Recaps

Zhang Han tried to take Mengmeng out to play while Ziyan was away, but Ziyan refused permission through Wang Juan. Zhang Han overruled the refusal and left with Mengmeng after his commanding aura made Wang Juan step aside.

• Zhang Han praised Mengmeng for obeying him and offered her ice cream, then fed her breakfast as Ziyan watched and worried about their future.
• After Ziyan and Zhou Fei left for work, Zhang Han invited Mengmeng to visit the paradise they had seen the previous night, and she eagerly agreed.
• Wang Juan called Ziyan, who told her not to let Mengmeng go out with Zhang Han because of the heat.
• Wang Juan tried to stop Zhang Han from leaving, but Mengmeng protested and Zhang Han said he did not need Ziyan's permission to take his daughter out.
• Zhang Han ordered Wang Juan to move aside, and his imposing presence made her step away as he carried Mengmeng out.

Zhang Han took Mengmeng out and taught her his rules about respecting people and retaliating against those who harmed her. He then bought her ice cream and went to a seed cultivation base to purchase rice seedlings and seeds for several crops.

• Wang Juan told Ziyan that Zhang Han had taken Mengmeng out, and Ziyan failed to reach him after he switched off his phone.
• Zhang Han explained to Mengmeng that she should respect people who treated her well and that he would deal with anyone who treated her badly.
• Zhang Han bought Mengmeng ice cream, shared it with her, and drove toward the seed cultivation base.
• Zhang Han ordered Daohua Xiang rice seedlings and wheat seeds for plots of about two hundred square meters each.
• Zhang Han also ordered small quantities of ordinary, sweet, and waxy corn seeds.

Zhang Han took Mengmeng to New Moon Bay, where he stopped her from accepting a stranger’s drink and defended her after she insulted the woman’s companions. He then brought a seed delivery crew onto New Moon Mountain, whose astonishing scenery left them awestruck and terrified when Xiao Hei charged at them.

• Zhang Han bought soybean seeds and took Mengmeng to play at New Moon Bay.
• A woman named Mengqi offered Mengmeng green tea, but Zhang Han warned her not to accept food or drinks from strangers.
• Mengmeng angrily called Mengqi’s companions ants, and Zhang Han dismissed their criticism before leaving to answer a delivery call.
• Zhang Han led the seed delivery crew up New Moon Mountain and said everything could grow there because he had leased it.
• The crew marveled at the mountain’s lush grass, flowers, ponds, and enormous Thunder Sun Tree.
• Xiao Hei charged at the pockmarked delivery man, who panicked and hid behind Zhang Han.

Zhang Han welcomed the pockmarked man and his men to New Moon Mountain, where they admired the paradise he had created and took photos before leaving. He then began planting rice seedlings while Mengmeng played with Xiao Hei, whose careful antics kept her safe.

• Xiao Hei frightened the pockmarked man and his subordinates, then calmed down when Mengmeng reached for him.
• The pockmarked man admired the Thunder Sun Tree and the mountain scenery, took photos with Zhang Han’s permission, and promised not to reveal the location.
• Zhang Han agreed to let Mengmeng accompany him to the paddy field and began planting rice seedlings barefoot.
• Mengmeng played with Xiao Hei while Zhang Han worked, and Xiao Hei flipped over to catch her when she slipped off his back.
• Zhang Han told Mengmeng not to bully her friend, and Mengmeng insisted that she and Xiao Hei were only playing before asking him to try again.

Zhang Han spent the day farming with Mengmeng and Xiao Hei, then realized he needed to learn more languages after Mengmeng translated for him at a Western restaurant. Ziyan prepared to record her song while planning to confront Zhang Han, and Xue Qian decided to return to music and perform new songs at his upcoming concert.

• Zhang Han finished transplanting rice seedlings while Mengmeng played with Xiao Hei, then took her to Bombana for lunch.
• Two local men mocked Zhang Han in English, but Mengmeng understood them, scolded them in English, and helped Zhang Han order the meal.
• Zhang Han returned to New Moon Mountain and planted wheat, corn, soybeans, and other crops while Mengmeng played nearby.
• Ziyan decided to record her song and shoot its music video soon, while Zhou Fei encouraged her to confront Zhang Han about spending time with Mengmeng.
• Xue Qian's manager, Li Fan, urged him to stop drinking over his breakup scandal, and Xue Qian decided to release information and perform new songs at his Linhai City concert.

