[ The disappointment, at least, is something Zhongli won't take personally. He thinks being a knowledge guest is going to become quite valuable as social currency in the future. ]

Think nothing of it.

[ The help, that is. Zhongli is all about contracts and balance and fairness, but a pleasant conversation over dinner is nothing to negotiate about. ]

This place seems as though it may be somewhat... inconsistent in its presentation. You may one day find yourself in circumstances wholly familiar to you—and utterly alien to the rest of us.