Chapter Summaries

Chen Lin and Song Qiuya shared a warm evening together, and his spontaneous gift of roses left her flustered and curious about him. At Peach Blossom Island, Song Qiuya opened the menu and was stunned by the exorbitant prices of its new specialty dishes.

• Chen Lin teased Song Qiuya about her off-duty clothes, and they chatted as they walked through Yida Plaza.
• Chen Lin bought all the roses from a little girl and gave them to Song Qiuya, who was deeply flustered by his gesture.
• Song Qiuya noticed Chen Lin had bought a modest Qin Plus despite receiving millions, and she watched him with growing curiosity on the drive.
• Chen Lin and Song Qiuya arrived at Peach Blossom Island, where Manager Li explained that crowds had gathered to try its new specialty dishes.
• Song Qiuya opened the menu and saw fish dishes priced at up to 3,888 yuan per serving, leaving her stunned.

Song Qiuya treated Chen Lin to dinner at Peach Blossom Island Restaurant to thank him for saving her, and the two grew more at ease with each other over the meal. Chen Lin recognized the restaurant’s exceptionally delicious fish as coming from his own pond and realized the restaurant was charging far more than it had paid for them.

• Song Qiuya ordered steamed topmouth culter, braised bream, signature dishes, and wine for her dinner with Chen Lin.
• Song Qiuya asked Chen Lin to call her by her name, and both felt awkwardly aware of their growing attraction before the food arrived.
• Song Qiuya and Chen Lin tasted the fish and recognized its extraordinary flavor, while Chen Lin realized it came from his pond and that Peach Blossom Island Restaurant was marking it up heavily.
• Song Qiuya toasted Chen Lin to thank him for saving her, and Chen Lin forced himself to drink wine he disliked.
• Song Qiuya praised the fish and called their timing lucky, while Chen Lin privately thought his own restaurant could serve a whole fish banquet for the same price.

Chen Lin reunited with his former classmate Wang Dali and humiliated him by revealing that his family ran a pig farm, then continued his evening walk with Song Qiuya. Their playful conversation turned intimate when Chen Lin caught her hand and pulled her into his embrace.

• Chen Lin ran into Wang Dali at the restaurant, where Wang mocked his life and offered him a job at his family's company.
• Chen Lin called Wang Dali's family business a pig farm, prompting Wang's girlfriend Lili to leave him and Wang to threaten Chen Lin.
• Song Qiuya laughed when Chen Lin explained that Wang's family owned the publicly listed Shengnong Group, whose main business was raising pigs.
• Song Qiuya asked Chen Lin to walk with her along the river instead of calling a designated driver.
• Song Qiuya told Chen Lin it was her first time being alone with a man, and their teasing grew flirtatious.
• Chen Lin caught Song Qiuya's hand, drew her close, and pulled her into his embrace.

After a romantic evening with Song Qiuya, Chen Lin arranged a large daily fish order and began exploring new uses for his Spirit Spring resources. He fed Crimson Moon Fox meat to Clear Wind and Bright Moon, whose bodies began to transform.

• Song Qiuya asked Chen Lin to have dinner with her again, and he agreed to let her treat him next time.
• Chen Lin cultivated with the Taiyin Breathing Technique after returning to his courtyard.
• Chen Lin agreed to supply Tang Xiaolong with two hundred jin of fish each day, and Chen Guofu volunteered to catch them.
• Song Qiuya sent Chen Lin a good-morning message, and Chen Lin ordered a small oil press to test rapeseed grown with Spirit Spring Water.
• Clear Wind and Bright Moon urged Chen Lin to feed them raw Crimson Moon Fox meat, then began glowing crimson and growing more lustrous after eating it.

Clear Wind and Bright Moon awakened powerful illusion abilities, while Chen Lin secured a week of meal orders from a film crew at his farmhouse. He went to Song Qiuya for help finding a skilled carpenter and revealed a piece of rosewood, stunning Zhou Chaoxian.

• Clear Wind and Bright Moon showed Chen Lin their new abilities by projecting a terrifying fox illusion and an enchanting heavenly realm.
• Chen Lin agreed to feed Wang Gang's 23-person film crew for a week, and the crew devoured his family's farmhouse cooking before paying 2,000 yuan.
• After failing to find a skilled local carpenter for his rosewood, Chen Lin drove to the city to ask Song Qiuya for help.
• Chen Lin arrived at Zhou Xiaofu and found Zhou Chaoxian presenting roses to Song Qiuya, who warmly greeted Chen Lin instead.
• Chen Lin unwrapped his rosewood at Song Qiuya's counter, and Zhou Chaoxian's mockery stopped when the wood's dark purple, jade-like luster appeared.

