"She was the one who hugged me first… and she even closed her eyes…" Georgie tried his best to defend himself.
This church holy water baptism was entirely a way for the church to give back to its believers after receiving a large sum of money from Halloween donations.
Therefore, this baptism ceremony was very grand.
It just so happened that Veronica and Georgie were assigned to the same group to enter the holy water pool.
Perhaps due to the atmosphere, the girl gave Georgie a polite hug during the baptism.
However, Georgie, who was in the prime of his hormonal stage, could not resist the girl's wet temptation.
So, in front of countless believers, Georgie bravely went for it. After that, he received a big slap from the girl.
"Alright, Georgie. I understand you, I was young once too." At the dinner table, George, who had finished watching the drama, spoke to comfort his eldest son.
The slap Georgie received in front of the believers today was already embarrassing enough. As a father, George didn't want to make him uncomfortable again because of this matter.
After all, who hasn't had a moment of youthful impulsiveness?
Receiving comfort from his dad, Georgie felt much better. However, he still stubbornly defended himself again: "I didn't want to do that, but at that time, I really couldn't control myself. It was hormones… yes, it was all hormones' fault—"
Yes, to clear himself of "injustice," Georgie blamed all his actions on hormones.
And it actually sounded quite reasonable.
"I understand, I understand."
Seeing that his eldest son wasn't disheartened by the setback, George smiled and shared his experience: "Actually, back then, I also did something foolish for a girl. I know that feeling…"
"Oh, who was she?" Georgie asked curiously, eager to hear his dad's gossip: "Was she your first love?"
"Her name was Catherine Dempsey, she was a very lovely girl…" George looked nostalgic.
He just didn't notice that while he was having a heart-to-heart with his eldest son, his wife Mary, who was beside him, had increasingly dangerous eyes.
"She…" Georgie was very interested in his dad's gossip and was about to press further.
Beside them, Mary, who had reached her limit of patience, spoke up: "Enough, Georgie. It's dinner time."
Seeing his mother's stern expression, Georgie, who still had a belly full of questions, had to swallow his words and obediently lowered his head to eat the steak in front of him.
George, on his side, also noticed his wife's unusual behavior; she seemed to be jealous.
So, he quickly explained: "I was only fifteen at the time, I didn't understand anything."
However, Mary didn't listen to her husband's explanation at all. Then, with a cold face, she fiercely cut the steak on her plate with her knife and fork.
"This…" George was very embarrassed by his wife's actions.
Moreover, he was a bit in the wrong regarding the cause of this incident.
Then, George shook his head helplessly and could only silently lower his head to eat his steak.
Just as dinner was about to end in this silent atmosphere, Mary, who finished her steak first, suddenly looked up and asked: "Mike, are you free tomorrow?"
Tomorrow was the day Mike and Regina had agreed to exchange musical instruments. However, to prevent Mary from having something more important, he still asked: "Is there anything you need my help with?"
"It's like this," Mary said. "I have a friend who is a child development expert, specializing in brain development…"
Mary's friend wasn't really a friend. That person had somehow found out that Sheldon, the prodigy, had a super high IQ.
So, she wanted to study the situation of the Cooper family siblings.
And because Mary accidentally mentioned that Mike's IQ was also very high, that person also became interested in Mike's brain.
"The other party promised to pay a subsidy of ten dollars per hour during the test. And they will also reimburse the round-trip transportation expenses." Mary asked after explaining the situation: "How about it, Mike, are you interested?"
Calculated at eight hours a day, plus round-trip transportation expenses. If Mike agreed to participate in the test, he could earn at least one hundred dollars in extra income tomorrow.
Don't underestimate one hundred dollars; this was already equivalent to almost half a month's salary for Mary or George.
"Sorry, I have something else to do tomorrow, I'm afraid I can't participate in the test." Mike politely refused. He didn't want to be studied as material by others.
"That's a real shame." Mary shook her head in disappointment.
She was truly regretful that Mike couldn't earn that one hundred dollars in extra income.
Connie, on the other hand, saw the situation clearly. She smiled and said: "There's nothing to regret, Mike isn't short on money now. He probably has to be busy tomorrow taking care of his girlfriends."
Connie knew that Mike was dabbling in stocks and had recently made a small profit in the stock market.
Of course, she also felt that for a young man like Mike, spending more time with the opposite sex was not a bad thing.
Here, Mary also knew something about Mike's romantic life. And that "s" from Connie just now was very vivid.
So, she didn't try to persuade Mike to go for any brain tests.
After dinner ended and Mary cleared the dishes to the kitchen, Georgie couldn't help but ask his dad again: "Dad, do you think I should give up on Veronica?"
When it came to his eldest son's romantic life, George, as someone who had been through it, knew that his son was at an age where hormones were raging, and he certainly wouldn't give up on his first love so easily.
So, he said: "Your heart will guide you."
Yes, George believed that his eldest son needed to hit a wall himself before he would give up, or rather, before he would mature.
"Yes, some people still remember their first love, named Catherine…" At this moment, Mary, who came out a second time to clear the dishes, heard her husband's statement.
With a displeased expression on her face, she deliberately provoked her husband because she was still jealous.
"I already said, that was something I did when I was young. I've already forgotten her." George felt his wife's displeasure and explained helplessly again.
"Yes, you've already forgotten her name was 'Catherine'…" Mary said sarcastically, then picked up the remaining dishes and stomped back to the kitchen.
"I really have forgotten her—" George, feeling wronged, shouted towards the kitchen.
Then, when he turned around, he saw Connie's scrutinizing gaze.
"I really have forgotten…" George helplessly defended himself again.
"I understand, I understand." Connie smiled and said: "It's normal for first love to be memorable, you should really think about how to explain it to Mary."
After speaking, Connie called Mike and left the Cooper family house together.
George was left standing there, facing the gossiping eyes of the children. He said in exasperation: "Go back to your rooms!"
Rarely seeing their dad angry, Sheldon and Missy were subdued and obediently walked towards their rooms.
Only Georgie looked at his dad with sympathetic eyes and said: "I understand you."
Thinking that his current situation was all because of his eldest son, George said sternly: "You disappear too, quickly."
"Understood—" Georgie gave a playful salute before walking towards his room.
He had already decided to use the weekend to write a love letter to Veronica.
Then, when school started, he would formally confess to her again.