Peter and Belle discussed it, and they decided that it would be better for Aunt May to stay at home.

Although Belle's safe house is not as good as Iron Man's configuration, it can't defend against nuclear bombs. But seriously, that kind of thing, who would want to attack Manhattan Island with a nuclear bomb except for those ass deciding heads in the World Security Council?

Well, at least in Hollywood movies, there are quite a few people who want to do that. But it doesn't matter, the important thing is that none of them succeeded.

Safety issues aside, if Aunt Mei is really sent to Iron Man's safe house or even the Avengers headquarters, a reasonable explanation will have to be given.

If she had known that Belle and Peter were both members of the Avengers, poor Aunt May would have had a heart attack on the spot.

In fact, she's had almost had a heart attack several times in the last few days.

"It freaks the hell out of seeing Los Angeles on TV."

At dinner, Aunt Mei drank two sips of wine, and she couldn't hold it anymore when the box was opened.

"Tell me what it's called, you just went to Los Angeles for an exchange, and this happened in a few days, I see that place is not far from where you live, and you don't answer my call, do you know how anxious I am! If you have three long and two short, you make me ......"

Peter quickly took over the conversation, and according to the words he and Belle had colluded with in advance, he said: "It's not that we didn't answer, there was a lot of chaos around at that time, and I don't know why, there was no signal on the mobile phone at all." ”

"Yes, yes," Belle echoed, "we both ran away when we heard the movement, and the streets were full of people, and we almost got separated. Thanks to Peter for always protecting me, who knows what would have happened. ”

Aunt Mei also calmed down a little and said, "Fortunately, you're fine." Remember, when you encounter something like this, don't join in the fun, and hide as far as you can. ”

During the meal, Aunt May kept talking about topics such as taking care of safety, which made Peter feel guilty, but he couldn't show it. So he had to forcibly change the subject.

"Why did you come home so early today?"

"And guess what?" Aunt May didn't think Peter's topic was too blunt at all, but spoke with great interest: "Shortly before you came back, we suddenly received a notice that the office should be renovated, and 100% clean energy should be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and everyone will go home directly, and those who can work from home will work from home, and those who can't work will be paid leave, isn't it interesting?" ”

Needless to say, this must be Tony Stark's handiwork again.

Aunt May works for Gray Panthers, a real-life organization, a well-known non-profit human rights and charity across the United States. Such an organization has no reason to refuse donations from the super-rich Iron Man, and is more than happy to fulfill the conditions attached to the donation - giving employees a holiday.

"If you want me to say, this is pure nonsense." Aunt Mei continued, "Funds are already tight, and we have to spend money on decoration!" I heard that it was Tony Stark who made the donation, and I think this is what he wants to promote his new power generation technology! He doesn't look like the kind of person who would care about the vulnerable. ”

Peter and Belle smiled as politely as they could, echoing Aunt May's words.

"But by chance, you're back, and we can go out tomorrow, and I think Peter should buy some new clothes."

Dinner was almost over, and Aunt May finally brought up Peter's sudden growth. Surprisingly, she didn't seem to care much about it.

Maybe it's because growing taller is a good thing after all, especially for Peter, who was bullied in middle and high school because of his short stature, although his height "only" increased by ten centimeters, his self-confidence exploded many times.

Or maybe it's the strange things that happen in the Marvel world every day, and even aliens can hit New York. In contrast, a mysterious potion that can make people taller doesn't seem to be a big deal, after all, it's something that has existed since World War II.

What's more, for Aunt May, Peter can come back from that dangerous ghost place unharmed, which is the best outcome. What's the big deal about being taller or shorter? It's nothing more than buying a few clothes.

Unfortunately, Peter didn't appreciate it too much. Whether it is a boy or a man, at a certain stage, he will firmly believe that it is a shame to be taken by a female relative, including but not limited to a mother, to buy clothes, in addition to his girlfriend or wife.

Not to mention the man who Peter thought "can't be disgraced in front of her anyway", sitting right next to him.

"I'm already in college, I'll just go to this kind of thing by myself, you don't have to take me with you all the time." Peter muttered.

Aunt Mei immediately understood, with a look of "I understand", but she still said strange things like "the child will be disobedient when he grows up".

By American standards, Aunt May's love for Peter was a little too much. In Western society, although children are not swept away by their parents because they have reached the age of eighteen, appropriate independence is still necessary.

