Dmitry lets out a sharp breath of disapproval at the cheapness more than the rudeness. Anya has a thick skin and a sharp temper but if this way of life is so much better, so much more affordable and sustainable, then shouldn't people be able to afford to be generous? Perhaps, no matter what party stands in power, it's too much to ask decency of people.

"Is that..." Is that what you want? Is that what makes you happy? seem like questions he's not allowed to ask. It doesn't change that he wants to know. "Does that work for you?"