The years of being a superhero in Marvel

Chapter 1225 Christmas Change
Christmas is the most important festival in traditional western countries.Even because the world's most mainstream universal values ​​and cultural exports have been in the hands of these Western countries for a long time, Christmas has even become a global festival in terms of cultural exports.

From the west to the east, there are Christmas activities in almost all countries, large and small.And each country has developed its own unique Christmas and Christmas Eve customs.For example, China will inexplicably give away apples on Christmas Eve, for example, Dongyang will eat cream (mousse) cake instead of turkey dinner at Christmas and so on.

Of course, there is one more important thing, that is to give presents at Christmas.It's like giving lucky money to children during the Chinese New Year. This is the most exciting thing for everyone.However, unlike China, which only gives lucky money to children during Chinese New Year, Christmas presents are prepared for every member of the family, regardless of age.

Gifts can be as expensive as a car or a really good game console, or as simple as a knitted sweater or a pair of gloves.In fact, compared to the traditional Chinese New Year's gift money, it is actually more suitable to give gifts.

Because giving money directly is too easy to become a kind of comparison, who gave more and who gave less, whether this year received a thousand red envelopes or [-] red envelopes, these will inevitably make children who are not yet mature mentally It's too early to be extremely realistic.During the Chinese New Year, only those who give a lot of red envelopes are good relatives. This impression has been branded early.

Relatively speaking, giving gifts doesn't have to cost a lot of money, but it does require thought.Because everyone who gives a gift needs to think about whether the person who receives the gift will like the gift and whether the gift is satisfactory.

Sending money is a lazy way. Although it is very straightforward and can make people excited in an instant, it will be forgotten after the money is spent.Giving a gift is a hassle, but it can be remembered for a long time.For example, a set of football uniforms and equipment or a set of basketball (soccer) uniforms and sneakers given to the child by the father, such as a beautiful coat given by the mother to the child who works outside.

Years later it is always reminiscent of who started one's first hobby as a child, whether it was rugby (soccer, basketball) or painting or music.It will also make people remember who put a warm coat on themselves in the cold winter.

However, on Christmas Day in 2099, although people still give gifts to each other today, there is no way to compare with the era of abundant supplies decades ago.Now many things have become luxury goods.

The Sarahs, who live in New Queens, are the quintessential American family these days.They live in a tube building in Queens, a family of four living in a house only 16 square meters.Sara had to share a room with her younger brother on bunk beds.Not good for a [-] year old girl.

Because girls at this age always have some privacy of their own, even if they have a good relationship with their younger brother, they can't have no personal space like this.Every time I change clothes and put on makeup, I can only let my brother go to the living room to stay.

And her younger brother is now 14 years old, and adolescent boys don't want to be crowded with their older sisters all the time, because it will be very inconvenient.But there is no way, their family can't live in a bigger house.Because a bigger house means a bigger energy consumption.Now energy prices are rising again.

If there is no one in the house, the last person to leave the house needs to turn off all the electric switches in the house to prevent the electrical appliances from losing some power naturally.In today's era, electricity is not as freely available as it was six or seventy years ago.

But today, my father still did a very extravagant thing, and Sara didn't know if what her father did was right.That is, he got a Christmas tree.The so-called Christmas tree is a dwarf pine tree, and then decorated with various embellishments.Include red and white gift boxes for sock decorations, and a shining star on top of the tree.Of course, the most important thing is to surround the Christmas tree with led lights.

When the power is turned on, the lights are really beautiful, and the ordinary pine trees are illuminated with dreamy colors.

"I decided to light up the Christmas tree tonight!" Sara's father made such a decision, and Sara couldn't help but said, "Dad, do you know how much it will cost?!"

"Children, it's Christmas, and it's not time for you to worry about money. Our family hasn't had a real Christmas in years. Look, your mother came back with a turkey dinner." Sarah's father smiled responding.

And Sarah's younger brother looked very happy: "Wow! Can I have turkey today?"

Although it is traditional to eat turkey at Christmas, the feed needed to raise turkeys is not cheap.In this era of soaring energy, the price of food has also risen.Beef is already a luxury, and the genetically modified white-feathered chicken is now the main meat for people.

"Yes, children. We can eat turkey today, and it is grain-fed. Although we can't buy a whole chicken." Sarah's mother is a middle-aged woman in her 40s. The big meal is out.Today she has baked beans, potato salad with bacon, and baked eggs.Of course the highlight is two big turkey legs.A turkey leg weighs about [-] kilograms.

