"Hawking, how's work at the company? Are you getting along well with your coworkers?"
In the living room, the family watched TV and ate fruit after dinner.
Elena, her belly swollen with pregnancy, was asking about how Hawking had been doing at Heroes Alliance Company.
Half a year ago, after Oleg's diligent efforts, Elena had finally become pregnant with Oleg's child. Around that time, Hawking had told Oleg and Elena that he had gone to work for Heroes Alliance.
Oleg and Elena were both ordinary people. Worried that they would overthink things, he had not told them the truth about his situation.
They currently believed he was an ordinary technician at Heroes Alliance Company, with a decent salary and no danger whatsoever.
"Pretty good. My coworkers are all nice, and the work is easy. Because of Professor X, the higher-ups take pretty good care of me too."
Hawking replied with a smile as he peeled an apple.
Oleg, sitting nearby, began teasing him.
"You're almost twenty already. Got yourself a girlfriend at the company yet?
I heard there are plenty of girls around your age at your company. If you don't know how to talk to girls, I can teach you a few tricks."
"What are you talking about?"
Elena pinched Oleg's thigh, secretly glancing at her daughter Wanda before saying to Hawking,
"Don't listen to him. Of course you should find a girlfriend, but it's better to find someone you know well and understand. Coworkers might seem nice at work, but once they're off the clock, who knows what they're really like.
Take Mary from my company. She wears glasses and looks so quiet and proper, but she's already had seven or eight boyfriends. Every night, she goes to bars and stays out until midnight.
I think you should