The story takes place in modern China, and the background is a social picture where the real officialdom ecology and the university environment are intertwined. The protagonist comes from an ordinary family and changes his destiny by studying. He starts from the local grassroots and works his way up and down the system. He was a top student in college and had a crush on Xu Wanqing, a rich girl who was the school belle, but she was very close to Cheng Yuanzhou, a rich, handsome and wealthy young man. The Cheng family has a rich background, and his father is a senior provincial official. Cheng Yuanzhou looks good on the surface, but is actually prodigal and ambitious. The protagonist is repeatedly suppressed for his integrity and outspokenness, and becomes a mortal enemy of Cheng Yuanzhou. At the same time, he met Shen Zhiqiu, a female college student with the same ambition, and the two grew up side by side. The officialdom is complicated and the power game is fierce. The protagonist keeps counterattacking despite setbacks, and steps up from a junior clerk to a key position. There is the restraint of secret love, the confrontation between the rich young man and the poor family, the enthusiasm of the scumbag to counterattack, and the tenacity of the wealthy lady to fight independently without relying on her family. The whole world is not exaggerated or magically modified, but is close to reality. It talks about how ordinary people can adhere to their ideals and realize their self-worth within the rules.
