Christmas Eve Critical Damage from Tony
Aunt May is a very open-minded and magnanimous woman. After Spider-Man was tested by Tony and Banner back and forth between Tony's house and the base, Aunt May knew that Spider-Man was physically unharmed and did not object to Spider-Man's association with the Avengers.
He even accepted Natasha's invitation to bring his Spider-Man to celebrate Christmas.
No one offered any opinion on what Spider-Man should do with his superpowers in the future, since the child is still too young. Spider-Man did express his desire to join the Avengers in the future, and Tony promised to make him a suit of armor if Tony wanted to help others when he grew up a Spider-Man.
For the next period of time, which was uneventful, Xia Yu developed an interest in Jane Foster's astrophysics, and would often ask about the research progress and any new discoveries.
Jane patiently explained some professional analysis to Xia Yu and was very happy that Xia Yu had developed an interest in astrophysics. What she didn't know was that Xia Yu was actually waiting for the plot of Thor: The Dark World to unfold.
Of course, the main reason is for the Reality Stone in Thor 2.
As Christmas drew closer, Thor went to Asgard and brought back an enormous tree to use as a Christmas tree at the base.
Hawkeye went back to be with his wife and kids. Banner and Betty had already agreed to spend Christmas with General Ross —oh, now they should call him Department of Defense Thaddeus Ross.
Xia Yu originally wanted Banner to modify a Christmas reindeer and sleigh flying vehicle to deliver presents to the children, but there wasn't enough time. Unless Tony came to modify it, Xia Yu thought about it and gave up.
On Christmas Eve, only Xia Yu, Natasha, Thor, and Jane remained at the base. The five of them celebrating Christmas still created a family atmosphere, but the large base felt cold and deserted with several people suddenly gone.
Xia Yu wasn't very good at cooking Western food, so Xia Yu decided to have hot pot with everyone on Christmas Day. However, according to their custom, a turkey was still needed for Christmas dishes to create a festive atmosphere.
Xia Yu wanted to spend an afternoon with Natasha figuring out how to roast a turkey, and then the turkey arrived.
Xia Yu personally picked up Pepper Potts and Tony, who were carrying the turkey.
"Steve called me, Siberia. Did he tell you about this?" Tony asked Xia Yu.
"Yes, he told me at the hospital last time that he wanted to tell you in person and apologize properly." Xia Yu looked at Natasha, who was helping Pepper Potts roast the turkey, and suddenly felt like he was celebrating the New Year at home in his past life, especially after Tony came.
"I don't need to apologize. I understand everything you're saying, but I still can't face Bucky. Even after the Captain told me about that base in Siberia, I'm a little afraid to go there. I'm afraid that if I see my parents being killed with my own eyes, I won't be able to resist killing Bucky, even though I know it wasn't his fault."
Tony reached out and tapped the ring on Xia Yu's hand.
Xia Yu thoughtfully took out two glasses and a bottle of wine.
"You've done very well, Tony. To be honest, I couldn't have done it." Xia Yu was telling the truth. If it were him, he might have killed Bucky without hesitation. Whose fault it was didn't matter. What mattered was that Bucky killed his parents. He didn't care if Bucky was being controlled.
While Bucky risking his life to save Pepper Potts helped ease the tension, from Tony's perspective, it made him even more upset. He couldn't vent his anger, so Xia Yu completely understood why Tony took action against Xia Yu.
"The five frozen super soldiers in the base must be dealt with. I'll take care of them myself, because that's why my parents were murdered. You'll come with me," Tony said to Xia Yu.
"Okay!" Xia Yu agreed readily.
"Tony, I'm actually really happy you could come back today."
"I've figured it out, Xia." Tony picked up his glass and gently clinked it against Xia Yu's.
"After this happened, I thought about it a lot..."
"Not only is it about who's right and who's wrong in this matter, and what the reasons were, but even why did Killian become a terrorist? Am I partly responsible?"
"I've thought a lot about it, including those veterans who were subjected to human experiments by Killian. If it weren't for the government's inadequate resettlement, they wouldn't have ended up on that path."
"So I've decided to use all the revenue from one of my companies this year to establish a fund specifically to support the resettlement of veterans who have been injured and discharged."
Stark Industries has a dedicated department for various charitable activities. In the name of Stark Industries, it also helps Tony with some personal charitable investments. Tony's new foundation can indeed solve the problems of many people.
And it seems like a very large investment, like investing the entire revenue of a company, etc.?
Xia Yu sensed something was wrong.
"This foundation is what real charity looks like, Tony, that's fantastic! But I'm curious, which of your companies is it?" Xia Yu asked cautiously.
"How many other companies do I own? You know I focus on a single business. Besides Stark Industries and its subsidiaries, I only have one Herbal medicine company that I'm working with you on. It's doing well this year, with nearly $800 million in revenue. I plan to put all of it into that fund, and next year I'll put in another $200 million to make it a billion."
Tony said matter-of-factly.
"I remember the eight hundred million US dollars was all the profits from the Herbal medicine this year. I seem to recall that I was the majority shareholder of this company, owning 60% of the shares. You're using all the profits for charity? I had no idea about that, and I didn't sign anything."
Xia Yu doesn't object to doing charity, but using all the money he earns in a year for charity is going too far.
"I signed it for you. I had JARVIS analyze your signature and mechanically simulate it. Would you like to see it? I guarantee that even handwriting experts wouldn't be able to tell the difference."
"This is a crime, 6848, involving nearly 500 million US dollars, enough to put you in jail for life, Tony Stark. 500 million US dollars, you took my money for charity, and in your own name."
Xia Yu jumped up, grabbed Tony by the collar, and said viciously, "God, send down a Flash to kill this bastard! Stark Industries is so rich, why use money meant for Herbal medicine? That's my money, Mr. Iron Man!"
Tony grinned with satisfaction, slapped Xia Yu's hand away, took a leisurely sip of his drink, and said, "I'm happy to. If you're not happy, you can sue me if you have evidence."
"Of course, you can continue to pray to the gods to strike me dead with Flash, like going to your brother Thor. I think the Thor will help you."
Tony stood up triumphantly, laughing heartily, and went to watch Pepper Potts prepare the turkey.
Xia Yu, whose hands were now trembling like chicken claws, was left behind. The critical hit damage of 480 million US dollars made Xia Yu feel that this one blow could Thanos.
That Christmas Eve, Xia Yu ate the most tasteless hot pot he had ever ever had.