"Young Men, come over and eat!"
The First Lady brought the last dish to the table, then immediately called the "Young Men" over. This very informal form of address actually helped draw them closer.
At the same time, she called their daughter out of her room.
Conner's son was working away from home and only came back for the New Year, so he would not be attending tonight's dinner.
Besides, he had met Lin Qi before and already knew him, so there was no need for him to make a special trip back.
"What a lavish dinner. Thank you for your hospitality, Madam." Lin Qi praised the dishes and thanked the hostess for her efforts.
Although he knew the cooks had only stopped after preparing the dishes to the final stage, they were still at least partly her work, weren't they? Even if all she had done was boil them or add ingredients that had been left out.
After everyone thanked God, who had actually contributed nothing, for blessing them with such a lavish dinner, they began to eat.
Conner was not a devout believer, but as the Federation's population continued to expand, "religious socializing" had become a convenient bridge between immigrants and the "natives," and the number of believers had begun to grow.
There had already been many believers in the Federation, but now there were even more.
Believers who attended church had no problems with faith or devotion, and they were also willing to help immigrant believers who could not integrate into society become part of it.
So, in present-day Federation society, immigrants who wanted to make an initial attempt to integrate into local life were best off taking their entire families to church.
It did not matter what they had believed in before. As long as they