The Palace Chef Wins Big by Taking It Easy in a Period Novel

[Main story complete] Dai Qing, a young woman from the imperial kitchen, transmigrated into an era novel called "The Literary Youth of the Eighties". In the book, the heroine marries a university student from the city. She is cultured, kind, and generous, and her life is a dazzling success at every turn. Meanwhile, “Su Chuqing,” who moves to the city from a remote village alongside her, is the wicked foil. She is uneducated and petty, disliked by everyone in the residential compound, and abuses her stepson. In the end, she dies young and destitute. Dai Qing, a pure-blooded ancient person: …A foil to what? I don’t get it. She decides to keep focusing on her old trade. After all, the cabbages growing lush and green in her “spatial courtyard” look delicious! Raise two future big shots and achieve a lie-flat life √ Go from cook to restaurant-chain owner and take Chinese cuisine international √ Well-behaved kids, a kind mother-in-law, and Dai Qing enjoying a leisurely, colorful life √ The original heroine is jealous: Weren’t you supposed to be the foil? Research powerhouse Gu Yuheng is handsome, accomplished at a young age, and destined for a bright future. Aside from being taciturn, inarticulate, and as cold as a block of wood, he is the most sought-after bachelor in the residential compound. The leaders are eager to act, and the neighborhood aunties are itching to get involved. They all want to bring this outstanding, aloof beauty into their families. Then one day… Professor Gu, who has always wanted nothing, takes a young woman by the hand and comes to the research center. In a clear, gentle voice, he says, “This is my girlfriend. We’re here to file our marriage application.” Everyone is disappointed, and the young women’s hearts are broken. Some even privately think that they never expected someone as cool and detached as Gu Yuheng to be so shallow as to judge by looks. Until the Gu family courtyard starts filling with delicious aromas at mealtimes: red-braised pork knuckle, sweet-and-sour ribs, spicy chicken, steamed pork with rice flour, crystal shrimp cakes, honey-fried dough twists… The smells make everyone’s mouths water so much they can barely swallow their plain wheat buns. Everyone agrees: I like this little wife too! Reader’s guide: 1. Both leads are each other’s only one. The stepson is not the male lead’s biological child; their identities will be explained in the story. 2. A lighthearted story centered on food, with warmth and doting family affection. Another upcoming novel of the same type: "Transmigrating as the Villain’s Stepmother and Going Viral in an Era Novel" Now accepting favorites in my author page!!!! [Glamorous troublemaker x stoic military officer] Blurb: Su Qiaoqiao transmigrated into a book, becoming the background-character stepmother of a major villain in an era novel. She’s beautiful but uneducated, difficult and nasty. In the end, her stepson exposes her for framing him, and she gets divorced and sent back to her hometown in disgrace. A pretty boy then swindles her out of all her savings, leaving her with a miserable life. Superstar Mary Sue Qiaoqiao: What kind of awful script is this? She can play the innocent flower when needed, turn on the green-tea act when needed, take down the troublemakers, and dump the scumbag. As for the rebellious stepson and the iron-blooded tough guy with a murderous aura, they can go cool off somewhere else. Su Qiaoqiao: I’m here to make money. Why should I care about men? After setting everyone straight, Su Qiaoqiao enjoys a peaceful life. She not only reunites with her biological parents, but also seizes the opportunity to start a business, founds a film company, and produces and stars in her own movies, becoming famous from China to Hollywood! … But while causing trouble, Su Qiaoqiao discovers that… The obsessive stepson, the story’s ultimate villain, suddenly turns over a new leaf, studies hard, and serves his country. He advances the space program, solves problems that baffle the world, and joins the nation’s research hall of fame at a young age. Several newspapers interview him. The next day, the headline on the front pages of newspapers and magazines across the country reads four big characters: [Thanks, Mom] The real Su Qiaoqiao, a hands-off manager: Huh? Me? … And Lu Chengjiang, the military big shot with his cold, commanding air and a long list of honors, starts coming home more and more often. At night, held in the man’s arms with her waist aching, Su Qiaoqiao grits her teeth and thinks: Who said he wanted nothing? A cold, aloof beauty??? 1. Twelve-year age gap, mature man and troublemaking woman, a tree finally blooms 2. No first love he can’t forget 3. The stepson isn’t the male lead’s biological child; it will be explained in the story If you’re interested, please add it to your favorites~ Muah~ Theme: Food heals the heart