Risking My Life to Run a Street Stall in America, My Hefty-Priced Fried Rice Makes Foreigners Drool

[Food, System, lighthearted comedy, daily life, perfect mealtime reading, no CP]

In the terminal stage of stomach cancer, stranded in a foreign country, with not enough money in his pocket to buy a ticket home.

Chen Mu sits outside the hospital, waiting to die.

[Ding! Strong will to survive detected in Host. The Ultimate Chef Life-Extension System has been activated!]

[Host's life extended by 7 days. Sell 100 portions of fried rice within 7 days to extend your lifespan.]

[Recipe unlocked: Signature Seafood Golden Fried Rice. Price: $188 per portion.]

Chen Mu: “...$188 for a portion of fried rice? System, you're more ruthless than a capitalist!”

But after the first spoonful, the white-collar elites in Times Square go wild.

The Wall Street financiers toss aside their steaks: “To hell with Michelin. This is what you call fine dining!”

The gang boss becomes his bodyguard on the spot: “Anyone who touches Boss Chen's wok gets thrown in the river to feed the fish!”

The advertising agency owner chases him down at his street stall: “$188 it is. This bowl of fried rice is worth every penny!”

The police chief says, “Clear the very center of Times Square for Boss Chen to set up his stall.”

The customers organize a campaign to make Chen Mu mayor, and he takes first place in the polls!

Chen Mu looks completely baffled: “I just set up a food stall. How did I become mayor?”

[Mission progress: 100/100. Lifespan +1 month. New recipe unlocked...]

Chen Mu tosses the wok as he watches the numbers keep climbing on the System panel.

From a dying man to the hottest street-food vendor in town, he cooks his life back one bowl of fried rice at a time.