Recaps

Lin Zhe told his parents that the Fortunate Inn was earning more as tourism recovered, lifting their spirits during their hospital stay. He transferred them 200,000 yuan and claimed it was an interest-free loan arranged by the scenic area’s management committee, easing their worries about their bills and loan payment.

• Lin Zhe told Lin Guodong and Han Li that the inn and canteen were earning about 8,000 yuan a day, and his parents celebrated the turnaround.
• Lin Zhuoya checked Lin Guodong and Han Li’s recovery and warned that their unpaid medical balance exceeded 3,000 yuan.
• Lin Zhe offered to cover his parents’ upcoming bank loan payment and transferred 200,000 yuan to Lin Guodong.
• When his parents asked where the money came from, Lin Zhe said Zhang Min and the management committee had arranged a two-year interest-free loan with no fees.
• Lin Guodong and Han Li accepted the explanation, and Lin Zhe assured them he could earn the money back within a year.

Lin Zhe found his parents watching videos to earn a few yuan and promised to take care of their finances while they recovered in the hospital. After heating the Fortunate Inn’s egg fried rice, its aroma drew the attention of nurses and patients’ families, and Lin Zhe gave the nurses a portion to sample.

• Lin Zhe discovered his parents’ phones were clogged with video apps they used to earn a little money, then deleted the junk apps and told them to focus on recovering.
• Han Li invited Lin Zhe to share dinner, and he brought out egg fried rice from the Fortunate Inn to heat in the hospital microwave.
• The egg fried rice’s aroma spread through the floor, drawing nurses and patients’ family members to the nurses’ station.
• A nurse asked where she could buy the rice, and Lin Zhe told her it was served at the Fortunate Inn in the Mount Sanqing scenic area.
• Lin Zhe offered the nurses a portion to taste, and the first nurse eagerly accepted it.

Lin Zhe brought egg fried rice to the hospital, winning over the nurses and impressing his parents with its taste. After he explained that his chickens supplied the eggs, Hong Jinhua and Hong Jingjing returned with gifts and sincerely apologized to Lin Guodong and Han Li, who forgave them.

• Lin Zhe shared his egg fried rice with the nurses, who praised it and asked Li Lili to bring more servings when she visited his inn.
• Lin Guodong and Han Li finished their portions and praised the egg fried rice, and Lin Zhe claimed its flavor came from eggs laid by chickens he was raising.
• Lin Zhe told his parents that a friend with an animal-husbandry doctorate had given him the chickens, and they accepted his explanation.
• Hong Jinhua and Hong Jingjing returned to the ward with gifts and apologized to Lin Guodong and Han Li for their earlier behavior.
• Han Li and Lin Guodong declined to hold a grudge and told Hong Jinhua and Hong Jingjing that the matter was settled.

Lin Zhe returned to the inn after visiting his hospitalized parents and noticed that its courtyard lacked appealing places for guests to take photos. He learned that the inn was fully booked for meals, but had run out of eggs.

• Hong Jinhua insisted that Lin Guodong and his wife accept her apology gifts, then warmly praised Lin Zhe and tried to befriend the family.
• Lin Zhe paid 20,000 yuan toward his parents' medical bills and took the last bus to the Mount Sanqing scenic area.
• After overhearing tourists complain that the inn had too few photo spots, Lin Zhe decided to consider improving the courtyard once he had earned next year's rent and paid the family's debts.
• Lin Zhe returned to the inn and asked Hu Ting how her first day had gone and why the reception desk was quiet.
• Hu Ting told Lin Zhe that the inn had sold out of meals and had no eggs left.

Lin Zhe celebrated the Good Fortune Canteen’s strong sales by letting the kitchen staff leave early and take home leftover ingredients. He then went to pick up a reserved guest, Jiang Yining, and found her waiting with an enormous pink suitcase.

• Lin Xiaomeng told Lin Zhe that the Good Fortune Canteen had earned more than 2,580 yuan that afternoon, bringing the day’s revenue above 4,000 yuan.
• Lin Zhe praised the kitchen staff, let them clock out early, and told them to divide up the unused rice and side ingredients rather than save them for the next day.
• Lin Xiaomeng finished her shift and went home, while Hu Ting stayed at the front desk until her shift ended.
• Hu Ting told Lin Zhe that the arriving guest, Jiang Yining, had called from the bus station and needed help with her heavy suitcase.
• Lin Zhe rode his electric scooter to the parking plaza and found Jiang Yining beside a huge pink suitcase decorated with a Peppa Pig sticker.

