This work is a long romance novel from ancient times to the present that focuses on love across time and space and the inheritance of food culture.
Su Qingyan, a female official in the imperial kitchen department of the Dayan Dynasty, unexpectedly traveled to modern times on the eve of the palace coup. She held the "Hanfang Relics" and possessed superb royal cooking skills, but she fell into confusion due to the unfamiliar environment. By chance, she met the calm and affectionate entrepreneur Lu Jingchen, and got his help to establish "Guweizhai". Su Qingyan blended ancient palace dishes with modern tastes and became famous with signature snacks such as Jade Dew Tuan and Peony Crisps. The two also fell in love while working together, got married, and gave birth to their daughter Lu Nianyan.
Since then, they have experienced pressure from business rivals, Qingmei's past disputes and other turmoils, and their relationship has become stronger and stronger. They have also promoted "Guweizhai" to go global and promote Chinese food culture. When her daughter Lu Nianyan grew up, she started her own business and created the "Yan Shiji" sauce brand to continue the family's ingenuity.
Su Qingyan confessed his time-travel experience to his family in his later years, and Lu Jingchen admitted that he had long been aware of this fate that spanned time and space and was finally accepted by his family. After Su Qingyan passed away, his soul returned to Dayan, and he opened "Guweizhai" in Jiangnan to keep his memory of Lu Jingchen alive. Lu Jingchen waited ten years in modern times and traveled back in time when he was dying. The two reunited in Xinghua Village and stayed together until their death. Their love and food story eventually became a legend passed down from generation to generation.
