Xu Zhixia is the most talked-about food-stall owner at the night market. Quick-witted and sharp, with nimble hands, she has made a name for herself through her own hard work and a family recipe for beloved street food, refined to perfection. The favoritism and emotional manipulation of her family, and the hurt of always being the sensible one no one cared for, have never taken away her vitality or her forthright nature. She makes her living running a stall, not because she has no other choice, but because she chose to break free, escape the constraints of convention, and live an ordinary life full of warmth and energy. Clear-minded and independent, she is no lovesick fool, and has no envy for the glamour of the wealthy.
Everyone at the night market knows that a strange regular has appeared lately. Lu Shiyan, a top tycoon in a suit and tie, refined and aloof, shows up like clockwork every day and sits on a tiny folding stool for the whole evening over a bowl of ten-yuan wontons. He is the Jing City elite's crown prince, a man everyone fears, whose every step seems beyond his control. Trapped by the interests of the wealthy, family shackles, and worldly scheming, he carries a hidden burden of mental exhaustion. Everyone around him is a sycophant, and no one has ever treated him with genuine affection.
When they first meet, Xu Zhixia takes him for a fussy, down-on-his-luck white-collar worker who's lost his job. She habitually teases him for being spoiled and picky, and for knowing nothing about life. She makes him scan the code to pay and never lets him run a tab, showing not the slightest interest in currying favor. She has no idea that her everyday street-market warmth, candid sincerity, and openhearted kindness will become Lu Shiyan's one and only salvation, healing years of loneliness and inner turmoil.
And the high-and-mighty heir gradually sheds his cold, sharp edge, quietly protecting her little food stall. He shields her from thugs and the malicious competition of rival vendors, and helps her break free from her family's moral blackmail and endless demands. With a tenderness and devotion all his own, he soothes every hurt she hides beneath her carefree exterior.
The smoke and fire in the world warms the hearts of mortals the most.
The language is humorous, very healing, and very relaxing 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Suitable for relaxing reading on the way to and from get off work, highly recommended!