Huang serves food in her restaurant in Chongqing, Southwest China, July 9, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

She went back to her hometown with her husband. At first, she sold noodles in the street. Then, she borrowed money from relatives, and had a food stall in the night market. Her perseverance moved an old master of pasta food, who began to teach her some skills.

After that, she opened a restaurant offering pasta food. While running the business, she got up at five every morning and went to bed at 10 pm, often with her fingers swollen.