Seeing that Boss Cha was obviously trying to change the subject, Alan pretended to be nonchalant, and his goal was achieved.
Some words cannot withstand careful thinking. Some things are better not to be mentioned. But once they are mentioned, people can't help but ponder them.
Like the story about Princess Anne.
Oh……
No matter how much Boss Cha cares about family affection, at certain times, family affection cannot compare to that position.
It doesn't matter if the eldest princess bears a bad reputation first. She doesn't hold any position anyway. After she finds a new love and gets married, she can have fun and live her life as usual.
But after she takes the blame for Boss Cha, later...
If Boss Cha divorces again, he will avoid a lot of criticism. At least he won't have to live his whole life with the title of the first divorced royal member in nearly a century.
If no one had mentioned this kind of conflict of interest to him before, he probably wouldn't have considered it, but now that Alan had taken the initiative to make it clear.
People tend to seek benefits and avoid harm, and Alan didn't believe that Boss Cha could resist thinking about it.
…
Boss Cha wants Allen to stay at home and keep a low profile for a while. Although the outside world doesn't know that this matter has anything to do with him, it's always a good idea to keep a low profile.
In the distance, there was a barbecue grill with peeled venison being roasted over the fire. The fallow deer in the royal garden were a little bit fatter than wild ones, and the meat quality was also good, so the taste of the roasted deer was a mixture of a bit of grass and burnt smell of grease.
…
Boss Cha suddenly asked another question seemingly casually.
"Did you have a conflict with Spencer some time ago? I heard you had a fight?"
He had originally intended not to care about his brother-in-law.
In Boss Cha's impression, this brother-in-law who has the same name as himself is a good-for-nothing who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun. He is not good at anything except hanging out with Allen for a while and then going to Africa for a trip.
Although Allen is quite useless at times, he is the type who does not fall behind at critical moments and can still be used. However, Spencer is useless no matter what time it is. Even though he is good at eating, drinking and having fun, Boss Cha has no need for his abilities.
Some time ago, he happened to hear that Allen seemed to have called his brother-in-law home and beat him up.
It’s normal for young people to fight and quarrel. Even William often beats Harry, doesn’t he?
But this time, it is said that Allen hit Spencer very hard and sent him to the hospital.
If it were any other time, Diana would probably have made a fuss about her brother being beaten, but since returning from India, Diana went traveling abroad by herself, and she hasn't heard about Spencer being beaten.
…
Huh? Abroad.
Thinking of this, Boss Cha suddenly remembered something else, something he had just overlooked.
Remember some time ago, Alan helped Spencer get into the journalism and media major at Cardiff University, and then his brother-in-law went to study at the BBC headquarters, right?
Then it was as if someone had reported to him that his brother-in-law seemed to be a little arrogant and domineering over there, and was complained by some civilians.
Then, before he could intervene, Spencer was beaten by Allen, and then the BBC sent people to America to interview.
It just so happened that someone in the interview team died this time, so there must be a connection between them.
Thinking of this, Boss Cha glared at Alan next to him and said, "You also arranged the BBC interview team that went to Meili, right? Those who died were the ones who accused Spencer, right? I've told you so many times, you've grown up, don't be so violent."
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Alan was a little annoyed. He felt very uncomfortable being with smart people.
For someone like Boss Cha, if he doesn't want to think about it too much, he can just muddle through. But if he knows enough about the situation and connects the dots, many things can be easily guessed based on his train of thought.
But Alan didn't want to admit that you guessed everything. Doesn't that make me look stupid?
Even though he had nothing to hide, he still felt a little unhappy that his boss had guessed everything.
Squinting at the roasted deer leg, Alan sniffed and had already thought of the wording.
"Your Highness... not entirely. It's mainly because these people have too much disrespect for the authority of the nobility..."
Alan first recounted what Spencer had done, and then briefly talked about his own thoughts.
After this explanation, Boss Cha understood that there was nothing wrong with this idea. It was just like in some places, there are some things you just cannot say. If you say the wrong thing, your comment will be deleted at best, and your account may be blocked at worst.
