Chapter Four How Midwives Are Made
Shi Chen's major is bioengineering. I remember that the teacher of this course once told a case about genetic compatibility.
After humans entered the era of space colonization, they began to discover that under the influence of genetic inheritance and due to the different planetary environments, human physiques will vary widely after surviving and reproducing for a long time.
When the life values of the two parties in a marriage are too different, the reproduction rate will drop sharply. Because of the difference in the degree of evolution of the gene chain, the fertilized egg will die after the vitality is exhausted because it is difficult for the chromosomes of both parties to successfully combine during the forming stage.
Even if the match is successful, the child's talent will develop into two extremes, strong or weak, and the gene chain will be extremely unstable. When the gene activation solution is taken to load the genetic components in the future, it may easily lead to the tragedy of the gene chain disintegrating.
However, this may not be a big deal to Shi Chen. After all, in his memory, although there is a slight gap in his parents' health points, it is far from outrageous.
But when Xiaochu answered, it made him feel a little heavy and even more confused: "According to preliminary analysis, of the twenty-three pairs of chromosomes in your genetic chain, twenty-two and a half pairs are from the maternal line, and only half are from the paternal line.
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Shi Chen couldn't help but smile bitterly, thinking of a line in a literary youth novel where the heroine mocked the male protagonist: "In that war called the fertilized egg, your maternal genes simply defeated your paternal genes, and you
The color of her hair and pupils became her colony."
"Is there any solution?"
"There are two methods. The first one is relatively simple. Convert the current dominant gene and recessive gene, and modify the hormone secretion to be provided by the maternal gene. It is estimated that after 4323 hours, your health will increase by at least 36 times.
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"Stop, let's talk about the second one." Shi Chen almost vomited blood when he heard this suggestion and interrupted directly. Although the principle is very simple, the explosive increase in health sounds very tempting, but that method and result,
They completely exceeded his psychological endurance limit.
"The second method is to increase the strength of the surname gene and slowly transform the maternal gene gradually, but it is very difficult and takes a lot of time."
"Just the second one." Shi Chen didn't hesitate at all. He was still young and was not very short of time.
"Okay, Master."
"Start building the task module—surname gene optimization and improvement plan."
"What conditions are needed for optimization again?" Shi Chen asked.
"Computational support and genetic building blocks of core processors."
"Okay, I will find a way to help you repair your body as soon as possible."
"Thank you, Master."
"In addition, you are not allowed to interpret my thoughts without my order."
"Okay, Master, you can call me if you need anything. Xiaochu will serve you wholeheartedly."
After finishing the conversation in his mind, Shi Chen smiled. This time it was a blessing in disguise. Xiaochu, the all-round butler, had been upgraded.
He rubbed his brows a little tiredly and was thinking about what to do next. However, this comfort was interrupted by a panicked cry of pain before half a quarter of an hour.
It's that woman's voice.
Frowning his brows, Shi Chen suddenly had a bad premonition. He turned around and entered the bedroom. He stuck his head out towards the hole and found that the woman's face was extremely pale at the moment. She was holding her stomach and shaking all over. The hem of her white dress had been covered by
A patch of blood stained red.
Shi Chen only felt that his throat was a little dry, and asked nervously: "What's wrong with you?"
The woman raised her head, with tears in her eyes. She seemed unsure and said: "Sheep...it seems that the amniotic fluid has broken..."
"Then...what's that situation?"
"I'm about to give birth..."
Shi Chen could only feel the cold sweat on his forehead constantly overflowing from his pores. After a full half-minute of ideological struggle, he mustered up the courage to ask with difficulty: "Can I help you in any way?"
"You...can you deliver babies?" The woman's voice was suddenly no louder than a mosquito.
Shi Chen's face suddenly turned pale when he heard this, and he felt that his brain also turned pale for a moment. He swallowed hard, licked his dry lips, and said, "I'll try my best..."
Both of them wisely did not talk about sending her to the hospital or hiring a midwife. After all, this woman is still wanted. I am afraid that now, even the hospitals and outpatient clinics in nearby neighborhoods have inspectors, some sensitive people.
Products will be strictly controlled.
Shi Chen turned around and asked Xiao Chu to check the necessary knowledge and basic equipment needed for delivery, then leaned against the wall and made a phone call: "San Pao... do me a favor."
"Tatsuko? What's wrong?" There was a slightly honest voice on the other end of the phone.
"Buy some things for me. Please record them first, towels, medical bandages, scissors, alcohol lamps, diapers, disinfectant pads...and then help me get a few sets of clean clothes..."
"Wait a minute! Don't tell me which girl you got pregnant, right? Are you going to give birth secretly behind the pregnancy restriction device?" The other party obviously realized something, and his voice suddenly became louder.
"Get out of here, sister! You just made someone else's belly bigger!"
"Hehe, I didn't see it. You usually can't do anything for a long time, but this time it's earth-shattering!"
"I..."
"Stop talking! I understand everything. I'll go and get it done right away and deliver it to you right away."
"Remember to take the black market route."
"I saved you. Don't worry about me. Who am I, Xu Qiusheng? I'm so happy!"
