The whole family moved here in 1990. On the day they arrived, Chen's father instructed her younger brother to write on a stone: "Arrived in Hualien on such-and-such a date to enjoy a happy childhood." Chen's father was 60 at the time.
民國七十九年，他們全家都搬到花蓮，父親到花蓮那一天，叫弟弟在石頭上寫下：「某月某日來花蓮，快快樂樂一少年」，當年她的父親六十歲。