When his father fell sick, and was forced to quit his job at a nearby railway station, however, Chen's mother had to do menial jobs to support the family.
然而，他接著說到：「就在我念小學五年級時，爸爸病倒了，原本在鐵路單位當推車手的他，從此便失業在家。往後媽媽每天清早就得下田去幹活，忙完再走很遠的山路去砍柴，都得天黑了才能回到家。」