[Titanic] Where Your Heart Goes

Carl and his party happen to be all survivors of the Titanic, and what was supposed to be a simple trip to Tennessee turned into a journey to escape death in an instant.Mr. Andrew, who was sitting together on the train, could only smile wryly while holding champagne: "Now the whole of America is wondering when it's our turn to die?"

Carl raised his glass and said indifferently: "If we don't die, they will definitely say 'this is a gift from God', but since God has given us a gift once, then he will definitely continue to give him gifts. These reporters are really interesting , Life is alive, and everyone will die in the end? If you have to put some curse on it, it will stimulate the sales of newspapers."

"It's just an allusion to psychology, so I always recommend you to read Mr. Freud's book, which is very interesting." Rose swallowed the second steak with great appetite. She has always eaten very well since she was pregnant.Mr. Andrew thoughtfully moved another chicken salad to Miss Rose's plate, and watched her with a satisfied smile on her face as she ate.

"Thomas, your first child?"

Mr. Andrew nodded happily, and gently stroked Miss Rose's tall belly with his palms, his eyes were full of warmth: "Rose is the first time I have the idea of ​​spending my life with someone, she is a woman with connotation, I want our kids to be as smart and cute as Rose."

Carl smiled and said nothing, what kind of pot should match what kind of lid, Miss Rose's fiery temper can't be tolerated by ordinary men.Even if Carl appreciates Miss Rose in his heart, and even if he can like women, he will never marry a woman who competes with him every day - of course, Carl watched the interaction between Mr. Andrew and Miss Rose , I am sure they will not fight every day, they are completely like a loving couple.

"We have already decided to name our child Benson. Just like my father is my hope for him." Miss Rose stroked her stomach with a sweet smile on her face. She is a good mother, even if she is a member of the upper class. Miss Rose also completely gave up those gorgeous clothes. Since she was pregnant, she has been wearing comfortable cotton and linen fabrics, and she doesn't care about her swollen body.

"I wish you all your wishes come true." Jack and Carl raised their glasses, and the four talked and laughed all the way, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.Time has smoothed out the past, and no one is going to recall those things in the past.

The living environment in Tennessee is much simpler than Pittsburgh, which is emitting bursts of black smoke, and New York, which is full of traffic. There is no large-scale heavy industry in these states, and the local natural environment is also very good. Two months later, Miss Rose gave birth to a white and fat baby. Fat son, it's a pity that little Benson failed to inherit Miss Rose's beautiful golden-red hair. His hair followed his father's brown.

It was the first time Jeffery saw a child younger than himself. He stood in front of Benson's crib, blinking his eyes with a curious expression on his face. Carl picked up his son and asked, "Jeffrey, what do you want?" Do you want a brother?"

"Don't! It's too ugly. Jeffrey likes daddy who is so beautiful!" The little boy honestly expressed his aesthetic views, but Carl raised his eyebrows high. What his son under three years old meant was Jack Very handsome, or simply like shiny things?

Carl thought about taking off his gemstone tie clip and shook it in front of Jeffrey's eyes: "Does it look good?"

Jeffrey's big eyes swayed from side to side with the sparkling gemstone tie clip, and he nodded vigorously when he heard Carl's question: "It's very beautiful!"

Carl was relieved at once, it is a good thing that his son likes money!As long as the correct guidance is given, this child will definitely be an heir with development potential in the future!Carl was thinking about his son's education, and the smile on the corner of his mouth turned sinister. He looked into Jeffrey's eyes and put the tie clip back on his body, and then sighed very regretfully: "Jeffrey, it looks like this belongs to Dad too. Dad bought it with his own money. So, if you like these things in the future, you must first learn how to make money. Only when you know how to make money can you have the qualification to spend money, understand?"

Jeffery stared at Carl, bit his finger after a long time and asked, "Then what about saving Jeffery's birthday present?"

Carl rubbed his short hair to correct his concept: "Honey, money is earned, not saved. You like shiny gems and gold, but the speed of saving can never compare with the speed of their appreciation. So You’ve got to make money faster to bring it all home.”

Jeffrey nodded half-understood, Carl did not continue this topic, the child is still young, there will be plenty of time to instill in him the concept of seizing opportunities to make money, the concept of financial management must be cultivated from an early age.After giving birth, Ms. Rose recovered her health quickly. What is surprising is that she lost weight quickly and returned to her original weight on the basis of maintaining the original food intake. Carl visually observed that Ms. Rose lost even more weight. She looks slimmer!

There are maids to help take care of the children. Miss Rose and Mr. Andrew don't need to worry too much about the children. After a while, they have each invested in their new lives.Mr. Andrew's strength has been mechanical design from the beginning. The aircraft engine that Carl's R&D team has always had a headache made Mr. Andrew interested, and he quickly plunged into the laboratory.

Ms. Rose is even better at discovering the problem - the inequality in wages between men and women.Carl's factory employs many female workers, and women have a natural advantage in the assembly of small items.Coupled with government regulations-hiring male workers requires fifty cents a week, while female workers only need 35 cents-why would Karl not do it?

Miss Rose, who started out as a loving lunch for her husband, immediately found her new goal.Miss Rose was the only child in her family since she was a child. Before Mr. Bucket passed away, she had never experienced the discrimination brought about by gender.Miss Rose was able to receive the best education since she was a child, and appeared in front of people with her chest puffed out like a boy. Even if Mr. Bukett owed a large amount of gambling debts and died in the end, Miss Rose quickly found two A mountain of gold to pay her debts—even if she didn't mean to.

Therefore, Miss Rose has never experienced the pain of "sex discrimination" in her life, but after marrying Mr. Andrew, she must follow her husband to attend various banquets.This kind of life gradually made Miss Rose grow up. Even though her temper was still hot, she gradually understood the reason why she felt bad—sexism.

