Freakin' adored House of the Sun (Taiyou no Ie) by Taamo, so I'm simultaneously excited and anxious about this one.
...I honestly wouldn't call the mangaka's style/dialogue to ever be 'comedic' (even when it's meant to be), so I do have some doubts about that genre tag.
What isn't really clear in the description is that Nishiki actually already has a desire to further her education, and wants to leave the countryside. It's implied (at least in first chapter) that she's got the mindset of a girl who wants to be an independent career woman in the future - at the very least, she desires to be the one to make decisions about her life. I hope this remains true while the romantic plot develops and isn't abandoned or overshadowed.