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Chapter 75 Neighborhood Relations
A few days before the official start of the class, Locke and Peggy agreed to go to Leonard's house. According to the previous phone call, Little Sheldon and Mary would arrive in the afternoon.

So the two planned to go to Leonard's house after eating at noon.

At the same time, listening to the "beep" sound that just appeared, Shelton at the airport explained helplessly to the staff at the security checkpoint:
"It's just because of the coin stuffed in my nose by Billy, he is my neighbor's kid, and I helped him with tuition so that he doesn't have to repeat a grade..."

"I like Billy's masterpiece," Mishy put in.

The security inspector heard Little Sheldon's explanation clearly, but he still followed the regulations and asked him, George and others who came to send him to the other side for further inspection.

During the inspection, Sheldon was still chattering: "I understand and appreciate your behavior, but please don't forget to wear gloves, thank you."

"He's like this." With a sigh, George explained helplessly: "We used to encounter this problem every time we took him on a plane."

After hearing this, Mihi felt very unbalanced: "Why Sheldon has been on the plane several times, I haven't been on a plane until now, I also want to go together."

George shrugged his shoulders. In front of outsiders, he didn't want to say that their family's poor finances did not allow the family to travel by plane together. The cost of sending Mary to Sheldon this time was provided by the university.

The security inspector nodded, thinking maybe he shouldn't care about children, but he didn't expect Little Sheldon to say to Mixi while undergoing the inspection:
"Don't worry, although you are my twin sister, with your IQ, you will definitely not be able to become the most valuable scientist to mankind like me in the future.

You can only engage in service occupations such as flight attendants or waiters, and you will have plenty of opportunities to fly by then. "

George, who was next to him, noticed that the security inspector's calm expression had changed again, and quickly explained: "He didn't mean that, he respects your work very much."

"That's right!" Mary quickly added, "He likes people who work in uniform the most."

"That's true." Little Sheldon didn't notice his parents' intentions, didn't know the possible danger, and still nodded without winking:
"Although everyone knows that your simple work, the contribution to mankind cannot be compared with that of scientists, but I really like the well-organized workflow, and..."

Seeing that the situation was critical, George quickly covered Little Sheldon's mouth, glared at him and said, "Shut up, Sheldon."

"But……"

"Stop talking!" Mary also stared at Sheldon quickly, for fear that if he said anything more, he would be troubled by the airport staff.

Seeing this scene, Missy suddenly felt better.

Seeing the security personnel go through the entire process step by step, the actions during the period are very standard, and every step is extremely careful.

It made Sheldon feel uncomfortable for a while, but because her parents could only suppress their expressions, she was not in a hurry to send Sheldon home.

Here Locke and Peggy drove to Leonard's house, and it was Leonard's father who opened the door.

"Hello, Alfred." Locke and Peggy greeted with a smile.

"Hi Locke, and Peggy." Alfred ushered the two into the house: "I heard that you are coming, Leonard got up early to get ready."

"You guys are here, come in and sit down." As soon as he entered the door, he saw Leonard running over to say hello.

"It seems that you have been waiting for a long time." Locke glanced at Peggy, feeling that Leonard would be much more positive than usual when it comes to things related to Peggy.

"Where's Beverly?" Alfred asked.

"Mom is preparing to pick up Sheldon at the airport." Leonard said a little annoyed, "Obviously Mrs. Cooper said no."

"This is social etiquette. I don't remember when I taught you to be so impolite, Leonard." It was Beverly who had just walked downstairs who was speaking.

Leonard could only lower his head, and couldn't help cursing the damned Sheldon again in his heart.

From the moment Beverly discovered Sheldon, she quickly focused all her attention on little Sheldon. Coupled with the similar personalities of the two, Leonard felt that he was completely ignored and was full of love for Sheldon. Got jealous.

If it weren't for his acquired optimism, plus he could often contact Locke and Peggy to dispel these negative emotions, even an optimist like Leonard might turn black.

I am familiar with the Leonard family, and we sat in the living room and chatted together, but most of the time it was Locke and Peggy who were talking to Alfred, and Beverly would occasionally interject a few words on topics of interest. sentence.

Leonard sat next to Peggy a little cautiously, peeking at Peggy from time to time, and occasionally echoing his speech.

After a while, Beverly pushed her glasses and glanced at the clock in the living room:

"It's a pleasure to chat with you, but I'm going to pick up Sheldon and his mother, Ms. Mary, and Alfred will greet you next."

