Sharing a rental for a year, Shen Yao used the warmth of three daily meals to turn a rented house into a home. A meal allowance of five hundred yuan per person per month, however, earned her the remark, "How much markup did you make?" When a new roommate promised free meals, everyone urged her to refund their money; once she took off her apron, she realized that free meals had to be repaid meal after meal with personal favors. Shen Yao moved out of the old house, set up her own small food stall, priced her culinary skills clearly, and warmed up her life anew. Her former roommates turned back to seek reconciliation, but she finally understood that fireworks can warm people, yet they should not only burn themselves out. Every meal from then on, she would reserve a portion for herself first.