blueteamnovel #447 - New Neighbors
#447 - New Neighbors
“Welcome, everyone!”
From a distance, Liang Yue had already opened his arms to greet them, his face beaming with the hospitable joy of a host.
“Oh, it seems you have quite a few guests at home today. I can already feel the enthusiasm here.”
Seeing old George, Aunt Liu, and the others walking out of the gate behind him, a look of surprise appeared on Stark's face.
However, he quickly put on a full smile, and also opened his arms, preparing to receive someone's embrace.
Unfortunately, Liang Yue naturally had no interest in getting all mushy with a big man like him. He walked straight past Starlord, embraced Betty with a beaming smile, and gently kissed her on the lips.
“I didn't expect you to come, Betty.”
After whispering a few words in her ear, Liang Yue turned around and hugged Natasha.
“But I’m not surprised at all that you came.”
Unexpectedly, the Black Widow's enthusiasm for Liang Yue seemed to surpass even that of the host himself, giving him a passionate kiss that left Liang Yue a little dazed.
A French kiss lasted for several seconds, until Betty's expression changed slightly, before Liang Yue took the initiative to end the contact…
“Pepper~”
After separating, this guy once again turned his attention to Pepper beside him.
But just as Liang Yue opened his arms, preparing for another welcoming ceremony, Stark, who was on the side, finally couldn't stand it anymore and directly blocked him.
“Hey~ hey! She’s mine!”
“Alright~”
Most of them were coffee, or carefully prepared tea beverages.
Only the little beauty, Lena Stacy, was treated specially. Following Gwen's suggestion and help, she was treated to a cup of rich chocolate milk and honey mixture~
Frankly speaking, if Tony Stark, as a local tyrant of the United States, didn't know that the information that Liang Yue's manor possessed the ability to mass-produce arc reactors had been put on the black market for sale, then this would be underestimating this big dog's abilities.
But Stark was obviously a little surprised, even astonished, that the guests who came to Liang Yue's house today were not just his group.
At the very least, Stark shouldn't have expected that the trouble would come so quickly.
Of course, this so-called trouble was mainly aimed at Liang Yue's side~
Look at who came with him today~
He and Pepper represented Stark Industries.
Natasha represented S.H.I.E.L.D.
Although Betty's identity boundary was relatively blurred due to some personal reasons, based on the weight of her powerful father in the military, she herself could naturally be regarded as a representative of military forces.
Now, the Stacy family had unexpectedly come.
As the director of the New York Police Department, old George himself, in addition to representing the vast police force of the United States, had political figures behind him.
And Aunt Liu and Sister Lu Yao represented a powerful country across the Pacific Ocean...
This was only the first day after the incident~
Therefore, facing the situation in front of him that seemed to be getting out of control.
Stark, who had originally been gloating and watching the excitement, suddenly felt that he had gone a bit too far.
Perhaps it was because he felt a trace of guilt in his heart, after temporarily dealing with Director George, Aunt Liu, and Holland's unusually worshipful intentions.
Stark took the initiative to come to Liang Yue's side, took a sip of his coffee with relish, and then said casually.
“Why does even your coffee taste better than mine? You know, I always use the best.”
“That's because the environment where I grow my coffee is better, including the brown sugar you just used. Also, their production process is also special.”
Needless to say, by now, Liang Yue's food, clothing, and daily necessities have basically been sourced from within the outpost world.
Among them, naturally, coffee and other beverages are also included.
It's not just about cultivation and planting, even the roasting and other steps in the production process are completed under the MC framework.
Although this process looks a bit silly~
As long as you put the seeds into the stove, you can complete the original elaborate process in a moment, without worrying about overcooking or insufficient cooking time.
But under the special rules of MC, various products can automatically achieve the best state.
So, under normal circumstances, the things in Liang Yue's house, especially all kinds of agricultural and livestock crops, are of much better quality than those outside.
“Oh? Do you mean to say that your coffee is all grown by yourself? Where? In this manor?”
Hearing his words, Stark was immediately a little surprised.
“Sort of, you should know that I sometimes enter some strange places.”
“Alright~ By the way, let me tell you some bad news~ kid, we will soon be neighbors. Just before coming here, I have successfully acquired the ownership of tens of thousands of acres of land next to this manor.”
“Hmm? Are you finally going to fulfill your promise to Miss Pepper?”
“...... Of course! Giving her a castle was originally in my plan.”
As he said this, Stark seemed to look a little guilty at Pepper, who was chatting happily with Aunt Liu, Betty, and others not far away, and then continued.
“However, to acquire tens of thousands of acres of land that were not originally within the scope of the state government's sale in a short period of time, even for the great Mr. Stark, requires a legitimate reason.
Guess how I did it~”
“You want to invest in building a factory on that land?”
Hearing this, Liang Yue's eyes flickered a few times, and then he replied with some surprise.
“Well... you guessed it.”
“Driving the economic development of northern New York is indeed a good reason.”
“In addition, as an important investment plan for Stark Industries in the next period of time, in order to ensure the safety of the group's industries, I also plan to establish a security company here.”
Speaking of this, Stark glanced at him seemingly casually, and continued with a meaningful tone.
“Hmm~ Maybe, at that time, I will, as a partner, incidentally~ help you take care of the security here.”
“Hehe~ thanks, but there’s no need for that. In fact, just a few days ago, I had Xiao Wu acquire a poorly managed security company.
The kind that has qualifications and licenses to legally possess some gun usage rights.”
“Are you sure you don't need my help?”
“Of course, in fact, my family's defense force is already quite good.”
“Hmm? Don't need to recruit more people, just rely on the few maids in your house? You yourself still have to go to school, right.”
“I’m sure~”
“Alright.”