Chinese Cuisine Is So Delicious, It Makes My Nordic Father-in-Law Drool

What's it like to live in Northern Europe?

Lin Chuan, who has spent four years living abroad in Europe, wins over a Northern European girl with his excellent cooking and gets her whole family, including his father-in-law, on his side.

Soy-braised pig trotters.

Father-in-law: "Bring out the knife and fork. It's the last of my dignity."

Why bother with a knife and fork? Eating with your hands is much easier.

Braised pig intestines.

Father-in-law: "Is this actually meant for people to eat?"

A little while later, he's so stuffed he has to lean against the wall as he leaves.

Chicken wings cooked in cola? Ants climbing trees?

"Oni, I've got a freshly brewed liqueur. Let's have a couple of drinks tonight."

"Oni, there's something wrong with the alarm clock. Could you take a look?"

"Oni, I..."

As time goes by, Lin Chuan starts to notice something isn't right.

Why does his father-in-law always show up right at mealtime? And why does he climb in through the window in the middle of the night to signal him?

And the gang keeps growing: his brother-in-law, his nephew...

And, of course, the two-year-old little dumpling who calls him "Daddy" all day long.

Warehouse treasure hunts, Santa Claus, ice fishing in the Arctic... until one day.

"Oni, when are you taking us to China for a visit?"

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.