His life before trying to flee with was like an Oliver Twist/Artful Dodger scenario, (street smart, but not cynical yet) only without a kindly father figure like Fagin running things. He trusted his ladyfriend at that point at least.
In any case, it’s Star Wars, not the mean streets of planet Earth.
Or it’s Star Wars, not the streets of mid-19th century London…wait a minute.
I still think SOLO was a fun movie, and it’s in tone with the eventual tone of Star Wars, post-ROTJ.
Just me personally, I wish SOLO’s origin story had a bit more edge to it.