If he's not happy, quit.'' A generational shiftįor generations, public servants were guaranteed lifetime employment and a pension under the so-called 'iron rice bowl'. Life is long and it's not even close to the end. 'He asked me, 'How come you're OK with this?' I said, 'He's my child, I know him. 'When he resigned, his father objected,' she says. Li's mother, who helps out at the store, is the only one who does support him. 'Some people ask me, 'Do you have a job now?' I say, 'Running the store is my job.' They're quite perplexed.' Li Chuang now lives and works in the tiny shop.
