British 1986

The minister of the House of Lords held the document and had just finished reading it. He lowered his head slightly and glanced at the nobles and clergy around him through his reading glasses.

Then, he saw Allen, who was wearing a red robe, raising his right hand, as if he wanted to speak again.

As soon as he saw Allen, the minister of the House of Lords felt a dull pain in his head.

It's okay if this man doesn't come to meetings usually, but as long as he comes, he will be particularly active every time he is around, and what he says

It really makes people don’t know how to complain.

"Earl Allen, please speak."

"I object!"

Following Allen's righteous objection, many experienced congressmen could no longer hold back their expressions when they heard Allen's inherent rhetoric.

Every time this person speaks, you know that he is actually here to cause trouble, but the reasons he gives every time are hard to refuse.

It feels a bit unreasonable but also reasonable.

Many members looked at the Lords Minister and then at Allen, ready to watch the show.

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When the minister of the House of Lords heard Allen's objection, his heart twitched subconsciously.

"Now that the aircraft carrier construction plan has been approved, do we still need to discuss the name? If we only build one, that's it. Now we are building two, do we still need to think about the name? What kind of referendum is it?!"

Allen glanced around with an extremely strong look. Some people were happily watching him confronting the ministers of the House of Lords, but now they were suddenly caught by his gaze, and they quickly put away their smiles and looked like they were sitting upright.

"If I want to see the two aircraft carriers, let's just call them HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales. This will not only show the deep mother-son love between Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but also represent that these two aircraft carriers are our The core of the Imperial Navy’s next step is just like the Queen and Her Highness are our core!”

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The minister of the House of Lords stiffened his mouth after listening to Allen's words.

He didn't dare to answer this.

If he objects, doesn't it mean that he thinks Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are not affectionate enough as mother and son, or that they are not noble enough?

If he agrees, then he just said he was preparing to hold a referendum. Isn’t this a slap in the face?

This is for everyone to discuss. You just made the final decision. Isn’t this a discussion?

This damn feeling!

That's it again.

This thing obviously sounds very unpleasant, but he doesn't dare to object directly, or even

The Minister of the House of Lords glanced with his peripheral vision and saw that the old guys sitting in the front row had expressions on their faces that were very satisfied with Allen's proposal.

There are two aircraft carriers, one is called the Queen and the other is called the Prince. Isn't this vulgar?

ah?

We all know that you are a retainer of the royal family, but isn’t it a little inappropriate for you to show your loyalty by doing something like this? !

Although the Queen basically does not attend every meeting of the House of Lords, there are minutes of the meeting.

Even if she didn't read it, someone from the Buckingham Palace Secretariat would write a briefing and give it to her to review. Proposals like Allen's would be moved to the briefing every time.

Regardless of Allen's character or ability, as long as he does a lot of such things, outsiders will think that he is a "loyal" royal retainer. Every time his stance is to support the royal family and to flatter without brains. Queen.

In this way, over time, Allen was labeled as a staunch old-fashioned, an old aristocrat, a staunch royalist, and a radical among them.

"Hahaha, Allen. Are you in a hurry to go back today?"

Duke Angus waited for the meeting to end, and with a big belly, he grabbed Alan and walked to the parking lot.

Today's meeting was a bit anticlimactic. Ever since Allen expressed his righteous objections, the most important issue of the day has been left alone. It was not passed and no one objected, so it was shelved for the time being.

Moreover, after the experience of the Congress in the past few years, Duke Angus has somewhat developed a political sense. From his perspective, Allen's proposal this time seems to be a bit messy.

The reasons he gave were irresistible. No matter whether it was people from the House of Lords or the House of Commons, faced with such a strong reason, there is a high probability that they would not be able to find a reason to object.

If there is really any idiot who dares to stand up and oppose, it is estimated that by the time he finishes his opposition, his political career will be basically over.

This move is so disgusting and vicious.

"Today? I'm not in a hurry to go back."

The ban was finally lifted. Although Alan didn't like London very much, in addition to having fun in the House of Lords this time, he also had to see how Harrods Department Store was doing after several months of management by Mrs. Renee. So done.

except this

He also made an appointment with the chubby cutie tonight - Kate Winslet.

