Su Nian transmigrates into the body of a penniless orphan in Bianjing. On the day her scumbag fiancé breaks off their engagement, she not only takes fifty taels as a breakup fee, but also happens to save an old beggar who is nearly starving to death.
To make money, she takes over a run-down shop and opens a restaurant.
No one knows that with just one taste of a customer's leftovers, she can see the "secret" hidden in the dish.
One late night, a corpse crashes down in front of her little restaurant.
The decisive, ruthless Lord Lu, the living King of Hell from the Kaifeng Prefecture who suffers from severe anorexia, steps into the shop with a cold expression. "Make me a bowl of noodles. If you can't, I'll shut this place down."
Su Nian serves him a bowl of plain noodles with a special ingredient.
After Lu Ling takes his first bite, not only does his stomach, which has been cramping for years, finally settle, but he also looks up sharply and stares at her. "What did you put in these noodles?"
Su Nian smiles as she wipes a knife. "My lord, the noodles aren't poisoned. But I cooked the murderer's sense of taste into this dish."
From then on, all of Bianjing knows that Lord Lu has a proprietress by his side who can "eat her way" to the real culprit.
Anyone who dares to provoke Su Nian gets their home ransacked by Lu Ling at swordpoint. Anyone who dares to investigate Su Nian gets thrown straight into prison by Lu Ling.
Theme: Food is the people's first necessity. Every pot and stove holds the warmth of everyday life. With her outstanding cooking skills and meticulous knowledge of psychology, the heroine opens a restaurant among the common folk and heals hearts. She also joins forces with the hero to solve cases, spreading justice and steadfastness through the daily necessities of life, and revealing the truth that justice will always prevail, no matter how long it takes.
Excellent, gentle cook, delicious pasta, full of human atmosphere.