Reborn in America

Chapter 49: Don't want to go to school

"What? Want us to go to school?" When Alex heard Angel's words, his first reaction was whether his mother was hit by something.

Angel persuaded: "Before there was no money at home, so I could only let you and Richard perform outside to make money to support the family. Now that the family is rich, Bart's electronics company is on the right track. You don't have to sing so hard anymore."

Pakistani nodded, expressing his support for Angel's decision.

Alex turned 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 sing it!"

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

Only then did Alex understand that Angel had been planning for a long time and had already breached the rest of the family one by one, leaving him alone.

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

Before that, the Carpenters had hired some tutors for Alex and Richard. There are those who teach music, math, literature, painting, and foreign languages. As a result, the two brothers learned so fast that these teachers quickly resigned and left.

Alex was able to do this because he could remember and imitate no matter what knowledge or skills he had used in front of him only once. What he didn't expect was that Richard could learn the knowledge of those teachers so quickly.

"Is the IQ of 180 really that great?" he thought to himself.

Angel knew this kind of thing. She explained: "It's not for you to go to elementary school, but to go to middle school. You have to take a college entrance exam at least. Any college is fine. As long as you can graduate from college, we won't interfere with your life.

the University? Why do you have to go to college?

Alex didn't understand Angel's thoughts a little bit, before he wanted to come, do people like him still need to learn?

"Listen to me, I have had a wish since I was a child, that is to go to university. Unfortunately, my parents are poor and can't afford me to go to school. So I want my children to graduate from university and become excellent college students. "Angel knew that Alex would not give in easily, so he had to persuade him with all his heart.

It turned out to be so, and this made Alex couldn't refuse. This is the wish of a mother, and it is also the wish of his mother in this life. How can he refuse? How dare to refuse!

"Okay! I promise you to go to school. However, I don't want to go to school for so long. When do I want to go to school again. I also have to choose the school. This is a must!" Alex can only compromise, he still I took the opportunity to make my request.

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

She didn't plan to let Alex go to school right away, she just wanted to see everyone's reaction to this matter first. According to her idea, nothing can go to middle school, the most important thing is university. However, the United States does not implement a national university entrance exam, which means that you can go to university without passing the college entrance examination.

Middle school students must apply if they want to go to university, and then the university will decide whether to admit or not based on the student's performance in high school. Among them, the tests that have the greatest impact on going to college are sat (academic ability assessment test) and act (American University Test System), and sat tests are held 7 times a year, and 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, but he still has to go to middle school. Otherwise, if he wants to go to university, he will have to resort to other means.

Surprisingly, Richard obediently obeyed the arrangement and went to a private elementary school in New York, the so-called aristocratic school. The annual fee is very high, but the Carpenters still chose this school.

"Why are you going to school? You have learned enough, there is no need to go to school." Alex found an opportunity and asked Richard privately.

Richard replied earnestly: "I'm not like you, my brother. It's fine to be alone. I hope to get in touch with more people and friends."

Alex was speechless by this answer, he was indeed a little lonely and had no friends. With his adult mentality, how could he play with children like a Wannian primary school student. Whenever he slipped out, he would always walk alone to the street, either watching the street scene or observing the pedestrians.

"Ah, it turns out that I have never really integrated into this era, this society. I have always lived as a bystander." Alex woke up to 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 country doesn't know how he is now. Looks like he should be considered a friend, maybe not?

Since the last time we parted, Alex hasn't seen little Richard again. At first, there was still correspondence between them, 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 had no permanent home and wandered around.

After they moved to New York, Alex once wrote a letter to Little Richard, not knowing if the other party received it. From then on, Alex never received any news from Richard, and he didn't know where the other party was now.

Alex plans to find a private investigator to investigate and see where little Richard is now. If his life is not good, he intends to let little Richard come to New York. Now that he has some money in his hand, it is still possible to raise a man. The money was obtained from Angel and Bart. It was pocket money, but the amount was not small, compared to ordinary families.

The private investigator quickly found out about Richard, who was adopted a year ago. A white couple adopted him, and now little Richard has realized his dream and started to learn piano playing and sing rhythm and blues songs in the ticktock club.

Little Richard was found so quickly because he recently participated in a relatively high level game in Atlanta. In this competition, Richard Jr. showed great success and achieved great success.

"It's really great!" Alex couldn't help being happy for Little Richard. He felt that the other party was very talented in music at the beginning. He didn't expect that after only a few years, Little Richard would have emerged.

According to the address and phone number found by the private investigator, Alex immediately contacted Richard.

"Hey! I'm Little Richard! Who are you?" Little Richard said on 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 have heard that you are playing the piano very well now!" Alex laughed. He knew that Little Richard was obsessed with the piano.

"Ah! You know it, I can't hide anything from you." Little Richard felt a little embarrassed, he said: "For you, this is just a very common thing. You are on the TV show. Look, I bought your record too, it's amazing."

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 while, and said: "A lot of things have happened recently. I have been busy with my own affairs and didn't think too much."

Alex understood a little, he thought for a while and said, "Then what do you plan to do in the future?"

"I want to look at the development of music first." Little Richard replied.

As soon as Alex heard it, he immediately asked: "Then come to New York, do you know Carpenter Records? I asked them to sign with you and give you a record!"

Little Richard thought for a while, and finally refused: "No, I have signed with rca company. They are going to give me some records, if I have a chance in the future, I will go to your company again."

Alex was a little depressed when he heard that, he had no choice but to say: "Oh, I have already signed a contract, so there is no way. Then wait for later."

The two chatted again about the separation, and then hung up the phone. Alex noticed that Little Richard seemed to have changed a lot, and he was also a lot stranger. This is no way. After all, the two have not been in contact for a long time, but this feeling makes people feel uncomfortable.

After so many years, the excitement after rebirth passed, and what was left was the loneliness of people in a foreign land. When parents, siblings and friends are around, Alex can also get rid of this negative emotion. Once alone, this feeling will hit like a tide.

Alex was depressed about this for a long time, and he wanted to go out 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 the parents, only adults can go on tour. With his efforts, he lowered this age to 14 years old, and for a while, there are still 5 years left.

Only when standing on the stage and accepting the cheers of the audience, Alex will not feel lonely. Perhaps only in this way can he be able to relax and integrate himself into the crowd.