Now, however, she has to rent out the studio to make ends meet. Former students of her father's find it painful to see her living and working all in the same cramped space, but Hsu herself is not bothered in the least. The proud artist wrote a poem downplaying the problem: "What need have I for fame or fortune?
因為受鴻源事件及「萬點能買」的神話拖累，徐令儀手頭日緊，她把寓所隔壁的二十來坪畫室騰空出租，父親的老學生們看到徐令儀起居作畫都擠在斗室裡，忍不住大表心疼，徐令儀卻甘之如飴。