Mrs. Bestana William felt relieved by her son's words. She patted Alexander's arm and said with a gentle gaze, "Thank you, my son. What you need to do now is wash your hands first. I made your favorite potato stewed animal meat, and tonight your father and brother Anderson will also be home on time. We can enjoy delicious food together."
"Oh! This is really delightful news, I have started looking forward to the 'family moment' tonight!"
After Alexander finished speaking, he strode towards the bathroom and saw his younger brother Brad and sister Beatrice watching the hottest interstellar adventure series Peter Parker on the living room sofa.
The three siblings attended Weston Secondary School together, but unlike Alexander who had average grades, his sister Beatrice had excellent grades and was elected as the grade representative for 11th grade. The youngest brother in the family, Brad, although only in 9th grade, had exceptional performance and singing talents. It is said that he had been valued by a large entertainment company and was only recruited into the company after graduating from secondary education, Train as a full-time celebrity.
In addition, Alexander also had a younger brother, Anderson, who was a twin brother and sister with Beatrice. This brother was recruited at a young age to enter the Western Union Army Academy, one of the four major military academies in the Earth Special Administrative Region. After graduating from the academy for five years, he was directly awarded the rank of "Sergeant".
It should be noted that due to year-round wars, the ranks in the military are higher than those of ordinary government civilian officials, and the value of an "elite non commissioned officer" is equivalent to that of a full-time supervisor in the lower district of Fenbur where they are located.
It can be said that the starting point for any student who successfully graduates from the Western Union Army Academy is the endpoint for many government employees.
For this reason, the second son of the William family, Anderson, has always been an excellent subject of comments from community parents.
The other three brothers and sisters are so excellent. As the eldest son of the family, Alexander sometimes doubts whether he is the biological son of his parents.
Fortunately, he has a big heart, which allows him to avoid external troubles after a brief period of depression and accept his own ordinary facts.
However, such troubles had disappeared in the recent incident, and Alexander was even more grateful that as his eldest son, he had such a wonderful experience.
"Hi! My dearest siblings, did you hear Mom talk about Anderson coming home tonight? I remember it was six months ago when we last had a family gathering."
"Hi! Alexander!" Brother Brad greeted him with an active and cheerful personality, and he nodded and said, "Of course! I haven't seen Anderson for a long time either."
Compared to Brad's enthusiasm, Alexander's sister Beatrice remained motionless, as if she had not seen his older brother at all.
Alexander stepped forward and deliberately shouted, "Beatrice, what wonderful plot made you so focused that you forgot about your dear brother returning to your family."
Beatrice turned her head and said in a cold tone that didn't match her sweet appearance, "Alexander, have you forgotten that every few days after Anderson comes back is the time when you get the most scolding from your dad? Or do you say you don't care at all now?"
Beatrice's words left Alexander slightly stunned, and immediately a huge wave surged in his heart. "Before I knew it, my thoughts had completely changed. I used to have a slight jealousy towards Anderson, Beatrice, and even Brad. However, from the moment I became a proud aristocrat of Alexander Pompeii, everything was different!"
Alexander's thoughts were like a tangled ball of thread, becoming increasingly chaotic over time. However, a feeling of "arrogance and arrogance" unconsciously grew deep within him, which was suppressed by Alexander as soon as it emerged.
"Alexander, whether you are surnamed Pompeii or William now, they are your closest family. No matter what amazing achievements you may make in the future, you should not face them with such a mindset!"
Alexander, who felt "guilty" for an instant, quickly said with a flustered expression, "I'm sorry, Beatrice. Of course I wouldn't have such feelings. You are all important family members to me."
Beatrice frowned, feeling a bit uncomfortable that her usually thick skinned older brother had not refuted or retorted her words this time. She also felt that what she had just said was too heavy and not polite enough to her older brother.
"Hmph! I'm not preaching to you, I just want to remind you not to let your dad know about your recent neglect of studies and skipping classes. If he finds out about this, he will definitely be very, very angry!"
Although Beatrice couldn't stand many of his actions, she had been secretly monitoring his behavior and naturally knew that he hadn't appeared in class during this period.
In her opinion, this is a complete abandonment of academic pursuits.
"Wow! Skipping classes before the entrance exam, you're really my idol brother!" Brad whistled beside him.
"You shut up!" Beatrice shouted at Brad, who quickly shut up obediently and made a zipper gesture in front of his mouth.
Although Alexander was completely disdainful of explaining to outsiders, he could not utter a prepared lie when faced with his sister Beatrice's seemingly questioning but actually caring behavior.
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In the end, he could only say dejectedly, "Thank you for reminding Beatrice. I will handle everything well."
After giving a reminder, Beatrice regained her initial indifferent attitude and said, "I don't care how you treat your future, I just hope you don't let the person who loves you worry."
If it were in the past, although Alexander could understand, he could only selectively ignore it, but now he has a new choice.
"Of course! Beatrice, you're absolutely right! I assure you that my future will be the most exciting!"
Alexander finished speaking softly, ignoring Beatrice's somewhat strange expression, and walked straight to his room.
Before dinner, Alexander chose to rest in his room for a moment. He lay on the soft bed and clicked on the personal terminal on his wrist.
The light blue screen unfolded before his eyes, and as his fingers moved, the information Alexander wanted to know was displayed in front of him.
