Just as their family discussions were becoming hot with disagreement, GE announced their plan to lay off 4000 engineers, owing to the generally dismal condition of America's aerospace industry.
「我爸媽美國生活適應得很，他們可以常常來玩，才不需要我回台灣呢。」周鈺仍沒松口。正當家庭會議如火如荼地展開時，奇異公司卻因美國航太業不景氣，宣佈要裁掉四千名工程師。