After Cutting Ties with Her Family, the Imperial Chef Strikes It Rich with Food in the 1990s

[Transmigration + Playing the Fool to Fool the Wise + Food + Comfort Food + Daily Life + Period Setting]

After serving as head manager of the Imperial Kitchen for six years, Maisui Chao's superb cooking made her practically untouchable in the palace.

But all Maisui Chao wanted was to leave the palace and open a restaurant. The day she slipped away, she happened to run into a palace coup and died at the hands of the rebels, a bundle of gold cakes in her arms.

When she opened her eyes again, she had become a pitiful girl whose parents didn't love her and who was being forced to marry a cripple.

But that was all right. She could still save herself.

After cutting ties with her rotten parents, Maisui Chao made use of whatever ingredients she could find, cooking whatever she had on hand.

Yet the fish soup she tossed together on a whim attracted a wealthy little follower, as well as business elites chasing after her with bowls in hand, begging for food.

A cup of honey-simmered loquat and pear soup restored the voice of a singer whose throat had been ruined.

A plate of shepherd's purse spring rolls convinced a rich second-generation heir to change his name and devote himself to serving his country.

A bowl of sour kernel soup finally let a professor who had suffered from insomnia for years enjoy a peaceful night's sleep.

Even a veteran renowned for his military achievements escaped the shadows of his nightmares after a pot of ginger and mutton soup.

To enjoy these heavenly dishes every day, a crowd of big shots vied to curry favor with Maisui Chao. They even rolled up their sleeves and worked the fields, all to persuade her to cook them something.

Onlookers: Hah! So what if they get to eat food made by Maisui Chao? They have no backbone! If it were us, we'd work even harder! So... please, just give us something to eat!

Faced with a crowd of drooling gluttons behind her, frantically begging for a divine food handout, Maisui Chao lifted her wok spatula and gave them a kindly smile.

What should I make today?