Chapter 447 A Passerby in a Time-Travel Novel (27)
Jiang Xin gave birth during the day. More than a dozen people were waiting outside the delivery room. Zhao Zhijun's sister had even brought her husband and child. With such a large entourage, others were curious. Everyone was extremely worried, and no one spoke. The atmosphere was quite tense.
Jiang Yue looked serious but was relaxed inside. She gave Jiang Xin the drug, and Bai Ze was monitoring the situation. During the time Jiang Xin had been back, she had suppressed her curiosity and hadn't checked the baby's gender. She wondered if it was twin sisters, fraternal twins, or twin brothers. In any case, she was quite looking forward to it.
Finally, a baby cried out from inside the delivery room, followed by another. Everyone cheered and rushed to the door of the delivery room.
About two hours later, the nurse came out carrying two swaddled babies, and said with a big smile, "Congratulations, it's a boy and a girl twins!"
Jiang Yue was overjoyed and went closer to take a look. She saw that the boy's eyebrows and eyes looked exactly like Zhao Zhijun's, while the girl was as beautiful as Jiang Yue. Jiang Xin was also pushed out at this time. After returning to the ward, there were too many people and Jiang Yue couldn't squeeze in.
Thanks to the pills Jiang Yue had given her beforehand, she didn't suffer too much during childbirth. However, she still experienced pain, and Jiang Yue couldn't let her be completely unaffected—that would be too inhumane. At most, the pain would be less, and the recovery would be faster.
Jiang Xin stayed at a postpartum care center, which offers professional postpartum care services covering nutrition, physical recovery, and psychological adjustment. The main reason was that she was worried about tiring her elderly relatives. Although the price was a bit higher, it would save her family trouble and suffering, and staying here would not prevent her family from visiting her.
After being discharged from the hospital, they returned to the villa. The two mothers each held a child. Except for Jiang Yue, who could occasionally hold the child, the men in the house were clumsy and could only watch.
With the baby's 100th day approaching, the family had to consider a problem: what to do with the child? Jiang Xin had recovered and was about to go back to work. Both she and her husband had jobs, and she couldn't bear to leave the child at home.
Moreover, after the Zhao family had a grandson, Zhao's father handed the company over to Zhao Zhijun's brother-in-law because there was no one in the family who could inherit the company. Zhao Zhijun was dedicated to scientific research and contributing to the country, so it was impossible for him to take over the company. He was the only suitable person.
After some discussion, the Zhao couple decided to go to Jiang Xin and Zhao Zhijun's workplace. Since it was a classified unit, they couldn't just go whenever they wanted; they would have to apply for approval first.
Mr. and Mrs. Jiang were also a little reluctant, but they couldn't leave because Jiang Yue and several elderly people were there. However, Jiang Yue offered to take care of the elderly for a while, and Mr. and Mrs. Jiang thought about it and decided against it, as they couldn't push the responsibility of taking care of the elderly onto Jiang Yue.
And so it was decided. There was still some time before Jiang Xin and the others left, so they should spend as much time as possible with the children during this time, otherwise they didn't know when they would see each other again.
Although she had made preparations, she was still reluctant to leave on this day. Jiang Yue did not hold the child today because the child might mistake her for someone else and make the child cry, which would be quite pitiful.
A month after Jiang Xin left, Jiang Yue ended her live-streaming career. Seeing her family members who were somewhat depressed because of Jiang Xin's departure, Jiang Yue took advantage of her grandparents' still mobility to take them on a trip, which would also save her mother from urging her to get married and have children every day.
This time, they traveled all over the country, going wherever they felt like, and only returned home after more than a year of wandering around. Not long after returning home, it was Chinese New Year. This year, Jiang Xin's family didn't have a holiday, so Zhao's parents brought their two children back for a visit. Because Jiang Yue was there, they weren't worried about the children looking for their mother, and they could almost pass for her.
They didn't even stay for many days during the Spring Festival; they were gone before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Just after the first month ended, another major event occurred: the gene serum was released. Faced with something that could extend lifespan, the whole world went crazy.
The announcement of the gene-based drug became the trigger. Before the drug was released, China was already the target of public criticism. After the drug was released, some people couldn't hold back anymore. The country wasn't stupid either, and the next day it announced the completion of the Nantianmen ProMax version project.
Although no world war broke out, some conflicts did occur in certain areas. In the end, a settlement was reached through negotiations, with the country agreeing to sell the gene serum, but not in the form of money; instead, minerals or other items would be required in exchange.
Other countries knew this wouldn't work, that it would accelerate China's development, but it was a matter of lifespan. How many people could resist the temptation of living a few decades longer? In the end, they still agreed.
During the lull in the nationwide gene therapy program, the government released many new policies, including reforms to education and healthcare. Most people need to relearn these skills or they will fall behind the times.
At the same time, Nuwa AI was officially launched, and all government and state-owned enterprise departments were supervised by AI. All civil servants were subject to Nuwa's supervision. At this time of great change, it is no longer possible to break the law, be lazy in governance, or be inactive as before.
After waiting for half a year, Jiang Yue and her family received gene injections. Jiang Yue's mother, maternal grandparents, and paternal grandparents all looked much younger, and Jiang Yue herself looked like she was 18 years old again. During this time, gene injections have been a hot topic on Douyin (TikTok).
They're all showing off the changes after getting the gene-editing injection. Those "banana people" are regretting it terribly. They want to switch back to Chinese citizenship, but that's impossible. The country can only process citizenship transfers now, and they're not even charging the 250 yuan fee anymore. Plus, it's super fast; you just need to apply through Nuwa.
After a month, Jiang's parents had adapted to their younger bodies. Jiang's mother was all smiles every day. She stopped pressuring Jiang Yue to get married and said it was up to her whether she wanted to or not. However, being young also had its troubles. Now that she could live almost a hundred years longer, she couldn't go fishing every day.
Grandpa and Grandma are fine; they've started running the orchard again, so at least they have something to do. But Dad and Mom are incredibly frustrated; they're just sitting at home all day and they're getting rusty.
A few days later, the government took the lead in establishing various training institutions. Jiang's parents were also looking at these, thinking about learning something. However, Jiang Yue saw a new policy.
This policy involves accepting orders from the government, which provides partial loans. The recipient needs to purchase machinery to set up the factory. The government will provide corresponding orders based on the size of the factory. If the product quality is well controlled, long-term contracts can also be signed.
This policy is probably for maintaining stability. After the gene injection, there will definitely be a lot more unemployed people in society, and they will need to find jobs. The country is now openly showing its intention to vigorously develop the economy. State-owned enterprises cannot take all the profits; if they don't leave some for the private sector, there will definitely be problems.
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