Good news: I didn't die. I transmigrated.
Bad news: I transmigrated from the start into the body of a maid being beaten for stealing her mistress's jewelry!
Wen Sui, a modern food blogger and nutritionist, opened her eyes to find herself in a living nightmare.
To stay alive and earn her freedom, Wen Sui had no choice but to go into overdrive at work:
She solved the kitchen's problems and won the favor of the head housekeeper.
She created novel tea snacks and charmed the easygoing Madam.
From a lowly serving girl to the young lady's personal chef, Wen Sui quietly saved up money to buy her freedom while avoiding the bloody feuds raging in the household's inner courtyard.
The small Liu family estate couldn't possibly contain this business dragon about to take flight.
On the day she was freed from her servant's status and left the household, she took her mother and little brother with her without looking back, and set off for the capital, Shangjing.
The capital was prosperous, but prices were sky-high. How could she afford to rent a storefront?
No problem. She'd start with a pushcart at a street stall on West Street!
Cold noodles, spicy hot pot, nourishing medicinal dishes, exquisite pastries... With her excellent skills and marketing savvy, Wen Sui opened branches on every street corner in Shangjing.
While her former masters, once so high and mighty, waited in long lines outside just to get a table for a feast,
Wen Sui sat atop her mountain of gold and silver and sighed, “Making money really is such a hassle.”
(This is a slow-burn story. The male lead appears later. The heroine works hard to improve her circumstances and build her fortune.)
This is the first time I review a novel with Appetite. As a 12-year-old bookworm, this book is worth reading.