The Blessed Adopted Daughter of the Farming Household

Bai Fuyuan, known affectionately as Yuanyuan, enters the world under circumstances shrouded in mystery and tragedy. The narrative begins in the wealthy Shen estate in Huacheng, where the First Lady dies in childbirth after enduring two days of labor induced by the ruthless Ru Lady. The Shen clansmen, eager to seize the family fortune, besiege the estate, demanding the child be proven male to secure inheritance rights. A son is announced, but the truth remains obscured. Simultaneously, in the impoverished God Tree Village, the Bai family, a lineage of poor farmers who have produced only sons for three generations, awaits the return of their son Bai Muban and daughter-in-law Mrs. Zhen. The couple, who had been working as servants in the Shen estate, returns not with wealth, but with a swaddled infant girl found abandoned in the snow. The child is wrapped in a luxurious quilt cover embroidered with the "Pomegranate and a Hundred Sons" pattern, a design Mrs. Zhen herself created for the Shen First Lady. Recognizing the fine silk and the child’s noble bearing, the Bai family suspects she is of high birth but decides to raise her as their own, naming her Bai Fuyuan, meaning "fortune and fulfillment."

The core conflict arises from the stark contrast between the Bai family’s extreme poverty and the mysterious, potentially dangerous origins of their adopted daughter. The Bai family is on the verge of starvation, with five grandsons and a pregnant second daughter-in-law, Yu Jingui, who resents the attention and resources diverted to the newborn. Yu Jingui views Fuyuan as a threat to her own unborn child’s status and resents her mother-in-law’s devotion. Meanwhile, the village is abuzz with rumors stemming from a prophecy made years earlier by a limping Daoist priest, who predicted that the Bai family would eventually produce a daughter "noble beyond words" who would bring immense wealth and honor. The villagers begin to believe Fuyuan is the fulfillment of this prophecy, especially after an inexplicable event occurs shortly after her arrival.

A key turning point takes place when Bai Muban’s grandsons go ice fishing in the dead of winter, a time when the river is typically barren. Against all logic, they discover a school of large, fat fish jumping out of a single ice hole. They catch bucket after bucket, including a rare red koi, bringing an unprecedented feast to the starving household. This miraculous catch solidifies the villagers' belief that Fuyuan is a "Lucky Star" destined to transform their fortunes. The village chief and elders praise the child’s auspicious nature, while Yu Jingui and her mother plot in secret, fearing that the family’s sudden good luck will only further marginalize their own positions. Old Mrs. Bai, however, remains cautious and skeptical of the supernatural claims, attributing the luck to the child’s deceased biological mother rather than fate, and urges the family to keep a low profile to avoid envy and danger.

The story direction follows the Bai family’s struggle to protect Fuyuan while navigating the treacherous social dynamics of the village and the lingering shadows of the Shen estate. As Fuyuan grows, her beauty and the family’s inexplicable good fortune attract both reverence and resentment. The narrative hints at a deeper connection to the Shen family’s internal power struggles, suggesting that Fuyuan’s true identity may one day surface, drawing her back into the world of wealth and intrigue from which she was abandoned. The Bai family, bound by love and duty, must decide how much of their secret to keep and how to prepare their "golden phoenix" for a future that may demand she reclaim her birthright.