Recaps

Lu Qin attended a dinner with Shen Muyan and learned that Annan District had secured the commercial food street project partly because investors were drawn to his stall. He expanded Lu's Snack Stall with a new ice cream machine and began making three unconventional Chinese-style flavors, leaving customers eager to try them.

• Nie Guoqiang hosted Lu Qin and Shen Muyan at the Jiang City Grand Hotel, then confirmed Lu Qin would remain in Annan District and resumed negotiations with the Kyoto investors.
• The commercial food street project went to Annan District, and Nie Guoqiang celebrated the win while teasing Lotus District's leaders.
• Lu Qin set up a large electronic menu display at his stall and left to buy a high-capacity ice cream machine and ingredients.
• Lu Qin announced Red Bean Mugwort, Mint Watermelon, and Sweet Cream Fermented Rice as his Chinese-style ice cream flavors and explained how herbs could lessen the burden of cold foods on the stomach.
• Lu Qin poured the three mixtures into the machine and prepared special crispy cones as customers eagerly waited to taste the ice cream.

Lu Qin’s Chinese-style ice cream became a huge hit at the Gourmet Food Festival, and customers kept buying and eating far too much. The chapter left Lu Qin facing a packed restroom and shocked festival-goers who suspected his stall had caused food poisoning.

• Lu Qin used leftover aluminum foil to wrap his Red Bean Mugwort, Mint Watermelon, and Sweet Cream Fermented Rice ice creams, and the first customers praised their flavors.
• Customers flocked to Lu Qin’s stall, and the first batch sold out in just over twenty minutes, so he made another batch with his remaining ingredients.
• Despite Lu Qin’s warnings, repeat customers denied having bought ice cream before and continued ordering multiple servings.
• After an hour, the festival’s men’s restroom was packed as customers suffered diarrhea, and one customer returned from the restroom to queue for more ice cream.
• Festival-goers saw customers rushing to the restroom and were shocked when they heard the complaints came from Lu’s Snack Stall.

Lu Qin’s ice cream drew huge crowds at the Lotus District Food Festival, and he later joined Shen Muyan’s family for a weekend dinner. The chapter ended as his dishes filled the table and Shen Hongda eagerly waited for the rice.

• Lu Qin’s ice cream proved so popular that customers ate too much, and his stall sold out.
• Lu Qin picked up the little one, who happily tried his Red Bean Mugwort ice cream.
• Lu Qin sold out his remaining food and continued running his stall at the festival for three more days, drawing customers away from Lotus District vendors.
• The festival ended with Lu Qin’s stall remembered by diners, leaving Qin Hui depressed and Lotus District officials distressed.
• Shen Hongda and his wife invited Lu Qin and the little one over for dinner, where Lu Qin cooked and Jiang Qin helped.
• Fang Ya arrived with fruit just as the meal was nearly ready, and Shen Hongda eagerly asked for the rice.

With Yao Yao keeping Lu Qin at the house late, Jiang Qin locked the other bedrooms so he had to share Shen Muyan’s room. Shen Muyan tried to act composed while they prepared for bed, then privately asked Fang Ya for advice and admitted she feared moving too quickly might scare Lu Qin away.

• Yao Yao refused to let Lu Qin leave, so Jiang Qin and Shen Hongda urged him to stay overnight.
• Jiang Qin locked the vacant bedrooms, leaving Lu Qin to sleep in Shen Muyan’s room, where she told him to take the floor.
• Shen Muyan showered and got into bed while Lu Qin sat awkwardly nearby, then he went to shower.
• Shen Muyan messaged Fang Ya, who teased her about making a baby and urged her to take the initiative.
• Shen Muyan told Fang Ya they had not reached that stage and said she was afraid of scaring Lu Qin away.

Shen Muyan tried to engineer a romantic night with Lu Qin, but both hesitated to make a move and fell asleep back-to-back. They woke up tangled together, and Lu Qin ended up hovering over Shen Muyan when their daughter burst into the room.

