History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
He Xueyuan, the mother of the Republic of China female writer Lin Huiyin, was originally the daughter of a wealthy businessman, and she married Lin Changmin as the step-wife when she was a teenager, the Lin family was a scholar, and Lin Changmin's father, Lin Xiaoqian, was a Hanlin of the Qing Dynasty.
Lin Changmin should not have married the daughter of a merchant, but because his original wife was weak and sick and did not give birth to a child, she died of illness, so the Lin family married the daughter of a merchant in order to pass on the lineage, thinking that the daughter of a merchant was physically strong and could have a son, so he married He Xueyuan, the daughter of a merchant, for Lin Changmin.
In the Qing Dynasty, although merchants had money, their social status was far inferior to that of the official eunuchs, so although the He family was a rich merchant, it was already good that the daughter could marry the Lin family of the official eunuch's shuxiang mendi as a house-filling lady.
Although Lin Changmin married He Xueyuan for the second time, she was still an arranged marriage, and He Xueyuan was not beautiful, uneducated, and had a bad temper, which made Lin Changmin very dissatisfied with her. Marrying her anyway is just to have children.
He Xueyuan gave birth to several children in a row after entering, and only two years after marriage gave birth to a son, the in-laws and husbands of course liked to raise eyebrows, but this child had a short life, and it did not take long to die, He Xueyuan gave birth to three more children, all of whom were daughters, and only Lin Huiyin grew up safely.
Lin Changmin looked down on He Xueyuan more and more, He Xueyuan couldn't do anything, not even have a son, so Lin Changmin looked for his love, he fell in love with a Shanghai beauty Cheng Guilin, and took him as a concubine.
Although he has been married twice, this is the first time Lin Changmin has met the woman he loves. Cheng Guilin has a beautiful appearance, rough understanding of poetry books, and the grace and gentleness of Jiangnan women. When Cheng Guilin married Lin Changmin, Lin Huiyin was only eight years old.
Of course, He Xueyuan did not like her husband to take concubines, but in feudal society, she had no choice. Cheng Guilin not only got the love of her husband, but she was also very lucky, and after entering the school, she had four sons in a row, which made Lin Changmin ecstatic.
So Cheng Guilin got all the love of Lin Changmin, and Lin Changmin loved Cheng Guilin in every way, completely forgetting that he also had a wife, He Xueyuan. Lin Changmin lived in the front yard with Cheng Guilin and their four sons, and Lin Changmin also inscribed the words "Guilin One Room Spring" for Cheng Guilin's bedroom.
Lin Changmin and Cheng Guilin's bedrooms and lives are full of spring feelings, while He Xueyuan has been left out in the cold for many years, and she and her daughter Lin Hui live in the backyard and live in a cold and cold life. He Xueyuan was depressed, her temper was getting worse and worse, and sometimes she lost her temper with her daughter Lin Huiyin.
And Lin Hui, because of his natural beauty, has been a beautiful fetus since he was a child, and Lin Hui has been deeply loved by his father Lin Changmin because of his cleverness and cleverness, and he knows how to read and be polite. Lin Changmin did not love his wife He Xueyuan, but he loved Lin Huiyin, the daughter born to his wife He Xueyuan.
Lin Changmin vigorously cultivated Lin Huiyin, and when Lin Huiyin was a teenager, he took her to a foreign country to meet the world, and later sent her to study abroad. Lin Huiyin's talent is obvious to all, and she has become a famous Chinese architect, a famous writer, and a famous professor. And Lin Changmin and Cheng Guilin's four sons did not have much success.
Four sons are not as good as one concubine, which is the situation of Lin Changmin's family. Although the step-wife He Xueyuan could not pass on the lin family lineage, she gave birth to a good daughter, and this good daughter won over the four sons of the concubine Cheng Guilin.