The pure-hearted, impoverished student waved away the gold card in the rich young master's hand, while the even poorer Shen Nianchu picked up the card that had fallen by her feet and carefully returned it to the wealthy young master, Lu Linzhou. From then on, both Shen Nianchu and Jiang Jingxue received financial support from the Lu family. The difference was that Shen Nianchu got the support by groveling before Lu Linzhou, while Jiang Jingxue received the support that Lu Linzhou offered while groveling at her feet.