• Fang Ya advised Shen Muyan to make the room cold so she and Lu Qin would cuddle for warmth, and Shen Muyan turned down the air conditioner.
• Lu Qin found only one blanket and accepted Shen Muyan's offer to sleep on the other side of the wide bed.
• Shen Muyan and Lu Qin exchanged glances but turned away and fell asleep without kissing.
• During the night, they instinctively embraced, and Lu Qin woke with Shen Muyan curled against him and their legs intertwined.
• Their daughter came upstairs to wake them, startling Lu Qin into pulling away and falling over Shen Muyan.
• Shen Muyan blushed and asked Lu Qin what he was trying to do.

Lu Qin and Shen Muyan were embarrassed when Lu Xiyao and Jiang Qin misunderstood their morning wrestling as proof they had spent the night together. Lu Qin then returned to his stall, where Xiaomi had prepared the ingredients and the unchanged menu for the day.

• Lu Xiyao interrupted Lu Qin and Shen Muyan in bed, and they claimed they had been wrestling.
• Jiang Qin teased Lu Qin and Shen Muyan about having another child, while Shen Hongda joined in and Shen Muyan hurried off to work.
• Lu Qin left breakfast early and returned to his rented place at seven thirty.
• Xiaomi told Lu Qin she had bought the ingredients on credit, and Lu Qin paid Boss Cai 432 yuan and 50 cents through WeChat.
• Lu Qin and Xiaomi kept the previous day's menu and sold pickles and Pickled Chili Chicken Feet to customers from Lotus District.

Lu Qin agreed to let the crew of Happy Warm Sun use his food truck as a set prop in exchange for a day's stall income. When the actors arrived, the crew noticed Lu Qin was so handsome that he might draw attention away from the cast, so Chen Dong asked him to step aside and lend them his work uniform.

• Lu Qin drove his snack truck to Huaguoshan Park and learned that a production crew had requisitioned the park.
• Assistant director Chen Dong persuaded Lu Qin to let the crew use his truck as a prop and offered him a full day's stall income.
• Lu Qin agreed to the deal, sent Xiaomi home to clean the kitchen and pickle kimchi, and set up his truck on the set.
• The cast of Happy Warm Sun arrived, and Lu Qin briefly watched them before returning to his phone.
• Wen Zhiyong pointed out that Lu Qin was exceptionally handsome, prompting the crew to compare him favorably with Peng Kai.
• Chen Dong asked Lu Qin to step aside and lend his work uniform to another staff member who would play the stall owner.

Lu Qin stepped in to fry rice noodles for a film scene after the crew member playing the stall owner repeatedly failed. Their irresistible taste distracted lead actor Wu Chen, who kept eating instead of delivering his lines, leaving Director Wen furious.

• Lu Qin told assistant director Chen Dong that the crew needed to pay for the ingredients used at his stall.
• After repeated failed takes, Director Wen asked Lu Qin to fry the noodles for a close-up, and Lu Qin insisted the camera film only his hands.
• Lu Qin expertly fried a serving of noodles, earning praise from Director Wen and drawing hungry attention from the crew.
• Wu Chen took a bite during his scene and became so absorbed in the delicious noodles that he missed his lines.
• Wu Chen failed a second take by continuing to eat, and Director Wen scolded him for repeatedly ruining the simple scene.

Wu Chen repeatedly forgot his lines while eating Lu Qin’s Fried Rice Noodles, prompting Director Wen to blame him for holding up the crew. When veteran actor Zhai Lin stepped in to demonstrate, the noodles distracted him too, and he forgot his lines as well.

• Wu Chen apologized after eating the first serving of Fried Rice Noodles and forgetting his lines, so Director Wen ordered another take.
• Assistant Director Chen Dong asked Lu Qin to make a fresh serving, but Wu Chen again forgot his lines and kept eating.
• Wu Chen blamed the Fried Rice Noodles for his mistakes, angering Director Wen and drawing skepticism from the crew.
• Zhai Lin criticized Wu Chen for shirking responsibility and volunteered to demonstrate the scene.
• Zhai Lin ate the Fried Rice Noodles, became distracted by their flavor, and forgot his own lines.

Zhai Lin and Director Wen both forgot their lines after tasting Lu Qin’s fried rice noodles, prompting the crew to realize how delicious his food was. The set took a break, and a long line formed at Lu’s Snack Stall as the cast and crew rushed to order.

