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Li Xubai, a restaurant head chef tired of the fast-paced life in the big city, quits his job and returns to his hometown.
His motto is simple: grow your own food, live in peace, and take life as it comes.
On his first day home, he binds to the Human Hearth System.
The System has only one requirement: cater banquets for people from all around and cook food that captures the true flavors of everyday life.
There are no restrictions, and he has complete freedom.
Li Xubai, who has always loved being a chef, accepts with delight.
He can work when he feels like it, without any constraints. It couldn't suit him better!
The chicken with sharp peppers he makes at home each day and the fragrant, savory beef tripe have the neighbors drooling.
No one realizes what's happening until his cousin, Second Uncle Tang from the same village, hires Li Xubai to cater a baby's one-month celebration...
Villager 1, looking serious: Chef Li, please take charge of the cooking!
Villager 2, on tenterhooks: Is Chef Li still not taking any jobs today?
Villager 3, waving a hand decisively: Postpone my wedding. Set the date around Chef Li's schedule!
Villager 4 wanders in front of Li Xubai's house every day, hoping to claim the number-one spot for booking a banquet.
Just to get a feast, villagers even come up with all sorts of excuses to hold banquets.
My sow just had piglets. My boy got remarried. My dog has passed away of old age.
Word spreads, and Li Xubai's reputation gradually grows.
Some people even travel a great distance to ask him to cook for them.
What? You say Chef Li takes jobs at random?
Come on, who turns down money? We'll pay more, we'll pay more!
Li Xubai says: Pay more? Then you better put on a high-end banquet!
From then on, Li Xubai's fame spreads far and wide, and he even boosts the local economy.
And now, please welcome the Father of Banquets, inheritor of traditional cuisine, and face of Chengkou County!