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Mary then spoke up, offering encouragement to her youngest son.

It seems that in their eyes, the student council president is a very sacred position.

This left Mike with the words of advice he wanted to say.

"Shirley, have you thought about your campaign manifesto?" George's father was fairly calm, but he also agreed that his youngest son should try more things.

"A manifesto? What's that? Like a presidential campaign speech?" Sheldon Jr. seemed a little confused.

“No, it’s not that exaggerated.” George waved his hand with a laugh and continued, “If you want to run for student council president, you just need to go along with the students’ wishes and help them. Naturally, people will support you.”

High school elections are actually not that complicated.

Someone once promised everyone a lollipop and became the student council president.

Therefore, given the simple minds of high school students, bribing them is the fastest way to turn them into one of your own.

“Hmm, so giving students what they want is all it takes to become student council president? That doesn’t seem that difficult…” Young Sheldon seemed to understand what his father meant.

“I don’t think this is right.” After listening for a while, Missy suddenly spoke up: “To succeed, all you have to do is defeat all your opponents. That’s how I became class monitor.”

When Misi said "defeat," he meant it literally.

She successfully outmaneuvered all the other children in the class, thus becoming the class leader, or what is commonly known as the class monitor.

“What you said seems to make sense.” Young Sheldon thought for a moment and asked, “So, how exactly should we do it?”

"It's very simple. You need to find out who your real opponent is first, and then figure out a way to target him," Missy said earnestly, offering his advice.

“A real rival…” Young Sheldon murmured, recalling the characteristics of all the students in the twelfth grade with his extraordinary palace-like memory.

A moment later, his eyes lit up, and he said, "I've got it, my real rival, Neel Kavanaugh."

Strictly speaking, Kavanaugh was a truly good student. She had excellent grades, was good at getting along with her classmates, and knew how to please her teachers.

Okay, this is from Sheldon's perspective.

In reality, this girl named Kavanaugh was extremely power-hungry and willing to become a "lackey" of her teacher for it.

As for uniting with classmates, it was to blend into the crowd and find out the students' little secrets so that they could report them to the teacher at any time.

The students didn't know this before, so they naturally became friends with this enthusiastic and proactive girl.

But the truth will eventually come out.

Therefore, Kavanaugh, who lacks the good looks of Regina and loves to gossip, is not actually well-liked among students.

However, on the other hand, in some ways, Kavanaugh is indeed quite suitable for the position of student council president.

“Kavano? Excellent.” Missy, like a strategist, offered advice: “Now that you know your opponent, all you need to do is unplug their microphone when they’re giving a speech to campaign for votes.”

puff~

Connie's grandma almost spat out her beer.

"Missie, is this your idea?" Grandma Connie was struggling to hold back her laughter.

The Georges, on the other hand, also looked utterly bewildered.

“Yes, isn’t that a good idea?” Missy, without any embarrassment, had a sudden inspiration and continued, “By the way, Sheldon, on the day of your campaign speech, you can secretly hide Kavanaugh’s outdoor shoes. Campaigning barefoot would be hilarious…”

False competition: Both sides scheme and plot, devise strategies, and achieve victory without fighting!

Real competition: unplugging each other's power outlets, pulling each other's hair, throwing creamy tomato juice—anything goes!

Clearly, Missy has grasped the essence of competition.

“Enough, Missy!” Mary finally couldn’t hold back any longer. She was afraid that if she waited another second, her youngest son would be corrupted by her daughter. “Shelly, I need you to promise me that you won’t use Missy’s methods.”

"Of course, Mom~ I will defeat my opponent fairly and squarely." Young Sheldon had his own pride.

Using underhanded methods to defeat ordinary people is a desecration of the reputation of genius.

"Hmm, do whatever you want." Missy, who was giving advice to someone for the first time, tried to appear indifferent.

However, her slightly furrowed brows betrayed her.

Not long after, while racking her brains for other new ideas, she spoke up again with delight: "I remember now, Kavanaugh's sister seems to be in our class. Maybe I can get some inside information from her to help Sheldon defeat his opponent..."

“Quiet down, Missy. Shirley doesn’t need this kind of help from you,” Mary interrupted her daughter again.

After being scolded, the little girl lowered her head and started eating, but judging from her sparkling eyes, she didn't seem to have given up on her plan.

Chapter 286 The Competition for Student Council President (Continued)

Melford High School elects a new student council president every year, and the new student council president is chosen from the current year's 12th graders.

To ensure that the position is not vacant for too long, a new student council president is usually elected within a week of the start of the new school year.

The election schedule is very tight.

While other interested students were still registering, Kavanaugh, who had been preparing for this, had already begun to promote himself.

This girl cleverly posted her campaign manifesto at the school gate and inside the teaching building in advance.

Kavanaugh: Make Melford great again!

'Kavano: Long live Melford Football Team!!!'

Slogans used for brainwashing.

Friday arrived, and after rounds of selection, Sheldon and Kavanaugh successfully defeated "numerous" opponents and became the final candidates for student council president.

"Mike, do you think Sheldon can succeed?" Lina, sitting in the first row of the school auditorium, turned to look at Mike beside her.

Yes, today is the final moment to elect this year's student council president.

The two remaining candidates have gone to the side of the stage to prepare.

A temporary podium has also been set up in the middle of the stage.

The seats below the auditorium were packed with students from all grades.

"Who knows?" Mike seemed uninterested in the girl's question.

