The boat finally docked, but it happened to rain heavily on Shanghai. Gao Junman was holding a paper umbrella with Zimei and his son Chen Henian on Songshan Road in the French Concession, waiting for her husband to return. Yadong Library manager Wang Mengzou followed Chen Duxiu’s return from the dock. Gao Junman hurriedly ran over to hold an umbrella for her husband, staring at the strange father and two children with wide eyes.
When he returned home, Chen Duxiu watched his wife stand alone in the yard, standing alone in the rain. He wanted to feel the rain in the south of the Yangtze River. He talked about the lice that he caused to write the manuscript, and Gao Junman lamented that he too suffered. Chen Duxiu knew that as a top student of the North Female Teacher, Gao Junman suffered too much with her. Gao Junman hoped that he could go and pick up Yannian Qiao Nian, but Chen Duxiu refused.
After the 1949 humiliation, the two children came to Shanghai to study and saw that their family was in a difficult situation. They left the 100-year-old tuition fee to them and went to work. But Shanghai is a mixed bag. She is very worried about the safety of her two children. Chen Duxiu recalled the “Internationale”, there is no savior in the world, you can only rely on yourself if you want a good life. As a father, he wants his children to understand how to take on the responsibility of the country and history.
In the Yadong Library, Yannian Qiao Nian is helping in the kitchen, and today’s banquet is to welcome Chen Duxiu’s return. Wang Mengzou borrowed a cook from a friend’s house to pick up the dust for him. Several of them talked and laughed happily. After the failure of the second revolution, they were all forced to hide in Tibet. Now Japan is taking advantage of its emptiness. The indignation of the whole country is precisely the time for their revolutionary party to add fuel. Zou Yongcheng put forward the important matter of the present country, which is to overthrow Yuan Shikai, create pressure from public opinion, and rebuild the republic.
Chen Duxiu ate the peanuts in her hand and listened to the discussion. He asked, what are the changes and powerful enemies Li Hongzhang said in the discussion of the Haiphong compromise, and everyone was unable to answer. He went on to say that the country has been in the overall situation since the Opium War, and the Westernization Movement has attempted to help and strengthen itself, but the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 turned into an empire of Japan.
When he came back this time, he wanted to know the big change that has not been seen in three thousand years, and what is the big enemy that has not been seen in three thousand years. China has experienced strong enemies and changes. We should have this self-confidence in a civilization of five thousand years, but the pattern broken by the Opium War is on the ideological and conscious level.
The advanced weapons of the industrial age, the advanced ideas and concepts that emerged in the capital age, this time China is lagging behind in ideology and quality, so the first thing to do is to create a new generation of people. One is ideological enlightenment, and the other is to transform society. This will take a long time, and we cannot hesitate or rush for quick success. Foreign countries have a wide range of ideas and systems, they must argue, which is also the purpose of his research for many years.
This time he returned to China, he wanted to create a magazine to awaken the political and ethical consciousness of the Chinese people. He promised that running a magazine for ten years will change the country’s thinking. Every generation has the responsibility of each generation, and their responsibility is to explore a way to rejuvenate China.
The two sons in the kitchen were also very enlightening to listen to his father’s words. Qiao Nian carried the lotus leaf yellow ox hooves and prepared to serve the dishes. Yannian took it and opened the jar next to him, put some things on it, and gave it to Qiao Nian. Wang Mengzou introduced that the most important thing today is Heze yellow ox hoof, the best of Anhui cuisine, and he generously prepares a ox hoof by himself. Qiao Nian brought the vegetables up to his father, but the toads that popped out after opening the lotus leaves shocked everyone. Chen Duxiu calmly tapped the toad with a bowl. He knew that the two sons did it together.
Yannian has hated his father for a long time, and he sonorously talked about Chen Duxiu’s treachery. The second revolution failed. Chen Duxiu abandoned her home and fled. The Chen family was stolen. His sister Yuying desperately stood in front of the hall to cover their escape. His cousin Chen Yongnian was arrested and tortured to protect Yannian. The grandfather died of illness and the clansmen came to look for him. Chen Duxiu was so greedy for life and fear of death that he even dared not go back to send him off. The two brothers determined that Chen Duxiu was an unfaithful person.
The uncles argued vigorously. After the failure of the second revolution, Chen Duxiu risked his death to Wuhu Hong Zhenpeng’s department, but the announcement was posted that he was arrested and shot to death. Later, he was rescued by chance but became a major offender. The tribe who came to Shanghai to find Chen Duxiu was actually sent by Ni Sichong. This was a trap, and it was their group of people who tried to persuade him to stop Chen Duxiu who wanted to go home.
But the relatives suffered a severe setback in front of them, and the two brothers couldn’t forgive their father’s leaving without saying goodbye. Yannian stepped forward and told Chen Duxiu that they had settled their grievances and each went their own way. Before leaving, he said that he was going to work-study program in France, but he will no longer have anything to do with Chen Duxiu. Seeing his sons leaving angrily, Chen Duxiu actually laughed out loud. It is gratifying that Yannian Qiao Nian can be so brave and virtuous, and that he has a son. Chen Duxiu grabbed the toad and threw it to the pond outside. He obeyed his son’s arrangement and did not eat another bite of this dish.
Li Dazhao sat in the dormitory while eating rice with his hands while writing a pen. In 1915, the 26-year-old Li Dazhao wrote the article “Worthy of the World and Consciousness” and challenged Chen Duxiu’s “Patriotism and Consciousness”. With a positive and optimistic attitude, he appealed to the Chinese people to cheer up and join the Yuan movement.
At this time, Li Dazhao had already Become a complete anti-feudal fighter. Hearing someone knock on the door, Li Dazhao hurriedly hid the article. It turned out that Zhang Shizhao was about to visit him before returning home. At present, Li Dazhao has become a thorn in the eyes of some Japanese students, and the school has great opinions on him.
Zhang Shizhao reminded him that his studies and revolution must be correct. Li Dazhao said that he wanted to establish the General Association of Studying in Japan, and he began to struggle with revolution and school. He took out the written “World-weariness and Consciousness” and showed it to Zhang Shizhao. He believed that he could not dislike and abandon his country just because this country is not lovely and has not enjoyed its benefits. And he can’t wait to exchange ideas and debate with Chen Duxiu.
Wang Mengzou came to Chen Duxiu’s “refuge”. The workers in the printing factory had already come to the door, and the management had proposed to withdraw capital. They needed at least 400 oceans for the first issue. If they don’t make up for this magazine before the next issue, they will have a miscarriage. Chen Duxiu asked his wife to invite Chen Zishou and Chen Zipei’s brothers, and then discussed with Wang Mengzou about newspapers and magazines, and told him that the money matter would be resolved today.
Listening to Chen Duxiu’s six criteria for qualified young people today, Wang Mengzou is full of funds. No way, Chen Duxiu had to let him grind himself. When Wang Mengzou obeyed Chen Duxiu’s suggestion to abandon politics and go into business, he saved his life and family business. Chen Duxiu joked with him while writing calligraphy that he called “bitter body”.
After a few splashes of ink, Chen Zishou and Chen Zipei arrived just in time. Chen Duxiu said that the last time the two wanted their own calligraphy, he wrote it today, but he couldn’t write it in vain.
