It wasn't long before he concluded that this was no way to live, and that he would have to continue with his education if he wanted to improve the quality of life. So he spent his free time cramming and tested into the Department of Economics at Soochow University.
但他認為這樣貧賤度日不是辦法，如果要改善生活，唯有繼續升學，於是他熬夜苦讀，考取了東吳大學經濟系。