When her mother-in-law, Chan Chin-chih, was alive, she would even advise the family: "Our mainland compatriots are our brothers and sisters. We are all God's people. We should use liberal and considerate brotherly feelings in dealing with them."
她的婆婆詹金枝在世時，更經常勸家人：「大陸同胞是我們的兄弟姊妹，大家都是上帝的子民，我們應該以寬容體貼手足之情對待他們。」