[Placing a pot of water on the stovetop, Xiao Xingchen lets that heat up as he takes a knife to start cutting the ginseng into thin slices. If only he had access to another, more proper store with prepared foods outside of sweets. Then they could spend more time together without having to wait for other food...
Though his friend's question reminds him that he has much more left to explain.]
So much has happened since we last met. Do you remember seeing the previous owner from time to time? He... disappeared not long after the storm, but not before leaving the place in my care.
[No use in keeping it secret. Perhaps he also would have much more energy in revealing this news to the other man, the circumstances keep his manner sober. But like the new owner, the box looks much more understated yet elegant, if lacking a bit of color.]
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[Placing a pot of water on the stovetop, Xiao Xingchen lets that heat up as he takes a knife to start cutting the ginseng into thin slices. If only he had access to another, more proper store with prepared foods outside of sweets. Then they could spend more time together without having to wait for other food...
Though his friend's question reminds him that he has much more left to explain.]
So much has happened since we last met. Do you remember seeing the previous owner from time to time? He... disappeared not long after the storm, but not before leaving the place in my care.
[No use in keeping it secret. Perhaps he also would have much more energy in revealing this news to the other man, the circumstances keep his manner sober. But like the new owner, the box looks much more understated yet elegant, if lacking a bit of color.]