Tang Xiaoxiao, a sous-chef at a modern Michelin-starred restaurant, gets into a car accident after winning a prestigious culinary award. When she wakes, she discovers she has transmigrated into the body of a young cook in ancient times, abused by her stepmother.
- Terrified and unsettled in her unfamiliar surroundings, Tang Xiaoxiao uses her wits to fend off another of her stepmother's schemes. In a dilapidated kitchen, she uses meager ingredients to make delicious pastries and comfort herself.
- The aroma unexpectedly catches the attention of a passing steward from the Qi residence. He invites her to help with the cooking at the birthday banquet for the Qi matriarch, and Tang Xiaoxiao sees a chance to change her circumstances.
