Is it relaxing for the first day or two? [He laughs. But seriously, it must be a pain putting up with them sometimes. Yet he couldn't imagine being on this station all alone for months... well, just the two of them with her and Degar.] Ah, but I'm glad you put up with us so well that you miss us even a little. It's nice to hear your voice again.

You think I could ask for another favor? Nothing too important this time. Definitely not as mission related. But for when we're here... I was thinking about a hobby of mine. It'd be real nice if you could get some bonsai trees for the station. I'm not too picky on which kinds of trees ya get so whatever you think would be best in this space. I'll share.

[Imagine his smiling face winking right here because, well, it is. Then again, maybe she could see him on some sort of monitoring camera around the station anyway. Haha.]

Oh, and. I know you keep the kitchen well stocked these days but if I gave you some extra ingredients for a larger cooking session, would that be okay? I wanna spend a day cooking some traditional stuff for the crew.

[Maybe a few days late but hey there was always a before the next mission preparation meal! Or something. Or after the next mission if they didn't have time. Zhao wasn't picky. He just wanted to go all out for a day and cook to his heart's (and everyone else's stomachs') content.]