After Beverly left, the atmosphere in the living room seemed to be a little more relaxed. Alfred looked at the time and said that he was going to prepare dinner, and Leonard invited the two to his room to play chess.

It wasn't until Beverly came back from the airport that the three came downstairs to meet Little Sheldon and Mary again.

Little Sheldon was very happy to be able to come to Princeton for college. He was in a good mood all the way until he saw Locke and Peggy.

Peggy, a genius girl, is regarded by Sheldon as a rival, and she feels uncomfortable every time she sees her, and Locke beats him often, which makes Sheldon almost burst into tears several times.

Little Sheldon's reaction made Leonard feel secretly refreshed, and it also allowed him to temporarily put aside the troubles of Little Sheldon living in his own home.

In addition, Mrs. Mary is very enthusiastic about Locke and Peggy, especially Locke.

Compared with Beverly, she is more optimistic about Locke's ability to take care of little Sheldon at school, and repeatedly asks Locke to look after Sheldon during dinner, and to report to her more about Sheldon's situation at school.

After dinner, Locke and Peggy drove back to Meijing Town, Peggy went upstairs to read a book, and Julie brought Susan over to visit.

"Thank you for your willingness to help. Since I divorced my ex-husband, my current income is based on the small alimony and the work of painting and calligraphy illustrations.

I don’t have a lot of income, and I have to pay property taxes, Julie’s tuition, insurance and other expenses. The economic situation has been bad. In two years, Julie will go to college. I have to prepare for her college tuition... ..."

"It's okay, let's see what we can do to help." Locke listened while quickly flipping through the tax documents brought by Susan.

"Part of our tax this year is still paid by credit card." Julie emphasized, which made Susan's expression even more awkward.

"It's okay, Ms. Susan." Locke suddenly asked, "Where do you paint at home?"

"Well~, they are basically in my room or living room, and sometimes they occupy the dining table, because things are messy, and I even need to ask Julie to help me find them."

"Very good." Locke nodded and said, "I think you can consider fixing part of your home as your studio, so that you can use the proportion of the studio occupied by the house to deduct the corresponding tax Proportion."

"What!?" Susan was a little dazed, feeling at a loss.

Julie, on the other hand, was more sensitive, looking at Locke, waiting for his further explanation.

"So Susan, how big is the living room on the first floor of your house, or your painting studio?"

"If it's just the living room, it's about 40 square meters. We can go back and measure the exact amount." Julie finally got what Locke meant.

"Very good." Locke continued with a chuckle: "Susan, how do you usually buy those materials for painting?"

"Usually I drive my own car."

"It's the official car of the studio." Locke emphasized: "There is also your garage, which is also the garage of the studio."

"Yes, it's the official car of the studio." Julie nodded with a smile: "There is also a garage."

After being reminded by Locke, Susan finally knew that she had many tax deductible items. If she counted these items, she could get a considerable amount of tax rebate.

Now she finally understood why Julie insisted on pulling her over to ask Locke to help with tax filing, and she was also full of gratitude to Locke.

"Thank you so much Locke, I heard from Julie that you wanted to ask me to draw illustrations for your book, and I am willing to help you for free!"

"You're too polite. The cost of the illustration is paid by the publishing house and included in the price of the book, so you don't have to do this. Besides, you just said that you need to prepare for Julie's college tuition."

"You go back and measure the size of the living room and garage, and these tax declaration materials will stay with me first." Locke said with a smile:
"Call me after the living room is measured, and I will calculate it for you in detail. You can follow my template to file taxes in the future. As for the remuneration, just find a chance to treat me to a meal."

"Definitely." Susan happily shook hands with Locke: "Thank you so much!"

"It's okay, we are all neighbors, and we should help each other."

Watching Susan and Julie leave, Locke returned to the study and glanced at Peggy, who was still reading, and got busy.

In his current situation, he doesn't need to bother with filing taxes for others, and even his own taxes have now been handed over to a dedicated accounting team.

But Susan lives across the street, and the two families can say that they bow their heads but don't look up. Locke will live here for the next few years, so naturally he has to manage the neighborhood relationship well.

In particular, Susan is one of the four core housewives in the plot. Since he can easily help with his ability, it will also be of great help to trigger tasks in the future.

(End of this chapter)