Dreams on the Sea 1937

In the Jiangnan water town with murmuring waves and lush green willows, a handsome and humorous returnee from overseas met the inexperienced girl Biyu from a feudal family because of a wedding. The uninvited Japanese broke the peace, the wedding was interrupted, and the groom fled overnight. Sheng Mingxu returned to his life with regrets, only to find that he was a piranha growing in the swamp of sin, and was born with original sin. His father and brother passed away one after another. He resisted but reluctantly took over the responsibilities of his father and brother, and carried the family forward. He wanted to repay the sins caused by the once prosperous family. In a precarious and dangerous place, how could he get out of the mud? How can we stay afloat amid the national crisis? The beautiful girl he met among the beautiful waters and beautiful trees was his only focus besides the responsibilities of his family and country. In this precarious world of war and chaos, he is busy planning, but in the end, where will fate push him? Can we fight against the fate of the beloved girl who is trapped by the times? Fight for a better future? The heroine's growth line is relatively late, and the first half of the chapter is more about the male protagonist. The background of the story is limited by the era.