At the same time, he still had payments to make on the original car, and went to Family Helper for assistance. In the meantime, the older woman, who was illiterate and ran a small store, had little time to look after Ah Chieh. Her main concern was that he not cry or make trouble. Her own children had already grown, meaning Ah Chieh had no one to talk to.
但因原來照顧阿傑的阿婆不識字，自己又兼營小生意，只要他不哭不鬧，從來也不管他；阿婆的孩子都大了，平常也沒人陪阿傑講話，所以剛到袁家時，他只會用閩南語說：「不要」、「好」、「阿傑」三個詞。