My Bankrupt Teahouse Became a Global Sensation

Xia Yongen inherited her adoptive mother’s estate—a century-old Cantonese teahouse that had been closed for years, was drowning in debt, and had a notoriously terrible reputation. She’s good at cooking instant noodles, but making delicate pastries? That’s just asking too much of her! Just then, a teahouse management system falls from the heavens. The system comes with recipes for all kinds of dim sum, an immersive practice space, fully automated financial and business management statistics, and a way to master cooking in just three days. With it, she never has to worry about going bald from doing the accounts again. Steamed rice cakes, coconut milk layer cake, Malay sponge cake, shrimp dumplings… Relying on all kinds of dim sum, Xia Yongen sets up a small street stall and starts from scratch. She works hard, saves money carefully to pay off her debts, and steadily rebuilds her way toward reopening the teahouse. More than half a year later, the teahouse that had been closed for years finally reopens. The old neighbors: “This teahouse was famous for being awful. How much better could it possibly get just because they changed owners…? Wait—this dim sum tastes just like it did when I was a child!” Confused netizens: “Tch, it’s all just a marketing gimmick. Hiring a few old people to stand in line doesn’t make a place a time-honored establishment… Holy crap? Is that the long-lost honeycomb taro puff? And they even have Cantonese opera performances in the restaurant!?” A famous food blogger: “Although the food is delicious, there’s really nothing particularly different from other teahouses. It’s not a place you absolutely have to visit… What? They don’t charge a tea service fee! Is this owner crazy?” Later, the entrance of Rongxing Teahouse becomes packed with people. Everyone sits in neat rows on little red stools, eagerly waiting for their turn to sit down and enjoy a bite of dim sum. Competitors try to steal her exclusive recipes? They go straight out of business! Capital tries to acquire her? Not a chance! Foreign chefs try to copy her recipes? Get lost! … Years later, Xia Yongen is in the kitchen, calmly kneading dough when she suddenly falls into deep thought: Huh? Aren’t I just someone who sells dim sum? How did this crappy teahouse become a global sensation? — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: My Bankrupt Teahouse Became a Global Sensation — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