America: A Prodigy of Stereotypes

"OK."

Wade walked out of the New York Sanctuary and headed to a cake shop where he ordered a cake.

Today is Peter's birthday, and Wade wants to take advantage of Peter's birthday to celebrate Li Qun's birthday as well.

Both Li Qun and Peter are Leos. Li Qun's birthday is at the end of July, while Peter's birthday is at the beginning of August.

At the end of July, Wade wanted to help Li Qun celebrate his birthday, but Li Qun refused without hesitation.

Wade held a grudge about being refused a birthday celebration, and decided to teach those guys who didn't celebrate their birthdays a lesson.

Wade appeared in front of the apartment shared by Peter, Li Qun, Gwen, and Stephanie, carrying a cake. He took a wire out of his pocket, inserted it into the keyhole, and skillfully opened the apartment door.

"Hey, Wade?"

Wade opened the door and found four people in the living room.

Hi, good afternoon!

Wade awkwardly raised his hand to greet the four people.

"Please don't open the door like that next time, okay?" Gwen put the pink metal baseball bat back into the sofa cushion.

"Peter, it's your birthday, I've brought you a birthday cake." Wade smiled and held up the cake in his hand to show Peter.

"Oh, thank you, Wade."

"I'll put it in the fridge first. We'll sing 'Happy Birthday' and cut the cake tonight." Wade rubbed his hands together, his gaze sweeping over the four people in the living room.

“Sorry, Wade, we have plans for tonight,” Peter said.

"Plan? What plan?"

“Peter, you’re the last person in this room to turn eighteen. Are you guys planning to go to a bar tonight?” Wade asked.

“No.” Peter shook his head.

“We’re going to a restaurant for dinner,” Gwen said.

"Do you know my plan? I'll order a cake, prepare a big meal, call every one of your relatives and friends, gather them all together, and when you get home at night and turn on the lights, you'll be surprised to find everyone there," Wade said.

“It’s like a birthday surprise straight out of a TV drama,” Gwen said.

“It’s not just about celebrating Peter’s eighteenth birthday, it’s also about you…” Wade pointed at Gwen.

“And you too.” Wade then pointed to Li Qun.

“You’ve set a bad precedent.” Wade’s finger pointed back at Gwen.

“I’m sorry to exclude you and these guys,” Wade said to Stephanie.

“It’s okay, my birthday is in January, it’s long past,” Stephanie said.

“Look at this apartment you’re living in. It’s such a big room, it must look really nice when decorated.” Wade spread his arms wide.

“The rent is expensive too,” Li Qun said.

“I know all too well how cheap it is when the four of you pay the rent together,” Wade said.

Peter's phone vibrated, and he picked it up to answer the call.

"It's Uncle Ben calling. I have to go out."

After the call ended, Peter picked up his camera and went out.

"What's the rush?" Wade asked, looking at the three people remaining in the living room.

“He went to film Spider-Man,” Li Qun replied to Wade.

"Okay, that's important."

Wade walked to the window and saw a red figure swing past a building in the distance—it was Spider-Man.

Peter, with his eyes and ears open, was urgently informed by Uncle Ben that he had to go and rescue someone.

A young man dressed as a superhero stood on the top of the building, ready to take off, while a crowd of people at the bottom of the building looked up at the spectacle.

A young man wearing a homemade battle suit jumped off the building and spread the wings of the suit, but he did not fly.

"I see you..."

Peter swung on his spider web to the scene and caught the person in mid-air.

Wow!

Hundreds of people cheered at the base of the building.

Peter put the person on the ground and quickly left.

Without communicating with anyone, without lingering, he rescues the person and leaves. This is Peter's current code of conduct as Spider-Man.

The onlookers held up their cameras and phones, but could only capture a blurry image of Spider-Man's back.

"Next time I'll be able to fly," the young man Peter rescued muttered to himself as he stood outside the crowd.

The superhero craze sparked by Peter has not subsided; on the contrary, as he does more and more, the craze has become more and more intense, and many "superheroes" without superpowers have appeared on the streets, performing heroic deeds.

"Hey kid! You can be a superhero even if you can't fly," a passerby shouted to the young man whose takeoff attempt failed.

……

Peter returned and opened the door to find their apartment packed with people.

They are preparing for the birthday party that evening.

"You are……"

Peter stood behind the stranger and gently patted him on the shoulder.

Hello, Peter.

Dr. Bruce Banner turned around, and Peter was stunned.

“Wade called me here,” Dr. Banner said, pointing to Wade.

"OMG!! Hello, Dr. Banner."

Peter's eyes were full of admiration as he shook hands with Bruce Banner.

"How did Wade get you to come over?" Peter asked curiously.

“Uh… Wade’s father is also a scientist. We’ve known each other for a long time and are friends,” Dr. Banner explained.

"Can I take a picture with you?" Peter asked.

"Ok."

"Liqun, help me!" Peter happily handed his camera to Liqun.

“Liqun, do you want to take a picture with Dr. Banner? I can take it for you,” Peter asked Liqun.

“Okay.” Li Qun’s tone was somewhat similar to Banner’s.

“Peter, I’ll come over after get off work,” Aunt May said to Peter with a smile.

“I just spoke with Uncle Ben on the phone,” Peter said.

“He wants to keep it a surprise for you,” Aunt Mei said.

“Where’s the sense of surprise now?” Peter said casually.

"No one is allergic to crayfish, right?" Uncle Liqun asked the people in the living room from the kitchen doorway.

“Harry will be coming over tonight, tell him not to eat crayfish then,” Li Qun replied.

"Who comes over at night?" Peter asked.

“After we were almost ready, Liqun and I went to my house to pick up my brother,” Stephanie said.

“And Mary Jane and Liz.”

“We don’t have many friends,” Gwen said.

“Where’s Dad?” Peter asked.

“Dad’s on the roof,” Li Qun replied.

“I’ll go up and take a look,” Peter said.

The only way to get to the rooftop in their apartment building is via the fire escape, which is located outside the living room window.

After Peter climbed out of the window, he stood on the platform of the fire escape and carefully climbed the stairs to the rooftop.

On the rooftop, Peter saw his father and Matt sitting on the edge of the rooftop chatting happily.

Chapter 344 Master Ma's Blind Massage

The old man and Matt Murdoch were speaking Cantonese, and they didn't care when Peter Parker got close, continuing their conversation.

They knew Peter didn't understand Cantonese.

“An encrypted call,” Peter joked, sitting on the edge of the rooftop.

“You can learn it too. Once you learn it, it won’t be encrypted anymore,” Matt said to Peter with a smile as he turned to him.

“I didn’t know you could speak Cantonese, Attorney Matt,” Peter said.

“Peter, do you know about blind massage?” Matt asked with a smile.

Peter nodded, indicating that he understood.

“I once considered giving up on college because I couldn’t afford the tuition. And what kind of job could I get if I didn’t go to college? So I apprenticed with a master in Chinatown to learn blind massage,” Matt replied.

"I learned during the summer vacation. I learned very quickly and became a master in no time."

"I also learned Cantonese along the way."

“You really learn quickly,” Peter said.

It's always good to have more options for yourself.

“Maybe I won’t become a successful lawyer, but I still have the chance to become a blind massage master,” Matt said with a smile.

“The air on the rooftop… isn’t very good either,” Peter said.

“Yes, this is New York,” Matt said.