
The Little Chef's Rise to Wealth
小厨娘的富贵逆袭
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 1.2M Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Ancient Romance High-Concept
- Updated
- 8y ago
- English
- Request a translation
Synopsis
Stats
More by this author
In booklists 7
Food Novels That Make Great Mealtime Reading
Nothing too basic, please. I want something well written, ideally with detailed descriptions of the food, but without overly flowery prose!!!!
Looking for Slow-Paced Farming and Food Stories, Tired of Fast-Paced Ones
I don't want another story where the heroine falls for some rough-and-tumble male lead at the drop of a hat. I want farming and food, not hundreds of chapters of the two of them being all over each other.
Looking for a Cozy Food Story Where the Female Lead Runs an Inn or a Little Shop
Something like transmigrating into the mother of the male lead in a tragic romance.
Ancient-Era Setting, Food, One-on-One Romance
Are There Any Ancient-Era Novels About Opening a Canteen, Dining Hall, or Something Similar?
Something set in ancient times or a particular historical era, like The Imperial College's Little Canteen.
The Female Lead Is an Amazing Cook and Makes the Three Kids Next Door Drool
I want to read books similar to "After the Marriage Swap, the Contrast Female Character Is Pampered by Her In-Laws."
Looking for Stories About a Female Lead with a Supermarket, Farm, or General Store, or One Who Rents a Place and Opens a Shop
In same booklists
I Became a Farm Girl: Gourmet Cooking Made Me Rich
The Spirit Spring Diner: A Fierce Daughter-in-Law Raises a General
I Open a Restaurant in the Demon Realm
A Little Restaurant in Bianjing
The Wealthy Little Cook
The Chubby Princess's Little Chef: Miserly Crown Prince, Don't Run!
The Fat Woman Fights Back and Makes a Fortune, Just You Wait!
Flowers Gathered in Her Hair, Smoke on Her Temples
The Clever Country Kitchen Maid: Her Dandy Husband Comes Looking for Trouble
The Divorced Woman’s Guide to Winning Over the Emperor: Wild Grass, Stay Back
The Black Inn's Young Lady
Hooked on Cases
A Chang’an Food Entrepreneur’s Diary
The Prince's Personal Little Chef
The Happy Cook
My Food Truck Is a Hit, and the City Inspectors Show Up Every Day!
A Food Blogger Transmigrates and Sets Up a Stall, Making the Whole City Drool
Sweet Pampering in the 1980s: The Foodie Wife Is No Pushover
A Little Country Bride: Husband, You're in for a Treat
The Cute Chef with a Gourmet System
Reader comments 50
Google Translate





































The plot is good; the first two-thirds are dominated by a strong female lead, with the male lead having a relatively weak presence. However, towards the end, the male lead becomes disgusting -_-|| His pathetic pride makes him take care of a scheming woman and even hit the female lead (actually, if the ending had been a divorce, it would have made the story more engaging).
Gu Li and Jiang Qianxia exchanged a smile. When the students came to the door the next day to find that their teacher had not yet appeared, they only found Qi Nuoxian, who was tied up and unable to move, and Gu Lan sitting next to him with a face full of resentment. "My parents ran away to travel the world, and Wuya, Guiyi, and Duxiucai ran away with them.
The book is really good. I personally like farming novels, and the content of this book is excellent. It doesn't have any drawn-out parts; it's simple and straightforward, and the chapters aren't long, so I didn't feel like giving up. However, the female lead and male lead are indeed not a good match. If it were me, I definitely wouldn't forgive him for Mu Xi's situation.
My personal opinion on this book is that it's worth reading. Perhaps it's because I personally enjoy this type of book, or perhaps it's because I skipped the parts I didn't like. My first impression of this book is that it's very good. My favorite line is from the first 100 chapters (or so it seems), spoken by the female protagonist: "What I follow is what I call rules" (something like that). Reading that line really got me hooked.
This book can only be described as absolutely brilliant! As a die-hard fan of sweet romance novels, I found this one incredibly angsty. The latter half (around chapter 400) is particularly agonizing, making you want to kill the male lead! However, this urge is perfectly logical, and the entire story is very coherent, perfectly capturing the psychology of contemporary readers and the complexities…
Using modern knowledge to educate the ancients allows us readers to appreciate the greatness of our ancestors through the essence of Wenzhou culture. A very meaningful article; looking forward to the female lead's amazing moves later on. Definitely five stars!
It's actually quite good, with a strong female lead vibe. However, I feel the title doesn't quite match the female lead's character; her personality is quite contradictory—cold yet soft-hearted, shrewd yet naive—a lot of contradictory traits combined. I suddenly teared up during the sections about the pearl-diving girl. The female lead is also a bit too compassionate, but overall, it's a book that keeps you reading.
Seeing Gu Li hurt Qian Xia in the middle, I instantly felt that while it's not necessarily wrong for a guy to be unaware of a manipulative woman, doesn't it reflect the reality of some guys being misled by such women? This book is still very good; it feels more realistic than other books. At first, I also wondered why the female lead could forgive the male lead so easily after he hit her.
Brilliant! Captivating! Keep it up! 👍🌷
I've only read a few dozen chapters and found it quite funny, it's alright. I don't know how it will go later. Five stars!