[To be fair, no one could possibly imagine that if they first get to know him.]
Sure. Let's see what they've got... this one is typically local: pork cutlet with mashed potatoes and peas with baby carrots! You should try cottage pie, too, and pork pie... lasagna isn't really local, I think, but it's filling. It's supposedly for the oven, but the microwave will do.
[Not only is he giving Meiniang horrible "cooking" advice, he's also putting everything he deems suitable right in her shopping basket.]
Oh yeah, and porridge! That'll warm you up if you're not that hungry, and you can sweeten it with honey and whatnot... right, we should get that too.
[If she feels that she has enough ready-to-eat meals he'll guide her further through the store to pick up additions such as honey, bagged tea in seasonal flavours she's unlikely to know, and, very importantly, snacks and sweets.]
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Sure. Let's see what they've got... this one is typically local: pork cutlet with mashed potatoes and peas with baby carrots! You should try cottage pie, too, and pork pie... lasagna isn't really local, I think, but it's filling. It's supposedly for the oven, but the microwave will do.
[Not only is he giving Meiniang horrible "cooking" advice, he's also putting everything he deems suitable right in her shopping basket.]
Oh yeah, and porridge! That'll warm you up if you're not that hungry, and you can sweeten it with honey and whatnot... right, we should get that too.
[If she feels that she has enough ready-to-eat meals he'll guide her further through the store to pick up additions such as honey, bagged tea in seasonal flavours she's unlikely to know, and, very importantly, snacks and sweets.]