Bai Xi, nicknamed Juanjuan, transmigrates into the body of an orphaned girl from a family of degree holders just outside Bianjing.
Though both her parents died young and the family is poor, her father was kindhearted throughout his life and had students all over the neighborhood. Relatives and friends throughout the clan are grateful for his kindness, and they look after Juanjuan and protect her, never letting her suffer the slightest grievance.
Juanjuan has no grand ambitions. With her mastery of desserts, blending the essence of ancient methods with modern ingenuity, all she wants is to open a tiny shop in Bianliang, tend its cozy hearth and sweet aromas, and live out the years ahead in warmth and contentment.
The almond pudding is smooth and delicate, the crisp jade leaves are fragrant and flaky, and the iced snow-cold yuanzi are chewy and refreshing… When time-honored recipes meet modern baking ingenuity, their sweet aromas drift through the streets, drawing half the passersby to stop, linger, and follow the scent.
One day, Song Jing, the young master of the pharmacy across the street, came by at an unhurried pace.
The young man was gentle as jade, refined and elegant, but his gaze remained fixed on the plum blossom cake she had just taken from the oven. He could hardly tear his eyes away. His ears tinted a faint red as he asked, a little awkwardly, “Miss, is this pastry… sweet?”
Juanjuan's eyes crinkled with a smile as she casually handed him a piece. “Try it and see, sir.”
From then on, Song Jing became the pastry shop's most devoted customer, coming morning and evening, rain or shine. All the tenderness in his eyes gradually became an affection that wound around her heart.
Once he had fallen deeply in love, he prepared lavish gifts and came to ask for her hand. Half a room was filled with betrothal gifts, all things and ingredients she usually favored, each one a token of his boundless affection.
On their wedding night, red candles flickered and warmth filled the room. He took her hand and promised softly, “For all the years to come, through every meal and every season, may each day be sweet. What do you say?”
After reading more than 20 chapters, I have a question. It seems that the heroine has always made money and I have never seen her spend money. Many materials for making pastries are given by others. Her uncle's family also helps her work, but she has never seen her give them wages. Even the heroine's good sister has not seen her add makeup to her sister when she got married. The heroine only spent money when renting a store, and nothing else is mentioned. The heroine was grateful to her sister for helping her open a shop and being her helper and said that she would give her something good, which turned out to be the newly developed rose flower cake. Then she gave her sister a taste test, and finally it was sold in the restaurant 😂
A warm and ordinary day outside Bianjing. There are no super relatives or brainless villains. The female protagonist is an orphan who makes desserts but is raised by good relatives. The male protagonist is the gentle and sincere young owner of the medical clinic in the town.
Finished reading it without missing a chapter! The plot is gentle and gentle, without any ups and downs. The feeling of immersion is full, as if I have become an unknown passerby NPC in the story, watching the male and female protagonists grow up year by year, stable and happy, and the last episode of the family heirloom makes me shed another wave of tears 😢
Love at first sight! Love will last a lifetime!
Ordinary things are happiness (*ෆ´˘`ෆ*)♡
I really like this kind of work that is not super-finished but very heartwarming.
This book is very nice
It's a plain, simple, and quite heartwarming story. It's just that the storyline has no ups and downs and not much newness haha.