Can you tell me what happened, Mr. Qinuo?" Howard said.
"No problem."
Qinuo explained the reason Bucky killed them and Tony's current condition.
"Have you subdued HYDRA? That's good."
Howard was a little emotional. Steve is also alive.
"Tony is getting married. Who is she, how old is she, what does she look like, and are they living together now?"
Maria's attention was entirely on Tony.
"How about you ask Tony himself?"
Qinuo suggested.
Howard was a little lost, go find Tony?
He had never been able to have a good conversation with Tony, and that child had always hated him, his father, and now he had been dead for 20 years.
"Howard, I miss Tony."
Maria gently held Howard's hand, she knew her husband also loved Tony, but just didn't know how to express it.
"Okay, we'll go find Tony. Thank you, Mr. Qinuo."
Howard made up his mind.
"No trouble, after all, you two were originally gifts I prepared for Tony."
Qinuo said.
"A gift? I'm very happy Tony has a friend like you."
Howard.
Qinuo opened the portal and walked in.
"Space teleportation technology!"
Howard was startled, another technology beyond its time.
Before he could even think about its principle, Maria pulled him in.
Tony's seaside Villa.
The electronic eye at the entrance scanned the people.
"Mr. Qinuo, and… Howard Stark, Maria Stark."
Jarvis almost crashed.
"Jarvis, where are Tony and Pepper?"
Qinuo asked.
"Sir is still sleeping, Mrs. Pepper is preparing lunch. Do I need to wake Sir?"
Jarvis opened the door.
"No, we'll go find him ourselves and give him a surprise." Qinuo led the two in and introduced:
"Jarvis, the artificial intelligence developed by Tony. I don't think I need to say much about the origin of the name."
"My personal butler, Edwin Jarvis, I didn't expect Tony to still remember him."
Howard sighed.
The group passed the kitchen, looking at the figure cooking inside.
Influenced by Pamela, Pepper also liked to cook for Tony in her free time.
Qinuo gestured for silence to the two.
"Pepper, are you preparing lunch for Tony? Can you prepare two more portions?"
"No problem, Qinuo, you and Venom also…"
Pepper took out a few plates from the drawer, but when she turned around and saw the two people standing in front of her, the second half of her sentence instantly caught in her throat.
"Oh my god!"
In shock, Pepper's fingers suddenly tightened, and the plate in her hand was actually crushed, ceramic shards scattering on the floor with a "clatter".
Maria was the first to react, quickly stepping forward, grabbing Pepper's hand and checking it.
"Are you okay? I'm sorry, I scared you."
"I'm fine, um, hello, I'm Pepper, um, that's Tony…"
The business queen at Stark Industries was now so nervous she was incoherent.
Pepper, of course, knew them, but only from photographs.
"Pepper, let's prepare lunch together first, okay?"
Maria looked at Pepper gently.
Appearing here, she was clearly Tony's fiancé, but she seemed to have been scared.
"Okay, Mrs. Stark."
Pepper responded, quickly found a broom, and squatted down to sweep up the pieces on the floor.
But at this moment, her mind was a mess, like a tangled ball of yarn, her thoughts had long drifted away.
Maria was also not idle, helping to pick up the larger pieces nearby, occasionally looking up at Pepper, her eyes full of affection and curiosity.
"Let's go, it's time to wake up the protagonist."
Qinuo smirked.
Howard Stark took a deep breath, raised his hand to straighten his sharp suit, and followed behind Qinuo, walking step by step towards Tony's room.
Howard came to Tony's room door, his hand hovering in mid-air for a while before he could knock.
Qinuo couldn't stand it anymore, he knocked hard on the door, making the door frame tremble slightly.
"Tony, wake up, I've brought you a gift."
An angry curse instantly came from inside the room.
Seeing this, Qinuo consciously stood aside, leaning against the wall, making room for Howard.
Howard took another deep breath, trying to calm his inner tension, his eyes fixed on the closed door without blinking.
A moment later, the door slowly opened with a "creak", and Tony, in pajamas with messy hair, appeared.
"Qinuo, you're sick…"
Tony had just opened his mouth when he looked up and saw Howard.
He froze in place, his lips slightly parted, looking at Howard in disbelief.
"Tony, I…"
Howard's lips trembled, just about to say something.
Bang!
A left hook landed heavily on Howard's face.
The punch was extremely powerful; Howard felt his head "buzz" and he uncontrollably fell backward, landing heavily on the ground.
"Qinuo, this joke isn't funny at all!"
Tony clenched his fist, looking at Howard on the ground with a gloomy expression.
At first, he thought he was hallucinating, but when he came to his senses, he just felt that this must be Qinuo's trick.
Especially the suit Howard was wearing, which was exactly the same as the one he wore on the day of the accident. In his opinion, this was simply an insult to his father.
"Is there a possibility that that isn't me, that it's real?"
Qinuo's exasperated voice came from beside him.
He never expected such a result.
Tony was stunned, looking at Qinuo leaning to the side, and then at Howard, who hadn't gotten up from the ground for a long time, his mind a bit muddled.
At this moment, Maria and Pepper also heard the sound and came over, looking at Howard lying on the ground.
"Howard!"
"Mr. Stark!"
Tony looked at Pepper and his suddenly appearing mother in a panic, his tightly clenched fists began to tremble, and he had a guess in his heart, turning to Qinuo.
He asked despairingly, "I'm dreaming right now, right?"
"Unfortunately, no. I originally wanted to give you a surprise."
Qinuo shook his head.
He turned and opened a portal, walking in. Just before the portal closed, a burst of laughter came from inside.
At this moment, Tony's suspended heart finally died.
Maria and Pepper were not fools; they knew from Tony's reaction that he was the one who did it.
"Little Tony, how could you hit your father?"
"Mom, let me explain, I thought he was Qinuo in disguise."
"Tony, quickly get the healing potion! Mr. Stark's pupils are dilated!"
"Ah! I'll bring it right away…"
Today, the Stark home was unusually lively.