Chapter 217: An Agreement Reached
"You mean Gwen is being pursued madly right now?" At Lee's house, Peter Parker is invited to dinner by Jack. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Also present were Harry and Mary-Jane, and of course, Arashi, who had been living at home.
However, because Thor has been a little busy lately and doesn't know what he's doing, he is not counted here, because Li Jie can't wait for him to come back at all. It was a simple family dinner.
At the same time, because he had just gone to the United Kingdom, he had already gone to Northern Europe anyway, so he simply asked Lan to open the door of space and go to a port city in the United Kingdom to buy some seafood.
Compared to the United States, the United Kingdom is located near northern Europe, and the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea are both excellent seafood producers. Seafood eaters know that seafood from cold-water waters tastes better than seafood from tropical waters.
Because of the low temperatures, seafood in cold-water waters needs thicker fats to resist the cold. And the fat flavor and unique taste of seafood come mostly from fat.
For example, salmon in the cold-water waters of the North Sea is much better than in the temperate zone. In particular, Britain itself has a tradition of fishing, and is surrounded by traditional fishing powers such as the Netherlands and Norway.
As a result, the seafood sold in several seaport fish markets in the United Kingdom was much cheaper than in New York, and it was also fresher. So Li Jie simply took Lan to buy and buy in the UK.
Fresh Alaskan king crab is not the kind that is frozen and shipped to the United States, one weighs seven pounds, buy!
Salmon from Norway in cold-water waters is rich in oil. The whole big fish weighs more than ten pounds, buy!
There are also mussels with fresh oysters shipped from France, buy!
Anyway, it is very convenient to pay now, and the payment of major banks in the world is the same. Coupled with the global credibility of the US dollar, although Li Kit did not exchange euros and pounds, all merchants also accepted US dollar credit card payments.
After frantically buying nearly 1,000 dollars of seafood, Li Jie prepared a very sumptuous meal. In addition to the food sent to his own home, the remaining ingredients were enough for a group of people to eat for several days.
White wine stewed mussels are appetizers, and smoked salmon and salt-fried salmon are just the starters. And whole steamed king crab. Because it is fresh enough and does not have the fishy smell of frozen dead crabs, it does not need to be treated by gratin at all.
As long as it is cooked in the steamer, it is delicious. The oysters are simply charcoal-grilled, and the cold-water prawns bought from the North Sea are delicious with simple blanching with water.
Since most seafood is inherently salty, there are times when you don't need salt to make it delicious, and the key is the heat. Because seafood is easy to get old, it is delicious to cook it well when you master the heat.
Just like Li Jie said to Lan, she can't eat boiled beef all the time. The methods of these seafood are relatively simple and the taste is not heavy, and what you eat is a fresh word.
Arashi had a great time, and Peter and Harry, as well as Mary, loved the taste. Everyone is having a good time.
Peter was holding a tool designed to open the crab claws, preparing to attack one of the king crab's large legs. He loved the taste of the orange sauce (not jam, but sauce) that Lee Kit made for the king crab, and the sturdy king crab legs went well with the slightly sour orange sauce.
He had already eaten three crab legs, and was about to attack the fourth crab leg, when Li Jie looked at Peter's hand holding the crab leg and said faintly: "Do you know about Gwen's new boyfriend in London? Peter~"
"What?" "What?" Peter, who was still eating fast just now, and Peter, who was very happy with the crab legs, suddenly seemed to have been hit by the immobilization spell, and the king crab legs also forgot to pick them up, so he looked at Li Jie blankly and then looked at Li Jie a little bewildered.
"I mean, Gwen was being chased by a very handsome guy in London. Help her rent a house, help her get acquainted with London, take her grocery shopping, take her to the supermarket. If school starts, Gwen may also be able to tutor. I heard that this boy's academic performance is quite good. Li Jie took out the last big crab leg without a trace.
