Daily life of an American TV drama agent

"Two idiots~ Just wait until your stupid looks appear on this year's Christmas card~" Hailey laughed wildly with her hands on her hips. It must be said that she also followed Ron's example.

I learned a lot about Ron bullying Sheldon.

"You!" Luke glared at his eldest sister angrily, while Ron rolled his eyes and walked downstairs. He was speechless at these two brats from the Pritchett family. How could they be so cute?

With this IQ, I will say goodbye to bicycles in this life~

Ron walked out of the house and went to the backyard. He saw Jay holding two checks and standing by the oven, looking left and right. He couldn't help but joked: "Hey, Jay, be careful, don't burn the checks, if you don't want to" can give me."

"Haha, you may not believe it, but I almost forgot that I paid the down payment for Claire and Mitchell when they bought their house, and they just paid the money back to me," Jie Laohuai expressed great relief: "I finally saw money back from my two children who were chewing on their old age."

Don’t believe the nonsense that marketing accounts say that Americans don’t care about old age, and that children move out of their parents’ homes and work independently to earn tuition as soon as they reach adulthood.

In fact, except for poor families who really cannot afford their children's expenses, American parents will more or less give their children some financial help.

As we all know, tuition fees in the United States are quite expensive, and most Americans spend their entire lives paying off their college loans. But what most people don’t know is that the vast majority of American families, such as middle-class families like Pritchett and Dunphy, , as long as they can afford it, they will take the initiative to pay for this part of the tuition expenses.

As for children from ordinary families, high tuition fees and even higher interest rates have already put them behind rich families even before they enter society.

Are you their parent and don't want to help? It’s not that I won’t help, it’s really that I can’t help.

"Congratulations, do you want to accept the money?"

"How is it possible? Believe it or not, it won't be long before they start to regret it, or maybe they have started to say bad things about me now."

Jay obviously knew the tempers of his children very well, and showed an old naughty expression: "Wait, Ron, why don't you do me a favor and listen to what they are talking about me behind my back? In order to make it easier for them to talk. , I will be sunbathing by the swimming pool outside later, and you go and have sex with them."

"That shouldn't be the case, right?" Ron picked up the check and looked at it, expressing his incomprehension: ""

"Of course, Ron, you don't understand. If they were as successful as you, they might not take this little money seriously, but unfortunately they are just mediocre people," Jay said meaningfully.

"To be honest, sometimes I really envy George. All of his children are excellent, and each one can stand on their own. And little George alone monopolizes almost all the tire business in Texas. This is a good business. You'll never be short of money to spend.

Missy helps her husband run restaurants in almost every state in the United States. I just took Gloria to eat at the restaurant in Los Angeles a few days ago. The service was great. Each of the three of you has the ability to bring the family together forever. The ability to unite.

Even Sheldon has no problem taking care of himself, but on the other hand, these people in my family...sigh~"

Jay sighed sadly.

Although Mitchell's job is in the lawyer industry with relatively high income in the United States, his level is relatively average. In most cases, he works as an in-house legal consultant or a public prosecutor who specializes in defending criminals. That is Saul The kind of work I did when I first started out, this kind of lawyer actually doesn’t make much money.

Although overall speaking, his income is higher than that of ordinary Americans, but don't forget that his family also has a husband/wife who is very good at spending money. The talent of gay people in spending money is twice that of ordinary women.

So much so that he and Xiaoka had almost no savings, and the money he had just repaid came from an inheritance that Xiaoka had just inherited from his deceased uncle.

As for Claire, a newbie who had just transformed from a housewife into a strong woman, if she didn't work in Pritchett's own company, Ron felt that no one would boldly appoint someone who had been disconnected from the workplace for a long time to hold an important position in the company.

In fact, a large part of the down payment that Deng Fei gave Jie just now was a bonus from Jie's beloved daughter.

Therefore, in summary, among the second generation of the Pritchett family, there really is no one who can fight. Compared with the Cooper family, they are simply weak.

