This Empress Is Bored

Qin Xiaoguo was a successful chef working in the future era. A turn of fate brought her to the past, into a time of famine and uncertainty. Waking up one day, Qin Xiaoguo found herself face to face with a boy who acknowledged her as his mother.
Having transmigrated from the year 3024 to 42 BC, Qin Xiaoguo had traveled across a three-millennium time leap to the past. She was transported to a destitute place, and also became mother to a hungry, skinny boy at the same time. 
Her only comfort to her new-found circumstances was a spatial ring that allowed her to transmigrate—giving her free access to food and other belongings from a different era.
After years of raising her son singlehandedly, Qin Xiaoguo had a surprise visitor at her door. It was a man claiming to be her husband, requesting to stay the night. Out of confusion and pity, Qin Xiaoguo let the self-proclaimed father of her child into the house.

Futuristic Chef Transmigrated As Mother

She poured oil into the pot. After the oil started to warm up—with each hand grabbing the head and tail of the fish—Xiaoguo lowered it into the oil. She slowly fried the fish on low heat. After a while, the fish was flipped over and left to cook. When it had turned golden and crisp, Xiaoguo removed it from the pot.

The fire was lit again, and the fish was dipped into the oil for another round of frying. When time was up, Xiaoguo took the fish out. The oil in the pot was also removed and set aside to cool. She was not in a hurry to make the sweet and sour sauce. The fish would not turn soggy so quickly since it was just fried. She could work on the sauce when the rice was almost cooked.

Then, she brought Zhuang Zhuang out of the house, and started washing the newly picked mushrooms in water.

Zhuang Zhuang sat beside Xiaoguo and followed what she was doing. Soon, they were done with washing the mushrooms.

Sweet and Sour Fish