Since ancient times, the mentor-apprentice relationship has been comparable to that of father and son. Scholar Shang has no sons, and if he were to take Gu Jin'an as his apprentice, he would have someone to care for him and see him off in his old age.
Scholar Shang was moved to tears when he heard this. It wasn't that he didn't want to take Gu Jin'an as his apprentice; he simply didn't want Gu Jin'an to be held back by his inept self.
"Just tell us whether you'll take him or not, don't let the child kneel for nothing," Mr. Ouyang Hu said sarcastically from the side. "Come on, you're a grown man, what's so difficult about taking an apprentice? Why such hesitancy?"
Criticized harshly by Mr. Ouyang Hu and seeing Gu Jin'an looking up to him with admiration, Scholar Shang finally let go of his reservations and nodded: "Alright, I shall accept you as my apprentice."
Gu Jin'an was very happy and kowtowed to Scholar Shang three times with a bang, "Apprentice pays respects to Master."