Zhang Han finished planting crops on New Moon Mountain and promised Mengmeng he would bring Xiao Hei some companions. After Mengmeng repeated Zhang Han’s harsh lessons about respecting others, Ziyan took him upstairs for a talk about how he was raising their daughter.

• Zhang Han told Mengmeng that Xiao Hei had to stay on the mountain, then promised to bring him little companions the next day.
• Zhang Han brought Mengmeng home, where Ziyan and Zhou Fei met them; Mengmeng protested when Zhang Han said he might not stay, so Ziyan invited him upstairs to talk.
• Zhang Han reminded Mengmeng to apologize to Wang Juan, and Mengmeng apologized for calling her an old witch.
• Mengmeng recited Zhang Han’s advice about cursing people who treated her badly and retaliating against anyone who harmed her, leaving Ziyan, Zhou Fei, and Wang Juan stunned.
• Ziyan confronted Zhang Han upstairs about his parenting and warned that Mengmeng might be seen as uncultured; Zhang Han calmly said he knew how to raise her.

Zhang Han and Ziyan discussed their past and Mengmeng’s birth, then Zhang Han took Mengmeng to Love Pet Pavilion to buy dogs as companions for Xiao Hei. The chapter ended as Zhang Han began selecting several puppies, including a pair of Beagles.

• Ziyan told Zhang Han that she had kept Mengmeng because an illness in childhood made her fear she might never have another chance to have a child, and Zhang Han said he would have stayed in Shangjing if she had told him.
• Ziyan thanked Zhang Han for making Mengmeng happier and allowed him to stay at her home, though they argued over whether he meant to claim Mengmeng.
• The next day, Zhang Han accepted an elevator card from Wang Juan and drove Mengmeng to buy pets for Xiao Hei.
• Mengmeng realized she had forgotten Xiao Hei’s toys, so Zhang Han returned to Cloud Sound Garden and let her pick out ten stuffed toys.
• At Love Pet Pavilion, Zhang Han selected a male and female Alaskan Malamute, a male and female pug, and two Beagles.

Zhang Han and Mengmeng bought thirty-six dogs and a large assortment of toys, then went to a livestock farm to order cattle, dairy cows, sheep, pigs, and goats for New Moon Mountain. They left the farm’s chickens, ducks, and geese for a later stop at a farmers’ market.

• Zhang Han let Mengmeng choose dogs, and they bought thirty-six purebred dogs for 235,800 yuan.
• Mengmeng chose dog toys, and Zhang Han bought twenty of each kind and arranged delivery to New Moon Mountain.
• Zhang Han explained they would postpone buying cats and told Mengmeng they would shop for livestock instead.
• Zhang Han ordered ten Black Wagyu calves, two Holstein Friesian dairy cows, ten Ujumqin Sheep, ten Taihu Black Pigs, and two dairy goats.
• The livestock seller directed Zhang Han to a farmers’ market for home-raised chickens, ducks, and geese, then quoted 198,000 yuan for the animals he had selected.

Zhang Han bought livestock and brought them to New Moon Mountain, where he used Xiao Hei to keep the animals within their areas. He then collected the new pet dogs, and Xiao Hei quickly established control over them.

• Zhang Han bought thirty-two cattle, then bought free-range chickens, chicks, ducklings, and goslings at the farmers' market.
• Zhang Han transported the livestock to New Moon Mountain and placed them in separate areas.
• Zhang Han ordered Xiao Hei to keep the chickens, ducks, and geese from wandering, then let it return to play with Mengmeng.
• Zhang Han picked up more than thirty pet dogs, and Xiao Hei frightened them into staying put after tossing a husky back toward its cage.

Zhang Han continued developing New Moon Bay, caring for Mengmeng and his livestock, and arranged a name for his restaurant. He gave Zhang Li Pure Yang Water, which Mengmeng called “Diarrhea Water,” and Zhang Li suffered severe diarrhea before the chapter ended.

• Zhang Han watched the new animals settle into their areas, fed them Pure Yang Water, and later milked the dairy cows and goats.
• Zhang Han visited the restaurant renovation, approved its progress, and named it Mengmeng's Leisure Restaurant.
• Zhang Han studied English and other languages while Mengmeng played with the dogs on New Moon Mountain.
• Zhang Han took fresh cow's milk and goat's milk to Zhang Li's home and gave her a bottle of Pure Yang Water.
• Zhang Li drank the bottle, developed severe diarrhea, and emerged from the bathroom weak, prompting Li Anna to shriek.

