[Xiao Xingchen suppresses his own sigh of relief as he puts forth his device, now tucking the doll head within his sleeve.]
Thank you...
[Such thanks are both for the merchant as well as his companion. It must be the polite thing to do as they conclude a transaction, even if a bit more awkward after the attempt to whittle down the price. Surely there's no need for that to create any resentment. And since that must have gotten them talking, perhaps they might talk a little more?]
I have some questions about the other wares here, if you do not mind.
[The ensuing silence has him suspect that he might have assumed too much.]
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Thank you...
[Such thanks are both for the merchant as well as his companion. It must be the polite thing to do as they conclude a transaction, even if a bit more awkward after the attempt to whittle down the price. Surely there's no need for that to create any resentment. And since that must have gotten them talking, perhaps they might talk a little more?]
I have some questions about the other wares here, if you do not mind.
[The ensuing silence has him suspect that he might have assumed too much.]