Selling Egg Fried Rice in a Public Restroom from the Start

Book One is complete and safe to start reading. Book Two is in development.

When Yang Lei was jolted awake by a voice, he was lying in his rented apartment, his phone showing 4 a.m. “Ding! The Master Chef Training System has been successfully bound.”

Other systems give you divine ingredients and fortunes worth billions. His does only three things: assigns hellish tasks, hands out ridiculous traits, and picks the most inconvenient spots imaginable for his street stall. Like selling extra-spicy chicken wings outside a colorectal hospital, taking orders in sign language outside a public restroom, or hanging a “Do Not Eat” sign at the morning market by the City God Temple.

Yang Lei thought the whole thing was a joke. He had no idea when people started lining up beside his tricycle. The mute patients he met while taking orders in sign language, the rebellious teens drawn in by his “Do Not Eat” sign, the young woman whose eyes welled up after one bite of egg fried rice: they weren’t there to check in, they were there to enjoy a proper meal. From Luzhou to Jinling, from Guangling to Gusu, each city brings a signature dish, and a crowd of people gradually gathers around a long table over a bowl of rice.

There are no villains or contrived plot twists here, only the warmth of good food and the bustle of everyday life. The story is just getting started, and its rating will grow along with it. Updated on schedule every day, so read with confidence.