"That's right, living in a detached villa wouldn't have this trouble." Xia Chujian said with a smile, opening the glass door.
Quan Yuxun walked in and went downstairs with Xia Chujian.
Arriving at her home, Xia Yuanfang was already up and making breakfast.
The little children, Wu Fu and Small Dog Si Xi, were still fast asleep.
Quan Yuxun didn't have a chance to talk to Xia Chujian about the Plaza incident yesterday, and now that Zong Ruoan wasn't around, he quietly asked, "Why did you bring that child home? Are you going to adopt him?"
Xia Chujian also whispered, "Just for a few days, until the Special Security Bureau finds news of his relatives, then he'll be sent away."
Then she added softly, "My aunt doesn't know about the Plaza incident, Chief Quan, please don't mention it to her."
Quan Yuxun thought of Xia Chujian's heroic figure wielding the King of Guns, regretfully saying, "Then your achievements will truly go unknown."
Xia Chujian twitched the corner of her mouth, "Chief Quan Da, don't be so sour. I was just trying to save my life, not being a hero."
Quan Yuxun thought for a moment, then still reminded Xia Chujian, "...That child might have some background. So many children in the Plaza died tragically, but he was able to survive. Have you thought about the reason?"
Xia Chujian understood and said with a smile, "Even with a background, he's still a child, not even three years old. Maybe he's just particularly lucky... Chief Quan Da, I'm a very kind person, and I can't stand seeing children suffer."
Quan Yuxun smiled and didn't say more, opening the box of the Housekeeping Robot, saying, "Come, set up this Housekeeping Robot. I think your home needs something like this."
Only then did Xia Chujian loudly say, "Aunt! Chief Quan sent you a Housekeeping Robot as a New Year's gift!"
Xia Yuanfang came out of the kitchen and saw the cylindrical Housekeeping Robot already standing by the wall.
Xia Chujian was "bullying" it.
"Liu Shun'er, dance for us."
"Liu Shun is a Housekeeping Robot, not an Entertainment Robot. Please place an order for a suitable model for dance performances."
Although it was an electronically simulated synthesized voice, Xia Yuanfang could still hear a hint of grievance in that voice.
She said with a smile, "Chujian, did you give Liu Shun its name?"
"Yes, our family, Si Xi, Wu Fu, plus Liu Shun, is a happy and fulfilling family!"
Xia Chujian stopped bullying the robot Liu Shun at this time. She patted its semi-circular head and said, "Little Liu, this is your real owner, Xia Gugu. From now on, you have to say 'Xia Gugu, good morning' in the morning, and 'Xia Gugu, good night' in the evening."
The robot Liu Shun immediately followed suit, "Xia Gugu, good morning. What can Liu Shun do for you?"
Xia Yuanfang had wanted a Housekeeping Robot for a long time, and was originally planning to grit her teeth and buy one when her studio officially opened.
Because even the lowest model of these Housekeeping Robots cost tens of thousands.
And judging by the intelligence of this Housekeeping Robot, it didn't seem like the lowest model.
It might even be the highest model, which would cost hundreds of thousands.
This New Year's gift was really too precious.
Xia Yuanfang looked at the Housekeeping Robot with a complicated expression.
The Housekeeping Robot Liu Shun said politely, "Xia Gugu, Liu Shun can start working now. Please give instructions."
Quan Yuxun observed her expression and said, "Xia Gugu, this is an ordinary model of Housekeeping Robot, currently on sale. If you feel this one isn't enough, you can return it, add some money, and buy a better one."
The red light in Liu Shun's eyes flickered, and it suddenly said, "Liu Shun is the highest model of Housekeeping Robot. There will be no better model than Liu Shun."
After a pause, it added, "In the next five years, there will be no better Housekeeping Robot model than Liu Shun."
Quan Yuxun: "..."
He never expected that he was just being polite to dispel Xia Yuanfang's doubts, but he was slapped in the face by this robot with a malfunctioning brain.
Xia Chujian suppressed a smile and said, "I now believe Chief Quan Da's words, it is indeed an ordinary model of Housekeeping Robot. If it had a higher level of intelligence, it wouldn't have said that just now."
Xia Yuanfang also found it quite funny, and nodded, "Then thank you, Chief Quan. I really need a Housekeeping Robot like this."
Liu Shun was relieved and said cheerfully, "Xia Gugu made the best choice. Liu Shun will definitely not let you down!"
Xia Chujian touched its metal head, which looked like an inverted semi-circle, and asked curiously, "Why do you say that there won't be a more advanced model than you in the next five years? Does that mean that in five years, there might be?"
Liu Shun said, "Yes, because according to calculations and predictions, Housekeeping Robot technology iterates once every five years."
Xia Yuanfang glanced at Xia Chujian and said, "Liu Shun, go and help us wash yesterday's clothes, okay? There's a washing machine and dryer over there, you know how to use them, right?"
Liu Shun said, "Liu Shun has the operating procedures for all household appliances on the market. Liu Shun will go and do the work now."
As it spoke, it smoothly glided towards Xia Chujian's bedroom.
The bedroom door opened, and its electronic eyes scanned the room first. Then, according to its programmed instructions, it began to collect the clothes that needed washing.
Wu Fu and Si Xi had both slept in Xia Chujian's bedroom last night.
Xia Chujian got up first. When she got out of bed, she casually draped her sweater over Wu Fu's blanket.
