Lu Xun had a dry son, who lived in Lu Xun's house for a long time, and did a shameless thing that made people angry
Lu Xun, who had some great influence on modern Chinese literature, because most of the articles were strongly critical and were called the "hardest bones" of the people. However, there are also people who do not like Lu Xun, thinking that he likes to scold people, lacks humanity, and is difficult to approach. In fact, the real Lu Xun not only has a "King Kong angry eyes" side, but also a "tender pulse" side.
If you don't believe me, look at a poem written in 1932 entitled "Answer to the Guest":
Ruthless may not be really haojie, how pitiful is not a husband.
Those who know whether the wind is roaring or not, when they look back, they look smaller than sustenance.
The first two sentences of the poem are often quoted, but in fact the last two sentences are also very interesting, "the roarer" and "Yu Su" both refer to the tiger, that is, the tiger, although majestic and domineering, often looks back at his children affectionately. Obviously, there is a strong love for the son.
When Lu Xun died, his son Zhou Haiying was only 7 years old, so he left three last words for his son in his will:
Forget me and take care of your own life. If not, it's a fool's errand.
When the child grows up, if he has no talent, he can find some small things to live, and he must not become an empty writer or artist.
What others promise you, don't take seriously.
As a father, Lu Xun naturally hopes that his son can make a difference when he grows up, but his first wish is not to "hope that the son will become a dragon", but to "hope that the son will be honest", according to his actual ability, to be a real person. Of course, Lu Xun also knows very well how difficult it is to maintain personality independence and self-reliance in such a social environment. Therefore, in the sixth article, he warned his son not to pin his hopes on others, self-esteem and self-improvement, self-confidence and self-reliance are always the fundamental ways for a person to settle down and establish his life.
After Zhou Hainian grew up, he chose a path that suited himself and became a well-known radio expert, honest and sincere all his life, very happy.
In fact, in addition to having this one biological son, Lu Xun also had a "dry son", and he once cared for him, but why did he never see him mention it?
When Lu Xun went to Xiamen University to teach in 1926, there was a student named Liao Li'e, who expressed great admiration for Lu Xun and was very close to Lu Xun. Later, Lu Xun went to Guangzhou, he also transferred to Guangzhou, and then Lu Xun went to Shanghai, and he came to Shanghai again, and he also brought a girlfriend.
He said that there was no place to go, so Lu Xun left them to live in his home and bore all their expenses. After staying for a long time, it was really overloaded, Lu Xun had to run around to find a career on his behalf, and later even proposed to give a bookstore thirty yuan a month, which was the salary spent in the store, so that Liao Li'e could go over to do a proofreader. Liao Li'e was not only reluctant to do things, but was full of resentment.
Liao called himself Lu Xun's "righteous son", but by 1928, when the "revolutionary literary controversy" occurred, most of his classmates and acquaintances tended to create the society and the Sun Society, he felt that Lu Xun was somewhat isolated, so he decided to leave Lu Xun and return to Guangzhou, and also said to Lu Xun, "People say that I live with such people." When he left, he said that there was no travel expense, and Lu Xun had to fund him 120 oceans, which was not a small amount; he also said that without clothes and bedding, Lu Xun could only helplessly help. He wrote in his diary at that time: "Li E went back, asked for one hundred and twenty springs, and grabbed more than ten things of clothes and quilts. With a gentle stroke, it depicts the disdainful behavior of this "righteous son".
Not only that, but later Liao Li'e also proposed a lot to Lu Xun, and Lu Xun also noticed that his ideological style was not good, so he broke off contact with him. After liberation, Liao Li'e worked as a teacher in a middle school. Lu Xun wrote all his life about the world, but he did not expect to meet such a person, so he rarely mentioned Liao Li'e, which is why we know very little about it.