American TV series: Starting with exploiting young Sheldon

In order to eat healthy whole wheat noodles, the enthusiastic Sheldon went back to his room to get his protective gloves and hurriedly left home.

In the kitchen, Mary watched her youngest son leave alone, then turned to look at her husband who was getting beer from the refrigerator, her brows furrowing unconsciously.

Clearly, Mary was once again dissatisfied with her husband because she was too concerned about her youngest son.

……

Later, while Mary was preparing dinner for everyone again, little George nimbly rushed into the house.

After closing the door tightly, he wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead, panting, and said to Mike, who was sitting on the sofa, "Mike, you know what? Those reporters are so difficult to deal with!"

Earlier at the school gate, after Mike and the others left, the reporters shifted their focus to asking questions of young George.

In the living room, after handing little George a glass of water, Mike asked curiously, "How did you get rid of them?"

"No, not at all!" Little George hurriedly explained, not even bothering to drink his water, "Those reporters followed me all the way to my doorstep..."

At this point, George looked quite dejected.

Those reporters are like leeches, impossible to shake off.

Looking out the window, several people holding microphones were gathered outside the Cooper family's yard.

Fortunately, because private property is considered sacred and inviolable, those people did not trespass into the yard.

"What's going on?" George asked in surprise, looking at the people outside his yard from the window.

"Those people are magazine reporters who want to dig up gossip about the 'devil body group'..." George explained to his father.

George also saw the Devil Body Group's debut performance on the "Welcoming Spring" stage on TV.

Combined with his eldest son's explanation, George understood the purpose of those people outside the yard.

"Let them stay there. They'll probably leave soon." Having determined that the reporters posed no threat, George, finding the situation troublesome, picked up his beer and sat back down on the sofa.

Although Deford is a small town, it has its own local television station.

The television station also has its own radio reporters, so the professions of the people outside did not attract much attention.

A little while later, Connie's grandmother, who had gone to pick up Missy from school, also brought the little girl into the house.

"Mike, are all those people at the door looking for you? They all say they're reporters..." Little Missy ran up to Mike cheerfully and asked curiously, "By the way, Mike, what's a reporter?"

“A reporter is a reporter,” Mike patiently explained to the curious girl. “It’s a profession, an industry. It mainly involves news documentation and reporting. Of course, those outside are probably entertainment reporters.”

"News? Does that mean I can be on TV and in the newspapers too?" The outgoing Missy had just answered several questions from the reporter.

If it weren't for her grandma Connie holding her back, she might have played with the people outside a little longer.

Yes, in Missy's eyes, the people outside who asked her questions were just playing with her.

“No, Missy. Those reporters outside don’t seem like good people.” Just then, Connie’s grandmother, who had hung up her coat by the door and tidied herself up, came over and interrupted her granddaughter’s daydream.

With her richer life experience, she easily figured out the purpose of the reporters outside.

Clearly, those people came with ill intentions.

However, none of these were major problems for Grandma Connie.

She then chuckled and joked, "Mike, it seems the girls in the 'Devil Body Group' are really going to become famous this time. What are your thoughts?"

Grandma Connie knew the truth about Mike's relationship with the girls in the "Devil Body Group".

Knowing many inside stories, she naturally knew that the success of the Devil Body Group was due to Mike's support.

At least, that Christmas song was significant to the Devil Body Group.

"What thoughts could I possibly have?" Mike said casually. "The success of the 'Devil Body Group' is all thanks to the girls' own hard work."

Mike did not take credit for the girls' success.

"Okay~" Seeing Mike's indifferent reaction, Grandma Connie suddenly felt bored.

So she shrugged, grabbed a bottle of beer from the table, and sat down on the sofa.

……

Another half hour later, Mary finished preparing dinner for everyone.

"Hasn't Shirley come back yet?" Mary asked, looking towards the living room after setting the food on the table.

“It should be soon, let’s wait a little longer,” George replied.

Because there are Christians in the family, the Cooper family's dinner prayer service usually doesn't begin until everyone is present.

Chapter 225 The Clash of Ideas

Meanwhile, Sheldon visited several nearby supermarkets but couldn't find the same flavor of whole wheat bread.

As dinner time approached, he returned to his front door, feeling dejected.

"Hello, do you know the girls from the 'Devil Body Group'?" The female reporter who was waiting outside Cooper's yard greeted Sheldon when he returned.

“Of course, I’ve seen their performances. And they used to come here often to see Mike…” Young Sheldon, who was feeling down, answered truthfully without thinking.

"The Mike you're talking about, is it the Mike who wrote songs for the Devil Body Group?" The female reporter's eyes lit up as she realized she had stumbled upon a juicy scoop.

Several other reporters nearby also gathered around, drawn by the news.

"Excuse me, do you know what Mike's relationship is with the 'Devil Body Group'?"

"Are any of them in a relationship...?"

……

Young Sheldon, who suffers from trypophobia, felt dizzy and his panic attack was about to flare up as he looked at the crowd surrounding him asking all sorts of questions.

Feeling very uncomfortable, he immediately tried to avoid the crowd and escape.

However, just as Sheldon was about to "escape," he caught a glimpse of the press passes hanging around the necks of the people in front of him.

"We can talk about Mike and the others later..."

Young Sheldon forced himself to stop, a clever plan forming in his mind: "I have something very important to people's health and well-being. Would you be interested in knowing about it?"

