Sounds like a good day, then. And I noticed.

[He took the bag easily, shaking his head at the further questioning.]

It was mostly uneventful. We needed some herbs, so I stopped by the market... [His expression turned contemplative for a moment, but he shook it off.] It wasn't really any worse than usual. [As if there wasn't a reason he left as infrequently as he could. Damn it, Qing.] Do you have anything in particular you want for dinner?