I am devoted to scientific research, but you want to trick me into having a love relationship?

Chapter 627 Why have children and cause trouble?

Dusk was falling.

Inside, the atmosphere was still lively. The meal was already halfway through, and Song Yao still had a lot of dishes and half a bowl of rice in her bowl, all added by Wang Xiaping, who said that Song Yao was too thin and needed to eat more.

Song Yao sought help from Xu Qingzhou, but Xu Qingzhou acted as if it were none of his business, even saying, "Eat more, eat more."

"Qingzhou, I saw a message online last time that someone said your research institute is planning to adopt the management style of foreign research institutes."

Song Shisong inquired about the management issues of Xu Qingzhou's research institute.

Xu Qingzhou nodded and said, "In most research institutes in China, more than half of the people are not on the research path. Research is at most a stepping stone."

“1/3的是市场管理出身，1/3的机关出身，1/3技术线出身。”

"This is the reason why some research institutes are inefficient. There are very few people who are actually doing research. Those who are just occupying positions without doing anything are busy scheming and fighting every day."

"When this happens, the research institute also begins to decline. The capable people who are engaged in technology leave, while the slackers and those with connections certainly won't leave, but they can't create value. As the efficiency gets worse and worse, there is no output, and the wages get lower and lower, more people will leave, creating a vicious cycle."

Song Yao nodded and continued, "Xu Qingzhou and I would rather have fewer people in the research institute than have a situation where there is too much staff."

The four middle-aged men nodded slightly.

Having worked within the system for decades, they have a deep understanding of its challenges. Although there have been some improvements in recent years, formalism and rigid work styles still persist.

Song Shisong nodded inwardly, thinking to himself that these two young men had long surpassed them.

He had previously worried that Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao were too young and lacked management experience.

The meal was quite lively.

Of course, Song Yao left the remaining food for Xu Qingzhou. It was his wife's food, so there was nothing to complain about. He just wanted the school beauty to pitifully beg him for food.

After dinner, the responsibility of washing the dishes naturally fell to Xu Qingzhou.

Xu Shouyun and a few others stayed in the living room chatting.

Song Yao said she would go help, and then slipped into the kitchen to find Xu Qingzhou.

"What's all the commotion outside?" Xu Qingzhou asked.

Song Yao smiled and said, "Tell me how mischievous you were when you were little in the countryside. You were chased by geese all over half the village."

It feels so good to be with family.

"It's not that exaggerated," Xu Qingzhou said, pursing his lips.

Song Yao came closer, wanting to hug Xu Qingzhou.

"Don't bother me while I'm washing the dishes."

Xu Qingzhou pushed Song Yao aside with his buttocks and said, "That person is just a hypocrite. He's so quiet and well-behaved in front of Mom and Dad, but he's groping and touching people in private. Tui~ despicable."

Song Yao's face was sour. She secretly glanced at the door and saw her father and the others sitting in the living room. She lowered her voice and threatened, "Do you want to fight?"

This guy touches her quite a bit in the kitchen.

She's only collecting interest now.

At 11 p.m., Xu Shouyun and the others had all returned to their bedrooms to rest.

Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao were also unusually in bed before 11:30, preparing to sleep.

After a while, voices could be heard from the darkness.

"It's only 11:30 now, how can you fall asleep?" Xu Qingzhou lay on the bed with his eyes open.

"Can't you sleep?" Song Yao asked back with her eyes closed.

"Can't sleep."

"Then come a little closer." Song Yao opened her eyes, bit her lip, and her eyes shone brightly in the darkness.

"My parents are here... it's not a good idea." Xu Qingzhou thought of something, and his heart suddenly burned with desire. Although he said this, he still moved his body slightly towards Song Xiaohua.

"It's alright, the house is very soundproof, they won't hear you."

"Oh, that's good~ No, no, no, you'll break it if you twist it any harder!"

Next door lived Xu Shouyun and his wife.

"Tsk tsk, these two young people are living a good life. They even set up a gym or something on the first floor, saying they use it to exercise."

Wang Xiaping sighed.

"Yes, I must say, it's quite comfortable and spacious here."

Xu Shouyun nodded.

Even the guest rooms have ensuite bathrooms, and the furniture is all made of solid wood; the layout and decoration are quite sophisticated.

"It's nice, but it's a bit lonely for just the two of us."

Ms. Wang paused for a moment, then started daydreaming again, "But it'll be lively after we have a child in two years. It's not good to be an only child, you don't have any siblings. Two is more suitable, but three is too many. Raising children is tiring."

"We're just getting started."

Hearing his wife's words, Xu Shouyun shook his head with a smile, "I don't think Qingzhou and Xiaoyao will have children so early. The young couple is only 23 years old, free and easy. Why would they want to have a child and cause trouble?"

“What do you mean by saying having a child is a burden?” Wang Xiaping disagreed with Xu Shouyun’s point of view and said dismissively, “It’s normal for children from well-off families to get married and have children early these days. Look at the one at my workplace, she’s only been out of school for a year and she’s already on maternity leave.”

"Don't you know what kind of monster your son is?" Xu Shouyun said helplessly.

Wang Xiaping got stuck.

Based on her understanding of Xu Qingzhou, she definitely wouldn't want a child so early.

He's married, yet he's still acting like a lazy bum all day.

She sighed and said, "Fortunately, there's Xiao Yao. At least this kid has found a home. With him spending all his time in the lab these days, getting married would definitely be a huge problem."

In fact, this phenomenon does exist. Young people from well-off families often have their basic living needs, such as housing and vehicles, provided by their parents before marriage. They have no worries about food or clothing and can then consider having children.

Young people from ordinary families need to accumulate their own material foundation, and by the time they are old enough to get married, they are already twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

An even worse scenario is...

By this time, ordinary people have already experienced several years of harsh realities in society, and they have developed a strong aversion to marriage. Instead, they simply choose not to get married and live a carefree life on their own.

Take Xu Qingzhou himself as an example. During his university years, he longed for love. During his postgraduate studies, he was so busy that he had no time for romance. After becoming a professor, he felt that love was something dispensable.

Thinking about it this way, the couple couldn't help but sigh, feeling that they had really struck gold by finding such a wonderful daughter-in-law as Song Yao.

In fact, Song Shisong and Zhang Junli were both feeling the same way.

This time I came.

"Xiao Yao is different now than she was in high school."

Zhang Junli held her phone and flipped through photos of the Song family from six years ago during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Song Yao was wearing a white hooded sweatshirt and had her hair tied in a high ponytail. Her expression was softer than usual during the festival, but she still gave off a very aloof feeling.

Now, she's very down-to-earth and even cooks better than her.

I've always worried that my daughter wouldn't be able to find a boyfriend.
Now that they've not only found them, but also found an amazing young man, seeing their daughter and son-in-law so happy, they are finally at ease.

"Qingzhou is much more outstanding than we expected."

Since retiring from frontline work, Song Shisong has gained weight, but compared to his previous tall and thin appearance, he now looks healthier.

He sometimes misses the days when he and everyone else fought on the front lines. He went with the younger people a few times, but his superiors refused, worried that something might happen to him.

Fortunately, whenever I have time, I go fishing with Xu Shouyun, which is a form of exercise.

(End of this chapter)