Chapter Summaries

Xiaomi sold out the stall’s food by mid-afternoon while Lu Qin reviewed her report with Shen Muyan. Ouyang Lin invited Lu Qin’s family to dinner and persuaded Lu Qin to cook; the chapter ended when Ouyang Lin returned to the private room and found Ouyang Duo Duo crying and pointing at Wu Rui.

• Xiaomi sold all the stall’s food by three thirty, and customers complained that Lu Qin was absent and the snacks were not filling enough.
• Lu Qin showed Shen Muyan Xiaomi’s sales report, which recorded nearly twenty-five thousand yuan in sales.
• Ouyang Lin invited Lu Qin, Shen Muyan, and Lu Xiyao to dinner at Kaile Hotel with Wu Rui and Ouyang Duo Duo.
• Lu Xiyao played cartoons with Ouyang Duo Duo, and Wu Rui hugged Lu Xiyao and praised her, making Ouyang Duo Duo burst into tears.
• Ouyang Lin brought Lu Qin to the kitchen, where Lu Qin cooked Twice Cooked Pork and Imperial Consort Chicken Wings while two assistants watched in amazement.
• Ouyang Lin returned to the private room and found Ouyang Duo Duo crying and pointing at Wu Rui.

Shen Muyan used ice cream and patient guidance to calm Ouyang Duo Duo and help her learn to ask politely and say thank you. Lu Qin returned after cooking a table of Sichuan dishes, and the children eagerly gathered around to eat.

• Ouyang Lin and Wu Rui failed to calm Ouyang Duo Duo, so Shen Muyan distracted her with ice cream and guided her to ask Lu Xiyao for a bar politely.
• Lu Xiyao gave Ouyang Duo Duo the ice cream, helped unwrap it, and invited her to watch Conan.
• Ouyang Duo Duo thanked Lu Xiyao, and the girls settled down together, prompting Ouyang Lin and Wu Rui to admire Lu Xiyao's manners.
• Lu Qin entered wearing an apron and explained that he had cooked because his daughter liked his food.
• The waiters served Lu Qin's Sichuan dishes, and Lu Xiyao and Ouyang Duo Duo hurried over to the table.

Lu Qin’s cooking impressed Ouyang Lin and Wu Rui, who resolved to raise Ouyang Duo Duo more carefully after seeing her eat and behave well alongside Lu Xiyao. After a family outing on Moon Island, Lu Qin and Shen Muyan returned to their hotel suite and found they would share one bed, leaving them awkwardly alone together.

• Ouyang Duo Duo ate a full meal without being coaxed, and Ouyang Lin and Wu Rui asked Lu Qin and Shen Muyan for parenting advice.
• Ouyang Duo Duo gave her favorite teddy bear to Lu Xiyao before Ouyang Lin and Wu Rui took her home.
• Lu Qin took Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao to Moon Island, then bought premium Osmanthus Oolong to make milk tea for Lu Xiyao.
• Lu Qin, Shen Muyan, and Lu Xiyao returned to their hotel suite and discovered it had only one king-sized bed.
• Shen Muyan rushed into the bathroom to retrieve her black lace underwear before Lu Qin bathed, and Lu Qin insisted he had seen nothing.

Lu Qin and Shen Muyan shared a bed with Lu Xiyao at the hotel, and Shen Muyan’s growing feelings for her ex-husband surfaced as they fell asleep. In the morning, Lu Qin woke with Shen Muyan in his arms and impulsively smacked her bottom before trying to blame the sleeping child.

• Lu Qin took a bath and joined Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao in bed to watch cartoons.
• Shen Muyan grew flustered beside Lu Qin and pretended she was scared when Lu Xiyao noticed her flushed face.
• Lu Xiyao fell asleep between her parents, and Shen Muyan soon drifted off beside Lu Qin.
• Lu Qin woke to find Shen Muyan curled against him and Lu Xiyao hugging Shen Muyan’s leg at the foot of the bed.
• When Shen Muyan climbed back onto Lu Qin and told him not to move, Lu Qin smacked her bottom and then placed Lu Xiyao’s hand there to make it look as if the child had done it.

Shen Muyan, Lu Qin, and Lu Xiyao spent the morning together at the hotel, where an awkward moment in bed gave way to breakfast and the parents’ playful lessons for their daughter. The chapter ended with Lu Xiyao realizing that Shen Muyan had tricked her out of an ice cream bar.

