Breaking Off the Engagement and Setting Up a Stall from the Start? The Powerful Minister Comes Begging to Be Fed

Xu Qinghuan, a well-known food blogger, wakes up in the body of a poor young woman in ancient times. The good news: she’s young and beautiful, with all her limbs intact. The bad news: her scumbag fiancé has broken off their engagement and blamed her for it, claiming she’s cursed and brings death to her husbands. The even worse news: she’s holding a stack of huge IOUs left behind by her father. Most people would have cried themselves unconscious in the outhouse, but Yan Jingtang rolls up her sleeves. Why cry? Set up a food stall! Make money! From then on, an unassuming little food stall appears at the eastern street corner. At first, no one gives it a second glance. Then one day, the line stretches around three corners from the eastern street corner, all the way to the western end of the street. Most absurd of all, people keep arriving late to morning court because they’re trying to get breakfast first, and the emperor is so furious his mustache nearly stands on end. Then one day, an unexpected visitor appears at the stall. Chu Ying, the youngest Minister of Personnel in the dynasty and heir to the Duke of You’s household, is as aloof as they come. He’s perfect in every way, except for one problem: he suffers from anorexia. He won’t even lift his chopsticks for delicacies fit for an emperor. He’s thin as a lightning bolt, and the entire Imperial Hospital is ready to resign and beg forgiveness. But one day, as he passes the eastern street corner, he catches the aroma, and suddenly can’t take another step. Worse still, he’s hungry. From then on, Lord Chu finds a new purpose in life: visiting Xu’s little food stall every day, without fail, rain or shine. “Lord Chu, what would you like to eat today?” “Anything you make.” Rumors fly: The aloof power broker has fallen for the young woman at the roadside stall! Even the emperor can’t resist gossiping. “Lord Chu, are you treating your illness, or courting a girl?” Later, the people realize that Lord Chu no longer suffers from anorexia. He heads to the eastern street corner every day, and everything tastes delicious.