Meanwhile. Downstairs in the living room.
Hannah was still feasting away. She moved from cold appetizers to hot dish, her appetite nothing short of astonishing.
Worried that the spiciness might upset her stomach, Steven quickly poured her a glass of milk. "Hannah, you're not used to spicy food. This hot pot might be too much for you."
Hannah paid no attention to him. Ever since she was a child, she loved spicy food. During the years she spent with Steven, Hannah indeed didn't eat a lot of spicy food.
One reason was that Steven preferred lighter meals, and she adapted her eating habits to his. The other was that she was afraid eating spicy food would cause breakouts, which could affect her on-camera appearance.
He didn't really know her at all, thinking she never ate spicy food.d2
Farley, not knowing when to back off, squeezed next to Steven. "Steven, my sister can handle the spice, and she won't get a stomachache. Leave her be and chat with me."
Steven just wanted to please his wife right now and didn't feel like chatting with anyone else. But Farley was his brother-in-law, so he felt obligated to engage. "What do you want to talk about?"
"Hold on." Farley scampered upstairs and came down moments later with his laptop. "Can you take a look at this?"
Steven took a good look. It was a mobile game development program. "Did you make this?"
Farley replied, "Not just me. Two of my dorm mates were involved too. The three of us did it together."
Steven turned the laptop around and inspected it closely. "You've got a promising future, kid."
Farley grinned. "Thanks for the praise! But..."
"But what?" Steven asked.
Farley continued, "I don't want to just be a game development engineer. I want to be my own boss. If I stick to development, I'll be working for someone else my whole life, letting capitalists pocket all the profits."
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