The Marquis's Fine Cuisine (Transmigrate into a Book)

This book goes VIP on Wednesday (the day after tomorrow), starting from Chapter 28. If you've already read it, be careful not to buy the wrong chapters. (And while you're at it, check out my upcoming story!)

Wei Yao transmigrates into a book as the real daughter of a marquis's household, who was lost as a child. The real daughter was spoiled and willful from a young age. She saved a lame man and took him as her fiance, but after being recognized and brought back to the marquis's household, she kicked him aside and threw herself into the arms of her real fiance, becoming the book's perfect little cannon-fodder character.

Looking at the two shabby rooms before her and the sickly man recovering in bed, Wei Yao accepts her fate, picks up a carrying pole, and starts selling snacks. A few days later, someone comes looking for her and recognizes her as the real daughter. Once she's back at the marquis's household, the plot finally begins.

Her birth mother tells her, "Yao, your younger sister and the young master of the Cheng family have been close since childhood. Just let her have him."

Her cousin's eyes brim with tears as she pleads, all innocence and misery: "Elder Sister, I didn't mean to, but I really do love Young Master Cheng."

Her "fiance" agonizes over the choice: "You and Wanwan are both my fiances. I can't give either of you up."

Wei Yao: "Are pork jerky, grilled skewers, spicy hotpot, braised chicken with rice, and potato vermicelli in clay pots not delicious? Or do you not like pineapple buns, coconut balls, double-skin milk pudding, and pork floss cakes? Why does everyone insist on following the plot?"

She rolls up her sleeves and opens a restaurant. From then on, the marquis's household settles down, her parents stop causing trouble, and even her former fiance obediently gets in line.

Wei Yao is content. But how did her amnesiac, lame fiance transform into the famous Lord Song Shishu? And why has he brought a betrothal gift to the marquis's household?

Early-days Song Shishu: "You can kill a man, but you can't humiliate him. I'd rather die than eat food made by a wicked woman like you!"

Later Song Shishu: "My wife is beautiful, a wonderful cook, and sweet-tempered. Who called her wicked?"

This isn't strictly a food novel. Somehow, the food ended up taking up less space than expected (?)

[Upcoming story]

In her previous life, Su Su obeyed her parents and married the Crown Prince. On the eve of their engagement, Emperor Cheng'an, an elder she respected, met with her in private and confessed his love for her. Su Su ran away. Only after marrying the Crown Prince did she learn that he loved her half-sister. He had sought her hand only for Su Yan's sake. On their wedding night, the Crown Prince left her alone and slept in his study, making Su Su a laughingstock throughout the Crown Prince's household. Two years later, she died after being framed by her half-sister. Then she saw the man she had always regarded as an elder take revenge for her, and realized that the man she had once rejected was the one who loved her most.

Reborn, Su Su abandons the Crown Prince and her half-sister, who had used her, and turns to the dignified man instead. From then on, she rides in fine carriages and lives behind beaded curtains, showered with the highest honors and leaving everyone utterly stunned.

Emperor Cheng'an had never cared for love, devoting himself entirely to governing. He never expected to fall for a young woman after turning thirty. She was the same age as his son. Emperor Cheng'an fought his feelings, still believing he mustn't ruin the young woman's life. Then, in the blink of an eye, his own son asked for his permission to marry her.

Emperor Cheng'an could hold back no longer. He did something impulsive: he confessed his feelings to the young woman. Sure enough, he scared her away. For her happiness, Emperor Cheng'an suppressed his jealousy, reluctance, and anger, and granted the couple permission to marry, praying that his beloved would find happiness.

Unexpectedly, two years later, he heard that the Crown Princess had died. Emperor Cheng'an investigated the case, exiled the Crown Prince and his concubine a thousand miles away, and died in the agony of losing the woman he loved. When he opened his eyes, he was back two years earlier.

Su Su threw herself into his arms, alive and well.

This time, Emperor Cheng'an didn't want to let go. If she couldn't find happiness elsewhere, why couldn't he be the one to give it to her? In this life, even if she had to die, she would die in his arms.

Dual rebirth, age gap, a sweet and coquettish girl X an older man who restrains himself for love

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