Siheyuan: A Leisurely Life Starting at Fengzeyuan

After waking up in 1955, Lin Chen transmigrates to the capital and becomes the head chef at Fengzeyuan, as well as Silly Zhu's senior apprentice brother. From the start, He Daqing runs off with all the money, leaving behind two kids for someone else to raise? No worries, the "Hard Work Pays Off" System activates! Flip a wok a hundred times and earn top-grade Wuchang rice; chop wood for an hour and get fifty big black ten-yuan notes. In an era when even cornmeal is scarce, Lin Chen uses his cooking skills and the System to enjoy a comfortable life of fish, meat, tea, and worry beads.

The scoundrels in the courtyard think they can take advantage of him? This senior apprentice brother knows how to put every troublemaker in their place! He shuts down moral blackmail with a slap, and anyone who messes with him gets publicly humiliated. In his spare time, he eagerly teaches the neighbors to cook, helps Lou Xiao'e practice her knife skills, and finds Qin Huairu work to help her pay off her grain debt. As everyone helps one another, the little courtyard gradually becomes a warmer place.

Lin Chen spreads his hands and smiles. “I'm just an honest, decent cook lending my neighbors a hand and experimenting with dough-rising techniques. What's wrong with that?”