Because today is Christmas, I bought a special drink and came back.Coca-Cola went bankrupt, but some beverage manufacturers are still alive.They use a completely chemical method to blend various fruit juices, and add various sweeteners and flavors to the water to blend them into fruit juice drinks with a huge taste.It says it tastes like strawberry, but sometimes it smells like disinfectant.

But this is already a rare rich food.Sara has lived in a time of poor supplies since she was a child, and she has nothing to complain about. She feels that life is like this.I even feel that all this is extravagant today.

Sarah and her brother enjoyed their meal, but their parents were not so happy.Because they were born more than 40 years ago, when society had not yet developed to this level.The food service was still open at the time.When you walk into a supermarket, you can always buy a variety of food and drinks, as well as alcohol.

Turkey was not considered a particularly expensive luxury at the time. Although beef was expensive, it was not so expensive that ordinary families today could not afford it.When they were kids, eating steak once a month was still doable.

And now they are parents, but they feel powerless to provide their children with a steak a year.Sarah and her brother had grown up without chocolate or grain-fed beef.At least for Christmas, a man who is a father wants to give his family something better.

But will the future be better?Dad has no idea, because life has been going from bad to worse in the past 40 years.Maybe it will only get worse, he sighed a little in his heart.

And my son couldn't wait to unwrap presents under the Christmas tree after eating the Christmas dinner.This is probably the happiest day of the year for all children.This year my son wants a handheld game console.Being a father himself fulfilled his wish.

The current situation is difficult, but industries such as the game industry and books and comics are becoming more and more developed.Because only in the virtual world can people barely forget how bad real life is.

A game can allow people to immerse themselves in it for hundreds of hours, and an online game can allow people to immerse themselves in thousands of hours.In this day and age, no one will demonize games anymore.Because everyone wants to play, everyone wants to escape reality.In the era of starvation, talents need more spiritual food.

Sarah's younger brother was unpacking all kinds of packages, and Sarah was still eating the turkey leg slowly. She liked the taste of turkey meat very much.Except for the fast-growing white feather chicken that can be slaughtered in fifteen days, she has never eaten any other meat.Compared with white feather chicken, turkey meat is so delicious.You need to savor carefully.

"Sister, this gift is yours!" Sara's younger brother unwrapped a ring from a package. The ring was beautiful with a green ring.It looks like the texture of some kind of high-end gemstone.

"Wow! Mom and Dad, this is a gift for me?!" Sarah saw the beautiful ring and didn't care about eating. She quickly took the ring from her younger brother's hand, and put it on her hand without putting it down.Girls of this age will always love these pretty accessories.

Sara's parents looked at each other and made eye contact with each other, as if asking each other "Did you buy it?" 】【no. 】

Neither of them could figure out where the ring came from, since neither of the couple bought it, it seemed to have just popped up in the gift pile.Just when the two were about to say something, the whole room suddenly became dark.

"Damn it, there's a power outage!" Sara's father grumbled in displeasure.

"Why is there a power outage? I didn't receive a notice before!" Sarah's mother was also a little dissatisfied.

"It's probably Christmas today. Everyone turned on all kinds of electrical appliances, so the power supply is insufficient. I'll go find a candle." Sarah's father started to act.

Most of the original good Christmas atmosphere disappeared in an instant, but Sara was still happy because she received a great gift.Father lit a candle and placed it in the living room, and the dim light of the fire illuminated the whole room.

Sara's younger brother curiously took out a note from the package he had just opened, and said, "There is also a note for this ring, is it an instruction manual?"

Sara snatched it over and said, "Let me see."

Looking at the candlelight, Sarah found that there were two poems on it, and she subconsciously read it out: "The green light is always bright, and the light shines forever."

A green light spread from the ring to illuminate the whole room, everyone was startled.And the green light came and went quickly, and disappeared in just three seconds.Just when everyone was surprised, they found that the lights in their home suddenly turned on again, and all the electrical appliances started to run again.

"Oh! There's a call! I can play my new game!" Sarah's brother was delighted.

And Sarah glanced out the window and said, "Don't be stupid, there is no call." Because it was still dark outside the window.

"Huh? Really? Why do we have electricity here?"

As soon as Brother Sara finished asking, the whole family focused their attention on the ring.

Coincidentally, many families across the United States have flashed green lights tonight.And this green light will be the power to change the world!

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