Despite her physical frailty, through determination and drive Liu was able to consistently place in the top ten students in her year at junior high school. She particularly shone in composition and art, and frequently won poetry recital competitions. A candle in the wind
因為淑藝雖然身體殘敗，但積極上進，國中成績始終保持全年級前 10 名，在寫作、畫畫上表現傑出，還是朗讀比賽的常勝軍。