Where the Cooking Smoke Rises, There Lives a Chef

At twenty, Lin Ruoxi wins first place in a modern culinary competition with her outstanding cooking skills. But when an unexpected earthquake carries her into an ancient world plagued by famine, she becomes a young widow with three malnourished children and an extremely difficult life. With three years of famine looming and the villagers suspicious of her, she must conceal her cooking skills to avoid worsening the food shortage. Using her modern knowledge of ingredients and food preservation, she gradually improves her family's life and earns the villagers' trust. She quietly teaches them survival skills, showing them how to grow drought-resistant crops and store food. Moving beyond helping her own family, she leads the entire village out of famine.

In this challenging environment, the heroine must not only overcome countless hardships, but also deal with disputes among the villagers and their doubts about her abilities. On this unfamiliar land, she uses her intelligence and determination to protect her family and joins the villagers in writing a moving story of their journey from poverty to prosperity.