dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz tˈaɪm æt kˈɪluː jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ænd ʃˈændɑːŋ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, lˈɪn wʌzɐ klˈoʊs ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪt ænd kˈɑːliːɡ ʌvðə ɹˈaɪɾɚ lˈaʊ ʃiː, fˈɜːst mˈiːɾɪŋ hˌɪm ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi.
During his time at Qilu University and Shandong University, Lin was a close associate and colleague of the writer Lao She, first meeting him in July 1930.