In 1985, Lin Yao is rejected by the Zhou family after her engagement is called off because of her unattractive appearance and her father's death. Later, when her grandmother plans to sell her to an elderly bachelor in the village, her mother can only take Lin Yao and jump into the river. At the moment of death, a food system activates, and the host, Lin Yao, transmigrates into the body. Starting with a street stall selling fried dough sticks at the market, she takes on her terrible relatives, crushes the state-run restaurant, and defeats the dark forces of the business world. With nothing but a wok of hot oil, she builds a food empire spanning the entire province and makes her mother the richest person in the country. Meanwhile, through the system's rewards, she transforms step by step from an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan.