Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 346 Christmas Eve is for family reunions (Third update!!!)

Christmas Eve 2015 arrived as scheduled.

same.

The heavy snow arrived as scheduled.

A heavy snowfall that began on the 22nd has completely transformed New York City into a snow-covered city.

The skyscrapers of Manhattan have been transformed into pillars of snow crystals covered in snow.

The trees in Central Park looked as if they were covered with a thick blanket of snow, and police cars equipped with snow chains were on duty every day.

Meanwhile, in Westview, a town fifty miles across the Hudson River from Jersey City, the snow falls in a completely different way.

The snow here falls calmly and steadily, in large flakes, vertically and quietly.

The old Victorian-style houses in town were all covered in thick snow, with white smoke slowly billowing from their chimneys.

Inside house number 123 in Xijing Town.

The campfire in the fireplace blazed brightly, filling the entire house with warmth.

A fir Christmas tree, exuding the unique fragrance of pine forests, has been quietly sitting in the corner of the living room.

The Christmas tree is now covered with decorations.

And under the Christmas tree, there were already piles of all kinds of wrapped gifts.

Pietro was shoveling snow outside the door at that moment.

But before he could shovel for long, his body and hair were already covered in white snow.

As for Wanda...

Wanda and her daughter Qin were squatting in the kitchen, watching the small cake gradually expand in the heat of the camera.

soon.

"Ding!"

The oven made a crisp sound.

Wearing oven mitts, Gwen, in the kitchen of 521A Palm Street, opened the oven and took out the small cakes she had made for Christmas Eve.

She tried one first, then her eyes lit up. She looked up and searched for Hawke's whereabouts, finally spotting him shoveling snow outside the door.

Gwen raised an eyebrow, leaned closer to the window, and watched with a smile as Hawke shoveled snow roughly and crudely at the garage entrance.

then……

Her expression turned to surprise.

into the eye.

Hawke, seemingly annoyed by shoveling snow, simply tossed the shovel aside and casually pressed his right hand onto the ground. Instantly, the heat of the Phoenix Fire swept outwards in all directions.

In an instant.

Centered on Hawke's palm, the snow was vaporizing, and the ground was returning to a dry state at a visible speed.

In the blink of an eye, the heavy snow leading from the garage to the main road had completely disappeared, and the residual heat of the ground even ensured that the continuously falling snow would vaporize and disappear the moment it touched the ground.

After finishing all this, Hawke looked at his masterpiece, nodded with great satisfaction, and clapped his hands.

next second.

He met Gwen's gaze, who was standing at the window.

Hawke raised an eyebrow, turned and walked towards the garage, then returned to the living room from the garage.

Gwen, carrying a tray of small cakes, watched Hawke return to the house and said helplessly, "You should know that it's unbelievable that everyone else has snow in front of their doors, but our garage door doesn't."

Hawke shrugged.

"Honey, do you know what's the most incredible thing?"

"what?"

"That means it's still snowing outside, and you called me to shovel snow first thing in the morning."

Hawke looked at Gwen with a serious expression.

Who would be so kind as to shovel snow while it's still snowing? It's no different from a ridiculous math problem where water is flowing in and out at the same time.

Upon hearing Hawke's words, Gwen subconsciously turned her head to glance at the still-falling snowflakes outside, then looked back at Hawke.

Eyes facing each other.

Gwen held the baking tray, pinched a freshly baked mini cake, and fed it to Hawke.

"Is it tasty?"

"..."

Hawke silently ate the small cake that was brought to his mouth, then looked helpless.

"Honey, is there something else you know?"

"Uh……"

"Your technique for changing the subject is very clumsy, without any build-up."

"I am a woman!"

Gwen smiled and said, "Besides, I'm still your fiancée. I don't need any preamble to change the subject; I can do it whenever I want."

Hawke met his fiancée's expressive emerald eyes and nodded with a serious expression.

"You're right, I was wrong, I'm sorry."

I accept your apology.

Gwen smiled slightly, then turned away gracefully.

at this time.

The noise coming from the other side of the stairs.

Hawke and Gwen looked toward the stairs.

Anya, with her red lips and white teeth, came down the stairs and met Hawke and Gwen's gaze. She said to Hawke, "Brother, I'm on sister-in-law's side."

Hawke raised his eyebrows.

Gwen beamed, said thank you, and then said, "Anya, try the little cake I just made."

Anya ran up to Gwen, picked up a small cake, took a bite, and then a look of surprise appeared on her face.

"delicious."

"Want to learn? I'll teach you. This is a secret little cake from the Fox family."

"Okay, thank you, sister-in-law."

Anya was pleasantly surprised, and took Gwen's arm, saying happily.

Hawke was speechless.

"Anya, can you not betray us so quickly? It's only been a few days, and you've already been turned by your sister-in-law."

“Brother, this is not betrayal; I stand on the side of reason.”

