"Good evening, Pietro!"
As soon as Li Chuan pushed open the door and entered the living room, he saw the silver-haired Master Brother walking back and forth in the kitchen, helping out everywhere. If one paid a little attention, they would notice that he walked much faster than a normal person.
"Good evening, Chuan, do you mind if I freeload a dinner at your place?"
Pietro saw Li Chuan return and waved to him enthusiastically.
Li Chuan smiled:
"Of course, you're always welcome!"
"Darling, change your clothes first, it'll be ready soon."
Noticing Li Chuan's return, Wanda happily ran over, spoon in hand, gave him a quick kiss, and then immediately turned back to the kitchen.
Pietro, who was peeling onions nearby, saw this and instantly showed an expression that was both sad and relieved.
He was sad that the two of them were showing affection in front of him, a single man, but relieved that his sister had found her own happiness.
When he first learned that his sister was dating Li Chuan, he was against it. Li Chuan's past reputation wasn't good, and he worried that his sister would be deceived and ultimately hurt.
But after interacting with him, he realized that some rumors simply couldn't be trusted.
"I'll help too!"
Li Chuan, having changed into his home clothes, very naturally joined the ranks of those helping in the kitchen.
Ultimately, he wasn't the spoiled, debauched rich second generation who had been pampered since childhood.
Born into poverty, he entered a martial arts sect, and to repay his Master's kindness, he traveled abroad to fight death matches.
Li Chuan's life experience in his previous World was never one of being high above.
Perhaps in front of his subordinates and enemies, he was authoritative and ruthless, not even frowning when crushing a person, making him seem terrifying.
But in fact, he was not a bloodthirsty person, nor did he ever indiscriminately kill innocent people.
So, when there was no danger, he was still the ordinary person from his previous World who liked to practice martial arts, eat, clean, and go fishing in the river with his Master Brothers.
This is also why Wanda, Pietro, and even the normal employees in the company all felt that President Li Chuan had a very good temper and was easy to get along with.
Chatting and laughing like this, all the prepared dishes were soon on the table.
"Wait, something's still missing."
As the three of them sat at the dining table, ready to eat, Wanda suddenly stood up again.
Li Chuan and Pietro exchanged glances and said in unison:
"The Dick Van Dyke Show."
"The Dick Van Dyke Show" is a sitcom, and it's Wanda's favorite TV show.
Before Wanda and Pietro's parents died, their family lived in poverty, with their father supporting them by selling CDs.
Every evening at dinner, the family would sit together and watch the "Dick Van Dyke Show" CDs that their father kept hidden at the bottom of a box, unwilling to sell, specifically for them.
"Correct answer, you each get a grilled sausage!"
Wanda forked a sausage for Li Chuan and Pietro each, then picked up the remote control, turned on the TV, and started playing the hilarious sitcom.
In general upper-class society, eating and watching TV at the same time would certainly not be accepted, considered rude behavior that showed a lack of table manners.
But Li Chuan never minded these things. In his previous World, he liked to squat in the courtyard with his Master Brothers, bowls in hand, watching TV together, and it was the same when he was alone abroad later. Besides, sitcoms were perfect for eating.
Perhaps it was precisely because of Li Chuan's various commoner behaviors and habits that Wanda truly let down her guard and fell in love with him.
Otherwise, mere money and flattery could only attract gold-diggers who loved vanity and wealth, but it wouldn't make Wanda, whose heart was filled with hatred, let go of that hatred and fall in love with him.
It's not difficult to complete the system's main quest, but to reach the advanced level and strive for the best rewards, how could it be so easy?
Without true feelings for true feelings, one cannot reach the stage of marriage.
"By the way, Wanda, there's something I want to discuss with you."
Halfway through dinner, Li Chuan suddenly spoke.
"What is it, darling?"
Wanda giggled, shifting her gaze from the TV to Li Chuan.
Li Chuan feigned a cough, then slowly said:
"It's like this, Wanda, currently the company's business in Sokovia has no room for improvement. I want to enter the United States and expand the company's operations.
So, we might have to settle in New York for a while."
"Do we have to go to the United States?"
Wanda, who had been giggling because of the TV, suddenly frowned, revealing a troubled expression.
"I knew it wouldn't be that simple."
Li Chuan looked at Wanda's expression and sighed inwardly.
The difficulty of the tasks given by the panel is usually linked to the rewards, and six months of time in a Small World is clearly not just any random reward.
So, wanting to take Wanda to settle in New York was not as easy as he imagined.
In fact, Li Chuan preferred tasks like the one where he annihilated HYDRA, because those tasks were actually what he was best at.
He knew why Wanda didn't want to settle in the United States, because Wanda hated that country deep down, especially New York, where Stark Industries' headquarters was located.
Wanda's parents were killed by a missile made by Stark that year. It was only because her latent magic ability altered the probability of the missile exploding that the second one, which landed in front of her and Pietro, did not detonate.
"If you don't want to go, then we won't. Anyway, we have a private jet, so I can fly back and forth for anything, just like commuting by car."
Originally, Li Chuan wanted to use Wanda and Pietro's hatred for Stark Industries to persuade Wanda to go to New York with him. He had already thought out the general persuasion before entering the door.
But when he saw Wanda's expression, he involuntarily changed his mind.
Although he also wanted to become stronger faster to have enough ability to protect Wanda, if he resorted to any means for everything, would that not deviate from his original intention?
Side quests are always there, and there will always be tasks that reward Small World time.
And just as he had just said, he could take a private jet and travel back and forth between New York and Sokovia; it would just be a bit troublesome.
Today, he could use means to make Wanda go to New York with him because he wanted to become stronger. Then, if the panel released a task in the future asking him to kill Wanda for a reward beyond his imagination, would he also choose to sacrifice Wanda?
If everything was just for the sake of becoming stronger, then even if he became the strongest, what would be the meaning?
At this moment, Li Chuan suddenly felt a sense of relief.
"Yes, that's settled. Let's eat!"
"No, let's still settle in New York. I think maybe it's not as bad as I thought."
However, just as Li Chuan finished a series of mental preparations and decided to give up on that side quest, Wanda suddenly looked at him, relaxed her brows, and changed her mind with a smile.
"Wanda... you?"
Li Chuan wore a bewildered expression, as he couldn't understand why Wanda would suddenly change her mind.