Overestimating Myself

Jiang Nan is poor, and poor people ought to know their place. As a student from a poor family receiving financial support from the Gu family, she moved into their home after her grandparents died in an accident. She should have been grateful, but instead, she fell hopelessly in love with Gu Yanwei.

The aloof eldest young lady of the Gu family.

They were separated by a chasm, an impassable divide, mountains and seas.

But she still wanted to love her.

"I know I'm reaching beyond myself, but every day I measure the distance between us in my heart..."

"Have we gotten a little closer? Just a little?"

A years-long pursuit of his wife.

Years later, they get married. One day, Gu Yanwei suddenly asks Jiang Nan why she changed her name to Jiang Lan.

Jiang Lan smiles. "Because of the line, 'At night, I lie listening to the wind and rain.' You are my iron horse and my icy river. I think of you every night."

[Heartless, ungrateful rich heiress as the shou VS hardworking, determined poor gong who never gives up]

There is a time skip in the middle. The shou may seem overly heartless at first. The ending is HE. It may sound melodramatic, but it's not actually that melodramatic.

Although it's written as gong-centric, I think they're essentially switches.

Theme: No matter what hardships you face, remember to uphold the great virtues of the Chinese people. Even in difficult times, rely on your own hard work to carve out a place for yourself.