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1. 601 美 Gourmet: I Keep Making Fried Rice to Stay Alive on Delivery Orders 美食：狂做炒饭，我靠外卖续命 Le Li乐鲤Urban161k WordsOngoing [Opening a Shop] [Food Delivery] [No Female Lead] [System] [Slice of Life] Su Mu has terminal stomach cancer and is counting down his remaining days when he unexpectedly binds to a System that lets him stay alive by making fried rice. So naturally, he has to force his way out of the hospital and open a fried-rice delivery shop. Every five-star review gives him one extra day of life. Every additional five-star written review gives him three extra days. To stay alive, Su Mu starts selling fried ri 4Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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   The above is my collection.

2. 602 降 A Brain-Cell-Killing Sweet Romance 降智小甜饼 Zou Yiyan邹一言Ancient Romance200k WordsCompleted A modern college graduate writing her thesis transmigrates into the body of an unloved princess consort! Armed with a business System as her golden finger, she can return to her original world as soon as her sales reach the System’s target. Together, she and the System set out to build a fortune. With her superb cooking skills and modern know-how, she thrives in the ancient world. She even manages to lead the aloof prince astray. The System’s most frequent line is: “Could you two stop showing of 3Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   This book is so good you'll drool while reading it late at night. A recent female college graduate, writing her thesis, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of an unloved princess! She comes with a golden finger business system; as long as her sales reach the system's specified standards, she can return to her original world. One person, one system, she embarks on a business-driven wealth-building journey, successfully leading the aloof prince astray. The system's most frequent line is, "Can you two stop showing off your love in front of me? It's really idiotic!"

3. 603 娱 The God-Tier Imperial Chef of Showbiz 娱乐圈之御厨封神 When Misty Rain Falls烟雨朦胧时Urban1.1M WordsCompleted He was the most beloved imperial chef in Emperor Qianlong’s court, and yet he was merely the chef’s apprentice. After getting drunk at the Banquet of a Thousand Elders, he fell into a pond. When he opened his eyes again, the world had changed completely. In a single night, the former imperial chef became an unknown actor barely on the fringes of show business. Was he really expected to make his way in the entertainment industry? Absolutely not. How could a dignified imperial chef wear those immo 897Reads8.6Score101Shelves

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   Speaking of food, I have to mention these books from my bookshelf that I find enjoyable. Besides being food-related, they also have other tags, and I highly recommend them.

4. 604 随 A Random Gourmet Stall, Leaving Diners Craving Every Day 随机美食摊，食客天天被馋哭 Loki of Leiyin Tower雷音塔的洛基Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted (Food, healing, and everyday life) Lin Zhixia is 32 years old. She works nine to five, with no weekends off, yet in the end she has no money, no savings, and not even a boyfriend! Why? Because she loves eating and experimenting with food! All day long, she fantasizes about getting rich overnight! She never expected to get no windfall, but to be reborn instead, back in her college graduation year. A top-tier Gourmet System comes with her. “The little boss's fried rice is so good. Could you eat i 172Reads6.4Score—Shelves
5. 605 穿 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times, Met a Scumbag, and Opened a School with My Cooking 穿越古代遇渣男，我靠美食开学院 Cute Little Veggie Bun呆萌小菜包Ancient Romance139k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Ancient Times + Food + Pocket Dimension + System] A lighthearted summer treat, perfect for enjoying with a meal, featuring detailed descriptions of all kinds of delicious food. Su Ning, a young woman from the interstellar era, transmigrates one day and becomes the daughter of a deceased scholar in ancient times. Her scholar father had raised a young husband for her, but who knew he would turn out to be a scumbag? He used her money to pass the imperial exams and become the top c 10Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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   [Drooling] It's amazing! A must-buy new book! A lighthearted, sweet summer treat—even the title is a food-themed story. A space-age gourmet girl transmigrates into the body of an ancient scholar's daughter. Upon transmigrating, she discovers that the future husband, whom the original owner's family had always supported, not only passed the imperial examination with top honors but also married a princess—a complete scoundrel. To fulfill the original owner's wish to teach and educate, the heroine decides to stay in the capital and open a private school. Although she retains the original owner's memories, she feels she can't compete with the capital's top teachers in education and decides to find a different path to success. To win the students' hearts, she must win their stomachs. She prepares all sorts of delicious food, thoroughly captivating the students' hearts.

6. 606 我 I’ll Conquer the World with My Cooking 我靠厨艺震天下 Mahua Duck Loves Colorful Clouds麻花鸭爱五彩霞Historical138k WordsOngoing Tang Yu, the young master of the Jade Pavilion in the capital and the male lead, is handsome and an exceptionally talented cook. He dreams of showing off his culinary skills in the imperial palace one day. By chance, he meets Lin Yao, the female lead, a beautiful and strong-minded woman who loves cooking and is fiercely ambitious. Amid fierce palace intrigue, the two join forces and use their intelligence, along with the support of friends from every quarter, to overcome one obstacle after anoth —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book features delicacies from all over the world, a feast for the eyes, and interspersed with palace intrigue and family feuds, giving the reading experience a unique flavor.

