Rebirth in America

"What? You want us to go to school?" When Alex heard Angel's words, his first reaction was that his mother had been hit.

Angel persuaded: "Before, my family didn't have much money, so you and Richard could only perform outside to earn money to support the family. Now that our family is rich, Bart's electronic company is on the right track. You don't have to work so hard to sing."

Bart nodded, showing that he supported Angel's decision.

Alex turned around and asked his brother: "Richard, what do you think? Do you want to go to school?"

Richard shrugged and said, "I don't care! As long as I can still sing!"

Angel also said: "I'm not saying that I won't stop singing, but I want you to slow down and don't miss the beautiful things in life."

Only then did Alex realize that Angel had been planning for a long time and had already defeated everyone else in the family one by one, except himself.

"I want to go to school, but what can the teachers in elementary school teach me?" Alex said carefully. He was right. Many tutors hired by the family only taught for a month or two, and then they had nothing to teach.

Before this, the Carpenters hired several tutors for Alex and Richard. There were teachers who taught music, mathematics, literature, painting, and foreign languages. It turned out that because the two brothers learned too fast, these teachers quickly resigned and left.

The reason why Alex is able to do this is because no matter what knowledge or skills are used in front of him once, he can remember them and imitate them. What he didn't expect was that Richard could learn the knowledge of those teachers so quickly.

"Is an IQ of 180 really that powerful?" he thought to himself.

Angel knows this kind of thing. She explained: "We are not asking you to go to elementary school, but to go to middle school. You must at least get into college. Any college will do. As long as you can graduate from college, we will no longer interfere with your lives."

University? Why do you have to go to college?

Alex was a little confused about Angel's thoughts. In his opinion, do people like him still need to study?

"Listen to me, I have had a wish since I was a child, which is to go to college. Unfortunately, my parents are relatively poor and cannot afford to send me to school. So I want my children to graduate from college and become excellent college students. "Angel knew that Alex would not give in easily, so he had to persuade him earnestly.

It turned out to be the case, which made Alex unable to refuse. This is a mother's wish, and it is also his mother's wish in this life. How could he refuse? How dare you refuse!

"Okay! I promise you to go to school. However, I don't want to go to school for so long. I can go to school whenever I want. Also, I have to choose the school. This is a must!" Alex could only compromise, but he still He took the opportunity to make his request.

Angel was overjoyed. She kissed Alex and said, "Of course, honey! Of course."

She had no intention of letting Alex go to school right away. She just wanted to see everyone's reaction to this matter first. According to her idea, there is no need to go to middle school or anything else, the most important thing is university. However, the United States does not implement a unified national college entrance examination, which means that you cannot go to college by passing the college entrance examination.

High school students who want to go to college must apply, and colleges will then decide whether to admit the students based on their performance in high school. Among them, the exams that have the greatest impact on college admissions are SAT (Academic Ability Assessment Test) and ACT (American College Testing System). The SAT exam is held seven times a year. Candidates need to answer 107 to 170 English questions within 90 to 100 minutes.

Alex is less than 10 years old this year. He doesn't need to go to elementary school at all, but he still has to go to middle school. Otherwise, if he wants to go to college, he will have to do it through other means.

Surprisingly, Richard obeyed the arrangement and attended a private elementary school in New York, also known as an aristocratic school. The annual fees required were very high, but the Carpenters still chose this school.

"Why do you want to go to school? You have learned enough, there is no need to go to school." Alex found an opportunity to ask Richard privately.

Richard replied seriously: "Unlike you, my brother, I can just stay alone quietly. I hope to get in touch with more people and have more friends."

Alex was speechless by this answer. He was indeed a bit of a loner and had no friends. How could he, with his adult mentality, play house with children like a ten thousand year old primary school student? Whenever he sneaks out, he always walks to the street alone, either watching the street scene or observing pedestrians.

