Working at a Medium's Restaurant

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Late at night, the smell of food drifted from deep within a long-abandoned alley.

The rickety little door swung open, and in came a boy whose face was mostly hidden beneath a black hood.

"Every day is the same, and I have to wear a fake smile. Life really is pointless!"

The restaurant owner, Luo Huan, looked up at the unexpected guest who had seated himself at the counter.

"I just want to end this life right now," the boy continued.

Hasn't your life already ended?

Luo Huan looked at the boy's half-transparent body and pursed his lips.

-

Luo Huan's restaurant was far from the city center and never open to the public. It didn't even have a front entrance.

How had this boy managed to find his way here...? Luo Huan sighed.

Out of courtesy, he still served the late-night visitor.

"This is amazing!"

The boy's eyes lit up as he devoured the curry pork cutlet rice in front of him.

"The food is great. I'll stay alive for today, then!"

-

The next day...

The day after that...

The boy, who wanted to end his life every day, showed up at Luo Huan's restaurant right on time.

To beg for food.

"Do you know that food costs money?" Luo Huan said, at the end of his patience.

"But... I don't have any money." The boy blinked innocently.

"Then pay with yourself."

From then on, the restaurant had a new employee.

Food and strange gods, with a lighthearted, healing tone.

Like "One Thousand and One Nights," it will feature many little stories.

The relationship between the main characters is familial and friendly.

No-CP foodie story preorder: "Becoming a Winner in Life in a Food Manga"

Yu Chunqiu transmigrates into a comic book he'd been reading while eating instant noodles.

It's a food manga. The protagonist is a street thug whose favorite thing to do each day is laze around before going off to hunt for snacks in the streets and alleys. The sharp contrast between his identity and his enjoyment of food makes the story feel full of everyday life, earning it the title of "the most appetizing manga of the year."

Yu Chunqiu watches the protagonist rob an elementary school student outside the school gates, then head to a small restaurant with the money. He sprays a mouthful of instant noodles across the comic. "You rob a kid just to eat a five-yuan bowl of wontons?!"

Then, in a flash, he's standing in that shabby alley, with a lollipop stick in his mouth and one hand gripping an elementary school student's collar.

Yu Chunqiu: ...

He quickly adjusts his expression, lets go, and smooths the student's collar. "Be careful when you're out and about. If you run into someone like me again, remember what they look like and call the police."

With that, he turns and walks away.

According to the manga, he should be starving after not eating all day, and rush into a snack shop to order a bowl of chicken soup wontons.

Yu Chunqiu rushes in and stands in front of the owner with a fierce look.

"Are you... looking for someone to do odd jobs?"

What's the point of robbing an elementary school student?

Starting out doing odd jobs at a snack shop, he learns the trade and opens his own shop;

His shop becomes popular, then he starts acquiring and expanding, opening a chain across the city;

He builds a brand, starts a company, and gradually becomes number one in the food industry.

In the end, the owner of Yu's Catering, having achieved financial freedom, stands onstage and says, "I've always wondered how people from disadvantaged backgrounds can change their fate.

So I've decided to use the money I've earned over the years to establish a special foundation and a culinary school..."

Theme: Cherish life.