Recaps

Lu Qin’s popular breakfast stall drew a steady stream of customers, and retired chef Mai Dejun visited with Uncle Ge to try his stir-fried rice noodles. Mai Dejun praised Lu Qin’s technique and cooking, then prepared to taste his Mung Bean Paste.

• Lu Qin served his morning customers while explaining the Penguin Group to an elderly woman, who mistook the members’ playful nicknames for real girlfriends and wives.
• Uncle Ge brought Mai Dejun, a retired state banquet chef, to Lu Qin’s stall for breakfast.
• Mai Dejun inspected Lu Qin’s clean stall and was impressed by his skilled wok technique.
• Mai Dejun tasted the stir-fried rice noodles, finished his serving, and praised them as delicious.
• Uncle Ge invited Mai Dejun to try Lu Qin’s Mung Bean Paste.

Mai Dejun tasted Lu Qin's Ice Crystal Cake and was astonished by its quality, while neighbors crowded around Lu Qin to arrange dates for him after his divorce. Mai Dejun then noticed Lu Qin's other dishes and asked about them.

• Mai Dejun bought Ice Crystal Cake with Uncle Ge and recognized it as the pastry his apprentice had asked him about.
• Mai Dejun tasted Lu Qin's Ice Crystal Cake, praised it as the best pastry he had ever eaten, and asked how Lu Qin made it.
• Uncle Ge reminded Mai Dejun that Lu Qin's recipe was a trade secret, and Mai Dejun backed off from asking.
• Wang Guifen and Auntie Liu each tried to set Lu Qin up with a woman, but Lu Qin said he had just divorced and was not ready to date.
• Mai Dejun read the food cart's whiteboard and asked Lu Qin whether he also sold Twice Cooked Pork and Chicken Tofu Pudding.

Lu Qin refused Mai Dejun's request to exchange contact information and continued serving customers at his stall. Shen Muyan received breakfast from the stall, while Chen Dahai arrived to observe Lu Qin and formed a favorable first impression of him.

• Wang Guifen and Auntie Liu's matchmaking attempt was interrupted, and Lu Qin told Mai Dejun where he sold Twice Cooked Pork and Chicken Tofu Pudding.
• Lu Qin declined to exchange contact information with Mai Dejun twice, so Mai Dejun left with Uncle Ge.
• Lu Qin continued cooking fried rice noodles for customers as Chen Dahai watched and approved of his appearance.
• Song Xuanxuan brought breakfast from Sunshine Elementary School to Shen Muyan, who insisted on keeping both boxes of Ice Crystal Cake.

Shen Muyan, Song Xuanxuan, and Chen Dahai all enjoyed Lu Qin’s food, and the noodle stall’s popularity continued to grow. Chen Dahai wanted another serving, but Lu Qin had sold out of Fried Rice Noodles.

• Song Xuanxuan reluctantly gave Shen Muyan the second box of Ice Crystal Cake, then enjoyed the Fried Rice Noodles and Mung Bean Paste herself.
• Shen Muyan ate Lu Qin’s Fried Rice Noodles and Mung Bean Paste, became full and cheerful, and pleasantly surprised two department heads.
• Song Xuanxuan’s coworkers offered her treats in exchange for the location of the stall selling the delicious Fried Rice Noodles.
• Chen Dahai ate Lu Qin’s Fried Rice Noodles and Mung Bean Paste, praised Lu Qin to himself, and saved his Ice Crystal Cake to enjoy at home.
• Chen Dahai queued for another serving of Fried Rice Noodles, but Lu Qin told him they had sold out.

After his morning stall sold out, Lu Qin drew even more devotion from his customers and added Chen Dahai to his Penguin Group so he could follow the afternoon stall location. Lu Qin then went to Jingyuan Farmer's Market to collect supplies, where Boss Zhao's son helped load his tableware.

• Chen Dahai regretted missing out on Lu Qin's fried rice noodles and mung bean paste after both sold out.
• Lu Qin's customers helped him pack up the stall and asked about his afternoon menu and his daughter.
• Chen Dahai asked Lu Qin for his contact details, and Lu Qin added him to the Penguin Group, which had 523 members.
• Chen Dahai read the group's enthusiastic messages about Lu Qin's food as Lu Qin rode to Jingyuan Farmer's Market.
• Boss Zhao told Lu Qin he could not deliver supplies that day, and Boss Zhao's son helped load the tableware onto Lu Qin's three-wheeler.