The aristocracy can do whatever it wants within itself, but if commoners want to challenge the authority of the aristocracy or fan the flames within it, this behavior is very dangerous. If it is not stopped in time, people will become more and more aggressive.
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"Your Highness... Letting them go is just a matter of course. Their deaths are not meaningless. These people went to America to interview and now they have encountered something like this. Their deaths and the public's reaction will be good for us."
Alan smiled and found an excuse to fool the boss.
"oh?"
Boss Cha had a doubtful look on his face at first, but after hearing Alan's explanation, he immediately realized what was going on.
A smile appeared on his face again.
Let’s just say that Allen can come in handy at critical moments.
After he said this, Boss Cha understood what he meant.
Ordinary people lack the ability to judge the general trend.
For example, no matter which country or force it is, there are definitely good and bad people among them. If we follow absolute rationality, we should treat these places and people differently according to their different characteristics.
But can ordinary people do it?
For most ordinary people, a region or place is a very vague concept.
For example, Britain is now being infiltrated by American culture. Hip-hop and black culture are popular on the streets, and young people also have a good impression of America.
They can ignore the fact that America has taken away Britain's former dominant position, and they can also ignore the fact that America has taken away many international interests that originally belonged to Britain. Will this work in the long run?
These teenagers, when they are still young, lack judgment and only like new and exciting things. They are easily attracted by certain foreign cultures and then led astray.
But if some journalists happened to die in America at this time, once the media reported it, it would arouse some public indignation. Not to mention a national awakening, it would at least slow down America's infiltration into Britain and make it easier for ordinary people to see what is really going on over there.
Just like in the past there have always been many older generations, or aristocrats like Allen, who looked down on Americans.
…
After a simple barbecue, Boss Cha stood up and Alan followed him. The two hunted two more fallow deer, and today's hunting ended successfully.
Judging from the boss's expression, he seemed to be very satisfied with today's trip. Although there were some minor dissatisfactions during the process, it was generally good.
He treated some of the words as complaints and talked to Alan in a rambling manner, which was considered as relaxing.
A lot of pressure has been reduced, which is very helpful to him.
The cavalry regrouped and everyone marched back to the manor parking lot. Before leaving, Boss Cha gave instructions again with concern.
"Just stay in your territory and don't go anywhere!"
"Your Highness...I still have to go to school in Cardiff."
Alan blinked. He was still a school kid, why did it feel like he was under house arrest?
"Then don't leave Wales, that's it, get out of here."
Boss Cha waved his hand and glared at Alan again.
"Okay, Your Highness, I will go back first."
Alan bowed, turned around and smiled, and asked people to pack up and prepare to go home.
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There are two roads from Staffordshire to Carmarthen. One way is to take the highway, but you need to go all the way south to Birmingham, then follow the border all the way to the southernmost part of Wales, detour to Cardiff and then go to Swansea, and finally return to Carmarthen, which is a big detour.
The other is a small road that goes diagonally from Stafford straight to the southwest. There is no highway along the way. The whole journey is more than 200 kilometers and takes three or four hours.
The roads here are like this. It is unsafe to drive fast. It is still quite difficult to drive more than 200 kilometers in three or four hours. Even if you take the highway and take a long detour, it actually takes more time than taking the small road.
Alan let the convoy take a small road so that they could enjoy the scenery along the way.
…
The environment inside the car was relatively quiet. Alan got in the car and leaned back in the seat and took a nap for a while. Although he had already bought a Bentley, he had not changed his current car. It was still the remaining two of the three Bentleys that the old earl had bought before.
Hmm... I think the Bentley factory should be almost finished, and the electronics factory should be almost finished too. Also...
Hey, thinking of this, Allen yawned, kicked the co-pilot seat and said, "Shi Tou, is my yacht almost finished?"
Just as he was thinking of the two factories, Alan suddenly remembered that his big toy was almost finished. He thought that this year was really a harvest year. After so many years of hard work, he finally saw some results!
