Chapter 1 Time Travel

Early in the morning, when Jiang Li opened his eyes, he found himself lying on the ground in a completely unfamiliar environment.

The stove is surrounded by marble countertops, and all kinds of strange bottles and jars are neatly arranged on the side.

Some old pots and stoves, as well as small kitchen utensils, were also neatly stored aside. Although a little worn out, they were very clean and tidy.

This is the kitchen. This was Jiang Li’s first reaction.

But how could she know? Jiang Li dared to guarantee that she had never been to this strange place.

Suddenly Jiang Li felt a sharp pain in her brain, and a memory flooded into her mind.

After integrating the memories, Jiang Li realized that he had traveled to the future age, thousands of years away from his original era.

The world now is much more advanced than her time, and there are many strange things that are new to Jiang Li.

[High-quality host detected, please bind the gourmet system, please bind the gourmet system]

[The gourmet food system is about to start automatic binding. Automatic binding is in progress. Please wait.]

[Binding successful]

"what?"

A mechanical voice sounded in his mind, and Jiang Li was startled.

[Hello host, I am the Food System 777, your guide to the modern world. You need to complete the tasks issued by the system to get rich rewards! ]

This time, a soft voice was heard, which sounded more pleasant than the previous mechanical sound.

"Then why am I here?" Jiang Li was confused. She was alive and well, so why did she suddenly come here?

According to the memory of this body, isn't it usually the case that a time-travel gift package is given only after death?

[I originally wanted to bind myself to the host in ancient times, but I didn't expect the host to be assassinated in his sleep, so I had to find another body that was suitable for the host. It happened that the original owner of the body died suddenly due to staying up late, so I brought the host here.]

Assassinated? Jiang Li's little head flashed with great doubt.

She is an orphan, and the only master who raised her passed away many years ago. Since then, she has been running the small restaurant her master used to run. Is there anything worth assassinating?

[According to the system investigation, the host's master is the imperial chef in the palace. He cooks very delicious food and is deeply loved by the emperor. He was framed by his colleagues and forced out of the palace. After knowing that he has an apprentice, he was worried that you would come to take revenge, so he prepared for the rainy day and took the initiative. ]

Jiang Li collapsed to the ground helplessly, with a gloomy expression on his face.

The master never mentioned his past deeds when he was alive, and she always thought that the master was just an ordinary restaurant chef, but she did learn a lot from him.

After seeing that Jiang Li had some talent in cooking, the master decided to teach him all his skills, which can be regarded as a kind of inheritance.

But just when Jiang Li had finally become an apprentice, his master fell ill and passed away soon after.

In order to commemorate his master, Jiang Li continued to run his small restaurant, but he did not expect to experience all this in the end.

But in a moment, Jiang Li completely recovered. She decided to make the best of it. She was not the kind of person who would run away.

"So what do I need to do now?"

[Newbie mission released: Bind to Yuelai Restaurant. (Reward: a newbie gift pack)]

Yuelai Restaurant is the restaurant left by the original owner's parents to the original owner's siblings. A car accident two months ago took away the original owner's parents, leaving the siblings to depend on each other.

But the original owner's cooking skills were limited, and the dishes he made were barely edible, not to mention making money.

The savings left by her parents were not much, and her younger brother was about to go to college, so after paying the tuition, there was not much left. So she was planning to sell the restaurant and find another job to support her family, but she didn't expect that she would die suddenly due to staying up late. By chance, Jiang Li came here.

What’s even more coincidental is that the original owner’s name was also Jiang Li.

So Jiang Li said without hesitation, "Bind."

【Binding in progress. Binding successful.】

【The new member gift pack is opening.】

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: a bottle of body-building potion, a set of exquisite kitchenware, a top-grade integrated stove, a seasoning gift pack, and the system mall is open. ]

[The physical fitness potion has been placed in the system backpack. 】

Along with bursts of mechanical sounds, the kitchen where Jiang Li was also underwent great changes.

The marble countertop became smooth and tidy, various seasonings were placed in bottles and cans aside, and the exquisite stove and sharp knives made the whole kitchen look brand new.

Then, under the guidance of the system, Jiang Li opened the system mall. Most of it was pitch black, and only a few ingredients were unlocked.

They are rice, onions, eggplants, garlic cloves, and pork belly.

If you want to buy ingredients in the system mall, you can only spend points. Currently, Jiang Li only has an initial 100 points. If you want to get points, you have to complete system tasks or sell dishes to get points at a 1:1 ratio.

She used 20 points to buy a scallion, two eggplants and a head of garlic, then used 15 points to buy a pound of pork belly and 10 points to buy a pound of rice, leaving her with 55 points.

The next second, the ingredients appeared directly on the stove. Jiang Li picked up an eggplant and took a look. He couldn't help but sigh that these ingredients were visibly fresh.

【Products from the system must be high-quality. 】

Jiang Li agreed. As a chef, she had a very good eye for ingredients.

Noticing the clock hanging in the kitchen, it was already half past ten and almost noon. Jiang Li planned to make some minced meat and eggplant for lunch.

Without further ado, Jiang Li cooked a pot of rice first. How can you eat minced meat and eggplant without rice!
After cooking the rice, Jiang Li first washed two eggplants, cut them into long strips, and then soaked them in salt water to prevent the eggplants from changing color.

Then wash the pork belly and chop it into pieces, then add onion and ginger water and marinate it for a while. Jiang Li remembered that the master once said that the minced meat that was marinated in advance would greatly reduce the fishy smell when stir-frying it later.

After completing the preparations, Jiang Li also prepared some onions, ginger and garlic, chopped them and set them aside.

Then heat up some oil in a pan, add the eggplant strips, and remove when they turn golden brown and hard. Heat up some oil in a pan again, add some minced meat and stir fry until the oil comes out, then add cooking wine and other seasonings.

After the minced meat was fried dry, Jiang Li took the fried eggplant strips and put them into the pot, then added seasonings and cooked over high heat. Before serving, Jiang Li sprinkled some minced garlic to fully bring out the aroma.

The rich aroma of garlic permeates the air, whetting your appetite as soon as you smell it.

After pouring the fried minced meat and eggplant into the plate, Jiang Li shook his sore hands and weak body. It turned out that the original owner's physical fitness was still far behind his own.

[Host, there is a body-building potion in the system backpack that can improve physical fitness. Do you want to take it now? ]

The soft voice sounded in Jiang Li's mind again, and she nodded.

A colorless potion appeared next to Jiang Li's hand. It looked no different from ordinary water and had a sweet taste.

As he clenched his hands, a burst of power burst out, and Jiang Li now felt full of energy.

After serving a bowl of rice, Jiang Li carried the dish out of the kitchen, sat at the table in the front hall, and prepared to start enjoying this delicious lunch.

　Imagination works, don't take it seriously, don't delve into it, don't use your brain to watch it
　　(End of this chapter)