• Zhai Lin took a bite of Lu Qin’s fried rice noodles and became so absorbed in eating that he forgot his lines.
• Director Wen tasted the noodles and finished the portion, then sent his assistant to buy more food for the set.
• Director Wen ordered fried rice noodles, several dishes, a dessert, and mung bean paste from Lu Qin.
• After Director Wen ate, Wu Chen, Zhai Lin, and the crew hurried to Lu’s Snack Stall and ordered food.

Lu's Snack Stall's fried rice noodles and other food captivated the cast and crew of "Happy Warm Sun," who abandoned their free boxed lunches to buy more. The producer watched in disbelief as even the extras spent much of their daily pay at the stall.

• Shu Man'er, Peng Kai, and the crew devoured food from Lu's Snack Stall and praised it over their usual boxed lunches.
• Chen Dong told the producer that the crew had bought street food during a break, and the producer arranged to cut the boxed-lunch order in half.
• The boxed-lunch restaurant owner argued with the producer, then instructed the kitchen to reduce the meat and dilute the tomato and eggs.
• Wu Chen filmed the fried rice noodles as a prop and completed the scene in one take.
• When the boxed lunches arrived, the crew ignored them and crowded around Lu's Snack Stall instead.
• The producer saw extras spending over a hundred yuan on food and wondered why they were willing to spend so much of their daily pay.

Lu Qin sold out his food and ice cream to the film crew, then asked the producer to pay 130,000 yuan for renting his stall as a prop. The producer balked at the price and offered only 2,000 yuan if Lu Qin returned the next day.

• The producer enjoyed Lu Qin’s food, regretted buying the boxed lunch, and tried unsuccessfully to return it.
• After filming ended, the crew rushed to Lu Qin’s stall and bought all the remaining food and ice cream, including Shu Man’er, who broke her diet to eat.
• Chen Dong asked Lu Qin to keep bringing his stall for the crew’s remaining two days of filming, and Lu Qin agreed on the condition that they settle the day’s payment.
• Lu Qin told Chen Dong and the producer that the stall rental cost 130,000 yuan, based on his day’s income.
• The producer disputed the amount and offered Lu Qin 2,000 yuan to return the next day.

Lu Qin showed the production crew that his stall had earned 139,266 yuan in a day, forcing the producer to pay the agreed 130,000-yuan rental fee. After Peng Kai and Shu Man’er offered their pay to have him return, Lu Qin agreed to set up at Huaguoshan Park again and planned to reserve food for Xiaomi to sell outside the crew.

• Lu Qin showed Chen Dong and the producer his Alipay and WeChat earnings, revealing a combined daily revenue of 139,266 yuan.
• The producer offered Lu Qin only 5,000 yuan, but Lu Qin and the watching customers insisted the crew honor their agreement, so the producer paid 130,000 yuan.
• The producer and Chen Dong refused to rent Lu Qin’s stall again, while Wu Chen and several actors asked him to return the next day.
• Peng Kai offered his 50,000-yuan daily pay, and Shu Man’er offered her roughly 100,000-yuan pay, to persuade Lu Qin to set up at Huaguoshan Park.
• Lu Qin agreed to return and planned to prepare more food while setting some aside for Xiaomi to sell outside the production crew.

Lu Qin brought his well-stocked snack stall back to the Happy Warm Sun film crew, where the cast and staff rushed to buy food. The line distracted Wu Chen so badly that filming kept going wrong.

• After tasting Lu Qin's food, Peng Kai, Shu Man'er, and the crew hoped he would return, and Peng Kai and Shu Man'er paid his acting fee so he would set up his stall again.
• Lu Qin skipped his morning stall the next day to prepare more food, then brought Xiaomi and their packed carts to Huaguoshan Park.
• Assistant director Chen Dong helped Lu Qin set up, and the crew quickly gathered in a long line to buy snacks.
• Wu Chen became distracted by Lu Qin's food and got another NG, while Shu Man'er failed to trade places in line and could buy only half a serving of Fried Rice Noodles.
• Wu Chen made another mistake as the queue grew, and Director Wen called cut after the cameraman's shot went crooked too.

Lu Qin's snack stall drew the production crew and outside customers, while Wu Chen impressed the director with his acting. He Zhuo visited the set and learned that Wu Chen's willpower had been tested by the stall's food.

