American TV series: Starting with exploiting young Sheldon

Seeing Mike's scrutinizing gaze, Regina cursed inwardly. However, needing his help, she didn't show her displeasure on her face.

Leaning slightly forward, revealing a patch of snow-white skin in front of her, Regina said seductively, "As long as you help me deal with Katie, you can do whatever you want to me..."

As she spoke, Regina stuck out her tongue and teasingly licked her lips.

The meaning is clear: the other party in this transaction is herself.

“Sorry, not interested!” Mike decisively refused, making his stance clear: “Also, keep your little schemes to yourself, and don’t let me know you’re targeting Katie behind her back. Otherwise, you won’t want to know the consequences.”

After saying that, Mike stopped paying attention to Regina's unpleasant expression and turned to leave the rooftop.

"That damn stinky man!"

After Mike had been gone for a while, Regina looked insulted, and her face grew increasingly gloomy.

Looking at her chubby figure, she began to doubt her own attractiveness.

Then, Regina realized that all of this was thanks to Katie, and she couldn't swallow her anger.

While the "Queen Bee" was wreaking havoc in her powerlessness, Mike had already nimbly returned to the math study room, where he saw a nervous Katie.

“Katie, we should go,” Mike called from the doorway.

"Mike~" Katie ran and jumped into Mike's arms when she saw him return so quickly.

"Regina, did she say anything to you?" Katie asked softly, smelling the familiar scent on the other person.

“He didn’t say anything.” Mike shook his head, then added, “Keep a close eye on Regina during this time. If there are any problems, be sure to tell me.”

Seeing Mike's concerned expression, Katie's mood suddenly improved. She decided to treat him well that evening.

Chapter 117 Staying at School

Two more days passed. During these two days, after Mike said goodbye to Grandma Connie, he stayed overnight at Katie's house.

After her first sexual experience, the girl's fighting ability noticeably improved. Having received more blessings, her complexion also improved significantly.

This is something that Greta Thunberg greatly admires.

That afternoon, little George suddenly brought his father to the math olympiad study room.

Mike, who had just left the classroom, saw George's anxious expression and asked, "What happened?"

Although Mike hasn't been home these past two days, he learned from Grandma Connie that George went to apply for a job at a sporting goods store.

I got a sales job from my boss, Dell.

This time period should be the time when George starts his new job.

“Do you know where Shelly is?” George asked directly.

The fact that Sheldon had been faking illness for the past two weeks was accidentally revealed by his chess teacher and homeroom teacher, Ms. Elizabeth, during a conversation.

Come to think of it, young Sheldon was perfectly healthy in class in the morning, but in the afternoon he went to his chess teacher with his arm wrapped in bandages, pretending to have a broken arm, to ask for leave.

This outrageous approach might be effective in the short term. But it will inevitably be exposed in the long run.

"Shouldn't he be at the chess club?" Mike asked, puzzled.

Seeing Mike's reaction, George shook his head and said, "Let little George explain the situation to you."

So, George told him about Sheldon's request for help. Then, he added guiltily, "I thought Sheldon just wanted to ask for a day or two off, but I didn't expect him to miss the afternoon group activities for the past two weeks."

George Jr. only found out what stupid thing Sheldon Jr. had done after a phone call came to his home.

If George had known that Sheldon would skip so many classes, he would never have dared to give him such bad advice.

Seeing the equally anxious expressions on George's and his son's faces, Mike offered his analysis: "Sheldon skipped the afternoon chess club activity and didn't go home, so he's probably hiding somewhere on campus..."

“Yes!” Little George’s eyes lit up, then he asked, “Where would he be hiding?”

The fact that Sheldon skipped school was also related to George Jr., and he certainly hoped that the matter would be resolved as soon as possible.

"Let me think..." Mike closed his eyes and pondered under the expectant gazes of George and his son.

We know that Sheldon skipped group activities to study twelfth-grade material. He would definitely find a place where he could study without being disturbed.

Some time ago, in order to make it easier for him to communicate with Karen and Lina at any time, Mike also explored some of the school's hidden corners.

