Today he has paid off the mortgage on his flat, and with the extra income from selling his paintings, driving half a day is enough to pay the family's bills. Thus Chou Meng-te can devote more of his efforts to artistic creativity.
如今，房屋貸款已經付清，又增加了賣畫的收入，開半天車已可支應日常家用，周孟德將更多的心力放在藝術創作上。