Later, everyone returned to the hot spring hut. The maintenance workers had repaired the water outlet valve. Most people went back to take a nap before continuing to go out to soak in the hot spring.
The temperature was lower at night and hot springs were more comfortable, but before the party started, Schiller took a drive and quickly brought back a person everyone was familiar with - Peter Parker.
Peter came in and took off his coat, sighed and said: "I just came back from the fighting world, and I have to say that some universes are really unlucky. I don't know how they got into such a big trouble."
"Which universe did you go to?" Schiller helped him hang up his coat. Peter went into the locker room to change clothes and said, "I don't know what to say. In short, the Red Skull stole Professor X's brain, and an explosion broke out in the valley.
The Red Biohazard broke out, mutants and the Avengers fought, and Little Hulk stirred up chaos in the universe..."
Schiller went through the corresponding cartoons in his mind and sighed: "You are too efficient."
Then Schiller thought again, if you gave Miles the spider power, what would you do after you enter the dungeon?
"You don't have to have superpowers to complete the task, right?" Peter changed into his swimming trunks. He was obviously a little cold, rubbed his arms, and jumped into the pool.
Everyone else had taken a bath and were now resting in the house. Only Schiller and Peter were left outside, and the hot spring water had just been changed.
"I heard that you have no superpowers now, doctor, are you really not in danger?" Peter asked: "The several copies I participated in were very dangerous. Even if I can use some magic, there are other Spider-Man
It’s very difficult to help me.”
Schiller shook his head and said: "Spider-Man always wants to save the world, so he feels very tired. I am different from you."
"That's right." Peter smiled and said.
He entered the hot spring pool and took a deep breath. Schiller took a tray from the side with cold beer and fresh fruits on it. He pushed the tray across the water and got himself another can of cold beer.
"It feels so good to be home." Peter was paralyzed in the water, and suddenly remembered something, sat up and said, "Xu Shangqi called me and asked me if I could let him join the Spider-Man team. He
It seems that there is a big conflict with his peers..."
"Normal." Schiller seemed to have known about this for a long time. He said: "He is a real Chinese. His peers, except for the banana people, are rebels. It's strange that they can get along well with each other. I'm going to let him go to God."
Over there at the Spear Bureau."
"That's good." Peter felt relieved again, nodded and said: "Every time he travels to China, he brings us a lot of specialties, and Gwen likes to eat a kind of duck meat he brings."
"Salted Duck?"
"It seems so." Peter thought about the pronunciation for a while, but his Chinese was really not very good. He could only describe the appearance of the duck, and then said: "He gave me a few cigarettes and asked me to give them to Director George.
But Gwen said that her father was quitting smoking recently and asked me to wait until he failed to quit smoking before sending it away."
"He is always failing." Schiller also laughed and said: "In the first half of the year, I planned to quit smoking, but in the second half of the year, I failed to quit smoking. You will soon have the opportunity to give him a gift."
"Tony is having a wedding soon." Schiller asked, "Didn't you say you wanted to hold it after him so that you could learn from him?"
"Don't mention it." Peter wrinkled his features and said, "The way he held the wedding is not suitable for us. There are really too many people and it will cost too much money. Gwen and I discussed holding an ordinary wedding in New York, only inviting familiar people
My friends, use the remaining money to go to Australia.”
"That's not bad, but even if it's your acquaintance, it's still a huge number."
"Yes, so Harry is helping me prepare this."
"What happened to him and Mary Jane?"
"They broke up and got back together six times within half a year." Peter was obviously speechless. He said: "They can't be separated, but they always quarrel. After the quarrel, they break up, but they can't be separated..."
Schiller rubbed his forehead and said, "I guess they started quarreling again while helping you prepare for the wedding."
"Yes, they have very different views on marriage, and they always have conflicts over the details of various weddings, but that's not the case with Gwen. The two of us always hit it off."
"There are two kinds of lovers in the world, one is like you and Gwen, and the other is like Harry and Mary. Although it seems that you and Gwen should love each other more, Harry and Mary quarrel every day, but they still divorce.
If you don't love each other, it's hard to say they don't love you."
"Who says not?" Peter sighed and said, "I thought we could hold weddings with them both at the same time, but now it seems that there are still many problems to be solved between them, and I'm afraid that won't be possible in the next few years.
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"By the way, how is the baby?" Schiller asked, referring to the baby that was in Gwen's belly and later went to Lisa's place.
"It's not bad. They are a very happy family of three. In fact, we have been thinking about this issue recently." Peter touched his chin and said, "People are really amazing. We didn't want to have children before, but recently we feel that we have.
The child is quite good."
"What changes has Lisa's family brought to you?"
"Not exactly, but the half-month we spent on the Texas farm really shocked us. The traditional families in the central part of the country are different from many families on the East Coast. They are almost like living in a fairy tale."
