Lin Yutang is known as China's master of humor. Although his character is free, free and spontaneous, he has never been able to escape the "matchmaker's words ordered by his parents" when it comes to marriage matters.

Since ancient times, many literati have been romantic.

Of the three women on Lin Yutang's love journey, the one she loved the most could not enter his life in the end.

On October 10, 1895, a pastor’s family in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province welcomed their seventh child. The happy couple were just happy at the time, but they had no idea how much this child would bring to them in the future.

surprises and achievements.

They named the child Hele, and he was Lin Yutang.

Lin Yutang's father, Lin Zhicheng, was just an ordinary pastor in Banzi Village, with a meager salary and a family of eight children.

Although his family was not well-off, his father's optimism, his mother's generosity, and the friendship between his brothers and sisters deeply affected Lin Yutang's character, making him grow into an optimistic and cheerful person in the future.

When he was a boy, Lin Yutang loved to catch fish by the stream.

There was a girl named Olive, the adopted daughter of Lin Yutang's mother, who wanted to call him "uncle".

The two often go together to catch minnows and touch crayfish.

When she was squatting in the stream to catch fish, a butterfly landed on the tip of her hair. When she moved forward slowly, the butterfly did not fly away.

The scene here was so clear that Lin Yutang remembered it until he was 80 years old.

Although Olive is a very thin little girl with always melancholy eyes and looks worried, she is actually a stubborn and determined girl at heart.

Olive usually has to work and is often dressed in black.

But on Sunday, she changed into a light blue cheongsam, and her small oval face with gentle eyebrows was very charming.

The young Lin Yutang indulged in the love that sprouted naturally.

On the eve of studying at St. John's University in Shanghai, Lin Yutang proposed to Olive and wanted to take her to Shanghai with him.

Unexpectedly, Olive refused very simply.

Because Olive has a blind grandfather who needs her support and care at any time; and because she believes that her hometown has the best fruits, fish and vegetables, as well as charming scenery, she is unwilling to live a life away from her hometown.

The two young people eventually parted ways in the face of different choices.

On the day Lin Yutang left his hometown, he saw Olive standing on the edge of the cliff watching his figure.

The thin girl, with her blue cheongsam and hair flying in the wind, was fixed in Lin Yutang's mind.

Probably, the love of youth always makes people miss a lot, especially as we get older and see more of the sophistication of people, we miss the simplicity of that time even more.

Later, Lin Yutang wrote a semi-autobiographical novel "Lai Boying" to record this green past event.

? 02 When he was young, his love affair ended at the door. Lin Yutang arrived at St. John's University in Shanghai. Not only was he outstanding in literature, he also served as the captain of the school debate team and the school rowing team. He was also proficient in baseball and tennis, and even set a new record in the sports meeting.

The school's long-distance running record.

Such an outstanding, gentle and elegant young man suddenly became a man of the hour in the school.

Lin Yutang had two very good classmates: the brothers Chen Xizuo and Chen Xiqing, so they often visited the Chen family.

As they walked back and forth, they noticed Chen Jinduan, the younger sister of the Chen brothers.

The first time he saw Chen Jinduan, Lin Yutang was stunned.

Although he is the captain of the debate team, he can't say a word because "she is indeed extremely beautiful."

Chen Jinduan was studying painting at St. Mary's Girls' School. The two schools were only separated by a wall, so naturally he had heard about Lin Yutang's deeds.

The two young men were in love with each other, but the two brothers could see it clearly.

They also appreciated Lin Yutang's talent and would excuse themselves every time to give them more space to get along.

The two of them talk not only about literature, but also about ideals, just as love is not just about the present, but also about dreams and distances.

"I want to write a book and let the whole world know that I am Lin Yutang!" "So tell me, what does your ideal woman look like?" Chen Jinduan asked, looking at him with gentle eyes.

"The perfect woman in my heart is Yun Niang, who can sit down with Shen Fu and talk about calligraphy and painting; the woman I admire is Li Xiangjun, I admire her naivety and love her beauty. Of course, the girl I love most is you in front of me.

"I have to say that this eloquent scholar's sweetness will really turn women on.

But soon, Chen Jinduan's father discovered the truth and became furious.

Chen Jinduan's father, Chen Tianen, is a returned overseas compatriot and a Christian. He practices medicine and runs businesses locally and is very prestigious.

In addition, Sun Yat-sen had a lot of support in the early days, so he was considered a prominent family.

But the Lin family was extremely ordinary. Even the tuition for Lin Yutang to study in Shanghai was raised from the sale of his house in Zhangzhou.

Chen Tianen firmly opposed the marriage between the two for the sake of his daughter's future.