American TV series: Starting with exploiting young Sheldon

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The next day, to avoid Barbie's harassment, young Sheldon followed George and Mike closely on his way to and from school.

However, his troubles did not end there.

When Sheldon returned home, he went out alone to get the mail by the door and happened to run into Barbie, who was waiting there.

"Don't come any closer!" Little Sheldon trembled behind the mailbox. Then, remembering Mike's suggestion, he tentatively said, "Barbie, would you like to be my friend? I can take you to see my collection of toy trains..."

Barbie across from them, clearly having planned this all along, didn't say a word, but walked forward step by step with a strange smile on her face.

This situation terrified Sheldon, who was forced to retreat.

Finally, after hitting the wall, young Sheldon struck a strange pose and yelled, "Don't come any closer, or I'll knock you flying!"

Barbie's lips curled into an even more frightening smile at Sheldon's bluff, but she still couldn't stop her steps.

"You asked for this..." In a panic, young Sheldon rushed toward the little girl opposite him in a strange posture.

However, perhaps because he was too nervous, or perhaps because he hadn't fully mastered the art of bumping into people, young Sheldon tripped and fell to the ground after only two steps.

When Barbie saw Sheldon fall, her expression changed, and she wanted to go over and check on him.

But young Sheldon, who was already terrified, glared back and cried out for help.

"Sheldon, what's wrong?" George, who rushed out at the sound, saw Sheldon lying on the ground, almost crying, and asked.

“Barbie…Barbie…she’s here again…” Sheldon said in a panic.

"Huh?" Little George looked around but didn't see Barbie anywhere.

“You’re hurt,” little George said, pointing to little Sheldon’s knee as he looked away.

"Blood, I'm bleeding!" Sheldon shouted again.

"It's just a scrape..." George checked the other's injury, then silently helped Sheldon back into the house.

After the two left, a small head popped out from the lawn nearby.

Chapter 110 Conflict escalates

When Mary returned home, she immediately noticed the bandage on Sheldon's knee.

She asked, both surprised and distressed, "What happened?"

"It seems like he fell by himself, but I don't know for sure..." Little George realized that Mary was on the verge of exploding, so he quickly spoke up to explain.

"No, it's Barbie's fault, she's a little devil!" Little Sheldon seemed to have found his anchor when he saw his mother return, and insisted on his opinion.

At this moment, Connie's grandmother and Mike also arrived at Cooper's house. They were both surprised to see the injury on Sheldon's knee.

Then, Connie's grandma asked curiously, "Little Biscuit, did Barbie attack you?"

Although she felt wronged, Sheldon shook his head and said truthfully, "No, but her smile was terrifying and scary."

A smile? How terrifying could the smile of a cute little girl be? Connie's grandmother couldn't understand it.

Meanwhile, Mary didn't care about any of that. When she heard that Barbie had bullied her youngest son again, she exclaimed excitedly, "No way! I'm going to confront the Herschel family!"

With that, Mary rolled up her sleeves and headed out.

"Wait, Mary~"

George ran out of the kitchen, grabbed his wife, and said, "I've looked into what happened. Shirley attacked someone on her own initiative, which is why she fell. It has little to do with Barbie..."

Ironically, George was drinking beer in the house when Sheldon Jr. had his accident. His first question to his two sons was about what had happened.

Incidentally, he also treated the scrapes on Sheldon's knee.

Knowing that his youngest son only had minor injuries, George still treated it as just children playing around.

After all, George has seen plenty of injured players on the football field. A scrape like Sheldon's might have healed on its own if not treated quickly.

So, not wanting to escalate the situation, George continued to persuade her, "Mary, you're too emotional right now. Going to the Herschels in this state will only make things worse."

"Then what do you suggest we do?" Mary looked at her husband with a hint of dissatisfaction in her eyes.

In her mind, George, as Sheldon's father, should stand up for his son when he is bullied.

