"You and Big Brother will need this thing frequently. If you lose it, you'll have to buy a new one."
Pushing the box in front of Empress Changsun, Zhou Yu answered casually.
When Empress Changsun heard this, her already blushing cheeks almost blushed.
After a while, seeing that Zhou Yu didn't seem to be joking, she asked in confusion: "Why...why is this?"
"Sister-in-law is so weak, you don't think it's just due to respiratory failure, right?"
"Isn't it?"
Empress Changsun looked up in confusion, with doubt written all over her face.
"From what I know, the reason my sister-in-law is so weak is not only due to respiratory problems, but also because she got married too early and had many children, which weakened her body."
Zhou Yu felt it necessary to remind Empress Changsun.
Otherwise, even if the disease is cured, the next pregnancy may result in the same problem again.
Empress Zhangsun, who had just heard his explanation, was unconcerned and said, "Giving birth is a life-or-death struggle for women. Compared to those who die in childbirth, I'm already very lucky."
She said it tactfully, but Zhou Yu knew that she didn't take the issue seriously at all.
So he could only frown and ask, "Do you think difficult births and premature deaths are normal?"
"Hasn't this been the way since ancient times?"
When this heavy topic was brought up, Empress Changsun's shyness dissipated a lot.
She rubbed Li Lizhi, who remained silent beside her, lovingly, and then continued, "This is the fate of us women."
"No, this is not fate."
Zhou Yu's tone was very firm.
Seeing that Empress Zhangsun and Li Lizhi were both looking at him in confusion, he immediately explained, "The reason why difficult births and premature deaths are so common in the Tang Dynasty is mainly due to marrying too early."
"Is this thing meant to prevent this problem?"
Empress Changsun pointed to the small box in her hand, her face still full of confusion.
"To solve this problem, we must first adjust the marriageable age. This thing can only prevent pregnancy."
"Preventing pregnancy?"
Upon hearing this, Empress Changsun looked up in confusion. "If one is of the right age, wouldn't it be better to have more children?"
She really couldn't understand how the family could prosper without enough offspring.
"That was certainly the case in the past, but times have changed, and people's perspectives have gradually shifted. In the past, the concept of family lineage was deeply rooted in people's minds, and people naturally hoped for a prosperous family. But now, few people care about family lineage, and the only thing young people care about is family."
"Even if it's just a family, you still need to have children, right?"
Li Lizhi, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but mutter something under her breath when she heard this.
Zhou Yu shook his head and explained, "That was true in the past, but now more and more young people are choosing not to have children, or to have fewer children."
"Don't want children? Wouldn't that mean you'll have no descendants?"
Empress Changsun and Li Lizhi's faces were filled with disbelief.
“Sometimes, not having children is better than having children.”
"Why is that?"
Empress Changsun and Li Lizhi asked in unison.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly and explained, "Because raising children is so difficult these days, sometimes we can afford to have them but simply can't afford to raise them."
"How is this possible?"
Hearing Zhou Yu say this, Empress Changsun and Li Lizhi's eyes widened. "Children don't need much food, how could they not be able to raise them?"
Zhou Yu: (°ー°〃)
Is this a food problem?
If it were a few decades ago, this wouldn't be a problem at all.
As long as the stutterer is not starving, children can be naked until they are two or three years old.
But it's different now.
With mortgages and car loans weighing on their heads, how many young people dare to pass on their family line easily?
He saw Empress Changsun and Li Lizhi eagerly waiting for his answer.
Zhou Yu shook his head and sighed, and could only say helplessly:
"Times have changed, and the burden of raising children is different from before."
"In the past, when supplies were scarce, as long as there was enough food to eat, you could have children without worry."
"Although we don't have to worry about food and clothing now, the cost is still a thousand times higher than before."
"As a parent, we certainly don't want our children to lose at the starting line."
"So from the moment the child is born, all kinds of rolls start."
"I don't trust domestic milk powder, so I bite the bullet and buy imported ones."
"I'm worried about the shoddy cotton in diapers, so I bite the bullet and buy a big brand."
"The clothes are made of pure cotton, the baby bottles are imported. Even when adding complementary foods, we must adhere to scientific proportions."
"According to this situation, if you don't have savings, many people might not even be able to make ends meet even if they spend their entire monthly salary."
"Children finally reach school age, but they have to go to school in the nearest district."
"If you want to receive a better education, you must buy a house in a school district, right?"
"I gritted my teeth and bought a house in the school district, but after school, I found out that other people's children had even enrolled in cram schools and hired private tutors."
"what to do?"
"Not following the trend to save money?"
“Then what’s the point of buying a house in a school district?”
"If you don't learn, others will. If you don't fight, others will. If you don't roll, others will roll."
"Everyone is competing, how can you let your child fall behind?"
"Okay! I'll follow the trend and sign up for a cram school too."
"Then the wages earned from a day's hard work are only enough to cover the cost of one class."
"I finally managed to raise my child until he graduated from college, and now he's at the age of getting married."
"Thinking back on the losses I suffered in the past, I chose to buy a house in a place with better educational resources. I am ready to give my children a head start."
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