It's been a long time since the two of them got tired of each other, and Allen still missed Kate's sexy figure.

"Okay, come to my place tonight, let's have a meal together and have a good chat. It's been a long time since I had a good chat with you!"

Duke Angus was in a very good mood. In the past, Allen came and left quickly when he came to London, quite like a father. Since he was not in a hurry to leave this time, he invited Allen and prepared to make an appointment. Let’s have some wine and chat together.

"Going to your place?"

Allen blinked, thinking of Duke Angus's small house in London, and didn't want to go.

Although the location of the house was good, the size was too small. He had found some connections to help him get it, so it was suitable for an aristocratic gentleman like the Duke of Angus, who had some status but was also very poor.

"Forget it. Go to my place tonight. My place is big."

Allen hooked his hand towards the small stone waiting by the car in the distance and told him.

"That's okay too."

Duke Angus didn't care where he was going. He simply hadn't seen Alan for a long time and wanted to simply chat and have a meal.

The two made an appointment at night and then went back to their respective homes.

Edmund was leaning on the chair, holding a small lunch box in his hand, and was slowly putting rice into his mouth.

At this time, the huge warehouse-style office he was in had only used a small area for office use. The door outside was a huge blue sign with the words Blue Knight Takeaway, Manchester (Tamside). ) site.

The entire Greater Manchester is governed by ten metropolitan municipalities, which can also be understood as large districts. Among them, the districts in the south near the river, such as Tradford, were originally workers' districts in the past, and later.

With the industrial revolution, these workers became middle class, and later gradually became a wealthy area.

The home of Manchester United Football Club is right here.

Tameside is a large area to the east of Manchester. It is an area with a lot of mixed races and a low economic level. It is referred to as a civilian area.

As for Edmund, he just retired a few years ago. Before he retired, this guy served in the Navy and was stationed in the Far East with ships, stationed in Xiangjiang.

With the advantage of geographical location and being a cook on the ship, the wages of the troops stationed in Xiangjiang are generally high. A large part of the expenses are borne by the local finance of Xiangjiang. If you think about it, many years ago, Edmund had not retired. At that time, the monthly salary he could get was almost a thousand pounds.

The pound was still very strong at that time, and I could earn a salary of nearly a thousand pounds in a place like Xiangjiang.

Edmund couldn't bear the loneliness. During these years of serving abroad, he had two "little wives" in Xiangjiang. One was a woman who came from the northern mainland to join relatives, and the other was a Filipino of Indian origin.

Both women bore him a daughter.

In addition to the British native, Edmond also has four children.

Counting him, there were ten people in their family!

With his nearly thousand pounds and the income of his eldest wife who takes care of the children in her hometown, the family can already live a comfortable life.

As Edmund retired and returned to Wales, the pressure on Edmund became even greater due to the poor economic situation in the past few years and the fact that he still had two wives and two children to support in Xiangjiang.

But Edmund still has a conscience. If it were other sailors, although everyone would find a few lovers while serving abroad or stationed in the army, but after having children, some people would not be so responsible, and most of them would eventually They ran away, leaving behind the mother and son in a foreign country and returning to their homeland. No one could find them.

But Edmund is different. He likes children very much, whether they are boys or girls. He is also very responsible. Even after retiring, he never forgets to pay back his two young wives in Hong Kong every month. There are children who have to pay for living expenses.

Although the payment was wrong, the family only gave him two hundred pounds a month, but this was considered his best effort.

After coming back, Edmond was able to earn more than a thousand pounds a month by working.

later

I'm so young, I'll eat you to death.

The four children in the family have grown up. They have to go to school, and the tuition is very expensive!

Edmund gradually discovered that even with his wife's salary, the two of them were gradually unable to afford this family.

The key is that Edmund still hides it from his wife and takes out four hundred pounds a month to send to his two young wives in Hong Kong.

Later, Edmund gritted his teeth and felt cruel that his family would not be able to afford being an ordinary wage earner, so he could only take out a loan and open a seafood fried rice restaurant in his hometown.

