A— [ not 'what did you bring?' but 'how much did you bring', which makes jiang cheng to stop and actually look at the heavy sack he's hauled along to this social encounter. that would suggest he's overdone it a bit, and, looking at it, he is inclined to agree. ]

—normal amount of food, [ he attests, sounding strained. ] Just... whatever was on hand.

[ sitting down, he opens the bag up between them to display the contents. ]

Help yourself to whatever you'd like. If there's nothing to your liking I can go, ah, to the market, or—