Li Ru
The Tycoon's Family Revitalization System
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Li Ru (李茹) |
| Alias(es) | Xiao Ru 13 |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 18 23 |
| Affiliation | Li family; County No. 1 High School 13 17 |
| Occupation/Role | High school student preparing for the college entrance examination 14 15 |
| Family | Xu Dingxiang, her mother; a deceased father; one sibling; cousins including Li Rui and Li Tai 13 16 17 |
| First Appearance | Mentioned in Chapter 13; appears directly in Chapter 15 13 15 |
Background / History
Childhood and Financial Hardship
Li Ru lost her father in a workplace accident when she was eight. Her mother, Xu Dingxiang, raised two children through farming and laboring on local construction projects. After her father's death, Li Ru became unusually obedient and sensible, but also timid and insecure 9 13 15.
She regarded education as her way to improve both her own life and her mother's, hoping eventually to buy her mother a large house. To afford study materials, she cut her food spending to one meal a day. Her friend Chen Qianxue noticed and regularly shared food with her without openly treating it as charity 15.
Family Scholarship Opportunity
When Li Rui established the family's education fund, Xu Dingxiang asked whether Li Ru could receive a reward for her college entrance examination results. Li Rui confirmed her eligibility and announced substantial university admission scholarships 13 14.
| University category | Announced reward |
|---|---|
| Project 211 university | 5 million yuan 14 |
| Project 985 university | 10 million yuan 14 |
| Huaqing or Jing University | 15 million yuan 14 |
| National University of Defense Technology | 20 million yuan 14 |
Li Ru had already expressed confidence in gaining admission to a Project 985 university. Learning about the scholarship gave her hope that she could relieve her mother's financial burden much sooner than expected; the supplied chapters do not show her taking the entrance examination or receiving an award 14 19.
Cafeteria Assault
Gu Mengqi confronted Li Ru in the school cafeteria after hearing that Ximen Jin had given her a love letter. Accusing Li Ru of stealing her boyfriend, Gu knocked down her lunch tray and slapped her hard enough to break her glasses and draw blood. Chen Qianxue intervened, but Gu ordered her accompanying girls to attack 15 16.
Li Tai stopped the attack by striking the girls with a plastic chair. When Gu invoked her brother Gu Tianlong's influence, Li Ru urged her cousin to let the matter go, fearing that their farming family could not afford to offend someone powerful 16.
In the school office, Yellow Hair attempted to pressure Li Ru into meeting Gu Tianlong. She distrusted him and took shelter behind Li Tai, who refused to let her leave with him. Principal Fang subsequently intervened, and the school reviewed surveillance footage confirming that Gu Mengqi had struck first 17 18.
Protection from the God-Slaying Gang
Li Rui arrived with the cousins' mothers and confronted Yellow Hair after he threatened Li Ru with abduction and sexual violence. He struck both Yellow Hair and Gu Mengqi when they threatened his family, then arranged half a day's leave for Li Ru and Li Tai 18 19.
More than a hundred armed gang members blocked the family's vehicles outside the school. Li Ru remained with the family while Li Rui and his bodyguards confronted them. After defeating Gu Tianlong's gang, Li Rui arranged for Umbrella Security Company to provide the school with ten free bodyguards daily for a year, partly to protect his younger cousins from retaliation 19 22.
Renewed Confidence
After the confrontation, Li Rui replaced Li Ru's broken glasses and took her shopping at Qianda Plaza. She initially resisted accepting expensive gifts, but he reassured her and bought more than a million yuan's worth of clothing. His protection and encouragement restored a sense of security she had lacked since childhood; during the outing, she became animated and cheerful again, a change her mother immediately recognized 22 23.
Back at school, Li Ru told Chen Qianxue about her cousin's intervention, security company, and family scholarships. Her roommates initially dismissed her claims, but her designer clothing helped convince them. As word spread, students stopped bullying Li Ru and Li Tai and instead began seeking their favor 24.
Appearance
- Build and features: Thin, with delicate facial features and clear, large eyes 15 17 24.
- Glasses: Wears glasses; Gu Mengqi breaks her original pair during the cafeteria assault, and Li Rui buys replacements 15 22.
- Earlier clothing: Keeps her clothes clean and neat, although years of wear have left them faded and poorly fitting 19.
- Later clothing: Returns to school wearing a 48,000-yuan dress after Li Rui buys her a new wardrobe 24.
Personality
Li Ru is introverted, gentle-tempered, and reluctant to draw attention to herself. Even with an unbroken record of first-place examination results, she becomes embarrassed when Chen Qianxue predicts another victory. She remembers her friend's kindness deeply but struggles to express her gratitude aloud 15.
Her frugality is accompanied by strong personal pride. She initially refuses Li Rui's gifts because she believes his household is not wealthy either, and remains uneasy about excessive spending after learning otherwise. Beneath her reserve, she still enjoys beautiful clothes and companionship; feeling supported by her cousin allows her formerly lively personality to reemerge 19 23.
Abilities & Skills
Academic Excellence
Li Ru is her class's undisputed top student, combining academic talent with exceptionally persistent study habits 15 17.
- Places first in every examination throughout all three years of high school 15.
- Scores 720 on a mock examination, ahead of the runner-up's 680 15.
- Reviews lessons during recreation time, studies in the dormitory corridor while others sleep, and reads textbooks while eating 15.
- Is considered a potential provincial top scorer by Teacher Yang if she maintains her performance in the college entrance examination 15.
Equipment / Items
- Replacement glasses — Purchased by Li Rui after the school confrontation 22.
- Designer wardrobe — More than one million yuan in clothing, with most of the purchase delivered directly to her school 23.
- Weihua Mate 60 RS — A 16 GB + 1 TB model priced at 12,999 yuan, replacing her earlier secondhand smartphone 23.
- Spending money — Receives a transfer of 100,000 yuan from Li Rui 23.
- Household vehicle — Li Rui orders a Lincoln Navigator for her mother's household; its use depends on Li Ru obtaining a driver's license 25.
Relationships
- Xu Dingxiang — Mother, known within the family as Seventh Aunt. Li Ru's desire to repay her years of hard work motivates her studies 13 15.
- Li Rui — Older cousin, seven years her senior. Becomes her protector and financial supporter, giving her someone to rely on again 16 23.
- Li Tai — Older cousin by a few months. Defends her during the cafeteria assault and shields her from Yellow Hair's demands 16 17.
- Chen Qianxue — Her only close friend in high school. Shares meals with her, defends her against Gu Mengqi, and supports her when their roommates mock her claims 15 16 24.
- Teacher Yang — Teacher who values both her diligence and academic talent, recognizing similarities to her own rural upbringing 17.
- Gu Mengqi — School bully who attacks her over Ximen Jin's reported love letter 15 16.
- Ximen Jin — Unwanted pursuer. Li Rui later instructs Li Wu to warn him against further harassment 24.
- Gu Tianlong — Gang leader whose subordinates attempt to coerce her into meeting him; he subsequently makes sexual threats concerning her 17 18 20.