บท 701: Beloved Children of Alterra

Her words were completely professional, but it made Garan turn to her.

Althea felt his stare and she looked at him. It took a moment for her to realize what the heated stare was about and she wanted to pinch his cheek. 

"Pregnant women can't make love for a certain number of months, apparently. It'll be bad for the baby."

Garan's face was unchanged and he nodded, "Yes, there are so many people in the territory, we should implement policies that would encourage couples to procreate." 

Her lips twitched. Her husband can be very easy to talk to. 

Mathilda, who was standing beside them (and watching them in amusement), giggled. "I agree with Garan. We can add incentives for couples to create families." 

In Terran, plenty of countries saw declines in their younger population because the young adults simply didn't want to make families. This created a major problem of a declining workforce but an increasing number of senior citizens.