Chapter 55: Your Man
The British people's dedication to afternoon tea is like the dumplings of the Chinese during the Chinese New Year, it is not impossible not to eat them, but if they don't, they will feel that something is missing and their lives are not complete enough.
Phyllis had just arrived in Cape Town, and had been floating at sea for more than half a month before, so it was estimated that she would not be hungry, so don't think about afternoon tea, and merchant ships can't afford Iris bone china, so when she heard afternoon tea at this time, Phyllis was immediately like a scumbag who heard the bell of class, and she was in good spirits.
"It's still morning, so let's have early afternoon tea." Roque was speechless, at seven or eight o'clock in the morning, shouldn't he start the day's work refreshed, what is afternoon tea?
"It's not early, at a quarter past ten, you are still a wounded, don't be so diligent." Henry gave Roque a big holiday, and he took two days off with him.
Phyllis didn't know what was going on, and looked at Roque with a little suspicion, wounded? It doesn't look like it's so lively.
The top boss said so, and Roque couldn't find a reason to object, so he rested for two days, Roque told Anna to prepare afternoon tea, and asked Bella to clean up a room for Phyllis, this is the advantage of having a lot of people, if there is a servant in the house, he will be busy with him if he is tired to death.
After a hearty but untasteful afternoon tea that satisfied both Phyllis and Henry, Phyllis finally became sleepy, this time even the end of the world could not stop Phyllis from sleeping, perhaps because she finally found Henry to rely on, Phyllis did not feel rude to live in a stranger's house rashly.
Well, maybe in Phyllis's opinion, living in a house like Henry's house is the real faux pas.
The Cape Town Police Department is still very efficient sometimes, and at noon the next day, the Cape Town Police Department announced incentives for Henry and Roque, Henry is still the captain of the commando, and the rank of police officer has been promoted from sergeant to inspector, and Roque is still the deputy captain of the commando, with the rank of -
Roque's rank remains the same, he is still Sergeant, but there is a £100 bonus as a reward for Roque.
For this result, Roque had expected it.
This is also the reason why Roque decided to implement the "Chief Training Plan", as a Chinese police officer, Roque performed well, and the British will give Roque a proper reward, but there must be a limit to this reward, the British will not treat Roque as unrestricted as they do with Henry, if there is no accident, the sheriff - is the upper limit of Roque's life.
"I'm sorry Locke, I've tried my best to get it for you, but I can't change anything, not even a trainee inspector for you." Henry is guilty and gets drunk at the Table Mountain Bar at night.
"It's okay Henry, I still have £100, and you know the house I bought is only £100, so I'm not without gains." Roque can think about it, he must think about it, and if he can't think about it, he can't do it, this is the characteristic of the times.
It is not a characteristic of the times, even in the 21st century, such a thing as "glass ceiling" still exists, and not all efforts can be obtained worthy of paying.
"Hehehe, all right Locke, I forgive you, you lucky fellow, it's jealous to buy such a nice house for only £100." Henry is incoherent, the last time he forgave Roque for hooking up with Ada, and this time he forgave Roque for picking up a bargain, but this is Roque's business, what does it have to do with Henry?
It can't be said that it doesn't matter, whether it is a colleague or a friend, if Roque has been lucky and Henry has gained nothing, then Henry will inevitably have to be envious, jealous and hateful, and these emotions will accumulate for a long time, which will definitely affect the relationship between Henry and Roque.
It's best now, Roque is accompanied by a beauty, Henry is promoted and rich, and both of them have made progress and shown their strengths, so that Henry can find a balance.
"You're making people jealous, don't you remember what we said a few days ago, maybe it will take us twenty years before we can become inspectors, and now you're already an inspector, it's only been a few days!" Roque is also a little drunk, Henry envies Roque, and Roque doesn't envy Henry.
The so-called "big husband can't be without power for a day, and a small husband can't be without money for a day", it can be seen that "right" is more important than "money", if you want to become a big husband, you can't do without "power", and no matter how much "money" you have, you are at most a small husband, if you put "right" and "money" in front of Roque at the same time, Roque will not hesitate to choose "right", with "right" there is also "money", without "right", no matter how much money you have, it is not necessarily your own.
Of course, Roque also believes that sooner or later, Roque will break his "glass ceiling", and in the process of breaking the "glass ceiling", Henry's role is very important, so Roque must ensure that there will be no estrangement between himself and Henry.
"Don't worry, Locke, one day, I will be the chief of police, and then you will be my deputy chief of police." Henry swore that if in the past Henry would have been suspicious of Roque's words, now Henry can give Roque complete trust.
In the evening, Roque and Henry once again stayed at the Table Mountain Inn.
It's still a familiar room, it's still a familiar taste.
Rub, rub, rub – bang
A flame finally lit up in the darkness, Ida handed the cut cigar to Roque's mouth, and then lit the cigar, and then curled up beside Roque, watching Roque swallow the clouds and spitting smoke, most women don't like to smoke afterwards, Ada has no problem with this,
"It's hard to imagine, I was by your side when you were injured, it's only been two days, and your wound has completely healed, not even a scar left, how did you do it?" Ida is very curious about Roque, if the first time Ada and Roque had a relationship was just an impulse, now that Ada has completely fallen, the fall of women often begins with curiosity.
"It's a reward from God for giving me what I deserve from the police department." Roque couldn't explain it, so he could only divert the topic.
Probably feeling Roque's depression, Ada leaned on Roque's chest and laughed, and raised his head before Roque became angry: "I still have some connections in the Governor's Palace, do you want me to fight for you?" ”
Roque also raised his head and gently slapped Ada's indescribable part, domineering: "If I rely on your promotion to make a fortune, then I won't become a little white face who eats soft rice?" Wait and see, your man hasn't fallen to that point yet! ”
Well, this word is indeed domineering enough, Ida was instantly stimulated by the words "your man", and softened like water.
Stop, it can only go so far-