Reborn in America

Chapter 8: Learning to Sing

The Carpenter family is a traditional and conservative family, no different from other American families.

However, according to Alex's observations, Bart's heart is like a child, never growing up. I am always disciplined and obey the rules very much, but sometimes it can be unbelievable to be crazy. Bart had no opinion, and even the band he created was soon controlled by Joe and Paul.

However, Bart's mechanical skills are really good, and his hands-on skills are also very strong. If something is broken, as long as it gets into his hands, it can be repaired soon. From this point of view, Alex felt very powerful.

Angel is completely different from Bart, she is mature and sensitive. Bart’s age is seven years older than Angel, but in terms of psychological age, Angel is definitely much older. When outside, she would not interfere with Bart's decision, but at home, she was the head of the family.

Bart and Alex both had a very comfortable and happy life under Angel's care. Everything in the house is always in order, neat and clean.

Sometimes, Alex even wondered if Bart was overtaken by Angel. Otherwise, with Bart’s character, and living heartless all day, how could he find a good woman like Angel. It is hard for him to imagine how Bart and Angel fell in love. If the Bart were not for the handsome, tall, and honest personality, it would be difficult to start a family.

Angel was so beautiful, with blond hair, big breasts, and a clever mind. I am afraid she would marry Bart because of his honest duties. No wonder people say that beautiful women are not necessarily happy, and happy women must be smart.

After testing the IQ, Alex was busy studying his superpowers. He has become more and more proficient in his ability, especially after seven minutes of exercise a day, he feels that the stronger his body, the stronger his ability.

When he uses the "tracking" ability, he will quickly find specific memories through things like catalogs. This is a bit like a keyword search, except that the content he searches is his own memory bank. He has experienced everything, extracted and separated by him, and after the information is compressed, the response speed of the "tracing" ability is getting faster and faster.

As for another derivative ability, "simulated memory" is a bit troublesome. Because when simulating other people, it will break through the limit of the body, and the limit is to protect the body. If it is used too much, it will cause irreversible damage. He discovered the problem after using it a few more times, so he was careful not to use it.

Even if he wants to use this ability, he will try to use it when he feels that his limit is far beyond the scope of the simulation. Once he finds that he exceeds the limit of his body's functions, he will immediately stop.

As for the mental space he had messed up, this thing is a bit tasteless. At present, the biggest use of this mental space is to allow Alex to be alone, but maintaining the space requires too much energy, and he doesn't want to be exhausted like this. Another use is to quickly consume energy, and then you can sleep until dawn.

Just as Alex was busy, Bart was considering whether to train his son to develop music.

"Angel, I want to discuss something with you!" Finally, Bart was going to talk about this with his wife.

Angel looked confused: "What's the matter?"

Bart had already told Angel about Alex's performance of playing "Carmen". Unexpectedly, the other party's face was calm, with no expression of surprise at all. Now after the test, he realized that Alex's IQ was so high. Now he has brought up the old thing again, trying to get Angel's attention.

Angel said calmly: "I knew Alex was a genius for a long time. He learns everything very fast! Is this all you want to say?"

"No, no! Listen to me!" Bart was anxious, he said quickly: "I mean, since Alex is so talented in music, then I plan to train him to become a musician! At least To be a singer!"

Angel shook his head and said: "Alex came to this world with a mission. Although we are his parents, we should not interfere with his decision too much, so as not to affect his future."

Bart said disapprovingly: "I don't care what mission he has, I am his father! He has to listen to me!"

"That won't work!" Angel is a devout Catholic, and she believes that Alex's "resurrection from the dead" is a revelation from God. She felt that she must protect Alex to avoid interference from other people.

"Then let him make the decision by himself! Your idea may not be correct!" Bart had no choice but to offer his last resort.

This proposal was approved by Angel, and she did not want her ideas to interfere with Alex's future path.

"Music?" Alex said in confusion, he hadn't figured out which way he would go in the future.

"Yes, do you want to sing? Do you want to be a popular singer?"

Bart induced by Chunchun. Since discovering his son's musical talent, he has always wanted Alex to learn music.

"Alex, you have to ask your own heart if you want to embark on such a path!"

