Lin Yao transmigrated. She went from a modern food blogger to an ancient young lady who was dirt poor.
Starting with just a spoon, making money relies entirely on her brain.
A system? Nope. A golden finger? Nope.
All she has are her culinary skills and a silver tongue.
From Roujiamo and Crispy Fried Skewers at a street stall, to Crab Roe Soup Dumplings and Spicy Iron Plate Tofu at a small shop, and then to Eight Treasure Duck and Buddha Jumps Over the Wall at a restaurant…
Lin Yao’s culinary empire expands step by step. Her customers range from neighborhood commoners to wealthy merchants and gentry, and even high-ranking officials and nobles—all of them flock to her.
Everyone exclaims in amazement, “How is every single dish this young lady makes so delicious?”
Xu Zhiheng, son of the Grand General Who Guards the Nation, is laying low in the countryside due to a family misfortune, pretending to be a profligate, stingy wastrel.
When he first meets Lin Yao, he’s gnawing on a meat bun at the docks, watching her set up a small stall and coax passersby into lining up and paying with just a few words.
He joins the crowd for fun, but unexpectedly gets hooked after just one bite! From then on, he craves her food day and night, and eventually ends up partnering with her.
At first, he just wanted to partner up to make money—he’d provide the capital, she’d provide the skills, a 70-30 split. A sure-fire profit.
Later…
He discovers that he not only wants a share of her profits, but also a share of her bed.
“Shopkeeper Lin, what do you think of me?” he shamelessly leans against the counter. “After we get together, you can have all the dividends. I’ll just take ten taels for pocket money, how about it?”
Lin Yao: “…The beads from your abacus just flew into my face.”
【Mini Theater】
In the Xu residence, under an osmanthus tree, someone is nibbling on half a piece of Roasted Sweet Potato Skin, begging for mercy. “My dear wife, please have mercy. Last night, I used all my private savings to hire a storyteller to sing ‘The Tale of the Stingy General Doting on His Wife’.”
Lin Yao scoffs, “Grand General Xu, back in the day, you made off with twenty-three of my jars of Sweet Bean Sauce and three hundred catties of Instant Noodles…”
“I’ll compensate you! I’ll compensate you with a wedding procession eighty li long!” Xu Zhiheng deftly pulls out a red cloth bundle. “Look, I’ve even prepared the items for our child’s first-birthday grab. A Golden Spatula to go with a Silver Ledger!”
Reading Guide:
1.
A duplicitous, business-minded general who is honest with his body but not his words × A clear-headed, career-focused female chef
2.
Culinary business management + a touch of political intrigue
3.
Slow-paced
4.
1v1, SC
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