- Modern private chef Su Nianwei transmigrates into the body of an outcast scullery maid in the Shen household. The original owner was beaten and scolded because of her reputation for bringing bad luck to her relatives, and she lived a miserable life.
- She discovers a portable kitchen space, which initially contains only a little salt, coarse sugar, and an iron pot. She realizes she will have to rely on herself to survive.
- Wang, the head cook in the main kitchen, deliberately makes things difficult for her and assigns her the dirtiest, most exhausting chores. Su Nianwei bears it patiently as she observes and learns the household’s rules,
