Chapter Summaries

Lu Qin brought Xiaomi on as an assistant and taught her how to shop for ingredients and prepare food. Her remarkable comprehension and strength helped them make far more food than Lu Qin could alone, and the chapter left him taking Lu Xiyao to breakfast after promising her ice cream later.

• Xiaomi arrived at Lu Qin's door before dawn, and he introduced her to Uncle Ge and Chen Dahai as his new assistant.
• Lu Qin took Xiaomi to the market, taught her how to choose ingredients, and watched her carry the heavy groceries without help.
• At home, Xiaomi washed and prepared ingredients, then quickly learned Lu Qin's cooking methods.
• Lu Qin and Xiaomi made hundreds of portions of Ice Crystal Cake and Mung Bean Paste and over a thousand Crystal Shrimp Dumplings in just over two hours.
• Lu Qin woke Lu Xiyao by promising ice cream after kindergarten, and she realized he had tricked her into getting up.

Lu Qin brought his newly hired assistant, Xiaomi, to help run his food stall while caring for Lu Xiyao. At Sunshine Elementary School, Xiaomi set up the stall before Lu Qin arrived, and customers welcomed the increased stock and higher purchase limits.

• Lu Xiyao met Xiaomi at breakfast, praised her for helping Lu Qin, and tried unsuccessfully to persuade her to secretly buy ice cream.
• Lu Qin drove Lu Xiyao to Starlight Kindergarten, then headed toward Sunshine Elementary School while Xiaomi rode the food cart.
• Xiaomi arrived at the school stall ahead of Lu Qin and introduced herself to the waiting customers as his assistant.
• Xiaomi set out the food and posted Lu Qin's updated purchase limits, prompting customers to cheer that they could buy more portions.

Lu Qin’s breakfast stall broke its revenue record while Fang Ya checked that his new employee, Xiaomi, posed no threat to Shen Muyan. After hiring Xiaomi and arranging a new food cart, Lu Qin prepared Pickled Chili Chicken Feet for his next menu item.

• Lu Qin arrived at Sunshine Elementary School and joined Xiaomi in selling breakfast, drawing a large crowd and setting a new revenue record of 24,745 yuan and 50 cents.
• Fang Ya saw Xiaomi working beside Lu Qin, alerted Shen Muyan, then lifted the warning after deciding Xiaomi was only an employee.
• Lu Qin told Xiaomi to arrange her own place and necessities, then inspected and paid the balance for his customized electric snack cart.
• Lu Qin bought ingredients and jars, then prepared Mung Bean Paste, dough, and Pickled Chili Chicken Feet using the system’s accelerator.
• Xiaomi returned on the three-wheeler just after Lu Qin finished making the Pickled Chili Chicken Feet.

Lu Qin trained Xiaomi, prepared a new food cart, and launched it at Tianhong Plaza, where his expanded snack stall drew a huge crowd. Customers were still lining up as the afternoon continued.

• Xiaomi rented a home, bought basic necessities, and quickly learned Lu Qin’s Crystal Shrimp Dumpling techniques.
• Lu Qin ordered uniforms, badges, packaging, and lights for Lu’s Snack Stall, then returned to find Xiaomi had finished her assigned preparations.
• Lu Qin and Xiaomi made and steamed more than 500 portions of Crystal Shrimp Dumplings while Xiaomi prepared the stall’s other foods.
• Lu Qin converted his old three-wheeler for Xiaomi and accepted delivery of the new snack cart, which he equipped with LED lights.
• Lu Qin and Xiaomi opened the new cart at Tianhong Plaza, where customers crowded around to buy the stall’s food.
• Lu Qin bought folding stools for customers, and a long line remained at the stall into the afternoon.

Lu Qin picked Lu Xiyao up from kindergarten after selling out the fried noodles, and she looked forward to helping at the stall in her new uniform as the Little Boss Lady. When the neighbors asked about her earnings, she used her tablet to confirm she had made 29,726.50 yuan the previous evening, leaving them astonished.

• Lu Qin picked Lu Xiyao up with a vanilla ice cream and showed her the uniforms and badges for the stall, while she secretly pocketed the Boss Lady badge for her rich mommy.
• Lu Qin and Lu Xiyao greeted their neighbors as they drove into the residential complex, where Xiao Huzi offered to give her a ride in his electric car.
• Lu Xiyao refused to play and declared she was the Little Boss Lady, showing off her badge and saying she needed to help prepare for the stall.
• Lu Xiyao told the neighbors she had made nearly 30,000 yuan the previous evening, then asked her tablet assistant to confirm the exact amount.
• The neighbors were stunned when the assistant announced Lu Xiyao had earned 29,726 yuan and 50 cents.

