Transmigrate, Food, Farming, Hot Pot, and Chili Peppers 穿越，美食，种田，火锅，辣椒

1. 451 无 Surviving Without Cheats: The Country Girl Cuts Ties and Reclaims the Wasteland 无挂求生，小农女断亲开荒记 Gu Meng Lihua顾梦狸花Ancient Romance327k WordsOngoing [Play the pig to eat the tiger + no cheat powers + farming story + coming-of-age + no romance + family and village life] A mature modern woman’s soul lands in the body of a fourteen-year-old farm girl. The original girl was exploited by her awful relatives. You might put up with that, but I won’t! I’m flipping the table in a fit of rage! My grandparents are old and bedridden, and everyone else treats them like garbage. I’ll care for them tenderly. After all, an old person in the family is a trea 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No cp, no golden fingers, go to the mountains to collect herbs, plant fields, pick mushrooms, and cook all kinds of delicious food~

2. 452 穿 Transmigrated as a Farmer’s Daughter, I Stockpile Supplies to Escape the Famine 穿越小农女忙囤物资逃荒 Youyou Mie尤尤咩Ancient Romance327k WordsOngoing [Space + farming + stockpiling supplies + natural disasters + fleeing famine] On her way back from the bank with gold bars, Yang Yaobu was hit by a car driven by a sociopathic scumbag and transmigrated into the body of a poor, orphaned young farm girl in ancient times. Looking at the house, stripped bare by the villagers and left an empty shell, she shook her head. Her space had come with her, but none of the supplies she had stockpiled had made it. With no other choice, she took the gold bar an —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Highly recommended, I saw it from Douyin, I didn't expect it to be a surprise. It's a story about a heroine who was brought up in ancient times. She was a small peasant girl at the beginning, with space, and millions of gold stored in it.

3. 453 陪 On the Night of My Burial, I Brought the God of War Prince Back from the Dead 陪葬夜，我让战神王爷起死回生 Young Master Lan公子兰Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: "A Doctor’s Graceful Colors" Animated adaptation: "A Doctor’s Graceful Colors: The Prince’s Beloved" [Hilarious + Transmigration + Sweet romance + Obsessive love + Devoted pairing + Imperial physician heroine + Palace and household intrigue + Inspirational] I was a military doctor with a PhD when I transmigrated, only to find myself about to be buried alive as a sacrifice for the dead God of War, the Prince? I grabbed the burial offerings and ran, planning to live in luxu 21.6kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves

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   All kinds of dark dishes, the prince vomited while eating them and couldn't stop laughing

4. 454 穿 I Became the Eldest Sister-in-Law of a Farm Family and Led Them to Prosperity 穿成农家长嫂，我带领全家致富了 A Sour Loquat一颗酸枇杷Ancient Romance362k WordsCompleted Transmigration + Farming + No Golden Finger + No Harem Intrigue + No Princes, Emperors, or Concubines There are no golden fingers in this story. The male and female leads are ordinary people with no special identities, and their journey to prosperity unfolds at a steady pace. Li Zhenzhen, who was unloved by her parents in her previous life, transmigrates to an ancient farming household and unexpectedly gains a wonderfully loving mother-in-law, a rough-looking but thoughtful husband, and several 667Reads8.6Score101Shelves
5. 455 病 The Yandere Chief Minister Fights, Snatches, Coaxes, and Flirts 病娇首辅又争又抢又哄又撩 Lu Yaoyao鹿杳杳Ancient Romance398k WordsCompleted Lin Yan transmigrated into a book as the vicious sister-in-law who abused and beat her younger brother-in-law. In the book, the original character crippled her brother-in-law's leg. He endured humiliation as he grew up, eventually becoming the powerful chief minister who controlled the court. Once he had absolute power, the first thing he did was have the original character mutilated into a human swine, torturing her until she died a wretched death. After being reborn, Lin Yan hurried to cling t 2.8kReads8.0Score287Shelves
6. 456 娘 Born Invincible, the Whole Family's Beloved Little Sister Brings Prosperity to Her Family and Village 娘胎出生就无敌，团宠妹妹旺家旺全村 Juanjuan Looks North卷卷望北Ancient Romance261k WordsCompleted [Adorable baby + unhinged System + everyone's favorite + lucky charm + farming + hilarious feel-good power fantasy] Su Dacao, a money-making whiz, is reborn as a seven-month-old fetus. From the start, she pulls off a spectacular move and saves her twin little brother from being absorbed. Her prenatal antics turn the whole place upside down. The family is poor? No problem. She has an unhinged System, and she rakes in money in every way she can. Whatever the family grows sells like hotcakes! Some 82Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Time travel + farming + food + milk dumplings + comedy, just watch it with your teeth gritted.

