As luck would have it, the Chen home was built with inferior grade concrete made with beach sand, and after the 921 earthquake of 1999, the ceiling began to crumble. That scared them into moving out and renting a house. The rent constitutes another economic burden that is hard for them to bear. Yet the Chens have no complaints about taking on responsibility for their grandchildren.
屋漏偏逢連夜雨，陳家的房子被勘查出是海砂屋，九二一地震後，天花板的水泥開始掉落，嚇得他們只好舉家搬遷，租房子住，但房租又是一筆難以承擔的負荷。