[Xie Lian might normally have read that look as annoyed, but after all these months surrounded by people who actually enjoy his presence, he really isn't sure how to interpret it and starts to lose steam, just a little...

But then the man says it's good! And that's good, right?

He moves a little closer, pulling a sealed jar out of his qiankun sleeve and setting it down on the nearest clean surface.]

I like it a lot, really! I've already thanked Pyra for it, but it wouldn't do to thank one person and not the other...so I thought I'd offer you some of my pickles! It's not much, I know, but it's really the only thing I know how to make...