The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman

Philadelphia is far less prosperous than New York. What's more, we are not from Philadelphia. Our family farm is in the suburbs. It usually takes half an hour to drive to the next town, let alone Philadelphia.

Victor shook his head, and continued: Donna's illness has cost the family a lot of money. After Mom and Donna passed away, the funeral will cost a lot of money. The harvest on the farm is not so good, so we can't even help you. Paying part of the tuition fees can only allow you to borrow all of it.

Apart from college fees, the cost of medical school is horribly high. We don't even know when you paid off the loan... Did you really pay it off? Victor asked hesitantly.

Strange froze there, of course he paid off all the loans, because he made a lot of money from the immortality factor industry, and even bought a nice house and a nice car in New York.

Didn't I tell you all?! You can come and live in New York. I've said it many times, but you just don't come!

Stephen! Victor raised his voice and said, Even if the family can't provide you with more help, it can't drag you down anymore. Both Eugene and I think so!

The reason why he didn't want to come to New York for medical treatment was because he was afraid that people would laugh at his Philadelphia accent, because one year, when you came home, you said that you had worked so hard to get rid of this accent, and if you use this in class With an accent, no one will even invite you to a party.

Strange opened his mouth, and he recalled that he seemed to have said such a thing, so he hurriedly explained: No, I don't mean...I'm not saying that there is something wrong with the Philadelphia accent, but Here in New York, they're just...

Of course we know. Victor looked into Strange's eyes and said, Even when I go to the town to deliver things, those people will think that I'm from the suburbs, and they won't talk to me much. How about New York?

People from small places are not easy to get along in big cities. This is a truth that everyone knows. You have no friends or relatives here. You have to study and live, but there is no way to provide you with any help at home. , Dad never said it, but he was always worrying.

Strange said a little dullly: Didn't I tell you? I made a lot of money, I remember I said it??

But, how much is too much? Victor asked back: Yes, your salary is very high, you are the best surgeon, you must make a lot of money, but what about the housing prices in New York? What about the prices here? Don’t you need to get married? Don’t need to raise your kids here? Don’t your kids need to go to college to pay tuition? Do you want him to take out loans like you do?”

Strange was questioned by him again, he calculated the savings on hand, although it was enough to deal with these problems, but according to his perfectionist expectation, it was indeed not too much.

Although Strange didn't think about the so-called marriage and childbirth at all, but he has a bigger burden, that is Karma Taj.

The mages of Karma Taj also need money to operate in the society of ordinary people. Although the solar system development plan will grant them funds, it is still not enough.

Victor counted with his fingers: You work in a Presbyterian hospital, so you can't buy a house too far away, but the land here is very expensive. Even if you don't buy it on the Isle of Man, you can't go to a place that is too remote.

If you can't buy it in a place within walking distance, then you must buy a car. In my opinion, the cars parked in the parking lot downstairs are not cheap. It's not like we just buy a pickup truck in the suburbs and drive it.

If you want to date a local girl in New York, you have to make an appointment at a restaurant and treat her to dinner. The good restaurants here are terribly expensive, and they even give gifts when it's a festival...

I just asked about the salary standards of the nurses in the ward and the salary standards of the surgeons. There are indeed many, but if it is used in these areas, it can only be said that it is stretched, not to mention the need to prepare for children's education. Private schools are expensive...”

Just as Strange was about to say something, Victor said, If I come to live with Dad, you can no longer live in a single apartment, at least you need a two-room house.

Listen, Victor, this is not a problem! Strange tried to explain: I made a lot of money, much more than you imagined, and I have a big house, right in the most prosperous Manhattan block, overlooking the night view of New York, I can take you there tonight...

No, Stephen, none of this is the most important thing. Victor frowned and said, Dad told me that if I tell you about his condition, you will definitely send him to the Presbyterian Hospital for treatment.

So what? Strange asked puzzled, Isn't the Presbyterian Hospital not good enough? This is the best hospital in New York, and even the entire East Coast!

That's why he can't go. Victor looked into Strange's eyes and said, You are not a native of New York, and your interpersonal relationship here is unstable. If you want to join the circle of colleagues, Of course we have to follow the rules of New York.

