Hong Kong's Three-Year-Old Little Food God

1 Meng Feiyun opens her eyes and finds herself in the body of a three-year-old, dangling in midair above a rooftop. Her useless dad’s newspaper office has been burned down, and he’s been accused of a crime. Terrified, he scoops her up and is about to perform a high-flying stunt. She talks him down with a plate of rice noodle rolls. 2 The little girl takes a bite of her rice noodle rolls and says, “The soy sauce tastes bitter because Grandma is crying. When Grandma cries, that ghost uncle beside her cries too.” The next day, all of Hong Kong is scrambling to get a copy of a newspaper called Star World. The little girl, writing under the name “God of Cooking,” brings readers in Kowloon and Lantau to tears. 3 The competition panics! They throw around a million dollars, vowing to make sure not a single copy of Star World sells! The little girl leads a group of adorable kids, all waving their chubby little arms, to carve a chocolate-smooth path for Star World. The struggling tabloid’s sales skyrocket. The printing press runs so hard it nearly smokes, and her tearful daddy no longer even thinks about climbing onto the rooftop. The mother and child, who were on the brink of disaster, are saved. They bring her a plaque to thank her: “Bodhisattva Reborn!” 4 But her golden tongue tastes out even more Hong Kong legends. A bowl of steamed egg custard leads her into a murder scene. A candied orange blossom reveals the chief inspector’s ten years of love and hate. She tastes a hundred flavors of his life and fulfills a thousand of his dreams. At three years old, the little girl is the newspaper’s bestselling writer and the most legendary God of Cooking, certified by all seven million people of Hong Kong! ★ Wacky Hong Kong style, with laughter and tears ★ A touch of an ensemble cast ☆ A sweet-looking, ever-changing drama queen × a young Zorro who’s spent his whole life carrying the burden of a lie ★ They save each other. As children, they’re just partners in crime. Their romance develops in the bonus chapters when they’re grown up. A Great Beauty Has Joined the Prison Canteen 1 In the 1990s, with no surveillance cameras, criminal masterminds take turns showing off their skills, sending themselves straight to Harbor City Prison. One day, the inmates are thrown into an uproar! A stunning beauty has joined the canteen staff! Her eyes are dewy, and her little hands are soft and fair. The kitchen assistant position becomes the hottest job in the prison. Even nonviolent offenders eagerly compete for it. Those who don’t get the job will spend the whole day pedaling away at their sewing machines, just for a chance to catch one extra glimpse of her through the serving window. When she appears at the serving window for the first time in her old work clothes, the whole canteen seems to freeze. The robber standing closest forgets to breathe and faints, eyes rolling back. Even as he’s dragged away, a dazed smile is frozen on his face. A serial con artist wants to hear her ask, “What would you like?” one more time, so for three days straight, he orders nothing but a spoonful of plain rice at every meal. Even the guards are busy sneaking off to straighten their uniforms. 2 If Su Yupán’s beauty is a visual shockwave that stuns the entire prison, then the ordinary iron ladle in her hand unleashes a taste explosion that destroys everything in its path. After one sip of cabbage soup, an embezzler bursts into tears and volunteers where he hid the stolen money: “Please add to my sentence! Let me eat here for two more years!” One bite of fermented tofu reaches a murderer’s soul. He covers his face, squats in a corner, and bawls: “Mom! I miss you! I’m a monster!” The guards collectively lose it: “We eat pig slop on duty, while murderers get dragon meat? Is there any justice? Any fairness?” 3 Su Yupán is the youngest daughter of the head chef of the imperial kitchen, and she inherited the family’s cooking skills. One day, she transmigrates into a 1990s prison, and the entire canteen goes wild! Watching the inmates’ behavior improve by leaps and bounds and the guards completely lose their minds... Warden: I have to try this and see what all the fuss is about! Theme: There is kindness in the world, and that makes it worth living. Sit down and share a meal.