The Little Taotie’s Daily Life Running a Shop

[Next up: Opening a Cultivation-Themed Restaurant] The little Taotie Yuntao wakes up one day with his demonic power out of balance. He can only maintain his toddler form, and now he also has a frail land-god as a parent. His family is so poor they can't afford food. Luckily, he binds himself to a busted System that lets him draw cards to summon powerful figures from the Classic of Mountains and Seas to start businesses. On his first draw, Yuntao gets a UR-rank troublemaker employee: Taisui. Taisui scowls. "Brat, why'd you summon me?" "To do odd jobs at my restaurant." Yuntao's baby voice makes him sound incredibly well-behaved. Taisui refuses furiously. "I'm not doing it!" Yuntao grins, baring his teeth. A Taotie apparition appears behind him. "Then you can take a different position and become an ingredient." Taisui: "You're the boss! I'll do the odd jobs after all ^_^" Later, Zhuyu, which can stave off hunger, becomes a sought-after new health food, while the mountain-and-sea scallion-oil noodles that can banish worries become office workers' favorite... The Taotie restaurant grows famous far and wide, bringing new life to the rundown shopping street. Before long, a Feifei bakery, a Nine-Tailed Fox flower shop, a Mountain-and-Sea farm... open one after another. Business is booming, and Yuntao can finally eat his fill. His only problem is that, as a rare Taotie cub, the shop owners are about to pet him bald. Reader's Guide: 1. Slow burn, possibly not a burn at all. 2. This novel takes inspiration from the Classic of Mountains and Seas and myths and legends. It includes many original settings and isn't meant to be examined too closely. 3. This novel is set in a fictional world and is entirely made up. Don't take it as a reflection of real life. Recommended completed novel of the same type: I Inherited a City God Temple, no-couple male protagonist, healing supernatural mysteries and daily life No-couple preorder: Cultivation Cafeteria Blurb: A new restaurant called Cultivation Cafeteria opens on the food street near a university campus. The place is tiny and easy to miss. Whenever people happen to notice the sign, they smile knowingly. What a creative name! It sounds like you can cultivate and ascend to immortality just by eating here. Then they take a look at the menu posted outside. Wow, the dishes are bizarre and ridiculously expensive! High-end prices + low-end storefront + unpredictable opening hours + a confusing concept. Everyone assumes this restaurant will go under in no time. But not only does it stay open, it inexplicably becomes a hit! Luxury cars crowd the entrance, and wealthy people in designer clothes spend fortunes just to eat here. Even a major celebrity waits outside, pleading: "Boss Ji, I took a wrong turn while practicing Qi and urgently need your Fortifying Sacred Lotus Paste. I'll pay a million!" The young owner adjusts his glasses. "Sorry, I have an exam today, so the restaurant is closed. Please make a reservation on the mini program." Onlookers: "..." Is this a movie or a variety show? Could this really be a cultivation cafeteria? Ji Shuangxu, the chosen one bound to a cultivation System, opens a small restaurant near his school to complete his missions. Other restaurants treat black truffles and caviar as top-tier ingredients. His Cultivation Cafeteria: heavenly treasures, spirit fruits, and spirit springs. If you can imagine it, you can eat it here. Not long after opening, the restaurant attracts the attention of all kinds of cultivators in the Age of Declining Dharma. His only problem is that business is so good it takes up all his free time outside class. System: Say it out loud! What's the goal of our Cultivation Cafeteria? Ji Shuangxu: To pass all my classes. System: ... Theme: Turn difficult circumstances around, improve the neighborhood, and live an ideal life