Siheyuan: Astonishing the Neighbors, I Become a State Banquet Chef with Zhajiangmian

Yang Jiandong transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard, where he and his mother and younger sister depend on one another. In an era when even putting food on the table is a struggle, making something of himself is harder than reaching the heavens.

Luckily, Yang Jiandong awakens a Culinary System.

All he has to do is learn how to prepare delicious food to unlock recipes and earn rewards? Yang Jiandong dives headfirst into the world of cuisine.

Unlocks Zhajiang Noodles (Blue), improves his skill with flour-based dishes, and obtains the recipe for sweet bean sauce.

Unlocks Mapo Tofu (Purple), improves his plating skills, and obtains the recipe for knife-cut chili peppers.

Unlocks Scallion-Braised Sea Cucumber (Gold), improves his heat control, and inherits the culinary traditions of Shandong cuisine.

Looking back, Yang Jiandong realizes that he only learned to cook a few dishes, yet somehow he has become a master chef and been chosen to prepare a state banquet?

With outstanding students celebrating his birthday and descendants gathered around him, this life should be pretty good, right?