Although everyone has watched her grow up and knows exactly who she is, when she confronted such a conservative network of human relationships, Lin Hsiu-ying could not avoid spending a lot of time making the rounds, engaging in many a tete-a-tete over tea. She even resorted to borrowing a little "authority" to get the ball rolling smoothly.
雖然「大家是看她長大的，做人怎麼樣都一清二楚」，但在面對如此傳統的人際網絡時，林秀英不免要花許多時間四處泡茶聊天，甚至要借用「權威」，才能將工作順利推展。