Daily life [Zhongyingmei]

—he must go.

After making this decision, Benny felt empty in his heart, but he still forced himself to take a few deep breaths, then showed a hesitant expression, and apologized awkwardly: "Sorry...Mr. Rogers, I shouldn't have said that, it was me Excited. I just, just couldn't take it so quickly — I could go talk to him."

"It's okay, Benny." Steve immediately agreed tolerantly, and he could understand Benny's intense emotions.

The boy took a deep look at Steve, suddenly grabbed the certificate, turned around and strode back to the room.The little milk voice was left behind by himself, and it sounded a bit dull: "—I'll go as soon as I pack up, Mr. Rogers, don't send me off! I want to talk to him alone."

"Okay." Steve was about to stop with the past movements, but stopped.There was nothing he could do to help with this kind of thing, so Benny had to deal with it by himself.

……

Benny went back to the room and put on his sneakers. He looked around, but didn't move for a long time.

After Mr. Rogers brought him back, he also had his own room, slept in a warm quilt, had a brand-new backpack, and was able to eat every meal... Here left him with many good memories.

Leaving here means that tonight's recipes may all become vegetables again, and maybe they will have to sleep in the bridge hole.

Despite thinking this way, Benny didn't go to get his backpack and put some food in it.He just looked at the bedside table hesitantly, walked over to remove the photo from the frame, held it in his hand and stared blankly.

There were two people, one big and one small standing in front of the roller coaster, smiling brightly. Mr. Rogers stared at the camera with gentle blue eyes, and he was holding raspberry ice cream in his hand, with a helpless smile on his lips.

That should be caused by Benny's stiff smile no matter how many shots he took before.

The bright sunshine that day, the screams of the children and the tempting aroma of mashed potatoes seemed to still linger around me. I didn't expect that Mr. Rogers' words of "leaving a good memory for the future" would come in handy so soon.

Benny laughed at himself in his heart, and soon came back to his senses. He carefully stuffed the photo into his trouser pocket, put the frame upside down on the bedside table, and patiently smoothed the folds of the collar of the sweater in front of the mirror, and then straightened up Back, strode out as he came.

"I'm ready." Benny said calmly. He didn't even dare to look up at Mr. Rogers. He forcibly suppressed the haste in his tone, and said goodbye, "We are all familiar with the journey, so you really don't need to see me off, Mr. Rogers --goodbye!"

"Do you still drink yogurt when you come back at night? The family is about to run out." Steve kept sending the boy to the door, and asked suddenly, "I mean—uh, you—"

"Probably won't come back." Benny added this sentence for him, tried his best to pretend to be natural, lowered his head and ran away in a hurry.

"..."

Steve stood at the door and looked at the boy's back, the look in his blue eyes completely sank.

Not right.

If he can't discover this, he is not Captain America who came off the battlefield.

The blond man followed without hesitation, watching Benny run fast from a distance, skillfully throwing off the surveillance cameras and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in every corner.

——When the agents saw Steve's gaze, they all looked a little embarrassed, and all stepped back, no longer watching.In other words, in the case that Captain America is also there, they can just stare from a distance.

Benny's magic power is very special, he can throw away the people following him in the blink of an eye, which is very confusing.Even Steve had to watch closely so as not to lose track.This is why the boy has the confidence to get rid of SHIELD agents every day.What if those agents knew about it?First of all, there is Captain America guarding it. Every time the boy just ran out to play for a few hours and then came back by himself, they couldn't just turn a blind eye.

But none of these poor agents knew that this time, Benny ran out and made up his mind not to come back.

Steve looked gloomy, and followed silently all the way. After more than half an hour, the boy finally confirmed that there were no surveillance cameras or agents around, and there was a bench next to the half-full trash can.Fortunately, this is simply the best environment.

Under Steve's helpless gaze, he watched the little boy skilfully shrink back onto the bench, then hugged his knees and stopped moving. His long eyelashes drooped down, covering all his expressions. Benny's expression Finally calmed down, he took out the photo from his trousers pocket and began to daze.

"..." Steve strode over and clenched his fists hanging by his side.He saw the boy raised his head suddenly in shock, the magic sensed his existence, the child suddenly froze in place, looked at him so shocked that he couldn't speak, and then pretended to be calm, the boy held the child again His face stiffened.

Steve simply didn't speak, and sat down on the bench next to Benny without saying a word, looking into the distance - the only dilapidated cafe that was open on this secluded street.

There was an unbearable silence in the air.

Benny rubbed his butt on the bench for a long time, twisting and turning, he was rarely so restless, but Benny was really embarrassed to see such an angry reaction from Mr. Rogers.

"You still don't want to confess your identity to Mr. Stark?" Steve asked calmly, unable to hear his emotions.

Benny had nothing to deny. He bowed his head and acquiesced. He hugged his knees on the bench and curled up into a smaller ball. The few strands of curly hair on his forehead also swayed back and forth with his movements, looking pitiful and innocent. stubborn.

"You know...I am your current guardian." Steve weighed his words and said in a slower voice, "With your consent, I am obliged to raise you to adulthood."

Steve didn't think little Benny hated him for leaving.At the beginning, Benny's dislike and resistance to him were obvious, but after getting along for a month, the little boy's attitude towards him softened visibly.Although it is still fierce in the eyes of outsiders, Steve knows that Benny is just not good at expressing himself.

——Besides, just now Benny took out a photo of the two of them in a daze.

"Well, um, actually I had an idea before." The blond man's voice suddenly became cramped for a moment, he paused in embarrassment, and still lowered his gaze, those beautiful blue eyes carried an inexplicable power , staring at Benny calmly and softly, "After knowing your identity today, I thought it would be impossible, but now..."

