Chapter Summaries

Shen Muyan and Fang Ya sought Mai Dejun’s help with Hu Zhijun’s Liver Paste Soup, but he said he could not make it and pointed them to Lu Qin. Lu Qin agreed he could make the dish and began diagnosing its flaws from a photo.

• Shen Muyan and Fang Ya visited Mai Dejun, who identified pits on the soup’s surface as a flaw caused by an electric steamer.
• Mai Dejun declined to make the dish and said his former apprentice could not make it either, but he knew someone in Jiangcheng who might help.
• Mai Dejun showed them a video of Lu Qin’s popular fried rice noodles and revealed that he believed Lu Qin’s cooking surpassed his own.
• Shen Muyan called Lu Qin, who said he could make Liver Paste Soup and quickly identified three problems in Hu Zhijun’s version.
• Lu Qin identified the pitted surface and said the soup used the wrong pork liver, which Mai Dejun had not noticed.

Lu Qin agreed to make Liver Paste Soup for Ouri in exchange for a car worth about 330,000 yuan, then brought the ingredients to the hotel and prepared to cook. The chapter ended as he showed Shen Muyan and the gathered chefs the Fine Sand Pig Liver and began explaining it.

• Lu Qin identified the flaws in Hu Zhijun's Liver Paste Soup, including its overly oily stock and unsuitable liver.
• Shen Muyan asked Lu Qin to make Liver Paste Soup for Ouri, and he demanded a top-spec M7 Ultra as payment.
• Shen Muyan agreed, transferred Lu Qin 1,000 yuan for ingredients, and arranged for him to arrive before a one o'clock meeting.
• Lu Qin bought ingredients at the Eastside farmers' market and arrived at Ouri Hotel, where Manager Wang led him to the crowded kitchen.
• Lu Qin asked everyone unrelated to leave, allowed Fang Ya to film, and greeted Mai Dejun.
• Shen Muyan recognized the Fine Sand Pig Liver Lu Qin had bought, and he began explaining the ingredient to the assembled chefs.

Lu Qin rescued Shen Muyan’s investment meeting by preparing an expertly made Liver Paste Soup. Ouyang Lin approved the dish and increased his investment by twenty million, then learned that Lu Qin was a street vendor who had already left.

• Lu Qin explained how to choose pork liver and how to steam the paste, then began preparing Liver Paste Soup while the kitchen staff watched.
• Lu Qin pounded and marinated the liver, made a rich broth, and steamed the liver paste into three servings.
• Ouyang Lin tasted the soup, praised its delicate texture and lack of gamey odor, and added twenty million to the investment.
• Ouyang Lin asked to meet the chef, but Shen Muyan learned Lu Qin had already returned to his street stall.
• Shen Muyan told Ouyang Lin that Lu Qin was a street vendor she had asked to help, and Ouyang Lin reacted with surprise.

Shen Muyan told Ouyang Lin that Lu Qin was her child's father, then heard his request for Lu Qin to make fifty portions of Liver Paste Soup for a birthday banquet. After the kitchen staff tasted Lu Qin's soup and praised his skill, Lu Qin opened his stall at People's Square Pedestrian Street, where a huge crowd had gathered to buy his food.

• Shen Muyan told Ouyang Lin that Lu Qin was her child's father, and Ouyang Lin asked her to arrange for Lu Qin to make fifty portions of Liver Paste Soup for his father's birthday banquet.
• Lu Qin made Liver Paste Soup at Zijing Restaurant and left quickly to prepare for his afternoon stall.
• Mai Dejun and the kitchen staff tasted Lu Qin's soup and were amazed by its flavor and texture.
• Shen Muyan returned to find the soup and broth gone, regretting that she had not tasted any.
• Lu Qin posted that his stall would be at People's Square Pedestrian Street, where Zhou Weiwei led him to a temporary spot in Wang District.
• Lu Qin began serving the long line of customers, who felt sorry for him when they learned he had not eaten lunch.

Lu Qin’s food stall drew an enormous crowd, drawing customers away from the other Wang District shops. The other stall owners demanded that Worker Xiao drive Lu Qin out, but Worker Xiao delayed until he had finished eating.

• Lu Qin served a steady stream of customers while the line grew longer, and several women who had left it to bring him fruit had to rejoin at the back.
• Customers recognized Lu Qin’s stall from Douyin and chose his food over offerings from nearby shops, leaving the other stall owners with few customers.
• The neighboring shop owners complained that Lu Qin’s stall was ruining their business and went to confront Worker Xiao.
• Worker Xiao told the owners Lu Qin had a temporary stall spot and defended the popularity of his food, then saw the enormous S-shaped line for himself.
• Worker Xiao agreed to deal with the issue later, but said he first needed to finish his fried rice noodles and Crystal Shrimp Dumplings.

