American TV series: Starting with exploiting young Sheldon

"Really? That's surprising. I never thought someone like him would sleep in so late." Peggy looked at the house across the street and smiled.

In her opinion, someone like Mike, who performs exceptionally well on the football field, should be very disciplined in life.

As it turns out, the other person still sleeps in late.

This contrast amused Peggy.

"Alright, please follow me. I've already arranged our activities for the next few hours." After agreeing to his mother's request yesterday, young Sheldon had also made a complete plan for today's reception activities.

Peggy glanced at the house across the street again before following Sheldon into Cooper's house.

The two families were then divided into three groups to carry out their plan: Sheldon took Peggy to visit his room, George and his wife and Barry stayed in the living room to chat, and the rest of George and the others went to play in the backyard.

"This is my desk, these are the books I've read..." Young Sheldon introduced each of his study areas at home.

However, Peggy seemed completely uninterested in what he was saying. She picked up a huge Barbie doll from the side and exclaimed excitedly, "This is Barbie Princess Ashe!"

No matter how high Peggy's IQ is, she is still a little girl, so naturally she can't resist the beautiful Barbie doll.

“Wait, that’s something Mike gave to Missy, you can’t touch it…” Sheldon quickly stepped forward to stop him.

"Mike bought this?" Peggy asked, somewhat surprised. Then, she asked in even greater astonishment, "You're actually living with someone else?"

Peggy's father, Barry, is a dentist with a very good income.

Having been pampered by her family, she naturally couldn't understand the "poverty" that young Sheldon was experiencing.

However, Sheldon didn't care about this "embarrassment" at all, and casually asked back, "Aren't you the same?"

“No, I have my own private room,” Peggy answered truthfully.

"Okay~" Young Sheldon replied casually again, and judging from his expression, he didn't seem to care much about the private room issue.

Then, following the procedure, he introduced it to Peggy: "This is Professor Proton's poster, and it has his autograph on it."

When he mentioned the poster above the desk, Sheldon Jr. clearly showed a smug look on his face.

Who is Professor Proton?

He was the host on the science channel that Sheldon loved watching, explaining scientific knowledge to viewers.

“So…” Peggy glanced at the poster, showing little interest.

"Don't you know who he is?" Young Sheldon asked in surprise, seeing the other person's nonchalant expression.

“Of course I know him, he’s just the host of the science and education channel.” Peggy’s eyes darted around as she continued, “But I don’t really like him. When he explains scientific knowledge, he always treats people like idiots.”

Since the science and education channel is a program for popularizing science to the audience, the style of the "Proton Professor" program is generally more interesting and the content is relatively simple.

"Do you really like him?" Peggy asked with a smile when she saw that Sheldon's face was getting uglier.

In fact, Peggy didn't have any prejudice against Professor Proton; she just realized that Sheldon liked him a lot, so she deliberately wanted to annoy him.

"I...I..." Sheldon hesitated for a while before saying something he didn't mean, "Actually, I also think his show is just so-so."

Young Sheldon didn't want to be seen as a fool by Peggy because of his own preferences.

Then, a very unhappy young Sheldon continued his introduction in a dry tone: "This is my desk lamp..."

“Stop for a minute!” Peggy felt that staying with Sheldon was boring, so she suggested, “Why don’t we go and call Mike over to play together?”

“Hmm?” Young Sheldon, who was also finding it unbearable to be with Peggy, brightened up and chimed in, “That’s a good suggestion.”

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Chapter 152 Visiting (Continued)

Grandma Connie was overjoyed to see Sheldon and Peggy arrive.

Upon learning of the purpose of their visit, Connie's grandmother first prepared snacks and tea for them before waking Mike.

Mike was a bit grumpy when he was woken up after sleeping in late on the weekend. But when he groggily walked out and saw the two people sitting in the living room, he immediately perked up.

“Hey, Sheldon, Peggy, welcome to our home,” Mike greeted the two with a smile.

Then, they picked up three orbs of light that added +1 to intelligence from each of the two: two from Sheldon and one from Peggy.

Although we don't know what happened before, it's clear that when young Sheldon, this little genius, is with Peggy, an even more talented girl, he's more likely to produce useful sparks of light.

