The protagonist of the book, Li Shaohui, is lonely and lonely, when he was not born in society and did not break up with Tang Fengling, he didn't care about these and didn't understand them, but when he was working alone in Nanjing, he slowly tasted the sadness in the meantime. Even when he later met Xia Xue, Xu Promise, Xiao Bei, Song Xiaoxuan and other women, his heart was still lonely, which can be known from his life trajectory and a large number of mental descriptions about him.

It wasn't until he met Lin Yue'er, a confidant who was in love, that he felt less pessimistic in his heart. But even so, with a little pessimism in his bones, he still doesn't want to believe that there is really a "heart-to-heart" in the world.

Man is a complex animal, the good and evil in the heart often change and change in a thought, if a person deeply reflects on himself, he will find another self, that is a complete stranger, he has never understood, so the kind of heart-to-heart relationship that has been the same for ten years is just a beautiful longing for love.

Explanation of "Love in the Old City": Those who read through the book will find that Li Shaohui's lovers, relatives and friends have separated and gathered, gathered and separated, but in the end they still walked and dispersed.

In terms of family affection, the relatives represented by the grandmother who depend on each other are gradually withering; in terms of friends, Yu Qiangzhai, Shi Lei, Liu Datou and other friends are also slowly separating and going their separate ways; in terms of love, starting from the earliest Tang Fengling, Zhu Jing, who has ended before it has even begun, and the basement woman who has only one side but is quite ambiguous, and then when Lin Yueer Xia Xue promised Xiao Bei, Song Xiaoxuan, Lu Yao and other women, which one did not just stay in his life for a moment, and then turned away and became the short old love in his life.

If in the end, there is really a partner who can accompany Li Shaohui to old age, but the length of life is limited after all, and the one who dies first in the end will still become the old love of his life.

For Li Shaohui, the old love of his life passed away quietly in the gap between the white horses; but in the eyes of others, Li Shaohui is not just a short-lived old love in the lives of others, just like the sad Yu Qiangzhai, even if there is a close lover Lu Yao, and a brother Li Shaohui who sacrificed his life, what can they do? How can they really understand him? Isn't it a hurried old love in his lonely life?

Some people say that people nowadays have a common problem, they like to get together, not because they fall in love, nor because they love each other, but because they are afraid of loneliness. But after a short period of noise, they parted again and became the old love in each other's lives, will they feel more desolate when they embark on that uninhabited road alone?

The loneliness after the prosperity is often more sad and sad. Lin Daiyu in "Dream of Red Mansions" has a deep understanding of this, so she will not just think about getting together with the lively crowds like Jia Baoyu, but likes a touch of coldness, there is no prosperity and no barrenness, and her mood can naturally be as flat as water, without the slightest ripple.

But we are infatuated men and women among all living beings, always thinking about making dreams come true, always thinking about spending money before the moon, and even doing anything for this, but when our wishes come true, will we really be happy?

In the current materialistic society, the good and evil side of human nature is much less restrained and has been endlessly amplified, and the instinct of human beings as animals to pursue excitement and like the new and hate the old can also be released under the guise of various pursuit of true love, so breaking up and divorce has become a normal phenomenon that we are not surprised.

Those who are open-minded can turn their heads to find the next target of the hunt, and those who are infatuated by the wounded can only hide quietly in the dark, crying alone, quietly licking the wounds.

Therefore, I would like to sincerely persuade those who have lovers, in the barren life of time, thousands of passers-by, not to mention one person, please let go in time when you encounter a bad one, cherish it when you encounter a good one, gain it calmly and lose it indifferently, everything should not be forced, sometimes there must be in life, there is no time in life not to force, when you do your best, everything can be with fate.

So after all things considered, "Love in the Old City" was fortunate enough to end up being the title of the book.

Names of characters in the book:

Just like the title of the book, the name of the person is also the soul of the character, and when the character is named in the book, I can't help but think of the profound meaning of the name in the novel "Dream of Red Mansions".

Li Shaohui:

The name Li Shaohui is very ordinary, and it does not give too much meaning, because of the name of his person, Li Shaohui himself is an ordinary worker, and there is not much to praise and show off.

As the hero of this book, I believe that everyone has read through the whole book and does not have too many good impressions of Li Shaohui. He doesn't have much self-motivation in his career, he can't devote himself to his work like Yu Qiangzhai and achieve good results, and he can't be like Shi Lei, he can play the world and watch the fire of people's feelings, so as to mix the wind and water.

Even later, his position rose and his income increased, but it was only due to the environment, and the help of nobles could not be regarded as his credit. He was more in Gu Ying's self-pity, and wasted his good years in self-pity.