Break the crab leg with a crab claw and put it on a plate next to Arashi. And his eyes were still staring straight at Peter, all these things he did were blind exercises, so that everyone didn't notice Li Jie's movements. Only when Lan lowered his head, he inexplicably found that he had an extra crab leg on his plate.
Li Jie's words made the originally lively dinner suddenly fall into a kind of silence. Harry, who was just helping Mary peel the mussels, glanced at Li Jie and said, "What you said is true?"
"It's true, I don't have to lie to Peter. Li Jie shrugged his shoulders and brought himself a white wine stewed mussel. He used the empty mussel shell as a tongs, and directly clamped out the mussel meat and threw it into his mouth.
"To prepare dinner for today, I asked Arashi to take me to England. I happened to think of Gwen, so I went to London to see how Gwen was doing. She also ran into her senior sister, who is currently living with her senior sister Daisy. Li Jie said while eating mussels. He told everything he had seen and heard in London.
It's just that he couldn't force himself to kiss Lan, and in the end, he was pushed thousands of miles away and made some modifications. This made Lan step on Li Jie under the table, although it hurt to be stepped on, but Li Jie smiled and didn't show it at all.
As he spoke, he also took out his phone, and he left his contact information with Daisy, who promised him to send Brian's message. Now Li Jie has received Brian's photo.
He called it up and showed it to everyone, and it was a very, very handsome boy. He looked several years older than Peter and Gwen.
Looks more mature, blonde hair, muscular figure, angular features. In comparison, although Peter is also handsome, he looks more immature, compared to Brian, Peter is more like a boy, and Brian is more like a man.
"Oh, boy of this appearance, I think Sheriff George must be very approving of Gwen and him falling in love. He has always wanted Gwen to find a mature and stable boyfriend. "Mary told the truth.
It was obvious that George didn't look down on Peter, and although it got a little better in the later period, Gwen and Peter broke up and he was still very happy. Daddy always wants his daughter's boyfriend to be mature and reliable, not just by being handsome and then flamboyant.
At this point, Peter can be said to have been completely defeated. Of course, this is not the most critical, the most critical is Gwen. Now Gwen has really broken up with Peter.
He even went to London, thousands of miles away, to study. With such a distance barrier, coupled with an excellent boy to pursue by her side, it is very likely that she and Brian will be in a relationship. If that were the case, there would be nothing to do with Peter.
Peter, this guy is still eating seafood stupidly here, and he has eaten so many king crab legs, Li Jie really thinks that this guy is not angry.
"I've heard that someone doesn't want to give up Gwen, but they don't say anything. I think it's better to give up. Maybe it's not as good as this opponent?" Li Jie said intentionally or unintentionally.
Arashi calmly dismantled the shell of the crab leg on the side, and then ate the crab meat. After eating, she said, "Gwen is such a good girl." "Well, it's true. Because Gwen lent her library card from the British Imperial Library to Arashi.
Peter had lost his appetite at all, and the sumptuous seafood on the table had become tasteless. But Li Jie, Harry and the others will not follow Peter to stop eating because he doesn't eat.
"Man, if you really don't think you can let go of Gwen, buy a plane ticket to London. Anyway, during the summer vacation, New York won't stop for a day without you. Harry tapped Peter on the shoulder.
He said with a pun on Peter's alternate identity, Spider-Man. And with Peter's current value, the plane ticket to London is not expensive for him, even if he has been living in London all this time before the start of school, he can afford it.
Peter didn't think much of it, it only took half a minute for him to make a decision, and he booked a direct flight with Lufthansa to London tomorrow.
And just as a group of people were eating and talking, the door to the room was pushed open. After a tiring day, Thor, the salted fish, who felt like he was about to be killed by the bear child, has finally returned.
When Li Jie saw Thor coming back, he beckoned: "Thor, do you want some seafood from the Vikings' hometown? ”
This is Li Jie taking the initiative to beckon Thor to eat, and it also shows that he can let go of eating, usually Thor would be very happy, but now he collapsed on the sofa weakly and said, "Do any of you know how to fix the TV?"
