The style of life on the island hadn't changed in her absence. When Tsai Jui-yueh began to rehearse dances that had parts for both men and women, her students all tried to talk her out of it, and her brother even told her that if she was going to perform a dance with a man in public, she should be prepared never to marry.
從離開台灣到回到台灣，故鄉的風氣依然保守，當蔡瑞月開始排練男女雙人舞時，學生紛紛勸她打消念頭，大哥甚至對她說，要是跳了男女雙人舞，就要準備這一輩子嫁不出去了。