[Gourmet] [No Romance] [Ancient Times + Changing History’s Regrets] [Comedy] [Foodie] [Multiple Timelines]
Lin Xiao was unemployed straight out of college. Just as he was planning to start a street-food business selling grilled sausages, he unexpectedly became bound to a random Gourmet System.
[Ding! Random Street Stall System activated. Stall location: random. Customers: random.]
Lin Xiao: “How random can the location be? It’s not like I’ll end up overseas, right?”
The next second, he found himself in a dazzling golden palace, with civil and military officials lined up before him.
Qin Shi Huang looked down at him from above. “Who are you?”
Lin Xiao: “…”
System: [Stall location: Great Qin, Xianyang Palace. First customer: Ying Zheng.]
Lin Xiao’s legs trembled. Bracing himself, he set up a folding table and pulled out a portable gas stove.
“Um... Your Majesty, would you like some malatang?”
After three bowls of malatang, Qin Shi Huang was so delighted that he chased Lin Xiao around, demanding his secrets to longevity.
From then on, Lin Xiao’s street-stall career took a decidedly bizarre turn.
After drinking a bottle of cola, Li Bai chased him down and wrote thirty poems to pay off his debt.
After eating grilled skewers, Emperor Wu of Han insisted on making him the “Great Han Marquis of Fine Food.”
To get his hands on some hot-and-sour rice noodles, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang offered to trade Yang Guifei’s rainbow-feathered dress.
Su Dongpo took one bite of Dongpo pork and declared that this was what real Dongpo pork should taste like.
Even Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming dynasty came after him with a bowl in hand. “Sir, don’t run! Teach me how to make this braised pork!”
Lin Xiao was at his wit’s end. He looked at all the great figures of antiquity chasing after him for food and fell into deep thought.
“Come on, I just wanted to run a quiet little stall. How did I end up with all these historical big shots chasing me for food?”
“And you say you’re an emperor and want to cut in line? Sorry, but every single person waiting here is an emperor.”
System: [New location refreshed. Next stop: the Cultivation Realm.]
That's good! Why hasn't the author updated yet? 😢
It's really good! After finishing the Qin Dynasty arc, the main character went out to spend money. I'm guessing the author is from Xi'an.