In the late 1920s, Lin Rusi, the daughter of the Lin family from a scholarly family in Peking, went to the United States to study. On the Yorkson, she met Hu Guanhua, Zhang Jiyan, Luo Yu and other young talents from Tsinghua University and Yenching University. During the month-long voyage, they experienced a series of incidents such as Japanese raids and mysterious murders. This group of young people was deeply involved in the collision and intertwining of hatred and personal love at home and abroad. At the same time, Lin Yimo, Lin's eldest son, returned to China after studying. He met Yang Shuwei, a female doctor studying in Japan, and fell in love with Yang Shuwei at first sight. Zhu Lili, who opened a clinic with Yang Shuwei, was involved in a love triangle with Lin Yang. The youngest daughter Lin Ruzhao, who is studying at Peking Women's Normal University, went to France to study after experiencing the turmoil of her engagement and breakup. In a foreign country, she met her childhood sweetheart Ji Zhiren, her brother from an aristocratic family, and Xu Boling, the young son of the director-general of education in the Republic of China. Ji Zhiren and Xu Boling went hand in hand to pursue Lin Ruzhao. Lin Ruzhao, who had suffered emotional trauma, was caught in a dilemma. In 1937, with the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the life trajectories of Lin Yimo, Lin Rusi, and Lin Ruzhao also quietly changed. Lin Yimo dropped out of school and entered politics, becoming the minister to the United States and working on the diplomatic front to fight the war and save the country. Lin Rusi followed her husband to the rear and insisted on educating students to sing. Lin Ruzhao and her husband, who had seen enough of the corruption and corruption of the Chongqing government, resolutely embarked on a journey to Yan'an, the holy land of revolution. This novel takes the life stories of the three sons and daughters of the Lin family as the main line. It aims to show the personal struggles and love history of the new generation of intellectuals studying in Europe and the United States after the May 4th New Culture Movement. It also shows how scholars can settle down and make a living in the drifting mountains and rivers, how to realize themselves in the great era and serve their country.
Intention: Talented men and beautiful women will fight against the national calamity together.