When her father was fleeing mainland China at the time of the communist takeover, his money was stolen. It was Chinese New Year's Eve, and there he was on the pier, not a penny to his name, not knowing what he would do. Suddenly someone hailed him, and, upon learning his tale, pressed some money upon him, money which enabled him to board the ship and flee danger.
她父親在當年大陸淪陷的逃難途中，錢被扒走，時值除夕夜，身無分文的他，獨自來到碼頭，不知何去何從之間，突然有人叫他，對方知道他的處境後，塞了一塊錢給他，他才得以坐渡船逃離險地。