A Cannon Fodder in a Badly Written Novel (Food)

【Coming to a close...】 Lu Sui is a well-known food blogger. Besides researching food, she occasionally dabbles in other things. One day, an accident sends her to an unknown fictional dynasty. She then discovers that she's a stepping stone on the male lead's path to success in a poorly finished novel, commonly known as a sacrificial character. The good news is that all the character settings are basic, so the protagonist can achieve great things. The bad news is that the male lead is determined to drive her to her death. The original owner was falsely accused by the male lead and jumped into a river to prove her innocence. The male lead's family also wants to steal her secret recipes. Lu Sui can only say: dream on. Even if she's just a stepping stone, she'll make sure the male lead stumbles hard enough to crack his skull. Forget one secret recipe. She can come up with ten or a hundred. She knows how to make so many dishes, she'd rather throw them away than let the male lead benefit from them. When the male lead's family sues her, Lu Sui sues them right back. They'll have to repay every advantage they took from her in the past. The newly arrived Magistrate Wen is young and handsome, and, most importantly, a fair person who can help deliver justice. Lu Sui is also hired as a cook in the county office kitchen, and she partners with Magistrate Wen to open a restaurant. What, the business is booming and someone wants to muscle in? Magistrate Wen pats his chest and assures her, “Don't worry, I've got connections.” 【From the male lead's point of view】 Emperor Jingyuan and his nephew Wen Yu staged a falling-out. In a fit of anger, the emperor drove Wen Yu out of the capital and demoted him to a lowly magistrate in a remote county. In public, he pretended to be angry with Wen Yu, but in secret, Wen Yu sent him plenty of intelligence. The emperor had no idea what kind of genius his nephew had found. Thanks to the things made by this mysterious person, his empty national treasury gradually filled up, and even his private coffers swelled, easing many of his troubles. A magistrate serves a three-year term. Just as Emperor Jingyuan was thinking the rift between them had lasted long enough and that he should bring Wen Yu back, his good nephew sent him a letter. The letter said he had already married into someone else's family as a live-in son-in-law. If the emperor cared about him, he should give him that county as a dowry, so he could stay there and serve as its magistrate from now on. Emperor Jingyuan: “...” He'd sent his eldest nephew to investigate in secret, only to lose him. How was he supposed to explain that to his own younger brother? Reader's guide: ★ A mashup of dynasties, so you may see things from all sorts of historical periods. This is a transmigrate-into-a-book, fictional setting. Historical details may be changed, so there's no need to research them. Theme: Stay positive every day