2005: Started by Setting Up a Stall Selling Sichuan Cuisine

Approaching forty and struggling to make ends meet, Li Yanfeng collapses into bed after another exhausting workday, only to wake up mysteriously back in 2005. It is a pivotal year: his parents are on the verge of losing their jobs, his older sister has not yet made the impulsive decision to marry far away, his younger brother is still just a little kid, and he himself has just finished the national college entrance examination and is preparing to work in a factory. Refusing to repeat the regrets of his past life, he has no grand ambitions of unimaginable wealth; he simply wants to make life easier and more comfortable for his family. Fortunately, a culinary system arrives just in time. As long as he garners enough positive reviews, he is instantly rewarded with mastery-level Sichuan culinary skills. From garlic-scented twice-cooked pork with its irresistible charred aroma that practically demands a bowl of rice, to crispy-on-the-outside and tender-on-the-inside chili chicken that serves as the ultimate companion to drinks, Li Yanfeng sets up a modest street food stall. Watching the daily rewards of his hard work roll in, he realizes that wealth is accumulated slowly and every step must be taken with care. From a street stall to a proper restaurant, expanding his business, buying a house, and purchasing a car, life finally begins to look up. This is a heartwarming, nostalgic culinary tale celebrating authentic cooking techniques, domestic warmth, and the everyday joys, sorrows, and steady enrichment of an ordinary family living life one delicious day at a time.