The context of the following conversation is Austin  knew Alex was very smart and taught Alex to read when he was 4 years old.:
Austin says I bought Alex a couple more books today. He loves to read..
The friend responds Alex? He's only 5 years old..
Austin responds I know. He's always been really smart and he learned to read when he was four..
The friend responds Wow, that's amazing. He should do well in school, then..
Austin responds I hope so. He likes to read but I don't know about everything else yet..