Angel said in a calm tone, but she was also a little nervous in her heart. In her heart, she didn't want her child to be a singer. She is not a person isolated from the world. Various scandals of pop stars have been seen in the newspapers, and they are endless!

"Singing seems to be fun, so I can try it!"

Alex finally obeyed his desires. He didn’t know much about the various events in the film industry, but every time he saw this kind of news, he would always hate these people and be mixed with all kinds of things. envy, jealousy, hate.

As the saying goes, if you can't eat grapes, you will say grapes are sour. This mentality is common. Now that he has the opportunity to try grapes, how can he be hypocritical.

After getting a positive answer from Alex, Bart immediately went to the store and bought a guitar back.

Bart threw the guitar into Alex's hand: "This is for you! Practice hard, I hope you can perform on stage with our band soon!"

Angel saw Bart so happy, she was a little happy, as if thinking of something. So Batra went aside and said a few words in a low voice.

Bart was stunned by Angel's words. He widened his eyes and asked, "You, what you said is true?"

"It's true!" Angel replied, and there was a mixed feeling in her expression.

At this time, Alex had already turned his attention away from the guitar. He couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Bart replied happily, "Yes! Alex, you are going to be a brother!"

"Huh?" Alex was completely unprepared. He never thought that he would have a younger brother or younger sister. At least, I never thought it would be so fast!

Angel smiled and asked, "Do you want a younger brother or a younger sister?"

Alex thought for a while and replied, "I want both! I want my younger brother and my sister too!"

"Haha!" Bart and Angel both laughed, and they felt that Alex's answer was too clever.

"But, with an extra child, will the burden on the family be heavier!"

Angel is still a little worried, she didn't want to have a second child so soon, after all, they just settled down soon. The cost of raising Alex is not small, and if there is an extra mouth, the cost is not small.

Bart slapped his chest quickly and said, "Don't worry, I will solve the problem! If it's a big deal, I will work more overtime, and the money will come naturally."

Alex also said to the side: "I am still there! I can also go to the pub to perform and come back with a tip!"

"Then you have to hurry up to practice guitar!" Bart said to his son.

Bart first taught Alex how to play the guitar. He also belonged to Ye Luzi, and the teaching method was very simple. It’s just that Alex first memorize the chords of c, d, dm, em... and practice repeatedly until the keys can be accurately pressed with closed eyes.

Then let Alex combine and change these chords at will, strum the chords freely with his right hand, change every three times, or change every four times. When Alex can freely change these chords back and forth in his left hand, let him decompose it with his right hand, from thick to thin, and learn 4/4 tempo and 3/4 tempo.

Soon, Alex was able to play to the tempo of the band. He has a very strong sense of rhythm, coupled with a mature mind, and knows how to be flexible, and he was able to rehearse with Bart and them in less than a week.

Old Joe was very surprised by Alex’s performance. He grew up and said, "Alex, you are the smartest child I have ever seen! Really, other children at your age are still acting like a baby. Let's play!"

Alex looked at Old Joe with a smile and said, "Thank you for your compliment! In fact, there are many people who are better than me. For example, Mozart, he was able to compose music when he was 3 years old! There is also Chaplin, he 5 I went on stage to sing and perform when I was 10 years old!"

Everyone laughed when they heard what Alex said, but they didn't think there was any problem with this. Everyone knows Alex’s intelligence, and his progress after learning music is obvious to all.

Dill looked at Alex struggling to play the guitar on his back, and said thoughtfully: "Actually, I think the most important thing for Alex is not to practice guitar, but to sing!"

Dill’s words caused everyone to look at him, so Dill quickly explained: "Look, our team does not lack a guitarist, Bart is enough. What we lack is the lead singer! If Alex can sing, we The band will definitely attract a lot of audiences."

Old Joe and Bart thought about it carefully. It is true. Alex is only four years old this year. If he sings well, it is a gimmick! The lead singer of their "Owl" band is often absent and does not have a fixed lead singer!

Bart thought for a while, and said embarrassedly: "But I don't know how to teach Alex to sing!"

Old Joe laughed and said, "What's the problem with this, let Paul teach it."

Paul Harrison is an old bartender in a nearby tavern and a member of their band. He can sing and dance, and also know how to play the accordion.

"Okay! Then I'll look for him later!" Ba said with a smile on his face.