Siheyuan: The Max-Level Chef Splits the Family from the Start

[Period drama + Beijing courtyard homes + personal pocket dimension + god-tier cooking skills + snatching up blind dates + peaceful everyday life]

In 1954, supplies were scarce, but life was extremely comfortable for Li Jianye, a transmigrator. Born into a family of imperial chefs, he had a “food ingredient space” and max-level cooking skills. At just twenty, he became the head chef at Fengzeyuan, earning a monthly salary of 92.5 yuan!

That day, with dozens of family members crammed together in a house too small to hold them all, his conservative grandfather finally agreed to divide the family property. Li Jianye received a huge cash settlement, then promptly bought a spacious main house in Courtyard No. 95 outright through the neighborhood office. He became neighbors with Yi Zhonghai, Silly Zhu, and Jia Dongxu.

Li Jianye couldn’t be bothered with the schemes of the neighborhood busybodies. He had only one goal: make the most of his youth, find a beautiful wife, and build a warm home with a wife and children.

So Li Jianye, armed with a fortune and top-quality ingredients, showed up at Matchmaker Wang’s door with armloads of valuable goods. From Yu Li to Chen Xueru, from Qin Jingru to Ding Qiunan, Li Jianye set out to snatch up one blind date after another, using banquets fit for the state and the famous “three big items” to make every bachelor in Beijing green with envy!