Su Qingyan, a food engineering graduate, transmigrates into the Great Jing Dynasty as the widow of a scholar in Qingxi County. The moment she opens her eyes, her wicked mother-in-law throws her out, claiming she has no children. With only her loyal maid, Chuntao, and half a sack of coarse rice, she is trapped in a dilapidated house. At the brink of despair, she binds to the Gourmet Industry System, unlocking modern food-processing recipes and equipment blueprints.
With 30 copper coins, she buys sweet potatoes, presses wild mountain tea oil, and bakes crispy potato chips. Her taste-testing marketing sets off a sensation at the market. She enlists Shen Yan, the blacksmith's son, to make specialized tools, doubling her efficiency. She refines coarse salt, develops sugar-glazed peanuts and a line of tofu products, and uses modern business strategies to create a membership rewards program. She quickly captures the local market, giving her greedy mother-in-law and unscrupulous competitors a taste of face-slapping.
From a small family workshop to a chain of eateries, from supplying the county town to fulfilling military orders, she builds cultivation bases, opens a refining plant, and sets up a cannery. She creates a complete industrial chain of raw materials, processing, transport, and sales. Her potato chips, dried meat, and canned fruit win over the imperial court, earning her the title of Imperial Merchant and making her the Great Jing Dynasty's richest person.
This is a modern food industry's overwhelming victory over ancient cuisine. Watch as a corporate drone transmigrates and uses her skills to face-slap villains, build infrastructure, and make a fortune. In the end, she sets sail for overseas trade with her adorable animal companions, taking Chinese cuisine to the world!
