Broken Engagement from the Start: The Cui Family Daughter's Road to Glory

After staying up all night reading a novel, Cui Wan got so excited that she accidentally knocked her head against the bedpost. When she woke up, she had become the third daughter of the Cui family in Qinghe Village. The Cui family may be landlords by village standards, and they even run a teahouse along the main road. Their life is better than that of most villagers! Unfortunately, the head of the Cui family is ambitious. Everyone knows that scholars rank above farmers, artisans, and merchants. To rise above the rest, one needs influential support. But fate is against the family: all three sons are of mediocre ability. They have been sent to school, but only so they won't be illiterate! How could Cui's father accept that? If his sons couldn't make it, he still had three daughters! He was determined to marry his daughters off to scholars! But the two older girls were plain-looking, and the Cui family was merely ordinary. What scholar would be interested? After much soul-searching, Cui's father decided to start early. He arranged a match for his third daughter, Cui Wan, with the son of a licentiate from Daliu Village, and began grooming her for it from a young age.