He stared at her. "Do you think I earn too little money?"

"Ah, no!" She denied it. "I just wish you could have a better life." Maybe she wouldn't amount to much, but she wished for a better life for him.

"I will have a better life. And when the time comes, I can give you whatever kind of life you want, too," he looked at her seriously and said.

Obviously, this was just a game to him, but now, he really wanted to give her a different kind of life. It would be something that he could easily do.