Having acquired the "Memory Palace," Mike went through all these places in his mind and used the process of elimination to determine the best, most overlooked location.

That place perfectly met Sheldon's needs.

“Come with me. If nothing unexpected happens, I know where Sheldon is hiding,” Mike said, opening his eyes.

"Really?" Little George watched as Mike closed his eyes and thought for a while, then guessed Sheldon's hiding place. He felt it was amazing.

Mike didn't explain much. He led George and his son directly to the first floor, to the stairwell below the stairs.

"Are you sure this is the place?" George asked uncertainly.

He and his father had passed through this area many times before in their search for young Sheldon.

“We’ll find out once we go in,” Mike said.

The stairwell on the first floor used to be used for storing miscellaneous items, but now it is in a semi-abandoned state and few people notice it.

George didn't think too much about it. Trusting Mike, he decisively pushed open the small door to the stairwell.

Sure enough, among a pile of discarded tables and chairs, a small figure was studying diligently by the light of a desk lamp.

“Shelly!” George called out in a low voice.

Young Sheldon was woken from his study session. Upon seeing who it was, he asked in surprise, "What brings you all here?"

"Why don't you participate in group activities?" George asked, barely containing his anger.

In the United States, students who deliberately avoid school group activities are considered oddballs and are ostracized by others.

George didn't want his youngest son to get into trouble over such a small matter.

"You mean the Flag Chess Club?" Sheldon asked seriously. "Their level is so bad, I can't learn anything there. I'd rather use my time to learn what I want to learn..."

With Sheldon's high intelligence, the chess club members, including their instructors, posed absolutely no challenge to him.

Having lost interest, young Sheldon would only find staying there agonizing.

“By the way, Mike. I’ve basically finished reviewing the twelfth-grade material. Could you find me some advanced math workbooks to look at?” Sheldon asked matter-of-factly, completely oblivious to George’s increasingly angry expression beside him.

“No problem. If you’d like, I can ask Ms. Sharon if you can audit the math Olympiad team,” Mike replied.

During this time, Mike also discovered that although Ms. Sharon seemed old-fashioned, she was actually quite easy to talk to.

"Listen in? That sounds good," said Sheldon, his eyes lighting up.

He thought that after joining the math Olympiad team, he would have another chance to compete with Mike.

“Shirley, you can’t go anywhere now. You have to come with me to see Ms. Elizabeth first.” George’s tone instantly turned stern when he saw that his youngest son didn’t seem to recognize his mistake at all.

Then, George, now that everything was alright, rejoined the football team. George and Mike then accompanied Sheldon to Elizabeth's office.

“Sheldon, can you explain to me why you lied?” In the homeroom teacher’s office, Ms. Elizabeth asked with a frown.

“It’s a white lie; it gives me more time to enrich my mind,” Sheldon Jr. said, recounting the strategy he had devised from the beginning.

However, Ms. Elizabeth wasn't having any of it. She asked directly and seriously, "Do you know that lying is wrong?"

“Of course, lying is wrong.” Young Sheldon nodded, then stubbornly added, “But I had my reasons for lying, so it can’t be considered wrong…”

Seeing that Sheldon was still trying to defend himself, Ms. Elizabeth said impatiently, "Alright, Sheldon, I understand. Since you won't admit your mistake, I've decided to keep you at school for three days."

After announcing the punishment for Sheldon, Ms. Elizabeth turned to George and asked, "Mr. George, do you have any objections to this decision?"

"No, no~" George replied, then looked at his youngest son and said, "This punishment is very good."

George felt that Sheldon's refusal to admit his mistakes deserved to be taught a lesson.

“Very well, it’s decided then.” Ms. Elizabeth concluded, “Starting today and continuing until the end of this week, there are exactly three days left. On these three days, Sheldon will need to stay at school for an extra hour after school each afternoon to learn the school rules.”

Upon hearing the details of the punishment, young Sheldon felt guilty. He knew that students who were required to stay at school were rarely good people.

Young Sheldon didn't have the courage to be alone with those troublesome students. So he whispered, "Ms. Elizabeth, if I memorize all the school rules, can I leave early?"

