"Is it too late for me to leave now?"
Liu Zheng asked tentatively.
"Of course it is. I have a minimum spending requirement here."
The voice from inside the gift box said.
"Well, Cow-Horse and I aren't that close."
He tried to distance himself.
"I can already smell Cow-Horse on you. You two stay together every day, don't you?"
"If I had a choice, I wouldn't want to stay with it either."
Liu Zheng said.
"I understand. Being around an asshole like it really does take tremendous perseverance."
The voice in the gift box said sympathetically.
"Long live understanding. By the way, do you smell anything else?"
He asked.
"What smell?"
"The smell of fine liquor."
Liu Zheng took out a bottle of Silver Label.
"Silver Label from Du Kang Liquor Shop? Oh, it's been so long since I last had it. The last time was ten years ago."
The voice in the gift box said wistfully.
"Then have a taste and see whether it has changed from ten years ago."
He walked up to the gift box and set down the Silver Label.
"You don't need to do this. I told you, I won't treat you differently just because of Cow-Horse."
The voice in the gift box said.
"But I hope to receive special treatment."
Liu Zheng said frankly.
"You're much more sincere and polite than Cow-Horse."
"To be honest, I've always had reservations about my boss's character as well."
He shrugged.
"Fine, young Black Goat's Young hybrid. You've earned my favor."
As soon as it finished speaking, the gift box opened on its own, and a clown with an all-knowing expression, whose left and right eyes each grew in their own direction, popped out.
Although the scene had the atmosphere of a horror movie, Liu Zheng had been