"Uncle, what does the Bureau of Industry and Commerce do?" Nancy Thorne asked casually.
"They manage the markets. It's a cushy job—all he does is drink tea and read the newspaper all day," Goldie Thorne scoffed.
'My mother scolds me every day for loafing around, but hah... my brother-in-law is the one who truly does nothing. He goes to work, reads the paper, drinks tea, makes a few trips to the bathroom, and takes a nap. Then he spends the afternoon doing the same, just coasting through the day. And for what? A measly salary that's barely enough to live on. If that's not wasting your life, I don't know what is.'
This intrigued Adrian Hawthorne even more. He had come to the city specifically to learn about the market conditions. He never imagined the Thorne family's son-in-law was the one in charge of it. He could use this chance to ask a few questions later.
