"Pietro, Wanda, are you two ready?" Li Qingyuan asked the Wanda siblings while sitting on the sofa in the living room.
It had been almost half a month since the last missile attack, and the two siblings were slowly emerging from the pain of losing their parents.
After all, they were much luckier now than in the original story, having not experienced two days and two nights of deathly torment, nor the subsequent physical and mental trauma.
Orphanages, even in developed countries, are rife with countless dark secrets, let alone in a chaotic country like Sokovia.
Being oppressed and humiliated was commonplace, and they had to constantly endure the possibility of various bullying incidents and the danger of being taken by Baron Strucker for experimentation at any time.
"Brother Jack, are we really going to leave here?" Wanda asked timidly.
"Call me Brother Qingyuan, I've changed my name!" Li Qingyuan reminded her, tapping the armrest of the sofa with his palm.
He had been extremely busy these past few days, first taking over all the inheritance from his predecessor's parents, then finding buyers to sell all the real estate, and taking the opportunity to change his name.
The name Jack Ma always reminded him of a certain pirate king, so while he was busy transferring assets, he also changed his name.
Anyway, it only cost a few hundred dollars, and for him, who had inherited nearly a million dollars, was that little bit of money even worth mentioning?
Besides, he still had an original Picasso painting hidden in his safe.
He wouldn't dare say how much it would fetch, but throwing it at an auction would surely start at eight figures!
"I'm sorry, Brother Qingyuan!" Wanda quickly apologized, knowing that she and her brother were now completely dependent on the other party's charity to continue living, so the siblings were definitely at a disadvantage when facing him.
"It's okay, just be careful next time!" Li Qingyuan smiled kindly and rubbed her rosy cheeks.
You have to say, it felt really good to rub them.
"Sokovia is constantly at war and is not a good place at all. Besides, our parents died here, so to avoid stirring up emotions, I think it's better for us to move to another city!" Although he could have taken the two siblings away without consulting them, Li Qingyuan felt it was better to explain things clearly.
Don't underestimate these two kids; they are only ten years old, but they are no less shrewd than adults. Pietro had been watching him like a thief every night for the past few days, which was really disappointing.
How could someone as upright as him do something so beastly?
He should at least wait a few more years!
"But if we leave, can we ever come back?" Pietro weakly raised his hand and asked.
In the first few days, he thought that this Brother Jack might have some bad intentions towards his sister, so after finishing the funeral of his parents, he had been vigilantly guarding against him.
It's not that he was too precocious, because this kind of thing was very common in Sokovia. Nothing that happened in this chaotic land was surprising.
Li Qingyuan was not related to them, yet he not only saved them but was also willing to adopt them, which made Pietro feel grateful but also a little suspicious about the other party's intentions!
So when Pietro saw that the other party often liked to rub Wanda's head and cheeks, he immediately felt that he had discovered the other party's true intentions.
He had been worried for several days, afraid that the other party would do something bad to his sister, but at the same time, he was afraid that his guess was wrong and would anger the other party, causing them to be driven out.
It would definitely not be easy for two ten-year-old children to make a living in a place like Sokovia.
As a result, after being worried for a week, Pietro realized that he seemed to be judging a gentleman by his own petty standards!
Brother Jack really liked Wanda, but it was a very pure kind of liking, definitely not as unbearable as he thought.
"Of course, but only after the situation in Sokovia stabilizes," Li Qingyuan nodded. If it weren't for the warlord battles, Sokovia would actually be a pretty good place, even as a vacation destination!
"Where are we moving to?" Seeing that Li Qingyuan was not angry because of his actions a few days ago, Pietro finally mustered the courage to ask.
"New York, the world's number one metropolis, you should have seen it on TV," Li Qingyuan said, patting the New York travel guide on the coffee table.
"We're going to New York?"
The two children's eyes lit up and they jumped up. It was the first time in half a month that they had been so excited.
For children, they don't have too many messy thoughts. They only know that New York is known as the world's number one metropolis, and both books and television portray it as a paradise.
Their originally apprehensive mood was immediately dispelled by the joy of going to the metropolis. The two quickly packed their belongings and followed Li Qingyuan to the seaside.
Because of years of war, Sokovia was very strict about its residents leaving the country, because if the control was not strict, the wealthy people in the country would all run away.
Just like the original owner's parents, if they could have left the country through legal channels, they would have taken the predecessor to other places long ago.
Fortunately, no matter how strict the control is, there are loopholes to be found, and Sokovia, as a chaotic country, is no exception.
Li Qingyuan had already contacted a smuggler and was preparing to take the Wanda sisters out together.
"Just the three of you?"
The smuggler who drove the boat was a little dizzy when he saw the three children in front of him.
Li Qingyuan had talked to him on the phone, because Sokovia's network was not very developed, so everyone generally chose to communicate by phone.
"Yes, just the three of us!" Li Qingyuan knew what the other party was thinking. Those who do this kind of smuggling business are definitely not good people. What the other party is thinking now must be how to double-cross them halfway and get rid of the three of them.
But he didn't care about this kind of thing at all. Did they really think he had been idle for the past half month?
"If there are only three people, then you have to pay more!" the boat boss said fiercely.
Wanda held Li Qingyuan's hand and trembled. The people on the smuggling boat looked like the villains in a horror movie and could definitely be used to scare children.
As for Pietro, his legs were shaking even more, like a sieve.
He wanted to squeeze next to Li Qingyuan like Wanda, but unfortunately, Li Qingyuan didn't give him that chance.
It's okay for Wanda to squeeze over, but what are you, an extra, joining in on the fun for!