 In 1933, under the influence of young writers such as Luo Feng (), Jin Jianxiao, Jiang Chunfang, Shu Qun (), Xiao Hong and Xiao Jun, he began to translate Russian classical and modern literature.In 1935, due to the translation of progressive books, he was supervised by the Japanese police.In 1937, he left for Shanghai, where he taught at Shanghai Zhonghua Girls' High School and Peicheng Girls' High School.