But things didn't go as planned. The husband's English ability was not as good as that of his spouse, and he failed to pass the licensing test. In any case, there were already many Chinese dentists practicing in Los Angeles, so competition would have been stiff. The husband had no choice but to return to Taiwan and carry on with a family living in two lands.
然而事與願違，先生的英文能力不如太太強，沒有通過當地執照考試；而在洛城執業的華裔人士又很多，開業競爭十分激烈，於是先生又折返回國，繼續過著兩地分離的生活。