The value of women in the upper class is dependent on men. They should not have independent personalities, independent thinking, and should not have "deviant" behaviors - these are things Miss Rose can't stand It was also the most unbearable thing she could bear when she was engaged to Karl.Even if her current husband, Mr. Andrew, can fully understand Miss Rose and respect her thoughts and actions, Miss Rose has decided to fight against the injustice of this society.

The female workers in Carl's company gave Ms. Rose a chance to fight against the society. She quickly established the goal of fighting for women's rights with high morale, and fought for it.Carl sat in the office and listened to Abner's report on Miss Rose's constant persuasion of the company's female workers to fight for their own rights, the smile on the corner of his mouth slowly widened.

"I also disclosed the situation of my remaining companies to Ms. Rose, and helped her push female workers to strike and demonstrate at the gate of the state government office building, and then inform Governor Tom C. Ray of the bill to promote gender equality in the state." Carl had a good laugh, the time he'd been waiting for had finally come.

It turned out that Karl's choice of Tennessee had a profound meaning at the beginning. He not only calculated the impact of the natural environment and land prices, but also read the history of each state with investment ideas.Compared with other states, Tennessee has a natural historical advantage-it once had a famous female governor!

Therefore, the pressure to promote women's rights in Tennessee is much lower than elsewhere. Of course, this is only the first step in Carr's plan, and it is also the most difficult step.Carl has always been worried about who will lead the women's rights movement. After seeing Miss Rose's behavior in the New York City government office building, he immediately thought of the candidate-so, the person Carl wanted to invite at first was not Mr. Andrew, even if He is truly talented.

Instead, Carl took a fancy to Miss Rose. She is a feminist. Sooner or later, her clear personality will push Miss Rose to the road of fighting for women's rights. woman.Carl is very satisfied with what Miss Rose is doing now, what she is doing is what Carl can only dream of!

However, Carl’s far-reaching ideas are not understood by everyone. For example, the current Abner, he can’t help raising his voice while shaking the financial report: “Carl, are you really crazy? If Miss Rose succeeds, We are losing thousands of dollars every week, and the cost will increase countless times a year."

Carl patted Abner's shoulder reassuringly, his voice was very calm: "It will happen sooner or later, now more than half of the women in an ordinary family will go to the market to find a job to supplement the family income, I just accelerated the process , and not for nothing—I want Tennessee to be the most progressive and open state in America."

"Carl, this doesn't make any sense. You are definitely not a person who wants to use these contents to leave a mark in history. Tell me, what is your purpose?" Lucas has always been calmer than Abner, even now facing huge He can also calmly ask the reason for the expenditure.

Carl smiled mysteriously: "After the women's rights movement, I have to do other things. What I said to make Tennessee the most advanced and open state in the United States is not just talking. Don't you think that the current population ratio of Tennessee and Has it changed a lot three years ago?"

Lukaston stopped the work in hand, and he suddenly started to check the company's files.Carl leaned against the wall with a smile on his chest, Lucas rolled his eyes and threw the information to Abner, he stood up and propped himself on the table and said seriously: "Carl, you are so crazy, if the thing I guessed is you to do, then you are likely to be assassinated by radicals."

Carl shrugged his shoulders gracefully: "What are you afraid of? There are so many politicians who like to show off. As long as they can increase their political capital, I believe they are all willing to risk being murdered to do these things. This is all possible. Something that puts their name in history."

"...You mean, you want to push the governor out and enjoy the results, right?" Abner had already understood Carl's meaning from the information, and he asked in a low voice with a toothache.

Carl smiled and nodded and left the office. He knew that with the help of Lucas and Abner, he would not need to be in charge of the rest of the matter, and they could arrange things well.

Things went as smoothly as Carl planned, and Miss Rose's talent was beyond doubt.At the end of the year, the female workers in the Karl factory almost completely went on strike. They sat quietly in front of the state government office building, listened to Miss Rose’s speech, and then followed her in shouting slogans demanding equal rights—of course, the ultimate goal was to demand The same salary as men, but this secret must never be revealed directly.

The strike lasted only a few dozen days, and Mr. Tom C. Ray immediately received the female representative, Ms. Rose. After some conversations, things progressed so smoothly that Ms. Rose could hardly believe.Carl, as a factory representative—all famous companies in Tennessee are under the name of Carl—also expressed his understanding and sympathy for women at the first time. He quickly stated that as long as the state government passed the bill on gender equality, he would Immediately increase wages for female workers.

Carl's promise in front of everyone immediately called the women workers back to the factory, and they were all eagerly looking forward to a positive response from the state government.Six months later, the long-debated equal rights bill for men and women finally passed its final stages and became a legal provision in Tennessee.

Now even the men are relieved that the increase in their wives' wages is a good thing for the total family income, which proves that the burden of supporting the family on them is much easier-although they are pinched after a day of work. Their ears let them share the housework with many more wives.

Karl quickly fulfilled his promise. From the day the bill was promulgated, Karl adjusted the wages of female workers, raising their weekly wages to the same level as men.Ms. Rose has also become a well-known feminist fighter in the United States. Under her leadership, other states and counties have begun vigorous feminist struggles—of course, it is definitely not as smooth as Tennessee.

Carl sat at home and slowly drank black tea. Carl rushed back from the outside with a painting clip on his back. He brought the by-product of the feminist movement - "Family Man".

"Carl, isn't it wonderful? This is the first time I've seen a man who quit his job to take care of his children at home. His family is completely supported by his wife, which was unimaginable before!" Jack said proudly, and a A man with gentle eyes, and this man wears an apron around his waist, with a sleeping child on his back - the standard image of a dad.

Carl smiled playfully, maybe Jack would look very good in just an apron...