Chapter 23 return home

At Yale, Whein was quickly loved by professors and classmates.During the three years of study at Penn University, she has laid a solid foundation in art.Her graphic design ability is far higher than other students who study stage design.After the complicated and precise architectural design training, Huiyin came to study stage art design, and Huiyin felt relaxed, happy and at ease.She originally loves drama and has participated in drama performances. When doing stage design, she can experience the dramatic space on the stage personally, taking into account not only the visual effects of the stage, but also the changes of scenes on the stage and the scheduling of actors. .

Whenever it was time to hand in homework or an exam was approaching, those American classmates would ask Huiyin for help.Stewart Cheney is the youngest girl among her classmates. She is smart and self-willed, and often argues and gets angry with her classmates over trivial matters.Like a big sister, Huiyin calms down and resolves the disputes among these girls, and always comforts little Cheney in every possible way, analyzes the script with her, and helps her complete her homework. At the same time, Sicheng's research at Harvard was not going well.It took him three months to read all the materials he could find about Chinese architecture.After analyzing and studying the materials written by these foreigners, he found that their understanding of Chinese architecture was only on the surface, lacking in essential discovery and research, not to mention some of them were fundamentally wrong.

He found his supervisor and explained to him that he needed to go back to China for field investigation, collect data, and submit his doctoral dissertation in two years.At the same time, Huiyin completed the half-year training in stage design. The four years of studying abroad are coming to an end, and the wanderer is going home, and the days are suddenly tense and lively.The relatives in the homeland who think about it day and night, and the unknown future seem to be within reach all of a sudden; they bid farewell to the University of Pennsylvania where they lived for four years, to the teachers and classmates, and to the sunny woods and meadows , They have kept good memories here in their hearts.

Sicheng and Huiyin are going back to China, and their relatives in Beijing are getting busy.Sicheng is Liang Rengong's beloved eldest son, and Huiyin has lost his father. Rengong is concerned about their marriage every detail.He drew up a detailed plan, which was carried out at home and abroad at the same time. Sicheng and Huiyin are abroad, and the wedding is held according to foreign rules.He arranged for Sicheng and Huiyin to go to Canada first from the United States. According to Western customs, the ceremony was held in a church. The eldest daughter Sishun and son-in-law Zhou Xizhe organized the wedding for them.After marriage, he traveled to Europe, inspected foreign buildings at the same time, and then returned to China.

The elders and relatives of both parties are in the country, and everything such as engagement and ceremony will be carried out according to the old domestic rules.Domestic affairs are handled by family members for them. In a letter to Sicheng and Huiyin on December 12, 1927, Liang Qichao described in detail how his Beijing home prepared for their engagement ceremony. On December 18, 1927, after organizing the engagement ceremony for Sicheng and Huiyin at home, Liang Qichao was overjoyed and wrote a letter to Sicheng and Huiyin: …I am very happy to be your betrothal gift in the past few days.You want to grow from a "little boy" in your arms (who has gone through all kinds of disasters) to an adult, with good conduct and knowledge, a happy marriage is about to be concluded, and you will return to China soon , Back in my arms, how can you be unhappy?Today, the ceremony at home in Beijing was very solemn and lively, and Tianjin was also decorated with small decorations. My younger brothers and sisters and I played very happily for a long time.Thinking of your mother having to wait for several years, seeing today, I can't help but feel a little sad, but she must be smiling on the other side after leaving the world...

As long as the wedding is solemn and not extravagant, the clothes and jewelry should be decent enough, and everything will be re-organized after returning home. I would rather save some money for travel expenses. I have also planned your itinerary for returning from Europe...