In a Year of Famine, I Feed the Empress and Build a Golden Age

The day after a thief broke into Gu Yuan's family-owned convenience store, his fiancée called off their engagement and threw herself into the arms of her long-time crush. Then Gu Yuan discovered that his store could connect to ancient times! That was how he met an empress. The empress had only just ascended the throne when she was beset by troubles at home and abroad. The vast imperial capital was full of starving people. She prayed for divine protection, offering gold, silver, and jewels. One box of instant noodles in exchange for gold worth 60,000 yuan. From then on, Gu Yuan struck it rich with his amazing luck! He easily dealt with greedy relatives who made trouble for him and the schemes of his former fiancée's crush. By selling rice, flour, cooking oil, peanuts, sunflower seeds, eight-treasure porridge, medicine, clothes, and cosmetics, he sparked one trend after another in the ancient world. With Gu Yuan's guidance, the empress purged corrupt officials, repelled enemy armies, and unified the realm. Later, his former fiancée realized who the real winner was and tearfully begged him for forgiveness. Gu Yuan only smiled and shook his head. The empress sent him a letter from afar: “Now that the realm is at peace, come here and share it with me.”