With the image of the civil servant clad in a white shirt etched in his mind, at age 17 Chang resolved to study on his own for the tests. After his day's work was done he would diligently study the various books that would prepare him for the civil service exams.
想著那一位穿著白襯衫的公務員，17 歲的張清來開始發憤讀書，以他國小輟學的學歷，下了工便苦讀公務員考試的各種參考書。