Chapter 506: Agreement Reached
"You mean Gwen is being pursued crazily now?" In Li Jie's house, Peter Parker was invited by Li Jie to have dinner. Also present were Harry and Mary-Jane, and of course Lan, who had always lived at home.
However, because Thor has been a little busy recently and doesn't know what he is doing, he is not counted here, because Li Jie can't wait for him to come back at all. This is an easy family meal.
At the same time, since he just went to the UK, he had already gone to Northern Europe anyway, so he simply asked Lan to open the space door and go to a port city in the UK to buy some seafood.
Compared with the United States, the United Kingdom is located in a geographical location close to Northern Europe, and the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea are both very good seafood producers. Seafood lovers know that seafood in cold water tastes better than seafood in tropical waters.
Because of the low temperature, seafood in cold waters needs thicker fat to resist the cold. Most of the fatty taste and unique taste in seafood come from fat.
For example, salmon salmon that are closer to the cold waters of the North Sea are much better than those closer to temperate zones. Especially the UK itself has a tradition of fishing at sea, and there are traditional fishing countries such as the Netherlands and Norway around it.
Therefore, the seafood sold in several seaport fish markets in the UK is much cheaper than that sold in New York, and it is also fresher. So Li Jie simply took Lan to buy, buy and buy in England.
Fresh Alaskan king crab is not the kind that is transported to the United States frozen, one weighs seven catties, buy it!
Salmon fresh from Norway in cold waters, rich in fat. The whole big fish weighs more than ten catties, buy it!
There are also mussels and fresh oysters shipped from France, buy them!
Anyway, it is very convenient to pay now, and the payments of major banks around the world are all connected. In addition to the reputation of the US dollar in the world, although Li Jie did not exchange euros and British pounds, all merchants also accept US dollars for payment by card.
After frantically buying nearly a thousand dollars worth of seafood, Li Jie prepared a very sumptuous meal. Except for the ones sent to my own home, the remaining ingredients are enough to feed a group of people for several days.
Mussels stewed in white wine was a starter, smoked salmon and salmon pan-fried in salt were just starters. And whole steamed king crab. Because it is fresh enough, there is no fishy smell of frozen dead crabs, so there is no need to use gratin to process it.
It's delicious as long as it's cooked in the steamer. The oysters are simply grilled over charcoal, and the cold-water sea prawns bought from the North Sea are delicious. They only need to be blanched with water.
Because most of the seafood itself has a salty taste, sometimes even the salt can be prepared to make it delicious, the key is the heat. Because seafood is easy to be old, it is delicious to master the heat and boil it for nothing.
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 not heavy seasoning, what you eat is a fresh word.
Lan enjoyed it, and Peter and Harry and Mary also enjoyed the taste. Everyone is eating happily.
Peter is holding a tool specially used to open crab claws, and is about to attack one of the king crab's large legs. He likes the taste of the orange sauce (not a jam, but a kind of sauce) prepared by Li Jie for the king crab. The firm and elastic king crab legs go well with the slightly sour orange sauce.
He had already eaten three crab legs, and when he was about to attack the fourth crab leg, Li Jie looked at Peter's hand holding the crab leg and said quietly: "You know about Gwen's new boyfriend in London Is it Peter~"
"What?" Peter, who was eating quickly and happily holding the crab legs, suddenly seemed to be under a immobilization spell, and the king crab legs also forgot to pick it up, just stared at Li Jie blankly, and then he didn't know. He looked at Li Jie in bewilderment.
"I mean, Gwen is being chased by a very handsome boy in London. Help her rent a house, help her get to know London, take her grocery shopping, take her to the supermarket. If school starts, maybe help Gwen Tuition. I heard that this boy's academic performance is quite good." Li Jie took out the last big crab leg without any trace.
Use crab claws to break off the crab legs and place them on Lan's plate next to them. And his eyes were still staring at Peter, all the things he was doing were blind exercises, so that everyone didn't notice the movements of Li Jie's hands. Only when Lan lowered his head, he inexplicably found that there was an extra crab leg on his plate.
The words Li Jie said caused the dinner, which was originally lively, to suddenly fall into a kind of silence. Harry, who was helping Mary peel the mussels just now, glanced at Li Jie and said, "Is what you said true?"
"It's true, there's no need for me to lie to Peter." Li Jie shrugged, and brought himself a mussel stewed in white wine. He used the empty mussel shells as tongs, and directly pulled out the mussel meat and threw it into his mouth.
"In order to prepare today's dinner, I asked Lan to take me to England. I just thought of Gwen, so I went to London first to see how Gwen is doing recently. I also met her student Sister, Gwen 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 made some changes to the matter of being pushed thousands of miles in the end. This caused Lan to step on Li Jie's foot under the table. Although it hurt a lot, Li Jie was smiling and didn't show it at all.
While talking, he also took out his mobile phone. He left contact information with Daisy, and Daisy promised him to send Brian's information. Now Li Jie has received Brian's photo.
He called it out for everyone to see, this is a very, very handsome boy. He looked a few years older than Peter and Gwen.
She looks more mature, with blond hair, a strong figure, and sharp facial features. In comparison, although Peter is handsome, he looks more immature. Compared with Brian, Peter is more like a boy, while Brian is more like a man.
"Oh, for a boy with this appearance, I think Sergeant George must be in favor of Gwen and him falling in love. He has always wanted Gwen to find a mature and stable boyfriend." Mary said honestly.
