"Hey, I haven't finished my apple pie... So, why do I have to come out with you guys?"
Young Sheldon, dragged forcefully into the yard by Missy, protested.
"Don't you worry about Georgie?" Missy glared at Young Sheldon, expressing her dissatisfaction with his lack of concern for family.
"I think Georgie is right, him staying in school is a waste of time..." Young Sheldon, unable to break free, commented on Georgie before asking again, "Can you let me go back? My apple pie isn't finished yet."
Clearly, compared to Georgie's trouble, Young Sheldon cared more about his delicious apple pie right now.
Given Young Sheldon's picky palate, there weren't many delicacies that suited his taste.
"Forget your apple pie~" Missy dragged Young Sheldon towards the RV and said, "Georgie is breaking ties with the family, he needs our help badly..."
"Fine, fine." Unable to break free, Young Sheldon could only resign himself to fate.
It was indeed a case of one thing conquering another.
Tigers, sticks, chickens. Young Sheldon, who ranked first in importance with his mother, had no persuasive power with Missy.
Inside the RV outside the house, Georgie had opened the rest support in the back row and was lying on it bored to death.
Meemaw Connie was sitting opposite him.
Because of the generation gap, the two seemed to have nothing to talk about.
Seeing Mike coming over with the three little ones, Meemaw Connie smiled and said, "Mike, you talk to Georgie, you young people should have common topics. Grandma won't be an eyesore here, I'll go get you some food..."
Georgie left in a hurry earlier, having only eaten half of the big meal, obviously not full.
Most importantly, Georgie looked emotionally stable now, so Meemaw Connie could leave with peace of mind.
Mike climbed into the RV and saw Georgie looking lost. He probably hadn't thought about the next plan yet; what he said before was mostly out of anger.
Connecting with his current situation, Mike had reason to suspect the other party was "rotting."
Next, Mike noticed that the interior space of Georgie's RV was large, but judging from the wear and tear of the interior, it was indeed close to the brink of being scrapped.
The shiny appearance of this car was very likely due to a simple repainting job.
Commonly known as: embroidered pillow stuffed with chaff.
Right, with funds of a little over three thousand dollars, what kind of decent RV could one hope to buy?
Overall, Georgie didn't profit from buying this RV, but he didn't lose too much either.
Specifically, it depended on the car's subsequent use value.
"Georgie, Missy asked me to ask you, do you need any help?"
While Mike was observing the RV, Young Sheldon had already gone up to Georgie.
"No need, don't bother me~" Facing such a stiff question, Georgie didn't even bother to answer.
Moreover, he didn't think Young Sheldon could help him with anything.
"Very good!"
Young Sheldon, as if having completed a task, retreated to Missy's side and gave her a look.
The arrogant expression seemed to say: I have offered help, it is the other party who is ungrateful.
"Where do you plan to go? Have you planned a self-driving tour route?" Ignoring Young Sheldon's terrible performance, Mike sat opposite Georgie.
"No, but I plan to go look outside Texas..." Chatting about specific issues, Georgie seemed to start thinking.
After a while, he sat up and probed: "Maybe, you can give me some advice."
Compared to others, Mike was the only one present who had driven out of Texas by himself.
Georgie, who had decided to drop out, really wanted to hear the other party's opinion.
"If you just want to go out and broaden your horizons, I think you can drive north and visit the nearby central states..." Mike proposed a feasible plan.
Texas, located in the southern states, is not far from several small central states, and there is no desert area in between.
Georgie has an RV and doesn't need to worry about accommodation. He can totally spend a few days visiting the central states.
As long as he doesn't go too far, he can return in a short time if he regrets it.
Next, Georgie also discussed specific travel routes with Mike.
"Looks like you guys are having a good chat..." Meemaw Connie, returning with food, saw the scene inside the car and greeted with a smile: "Come give me a hand~"
Two portions of fresh steak, accompanied by a rich vegetable and fruit salad, piled into a small mountain on the tray.
