A Catastrophic Start: Washed Ashore in Laoba Village on a Deserted Island

During Yunxi City’s selection exams, Ke Nan stands out with the highest written-test score and a perfect interview. As student council president of Guangnan University, he thinks he has finally secured the golden key to a career in government.

But on his first day at work, an official order sends him to Laoba Village, the city’s most remote fishing village on an island, to serve as an assistant in village affairs.

Over three years in the village, he is beaten with a cudgel, made a scapegoat, and once carried on a stretcher for ten miles in a frantic search for medical help.

In those three years, he earns the villagers’ wholehearted support, as well as the mayor’s admiration and friendship.

When his three-year assignment ends and he is ordered back to the city, the whole island is shaken. The female mentor who encouraged him to apply in the first place suddenly appears and says with a smile, “Congratulations. You’ve passed the first test.”