Chapter 14: Meeting the Parents (Part I)
And just like that, this meeting with Jessica was a complete failure. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 Not only did Peter not pull this superpowered person into his team, but he also managed to swipe his opinion of her into the negative like crazy. Judging from his psychic perception ability, if he didn't know how to catch up at that time, I am afraid that the other party would directly punch him.
Peter didn't want to fight that weird woman again, and the first time he felt like a salted fish being thrown against a wall was still fresh in his memory.
Now he was a little discouraged, Peter was almost unable to speak after being bombarded by the other party's round of language, although he could still find a lot of arguments to refute the other party after thinking about it carefully.
Alas, forget it, I didn't go specifically to debate. Since the other party doesn't have this intention, then it can only be like this for the time being.
But Peter didn't give up completely. Jessica's fighting power is much stronger than him, at least for now, and is definitely an ally he wants to fight. He was going to wait for a while, and wait for her anger to subside a little before trying again. Although Peter is not as optimistic about this as he was at the beginning, he still has to give it a try.
And before that, he had a rather headache to deal with: a visit to Gwen's house.
Peter had spent the last two days on Jessica, and if it hadn't been for a message from Gwen in the morning to remind him, he would have forgotten about it. At that time, he was almost so frightened that he threw his phone out the window, and it would not end well to release Gwen's pigeons. For her soft knife cutting methods, even Peter, a little superman, shuddered a little when he thought about it. In this short period of more than a month, Gwen has firmly grasped Peter in her hands.
And now Peter was once again in a state of panic, and the manuscript that he should have written and practiced beforehand was not written at all, not a word was written. And the suit I was supposed to wear this afternoon was also forgotten to be delivered to the dry cleaners on Monday, and now it is still hanging in the closet and accumulating dust. As someone who had to write a draft beforehand to introduce himself in class, Peter felt pressured to do so.
And Aunt May and Uncle Ben didn't help much in this regard. After Peter accidentally revealed the news that he already had a girlfriend, Aunt May has been in a state of extreme excitement. This level of enthusiasm was somewhat overwhelming for Peter, and he did not dare to tell her that he was going to see his father-in-law. And when Peter asked Uncle Ben for his opinion, he just snorted.
"Just keep it the way you normally are, and if you want a suit, go pick up a set in my closet. I remember a few sets that could still be worn in your size. ”
Peter was immediately defeated and kept his usual appearance? I usually look like I don't have any friends at school! It's also a terrible idea to wear Uncle Ben's suit again. Most of Uncle Ben's styles are the ones from more than ten years ago, which are more suitable for middle-aged people. No one will say anything about the internship when you dress yourself to work, but it's always a bit nondescript in this situation.
If formal attire isn't feasible, let's wear something personal! Under this huge pressure, Peter was also completely open-minded, and as soon as his mind was hot, he put a set of Pokémon shirts and matching pants in his school bag. And it wasn't until he arrived at school that he began to regret his decision.
"You're dying." Harry had nothing more to say about it.
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At the end of his daily workout, Peter changed into his Pokémon outfit without tears, and the reflection in his mirror looked so ridiculous. He was a little tempted to change back into his school uniform, but the smell of sweat on it couldn't even stand him, let alone wear it to Gewen's house. And now he has no more choices, so he can only bite the bullet and go all the way wrong.
Gwen's home is in an apartment building in Brooklyn, and after Gwen's mother and George divorced, George, who was almost out of the house, took out a bank loan to buy the house and moved here with Gwen. Brooklyn had lost its notoriety by then, but it was still not the best place to live. But George didn't care too much about it.
Maybe it was George's luck at the time, maybe his vision was really good. After several urban planning sessions, Gwen and George suddenly discovered that they were also residents of the affluent district, and the price of a cheap apartment seven years ago had at least tripled. The current housing prices are probably not something that George can buy with seven or eight years of salary.
Following the address written in his hand, Peter finally found Gwen's residence. The interior of the apartment building looks like it has recently been renovated, and it doesn't match the building's relatively older appearance. He knocked on her door with a worried heart.