Benny listened and turned his face in that direction.Gone was the angry, enticing presence of the blond man, replaced by something softer.

"Benny, would you like to follow me as Rogers?" Steve paused for a few seconds before asking.He already understood the boy's emotions, it wasn't dislike for him, but little Benny's self-esteem and anxiety were at work.

He even blamed himself a bit. If he could think more clearly, Steve would have guessed that Benny would run away. This kid is too sensitive.

"Follow your surname Rogers?!" Benny was shocked by this sentence, and couldn't help repeating it.

"Then we are no longer just the relationship between the guardian and the ward—of course, you can maintain the status quo if you want." Steve quickly added, continuing to describe his thoughts in a gentle tone, "If you want, I can be your adoptive father. Nothing will change, you can continue to be free, the only difference is our relationship."

adoptive father...

Faced with this proposal thrown out, Benny couldn't refuse it outright.He murmured the word silently between his lips, and remained silent for a long time.

Let Mr. Rogers... be his adoptive father?

"Come back with me. You can think about it slowly, and then reply me when you think about it." Steve stood up, finally showing a relaxed smile on his face, he pursed his lower lip, and began to tease himself, "Benny, I'm It’s almost a hundred years old, and there’s not a single child around.”

"...?!" Benny suddenly looked up at him in shock.

Lonely... Lonely old man?

So are they a sad mix of homeless orphans and widowed old men?

Thinking of this, Benny nodded while hesitating, and asked worriedly: "Well... are you sure it's just a change in relationship? Mister Rogers?"

"I promise." Steve said affirmatively, "Mr. Rogers."

"...Okay, let's go home!" Benny cleared his throat, jumped off the bench excitedly, and suddenly felt a little happy in his heart.

Benedict Rogers.This is his future name!

He was still an abandoned waif, bastard son, with a playboy father.But those have nothing to do with him, from now on, he will finally have a place that can be called home.There is a - a -

Benny quickly raised his head and glanced at the blond man beside him. The evening sun reflected on half of Captain America's side shoulders, showing his handsome side face and soft eyebrows and eyes.The whole person exudes a gentle breath.

Such a person is much more suitable than Stark being a father!

Benny stuffed the group photo back into his pants pocket, lowered his head, and smiled quietly with the corners of his mouth raised.

"...Little Mr. Rogers?" Steve suddenly uttered again, his eyes dropped, he glanced at the boy's fluffy soft curly hair, and finally couldn't help it.The blond man lowered his voice asking for consent, and asked,

"Can I touch it?"

Steve has really thought about it for a long time—he still can't forget the touch he encountered that day at the playground.

Benny's roots were a little red.He cleared his throat, straightened his face again, and proudly raised his chin and announced loudly: "Mr. Rogers...Of course not!"

Two minutes later, one big and one small still walked home side by side.

"..."

Steve savored the feel of the hand, and was content with the tsundere little boy by his side.

Benny really resembles him.

This is not about character, but something that life has imprinted in their bones since childhood.Steve guessed that Benny used to live in a poor area of ​​a certain city, because Benny always didn't pay attention to those living habits, didn't like to take care of his own hygiene, and was very thirsty for knowledge.His wariness towards others is also amazing, his spiritual world is mature and closed, and his only hobby is probably...

Deliberately annoy people?

Children from the underprivileged communities always have more or less similar traits, so for Steve, these are all minor problems that can be ignored.But other than that, Benny's character traits reflected in his eight years of unknown life turned out to be all his favorite advantages.

How diligent Benny has been during this time, he can see it every day.The boy seemed to never know how to get tired, eagerly trying to absorb all the knowledge he came across, just like it was his instinct, trying to build weapons around himself to arm himself as soon as possible.No kid is less afraid of hardship than Benny.After Steve persuaded him, he had basically given up on Benny's staying up late every day, and he couldn't stop the child from reviewing and previewing over and over again at night.

Probably from the moment he realized this... Steve carefully considered whether he was suitable for being a father.

——Under the supervision of S.H.I.E.L.D., Steve became Benny's guardian. This will basically not change, but can his relationship with Benny go further?He is 27 years old this year - well, his physical age is almost a hundred years old.Most people are already fathers at this time, and he can treat Benny as his own son, and he will train Benny well and accompany the boy.

Seventy years on, Steve wouldn't be naive enough to think the world always revolves around him.It's time for veterans to retire. This is not the era of Captain America, so how should he choose his goals for the rest of his life?Steve already has the answer.

He spent so long learning how to be a good soldier, now he should spend more time learning how to be a good father...

Steve turned his head and glanced at the short-legged boy walking beside him, and made a decision in his mind.

……

Perhaps this is the most wonderful day.

Because at about the same time, Tony Stark, who was staying in the laboratory, was suddenly interrupted by his butler: "Sir, there is something I think you should know..."

"Before I change my mind, I should just mute your voice." Tony muttered casually, his mind still focused on the portable armor he was researching in front of him.

"..." Even the smart butler, his nice British voice was silent for a few seconds before he said that, "Mr. Benedict's data has been uploaded to the database, and the priority attention has been confirmed. But I have some new discoveries, Sir, the genetic comparison shows that there is no doubt that he is the child of you and Ms. Potts."

"..."

What?whose child?

Tony even suspected for a moment that he had heard wrong.

Wait a second, after Tony's smart brain finally processed the meaning of this sentence, the man with the mustache raised his head in a daze, the wrench in his hand was frightened, he struggled to suppress his voice from his throat, and was at a loss until the end The tone is raised and the sound is broken:

"Me and—me and Pepper's child?!"

The author has something to say: Tony: ? ? ?

I'm not with Pepper yet? !

And you, Luo Dadun! !How shameless!Being my son's adoptive father - don't even think about it!