Chef Ye Zhan transmigrates to the Song Dynasty, where the world is at peace, and the people are prosperous. However, his own situation is an absolute disaster from the start:

1. Ancient people are smart, thinking of using a “time traveler” identity to get ahead is just a pipe dream.
2. He was kidnapped and sold as a child, only now finding his family, just in time for his fiancé to break off their engagement.
3. Living costs in Bianjing are ridiculously high, and housing prices are astronomical.
4. His family is poor, and worse, they all belong to the most discriminated lower-class professions:
– His father runs a secondhand goods stall.
– His mother is a matchmaker.
– His eldest brother is a notorious idler.
– His eldest sister works at a tavern, brewing wine.
– His second brother, known as a street rogue, works at the military patrol station as a fire watchman just to get by.
– His youngest sister is learning witchcraft from wandering mystics.