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The lunch lasted about an hour, with the latter half almost turning into a discussion between Mr. Sean and Mike.
Mike gained a lot during this meal. Given his powerful learning ability, by the end of the meal, his [Business] skill level was approaching Level 4 Professional.
With this skill, even without relying on his foresight of the stock market, Mike could make money in the real economy.
"Alright, Mike. You just had alcohol, go rest for a while~" Mrs. Tuohy interrupted her husband's incessant "teaching" and asked her daughter to help Mike upstairs to rest.
Don't drink and drive; don't drive if you drink.
According to convention, Mike had to stay at the Tuohy's for at least two hours before being allowed to drive home.
Watching his eldest daughter and Mike leave, Mr. Sean, the old father, had a complicated expression again.
Through the previous exchange, he was sure Mike was a promising young man.
But watching his own little padded jacket being worn away by someone else, no father would be very happy.
"So Sean, are you satisfied with this Mr. Mike?" After only the Sean couple was left in the dining room, Mrs. Tuohy asked teasingly.
"Very smart and has ideas. If the full score is 100, I'll give him 85..." Mr. Sean gave an objective evaluation.
In the latter half of lunch, after Mike's business skill level improved, he could already chat back and forth with Mr. Sean.
Such learning ability and business talent were things even Mr. Sean had never seen before.
Being excellent to this extent, Mr. Sean had nothing to pick on about this "son-in-law."
As for the deducted 15 points, consider it the last stubbornness of an old father.
"I think you're just jealous of Mike's handsomeness..." Mrs. Tuohy walked behind her husband with a smile, put her hands on his shoulders, and said affectionately, "But, my old baby, you're not bad either..."
Saying that, Mrs. Tuohy started getting improper.
To be honest, being fancied by a face-judger, Mr. Sean was definitely a big handsome guy when he was young.
Even in middle age, Mr. Sean, without a beer belly and with thick hair, could be called a friend of women.
Meanwhile, in Collins' room on the second floor, an intense two-person exercise was underway.
[Golden Spear XP +69] ... [Dancing Experience +66] ... [Flexibility +3] ...
Two hours later, after bidding a final farewell to Collins, Mike drove away from the Tuohy house.
Another two days passed, and students welcomed the new school year.
With the arrival of the school season, Georgie was also ready for his self-driving trip.
At this moment, his white RV was piled with living utensils, changes of clothes, and other sundries.
These were personal items Georgie sorted out from his room specifically while his mother was out these two days.
"Georgie, are you sure you want to do this? It's not too late to regret now..." In front of the RV, George tried to persuade his eldest son again.
"I've decided~" Thinking of parting with his family soon, Georgie's expression was also a bit heavy at this moment.
But the yearning for the outside world still made this young man firm in his idea.
"Alright, you've grown up. Capable of being responsible for your actions..." Papa George shook his head helplessly and handed over a package: "Inside are things your mother prepared for you. Hope everything goes smoothly on your trip. And remember, this will always be your home."
Receiving his mother's gift, Georgie was surprised, and the rest was all touched.
"Alright, take care of yourself out there~" George was very unaccustomed to this parting scene. After instructing his eldest son again, he turned to his little daughter beside him and said, "Let's go, I have to take you to elementary school to report."
Missy waved goodbye to Georgie: "Georgie, goodbye. I'll miss you~"
Although Missy and Young Sheldon are fraternal twins, her relationship with Georgie is actually closer.
Here, not long after George and Missy left, Meemaw Connie and Mike also came out to the RV.
"Georgie, these are dry rations Meemaw prepared for you to eat on the road. And take this money too, just in case. Outside is not like home..." Meemaw Connie nagged while handing over a large bag of food and a handful of dollars.
The amount of emergency food was enough for one person to consume for almost half a month. As for that handful of dollars, looking at the thickness, it should be around a thousand.
Based on Meemaw Connie's monthly living expenses, it was really not easy to take out this money.
Georgie, receiving gifts again, was exceptionally touched and wanted to say some words of thanks.
"Stop, we are family~" Meemaw Connie anticipated his reaction, waved her hand with a smile and said, "This is all I can do to help you. Now Meemaw has to go to the spa for maintenance~"
After speaking, Meemaw Connie turned and left dashingly.
Next, Georgie, who had tidied up his emotions by the RV, shifted his gaze to Mike, seeming to expect the gift prepared by the other party.
"Take these two thousand dollars. If you encounter difficulties you can't solve on the road, remember to call me..." Mike wasn't pretentious and inhumanely threw out two thousand dollars.
A hateful face that seemed to have nothing but money.
"Count this money as borrowed. When I strike it rich later, I'll definitely pay you back." Georgie made a promise after accepting the money.
Unlike Papa George and Meemaw Connie giving money, Mike was after all an "outsider."
"Whatever~" With Mike's current net worth, two thousand dollars was nothing to him.
Therefore, he didn't care much whether Georgie could pay back the money.
"So, see you in half an year." After saying goodbye, Mike drove the Ferrari sports car, taking Paige to school.
It was early June now, and Christmas at the end of the year was exactly half a year away.
If nothing unexpected happened, the money on Georgie was enough for him to live freely until Christmas, then come back to reunite with his family.
Medford High School was holding orientation activities. New school year, new atmosphere. Banners and ribbons welcoming the new school year were hung at the school gate and on the playground.
At the same time, many old students were watching new students enroll at the school gate.
Those freshmen who just came from the elementary department, with their tender faces and foolish looks, were rare fun.
And Mike, after parking the sports car outside the school gate and entering the campus, students actively greeted him along the way.
Sports star, straight-A student, campus celebrity, god-level school hunk...
A series of labels made Mike, who officially promoted to the twelfth-grade senior this school year, indisputably become the brightest star on the Medford campus.
With numerous halos on him, even school teachers had to give him some face.
It could be imagined that Mike's high school life in the coming year would be very cool.
Similarly, as Mike's fame grew, more and more girls would want to join his fan club.
For example, now, Lena, sitting in the twelfth-grade classroom, had a pile of applications in front of her, all masterpieces of students wanting to join the fan club.
"Mike, you're finally here." Seeing Mike enter the classroom, Lena asked as if seeing a savior, "Do you mind having boys join your fan club?"
"What?" Mike was slightly surprised. You know, although his fan club had no explicit rules, the members who joined before were all girls.
This was a convention.
"There's a boy named Dan who wants to join the fan club. He specifically noted he's your friend..." Lena explained.
With the passage of time, Mike's fan club had almost become the most influential group in the school.
It could be imagined that with a group of this scale, the status of its members naturally wouldn't be low, at least there wouldn't be cases of being bullied for no reason.
Considering this aspect, as Dan, the marginalized person most easily bullied, wanting to join the fan club seemed understandable.