Lin Zhe picked up Jiang Yining’s suitcase on his electric scooter and brought it to the Fortunate Inn while she explored the food street. After Hu Ting and the cleaning ladies went home, Jiang Yining returned with milk tea and barbecue.

• Lin Zhe met Jiang Yining and explained that he could transport her luggage on his scooter, so she left it with him and went to find food.
• Lin Zhe carried Jiang Yining’s oversized suitcase to the inn and thought about buying a guest shuttle vehicle once he could afford one.
• Hu Ting offered to help with the suitcase, but a cleaning lady carried it upstairs one-handed and said she worked the fields and did odd jobs.
• Hu Ting and the two cleaning ladies gathered their belongings and left together for home.
• After waiting behind reception for over an hour, Lin Zhe saw Jiang Yining return carrying two milk teas and a bag of barbecue.

Jiang Yining checked into Lin Zhe’s inn, and the next morning Lin Xiaomeng launched breakfast service at the Good Fortune Canteen. The Soul-Stirring Egg Fried Rice continued to win praise and sell out, leaving Lin Zhe wishing he had more chickens to supply eggs.

• Jiang Yining gave Lin Zhe milk tea and skewers after he carried her luggage to room 214.
• Lin Zhe ate the food, video-called his parents, and slept at the inn.
• Lin Xiaomeng and the kitchen workers arrived early to prepare breakfast, and Lin Zhe told her to make menu decisions herself.
• The Good Fortune Canteen earned over eight hundred yuan on its first breakfast service.
• Lin Zhe sold fifty-eight portions of egg fried rice at lunch and thirty-four more by evening before running out of eggs.
• Lin Zhe realized his ninety-nine hens limited sales to roughly eighty or ninety portions a day and wished he could obtain more chickens.

Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng celebrated the Good Fortune Canteen’s strong second-day revenue and planned to add stir-fried rice noodles and egg-fried noodles while preserving their signature egg fried rice. After they talked late into the night, Lin Zhe offered to escort Lin Xiaomeng and her grandmother home.

• Lin Xiaomeng reported that the Good Fortune Canteen had earned 4,008 yuan, and Lin Zhe praised the staff and joked about their bonuses.
• Lin Xiaomeng shared customer feedback that the menu was too limited and proposed adding stir-fried rice noodles and egg-fried noodles, which she could cook.
• Lin Zhe agreed to try the new dishes the next day, using a quarter of the eggs while keeping Soul-Stirring Egg Fried Rice as the main offering.
• Lin Xiaomeng and Lin Zhe talked until after ten, when Grandma Wu arrived to find her granddaughter.
• Lin Zhe offered to escort Lin Xiaomeng and Grandma Wu home, and Lin Xiaomeng felt stirred by his words about taking responsibility for her.

After Lin Zhe brought Lin Xiaomeng home, she struggled for over an hour to write him a message before finally sending a simple good night. The next morning, she prepared breakfast at the inn, where Li Li and Du Huan discovered that its new stir-fried rice noodles were as delicious as its famous egg fried rice.

• Lin Zhe dropped Lin Xiaomeng and her grandmother at their home, and her grandmother teased her about marrying him.
• Lin Xiaomeng received Lin Zhe’s message that he had reached the inn safely, but after repeatedly drafting and deleting replies, she sent him “Good night.”
• Lin Xiaomeng woke early, ate breakfast with her grandmother, then rode to the inn and prepared egg fried rice, stir-fried rice noodles, and seaweed and egg soup.
• Li Li and Du Huan ordered the new stir-fried rice noodles and soup for breakfast.
• Li Li and Du Huan praised the noodles, and Du Huan joked that she would eat herself to death at the Fortunate Inn.

Travel creator Jiang Yining arrived at Mount Sanqing to film promotional content and stayed at the Fortunate Inn. Intrigued by the inn’s popular Soul-Stirring Egg Fried Rice, she ordered a portion and began filming after getting Hu Ting’s permission.

• Jiang Yining’s promotional video about her trip to Mount Sanqing reached over fifty thousand views, and she checked its comments after waking up.
• Jiang Yining got ready and went downstairs for lunch, where she saw customers crowding the reception desk to order egg fried rice and fried rice noodles.
• Jiang Yining smelled the Soul-Stirring Egg Fried Rice and heard a young couple praise it as she watched them eat.
• Jiang Yining ordered a portion from Hu Ting and learned that thirty-two orders were ahead of hers.
• Jiang Yining asked Hu Ting for permission to film at the Fortunate Inn, received approval, and began recording with her Insta360 X4.

