After an accident in the kitchen, He Yu, head chef for a restaurant chain, opened his eyes to find himself in 1958, as "Silly Zhu," the man everyone at the Red Star Steel Mill knew.
His younger sister needed looking after, the canteen was short-staffed, and the neighbors were counting on him to keep being that tireless, good-hearted fool, letting the Jia family suck him dry until he starved to death beneath a bridge and stray dogs devoured him.
The familiar tragedy was about to repeat itself, but He Yuzhu decided to live life his own way.
He unexpectedly awakened a daily lottery System. With the System's rewards, modern culinary skills, and his own solid abilities,
he started by saving a pot of cabbage, then brought order to the canteen, earned promotions and raises, sent his sister to school, and helped his apprentice succeed.
From the steel mill's communal kitchen to charity kitchens, culinary schools, and medical centers, He Yuzhu changed the lives of those around him one hot meal at a time. He also spent half a century by the side of Shen Ruolan, a doctor.
In this life, he didn't want to be a winner in anyone else's eyes. He only wanted his family to be safe and his descendants to thrive.
In this life, he just wanted to live well, with his wife and children gathered around the hearth.
Missing my father, missing my sister, missing my ancestors