Chapter 636: Road

Yang Canghai had no time to notice the change in the family atmosphere.

Only now did he begin to think about how his future should unfold.

Unlike Yang Tian, he has already set foot on the antiquities path.

His father also spared no resources in nurturing him; as expected, he would go into the antiquities trade.

Aside from his mediocre grades, he had nothing else to show for himself.

He knows a little about everything, but excels at nothing.

His original plan was to be able to do anything, then join the family business without obstacle, take a management post, climb the ranks step by step, and ultimately run the family enterprise.

No need to say more; any Harmony Record or Harmony will suffice.

Now that dream is gone; once Bang Geng appears, all his plans are useless.

Someone like him could never win over others; who knows if you'll end up like your brother, with ulterior motives?

It is exactly this suspicion that could change his life.

That is why he feels so resentful.

But events have already progressed to this stage; he can no longer change anything.

The future demands that he blaze a trail step by step, expanding the family's domain, so he can prove to outsiders that he is Yang Canghai, not like Jia Geng, but a true Yang.

Yang Qing had never even thought of Yang Canghai's awkward situation.

He simply cannot understand his feelings.

Now he can't even worry about Qin Huairu; he has reached a turning point in his destiny.

He now has to go through a huge amount of data every day, hoping to find his opportunity therein.

As time passes, he becomes ever more anxious.

Because he really has no confidence.

He is not skilled in any line of work.

He fears failure, for failure is too harsh on him—it would mean losing his future.

If he missteps at the first stage, he could permanently lose the chance to prove himself.

As time goes on.

Yang Qing gradually became aware of what Yang Canghai was up to.

Documents were stacked in his bedroom.

Previously Yang Qing might have cared about his privacy, but now he no longer has the bandwidth to do so.

Yang Canghai's state is becoming increasingly abnormal.

He could not help but pay attention, lest this guy go astray.

Taking advantage of Yang Canghai being out at school.

Yang Qing opened his son's bedroom door for the first time.

Upon seeing the huge volume of data in the bedroom, Yang Qing was also shocked.

He never thought Yang Canghai could be so diligent.

Yang Qing found himself sitting at the desk, opening the tall pile of notes on top.

Inside were some industry data and analyses.

After each datum came Yang Canghai's conclusion.

"The apparel industry—I could ride on Yang Yuntian's coattails, but Gangdao's apparel market is already saturated; trying to forge a path is extremely tough. If I went to the interior, I'd be unfamiliar with the scene and find it hard to draw support—what's my standing? An outsider. Could I carve out a niche in someone else's domain?????"

A string of question marks reveals his extreme lack of confidence………

Yang Qing sighed, "This kid has spent these years merely learning surface tricks from Qin Huairu; his inner substance is woefully lacking."

He is the classic case of aiming high but lacking skill—yet he still retains some self‑awareness and is not yet hopeless.

More than a dozen notebooks contain these records.

From the text, Yang Qing can see that this child has carried out an in‑depth analysis of each industry.

But his head is too empty, he hesitates and wavers, indecisive—a temperament that makes success very hard.

It's also because he's still young and has never actually tried anything; his lack of confidence is understandable.

Confronted with this huge volume of data, not only Yang Canghai but even Yang Qing himself would fall into choice paralysis.

Evidently Yang Canghai has no strong suit; otherwise he wouldn't be amassing all this data.

Consequently, the more choices he faces, the less real choice he has.

Success often amounts to having no choice but to pursue a single road to the end.

Having many options actually makes success less likely.

Once a choice is made, encountering obstacles makes him hesitate and prevents him from going all‑out.

He will also think, "Maybe I should change course; perhaps then I'll succeed."

Such thinking is also a common personality trait.

Lacking confidence, he tends to hesitate or flee.

Yang Qing took note, then closed the door and exited Yang Canghai's bedroom.

Afterwards he had someone look into the boy's recent circumstances.

After confirming that this guy wasn't up to any petty tricks but was genuinely preparing for adulthood…

Yang Qing also resolved himself.

He personally prepared a coffee‑shop dossier and walked him through the Starbucks model in detail.

After Yang Canghai returned to school, Yang Qing had the bedroom data taken out and burned, while he concealed the notes.

Then he laid his own prepared data on the boy's desk.

The reason he left notes was also because he was afraid his guesses were wrong.

Just in case this kid was working on some big project, he didn't dare burn the notes, just to leave some leeway.

His father's painstaking effort—I don't know if this guy can understand it.

Yang Qing has already done enough; any more would invite ridicule.

Chen Hong has been watching him finish all this.

Yang Qing gave an embarrassed laugh.

Neither of them said anything more.

Even Qin Huairu didn't know that her son's bedroom had been emptied by his father.

Qin Huairu has also been in a daze lately; the Bang Geng matter dealt her a heavy blow.

She uses cleaning to numb herself every day.

This is what she's best at; only when doing Housework can she empty her mind and not think wildly.

Evening.

Yang Canghai again wearily carried a backpack of documents home.

After greeting them, he went upstairs.

When he opened his room door, he almost went crazy.

My documents, where are my documents?

Do you know how much time and cost I spent finding these documents?

Whether in terms of time, money, or emotion, he cannot accept the disappearance of these documents.

Fortunately, he knows this is at home, so these documents won't disappear for no reason.

He ran to the desk, looking for his notes, but they were gone……

He opened his wardrobe, wondering if it wasn't that his mother had put things here……

Under the bed, none; in the wardrobe, none; in the chest, none…………

He put down his backpack and wanted to go downstairs to ask someone, only then noticing there was still a document on the desk.

Coffee Industry Analysis Report

He was stunned in an instant.

Because the cover bore his father's notes.

Yang Canghai collapsed in an instant.

He lay on the desk, wailing.

His crying was heart-rending.

He repressed himself intensely, not allowing himself to make a sound.

Dad doesn't hate me.

Dad still cares about me.

While crying, he opened the document and began to read.

This document is more detailed than the ones he had found, especially the analysis of Starbucks, giving him a sudden enlightenment.

If it were before, he still lacked confidence.

But now, he has no hesitation; he must do it well.

This contains his father's abundant love.