Pang Kuo-chung, the owner of Wan Chen Lou, recalls that his father used to leave home for work every day before dawn. They rarely had a chance to see each other, and his father eventually simply moved into the restaurant.
中日戰爭爆發時，他們的身分是「皇民」，比起來自中國大陸各省的人士，行動自由得多。