At one time she also lived in a home for the elderly in the US, where she had US $ 400 per month in spending money. But there she had to cook all her meals for herself, something she thought was a lot of trouble. "It's better living here. I don't need to cook and I've got nothing to do but sing and play mahjong.
「兒子有媳婦，女兒有公婆，還是自己一個人自在」，葉媽媽說，她在美國也住老人院，每個月還有四百多美金的零用錢，但缺點是要自己打理三餐，她覺得麻煩，「還是住這裡好，不必做飯，閒來沒事唱唱歌、打打麻將，滿好的。」