Word soon spread that the Carpenter had acquired a company. Especially in the neighborhood where they lived, many people knew about it, and even exaggerated it to the point that people couldn't believe it.

"Hey, I heard that the Carpenter family spent two million on a company!"

"What? Million? It's 20 million! ”

"The Carpenter brothers made a lot of money on a single record! Not only did they buy a company, they bought a street! ”

Gossip like this is circulating everywhere, and it is becoming more and more exaggerated, and even the people who say it themselves can't believe it. Anyway, they knew that the Carpenter was going to send it. I'm about to become rich.

The first to come to congratulate Lao Qiao was Lao Qiao, who brought his children to visit the door.

"Bart, what a cow your kid is! I've heard it all, and their records are so popular. Old Joe said with a smile.

Bad Ha laughed, and he said undeniably, "It's okay, it's okay!" ”

Old Qiao sighed and said, "If only these boys in my family had half of your sons." ”

He had many children, five in all, and probably more. Old Joe is a black man who doesn't like to have many children, and his wife's job is to have children and take care of them.

Bart chatted with Old Joe for a while, and at the end, Bart asked sincerely: "Old Joe, you must have heard that I have a company." ”

Old Qiao nodded and said, "Yes, this rumor has long spread among us, and everyone is talking about it. ”

"Would you like to come and help me, then? We've known each other for so long, and we all know each other's personalities. I don't think you'll let me down! "Bart is trying to recruit his good friends, and he is afraid that he will not be able to keep himself busy if he is alone.

Old Joe thought for a moment and asked unceremoniously, "What does this company of yours do?" What can I do when I go? ”

"It's a record company, and I think you're mainly responsible for the record sales side," Bart explained. That is, the work of the marketing department. ”

Bart then gave a brief introduction to the company, as well as the problem of huge debts.

Old Joe looked at his child, and finally shook his head and said, "Bart, my friend." You also know my situation, there are so many children in the family who depend on me, if I lose my job......"

Bard nodded and said, "That's true, I understand. ”

Old Joe shook his head and said, "Actually, the most important thing is that I don't know much about the work of record sales. I'm sorry that if I had been in production, I might have been able to do it. ”

"It's okay, we'll have a chance to work together in the future." Bart said comfortingly.

In addition to Old Joe, there were also Dill and Paul. The two of them came together.

"Ha Lu Ha! Bart, Bart! I heard your son's song on the radio! They sang awesomely! It's just amazing. Dill said loudly before he could even enter the door.

Bart hurriedly opened the door and welcomed them in. He saw Paul standing next to Diel.

Paul was still in the tavern at this time, and he looked at Bart with a smile and didn't say anything, but his thoughts were already revealed by the mere look of his eyes. Paul's heart was filled with pride, he was the first teacher of the Carpenter brothers. He had never been so excited when he heard the Carpenter Brothers singer on the radio.

Bart also extended a hand to them, and luckily, both Dill and Paul agreed. However, they also don't know much about the work of the record company, and at most they can only do chores.

It doesn't matter to Bart. He knew that if he managed the record company by himself, he would probably be black-eyed, not understanding anything, and not seeing anything. Especially with Rudy, the former boss, in charge. Bart is more honest, but he is not stupid, and he knows the darkness of the internal struggle of the company. He knew that if he wanted to manage a company well, he couldn't do it without his own people.

Now, Dill and Paul are his own people. With them as eyes and ears, even if Rudy wanted to trap him, it would not be so easy.

They talked for a while, agreed on a time to come out and discuss in detail, and Dill and Paul left.

In addition to these friends, there are also relatives of Bart and Angel. However, they live far away and congratulate them by phone. Some relatives came in person, and the Carpenter couple had a headache to death in order to receive them.

Fortunately, American society is not as complicated as the interpersonal relationship in Chinese society, at least no one will borrow money from the top of the face. Everyone just showed their faces and said hello, and as for things like borrowing money to help, they didn't mention it.

On the contrary, it is Bart's parents and Alex's grandparents, they are very chic. After hearing that their son was rich and their grandson was famous, they just made a phone call and came back to ask what had happened, and then continued their archaeological tour on the African continent. After Alex and Richard were born, they didn't even see them, at most they called to say hello during the New Year.

Once, Richard asked Bart this: "Grandparents and grandparents have never come back for anything?" ”

Bart replied, "They are very incompetent parents, running around and not wanting to go home at all. When they traveled to China, they gave birth to me and put me in foster care with a Chinese family. But they wandered around and around to Japan, India, Thailand, and so on, forgetting that there was a son like me waiting for them to come back. ”

Alex interrupted and asked, "Aren't grandparents archaeology?" How do you say they're going on a tour? ”

Bart was even more upset, saying, "Archaeology? That's just their excuse! They said it was to trace the route of the Jewish migration, to examine ancient history and legends, or something. Who would believe it! ”

"Jews?" Alex didn't know at this time that his father was of Jewish descent.

Bart shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently, "It seems that my father is of some Jewish descent, but it should not be a lot, about a quarter." Who knows! ”

"Huh? So, I'm also of Jewish descent! Alex never imagined that he would be Jewish. But he didn't look like him at all, but more like an Aryan.

Richard touched his hair, he had been wondering why his brother Alex had blonde hair, and he was indeed dark brown. It turned out that the problem was with his father, whose hair came from Bart's side. Alex's hair is from Angel.

"Ha Luha, what a Jew. Didn't I say that there is only some Jewish blood, and if you really count it, you still have Chinese, German blood in you. As I remember, my mother's mother was Chinese. Your mother's mother is an Aryan from Germany. Bart explained that he didn't mind being of Jewish descent. After all, the education he received since childhood was not Jewish education, but more influenced by the Chinese.

Alex became interested in the topic, and he quickly asked, "Do you think you are a Jew or a Chinese?" ”

Bart thought for a moment and said, "I'm an American!" However, I was born and raised in China, so it's hard to say that I haven't been affected. As for the Jews, who knows, they are just one of my ancestors, and they don't mean much to me. ”

Angel added: "My grandfather seems to have been a declining German aristocracy, and now for us, that's in the past." ”

"Grandparents, what do they want to archaeology? Are they rich? Richard asked suddenly.

As soon as Bart heard this question, he became angry: "Who knows! They are crazy people. Anyway, I've only seen them a dozen times when I'm that old, and when I reach 15, it doesn't matter if you bring me back to the United States. So they left me and went to the Middle East, as if looking for some ancient Jewish book. As for the funding, it has always been provided by Jewish entrepreneurs they know, which is why they have so much money to run around. ”

"Sounds amazing!" Alex said in amazement.

The mysterious archaeological couple, running around the world, and also involving the ancient scriptures of Judaism. This is simply a plot that can only be found in Tomb Raider, why did Bart not become an archaeologist, it's a pity, otherwise he could have followed it everywhere.

Bart said angrily, "They are great when they play, but they completely leave my son behind. If I hadn't had some skills, I would have starved to death in the streets. ”

Regarding the topic of grandparents, their family only mentions a few words during the New Year's holiday. Usually, they don't even think about it. Every time he brought it up, Bart's resentment came in waves like the sea, probably completely disappointed in the two irresponsible parents.

Since then, grandparents have become a taboo topic in Carpenter's house. Whoever accidentally mentions it will have to endure the oppression of Bart's resentment.