The rocket launch plan written by Sheldon, which incorporated Multistage Rocket Booster and Booster Recovery proposed by Mike, was an incredibly massive undertaking.
For the subsequent calculations, he also needed Mike by his side for reference.
Sheldon had already made this request before he left.
After the Cooper family left, Mike sat down in front of the computer.
Soon, the computer interface switched to the stock page.
Mike currently had over 20,000 dollars in funds, and after some screening, he noticed two rising stocks.
Microsoft had gradually begun to show the demeanor of an industry giant, and with his foresight, Mike was certain that this stock was a guaranteed profit and very suitable for long-term holding.
Therefore, he unhesitatingly invested 10,000 dollars into Microsoft shares.
As for the remaining funds, Mike looked towards the retail food industry, and the rising momentum of Coca-Cola and Pepsi drinks was also very strong.
Knowing that these two cola drinks would be bestsellers worldwide in the future, Mike didn't hesitate too much.
After leaving a small amount for pocket money, he invested the remaining 10,000 dollars into these two companies respectively.
"Mike, what are you doing?" Connie, who had finished cleaning up the dishes, came to the computer and curiously asked, looking at the winding stock market lines.
"This is the stock I mentioned earlier..." Mike briefly introduced the stock's profit model to her, and then suggested, "The stock market is easy to make money in right now, do you want to buy some?"
Mike had thought about helping Connie and the Cooper family get rich together.
As long as Connie was interested, Mike could help her set up a stock market account right now to make money together.
Beside him, Connie looked at the stock market trends on the computer and pondered for a long time.
Finally, she still shook her head: "Forget it, I don't understand these things. Let's talk about it later."
In fact, Connie was very keen on gambling activities, and she was naturally somewhat tempted to buy stocks.
It was just a pity that although Connie still had some cash on hand, she had accumulated a lot of debt at the arcade recently.
Therefore, after much consideration, Connie ultimately decided to keep the money for emergencies.
"Alright, when you want to buy stocks, you can come to me for reference." Mike saw Connie's dilemma and, after an extra word, didn't persuade her further.
It was best to let such things take their natural course; once Mike made money in the stock market later, Connie would naturally know what to do.
Moreover, according to Mike, Facebook and Bitcoin, two powerful money-making tools, would also emerge in the coming years.
With this knowledge, Mike wasn't in too much of a hurry now; he only needed to slowly accumulate his strength and see if he could take a chance when the time came.
If this grand plan succeeded, Mike would be promoted to the wealthy class, and even a small spillover of his funds would be enough for those around him to profit together.
If it didn't succeed, it didn't seem like there would be any loss.
After all, stocks were just one of Mike's money-making methods.
After successfully purchasing the stocks, he simply washed up and returned to his room to rest.
On the other side, Connie, who had already gone to bed, secretly returned to the living room after seeing Mike leave.
Standing in front of the computer, she carefully pressed the power button.
In fact, Connie was a person who was very open to new things, and she was very interested in the computer at home.
Before, because there were many people waiting to use the computer, she was too embarrassed to compete with the children.
So, she chose to come alone at night to thoroughly study this new object.
Learning from Mike's previous operations, Connie successfully put the computer into the chat interface, but she began to feel troubled as she didn't know how to create an account.
Finally, she tried to use the phone method, speaking into the mouse: "Hello... Is anyone there... I'm Connie... If you hear me, please answer..."
However, computers had not yet developed to such an intelligent stage, and Connie's actions obviously received no response.
"I knew it, computers are not that interesting." Connie, who had not received a response from the computer for a long time, found a good excuse for her embarrassment.
Then, she turned off the computer and happily left the living room.
Although Connie did not find the correct way to use the computer, she did "play" with it once, satisfying her curiosity.
Time came to the next day, and Sheldon arrived at Connie's early in the morning.
Sheldon spent the entire next day in front of the computer.
During this time, he also asked Mike for his input several times to refine his rocket launch plan.
Finally, before dinner, Sheldon completed his plan, and he happily shouted, "Mike, come and see, our plan is complete!"
Yes, because Mike provided the theoretical basis, Sheldon also added him to the authorship of the rocket launch plan.
Then, with Mike as a witness, Sheldon successfully sent the plan to the dedicated email address of the Houston Space Administration.
"I'm going to call Dr. Ronald and ask him what he thinks of the new plan..." Seeing that the email had been sent, Sheldon eagerly ran towards the phone.
He was very much looking forward to the scene where Dr. Ronald would apologize to him after seeing the new plan.
"Wait, Sheldon. The email just went out, Dr. Ronald might not have seen it yet. It's better if you call to inquire tomorrow afternoon," Mike reminded him.
One should know that today was the weekend, and it was so late; even if someone at the Houston Space Administration was working overtime, they would probably be home by now.
Moreover, NASA's public email receives many emails every day, and the email Sheldon sent might not be seen by the recipient immediately.
After being reminded, Sheldon obviously realized this.
"Alright then, enjoying the fruits of victory tomorrow seems good too," Sheldon said.
This state of waiting for good news was already making Sheldon happy enough.
...
Time flew by, and it was soon Monday afternoon.
After school, Mike returned home to rest for a bit, just about to go to the Cooper family for dinner with Connie.
However, before the two could leave, Mary arrived at Connie's with Sheldon and Missy.
"What's wrong, Mary? Did something happen?" Connie asked with concern, looking at Mary's dejected appearance.
"I'm fine..." Mary covered her face and continued to speak in a low mood, "Connie, can we stay at your place for a few days?"
Although she didn't know what happened to the Cooper family, Mary's appearance didn't suggest that she was fine.
"This is your home too, you can stay as long as you want," Connie said, leading Mary into the living room and pouring her a glass of water.
Then, she called Sheldon and Missy aside and quietly asked, "What happened at home? Why is Mary in such a bad mood?"
"Mom and dad had a fight, that's why we ran away from home," Sheldon replied.
However, looking at Sheldon constantly glancing at the computer, he didn't seem to care much about this running away from home.
"Why did they fight? Weren't they fine before?" Connie pressed on.
"I don't know either," Sheldon shook his head, he was never very sensitive to the situation at home.