"Smart people" know that student council president is a thankless position, so Sheldon's real rival has always been only the power-hungry Kavanaugh.

If Sheldon really wanted to be the chairman, Missy had already given him the answer.

It depends on whether he uses it or not.

Mike, unconcerned about this, turned to the girl on the other side and asked, "Mia, are you sure your grandmother specifically asked to see me?"

Although the girl hasn't confessed yet, Mike knows that Mia's grandmother is none other than Queen Renardi of Genovia.

The thought of meeting a queen is quite exciting.

"Yes, perhaps this weekend, Joseph will pick you up." Mia smiled faintly, but in her heart, she was thinking that Mike's expression would be very interesting when he found out that she was a princess.

Through persistent etiquette training over this period, the girl's demeanor has become increasingly dignified.

However, her inherently carefree personality still occasionally shows through.

That said, Mia's revelation of her true appearance on the first day of school shocked a lot of people.

However, as the girl intentionally gravitated towards Mike over the following week, her aura seemed to vanish.

Most of the attention was focused on Mike.

As for Mike, the students were already used to him being surrounded by beautiful women.

As Mike and Mia chatted in the auditorium, the time soon came to elect the student council president.

Principal Tom, with a full head of white hair, slowly walked to the center of the stage and said into the microphone, "It's a pleasure to see you all again, young people. You make me, an old man, feel much younger..."

The nearly seventy-year-old principal was joking, but in reality, he looked much older than he had been in the first half of the year.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, he should resign from his position as principal by the end of this year.

"...This student council president election will be a novel experience for you." After exchanging a few casual words, the old principal was clearly a little exhausted.

So he turned to the side of the stage and said, "The election process is now in the hands of Mr. Tim."

Tim Meadows, the Dean of Studies at Melford High School, is a kind-hearted and capable young man.

He wasn't very popular among the students simply because of his position.

"Everyone, please be quiet!"

Tim took over the headmaster's seat, stepped onto the microphone, gave a brief mention of discipline, and continued, "The student council president election has reached its final stage, and now only two heavyweights remain for the ultimate showdown."

The head of the teaching department spoke with a strong voice and used a unique broadcasting style to create a tense atmosphere; anyone who didn't know better would think it was a boxing match.

"They are Neal Kavanaugh and Sheldon Cooper! One of them will become your student council president this semester..."

As he spoke, Tim led his students to look at the two candidates who were preparing on the side of the stage.

Facing the students' gazes, Kavanaugh, dressed in a beige dress, smiled and waved to everyone.

Compared to her, young Sheldon, who was dressed in a little tuxedo and a formal bow tie, looked rather dazed.

"Please listen carefully to the speech and make your choice..." Tim soon drew everyone's attention back: "Ladies first, please welcome Neel to give us her campaign speech!"

After finishing explaining the agenda, Tim, who was about to step down from the stage, suddenly turned to the microphone and said, "Let me add one more thing: please maintain order in the venue while listening to the speech!"

This is the duty of the head of teaching.

However, Tim underestimated the students' rebellious nature.

"Bite me!"

As the warning was issued, an arrogant voice immediately rang out from below the stage.

"Brad Kent, two days of detention!"

"Would you like to try being kept in school for a week?"

Tim, with his sharp eyes, immediately spotted the student causing trouble below and, with a stern face, lectured, "Behave yourself!"

After waiting a while and seeing that no students were causing trouble, the head of the teaching department went to the side of the stage, smiled at Kavanaugh, and said, "Go ahead, don't be nervous."

Kavanaugh was not nervous at all; the girl had made all the preparations in advance.

Dressed in a white dress and sporting a sweet smile, she looked just like a girl next door.

“First of all, I want to tell everyone that I love rugby.” Kavanaugh’s tone was as if she were chatting with a friend, then she pointed to Mike in the front row and, as if suppressing her enthusiasm, cheered in a restrained manner: “Long live Melford Football Team! Long live Mike!!”

No Texan dislikes football.

Mike's performance on the school's football team last year was evident to all the students.

As the crowd's emotions were stirred, a burst of cheers erupted in the auditorium.

The cheers were for the school football team, and also for Mike, the star player.

The clever Kavanaugh capitalized on a wave of momentum and was clearly very successful.

"Mike, did she tell you beforehand?" Lina's expression as she looked at the stage revealed her dissatisfaction.

This kind of self-promotion is neither polite nor respectful to people who are not familiar with each other.

"No, but there's no need to make a fuss about it..." Mike wasn't petty enough to argue with a girl over something like this.

“She got off too easy.” Lina shook her head.

As the leader of Mike's fan club, Lina is now considered a prominent figure at school.

If she wanted to, targeting a girl wouldn't be difficult.

But since Mike had already spoken, Lina naturally wouldn't overstep her bounds.

"There's one more thing I want to tell you all." On stage, Cavano continued his performance: "Actually, I'm also a Christian..."

"Long live God!!!"

It is widely acknowledged that practicing religion is politically correct in Texas.

If you believe in religion and I believe in religion, then we are all one family.

Combined with his campaign slogan display, Kavanaugh employed a series of tactics that won him a lot of goodwill from his students.

"There's not much to say about my situation. Now let me talk about my competitor today!" Having won some favor, Kavanaugh bared his fangs and pointed his spear at his opponent, Sheldon Jr.

"As far as I know, my opponent Sheldon is an atheist..."

As the girl spoke eloquently, Sheldon, sitting on the side of the stage, stared wide-eyed.