Used and Abused

"I heard it is good?" The man continued.

"Depends on how you define good." Zhou Jingren answered and looked at the queue of numbers on the screen. This specific shop does not offer any drive-through, so he was forced to go inside to order.

The man smiled in response and also turned towards the numbers. "That is right. In my case, I love to drink everything that is sweet." He made a deliberate pause. "Do you know that our taste buds shrink as we grow older?"

Zhou Jingren turned towards the man. Seeing this, the man's piercing blue eyes crinkled as he continued. "As we grow older, we will lose the ability to distinguish between sweet and sour and salty. Point is… we should enjoy this taste now that we can still taste them. Do you agree with me?"