Shortly after his return to China with his wife and daughter, Ling begins to have second thoughts.
第二年，父親遭日軍活埋，全家生活陷於困境，白樺兄弟只好離家投親。白樺自小就愛好文藝。一九四六年在信陽的中州日報上發表了他的處女作﹘﹘一首新詩，內容是描寫手工業作坊中織工的絕望生活，可見他思想已左傾，且與中共的地下組織有來往。