Brat (Please Vote!)

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The next day.

Morning.

Ding-dong.

The doorbell at Cooper's Home rang. Mary Cooper, the middle-aged housewife who was doing chores, went to answer it and looked doubtfully at the teenage boy and girl standing outside.

"Good morning, Mrs. Cooper. I'm Adam Duncan, and this is Juno McGough."

Adam flashed a brilliant smile.

The corners of Juno's lips lifted slightly.

"Hello."

Mary was still confused, so she could only offer a perfunctory smile. "Is there anything I can help you with?"

"It's like this."

Adam smiled. "Next semester, we'll be classmates with Sheldon. Everyone knows Sheldon is a genius, and we happened to form a study mutual-aid group. We'd like to invite Sheldon to join us so we can improve together and strive to get into an Ivy League school... Is Sheldon home?"

"He is, he is!"

Mary's smile had already brightened when she heard the words "Sheldon," and when she learned it was a study group aimed at getting into an Ivy League school, she quickly stepped aside to invite Adam and Juno in. "Shelly, Shelly!" she called repeatedly.

"Please, have a seat. What would you like to drink? Tea or cola?"

"Tea is fine, thank you."

Adam recalled how Howard, on his first visit here, had pretentiously asked for the local specialty, Lone Star Beer. He almost said it aloud, but fortunately held back.

Juno gestured at Adam with her chin.

Following Juno's gaze, he saw Mary in the kitchen making tea. With her back to them, her hands clasped together, she was murmuring a prayer.

A good start.

Adam mouthed the words.

"And you are?"

Little Sheldon came out just then and looked at the two of them in confusion.

"Adam Duncan."

Adam stood and habitually held out his hand.

Little Sheldon looked at the outstretched hand without the slightest intention of shaking it. He shook his head. "No, thank you."

"Shelly!"

Mary came over carrying the tea. Seeing this, she chided him before apologetically explaining, "Adam, Juno, please don't mind him. Shelly just... has a bit of a cleanliness obsession."

"I understand."

Adam's mouth twitched as he forced a smile.

Watching Sheldon's every word and action on TV had seemed entertaining, but facing Sheldon in person, Adam realized this guy was really an annoying little brat!

"Shelly, they're..."

Mary hurriedly explained the situation, then looked encouragingly at Little Sheldon. Her heart was filled with gratitude toward God. She had worried just last night that her precious son would be all alone in high school, yet a miracle had happened this very morning.

Thank God!

"Studying together? Sure! I love studying!"

Little Sheldon smiled happily. "Do you know what #@%￥&*%￥..."

Adam's head throbbed as though he were listening to gibberish.

He truly was a super genius. Though he was only nine and had not officially started high school, high school knowledge was still far too simple for Little Sheldon. His knowledge had long surpassed the scope of high school.

No wonder that as soon as Little Sheldon entered high school, all the teachers complained bitterly. It was not that they taught Little Sheldon; Little Sheldon often instructed them instead.

If the teachers at public high schools were all trash, then what Little Sheldon did shortly afterward was truly incredible. Tired of high school's simple basics, he attended university lectures every week and used his exceptional mathematical talent to help university professors perfect heavyweight papers crucial to their careers.

There was even a time when a NASA scientist came to the high school to give a popular science lecture. Since he brushed Little Sheldon off as a child, Little Sheldon angrily completed the mathematical calculations for booster rocket recovery, then went to NASA and left the scientist utterly stunned.

Decades later, Elon Musk, the "real-life Iron Man," obtained those mathematical calculations and successfully put the theory into practice. Before every interview, Elon Musk would secretly take out Little Sheldon's old paper and review it to prepare...

These thoughts flashed through Adam's mind, pushing away the noisy, headache-inducing gibberish. He felt much better. It was perfectly reasonable that he could not understand a genius of this caliber for the moment.

When he turned, Juno wore an equally blank expression, and Adam felt even better.

Juno was also a genius, but her talent lay more in the humanities, so naturally she could not keep up with Little Sheldon's train of thought either.

"You don't even understand that?"

Little Sheldon frowned and shook his head in disappointment. "Forget it."

His expression seemed to say, "Stupid Earthlings!"

Damn it!

Adam and Juno exchanged a glance, each seeing the frustration in the other's eyes.

Juno gave him a look, suggesting they forget it and stop provoking such a brat. He was already like this upon their first meeting—how could they possibly stand him in the future?

Adam shook his head slightly.

No matter how bratty Little Sheldon was, he still had to make an effort to get close to him, because it concerned gaining Wisdom Points. Besides, he only needed to reach the level Howard and Rajesh had, occasionally hanging out together. He did not need to be like Leonard, seeing him day and night. He could endure it.

After all, this was Adam's favorite TV character... Huff. Don't get angry, don't get angry. Life is like a play; people gather because of fate... The key is that no one will take your place if you get sick from anger.

"Shelly!"

Mary also sensed that something was wrong and awkwardly tried to smooth things over. "You're classmates, and this study mutual-aid group is wonderful. You should join it."

"But they can't help me."

Little Sheldon had no idea how to be tactful. "And I don't want to teach them. They look just like Georgie Jr. and Missy..."

"Shelly!!!"

Anger surfaced on Mary's face. "Where are your most basic manners?"

"Fine."

Little Sheldon was a mama's boy. He sighed and offered a completely insincere apology. "Sorry. I shouldn't have said you were stupid. In fact, you're just very ordinary."

"..."

Everyone fell silent.

"Heh."

Suppressing the True Qi surging through his Ren Du Meridians, Adam gave a theatrical smile. "Sheldon really is straightforward. Our study mutual-aid group isn't just about studying. We also help each other with extracurricular activities.

"After all, if you want to get into an Ivy League school, team awareness is also an important bonus. Sheldon may be a genius, but no matter how gifted he is, he can't demonstrate team awareness all by himself, can he?"

"Yes, yes!"

Mary was instantly moved.

In truth, she had never worried about her son's studies or getting into a prestigious school. What worried her most was that Little Sheldon was too lonely. A life without friends was terrifying.

Although Little Sheldon preferred that sort of solitude, because in his eyes, the world was a sea of stars, there was a kind of loneliness called "your mother thinks you're lonely"!

"What Shelly needs most is extracurricular team activities. Oh, God~"

At this point, Mary lifted her head and fought down the urge to burst into tears. Her voice trembled. "Thank you so much. Shelly, you have to join them, understand?"

Little Sheldon sensed his mother's excitement. He paused, then nodded to Adam. "All right. I'll join."

Ding!

Wisdom +5!