OBS Chapter 2962 Leisure Time (32)
Chapter 2962 Leisure Time (32)
Chapter 2962 Leisure Time (Thirty-Two)
Then the few people who had entered the room earlier came out and had a discussion about the issue.
Tim's family is a very typical large family, as can be seen from his series of aunts and uncles, but perhaps it is also because his grandparents and his grandfather and grandmother are all reconstituted families, each with several children, so it is particularly lively.
But he didn't think there was anything good about it at all, and he didn't understand why Peter expressed envy. His head was buzzing when he thought of his aunt and her army.
Even now, the main reason why he wants to have a relationship is that as long as he has a partner, he will have an excuse to move out. He really doesn't want to live with the whole family anymore.
Jason also comes from a large family, but his family is chosen by himself, that is, the former gang of children, which is different from the situation of most people and has no reference value.
He said he couldn't tell whether it was better to be in Wayne Enterprise now or to be on the streets back then. Of course, better or worse does not refer to the living standard, but the social atmosphere. When he was wandering on the streets, although he had no food to eat, as long as he returned to their small base and saw his companions, he felt that everything was worth it.
Harley's situation is similar to his, or you could say she has experienced both. Before her parents died, she lived in a typical small family. Later, she wandered the streets and made many friends.
Steve expressed his understanding. Although he also came from a small family in the city, he once had a group of good friends, and Bucky was one of them. They had played together since childhood, and they were busy running around every day, which made up for the loneliness of the small family.
Matt comes from a single-parent family. His father is a boxer and he has been bullied since he was a child. He suffers the most from loneliness, but he met his girlfriend relatively early. Erica is even worse off than him. The two of them stick together for warmth and now have a child. The loneliness of their youth has gone with the wind.
The raven's situation is somewhat similar to Schiller's. It has no father or mother, but lives in a relatively harmonious community environment. There are people who play the roles of father and mother, and there are many ordinary people who take care of and educate them.
On the contrary, because of this special growing environment, they do not have too much obsession with family, and do not think that they must form a family and continue their blood ties in order to have a stable social circle. They know better than anyone that the family atmosphere actually depends mainly on what kind of people the family members are, not on whether they are related by blood.
This shows that Dick and Raven have different pursuits for family environment, but interestingly, Jason and Harley, who have similar experiences, have more prominent conflicts in this regard.
Jason chose to form his own non-blood family because he needed family. As for Harley, although she was not responsible for the death of her parents, she was not actually sad or regretful. The people she met while wandering the streets were just temporary helpers to her. In general, Ms. Quinzel did not need a family.
Going deeper, Jason hopes that he can be responsible for others. He can feel happy from the process of being responsible. Taking responsibility is his way to realize his self-worth.
This is not the case with Halle. She avoids taking responsibility for others, but hopes that others can take responsibility for her. Being the responsibility of others will make her feel important.
In a sense, they are quite compatible.
Everyone became sleepy while chatting. The main outcome of this conversation was that Peter finally decided to raise a cat with Gwen. They had already chosen a place to adopt the cat and would go see the cat when they returned to New York.
Schiller set out early the next morning. Although the farm party would not start until the evening, it was quite far away so he needed to drive there in advance.
Because Pamela needed to carry out the Cabbage Beating Plan, she went with Schiller. Tim also wanted to go, but he had nothing important to do, so he had no choice if Schiller didn't take him.
Not long after Schiller left, Steve and Jason also set off. Steve accepted a security mission from the FBI. After all, someone claimed that there would be an assassination case, and they came to the West Coast for this, so naturally they had to keep an eye on it.
But the FBI would never bring outsiders with them on a mission, and Tim had no reason to follow them.
Harley, Tim and Barry all arrived late and hadn't had a good time here yet, so Tim took them around the city of Los Angeles.
Tim was always thinking about the party at Love Farm, so he was always distracted. He could hide it from others, but not from Harley. She was sitting in the passenger seat and turned to Tim and said, "What are you thinking about? You didn't even hear me talking to you just now."
"No, nothing. I just wondered how this small gathering could gather so many big names and influence the situation on the West Coast."
"That's not something you would express," Harry said. "You're actually wondering if there's some secret behind this party, right?"
"The current situation is relatively clear," Tim said. "I roughly know the relationship between the various forces in this universe, and I can roughly guess what they want to get from this party, but I instinctively feel that something is wrong."
"Then trust your instinct." Harry said, "We are very similar. We always have a genius intuition. Many times, that is our lifeline."
Tim shook his head and said nothing more. He obviously trusted his rational judgment more and felt that he should not be disturbed by inexplicable intuition.
Harry just smiled and didn't continue to persuade her.