• Director Wen called a half-hour break, and the production crew rushed to Lu Qin's snack stall for its expanded menu.
• Lu Qin sent Xiaomi to sell snacks to waiting customers outside the set, despite Chen Dong's plea to reserve the food for the crew.
• Wu Chen delivered several scenes in a single take after eating Lu Qin's Mapo Tofu.
• He Zhuo arrived on set, praised Wu Chen's acting, and asked him privately why Director Wen thought his willpower needed tempering.
• Wu Chen told He Zhuo that Lu Qin's food had distracted him during filming.

Wu Chen brought He Zhuo to Lu Qin’s snack stall on the film set and persuaded his health-conscious senior brother to try its food. He Zhuo devoured several Ice Crystal Cakes and wanted more as Wu Chen tried to save some for himself.

• Wu Chen took He Zhuo to Lu Qin’s stall and ordered nearly everything on the menu, despite He Zhuo’s protests.
• Wu Chen explained that Lu Qin’s handmade food used healthier ingredients, and He Zhuo noticed Lu Qin’s focused cooking and handsome appearance.
• Wu Chen tried an Ice Crystal Cake and urged He Zhuo to taste one.
• He Zhuo found the Ice Crystal Cake cool, soft, chewy, and not cloying, then ate several pieces in a row.
• Wu Chen panicked and asked He Zhuo to leave him two pieces.

Lu Qin’s snack stall drew Wu Chen, He Zhuo, and a growing crowd of celebrities to the film set, where everyone praised his food and waited in line. After Li Haigang offered Lu Qin an autograph, Lu Qin failed to recognize his name, leaving the actor speechless.

• Wu Chen and He Zhuo devoured Lu Qin’s food, and He Zhuo decided to stay in Jiangcheng for two more days to eat at the stall again.
• Shu Man’er and other crew members posted photos of the food, prompting celebrities to visit the set on the third day.
• Shu Man’er led the visiting celebrities to the stall, where they waited in line because no one was allowed special treatment.
• The celebrities enjoyed Lu Qin’s food, and Zhang Manlin and another actress admired him despite learning that he was married.
• Li Haigang offered Lu Qin an autograph to build a connection, but Lu Qin could not read the signature and admitted he did not watch much television.

Lu Qin finished serving the production crew and brought Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao home after they shared ice cream. When the family returned to their house, they found Fang Ya waiting in the living room.

• Shu Man'er and the other actresses admired Lu Qin until Shen Muyan arrived with Lu Xiyao, revealing that Lu Qin was their husband and father.
• Lu Xiyao asked Lu Qin for ice cream, and he gave her and Shen Muyan homemade cones.
• Lu Qin agreed to set up his stall at the Happy Warm Sun production set one last time after the crew added another day of filming to enjoy his food.
• Lu Qin drove Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao home, where they found Fang Ya sitting on the living room sofa.

Fang Ya visited Lu Qin, Shen Muyan, and Lu Xiyao for dinner, then secretly gave Shen Muyan a box of condoms. Shen Muyan hid it in the shoe cabinet, but Lu Qin began taking shoes out to wash, leaving her worried he would find it.

• Fang Ya arrived hungry, and Lu Qin cooked a large dinner that she, Shen Muyan, and Lu Xiyao eagerly ate.
• Lu Qin gave Fang Ya a digestive tablet, and she quickly felt better before leaving.
• Fang Ya secretly handed Shen Muyan a box of condoms, which Shen Muyan struggled to hide from Lu Qin and Lu Xiyao.
• Shen Muyan hid the box in a corner of the shoe cabinet after neighbors stopped her from throwing it away outside.
• Lu Qin opened the shoe cabinet to wash the shoes, and Shen Muyan realized he might discover the condoms.

Lu Qin tried the system’s cleaning products and accidentally found a box of condoms Shen Muyan had hidden in the shoe cabinet. Later, the divorced pair kissed in the hallway, but the little one’s bedroom door clicked open just as they were about to go further.

• Lu Qin unpacked the system’s cleaning and care set, then used its shoe cleaner to restore several pairs of shoes.
• A box of Okamoto 001 condoms fell from the shoe cabinet, and Shen Muyan claimed Fang Ya had left it behind.
• Lu Qin pocketed the box when the little one approached, while he and Shen Muyan avoided discussing it afterward.
• Lu Qin and Shen Muyan lay awake thinking about their unusual marriage, divorce, and growing attraction to each other.
• The two met in the hallway, drew close, and kissed until a switch clicked in the little one’s bedroom.

