In the corridor-like dining room, a long dining table was set with sparkling cutlery, candlesticks, and vases. Coupled with the overall layout of the dining room and the exquisite carved patterns on the walls, the luxury of Collins' family dining room was overwhelming.
Compared to the simple dining room of the Cooper family, this place was as exquisite as a palace.
When Mike and Little Sean arrived, everyone except Mr. Sean was already seated.
Then, after Little Sean went to sit next to Big Mike, only the separate head and foot seats of the long dining table were left.
As a guest, Mike was obviously not suitable to sit at the head seat, so he went to sit at the other end.
Looking around, the table was lined with king crab, tuna, lobster, oysters, and other seafood.
There were also side dishes like foie gras and caviar.
Mrs. Tuohy, as she said, had prepared a sumptuous seafood feast.
And judging from the appearance, Anne, this full-time housewife, had excellent cooking skills.
"Mike, when do you plan to marry Collins?" Mrs. Tuohy waited for Mike to sit down with a smile on her face, then asked the sharpest question as if chatting about daily life.
"Cough~" Mike, who had just sat down, almost jumped up in shock. After calming down, he answered awkwardly, "I'm still in high school, marriage is too early for me..."
The world is so wonderful, Mike didn't plan to hang himself on one tree, even if the other party was a rich woman.
Therefore, delaying tactics were his best choice now.
However, Mrs. Tuohy seemed unable to read the atmosphere and continued with a smile, "Not too early, Collins will be a college student soon. I still want to hold a grandchild early."
The latest bill granted female college students the right to have children.
Of course, this bill was more to take care of those older female students studying for master's and doctoral degrees, giving them more choices during their university studies.
This had nothing to do with Collins, who had just been admitted to college and was in her lively youth.
Hearing her mother's nonsense, the girl's ears turned red, and she shouted shyly, "Mom~"
"Haha, look at our little sweetheart getting shy." Mrs. Tuohy laughed out loud, then said in a relaxed tone, "Don't worry, I was just joking with Mike. I wouldn't bear to let my precious daughter suffer so early."
With Mrs. Tuohy's words, the atmosphere in the dining room relaxed. Little Sean and Big Mike, sitting opposite like quails, both echoed with smiles.
Mike, sitting at the foot of the table, wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead while breathing a sigh of relief.
Mrs. Tuohy's initial expression didn't look like she was joking.
This rich lady was indeed not as simple as she looked.
"Let's talk about something lighter." Mrs. Tuohy, like a prankster who succeeded, returned to the mode of chatting about daily life after laughing: "Mike, I heard you only started playing football last year. How did you get so good all of a sudden? I mean, how do you usually train..."
Big Mike, adopted by Mr. Sean's family, actually only started playing football for a little over a year too.
In terms of physical talent, this Big Mike could be considered the chosen one.
Moreover, the Sean family had witnessed the hardship of his training.
It was under these circumstances that Big Mike, as the chosen one, repeatedly lost to Mike on the field.
Therefore, Mrs. Tuohy was very curious about how Mike, who didn't look very strong, achieved what he had today.
As mentioned before, with the newspaper's tireless promotion, Mike was already a somewhat famous sports star in Texas.
When Mrs. Tuohy asked the question, Big Mike and Little Sean sitting on the side also showed interested expressions.
"Actually, there's no special method, mainly perseverance..." Mike naturally wouldn't say his constitution was special and talented, thereby dampening Big Mike's enthusiasm.
After all, comparing ordinary talents to monsters was somewhat unfair.
"Can you tell us specifically about your usual training items? I can also use them as a reference for Big Mike~" Little Sean asked like a little adult.
Perhaps having Big Mike as a spiritual sustenance, Little Sean poured a lot of effort into him, including Big Mike's training plan.
And Big Mike, entering the University of Mississippi as a sports specialty student, would definitely embark on a professional football path.
Now that there was an opportunity to make his career smoother, Little Sean naturally wouldn't let it go.
Mike, of course, wouldn't be stingy with his training experience.
