Zheng Ping'an gets a food System that demands she become a renowned master chef within a hundred li.
If it were anyone else, they might just go for it. If they couldn't become a chef for state banquets, they could at least become a famous home cook. But Zheng Ping'an has never set foot in a kitchen in her twenty-seven years of life. She doesn't even know how to hold a wok!
Under the System's threat, Zheng Ping'an tearfully takes up the job, rolls up her sleeves, and gets to work, serving up one pot of horrifying, unpalatable food after another.
But then...
[Congratulations, Host! Your mother has certified your food as delicious!]
[Congratulations, Host! Your cousin has certified your food as delicious!]
[Congratulations, Host! An elementary school student has certified your food as delicious!]
[Congratulations, Host! A customer has certified your food as delicious!]
[Congratulations, Host! ...]
As the System's pleasant announcements ring out, Zheng Ping'an falls into deep thought: Have all these people lost their sense of taste?!
Du Xing has been Zheng Ping'an's little sidekick for eighteen years.
In the nineteenth year, Du Xing wants to keep following her. But Zheng Ping'an is clever and moves too fast, while Du Xing is slow-witted and moves too slowly. Gradually, Du Xing can't keep up and has no choice but to stop and wait.
After waiting year after year, on the tenth year, Du Xing finally decides to let go, only to hear someone say at the dinner table:
"Have you heard? Old Zheng's Ping'an is back."
Content warnings:
1. An ordinary girl's everyday eating and drinking, with a focus on down-to-earth local cuisine.
2. The main focus is her career.
Theme: Eating well is the first step toward living well.