• Shen Muyan woke up on top of Lu Qin, and Lu Xiyao smacked her backside while the adults got out of bed.
• Lu Qin hurried to the bathroom after seeing Shen Muyan in her nightdress, and the three later ate breakfast together.
• Lu Qin timed Lu Xiyao on arithmetic problems, then showed her a prepared screenshot to pretend she had missed the ice cream deadline.
• Shen Muyan tested Lu Xiyao on a Tang poem, and Lu Xiyao recited Wang Wei’s Lu Zhai correctly.
• Shen Muyan explained that Lu Xiyao would get an ice cream bar only if she failed to recite the poem, leaving the little girl confused.

Lu Qin impressed Ouyang Peng by making exceptional Liver Paste Soup for the old man’s birthday banquet. After winning the kitchen staff’s admiration, Lu Qin began preparing lunch while Gu Tielin and Master Chen watched him cook.

• Ouyang Lin brought Lu Qin to the back kitchen, where Ouyang Peng and the chefs gathered to watch him make Liver Paste Soup.
• Lu Qin chopped and processed the pork liver with astonishing speed and precision, then combined it with seasoned broth and a batter of egg whites and bean flour.
• Ouyang Peng tasted Lu Qin’s Liver Paste Soup, praised its delicate texture and clear broth, and asked him to cook for the birthday banquet that evening.
• Lu Qin arranged lunch ingredients for fried rice noodles and mapo tofu, prompting the kitchen staff to anticipate his next dishes.
• Gu Tielin and Master Chen sent the kitchen staff back to work, then stayed to watch Lu Qin cook.

Lu Qin cooked lunch for Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao, impressing chefs and diners with his dishes before preparing for Ouyang Peng’s birthday banquet. As guests arrived, Lu Xiyao stayed at the tea station and told an attendant that the Osmanthus Oolong tea there had been brewed by her father.

• Lu Qin made fried rice noodles, Mapo Tofu, Hot and Sour Shredded Potatoes, and Liver Paste Soup, while Gu Tielin took notes on his cooking techniques.
• Customers smelled Lu Qin’s food and ordered similar dishes, but the kitchen’s versions disappointed them, so they placed new orders.
• Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao enjoyed lunch with Lu Qin, and Shen Muyan asked if she could keep eating his cooking; Lu Qin agreed after she mentioned being rich.
• Lu Qin prepared tea for Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao, brewed the rest of his Osmanthus Oolong tea for the guests, and began preparing soup for the evening banquet.
• As guests arrived, Shen Muyan exchanged business cards while Lu Xiyao stayed with a tea attendant and pointed out that the Osmanthus Oolong had been brewed by her dad.

Lu Xiyao and the tea attendants enjoyed Lu Qin’s expertly brewed Osmanthus Oolong while she praised his homemade milk tea and defended his advice about sugar. Zhu Guangyao challenged her claims, but a message from Elder Sui left him and the others surprised by what they learned about sucrose.

• The tea attendants tasted Lu Qin’s Osmanthus Oolong and praised its rich fragrance and flavor.
• Lu Xiyao said her father’s homemade milk tea tasted better than the attendant’s version.
• Zhu Guangyao advised Lu Xiyao to drink less milk tea and questioned her claim that natural sugar could be healthy.
• Lu Xiyao defended Lu Qin’s advice, and Zhu Guangyao argued that his greater life experience made him right.
• One of the elderly men consulted Elder Sui, who described several purported health benefits of sucrose, leaving Zhu Guangyao and the tea attendants stunned.

At Ouyang Peng’s birthday banquet, Zhu Guangyao and other influential guests praised the Osmanthus Oolong tea Lu Qin had brewed, and Shen Muyan made valuable business connections. The banquet began with the guests anticipating Lu Qin’s Liver Paste Soup, while Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao took their seats among Hai City’s business elites.

• Zhu Guangyao tasted the Osmanthus Oolong tea and learned from Lu Xiyao that her father, Lu Qin, had brewed it.
• Ouyang Peng arrived, praised the tea, gave Lu Xiyao imported toffees, and told Zhu Guangyao that Lu Qin could also make Liver Paste Soup.
• Ouyang Peng introduced Shen Muyan to Zhu Guangyao and two other prominent businessmen, and Zhu Guangyao personally gave her his business card.
• The birthday banquet began, and Lu Qin’s forty portions of Liver Paste Soup were held back as the second-to-last dish.
• Shen Muyan brought Lu Xiyao to sit with business guests, where several young Hai City executives admired Shen Muyan.

At the Ouyang family birthday banquet, Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao joined the guests while Lu Qin cooked in the kitchen. The guests discovered that Lu Qin had made the standout Garlic Pork Slices and Spicy Boiled Fish, and they eagerly awaited his Liver Paste Soup.