Lu Qin bought ingredients for his food stall before rushing to Starlight Kindergarten after Teacher Li called about Lu Xiyao crying. He found that another child had accidentally knocked over her lunch, leaving Lu Xiyao and the other children upset over the spilled food.

• Lu Qin gave Boss Zhao’s family two unsold boxes of Ice Crystal Cake and declined payment.
• Lu Qin bought pork, chicken, eggs, and other ingredients for Twice Cooked Pork and Chicken Tofu Pudding.
• Teacher Li called Lu Qin, who heard Lu Xiyao crying and hurried from the market to the kindergarten.
• Teacher Li told Lu Qin that Lu Xiyao was fine and that her lunch had been knocked over.
• Lu Qin saw Chen Haojie apologizing while the children mourned the spilled food, and Lu Xiyao stood upset without blaming him.

Lu Qin arrived at Starlight Kindergarten after Lu Xiyao's lunch was knocked over and comforted his hungry daughter. When several children asked for his cooking, he asked Teacher Li if he could borrow the kitchen to make food for Lu Xiyao.

• Lu Qin picked up Lu Xiyao, wiped her nose, and comforted her after her lunchbox was knocked over.
• Teacher Li explained that Chen Haojie had accidentally spilled Lu Xiyao's lunch, and Lu Xiyao said she only wanted food made by her father.
• Zhong Shuyi asked Lu Qin to make food for her, prompting the other children to ask for his cooking too.
• Lu Xiyao offered to eat the kindergarten food so Lu Qin would not have to work, but Lu Qin asked Teacher Li if he could borrow the kitchen to cook for her.

Lu Qin cooked for Lu Xiyao at Starlight Kindergarten, impressing the teachers and kitchen staff with his skill. The head chef studied Lu Qin’s method as everyone waited to taste the Twice Cooked Pork with Garlic Sprouts.

• Lu Qin brought pork and seasonings into the kitchen after the staff agreed to let him cook for Lu Xiyao.
• Lu Xiyao followed Lu Qin and volunteered to wash the Garlic Sprouts and green peppers.
• Lu Qin sliced the pork with remarkable speed and precision while the head chef and the others watched.
• Lu Qin served Twice Cooked Pork with Garlic Sprouts, filling the kitchen with an enticing aroma.
• The head chef recognized details in Lu Qin’s cooking that he had never learned, and the three assistants admired Lu Qin’s skill.

Lu Qin cooked three dishes at the kindergarten and shared them with Lu Xiyao and her teachers. The children gathered around, captivated by the food, and Lu Qin offered to give each of them a little.

• Lu Qin finished cooking three dishes, using two woks at once to prepare the last two while Lu Xiyao waited eagerly.
• Lu Qin invited Teacher Li, Teacher Gong, and Teacher Tian to eat with him and Lu Xiyao in the dining hall.
• Lu Xiyao and the teachers praised Lu Qin’s cooking as they ate, while the food’s aroma drew the other children to their table.
• Teacher Li noticed Chen Haojie and the other children drooling over the dishes, and adults gathered at the dining hall entrance to see what smelled so good.
• Lu Qin set down his chopsticks and told the children to bring their trays so he could give each of them a little food.

Lu Qin cooked for the kindergarten children, whose excitement over his Twice Cooked Pork left the teachers struggling to keep the meal fair. After the food ran out and the children started crying, he cooked another batch and left as Lu Xiyao helped serve it.

• The children lined up for Lu Qin's food, and he gave Li Junjie extra garlic and vegetables instead of meat while Lu Xiyao ate until she was full.
• Lu Qin's dishes ran out before every child got a taste, and the children who missed out began crying and demanding Twice Cooked Pork.
• Teacher Li asked Lu Qin for help, and he returned to the kitchen to cook more while the head chef recorded him to learn.
• The children stopped crying when Lu Qin brought out the new dishes, and Lu Xiyao volunteered to help serve them.
• Lu Qin said goodbye to Lu Xiyao and left the kindergarten as the children followed him out and asked whether he would return tomorrow.

Lu Qin prepared Chicken Tofu Pudding and other dishes for his afternoon stall, then chose a busy music festival at Tianhong Plaza as his location. He announced the spot to his group, whose members rushed to join him.

