America: A Prodigy of Stereotypes

The two then went to the garage, where Uncle Ben drove the car from the driveway into the garage, allowing Peter to demonstrate his superpowers.

Uncle Ben's car weighed about one or two tons, but Peter easily lifted it over his head.

“I’ve never been hit by a bullet. My body always manages to avoid the bullet’s trajectory just as someone is about to shoot me,” Peter told Uncle Ben.

"Where's the knife?" Uncle Ben asked.

“I’ve only tried it with a knife from home, and it’s hard for it to hurt me. But I think a scalpel should be able to cut my skin,” Peter replied.

“It didn’t become too inhuman,” Uncle Ben said.

“Let’s rent some movie tapes later,” Uncle Ben suggested to Peter.

"What movie do you want to watch?" Peter asked.

“Animated superhero movies, and horror movies too,” Uncle Ben said to Peter with a smile.

"Are we the only two watching?" Peter asked.

“If you want to tell other people that you’re special, you can call them over,” Uncle Ben said.

“Then it’ll just be the two of us,” Peter said.

Uncle Ben rented back animated films from DC, including Superman, Batman, and Justice League, as well as several sci-fi horror monster movies, including The Fly and The Invisible Man.

Uncle Ben plans to use the movie's story to have a conversation with Peter; they have many questions that need to be clarified.

Peter and Uncle Ben started by reading The Fly.

Uncle Ben felt that the plot of the movie "The Fly" had many similarities with Peter's situation, and he was also worried that Peter would suddenly turn into a human spider one day.

Chapter 315 The Cronenberg Monster

"An insect that dreamed it was a human and was in love should now wake up from its dream."

The director of "The Fly" is David Cronenberg. A series of disgusting scenes that are hard to watch made Peter Parker remember this director of science fiction thrillers and horror films.

“I’ll end it all when I find myself transformed into a spider monster,” Peter told Uncle Ben after watching the entire movie “The Fly.”

“There’s a second part to The Fly.” Uncle Ben picked up the second videotape from the table.

"Uncle Ben, have you seen them all?"

Peter glanced at the label on the videotape in Uncle Ben's hand. The director of the second "Fly" movie had changed. It wasn't David Cronenberg anymore, but a guy named Chris Varas.

“When The Fly was released in 1986, you were only two years old. Mei and I watched it in the cinema, and Mei threw up in the cinema.”

“I haven’t seen the second one; I’ve only heard the general plot,” Uncle Ben said.

Uncle Ben got up and put the videotape into the VCR to play. Because of the change of director, the style of the second "Fly" movie changed significantly. In Peter's opinion, the plot of the second movie was still acceptable.

"It feels a bit like a forced sequel."

“There’s a saying that children are the sequel to their parents’ lives. Peter, you are the sequel to your father,” Uncle Ben said to Peter.

“Uncle Ben, I understand what you’re trying to say. I’m a lot like the protagonist of the second Fly movie, the son of the protagonist of the first movie. He’s different from ordinary people because he has the DNA of a fly, and he also has a smart mind.”

“Uncle Ben, do you suspect that my father did something to me, or something to himself, that gave me these extraordinary abilities?” Peter said.

“I do have some doubts, but they are doubts without evidence, so you don’t need to take them to heart.”

“I will be vigilant about the changes in my body, and I will let you know if any more obvious abnormalities occur,” Peter said.

“I want to know, after this mutation occurs, who can save you? I don’t know anything about the scientific community,” Uncle Ben said to Peter.

“Uh… Harry’s father, Uncle Norman.”

Peter thought about it seriously and realized that only Norman Osborne had the funding, laboratories, and researchers to study the abnormalities in his body, just like in the movies.

“There’s one more thing, Peter, you need to be careful about.”

Uncle Ben turned to look at Peter.

Is it about your girlfriend?

"Yes."

Both films in "The Fly" feature numerous scenes of romance between men and women. In the first film, the female lead becomes pregnant, and in the second film, the male lead is born, with this theme being emphasized throughout.

“I’m not stopping you from finding a girlfriend, but you need to be more careful than others,” Uncle Ben emphasized.

"I know I know."

Peter felt a little embarrassed.

Talking about this is like talking to a newlywed couple about preparing for pregnancy.

"Are you hungry? Do you want to go out to eat?" Uncle Ben asked.