• Shen Muyan brought Lu Xiyao to the banquet and told her that Lu Qin would join them after cooking.
• The guests devoured the Garlic Pork Slices, which impressed Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao as well.
• The guests were underwhelmed by the Red Sea Snails with Pickled Chili.
• Lu Xiyao recognized the Spicy Boiled Fish as Lu Qin's cooking, and Shen Muyan explained that he had been invited from Jiangcheng to make Liver Paste Soup.
• The guests warmed to Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao and eagerly reached for more of Lu Qin's dishes.

At a banquet, Lu’s cooking delighted Shen Muyan and the guests, while his special dishes for Shen Muyan and her daughter made them the envy of nearby tables. The chapter ended with an elderly guest tasting a Crystal Shrimp Dumpling and loudly praising it.

• The guests devoured Lu’s Spicy Boiled Fish, and Shen Muyan enjoyed hearing them call him her husband.
• The waiter served Lu’s Twice Cooked Pork specially for Shen Muyan and her daughter, and the other guests learned that Lu had added the dishes for his family.
• The guests waited for Shen Muyan and her daughter to eat the Crystal Shrimp Dumplings before helping themselves.
• An elderly man from the neighboring table asked to try a dumpling, then cursed in excitement over how delicious it was.
• Shen Muyan covered her daughter’s ears and asked what she had heard, and the little one said she had heard nothing.

At Old Master Ouyang’s birthday banquet, Lu Qin’s cooking won praise from the guests, and he returned to Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao with dessert. The chapter left him preparing rice noodles because he and his family were still hungry.

• The guests savored Lu Qin’s Liver Paste Soup and praised its delicate flavor, while Ouyang Peng took pride in the banquet’s success.
• Lu Qin returned to Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao with Ice Crystal Cake and checked whether they were full.
• Ouyang Peng introduced Lu Qin to the guests as the chef behind the Liver Paste Soup, and Lu Qin calmly accepted the attention.
• Lu Qin invited the people at his table to share the Ice Crystal Cake, and they quickly finished the plate.
• Lu Qin offered to cook more for Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao, then decided to fry rice noodles because the banquet dishes did not satisfy him.

Lu Qin’s fried noodles stole the spotlight at Old Master Ouyang’s birthday banquet, earning him gifts, praise, and new connections. The feast ended with the guests satisfied and the Wangjing No. 1 chefs humbled by his cooking.

• A guest offered Lu Qin a valuable supermarket gold card for fried noodles, and Shen Muyan accepted it on Lu Qin’s behalf.
• Other guests gave Lu Qin cards and business connections in exchange for servings of his fried noodles.
• Lu Qin cooked huge platters of fried noodles, and the guests eagerly left the banquet’s elaborate dishes to crowd around them.
• Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao heard guests praise Lu Qin, while Gu Tielin watched Wangjing No. 1’s dishes lose out to the noodles.
• Lu Qin said the rice noodles’ quality slightly affected the texture, and Ouyang Peng ended the banquet by asking whether everyone was full.

After Lu Qin’s cooking impressed Hai City’s wealthy guests, he received a generous payment and drove Shen Muyan and their daughter back to Jiangcheng. Shen Muyan reflected on her attraction to Lu Qin and chatted with Fang Ya about their night together, while their relationship remained unchanged.

• Ouyang Lin apologized to Boss Gong for Lu Qin’s cooking overshadowing Wangjing No. 1’s kitchen and thanked Lu Qin after the banquet.
• Ouyang Lin paid Lu Qin with a bank card, and Lu Qin accepted the payment and gave him Ice Crystal Cake and Pickled Chili Chicken Feet.
• Lu Qin declined Ouyang Lin’s offer to stay in Hai City and drove Shen Muyan and their daughter toward Jiangcheng.
• Lu Qin checked the card balance at an ATM and found that Ouyang Lin had given him eight hundred grand.
• Shen Muyan admired Lu Qin while he drove, then told Fang Ya that they had shared a room but nothing had happened between them.

Shen Muyan left Lu Qin’s home disappointed after he stopped short of kissing her, and she sought advice from Fang Ya on how to pursue him. Lu Qin prepared to reopen his stall the next morning and announced his return and a new dish to his customers.