It is obvious that George looks down on Peter. Although it improved a little later, he is still very happy that Gwen and Peter broke up. Dad always hopes that his daughter's boyfriend is mature and reliable, not just handsome and glib.
At this point, Peter can be said to have failed completely. Of course, this is not the most important thing, the most important thing is Gwen. Now Gwen really broke up with Peter.
He even went to study in London, thousands of miles away. With such a distance barrier, coupled with the fact that there is an outstanding boy chasing after her, there is a high possibility that she will associate with Brian. If that's the case, there's nothing wrong with Peter.
This guy Peter is still eating seafood and eating so many king crab legs here, Li Jie really feels that this guy is not up to date.
"I heard that someone didn't want to give up on Gwen, but he didn'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.
Lan calmly opened the shell of the crab legs, and then ate the crab meat. After eating, she said: "Gwen is such a good girl." Well, it was true. Because Gwen had lent Lan her British Empire Library card.
Peter has completely lost his appetite, and the original table of sumptuous seafood has become dull. But Li Jie, Harry and others will not stop eating because of Peter, and they will also stop eating with him.
"Dude, if you really think you can't let go of Gwen, just buy a plane ticket to London. Anyway, in summer vacation, New York won't stop for a day without you." Harry patted Peter on the shoulder.
He said it with a pun, referring to Peter's other identity, Spider-Man. And with Peter's current worth, the air ticket to London is not expensive for him, even if he lives in London all the time before the start of school, he can afford it.
Peter didn't think too much, and it only took him half a minute to make a decision. He booked a direct flight to London tomorrow with Lufthansa.
While a group of people were eating and chatting, the door of the room was pushed open. After a tiring day, Thor, who felt like he was about to be killed by a brat, finally came back.
When Li Jie saw Thor coming back, he beckoned: "Thor, do you want some seafood from the hometown of the Vikings? You don't have to worry about getting fat after eating these."
This is Li Jie taking the initiative to invite Thor to eat, and he also explained that he can eat freely. Under normal circumstances, Thor would be very happy, but now he collapsed on the sofa and said: "Who among you can repair the TV?" ?"
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While Li Jie and the others were having dinner, the three-party video conference between SHIELD, Lance, and Latvia was going on intensely.
The S.H.I.E.L.D. side is joined by Hill and Captain Rogers, while the God of Spear is joined by Zheng Xian and Shang Qi. Latvia is naturally Doom.
Zheng Xian, director of the Shenspear Bureau, is an ordinary person with a standard build, about 1.75 meters tall, and not strong. The well-groomed hair and the proper position of the tie prove that this is a meticulous and rigorous person from the small details.
He looked about forty years old, and his appearance was somewhat dignified, but he was not a person with a rigid face. He said in English with a Chinese accent: "God's Spears is more concerned about getting rid of the Ten Rings Gang than anyone else."
"But Mr. Doom, what you said about us jointly sending troops to destroy the Ten Commandments is a bit too much. It is unlikely to send troops to West Asia."
Dum said in a noncommittal tone: "Are you timid or are you timid?"
"This is not a matter of cowardice, Mr. Doom, this is an international incident. Apart from creating regional tension, the suppression of soldiers will not do any good to the situation that has finally calmed down! It is not Latvia!" Zheng Xian has his own thinking .
The S.H.I.E.L.D. did not say anything, because in the whole plan, they mainly stayed in New York, laying down their pockets, and the things to do were much simpler.
Dum from Latvia shook his head and nodded again: "But you can't just sit still and reap the benefits of fishermen, Director Zheng Xian. The Shenspear Bureau does not need to send troops. But your [Fengshen] must be dispatched, as a small team Let the forces attack to eliminate the important nodes and possible threats of the Ten Rings Gang."
"It's impossible to rely on the Latvian Gang to solve all the threats?!" Dum said seriously: "If you don't work hard on this kind of thing, there will be nothing to talk about. This is not my business alone. If God Spear and American Aegis don't work hard, I don't think it is possible to solve all these things. We are talking about eradicating the largest terrorist organization in Asia and the Middle East, as well as the madman who has been threatening for decades!"
"For the United States, you are all beneficiaries. This is an unshakable bottom line. If we don't work hard, we don't need to talk." Dum patted the table.
Zheng Xian knew that Dum was telling the truth, and this was not just a matter of Latvia. Doom also knew that if the Mandarin killed Tony, Latvia would be the target of public criticism.
Therefore, he will kill the Mandarin both emotionally and in business. As for killing the Ten Commandments Gang, it is another way of showing favor to Mei, and at the same time showing his own strength. As a leader of a country, Dum always thinks deeply. He's not an idiot who doesn't understand politics.
Hill and Rogers of S.H.I.E.L.D. have agreed to such a plan after discussing it. After all, there are two lobbyists, Rogers and Tony, and Hill is still easy to persuade. The only thing that is missing now is Zheng Xian and his spear game.
In the end, he pondered for a long while, sometimes he should not be too timid to do big things, where is the 100% safe thing in this world?
Sometimes it takes risk to be successful, especially when it comes to eliminating the most important threat in decades. It is impossible for the Spear Bureau to do nothing without taking risks. Although he still had some doubts about Doom, Zheng Xian decided to take a gamble.
He said at the end of the video conference: "Since this is the case, then according to what Mr. Dum said [Fengshen] will attack with all its strength, let us join hands to destroy the Ten Commandments and the Mandarin this time!"
PS: At nine o'clock tonight, the book club will broadcast a lucky draw, and tomorrow's update will announce the winning book friends.