He didn't care whether his clothes and furniture were worn out, but he was strict about cleanliness and order. "Back then Chiang Kai-shek would often wear his white gloves, and he would run his finger over furniture when he passed by. He would judge how well the custodial staff had executed their duties by the extent of dust on his gloves. There was another event that Li Mu-chang finds hard to forget.
「蔣公自律甚嚴，也很節儉，他不在乎衣物和傢具老舊，但對乾淨整潔的要求很嚴格」，當時，常常戴著白手套的蔣公會在路經之處隨手摸傢具，以手套上沾灰的程度判斷負責人員是否盡責。