After Moving to the City, I Climb Step by Step

Lin Fan, a country boy, steps into the bustling metropolis for the first time, seeking refuge with Su Manqing, a woman with no blood ties to him whom he calls "aunt." He soon stumbles upon her deft social maneuvering and witnesses firsthand the cutthroat interests and unspoken rules of the elite circles. A high-society banquet becomes both his initiation and his trial. Raw and out of place, Lin Fan endures the humiliation and pressure, yet his steady composure sees him through. Assigned to a chaotic urban resettlement office, he quickly grasps the harsh realities of the underclass and the arrogance of moneyed power. Resolving to plant his feet among the grassroots and seize every opportunity, he scours the city's ruins for openings, breaks through class barriers, and charts his own rise—one relentless step at a time.