Liu Shun determined that the sweater had been worn for at least a week and needed to be washed.
So it glided over, extended its mechanical arm, picked up the sweater from Wu Fu, and put it in the laundry basket.
With just that little bit of movement, Wu Fu suddenly woke up.
He stared fixedly at the cylindrical metal object in front of him, as if he was stunned.
What the heck is this thing?
Liu Shun was also stunned when it realized it had woken the child. It stood there stiffly with its two mechanical arms extended, not knowing what to do next.
Because it was a housekeeping robot, not a childcare robot.
Childcare robots require a higher level of mechanical intelligence, which simple housekeeping robots cannot handle.
In simple terms, because the external affairs that needed to be handled exceeded the processing capacity of a robot like Liu Shun, Liu Shun directly crashed.
Then, Wu Fu slowly reached out his little hand and curiously poked Liu Shun's metal head, which looked like an upside-down hemisphere.
Beep… beep… beep…
Liu Shun immediately emitted a low alarm sound, but the sound was not loud and did not even reach outside the bedroom.
Then, a red light flashed in its electronic eyes, and the extended mechanical arm retracted.
Wu Fu thought he had caused trouble and quickly retracted his hand, hiding his entire little head under the blanket.
Liu Shun stood quietly for five minutes, then there was a click in its mechanical head, and it restarted.
It went around the bedroom collecting the clothes that needed washing, and also tidied up Xia Chujian's room.
When it went out with the laundry basket, it considerately closed the bedroom door.
...
In the dining room, Xia Yuanfang put out the breakfast she had prepared and chatted with Quan Yuxun while eating.
Quan Yuxun greeted her, "What does Xia Gugu do for work?"
Xia Yuanfang said, "I used to be a senior researcher at Li's Pharmaceuticals, but I got sick and stopped working."
Quan Yuxun pondered and said, "You mean, you were fired by Li's Pharmaceuticals because you were sick? That's illegal. If you need it, I can help you with legal aid and file a lawsuit against Li's Pharmaceuticals to compensate you for your losses."
Xia Yuanfang said, "I know they didn't do the right thing, and I don't want to continue working there. But I thank Chief Quan for his kindness."
"You're welcome."
When Quan Yuxun had eaten half of his breakfast and started drinking Unicorn Cattle milk, Xia Yuanfang said again, "But Chief Quan, I do have some legal matters that I would like to ask you about. Of course, it's not a formal legal matter, it's just that I'm curious about the laws of the Beichen Empire."
"Go ahead, I'll just treat it as a casual chat with you, and talk about my views. It's not formal legal advice, so we can speak freely," Quan Yuxun said, also being very careful in his words.
Xia Yuanfang didn't need formal legal advice either. She just wanted to get a deeper understanding of certain legal provisions from the highest law-making body of the empire.
Xia Yuanfang said, "It's like this, I plan to open a reproductive assistance studio after the New Year."
Quan Yuxun said "Oh" and became a little interested, "Reproductive assistance? Are you doing in vitro fertilization? The empire's official hospitals and Li's Hospital have very mature technology in this area."
Xia Yuanfang smiled.
She knew that the Beichen Empire's understanding of "reproductive assistance" was limited to "in vitro fertilization."
But in other aspects, imperial law completely prohibits research.
Xia Yuanfang said, "I know that if I only do in vitro fertilization, I definitely won't have any business. The empire's official hospitals are good and cheap, and Li's private hospitals are high-end and sophisticated. What else can my small workshop do? What I want to do is to help those humans and humanoids who have difficulty conceiving, to use their own functions to give birth to healthy offspring."
Quan Yuxun pondered, "You mean, not using in vitro fertilization, but allowing the human or humanoid body to repair its own defects, so that it can conceive healthy infants."
Indeed, he lived up to his reputation as the Senate's Chief Legal Counsel.
The moment he heard it, he knew what Xia Yuanfang wanted to do.
If it really was about providing "assistance" in that area, it would inevitably touch upon genetics to some extent.
Quan Yuxun now truly understood why Xia Yuanfang had specifically sought him out for advice.
She was testing where the legal red lines were regarding the Empire's prohibition of genetic research.
All laws inevitably have gray areas.
And gray areas are divided into different levels: dark gray, light gray, and seemingly gray.
Only the seemingly gray level of law can barely be considered legal; the rest, dark gray and light gray, cannot withstand legal scrutiny.
Quan Yuxun pondered for a moment and said, "The Empire doesn't have explicit laws in this area. It only stipulates that individuals can conduct research on reproductive-related technologies, using all available natural means. Therefore, these means definitely do not include anything related to genetic research."
Xia Yuanfang nodded, "That's what I've been pondering. Regarding 'not including anything related to genetic research,' does the Empire's law have any specific regulations or precedents that I can look at?"
"I'm doing scientific research, and the essence of scientific research is the exploration of the unknown. So, when we do research, it's hard to know whether a certain direction is related to genetic research or not. Therefore, if Chief Quan can provide some specific cases, I should understand it more thoroughly."
Quan Yuxun's face still held a warm smile like the spring breeze in April.
He said, "To be honest, none of the current cases in the Empire related to genetic research are truly related to genetic research. Most cases are because someone said something, for example, expressing the opinion that genetic research should be liberalized, or someone saying that Humanoids and humans are the same, just different directions of Gene Evolution, and so on, and they are treated as serious crimes."
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