Zhang Han continued preparing his restaurant and caring for Mengmeng, while his special water and milk amazed the people around him. After Ziyan agreed to let Mengmeng stay with him, he brought her to their newly renovated home, Mengmeng’s Leisure Restaurant.

• Zhang Li discovered that the Pure Yang Water had improved her skin and removed her mole, but Zhang Han refused to spare a bottle for Li Anna because he had little left.
• Zhang Han boiled his unusually fragrant cow’s and goat’s milk, which Mengmeng, Ziyan, Zhou Fei, and the others enjoyed at dinner.
• Zhang Han drew Mengmeng for the restaurant sign, then spent the next three days planting vegetables and bringing Zhang Li fresh milk while Ziyan finished recording her songs.
• Zhang Han told Ziyan the renovations were finished, and she agreed to let Mengmeng stay with him while she was busy, packing two suitcases and explaining how to care for their daughter.
• Zhang Han took Mengmeng to the restaurant, where she read its name aloud and explored the newly renovated rooms with him.

Zhang Han took Mengmeng to the supermarket, where they encountered a disabled beggar and later an old man suffering a medical emergency. Seeing the old man's family grieve moved Mengmeng to tears, and Zhang Han decided to wake him up.

• Zhang Han took Mengmeng to the supermarket and told her not to pity the disabled man begging outside.
• Zhang Han bought snacks, seasonings, and household supplies while shopping with Mengmeng.
• An old man collapsed in the vegetable section, and employees and a doctor tried to help him as his condition worsened.
• Mengmeng cried for the old man's family and begged Zhang Han to stay healthy, so Zhang Han offered to wake the old man up.

Zhang Han saved an old man at the supermarket, then discovered that several songs from his previous life were missing and decided to sell them for money. After lunch, he harvested rice and eggs at New Moon Mountain and headed to a grain-processing plant with Mengmeng.

• Zhang Han used Spiritual Power and a strike to clear phlegm from the old man's airway, then declined the glamorous woman's offer of a reward.
• Zhang Han left the supermarket with free groceries after the manager thanked him, and he chatted with Mengmeng in English on the way to the car.
• Zhang Han found that several popular songs from his previous life had never been released and decided to sell the missing songs for one hundred thousand per song.
• Three women visited Mengmeng's Leisure Restaurant, but Zhang Han told them it was not open yet and then took Mengmeng out for Korean food.
• Zhang Han harvested rice and eggs at New Moon Mountain, loaded the rice into a truck, and went with Mengmeng to a grain-processing plant.

Zhang Han took Mengmeng to high-end clothing stores in dirty, ragged clothes to show her how people treated those they thought were poor. After many clerks welcomed them professionally, he finally encountered a store manager who treated them kindly, leaving him unsure how his lesson would proceed.

• Zhang Han processed his rice and brought the fragrant grains back to the restaurant.
• Zhang Han tore and dirtied clothes for himself and Mengmeng, then took her to a shopping center to experience how people treated the poor.
• At Gucci and several other stores, sales clerks remained polite despite Zhang Han's appearance, and he left without buying anything.
• At the fifteenth store, a clerk frowned and asked Zhang Han to wash his dirty hands before touching a garment.
• A capable-looking woman approached and told Zhang Han he could examine the display clothes, warmly suggesting a style for Mengmeng's mother.

Zhang Han took Mengmeng to New Moon Mountain to collect Spirit Water, then returned to the restaurant to prepare her first meal. As he cooked rice and milk, Liang Mengqi arrived as the restaurant’s first guest and ordered Egg Fried Rice and milk.

• Mengmeng persuaded Zhang Han to buy a fur coat for her mother.
• Zhang Han brought Mengmeng to New Moon Mountain to collect Spirit Water for cooking, and she played with the dogs before Xiao Hei escorted them down the mountain.
• Zhang Han returned to the restaurant and began preparing rice and milk for Mengmeng’s first meal.
• Liang Mengqi entered after smelling the milk, recognized Mengmeng, and ordered Egg Fried Rice and milk despite the restaurant having no menu.
• Zhang Han prepared eggs, green onion, and carrot, then crushed Heavenly Fragrance Wood into powder to enhance the food’s aroma.

Zhang Han set the price of his egg fried rice and milk at ten times the usual rate, then served Liang Mengqi a meal made with ingredients from New Moon Mountain. After tasting it, Liang Mengqi realized his egg fried rice surpassed even Wang Long’s famous dish.

