Poor but talented scholar

When Lu Chuan opened his eyes, he found himself as a poor boy in Lu Family Village, his father ill and his family destitute. They couldn't even afford medicine, their few acres of meager land barely provided sustenance, his ailing father couldn't support the family, and his frail mother and young sister were constantly bullied. To make matters worse, their branch of the family held little weight within the clan. In such a world, the only way to rise above their circumstances was through education. But education was never something a single family could afford. When the clan discovered that this once-unremarkable poor boy possessed the intelligence to earn a degree, the entire Lu family began to focus their attention on him. From that moment on, Lu Chuan's struggle extended beyond just his own future.