The price of 40,000 pounds made Rock feel distressed, but the price of 20,000 pounds felt much better.
Although the price is still a bit expensive, it is still very suitable to give to Ade.
Rock conveniently picked a house for himself, which was also located on King's Road in Chelsea, not far from the house he was going to give to Ad. Rock planned to be Ad's neighbor in London for a while.
Compared with the house that will be given to Ade, Roque's house is much smaller. It is also a three-story structure with only 18 rooms. It is suitable for Roque's family of three.
It sounds a bit luxurious, but it's not too much. Phyllis's clothes and shoes can fill several rooms. The luxury of aristocrats is no joke.
Phyllis is also very satisfied with the new house. It seems that she really wants to experience the life of ordinary people.
"Then drive away all of Tang En and the others, leaving only Zach and Bella." Rock still had reservations. It was necessary to keep Zach. We couldn't welcome them to catch a carriage or something.
Let Rock do it himself.
Of course it is important to keep Bella. If no one helps, Gavin alone can torture Phyllis to death. Phyllis's cooking skills are also very impressive. Most likely she doesn't know that sugar is also a condiment. Bella's side
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"Don't think that this will make you pass. I'll settle the score with you when I get back -" Phyllis put her mouth close to Roque's ear in a seemingly affectionate manner.
Rock suddenly turned his head rudely, and then Phyllis blushed.
We are already an old married couple, why should we be ashamed——
Fortunately, we were on the carriage back, otherwise Phyllis would have been angry, and we still have to be careful about the impact in public.
Phyllis didn't want to see Ada, so Rock picked out a house. Phyllis immediately picked up Rock and left without giving Rock and Ada a chance to make eye contact. Rock wanted to care about Arthur but couldn't.
To.
Sure enough, the words "take it back and I'll raise it" are all routine.
After getting used to living in the manor and returning to the small house, Phyllis felt very fresh and soon forgot about Ada's troublesome things.
After entering the door, Phyllis led Bella to check room by room. The house was in pretty good condition. After all, it was in a wealthy area and was ready for sale at any time. It was fully furnished and furnished.
However, Phyllis still has a lot of dissatisfaction. The color of the curtains, the wallpaper in the children's room, the style of the furniture, and even the decorative paintings on the walls need to be replaced.
This was more than Bella could handle, so Zach was also asked to take away the records, and sent someone to find Christian, who was better at this kind of thing.
Rock and Winston didn't care about anything. They sat in the study and smoked cigars. Phyllis refused to enter the study because she was choked by the smell of cigarettes and couldn't bear it.
Rock and Winston smoked Phyllis away on purpose. The two of them laughed slyly, and then Rock picked up the phone and called Rand Bank.
Sure enough, if a man is reliable, a sow will climb a tree. Phyllis was keeping an eye on her so closely just now that she didn’t even delay Roark from getting Ada’s phone number.
"Hello -" Ada's voice on the phone was a little distorted, but still sexy. Rock seemed to be able to see Ada's lazy look across the phone line.
"Dear Mrs. Capet, if this happens again next time, can you inform me in advance?" Roque was very angry. This woman must be trained, otherwise she will not know what kind of monster she will become next.
"Dear Lord Nyasaland, please don't call single women casually. Although I am not Lady Nyasaland, I feel I have the obligation to remind you." Ada really deserves a beating, Rock felt.
His hands were very itchy: "Following your instructions, I will now formally inform you that I will attend the welcome dinner prepared by Winston for you tonight. Want to see what I am wearing?"
Rock immediately glared at Winston. This guy was just watching the excitement and didn't take it too seriously. Why did he invite Ada when he was doing well? Did he want to see Ada fight with Phyllis?
Winston didn't care, he was so happy that he could see his back molars.
"Where's Arthur?" Rock could only divert his attention.
"Hey, you finally remembered to care about us orphans and widowed mothers?" Ada was still provocative.
Rock didn't speak, and then Ada finally calmed down: "Of course Arthur is with me. I plan to take Arthur around the world before he reaches adulthood."
This is a great ideal. Rock actually wants to go, but it’s a pity that he doesn’t have so much time.
In fact, Ada probably doesn't have time to travel around the world, but she does travel while working. In any country where Rand Bank's business develops, Ada can check the work as a matter of course. If you think about it, it won't be a waste.
Time.
"Okay, bye!" Rock actually wanted to hear what Arthur had to say, so he thought about it and hung up the phone decisively.
"I didn't expect Rand Bank to be yours." Winston couldn't believe it.
When Winston first met Roark, Roark was just the captain of the commando team of the Cape Town Police Department. Winston was attending a banquet hosted by Ade. Roark was not even qualified to attend the banquet and was only responsible for the security of the banquet.