Chen Lin discovered that his rosewood was top-grade gold star rosewood worth at least ten thousand yuan per half kilo, and Song Qiuya helped arrange a buyer. After Chen Lin and Song Qiuya kissed in the VIP room, Liu Ruyan arrived to inspect the wood and was stunned when Chen Lin estimated he had two or three tonnes.

• Song Qiuya examined Chen Lin's wood and identified it as top-grade gold star rosewood worth at least ten thousand yuan per half kilo.
• Chen Lin decided to keep the longest log and sell the other two, so Song Qiuya called Liu Ruyan, the general manager of Zhengtian Group.
• Chen Lin pulled Song Qiuya into his arms and kissed her, and she hurried into the restroom afterward.
• Liu Ruyan arrived, examined a sample of the rosewood, and confirmed it was top quality.
• Chen Lin estimated that he had two or three tonnes of the wood, leaving Liu Ruyan shocked.

Chen Lin showed Liu Ruyan two enormous gold star rosewood logs, and she agreed to buy them for fourteen thousand yuan per jin, making the deal worth over a hundred million yuan. After Liu Ruyan summoned Zhengtian Group's finance director and business department manager, they inspected the logs and were astonished by their quality and size.

• Liu Ruyan learned Chen Lin had two or three tonnes of top-grade gold star rosewood and went with him and Song Qiuya to his home in Chen Family Village.
• Song Qiuya and Liu Ruyan met Clear Wind and Bright Moon and played with the cats while Chen Lin brought the two rosewood logs out behind the house.
• Liu Ruyan inspected the logs, estimated their combined weight at least four tonnes, and agreed to buy both for fourteen thousand yuan per jin.
• Liu Ruyan contacted Zhengtian Group's finance director Liu Qingmei and business department manager Liu Zhengyun, who arrived with a crane truck and marveled at the logs.

Chen Lin sold two gold star rosewood logs to Zhengtian Group for over 130 million yuan. After Liu Ruyan invited him and Song Qiuya to dinner, they reached Tang Xiaolong’s packed restaurant, where he greeted Chen Lin.

• Liu Zhengyun and the workers loaded Chen Lin’s two gold star rosewood logs onto a truck and took them to Zhengtian Group’s plant.
• A weighbridge showed the logs weighed 5.354 metric tons, exceeding Liu Zhengyun and Liu Qingmei’s expectations for their density and quality.
• Liu Qingmei completed the purchase, and Chen Lin received 130,423,440 yuan in his bank account.
• Liu Ruyan invited Chen Lin and Song Qiuya to dinner at Riverheart Peach Blossom Island, and Song Qiuya teased Chen Lin about paying.
• At the full restaurant, Manager Li said the group would have to wait, until Tang Xiaolong recognized Chen Lin and greeted him.

Tang Xiaolong treated Chen Lin with great deference at Peach Blossom Island, where Chen Lin dined with Liu Ruyan and Song Qiuya. After the meal, they went to the exclusive lounge bar Gone with the Wind, where a man recognized Liu Ruyan and called out to her.

• Tang Xiaolong scolded Manager Li for failing to recognize Chen Lin and escorted Chen Lin, Liu Ruyan, and Song Qiuya to the Heaven-Class private room.
• Liu Ruyan and Song Qiuya questioned Chen Lin about Tang Xiaolong's respect for him, and Chen Lin said they had done business together.
• Tang Xiaolong served the group expensive wine and Peach Blossom Island's signature dishes, and the three enjoyed a long meal.
• Liu Ruyan invited Chen Lin and Song Qiuya to the lounge bar Gone with the Wind, and they followed her there in separate cars.
• The bar fell quiet as the singer performed "Anhe Bridge," and a man beside their booth recognized Liu Ruyan and called out to her.

Chen Lin protected Liu Ruyan from her ex, Feng Shijie, then faced down Feng Dayou and his gang when they ambushed him outside the bar. After defeating all of Feng Dayou's men, Chen Lin challenged him to bring more, saying he had barely warmed up.

• Feng Shijie and Wen Qingqing confronted Liu Ruyan at the bar, and Chen Lin stopped Feng Shijie from harassing her by dislocating his wrist.
• Feng Shijie left the bar and returned with Feng Dayou and more than a dozen men to take revenge on Chen Lin.
• Chen Lin moved Liu Ruyan and Song Qiuya out of danger and defeated a bald thug with a single kick.
• Chen Lin fought Feng Dayou's remaining men and knocked them all down in less than a minute.
• Chen Lin asked Feng Dayou what he would do now and invited him to bring more people because he had not finished warming up.

