The Country Boy's Path to Success

Lu Yan transmigrated by accident and nearly froze to death in a snowdrift, but luckily a farmer took him in.

He had nothing to his name. After thinking it over, he decided to repay the farmer by offering himself, becoming the farmer family's little child son-in-law.

The farmer's family had only bare walls, and life was poor. With no son in the family, they were often ostracized by the clan...

Among the four pursuits of scholar, farmer, artisan, and merchant, Lu Yan sighed. For my own sake, and for this little family, I may as well try studying for the imperial examinations.

The female lead's perspective:

Lin Wan had turned sixteen, old enough to be matched for marriage, but she had no interest in it.

With no brothers at home, she couldn't bear to leave her parents, so she decided to put it off for as long as she could.

All Lin Wan could think about was getting her snack stall up and running quickly, earning more copper coins so her parents could live better.

One day, her father brought home a young boy he'd rescued. He said he was keeping him to be Lin Wan's husband, then asked what she thought.

Lin Wan thought the boy looked like a good person and casually agreed.

Who would have thought that years later, the little snack stall she'd dreamed of running would become a grand restaurant overnight?

And the boy who had once been half a head shorter than her would become the top scholar of the imperial court.

Reader's notes:

1. The female lead is three years older than the male lead.

2. Both leads are career-minded and focused on their own pursuits. The imperial exams and farming are the main plotlines, and the romance should be minimal.

3. There will be a childbirth plotline, and the children will take the female lead's surname (at least the first two).

4. The male lead is not a live-in son-in-law.

Theme: A family works together to build a better life.