In a recent letter to his wife-now living in Guangzhou in the mainland-Hsiao wrote poignantly, "I hope that we may treasure each moment of each day." He hopes that his wife can quickly resolve her financial struggles so that they can be together again. Hardly cut out for business, Hsiao's original purpose in going to America was just to carve out a basic living.
回首初到美國的日子，為了生計出國討賺的蕭泰然，顯然不是做生意的材料。