To be honest, to perform so well on the football field, his usual training intensity wasn't low.
And Big Mike on the side, without cheat-like enhancements, must have been diligent and talented to have his current football strength.
Therefore, when Mike shared his training experience, Big Mike also exchanged training techniques based on his own situation.
Before long, the atmosphere in the dining room became enthusiastic.
Mr. Sean, who was a few minutes late, saw this scene when he entered the dining room.
"Cough, cough~" Carrying a bottle of deep red XO, Mr. Sean coughed twice pretentiously to declare his presence.
Sure enough, hearing his cough, Big Mike and the others' expressions became serious, and they sat up straight one by one.
Obviously, Mr. Sean had instructed his family about something before.
"Dad, is your throat uncomfortable?" Well, the people instructed did not include Little Sean.
At this moment, this little guy cracked a joke.
"Hmm?" Mr. Sean almost broke character internally, but put on a parent's imposing manner on his face, glaring sideways at his younger son.
The meaning of threat was self-evident.
"Alright~" Little Sean made a zipping motion on his mouth fearfully and instantly settled down.
Only where his dad couldn't see, he didn't forget to raise an eyebrow at Mike.
This little guy was indeed a clever spirit.
Next, under everyone's gaze, Mr. Sean went to the head seat and sat down, his eyes crossing the dining table to look oppressively at Mike at the foot seat.
So the situation became: Mrs. Tuohy and Collins on the left, Big Mike and Little Sean on the right, and a serious-looking Mr. Sean opposite.
This was the rhythm of a "three-way trial."
Mike was no stranger to this situation; he had received similar treatment at Katie's house.
As the saying goes, once raw, twice familiar. At this moment, Mike could still maintain a calm appearance.
"If I remember correctly, you're only entering twelfth grade this year. What are your plans for the future?" After a tactical silence for a while, Mr. Sean asked.
At this stage, Mr. Sean's franchise business had expanded to the catering industry and supermarket retail industry. With a unique business philosophy, standing on the cusp of the trend allowed his assets to make a leap.
Conservatively estimated, his total assets now ranked among the top five wealthy people in Texas.
Nationwide, he also belonged to the super-rich class.
Coupled with a happy family, Mr. Sean was definitely a winner in life.
Under these circumstances, his vision and pattern were naturally not bad.
Similarly, his taste in picking a son-in-law was the same; at least the other party couldn't be a loser.
"Plans are hard to say, but my assets in the stock market will definitely give me more choices in the future..." Mike naturally knew what to talk about with a rich man like Sean.
"Oh, the emerging stock industry, can you tell me where your confidence lies?" Mr. Sean was indeed interested. As a member of the social elite, he obviously also noticed the booming development of the stock market.
"Relying on the rapid momentum of the real economy, the trends of the automated retail industry, medical industry, and raw material industry in the stock market are all very good. As long as you catch this ride, it's not difficult to achieve personal asset freedom..." Mike, with foresight, spoke about economic trends from a commanding height.
Nowadays, the stock market is huge, and Mike didn't mind Mr. Sean taking a share. Therefore, he briefly revealed his stock trading situation during this period to the other party.
Hearing that Mike invested more than two million in principal into the stock market and actually made money, this decision-making power and courage really surprised Mr. Sean.
You know, Mike is still a high school student.
"Interesting, I appreciate you a bit, guy~" Mr. Sean poured two glasses of brandy with ice and pushed one to Mike opposite.
This move indicated that he initially recognized the other party and was willing to place him on an equal footing with himself.
"Let's eat~" After taking a sip of brandy, Mr. Sean invited everyone to enjoy the food.
As the main meal began, the prisoner interrogation-like atmosphere in the dining room vanished.
Next, Mr. Sean also took time to share some of his business experiences with Mike.
[Business Experience +88] ... [Business Experience +66] ...
Surprisingly, Mr. Sean, while keeping a straight face, actually revealed some real stuff during the chat.
It seemed he had unilaterally accepted Mike's identity as a "son-in-law."