“Well then, I’ll talk to Herschel when I have time,” George said, trying to ease the tension. Then he added with a smile, “I’ve already prepared dinner. Let’s not let this spoil everyone’s enjoyment of the meal.”

Because George hasn't been able to find a job yet, he has recently started taking on some of the housework.

Mary watched her husband's retreating figure as he went into the kitchen, and shook her head slightly, her face full of disappointment.

During the subsequent dinner, Mary's unpleasant expression made the atmosphere quite somber.

However, Mary's bad mood did not end there.

The next day at noon, when Mary returned home after finishing her work at the church, she was still worried about her youngest son's safety.

Because she was so worried, images of little Sheldon being bullied by Barbie kept flashing through her mind.

Finally, under this mental pressure, Mary couldn't wait for her husband to deal with the matter. She grabbed a bottle of tomato juice from the cupboard and stormed out of the house.

After searching for a while, Mary arrived at the Bowring Stadium with tomato juice.

Herschel's wife, Brenda, works at this Bowling alley.

"Mary, what brings you here?" Connie's grandmother, who was passing the time in the Bell Ring gym, saw Mary.

“It’s alright.” Mary hid the tomato juice in her sleeve, then asked, “Where is Brenda?”

"It's just ahead, go to the first counter." After pointing out the way, Grandma Connie asked uncertainly, "What do you need Brenda for? Do you want to buy a bowling card?"

“Hmm~” Mary shrugged meaningfully, then walked toward the counter.

"She doesn't look like she's going bowling..." Connie's grandmother was surprised for a moment, then quietly followed her daughter.

Because she often spent her time here, Connie's grandmother actually had a pretty good relationship with Brenda, who worked at the bowling alley.

She didn't want to see her daughter clash with Brenda here.

Mary, who followed the road to the service counter, immediately spotted Brenda working there.

Enemies meeting are bound to be furious. Mary pushed through the crowd and stormed to the first counter.

"Is there something you need, Mary?" Brenda asked with a professional smile.

“Stop pretending.” Mary glared at the other woman and said, “You have to give an explanation for how your youngest daughter, Barbie, injured our Shelly.”

"What? Barbie hurt Sheldon? Where...?" Brenda, who was still unaware of what had happened, looked surprised.

"Heh, still pretending~" Mary sneered, about to continue arguing with the other party.

Seeing that the conflict was about to escalate, Connie's grandmother quickly pushed through the crowd and went to the counter.

“Calm down, Mary. This is where Brenda works,” Grandma Connie reassured her daughter.

Because of Mary's commotion, all the customers at the first counter moved aside. Instead, a large crowd of onlookers gathered not far away.

If this situation continues, it will definitely affect Brenda's work, and she might even be fired.

After pulling her daughter back, Connie's grandmother smiled apologetically at Brenda and then explained the cause and course of events to her.

Connie's grandmother later added that Sheldon's injury was actually not serious.

After hearing the whole story, Brenda's expression relaxed. Then, looking at the guests around her who had been disturbed by Mary, she asked, "Are you really going to come and make a scene with me over something so trivial?"

In the busy town of Deford, Mary's interruption of her work over a trivial matter involving children playing makes Brenda feel that Mary is making a mountain out of a molehill.

"This is no small matter."

This concerned young Sheldon's safety, so it was no small matter for Mary. Seeing Brenda's nonchalant attitude, she shouted, "You must apologize and promise that Barbie will never go near Sheldon again!"

In Mary's opinion, this request was not excessive.

"You caused a scene at my workplace, and you expect me to apologize?" Brenda said, somewhat annoyed, as a crowd of onlookers grew larger. "What if I say no?"

Brenda's attitude really angered Mary.

“Your whole family are no good people, especially Barbie. You could tell she was a bad kid from a young age!” Mary, in a fit of anger, started throwing a tantrum.

Connie's grandmother, who was standing nearby, couldn't stop her.

"What? Barbie is a bad egg? I think your Sheldon is the weirdo..." Brenda was instantly angered when the other person talked about the bad things about her lovely daughter, and began to berate the other person's youngest son.