Of course, Ron couldn't say this, so he still had to be modest: "It's not as good as you said. In fact, Claire and Mitchell are pretty good. I don't think they are the ones who secretly talk about you behind your back." Raise people.”

Jie Leng suddenly said: "Would you like to take a bet? Bet on whether they will say bad things about me behind my back."

"What do you want to bet on?" Ron was confused by Jay's sudden gambling addiction.

"Just bet on her."

Ron followed Jay's gaze. Alex, who was held in Claire's arms, broke away from his mother's arms unhappily and ran to a corner to feel depressed: "If you lose, help me comfort my dear. How about your granddaughter? Speaking of which, she was admitted to the same school in Sheldon."

"What if you lose?"

"Then I'll give you my new Thunderbird." Jay pointed to the red convertible parked outside the garage. This car was worth much more than the plane Ron gave Jay.

Anyway, the worst-case scenario is just to comfort a little girl. Ron has always been the best with girls and will not pay any compensation. Ron simply agreed: "It's a deal."

Jay found a sunny place and opened the lounge chair to lie down, put on his sunglasses and enjoyed the sunbath, while Ron walked towards the two groups together with champagne.

"Isn't today the day that Alex is admitted to Caltech? Why does she look a little unhappy?"

"She said she didn't decide to go to Caltech. Now, if she really wants to go to a guaranteed school, the tuition will be higher." Phil, the old father, complained worriedly.

"Don't worry, it won't happen. She was just punishing me by saying that. Besides, don't worry about money, there is still my bonus~" Claire said proudly.

But in exchange for Phil's silent response, Claire immediately realized something was wrong: "Wait a minute, what did you do?"

"Did you also pay back the money to my dad?" Mitchell said excitedly.

"Yes, but nothing has changed. Jay still doesn't like me." Phil said disappointedly.

"Well, it turns out you paid back the money just to please Jay," Ron suddenly realized that Phil had been trying to build a good relationship with his father-in-law from the moment they got married, but Jay had always been lukewarm towards him.

"Please, don't do it in vain, Phil, you will never have a good relationship with Jay."

"Why?" Phil looked puzzled.

"Imagine, if Hailey's doctor boyfriend makes her pregnant and prepares to marry her, what would you do?"

"I will throw the bottle on his head!" When mentioning his daughter, Phil suddenly became murderous: "Oh my god, please, Hailey is pregnant?! I will kill that kid."

"Calm down, Phil, calm down, I'm just using an analogy." Ron held down Phil's hand that was holding the wine bottle and preparing to fight, and glanced in Jay's direction with pride.

Look, the solution is that simple. As long as I take the topic astray, they won't say bad things about you behind your back. So, Thunderbird is...

Who would have thought that as soon as Ron's idea came out, it immediately took a turn for the worse.

"Don't be angry with Phil, Claire, he is not the villain here, he is!" Xiaoka glared angrily at Jay who was basking in the sun: "Look at him, lying there, as if he is the king of the world. Yes, what kind of father would accept money from his children?"

"Yes, he doesn't need it. He lives in this palace," Mitchell pointed to the large villa behind him and condemned together: "And our whole family shares a bathroom that is the same size as his cloakroom. I know that. , I even measured it with my feet.”

"Okay, what about me?" Xiaoka echoed with deep sympathy: "I received the news of my uncle's death with tears in my eyes. He stole my inheritance, and I became Sinner who bought two fur coats.”

Mitchell opened his mouth in shock: "What?! You bought two!"

"Hey! I can wear that coat for three seasons!"

The quarrels here were getting louder and louder. Even if Jay really fell asleep in the sun, he would probably be woken up. Not to mention that he was still thinking about the bet with Ron, so he simply got up and came in front of everyone.

"Hey, I just remembered something interesting. The money you gave me back was just enough for me to buy the Thunderbirds. How about it? Isn't it funny? Hahaha~"

Jay proudly raised his glass to everyone and took a sip, secretly winking at Ron, his expression seemed to say: How is it? Did I win?

"Ron, you haven't finished telling me the comprehensive parameters of that plane just now. Come on, continue to tell me about that plane. How high can it climb?"