Worker Xiao led Wang District shop owners toward Lu Qin's stall, but customers blocked them and forced the owners to reconsider. The owners launched steep discounts to win back business, yet customers stayed in line for Lu Qin's food and praised it over their offerings.

• Worker Xiao and the snack shop owners headed toward Lu Qin's stall, but customers mistook them for people cutting in line and stopped them.
• Worker Xiao urged the owners to use discounts and promotions instead of driving Lu Qin away, then slipped back to the office to eat Lu Qin's food.
• Boss Niu offered beef flatbreads at half price, but a customer rejected them and praised Lu Qin's fried rice noodles.
• Wang District shops launched steep promotions and discounted meal deals, but the line at Lu Qin's stall remained long.
• Customers told the barbecue shop owner that his food could not compare with Lu Qin's Imperial Consort Chicken Wings.

The fried noodle stall’s booming business enraged the neighboring shop owners, whose own customers abandoned them to join its enormous queue. After finding the management office closed, the owners decided to buy the food themselves and figure out how to deal with the competition.

• Customers crowded the fried noodle stall, while the other shops’ owners watched diners use their businesses as places to eat and leave behind a mess.
• The shop owners grew furious and went to the Pedestrian Street management office, but found it locked and learned that Worker Xiao had already left work.
• Boss Zhong said he needed to taste the fried noodles before making a plan, so the shop owners agreed to line up and buy food.
• The shop owners heard that one customer had refused an offer of 500 yuan for a portion, then finally reached the stall and placed large orders.

Lu Qin paused his stall to pick up his daughter, Lu Xiyao, despite several snack stall bosses complaining about the wait. His customers welcomed them back warmly, and Xiyao’s plea for them not to blame her hard-working father stopped the bosses’ tirade.

• Several snack stall bosses ordered from Lu Qin, but he told them to wait twenty minutes so he could pick up Lu Xiyao from kindergarten.
• The customers defended Lu Qin and one of them drove him to the kindergarten in a BMW X5.
• Lu Qin returned with Xiyao, and customers gave her treats and greeted her warmly.
• Lu Qin limited Xiyao to two White Rabbit Candies, then prepared to resume cooking.
• The snack stall bosses scolded Lu Qin for leaving his stall, but Xiyao apologized and explained how hard her father worked, silencing them.

Lu Qin served his dishes to the snack stall owners, who were amazed by his cooking and ended up praising him and joining his Penguin Group. After a busy combined afternoon and evening session, he packed up with about 37,000 in income and prepared to take Lu Xiyao home for the night.

• The snack stall owners criticized themselves for blaming Lu Qin for leaving to pick up Lu Xiyao, then watched him cook their orders.
• The owners and Master Zhong tasted Lu Qin's fried rice noodles and recognized that his cooking far surpassed Master Zhong's.
• The stall owners tried Lu Qin's Twice Cooked Pork and other dishes, praised them, returned for another meal, and joined his Penguin Group.
• Lu Qin checked whether Lu Xiyao was hungry, though she had already eaten plenty of food while sitting by his stall.
• After serving a crowd with at least 300 portions prepared per dish, Lu Qin packed up, counting around 37,000 in income and 2,824 system points before heading home with Lu Xiyao.

Lu Qin and Shen Muyan prepared for Lu Xiyao's kindergarten parent-child activity by shopping for matching outfits. The chapter ended with the family of three trying on coordinated clothes at the mall.

• Lu Qin saw Teacher Li's notice about matching parent-child outfits and reminded Shen Muyan to buy some.
• Shen Muyan arrived at Lu Qin's home, and she, Lu Qin, and Lu Xiyao drove to Xintiandi Shopping Mall together.
• Lu Xiyao asked Shen Muyan to try a VR attraction, but Lu Qin steered her away so they could shop for outfits.
• Lu Xiyao and Shen Muyan chose matching clothes while Lu Qin waited in the store's resting area.
• Lu Qin, Shen Muyan, and Lu Xiyao changed into coordinated black-and-yellow and off-white-and-yellow outfits.

Lu Qin, Shen Muyan, and Lu Xiyao bought matching outfits and spent time together at the mall. Shen Muyan hid her phone after Lu Xiyao found photos and videos of Lu Qin, while Lu Xiyao tried to leave her parents alone together; the chapter ended with Shen Muyan’s stomach growling at the mention of Lu Qin’s food.