After understanding why the two had come to see him, Mike decisively canceled his plan to go play with Katie and the other girls, and instead chose to stay home with the two super geniuses.

After all, dumplings can be eaten anytime, but intelligence attributes are not something you can pick up every day.

"Sheldon, you take Peggy for a stroll, I'm going to wash up." Mike said, his hair a mess, and headed towards the bathroom.

Peggy, on the other hand, was not unhappy with Mike's "sloppy" appearance; instead, she found it very amusing.

Of course, it depends on the person. Although Mike has messy hair, it doesn't affect his handsomeness at all; on the contrary, it has a kind of messy beauty.

"Can you take me to Mike's room?" Peggy asked with interest.

"This... isn't a good idea?" Sheldon said, somewhat embarrassed.

He knew in his mind that a private room was a very private place, and it was very impolite to bring outsiders in without the owner's explicit permission.

Grandma Connie, who was standing nearby, saw the expressions on the two little ones' faces and said, "It's alright, Shelley. Since Mike asked you to show Peggy around, that naturally includes his room."

When Connie's grandma had free time, she would sometimes help Mike clean his room. So she knew there was nothing unusual in his room.

"Is that so?" Hearing his grandmother's words, young Sheldon thought for a moment.

He quickly realized that Mike hadn't actually said his room couldn't be visited.

So, young Sheldon took the curious little girl to Mike's room.

"It's cleaner than I expected!" Peggy walked around the room and nodded in satisfaction.

Although Peggy didn't know what a typical high school boy's room looked like, she had an older sister who was in eighth grade.

The other party's room was a complete mess, but it left a deep impression on her.

Compared to his sister's terrible room, Mike's room could be described as clean and tidy.

“We’ve seen Mike’s room, can we go now?” Sheldon urged.

Although he agreed to bring Peggy to see Mike's room, deep down, Sheldon still felt that bringing a girl to see another boy's room was very inappropriate.

Therefore, he seems a little guilty now.

"Okay, let's go out for a walk." Peggy, having satisfied her curiosity, didn't press the other party any further.

Next, Sheldon took Peggy for a walk around Connie's grandma's house.

“Mike actually bought a computer himself, that’s so cool!” In the living room cubicle, Peggy stopped in front of Mike’s computer.

It's important to understand that high school students generally don't have any income, and a computer costing around 5,000 US dollars is equivalent to about half a year's net income for an average family.

However, young Sheldon didn't seem to care much about the computer's price. He casually remarked, "Mike rarely uses the computer; most of the time, he lends it to me and Grandma..."

Actually, Mike doesn't dislike playing computer games; it's just that the current computer configuration can't fully meet his entertainment needs.

Wouldn't it be more fun to spend that time with girls like Katie?

On the contrary, Connie's grandmother became addicted to playing computer games for quite some time after Mike taught her.

Here, Sheldon continued, "The computer's internet access is very useful. I already looked up information about Quantum Chromodynamics on it yesterday. Actually, it's not that difficult."

Yes, after being stumped yesterday, Sheldon went back and did a lot of research on the topic on his computer.

"Really? Did you see my research report, 'Quantum Chromodynamics at High Temperatures'?" Peggy asked with a slight smile.

Young Sheldon had certainly seen the report, but he wasn't willing to be outdone in this area. So he said, "Actually, Mike and I also have published research. It's about rocket launches, and you can find it on NASA's website."

“Interesting, can I take a look?” Peggy asked.

Having salvaged some of the situation, Sheldon quickly turned on his computer and navigated to NASA's website.

"Rocket Launch 2.0, a very interesting topic~" After realizing that the other party was not lying, Peggy's expression became more serious, and then she sat down and patiently looked at the information.

This rocket launch report, with its multi-stage propulsion theory and booster recovery plan, is remarkably forward-thinking. Peggy, a child prodigy, clearly recognized this as well.

"Very good research!" Peggy exclaimed with amazement after quickly reading the report.

This situation made Sheldon, who thought he had won back a point, slightly raise his chin.

"Could you tell me more specifically about the multi-stage propulsion theory and the thruster recovery scheme? Did you or Mike come up with it?" Peggy asked.