With his many years of experience as a ship's cook, Edmund was confident that even if he didn't make a lot of money, he could still make more than what he had earned working part-time at the time.

later

As expected, there was an accident. Because his cooking skills were so poor, he still had the same taste as on the ship. Edmund's restaurant went bankrupt, he made no money, and he owed the bank a huge sum of 10,000 pounds!

With no way forward or any way back, the disheartened Edmund could only seek refuge with the most powerful man in Wales - the great Earl Allen, and became a glorious Blue Knight - takeaway boy.

He specifically applied to be transferred out of Wales and came to England, or a place like Manchester.

There are three reasons. First, it is far away from home. He can be a little away from his out-of-shape and bad-tempered wife at home.

Secondly, by delivering food here, he can get an extra subsidy. In addition, Manchester is a huge city with many food delivery orders, so he can make more money and pay off his debt as soon as possible.

Thirdly, Edmund is still a bit selfish. In his opinion, being in a big city like Manchester is better than a remote place like Wales. On the way to deliver food, every time he goes to a restaurant to pick up an order, he can get along with everyone. The owners or chefs of various restaurants chatted for a few words. In the long run, Edmond wanted to steal a chef quietly and learn some skills to improve his navy special cooking skills. Then, after paying off the debt, he could go home and continue. Open a restaurant!

Therefore, in Edmund's view, he is a cook with lofty ideals and pursuits!

He is no ordinary delivery boy!

The ringing of the phone was heard in my ears. Not far from Edmond, there were several local unemployed aunts who were re-employed. They were sitting in desk booths, drinking tea and eating melon seeds as customer service staff answered the phone. .

The current Blue Knight takeout operation model is an all-membership system. As long as you buy a membership card, you will receive a copy of this month's latest takeout subscription manual.

When customers want to order takeout, they only need to call the number in the manual, tell the customer service directly what they want to order, and order according to the set menu in the manual.

After ordering the meal, the customer still needs to leave the contact number, address and name of the recipient. This process is complete.

All that's left is to wait quietly for the delivery man to come and deliver the food.

Due to the high threshold, slightly serious premiums, and the recent not-so-good economic environment, takeaway orders during this period are generally low.

Their site is responsible for the delivery of takeout orders within a radius of 10 kilometers. The entire site has 5 customer service personnel and 7 delivery personnel.

Each person is responsible for orders from several restaurants according to the popularity of the order. Each time they collect five to ten orders, the customer service staff will hand them over to the delivery staff for delivery together.

In this way, firstly, it can save costs, as one trip can accommodate several orders, and secondly, it can shorten the waiting time for customers.

According to the company's requirements, the meal must be delivered within one and a half hours from the time the customer places the phone order.

Relatively speaking, compared with the outside world a few decades later, this time is very slow, but now.

There is no way, the efficiency is like this. There are no smart phones these days, and even computers are not very popular. Everything is done manually by real artificial intelligence. It is pretty good to have this efficiency!

"Edmund, let's get to work!"

An aunt with a headset shook a few orders in her hand and called out to Edmund who was eating.

"Okay Lilith, wait until I finish eating!"

Edmund eagerly took a few more bites, put down his lunch box, and subconsciously wiped his hands on the clothes around his waist. Only then did he take five orders under Lilith's disgusted gaze.

When I arrived at Smith's Burgers, I still had to wait a few minutes before the last meal was ready.

Edmund said hello to the waiter, sat on the table in the restaurant as usual, and took out a small standard notebook from his breast pocket.

In this small book, there are simple maps printed in advance, all of which are maps of the Tameside area.

Edmund took out five more orders. According to the addresses on the order, he first marked the five locations in the book, and then found a relatively time-saving route and tried to deliver the goods by the shortest route.

When he looked at Order No. 4, Edmund frowned subconsciously.

He had never delivered to this address before, and the location was relatively remote. It was already one kilometer outside the delivery range, almost to a suburban warehouse.

And there are more blacks and Latinos there, so it seems a bit chaotic.