They grew up together like sisters, which would not normally be the case in Chinese culture, for the two are related through their mothers. Their maternal grandparents had no son, however, so bridegrooms were taken into the household in order to continue the family line.
羅阿蜂與陳阿勉是一對姨表姊妹，她們的母親是親姊妹，因為家中沒有兄弟，於是各招夫婿，同在一起生活。