The Fragrance of Pears on the Stove

A pregnant little cook searches for her husband, makes a fortune on the frontier, and takes down scoundrels.

Modern-day food blogger Jiang Qingli becomes a pitiful pregnant bride, just two months into her marriage, clutching a divorce letter as she heads to the frontier military camp to demand an explanation.

Sweet soups, fried dough twists, and radish cakes; she uses her cleaver to tear into the scumbag.

She cooks delicious food and builds a career. Jiang Qingli is determined to rip her faithless husband to pieces and send him straight to the depths of despair.

Gu Lingxiao (weeping in protest): My lady, hear me out! Your husband has been wronged!

Jiang Qingli: Hah. And how do you plan to prove it?

Gu Lingxiao says nothing, and simply dotes on his wife with all his might.

Some people scoff that the mighty General Gu is awe-inspiring on the battlefield, but as soon as he walks through his own front door, he becomes a spineless henpecked husband who does nothing but bring his wife tea and water, rub her waist and massage her legs, smile obsequiously, look after the child, and obey her every word.

Gu Lingxiao (snorting): My wife can make the finest food in the world with nothing but a spatula and a cleaver, bring prosperity to an entire region, and stand up to corrupt officials and villains above while cutting down water bandits and horse thieves below. She is quite possibly the most remarkable woman in the world. If you're jealous, just say so!

Food, sweet romance, one-on-one romance, lighthearted, marriage before love, adorable child, everyday life, business-building, satisfying wish fulfillment, a bold and sweet heroine

Completed food-themed novels: The Charming Cook of the Marketplace, The Little Cook of the Frontier, A Feast of Fine Food and Healing