Yes, he planned to use the power of journalists to expose the food company's "bad" practices.

However, due to Sheldon's young age, his words were not very convincing.

Come to think of it, what big news could a child possibly make?

Among the group of reporters, only the female reporter maintained her curious expression and asked, "Oh, what kind of big event is it?"

A female reporter with a more sensitive approach to relationships thought she should first build a good rapport with the other party before finding an opportunity to extract information.

In her view, innocent children are easier to fool than adults.

"I want to file a complaint and condemn 'Camel' Foods, their sweet bread will endanger people's health..." Little Sheldon, unaware of the wickedness of human nature, carried out his exposé plan.

"Can you tell me more about it?"

Camel Brand Company is quite large, and the female reporter, who had keenly sensed a big news story, continued to fan the flames.

"Camel's whole wheat bread packaging used to say—'Providing energy for your health'..."

"As a result, without everyone's permission, they have secretly changed the bread recipe, using unhealthy raw materials such as refined flour, saccharin, and coloring..."

"For everyone's health, I strongly recommend that Camel Company resume selling its previous whole wheat bread."

Unaware of the seriousness of the problem, young Sheldon blurted out all his grievances and demands regarding the food company.

Camel Foods grew by appealing to the common people. From a democratic perspective, Sheldon's demands aren't excessive.

However, journalists are best at taking things out of context.

"So you mean the food company should listen to your opinion?" A reporter nearby, who also sensed a different meaning, asked shrewdly.

“Yes, I’ve studied their company’s history. Camel food has thrived because of its strong customer base, so they should continue to maintain that…” Sheldon Jr. spoke eloquently.

"Can I take that as you supporting communism?" the reporter asked a more pointed question.

The United States has a relatively short history, but thanks to capital speculation, it is currently experiencing a period of rapid development.

However, another great nation across the ocean, with its rich heritage and different philosophies, is also experiencing a period of rapid development.

This situation has left the United States feeling insecure from top to bottom, thus fueling the rise of the great power threat theory.

On a small scale, it's a difference in lifestyle. On a larger scale, it's a conflict between nations.

Under these circumstances, the reporter's question was clearly ill-intentioned.

Although Sheldon Jr. had an awkward personality, he was an absolute genius. He soon realized that something was wrong.

However, in the spirit of being meticulous, Sheldon replied, "There's nothing wrong with gathering everyone's opinions and meeting everyone's needs..."

……

While Sheldon was expressing his opinion, George, who was watching the outside from the Cooper family's living room, also noticed the commotion.

"Hey, Sheldon looks like he's in trouble." Little George, equally oblivious to the seriousness of the situation, looked on with schadenfreude.

“Shut up, little George.” Mary, who was waiting for dinner, ordered her eldest son, “Go and bring your brother in.”

George, who had been tormented by reporters, still wanted to see Sheldon make a few more mistakes.

However, after noticing his mother's unpleasant expression, he wisely went outside.

But not long after, he ran back looking panicked.

"What's wrong, little George? Where's Shirley?" Mary, who was calling everyone to the dining room, asked with displeasure when she saw her eldest son rushing around.

"Something...something really bad has happened..." Little George didn't know how to describe the situation outside, and said anxiously, "You'll see when you go out and take a look. Sheldon has gotten himself into big trouble this time."

Although George Jr. is usually unreliable, he would never joke around with everyone at this time, and he can act so convincingly.

So, Mary, worried about her youngest son, pulled her husband outside.

“Let’s go out and take a look too!” Knowing that reporters were not easy to deal with, Connie’s grandmother’s expression also turned serious.

……

What are your views on the United States?

"What do you think of that mysterious country...?"

Outside Cooper's yard, the reporters, realizing they'd unearthed a major scoop, were all incredibly excited.

A variety of strange questions were also thrown at Sheldon.

Mary, who had just stepped outside, suddenly felt her legs go weak after hearing the reporters' questions.

The questions asked by reporters can be big or small.

A bad answer would get you labeled a traitor to Guo Jia.

"What should we do, George?" Mary felt a sense of fear as she looked at her youngest son, who was being led astray by the crowd.

"Don't worry, things might not be that serious..." George said softly, supporting his wife.

His slightly trembling hands showed that he was also very uncertain at the moment.

“This is a big problem…” Peggy, who followed him out, also expressed her opinion, looking at Sheldon’s predicament not far away.

"Alright, let's think about how to get through this." Mike patted the little girl's head and walked out of the yard.

Strictly speaking, those reporters could be said to have come here because of Mike, and Sheldon Jr. was an innocent victim.

Moreover, the problem is no longer just Sheldon's issue.

If the trouble continues to escalate, the Cooper family, and even Connie's grandmother and her entourage, may be implicated.

"Sheldon, you go to the back first~" Mike squeezed into the crowd and pulled little Sheldon behind him.

Even if the problem cannot be solved immediately, it should not be allowed to escalate.

Keeping Sheldon away from reporters will help control the situation.

Having no idea how to deal with reporters, Sheldon, upon receiving Mike's instructions, immediately fled back to the yard.

The reporters, eager for a big story, saw their target leave and then dumped all their previous questions back on Mike.

"Everyone calm down. Sheldon's remarks were just kidding and shouldn't be taken seriously..." Mike wasn't swayed by the reporter's rhetoric and tried to explain for Sheldon.

Fortunately, Sheldon's age gave him an extra layer of protection.

After all, the statement "he's still a child" is quite convincing.