Compared with before, Ada looks plumper. In the past, Ada was a bit thin. In addition, her face always had a cold and disdainful look, which made her look a little deserted.
Now she looks a little fatter, her body curves are more thrilling than before, her face is flushed, and her movements are more charming.
"I haven't congratulated you yet. I'm sorry. I couldn't face it correctly at the time. It's much better now. How is Phyllis?" Ada still lives at home in Pretoria. During her absence,
There are people taking care of this place, so Rock is not worried that Ada will never come back.
"It's been almost a year." Rock hasn't forgiven Ada for leaving without saying goodbye. If Ada doesn't give Rock a proper explanation, Rock will return to Johannesburg after this meal.
"Has it been so long?" Ada deliberately pretended to be stupid, holding the wine in her hand with a gleaming look in her eyes.
Ada's current age is the golden age for a woman to fully display her charm. Phyllis is still a little green now.
"Where were you this year? I asked Scarlett, but she didn't tell me." Rock touched the cigar prepared by Ada, not sure whether to order it or not.
Ada put down her wine glass, came over with a sweet smile, picked up the cigar, put it to Rock's mouth, and then took the initiative to light it.
"I'm in Cape Town. That idiot Luo Yi is far behind you. I'm very happy that you performed well this year." Ada still let it slip.
It is estimated that Scarlett is Ada's spy around Roark.
When Ada came closer, Rock vaguely seemed to smell something, so Rock's face turned ugly.
"I need a child, but I'm not sure whether you want it or not. I know your Chinese views on children and I'm not sure about your attitude, so I can't take risks." Ada's words confirmed Rock's guess.
"Where is the child?" Rock asked. This kind of thing is actually normal. Ada is confused when she is concerned.
Now Rock can be sure that Ada has been hiding back in Cape Town for a year to have a baby.
Speaking of illegitimate children, things like this are normal in the East and the West. Relatively speaking, the Chinese do care more about the next generation than Westerners, especially since Roque's family has a big business and a prominent position, and the Matilda family is not easy to mess with.
It seems that Phyllis has always acted like she doesn't care about Ada, but on this issue, it's hard to say what Phyllis's attitude is.
Women are often unreasonable.
"Tell me first, how will you treat him?" Ada didn't tell Roque where the child was. Just like any other family, after having a child, a man's status plummets.
he!
Roque didn't even know that he already had a son.
"Don't worry, I won't take him away from you. If you want, I hope you can visit him often. I also hope he can call me daddy. In this situation, I may not be able to give him a
A complete family, of course, if you are willing, I can also find a way to solve it. You know that I am Chinese. It was normal to marry two wives in the Qing Dynasty, and this situation is also normal in Africa." Rock tried his best to dispel Ada's worries.
doubt.
Needless to say, in the Qing Dynasty, three wives and four concubines were normal.
This kind of thing is more common in Africa. For Zulu chiefs, it is normal for them to have hundreds of wives.
This kind of thing is also very common in Western countries. Although on the surface, Western countries are monogamous, but the chaotic interpersonal relationships have led to the whole society becoming accustomed to this kind of thing. In the Qing Dynasty, widows like Ada had children.
, maybe it will become a laughing stock, but in the West, no one really cares about this. This is not the 21st century where gossip is everywhere. Many people don't even know how many children the king has.
"How are you going to solve it?" Ada asked, sitting next to Rock with her lips curled up.
"It's not possible now. In a few years, the Transvaal will implement a democratic representative system." Of course, Roque has a way. When South Africa becomes autonomous, Roque can do whatever he wants.
Of course, no matter what Rock does, Rock will take Phyllis's mood into consideration.
"What about the democratic representative system? The general election in Cape Town has not even started yet, but the Progressive Party is already in chaos. Several people want to run for the election. I heard that they even took action at the last meeting. I just can't stand Cape Town.
He came to the Transvaal because of the chaos in London." Ada is not optimistic about the democratic representative system, and it is not an exaggeration to say that this is the source of all evil.
"Just because of this?" Rock became increasingly angry.
"What do you think?" Ada challenged.
I can't stand this attitude.
Rock finally saw the little guy, but it was already night.
The little guy is very pitiful, and now he has to sleep alone in the nursery. It's not that Ada doesn't like him. There are four maids who provide 24-hour uninterrupted care for the little guy, even during bedtime.
When Rock saw the little guy, he was sleeping soundly. His long eyelashes were gently trembling with his shallow and thin breathing, and there was still saliva around his mouth that he hadn't had time to wipe clean.
