Chapter 60: The Gift
The night passed in silence, and in the blink of an eye, it was already the next day. Today, Lan Xingyu woke up especially early, for no other reason than he had to go pick up his little companions today.
Lan Xingyu was still very much looking forward to his birthday this time. In his past life at the orphanage, he never really had a birthday because he didn't even know what day he was born. Although the old director had done his best to make children like Lan Xingyu happy, exerting his greatest efforts,
due to financial reasons, birthdays were always just like that. At Kamar-Taj, they would celebrate grandly, but after all, there were no peers his age. This time was different.
This time there were family and friends, and even his own students. The feeling was completely different.
After washing up in his room, Lan Xingyu happily stepped out. Originally, Lan Xingyu thought Tony and the others wouldn't be up so early, but to his surprise, he and Pepper Potts were already outside preparing breakfast.
Tony, who was setting out the tableware, saw Lan Xingyu coming out and said, "Hey! Look who's here. Happy Birthday! Xingyu!"
"Heehee, thank you, Tony," Lan Xingyu replied happily.
"Hi, Xingyu, good morning! Happy Birthday!" Pepper Potts also greeted Lan Xingyu from the kitchen.
"Mm, thank you, Sister Potts. Do you need any help?" Lan Xingyu asked.
"No need, I just finished up here and was about to go call you," Pepper Potts said, bringing out a few slices of toast.
Seeing Lan Xingyu sit down, Tony asked, "Xingyu, do you want to see the gifts first, or eat first?"
Looking at Tony's expectant eyes, what else could Lan Xingyu say?
"Of course, look at the gifts first!" Lan Xingyu did not let Tony down.
"Hahaha, come, this is from me to you," Tony took out a small gift box.
"And mine. Little Xingyu, whose should you open first?" Pepper Potts teased.
"Uh..." Lan Xingyu was truly stumped. Just then, a voice rescued Lan Xingyu.
"Master! Happy Birthday," Amber said, jumping into Lan Xingyu's arms.
"This is my gift!" At that moment, Amber took out a bracelet from the spatial pocket Lan Xingyu had opened for it.
Seeing this, Lan Xingyu decisively said, "I'll look at Amber's first," perfectly avoiding the crisis.
Amber's bracelet was aqua blue. Amber explained, "Master, I went back to my world yesterday and chose the most useful one from my collection. It can instantly purify any foreign matter on your body. It's like taking a bath, and it's warm in winter and cool in summer. In summer, it can make you feel like you're in a clear river, while in winter, it will make you feel like you're in a hot spring. It's very comfortable," Amber said proudly.
"Thank you, Amber. I like this very much!" Lan Xingyu held Amber and gave it a good rub. After finishing with Amber, Lan Xingyu conveniently picked up Tony's gift, which was closer.
Seeing Meteor Shower pick up his gift first, Tony gave Pepper Potts a childishly smug look. Pepper Potts was also amused by his expression.
It was just like the way Tony told Pepper Potts that Morgan loved him 3000 times.
Meteor Shower opened Tony's gift box. Inside were two things: one was a glasses case, and the other was a watch.
"There are two?" Meteor Shower was a bit surprised.
"Put them on and see," Tony urged.
Lan Xingyu first opened the glasses case. Inside was a pair of sunglasses; yes, the same model Tony wore in Avengers: Endgame.
Lan Xingyu fell in love with these sunglasses the moment he saw them. He remembered that after watching Spider-Man: Far From Home in his past life, he had bought the same model on Taobao.
He didn't expect to actually get a real version now. Lan Xingyu immediately put the sunglasses on, his face full of affection for them. Pepper Potts was almost jealous. This made Tony even more proud.
As soon as he put them on, a panel appeared in Lan Xingyu's vision—super cool.
Before Lan Xingyu could continue to be amazed, a gentle female voice with a slight electronic tint sounded in his ear.
"Hello, Mr. Lan Xingyu. I am Number 12138, at your service at any time."
