In the dining room.

Xu Youning pulled up a chair and sat at the dining table; A Hong served her a bowl of aromatic noodles not long after.

She picked up her chopsticks and smiled at A Hong. "Thank you."

A Hong went blank and then hastened to wave her hands. "You're welcome! I appreciate it."

That surprised Xu Youning. She bit her chopsticks and asked in bewilderment, "I was just saying thank you. Did that make you nervous? ...