220: Social support system

The social upbringing system, also known as the public upbringing system.

It is a system that abandons traditional family concepts and adopts social upbringing of offspring to provide a continuous source of vitality for the population.

The rapid development of humanity led to an extremely low birth rate, even negative growth at one point. For the prosperity of the population, the social upbringing system had to be initiated.

Lin Ye had known this for a long time, and Yang Hongyu had mentioned it to him more than once.

Lin Ye's face was full of black lines. Why was Yang Hongyu so concerned about his 'seed' every single day?

Yang Hongyu was even more embarrassed, but for the glorious evolution of humanity, this matter was urgent.

Lin Ye's 'seed' was so good; it could be said to be the most top-tier gene in the universe. If it were to spread throughout the human race, the overall genetic level of humanity would leap several major tiers.

"I'll go take a look first," Lin Ye said.

Yang Hongyu was overjoyed. It was good as long as he was willing to look.

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Lin Ye chose not to visit under the guidance of officials, as that would not provide an objective view. Instead, he went quietly by himself.

Now, humanity had established many social upbringing institutions, so there was no need to specifically search for one.

He chose his hometown, Ye Hai City.

Ye Hai City was originally a very ordinary, impoverished city, but due to his rise, it prospered, becoming a major city second only to Modu and Jingdu.

Lin Ye was a little surprised that his childhood orphanage was still there, only now it had become a social upbringing institution—the Ye Hai City Public Upbringing Institute.

Lin Ye felt that this system was somewhat unconventional. Having lived two lives, he still found it difficult to accept.

Although he had always been an orphan, it did not affect his disapproval of this system.

It was precisely because he was an orphan that he knew the disadvantages of lacking parents. Material aspects were secondary; the main issue was mental and emotional.

The absence of parental affection would lead to an incomplete personality in a child.

Some become reclusive, some insecure, some pessimistic, and some extreme.

Lin Ye had seen many of his childhood companions go astray because of this.

For example, in his previous life, there was a very beautiful girl in the orphanage he lived in. She was gentle and excellent, and everyone in the orphanage particularly liked her, believing she would surely rise to prominence in the future.

But surprisingly, in junior high, the girl became lost due to the sweet talk of a small-time thug, believing him to be her true love and even willing to give everything for him.

The thug was good to her at first, but after he grew tired of her, he would often hit and scold her, yet the girl remained devoted, loving him humbly.

Lin Ye eventually couldn't stand it and gave the thug a severe beating, but the girl pleaded for the thug, so he could only give up and leave them be.

Inevitably, the three-part tragic sequence of pregnancy, miscarriage, and dropping out of school occurred. A good girl's life was ruined due to the lack of love.

There were many similar examples.

A formerly excellent brother, due to personality flaws, became deeply insecure and eventually depressed.

A promising younger brother, due to external discrimination, gave up on himself and became unmotivated.

Some, after leaving the orphanage, went far away and never contacted anyone again, as if the orphanage was a stain on their lives.

This was why Lin Ye did not think highly of this system.

He stealthily entered the Public Upbringing Institute, witnessing the entire public upbringing system.

Reproductive cells donated by volunteers were meticulously selected and combined, then cultivated in artificial wombs, and after growing into infants, they were sent to the Public Upbringing Institute.

To Lin Ye's surprise, the publicly raised children even had a family structure.

The parents in these families were full-time parents, considered a civil service position.

Interested individuals participated in various training courses, such as child psychology, pedagogy, and parent-child relationship cultivation. Only those who passed the comprehensive assessment could become parents in a public upbringing family.

The Federation would allocate infants based on the parents' performance.

Newcomers usually only needed to raise one child together, and once they became proficient, the Federation would allocate multiple children for the parents to raise, up to a maximum of five.

Parents were required to raise the children from infancy to adulthood, which was 18 years old, after which the parent-child relationship would end.

Of course, if they wished to maintain it, the government encouraged it and it would not count towards the upbringing quota.

Public upbringing parents only participated in the family building of the children, taking care of their daily lives, playing with them, studying with them, and helping with homework. The cultivation of knowledge and skills was still carried out in schools.

There were surveillance cameras within the public upbringing families. Abuse, physical punishment, verbal abuse, etc., were strictly prohibited. If any occurred, the public upbringing parents' qualification would be revoked.

Because the treatment for public upbringing parents was so good, much higher than regular job salaries, and it was a civil service position, almost no one was willing to lose such a stable job. Public upbringing parents almost all went all out to educate the children.

Under such professional and dedicated upbringing, how could a child not be excellent? How could they have flaws? Children raised by some elite public upbringing parents were even more exceptional.

Lin Ye was speechless. These parents were more qualified than most biological parents, weren't they?

His previous worries dissipated. It seemed there was no need to worry about the children's emotional and personality issues.

So, Lin Ye began to observe the education system.

It must be said that the Federation had put in great effort. Education was very fair. You attended schools based on your level, and the better your grades, the more educational resources and subsidies you received. There was almost no difference in education.

Lin Ye then observed the issue of public opinion.

He found that everyone had a positive view of the public upbringing system and did not discriminate against publicly raised children.

When asked a middle-aged woman, she said this:

"How good is the public upbringing system? How can we ordinary people have the ability and energy to raise children? Work, cultivation, and personal pursuits already consume all our time. Wouldn't it be a sin to give birth? If we can't take care of them well, we just don't have them. Now that the Federation raises children, how great is that? The children are also so excellent, much better than raising them ourselves. And we don't have to worry about elderly care; the Federation helps with elderly care, so we don't need the children for that either."

Lin Ye asked others and found that they also largely agreed. As for discrimination:

"Discrimination? Discriminate against what? Maybe they're even our own 'seed,' and besides, the Federation has laws to support it."

Lin Ye thought about it, and it was true. If you bullied a publicly raised child, they might even be your own 'seed.'

Alright, Lin Ye admitted he was being conservative.

Regarding the social issues of publicly raised children, they were quite serious at first. After all, children who skipped the 'mother's birth' stage inevitably faced discrimination from children born normally, but they had public upbringing parents and the government backing them.

As time passed, publicly raised children became more and more numerous, so it was no longer an issue.

"Do I really have to offer my 'seed'?" Lin Ye felt uneasy.

If he were to do that, and neglect his descendants, he wouldn't feel right about it. Forget it, it's better not to. Wouldn't it be better to find a wife himself?

To avoid being bothered by Yang Hongyu, Lin Ye sent a message and slipped away.

Now, he had to find his own path forward.