"He really did," she said, nodding and continuing to pick at her waffle. "I told him if he wouldn't talk to me that I would have to mis-translate a few key sentences for him Chinese guests..." Penny didn't add that she'd been bluffing. "I think what really got him was when I threatened to cry. Apparently I'm quite the manipulator."
She took another sip of her coffee. "I'm pretty sure you've got to stop letting me eat like this, too. Ice cream and waffles.. I make unhealthy decisions around you."