Lin Wan, CEO of a modern fresh-food supermarket, suddenly dies and transmigrates to a remote mountain village in the Great Jing Dynasty, where she becomes the stepmother of three nearly grown children!
The moment she opens her eyes, she catches the original owner trying to sell the eldest son to a wealthy family for silver. Lin Wan outwits a local ruffian and saves the boy, thereby protecting her own reputation and keeping her child laborer.
But her husband, who left to take the imperial exams in the prefectural city half a year ago and was presumed dead, has actually returned! Her husband looks frail and old-fashioned, but he has been reborn from ten years in the future.
In his previous life, he stubbornly pursued the exams and brought his family to ruin, leaving his wife and children scattered. Reborn with a heart full of regret, he doesn't dare reveal the truth right away and only plans to quietly protect his family so they can live in peace.
The two go from testing and guarding against each other to gradually laying their cards on the table, reaching a shared understanding: "No more chasing the imperial exams. We'll protect our home first." Together with their four children, they put down roots in the mountain village and work with their own hands to build a farming family that everyone envies...
