At the age of sixteen, he passed the Scholar exam and shortly after fell in love at first sight with Wu. Despite her family's objections, Wu married into his family for a modest dowry. Later, feeling sorry for Wu and the hardships she endured, his father-in-law gave him a large sum of Silver, which he used to open a small bookstore in Luocheng, making a small income while studying.
"Not to mention other things, just from the money earned by that bookstore each year, more than half of it has been subsidizing you all. To put it bluntly, the money I spent from the family has long been repaid, and manifold at that!"
