Speaking of Xue Baochai, I can't help but say sister Lin, who is in the boudoir with her, because it is their fate that exaggerates the whole story in sexual intercourse and confrontation. There is always separation or even opposition between people's concern for real life and their tendency to be touched by the spirit. Just as Xue Baochai, who is full of realism, grasps Lin Daiyu's emotional realm of pursuing self, one is a realist who works hard on words and deeds with wisdom, and the other is a romantic who pursues surrealism with blood and tears. The fate of the two women naturally depends on the dude Jia Baoyu, but Jia Baoyu is a romantic and Lin Bu who is born with too idealistic pursuit.
Xue Baochai was born in an imperial merchant family and lost his father at an early age. His brother is a cynical bully. Needless to say, he is as declining as the Lins politically. This is different from the situation that Lin Daiyu entered Guo Rongfu in tandem. The Xue family and Jia family are family friends, one of the four big families, and they are very famous. Under the condition of visiting relatives, they actually joined hands, and Lin Daiyu was the sponsor in the name of an orphan girl. There are differences in status, but Xue Baochai doesn't care about these things. She takes the initiative to make friends with Lin and becomes sisters. Daiyu is outspoken and pays attention to details. Baochai was far-sighted and won everyone's hearts by forbearing in her quarrel with Lin Daiyu. The sentimental Lin Daiyu is obsessed with the touching and romantic storylines of The West Chamber and The Peony Pavilion, while Baochai reads widely, aiming at applying what she has learned and paying attention to practicality. She also has a deep understanding: "Those miscellaneous books are hopeless if their temperament changes." It also shows that she is deeply influenced by the scholar style. Therefore, under the orthodox style of Xue Baochai, Baoyu was destined to stage a tragedy with Lin Daiyu. Caught in the middle, she savored the nameless pain of arranged marriage, and also highlighted Lin and Jia's anti-times character from the side.
Xue Baochai is a valuable feudal woman. What is precious is that she can not only be a person, but also be a woman. She was born a secular flower king. Although she lacks romantic feelings, she is "heartless and moving", and her profound knowledge, understanding and steady attitude make her stand out among the twelve women in Jinling and be favored by people around her. Born in a bureaucratic capitalist family since childhood, she has obvious business temperament and is proficient in life. She is good at analyzing gains and losses in the grand view garden with complicated personnel, and she is used to observing words and feelings. Jia mu likes to be lively. When watching the play, Baochai played Journey to the West. Shi Xiangyun had no money to treat her, so she designed a circus for her. Mrs. Wang was embarrassed to send clothes to Jin Chuan, but Baochai quickly sent her new clothes. She never loses her manners in her usual laughter and laughter, and maintains objective standards. It can be seen that her alertness and sensitivity to the environment are even better than that of Wang Xifeng who "exhausted all means". When doing housework, the essence of inaction is deeply hidden in the state of active assistance, and the brilliant and profound life strategy is convincing, but it is also quite critical. In short, she will not be as brave as Daiyu, as indulgent as Xiangyun, and as obsessed as Baoyu. She has the ambition of "good wind will send me to Qingyun", and has the admiration and pursuit of fame and fortune, but she tortures herself in a marriage with no chance of winning, and is doomed to lose everything emotionally. It is precisely because of the necklace that symbolizes "good luck and happy marriage" that Baochai was quietly buried alive in the depths of the times.