Chapter 2: Enemies on a Narrow Road
Speaking of Gallo, he is still reliable. He went through a lot of trouble in the ward. After all, they grew up together, and Song Yang basically lived in Greg's house for so many years.
Song Yang's parents left too early and didn't have time to leave behind any real estate or anything like that. There was some compensation and insurance money, but not much.
Gallo stayed in the ward, lying on a chair and eating fruit, whistling at the passing nurse from time to time. If you didn't know, you would think he was here on vacation.
Song Yang went through several more examinations and took some medicine. Anyway, all the expenses would be borne by Stanton's family in the end, so Song Yang didn't feel sorry for him. However, after the examination, it was basically confirmed that there was nothing serious.
There was a small, old-fashioned TV in the ward, which was playing programs from a small local Houston TV station.
Song Yang's mind was not on the TV, but rather a little confused. The time he just heard on TV was early 1995, and Song Yang had no idea what the scene was like outside.
At this time, Greg walked into the ward with a stern face. After seeing Gallo, he did not look happy at all.
"The Stanton family is willing to make compensation of three thousand US dollars, and Stanton will apologize to you publicly in front of the school baseball team. This matter ends here!" Greg said to Song Yang.
Three thousand US dollars is definitely not a small sum nowadays. The average income in America is less than 30,000 US dollars a year. It is well known that the income of people in most parts of the world is lower than the average income, not to mention that Americans are famous for their advance consumption and do not save a penny at all. It is definitely a loss to spend thousands of US dollars.
Song Yang was not clear about the specific situation of Stanton's family, but it was definitely not a particularly outstanding family. After all, the Devers School where Song Yang was now studying was a barely famous school in Houston, and the students from families that entered this school were basically below middle class.
"I see!"
After hearing what Greg said, Song Yang nodded, stood up, picked up his things and prepared to leave. Seeing Song Yang's actions, Greg kept the rest of his words to himself.
According to Song Yang's previous character, he would definitely be very angry at this time and would want to get back at Stanton. He would not listen to Greg at all. But now Song Yang didn't seem to want to pay too much attention to Stanton.
"Daanna has prepared dinner!" Seeing that Song Yang really had no intention of causing trouble for Stanton again, Greg breathed a sigh of relief and said to him. As for Gallo standing aside, he had no intention of paying any attention to him.
Daana is Greg's wife, a typical housewife. She is basically responsible for taking care of the Greg family. She is also very good to Song Yang. Song Yang can live until now, which is inseparable from Daana's care.
Song Yang and Greg left the hospital and got into an old Ford car. Gallo, who was behind them, waved to Song Yang, got directly into a cobbled-together off-road vehicle, then stepped on the accelerator and drove away.
Sitting in the slightly bumpy old Ford car, we drove towards Greg's home and entered a middle-class family community. Although Greg is a famous lawyer and has a high income in America, he cannot become a famous lawyer, so his income will not be too high.
In addition, he is the only one in the entire Greg family with an income. He also has to support Gallo and the other two in school and pay various insurance costs. Greg's life is actually not that easy.
Greg's home is a detached house. It is not luxurious, but the rooms are enough. Song Yang, Gallo and others basically have a separate bedroom, and there is also a garage and a small swimming pool at the back.
This is considered to maintain the dignity of a lawyer, but for this, Greg has to pay a considerable amount of property tax every year. Song Yang can remember hearing Dana complain about this expense more than once.
"Song!"
As soon as he entered the door, Dana, who was busy in the kitchen, ran over immediately. Looking at Song Yang with a bandage on his head, she immediately hugged Song Yang and kept saying, "God bless you."
"I'm fine!" Song Yang forced a smile, took off the bandage on his head , and said to Dana. He could see that Dana really cared about him. Then he said to the two people who came over, "Logan, Milia!"
Logan and Millia are Greg's second son and youngest daughter, both a few years younger than Song Yang. Unlike Gallo, Logan is very quiet and has outstanding academic performance. Greg has high hopes for him, but he does not have a close relationship with Song Yang.
As for Millia, she is less than seven years old. Compared with Gallo who never comes back all year round, and Logan who is often alone, Millia is very attached to Song Yang who often takes her to play. As soon as she sees Song Yang, she leans on Song Yang.
"Thank God, finally nothing serious happened. I told you not to join the school baseball team, it's too dangerous!" Dana complained to Greg while serving the dishes, thinking that it was a mistake for him to agree to let Song Yang join the school baseball team.
Greg snorted and said nothing. He had agreed to let Song Yang join the school baseball team in the hope that Song Yang could rely on baseball to get recruited by a prestigious school and get a full scholarship. After all, who knew why Song Yang's original body did not inherit any of his genius father's talents and his academic performance was a mess, even worse than Gallo's.
