Old Tales of Huacheng: I Lead My Whole Family to Conquer the 1980s

[Period transmigration + building wealth + Cantonese charm + family life + no golden finger]

Cheng Baozhu, a nobody of a web novelist, transmigrates from 2025 to Flower City in 1980.

She has landed in the infamous “cancer village” of the future, and Cheng Baozhu does not want to die young...

She makes a proposal to her family: “Grandma! Mom! Dad! Big Brother! Little Brother! Pack your bags and run!”

Her dad, who has just been fired from the diesel engine factory, and her mom, who has just been fired from the spice factory, turn to her in unison. “Move away? Where would we go? How would we make a living?”

Cheng Baozhu says, “My grandma is a legendary village chef who has stood the test of time, and my dad inherited all her cooking skills. Of course we should go into food service and set up a street stall!”

And so, Cheng Baozhu takes her whole family soaring, carving out a new path to wealth among all the congee, rice noodles, and other local dishes in Flower City: Western fast food!

What's Western fast food?

While you sell rice noodle rolls, stir-fried noodles, noodle soup, and rice noodles, I'll sell fries, fried chicken, pork chops, and curry fish balls!

Before McDonald's and KFC arrive, let's get our Western fast-food chains up and running!

Let's open food-processing factories and Hong Kong-style cafes!

You ask what my dream is? Making a fortune and getting rich? No, no, that's too shallow!

I'll ride the wave of reform in beautiful Flower City, using delicious food and beautiful clothes to win you foreigners over!

My motto, Cheng Baozhu's motto, is: “Let's contribute to the country's foreign-exchange reserves!”

But why does that fool from my archenemy's family keep following me around every day, under the pretext of asking me to teach him English?

All names and places in this story are fictional. Any resemblance to real people or places is purely coincidental!

Content warning: This is an ensemble story with a slow-burn romance.