To the older generation, having a trade meant you would never starve.
Ye Yaodong thought so too, but it also depended on a person's interests. Liking it mattered most. No matter how good something was, forcing someone who disliked it would do no good.
"If he isn't interested, he can come watch my shop after he finishes school and graduates from junior high... Ah, no, that won't work..."
Only after the words left his mouth did he realize that a boy in his teens couldn't be trusted with that.
Alone in the city with nobody watching him, he could easily go astray. The dazzling world was full of temptations, society was in a terrible state right now, and the Young and Dangerous series would be coming out in a few years. He had better not ruin the shop and himself along with it.
Father Ye frowned at him. "Watching the shop sounds fine. Why wouldn't it work?"
"Youngsters aren't settled yet. I'm afraid he'll go astray without anyone keeping him in line. Learning good habits isn't easy, but picking up bad ones takes no time at all. And in a big, bustling city like that, what if he falls in with the wrong crowd? Wouldn't that make me guilty for all eternity?"
He didn't want to ruin the boy's whole life either. At least there were fewer temptations in the countryside. The boy needed to be older and more strong-minded before he would be less susceptible to outside influences.
"True. We'll talk about it later. His parents haven't even started making plans, yet here you are planning ahead."
"He's my eldest nephew, isn't he? Even if he is a bit mischievous and could use a beating..."
Father Ye felt deeply heartened. They were all his flesh and blood, and of