Lu Qin and Yao Yao returned home, where he and Xiaomi prepared food for the evening stall while Yao Yao video-called Shen Muyan. Their conversation revealed the Little Boss Lady badge Yao Yao was wearing, and Shen Muyan noticed it just as Yao Yao secretly took something from her pocket.

• Lu Qin raced Xiao Huzi in a toy car, then took Yao Yao home.
• Lu Qin gave Xiaomi two work uniforms and looked for the missing Little Boss Lady badge.
• Yao Yao watched cartoons and called Shen Muyan, telling her about the food Lu Qin made and inviting her to eat.
• Shen Muyan noticed Yao Yao's Little Boss Lady badge during the call and teased her about asking for ice cream.
• Yao Yao secretly pulled something out of her pocket.

Shen Muyan came to Lu Qin’s home for dinner after arranging to trade Lu Xiyao’s “boss lady” badge for popsicles, and she grew increasingly impressed by Lu Qin’s cooking and drawn to him. After dinner, she left for work, and Lu Qin and Xiaomi later took the stall to Night Market Street, where business continued to thrive.

• Lu Xiyao showed Shen Muyan a “boss lady” badge, and Shen Muyan agreed to trade three popsicles for it.
• Lu Xiyao told Lu Qin that Shen Muyan was coming over, and he prepared extra dishes for dinner.
• Shen Muyan arrived at Lu Qin’s home, and Lu Xiyao secretly handed her the badge.
• Shen Muyan enjoyed Lu Qin’s food and reflected on how successful his snack stall had become.
• Shen Muyan left to work overtime, and Xiaomi and Lu Qin took the snack stall to Night Market Street, where the new Pickled Chili Chicken Feet sold well.

Lu Qin’s expanded menu drew long lines and impressed a group of Jiang University students, while Lu Xiyao happily helped sell snacks at the stall. The chapter ended with a popular post about Lu’s Snack Stall pinned to the university forum.

• A student who had given up on Lu’s Snack Stall returned after smelling its Mapo Tofu and discovered that the stall now had three lines and a much larger menu.
• The student messaged her roommates, who joined her in lining up for Lu Qin’s food and drinks.
• The girls tried the snacks and praised the Osmanthus Oolong Milk Tea, Mapo Tofu, and Ice Crystal Cake.
• Lu Xiyao sang along to music and cheerfully sold drinks and desserts while Lu Qin watched her with a smile.
• A popular post featuring Lu’s Snack Stall was pinned to the top of Jiang University’s campus forum.

Lu Qin closed his busy snack stall, cared for Lu Xiyao, and prepared to travel to Hai City with her and Shen Muyan for Old Mr. Ouyang’s birthday banquet. Xiaomi stayed behind to run the stall, while the family set off with supplies for the trip.

• Lu Qin closed the stall early so Lu Xiyao could sleep, and Xiaomi cleaned the food truck after bringing it home.
• The next day, the stall earned more than 60,000 yuan, and Lu Qin used 7,000 points on an Advanced Lottery that yielded mint candies, cleaning supplies, and mastery of Dragon Country dialects.
• Shen Muyan reminded Lu Qin that he had promised to make fifty servings of Liver Paste Soup for Old Mr. Ouyang’s birthday banquet in Hai City.
• Lu Qin prepared food for Xiaomi to sell while he was away, and Xiaomi called Shen Muyan the Boss Lady, delighting Shen Muyan and prompting Lu Xiyao to imagine getting more popsicles.
• Lu Qin, Shen Muyan, and Lu Xiyao left for Hai City with Xiaomi’s food and drinks for the road.

Lu Qin, Shen Muyan, and Lu Xiyao traveled to the seaside city, where Ouyang Lin welcomed them and took them to lunch. The family settled into a hotel suite with one large bed before joining Ouyang Lin at a secluded courtyard.

• Lu Qin drove Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao north on the highway as they shared longans and milk tea.
• After arriving at a Sheng Group hotel, the family received a luxurious suite overlooking the sea, but found it had only one large bed.
• Ouyang Lin visited the hotel and gave Lu Xiyao a red envelope as a first-meeting gift, which Shen Muyan took to keep safe.
• Lu Xiyao asked Shen Muyan to use the money to fill their refrigerator with ice cream, and Lu Qin ruffled her head for thinking about ice cream again.
• Ouyang Lin arranged a luxury van and took Lu Qin, Shen Muyan, and Lu Xiyao to a secluded courtyard for lunch.

At a private chef restaurant, Ouyang Lin admired Lu Xiyao’s good manners and invited the family to enjoy the meal. Lu Xiyao found the restaurant’s food merely average and asked to eat the dishes Lu Qin had brought, leaving the head chef puzzled by the lunch boxes on the table.

