We know that Lu Xun had a bad temper. He dared to say anything and could say anything. Every sentence in his article really touched people's hearts!
From this perspective, shouldn’t he have few friends? With such a bad temper, no one could tolerate his temper and still be friends with him. Logically speaking, this should be the case, but Lu Xun was Lu Xun, and he was different from others.
The Republic of China is the Republic of China, and it is also different from other eras.
Although he has a bad temper, he has good friends who can tolerate his bad temper. For example, Cai Yuanpei is the one. Cai Yuanpei admired Lu Xun very much and was attracted by his talent. Several of Lu Xun's jobs were provided by Cai Yuanpei. Even though he later Lu Xun could only make a living by selling articles, his life was also somewhat difficult.
But at this time, Cai Yuanpei still insisted on Lu Xun and provided help to Lu Xun. Even though Lu Xun had a bad temper and always liked to quarrel with others, compared with his talent, Cai Yuanpei felt that it was still acceptable.
But Lu Xun would not be grateful for this, because Peking University expelled Feng Shengsan, and he always satirized Cai Yuanpei, and even wrote articles to satirize him.
But Cai Yuanpei didn't care. I still respect Lu Xun very much. After Lu Xun passed away, he went to express his condolences. He also spoke very highly of him and didn't care at all about his sarcasm. It can be said that they are truly true friends.
During the Republic of China, everyone got along more sincerely. Hu Shi, for example, even though he seemed not to get along well with Lu Xun, after Lu Xun's death, when someone slandered Lu Xun, he still refuted it like a friend.
So I think those who can tolerate Lu Xun’s bad temper and still be friends with him are really good people.