The Monster’s Little Restaurant [Gourmet]

My next novel, When the Villain’s Mom from the Eighties Wakes Up, is waiting for your favorites~ Blurb: [A cozy food story about a monster opening a restaurant and running a business] It’s tough being a monster these days. After Shui Di fell ill and woke up, she found that her family was deep in debt. Her mother was caring for her while working, and her older brother was hauling bricks at a construction site and delivering takeout in his spare time. Their once-stable family was now on the verge of losing even their only secondhand van. This life couldn’t go on. Shui Di swore she’d earn money! People say that no one in their right mind works in food service... Shui Di: I’ll do it! I’m going into food service! Her family already runs a chicken farm and has plenty of good farmland. With a supply of all-natural ingredients, isn’t she practically destined for the restaurant business? She starts by selling boxed meals from a street stall, then earns enough to build a new house, buys a storefront and opens a restaurant, and soon the whole family of monsters has established itself in the city... Shui Di counts her money at night. Life just keeps getting better! * There’s a strange phenomenon in Jiangcheng: an unremarkable little restaurant has a long line outside every day, and its food is always sold out. A customer comes from far and wide and orders a bowl of three-delicacy soup. It’s clear and bright, savory and refreshing. When he gets home, he’s astonished to find that his long-standing insomnia has mysteriously vanished! Another customer tries a crispy spring roll coated in a sweet glaze. It’s golden and crunchy, with a juicy, fragrant filling that crackles with every bite. After eating it, his long-aching head feels clear and refreshed. The customers are astounded: Such incredible food has miraculous effects, too? My next novel, When the Villain’s Mom from the Eighties Wakes Up, is waiting for your favorites~ In her previous life, Chen Xiuyang’s life was a complete failure. After her husband died, she remarried with Guan Ze in tow. Her mother-in-law was domineering, her husband drank heavily, and with no skills of her own, she could only endure it all. When her husband got drunk again, Chen Xiuyang couldn’t take it anymore. Guan Ze tried to protect her and injured the man, so he was sent to juvenile detention. Chen Xiuyang died before Guan Ze was released. Only after her death did she learn that the world she lived in was just a novel. Her son, Guan Ze, was the story’s villainous male supporting character. He died young and alone, and all the success he worked so hard to build ended up benefiting someone else. Chen Xiuyang was so furious she nearly came back to life. When she opened her eyes, she was back in 1995. Guan Ze was four and a half. The little boy ran back from the fields barefoot, his fingernails packed with dirt, but he held out half a sweet potato to her. His eyes were bright and dewy. “Mom, eat!” Her ex-husband from her previous life showed up with a pound of pork, a smile plastered on his face. “Xiuyang, you need to build up your strength.” Chen Xiuyang slammed the door shut. “Get lost!” She wouldn’t marry again. All she wanted was to raise Guan Ze. In 1995, every family in the village farmed, and after the harvest they still had to hand over their grain tax. Money was tight, and most people could barely afford meat. But Chen Xiuyang knew what the outside world was like. To earn money, she set up a small stall with her son... Something’s been the talk of Chenjia Village lately: the mild-mannered second daughter of the village secretary has broken off her engagement. Everyone said the family that ran the butcher shop was well-off, and they didn’t mind that she was divorced with a child. Yet she refused to marry him and took her son to the city to sell food from a street stall, things like tofu pudding, corn cakes, and cold mung bean noodles... Would anyone really buy that stuff? The villagers waited to see the Chen family make a fool of themselves, only to watch Chen Xiuyang buy a house in the city, settle down, and drive back to the village for the New Year... Her life really did get better with every passing year. Theme: Hard work leads to prosperity