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Chapter 1 Young Link

On May 14, 1988, in Madford, Texas, USA, the weather was stuffy this evening. There were students playing basketball on the school playground, and some people learned baseball and American football. The scene was quite lively.

The cheerleaders were practicing. The white navel-open top and red pleated skirt attracted the attention of many male classmates. They gathered not far away, pointing and striking while scrambling to discuss who is the best.

These beautiful girls who are full of youthful vitality are always the most popular among boys in the school.

In the white four-story building, near the window on the third floor, Link Bennett glanced at the cheerleaders who were busy rehearsing downstairs, without stopping too much.

It's not a special reason, it's just that these girls on the playground are still a little immature.

Even though girls in Europe and the United States generally develop earlier, they are only in elementary middle schools.

The junior high schools in the United States only have two years of seventh and eighth grades, and most of the girls here are only fourteen years old. In comparison, the girls in high school are more attractive.

Of course, he is about to graduate in the eighth grade and then enters the ninth grade. In the United States, he also represents entering a truly colorful high school life. Many American campus movies that Link saw in his previous life, and the enviable life happened at this stage.

There are two years in junior high school in the United States and four years in high school. These four years are the time when hormones explode during adolescence, especially European and Americans, who develop earlier.

This aspect is relatively less strict, especially after the tenth grade, driven by hormones, many things that Link envied in his previous life happened in these years, which also made him slightly expect some high school life.

At this moment, there were more than forty students sitting in the same classroom as Link. Link quickly turned his attention to Ms. Suzy, who taught physics knowledge.

My hair has long been white, and my nose always has black-framed glasses that have not changed all year round. I look a little mean and I am one of the teachers that many students hate the most in the school, but with a dedicated attitude, it is also surpassed most of the teachers in the school.

After the ringtone rang, the students quickly scattered away from the classroom. Link packed up. When Link walked to the front of the classroom, Ms. Suzy, who had not left, spoke, "Link, how are you preparing for the SSAT exam?"

"It should be no problem." Link nodded.

SSAT is called the "secondary school entrance test" and is divided into low-level and high-level levels. Students can study in better schools with their grades and increase their chances of getting scholarships. Link is already preparing to obtain corresponding scholarships with his SSAT scores. After all, his family's finances are not sufficient in this life.

"I know this should not be a problem for you. After all, you have learned the knowledge in the course for a long time." Suxi nodded and said:

"I have communicated with the principal about the recommendation letter. He can write a letter for you. You know, the principal's recommendation letter is more convincing than the ones of us teachers.

I believe that as long as your SSAT score is achieved, it will not be difficult to obtain a scholarship.”

Compared to most of the classmates, Link and Ms. Suzy got along well. When he first came to school, he was Ms. Suzy's student. Because he was smart enough, good at studying, willing to participate in activities, and had a good personality, he naturally liked her.

It is precisely because of this that Teacher Suzy is willing to help more when Link asks her for a letter of recommendation.

These days, because of the recommendation letter, Link has invited several familiar teachers to help plead with him, and even went to see the principal in person.

Several teachers and baseball coaches have agreed to help him write a letter of recommendation. Now that he has received better news from Ms. Suzy, he is immediately happy and said with a smile:

"Thank you, Mr. Suzy, I will never forget your help."

Nodding, Ms. Suzy didn't continue to say more. He knew Link's concerns. Link's father's income was not small, but he needed to support three children.

Especially, there is another sister who needs to go to college one year and needs to prepare the cost of college in advance. Therefore, her family is not well-off. It is difficult for Link to go to a slightly farther Houston to attend expensive private schools, so it is understandable to choose Lola High School.

However, Lola High School is also very good. Judging from Link's grades, it is safe to win the scholarship and is closer to home.

"Okay, since you have made the decision, the recommendation letter is here with me, come with me!"

"That's great." Link nodded with a smile, and got her and the principal's recommendation letter from Ms. Suzy. Link left the teaching building with her schoolbag and rushed to the school parking lot. He soon saw a sports car in a familiar location, with a woman who looked about thirty years old sitting in the car.

