Chapter 3 go to europe with my father

In November 1917, Lin Changmin was forced to resign as chief justice due to the official struggle of the Beiyang government.After that, he traveled to Japan with fellow friends Tang Hualong and Lan Gongwu, served as an observer at the Paris Peace Conference, and wrote articles to promote his political views. In 1920, Lin Changmin was sent by the government to visit Europe as a member of the "China Association of the League of Nations".This was a long trip that lasted a year and a half, and Lin Changmin decided to bring his daughter along.It is early spring in Beijing. Although the sun is bright, it is still cold.On this day, Huiyin received a letter from his father, in which he said: "I will take you with me on this long trip. First, I want you to see more things in other countries to increase your knowledge; My first hug; third, I want you to temporarily leave the tedious life of your family, so that you can broaden your horizons and develop the insights and abilities to improve society in the future..."

Huiyin held his father's letter and read it.The spring breeze was blowing hard, and she was afraid that a sudden gust of wind would blow away the letter and the dream-like excitement and joy.She clutched the letter to her breast—how fascinating it was to go to Europe, to go to Europe with her father!She felt that the early spring sunshine in front of her was dazzlingly bright, and it seemed as if there were flowers blooming in her heart. In the early summer of 1921, Lin Huiyin came to Europe with his father.According to the visit plan, Lin Changmin took Huiyin to some cities in France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Belgium.Lin Changmin and his daughter walked through cultural attractions, museums, factories and newspaper offices that developed rapidly after the Industrial Revolution. 16-year-old Huiyin was not very interested in factories and newspapers, but Lin Changmin believed that these places embody modern capitalist production and management methods and can serve as a reference for the improvement of Chinese society in the future, so " Must watch".

In addition to browsing, Lin Changmin spends more time on various entertainments.He wanted to attend the meeting of the "League of Nations Association" and meet with relevant people from all over the world. He was invited to give speeches in some places, and he also received many local overseas students and members of Chinese communities who came to visit him.When he was busy with these things, he often ignored Huiyin.Huiyin spends a lot of time alone in his apartment in London. Huiyin's feelings are complicated.She opened her mind to absorb the impressions and knowledge from this new world, and the mixed information often made her feel both novel and tired.At the same time, far away from her homeland and peers, she often feels deeply lonely and at a loss.During the time when her father went out frequently, she often thought, what did my father go out to give speeches to others?Are those questions that important?Why doesn't he care about his daughter who is next to him?

When she is alone, she is more likely to snuggle up by the fireplace and read books in English.At this time, she was grateful for the rigorous style of study at Beijing Peihua Girls' Middle School.After coming to the UK, she was able to communicate freely and read in English without much effort.She read Victorian novels, the poems of Tennyson, Hopkins, Browning, and the plays of Bernard Shaw.At the beginning, she read with the purpose of learning English, but as she read, these books led her into a world that fascinated her.Although she had read the Chinese translations of some of these works in China, but now that she had read the original works, she realized how poor those classical Chinese translations were, and they could hardly convey the original feelings.Huiyin is sensitive and delicate in nature, and literature awakens her various experiences of life and arouses her strong resonance.