"road……"

Hawke looked at his serious-looking sister Anya, his lips twitched, and then his gaze fell on Anya's current attire.

A deep navy blue duffle coat, paired with a plaid mini skirt and heavy combat boots, with her legs covered only by a layer of delicate, sheer black stockings.

"Hiss!" Hawke gasped as he looked at his sister's black stockings and quickly said, "Go upstairs and change your clothes."

Anya blinked, looked down at her clothes, and then looked at Hawke with some curiosity.

"What's wrong? I saw it, this is the trend this year."

"It's not the Phoenix family sister who's popular."

"……elder brother!"

"Ah."

"You're too conservative!"

"what."

Gwen, who was listening to Hawke and Anya's conversation, chuckled and then looked at Anya with a smile: "Your brother isn't conservative at all, he's just conservative with you. But you're going out later, and it is a bit chilly to wear like this. Didn't we buy a cashmere dress last week? You can wear that."

Anya thought for a moment, nodded, responded, and walked towards the stairs.

Hawke breathed a sigh of relief.

After watching Anya disappear at the top of the stairs, Gwen looked at Hawke and said, "You're being a little too tense, Hawke. This isn't good for Anya or for you."

Hawke shrugged. "I know."

He admitted that he had indeed been a bit too nosy.

After all, Anya's outfit just now was indeed fine; pursuing beauty is every woman's nature.

but……

Hawke shook his head: "It's just that Anna was only thirteen when she left me, and she just came back. I'm afraid she'll get hurt."

Gwen also understood Hawke's psychology.

After all, Hawke embarked on the path to becoming stronger for Anya's sake.

only……

"You should figure this out yourself sooner rather than later. If you can't accept it, reviving Anya would be like hurting her a second time."

"I know."

Hawke nodded upon hearing this.

at this time.

Anya, having changed her clothes again, came down the stairs.

Beneath a classic camel Chesterfield coat is a soft cashmere dress and sleek knee-high boots.

Anya spun around in front of Hawke.

"Is this okay now?"

"can."

Hawke looked at his sister, who was not showing any skin, and a look of relief appeared on his face.

Gwen, who was standing to the side, silently shook her head and changed the subject: "Anya, come and help me pack. We're going to Westview Town."

Anya immediately responded and turned to help her sister-in-law pack her things for the trip to Xijing Town that night.

Compared to Hawke, who took comprehensive protective measures for Anya after her resurrection.

After meeting Anya, Gwen acted like a good sister-in-law, taking Anya shopping and introducing her to the new world seven years in the future. It can be said that Gwen played a crucial role in Anya's complete integration into this world seven years in the future within just one month.

After half an hour.

The black Audi A8 drove out of the garage, left Palm Street, and headed towards Westview Town.

"By the way, have the Maximovs arrived in Xijing Town yet?"

"It should be on its way too."

Hawke wasn't sure.

Unlike her younger sister, who was brought home by her after being resurrected last month.

The Maximovs stayed at the SHIELD cloning facility to adapt to their new bodies.

Don't ask why Hawke wasn't brought back with him.

The answer is that Pietro was planning to give his sister a surprise.

Yes.

After all, to confirm the identity of the skeleton, Pietro was taken to SHIELD New York for DNA testing.

If the wrong skeleton is dug up, or the wrong clone is made, then things will get really messed up.

and so……

Just as Hawke was driving his sister and Gwen to Westview, an unremarkable Aegis fighter jet had already landed at the Aegis airfield outside Westview.

soon.

An ordinary-looking vehicle carrying Ilya Maksimov and his wife, Marina Maksimov, headed toward the nearby town of Westview.

Wanda is currently at home feeding Billy and Tommy.

Four-year-old Qin is quite mature. She sits on the sofa, watching "The Powerpuff Girls" on TV while eating a Christmas Eve cake that her mother Wanda just baked.

A hissing sound.

Pietro, who had been going in and out four times since this morning, ran back inside from outside once again.

Wanda, who was feeding Billy and Tommy, looked at Pietro, who seemed particularly excited today, with a hint of exasperation: "If you have nothing to do, go upstairs and tidy up the messy toy room."

Pietro suppressed his excitement and nodded: "Okay, when someone comes, go open the door."

Wanda frowned slightly.

"What……"

"Ding dong!"

The doorbell rings.

Wanda glanced at Pietro instinctively.

Pietro didn't speak, but his expression showed great excitement.

Wanda looked at Pietro's expression, stood up, and crimson chaos magic surged between her fingers. Then, as if she saw something, she paused and looked at Pietro.

Pietro nodded excitedly, his eyes brimming with tears.

Wanda instinctively covered her mouth, then quickly ran to the door and opened it without hesitation.

into the eye.

Outside.

Her father, Ilya, and her mother, Marina, who had appeared in her countless dreams, were now standing outside the door.

Wanda burst into tears instantly.

"father!"

"Mother!!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)