A Retired Supporting Actress's Culinary Life

Pairing: Retired, laid-back female lead VS tsundere, sweets-loving male lead Shen Youqing, Princess of Qinghe, caused a scene before the emperor when the Fifth Prince openly asked to marry her half-sister. She was stripped of her title and demoted to commoner, and everyone in the capital waited to see her make a fool of herself. Shen Youqing: Mission complete. I finally don't have to play a brainless supporting female character anymore =^_^= With her generous mission rewards in hand, she happily opened a restaurant specializing in delicious food. Want exquisite desserts? We have rose pastries, poria cakes, steamed milk pudding with sugar, and more... Want local specialties? We have Suzhou cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Shanghai cuisine, and more... Want to lose weight, detox, improve your health, or enhance your beauty...? No problem, we have it all! The people who had been waiting for a laugh saw nothing of Shen Youqing in dire straits. Instead, they watched helplessly as her restaurant raked in gold every day and her business boomed, making her a favored guest of the capital's nobility. Everyone: I'd rather eat grass and leaves than touch anything made by that wicked woman! Shen Youqing: How about trying a peach blossom pastry? Everyone: ...It's so good! * During the years Shen Youqing played the supporting female character, she was forced to "seduce" Yin You, the story's great villain. Every day, she steeled herself and brought him food. The words she heard most were "Take it away," "Get out," and "I don't want any." After her mission was complete, she no longer had to face Yin You's cold words. Shen Youqing was just letting out a sigh of relief when she turned and saw the gloomy, obsessive villain leaning against the door. He asked her casually, "Why haven't you brought me red bean cakes lately?" Shen Youqing timidly replied, "Didn't you say you didn't like the ones I made?" The great villain fell silent for a moment, then murmured in her ear, "...I do like them." #Red bean cakes are delicious, but you're even sweeter and more tempting# [Little Scene] One day, Shen Youqing recalled the past and couldn't help asking, "Since you love sweets so much, why didn't you want my desserts back then? Were they not sweet enough?" Yin You answered with complete seriousness, "I didn't like sweets back then. After I met you, I realized sweetness was the best flavor in the world." Shen Youqing was so thoroughly flirted with that she decided to have a late-night snack. The guard beside them silently muttered: Give me a break. Wasn't it you who chased everyone out of the room and secretly ate an entire plate of pastries alone in the corner? #Today I'm once again thinking of complaining about that gloomy demon king who secretly loves eating sweets# #How are the sweets meant for the demon king?# #The demon king secretly ate them all ages ago!# Please note: An imaginary setting, a food-themed story, many original details, some recipes sourced from the internet. At heart, it's a simple, sweet little romance. [Coming Soon in the Author's Collection] The Princess Is So Willful Yuan Miaoyi was the emperor and empress's most beloved princess, yet she was notorious in the capital as a female tyrant. She had fought with the sons of the capital's noble families, traded insults with military officers at court, and even yanked out the beard of a civil official who submitted a memorial accusing her. With such a long record of misdeeds, everyone in the capital steered clear of her. No one expected a man to come calling of his own accord. The Prince of Heng's heir was as elegant as jade, aloof and refined, and uninterested in women. He was a person of the highest distinction. The day after Yuan Miaoyi declared that she was in love with the heir, Wen Yuheng knelt in the Golden Throne Hall and asked the emperor to grant them a marriage. Yuan Miaoyi: You mean something this good can happen? * In her previous life, Yuan Miaoyi gave up after pursuing Wen Yuheng in vain, and the two lived like strangers for many years. After many twists and turns, their feelings were eventually reciprocated, and they married, living together in harmony for several years. On the day Yuan Miaoyi died of illness, Wen Yuheng calmly made arrangements for what would happen afterward, then took her hand and killed himself. His only regret before he died was that when Yuan Miaoyi had pursued him in front of the entire capital, he hadn't accepted her, and they had wasted so many years. Then he opened his eyes again and found himself back in the past, before Yuan Miaoyi had even met him. [Little Scene] The day after Yuan Miaoyi declared she would pursue the heir of Prince Heng, she promptly forgot all about it. She swaggered down the street with a crowd of servants, but someone blocked her way halfway there. Wen Yuheng asked unhurriedly, "Does what the princess said yesterday still stand?" Yuan Miaoyi couldn't remember what she had said, so she simply nodded at random and put on a lovestruck expression. "You're so handsome. I really am in love with you." Wen Yuheng smiled faintly. "Very well. I asked His Majesty this morning. As for the marriage proposal, will you make it, or shall I?" Yuan Miaoyi: ? #They are destined for each other, and they are each other's one and only# Theme: Learn to enjoy life, even in the face of adversity