As he grew older, he wanted to hang out with friends, and the mothers of his classmates would have all sorts of worries or even outright prohibit it.
But his own mother would ask cheerfully where he was going and how long he would be gone, and if it was inconvenient, she would ask if he needed a ride from the family driver.
Even when it came to being sorted into classes for the college entrance exam, his family didn't put any pressure on him, simply telling him to do whatever he wished.
Especially concerning how he should navigate his future life, his parents told him, as long as he didn't break the law, to do whatever made him happy.
Shen Wenzhou couldn't believe it himself; he had always thought he would have to take over the family business.
As a child, he didn't want to learn piano and wasn't forced to—perhaps because piano, an art that cultivates temperament, wasn't considered a necessity for life.
