Ryan and Jasmine stared at the screen together.

The little guy on the screen is moving happily, Ryan can already skillfully distinguish where it is, the little man swings his little legs and feet, and his big head is very cute.

"Look there, look there!" Ryan pointed and Jasmine smiled.

For every prenatal check-up, Ryan accompanies Jasmine. They saw that the little one, from the size of a small peanut, to the size of a mouse, to now full of siblings, has the appearance of a baby.

They knew early on that he was a boy and had to look at him every time. He always clenched his fists, blocking the lower half of his face, Ryan said that he was still holding the pipa and half covering his face, so that people couldn't see who he looked like, Jasmine said that if a boy is a boy, there is a high probability that he will be like her, Ryan said that a boy should be so good-looking, just like me, Jasmine said, like you is not bad. The little guy loves to laugh and seems to be laughing while dreaming, and he looks like an optimist.

Ryan felt that he was quite like himself, and he reminded him that he was such a happy child when he was a child. It's just that when I get older, I have more troubles. Every time I think that this villain has half of his own code - whether it is messed up or not, this resemblance has a scientific basis.

It's a very amazing feeling that the genetic combination of such a fucking person can appear in another person, and may appear in another person in the future, and it is really a very amazing feeling to pass it on like this, as if a part of yourself has been continued, if you are lucky, you can go far, far away, and continue to continue, and yourself, or a part of yourself, has always existed in the long river of time.

Looking at the little man, he thought: son.

Every now and then, this ancient word pops into his mind, although it is rarely used these days, and in its place is "child" or "baby", which, along with "father", is relegated to the obsolete prehistoric vocabulary. But at this time, when you face the person who has half of your genes, the first word that comes to your mind is still it.

Father, son, this is not only a relationship in the physiological sense, but also many meanings derived from it, bloodline, family. Inheritance......

But now, that's all gone.

He talked to Jasmine about this, and also said that the pronunciation of son in Spanish is the same as that of sun, which shows how important sons are in prehistory, Jasmine laughed at him, saying that he always talked about those old things, and Ryan said, I just think that my relationship with him should not only be a year or two.

In the Ark, after the birth of a newborn, it will only be raised by the parents during the lactation period, and after the lactation period is over, it is generally about one and a half years old, and it will be handed over to the neonatal administration to be raised centrally.

Jasmine said, centralized raising is to better ensure the scientific upbringing of newborns, but also to maximize the concentration of resources, save manpower, for the preferred couple, you can also prepare for the next child with peace of mind, Lane said, you don't talk big about it, when the time comes, see if you are reluctant, Jasmine said, how to be reluctant, for the good of the child, what is there to be reluctant, the big deal is to take the medicine when the time comes.

Most parents take forgetfulness medicine when they are separated from their children, perhaps to alleviate the pain, but for newborns, it is mandatory to take forgetfulness pills because it can eliminate the separation anxiety of newborns and enable them to adapt to the new environment more quickly.

Ryan said, so our children don't remember us anymore, Jasmine said, yes, but it doesn't matter, he will grow up with his peers, there will be thorough care and healthy social relationships, they are all children of the Ark, why bother to divide you and mine.

Ryan fell silent, reminded him once again of his seemingly non-compliant parents. Although the memory slice often brought him a sense of loss, he never complained about them because of it. Now, he thinks he understands better why they did what they did.

Jasmine said, you don't have any prejudice against the anxiety pill, it is completely harmless, and the human brain's information processing capacity is limited, and a large amount of redundant information will only reduce its efficiency and form internal friction. Prehistoric humans often got cancer, not necessarily due to genetic causes, but largely due to psychological factors, and the Ark people had a forget-the-worry medicine, which greatly reduced the incidence of mental illness and tumors.

Jasmine no longer pays attention to Cai-eun and continues to shop for baby products on her own. Ever since she became pregnant, she has devoted herself to the cause, having something to buy every day, seemingly completely oblivious to the fact that the Ark will provide enough free supplies for every newborn. Ryan said, don't buy too much, you see what the house is piled up into, and besides, won't it take a year or two, Jasmine said, the eldest is used up, and the second is the second.

Ryan was speechless. Two children is the starting task of every preferred couple, but he doesn't know how to get the second child.

Also, after the two children are born, what will happen to him and Jasmine? According to the regulations, they can choose to dissolve the marriage, but that also means giving up the status of the preferred person, so most preferred couples will continue to maintain the marriage relationship and continue to have children, in exchange for good benefits and a stable life......

Jasmine used to say that he didn't think about "something that was so long", he thought she was right.

Jasmine also said that she should read less "miscellaneous books" so that there would not be so many bizarre and unnecessary ideas. Yes, she referred to the rare and precious prehistoric books he read as "miscellaneous books."

In short, after Jasmine became pregnant, they achieved a certain balance with the child as the fulcrum, and this balance needs to be carefully maintained, and if they are not careful, they will fall into disagreements, and this disagreement is generally unsolvable.

Ryan increasingly discovers that he is different from Jasmine, and that this deep-seated distinction may have something to do with early memories, which are like seeds of the mind that determine the direction of the tree of the mind.

Jasmine suddenly covered her stomach with her hands and said, "He's turning over!" Ryan looked at the screen and said, "Look how smart he is, he will hold the umbilical cord with one hand when he rolls over!" ”

The two were laughing happily, but the scene disappeared, and it was the doctor who picked up the probe.

The two looked at the doctor, only to see that the doctor had turned around, typed something into the screen, and said, "The development is still normal......

Both of them felt that the doctor was a little strange today, and he usually watched the baby with them with great interest.

I saw the doctor look through the medical files, then turned to look at the two of them, and said, "Strange, you two, shouldn't ......"

"What's wrong?" Ryan asked, and Jasmine said that there would be a very important test result today.

"Supposedly, it's unlikely, really, alas—" The doctor shook his head.

"What's wrong?"

"That's right, your baby's genetic sequencing results are out,...... It's a pity. ”

"What a pity!" Ryan's voice rose up.

Jasmine grabbed Ryan's arm, and Ryan felt Jasmine's hand tremble slightly.

"The genetic quality of this child is not up to the mark. The doctor paused word by word.

Ryan looked straight at the doctor, only to see the doctor's lips move, but his brain couldn't respond to the meaning of his words: "This newborn has been tested for a genetic defect, and it is recommended to remove it." ”