“No!” Ms. Elizabeth refused firmly, then continued, “You can leave now.”

As a radical feminist, she felt very uncomfortable being alone with three men.

Chapter 118 Difficulties

After dealing with Sheldon's matter, when Mike returned to the math team, Ms. Sharon didn't ask any questions and let him into the classroom.

"Mike, what happened?" Katie asked quietly when Mike returned.

"It's alright, it's all been resolved." Mike shook his head slightly, gesturing for the girl to listen attentively.

Because of Katie and Mike's whispering in front of the blackboard, Ms. Sharon had already turned her gaze over.

Katie was quite intimidated by Ms. Sharon's serious and rigid demeanor. So she smiled apologetically at the teacher and quickly straightened her posture to focus on her studies.

The rest of the time passed slowly as Teacher Xue Lun analyzed the key points of Olympiad mathematics.

When the math Olympiad class ended, Mike quickly got up and called back the teacher who was about to leave.

"Is something the matter, Mike?" Ms. Sharon asked, puzzled.

After more than a week of learning together, Ms. Sharon has come to fully recognize Mike's talent for learning.

The other person called out to me, so it probably wasn't about my studies.

Indeed, Mike's current IQ has reached 160, which, for the average person, would not be an exaggeration to call him a "super genius".

Although Mike is far behind Sheldon's IQ of 187, high school math Olympiad problems pose no challenge for him.

"Ms. Sharon, I'd like to ask if Sheldon can join our math Olympiad team?" Mike stated his purpose.

“Sheldon, is that the little prodigy?” Ms. Sharon asked.

Young Sheldon's reputation as a child prodigy was quite well-known at school. He had originally been considered for a spot on the eleventh-grade math Olympiad team.

To everyone's surprise, Sheldon made a mistake in that math quiz. Naturally, the spot on the math Olympiad team was taken by Mike, who suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Meanwhile, Mike nodded when he heard the teacher's question.

"The five spots for the math Olympiad team are already filled..." Ms. Sharon stated the truth.

Just as Mike was about to try to persuade the other party, Ms. Sharon thought for a moment and continued, "However, if it's Sheldon, he could come as an auditor."

The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is not held for only one year. Having Sheldon join now can be seen as recruiting talent for next year's IMO team.

After all, Kevin and the others are all twelfth-grade students, and next year they will leave Melford for further education.

“That’s great.” Mike smiled. He had now fulfilled his promise to Sheldon.

"Don't be too happy yet," Ms. Sharon said sternly. "Tomorrow I still need to assess Sheldon's true abilities before deciding whether he's qualified to stay."

“Of course~” Mike had no objection to this.

Given Sheldon's abilities, assessing his intelligence should be quite easy if he wants to stay.

After saying goodbye to Ms. Sharon, Mike and Katie went home together and enjoyed some pleasant time together.

On the other hand, Sheldon, who was kept on campus, didn't have it so easy.

When he arrived at the large classroom on campus, there were already about ten people gathered there.

"Excuse me," young Sheldon said cautiously, sitting in the middle of the first row of the classroom as usual, "When will the moral education teacher be here?"

The classroom fell silent for a moment after Sheldon's question. Then, a burly German youth stood up and shouted dramatically, "He said the moral education teacher!!!"

The students in the classroom exchanged glances and then burst into exaggerated laughter.

Amidst laughter, the young man approached young Sheldon. Looking down at him, he smiled and said, "My name is Kemet..."

“Hello, Kemet…” Little Sheldon looked up and stammered, “My name is Sheldon, Sheldon Lee Cooper. It’s nice to meet you.”

Young Sheldon forced a smile, then noticed the students still laughing beside him and asked in confusion, "What are they laughing at?"

"Don't worry about such a small matter." Kemet adopted a friendly demeanor. "You want to know where the moral education teacher is, right?"

Young Sheldon nodded quickly. As far as he knew, students who were kept on campus would be given special moral education teachers to conduct ideological education for them.

"No one will bother us..." Kemet said with a half-smile, looking rather smug.

"Why?..." Sheldon asked rhetorically.