[Titanic] Where Your Heart Goes

It seems that from this painting, Jack was inspired. Jack, who had always been full of shocking scenes before, suddenly turned the focus of painting to family life.Even standing up and drawing is considered physical work, and Jack's complexion gradually changed from the honey-colored skin favored by the sun with the passage of time, and he turned pale at home...

Carl felt a little distressed when he saw it. The skin color of Westerners is not as healthy as the so-called "fair" in the East. If it is really "white", it will be bloodless and absolutely unhealthy.In order to let Jack go out for a walk every day, Carl immediately bought a Siberian Husky, a fluffy puppy that has not been weaned, although it is very smart, it is obviously very obedient.

The temperament of acting like a spoiled child is exactly the same as that of his son Jeffrey. As the "master" who leaves early and returns late every day, he takes the husky as a matter of course and throws the husky into Jack's care.Jack has never had a pet, and his family conditions did not allow it when he was a child. When he grew up, he no longer had the idea of ​​"keeping a cute little pet". The new family members made Jack very troubled.

Of course, these are not the most frustrating things. Jack's biggest headache every day is walking the dog.Although at home little Harry—Jeffrey got his name—always seemed very docile and liked to circle in circles, but once he walked out of the room, Jack, who was walking the dog, would instantly turn into being walked by the dog... with "running" "As the puppy who used to work, he obviously has amazing endurance. He often played the game of "picking up bones" in the courtyard all morning and still enjoyed it. What's even more tragic is that if Jack decides to go out to sketch, then he will always find that the little ha Lee disappeared.

Jack found to his distress that "Sashoudou" is actually a more suitable name for a puppy.

"God only knows, raising you is harder than raising Jeffrey." After looking for the lost little Harry for the nth time, Jack sat down on the lawn sweating, combing the dog's thick hair with his fingers .Jeffrey, who couldn't see his father in the house, ran out of the house holding Jack's picture album and threw himself into Jack's arms.

Little Harry, who had just been lying on the ground for a while, suddenly jumped on Jeffrey, and instantly turned into a chubby child and a fluffy puppy pressing on Jack together.Jack laughed helplessly, and two pairs of big dark eyes immediately looked at Jack together, even the eyes were exactly the same.

This was so funny to Jack, he rubbed Jeffrey's hair and little Harry's soft fur with his hands at the same time, and he had a sudden inspiration.Making a gesture of lying down for a while, Jack immediately set up the easel and left the same innocent eyes of children and puppies on the canvas.It seems that this afternoon established the friendship between Jeffrey and little Harry. From this day on, the husky that was originally given to Jack became Jeffery's little follower.

A large number of Jack's paintings were also produced during this year, and he seemed to fade away all the deepness and resistance that he had shown before, and became a good man living at home.Karl would not believe this. Jack is not a person who is content with an ordinary life in essence. Although he pursues a high-quality life, Jack is naturally adventurous.

Carl secretly guessed what Jack was paying attention to again, and it didn't take long for him to notice that Jack had set aside half of his time every day to drive to the university to attend lectures by himself.Carl was very happy with the news that Jack was no longer satisfied with being a simple painter. No matter how talented Jack is in art, he shouldn't trap himself in art.Carl is really happy for Jack now that he has renewed his interest in various subjects that he had given up on before.

"Jack, do you want to go out and do something?" Carl asked afterwards, stroking Jack's sweaty back. Jack opened his lips, but lay in Carl's arms and said nothing.Carl raised his eyebrows curiously. He nibbled on Jack's earlobe and teased deliberately: "What's the matter? Great painter, don't you mean that you don't have enough start-up funds? You are a famous painter with a painting worth several million dollars. I can't make money without you." quick."

Jack forcefully sucked out a bruise on Carl's neck: "Big capitalist, you make money every day, but my inspiration may elope with someone one day. God only knows how many pictures I can leave behind when I die." Famous paintings handed down from generation to generation'. It’s not that everything you paint can be sold for money.”

"Tell me, what have you been interested in recently? Jack, you've been honestly not like yourself recently."

"I suddenly wanted to open a casino." Jack bit his lip and said sullenly: "But this is definitely not a good idea."

Carl doesn't think so, the United States has never banned gambling, and Las Vegas will use this to save its economy in the future.If Jack is willing, opening a casino may not be a good investment direction, but "professional talents" are not so easy to find, and Karl doesn't want Tennessee to be called "Sin City" at all. Good for Las Vegas.

"If you really like casinos, let's start thinking about what we need to do." Since Carl thinks this is a good investment, it must be a good investment.Carl hugged Jack and said softly: "First of all, we need to contact the governor to let him pass a bill legalizing gambling, and then we need to determine with the joint support of the state government and banks how much property and jobs the guests who come to gamble have are enough to pay off their debts. Of course, in the end We'll have to get a solid bodyguard to maintain public order. If you're sure you're not afraid of being called a vampire after an elegant painter in the future, then my dear, I think opening a casino is a very good idea."

Jack's eyes widened in surprise, he looked down at the flat expression on Carl's face and raised his voice in disbelief: "You don't object? I thought you, a 'kind, law-abiding entrepreneur', would object to my transfer of black-hearted gambling money. .”

"Jack, forget it. You just didn't notice when I was 'reasonably avoiding taxes'." After a few words, Carl and Jack both turned up their "very low limit" old things, and they looked into each other's eyes Suddenly burst out laughing together.

"Carl, Jeffrey is almost four years old, have you thought about what kind of enlightenment education for him?" Jack spends more time with his son at home, so he is more concerned about Jeffery's education. Unfortunately, Jeffrey is obviously not a child with artistic talent, and Jack can only leave the education problem to Carl.

