Whether they are going back to visit or to live, many old veterans feel a great debt to their families because they did not have the chance to show their respect for their parents or to raise and educate their children. Many of these men try to repay this debt by offering something concrete: financial support.
不論是探親或是定居，對於父母未能承歡膝下，對於兒女不曾撫育，老兵們總想透過具體的經濟資助來表達他們的虧欠。相對的，不少大陸的親人想到多年來的吃苦，難免也覺得這是理所當然的。