In 1935 he left Makassar for Medan, North Sumatra, where he became the editor of an Islamic weekly magazine, Pedoman Masjarakat. ![]() It was while in Medan that he wrote Van der Wijck, which was inspired in part by the sinking of an actual vessel in 1936. His Minang father died in exile after killing a relative over inheritance his non-Minang mother has also died. He is now living with his father's friend Mak Base in Batipuh, Sumatra. ![]() As a person of mixed descent, he faces much discrimination from Minang conservatives. Although he loves Hayati, the daughter of local nobleman, he is not allowed to be with her. He decides to move to Padang Panjang, although he continues to write to Hayati. One day, Hayati goes to Padang Panjang to see Zainuddin and stays with her friend Khadijah. However, Khadijah's elder brother Aziz falls in love with Hayati, leading to Zainuddin and Aziz to compete for Hayati's affections. ![]() Aziz, who is of purely Minang descent and a noble background, is favoured by her family they look down on Zainuddin, who is poor and of mixed heritage. Although Zainuddin receives a sizeable inheritance from Mak Base, he is too late to inform Hayati's family, and Aziz marries her.
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