Lu Qin used his system rewards and prepared for his final day serving food to the production crew in Jiangcheng. The crew left for Hai City, while Lu Qin’s stall’s celebrity customers joined his food lover group so they could keep in touch with his cooking.

• Lu Qin spent 1,000 points on eight advanced draws and received a full-level mutton rice noodle skill, mint candies, Weather Cards, and other rewards.
• Shen Muyan watched Lu Qin cook in her nightgown, and Lu Qin sent her to the bathroom to dress properly before they ate breakfast together.
• Lu Qin served his last meal to the production crew at Huaguoshan Park, where celebrities praised his food and Director Wen asked the screenwriter to add more scenes.
• Wu Chen lamented that the crew was leaving Jiangcheng for Hai City, while Zhai Lin planned to return to Jiangcheng during his remaining filming days.
• Lu Qin refused the celebrities’ requests for his personal contact information but approved their applications to join his food lover Penguin Group.

Lu Qin’s foodie group erupted after several celebrities joined, and its members voted to replace some existing dishes with his new original-broth mutton rice noodles. Shen Muyan then urgently summoned Lu Qin to Ouri Hotel in Hongchang District, where a guest kept rejecting the mutton soup rice noodles as inauthentic.

• Wu Chen verified that he, He Zhuo, Shu Man’er, and Peng Kai had joined Lu Qin’s foodie group, delighting its members.
• Lu Qin explained that making original-broth mutton rice noodles would take up space and asked the group to choose between the new dish and some existing menu items.
• The foodies voted in favor of trying the mutton rice noodles, and Lu Qin set out to buy ingredients for the broth.
• Shen Muyan called Lu Qin for urgent help with mutton rice noodles, and he drove to Ouri Hotel in Hongchang District.
• A middle-aged guest at the hotel spat out a third bowl of mutton soup rice noodles and said the flavor was still wrong.

Shen Muyan called Lu Qin to Ouri Hotel after Chef Bai failed to satisfy a picky guest demanding lamb soup rice noodles. Lu Qin tasted Chef Bai’s broth and claimed his own would be better, prompting Chef Bai to challenge him to prove it.

• Mr. Tang rejected a bowl of lamb soup rice noodles from a local shop, saying the flavor was wrong.
• Chef Bai prepared multiple batches of lamb soup rice noodles, but Mr. Tang rejected each one without explaining what he wanted.
• Shen Muyan called Lu Qin for help, and he agreed to come make the dish.
• Lu Qin bargained with Shen Muyan and settled on a fee of thirty thousand.
• Lu Qin tasted Chef Bai’s broth, praised it as above average, and said it could not compare to his own.
• Chef Bai took offense at Lu Qin’s confidence and challenged him to show his skill.

Lu Qin identified that the customer disliked Chef Bai’s lamb soup because it was made in the wrong regional style, then began preparing Shan County Lamb Soup. He left the soup to stew under his assistants’ care, while keeping his seasoning recipe secret.

• Lu Qin met the customer and concluded from his Dong Province accent and complaints that he expected Shan County Lamb Soup.
• Lu Qin explained the four major regional styles of lamb soup and agreed to make the Shan County version.
• Lu Qin selected ingredients, prepared the lamb shanks, and secretly mixed the spice and seasoning sachets.
• Lu Qin sautéed the aromatics and spices, added them to the vat, and taught the assistants how to stew the lamb without toughening it.

Lu Qin prepared authentic Shan County lamb soup noodles and Lao Mo flatbread for Shen Muyan and a homesick guest at the Ouri Hotel. The guest recognized the taste of home and praised the meal, leaving the hotel’s final attempt a success.

• Lu Qin simmered lamb soup until it turned milky white, explaining how the broth emulsified, then served Shen Muyan a bowl with lamb and rice noodles.
• Shen Muyan savored Lu Qin’s soup and finished her bowl while he kneaded dough and made Lao Mo flatbread.
• The food and beverage manager sent Lu Qin’s lamb soup and flatbread to the guest, whose surname was Wang and who had waited for a taste of home.
• Wang drank the soup, ate the lamb and flatbread, recognized his hometown’s flavors, and praised Lu Qin’s cooking.