Few members of the Avengers alliance were vegetarians.
Even Natasha Romanoff didn't worry about eating too much and getting fat!
So today's dinner was exceptionally lavish!
The four of them sat on the thick carpet around the low table, having their meal.
After handing Su Che a bowl of chicken soup, Natasha Romanoff looked at the group and said, "What's our next move?"
"It seems we can only wait for now!"
Facing Natasha Romanoff's question, Steve shook his head: "If it's really as Nick Fury said, and the enemy is HYDRA, then you also know how deeply HYDRA has always hidden."
"If Su hadn't known beforehand that Congressman Stern was a member of HYDRA, it would have been impossible to uproot a whole chain of HYDRA agents, let alone destroy the HYDRA base in Sokovia!"
Saying this, Steve looked at Su Che.
"Huh? Su was the first to know that Senator Stern was a HYDRA snake?"
Hearing Steve's words, Tony, who was in the middle of spreading jam on his bread, looked up: "I thought it was because I investigated that Stern was the holder of Obadiah Stane's private account, which led to everything that followed."
"Actually, Su told us in advance."
Looking at Tony, Natasha Romanoff smiled and explained: "The fact that Congressman Stern was the secret account holder for Obadiah Stane's private channel—even if you hadn't investigated it, Tony, I would have used S.H.I.E.L.D.'s resources to bring it to your attention."
"Actually, what we learned first was the HYDRA base in Sokovia. Then, under Su's planning, we deduced the rest step by step!"
With that, Natasha Romanoff recounted the events to Tony!
After hearing Natasha Romanoff's explanation, Tony Stark thought for a moment, then looked at Su Che: "So, man, this is what you wanted to talk about when you came to my villa that night?"
"No wonder you had something to say back then, but I interrupted when I found out that the secret account holder for Obadiah Stane's private channel was Congressman Stern."
"I was just wondering how things went so smoothly, how I didn't really do much, and you all swarmed in at once."
At this point, Tony Stark narrowed his eyes at Su Che: "I remember you weren't planning to include me at the time, were you?!"
"Come on, Tony, when you went to destroy the Sokovia base in your Mark armor, it was practically suicide, wasn't it?"
Facing Tony's deliberately narrowed eyes, Su Che held his rice bowl calmly and said, "You think I didn't know about the palladium poisoning? Using the Mark armor only increases the palladium in your body."
"Drinking that blackish-green chlorophyll every day isn't good for you."
"If you hadn't created that new element and solved the palladium poisoning issue, we definitely wouldn't have taken you along to destroy the HYDRA base in Sokovia this time."
"Tch!"
Hearing Su Che's words, Tony Stark made a dismissive sound.
He glanced at the jam bread in his hand, then at the rice Su Che was holding.
After thinking for a few seconds, he decisively put down the jam bread, picked up a porcelain bowl, and served himself some rice.
"Seeing as you were concerned about my safety, I'll forgive you!"
With that, Tony picked up a spoon and ladled a layer of minced meat with mashed potatoes over his rice.
Just as he was about to eat, Tony suddenly stopped: "Wait a minute, buddy, how did you know about my palladium poisoning?"
"Also, I always feel like you know a lot of things we don't. What's going on?"
Hearing Tony's curious question, Su Che just smiled and didn't answer.
Steve also silently served himself a bowl of rice.
After spending so much time with Su Che, Steve found that his own diet seemed to have changed somewhat.
As for Tony's question, Steve thought that since Su Che had told him the secret of being from a parallel world, if Su Che wasn't going to reveal it publicly, then he would definitely keep this secret until his dying breath!
As for Natasha Romanoff, she drank her chicken soup from the bowl and smiled without saying a word.
As one of the holders of the Black Gold Diary, Natasha Romanoff definitely knew—knew a lot of things.
And more importantly, many of the events involving the Avengers alliance were experiences Su Che himself had gone through.
From the first time she met Su Che, she could sense his unique trust in her.
Because of this, Natasha Romanoff cherished the trust from Su Che all the more.
Although she also knew that this trust originally belonged to the Natasha Romanoff from his parallel universe!
"Damn, everyone's being so mysterious."
Seeing that he couldn't get an answer, Tony Stark decided not to press further.
Everyone had secrets they didn't want others to know.
As a friend, Tony Stark absolutely respected Su Che's privacy!
"Every time I eat mashed potatoes, I think back to the days when I was kidnapped and trapped in that cave..."
Looking at the thick layer of minced meat and mashed potatoes on his rice, Tony Stark said softly: "That period was probably the hardest time of my life. And I swore I'd never eat mashed potatoes again in this lifetime."
"Back then, I dreamed about how great it would be to have two cheeseburgers!"
"Never thought that after escaping the cave, I'd realize that mashed potatoes are actually pretty good."
"After all, it wasn't the mashed potatoes' fault, but those bastards who attacked and kidnapped me. So much so that Yinsen..."
At this point, Tony Stark looked up and said seriously to Steve and Su Che: "So, guys, encountering dangers, difficulties, and other setbacks is only temporary."
"So what if the apartment got bombed? It's no big deal."
"As long as we're still alive, we can regain everything!"
Su Che looked at the chicken soup on the table.
Then he looked up again at Tony, who was, with a rare seriousness, serving chicken soup for him and Steve.
Alright then!
Su Che could actually understand that Tony wanted to comfort him and Steve.
But given his proud personality, he didn't quite know how to offer comfort.
He certainly couldn't say something like, "It's just an apartment bombing; at worst, I'll buy you two new ones."
That would make Tony feel like he was using money to insult their friendship.
That's why he used the mashed potatoes to bring up something that made him feel a bit uncomfortable.
But seeing Tony's earnest expression, Su Che and Steve set down their chopsticks.
"Tony, thanks. But the truth is, Steve and I don't really mind!"
At this point, Su Che lightly gestured toward the mashed potatoes on the table: "As you said, as long as you're alive, you can start over from anything."
"Actually, I've been through far more bizarre things than an apartment bombing."
"So I really don't care about this. But thank you anyway. I never thought a proud billionaire like you would have a day where you'd comfort others!"
"Damn!"
Flipping Su Che the bird, Tony Stark also laughed.
That's more like it. You're someone I, Tony Stark, approve of.
How could you be knocked down by something so small?