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Naruto: Training is My Ninja Way
"Think about it again, did you unintentionally provoke Mary~"
As the matriarch, Meemaw Connie was prepared to try resolving the relationship between George and his wife again.
"Would something like that happen? I really can't recall."
George, who had recently focused all his attention on the team's invitational tournament, really couldn't figure out where he could have provoked his wife.
"Is that so?" Meemaw Connie looked at George, who didn't seem to be lying, so she changed her angle and asked: "Then when was the last time you two were intimate?"
For an old couple, the harmony of their sex life can very well reflect their relationship.
"This..." Discussing such a private topic with Meemaw Connie made George feel very awkward.
But since they had already reached this point, George, dissatisfied with the marital relationship, took this opportunity to confess: "It's been more than a month. Mary seems very resistant to that kind of thing recently..."
As a normal male, although George was middle-aged, he still had needs in that aspect occasionally.
Regarding his wife's lack of cooperation, while finding it hard to speak about, he inevitably felt unhappy inside.
"Could it be menopause..." Meemaw Connie concluded and persuaded: "Women do become temperamental during menopause. You have to learn to tolerate her..."
Menopause? George was a bit uncertain.
As a husband, George actually had some guesses about his wife's emotional changes.
It needs to be specially mentioned here that more than a month ago, Mary's position in the church was upgraded to a deacon.
She gained the right to baptize and preach.
It could be said that Mary's "career" had a second spring from that moment.
Of course, from that time on, Mary became busier with church work and increasingly perfunctory in caring for her family and husband.
Until now, it developed into pickiness towards her husband.
Although George had some guesses, out of respect for his wife, he couldn't say it outright.
Back in the living room, just as Meemaw Connie was advising George to be more magnanimous, a knock came from outside.
"Brenda, what's the matter?" Opening the door, George looked at the visitor and asked.
"Sorry to disturb you at this time." Brenda, with messy hair and some water stains on her body, looked very embarrassed: "The kitchen water pipe over at my place broke again. If it's convenient, could you please go take a look."
Since her husband left, Brenda, who became a single mother, found life difficult.
Therefore, within his capabilities, George often went over to help with small favors.
...
In Brenda's kitchen, kitchenware and ingredients were scattered all over the floor. Obviously, this single mother was preparing dinner for herself and her son Billy before.
Because the water pipe suddenly had a problem, she was somewhat overwhelmed and knocked over many things in a panic.
Sure enough, having a man at home is very important.
After George arrived, he first checked the leak, then picked up the repair tools, and soon fixed the outlet pipe under the sink.
"No big problem, just the water pipe aging. When you have time, go buy a new water pipe, and I'll come to replace it for you..."
Packing up the tools, George stepped aside and continued: "Take a look; if there's no problem, I'll go back."
"Thank you so much." Brenda, with a tough personality, rarely showed warmth. She took out a dry towel and wiped the water stains on George's head while saying: "As thanks, how about I treat you to dinner?"
Fixing water pipes, changing light bulbs, tightening screws—George indeed helped Brenda a lot during this time.
Feeling the warmth, Brenda became emotional at this moment.
On the other side, because of the angle, George looked up and met the woman's gentle gaze.
Under the gaze of four eyes, the atmosphere became weird.
"Mom, how long until dinner is ready? I'm starving to death~" Billy's voice from the living room interrupted the ambiguous atmosphere in the kitchen.
Billy, in the same grade as Missy, had low IQ and EQ, looking silly and naive.
Taking care of such a son showed how difficult Brenda's life was.
"Mary should have prepared dinner; I should go back..." In the kitchen, George, with the atmosphere interrupted, avoided the woman's burning gaze and turned to walk out.
...
At the door of the Cooper house, Mike, returning from Mia's place, saw George hesitating at the door.
"Coach George, what are you doing? Why not go in?" Mike greeted.
"No, nothing..." George Sr., thinking about something, was startled by Mike's voice.
Then reacting, thinking of the annoying things at home, he probed: "Mike, do you think..."
He wanted to ask Mike if there was any way to improve the relationship between husband and wife.
But as soon as the words came out, he realized: although Mike was smart, he was still a child after all. Asking him about emotional issues was inappropriate.
"Think, what?" Seeing the other party stopped halfway, Mike asked actively.
At this time, he also noticed that George's expression was a bit wrong.
"Nothing, let's go in. Mary and the others should be waiting for us to eat." George Sr. smiled and didn't mention the previous matter again.
At this time, in the Cooper family dining room, everyone except Mike and George Sr. had arrived.
"Mike, George, you're finally back. Come sit down quickly." Meemaw Connie greeted the two walking in.
George sat down next to his wife with a slightly guilty conscience. Looking at the table full of rich food and the family members sitting around the table, a sense of guilt suddenly arose in his heart.
In Brenda's house earlier, for a moment, he admitted he was moved.
But at this moment, feeling the family happiness again, he was glad he held the bottom line before.
"Georgie, how come you have time to bring Mandy back for dinner today? Isn't the arcade busy?" After the pre-meal prayer, Meemaw Connie asked with interest.
Over the past two months or so, business at the arcade had been getting better and better. Georgie, too busy to handle, hadn't brought Mandy back to have dinner with the family for a long time.
"I came back this time to discuss two things with you..." Georgie said: "First thing, I want Mandy to move back into the house."
Now, the child in Mandy's belly was five months old, and the bump was very obvious. With her mobility gradually becoming inconvenient, she really needed someone to take care of her.
"No problem, Shelly can vacate the room." Mary agreed to Georgie's request.
Soon to be upgraded to a mother-in-law, she indeed had the obligation to take care of the pregnant "daughter-in-law."
"The second thing is, I want to expand the scale of the arcade, notifying you in advance." Georgie stated his plan.
Called a discussion, it was actually a notification.
It was precisely because he would be busy with the arcade expansion later that Georgie was anxious to entrust the care of his girlfriend to his family.
"Expansion? Are you serious~" Meemaw Connie asked in surprise.
George and his wife also turned their eyes to their eldest son.
Actually, through Mike's previous analysis, almost none of the Cooper family was optimistic about Georgie's arcade business.
"Of course, I discussed it with Mandy. We decided to introduce fifty more high-end game machines." Speaking of this, Georgie had a feeling of giving directions.
A high-end game machine costs at least two thousand dollars; fifty machines would be a hundred thousand dollars, which is not a small amount.
Georgie made a big move this time.
"Fifty machines? Where did you get so much money?" Meemaw Connie pressed.
"I made some money in these two months, plus Mandy also invested a part. Together, it should be enough to buy new machines." Georgie boasted: "Moreover, I contacted a reliable channel to get the latest game machines at a low price. This time, I'm going to be rich."
After Georgie's talk, Meemaw Connie and George and his wife were somewhat persuaded.
In their perception, making money is a good thing.
"Georgie, I think you still need to consider it. With that money, you might as well buy a house first." Starting from reality, Mike gave pertinent advice.
The wedding date Georgie and Mandy set was only a few months away. Before the two get married, the matter of the house should also be put on the agenda.
Moreover, there is a saying: consider defeat before victory.
It was fine for Georgie to mess around with the arcade himself. But he actually invested the private money Louis left for his daughter to raise the baby.
This point was really ill-considered.