Huang's fourth eldest brother, who was living with them, fell ill and died. Huang grew seriously ill. The family that his eldest sister had married into did not want him around them anymore, and made plans for him to take up lodging at his school.
後來與他同住的四哥染病過世，黃友棣也大病一場，大姊一家視他為不祥之物，和學校商量，把他送到學校寄宿。