The 1970s Female Side Character's Road to Wealth

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Blurb:

A little culinary prodigy falls into a story set in the past and becomes a low-IQ villainess.

When she arrives, she's lying on the ground covered in bruises, clutching a blue cloth bundle.

The bundle is warm, and she quickly pieces things together: the silly girl Shi Yi had been taking a meal to her older sister Shi Shu's sweetheart in the educated youth team when she ran into the village bully and got beaten up.

According to the plot, Shi Yi will throw away the lunch and get locked in a dark room. Shi Shu will then accuse her of stealing food and urge their father to marry her off to the village bully, for a bride price of eight big unity bills.

The day before Shi Shu leaves, all the neighbors come to see her off. They say, "Shi Shu is a golden phoenix who flew out of these mountain ravines, beautiful and kindhearted. Before returning to the provincial capital to enjoy the good life, she even found a match for her silly little sister, whose reputation was ruined by stealing."

Little culinary prodigy Shi Yi is furious: Isn't she obviously meant to be the foil?

She kicks the village bully and opens the cloth bundle.

Well then... let's see how the comparison turns out.

Shi Yi becomes the educated youth team's cook, and the aroma of her food makes everyone's stomachs rumble. Shi Shu flits among the educated youths like a butterfly.

Shi Yi opens a big restaurant in the county town, business booming and money piling up. Shi Shu tries to catch herself a rich husband.

Shi Yi takes her little restaurant, "Little Culinary Prodigy," nationwide, building a thriving restaurant chain. Before long, she appears in the New Youth Daily as the youngest female billionaire.

At the awards ceremony, a huge red flower is pinned to her chest.

Shi Shu, chewing on a cornbread bun, stares in disbelief. Is this really her silly little sister?

The female billionaire gives back to the villagers, building bridges and roads for them. The villagers ask in awe, "Where did Shi Yi learn to cook? She's incredible!"

The real culinary prodigy Shi Yi replies, "Heh... from the chef at the east end of the village."

There used to be an educated youth named Shen Yu at the east end of the village. He was assigned to the logistics team because he was such a good cook.

But he'd already returned to the city to study. They say he even got into Tsinghua University.

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Shen Yu only found out that he was a stepping stone destined to be cannon fodder in a period novel.

In his previous life, when he went to the countryside, the villainess Shi Yi was always hanging around him in the logistics team... She was egged on by the heroine to make special meals for the male lead. Later, she somehow helped the male and female leads steal his chance to return to the city and continue his studies.

He was trapped in a little mountain village for his entire life, living an unremarkable existence.

A cook?

Given a second life, Shen Yu... smiled.

Just as he was preparing to rewrite his fate and firmly reject Shi Yi, the silly girl suddenly got smart.

Not only did she avoid being used by Shi Shu, she even became the educated youth team's head cook in his place?

Now Shen Yu, the chef, could finally return to the city and continue his studies.

But... watching her cook her way through life, open a restaurant, and build a thriving career, he figured that a silly girl like her probably wouldn't have anything to do with him.

Who would have thought that later...

"Chef?" A sweet voice called from outside the window.

His ears quietly turned red. "I'm here."

P.S. This is a fictional period setting, for entertainment only.

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Yu Susu died in childbirth.

Only after her death did she learn that she was the villainous mother of the male lead in a power fantasy novel.

In the book, her son gets his doctorate at eighteen and is a genius known far and wide! Young Lu Yunan... is sinister and volatile. So volatile that he creates a supervirus to destroy the world.

At the critical moment, the power fantasy's male lead appears out of nowhere and kills him, using him as a stepping stone to fame and glory.

Yu Susu's eyes go wide as a rabbit's: ?

When she opens her eyes again, she's come back to life, eighteen years later.

Before she can ask Lu Jinchao how he raised their son... Lu Yunan is already about to develop a supervirus!

She makes a snap decision:

She disguises herself as a junior at a nearby school and invites him onto a variety show, keeping him far away from the main plot about destroying the world!

Lu Yunan looks at the face that's 100% identical to his biological mother's and agrees. Then he falls into thought as he considers their title of "temporary siblings"...

The show starts filming, using the most popular livestreaming wristbands of the day.

Yu Susu stares blankly at the high-tech device, frantically searching through the original owner's memories: What is this? How do I use it? Lu Yunan hides the sinister look in his eyes, fastens the wristband on her, and awkwardly explains how it works.

Yu Susu blinks sweetly and greets the camera... The viewers are struck by her beauty!

[Ahhh! A goddess descended from the heavens! Such a gorgeous beauty, let me hug you~]

The guests have to make their own meals.

Yu Susu stares at the various high-tech appliances. Lu Yunan considers the matter, then takes charge of cooking, making steak and sandwiches.

Yu Susu promptly takes her big boy to the traditional wood-fired stove and gets a fire going. Before long, there's braised pork ribs, sweet-and-sour fish, spicy diced chicken, crispy shrimp... The aroma carries for miles!

The guests on the other teams drool with envy, while viewers frantically order takeout!

[What kind of top-tier food expert is this?!]

They play a real-life CS game to win living expenses.

Yu Susu has only ever played Super Mario, so she looks to her big boy. Without a word, Lu Yunan carries her to an easy victory... until halfway through, when the power fantasy's male lead appears out of nowhere and nearly takes them both out in an instant!

Yu Susu spins around and shoots him in the head!

[Whew! Little sis is so cool!!!]

After the sibling variety show ends, the "temporary siblings" Yu Susu and Lu Yunan become an overnight sensation.

[Is little sis some kind of all-around little goddess?? Love her so much!]

[Ahhh! The sibling ship with Lu Yunan is so good too!]

Just then, Lu Yunan holds up the freshly printed paternity test. "Mom?"

Yu Susu replies, "Yes, my big boy!"

Lu Jinchao, who happens to witness it: "?!"

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Lu Jinchao once swore to spend his life with someone. But before he could fulfill his promise, she was gone.

From then on, he devoted himself to work and paid no attention to anything else.

Later, he sees that face, identical to the one in his memories, beside his son...

His mind roars!

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