Earthly Stove

"Amber Time" tells the story of middle-aged chef Chen Jianping who fell into a trough in life after being paralyzed due to spinal cord injury. He divorced his wife Lin Xiaowei and was burdened with debt. An accident allowed him to travel to a parallel world, where he gained good health and learned new dining concepts. After choosing to return to reality, Chen Jianping relied on the innovative recipes in his memory and co-founded "Home Taste Kitchen" with Lin Xiaowei specifically to serve the elderly and people with disabilities. During the process of restarting his career, he persisted in rehabilitation training, regained the trust of his family, and remarried Lin Xiaowei. Through the comparison of parallel worlds, the novel shows the protagonist's touching journey of retrieving self-worth and repairing family relationships in adversity, and explains the true meaning of love and responsibility.