The next morning, Meemaw Connie was in the kitchen baking beef jerky and gingerbread, foods that are easy to preserve. She was obviously preparing dry rations for Georgie's trip.
Seeing Mike come out, she joked with a smile, "Mike, is your little girlfriend still not up yet?"
Meanwhile, in the dining room connected to the kitchen, Paige was having breakfast. Seeing Mike, the little girl glared at him fiercely with a look reserved for scum.
She knew the commotion Mike made last night wasn't small.
"Yeah, Collins went to bed pretty late yesterday, she won't be up for a while," Mike explained.
Because it was her first time, and with various emotional buffs, Collins' performance last night could be described as "noob but eager."
At this moment, the girl was tasting the bitter fruit of indulgence, lying paralyzed in the room to recuperate.
Outside, when Mike finished washing up and sat in the dining room, Meemaw Connie also brought him food.
"Come taste Meemaw's special jerky and gingerbread, see how they are?"
A plate was placed on the table. Besides jerky and gingerbread, there was only a glass of milk and an apple.
This was obviously not a normal breakfast.
"Why is ours different?" Mike looked at the food in front of him, then at the nutritious breakfast in front of Paige.
It's worth mentioning that the little girl had delicious sandwiches, fried eggs, and sausages, plus a vegetable and fruit salad and a large glass of milk.
This breakfast could be called sumptuous.
"That's what Paige specifically requested. If you want to eat that, Meemaw can make it for you later." Although she said that, Meemaw Connie didn't seem to intend to remake breakfast.
This was obviously differential treatment.
"Never mind, this jerky looks good," Mike replied tactfully.
Actually, without comparing it to Paige's, the breakfast in front of Mike had meat and vegetables, plus milk and apple; it looked okay.
Watching Mike eat the jerky, Meemaw Connie immediately asked, "How is it?"
This jerky might be Georgie's dry ration for his upcoming trip; whether it tasted good was very important.
"Tastes good, can fill the stomach," Mike gave a fair evaluation.
Beef is naturally rich in fiber, and after baking, it becomes even chewier.
Moreover, Meemaw Connie's special barbecue recipe was added during the production process of this beef jerky, so the taste was naturally needless to say.
"Looks like the beef jerky is a success~" Hearing the good evaluation, a smile appeared on Meemaw Connie's face.
Then, she sat opposite Mike in a leisurely manner, tore off a small strip of beef from the plate, tasted it, and lowered her voice to gossip: "Mike, what's the deal with that girl last night? I haven't seen her before."
Aside, Paige, who was eating breakfast vigorously, also pricked up her ears.
"You mean Collins? She's a student at St. Mary's High School, just graduated this year. To be honest, I don't know her very well either. We only met at the Summer League last year..." Mike briefly explained his relationship with Collins.
But the more she listened, the stranger Meemaw Connie's expression became. In the end, like the little girl Paige beside her, there was disdain in her eyes.
Meemaw Connie had a playful personality, so she had seen many scum men, but ones as special as Mike were rare.
"Take your time eating, Meemaw is going back to make beef jerky." After satisfying her curiosity, Meemaw Connie got up and went back to the kitchen.
With only two days left before high school started, she needed to make more beef jerky to prepare for Georgie who was about to leave.
In the dining room, after chewing the "dry ration," Mike drank the milk in one gulp, got up, and prepared to go back to the room to be intimate with Collins for a while longer.
After all, this good girl was also about to go away for college. Next, it was likely that the two wouldn't see each other for half a year.
Just confirmed the relationship and about to part ways; if they didn't seize the time to communicate more, it would be a loss no matter how you think about it.
"Mike, take this breakfast to Collins~" When Mike passed by the kitchen, Meemaw Connie happened to bring out a sumptuous breakfast.
Sandwiches, fried eggs, sausages, etc., with some baked desserts and beef jerky piled on the side.
This breakfast was no worse than Paige's food.
Looking at Meemaw Connie's smiling face, Mike was sure that the other party was treating him differently.
Very good, playing like this, huh!
Mike, who couldn't afford to offend Meemaw Connie, decided to treat Collins well later.
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Two hours later, Collins, who had passively finished her morning exercise, with a faint blush on her face, followed Mike out of the room.
From Mike, the girl already knew that her family was looking for her.
Therefore, Collins needed to go home quickly to give an explanation to her parents.
"Collins, mind chatting with this old lady for a bit?" In the living room, Meemaw Connie sat on the sofa, seemingly waiting specifically for Collins.
"O-Okay~"
Collins, feeling guilty like a "thief," was startled by being caught by the "parent." Then her good upbringing made her obediently go sit next to Meemaw Connie.
"Don't be nervous, child. My name is Connie. You can call me Meemaw Connie like Mike and the others." Looking at the girl's well-behaved appearance, Meemaw Connie asked gently, "Was the breakfast satisfactory earlier?"
"Very satisfied, it tasted very good... Thank you Meemaw for caring~" Collins was decent yet slightly constrained.
"That's good~" Meemaw Connie continued asking like chatting about daily life, "Can you tell me what your parents do?"
Generally, a person's upbringing is greatly influenced by their family. Collins' performance proved that her family wouldn't be bad.
"My father is in business, my mother is now a full-time housewife..."
Facing Mike's "parent," Collins answered almost every question.
Next, Meemaw Connie also learned a lot of news from the girl.
Wealthy family, a smart and sensible brother, and the family also adopted a pitiful black boy.
Overall, Collins' family was both rich and caring.
The more she learned, the more Meemaw Connie realized Collins' goodness; she was an out-and-out "good" girl.
"Alright, Meemaw Connie. I should take Collins home now." After the two chatted enough, Mike spoke up to rescue Collins.
Having a heart-to-heart with a parent isn't relaxing, even if Collins was extremely cultivated, she barely managed to cope with such things.
"Look at my brain, chatting so happily I almost forgot the time..." Meemaw Connie regretted, "Collins, it was very pleasant chatting with you. Next time you're free, come visit Meemaw's house again. Meemaw will make special barbecue for you then."
"Okay, Meemaw Connie. I'll definitely visit you again when I'm free." Collins got up to say goodbye.
The girl who hadn't returned all night really needed to go home quickly now.
Watching the girl follow Mike to the door, Meemaw Connie seemed to remember something. While walking towards the kitchen, she shouted, "Collins wait, I just made some snacks here, take them home to taste with your family~"
It could be seen that Meemaw Connie really liked Collins, this beautiful girl she had just met not long ago.
Another few minutes later, Collins, carrying a bag of cookies and beef jerky, said goodbye to Meemaw Connie again.
On the street outside the house, Georgie was wiping that white RV again, but today his eyes couldn't stop looking at the Rolls-Royce luxury car next to Meemaw Connie's house.
Seeing Mike come out, Georgie seemed to find someone to confide in, shouting excitedly, "Mike, did you see that Rolls-Royce? That's the Phantom series that just came out not long ago. Don't know who bought the car and parked it at Meemaw Connie's door..."
A man may not be able to afford a luxury car, but he will definitely be interested in one.
Collins' family's Rolls-Royce Phantom series, which came out not long ago, costs about one million dollars and up.
Luxury cars at this price are the focus of everyone's envy no matter where they are, let alone in a remote small town like Medford.
Let's put it this way, the money Georgie spent on the RV probably wouldn't even cover the cost of one maintenance service for Collins' luxury car.
Therefore, Georgie's excited mood now is understandable.