Peter watched two horror movies this morning, and they were even disgusting monster movies. He couldn't eat much, and he was curious why Uncle Ben thought he could eat lunch.

“Let’s go out to eat,” Peter said.

Peter and Uncle Ben changed into their outdoor clothes and stood in the sun. They felt that the parts of their minds that had been invaded by the "Cronenberg Monster" were purified by the scorching sunlight.

“How about we go to Chinatown for lunch?” Peter suggested.

“Great, I haven’t had Chinese food in ages,” Uncle Ben said.

Some time later, Uncle Ben and Peter appeared at the entrance of the Yellow Crane Tower Chinese Restaurant.

The two went into the restaurant and sat down. Uncle Ben asked Peter to order, and Peter ordered the same dishes they often ate at school lunches.

As the dishes were served one by one, Peter looked at the food and smelled the aroma, which rekindled his appetite, and he put the disgusting images in his mind out of his head.

Peter and Uncle Ben ate and chatted while observing the people in the Chinese restaurant.

He did not see Li Qun.

Peter thought that Li Qun was probably with his father at this time.

Li Qun's life is much more structured than mine; she has plans and schedules every day.

"Could you take me to visit your kung fu teacher later?" Uncle Ben asked Peter.

“No problem,” Peter said to Uncle Ben.

"I'll send a text message to my master first."

Peter sent a message to his father.

Are you satisfied with the taste?

When Peter and Uncle Ben had almost finished eating, Aunt Liqun came over and asked them a question.

"It tastes very good, we are very satisfied," Uncle Ben said to Aunt with a smile.

"Do you think there's anything that needs improvement?" my aunt asked.

“I don’t see anything wrong. Is there something wrong?” Peter asked.

“That’s good. Here’s the thing, an apprentice has come to the kitchen, and the head chef is worried that the apprentice might not have done something well, so he wants the guests to help him find the flaws,” Auntie explained.

“My assessment is perfect,” Uncle Ben said with a smile.

Uncle Ben got up to pay the bill, and Auntie gave him a 20% discount.

Uncle Ben and Peter left the Chinese restaurant and walked to their father's pawn shop.

Pushing open the door of the pawn shop, Peter saw Wade sitting behind the counter.

"Welcome, what would you two like to order?" Wade got up from the recliner.

“Wade, my uncle and I have come to visit Dad,” Peter said to Wade.

“Peter, you’ll need to wait a bit. Sit down and watch some TV with me,” Wade said.

Peter and Uncle Ben sat down in the pawn shop, looking up at the television on the wall with Wade. A kung fu movie was playing on the screen.

"Have you eaten?" Wade asked.

“I just ate at Li Qun’s restaurant,” Peter replied.

“Liqun isn’t here either, right?” Wade chuckled.

"Where did Daddy and Liqun go?" Peter asked curiously.

“Cheese chips are half price at the supermarket this weekend,” Wade replied.

"Ok."

After a while, Liqun and his father returned from outside, empty-handed.

"Hello, Dad."

"Hello, Peter's uncle."

Ben Parker shook hands with his father and hugged him, thanking his father for teaching Peter kung fu.

In the movie "The Fly," scientist Seth merges with a fly, greatly increasing his power. He then arm wrestles with someone in a bar and breaks their arm. The movie contains very explicit content.

Uncle Ben thanked his father for teaching Peter kung fu, and for enabling Peter to control his superpowers, preventing similar incidents from happening to Peter.

"Good afternoon, Uncle Ben." Li Qun greeted Uncle Ben.

"Hello, Liqun." Uncle Ben also gave Liqun a hug.

"I want a hug too." Wade walked over to Uncle Ben, who generously gave Wade a hug as well.

Chapter 316 Deviates from the Focus

When Uncle Ben and Peter came to visit Dad at the pawn shop, Li Qun instinctively sensed something was wrong.

Uncle Ben is very busy with work, so he definitely asked the newspaper for leave to come here today.

Could it be that Uncle Ben found out about the fighting match last year? Li Qun pulled Peter aside and asked him quietly.

"What happened, Peter?"

“What? Can’t I come visit you if there’s nothing wrong?” Peter asked.

“Uncle took the day off today, didn’t he? Uncle took the day off for you, didn’t he? Don’t try to fool me. The way Uncle looks at you isn’t the same as usual,” Li Qun said.

"Is it that obvious?" Peter was taken aback.