• Lu Qin charmed the kindergarten children with his cooking, and the security guard joined his Penguin Group, which had 567 members.
• Lu Qin made Chicken Tofu Pudding from chicken breast, egg whites, and rich chicken broth, then packed it in the Fresh-Locking Thermostatic Box.
• Lu Qin prepared pork leg portions, mung bean paste, and Ice Crystal Cake for the afternoon stall.
• Lu Qin found a prime spot near the music festival at Tianhong Plaza and posted its location in the group.
• Lu Qin's group members celebrated the announcement, with several saying they were heading to his stall.

Fang Ya and other customers learned that Lu Qin would set up his food cart at Tianhong Plaza, prompting Shen Muyan to send Song Xuanxuan to buy his food. Lu Qin arrived before the music festival and opened his stall, but the crowd favored other snacks and nobody had bought from him yet when his phone rang.

• Fang Ya, Chen Dahai, Mai Dejun, and a kindergarten security guard reacted to the Penguin Group announcement about Lu Qin's stall at Tianhong Plaza.
• Shen Muyan stopped Song Xuanxuan from taking the last Ice Crystal Cake, then told her to drive to Tianhong Plaza and bring back one of everything Lu Qin sold.
• Song Xuanxuan rushed out with Shen Muyan's car keys, worried that she would miss out and lose three days' pay.
• Lu Qin parked his food cart in the last available spot on Tian Yuan West Road and set up beside the other vendors.
• Customers bought fried skewers, lemon tea, and stinky tofu from nearby stalls while Lu Qin waited without attracting customers.
• Lu Qin's phone rang as the music festival crowd gathered around the food stalls.

Lu Qin set up his food stall at Tianhong Plaza while chatting with Lu Xiyao, who asked him to get Li Xue’s autograph. A huge crowd found his stall and lined up for his food before the music festival began.

• Lu Qin took a video call from Lu Xiyao, reminded her to limit her sweets, and told her he was selling food at Tianhong Plaza.
• Lu Xiyao spotted Li Xue on the music festival poster and asked Lu Qin to get her autograph or record a video.
• After Zhong Shuyi invited Lu Xiyao to play, dozens of customers arrived at Lu Qin’s stall, eager for Twice Cooked Pork, Chicken Tofu Pudding, and Mung Bean Paste.
• Lu Qin began cooking fried rice noodles, and their aroma drew attention from passersby and nearby vendors.
• The customers formed a long queue at Lu Qin’s stall as Tianhong Plaza filled with music festival attendees.

Lu Qin’s food stall drew a huge crowd at the music festival as customers praised his Chicken Tofu Pudding and Twice Cooked Pork. With the performance about to begin, the audience had gathered around his stall instead of the stage, while Shen Muyan received two WeChat messages during a meeting.

• Customers sampled Lu Qin’s Chicken Tofu Pudding and praised its delicate flavor, then crowded around to buy more.
• Music festivalgoers and customers from the Penguin Group flocked to Lu Qin’s stall, leaving neighboring vendors with fewer customers.
• A customer ate Lu Qin’s Twice Cooked Pork with rice while others admired the dish and asked for some.
• The crowd around Lu Qin’s stall filled half the street, leaving the host with almost no audience at the stage ten minutes before the performance.
• Fang Ya joined Mr. Rossi, Chen Dahai, Song Xuanxuan, Mai Dejun, and others in line, while Shen Muyan opened two WeChat messages during a meeting.

Shen Muyan saw photos of Lu Qin's hugely popular food stall during a meeting, while Li Xue went looking for its food at the music festival. Li Xue asked a customer to share her meal, but the customer could not bear to give up any of it, so Li Xue offered an autograph.

• Fang Ya and Song Xuanxuan sent Shen Muyan photos of the long queue at Lu Qin's stall, and Shen Muyan briefly lost focus during her meeting.
• Li Xue, drawn by the food's aroma, tried asking customers for a bite but was turned down.
• Li Xue revealed her identity to a customer and traded an autograph, a photo, and WeChat for a bite of food.
• A young woman who had bought several items from Lu Qin's stall refused to give up any of them, even when Li Xue asked politely.
• Li Xue asked specifically for food from Lu Qin's stall, and the young woman offered to buy her something else instead.
• Li Xue pleaded for the food and offered to write a personal message with her autograph.

