Shi Xiaolei clearly said not to reciprocate, but from the standpoint of the Inhuman Race, it is impossible to really do that.

Whether it is Skye herself, her mother Jia Ying, or Mr. Hyde who does not belong to the afterlife, they have secretly made up their minds to find an opportunity to repay Shi Xiaolei for his kindness.

In addition, the Inhumans are gradually releasing restrictions and getting in touch with the outside world step by step, and the process cannot be separated from the matchmaking of Jia Ying's family of three...

Influenced by this family of three, other strangers also developed more gratitude towards Shi Xiaolei, and their sense of identification with him became stronger and stronger.

To use the terminology in the game to describe it, Shi Xiaolei has inadvertently gained another wave of reputation, and it is probably only the last shudder left to raise the faction relationship from friendship to reverence.

Maybe it's just the immediate thing, it won't take long to usher in a qualitative change, maybe we have to wait for an opportunity...

Shi Xiaolei himself didn't notice this, or in other words, with his personality, even if he noticed, he might not take it to heart, and then intentionally push things in a certain direction.

After all, he has only one requirement for the Inhumans, and that is not to follow the old path of the original plot.

To put it bluntly, as long as the Inhumans don't make troubles and don't affect his peaceful and peaceful daily life, he is already very satisfied. As for whether the Inhumans would respect him as a savior, he really didn't care at all.

If you can help, reach out and help. There is no need to be troublesome, and it is not necessary to intervene. Aside from the girl Skye, Shi Xiaolei's attitude towards the entire Inhuman race is actually not too enthusiastic, probably the feeling of treating them as neighbors.

In contrast, Shi Xiaolei still cares more about the friendship with Stark.

Like this day.

Taking advantage of visiting Skye in the afterlife, Shi Xiaolei took a tour of the small county town at the foot of the mountain.

Originally, I just planned to buy some special ingredients that can only be found in China, to fill up the inventory at home, but while shopping, Shi Xiaolei couldn't help but feel that he bought some more things at the market once every ten days, and packed them all to bring them back. New York.

Nothing else, they are all small things related to folk customs.

Half of it was bought for my own home. Either hang it up and put it on display, or wait until the holidays and then take it out as a decoration.

The other half were bought for Stark and Pepper.

Either it is related to a pregnant woman, or it is related to a baby, one is the same, and all of them have very auspicious blessing meanings.

"Hi, Pepper, Tony." First he made a phone call to ask if he was at home, then Shi Xiaolei teleported to the manor next door, and appeared in front of the young couple: "Come and see, I brought you a What."

"I bet, it must not be for food." Smiling and looking at Pepper, Stark stood up and greeted him. While shaking hands with Shi Xiaolei, he took the slightly rustic-looking cloth bag.

There is no such thing as "don't like to take things from others" at all. The reason why Stark said that in the original plot was just to express his disdain for the other party.

As a close friend, of course Shi Xiaolei would not be treated like that by him.

Not only did he take it with his own hands, but the expression on Stark's face was quite expectant. Opening the cloth bag before returning to Pepper's side is the best proof.

"What are they...huh?" He took out a transparent plastic bag and looked at the pair of small pocket shoes inside, Stark laughed with great interest: "Such small shoes are for us Is Little Morgan ready?"

"These are called tiger-toe shoes." Shi Xiaolei followed and sat down on the sofa, "Normally they are not for wearing, but mainly for auspiciousness."

"Auspicious? Does it have any meaning?" The cute appearance of the pocket immediately aroused Pepper's interest. Before Stark could unpack it and take it out, she had already snatched it together with the plastic bag.

"The implication is to wish the baby not to be intruded by external evils, to be healthy and strong, and to thrive." Without Stark calling, Shi Xiaolei did it himself, picked up the glass jug on the coffee table, and poured himself a cup of tea: "There were more than a dozen pairs on that stand, and I deliberately picked the most fancy ones. You may think that the colors are too mixed and a bit rustic, but I think that the more exaggerated the color matching, the more effective it is to deter external evil. ,so…"

"Rustic? Isn't it pretty?" Pepper shook his head, his eyes were full of love: "Tony, look at them, they are so cute."

"It's really cute." Holding Pepper's shoulder, Stark nodded very cooperatively: "If I remember correctly, this dazzling color scheme seems to be popular this year? I didn't know when you were flipping through the magazine two days ago Carefully glanced at it, there are a few clothes design styles... I mean, in terms of color matching, it seems to be like this~lightnovelpub.net~ Hmm, you saw it too?" Hearing what Stark said, Pepper was getting happier.

"Of course." He shouted yes in his heart, but his face pretended to be indifferent, "Isn't this what it should be?" Stark waved his hand pretending to be casual: "You know, I have always cared You. Including what are you interested in, and what new hobbies do you have recently... Hehe, in order to keep these things in my mind, I specifically asked Jarvis to organize and record a file for me."

"Really?"

"Yes, do you need me to read it to you?" The level of intelligence is getting higher and higher, and Jarvis has already interrupted to give a response without Stark's order.

"No." Seeing that he was about to be stuffed with dog food, Shi Xiaolei quickly interrupted these conversations: "When I leave, you two will continue to get bored, ok? As for now...you are not curious about the pair of little shoes in the bag , is there anything else?"

"I'm envious of you, just find one yourself." While making complaints, Stark opened the cloth bag again and put his hand in it.

"Huh?? Another tiger?"

This time it was a cloth doll that was pulled out. Like tiger shoes, it is also hand-stitched, exuding a strong local flavor, with a kind of earthy and earthy feeling.

"Does this doll have any special meaning?" Like Stark, Pepper's face was full of curiosity.

"Although it can also ward off evil spirits, when I bought it, it was mainly because of its significance as a zodiac." Shi Xiaolei smiled and explained: "Just like the twelve constellations of the zodiac corresponding to twelve months, our Huahua In the ancient Chinese calendar, 12 years are used as a round, and 12 zodiac signs are set. This year happens to be the year of the tiger, so I chose a tiger doll and gave it to your little Morgan."