Old Master Cheng gathered his sons who were in charge of the family matters to discuss the future direction of his grandson, Cheng Jiasheng.
Cheng Jiasheng, the son of Cheng Yaozong, is twenty-three this year and studying at a military academy. He is currently the only male in the Cheng family pursuing a military career, so both Old Master Cheng and his uncle, Cheng Yaoguang, among others, place great importance on him.
Attending a military academy already makes him an enlisted soldier, and he is studying a specialized course, which provides him a solid background. So upon graduation, he'll be eligible for getting a platoon position.
But Old Master Cheng does not see it that way.
Military rank can be conferred, of course, but when it comes to real battlefield missions, lacking genuine strength will simply make one cannon fodder.