Carl kneaded Jack's buttocks, and said calmly: "Father and Lai Fujie will be here in a few days. He finally decided to retire and throw the Pittsburgh Steel Plant to me. The two of them are definitely better than me. educate children."

Jack showed a sympathetic look. He looked at the wall on the left and sighed: "The old-fashioned family education in England is very strict, and Jeffrey must have worked very hard."

Carl suddenly showed a sly smile: "Let this bastard fight with his father to see whether the old fox is more cunning or the little fox is more cunning. It just so happens that Jeffery has now developed a good habit of walking the dog every morning and evening, so that It’s good for both father and Lai Fujie to move more. Moreover, I always think that strict etiquette education is a good thing for children, which will let them learn restraint and persistence.”

"I still can't understand why you insist on etiquette education, Carl. In fact, no matter whether you can cut a piece of steak into beautiful small pieces or not, it doesn't have any impact on your life." Jack closed his eyes and complained, " Do you still expect Jeffrey to cut steaks for the people he likes every meal?"

Carl raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I think this is very good. You are used to me taking care of you every meal, even if there will be better men in the future, he will not There's a way to get inside of you. The same goes for Jeffrey."

Jack was about to fall asleep, and he muttered, "Do you want Jeffrey to find a male partner in the future? Dad is completely out of contact with relatives in the UK now. If Jeffery also finds a male partner , you really don’t have any grandchildren.”

"It's enough to adopt a few, it's the same for me, and I've never been attached to blood." Carl said and closed his eyes together. Sure enough, within a few days, Mr. Henry, who hoped to give his grandson an enlightenment education, took Lai Fujie rushed to Tennessee, where Mr. Henry was completely shocked by the unpolluted green mountains and green waters.

"How about it, father, my place is not bad. In a few days, I will name this land the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and open it to the public. Hehe, I have set very strict conditions, and no ecological resources can be destroyed. Otherwise, you will be fined." Carl's triumphant expression only made Mr. Henry snort.

"If I want to watch 'original' scenes, then I might as well go to the west and hide in a small ravine, nothing new."

"New ideas? Father, you are too ignorant. Go in and have a look. The animals inside are not afraid of people at all. You can even feed them." Carl laughed as he turned around and drove back home. Jeffery was already sitting in the living room in a well-behaved manner, waiting for the arrival of the grandpas.

"Grandpa, you look much more energetic."

What the little guy said immediately made Mr. Henry smile. He immediately handed over the gift to honor his grandson, and then asked with a smile where he was more energetic: "Why does grandpa look more energetic, Jeffrey?"

"Grandpa's hair is all white now! White hair is better than brown, and silver is more valuable!" Jeffrey said resonantly. Mr. Henry just wanted to die. Is this called "more energy"?This is clearly "much older". His grandson is really not a worry-free master like his son, and he is here to stimulate him!Why did he have to rush over from New York as soon as he heard that his grandson needed an enlightenment education? Isn't it fun to watch the Morgan consortium start spending money to manipulate politicians in New York!

"Father, what Jeffrey means is that your property ranking has advanced again, so you look refreshed." Carl opened his eyes and lied in front of his father without hesitation. Mr. Henry also knew that his son was lying to him, but this The words were nice, and Mr. Henry decided to play dumb.

"Why don't you put some photos at home? Hey, I regret that I didn't have more portraits when I was young. Carl, when you are old, you will regret not leaving your strongest and most handsome appearance." Mr. Henry said Sighing and sitting on the sofa, Karl just appeared in the living room with a huge picture frame.

"Good afternoon, Dad. Do you need to take a nap first? I'm rearranging the living room." Jack said as he shook the picture frame in his hand. Inside was a family portrait - himself, Carl, Jeffrey and little harry.

"This painting is very good, but why don't you take a picture, isn't Carl's company already developed it?" Facing Mr. Henry's questioning eyes, Jack could only smile wryly a few times.

"The photographer will always direct us to make expressions. I think the photos are too hypocritical, so... I couldn't help but draw them myself." Jack smiled and climbed to the fireplace to remove the bust of Carl that had been hanging before Like, put the family portrait on it.

"Well, I'll go upstairs to rest for a while, what should you do first." After Mr. Henry said something casually, he walked upstairs with a natural attitude. This is not the first time Mr. Henry has come to live for a while. , he is very familiar with this place.

Mr. Henry and Lai Fujie were lying upstairs together. He looked at his former housekeeper, now... ahem... and asked aloud: "Lai Fujie, have you noticed? On the way here, the colored people on the street The numbers are huge."

Lai Fujie replied without thinking at all: "Master's factory has always employed a large number of people of color, so more people of color have moved to live in Tennessee. I think based on the ratio on the street, the number of people of color in Tennessee The total should be on par with the whites."

"It's been less than two years since the last women's rights movement. What does Karl want to do?" Mr. Henry closed his eyes and rested after complaining casually. He was too lazy to say anything more. Karl is now a child He can't help it, he just doesn't care if he can't control it-especially after Carl has repaid all the loans to him last year, Mr. Henry can't find a reason.

What Karl wants to do is very simple. No one is naturally willing to be discriminated against. The reason why discrimination can exist is that the oppressed party is not capable enough, and the other reason is that the oppressed have no sense of resistance.This is the situation that people of color are currently facing in the United States. First of all, they are undernumbered—not to mention the large number of indigenous Indians, they are almost killed—and secondly, because these people of color, including Indians, blacks, and Chinese, A failure to find an opportunity to generate the idea that they need to fight for equality.

But what about when they outnumber whites?Will they accept the fate of being enslaved and discriminated against honestly?

What Karl has to do is to inspire this kind of thinking of people of color. In other states and counties, Karl has no ability to control, and he cannot control it, but in Tennessee, this is his opportunity, and everything is to pave the way for the last step.