At that time, the young man figured that Taiwan was very close by, and could be reached by plane in an hour. That way he could be 'both loyal to his country and filial to his family.'
當時年輕的他心中的盤算是：福建與台灣甚近，坐飛機一個鐘頭可到，如此便可做到「忠孝兩全」。