"No need to be so reserved, I'm actually quite approachable."

Britain spoke.

The way it spoke was still strange. It used to deliberately sound rough despite being gentle, and now it's rough with an unconscious gentleness.

It's not exactly disgusting, just makes one uneasy.

"It's not being reserved, Minister of Britain's authority is as overwhelming as the blazing sun, making me dare not look directly."

Liu Zheng said.

"Do you usually flatter Niu Ma like this?"

Britain pulled out a slight smile.

"That won't work, my boss would kick me with his hoof."

He said with a smile.

"Hahaha."

Britain understood his double entendre.

"Niu Ma, let me have this newcomer, our customer service department lacks such a talented person with a sense of humor."

Britain said to Niu Ma.

"Sure, I don't mind, but you should write a report to the boss, see if she'll approve."

Niu Ma sneered.

"What? The delivery department can't run without a newcomer?"

Britain said deliberately.

"Exactly. I'm a useless being now, can't work without a newcomer, so what?"

Niu Ma said grandly.

"You're at least a department supervisor, can't you have some dignity?"

Britain was also helpless against the unapologetic Niu Ma.

"Nonsense, you dress up all fancy every day, eating and drinking in private rooms, people who don't know might think you're the guest, of course you need to save face. I wear a yellow vest every day, braving the wind and sun delivering food, what face do I care about? If I cared about face, I wouldn't be delivering, I'd be in the customer service department working under you."

Niu Ma said sarcastically.

"No thanks, the customer service department is too small, can't accommodate someone like you. Plus, I've finally corrected the atmosphere in the customer service department, I can't let you spoil it again."

Britain shook its head.

"Sounds like you're very unsatisfied with Ottawa's previous work."

Niu Ma caught the flaw in its words.

"That's a longstanding issue left by countless former customer service ministers, not just because of Minister Ottawa's problem. Instead of sowing discord here, you should reflect on why your delivery department can't retain people."

Britain sneered.

Though the delivery department recruits few people, it shouldn't always be just a duo, and sometimes even just one lone figure.

"Is that my fault? It was like this when I joined the delivery department. Later, the newcomers were each worse than the last, I even left the easy orders for them, and yet they kept quitting."

Niu Ma complained.

"Newcomers recruited by the restaurant are all screened, their quality shouldn't vary much. How come we can nurture newcomers well but you can't? As a leader, you should first reflect on your own issues."

Britain didn't accept its argument.

"Is that so? Tell this kid to repeat what you just said?"

Niu Ma said coolly.

"He... he's an exception."

Britain looked at Liu Zheng, who appeared innocent, and didn't know how to explain.

Having been employed for only eleven days, he had already mixed well within the restaurant, and was reportedly also doing well outside.

What was it doing eleven days into its employment? Probably still listening to the boasting of second-class waitstaff.

"Humph."

Niu Ma snorted proudly, then pretended to sleep.

"Ahem, Minister of Britain, just a little something, please accept."

Seeing Britain's face darken, Liu Zheng quickly offered a boiled elephant trunk.

Britain opened the lunch box, glanced at its thickness and length, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Not bad, thoughtful of you. So, what is it you want from me?"

It asked.

"Nothing, nothing. Just purely to express my admiration for you."

Liu Zheng shook his head.

"Oh? I heard your humans have a saying 'better to warm a cold stove than an already hot one', do you see me as a cold stove?"

Britain spoke with a hint of sarcasm.

"To me, there's no cold or hot stove, only whether it's worthy of associating with. And Minister of Britain, you are undoubtedly a senior worth associating with."

He responded calmly.

"Not bad, truly not bad."

Britain applauded vigorously, not hiding its admiration for Liu Zheng, in every sense.

"But I don't like accepting gifts for nothing, because keeping track of favors is troublesome. Hmm, you're lucky, I only have this with me."

It patted its pocket and took out a handkerchief folded into a triangle.

"It's yours."

Britain handed the handkerchief to Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng received the handkerchief, and the item description immediately popped up.

"Name: Britain's Personal Handkerchief (Disposable)"

"Type: Item"

"Quality: Excellent"

"Effect: Can designate to remove a specific status from the player, cannot exceed their ability limit."

"Remark: Who says a handkerchief must be used for wiping one's face?"

"Can it be taken out of the instance: No"

"Great item!"

His eyes lit up.

Being able to specifically clear buffs is already very useful, and there's no restriction that it must be a negative buff, making it even more practical.

After all, inconstant situations might mean that positive buffs can sometimes have a negative impact.

"Thank you, Minister of Britain."

Liu Zheng said sincerely.

"Naturally, it's not given for free. Keep an eye out for suitable candidates for me outside, you know the standards."

Britain gave him an ambiguous look.

"Ah? That sugar mama can't do it anymore?"

Liu Zheng said in shock.

Even such an extremely desirous land-grabbing cougar can't handle Britain, is its second-hand root that fierce?

"Almost. Besides, always sticking with one person isn't interesting, gotta change it up."

Britain said without hiding.

"Understood, I'll keep an eye out for you."