Lin Wan (Shi Yue) fails her civil service exam and unexpectedly transmigrates to the Kangxi era. She becomes the youngest daughter of a hunter's family, opening her eyes to a life of poverty in a household that favors sons. A Yan, an apprentice blacksmith from the village, is always quietly looking after her. He shields her from the mud villagers throw and brings her steaming roasted sweet potatoes. When Shi Yue is scolded for using modern methods to improve farm tools, he stands up for her: “I believe in her idea.”
Shen Yan's actions make Shi Yue suspicious. He knows songs from mobile phones, understands chemical symbols, and can even make a rough version of milk tea. It turns out that he is also a transmigrator. He arrived five years earlier and was the senior from her previous life who had loved her in silence.
Using her modern knowledge, Shi Yue helps her family grow high-yield crops and implement disease prevention, challenging the belief that women are useless. A Yan improves farm tools and becomes a craftsman admired by all. They face hardships together, and their feelings grow ever deeper.
By chance, Shi Yue discovers the sketches from her previous life that A Yan has kept hidden, and finally understands everything. Later, they marry on a dandelion-covered hillside and have a son and a daughter. Their son learns arithmetic and herbal medicine, while their daughter learns blacksmithing and drawing.
In the sunset, A Yan hands her a freshly made cup of milk tea. Shi Yue smiles and asks, “Are you making up for what we missed in our previous lives?” He clasps her hand tightly. “Not just that. I want you to be happy every single day.” This is a warm and wonderful Kangxi-era tale, born of two lifetimes of waiting.