Schiller turned to stare at Peter, who shook his head slightly and said: "Gwen and I have never experienced such a big family atmosphere, with humorous and kind grandparents, happy and loving parents, supporting each other.
, brothers and sisters who have a warm gathering, and even obedient and capable dogs and cute cats.”
"You haven't experienced any of this?"
"Yes." Peter opened his mouth, paused and then said: "My uncle and aunt are very good to me. They completely replaced my parents' responsibilities, but they are all city people and have little connection with the previous generation. I
I don’t have any brothers or sisters, and because of the financial situation, I couldn’t keep pets at home. I was always alone in my teenage years that I can remember.”
"Gwen is similar. She was raised by her father, but she is very busy with her job as a police sergeant. She has been going to and from school by herself since she was in elementary school. She has never participated in any activities that can be called family gatherings."
"After the two of us got together, Chief George and my uncle met once and exchanged greetings, but there really wasn't much to say. Neither of them wanted to interfere too much in the younger generation's affairs."
"But during those few days in Texas, Lisa and her family talked about almost everything. They were so close, lively, friendly, and beautiful..."
"This has changed part of my and Gwen's views. Life in the city is indeed very convenient, but there is always a certain indifference between people. The descendants of our friends and colleagues we see, in addition to learning various skills every day,
They just participate in social activities step by step. They are excellent, but not happy enough."
"I thought that if Gwen and I could have a farm, maybe we could provide our children with a happy childhood like Lisa and theirs, but I knew that neither of us could actually be farmers.
The world has unfulfilled responsibilities."
"But in short, the atmosphere of that big family is worth learning from and makes us a little envious. This makes us really start to think about the possibility of adding a few more family members."
"Perhaps you can start with pets." Schiller suggested: "Have you never had a pet? Pikachu doesn't count. It talks too much."
"Yes, neither Gwen nor I have raised one." Peter nodded and said, "Gwen raised a kitten in his childhood, but it was very weak when he came back from the rescue and died not long after. My neighbor
I once had a dog, but it was a very ferocious big dog, and I didn’t have a good impression of the dog species.”
"I don't recommend you to get a pet dog, because you two obviously don't have that much time to walk the dog. A cat would be a good choice. It requires a small space and does not have a lot of activity. It is very suitable for your apartment."
"We also think so. Gwen is already looking at the adoption conditions. We want to raise an ordinary native cat. If possible, we should start raising it from an early age, preferably within three months."
"Then you have to ask Dick." Schiller turned his head, waved to Dick behind the window and said, "Where is Qiuqiu? Are you asleep again?"
"Yes, it played for a while before, and now it is very tired." Dick walked out and entered the hot spring pool again, and then said: "The cubs of mammals seem to be like this. They go crazy when playing, and there is no more."
I’ll be tired after meeting.”
"Have you adopted a kitten? What breed is it? How old is it?"
"Yes, Siberian forest cat, it's only been a few months, and it's still a little one now..."
The two chatted animatedly about kittens.
Schiller could actually see that neither Dick nor Peter were the kind of people who needed pets to relieve stress and relieve their emotions. The purpose of keeping pets was to experience another kind of intimacy.
Dick, Peter and Gwen are all children from very typical small families. A so-called small family is a family of three living in an ordinary city building with a small social circle. Their acquaintances are all colleagues and classmates, and the neighbors are very close.
light.
The relatively large family is similar to Lisa's family. Even Schiller is from a large family. There are many people around him, including grandparents, parents, brothers and sisters, even neighbors, uncles and aunts, elders and friends from the same village, who have lived together since childhood.
In a lively social circle.
These two growth environments will bring about subtle differences. They are more like a different kind of siege. Both think that the other's environment is better.
Especially in countries like the United States, the rural areas are more developed, and a big family does not mean poverty, and may even be richer. Although the city is convenient, life is more stressful, so children born in small families are more likely to envy children in big families.
Some people will also be more willing to build a big family for themselves because of this envy. The situation of their parents' generation cannot be changed, but they can have children by themselves.
If you don’t have the conditions to have children, then keep more pets. Schiller met many such people during the consultation process. They really regard their pets as family members and the lively social circle they missed in childhood and adolescence.
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Although Dick came from a small family at first, after going to Wayne Manor, he had Thomas and Martha, Bruce and Selina, several brothers and sisters, and a meticulous old butler, which made up for some of his childhood regrets.
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But Peter and Gwen were alone before, and after getting together, they only had one more partner. The Avengers and SHIELD teammates, and even Dr. Schiller, who had a great influence on him, could not make up for him.
Regret for a close and lively family relationship.
If you have never seen the light, you will naturally not be afraid of the dark. After meeting Lisa's family, Peter and Gwen will naturally feel a little empty, and the first step they take after choosing to change is to get a pet.
