Unflaggingly for 20 years, Day's father habitually gave his son an allowance just as Day was about to head north from Chingshui after the weekend. The amount slowly grew over the years from NT $ 1,500 to 3,000. His father stopped the allowance only after the Day family divided their assets ten years ago.
連續二十年，每星期戴勝通要從清水北上工作時，父親都按照慣例給他一筆「所費」，這筆錢從一開始一千五百元，慢慢提高到三千元，直到十年前戴家分家為止。