Send a short message to the leader to restore the information.

If you have anything else to say to the leader, you can reply "That's very kind of you" or "This is what I should do", and then try to say what you want to say. If there is nothing else, I personally feel that there is no need to reply. The leader just wants to tell you that he knows and encourage you by the way. If you insist on replying, you will inevitably be suspected of befriending the leader. Moreover, you replied, how should the leader reply to you? He can say, "well, yes, your boy is very capable!" " What a joke!