The Daily Rags-to-Riches Life of a Salty-Fish Artist

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Su Zhu has no parents and has suffered one misfortune after another since childhood. She's broken her ribs seven or eight times alone, and she's so poor she can barely scrape by. On the rare occasions she gets a commission from a client, they treat her like garbage. Then one day, a beautiful woman appears at her door, claiming she wants to repay a kindness from a past life and is willing to offer herself in return. Su Zhu coldly turns her down, after which her career takes off and she comes within a step of becoming a god. The beautiful woman becomes obsessed with raising her up, turning her frail little girlfriend rosy-cheeked, fair, and soft. Su Zhu wrestles with herself: "Should I give in to her once?" President He thinks: I absolutely can't let my little girlfriend think I'm desperate. Su Zhu: "You haven't made a move in so long. You must not love me, right?" President He: "Huh???"

Unlucky, aloof-on-the-outside artist bottom x impossibly lucky, homebody boss top

Coming soon: An Unconventional Feast

Blurb:

A new career for an employee of the Underworld. After a food blogger dies in a plane crash, she's forced to inherit a restaurant. The sign outside reads: One bowl of sweet soup cures infertility. One bowl of sweet soup is a bargain, you can't lose...

Customers walk out of the restaurant with their headaches gone, their backs no longer aching, and even their kidney stones shattered. It's a medical miracle.

Someone sneaks into the restaurant kitchen and discovers that the man with the big ladle is a stripper, the one slicing potatoes is a rich young heir, and even the old man washing dishes owns eight houses. Then they notice that none of them casts a shadow.

As the little restaurant grows more and more popular, its owner, Zhan Junyao, gives an interview and issues a stern statement: "My restaurant's ingredients are all up to standard, and we have all the proper licenses. As for customers leaving in robust health... perhaps their ancestors are watching over them?"

Audience: ???

After the interview, the Underworld inspector who forced Zhan Junyao to run the restaurant pins her greedily against the wall. She knows her job is about more than just earning a paycheck.

Theme: Opportunity favors the prepared!