Six weeks after her divorce, fifty-two-year-old Han Sufen has just opened a restaurant when her ex-husband walks in with three coworkers. As usual, they order the braised pork and meatballs she used to make for guests at home. A paid order of fish and rice is waiting by the stove, and the customer is in a hurry to get back and take over a shift at the supermarket.
She hands the fish and rice to the customer first, then puts the menu back in front of her ex-husband. She won't make dishes she hasn't prepared, and the meal must be paid for at the listed price.
Later, there are queues outside her little restaurant, and there are quiet days too. Her ex-husband still wants to borrow her kitchen for a family banquet, and her son has his eye on the money she's put into the business. Han Sufen can stick to her menu, but when things get busy, she still finds her own meal going cold first.
This time, she'll save herself a seat.
