Transmigrating as an Ordinary Townsfolk

[Food] [Cozy, Relaxed Daily Life] After transmigrating, chef Qiao Mianmian became the youngest daughter in a blended family in ancient times. Her father was a butcher, her mother took in odd sewing jobs, and all nine members of the family were ordinary people at the bottom of society. Just as her older brothers and sisters reached the age for marriage, the local government raised taxes, and heavy rain washed away part of the family's earthen house... Life was so hard they could barely afford two filling meals a day. Qiao Mianmian dreamed of owning a house and land, and living in luxury. To make that dream come true, she set up a small stove beside the butcher shop and started selling braised pork offal from a street stall. Lu Zhao had just taken up his new post as a Commander. After renting a new residence, he found that around mealtimes every day, delicious aromas drifted over from next door: Braised fish today, Roast mutton tomorrow... Watching his attendant burn the rice day after day, Lu Zhao sighed and rubbed his forehead. When he learned that the young woman next door had set up a snack stall, he immediately went out with money in hand. Later, Lu Zhao's grandmother came to visit, worried that he had grown too thin from hunger. The moment she entered, she stared in astonishment, unable to recognize him for a while. "Who are you?" Lu Zhao, now taller and sturdier, replied, "Grandmother, it's me." Then she looked at the attendant beside him, whose face had become round. Grandmother Lu thought her eyes were playing tricks on her. Good heavens, even piglets don't grow that fast! Note: A slice-of-life ensemble food story, slow-burn and set in an alternate world. [My newly launched novel, The Rongcheng Family [The Eighties]] In 1980, in the old Zeng family's home in Rongcheng, Zeng Shuyi was left with a burning frustration after failing the college entrance exam. Their family of ten squeezed into a small courtyard house with three rooms, with even the passageways taken up by beds. Money was always tight. The household was full of petty squabbles. Her eldest brother watched over their tiny plot of land and fought with his younger brother until they were both a mess. Her second sister's husband was a real troublemaker: whenever someone else's life started looking a little better, he would go and stir things up. Whenever the family got into a commotion, they all liked to ask Zeng Shuyi to judge who was right. Zeng Shuyi just watched it all for amusement. Because she was going to live a good life, in a big house, driving a Santana... the very best kind of life. After thinking it over, she decided to go into business and start a private enterprise! ~ Chen Che's grandmother recently made a friend much younger than herself, and she kept wanting to introduce her to Chen Che. But Chen Che always found one excuse or another to avoid going on a blind date. Later, after Chen Che was promoted to team leader, he was getting ready to confess his feelings to the woman he loved when he saw his grandmother holding her hand and enthusiastically introducing her to someone else. Grandmother: "Didn't you say you weren't looking for a partner? Go on, get out of here. Don't interrupt me while I find Shuyi a match!" Chen Che: ...I'll date! Is it too late to change my mind now?! Theme: Comfort matters most; focus on yourself.