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While Li Jie and the others were eating, the three-way video talks of S.H.I.E.L.D., S.H.I.E.L.D., and Latvia were going on intensely.
The S.H.I.E.L.D. side is attended by Hill and Captain Rogers, and the Spear side is Zheng Xian and Shang Qi. Latvia is, naturally, Doom.
Zheng Xian, director of the Shenspear Bureau, is an ordinary Chinese, with a standard Chinese physique, about one meter and seven five meters tall, and his figure is not strong. The well-groomed hair and the proper position of the tie prove that this is a meticulous and rigorous person.
He looked to be about forty years old, with some majesty, but he was not a rigid man. He said in English with a Chinese accent: "When it comes to getting rid of the Ten Rings Gang, the Divine Spear Bureau is more interested than anyone else. ”
"But Mr. Doom, what you said about us joining forces to destroy the Ten Rings is a bit too much. It is unlikely that China will send troops to West Asia. ”
Doom said in a noncommittal tone: "Timid or are you cowardly?"
"It's not a matter of cowardice, Mr. Doom, it's an international event. In addition to creating tension in the region, China's military pressure on the border has not done any good for the situation in Central Asia, which has finally calmed down! China is not Latvia!" Zheng Xian has his own thoughts. The Shenlance Bureau is the most special organ of violence in China.
There is no need to be accountable to anyone but to the top leader. So Zheng Xian's rights are actually very large. He controls this super organization of 170,000 people and has twenty ring-shaped empty carriers, and there are more things to consider. Regional conflict was not what he wanted to see.
S.H.I.E.L.D. didn't say anything, because in the whole plan, they mainly stayed in New York, put their pockets down, and had much easier things to do.
Dom of Latville shook his head and nodded, "But you can't just sit and reap the benefits of a fisherman, Director Zheng Xian." The Spear Bureau can not send troops. However, your [Gods] must be dispatched to attack with a squad force to eliminate the important nodes and possible threats of the Ten Rings Gang. ”
"It is impossible to rely on Latvia to help China solve all the threats?!" Dom said very seriously: "If you don't contribute to this kind of thing, then there is no need to talk about it." It's not something I'm alone. If the Chinese spear and the American Aegis don't help, I don't think it's possible to solve all these things. We are talking about the eradication of the largest terrorist organization in Central Asia and the Middle East, as well as the madmen who have threatened China for decades!"
"For the U.S. and China, you're all beneficiaries. This is an unshakable bottom line, and if we don't contribute, we don't need to talk about it. Doom slapped the table.
Jung Hyun knew that Dom was telling the truth, and that it wasn't just a Latvian thing. Doom also knew very well that if Lord Manchu killed Tony, Latvia would become the target of public criticism.
Therefore, in terms of emotion and business, he has to kill the Manchurian people, and the destruction of the Ten Commandments Gang is another kind of goodwill to China and the United States, and it is also to show his strength. As the leader of a country, Doom always thinks deeply. He's not an idiot who doesn't understand politics.
On the S.H.I.E.L.D. side, Hill and Rogers have agreed to such a plan after discussion, after all, with Rogers and Tony sitting as lobbyists, Hill is still easy to talk about. The only thing that is worse now is Zheng Xian and his Divine Spear Bureau.
In the end, he pondered for a long time, sometimes you can't be too timid to do big things, where does this world come from 100% insurance?
Sometimes success requires risk, especially when it comes to eliminating China's most important threat in decades. It is impossible for the Divine Spear Bureau not to take risks without making efforts. Although he still has some doubts about Doom, Zheng Xian still decides to take a gamble.
At the end of the video conference, he said: "Since this is the case, then according to what Mr. Doum said, [Fengshen] will attack with all his might, let us work together to exterminate the Ten Commandments and the Manchurian Lord this time!"
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