• Two rebellious women questioned Zhang Han’s prices, and he told them his egg fried rice cost 280 yuan and his milk cost 80 yuan.
• The sharp-faced woman argued with Zhang Han, who told the women to leave and said his rice was better than any rice dried for a hundred years.
• Liang Mengqi asked whether Zhang Han would charge 50,000 yuan, and he confirmed the price would be 280 yuan.
• Zhang Han cooked egg fried rice with Heavenly Fragrance Wood and served Mengmeng and Liang Mengqi.
• Liang Mengqi tasted the milk and egg fried rice, then judged the meal far better than Wang Long’s 5,000-yuan fried rice.

Liang Mengqi was captivated by Zhang Han’s Egg Fried Rice and piano playing, and she asked when she could return to eat. Zhang Han gave her an uncertain schedule, leaving her eager to visit again.

• Liang Mengqi ate two servings of Zhang Han’s Egg Fried Rice and praised its ingredients and flavor.
• Zhang Han told Mengmeng to rest after eating, then played Canon Variations for her while Liang Mengqi listened in amazement.
• Zhang Han played Summer of Kikujiro, and Liang Mengqi applauded and asked about his food and business hours.
• Zhang Han turned away four young customers, saying the restaurant was sold out for the day.
• Zhang Han told Liang Mengqi he might serve meals from seven to eight in the morning, twelve to one at noon, and six to seven in the evening, but would not always be open.

Zhang Han recorded and submitted Xue Qian’s song “Actor” while preparing to take Mengmeng to bed. Meanwhile, Xue Qian tried to protect his fans from scalpers, and Ziyan refused to film a kissing scene in her music video.

• Liang Mengqi paid Zhang Han eight hundred yuan for dinner and said she would return the next morning.
• Zhang Han arranged and submitted “Actor” to Xue Qian, then told Mengmeng a treasure-hunting story as he put her to bed.
• Xue Qian told Li Fan to contact the ticketing company and prevent fans from being overcharged by scalpers.
• Ziyan’s director demanded a kissing scene with Li Cheng, but Ziyan agreed to continue filming only without the kiss.

Ziyan refused Li Cheng’s repeated attempts to add a kissing scene to her MV, while Liang Mengqi told her friends about Zhang Han’s restaurant and planned to return for breakfast. Liang Hao said he would come to Hong Kong to find Ziyan, and the chapter ended as Zhang Han prepared breakfast and a neighboring restaurant’s employee arrived to ask what he sold.

• Ziyan firmly refused to film a kissing scene, and Li Cheng left after the director abandoned the shoot.
• Zhou Fei took charge of filming and insulted the departing director.
• Liang Mengqi told her group chat about Zhang Han’s delicious, expensive egg fried rice and arranged to return with her friends before seven.
• Liang Hao told Liang Mengqi he planned to come to Hong Kong and look for Ziyan after handing over his companies in Singapore.
• Zhang Han prepared breakfast at the restaurant, where an employee from a neighboring restaurant arrived to ask what he sold.

Zhang Han’s expensive egg fried rice drew mockery from the neighboring restaurant, but Liang Mengqi, Yu Qingqing, and Zhao Dahu came to try it. The customers were stunned by its flavor, and Zhao Dahu broke down in tears over how delicious it was.

• A woman rejected Zhang Han’s 280-yuan egg fried rice and 80-yuan milk, then told the neighboring Sichuan Fragrance Restaurant’s staff about his prices.
• Liang Mengqi, Yu Qingqing, and Zhao Dahu waited for Zhang Han to finish preparing breakfast and joked with one another in the restaurant.
• Zhang Han served Mengmeng breakfast and told the three customers to help themselves to the rice and milk.
• Liang Mengqi devoured her meal, prompting Yu Qingqing and Zhao Dahu to hurry back and taste theirs.
• Yu Qingqing was swept away by the egg fried rice, and Zhao Dahu tearfully declared it delicious.

Yu Qingqing and Liang Mengqi savored Zhang Han’s Egg Fried Rice and goat’s milk, while Zhao Dahu worried about leaving on a business trip and resolved to resign. Yu Qingqing learned Zhang Han was unmarried and teased Liang Mengqi about pursuing him; the women planned to return for lunch after Zhang Han said he would open a little after twelve.

