[Alfredo thinks.]

... It must be the former; I've never met many who just give up on their deals.

Or, at least, no one who'll admit it.

[And given the Nurse's track record, it's far too easy to believe they check in on those people as well.

Alfredo puts aside another dish for putting away... and there aren't any new ones to clean.]

Zhao.. Zhao Yunlan, would you help me put these back in the cabinets?

[It would give them more time to talk. Also, he's almost definitely the shorter person here; he could use the help.]