Because it was the weekend, traffic in Los Angeles was particularly congested. By the time they had walked around the city and looked at the street scenes, it was already noon.
Several people discussed where to eat. Tim naturally kept thinking about fooling around and just finding a cafe to have a sandwich. Barry didn't care about it at all, but Harley and Peter were more picky.
Harry has a high consumption level and has always only eaten good food, while Peter, influenced by Schiller, has completely become unaccustomed to eating white people's food. Even if he is busy in the laboratory, he still wants to eat well.
After walking around for a while, they still couldn't decide what to eat. Finally, Tim called out, "Is that Chinatown over there?"
Peter took a look and found that it was not really a Chinese community. It did not have the bright and exaggerated decoration style of Chinatown, but Chinese characters were everywhere. Based on his experience, the restaurants there should be delicious.
The few of them really didn't want to walk around anymore, so they drove into the community. Peter was obviously the most experienced. After they got out of the car, they walked along the street, and Peter looked into each house.
First of all, you are not allowed to enter if there are too many people in the kitchen. It is best if there is only one person cooking and one person helping. You are not allowed to enter if the menu is too fancy. It is best if the menu is the kind that was custom-made more than ten years ago and is now pale and cannot be seen clearly. You are not allowed to enter if the waiter is too enthusiastic. It is best if he looks impatient and can't even count the number of people.
Of course, there are many other plus points, such as there is a child doing homework at the front counter, it is best if he wears glasses, the boss lady swears in Cantonese on the phone, it is best if there is Chinese printed on the apron, and the wooden table must be covered with a tablecloth and a plastic mat, and it is best if the plastic mat has turned yellow.
Peter accurately picked a restaurant that looked very authentic. After they walked in, the waiter shouted something they couldn't understand, and they walked to the table they pointed to and sat down.
There were many dishes on the menu. Peter picked some very skillfully. He rubbed his hands and said, "Trust me, this is the right one."
After a while, the food in casseroles was brought up, emitting an indescribable rich aroma, followed by food in steamers and many snacks on plates.
None of them knew how to use chopsticks, not even Peter, so they could only eat with forks. Harry forked a piece of the hot sausage from the casserole into his mouth, slurped it a few times, and gave a thumbs up.
It had been dragging on for too long and everyone was a little hungry, so they started eating like crazy. Mainly because Peter was not bragging, he was really good at choosing Chinese restaurants. The dishes here were hot and fresh, with rich color and flavor. Each taste was different and very authentic.
Tim actually didn't recognize most of the ingredients, but that didn't stop him from eating heartily. He didn't say anything until his throat was almost full when he collapsed in his chair.
“All I can say is, long live Chinese food.”
"Your city, uh, what's it called? Gotham. There should be some good Chinese food there. Have you never eaten there before?"
"I don't have your skills." Tim shook his head and continued, "I don't have that much free time, and looking at the takeout menu, I have no idea what these things are."
"You can't expect too much from an American like him," Barry said. "It's good that he can learn to use the food delivery app."
"You're the most vicious Flash I've ever seen." Tim said, "Didn't your peers mention this? You should learn how to talk to them."
"Never mind, it's the aftereffect of writing a paper."
Tim took the menu and confirmed which dish was which. It seemed that Chinese food might become a frequent dish in his office in the future.
After comparing them, he found that there was a dish that he had actually eaten yesterday, which was made by Schiller, he said after thinking about it.
"Maybe Schiller has good taste in food, but his cooking skills are terrible. The vegetable he made yesterday was not tasty at all."
Peter was a little surprised. He asked, "Schiller made this stir-fried vegetable dish yesterday?"
"Yes, you came late and missed out on the food, but there's nothing to regret. It's really not very delicious, and it's far worse than the restaurant."
"No, I mean, how can he make stir-fried vegetables?"
Tim also looked at him with a bit of confusion and said, "Doesn't he like this very much?"
"What did you say? This one? This one serves Cantonese cuisine."
"Yes, because it's Cantonese food..."
"But Schiller doesn't like Cantonese food. His favorite is Sichuan cuisine." Peter said: "Boiled fish, Kung Pao chicken, garlic pork..."
From the accent Peter used when he said these words, we can tell that he must eat spicy food often. Then he added: "The doctor can really eat spicy food."
"Didn't he say he had a light taste?"
"He has a bland taste?! The taste of his cooking makes me suspect he was a fire-breathing dragon in his previous life!"
Tim paused blankly.
Schiller actually doesn't like Cantonese food? In other words, he didn't go there for the famous Cantonese chef?
So why did he have to go to the party?
Why did I tell him that he had a light taste and even specially cooked Cantonese food to deceive him?