For the nine new recruits in the mess hall, this turn of events came as a tremendous surprise.
At the age of eighteen or nineteen, they were essentially experiencing their first time away from both their hometown and their parents.
What made this even more remarkable was that these three months had marked the first real hardships they had encountered in their lives.
Contemplating how a single song, "Green Flowers in the Army," could evoke tears from the entire company, it was evident just how much everyone longed for home and their parents.
And now, their parents were standing right in front of them.
The nine recruits dashed out of the cafeteria in unison.
The ones at the forefront, sprinting faster, had already called out for their parents to come over.
Wang Ye wasn't among the first to rush out.
