[Civil War] [Business War] [Calm and Decisive] [Gilded Age] [Technological Explosion]

Alan, a business elite, died in a car accident under a heavy truck, but his soul accidentally traveled to New York in 1860 and became a 19-year-old Irish youth with nothing.

With only $75 in his pocket, he built a canning factory from scratch using modern business thinking, expanding it to become a company. During the turbulent years of the Civil War, his assets soared thanks to precise planning.

With the advent of the Gilded Age, he expanded into oil, steel, military industry, railroads, and even ventured into media, real estate, electrical technology, and the hotel industry. From a contemporary elite to a 19th-century pauper, how did he create a multi-faceted, top-tier family tycoon in America a century ago?

[Period Setting · Gourmet Food · Slice of Life]

Food blogger Zhou Yan is reborn in 1984. He starts off by taking over a bankrupt Sichuan restaurant.

In this era of scarce supplies, he stuns diners with top-quality flavors!

Qiaojiao Beef, Husband and Wife Lung Slices, Mapo Tofu, Dongpo Pork Elbow, Diving Rabbit...

Stir-frying, sautéing, braising, steaming, deep-frying, boiling, stewing, smoking…

Each dish has its own style; every flavor is unique!

From then on, a small town in southern Sichuan gained a humble but famous little eatery.

Diners gather around small tables to enjoy Qiaojiao Beef; young people can’t get enough of skewers of Bo Bo Chicken at just one mao a stick; seasoned foodies drool over a steaming plate of River Eel Shreds…

His silly-cute little sister lifts her head from a washbasin:

“Wanna eat noodles? Get in line first!”

[A purely food-focused novel: warm daily life + Sichuan-Chongqing foodie madness!]