7. 457 农 Everyday Ways to Prosper on the Farm 农家致富日常 Rain Falls Over Jiangnan江南雨纷纷Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Farming + Street Stalls + A Gentle Pace + Everyday Family Life] This is a warm and cozy farming story with no outrageous villains. It's a warm, funny daily-life story about a family focused on making money. There are no villains and no golden fingers. The main characters are ordinary people without any golden fingers, and the whole family works together to build a better life, with a focus on the gentle rhythms of everyday life. At daybreak, smoke rose from the chimneys of many homes in Peach B 13.6kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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   The ancient heart-warming farming articles mainly write about the warm daily life of a family. The writing style is relaxed and pleasant, without all kinds of mindless top-notch and no all kinds of quarrels.

8. 458 爆 Hilarious Mind Reading: The Prince Eats Gossip Until He Throws Up 爆笑读心术，王爷吃瓜吃到吐 Young Master Lan公子兰Ancient Romance452k WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: The Hilarious Mind-Reading Art: The Prince Laughs at Gossip Until He Chokes Manhua adaptation: The Princess's Inner Thoughts Are Full of Gossip, and the Prince Is Hooked; The Princess's Inner Thoughts Can't Be Hidden [Historical fantasy + mind-reading + gossip System + silly comedy + System space + sweet romance + feel-good revenge + transmigration to an alternate world + palace and household intrigue + devoted and powerful couple + marriage before love + healing a posses 24.3kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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   Traveling through food, farming and building a career ① Hilarious time-traveling story about a heroine from ancient times, a female military doctor goes into the coffin to be buried with her to save the prince, sweet and funny ② Hilarious time-traveling mind-reading + melon-eating system, she laughs like a pig ③ There is room for a cool story about a strong woman, and she abuses the scum and builds a career.

9. 459 我 Farming in the Cold Palace 我在冷宫忙种田 Red Jadeite红翡Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, she becomes an unwanted empress discarded in the Cold Palace. What? The palace has stopped providing her with food and clothing? No problem, she has a pocket dimension and plenty of grain. What? The emperor is a greasy, overweight middle-aged man? No problem, she’ll sell steamy little books, save up enough silver, and leave the palace. What? The impossibly handsome man before her is actually the emperor? His handsome face draws closer and closer. “My beloved consort, where 4.7kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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   The heroine substitutes the modern economic model into the ancient times, starts the super invincible evolutionary mode, is proficient in everything, and becomes a perfect academic master. The heroine's various farming skills are filled with a lot of joy, the upgrade system has a deceptive sand sculpture style, and the description of the palace battles is also quite exciting.

10. 460 抄 Before the Mansion Is Raided, the Princess Consort Empties Her Enemy’s Treasury and Heads into Exile 抄家前，王妃搬空敌人金库去流放 I Love Eating Silkworm Potato我爱吃天蚕土豆Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + confiscation + arms depot + strong heroine + satisfying read + space + punishing scoundrels + transmigrate into a book + stockpiling supplies + fleeing famine + marriage first, love later + stockpiling supplies] Ji Qingqian learns in advance that she is about to transmigrate and frantically stockpiles supplies. But she never expects that after transmigrating, she’ll spend just one day as a princess consort before facing prison and the confiscation of her family’s assets! She smirks 3.6kReads8.9Score430Shelves

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    The story about the heroine traveling through time and farming is full of pictures and texts. The most important thing is that there are a lot of delicious food in it, which is super fun to watch! It's finished, it's not a loss if you join the trap!

