Tan Cha was born into a family of culinary masters and had mastered every regional cuisine. After fighting his way through a crowd of senior and junior disciples and unlocking the max-level Green Tea skill buff, he finally inherited the God of Cooking's legacy. But when he opened his eyes, he had become a cannon-fodder male character in A Well-Off Life in the 1980s.
The male character was a complete loser. Spoiled by his family and not very bright, he was falsely accused of ruining the female lead's virtue, and could only swallow his grievance and marry her. He stole his older brother's chance to study, only to be expelled for poor grades. He couldn't farm, and his whole family lived off their parents. Eventually, his parents got fed up and kicked him out.
Even worse, the real male lead rode the wave of people heading south to do business, became a ten-thousand-yuan household, and returned in glory to find his first love, the female lead. The male character ended up with a firmly planted green hat, and even the child wasn't his. He had no choice but to wander alone, eventually dying on a cold winter night.
Tan Cha: What kind of nonsense is this? Let me brew a pot of Biluochun and take a moment.
One day, the female lead, who was already engaged to the original owner, was found embracing the male lead behind a haystack, pouring out their hearts to each other.
Tan Cha smiled warmly and said, "Don't worry. I'm not here to break you up. I'm just here to join you."
Bubble tea, lotus-leaf-wrapped roast chicken, rice noodles across the bridge... He got cooking.
The male lead didn't make a fortune or get all lovey-dovey with the female lead. Instead, he chased after Tan Cha, eager to become his disciple and learn to cook.
His taciturn older brother was an excellent student, but was about to give up his studies because the family couldn't afford to send two children to school.
Tan Cha hugged his parents' arms and whined, "Mom, Dad, studying means getting up early and staying up late. It's too exhausting! I can't keep it up. I only like cooking, so let my brother be the one to suffer through school."
Late at night, his older brother saw Tan Cha gazing tearfully at his books, reluctant to let them go. He clenched his fists, his eyes growing warm.
Tan Cha: Sure enough, I get sleepy as soon as I look at a book. I'd better stay away from studying.
A certain big shot had come to the countryside to recuperate with an old gentleman. He was as cold as ice and hated people who were sweet-talking, lazy, and afraid of hard work.
On a scorching summer day, Tan Cha carried freshly made grape mochi milkshakes to the fields to share with the villagers. He took his own serving and sat in the shade, sipping it in small mouthfuls.
Then he met the big shot's gaze.
His cheeks flushed. He lowered his head shyly. "It's so hot, so I made some cold drinks to cool us down."
The big shot was silent for a moment, then his Adam's apple bobbed. "Where's mine?"
Theme: Food comes first, no matter what.