7. 607 农 Delicious Country Cooking: The Little Chef Is Beautiful and Adorable 农门佳肴：小厨娘她美又娇 Tong Xijun童夕君Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Farming + Food + Mutual Devotion] Shen Jiayao, a young chef in her previous life, didn't let her skills go to waste after she transmigrated to a small mountain village. Life in the village was hard, but her father doted on her, her mother loved her, and her older brother protected her. Most importantly, she had a childhood sweetheart who'd grown up alongside her. When he became an official one day and planned to marry a noblewoman, Shen Jiayao wielded her big ladle and knocked h 4.5kReads9.0Score534Shelves

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   A unique food story featuring a young man cooking, a master chef cooking, post-apocalyptic cooking, and cooking while on the road to exile [smirk]

8. 608 在 I Raise Cubs on the Beast Planet by Livestreaming My Cooking 在兽星我靠美食直播养崽 Blue-and-White Lotus Fish青花莲鱼Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted What could Gu Yunsang possibly be up to? She's just got a huge appetite. She decides she shouldn't be the only one craving delicious food. She'll get the people of the interstellar era craving it, too. The interstellar crowd: unimpressed.jpg. Who would eat this stuff? We're invincible beastfolk Ah, what smells so good?! I'm practically drooling! Waaah, streamer, let me have a bite! Gu Yunsang: expressionless.jpg. Inwardly delighted, she says nothing and brings out braised pork, hot pot, cold ski 587Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   It includes cultivation, interstellar (6 male protagonists, please avoid if you are a fan), ancient, infant, and modern food novels.

9. 609 中 A Chinese Cuisine Chef Takes on a Handsome Mixed-Race Pastry Chef 中餐女厨师对上混血美男甜点师 Dawn in the Bamboo Grove竹林晨晓Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted In 2060, Li Ke'er, the eldest daughter of the head of Yunhelou, the leading inheritor of Sichuan cuisine in Huaxia, is sent abroad! All the way to France, thousands of miles away! The tabloids write, “Heiress of a listed restaurant group driven out in a power struggle.” Nono! The truth is that the girl is too fiery and too talented. She's mastered all eight great culinary traditions. Today she'll trade eighty-year-old Maotai for an heirloom recipe; tomorrow she'll challenge someone to a cooking 66Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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   The story features a wide variety of delicious food, spanning both East and West. Both the male and female leads are intelligent and virgins! It's a sweet romance without any melodramatic plot twists!! The female lead is highly skilled in combat and adept at witty comebacks, leaving those foreigners who look down on Chinese food thoroughly speechless!