Jiang Yining filmed the Fortunate Inn and praised its Soul-Stirring Egg Fried Rice in a video after eating two servings. After lunch, Lin Xiaomeng counted the canteen’s earnings and resolved to help Good Fortune Canteen grow.

• Jiang Yining filmed the Fortunate Inn and the nearby Heaven's Gate Peaks before returning to collect her egg fried rice from Hu Ting.
• Jiang Yining tasted the Soul-Stirring Egg Fried Rice, filmed an enthusiastic review, and praised the inn’s food and service.
• Jiang Yining ordered and ate a second serving, deciding the dish’s thirty-yuan price was fair for its quality.
• Lin Zhe shared stat-boosting egg dishes with his staff, earning their respect.
• Lin Xiaomeng reported lunchtime takings of 1,888 yuan and remained determined to make Good Fortune Canteen bigger and better.

The Good Fortune Canteen’s dinner rush brought in customers from across the scenic area, and Lin Zhe decided to hire three more people to ease the staff’s workload. He put Lin Xiaomeng in charge of choosing the new employees.

• Hu Ting served Zhang Min, who collected eight portions of egg fried rice for a family gathering.
• A Taoist priest ordered six portions of Soul-Stirring Egg Fried Rice and four portions of Soul-Seducing Fried Rice Noodles, while Li Li and Du Huan placed their own orders.
• Customers from around the scenic area kept ordering until the Good Fortune Canteen sold out before eight o’clock.
• Lin Zhe sent the kitchen aunties home after their long shift and told Lin Xiaomeng he planned to hire three more staff members.
• Lin Zhe asked Lin Xiaomeng to handle the hiring, and she agreed to choose the new employees.

Lin Zhe enjoyed the canteen’s growing profits, used another Cleansing Talisman to restore the kitchen to spotless condition, and agreed to let Hu Ting’s cousin apply for a job. The night ended with Lin Zhe and Li Li suspecting that Du Huan and the plump Taoist priest were dating.

• Lin Zhe praised Lin Xiaomeng’s thoughtful management plans and calculated that the inn and canteen earned around five thousand yuan in daily profit.
• Lin Zhe used a Cleansing Talisman, which removed dust, cobwebs, stains, and grease from the kitchen.
• Hu Ting asked Lin Zhe if her older cousin could apply for a canteen job, and Lin Zhe told her to check with Lin Xiaomeng about the vacancies.
• After the staff left, Lin Zhe stayed on duty until late and spotted Du Huan chatting with a plump Taoist priest in the courtyard.
• Li Li appeared beside Lin Zhe and said she thought the two were dating.

Lin Zhe discussed love at first sight with Li Li, then teased Dan Teng about his romance with Du Huan. Dan Teng declared that he and Du Huan were destined lovers and stayed overnight at Lin Zhe's inn without paying.

• Li Li asked Lin Zhe whether he believed in love at first sight, and he said it depended on the people involved.
• Lin Zhe bought Li Li a peach-flavored Maidong, and she went upstairs after thanking him.
• Dan Teng and Du Huan returned to the inn after talking, and Dan Teng watched Du Huan go upstairs.
• Lin Zhe teased Dan Teng about his feelings for Du Huan, while Dan Teng cited Taoist teachings and their thousand-kilometer distance as proof of their destiny.
• Dan Teng said he would do everything he could to make the relationship work, then took a room at Lin Zhe's inn without paying.
• Lin Zhe wondered why Auntie Li liked him so much and concluded that it might be because he was handsome.

Lin Xiaomeng practiced making three-delicacy dumplings at home, succeeded, and brought them to Lin Zhe at the inn. Lin Zhe agreed to take her home after worrying about her traveling alone at night, and she asked him to taste the dumplings for Good Fortune’s menu.

• Lin Zhe encouraged Lin Xiaomeng to try making three-delicacy dumplings after she sent him a cooking tutorial.
• Lin Xiaomeng secretly practiced in her family’s kitchen, made a tray of dumplings, and tasted them successfully.
• Lin Xiaomeng left a serving for her grandmother, packed the rest, and rode her electric scooter to the inn.
• Lin Zhe came out of his room and warned Lin Xiaomeng not to travel alone at night, promising to take her home later.
• Lin Xiaomeng offered Lin Zhe the dumplings and asked whether they were good enough for the canteen menu.

