As a staff member of S.H.I.E.L.D., the average salary is almost higher than that of ordinary soldiers.

But if you take into account the subsidy when going out to work, and the extra money obtained through various channels... Even if it is just a low-level agent, as long as he doesn't devote himself to the internal support department, overall, his income is still very good.

Natasha is a tenth-level agent. She has counted the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. In addition, she has always been responsible for carrying out field missions... After working for so many years, in Natasha's private coffers, the US dollars saved have reached eight figures, and they are still eight figures starting with 7.

Excluding those reserves that are stored in anonymous accounts for emergencies and that cannot be easily used at ordinary times, Natasha has about 20 million spare money on hand that can be used to spend.

Even in the Big Apple, where every inch of land is expensive, this amount of money is not small.

It can be said that it couldn't be easier to buy a store.

However, in the end, Natasha did not use her small treasury and paid for a store for Alexei and Melina.

It's not that she doesn't want to, but that she doesn't have to.

Anyway, S.H.I.E.L.D. has a lot of real estate in New York City. As Natasha, as long as she says hello to Nick Fury, she can get a facade at no cost.

It's not a major event involving world peace, not to mention that Nick Fury himself has often set up a name to ask his superiors to ask for funding... thinking that there will be advantages, and he also feels that his parents will definitely be monitored by S.H.I.E.L.D. It was supposed to fight for a compensation for them, so Natasha did not hesitate to take advantage of it and got a facade from S.H.I.E.L.D.

Either in another place, or in Chinatown, across the street from Shi Xiaolei's old store, which was used by Barbara Morse when she pretended to be a flower shop owner.

The reason why I chose this shop is because the law and order in Chinatown is not bad.

Well, just looking at the past, it is actually just average. After all, the status of Chinese people in New York is not high, and there are often some small gangsters who go to Chinatown to make troubles. To be precise, the security conditions in Chinatown have been significantly improved in the past two years.

On the one hand, it is because the strength of Huaguo is gradually growing, which makes the Chinese living in New York support their backs. On the other hand, it was also because after Shi Xiaolei got acquainted with George Stacy, he donated money and things to the police station from time to time. The so-called cannibalism is short-sighted and soft-handed. With Shi Xiaolei's benefit, the patrols have gradually increased the number of patrols in Chinatown, and naturally, the security situation in that area has improved.

He knew that Alexei was a temper tantrum, and he also knew that ordinary punks couldn't help him. Therefore, for the purpose of avoiding troubles, Natasha deliberately chose the facade in Chinatown.

Secondly, the size of this shop is more appropriate.

The store is too big, Alexei and Melina alone may not be able to keep busy. If it is small, it will leave too much free time because there are too few things. Melina doesn't need to worry, but if Alexey is replaced, Natasha doesn't think he can be honest and endure the leisure.

Comparing the storefronts in Chinatown and nearby, from the perspective of size, the storefront opposite Shi Xiaolei's old store is more suitable.

From Natasha's point of view, the first choice is of course this one.

The third point is also the most important - to open a small shop here, to some extent, I can receive some care, and get some benefits from Shi Xiaolei.

After all, the old store that Shi Xiaolei personally ran is still there, and Skye and the others have not moved it elsewhere.

Letting Alexei and Melina open a store across the street may be fine for a short time, but as time goes by, when they really integrate into the local area and become a member of the street, the situation will be different.

Assuming that the two of them encountered any trouble, as neighbors in the neighborhood, those people in the old store would definitely stand up and say a few words to help. If the situation was a little more serious, the news might reach Shi Xiaolei's ears through Skye or other people's mouths. And then, for the sake of Skye or other shop assistants, Shi Xiaolei might show up and say a word to Alexei and Melina who have been accepted by many neighbors in Chinatown.

As long as Shi Xiaolei expresses his opinion, many things can be resolved smoothly. It is no exaggeration to say that even if Nick Fury is making up his mind, he has to carefully weigh the consequences.

so…

Don't look at Natasha's always bickering with Alexei, and always responding to Melina with bitterness, but just looking at her meticulousness and care when she settled the two of them, she is still very good as an eldest daughter. qualified.

It's just that there will always be some parts that exceed expectations. Even with Natasha's meticulousness, it is impossible to fully see what the future will look like.

For example, Alexei failed to lose weight, and instead of losing weight, he gained weight, which was never expected by Natasha.

It’s not because there are Chinese restaurants everywhere in Chinatown~lightnovelpub.net~Aleksey, who came here for a long time, couldn’t control his mouth, and he ate and drank every day, which eventually led to his belly getting bigger and bigger big.

The key reason that made him fall short was not those big fish and meat, nor beer or other alcoholic beverages, but cup after cup of milk tea.

Opening a biscuit shop, selling it with drinks is a matter of course.

When the store first opened, it only served some common beverages on the market, such as cola and freshly squeezed fruit juice.

But as milk tea became popular in Europe and the United States...

If you think about it with your toes, you know that it will definitely appear first in Chinatown where Chinese gather. Including those raw materials used to open a store, are also the first to spread out from here.

The store is in Chinatown. Although the biscuit shop opened by Alexie and Melina is not the first in New York City to offer milk tea, it is also one of the first in terms of sequence.

In addition, his wife and children are very strict, restricting Alexei's drinking...

Naturally, Alexey regarded the newly-launched milk tea as a substitute for alcoholic beverages, and served three or five cups almost every day.

As we all know, the small cup in the United States is equal to the big cup in China.

Alexey drank three to five glasses a day, and it was a large American standard glass. With the sugar content of milk tea itself, and Alexei's belly... If he doesn't gain weight, then he really saw the devil.

Of course, it will take a long time to become a fat man who weighs nearly three hundred catties. For now, Alexei's belly is not that big, and his body is only a little fatter than ordinary people.

And the three women, including Natasha, have not given up on urging him to lose weight.