Chen Lin forced Feng Shijie and Wen Qingqing to apologize to Liu Ruyan, then comforted Song Qiuya before answering Liu Ruyan’s late-night call. At Liu Ruyan’s home, she drunkenly revealed Feng Shijie’s betrayal and clung to Chen Lin as he tried to console her.

• Chen Lin made Feng Shijie and Wen Qingqing apologize to Liu Ruyan, then sent them away.
• Chen Lin and Song Qiuya returned to her apartment, kissed, and parted after she hurried inside.
• Liu Ruyan called Chen Lin in tears, and he drove to her home in Beautiful Shore Residence.
• Liu Ruyan clung to Chen Lin and asked whether he thought she was pretty, while he told her he already had a girlfriend.
• Liu Ruyan revealed that Feng Shijie had been with Wen Qingqing in a restroom on their wedding day, and Chen Lin comforted her as she cried against his chest.

After comforting Liu Ruyan, Chen Lin cultivated the Taiyin Breathing Technique and reached minor attainment, then prepared to reunite with his old friends in Chen Family Village. His friends arrived, and a black BMW pulled up just as they wondered when Zhao Jie would join them.

• Chen Lin laid the sleeping Liu Ruyan in bed, left her water, cleaned the living room, and returned to his courtyard.
• Chen Lin cultivated under the moonlight, broke through to minor attainment in the Taiyin Breathing Technique, and pulverized a large bluestone with one punch.
• Chen Lin arranged weekly deliveries of half-grown fish after Chen Guofu worried that their supply would run out.
• Wang Ye, Li Jingwen, Zhang Panpan, and Si Qi arrived, admired Chen Lin's changed appearance, and teased him about their school days.
• Wang Ye and Li Jingwen explained that Zhao Jie was delayed because Su Mei had returned and his AITO M7 would not start.
• A black BMW 530 arrived at Chen Lin's courtyard and stopped beside Wang Ye's TANK 300.

Chen Lin reunited with his old classmates at his farm stay, where they met his cats and teased Zhao Jie about losing his motorcycle. The group then tried Chen Lin’s freshly picked produce, and Su Mei was astonished by a cherry tomato.

• Wang Shuo arrived with his wife Yang Ni, and his old classmates marveled at how much weight he had gained since their wedding.
• Chen Lin told his friends that he and Li Wei had broken up, then introduced Clear Wind and Bright Moon, who were enthusiastically petted by the women and Wang Ye.
• Zhao Jie and Su Mei arrived, and Zhao Jie complained that Su Mei had sold his beloved Ghost Fire motorcycle online; their friends laughed at him.
• Chen Lin brought out cherry tomatoes and sweet potatoes grown by Liu Shuqin, and Su Mei tasted a tomato and widened her eyes in surprise.

Chen Lin’s friends devoured his extraordinary produce, caught a giant softshell turtle, and refused to sell it to Director Wang Gang because they wanted to share it together. As Li Shishi livestreamed the film crew’s lunch at Chen Lin’s restaurant, the crew eagerly demolished the dishes and viewers marveled at their hunger.

• Chen Lin’s friends and the kittens fought over his astonishingly delicious cherry tomatoes and sweet potatoes, while Chen Lin warned them not to spoil their appetites before lunch.
• Zhao Jie and the others went fishing and caught a giant softshell turtle; Chen Lin agreed to stew it for his friends.
• Director Wang Gang offered five thousand yuan for the turtle, but Chen Lin and his friends refused and Chen Lin offered the film crew half off their meal instead.
• Li Shishi asked to livestream at the restaurant, and Chen Lin let her film as he served the crew a spread of fish and chicken dishes.
• The film crew immediately devoured the food before Wang Gang could invite them to eat, while Li Shishi’s viewers joked about how hungry they looked.

Chen Lin served his friends a lavish feast made with spirit spring water, and the dishes left everyone overwhelmed by their flavor. After they ate until they could not manage another bite, Chen Lin decided Wang Ye’s wild reaction would make useful promotional material.

• Li Shishi ended her livestream to hurry back to the food, leaving her viewers demanding the restaurant’s address.
• Chen Lin’s friends gathered outside the private dining room, driven wild by the aromas of his cooking.
• Chen Lin served twelve dishes, including Chopped Chili Fish Head, then revealed a rich softshell turtle stew.
• Zhao Jie and Su Mei tasted the turtle stew and were stunned by its flavor, while Wang Ye enthusiastically devoured the feast.
• Chen Lin filmed Wang Ye’s excited reaction as his friends ate until the table was nearly empty and their stomachs were full.

After his friends left to return to their jobs and obligations, Chen Lin questioned what success meant and whether he wanted to spend his life coasting. Chen Guofu told him that earning a page of his own in the Chen family genealogy was a greater achievement than making money, and Chen Lin became determined to pursue that honor.