“This was Mike’s suggestion…” Sheldon Jr. said truthfully, “He was a great help to me in completing this report.”

According to Sheldon Jr., Mike only proposed two theories. The extensive data calculations and information integration in this report were all done independently by Sheldon Jr.

Therefore, Sheldon, who did more than 80 percent of the work, had reason to believe that he was more useful than Mike in this report.

Peggy, however, didn't see it that way; she clearly valued Mike's forward-thinking theories more.

Seeing Sheldon's smug and self-satisfied expression, Peggy's eyes lit up, and she said with a smile, "So you got the credit because of Mike? You only got the credit because you were his assistant?"

Seeing his hard work rejected, Sheldon was furious. He pointed out firmly, "Didn't you see the data here? I calculated it all myself..."

“So what?” Peggy said with a defiant look, “That doesn’t prove you were more useful than Mike in this report. In fact, he seems to be smarter than you.”

"How is that possible!" When his intelligence was questioned, Sheldon finally couldn't hold back anymore.

In other respects, Sheldon might be willing to compromise, but when it comes to intelligence, he would never admit that he is inferior to others.

Moreover, based on his long-term observations, he also discovered that Mike was not actually that "smart".

Chapter 153 Competition

After Mike finished washing up and eating something, he went to the side room and met the two little geniuses, but the atmosphere there seemed a bit off.

Intelligence attribute +1

After finding another ball of light on Sheldon, Mike, in high spirits, said with a smile, "What are you guys talking about? Are you going to play computer games? I can recommend a few fun ones."

Upon seeing Mike arrive, Sheldon turned his gaze toward him, his expression complex.

Clearly, Sheldon, a super prodigy, was very concerned about what Peggy had just said.

This led to some "hostility" towards Mike.

“We don’t want to play games.” Peggy looked at Mike, who looked even more handsome after tidying up, and said, “It’s Sheldon. He thinks he’s smarter than you.”

Peggy wasn't exactly misinterpreting Sheldon's meaning here. However, judging from the upturned corners of her mouth, she seemed to be enjoying the drama.

Mike glanced at his IQ of 173. In some ways, he realized that his current intelligence was indeed inferior to that of Sheldon.

However, who knows what will happen in the future.

Mike, who was quite confident, didn't seem to care much about what Peggy said. So he admitted, "Sheldon is indeed smarter than me, and I can't deny that now."

Hearing Mike say that, Sheldon's expression softened, and he felt a little guilty.

Ever since that math test, Sheldon has been trying to prove that he is smarter than Mike, but he has never succeeded.

Hearing Mike admit that he was inferior to him gave Sheldon a very subtle feeling.

Pride? Not really. Pity? Seems unnecessary, after all, Mike is already exceptionally talented.

“No, Mike, you’re wrong,” Peggy, who was waiting to see what would happen, said. “You can only know who is more intelligent by comparing them.”

“I agree!” Young Sheldon immediately chimed in. On one hand, he wanted to help Mike out of his embarrassment. On the other hand, he also wanted to compete with Peggy.

Seeing Sheldon's determined look, Peggy knew his intentions without much thought.

So she said, "It's perfect that the three of us can take this opportunity to have a contest of intelligence."

Mental arithmetic and shorthand are too rudimentary for super geniuses.

Moreover, Mike, who possesses the "palace method," and Sheldon, who possesses the "image method," are indeed evenly matched in terms of shorthand.

As for tackling academic challenges, that's not entirely fair to Sheldon, who currently has a wealth of knowledge.

"How about a chess match?" Sheldon's eyes lit up as he suggested.

There are many ways to play chess, and a game of chess requires a great deal of mental calculation ability.

In some ways, how well or poorly one plays chess can also be a testament to their intelligence.

Moreover, in order to outwit Peggy, young Sheldon secretly resorted to a little trick. After all, he had previously participated in the school's chess club, where even the instructors were no match for him.

Therefore, his suggestion to use chess to test intelligence can be considered a form of cheating.

“Chess?” Peggy thought for a moment and agreed. “Although I don’t play much, it’s a very intellectually stimulating activity, so I agree.”