"My oldest son was in America, my only daughter was married, my youngest son was in Tainan at the university, and my husband was busy at the factory.
大兒子遠在美國、獨生女兒嫁作人婦、小兒子在台南念大學，先生又忙著鐵工廠的業務；不再有小孩的事要煩心、不再有人催著要吃飯，好像一生該做的事都已完結，再也沒有什麼值得去拚命努力。