For the general public of civilized Earth special administrative regions such as the Galactic Federation D, there are no surprises in their lives and they generally receive a total of twelve years of primary and secondary education opportunities from level one to level twelve.
For families with generally acceptable conditions, their children will also receive a minimum of 4 years and a maximum of 8 years of higher education.
However, even in the same civilized region, there are differences in higher education. A community university in an ordinary city with a D-level civilization is completely different from the top universities in the capital of the civilized special zone that receive higher civilization assistance
Because of this, the competition for admission to these top universities is very fierce every year.
There are several different ways for a eligible student to successfully receive invitations from these top universities:
The most common way is through the college entrance examination, with the best grades and regular credits, to defeat almost 99% of competitors and obtain admission letters from these top universities;
And another method is also widely used, which is to obtain a recommendation letter from a "strong person" at least at the level of a state legislator, or to be selected by the local government as making "outstanding contributions" to the local area, and can also be given priority admission;
It is worth mentioning that Alexander's younger brother Anderson showed excellent abilities during a club outing and was unexpectedly appreciated by a military district leader who was on vacation at the time. As a result, he was directly hired by the Western Union Army Academy and jumped to the higher education college that year.
Of course, this situation is just an accident, after all, the "powerful individuals" who are qualified to write recommendation letters are not just acquaintances of the William family, the vice president of the Border City Mining Association.
"However, in addition to the above two methods, there are actually several ways to directly select those top schools."
Alexander murmured to himself, his gaze fixed on the clause that "obtaining the first or higher level extraordinary professional certification before the age of twenty can be introduced as a special talent.".
At the next moment, with a flick of his finger, he slid onto the entry related to extraordinary career certification and began searching for the information he wanted to know.
It wasn't until his mother's text message was uploaded to his personal terminal that Alexander slowly got up from bed and arrived at the restaurant downstairs.
On the long dining table, besides Beatrice and Brad who were already seated, the other two family members were also present.
Mr. Connor William, the father of Alexander sitting in the main seat, was a handsome and tall man. Time did not leave many marks on him, but instead added a mature charm to him.
On the contrary, he has quite strict requirements for his four children, which may be related to his strict and serious personality, making him rarely show a smile in front of his family except for his beautiful wife.
After seeing the serious face of his father Mr. Connor, even though he had inherited the title of Honor Noble, Alexander still felt a familiar pressure.
"Good evening, dad!"
Alexander greeted Mr. Connor and quickly turned to the young man sitting on the other side of the dining table, dressed in a straight military uniform and exuding vitality even at home. "Anderson, my dear brother, welcome home," he said
Anderson nodded meticulously at Alexander and said, "Good evening, big brother."
As Alexander pulled out his chair and sat down, he casually said, "Anderson, you still dress so formally at home. It seems that your school must have very strict requirements for students on campus."
Regarding the military style of the Galactic Federation, as the ruling class of another civilized country, the newly elected Honorary Noble Lord Alexander couldn't help but blurt it out.
Anderson was momentarily taken aback, not realizing that his older brother, who had always been uninterested in these things, would take the initiative to ask him. After some thought, he said, "There are no such regulations in school, my elder brother. It's just that a famous military strategist I admire, 'McHack,' once said, 'As a soldier, you need to always be prepared for battle.' That's why I wear formal attire."
Upon hearing this, Alexander opened his mouth silently and said in a strange tone, "It is truly a thought-provoking statement. However, as a human, there will always be moments of fatigue and laziness, and who can always remain vigilant and never make mistakes unless he is no longer a human. However, history tells us that no matter how funny a proverb may be, it has completely different effects when spoken from different people."
Although Anderson's military talent was outstanding, he was able to gain the appreciation of influential figures. From a child from an ordinary middle-class family, he stepped into the threshold of the Western Union Army Academy, which can be said to be exceptionally talented.
But in his daily life, his personality tends to be introverted and simple, so when faced with his brother's seemingly ordinary but actually sarcastic words, he can only smile bitterly and shake his head if he cannot refute them for a moment.
However, Alexander's words caused dissatisfaction from another family member, and Mr. Connor frowned tightly, With a serious voice, he said, "Alexander, your younger brother was admitted to the 'Western Union Army Academy' before he graduated, and his grades were excellent during his time at school. He was praised by his teachers and classmates, and he will definitely become an excellent military officer in the future. And you are about to take the promotion exam, and I hope that at this critical moment in your life, you can think clearly about what you want to do in the future."
"Of course, dad. Just recently, I had a complete plan for my life." Unlike in the past, Alexander had full confidence in his future.
His attitude also surprised Mr. William. He was about to say something more, but was interrupted by the lady who came to the table with a pot of stew.
"Alright, dear, it's rare for me to come home. Do you still have to preach at an important family gathering with a straight face?" Mrs. Bestana said in a slightly annoyed tone.
If Mr. William is mostly a rigid and serious person, then in the presence of Mrs. Bestana, his transformation would be completely unimaginable to anyone who knows him.
"Of course not! Becky (the pseudonym of Mrs. Bestana). It's the most delightful moment of my time to have you personally prepare dinner for me!" Mr. William said in a lewd tone that he didn't even realize, full of indulgence.
Fortunately, the four children at the dining table had already become accustomed to the loving atmosphere between their parents, and upon hearing this, they quickly stood up without saying a word to help their parents decorate the table.
Subsequently, driven by Mrs. Bestana and accompanied by laughter and joy, the family of six had a warm and sumptuous dinner.