"That is because the family members thought of the genealogy as being the fulfillment of a great desire of their grandfather's, and that it was there fore like a family heirloom, not to be lightly taken out for outsiders to inspect," explains Yang. He used all his powers of persuasion to gain the family's trust before he was finally allowed to see the document.
「因為粘家認為，此譜為其先父生前念茲在茲的志願，最後遂了此願，對粘家來說，此譜有如傳家之寶，怎可輕易示人」，楊緒賢說，他花了好多功夫，求其家人信任後，才得見此譜。