• A clip of Li Shishi's livestream showing the crew eating spread quickly on Douyin, drawing viewers to seek out the restaurant near Chen Family Village.
• Chen Lin posted his own video of Zhao Jie, Wang Ye, Wang Shuo, and Li Jingwen eating, calling it their last supper as starving brothers.
• Zhao Jie, Su Mei, Wang Ye, Wang Shuo, Li Jingwen, and Si Qi prepared to leave for work and family obligations, and Chen Lin sent his friends home with bags of fresh produce.
• After his friends drove away, Chen Lin wondered whether he wanted to spend his life growing food and living comfortably on his savings.
• Chen Guofu told Chen Lin that earning a page in the Chen family genealogy was a life worth living, inspiring Chen Lin to make that his ambition.

Chen Lin discovered that protected Scaly-sided Mergansers had taken up residence in his fish pond, then learned that a viral clip of Li Shishi’s film crew eating at his home had drawn a huge crowd of visitors. The chapter ended with food-loving travelers arriving from several cities—and even another province—to eat.

• Clear Wind and Bright Moon alerted Chen Lin that Scaly-sided Mergansers were eating fish in his pond, and he confirmed they were a protected species.
• Liu Shuqin brought Chen Lin hot dry noodles while Chen Guofu told him that the fruit trees he had ordered would arrive that afternoon.
• Chen Lin and his relatives watched a long motorcade arrive outside their home, and Chen Lin stepped forward to ask the visitors what they wanted.
• The visitors showed Chen Lin a viral Douyin clip of Li Shishi’s film crew eating at his home and explained that they had come for the food, not the celebrities.
• Chen Lin learned that the crowd had traveled from Yicheng, Wucheng, Jing City, and as far as Hunan Province to eat at his home.

Chen Lin struggled to handle a sudden influx of visitors, but his farmstay’s food and fishing pond quickly dazzled them. The crowd discovered the pond’s enormous Giant Bluefish, leaving Gao Qisheng amazed by Chen Lin’s operation.

• Chen Lin asked Chen Guofu and Liu Shuqin to recruit village helpers after more than thirty visitors arrived, and he offered the guests fruit and fishing while they waited for lunch.
• The visitors tasted Chen Lin’s cherry tomatoes and jicama, were astonished by their flavor, and clamored to buy more.
• Liu Shuqin, Chen Guofu, Uncle Qin, and three village women arrived and began preparing a large meal for the guests.
• Gao Qisheng recognized Chen Lin as the source of Tang Xiaolong’s prized fish, but Chen Lin kept his fish-raising methods secret.
• The guests photographed a Scaly-sided Merganser and its three young before a huge Giant Bluefish surfaced, prompting anglers to rush for their heavy-duty rods.

Chen Lin’s farm restaurant drew a crowd after Li Shishi’s followers arrived to test her recommendation, and the diners devoured the food. Seeing how busy the restaurant had become, Chen Lin hired Uncle Qin, Aunt Zhang, Aunt Wang, and Aunt Li for eight thousand a month, a year-end bonus, and meals.

• The smell from Chen Guofu’s cooking sent the visitors rushing into the living room, where Director Wang Gang and Li Shishi arrived with the crew.
• Li Shishi greeted fans who had come to debunk her recommendation and filmed them eagerly devouring Chen Guofu’s dishes.
• After the meal, Chen Lin gave Li Shishi cherry tomatoes as her advertising fee, and she joined the diners in eating.
• Chen Lin realized the restaurant needed more help and offered Uncle Qin and the three aunties long-term jobs.
• Uncle Qin, Aunt Zhang, Aunt Wang, and Aunt Li accepted Chen Lin’s offer of eight thousand a month, a year-end bonus, and meals.

Li Shishi’s viral video drew food reviewers Two Hundred Is Also and Tang Renjie to plan trips to Yicheng, while Chen Lin proposed expanding the farmhouse restaurant into a large resort around the reservoir. Chen Guofu agreed to discuss leasing the entire reservoir, and the chapter ended with Song Qiuya calling Chen Lin to complain that he had not contacted her.

• Li Shishi’s video of diners eating at the farmhouse restaurant went viral, and viewers urged Two Hundred Is Also and Tang Renjie to investigate.
• Two Hundred Is Also booked the next flight to Yicheng, while Tang Renjie canceled his schedule and planned to go the following morning.
• Chen Lin envisioned building a resort around the reservoir, including a Water Restaurant, a water park, and a fishing center.
• Chen Lin persuaded Chen Guofu that the restaurant needed to expand, and Chen Guofu agreed to discuss leasing the entire reservoir with the village Party secretary.
• Chen Lin arranged another meal for Gao Qisheng and his companions, then received a reproachful call from Song Qiuya.