Ms. Xiao's Legendary Culinary Career

Paris, at the interview for L'Oiseau Rare, a world-renowned three-Michelin-star restaurant. Xiao Nuonuo impresses the interviewers with her fluent French and encyclopedic knowledge of culinary history. But at the very end, the arrogant head chef, Jean Reno, recognizes her. "You're descended from that Chinese imperial-court chef family, aren't you? Your grandfather's scandal is common knowledge. The culinary world doesn't need a fraud's descendant. Get out." Utter humiliation, and tears held back by sheer stubbornness. Late that night, she runs her fingers over the only keepsake her grandfather left her: a dark iron token engraved with the character Xiao. She swears to clear his name.