Liu's mother, Chen Yueh-li, cared for her four children while also keeping the family afloat by mending stockings and writing letters in Japanese for small business owners. In spite of the demands on her time, Chen did her utmost to provide her children with a variety of aesthetic experiences.
以幫小商家寫日文信、補絲襪為生的母親陳月里，一手撐起這個赤貧之家並照顧 4 名幼子，且盡己所能地給孩子各種奇特的生活美學經驗。