Yanli gives his hand another squeeze when she sees those tears. Luckily, for the both of them, she knew the difference between tears spilt. She understands that sometimes, just sometimes, a kindness can cause a person to ache. To cry. She doesn't, however, make a fuss over it. The last thing she'd want to do was embarrass him.

Family was everything. She would make sure that he could have that from her, he already had it from Zixuan.

A soft smile," Of course, A-Yao, I would like that." She does, however, give a slight nod of thanks when he serves a bit more. "Thank you."

That was fine if he didn't know what to say. They could sit in companionable silence, content with each other's company and good food.