Locke's sister recovered after eating a piece of Empress Dowager Cake personally baked by Hu Song.
In the final moments, the warmth given by the old grandpa helped the Locke siblings endure that harsh winter.
With Hu Song's help, Locke and Susan entered a local welfare home the following spring and, with the support from the welfare home and the elderly, the siblings both completed their studies and gained official citizenship in the United States.
Even in adulthood, Locke and Susan retained their habit of making regular trips to "Yuelai Building" in New York's Chinatown to have Empress Dowager Cake. This habit continued until Susan moved to the West Coast, and Hu Song, due to old age, passed the restaurant to his son.
