When Jiang Qinglan transmigrated, her father was dead and her mother had passed away. She and her little sister had only each other.
Her vicious mother-in-law even declared, "Whether she lives or dies has nothing to do with the Lu family."
No matter. The overachiever PhD from her past life had her own way of handling things.
From setting up a street stall to opening a restaurant, from plain meals to delicacies, her life grew better and better.
When her former husband came to win her back, she just smiled. "What would you like to eat, sir?"
The heir of the Prince of Dongping's household, Xie Linchuan, had always looked down on everyone.
He never expected the Apricot Blossom Restaurant to bewitch him.
"Egg custard, lamb intestines, fragrant roasted pork belly, and sweet orange-and-pear sago with taro balls. Bring it all!"
Jiang Qinglan gave this spoiled young lord a frosty look. "Those dishes aren't for sale, especially not to you."
Xie Linchuan pulled out a steamed bun and started eating.
He was determined to make himself at home in this little restaurant!
Later, the tyrant turned into a kitten, meow, meow...
He even cried from frustration, more than once.
* Lychee paste, fragrant ginger candy, carved honeyed fruit, spring rain on a Lin'an night
* Crab-stuffed oranges, crystal aspic, charred lamb, the sound of apricot blossoms in a deep lane
[Reading Guide]
1. Set in a fictional world inspired by the Song dynasty, mixing the Northern and Southern Song periods. Everything serves the story.
2. Along with running a food business, there's plenty of romance, and court politics later on.
3. When the heroine first appears, her soul, the transmigrator, is 22, while her body, the original owner's, is 18. The hero is 19 when he first appears.
4. The main and supporting characters are all imperfect.
***Coming soon: The Little Tavern of Bianjing***
Chen Xiangxiang, a philosophy student who was terrible at her studies, opened her eyes and found herself a penniless orphan whose relatives were waiting to seize her inheritance.
Though it was a disastrous start, she was secretly delighted: Damn it, I finally don't have to read Kant or Hegel anymore!
She rolled up her sleeves
Tender beef skewered on bamboo sticks, tripe swished through a pot of red oil.
Crispy pork fried to a golden crunch, sweet, tipsy pears served in an ice bowl.
Silky chicken slices, clear as the moon, in cabbage soup.
And a plate of zesty, savory pickled vegetables that made even the nobles stop in their tracks.
The neighbors all said, "Ever since Chen's Tavern opened, even the breeze has smelled delicious!"
The second young master of the Duke of Wei's household was refined and brilliant, yet his heart was as cold as a deep pool.
Until that day
"Young master, this crispy pork should be dipped in plum sauce." The little cook's fingertips were sticky with honey, and her smiling eyes curved like crescent moons.
Later, a strange tale spread through Bianjing:
The cool and dignified Second Young Master Wei would crouch by the stove to peel garlic for her, and brave the rain to queue for the green plum fritters she loved.
On their wedding night, he even knelt stiffly by the bed just to taste his wife's lips, sweet as rice wine.
At dawn, she taught beggar children to wrap roast duck in lotus leaves.
At noon, she shared honeyed pastries with a flower-selling old woman.
After dark, she drank lychee wine with the elderly night watchman.
It turned out the most comforting life was simply a stove, a pot of soup,
and that tall figure who always came by at closing time to "beg for leftovers."
Theme: Love means choosing each other and growing together.
Soul travel is so bad, and the original owner's father died, and the male protagonist actually empathized with the female protagonist because of the original owner's father. He will feel that this emotion was stolen from the original owner and is not pure.
The male protagonist's perception dropped even further in Chapter 35. . . It is completely reasonable and reasonable for a matchmaker to do the work of a matchmaker in the ancient context, and she does not use any means to force the heroine to marry. Does the male protagonist have to destroy other people's jobs to show that he loves them? I also cleaned up the general ledger, and I was speechless... I was speechless when I made a mistake when I was on duty and asked a colleague to advance money. The introduction also said that he was a fake dude [covering his face and laughing] [covering his face and laughing and crying] [covering his face and laughing and crying] This is a fake dude. What else is a real dude? It is recommended not to say that you are a real hero, this is a super hero. Goodbye [changed]
... The Tianlong people destroy other people's jobs just for their own selfish desires [covering face, laughing and crying]
Don't be afraid that the heroine won't like it. I don't like this moody hero who only has himself in his heart...
Prince Xie is the proud son of heaven, how can he know the suffering in this world. The second man, Lu, is also a hard-working man. His family is holding him back. My mother is holding a knife and my sister-in-law is on her knees. It would be difficult for anyone else to do it. It can only be said to be God's will.
The author's writing style is really good, but it might be better if the emotional line is strengthened (I am just a non-professional at reading novels). I still want to continue reading this novel.
I felt that these two chapters were a bit broken, and the heroine was very disconnected. In the first few chapters, the heroine was still emphasizing the integrity of the literati and the reformers' fearlessness of power, but in these two chapters, she is still a little bit thoughtful (jinjiny)
Yeah, the truth is only within range
Hey... Did Yueniang leave just to avoid Pan Kai? That child must be hers! I said before that she felt something was wrong without seeing the child. This was a foreshadowing.
Ahhhh, supporting the abusive male protagonist is so infuriating!