• At Lu Qin’s doorway, Shen Muyan expected him to kiss her, but he only opened the door and told her to go home and rest.
• Lu Qin decided not to rush into a relationship, worrying that getting back together could change the life he had built after their divorce.
• Restless at home, Shen Muyan asked Fang Ya for advice, and Fang Ya urged her to pursue Lu Qin more forcefully.
• Lu Qin checked the ingredients Xiaomi had stocked and learned that the stall’s food and pickles had sold out while he was away.
• Lu Qin announced that his stall would reopen at 8 a.m. at Sunshine Elementary School, featuring familiar foods and new Bosi Fried Cake, prompting excited customers to plan their visit.

Lu Qin prepared Bosi Oil Cakes and other foods for his stall while Shen Muyan awkwardly tried to flirt with him by sending a photo of her legs. The next morning, Xiaomi helped prepare and sell the food, drawing a huge crowd to Sunshine Elementary School.

• Lu Qin spent 2,000 system points on Digestive Tablets and a Charm attribute point, then received and briefly saw a photo Shen Muyan had sent before she recalled it.
• Shen Muyan told Lu Qin the stockings in the photo were a friend's product, and Lu Qin offered to give his opinion, leaving her flustered.
• Xiaomi arrived before dawn and prepared ingredients while Lu Qin bought supplies and made Bosi Oil Cakes alongside the stall's usual food.
• Lu Qin woke his daughter, promised her pork cracklings for kindergarten, and took her to school after breakfast.
• Xiaomi set up the stall outside Sunshine Elementary School, where about 120 customers lined up and eagerly ordered the food.

Lu Qin’s Bosnian oil cakes sold out, and he applied to join Jiangcheng’s Gourmet Food Festival, but his stall was rejected. After work, he went to pick up Yao Yao, where Shen Muyan arrived and waited alongside him.

• Lu Qin sold out his Bosnian oil cakes, and Xiaomi offered customers free digestive tablets.
• Customers urged Lu Qin to apply for the Lotus District Gourmet Food Festival, so he submitted an application.
• President Qin Hui rejected Lu Qin’s application, and Lu Qin was pleased to save the stall fee.
• Lu Qin picked Yao Yao up from kindergarten, where Shen Muyan arrived in her Porsche and waited with him.
• Yao Yao ran into Lu Qin’s arms and only noticed Shen Muyan after her mother reminded her she was there.

Shen Muyan spent the evening with Lu Qin and Lu Xiyao at Lu Qin's apartment, enjoying dinner and playing with the little one. After seeing a message from Chen Yue asking where Lu Qin would set up his stall, Shen Muyan told him someone was looking for him.

• Shen Muyan joined Lu Qin and Lu Xiyao for ice cream, then followed them to Lu Qin's rental apartment.
• Shen Muyan paid for the meal, and Lu Xiyao massaged her in exchange for promised ice creams.
• Lu Qin cooked dry-fried pork intestines for dinner, which Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao enjoyed with Xiaomi.
• After dinner, Shen Muyan saw Chen Yue's WeChat messages asking where Lu Qin would set up his stall that night.
• Shen Muyan told Lu Qin about Chen Yue's messages and asked whether he wanted to reply.

Shen Muyan replied to Chen Yue from Lu Qin’s phone, making Chen Yue give up on pursuing him. After Shen Muyan took food to Fang Ya, they discussed how Shen Muyan could gradually win Lu Qin back, though Fang Ya had yet to settle on a plan.

• Lu Qin let Shen Muyan answer Chen Yue, and Shen Muyan sent a voice message saying he was taking a shower.
• Chen Yue took the message as proof Lu Qin was with another woman and gave up trying to pursue him.
• Shen Muyan prepared to leave with food for Fang Ya, then agreed to stay and sleep at Lu Qin’s home with Yao Yao.
• Fang Ya ate the food Shen Muyan brought and suggested building feelings over time while using strategies to win Lu Qin back.
• Shen Muyan found Fang Ya’s Male God Strategy Guide, and Fang Ya insisted Shen Muyan had even less dating experience than she did.

Shen Muyan tried to flirt with Lu Qin while staying at his home, but their teasing left both of them flustered. The night ended with Lu Qin drying Shen Muyan’s hair and realizing they had shared the same glass of water.

• Shen Muyan returned to Lu Qin’s home after his stall closed and learned that he had earned just over seventy thousand that day.
• Shen Muyan invited Lu Qin to bathe with her, then teased him by taking Lu Xiyao into the bathroom instead.
• After Lu Xiyao finished bathing, Lu Qin dried her hair while Shen Muyan changed into a revealing slip dress and drank from his glass.
• Shen Muyan asked Lu Qin to dry her hair, and he did so while trying to resist her teasing.
• Lu Qin drank from the glass again and realized that he and Shen Muyan had both drunk from it.