Dr. Chien is widely read, as shown by the collection of books which line the walls of his house. Dr. Chien's sense of patriotism runs in the family. His grandfather was assassinated when Dr. Chien was a child because of his refusal to go along with a Japanese attempt to control the Chinese court system.
再有就是家中一向有著豐富的藏書，以及祖父和父親愛好閱讀的習慣，使得孩提時期的錢復也深受影響，常喜歡學大人翻書、看書。