After hanging up the phone, Shi Chen took a deep breath, looked at the woman's eyes that did not hide the panic and nervousness, and immediately had the illusion that he was about to embark on a battlefield.
San Pao was a nickname given to him by Shi Chen because he dropped out of school to serve as a soldier for several years because of his poor academic performance. He served as a triple artilleryman on the Suborion of the Titan Garrison.
Although he was not able to go to the front line and put a cannon on the heads of the Imperial people, he learned from those soldiers the bad habit of talking nonsense, and sometimes the bullshit was blown up to the sky, which could make outsiders stunned.
, so after that Shi Chen called him Xu Sanpao.
Xu Sanpao's best friend since childhood, his father who also died young gave him a very literary name, Xu Qiusheng. However, after Shi Chen stubbornly helped him brainwash him, Sanpao could only choose between grief and anger.
This nickname is adopted by default.
Sanpao worked quickly and didn't make Shi Chen wait long before delivering what he wanted.
After Sanpao risked his life to deliver the necessary items to Shi Chen, and after nearly two hours of arduous struggle, he finally achieved outstanding results.
Mother and daughter are safe and everything is fine.
Looking at the child wrapped in white sheets in his arms, Shi Chen, who was only seventeen years old, actually had the absurd illusion of becoming a father for the first time, and showed a tired but gratified smile.
The little figure in the swaddling clothes suddenly moved. It neither cried nor fussed. A pair of black eyes were staring at him.
When he was just born, he was no different from other babies. He had no wrinkles like an old man, his facial features were as delicate as the most artistic doll, his skin was as crystal clear as the finest porcelain, and his small lips with knife-like lines were pursed gently.
She seemed to be recalling the taste of breast milk she had tasted for the first time, and also seemed to be curious about why the strange man in front of her had an aura that made her feel close to her.
Shi Chen blinked, retracted his gaze from the baby's face, looked at the new mother, and asked, "What's her name?"
"Please get one." The woman's face was still pale after giving birth, but she was smiling.
Shi Chen originally wanted to wave his hand and refuse, as he was not related to her, so it seemed inappropriate, but the woman's attitude didn't seem like she was joking.
After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly remembered that his mother had always talked about wanting to have a daughter before her death, but she was unable to do so due to restrictions on reproductive rights. She said, "How about calling her Qianlin?"
His mother once joked that she would give him a younger sister when his health increased, and Qianlin had already prepared a name for her.
However, it was not possible until the exploration ship had an accident.
But after taking it, he was suddenly startled. The woman in front of him was obviously a pure-blooded white man. It was inappropriate to give her such an Orientalized name.
Although mankind has entered the era of interstellar colonization and has entered into a great integration of nations, after all, there are still some stubborn nobles who choose to keep their bloodline pure.
But the woman seemed extremely satisfied with this. She murmured a few words, her eyes showed nostalgia, and she said happily: "Well, then my name will be Qian Lin."
Shi Chen didn't expect that the other party would agree so easily, but when he thought of the child's black hair and eyes, he vaguely understood something.
Both sides were silent for a long time.
The woman seemed to have made a decision. She looked into Shi Chen's eyes and said sincerely: "Thank you, thank you for everything you have done for us."
Before Shi Chen could say anything, she said: "Although it is a bit abrupt to ask this, I still want to ask, what do you want in return?"
Shi Chen's face changed slightly, and he asked dryly: "You guys, are you leaving?" Thinking that the little life he had just extradited to the new world might have to leave him, for some reason, he suddenly felt reluctant to leave.
"Um."
Shi Chen was silent for a long time and asked: "Can you let me accompany her again? It's not convenient for you to be detained now."
The woman seemed to be aware of his thoughts and suddenly asked: "Can I count this as repayment?"
Although Shi Chen also thought this question was a bit strange, out of love for Qian Lin, he still nodded: "Of course."
The woman tilted her head and stared at him for a long time. A meaningful smile appeared on her beautiful face, "Okay, then I agreed for Qian Lin. I believe she is also very willing."
"That's a good relationship." Shi Chen suddenly felt a sense of surprise that he had regained something. He showed his eight white teeth and smiled like a wild cat that had just eaten saury.
"From now on, you can call me...Liya." The woman who called herself Liya looked at his pure and sunny smile and was slightly absent-minded. She stretched out her slender white hand, which looked like a flower blooming in the darkness.
Epiphyllum.
"Shi Chen." Two equally white hands were held together. They were soft and felt very good.
Liya, who was a first-time mother, had no awareness of being a mother at all. She suddenly teased Shi Chen like a playful girl and said, "Do you know what you missed in your previous answer?"
Shi Chen looked Liya up and down, his eyes lingering on the milk-stained chest for a moment, which made the woman's face blush slightly, and then he said: "Looking at your attire and temperament, your family should be well-off, it's probably to protect your belly.
The children in the house must have smuggled themselves here. The repayment you are talking about is nothing but money that can beat me to death."
So in the woman's slightly dazed gaze, Shi Chen glanced at Xiao Chu who was leaning in front of the door. Thinking of her three kilograms of psionic crystals that she kept silently and endlessly, he surged up with boundless pride from nowhere, and patted his chest proudly.
He said: "But I'm not short of money, young master."
Chapter completed!