In the present interstellar era, once a child was born, both partners had completed their duty. From then on, the child no longer had any real relationship with their parents.
They would be raised uniformly by social institutions, complete their education, and enter Human Civilization. Of course, both sides could still look up their child in the database, and the child could likewise find their parents and address them as such, but that was all.
In terms of social relations, neither side would inherit the other's property any longer.
Such a practice would have been seen as a grievous violation of social norms in the Earth Era, but in the interstellar era of long lives, it had become a system everyone could accept.
With Human Civilization's current technological level, all human illnesses had been resolved. With lives stretching on for so long, there was no longer any concept of elder care, and naturally, no need for children to support their parents.
At the same time, since population numbers were no longer a major issue, reproductive policies had been relaxed. Partners were no longer forced to have children, though childbirth was still encouraged.
"This wine is good. It was brewed from some genetically improved plant species from the Dog-Headed People Planet, right?" Yi Kai sat down and took a sip of the green liquid, praising it aloud.
"Not bad, Old Yi. You could actually taste that? I just thought it tasted good."
Yu Nanfeng was the one who responded. Having just set down his glass, he reached for a dish on the table. It was meat from a creature called the Gulu Beast, genetically modified so humans could digest it. Its texture was somewhat like dog meat.
"When you live long enough, you pick up a few hobbies, don't you?" Yi