• Lu Xiyao chose a matching bear outfit, and Shen Muyan picked out two more outfits for herself and Lu Xiyao.
• Lu Qin took photos of the family, then Shen Muyan paid for the three outfits.
• Lu Xiyao found Shen Muyan’s photos and videos of Lu Qin and herself, but Shen Muyan took the phone and turned off its screen.
• Lu Qin and Shen Muyan sat outside the indoor playground while Lu Xiyao played and secretly hoped they would talk.
• A customer recognized Lu Qin, called Shen Muyan his wife, and learned Lu Qin would miss his stall the next afternoon for Lu Xiyao’s kindergarten activity.
• Shen Muyan’s stomach growled when the customer mentioned Lu Qin’s Twice Cooked Pork and Imperial Consort Chicken Wings.

Lu Qin invited Shen Muyan to eat after learning she had skipped dinner, and she joined him and Lu Xiyao at their home for a late-night meal. The three shared a warm family dinner, leaving Shen Muyan in the living room while Lu Qin cleaned up.

• Lu Qin took Shen Muyan to a restaurant for Twice Cooked Pork and Imperial Consort Chicken Wings before driving her and Lu Xiyao home.
• Lu Qin cooked dinner while Lu Xiyao kept Shen Muyan company and was scolded for asking to watch a show instead of GG Bond.
• Lu Qin and Shen Muyan both swatted Lu Xiyao's hand when she tried to grab a rib before washing her hands.
• Lu Qin served Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao a meal, and the three ate together as Lu Qin picked food for them.
• Shen Muyan offered to wash the dishes, but Lu Qin reminded her that she had paid for their parent-child outfits, so she went back to the living room.

Shen Muyan stayed overnight at Lu Qin’s apartment after Lu Xiyao begged her to sleep beside her, and the former spouses awkwardly noticed each other anew. As Shen Muyan cuddled Lu Xiyao to sleep, the child told her a bizarre story and sang a gruesome song she had learned at kindergarten.

• After the laundry delayed Shen Muyan’s departure, Lu Xiyao begged her to stay the night, and Lu Qin encouraged her to remain for their daughter.
• Shen Muyan agreed to sleep over, and Lu Qin gave her new clothes to wear after her bath.
• Shen Muyan and Lu Qin exchanged an awkward good-night after noticing each other’s appearance.
• Shen Muyan typed a message to Fang Ya saying she slightly regretted the divorce, but deleted it without sending it.
• Lu Xiyao told Shen Muyan a strange story and sang a disturbing song, then said Yuan Jiajie had taught it to her at kindergarten.

Shen Muyan admitted to Fang Ya that she regretted the divorce a little, while Lu Qin enjoyed the thought of having Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao together under his roof. The next morning, he prepared ingredients before taking them to a kindergarten parent-child event.

• Shen Muyan told Fang Ya she slightly regretted divorcing Lu Qin, and Fang Ya urged her to remarry him.
• Shen Muyan explained she was staying at Lu Qin's house because Lu Xiyao had a kindergarten event and her clothes had not dried.
• Lu Qin looked through photos of Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao, then used his system points to draw rewards, including the max-level Osmanthus Oolong Tea Drink skill.
• Lu Qin woke early, bought ingredients at Jingyuan Farmer's Market, and considered expanding his stall's drinks and freezer capacity.
• Lu Qin returned home while Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao were still asleep and began preparing mung beans for his evening stall.

Lu Qin prepared food for his evening stall and shared a warm morning with Shen Muyan and Lu Xiyao before they drove to the kindergarten’s parent-child event. At the event, Zhong Shuyi’s family drew attention in custom Dragon Country-style matching outfits, while her father felt awkward in his.

• Lu Qin cooked and packed food into the Fresh-Locking Thermostatic Box for his evening stall.
• Shen Muyan helped wake Lu Xiyao, and the three shared breakfast as Shen Muyan was touched that Lu Qin remembered her usual coffee.
• Lu Xiyao and Shen Muyan washed the dishes while Lu Qin rested, then the family dressed in matching outfits and drove to the kindergarten.
• At Starlight Kindergarten, parents admired Zhong Shuyi’s family’s custom matching outfits, but Zhong Shuyi’s Dad felt self-conscious about his appearance.
• Zhong Shuyi teased her father by saying their backdrop was too round.

Shen Muyan arrived at Starlight Kindergarten with Lu Qin and Lu Xiyao, drawing attention from the parents and children. At the parent-child cooking event, the other parents objected to Lu Qin competing because of his cooking reputation, so Teacher Li asked Shen Muyan to cook instead, only for her to admit she could not.

