When the Stove Gets Cold, the In-Laws' Restaurant Goes Bust
Zhou Cheng turns his mother-in-law's small diner into a two-story restaurant, yet he never gets enough to eat or sleep. The moment he picks up his rice bowl, it gets dumped into the swill bucket; whatever is left is carried off by his brother-in-law. Before dawn he goes out to buy groceries, and upon returning he still has to haul coal. His mother-in-law shields her lazy son, while his wife always urges him to endure it. While his younger brother moves into a new house, he still lives in a leaking rental. At the anniversary banquet he is demoted and his pay is cut, so he takes off his apron and leaves. Mother and son assume that once he goes out he will starve, and even spread rumors to ruin his reputation. He establishes a firm footing in the neighboring county relying on his craft, and when his brother-in-law impersonates his name to take on a birthday banquet he is exposed in public, causing the restaurant's sign to be taken down. His wife blocks customers from rushing their dishes for him, and he is finally able to sit down and finish a warm meal.
Main characters: Zhou Cheng
Supporting characters: Yaozu
Also known as: 灶台一冷，娘家的酒楼就黄了
Kapag Lumamig ang Dapurang-Initan, Bagsak ang Restawran ng Pamilya ng Asawa (74 episode)
Binago ni Zhou Cheng ang maliit na kainan ng kanyang biyenan upang maging isang dalawang palapag na restawran, ngunit hindi siya kailanman nakakain o…
Binago ni Zhou Cheng ang maliit na kainan ng kanyang biyenan upang maging isang dalawang palapag na restawran, ngunit hindi siya kailanman nakakain o nakakatulog nang sapat. Ang pagkain na kakatingin pa lamang ay ibinubuhos sa basurahan ng kanin, at ang natira ay dinadala ng kanyang bayaw. Bago mag-umaga ay lumalabas na siya upang mamili ng mga sangkapan, at pag-uwi ay kailangan pa niyang magbuhat ng uling. Kinukupkop ng biyenan ang kanyang tamad na anak, samantalang laging pinapayuhan ng kanyang asawa na magtitiis siya. Ang kanyang kapatid ay lumipat sa isang bagong bahay, habang siya ay naninirahan pa rin sa isang tagas na paupahan, at sa anibersaryo ng restawran ay tinanggalan siya ng tungkulin at binawasan ang sahod, kaya hinubad niya ang kanyang apron at umalis. Akala ng mag-ina ay mamamatay sa gutom ang lalaki sa paglabas, at nagpakalat pa ng mga tsismis para sirain ang kanyang pangalan. Matatag siyang nanindigan sa kalapit na bayan sa pamamagitan ng kanyang kakayahan, at nang ginamit ng kanyang bayaw ang kanyang pangalan upang tanggapin ang isang handaan sa kaarawan ay hayagang nabunyag ito, kaya tinanggal ang plake ng restawran. Hinarang ng kanyang asawa ang pagmamadali ng mga kostumer para sa kanya, at sa wakas ay nakaupo na siya at naubos ang isang mainit na pagkain.
灶台一冷，娘家的酒楼就黄了 · When the Stove Gets Cold, the In-Laws' Restaurant Goes Bust
Kapag Lumamig ang Dapurang-Initan, Bagsak ang Restawran ng Pamilya ng Asawa - Episode 1