Li Xue traded an autograph, a photo, and her alternate WeChat account for Lu's Fried Rice Noodles and Ice Crystal Cake, then shared the food with her manager, Amy. They both found the dishes irresistible, and the chapter ended with the box of cake empty and Amy still wanting more.

• Li Xue negotiated with a girl and traded an autograph, a photo, and her alternate WeChat account for one serving of Lu's Fried Rice Noodles and a box of Ice Crystal Cake.
• Li Xue's manager, Amy, objected to her eating the food before her performance, but Li Xue insisted after having only eaten a salad for lunch.
• Li Xue tasted the Fried Rice Noodles and was amazed by their flavor, while Amy smelled them and took a bite for herself.
• Li Xue and Amy fought over the noodles until the disposable chopsticks broke, and Li Xue ate the last bite.
• Li Xue ate three pieces of Ice Crystal Cake before Amy snatched and tasted one, then asked for another after the box was empty.

Lu Qin’s food stall drew more customers than the music festival, selling out quickly and earning over 20,000 yuan in revenue. As Li Xue took the stage, Lu Qin realized she might be his daughter’s favorite singer and decided to get her autograph.

• Li Xue told her agent Amy to buy food from Lu Qin’s riverside stall while she prepared to perform.
• Customers stayed in Lu Qin’s long queue instead of watching the festival, and Amy joined them after hearing how popular his food was.
• Zhou Weiwei announced that the stall had sold out, sending the remaining customers away to wait for Lu Qin’s later stall.
• Lu Qin counted 347 servings of fried noodles and other dishes sold, making 20,166 yuan in revenue and about 18,000 yuan in profit.
• Li Xue performed “Adventurer’s Dream,” and Lu Qin asked Amy whether the singer was Li Xue before saying he wanted an autograph for his six-year-old daughter.

Lu Qin attended Li Xue’s concert after meeting her manager, Amy, who wanted to try his food. When a concertgoer recognized Lu Qin from a viral kindergarten cooking video, he joined Lu Qin’s Penguin Group, while Li Xue returned to the stage and praised Jiangcheng’s food.

• Amy proved she was Li Xue’s manager and asked Lu Qin to make fried noodles, Ice Crystal Cake, and Chicken Tofu Pudding for her and Li Xue.
• Lu Qin told Amy he had to pick up his daughter at five thirty, but Amy said the timing would work and led him to a front-row VIP seat.
• Lu Qin watched Li Xue sing, took photos and videos, and wished his daughter could have seen the performance.
• A young man beside Lu Qin watched a viral video of Lu Qin cooking at Starlight Kindergarten, recognized him, and asked to buy his food.
• Lu Qin told the young man his food had sold out and invited him to join the Penguin Group for updates about his next stall location.
• Li Xue returned to the stage and said she loved Jiangcheng’s food.

Lu Qin was unexpectedly called onstage at the Jiangcheng Tianhong Plaza music festival, where he sang a children’s song with Li Xue. After the show, Li Xue asked him to cook for her in exchange for autographs and photos for his daughter.

• Li Xue invited Lu Qin from the audience to sing with her, and he admitted that he could only sing children’s songs.
• Lu Qin chose “Little Tadpole,” and he and Li Xue performed it together to warm applause.
• Fang Ya recorded Lu Qin’s performance after finding him at the music festival.
• After the festival ended, Amy brought Lu Qin backstage to meet Li Xue.
• Li Xue offered autographs and photos for Lu Qin’s daughter and asked him to satisfy her hunger.

After dinner with Fang Ya and Song Xuanxuan, Shen Muyan watched a video of Lu Qin singing a children's song with Lu Xiyao and paid Fang Ya to send it to her. The chapter ended with Li Xue’s nanny van following Lu Qin’s food cart.

• Song Xuanxuan brought food from Lu Qin’s stall to Shen Muyan’s office, where Fang Ya arrived and revealed she had also tried to buy food from the crowded stall.
• Fang Ya, Song Xuanxuan, and Shen Muyan shared the food, and Fang Ya accidentally revealed that Lu Qin was Shen Muyan’s ex-husband.
• Fang Ya showed Shen Muyan a video of Lu Qin singing a children’s song with Lu Xiyao, and Shen Muyan paid her to send it.
• Li Xue had her nanny van follow Lu Qin’s three-wheeler food cart.