Gwen, who opened the door, was startled by him. She looked at Peter with this strange look, but not as tantrum as Peter had imagined. Peter shifted his steps a little uneasily, and Gwen whispered at this point.
"Well, you win." Gwen whispered, pinching Peter's waist and causing Peter to gasp for air. "I thought you'd at least pay a little bit of attention. Usually you dress much better on a date than you do now. ”
"Always save the best for the two of us."
Peter made a rare flick this time, and Gwen glared at Peter again and then didn't speak, and a smile on the corner of her mouth finally couldn't help but leak a little. She opened the door and ushered him into her apartment. And the first thing Peter saw was George sitting on the sofa in the living room. The other party is watching a TV series at six o'clock. He seemed to have only now noticed Peter's presence. He picked up two toffees from the coffee table in front of the couch and put one of them into his mouth.
"Toffee, do you want one?"
"Oh, okay." Peter subconsciously responded, and George directly threw the toffee to Peter, who was still nearly ten meters away. Peter blinked, easily took the toffee, removed the icing, and ate it.
"Good pick-up." George's expression was slightly surprised, it seemed that he didn't expect Peter to receive it so easily. After turning off the TV, he stood up and stretched, and slowly walked over to Peter. "This is the third time we've met, but we haven't introduced each other properly. I'm George, Gwen's dad. ”
"I'm Peter. Parker, Gwen's... Friend. Thank you, Officer Stacy. As soon as he finished speaking, Peter suddenly didn't know what was in his mind, and suddenly blushed. Ah, I'm talking about that candy. He quickly explained, and the other two in the room were a little confused, unable to understand what he was saying.
"You just have to call me George. Officer Stacy also sounded too blunt and made me feel like I was still at work. Ignoring the embarrassment just now, George barely squeezed a smile on his face and shook Peter's hand tightly. Want to drink something? I have juice and coke here. ”
"Coke is fine, thank you Mr. George."
"You kid... Don't call me sir. George is fine. George was a little helpless, and Peter nodded a few times to show that he understood. George took a drink out of the fridge and poured one for each of the three. "By the way, your T-shirt is good."
"Thank you! Ghost Stone is also my favorite Pokémon. Peter suddenly perked up, visibly excited. However, George, who was just casually talking about Peter, had a big mouth, and he didn't know how to answer for a while. And Ge Wen on the side covered her head helplessly. The two sat down at the side of the table, deliberately distancing themselves a little. George, who had returned with a drink, looked left and right for a moment, completely ignoring the empty spot on the other side of the table, and took a chair and squeezed it between Gwen and Peter.
"So, Peter, you also got good grades in school, right?" George blurted out the first question, and Peter was slightly startled by the level of enthusiasm he had.
"Peter's results are good, of course." At this time, it was Gwen who came out to relieve Peter. "He was selected for the Osborne Group's internship team, and the whole of New York City combined is 40 places."
"Ahaha, I'm sorry." George smirked twice. "After all, Gwen was the one who was taken in as an apprentice by the chief scientist directly inside, Peter, you don't seem to get anything, right? What was the result of the internship? What is the rating given? ”
"I'm sorry... I'm not as good as Gwen. Peter's face was slightly red, and he was a little ashamed to say what the real result of this internship was. He scratched the back of his head before revealing the results that Harry had faked for him. "The overall score is B+, but because I was absent for two days, I was lowered a lot of points. But Gwen is a lot better than me. Being selected as the lead intern is what it should be. ”
"Hehe, count you kid honest." Seeing that Peter began to praise his precious daughter, George could not continue to taunt for a while. Looking at Peter's wood-like performance, combined with his rather 'personal' outfit, George suddenly felt that he had no place to start.
There are so many things this guy can complain about! But why does it feel like a failure to complain no matter what point you start complaining about!?
He helplessly glanced at his daughter, who was silent on the side, and sighed in his heart. She is so smart and beautiful, why did she find such a boyfriend?