When the other party saw Link, he said hello directly: "Hi, Link, Rena hasn't come yet, just wait a moment."

"No problem, Mrs. Dent." Link nodded, opened the car door and sat in the back seat.

Mrs. Dent drove to pick up her daughter, and most of the settlements in the United States are scattered, which is one of the important reasons why many young people in the United States receive a car as a gift when they become adults.

Of course, the level of a car is mostly determined by the family's financial situation. Some rich second-generations, or even at the age of sixteen, can drive high-end sports cars to school by themselves.

But now the students are less than the age of a rich second generation, and even if they are rich, they still need to pick up or take the school bus. For example, Mrs. Dent came to pick up her daughter Rena home.

The reason why he knew each other was because he found a small part-time job a few months ago, which was to help Mrs. Dent's daughter Rena to do her homework after school.

It only takes two hours to get $15 after school every day, and it is $75 for five days a week. It is a very rewarding job with the purchasing power of USD in 1988.

After all, other children can only get two or three dollars if they help mow the lawn and do odd jobs, and they can get two or three dollars, deliver newspapers, etc., get up early at five o'clock every day, work hard for several hours, and earn a month even if he earns a week.

After looking at the car, Link said, "Is this a newly bought car Mrs. Dent?"

"Yes, this is a limited edition Porsche I ordered two months ago. I just delivered it today. It's very cute."

"It's really beautiful." Link nodded: "It's very suitable for you."

"Thank you!" Mrs. Dent said with a smile: "It's because of the blue ones that Lena chose. I prefer red, but who made her my baby..."

After the two talked about sports cars for a few words, Mrs. Dent turned the topic to another side: "By the way, Link, I heard that you are also preparing to take the SSAT exam next month. Which school are you ready to go to?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be Lola High School." Link said.

"It's great." Mrs. Dent also said, "Rena is also preparing to go to school there. In this way, you can help her tutoring in high school. We have hired a teacher for her before, but she doesn't like it at all, but she says she likes you tutoring her very much."

"Thank you, maybe it's because she and I have more common topics." Link responded, but he didn't agree.

There is no need to study, and there are people who help do their homework, and even before the exam, there are people who help to prepare for cheat sheets. Of course, she likes it very much.

In fact, this is also the condition for Link to persuade Lena to ask him to do his homework.

Another point is that Mrs. Dent is also very indulgent to Reina. According to her, she is a very ‘cool’ mother and will not have too much restraint on her daughter.

Rena's bedroom is even the master bedroom of her parents, which shows how spoiled her daughter, which is also an important reason why Link's so-called part-time job can last for so long.

Of course this is a good thing for Link, which means that Link doesn't need to do things like most American children, in order to earn some pitiful pocket money, to help mow the lawn or work as a community newspaper boy.

After chatting with Mrs. Dent for a while, she could see a well-dressed girl coming over, hugged Mrs. Dent who had gotten out of the car, greeted Link again, and then sat in the passenger seat.

The other person's hair is golden, slightly curly, blue eyes, long eyelashes, fair skin, and thin figure. It is very consistent with Western aesthetics and is considered a well-known beauty in the school.

In schools like the United States, even in junior high schools, many students openly pursue her, and even some students fight for her. Link can still see that she enjoys this feeling herself. It can be said that she is a disaster at a young age.

When it comes to appearance, Link thinks it is good, but unfortunately he is synonymous with trouble. With some youth, Link did not deliberately get close to him. Even if he helps her with tutoring every day, the relationship between the two can only be said to be neither far nor close.

According to Lena's face-to-face evaluation, although Link is not a nerd or even a star pitcher on the baseball team, he is also very handsome, but for some reason, he is just not enlightened and doesn't speak well. He is completely a straight man, and being with him is not as interesting as others.

Link could only shrug his shoulders. As a time traveler, his views and habits had already taken shape in his last thirty years.

Even if you experience it again, it is absolutely impossible to be like those young men who are second-tier.

The thinking is completely different, and the things that are interested in are different. Those middle-aged teenagers who want to be interesting or cool will feel that they are ordinary or even childish, and they are also helpless to be considered boring.
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