10. 610 穿 Transmigrated and Became the Darling of the Entire Galaxy 穿越后成为全星际团宠 Fallen Leaf o落叶oModern Romance414k WordsCompleted Ruan Ruan loved animals, so she opened a pet shop. One day, she was hit by a car while trying to save a cat in the middle of the road. When she woke up, she saw a nurse turn into a squirrel right before her eyes, then act coquettishly in the palm of her hand... Ruan Ruan: ? Only later did she learn that this was the future, where almost everyone could turn into an animal. For Ruan Ruan, a total fluff fanatic, it was an irresistible temptation! So after she was discharged, she opened the first nu 254Reads8.9Score105Shelves
11. 611 你 Why Are You All Staring at Me? I'm a Socially Anxious Mama's Boy! 你们盯我干嘛？崽崽我社恐啊！ Sheng Jinyu盛锦鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Yu Xiaoxiao opens her eyes, she finds herself transmigrated to an interstellar world where children are cherished and protected above all else. At three years old, she has ten adults looking after her. They all stare intently as she eats, sleeps, and goes to the bathroom... As a socially anxious person, she is completely overwhelmed. Oh my god! Who am I? Where am I? What should I do?! Luckily, there's a way out. This is only a temporary home after she was allegedly abused. She'll be free on 5.2kReads8.9Score558Shelves
12. 612 星 Interstellar Livestream: The Empire's Little One Is the Sweetest 星际直播：帝国崽崽第一甜 Willows Rise on the Wind柳絮因风起Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romance] In a distant interstellar age, beastmen suffered from mental instability, natural-born young had long since gone extinct, and the Empire relied on genetic cloning to continue its population. One day, the beastmen discovered during a livestream that a natural-born youngling was about to hatch. The entire Empire was on tenterhooks. The youngling hatched: a soft, fair little girl. She smiled sweetly at you and gave you flowers. No one could resist her. Everyone was helplessly smitte 4kReads9.1Score330Shelves
13. 613 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book, but I’m Abroad 穿书了，但人在国外 I Just Want to Eat Flower Rolls就要吃花卷Two Male Leads366k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigrate into a book + love at first sight] Xie Fengshi transmigrates into a wealthy-family substitute romance novel as the fake young master, who is replaced by the real heir, rejected by his family, and eventually dies by suicide alone in a foreign country. By the time he arrives, the story is already over. Question: What should a cannon-fodder fake young master who’s been written off as dead do? Xie Fengshi: Get a job, earn money, stay alive. The strange kid next door se 22.5kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
14. 614 爆 So Satisfying! I Stole the Luck of the Perfect Female Lead 爆爽！我夺走了极品女主的气运 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted Lu Xiang became the doomed female supporting character in an 1980s novel. In the story, her greedy grandmother tried to make her marry in the heroine’s place to claim the bride price. When the truth came out, the grandmother slandered her as a loose woman, and the supporting character died heartbroken amid the whole village’s jeers. This time, Lu Xiang fought back against her rotten grandmother and awful relatives, crushing everyone who crossed her. With her skills in farming, cooking, and more, 4.5kReads9.0Score530Shelves
15. 615 俏 A Pretty Military Wife Follows Her Husband to an Island, and the Stoic Officer Can't Take It 俏军嫂随军海岛，闷骚军官顶不住 There Are Deer in the Wild野有鹿Modern Romance664k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented + one-on-one romance + devoted to each other + historical era + military marriage + love after marriage + sweet romance + island setting + multiple babies at once + raising children] Xia Qingqing transmigrates into a novel set in the 1970s, becoming a doomed supporting female character with a tragic ending. She tears up the script written for her and latches onto someone reliable. The two become a “contract couple” and follow the army to a southern island. Gu Yuheng brings a fai 559Reads8.5Score104Shelves
16. 616 军 A Sweet Military Marriage and Life on an Island for a Lovely Beauty 军婚甜如蜜，俏美人的海岛生活 Cong Xuan丛萱Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted [1980s setting + no golden finger + transmigrate + island life + military marriage + food + sweet romance] Lu Ting has barely woken up when she realizes she has transmigrated into a book. There’s even a reborn woman in the story who has her in her sights. Determined to turn her fate around, Lu Ting refuses to go to the countryside as an educated youth. Instead, she immediately attends a matchmaking event organized by the authorities. She finds herself a suitable husband and gets married in a fla 8kReads8.8Score502Shelves
17. 617 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: I Want This Hooligan 穿书七零：这痞子我要了 Xiang Yi香亦Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) Also known as Transmigrating into a 1970s Novel: The Supporting Actress Becomes the Cook at the Educated Youth Compound Chi An never dreamed she would transmigrate into a period-piece novel about a lucky heroine, becoming the heroine’s unfortunate older cousin. In the book, the original owner had a tragic life. Married off to the wrong man at a young age, she died after people spread rumors that she had an incurable venereal disease. After transmigrating into the book, Chi An couldn’t 6kReads8.9Score462Shelves
18. 618 七 The 1970s: My Blind Date Is a Little Fierce 七零之相亲对象有点凶 Stir-Fried Crawfish, Crawfish, Crawfish, Crawfish爆炒小龙虾虾虾虾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Jiao had been pretty since she was little. She was renowned as the beauty of Qingshan Village and the surrounding countryside, and everyone was eager to play matchmaker for her. But Xu Jiao rejected every suitor, finding one ugly and another pathetic. Her mother was at her wits’ end. On the third day of her visit to her older sister, someone introduced her to a potential match. He was handsome, capable, and from a good family. She had seen his photo, and he looked pretty good. He was so perfe 15.5kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
19. 619 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.8kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves
20. 620 穿 I Transmigrate to the 1960s and Raise Kids on a Military Island 穿越六零，随军海岛养崽崽 Wan Xiyi万喜宜Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Period Setting + Pocket Space] [Joining the Army on an Island + Raising Kids + Sweet Romance + Love After Marriage + No Toxic Characters + Everyday Life] Jiang Zhizhi is a modern-day food blogger who accidentally transmigrates to the 1960s. Luckily, the little house she had just bought outright comes along with her, and the refrigerator inside even has a duplication function. But before she can process what’s happening, her older brother and sister-in-law bundle her up with he 2.8kReads8.5Score192Shelves
21. 621 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Little Villainess Makes Her Move on the Abstinent Officer 七零军婚：小反派猛撩禁欲军官 Meeting in Humble Beginnings相识于微末Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + transmigrate into a book + beloved by the whole family + raising kids + marriage before love + triplets + gathering seafood] Shen Qiqi had just won the Best Actress Award at the Hundred Flowers Awards when an accident sent her into a period novel. Her family was the heroine's foil. Every one of them was a piece of work, and the whole family was doomed to be cannon fodder. As the darling of her family, Shen Qiqi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. In the book, the original S 831Reads8.5Score110Shelves
22. 622 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Sell Bento: The Wicked Sister-in-Law’s Road to Riches 穿到古代卖盒饭：恶毒寡嫂致富路 Gathering Wheat Ears拾麦穗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + food + business + building wealth + slow-burn development] Food blogger Meng Zhao woke up one day to find herself transmigrated into a novel aimed at male readers, as the vicious sister-in-law. Faced with the future “Dragon-Proud-Heaven” male lead, destined to wield power over the world, Meng Zhao had to choose between eliminating him while she had the chance and currying favor with him early. Instead, she chose to become the one worth currying favor with. Starting 3.6kReads8.6Score357Shelves

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    These three books are pretty good, you can take a look.

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