In 1982, he had eye surgery and there were extra security personnel on duty inside the residence. Among them was Tsai Fu-lai, who is from Kinmen. One day CCK asked Tsai to bring him a robe or paozi, but Tsai instead brought him a baozhi, or "newspaper." CCK couldn't help but laugh and it was only then that Tsai recognized his mistake.
一九八二年，經國先生眼睛開刀後，寓所多了內勤侍衛官值勤，來自金門的蔡福來是其中之一，有次經國先生早上起來請他拿件「袍子」來，他卻拿了「報紙」給他，經國先生忍不住笑了笑，他才知道聽錯了。