Lin Feng, a top modern Sichuan cuisine chef, unexpectedly dies from overwork and travels back in time to 1982, becoming a debt-ridden thug with a history of domestic abuse. When vicious debt collectors come after him, he stands up to protect his wife, Wan'er, and vows to repay what he owes. Using modern food science and his secret spice blend, he turns discarded pig offal into a valuable delicacy and earns his first fortune selling braised pork intestines. He then outsmarts gangsters, secures an exclusive supply of ingredients, opens his first open-kitchen restaurant, and trains his wife to become its manager. Ultimately, he builds a standardized central kitchen and sets his sights on creating a food empire through vacuum packaging.