Riley was truly adorable. "I can braid your hair. I learned well with A-jie. It is not a trade secret." Though it did bring up interesting thoughts-since stylized hair was so culturally ingrained, would it be disrespectful for someone to wear their hair like one group even though they weren't a part of it? "I find it endearing that you would want to show the style of Jiang clan. That makes it special." Like...sharing chopsticks!

And then the topic whiplash he accepted with no complaint. He was used to it with Wuxian's antics. "They cut the noodles?" SACRILIGOUS. Cutting one's noodles was... it was almost like cutting one's life short! In the tradition of longevity noodles, it was especially true. But then the morsel was offered and Cheng opened his mouth to try it. And then he had to quickly hold his hand under his chin because the dipping sauce was dripping. A few moments of chewing and Cheng nodded his approval, swallowing before speaking. "It is different! The sauce is-hmmm--acidic? But tangy. and there's other herbs I'm not familiar with-garlic I can tell."