The Divine Beast Diner

With graduation just around the corner, Song Sui takes over a shabby little restaurant with ruined tables and chairs and drafty windows. Then she unexpectedly binds herself to the divine artifact, the Illustrated Guide to Beasts, and is about to welcome a whole string of mythical beast employees! Taotie, who's always hungry; the two-faced, tea-sipping Nine-Tailed Fox; the Pixiu who only takes and never gives; the troublemaking Vermilion Bird... The good news: By running the restaurant, she can randomly revive mythical beasts. For every beast she brings back to life, she gets a free worker for 100 years, dramatically cutting labor costs! The bad news: The restaurant is in such a remote location that attracting customers is incredibly difficult. Business hits a deadlock on opening day. As the mythical beasts' one and only designated guardian, Song Sui slaps the table and decisively chooses to start with a street stall, using it to draw customers in! Pan-fried buns, wonton soup, spicy pepper soup; poached beef and stir-fried pork intestines; mango-coconut tofu pudding and water chestnut drink; curry prawns and Buddha Jumps Over the Wall... The Mythical Beast Restaurant serves food so good, it's magical! There's a little restaurant on Xifeng Street. It's tiny, and the seats are always empty. Passerby: It's so shabby. You couldn't pay me to eat there. Months later, the same passerby walks down Xifeng Street again. The restaurant has expanded to cover half the street and made it to the top of the country's popular restaurant rankings. Reservations sell out the instant they open. Passerby: If heaven gave me a second chance, I'd cling to the owner's leg and shout! Passerby: Boss, I'm starving! Please give me something to eat! I'll do anything, I swear! ◆ Completed food story: The Imperial College's Little Kitchen ▲▼▲ [Coming soon: Returning to Ancient Times to Raise a Little One (Food)] ▼▲▼ Zhu Tang transmigrates to modern society and makes a thriving career in the food industry. After she dies, she unexpectedly transmigrates back to the Song Dynasty! This time, her little sister hasn't been kidnapped by human traffickers, her father hasn't drowned in the vast sea, and her younger brother isn't spending his days miserable over his disabled legs... The Zhu family still lives in bustling, dazzling Bianjing. Money is tight and they have their share of arguments, but at least the whole family is alive and together. Disaster has yet to strike, and there's still time to make up for every regret. Sobbing uncontrollably, Zhu Tang clings to her bewildered mother and resolves to do everything in her power to earn and save money, hoping only that her family can live in peace and happiness, together. And so... In warm spring, she sets up a pot to steam meat buns; in high summer, she puts up a stall to sell chilled noodles. In late autumn, she simmers sweet pear soup; in the bitter winter, she roasts whole lambs over a fierce fire. Pray tell, who is the master chef at the stove? None other than the eldest daughter of the Zhu family of Bianjing! Theme: Live well and enjoy your food