• Ouyang Lin took Lu Qin, Shen Muyan, and Lu Xiyao to a VIP private chef restaurant and praised Lu Xiyao’s upbringing.
• Lu Xiyao refilled the adults’ tea, impressing Ouyang Lin and making him resolve to pay more attention to his own daughter’s upbringing.
• The head chef introduced the restaurant’s elaborate dishes, but Lu Qin, Shen Muyan, and Lu Xiyao showed little enthusiasm for them.
• After tasting the Surfing Bamboo Fish, Lu Xiyao called it “not bad” and asked Lu Qin if she could take out their packed food.
• Ouyang Lin opened the lunch boxes and placed Lu Qin’s dishes among the restaurant’s offerings, while the head chef noticed them and looked puzzled.

Ouyang Lin tasted Lu Qin’s home-cooked dishes and was astonished by how they surpassed the refined private-kitchen meal. He entrusted Lu Qin with preparing Liver Paste Soup for the old master’s birthday banquet the next day, and the group left the restaurant.

• Lu Xiyao urged Ouyang Lin to try Lu Qin’s food, and Ouyang Lin sampled the Twice Cooked Pork.
• Ouyang Lin praised the Twice Cooked Pork, then tasted all five dishes Lu Qin had brought and found them exceptionally delicious.
• The group finished Lu Qin’s dishes while barely touching the private-kitchen dishes, and Ouyang Lin praised Lu Qin’s cooking.
• Ouyang Lin asked Lu Qin to prepare Liver Paste Soup for the old master’s birthday banquet and offered to provide helpers for ingredient shopping.
• After the group left, a server reported the mostly untouched dishes to the head chef, who asked which dish had been left behind.

Lu Qin’s exceptional dishes impressed the restaurant staff, while his system points continued to rise from Xiaomi’s sales. After returning to the hotel, he left Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao to rest and went with Ouyang Lin’s assistants to inspect the kitchen for Ouyang Peng’s birthday banquet.

• The head chef and waiter tasted Lu Qin’s leftover Twice Cooked Pork and Spicy Boiled Fish and were astonished by their flavor.
• Lu Qin noticed that his system points kept increasing while Xiaomi sold pickles and Pickled Chili Chicken Feet in Jiangcheng.
• Lu Qin returned to the hotel and found Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao asleep, then covered them with a blanket without waking them.
• Ouyang Lin called to say that the assistants he had sent had arrived, and Lu Qin went out to meet them.
• Lu Qin asked the assistants to take him to inspect the Wangjing No. 1 kitchen before going to the market.
• Lu Qin inspected the enormous, fully equipped kitchen prepared for Shengyang Group’s banquet honoring Old Master Ouyang Peng.

Ouyang Lin compared Gu Tielin’s Twice Cooked Pork unfavorably with Lu Qin’s and challenged the head chef’s confidence in his cooking. Lu Qin arrived at Wangjing No. 1 to prepare for the birthday banquet, and Ouyang Lin introduced him as the cook behind the better dish.

• Ouyang Lin tasted Gu Tielin’s Twice Cooked Pork and said it fell short in flavor and texture.
• Gu Tielin and the other kitchen staff tasted the dish and praised it, but Ouyang Lin refused to add it to the banquet menu.
• Gu Tielin demanded to see someone make better Twice Cooked Pork after Ouyang Lin said he had tasted a superior version.
• Lu Qin toured Wangjing No. 1 with the lobby manager and asked to reserve three burners for the banquet.
• Ouyang Lin explained that he had criticized Gu Tielin’s dish because he had tasted Lu Qin’s, and the lobby manager brought Lu Qin into the kitchen.

Lu Qin accepted Ouyang Lin’s challenge to prove his Twice Cooked Pork was better than Gu Tielin’s and began cooking in front of Wangjing No. 1’s kitchen staff. His knowledge and skill impressed the watching chefs, while Gu Tielin realized Lu Qin was a formidable cook.

• Ouyang Lin introduced Lu Qin to Gu Tielin and asked them to compare their Twice Cooked Pork.
• Lu Qin tasted Gu Tielin’s dish, criticized its shortcomings, and agreed to make his own.
• Lu Qin explained why fresh pork should be blanched in boiling water, surprising Ouyang Lin and the other chefs.
• Lu Qin carefully blanched the pork, then sliced it with speed and precision as the kitchen staff watched.
• Gu Tielin’s heartbeat quickened as he recognized Lu Qin’s exceptional skill.

