At the same time, with the arrival of a Chinese regime in Taiwan, Yao's colonial-era educational credentials were no longer officially recognized, and the creative space for Taiwanese-language songs was dramatically reduced. Yao had little choice but to take a job in a mining company, playing music in dance halls on the side.
戰後學歷不被承認，加上台語歌的創作空間緊縮，只好在煤礦公司上班，又到舞廳演奏。