Chang's best friend at school was so poor, in fact, that all his family could give him to bring for lunch every day was a single dried plum. During lunch, he used to curl up in a corner of the schoolyard in an attempt to alleviate the hunger pangs.
張文毅班上最要好的同學每日午餐便當盒裡只裝著一顆乾掉的梅子，用餐時間常蜷縮在校園角落，藉著靜臥來減低飢餓感。