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

Angel persuaded: "In the past, the family didn't have much money, so I could only let you and Richard go out to perform to earn money to support the family." Now that the family is wealthy, Bart's electronics company is on the right track. You don't have to sing so hard. ”

Barter nodded, indicating his support for Angel's decision.

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

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

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

Alex then realized that Angel had been planning for a long time, and he had already broken the rest of the family one by one, and he was up to him.

"I want to go to school, but what can the teachers in 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 left to teach.

Before that, the Carpenter family had hired a number of tutors for Alex and Richard. There were those who taught music, mathematics, literature, painting, and foreign languages, but the result was that the two brothers learned so quickly that these teachers soon resigned and left.

Alex is able to do this because no matter what knowledge or skill he has, he can remember it and imitate it after using it once in front of him. What he didn't expect was that Richard could learn the knowledge of those teachers so quickly.

"Is the IQ of 180 really that powerful?" He thought to himself.

Angel knows this kind of thing. "It's not about going to elementary school, it's about going to middle school," she explained. You have to go to at least one university. Any university is fine, and as long as you can graduate from university, we will no longer interfere in your life. ”

University? Why do you have to go to college?

Alex was a little confused about Angel's thoughts, and in his mind, did someone like him still need to learn?

"Listen to me, I have had a wish since I was a child, which is to go to university. Unfortunately, my parents were poor and could not afford to send me to school. So I want my children to graduate from college and become good college students. Angel knew that Alex would not give in easily, so she had to persuade him bitterly.

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

"Alright! I promise you to go to school. However, I don't want to go on for that long, when do I want to go on again. Also, the school is chosen by me, which is a must! Alex had no choice but to compromise, but he took the opportunity to make his own request.

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

She hadn't planned for Alex to go to school right away, she just wanted to see how everyone reacted to the matter. According to her idea, you can not go to middle school or anything, and the most important thing is college. However, the United States does not implement the national university entrance examination, which means that you can go to college without passing the college entrance examination once.

Middle school students who want to go to college must apply, and then the university will decide whether to admit students based on their performance in high school. The SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) and the ACT (American College Testing System) are the most influential tests for college, and the SAT is held seven times a year, and candidates are required to answer between 107 and 170 English questions in 90 to 100 minutes.

Alex is less than 10 years old this year, and 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 college, he will have to go through other means.

Surprisingly, Richard obediently obeyed the arrangement and attended a private elementary school in New York, the so-called aristocratic school. The annual fee was very high, but the Carpenter chose this school anyway.

"Why are you going to school? You've learned enough that there's no need to go to school. Alex took a chance and asked Richard privately.

Richard replied seriously: "I'm not like you, brother, it's okay to be alone and quiet." I want to meet more people and make more friends. ”

Alex was dumbfounded by this answer, he was indeed a bit of a loner and had no friends. How could he, with an adult mentality, play with children like a 10,000-year-old elementary school student. Whenever he slipped out of the city, he would always walk out into the street alone, either to watch the street scene or observe the pedestrians.

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

At this time, Alex suddenly remembered the black teenager he had met a few years ago. The guy who sells snake oil in the countryside doesn't know how he's doing. Looks like he's a friend, maybe not?

Alex hadn't seen little Richard since the last time they separated. Initially, there was an exchange of letters 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 was homeless and wandering.

When they moved to New York, Alex once wrote a letter to little Richard, but he didn't know if he had received it. Since then, Alex has never heard from Little Richard, and he doesn't know where the other party is now.

Alex plans to find a private investigator to investigate and see where little Richard is now. If he had a bad time, he was going to let little Richard come to New York, and now that he had some money in his hands, he could still raise a handful of people. The money was received from Angel and Bart, and it was all pocket money, but it was not a small amount, compared to the average family.

The private investigator soon found out that little Richard had been adopted a year earlier. HE WAS ADOPTED BY A WHITE COUPLE, AND NOW LITTLE RICHARD HAS FULFILLED HIS DREAM OF LEARNING PIANO PLAYING AND SINGING RHYTHM-BLUES SONGS AT THE TICKTOCK CLUB.

The reason why Richard Jr. was found so quickly was because he recently played in a relatively high-level game in Atlanta. In this competition, little Richard made a big splash and was a great success.

"It's so good!" Alex couldn't help but be happy for Little Richard, he thought that the other party was very talented in music, but he didn't expect that after only a few years, Little Richard had already emerged.

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

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

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

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

"Ha Lu Ha! Of course I have a solution! I've heard that you play the piano very well now! Alex laughed, knowing little Richard's dedication to the piano.

"Ahh You know everything, I really can't hide anything from you. Little Richard felt a little embarrassed, and he said, "It's just a very ordinary thing for you." I watched your TV show, and I bought your records, which is amazing. ”

Alex asked a little puzzled, "So you know about my situation, so why didn'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, and I've been busy with my own affairs and haven't thought too much. ”

Alex understood a little, he thought for a moment and said, "Then what are you going to do in the future?" ”

"I'd like to start with music." Little Richard replied.

When Alex heard this, he immediately asked, "Then you come to New York, do you know Carpenter Records?" I'll ask them to sign you up and put out a record for you! ”

Little Richard thought for a while, and finally refused: "No need, I have already signed a contract with RCA." They're going to give me a few records, and I'll go back to your company if I have the chance. ”

Alex was a little depressed when he heard this, so he had to say, "Oh, I've signed a contract, so there's no way." Wait a minute. ”

The two talked a little more about the separation, and then hung up the phone. Alex noticed that little Richard seemed to have changed a lot, and he was a lot stranger to him. This is something that can't be helped, after all, the two haven't been in touch for a long time, but this feeling makes people feel uncomfortable.

After so many years, the excitement of being reborn has passed, and what remains is the loneliness of being in a foreign land. When he has his parents, siblings, and friends by his side, Alex can also get rid of this negative emotion. When you're alone, this feeling comes like a tidal wave.

Alex had been depressed about this for a long time, and he wanted to go on tour more and more. But he knew that Angel would not agree, no matter how smart he was. How old, after all, he is not yet 10 years old. According to my parents, I only have to be an adult to go on tour. Under his efforts, he lowered this age to 14 years old, and if you count your fingers, there are still 5 years left.

Only when standing on the stage and receiving the cheers of the audience does Alex not feel lonely. Perhaps only in this way will he be able to let go and integrate himself into the crowd.