Lu Qin raced his three-wheeler to Starlight Kindergarten, where Lu Xiyao’s classmates eagerly awaited his food and crowded around him after school. As Lu Qin reassured his daughter that he only needed her, Li Xue appeared from the van and Lu Xiyao recognized her.

• Lu Qin drove his three-wheeler so skillfully that the van carrying Li Xue and Amy struggled to keep up.
• Lu Xiyao’s classmates showered her with snacks and begged to go home with her because they loved Lu Qin’s cooking.
• Lu Qin arrived at Starlight Kindergarten, and a crowd of children swarmed him while their parents and teachers tried to restore order.
• Lu Xiyao asked Lu Qin if he would choose other children over her, and he reassured her that she was all he needed.
• Li Xue opened the van door, and Lu Xiyao excitedly recognized her.

Lu Xue visited Lu Qin’s home after meeting Lu Xiyao at kindergarten, and the guests bonded with the little girl while Lu Qin prepared dinner. As Lu Qin cooked, he spent his system points on lottery draws and gained new cooking skills and other rewards.

• Li Xue drew attention at the kindergarten gate when she greeted Lu Xiyao, then left with her in Lu Qin’s nanny van.
• Lu Xiyao shared snacks with Li Xue and chatted with her about Lu Qin’s cooking as they rode to the Old District.
• Lu Qin invited Li Xue, Amy, and the driver into his home, where Lu Xiyao poured drinks and kept the guests company.
• Lu Qin cooked Twice Cooked Pork while Lu Xiyao and Li Xue watched Black Cat Detective together.
• Lu Qin spent 1,700 system points on seventeen lottery draws and received cooking skills, candies, cleanser, and attribute points.

Lu Qin used his newly acquired max-level cooking skills to prepare a home-style dinner for Li Xue, Amy, the driver, and Lu Xiyao. Everyone devoured the meal, and Li Xue was left admiring Lu Qin as a devoted, talented father.

• Lu Qin used his max-level cooking skills to make several dishes, including Twice Cooked Pork, Stir-fried Tomato and Eggs, and Imperial Consort Chicken Wings.
• Lu Xiyao opened the kitchen door and was delighted by the aroma of dinner.
• Lu Qin served the meal, and Li Xue, Amy, the driver, and Lu Xiyao eagerly ate until they were full.
• Lu Qin began clearing the table, and Li Xue offered to help.
• Li Xue watched Lu Qin and thought he was a good man, then told Lu Xiyao she was jealous of her talented father.

After Li Xue left, Lu Qin spent the evening with Lu Xiyao, who told him about an upcoming kindergarten parent-child event. Lu Qin invited Shen Muyan, and she agreed to attend, leaving the story with the former couple exchanging a brief, concerned chat.

• Li Xue signed Lu Xiyao's sketchbook, exchanged WeChat contacts with Lu Qin, and left with the others.
• Lu Qin canceled his stall for the night, muted his customers' complaints, and played Chinese checkers with Lu Xiyao before putting her to bed.
• Lu Xiyao told Lu Qin that the kindergarten parent-child event was on Friday and that she hoped Shen Muyan would come.
• Lu Qin messaged Shen Muyan, who rearranged her work schedule and agreed to attend the event.
• Lu Qin thanked Shen Muyan and reminded her to eat on time and make time to enjoy life, then they said good night.

Lu Qin prepared for his morning stall, chatted with neighbors who had heard about his music festival performance, and chose which dishes to sell. After taking Lu Xiyao to Starlight Kindergarten, he was greeted by a crowd of children.

• Lu Qin woke early, cuddled with Lu Xiyao, and rode his food cart to the market.
• Lu Qin met Chen Dahai and Uncle Ge, who praised his festival performance and asked when his stall would open.
• Lu Qin bought fresh ingredients and ordered four thousand meal boxes, while Boss Zhao and his wife discussed his growing business.
• Lu Qin decided not to sell Liver Paste Soup or Stir-fried Tomato and Eggs, favoring more profitable meat dishes.
• Lu Qin made egg noodles for Lu Xiyao, joked with her about eating ice cream, and took her to Starlight Kindergarten, where children gathered around them.