• Shen Muyan drove to Starlight Kindergarten with Lu Xiyao and Lu Qin, and their matching outfits made them the center of attention.
• The children crowded around Lu Xiyao and asked about her mother, while other parents gathered around Lu Qin.
• Teacher Li began the parent-child cooking activity and explained that each family would make a dish for the others to taste and score.
• Lu Qin suggested making Twice Cooked Pork, prompting other parents to complain that his cooking skills made the competition unfair.
• Teacher Li asked Shen Muyan to cook in Lu Qin's place, but Shen Muyan said she could not cook.

Lu Qin guided Shen Muyan through making Twice Cooked Pork while their daughter Lu Xiyao helped wash vegetables. As Lu Qin taught Shen Muyan to cut the meat, their close contact left her flustered, and she still struggled to slice it evenly.

• Teacher Li assigned Shen Muyan to cook while Lu Qin and Lu Xiyao assisted, and Lu Xiyao joked that they might need an antidote for her food.
• Zhong Shuyi’s family also struggled with cooking, and Teacher Li advised Zhong Shuyi’s mother to make something other than boiled fish.
• Lu Xiyao washed the vegetables for Twice Cooked Pork, while Shen Muyan blanched the pork belly and asked Lu Qin how to handle it.
• Zhong Shuyi came over to ask for the potatoes after her mother failed to make Hot and Sour Shredded Potatoes.
• Lu Qin corrected Shen Muyan’s knife grip and guided her hands as she tried to slice the pork belly, but her slices came out uneven.

At a kindergarten cooking event, Lu Qin guided Shen Muyan as she made Twice Cooked Pork, while their close teamwork drew teasing from the other parents. The groups presented their dishes for tasting and scoring, and the chapter ended with everyone mocking the tiny dumplings Yuan Haojie's Mom had made.

• Lu Qin showed Shen Muyan how to slice meat, then briefly guided her hands as they cut together, drawing teasing from the teachers and other parents.
• Shen Muyan struggled to cook the Twice Cooked Pork, while Lu Xiyao photographed her and joked that she would not eat the finished dish.
• Teacher Li asked the groups to introduce their dishes, and the parents and children presented a series of amusing cooking mishaps.
• Zhong Shuyi's Mom served soy-sauce mashed potatoes, which Zhong Shuyi's Dad tasted before the dish earned forty points.
• Yuan Haojie's Mom presented tiny dumplings, and the other parents teased their size as Yuan Haojie said she had done her best.

At the kindergarten cooking activity, the parents made mostly inedible dishes, leaving everyone without lunch. Lu Qin rescued Shen Muyan’s overly greasy Twice Cooked Pork and cooked a delicious tomato-and-egg dish, while Teacher Li admitted the cafeteria had not prepared food.

• The parents presented a string of bizarre dishes, including charcoal-like cookies and shredded potatoes dubbed “Minesweeper,” which the children and other groups refused to eat.
• When Lu Xiyao said she was hungry, Shen Muyan urged her to eat her first attempt at Twice Cooked Pork, but Lu Qin stopped her from forcing the child.
• Lu Qin drained oil from the Twice Cooked Pork, stir-fried it with garlic and other ingredients, and made it tasty enough for Lu Xiyao and Shen Muyan to eat.
• Lu Qin cooked tomato and eggs, which Lu Xiyao and Shen Muyan eagerly ate as the other families watched hungrily.
• Teacher Li apologized when a parent asked about lunch and explained that the cafeteria had not prepared any because she had expected the families’ dishes to feed everyone.

Lu Qin rescued a parent-child cooking event by preparing food for the hungry families, whose children had praised his cooking. He left the chapter cooking in the kitchen while everyone gathered to enjoy his dishes.

• Zhong Shuyi abandoned her parents’ ruined mashed potatoes and joined Lu Xiyao’s family for rice and the last of Lu Qin’s Stir-fried Tomato and Eggs.
• The other families struggled with their own cooking, and the children urged Lu Qin to help Chef Hu feed everyone.
• Lu Qin asked Lu Xiyao if she was full, then went into the kitchen to prepare more dishes.
• Chef Hu brought out Lu Qin’s Twice Cooked Pork, Stir-fried Tomato and Eggs, Hot and Sour Shredded Potatoes, and Stir-fried Green Peppers with Sliced Pork.
• Lu Xiyao invited everyone to eat together, and the gathered families eagerly enjoyed Lu Qin’s cooking.