It turns out that he used to research Chinese genealogical history, and visited nearly 400 ancestral halls in Taiwan and Kinmen, where he found that there was usually a ju-i on the family altar. Throughout history, this simple article has wordlessly conveyed people's aspirations and the importance for them of clan identity, and it was this that inspired Lu's interest in ju-i.
原來過去陸炳文曾經長時間從事田野調查，研究中國的姓氏堂號，尋訪過台灣本島和金門近四百座的宗祠，發現許多宗祠的供桌上，都擺有一把如意，中國人長年對生活的憧憬，對家族的重視，就在這古樸的器物之中不言而喻，於是開始對如意這種吉祥物產生興趣。