Training to Be a Beloved Chef (Food)

Ning Hua transmigrated to the Min Dynasty, a time of turmoil when the people were suffering from a salt shortage.

What could she do without salt? Go gather seafood!

Ning Hua: Digging and digging in the little sandy beach~

Digging up tasty clams and picking plump shrimp~

Who would have thought that while gathering seafood, she'd also find a handsome man!

By sheer luck and good character, she completed the System's first-stage mission to become everyone's favorite.

The System was so generous that it rewarded her with an unlimited supply of salt.

Salt merchants smashed up her little eatery in the middle of the night.

That very night, she went door to door delivering salt to the people.

Trying to ruin my livelihood? Then you can forget about doing business too!

"Ding! Congratulations, Host. You've reached the second-stage score for your everyone-favorite persona. Your reward is an unlimited supply of spicy beef tallow hotpot base!"

Wow! Of course, when the people are doing well, so is she!

Ning Hua sharpened her knives and turned to the food: fried lotus root sandwiches, duck blood vermicelli soup, braised pork with pickled cabbage, egg tarts, double-skin milk pudding...

For ten coins, you could only have tea and flatbread at other inns and restaurants.

Here, ten coins bought you a meat-and-vegetable meal with a bowl of white rice!

In just half a month, her simple roadside stall had transformed into a spacious shop with sleek floor-to-ceiling windows.

Was that all there was to the story?

No. Ning Hua set her sights on the whole country, determined to open a chain of restaurants in every city.

In every city she visited, there were no beggars. Instead, people worked honestly at Anji Eatery, earning good money through hard work!

Once, they were beggars who couldn't get enough to eat.

After a month of work, they could afford food and clothing.

After a year of work, they had a house.

After three years of work, they had a wife.

The long-impoverished Min Dynasty was lifted out of poverty!

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Nan Mo, the leader of the largest escort agency in the capital, discovered a great secret while on an escort mission.

Completely unprepared, he thought he was about to perish in the icy sea.

Unexpectedly, a frail young girl braved the bitter, bone-chilling wind and held up a lantern to guide him.

Nan Mo: This time, I've really fallen for her.

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As the new emperor who struck terror into the ministers' hearts and used an iron fist to purge the court,

Ye Chang'an had been issuing cold orders one moment, sentencing corrupt officials and traitors to execution at noon.

The next, he threw himself down in front of Ning Hua like a big dog who had finally found his master after a long time apart.

"Boss! I've missed you so much!"

"Hey, hey, hey! Back off, you're spitting all over my face!"

"Sniffle, sniffle, you actually think I'm disgusting!"

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When he first met Ning Hua, she spoke fluent British English. "Sorry, sorry!"

Mo Ke Ya really thought he had met someone from back home.

But why were there bodyguards behind this "fellow countryman"?

Could "he" be Father's illegitimate son?

Anyone in my way to the throne must die!

Later, he offered her an army of thousands as his bargaining chip, asking only that she become his queen.

★★★ One-on-one romance. Nan Mo is the male lead.

The story is fictional. Just enjoy it, and don't worry about historical accuracy regarding the ingredients, utensils, and other details.

Theme: When you are poor, look after yourself; when you prosper, help the world