From what I’ve observed, within the system, the absolute main force for having a second child. For my classmates in public institutions: they had their first child, then took a 5-month leave, and the unit also granted an additional 3 months of sick leave—so all in all, they were off work for 8 and a half months.

Since they went to work while pregnant, their leaders were also terrified in case something happened. So before giving birth, they arranged for them to be reassigned to the records office to enjoy a comfortable life for a long time. Now, having returned to the workplace for less than half a year, they feel that working is too hard, and they’ve gone and gotten pregnant again..