After a long absence, Dayuan Island ushered in them and other hostesses, and after drifting at sea for half a month, Chen Yumo and the others finally set foot on the land of Dayuan Island again.

"Any news?"

The one who came to greet Chen Yumo and them was the secretary of the drama club, Chen Fanghua, a young girl who had just graduated from Bengang School, was interrogated by Chen Yumo as soon as she received Chen Yumo.

"Bengang cement trade union strikes again, driving the textile trade union and several other trade unions to hold strike action together, and now those proprietors in the business community are all complaining, running to find the owner every day, is this news?"

As the new generation of the Chen family, Chen Fanghua also has some kinship with Chen Yumo, so she is not as restrained as others in front of Chen Yumo, but whispers in front of Chen Yumo with a playful face.

"Then, what is your master's reaction?"

Chen Yumo smiled lovingly and asked in the tone of the little girl.

"Ahem......"

"This is an internal problem in your factory, so let's discuss it first!"

Chen Fanghua imitated Li Tianyang and the others' expressions and demeanors vividly, and performed in front of Chen Yumo.

Looking at Li Tianyang described by his relatives and what he saw through field visits at the bottom, Chen Yumo felt a little sad in his heart, as if this was completely the existence of two faces.

"Madame, don't you know, now the workers are grasping the rules and regulations of the law, and the factory owners are out of control, and the workers' wages and vacations have increased significantly!"

Chen Fanghua didn't feel the changes in Chen Yumo's heart at all, and still excitedly described to Chen Yumo the big and small things that had happened inside Hongmen in the past month or so.

"You're back, how smooth was the journey?"

Back at home, the table was full of food, Li Tianyang was looking forward to Chen Yumo's return, he hadn't seen Chen Yumo for more than a month, and to be honest, Li Tianyang himself was a little unaccustomed to it.

When Chen Yumo returned, Li Tianyang deliberately went to buy vegetables by himself, handed them over to the hired cook, and made a large table of meals that Chen Yumo liked.

As Li Qiong, Li Yun and their children grew up, they rarely returned to Li Tianyang's own home, either busy with work or study, the home was really quiet, so Chen Yumo himself began to move outside.

"It's fine."

Chen Yumo replied calmly.

"Looking at your look, I don't feel very interested, are you a little tired from the hard work on the road, why don't you eat two bites casually first, and then go to bed to rest?"

For many years, husband and wife have been familiar with the people next to them, they are not so much lovers as relatives, so Li Tianyang quickly noticed Chen Yumo's abnormality and asked with concern.

"Uh-huh!"

Chen Yu replied perfunctorily, she hadn't figured out how to talk to Li Tianyang yet, but halfway through the conversation, she still couldn't hold back the torment in her heart, put down the chopsticks in her hand, and looked up at Li Tianyang.

"I have something to ask you."

Li Tianyang looked at his wife, who had never made a face with him, but today he looked directly at him with a solemn expression, and after being stunned for a while, he came back to his senses: "What's the matter, between our husband and wife, you can tell me what is going on!" ”

"Over the years, I've never asked you about your work, and I've never interfered in any of these things."

"I believe that what you have shown us is the way forward for all of us."

"However, this time I went to the Luzon Islands and saw firsthand the conditions in which the slave gates lived, and I began to be a little suspicious."

"Why do you let slaves exist in Luzon, do you know how bad the life of these slaves is, how heavy their labor is!"

Chen Yumo used very serious, even painful words, to question Li Tianyang.

Over the years, no one has been able to speak like this in front of Li Tianyang, but in the face of Chen Yumo and others' questions, Li Tianyang suddenly felt a little weak.

Of course, the weakness of heart is because Li Tianyang rarely sees Chen Yumo talking to himself with such eyes and attitudes, not because of the facts stated by Chen Yumo, which makes Li Tianyang feel guilty.

"You calm down first, okay?"

Li Tianyang was not annoyed, first soothed Chen Yumo's emotions with kind words, and at the same time brought her a cup of hot water, and then began to explain.

"Don't worry, this slavery situation will be resolved sooner or later, I promise you."

"But you have to give us time, and you have to wait for a suitable opportunity."

"You have seen the unfair living conditions and treatment of slaves, but you will never know that the plight of these slaves overseas is even more miserable."

"Although we used a large number of slaves in the Luzon Islands, at least under our management, the exploitation of slaves was not as cruel as that of the Westerners, and we ensured that the slaves had two meals a day, so that they would not work hungry; We have ensured that they will be free after twenty years of service, and not slaves for the rest of their lives; We also ensure that their children and grandchildren will not follow their path, but have a freer life. ”

"But with the current strength of our Hongmen, we need to have such a group of cheap labor who do not need wages and pensions!"

"Do you think our current life is really so easy?"

"No, it's all our people, our Hongmen worked hard hand by hand, in order to defend our victory, how much did our soldiers sacrifice, and how much did we and other staff pay?"

"If you don't exploit these black-faced guys, are you going to let our descendants of China do all this heavy labor? Under the watchful eye of the Ming Mansion, it is not so easy for us to recruit people now. ”

“……”

These words, in fact, have been hidden in Li Tianyang's heart for a long time, but he has not said it all along, Chen Yumo has been married to him for decades, and rarely asks about political and other matters, Li Tianyang naturally will not take the initiative to tell her about this, but now that Chen Yumo took the initiative to ask, he naturally has such a trustworthy relative at night, so he complains about his suffocated stomach and has nowhere to complain.

"You ......"

"Don't say it, listen to me."

"I ......"

"You can talk about it later, I'll explain to you first, what will we do next."

After a catharsis, Chen Yumo, as the questioner, except for the first few sentences, she couldn't insert a sentence at all the rest of the time, so she could only listen to Li Tianyang's various explanations and layouts in a daze.