"Ah, it turns out that I have never really integrated into this era and this society. I have always lived as a bystander." Alex realized the root cause of his behavior, and he didn't know what to do to change this situation. . Suddenly, he felt that Angel's proposal seemed good.

At this time, Alex suddenly remembered the black boy he met a few years ago. The guy who sells snake oil in the countryside, I wonder what is happening to him now. It seems like he should be considered a friend, maybe not?

Since the last separation, Alex has not seen Little Richard again. Initially, they exchanged letters, and Little Richard said that he also wanted to practice piano and learn to sing. At that time, Alex was still living in Chicago, while Little Richard was homeless and wandering.

When they moved to New York, Alex once wrote a letter to Little Richard, but I don’t know if the other person received it. From this moment on, Alex never heard from Little Richard again and had no idea where he was now.

Alex plans to hire a private detective to investigate and find out where Little Richard is now. If life is bad, he plans to let Little Richard come to New York. Now that he has some money, he can still support a few people. The money was obtained from Angel and Bart. It was just pocket money, but the amount was not small, compared to an ordinary family.

The private detective soon found out that Little Richard had been adopted a year ago. A white couple adopted him, and now Little Richard has realized his dream of learning piano and singing rhythm and blues songs at the TICKTOCK club.

The reason why Little Richard was found so quickly is because he recently participated in a relatively high-level competition in Atlanta. In this competition, Little Richard stole the show and achieved great success.

"It's really great!" Alex couldn't help but feel happy for Little Richard. He thought he had great musical talent at first, but he didn't expect that just a few years later, Little Richard would already stand out.

Alex immediately contacted Little Richard based on the address and phone number found by the private investigator.

"Hello! I'm Little Richard! Who are you?" Little Richard said on the other end of the phone.

"Hi! Remember me? My friend!" Alex asked happily.

Little Richard immediately exclaimed: "Impossible! Alex, how did you find me?"

"Haha! Of course I have a way! I've heard it all, you play the piano very well now!" Alex smiled, he knew that Little Richard was obsessed with the piano.

"Ah! You know it all. I can't hide anything from you." Little Richard felt a little embarrassed. He said: "For you, this is just a very ordinary thing. Your program on the TV station I After watching it, I also bought your record, it’s great.”

Alex asked with some confusion: "So you know my situation, so why don't you contact me? I thought you couldn't find my address."

Little Richard was silent for a moment and said: "A lot of things have happened recently. I have been busy with my own things and haven't thought too much."

Alex understood a little bit. He thought for a while and said, "Then what are your plans in the future?"

"I want to develop music first. UU read books www.uukanshu.net" Little Richard replied.

When Alex heard this, he immediately asked: "Then come to New York. Do you know Carpenter Records? I will ask them to sign a contract with you and release a record for you!"

Little Richard thought for a while and finally refused: "No, I have already signed a contract with RCA. They are going to release a few records for me. If there is a chance in the future, I will join your company again."

Alex was a little depressed after hearing this, so he had to say: "Oh, we've already signed the contract, so there's nothing we can do about it. Let's wait until later."

The two chatted some more about what happened after they broke up, and then hung up the phone. Alex noticed that Little Richard seemed to have changed a lot, and he was also a lot stranger to him. There was nothing that could be done about it. After all, the two of them had not been in contact for a long time, but this feeling made people feel uncomfortable.

After so many years, the excitement after rebirth has passed, and what remains is the loneliness of being in a foreign land. Alex can also get rid of this negative emotion when his parents, brothers, sisters and friends are around him. Once you are alone, this feeling will come over you like a tidal wave.

Alex has been depressed about this matter for a long time, and he wants to go on tour more and more. But he knew that Angel would not agree, no matter how smart he was. How mature, after all, he is not yet 10 years old. According to my parents, I can only go on tour when I am an adult. After his efforts, the age was lowered to 14 years old. By the calculation, there are still 5 years left.

Only when he stood on the stage and accepted the cheers from the audience, Alex would not feel lonely. Perhaps only in this way can he relax his mind and integrate himself into the crowd.