Before Rock felt any blood connection, Ada roughly wiped the saliva from the little guy's mouth with a handkerchief, her expression looking disgusting.
"How many months has it been?" Rock was a little regretful. If the little guy was awake, Rock could still interact with the little guy. Don't think about it now. He might wake up the little guy and his temper would be very bad.
"What do you want to ask?" Ada's expression turned cold.
Rock didn't say anything and stared at Ada with anger.
This woman probably feels that she is emboldened now that she has a bargaining chip in her hand, so she has been provoking her every day.
Well, you need to train it well.
"It's still less than three months, now I'm satisfied." Ada still gave in, she really couldn't afford to offend her now.
Rock really didn't doubt Ada's intentions, he just simply wanted to care about the child.
"You should have told me at the beginning. I still hope that I can be by his side when he comes to this world." Roque still felt pity.
"When I found out, you were choosing an engagement ring for Phyllis. What could I do? Even if you don't care, Phyllis doesn't care either. Where's Philip? Where's Henry? Where's Owen?" Ada is still the one who has her own opinion.
Ada never leaves her fate in the hands of others.
"This is something I have to consider. You just need to trust me!" Rock didn't accept these explanations from Ada. To put it bluntly, he still didn't trust Rock enough.
"Just this once, from now on, I will listen to you in everything." Ada immediately held Roque's arm and rested her head on Roque's shoulder.
What can Rock do?
I really can't hate it.
The little guy probably felt that the atmosphere in the room was a little abnormal, so he slowly opened his eyes, with a serious expression and pursed lips tightly.
Rock didn't know what the little guy's expression meant, so Ada covered her head and looked a little broken. While pushing Rock out of the baby room, she called the maid who was at a loss next to her: "Rock, let's go first.
Leave here, you definitely don’t want to see the next scene.”
"What's wrong?" Rock, who was pushed out the door, didn't understand.
"I guess he wet the bed or pooped, but it's nothing good." Ada's expression was one of collapse. No matter how angelic a baby is, there are times when it makes people collapse.
"Uh, it's normal." Rock didn't have any special feelings. As a first-time father, Rock actually wanted to change the little guy's clothes or something.
"That's because you haven't been tortured by your son. Do you know why your son has four maids? One of them can't be busy at all." Ada must have been tortured a lot, so she asked the maid to take care of the child.
This is true. Although Roque has a child for the first time in his two lives, he has also seen news about many new parents who were tortured by their children to the point of mental breakdown.
"I haven't asked yet, what is the child's name?" Rock finally thought of this question, but with Ada's character, she probably wouldn't leave Rock the chance to name it.
"Arthur, I hope he can be as outstanding as Arthur in the future." Ada had indeed already given the child a name.
Luo Ke couldn't laugh or cry. What the hell is this name? When translated, it's almost like Long Aotian. Isn't it wrong to call him Henry Tom?
"What's your expression? He is my son. I have the right to name him. Do I have to call him Big Guy?" Ada was very dissatisfied with Rock's reaction.
Look, this is the harm of having children. In the past, Ada was obedient to Roque. After having a child, Ada will do anything for the child.
"No, Arthur is fine." Rock finally admitted that Ada didn't have much room for negotiation on this issue.
Big Guy is the South African Mastiff raised by Rock. After Rock and Phyllis got married, Big Guy and Phyllis lived together in the Baron Mansion in Ziwei Town.
Now the big man is very happy. He has many wives and concubines and countless children. He is much happier than Roque.
Although the Chinese also have a tradition of "giving a cheap name to make a living", Rock didn't want his son to share the same name with a dog.
In fact, white people have this tradition. Many white families, in order to commemorate someone or something, will give some weird names to their pets. If a white person tells you that his dog and his
Grandpa is a name, don't doubt it, it's very likely true, and people don't think it's an insult to our ancestors.
Compared with the big guy, Long Aotian is just Long Aotian. Anyway, to the Chinese, Arthur is just a common name, just like how white people feel about the name Long Aotian.
Looking back, Rock still discussed with Ada, hoping that Ada could go to Johannesburg so that Rock could be closer to Arthur and see Arthur at any time.
"Let's wait until you and Phyllis have a child. Perhaps Phyllis should be more accepting then." Ada is still the considerate Ada, and this is indeed the best way to deal with it.
In fact, Rock was not sure how Phyllis would react if she knew about Arthur's existence.