If my father and I come, they will know that you are the son of a farmer from a small place, and that will make you look down upon.

Victor sighed and said, It's not easy to get along in the circles outside the city. You have to pretend to be a local, forget about your not-so-prosperous background, and talk about some fashionable topics.

But if you have relatives and friends from those places in the past, your disguise will no longer be maintained. Victor looked at Strange through the raised browbones, and said, Stephen, we all understand You, you don't want to break your image of perfection, and we don't want to break you.

Strange was completely stunned there, he took a deep breath, and then said absurdly: So, he would rather endure the pain of his lungs rotten than come here???

He stood up from the chair, spread his hands and kept pacing on the spot, saying: You are really crazy! You are a bunch of lunatics! Don't you...

Suddenly, he stood where he was again, fell silent, Victor also stood up, patted him on the shoulder and said: Before, when Dad woke up, he said he didn't tell anyone that he was your father , so your colleagues and nurses probably don’t know about it yet, as long as the two of you don’t interact with each other, you won’t…”

Strange shook off Victor's hand. He said, In your eyes, am I a monster who doesn't have any feelings and doesn't care about any relatives in order to maintain a perfect image?

Victor didn't seem to understand what he was talking about. At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Then, Strange saw a look of fear on Victor's face, and he subconsciously went to He took a step back, as if looking for a place to hide.

The horror and cowardice in his eyes caused Strange to completely collapse. He leaned on the chair next to him in a somewhat disrespectful squatting posture that he would never do normally, and wept with his shoulders shrugged. .

Schiller pushed open the door, walked in gently, and said to Victor in a low voice: I'm his friend, you go out first, I have something to say to him...

Victor glanced at his brother, hesitated for a moment, and went out anyway, Schiller helped Strange up, and at this moment, Strange was crying so much that he couldn't care about his image.

Schiller did nothing but walk to the door and twist the lock button.

He could clearly see that Strange's shoulders trembled when he heard the click, and then the convulsions caused by crying weakened a lot.

Schiller shook his head, Strange's symptoms are too typical, because the family education model is too traditional, he has some excessive insecurity, the way he seeks security is to build himself into a perfect People, as long as others can't make mistakes, then he can always be in an advantageous position.

Unlike in the comics, the Strange that Schiller knew was smooth sailing, with almost no twists and turns.

At first, he was dragged into the pit of immortality factor by Schiller because of his confusion, and then he successfully took over the burden of the supreme mage and owned the sanctuary because of the cosmic demon and god common wealth project.

Later, when the solar system development plan began to be implemented, under his leadership, mages continued to overcome difficulties and developed a lot of magical energy civilian technologies, which made his reputation even higher.

I have never experienced the despair of breaking my hand, I have never given up on myself, I have never been drunk every night, and I have not found a little light in times of despair and darkness, abandoned everything, and escaped into Buddhism.

This Strange didn't look away, but he looked too openly, precisely because his current level was already too high, but he was able to understand, on the other hand, ordinary people like his father and younger brother, how could they survive these daily hustle and bustle? In the secular life, how much worry about him.

It is precisely because he is successful and famous now that he has nothing to worry about, so he can feel how much these worries, which are insignificant to him and cannot change anything, take up a lot for an ordinary person who has not yet transcended the life of human society. Extra energy.

How much understanding do you need to have in order to separate your precious mind from the already difficult life and think about others? Not only that, but if you want to endure extra pain and avoid shadows, you will be more like a saint.

It took Schiller more than an hour to barely calm Strange, allowing him to recover from the convulsions of deep crying. Just as he was about to drink some water, the phone rang again.

Doctor Schiller, I'm sorry, are you okay now? Steve's voice came from the opposite side, and Schiller heard his trembling tone, so he understood that he should be ill.

Listen, Steve, take a deep breath, just like I taught you to do, hold still, look at the details, block out the hallucinations that pop up in front of your eyes... Where are you now?

The base of the Avengers? Spiderman is here too? You give him the phone...Hello? Peter? Yes, I know he's in a bad condition, oh no, don't comfort him, get out of there first...

Listen to me, Peter, I'm a professional psychiatrist, yes, you make an excuse, get out of there first, and leave Steve alone...I'll be there right away.

When will the cough be better?