Good to know. It'll make trying things out at the night market easy if you're not picky.
[That she has even that slight preference against cornmeal amuses him. Clearly she has opinions on things. That's yet another point in favor of her individuality so far as he's concerned.
He leans on the counter as Li orders, opting for one of the plain donuts himself as he digs into the pocket of his pants for payment.]
Don't worry, I got it.
[At least he's not stingy. He's long accepted responsibility for family finances solely on the basis of knowing that if it were left to anyone else then they'd starve. That no one ever questioned him regarding where he got said money just underlined that point, really.
Here he's still working things out but at least the rebels have been good enough to set them up with basic expenses, and the mission pay hadn't been terrible. But if he wants to do anything excessive then he'll need to look into a better source of income.
He slaps down the right amount on the counter while the cafe staff gets the pot of tea set up.]
no subject
[That she has even that slight preference against cornmeal amuses him. Clearly she has opinions on things. That's yet another point in favor of her individuality so far as he's concerned.
He leans on the counter as Li orders, opting for one of the plain donuts himself as he digs into the pocket of his pants for payment.]
Don't worry, I got it.
[At least he's not stingy. He's long accepted responsibility for family finances solely on the basis of knowing that if it were left to anyone else then they'd starve. That no one ever questioned him regarding where he got said money just underlined that point, really.
Here he's still working things out but at least the rebels have been good enough to set them up with basic expenses, and the mission pay hadn't been terrible. But if he wants to do anything excessive then he'll need to look into a better source of income.
He slaps down the right amount on the counter while the cafe staff gets the pot of tea set up.]