The fact that their child was involved instantly escalated the argument between the two mothers, and the scene became increasingly chaotic.

Finally, Mary's anger overwhelmed her reason, and she pulled out the tomato juice hidden in her sleeve and frantically splashed it on the counter.

Brenda, who had been splashed with tomato juice, was not to be outdone and found a bottle of butter flowers for making desserts on the counter.

Thus, the battle between the two mothers turned from arguing into splashing each other with condiments.

After the fight, both of them were in a terrible state.

Of course, the most unlucky one has to be Connie's grandma. She tried to mediate the fight, but the two people who lost their tempers splashed her with tomato juice and cream.

Chapter 111 Resolution of the Conflict

Because of causing trouble in the bowling alley, Connie's grandmother and her two companions were taken away by law enforcement officers who arrived at the scene.

After an afternoon of taking statements and mediating, the three were not released until evening.

George, having finished making dinner, looked at his disheveled wife and Connie as they walked in and asked in surprise, "What happened? Did you go to the Christmas battle?"

Although Mary and Grandma Connie cleaned the foreign objects off their faces and hair in the afternoon, the red and white seasonings stuck to their bodies were still very noticeable.

"What's going on? It's Brenda again, acting like a shrew~" Mary sat down on the stool as if she was very tired and complained.

George didn't react much to her words. But Connie's grandmother, who had gone to the refrigerator to get a beer, turned and looked at her daughter with surprise.

In terms of shrewishness, Mary is no less capable than Brenda.

Connie's grandmother has a deep understanding of this.

Next, the family sat down at the dining table and listened to Mary recount what had happened that afternoon.

Of course, when recounting her story, Mary deliberately omitted the fact that she had started the trouble. She emphasized Brenda's unreasonable and domineering behavior.

"This..." Upon hearing his wife's words, George thought of the scene of the battle between tomato juice and butter flowers, and found it a little funny.

However, seeing the indignant look on his wife's face, George still put on a stern face and pretended to be angry, saying, "Brenda really went too far this time. How could she throw butter flowers at you?"

With her husband's support, Mary urged, "George, you should go to the Herschel's house this time. Let them know the Coopers aren't to be trifled with..."

Looking at his wife's expectant eyes, George, as the head of the family, was in a dilemma.

However, he finally agreed, saying, "Okay, I'll go to Herschel's house right now and settle this with them."

With that, George puffed out his chest, struck a fierce pose, and walked toward the door.

But before he could open the door, there was a knock on the door.

Upon opening the door, Herschel stood outside, his face bearing a bluffingly fierce expression. Clearly, he too had been instigated by his wife.

The two men, in the same predicament, exchanged a glance and immediately understood each other's situation.

“You guys wait at home, I’m going to talk to Herschel alone.” George gave his wife a reassuring look before walking out of the room.

The two men outside tacitly avoided mentioning what happened that afternoon.

Then, at Herschel's suggestion, the two went to his family's detached courtyard.

In the yard, Herschel built a chicken coop himself. Besides raising chickens and collecting eggs, he also hid many good things in the weeds.

After taking a few bottles of beer from the secret warehouse, Herschel turned on the old tape recorder next to him and started playing old songs.

Two middle-aged men relaxed on the haystack, drinking beer and listening to music, and the atmosphere instantly became more relaxed.

Mary, staying at home, began to worry about her husband. In her mind, if the two men were to fight, her husband might not be a match for Herschel.

Actually, after the big scene this afternoon, Mary had already vented most of her anger.

“George, Mike, go out and check on the situation. Make sure George doesn’t really get into a fight with them; he has a heart condition…” Mary said anxiously.

"Okay~" Little George was also quite worried about his father. After responding, he called Mike and headed outside.

After searching around outside and not seeing his father, little George said anxiously, "What should we do?"

George knew his father's condition very well. His father looked strong, but was actually quite weak and had a heart condition.

If things really came to blows, little George was afraid his father would come out worse.