Ming's Little Restaurant

[The author's first novel, written as a newcomer. The writing isn't great, so please purchase with caution.]

Food blogger Ming Zhao transmigrates. From the start, her father has passed away, her elder brother is missing, her little sister is still young, the family business has been seized, and they are deep in debt...

So Ming Zhao picks up her spatula and returns to her old trade.

Everyone knows that the second daughter of the Ming family was born with an intellectual disability.

Then one day, Second Miss Ming suddenly recovers.

And before long, all kinds of strange new dishes appear at the Ming family restaurant, which was on the verge of closing.

Mapo tofu, poached spicy pork, honey-glazed char siu, three-cup chicken, hot and sour glass noodles, crispy fried pork...

Bystanders: You call this about to go out of business?!

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The Marquis of Zhenbei wins a great victory and earns glory on the battlefield.

The nobles of the capital covet his wealth and power, yet fear his capricious, ruthless nature.

No one knows that what sustained him as he fought his way from an obscure, low-born slave to the pinnacle of power was just a bowl of porridge offered to him one bitter winter many years ago.

Later, someone accidentally glimpses a faded portrait tucked in the Marquis of Zhenbei's arms.

It shows the graceful silhouette of a young woman, with a simple flower hairpin seemingly about to fall from her hair.

Reader's Guide:

1. Set in a fictional world, with plenty of original worldbuilding. The setting includes all the basic ingredients.

2. The male lead has a rough time early on. The female lead doesn't suffer. One-on-one romance, happy ending.

3. This is the author's first novel. Please be kind about its shortcomings.

---- Preview of Yi Fu ----

[May be revised before publication]

When Yi Fu was eight, the old dynasty fell. A wildfire swept from Yongle Palace beyond the palace walls.

She fled under an assumed name to the bitterly cold frontier, where she hid for six years.

At fourteen, she was caught after killing someone and escaping prison.

In the dim cell, a richly dressed young man studied her for a long time, then gave a soft scoff.

"That look in your eyes is too defiant. This prince doesn't use disobedient dogs."

The guard turned his sword and ran it through her body.

-

Later, the name of Rong Xuzhi, the God of War, struck fear into every corner of the realm.

The young female general stood clad in armor, with hundreds of thousands of troops at the ready behind her.

She lifted her chin slightly and looked toward the prince of noble birth on the city wall.

The young man stood above the world, the royal banner beside him snapping in the wind.

With the enemy at the gates, he remained composed and smiled. "I had no idea Your Highness would grace us with your presence."

-

Cheng Fei always thought Rong Xu was no different from the hundreds of hidden guards at his side or the countless spies embedded in court.

Rong Xu was his most obedient pawn, his sharpest blade.

Until, on their wedding night, that sharpest blade pierced his chest.

#The assassin I raised killed me#

A fallen princess x a young prince plotting a coup

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