• Yu Qingqing ate multiple servings of Egg Fried Rice and drank goat’s milk, while Zhao Dahu cried over how delicious the food was and lamented his upcoming six-month business trip.
• Yu Qingqing urged Zhao Dahu to quit his job, and he decided to resign so he could stay near Qingqing and keep eating the Egg Fried Rice.
• Zhang Han turned away two middle-aged customers because the food was sold out and he had no time to cook more.
• Yu Qingqing told Liang Mengqi that she should pursue Zhang Han, then learned from him that he was unmarried and Mengmeng was his biological daughter.
• Zhao Dahu finished eating and declared that he would resign immediately, while Yu Qingqing paid for their food.
• Liang Mengqi asked Zhang Han about lunch, and he said he would open a little after twelve, so she and Yu Qingqing planned to return then.

Zhang Han spoke with Ziyan about her exhausting work schedule, then posted strict hours and high prices outside his restaurant. At Xue Qian's home, Li Fan and Xue Qian discovered that a song submitted by Hanyang, titled "Actor," was the masterpiece Xue Qian had been looking for.

• Zhang Han put away Yu Qingqing's payment and spoke with Ziyan, who explained her packed schedule and her efforts to make money and revive her career.
• Zhang Han reassured Ziyan that he and Mengmeng would be fine financially, then handed the phone to Mengmeng so she could talk with her mother.
• After customers came to the restaurant while Zhang Han was not cooking, he posted limited business hours and the restaurant's menu and prices by the entrance.
• At Xue Qian's home, Li Fan listened through song submissions while Xue Qian ordered food instead of letting him eat instant noodles.
• Li Fan noticed that Hanyang's song "Actor" cost 100,000 yuan, then played its accompaniment and piano track for Xue Qian.
• Li Fan praised the song's lyrics and suggested Xue Qian would sing it perfectly, and Xue Qian said it was the song he wanted.

Xue Qian practiced a new song with Li Fan and decided to meet its creator to perfect it for his concert. At Zhang Han’s restaurant, Liang Mengqi, Yu Qingqing, and Zhao Dahu enjoyed lunch before Zhang Han played Castle in the Sky and amazed them with his piano skill.

• Xue Qian sang the new song for nearly three hours, then asked Li Fan to contact its creator so he could discuss it in person.
• Liang Mengqi, Yu Qingqing, and Zhao Dahu arrived at Zhang Han’s restaurant and argued over how to divide the limited rice portions.
• Liang Mengqi and Yu Qingqing took two portions each while Zhao Dahu settled for one, and they praised Zhang Han’s cooking.
• Liang Mengqi asked Zhang Han to play the piano, and he agreed when Mengmeng requested a song.
• Zhang Han played Castle in the Sky with a faster, cheerful middle section, impressing Liang Mengqi, Yu Qingqing, and Zhao Dahu.

Zhao Feng led Yonghe Society members to collect protection money from restaurants in New Moon Bay, then entered Zhang Han’s restaurant and frightened Mengmeng. Zhang Han comforted his daughter as the gangsters confronted him, leaving the encounter poised to turn violent.

• Zhao Feng and his men collected twenty-five thousand yuan from Sichuan Spicy Restaurant before heading to Mengmeng's Leisure Restaurant.
• Zhao Feng rejected a suggestion to double the protection fee, while Zhang Han listened to the gangsters approach from inside.
• The blond youth shouted for the boss, frightening Mengmeng and angering Liang Mengqi, who shielded her.
• The blue-haired man leered at Liang Mengqi, while Zhao Feng silently struggled to contain his anger.
• Zhang Han picked up Mengmeng and reassured her, and she called the gangsters ants.

Zhang Han defused a protection-fee confrontation without alarming Mengmeng, and Zhao Feng punished his subordinate for threatening her. After the gangsters left, Liang Mengqi asked Zhang Han to make more rice, and he agreed to a larger pot.

• Zhang Han reassured Mengmeng that the gangsters were ants, then soothed her when the yellow-haired man reached for his dagger.
• Zhang Han handed the yellow-haired man cash and warned him not to return, but Zhao Feng punched the man and apologized for his subordinate’s behavior.
• Zhao Feng left his personal business card for Zhang Han, then kicked the yellow-haired man outside and ordered him to treat restaurants courteously.
• Liang Mengqi and Yu Qingqing praised Zhang Han’s composure, while Mengmeng proudly declared that her daddy was the best.
• Liang Mengqi asked Zhang Han to make more rice for Zhao Dahu, and Zhang Han agreed to replace the pot with a larger one.