Lu Qin defeated Gu Tielin in a Twice Cooked Pork taste test at Wangjing No. 1, impressing Ouyang Lin and the kitchen staff. After revealing that he had been invited to make Liver Paste Soup for Old Mr. Ouyang’s birthday banquet, Lu Qin arranged the kitchen support and went to buy fatty liver.

• Lu Qin cooked Twice Cooked Pork that Ouyang Lin and Gu Tielin tasted, and Gu Tielin acknowledged that Lu Qin’s dish was superior.
• Ouyang Lin praised Lu Qin’s cooking and invited him to stay in Hai City after the birthday banquet.
• The lobby manager revealed that Lu Qin had been invited to make Liver Paste Soup for Old Mr. Ouyang, surprising Gu Tielin.
• Lu Qin requested three burners, two assistants, and a chance to inspect the ingredients for the next day’s cooking.
• Lu Qin decided to buy fatty liver himself and left for the market with Master Sun.
• After Lu Qin left, the kitchen staff rushed to eat the remaining Twice Cooked Pork, and Gu Tielin chased them back to work.

Lu Qin spent the afternoon with Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao in their hotel room, cheering up the little one with local orange soda after she sulked. When the two women got hungry, Lu Qin arranged to borrow the hotel kitchen to make Boshi Fried Cake, leaving them waiting in the room.

• Lu Qin returned from the market and discovered that Lu Xiyao had eaten ice cream with Shen Muyan's permission, then flicked the little one's forehead after she tried to blame her mother.
• Lu Qin and Shen Muyan coaxed the sulking Lu Xiyao with Hai City orange soda, which all three enjoyed.
• Lu Qin watched an episode of Conan with Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao, and the little one hid in his arms during the frightening mystery.
• When Lu Xiyao and Shen Muyan said they were hungry, Lu Qin described Boshi Fried Cake and called the hotel general manager to arrange kitchen access and ingredients.
• Lu Qin went to the third-floor kitchen to make the dessert while Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao stayed in the room.

Lu Qin made Silk Thread Fried Cakes in Kaile Hotel’s kitchen, impressing the chefs and staff with his speed and technique. He finished frying the cakes, filling the kitchen with their fragrance.

• Lu Qin entered Kaile Hotel’s kitchen, where the staff recognized him for outdoing Chef Gu at Wangjing No. 1.
• Lu Qin asked the pastry chef to pit and steam Honey Dates while he scalded the flour for Silk Thread Fried Cakes.
• Lu Qin mashed the dates with candied roses, lard, and sugar, then prepared the dough and portioned it into equal pieces.
• Lu Qin wrapped the filling in dough, shaped the cakes, and fried them while shaking the wok ladle to form their signature webbed pattern.
• Lu Qin finished frying the cakes, and their fragrance spread through the kitchen as the onlookers marveled at his technique.

Lu Qin’s Bos Silk Fried Cakes impressed the Kaile Hotel kitchen and three VIP guests, who wished they could have another serving. Back in room 8032, Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao enjoyed the pastries with Lu Qin, and Lu Xiyao gave him the last one.

• Lu Qin made Bos Silk Fried Cakes and white fungus soup, and the kitchen staff praised the pastries after tasting them.
• A server took the plated pastries and soup to three hungry VIP guests, who devoured the cakes and found the soup ordinary.
• The VIP guests asked the pastry chef for more, but he explained that Lu Qin had made the cakes for his daughter, so they returned to their rooms without another serving.
• Ouyang Peng called Old Zhu to offer a pickup, then learned from Manager Xu that his three friends had been satisfied with their meal at Kaile Hotel.
• Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao ate Lu Qin’s Bos Silk Fried Cakes in room 8032, and Shen Muyan teased Fang Ya by sending her a photo.
• Lu Xiyao used the lesson of Kong Rong sharing pears to give the final Bos Silk Fried Cake to Lu Qin.

Shen Muyan stole the last Bosi fried cake from Lu Xiyao, who eventually cheered up after Lu Qin comforted her with ice cream. Meanwhile, Lu Qin learned that Xiaomi’s stall had sold out of most of its food, leaving customers clamoring for his return.

• Lu Xiyao insisted Lu Qin eat the last Bosi fried cake, but Shen Muyan distracted her and ate it from Lu Qin’s hand.
• Lu Xiyao spotted crumbs on Shen Muyan’s mouth, accused her of stealing, and hid in Lu Qin’s arms before crying.
• Lu Qin soothed Lu Xiyao with an ice cream bar, and she resumed watching Conan.
• At five o’clock, Lu Qin received Xiaomi’s report that most of the stall’s food had sold out by three.
• Customers bought the remaining pickled vegetables and complained that Lu Qin was absent and the stall had no staple dishes.