"Other men who went to Taiwan never sent even a single letter, but he always sent letters back to his family. I thought to myself that this Taiwanese compatriot must really be nice, since he could never forget his old hometown no matter how old he got." Thus Mrs. Li, who had never thought of remarrying, made friends with Mr. Li.
「同樣去了台灣，別人沒信來，他卻一直有信回家，我想，這個台胞可真好，年紀這麼大了，故鄉還捨不掉」，於是也沒想過再婚的李太太開始和李阿躍交往。