In the parking lot, Vera chatted with the two parents for a while longer before waving to the little boy.
The little boy rode in Vera's car, with a driver at the wheel.
Vera, meanwhile, got into Lin Qi's car.
They had some things to discuss that would be inappropriate for a child to overhear.
The cars started up slowly. Heavier cars felt steadier when they started, without that jolting sensation.
This was what people called "meat." Some liked the thrill brought by powerful engines, but most of the time, this kind of "meat" made people feel more secure.
"You've given me a difficult problem!" Vera had not said it while they were inside. After all, this had been Lin Qi's decision, and it had also made her realize that her son had grown up.
She needed to give him enough respect!
She actually knew very well that the two children might not go far together.
Lin Qi knew what she was talking about. He casually took a bottle of alcohol and two glasses from the car's cooler and poured them both a drink.
He gently swirled his glass, the ice inside making a faint, crisp clinking sound. "You know what?"
"What?" Vera took a sip.
More than a year had passed since Prohibition was enacted, nearly two years by now, but to the Upper Class of the Federation, it was nothing more than a scrap of paper.
Lin Qi spoke with some emotion. "There's a very foolish prejudice in society that children from poor families mature earlier and have more experience. But in reality, the truth is exactly the opposite."
"Children born into wealthy families have far more chances to make mistakes than children born into poor families."
Lin Qi leaned back. "He can make many mistakes, because we're