"Its maximum flying altitude can reach 12,000 meters, but due to legal restrictions, I suggest it is best to only fly in open airspace within one thousand meters. If you want to fly higher, you have to apply to the aviation bureau... …”

Ron and Jay were chatting about airplanes while walking to the side until they couldn't hear the conversation: "Okay, I lost the bet, where is Alex?"

Jay pointed to the garage: "Over there, let's go together."

In the garage, Alex was sitting on Jay's new car, opening a bottle of tequila and about to pour it into his mouth.

"Useless kid."

Jay suddenly spoke up, and Alex paused: "You're right, I can't use alcohol to numb my problems."

"You could have done it, but there was water in there." Jay said, pushing Ron with his arm, meaning it was your turn.

"Yes, that's right. Just now, in order to punish Luke and Manny for stealing wine, Hailey and I replaced all the tequila with water and made up a story about 'there are worms in the wine'. Now Luke Gram and Manny are having an ice bath treatment, it would be fun if you went up there and took a look."

"Not interested." Alex put the wine to his nose suspiciously, smelled it, and replaced the cork.

Ron was not soft yet he hit a wall. Then he remembered that the premise that he had a way with girls seemed to be based on the premise that both parties could establish an ambiguous relationship. He was no better than his smart niece. Jay has a better idea.

Jay glared at Ron: "That's it?"

Ron could only open the car door and sit next to Alex: "I just heard from Claire that you are planning to give up Caltech?"

"Please! Don't tell me how great that university is. I will graduate in two years. I will win a Nobel Prize or something. I am not a genius like Sheldon!"

Alex looked crazy, like a kitten.

"To correct you, Sheldon only studied for one year as an undergraduate at University. In the second year, he had already started studying postgraduate studies and conducted theoretical physics research with famous doctors. However, even so, he has not promised anything yet. Bell Prize.”

In fact, it stands to reason that some of Sheldon's research projects funded by Ron have already reached the level of winning the Nobel Prize in Ron's opinion. However, these projects are all military projects.

Considering that Aideen still has a lot of support in the scientific community, and the results of the Nobel Prize must be made public, Ron doesn't want to kill him one day with the weapon he spent money to develop.

So I can only temporarily aggrieve Sheldon. Anyway, he is so smart, and sooner or later he will produce results in the non-military field that are enough to win the Nobel Prize.

"Do you think it helps to say this to me?" Alex rolled his eyes at his uncle.

"No, it actually makes you more stressed."

"That's right!" Alex became excited: "What if I am the stupidest student there? Someone has to be the stupidest one, and I can go there and be the stupidest one and then have a nervous breakdown... "

Ron cast a look of help at Jay: I have no choice, how about you do it?

"You will go, I know you." Jay patted her shoulder from behind: "You have never backed down from a challenge in your life. Now I can lie to you and tell you that everything is easy."

"That might be better." Alex's face softened a little.

"No, it's going to be hard, but you and I both know it's what you have to do."

"Because if I am wrong, I will regret it for the rest of my life." Alex nodded: "Yes, I know."

"Ron, let me drive." Jay and Ron changed seats: "Come on, I'll take you for a drive. I want you to see some things."

"Hey, you're not going to take us to the slums to show her how lucky she is, are you?" Ron rolled his eyes, Jay's methods were nothing more than that.

"My dad stopped playing this game with us when we were little."

"Shh~" Jay started the car and drove to the entrance of the villa. Claire and Mitchell were still regretting and arguing about repaying Jay's money, but they just changed the place from the swimming pool to here.

"This family needs a leader, and I will always grow old. I can't be that leader forever. The only one who can do the job is you."

"Can I really do this?"

Alex was a little worried. Jay put the birthday hat with a crown on her head on her head, like a coronation ceremony: "If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight. Besides, if one day I really am no longer here, you Uncle Ron will help you too, right Ron?"

In an instant, both pairs of eyes were focused on Ron. Ron finally understood the meaning of Jay's bet with him.