Lin Mo, a modern-day office drone, accidentally binds himself to the “Zhenguan Dad System” on his way home after working overtime. A flash of golden light, and a delicately adorable little girl appears in his arms: Princess Jinyang, Li Mingda, from the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, nicknamed Sizi. From then on, his life goes completely off the rails. By day, he writes code; by night, he becomes a cross-time dad, soothing Sizi awake with sweet bean buns in one hand and winning over Tang appetites with tomato and egg stir-fry in the other, all while juggling modern work and childcare in the Tang Dynasty.
From easing Sizi's fear of strangers with strawberry yogurt to showing Empress Zhangsun the modern conveniences of supermarkets and cars; from building a greenhouse to grow tomatoes in a side hall of the Taiji Palace to earning the empress's trust by using a modern first-aid kit to bring down Sizi's fever; from handling Emperor Taizong's probing questions at a palace banquet to answering Chancellor Wei Zheng's doubts about “going against ancient ways”... Lin Mo uses food to bring people together and sincerity to forge bonds, building a warm bridge between two eras.
Sizi grows from a toddler who babbles “red snow” and “dancing noodles” into a little messenger who understands the differences between the two eras and can pass on their cultures. Empress Zhangsun goes from wariness toward the modern world to embracing new knowledge and caring about the people's livelihood. Emperor Taizong, too, goes from being wary of Lin Mo to recognizing his abilities and supporting communication across time.
This is a two-way journey across a thousand years. While raising Sizi, Lin Mo finds meaning in life, and the Tang imperial family flourishes with the help of modern knowledge. When the System warns of temporal fluctuations, ministers obstruct cooperation across time, and Lin Mo must choose between his modern job and his responsibilities in the Tang Dynasty, what will they do?
It is suspected to be generated by AI, lacks logic, and is relatively crudely written.