Ch'en Ch'un-jong, an octogenarian, is an old friend of the cold spring. Although his two children earnestly hope that their father will move to Taipei to live with them, Ch'en enjoys being where he is because the cold spring has become a part of his life.
八十歲的陳春榮老先生是冷泉的老朋友，雖然二兒子殷殷期盼老人家搬去台北和他們同住，老先生一樣喜歡待在老家，因為冷泉已經成為他生活的一部分。