Three years older than his sister Hsiao-chang, Hsiao-wen had once followed in his grandfather's footsteps, leaving home to enter the Fengshan Army School. Later, he went to America to study, a year earlier than his sister.
比孝章大上三歲的哥哥，曾經跟隨祖父的腳步，離家進入鳳山陸軍官校，後來比妹妹早一年即赴美進修。