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"Master... I read the progress report last week. We are currently at the stage of soft furnishing and renovation. Some details still need to be improved. In addition, after delivery, our crew will need to conduct a two-month sea trial. At the earliest, you should be able to board the yacht in June or July."
"Oh, very good, very good!"
Alan couldn't help but feel excited when he thought about seeing his big toy soon.
Over the years, he has been worn down by the efficiency here.
If a Chinese person from decades later suddenly came to Britain today, he would probably be driven crazy.
This side...can't be said to be inefficient.
I can only say that except for big cities like London, the pace of life in other places is really slow!
Wales is the leader among them.
Just like his current takeout industry, if a customer orders a meal, he first calls to make a reservation, and then the Blue Knight’s customer service reports the meal to the restaurant. The meal preparation time alone is about 10 to 20 minutes, and then the takeout guy has to pick up the meal. When it is finally delivered to the customer, it will take about 50 to 70 minutes if the distance is close.
And nearly an hour of waiting is considered lightning speed by most customers!
If it were someone who was used to living in the future, they would just use their mobile phone to place an order and wait for 10 to 20 minutes for the takeaway to be delivered to their door. At most, they would wait for half an hour. What?
Another hour to wait?
Who can afford to wait more than an hour for takeaway food?
This is the most basic issue of pace of life. People here have this attitude towards everything they do, unless they work overtime.
But even if they have to work overtime, unless they are in particularly difficult financial circumstances, they are still reluctant to do so.
…
According to the Oriental people's thinking, if they work overtime and the boss can pay them extra money according to the normal overtime pay, they will be very satisfied. They can work overtime until they die and until the boss goes bankrupt!
But try this side.
What's the point of working overtime or not? Can't we just do it tomorrow?
Even if overtime pay is given, it is still exploitation of employees. What a black-hearted boss!
Ordinary people here understand that work is only a small part of life, and that they work to earn money in order to have a better life, rather than having work and no life for the sake of money.
This is a gap in basic concepts. To outsiders who don’t understand, this behavior seems to be a lack of ambition.
Of course...you can say that, but other people's lives are not that tiring.
Otherwise, if everyone works overtime all day just for money and then loses everything, what’s the point?
Is that still called being alive?
Most British people, whether in England, Wales, or even Scotland, hate working overtime. After get off work every day, men usually call their best friends or colleagues to meet at the bar, holding glasses, relax together, chat, and gossip, such as whose dog is lost recently, whose wife cheated on him, the boss changed his car again, the royal family checked where the boss went to attend an event, anyway, just chatting about trivial things.
…
For example, the construction period of Alan’s new castle is at least three years. If it were an infrastructure maniac ten years later who said it could be built in one or two months, some people might argue. But as long as enough money is given, no one would have any objection if it could be built in half a year, right?
But can you say the British are too lazy?
If a war or a critical moment really comes, they will be anxious and can build quickly, but there is no need to do so in normal times.
There is no need to rush to do anything, and we don't need to build a lot of new things like those late-developing emerging countries. They want to catch up with powerful countries and make up for the gap, so they need to work very hard. After all, the society in Britain has become solidified, and many things have been built a long time ago, or they don't want to rebuild them, so the pace of life is relatively slower.
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Seeing the road sign indicating that they had entered Wales, Alan remembered what Boss Cha had told him not to leave Wales recently, so as to avoid causing trouble for him again.
but……
If I don't go out, I won't cause you any trouble?
Do you underestimate me?
Alan squinted and looked out the window. The recent period has been a feast for the media. Plus, what Boss Cha told her today was that Karami was still planning to collect information to compete with Diana?
Is there any room for maneuver in this matter?
Although Diana and Boss Cha's divorce seems to be a foregone conclusion, it doesn't mean that Alan likes Karami. He hates this woman extremely. Just think about it, when she gets to the top in the future, will she be displeased with him no matter how he looks at her?