Most of the children of poor families, such as Peter Parker, have to finance their own tuition if they want to go to college, either on scholarships or applying for student loans. Living expenses are generally subsidized by self-employment. Even people whose schools are not far from home and who know that they are tight would rather live in a place like a slum than at home.

People like Peter, who live with his family and are occasionally taken by Aunt May to buy clothes, are considered very unlikable mom boys in American values. The only one who is worse than him is Howard Wolowitz, not only Mabao, but also the strange mother-son relationship.

Peter is determined to get out of this life and join the Avengers, which just gives him a chance to be truly independent.

That's right, being an Avenger is paid. The one who can pay the Avengers is the Maria Stark Foundation named after his late mother, the big financier, Iron Man's father.

Since it is the father of the financier who pays the money, the salary level is naturally not low. Judging from the information that can be verified in the comics, as early as 1983, the weekly salary of the Avengers reached an astonishing $1,000.

And 33 years later, in 2016, the Avengers' salary is so high that they are envious and jealous of the Bay Area code farmers.

Even in 2015, a coder launched an online petition to raise wages. Their reason is: they are all exchanging their lives for money, why are the salaries of the avengers so high? What's more, we are worse than the Avengers, and we are bald!

The end result of the petition was the decision of the internet companies to create a new allowance called "Hair is Dollars", which on the one hand ridiculed the reasons for the code farmers to demand a pay rise, and on the other hand, it also strengthened the Internet industry's position as the world's highest in terms of average salaries.

Sorry, it's too far away.

All in all, even though Peter is still the lowest-paid of the Avengers (everyone else has other incomes), the Avenger's salary alone is enough for him to move up to the middle class.

Of course, in front of Aunt May, he only said that this was the salary for an internship at Stark Group. This generous salary also weakened Aunt May's criticism of Stark.

…………

New York, Upper East Side, Peter's small apartment rented.

He's been here for a while.

He had wanted to find a place to live in Hell's Kitchen, with relatively cheap rents and not far from Midtown, where Belle lived (she moved after the Hydra blew up her house) and Greenwich Village, where Aunt May lived.

But this proposal was opposed by Aunt May and Belle.

Aunt Mei's reason is naturally a cliché security issue. Belle's reason, which is obviously a security issue, is actually due to another consideration: the entire Hell's Kitchen is under the surveillance of a blind lawyer, and there is no privacy at all.

In order to solve Peter's troubles, Belle first suggested that she could rent out one of her bedrooms to Peter. Anyway, her family is big enough for two people to live in it, and they can't even meet at all.

However, for very complex but obvious reasons, this proposal was flatly rejected by Peter.

So Belle retreated, found an agent to help, and found a house on the Upper East Side that was reasonably priced and in good condition, and Peter happily moved in.

Although Belle helped find this house, she had been there once.

Because the Avengers or the staff of S.H.I.E.L.D. will come over every once in a while when no one is home.

Belle is very concerned about this kind of thing, she has too many secrets, and she can't help but come to investigate if these top agents have nothing to do.

Peter felt that this kind of thing didn't matter, partly because he felt that it was the price he had to pay to become an avenger, and partly because when these people came, they would leave him something good every now and then.

Today, for example, Peter had just entered the room and saw something on the table at a glance.

It was a high-tech metal suitcase, identical to the one he had received for the first time in the Spider-Man suit.

On top of the box was an envelope with Peter's name handwritten in black ink.

"Wow, I was so excited last time that I didn't have time to record the unboxing video, but this time I finally have a chance!"

He jumped up to the box, resisted the urge to open it, and opened the letter first.

Peter:

Maybe I'm setting a bad example for you, but you have to understand that most of the time, indiscriminately using drugs to modify your body will not end well.

Like this time, as you grow taller, Tony will have to build you a new set of gear, which is more expensive than the previous one.

But don't worry, this is just a test of the new technology, and it can only be made with the important materials that Belle provided this morning, so he decided not to take your money this time.

Tony doesn't want you to be under too much pressure, so recently, you and Belle stayed in New York to settle in and keep her safe.

Don't be rash, but if Belle has any plans, as long as they don't go too far, you can help her as much as possible.

Stay connected at all times.

We'll need you soon.

Best wishes

Steve Rogers.