That day happened to be the last day of the enlistment sign-up, Su Chaoyang completed all the procedures before telling everyone, including Qin Yuehua, in the courtyard that he had decided to enlist in the army.
A single stone stirred up a thousand ripples of shock. The news quickly spread, everyone found it unbelievable. Despite numerous appeals, nobody could change Su Chaoyang's mind.
A group of boys and girls sat by the man-made lake in the courtyard, tossing weeds into the water.
Though the weather was bright and clear, everyone sighed heavily. The carefree children felt for the first time a subtle melancholy of departure.
The sunset of that day seemed extraordinarily poignant, causing heartache.
In the lake, lotus leaves were lush, alongside large lotus seed heads swaying, Pan Linfeng, seeing everyone's low spirits, ran to the lakeside, plucked a few seed heads and threw them to each person.
