Although it was already late, New York City, shrouded in darkness, was still like day, only the dark alleys were like man-eating beasts with their mouths open.
The two of them were walking home. Peter seemed to have endless things to say, and kept shouting excitedly beside Ethan.
"You were bullied again today..." Ethan, who was walking quietly, suddenly turned his head and looked at the bruises hidden under the corners of his mouth.
Peter, who was rambling, suddenly became quiet when he heard the words.
"I can always protect you, but I can't be by your side all the time. Your life is really about to change." Ethan said calmly.
Peter came here about two years ago, when he had just established himself in Midtown High School, and Aunt May told him to take good care of this younger brother.
Of course, Ethan is duty-bound. When Aunt May is not at home, he will cook more meals.
In elementary school, I made a special effort for him, but I was not in the same school as him, and many people would still take the opportunity to bully him, and he himself didn't say a word. This makes Ethan sometimes feel very angry.
But his own affairs have not been completed, so it is impossible to concentrate on him.
Therefore, he must be able to protect himself. Take advantage of this time to free yourself.
He doesn't care what happens to Peter in the future, but now at least he needs to change himself.
"I'm sorry..." Peter lowered his head and whispered.
"Why do you want to apologize?" Ethan asked in a serious voice.
"I... I don't want to disturb you because of myself." Little Peter was silent for a while and said softly.
"If you really don't want to bother me because of your own affairs, then don't be bullied. If someone bullies you, then fight back. If you can't beat me, I will fight for you. Do it boldly. If you can't solve it, I will solve it for you..." Ethan suddenly stretched out his hand , pressed it on his head, "Did you hear it?"
"...Okay!" Peter pursed his lips, his nose sour.
In the past, Peter only had respect for Ethan to his brother, and Ethan was immersed in all kinds of knowledge all day at that time, and the relationship between the two was also maintained by Aunt May.
"That's right! Learn martial arts with me tomorrow, and don't get punched and stay down. That would be too embarrassing!" Ethan rubbed his hair and grinned.
The two chatted and laughed, and soon arrived at home.
Ethan, when he was about six years old, he sneaked into the library and on the way, he met Aunt May who was stopped by a drunk man on the way home at night. At that time, Aunt May was only in her thirties, but she looked like a twenty something aged woman. Hot body, beautiful face.
Obviously, a six-year-old body can't fight an adult drunken man alone, so Ethan took out his own simple version of the electric baton and stunned him.
After finishing the work, Ethan went back to the orphanage without stopping. The old director should have been waiting for a long time.
And he didn't think at the time that the one person to rescue casually would be May Parker. Peter's aunt.
The next day, she seemed to see the clothes that Ethan was wearing on the orphanage, and after inquiring about it, she came over in person and chose to adopt Ethan.
Perhaps because of pity, perhaps because of gratitude, she adopted Ethan.
When Ethan was eight or nine years old, four-year-old Peter also moved in. He also became Peter's older brother.
Pushing open the door, a woman with long orange-red hair stuck out her head from the kitchen, "Hey, the two of you are finally back, the food will take a while, so please wait patiently for a while."
[Aunt May ~]
"Let me help!" Ethan said, putting on an apron and entering the kitchen.
"You came just in time, cut the potatoes for me." As soon as Ethan entered the kitchen, Aunt May greeted him politely.
"No problem, do you want to make fried shredded potatoes? And tofu?" Looking at the familiar vegetables and seasonings in the kitchen, Ethan was a little puzzled, "Are you going to make Chinese cuisine?"
"You guessed it right, I went to Chinatown to learn a few dishes some time ago, and it's guaranteed to be delicious!" Aunt May waved her shovel confidently.
"Okay, I hope you don't burn it..." Ethan picked up the kitchen knife and started to cut the potatoes.
With Ethan's help, all the meals were quickly served on the table.
Looking at the Chinese dishes on the table, it was obvious that Aunt May had put a lot of effort into this period.
...
"Little Ethan, what have you been doing all this time!" Aunt May suddenly asked while the three were eating.
Ethan: "????"
Ethan looked left and right, then bent over to search on the ground, but found no pets such as cats or dogs.
"Hahaha, I'm calling you!" Aunt May was amused by Ethan's action.
"Me? No! Old woman, when did you give me a nickname?" Ethan pointed at himself with a shocked expression.
"Old...Old woman? Brat, don't you think the name little Ethan is cute?" Aunt May's eyes widened when she heard this, and she pointed at herself in shock.
"Cute is cute, but it's good to know, those who don't know think we have pets at home!" Ethan resisted the title of little Ethan, and could never accept this title.
"Little Ethan, little Ethan, isn't it very kind?" Aunt May obviously likes this name very much.
"Old woman, old woman, this is also very kind!" Ethan did not give in.
"you…"
Just like that, the two who were eating started fighting each other.
Peter ate his meal quietly, apparently getting used to the situation between the two of them.
