During the Republic of China period, society progressed, and many talented female writers began to gradually enter the public eye. As a female writer lin Huiyin with both beauty and talent in the Republic of China, it can be said that she attracted much attention in the society at that time. However, as a "star" in the society at that time, the world not only paid attention to her talent and works, but also paid attention to her emotional life.
Although Chinese society has gradually developed during the Republic of China period, the discrimination against women has not changed, but Lin Huiyin can have a wealth of emotional experience and open thoughts, which is related to her father Lin Changmin's influence on her from childhood.
Lin Huiyin's father, Lin Changmin, graduated from Waseda University in Japan in his early years, and at that time, Lin Changmin was also a new era person who received new ideas. Therefore, for love Lin Changmin also has his own pursuit, but Lin Changmin's road to love is very bumpy, and he only found the love of his life after marrying three wives. And Lin Huiyin's biological mother, He Xueyuan, is a "paving" on lin Changmin's emotional road.
Despite having a talented daughter, He Xueyuan's life was still miserable. Lin Changmin's first wife was frail and sick, and she died shortly after marrying Lin Changmin. At that time, the task of passing on the lineage was more important than love, and although he had accepted new ideas, Lin Changmin still could not avoid the task of passing on the lineage. Finally, under the pressure of his parents, Lin Changmin still married He Xueyuan, who was born in a business at that time.
Merchants and literati have been "intolerable to fire and water" since ancient times, so Lin Changmin looked down on He Xueyuan in his heart, and He Xueyuan also knew his position in the Lin family, so he wanted to rely on his children to get Lin Changmin's attention. But the result was not satisfactory, although a son and two daughters were born before and after, but in the end two children died prematurely, leaving only one daughter ----- Lin Huiyin.
In the eyes of Lin Changmin, He Xueyuan was originally only worth of procreation, and now that He Xueyuan has lost her value, Lin Changmin naturally looks down on Lin Xueyuan even more. In the end, Lin Changmin took Cheng Guilin, a Shanghai woman, as a concubine on the grounds that He Xueyuan was infertile. Although he shared the responsibility of childbearing, Cheng Guilin was very "contentious" - he gave birth to four sons. This made He Xueyuan's status in the Lin family plummet, and finally under the provocation of Cheng Guilin, He Xueyuan and his daughter Lin Huiyin were driven to live in the backyard.
Although Lin Changmin looked down on He Xueyuan, he still admired this generous daughter. When Lin Huiyin was a teenager, Lin Changmin took her abroad to learn about architecture, and it should be known that traveling abroad was still extremely rare at that time. It can also be seen from this that Lin Changmin's thinking is indeed progressive, after all, at that time, the idea of son preference was still deeply rooted.
Lin Changmin's various behaviors towards He Xueyuan led to her life's misfortune, but Lin Huiyin's excellence should allow her to find some psychological comfort, after all, at that time, the focus of a woman's life was only her husband and children. Although Cheng Guilin gave birth to four sons, the four sons are all unknown people, and the combined achievements are not as good as a Lin Huiyin, so Lin Huiyin's excellence can also be regarded as making He Xueyuan "raise his eyebrows" in the Lin family.
Lin Changmin's cultivation of Lin Huiyin is also a kind of compensation for He Xueyuan, although Cheng Guilin has four sons, but when he grows up, the social status of the four sons is not as good as Lin Huiyin, which is also a successful win for He Xueyuan.
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The Biography of Lin Huiyin