( help and help in kind! it's a mentality he supports when not needing to otherwise weigh relationships, and here, nothing is owed to anyone. (except luo binghe.) )

You're welcome. If I didn't need to, then I chose to. You've been assisting me, and instructing; it's fit to pour tea at least the once, hm?

( he smiles a touch at that, more of an expression than he's largely been wearing this whole time. )