The Ruyi Banquet of Bianjing

Weibo: @Que Shang Xin Tou Ya The new novel, The Empress Rises to Greatness, is updating now. Don't miss it! After being reborn, Shen Ruyi discovers that her mother is the tragic supporting character in an angsty novel. Her beautiful, delicate mother was persecuted by her stepmother and younger sister. She lost both her chastity and the chance at a happy marriage, was driven from her home, and raised Shen Ruyi through untold hardship, only to die young. Back in the body of a seven-year-old girl, Shen Ruyi savors the aroma of a steaming bowl of soup noodles and recalls the peerless recipes she read in her previous life. She makes up her mind to turn her cabbage-soft, delicate mother into the greatest female chef in the Song dynasty! But she never expected that a jade token left behind by a twist of fate would help her find her birth father. Shen Ruyi is dumbfounded when her father, the most powerful chancellor in the empire, suddenly shows up to claim her. Seeing such an obvious powerful backer, Shen Ruyi rushes to cling to him. “Daddy, are you really my daddy?” The young chancellor, who is never one to smile, bends down and picks up his little girl. “Of course I am. Tuantuan, there's no need to be afraid anymore.” From that day on, her elegant and dignified grandmother, the Grand Princess, becomes a regular at the little restaurant. Her daily mission is to dress up her granddaughter. Her cousin, the most celebrated young scholar in Bianjing, writes poems like mad, praising his adorable, unbeatable little cousin. Even her general uncle, stationed far away at the border, sends back two tall horses for his little niece to play with. And the stoic little heir, who is hopelessly addicted to her mother's cooking and comes by every day to mooch food, refuses to be outdone. He presents her with an entire garden estate and coolly says, “For riding.” Tuantuan: Being everyone's favorite is truly both painful and delightful. One-on-one romance, a pampered heroine, food, and a sweet slice-of-life story set among the common folk. A business-and-farming tale with customs inspired by the Song dynasty, in a fictionalized setting with no historical fact-checking. Told from the alternating perspectives of Tuantuan and Lianxue, with two heroines. Their first priority is making money and living well! Special note: This book has no transmigration elements. My completed novels: The Noble Consort Is So Charming | The Noble Consort's Wealth and Glory | The Noble Consort Is So Enchanting | The Noble Consort Is So Alluring | Gathering the Flowing Light | Delicacies and a Lovely Bride | The Palace Maid Becomes Empress | A Murder in Yanjing's Boudoir | A Match in Brocade and Finery. Enjoy! My new novel, A Maid's Daily Life in Bianjing, is now underway, with daily updates. Come and enjoy! Ji Shanying dies suddenly from overwork, then transmigrates and opens her eyes in Bianjing, Northern Song. The good news: she's in a distinguished marquis's household, where the family enjoys every luxury. The bad news: she's merely a kitchen maid serving the Third Branch, and a born servant who has to work like a beast of burden for the whole family. A gambling-addicted father, a lovesick brother, a gravely ill mother, and a broken girl. With a disastrous start, this true workhorse, born with a deed of servitude, finally breaks down. At five in the morning, Ji Fu'er grips her fire poker and gazes intently at the rising sun. Goal: become a third-rank maid. Time to get to work! Before and after transmigrating, Ji Shanying has only one thing on her mind: Get promoted, earn a raise, and make a fortune! Themes: Love traditional culture, celebrate the brilliance of traditional cuisine, and change your life through being reborn. Women should stand on their own.