Eyes bright, radiating health and vigor, with adequate savings in the bank, Nien Cheng would seem enviably well-off in her old age. But also very alone.
甘迺迪中心離住處不過十五分鐘車程，她通常購買季票，就有好一陣子的音樂會可以聆聽；否則，和朋友打橋牌、聽戲… …，也足以消磨整個黃昏。目光炯炯，神采奕奕，加上足夠的銀行存款，鄭念的確是個令人羨慕的富裕老人。