It was good that she had so much to say, otherwise Wu would've had to address her first point. Too many people in the outside world took advantage of the spirit Becka encouraged, too many made it a liability; Wu could never fully embrace it. In here, for now? Sure.
"Thank you," he said at last, touching on her compliment. "They are simple dishes, but satisfying. Comfort food from my home back in Hong Kong. If you are inclined, I am willing to demonstrate the next time others wish for me to cook." It was easier, as social activities went, giving Wu something to focus on aside from the actual social part of it. "And Minnesota, you say?" Wu went on, "I only ever traveled through, and that was likely before you had even graced this world. Tell me of it, please." A lady always deserved those little bits of praise and interest, even if Wu's clipped nature tended to rob much of the sentiment.