Dream Toy Exhibition (Part 1)

The shooting at the music festival had passed several days ago. Kraft's actions had gone undiscovered by anyone else, and after the fervor surrounding the shooting died down, his life returned to its usual calm.

Except for Fatty Liao, that pervert, who still pestered him from time to time, demanding the Gnome Invisibility Device.

However, once he learned that the invisibility device only lasted for a dozen seconds, he dejectedly gave up on his own accord.

Soon, it was time for school to go on break. After the holiday, Alice would need to be enrolled in school. Fortunately, Kraft's growth spurt had been quite rapid recently. He had gone from being half a head shorter than Alice to being less than three centimeters shorter. He was confident that by the end of summer vacation, he would catch up to Alice in height, which would give him more confidence as Alice's older brother once they were at school.

"Kraft, are you ready? The exhibition is about to start. You, the main star, can't be late."

Martin Lee's voice came from outside. Kraft tugged at his collar, which made him uncomfortable, and replied, "Coming!"

Originally, Kraft had planned to spend his entire vacation in the laboratory. However, Martin Lee had ruthlessly suppressed this idea. Even when Kraft used the Hulk as an excuse, Martin wouldn't allow him to stay cooped up in the lab. To give him something to do, Martin had also arranged for Dream Toy Company to hold a large exhibition during the summer break and forcibly roped Kraft into being the mascot.

Thus, Kraft once again put on the slightly formal attire that made him feel uneasy and got into Martin Lee's car.

"Hahahaha—Woof! Woof-woof—! Woof!"

As soon as he got in the car, Quinn, who was placed in the back seat, poked its head through the gap in the seats and barked incessantly.

"What's wrong with it?" Kraft turned his head to ask Alice, who was sitting in the adjacent seat. "Didn't you just feed it? Does it need to go to the bathroom?"

Since they were bringing Quinn and Bea to the Dream Toy Company's exhibition, their scarves had been removed early and replaced with ordinary collars. Therefore, Kraft couldn't understand what Quinn was barking about.

"It's probably because Quinn wants to sit in the front too."

Alice stroked the small black cat lying on her lap and chuckled, "Bea just provoked Quinn with some meows, and then Quinn started acting up."

As if to corroborate Alice's explanation, Quinn let out an "Awooo" at the opportune moment and then bobbed its head up and down.

"These two… they can start a fight even without understanding each other's language?"

Kraft's expression turned grim. He then turned to the still-acting-up Quinn, "Stop it! You're too big to sit in the front! Just stay put in the back, and Alice will make you something delicious when we get back tonight."

Bribing this silly dog with good food had always been foolproof. Quinn immediately stopped fussing and obediently lay down in the back seat.

With the support of Kraft's dream products on several occasions, the Dream Toy Company, which he had founded with Martin, had already gained considerable fame worldwide.

Especially after mastering engineering, the mechanical pets launched by Dream Toy Company had been widely welcomed by children. It could be said that Kraft had become a common idol for teenagers across America.

Given Kraft's aversion to trouble, he actually disliked being in the spotlight. However, Martin Lee had his own reasons.

Considering the scale of the industries Martin Lee currently owned, it was impossible for the American government not to be aware of them. But the reason most official forces didn't bother him was precisely because he had built up enough fame in the media. Although there were still some overt and covert probes, it allowed him to avoid many minor troubles.

So, in the end, Kraft was persuaded by Martin. It wasn't particularly conspicuous to just make toys, after all.

Martin Lee drove Kraft and Alice to the exhibition venue. It hadn't officially opened yet, but there were already quite a few people inside the exhibition hall, most of whom were Chinese.

To bring more traffic to Chinatown and ensure the smooth progress of the entire exhibition, Martin Lee had naturally chosen to hold it within his sphere of influence. Chinatown residents naturally received special privileges and could enter in advance.

"Hey! Kraft!"

In addition to the compatriots from Chinatown, other early entrants included some of Martin's employees from the shelter, as well as Peter Parker and his companions who had been brought along.

"Aunt May, Uncle Ben, welcome."

Kraft ignored Peter Parker, who was greeting him, and went forward to hug Aunt May and Uncle Ben.

"Hey! Kraft! I'm talking to you!"

Peter Parker, who had been ignored, was very displeased.

"If you just want to express your amazement and worship for my incredibly intelligent mind, there's no need."

Kraft rolled his eyes and turned to look at Peter Parker.

"Who would worship you, you mischievous brat full of bad ideas!"

Peter gritted his teeth in anger. Recalling his past experiences of being tricked and tormented by Kraft, he felt an even greater surge of despair.

"So? What do you want by calling me?"

"Can't I call you if I have nothing to say?! I was going to congratulate you! Now! Forget it!"

Every time he faced Kraft, Peter shed his usual timid demeanor and instead became a grumpy young man.

However, no matter what state Peter was in, Kraft wasn't afraid. He couldn't help it; after bullying him for so long, his psychological advantage was simply too great.

So, he once again ignored Peter Parker's roaring and looked around on his own. "Where are Ned and Mary? I remember inviting them too. Didn't they come with you?"

As he spoke, Kraft gave Peter a disdainful look. "I've helped you this much, and you still couldn't ask Mary out? How disappointing, Peter."

"They're already here! They're just looking around inside! I was just waiting for Aunt May!"

Peter adjusted his slightly crooked glasses due to his excitement and continued to explain with a roar.

"So… you're ditching your crush and letting her go on a date with your best friend?!"

Kraft's eyes widened, showing a shocked expression.

"It's not a date! Besides, David and the others are there! Cough cough…"

The continuous roaring made Peter Parker feel somewhat breathless, and his throat was very dry.

"Alright, Kraft! Stop picking on Peter all the time!"

Martin Lee, who was chatting with the Parkers, couldn't stand it anymore. He reached out and playfully smacked the back of Kraft's head.

"Tch!"

Seeing Martin intervene, Kraft rubbed the back of his head and let Peter Parker go. He gave Peter Parker a look that said, "Consider yourself lucky," which made Peter Parker grit his teeth.

Since the exhibition hadn't started yet, Kraft planned to take Alice for a walk around inside and look for Fatty Liao and the others.

Before, Kraft had casually handed over some mass-producible technologies to Martin Lee. He wasn't actually very clear about what products they had tinkered with, so he took this opportunity to see what their own products were like.

Thanks to [Jiang Yunxian], [Hope x2], [Li Maoran], [Doubi De Erhuo], and [Qianqiuyu11] for their tips.

Regarding the recent issue of too much slice-of-life content, New York was quite peaceful before the main plot began. If I don't write slice-of-life, what else should I write... Besides, I'm already past chapter 50, so I can't change it even if I wanted to. If you don't like slice-of-life, please wait a couple more days. Stark is about to be blown to pieces... ┑(￣Д￣)┍

As for Fatty Liao, he's actually a very common character used to highlight the protagonist, much like Ned around Spider-Man, Fatty Wang around Hu Bayi, Zhu Bajie around Sun Wukong, and so on...

If you don't like him, it's probably due to my insufficient writing skills to make him stand out. I actually know that original characters who aren't the protagonist in fanfiction are usually not well-received, but I arranged for this character to train my ability to shape different personalities. Therefore, I won't remove the character, and I've learned my lesson from changing the outline in my previous book, so I won't do it again. I can only ask for your understanding. Once the main plot begins, there will be much less content involving Fatty Liao.

Starting the week after next, I'll be staying in the neighboring city every weekend and have to bring Zhongyuan with me. I'll have to buy it a new set of supplies for there... It really hurts my heart