is overly familiar with - either from growing up or Zhao's - but he doesn't turn his nose up at it, and in fact seems quite intrigued.
It turns out to be delicious - meaty and rich and warm and spicy, all the things he likes in a meal. He eats delicately, though, mindful of his table manners and forcing himself to take it slowly even though he doesn't want to - it's second nature by now, after years of Yifu's scolding.
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Date: 2023-10-18 06:07 pm (UTC)Xie is cagey after that, but Lisa manages to draw him in a little bit more - he doesn't offer too much beyond disparaging everybody else's tastes and opinions, but it almost comes across as banter, and at one point he even agrees with somebody - but, to be fair, it's a comment in favour of immigration and he'd be somehwat hypocritical to disagree.
The food isn't the kind of thing Xie is overly familiar with - either from growing up or Zhao's - but he doesn't turn his nose up at it, and in fact seems quite intrigued.
It turns out to be delicious - meaty and rich and warm and spicy, all the things he likes in a meal. He eats delicately, though, mindful of his table manners and forcing himself to take it slowly even though he doesn't want to - it's second nature by now, after years of Yifu's scolding.