Greg admired Song Yang's father very much. At the beginning, the Bruno family had no prejudice or discrimination towards the marriage between Song Yang's mother and Song Yang's father. As for skin color, that was even more nonsense.
You know, being able to come to America alone, graduate from a prestigious university, and become the youngest associate professor in the college, one can imagine his bright future. Anyway, in the entire Bruno family, no one in the academic industry has been able to surpass Song Yang.
As a result, when it came to Song Yang's original body, for some reason, Greg also wanted to send him to a prestigious school. However, from childhood to adulthood, Greg had never been at ease in terms of academics. Not to mention the Ivy League schools, even an ordinary college was a bit difficult, which gave Greg a headache.
"Song, I made your favorite Chinese dish!" Dana excitedly placed a portion of paste in front of Song Yang, obviously putting a lot of thought into it.
Song Yang looked at the dish in front of him and frowned, but seeing Dana's expectant expression, he still gritted his teeth and took a bite.
It wasn't the dark dish I had imagined, but it was just tomatoes, potatoes and beef boiled together without much seasoning. It had a sweet taste and the taste was really not that good.
With Dana staring at him, Song Yang could only eat with big mouthfuls. When Dana wasn't paying attention, Song Yang used a spoon to scoop a large portion of the delicacy from Dana's mouth and put it on Milia's plate. After all, Song Yang couldn't eat all the delicious food by himself.
Seeing that Song Yang seemed to be eating happily, Dana showed a satisfied smile. As a housewife, her greatest achievement every day was naturally the meals she cooked, which were swept away by everyone.
The meals that Dana cooks are mainly Italian. Compared to the high-calorie, high-sugar foods such as burgers and cream in the slums, there are a lot more vegetables on Greg's table, so the whole family is basically of normal size.
After dinner, Dana cleaned up and watched the soap opera with Greg, while Song Yang returned to the room.
Lying on the bed that was somewhat familiar yet unfamiliar, looking at the not-so-big room with some posters of baseball stars on the wall, Song Yang began to sort out his thoughts of the day.
This is 1995, which is no surprise, and this is America, thousands of miles away in the East. Thinking of his current situation and his worries about his family in the future, Song Yang couldn't help but feel confused, and then a feeling of fatigue came over him, causing him to fall asleep.
In the morning, Song Yang was woken up by Milia who came into the room. Milia, who was wearing a skirt, raised her head and shouted to Song Yang, "It's time to eat. We're going to be late!"
Millia and Song Yang went to school together, so naturally Song Yang took her to school. Looking at Millia who looked like a little adult, Song Yang couldn't help but reach out and pinch Millia's chubby little face, causing Millia to scream.
After getting up and filling out some food, Song Yang took Millia out. Along the way, looking at the buildings on the street that were so different from those in China in the 21st century, Song Yang felt as if he was in another world.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Song Yang took a deep breath and prepared to figure out his current situation before making plans. However, after a day at school, Song Yang felt a little numb.
The original body's learning was basically rubbish, and it did not leave any useful memories for Song Yang. The basic courses such as history and geography that Song Yang had to learn here were completely different from those learned in China. This made Song Yang feel that he could only cope with mathematics, and the rest of the courses were very bad.
Based on this level, Song Yang felt that he would have a hard time getting into a community college, let alone a prestigious school. With Greg's status, he would definitely not be able to get a recommendation letter from a prestigious school for Song Yang!
Not only in academics, but after joining the school baseball team, Song Yang's performance was also very poor. Sports competitions are an industry that requires extremely high physical strength.
Now with the memories of his original body, Song Yang is very familiar with baseball, but for Song Yang who had never had any contact with baseball before, this is a kind of weirdness. It feels familiar yet very strange. From an amateur level, Song Yang plays well, but in the game, he loses by a hair's breadth, and his performance can be imagined.
During the school baseball team training, Song Yang seemed a little out of place, which surprised everyone on the team. Coach Old Mark was even furious, wondering if Song Yang's brain was really damaged by Stanton's ball.
After training for only a short while, Song Yang took the initiative to leave the field and took off his gloves. Song Yang pinched his face. He felt that this path of getting into a prestigious school through baseball recruitment might not work.
According to the current situation, it will take time for Song Yang's baseball level to recover to its original level, not to mention the upcoming baseball games with other schools. Even if he recovers to his original level, with Song Yang's talent, he is probably not the best in this industry.
Just as Song Yang was sighing, a figure entered the training ground. Seeing that person, Song Yang clenched his fists unconsciously. Song Yang immediately knew who this person was. Who else but Stanton could make him have such a reaction unconsciously?