Seeing this, Georgie quickly got up to set up the small table in the car, then took the food and placed it on it.
"Ta-da~ Look what else I brought?" Meemaw Connie, having freed her hands, pulled out two bottles of beer from her person like magic.
After handing the beer to Georgie, Meemaw Connie said seriously: "Georgie, I want to tell you, no matter what decision you make this time, Grandma supports you. I'll handle Mary for you, don't worry..."
After expressing family-style care, Meemaw Connie turned to the three children in the RV and said: "Alright, children. I know you weren't full before, now let's go back and continue eating the big meal."
It seemed she was deliberately creating a chatting atmosphere for Georgie and Mike.
And from her actions, it wasn't hard to guess that Mary's emotions in the house should have calmed down.
"Am I useless?"
After Meemaw Connie and the others left, Georgie looked at Mike opposite him, his expression appearing very serious.
His current emotions seemed to be in a delicate state.
"Georgie, I know what you're thinking." Mike roughly saw that the other party needed affirmation from others now. After organizing his language, he said: "Everyone is good at different fields. Maybe you are not talented in studying, but I know you are very good at communicating with people. For example, selling crystal balls door-to-door last Christmas, you did very successfully."
"And haven't you noticed your hands-on ability is also very good? Herschel from the auto repair shop has praised you many times before..."
"So, you don't need to feel guilty because you can't compare to others in school."
"Thanks~" After being enlightened, Georgie felt much better and smiled: "Although I know you are deliberately comforting me, you also made me realize that I actually have merits too."
Once people get depressed, it is easy to fall into endless self-denial, stubbornly thinking they are useless.
This belongs to mental friction.
At this time, a little external affirmation is needed to wake the other party up, thereby letting the person involved get rid of this bad mood.
"Alright, Georgie. Let's talk about the key issue, are you sure you want to drop out?" Mike pulled back the topic and said sincerely: "You know at your age, wanting to gain a foothold in society won't be easier than studying in school."
"You don't need to persuade me... I have seriously considered it, I'm not cut out for studying. This kind of thing should be left to geniuses like you and Young Sheldon~" Georgie looked relieved and said: "As for me, rather than wasting time, it's better to step into society earlier, and also reduce the burden on the family."
Well, Georgie didn't seem as heartless as he appeared. The problems he considered might be more than others imagined.
It could be said that he was already developing towards becoming a man.
Just then, a plump figure climbed onto the RV.
George had been "eavesdropping" outside for a while. After getting on the car, he looked at his eldest son and said emotionally: "You have your own ideas, that's very good. So, which day did you decide to leave?"
Anyone seeing a child grow up should feel relieved.
George was also happy to see his eldest son become more outstanding.
"I... in two days, I still need to prepare." After all, it was the first time traveling far alone, Georgie felt somewhat uneasy inside.
"More preparation is good..." George said, taking out a large handful of money from his pocket and handing it to his eldest son: "There's about five hundred dollars here, it's all my private money, now they are yours. Remember to spend sparingly... if it really doesn't work out, come back. You know your mother's temper, what she said before was out of anger."
"Also, if you don't leave these few days, you can stay at home first, I'll talk to Mary."
"No need, I'll just stay in the RV." Georgie, having accepted his father's pocket money, seemed to have more confidence.
Moreover, even for the sake of face, he couldn't yield to his mother so quickly now.
"As you wish, but if you really don't want to stay in the house, you can actually stay in the basement." Looking at the environment inside the RV, George considered his eldest son's face while proposing a better suggestion.
The Cooper family's basement is actually a converted garage. Besides piling up Young Sheldon's toy trains, there are also many household sundries.
Those sundries naturally include cotton wadding and bedding replaced by the Cooper family.
Staying inside temporarily for a few days is no problem at all.
Afterward, George left the basement key and returned to the house.
It turns out that sometimes when father and son open up to each other, they don't necessarily have much to say.