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In just five years, Rock has become the Baron of Nyasaland and a millionaire, which makes Winston marvel at the wonder of life.
"Come on, compared to you who became a member of Congress at the age of 26, my achievements are nothing." Rock was not proud. Winston was lamenting that Rock climbed fast. In fact, Winston himself couldn't climb as well.
Slow.
26Becoming a member of Congress is absolutely impossible for ordinary people.
Winston is different. He is the grandson of a Duke. It is normal to climb faster than others. For ordinary people, becoming a member of Congress may be the pinnacle of life, but Winston is at the pinnacle when he starts.
As the saying goes, all roads lead to Rome, but some people are born in Rome.
Winston was so happy that he stopped the business exchanges with Rock and asked Rock to take a rest at home and prepare for the dinner in the evening.
At six o'clock in the evening, Rock packed up, and got into the carriage sent by Winston with Phyllis, heading to the Duke of Marlborough's estate outside London.
Although the Duke of Marlborough's name is quite bluffing, in fact the area of the manor is not as large as Roque's manor in Sandhurst. However, the manor has a long history. It has a history of more than 400 years. It is said that it has a history of more than 400 years.
It already existed when the first Duke of Marlborough was granted the title.
The Duke of Marlborough was conferred twice in history, the first was in 1626 and the second was in 1689. The Churchill family was conferred the title of Duke of Marlborough in 1689.
The heritage of a large family that has been passed down for hundreds of years is simply unfathomable. It is not comparable to that of a "nouveau riche" like Roque. The carriages sent also used handmade glass lanterns, but Roque glanced at them and turned a blind eye.
, Phyllis could not take her eyes away.
It is said that Phyllis's family also has such old objects that are hundreds of years old, but the number is not large and they are kept as family treasures. They are far from being seen everywhere like the Marlborough family.
Luo Keque doesn’t like it. He doesn’t even use a flashlight. What should he do if it rains?
In fact, people are really not afraid of rain. The carriages used on rainy days are different from the carriages used on sunny days. The only thing in common is that it is very bumpy to ride on.
The carriages from hundreds of years ago had a crappy shock-absorbing design, and Rock didn’t know the point of preserving such a family tradition.
When Rock arrived at the manor, the banquet had not officially started yet, and the guests invited by Winston were gradually arriving.
At this time, you can see Winston's popularity. This guy's popularity is really not good. In fact, neither the conservative party nor the opposition party in Congress like Winston, so Winston invites not many guests.
, most of them are people who have experience working in Africa.
Although Rock is the guest of honor at the banquet, in fact, in the UK, Baron Rock of Nyasaland is really inconspicuous. I believe that most British people don’t even know where Nyasaland is. For the third person in Africa,
My first impression is probably the Zulu War decades ago and the Boer War that just ended.
Therefore, Rock is also responsible for popularizing science for guests.
"Southern Africa is actually quite rich. The gold mines in Johannesburg are world-famous, and the Transvaal also has steel, copper and other mineral deposits. As long as we increase the development of southern Africa, we can provide more resources to the British Empire.
——" Rock knew the British government's positioning on southern Africa, so he never mentioned industrial development. Gold was the thing that the nobles were most concerned about.
The guests had different attitudes. Many people present had work experience in southern Africa. Some of them had participated in the Boer War not long ago, so they knew a lot about southern Africa. Although some people were very interested in southern Africa, most of them had
People's impression of southern Africa is still that of backwoods, unruly Africans, and extremely vicious Boers.
"Lord Nyasaland, I heard that you also have a gold mine in Johannesburg?" Among the many voices, a sharp voice was particularly loud.
The speaker was a young man about eighteen or nineteen years old. Rock suddenly felt bad. Young people of this age are the most troublesome. They do things without caring, are impulsive and reckless, and they have many desires that cannot be realized due to limitations of their own abilities.
, Roque usually keeps a distance from young people of this age.
Being able to appear at Winston's banquet, the young man must have something to do with Winston. It can also be seen from the reactions of others. Rock noticed that someone just called the young man "Your Excellency", that is, a certain person.
He is a descendant of a nobleman, but I don’t know if he is the Duke of Marlborough.
"Yes, it's just a small gold mine. The output is not high. There are still many gold mines in Johannesburg." Roque is modest. It is not easy to be public at this time, but it is not low-key enough.
"Sell me your gold mine, and you set a price!" The young man was indeed very confident, but he didn't know whether the young man could afford it if Roque really offered the price.
The value of Locke Gold Mine——
It’s hard to say, but all the gold in the world now combined is almost as much as the reserves of Locke Gold Mine.
"William, don't be ridiculous!" Winston finally spoke. No matter how much the Locke Gold Mine is worth, making such a request is already too much.