Shih Chien's family was by no means affluent, and when he was preparing to work providing relief for beggars and talked things over with his father, he encountered forceful opposition. Later, after selling all his assets and persuading his family to give him assistance, he was finally able to create the House of Love to help Taipei's beggars.
施乾的家境並不富有，當他跟父親商量，準備投注救濟工作時，遭到大力反對，後來他變賣所有家產，並說服施家家族的協助，才足以建成名聞台北地區的乞丐收容所﹘﹘愛愛寮。