An unexplained fire in the 1980s became Wei Lin’s lifelong nightmare. His parents perished in the flames, leaving him alone to drift through the world. From then on, his life veered completely off course. He spent half his life muddling along, and in old age, he had no one to rely on. Desperate for a chance to survive, he volunteered for an experiment involving human-implantable chips, but an accident occurred on the operating table, and his consciousness sank into darkness.
When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the evening just after the fire. The air still smelled of smoke, and the frail figure of his younger self was reflected in the dilapidated window frame. Then, a [Gourmet System] suddenly appeared in his mind.
Was it an accident, or was someone behind it? Why had his parents’ eyes been filled with terror in their final moments? Carrying the regrets of his past life and the System in this one, Wei Lin clenched his fists. He would uncover the truth behind the fire and give his parents peace. More than that, he would use the System’s century-old recipes and ancient secret formulas to start with a street stall, stir-fry his way to a life of fiery promise, and simmer up a legend of a hundred flavors. Amid the tide of reform and opening up, he would cook up a golden age, one pot and one spoonful at a time!
Watch as this down-and-out young man turns his life around with food, carefully rooting out the mastermind behind it all, and ensuring that tragedy never repeats itself.
The pace is not fast, but it's pretty good.