Mother-in-Law Joins the Army in Beijing: Her Maxed-Out Cooking Makes the Whole Compound Drool

Zhang Hongmei only learned the truth just before her son and cousin poisoned her to death: the son she had cherished all her life was actually her husband's child with her cousin, while her own child had been sold by the two of them.

Reborn, Zhang Hongmei no longer dotes on Zhao Yujiang. She exposes her cousin's ugly side and makes her an outcast despised by everyone.

When her adopted son, Zhao Yuchuan, asks her to look after his pregnant wife, she leaves the ungrateful Zhao Yujiang and his family behind and promptly packs her things to head for the capital.

There, she finds her daughter-in-law being bullied by a neighbor and boldly steps in to defend her and see that justice is done.

She pays more attention to her adopted son than ever. He notices the change in his mother and is delighted, becoming even more filial.

By chance, she acquires a fresh-food supermarket. From then on, she uses its ingredients to cook delicious dishes. Starting with a breakfast stall, she steadily grows her restaurant business until it becomes one of the best in the capital.

One day, a starving woman collapses at the restaurant's door. Zhang Hongmei gives her a job, but later notices her birthmark. A test confirms that the woman is her biological daughter. This is her own daughter.

She begins teaching her cooking and discovers that she has a real talent, so she trains her as the restaurant's heir. With her culinary skills, her restaurant becomes famous throughout the capital. While caring for her children and building her business, she pushes herself to excel in her forties, giving her life a whole new luster.