In love, Li Shaohui is a more real naïve person, he has never known what he needs, so he can only go with the flow when he is confused, which makes him form an amorous but affectionate and even abusive character, in the end, not only hurt himself, but also hurt Tang Fengling, Xiao Bei, Xu Promise, Xia Xue, Lin Yueer and Song Xiaoxuan and other girls. Fortunately, he is also slowly growing, and in getting along with everyone, he also understands the true meaning of love--- understanding, forgiveness, tolerance, and trust.

Here, some people will also say that men are amorous and affectionate, and women are infatuated and ruthless; in fact, the matter of the "word" of love, what is the distinction between men and women, although this character is written only a few strokes, but how many people can write it well? How many people can really understand it? Even if it is the ancient book "Dream of the Red Chamber", even if it is a countless famous work in the East and the West, it is only a leopard in the tube, and only one of them is known. Therefore, if there is a wrong solution in this book, it is not to everyone's taste, please forgive me, and treat it as a child who is learning to speak!

Tang Fengling:

(1), "Tang" is taken from the characters in martial arts novels, which can be regarded as another way to pay tribute to the martial arts novels that Mo Ran particularly loves from another angle.

(2), wind chimes are a favorite toy of Mo Ran when he was a child, hang it under the window and sound with the wind, crisp and crisp, very beautiful and beautiful, this toy is also one of the most popular gifts for young men and women at that time.

(3), in that pure era when men and women can blush when they meet, it often refers to first love. It's a pity that the wind chimes have finally become beautiful and sad memories, and the beautiful era that is not worldly has passed.

(4), also alluding to the imperfections and regrets of Li Shaohui and Tang Fengling's first love, and the two could only forget each other in the end.

Xiao Bei:

(1), Xiao is taken from the vivid Xiao, which has the meaning of beauty, and "Xiao" has the meaning of destruction and disappearance, just like Xiao Bei's fate.

(2), Bei is taken from Hua Bei, which has the meaning of budding to be released, referring to the most beautiful age, the best time, and is also one of the flowers of "Wind Flower Snow Moon", which is a hidden flower, suggesting the miserable fate of Xiao Bei.

(3), Xiao Bei, is the disappeared flower Bei, alluding to the tragic fate of Xiao Bei who died at a young age.

Promise (Flowers):

(1) Promise: Because her parents did not abide by the oath of love, they finally turned against each other, which made people sigh, so she reminded herself of herself, so in the end she and Li Shaohui's ending was quite satisfying, and the promiser was as his name suggested, and he never made a promise easily, but once he made a promise, it was a promise, even if he went up the knife mountain and down the sea of fire, he had to complete it, looking for Keer was like this, and so was his love for Li Shaohui, but this too persistent character also laid her tragic fate.

(2), flower: has a beautiful meaning, but also the flower of "wind and snow moon", of course, there is also a short-lived meaning, that is, it means that the promise of the final ending is short-lived.

(3), Duo'er: The name is very poetic, cute, kind and beautiful.

(4), flowers: As the name suggests, people have a beautiful appearance and interior, although the surface is cold, but in the heart is a little girl who will never grow up, so even if Li Shaohui is tired of her torture, he can't let go of her in his heart.

Of course, the flowers are delicate, and they are in full bloom and withering, so there is a reflection of her tragic fate. For example, when she was a child, her family was unfortunate, and later she was abandoned by her first love abroad, and after returning to China, she had no choice but to fall into the Fengyue place, and she was also tortured in the love triangle with Li Shaohui and Xiao Bei.

Xia Xue:

(1), Xia: Enthusiasm is like fire, full of vitality, such as its external character.

(2), snow: pure and flawless, cold and biting, such as the inner pursuit of people. It is also the snow of "Wind and Snow Moon".

(3), Xia Xue: It refers to her own two very contradictory personalities that can blend with each other very harmoniously, just like most of us, always living with a mask, with two sides, one side is a demon, the other side is an angel, the kind of strong debauchery as a demon on the surface reflects the fragility and purity of the inner angel, and these two characters also reflect the ups and downs of her fate.

Lin Yue'er:

(1), Lin: refers to Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai, after watching "Dream of Red Mansions", everyone must have a "Sister Lin" and "Sister Bao" in their hearts, and they all understand the pursuit of "the unity of hairpin and Dai" in Cao Gong's heart!

(2), Yue'er: There is the moon of "wind and snow moon", and the characteristics of the moon's purity and gentleness, fraternity and loneliness, as well as the artistic conception of "the beauty of the moon and the forest comes" and "the moon has been waiting for a thousand years, when will you come?".

(3), although a few years later, Lin Yue'er and Ke'er's return is the best ending, but Lin Yue'er is the sustenance of the protagonist Li Shaohui's spirit, and it is also the embodiment of the ideal, there is no soil for her survival in reality, so her love with Li Shaohui should end in tragedy in the end, and if she and Li Shaohui get each other, will there be a kind of regret that is not so? So in order not to destroy the most perfect image of the two of them in each other's hearts, the two can only say goodbye in the end.