Lin Zhe sampled Lin Xiaomeng’s handmade dumplings and praised them as a promising addition to the dining hall menu. After a broth mishap and Dan Teng’s embarrassing interruption, Dan Teng tasted the dumplings and enthusiastically endorsed them.

• Lin Zhe invited Lin Xiaomeng into his room, photographed her dumplings for his Moments feed, and praised their taste and menu potential.
• Hot broth from a dumpling splashed Lin Xiaomeng’s neck, and Lin Zhe checked that she had not been burned.
• Dan Teng barged in, misunderstood the scene, and backed out before returning after knocking.
• Lin Xiaomeng offered Dan Teng a dumpling to taste, and he praised it and predicted it would sell well.

Lin Xiaomeng recruited four women from Lin Family Village to work at the inn, while the Good Fortune Canteen’s growing menu and busy Saturday brought record business. New guests tried its popular dishes, became regulars, and found the food sold out when they returned for seconds.

• Dan Teng ate most of Lin Xiaomeng’s dumplings and traded teasing remarks with Lin Zhe before Lin Zhe took Lin Xiaomeng home late at night.
• Lin Xiaomeng got up early and welcomed four village women for interviews, then hired all of them to work at the inn.
• The inn filled all thirty-two rooms for the first time in over three years, and the Good Fortune Canteen set a new sales record.
• Guests tried the new three-delicacy dumplings and other signature dishes after seeing regulars order them eagerly.
• The new guests enjoyed the food and became regulars, but the dishes had sold out when they returned to order more.

Lin Zhe’s inn and canteen benefited from Mount Sanqing’s surge in visitors, bringing daily revenue close to 20,000 yuan as he looked forward to a new check-in reward. After Li Ying brought peaches and began calling him “Boss Lin,” Hu Ting asked him about the legend behind the scenic area’s Penguin Offering a Peach attraction.

• Hu Ting told a visitor who could not book a room that he could eat at the Good Fortune Canteen, but Soul-Stirring Series dishes sold out early.
• Lin Zhe reflected that all thirty-two rooms were booked and the canteen had set a new sales record, pushing the inn’s daily revenue toward 20,000 yuan.
• Lin Zhe anticipated the next day’s check-in reward and credited previous rewards with helping the inn’s business.
• Li Ying delivered a box of peaches from her family’s orchard, thanked Lin Zhe for his business, and called him “Boss Lin” instead of “Young Lin.”
• Hu Ting washed and shared the peaches, then asked Lin Zhe about the legend of the Penguin Offering a Peach attraction.

Hu Ting told Lin Zhe and the Fortunate Inn’s guests the legend connecting the Penguin Offering a Peach attraction with the Eastern Goddess Statue. Her story ended with Yao Ji returning to the immortal realm, while the guests left with a vivid impression of both attractions.

• Hu Ting explained that the penguins had stolen an immortal peach for Yao Ji, the Queen Mother of the West’s daughter and the Goddess in Charge of Spring.
• Hu Ting recited a poem about Yao Ji and invited the inn’s guests to sit and hear the legend.
• Lin Zhe offered the guests peaches, and Hu Ting told them how Yao Ji defeated the Ice and Snow Monster but lost the use of her magic after her immortal bones were injured.
• Hu Ting explained that the two penguins stole a healing peach from the Queen Mother of the West’s garden, allowing Yao Ji to recover and return to the immortal realm.
• Hu Ting finished by saying the Queen Mother of the West transformed the penguins into human form, while Yao Ji’s image remained as the Eastern Goddess Statue; the guests applauded.

Lin Zhe began selling peaches at the Fortunate Inn after Hu Ting revealed their wholesale price, and guests quickly ordered more than two hundred jin. After a long day of business, his weekly check-in location refreshed to “Penguin Offering a Peach!”

• Hu Ting told Lin Zhe that Sister Li could supply peaches wholesale, and Lin Zhe set their price at the same rate as the outside market.
• A guest ordered twenty jin of peaches, and Lin Zhe arranged for Sister Li to deliver them the next morning.
• Lin Zhe had Hu Ting advertise the peaches, and guests ordered more than two hundred jin by early evening.
• The Good Fortune Canteen had another busy dinner service and ran out of eggs with attribute bonuses, while Lin Xiaomeng discussed operations with Lin Zhe.
• After studying until late in the office, Lin Zhe saw that his new check-in location was “Penguin Offering a Peach!”

