Blurb
Ye Zicen has been a foodie since she was little. Her greatest pleasure is cooking up something delicious for herself.
On her thirtieth birthday, Ye Zicen earns her top-tier chef certificate.
But when she opens her eyes again, she’s in the 1980s, and her family is so poor they don’t even have rice to cook.
A middle-aged woman is also singing the praises of an ugly, wife-beating man, trying to pressure her mother into marrying him. Ye Zicen is so furious she can feel her blood boiling.
To make sure she and her mother have enough to eat, Ye Zicen throws herself into a hectic life of fighting wicked relatives, running a street stall, and taking over a restaurant.
But why does this fair-skinned, skinny young man keep hanging around her?
On their wedding night, Ye Zicen is left limp and exhausted. Biting the corner of the quilt, she nearly cries: Who said he was a sickly weakling?
*The leads’ romance
Ye Zicen is far too busy. Today a shopkeeper asks her to lend a hand; tomorrow someone down the street calls her over to show their appreciation.
What’s a man to do when the woman he loves is so popular?
He wants to lock her in his arms and keep her from seeing anyone else... As Mu Shijun broods darkly over this, he stammers out his confession: “Will you choose me?”
*Domestic dramas
What?! Uncle So-and-so is a kept man?!
What?! Auntie So-and-so suddenly decided to get a divorce?!
What?! That boy So-and-so is dating two girls at once?!
*Reader’s guide
1. Bold, career-minded chef heroine x proud, jealous young master
2. The heroine has a complete career arc.
3. An ensemble story about neighbors helping one another, family squabbles, and gossip.
4. Everyday neighborhood life and the leads’ romance each make up about half the story, with the balance varying from chapter to chapter.
5. Includes an adorable pet, a white Tibetan terrier. There are a few too many scummy men early on.
Coming soon: The Mining Compound
In 1992, the Tao family’s mining compound welcomes a pair of twin girls:
Older sister: a quiet, stubborn little rascal
Younger sister: a short-tempered firecracker who’s easy to placate
When the news arrives...
Their father’s lottery ticket is drawn, and he wins six hundred thousand yuan!
Their mother, resting after childbirth, praises the girls for arriving with provisions of their own!
Their professor grandfather, hospitalized after being driven to his wits’ end by his students, springs out of bed and is discharged that very day.
Their eighty-year-old painter grandmother drinks cola and eats fried chicken, boasting that she’s in tip-top shape!
Their uncle, an angler who never catches anything, suddenly reels in two lively little fish.
The cat belonging to the Taoist girl next door is so tempted that it keeps circling him.
Their opera-loving aunt becomes a student of a famous star.
A successor to the Mei School falls for her at first sight and vows never to marry anyone else.
*Mini-scene
Time: Midnight
Place: By the river
Activity: Fishing
Younger sister: Sis, I’m scared.
Uncle: What are you scared of? You’re supposed to be a big, strong girl!
Younger sister: I am! (clenches fist)
Older sister: ...Uncle, look at that...
Uncle: (terrified expression) (screams)
Younger sister: Uncle, don’t be scared. We’re big, strong women!
Older sister: Stop screaming and call 110!
*Reader’s guide
1. An ensemble story.
2. Cozy daily life in a mining compound.
3. The timeline spans a long period, from the 1990s to the twenty-first century.
Coming soon: The Huo Family’s Jinx Is Actually a Living Bodhisattva
“Have you heard? That jinx the Huo family raised in the countryside has been brought back.”
“I heard she went straight to the Gu family and made a scene as soon as she got back. She even angered the Gu family’s matriarch into fainting.”
“Exactly! In the end, Second Master Gu grabbed Miss Huo by the collar and threw her out.”
“Second Master Gu? He’s as cool and aloof as an immortal. I can’t believe she made him angry enough to get physical.”
“Now the Huo and Gu families are at each other’s throats.”
“You said it.”
Later on, the immortal-like Second Master Gu follows Miss Huo around like a puppy, coaxing her in a meek voice: “I brought this chocolate back especially for you. Try some.”
Huo Zhi: “My hands are busy. Feed it to me!”
She’s busy bringing all these lonely “fragments of the people” home.
Theme: People need food to live.
In my hometown, if the first child is a girl, you can have another child, but this is the first time I heard that it is called the "one and a half child" policy 😂
Ahhhhhhhh! One hundred collected!! It's a number I've never seen before!!! (Winning in circles) (Screaming) (Going crazy) I woke up in the morning when I was woken up by the sound of decoration. I was so angry that I lost my temper for a moment, hahahahahaha (bow)
This neighbor girl is really unpleasant, self-righteous and has no sense of boundaries
Ding~Business fluid blessing update is stress-free!
I can only say that the male protagonist is still too good-tempered, but the rest of the writing is very messy. The female protagonist came through time, so how can she have so much emotion to help this sister and that brother.
The neighbor's house is so annoying. The shortness of the parents is annoying. Whether it is a foreshadowing or not, it is very annoying. There is no clear main line or a plot worthy of expectations. Watching all these noisy scenes just feels like there is no hope. At least it can express the attitude of the heroine, or hint at what will happen to the neighbor in the future. If there is a divorce, it can also make people curious about how to divorce and what role the heroine will play in it.
The "female protagonist" is a big thorn in the side of the author~ Do you want to change it to someone's name? It feels weird.
I don't know what to say about this Elen