But Wanfang Middle School principal Chou Li-yu, who deals with young teens on a daily basis, has a different opinion: "Life expectancy was much shorter in the old days, and there was a great demand for labor in agricultural society--that's the only reason why people were willing to put young girls 'health at risk by encouraging early marriage and childbirth."
不過從事教育實務，每天和十幾歲孩子相處的萬芳國中校長周麗玉卻有不同看法：「古代的人是因為平均壽命短、農業社會又需要大量勞力，所以才會冒著危害女性健康的危險，鼓勵早婚、早生。」