Lin Zhe ran up the mountain with fitness streamer Jiang Yining, struggling to keep pace while she filmed and chatted with him. At six o’clock, he reached Penguin Offering a Peach, where he could check in for his new reward.

• Lin Zhe woke early and met Jiang Yining warming up in the Fortunate Inn’s courtyard.
• Jiang Yining invited Lin Zhe to run with her, and the two set off toward Penguin Offering a Peach.
• Runners behind Lin Zhe and Jiang Yining suffered a string of mishaps, including nosebleeds, falls, and twisted ankles.
• Lin Zhe tired quickly on the uphill boardwalk, so Jiang Yining slowed down and walked beside him.
• Lin Zhe and Jiang Yining talked about her marathon time as they alternated between running and walking.
• At six o’clock, Lin Zhe reached the area below Penguin Offering a Peach.

Lin Zhe waited at Penguin Offering a Peach until his check-in succeeded and awarded him Little Peach Peach, then finished the Mount Sanqing route with Jiang Yining. Back at the inn, they agreed to meet for breakfast, and Lin Zhe retrieved the reward prompt in his room.

• Lin Zhe tried to get Jiang Yining to continue ahead while he waited for a check-in reward, but she insisted on staying with him.
• Lin Zhe told Jiang Yining the legend of Penguin Offering a Peach while they rested, and after thirty-eight minutes his check-in succeeded and awarded him Little Peach Peach.
• Lin Zhe and Jiang Yining completed the remaining route and returned to the Fortunate Inn at seven thirty.
• Jiang Yining offered to make a promotional video for the inn, and Lin Zhe followed her BL Station account, Yining Travels Along.
• Lin Zhe returned to his room, summoned the Check-In Panel, and chose to retrieve Little Peach Peach.

Lin Zhe received the Little Peach Peach, which could convert peaches into higher-quality plums, and tested it with two peaches. Delighted by the resulting Fortune-Blessed Peach Plums, he planned to sell them discreetly at the inn.

• Lin Zhe learned that Little Peach Peach could convert up to 250 kilograms of peaches daily into plums with quality increased by three levels, provided they sold for at least 40 yuan per kilogram.
• Lin Zhe decided not to have Li Ying deliver peaches directly to the inn and planned to rent a nearby storeroom for the conversion.
• Lin Zhe placed Little Peach Peach beside two peaches and covered them with a T-shirt to activate it.
• Lin Zhe uncovered two large, smooth Fortune-Blessed Peach Plums and saw that their quality had increased by three levels.
• Lin Zhe tasted both plums, loved their sweet-and-tart flavor, and became confident they would sell well.

Lin Zhe treated Jiang Yining to breakfast at the Fortunate Inn, and their lively conversation turned their proprietor-and-guest relationship into a friendship. The chapter left them parting after breakfast to handle their own affairs.

• Lin Zhe met Jiang Yining at the reception desk and invited her to the inn’s private back courtyard.
• Jiang Yining asked for two servings of Soul-Stirring Egg Fried Rice, and Lin Zhe also ordered two servings of Soul-Stirring Three-Delicacy Dumplings.
• Lin Zhe reflected on the canteen’s expanded staff and calculated the potential profit from selling peaches transformed by Little Peach Peach.
• Lin Xiaomeng watched Lin Zhe and Jiang Yining chatting together and felt jealous as the kitchen workers gossiped about their closeness.
• Lin Zhe and Jiang Yining ate breakfast and talked until they had become genuine friends, then went their separate ways.

Lin Zhe rented warehouse F4 in Hongrun Wholesale Market to store goods and keep his business operations discreet. After signing the lease, he ordered five hundred jin of peaches from Li Ying to be delivered there that afternoon.

• Lin Zhe chose the unused F4 warehouse in the northeast F Zone and agreed to rent it for a year for twelve thousand yuan.
• Liu Wenying arranged for the warehouse to be cleaned before three, and Lin Zhe signed the contract and paid the rent.
• Liu Wenying gave Lin Zhe his contract and three keys, and he left the management office.
• Lin Zhe visited Li Ying at Old Li's Grain and Oil Shop and ordered five hundred jin of fresh peaches.
• Lin Zhe told Li Ying to deliver the peaches to F4 after three, and Li Ying agreed without asking why he had rented a warehouse.