But she did not submit to the fatalistic attitudes of traditional Chinese women. At only 13, Hong You-mien decided to move out. She was granted her freedom on condition that she would earn money and support her adoptive parents. She decided to learn to be a seamstress at the Matsuyama Western Clothing Store, run by a relative.
但傳統女人的宿命觀沒有讓她屈服，只有 13 歲的洪游勉堅持搬出去，她以「將來賺錢會好好孝養父母」為條件換取自由，並選擇到親戚開的松山洋服店學「做衫」。