Seven or eight years later, although Aunt May is now in her forties, her skin and figure are well maintained. Wearing a camisole, showing a hot figure, they are like siblings with Ethan.
It doesn't look like a middle-aged woman at all.
In the end, the two quelled the war and ended in a draw.
...
After dinner, the three of them sat in the living room with a bag of potato chips in their hands, and ate with relish.
"By the way, Aunt May, I'll give you this bank card. I earned it some time ago." Suddenly thinking of something, Ethan got up and took out a bank card from his bag and handed it to Aunt May.
"How much money, it's worth our little genius not even going to the library." Aunt May didn't shirk, and took the bank card over and joked.
"One million dollars." Ethan said without looking up while eating potato chips.
"One million?" Aunt May frowned when she heard this, "How come?" Her expression was a little nervous at this time.
"Uh...you don't ask me if I lied to you." Ethan saw her increasingly serious expression and quickly sat up.
The TV playing in front was turned off at some point, and the room was a little quiet.
'Crack, click'
"Stop, Peter!" Aunt May shouted sternly to Peter who was still heartlessly eating potato chips.
Peter's chewing mouth stopped immediately, and he sat up straight like Ethan.
"Aunt May, I got this from filming a movie." Ethan quickly explained.
He thought that Aunt May would be very happy to get the money, but he didn't expect that Aunt May would be the first to question the source of the money.
It's no wonder Aunt May is so nervous. After all, Ethan is still a high school student, and a high school student can earn one million, which she couldn't believe.
Instead, she was afraid that he would do something illegal.
Having raised Ethan for so many years, he also knows that Ethan is good at studying, and he will definitely be able to attend a good university in the future, and he will have a bright future.
She didn't want the child to take desperate risks in order to lighten her burden, which would make her feel guilty for a lifetime.
Before Aunt May could continue to ask questions, Ethan hurriedly continued: "It's the recently released movie "Real Steel", which has a box office of over 100 million! As a director, I also got over 10 million in money."
"If you don't believe me, read the newspaper tomorrow, or search online now, is the director of Real Steel called Ethan!" Seeing her doubtful expression, Ethan took out his phone and handed it to her.
"No, I have my own mobile phone." Looking at the mobile phone handed over, Aunt May raised her eyebrows, then took out her mobile phone and started to check.
Although she hasn't seen the film Real Steel, she has heard others talk about it.
"The Best Parent-Child Movie of the Year...
Warm-blooded boxing, warm interaction between father and son, highly recommended...
Jedi Counterattack...
When will the second part come out, I'm looking forward to it..."
As soon as it opened, a lot of positive reviews came into view at the bottom of the movie.
Later, she found the familiar name "Ethan McAvery" in the column of behind-the-scenes personnel.
He did not doubt the issue of duplicate names, because the name Ethan is still rare in New York.
...
Aunt May looked at it for a long time, and after she was finally confirmed, she was secretly relieved.
Then he looked at Ethan and smiled, "How much money did you say you made?"
"One... more than 10 million." For some reason, Ethan felt a little bad looking at her smile.
"Then have you thought about how to spend it?" Aunt May asked with a smile.
"Not yet." If nothing else, the system will refresh the second movie in two days, and then he will enter the corresponding world again. For him, more than 10 million is a waste of money. To create a robot fighting arena, but it seems trivial. Therefore, this money is also dispensable for me.
"That's good, you can put your money with me now. What you need to do now is to concentrate on your studies. When you go to college, I will return the money to you." Aunt May said she stretched out her hand to Ethan.
"...Well, if you want to use it, use it. Anyway, all the money I earn is for you, so there is no need to save it for me." Ethan shrugged indifferently, and gave her another bank card. .
"Aunt May, I can take care of myself now, don't worry, I won't delay my studies." He also knew what Aunt May was worried about.
"I believe in you, but who knows if you can't resist the temptation to stick to gambling." In New York, gambling and that kind of thing can ruin a lot of people's families.
She was also afraid that Ethan was rich, so she couldn't help touching those things out of curiosity.
Now, her two children, Peter and Bai Yang, are all hers, and she can't lose any of them.
Afterwards, the curious Aunt May turned into a chatterbox and bombarded Ethan.
It was getting late, and Ethan and Peter were also urged by Aunt May to go upstairs to sleep.
"By the way, donate five million to the Cheer Welfare Institute. If I donate it, the old dean will definitely not want it." Thinking of the kind and stubborn old man, Ethan's heart warmed, "So this matter I'll leave it to you, Aunt May!"
"Of course, I'm extremely happy, my little God of Wealth." Aunt May blinked playfully when she heard this.
"We love you, good night!" Ethan, Peter and Aunt May hugged intimately.
"I love you too, good night!" Aunt May hugged the two of them happily.
When the lights went out, Ethan returned to his room. After washing up, he lay heavily on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.
During this time, his spirit has been in a state of high tension, and he has never had a good rest.
Now that the matter is over, he can finally sleep peacefully.