"Wow! Is this my artificial intelligence? Tony," Lan Xingyu said excitedly.
"Mm, that's right. And you can even name her and choose her personality," Tony said.
This artificial intelligence was his most perfect work to date.
"Wow, let me try. First, choose the personality," Lan Xingyu said.
"Entering expression modes: Joy, Anger, Sorrow, Happiness, Mischievous, Melancholy, Silly, Shy, Obedient, Cool," Number 12138 said.
"Obedient!" Lan Xingyu said without hesitation.
"Hello, Mr. Lan Xingyu, 12138 is at your service! Please give me a name, Mr. Lan Xingyu!" At this moment, 12138's voice was very sweet and obedient.
"Then from now on, you will be read as 'Entertainment-type Artificial Angel,' written as'Strategic All-purpose Battle Angel,' and named Icarus," Lan Xingyu said.
At this moment, he felt his otaku soul burning. I mean, which otaku wouldn't want an Icarus?
Lan Xingyu decided he would start learning mechanics. He wanted the all-purpose angel known as the strongest in history, the 'Queen of the Sky,' to appear in the Marvel world!
Then Lan Xingyu picked up the other watch. Putting on the watch, Lan Xingyu found that they were linked. This way, if he didn't want to wear the sunglasses, it wouldn't affect his use of the AI.
"Thank you, Tony. I love this gift!" Lan Xingyu said.
"Hahaha, it's fine, as long as you like it." At this moment, Tony's mood was beyond happy.
After thanking Tony, Lan Xingyu looked at the birthday gift Pepper Potts gave. It was truly huge—a gift even bigger than Lan Xingyu. He had to get down from the table to unwrap it.
Opening the gift, it turned out to be a giant white bear plushie.
"I saw that you like to hug the blankets when you sleep, so I bought this for you. This way you can hold it to sleep at night!" Pepper Potts said.
"Thank you, Sister Potts, I like this very much too. I'll go put it on my bed right now." Saying this, Meteor Shower moved his short little legs, hugging the big white bear as he ran toward his room. That small figure hugging a cute white bear bigger than himself made Pepper Potts and Tony feel overwhelmed by cuteness once again.
Heavens! Is today a day for fanservice? Pepper Potts and Tony couldn't help but think. Nothing could be done about their child being so cute.
When Lan Xingyu came out, he found Pepper Potts and Tony looking at him with very strange eyes. It was like they were looking at a beautiful woman, but the problem was, Sister Potts, you're a woman? Wait, no! Tony, you're a man! Why do you have that look too?
However, this didn't affect the atmosphere of their meal. Tony talked to Lan Xingyu while eating, telling him about the preparations made for today.
"I've rented out the entire amusement park. Today it's the domain of us and the friends you invited. And I specifically called mobile BBQ and other food trucks to follow us, so we can eat whenever we want without affecting our play," Tony said.
"By the way, about the fireworks you mentioned. You said you prepared them. How many did you prepare? Is it enough?"
"Don't worry, Tony, I guarantee it's enough. I'm going to put on a huge firework show today, heehee."
"Mm, good. Then let's get ready to pick up your friends. I heard your'students' will be there too, right?" Tony asked.
"Yeah, let me tell you. Among my students is Captain America, Steve Rogers! Impressive, right?" Lan Xingyu said.
"Captain America! How is that possible? Wasn't he..." Pepper Potts said in surprise.
"He's fine, he was just frozen for 70 years. He looks exactly the same as he did 70 years ago!" Lan Xingyu said.
"Captain America, huh..." Tony's mood was a bit complicated. He originally disliked his father, so he had been very repulsed by this friend his father used to mention from time to time. But now that he knew his father's true feelings, he kind of wanted to meet this Captain and see why he could earn such high praise from his father.
However, Tony didn't think too much about it now; he would see him soon anyway.
After eating, he called Peter and the others to confirm they were all ready. Lan Xingyu's side was also ready to set off.