11. 461 做 Be a Concubine? You're Not Worthy! I'll Find a Better Match, and You'll Beg Me to Stay 做妾？你也配？另谋高嫁你下跪 Young Master Lan公子兰Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted This book is now available as a full-cast audio drama, and it’s hilarious! Give it a listen! [Hilarious Transmigration + Medical Space + Sweet, Satisfying Romance + Power Struggles + Palace and Household Intrigue + Mutual Devotion and Strength] A genius in medicine and poison transmigrates to ancient times with a medical space. She wakes up in a coffin, only to have a bewitching man try to steal it? Her ex-husband favors his concubine, abuses his wife, and shamelessly claims her dowry? Her fathe 5.8kReads8.9Score590Shelves
12. 462 穿 I Became a Little Fisher Girl and Made My Fortune by Gathering Seafood 穿成农家小渔女，我靠赶海发家了 Golden Retriever Cat金毛寻回猫Ancient Romance591k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + Coastal foraging + Farming + Food + Pocket dimension + Building wealth] Shen Xuan transmigrates into the body of a poor, penniless fisher girl from a farming family! Her father is dead, her mother died in childbirth, and her grandmother is no help. Luckily, she has excellent cooking skills. She catches fish and shrimp, forages along the coast, and leads her whole family to prosperity! Only, she accidentally brings home a little husband for herself. On his first day at her h 427Reads7.2Score119Shelves
13. 463 中 You Dumped Me After I Passed the Scholar Exam, So Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Rich? 中秀才就休妻，我暴富你又哭什么 Yaoyao Ruoshui妖妖若水Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The moment Ye Caiping opened her eyes, she found herself a divorced woman, with her sister-in-law back home sharpening a knife against her. It wasn't that her sister-in-law was unreasonable. The original owner of this body was simply too awful! How awful? Here, take a look: Whenever her husband's family needed to build a house, if there was even a single grain of surplus food at her parents' home, she'd come sniffing around like a mad dog and take it all. So her mother-in-law could eat meat ever 31.1kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves

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    Food + raising children

14. 464 穿 Transmigrated with a Department Store: The Farmer Girl Becomes a Billionaire 穿越带百货大楼，农女翻身变首富 The Cat in the Book Alley书巷的猫Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Transmigration + department store + food + opening shops + mutual devotion Main plot: building a business | Side plot: a little romance This is a feel-good story with a pocket dimension. The heroine will casually bring out modern-day goods, so read at your own risk if that bothers you! She starts making her fortune by selling instant noodles! She opens barbecue restaurants, hot pot restaurants, dessert shops, claw machine arcades, beauty salons, and more, working hard to build an entire commerci 4.5kReads8.6Score502Shelves

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    Really awesome! The heroine travels through the golden finger of her own shopping mall and takes out instant noodles without reservation to start the road to prosperity. All kinds of modern goodies are constantly emerging, the food descriptions are super tempting, the plot is light and funny, and career and love develop in both directions. It's a stress-free and joyful read, highly recommended!

15. 465 穿 Transmigrating to Farm: I Became a Landlord in Ancient Times 穿越种田：我在古代当地主 Zi Mu Fang Hua梓木芳华Ancient Romance705k WordsCompleted He Li, a junior real estate agent in the modern world, worked for years to buy a car and a house. Then an accident sent her transmigrating to a new world, where her new home is bare as a cupboard, her elder brother is frail, and her mother is a widow. At least her family is close-knit and loving. With no golden finger, no protagonist’s destiny, and no incredible luck, she can only work hard, one step at a time, and ultimately turn her fortunes around. She’ll make her dream of becoming a great la 2.2kReads9.1Score197Shelves

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    I really like farming novels, especially the heart-warming farming novels that are few and far between. I strongly recommend these two books. Book lovers, please read [Adore][Adore][Adore]

16. 466 古 The Struggles of a Farming Couple in Ancient Times 古代农家夫妻奋斗史 min211Ancient Romance765k WordsOngoing (Also known as: The Struggles of a Farming Couple in Ancient Times. The animated drama The Little Farming Couple is now streaming. Come watch!) [Native-Born Ancient People] [Farming] [Building Wealth] [Everyday Family Life] [Adorable Beloved Child] [Cozy Daily Life] [Imperial Examinations] A chance encounter at an apothecary gives Wang Wei'an, a lovestruck young man working at a restaurant, the idea of bringing Zhao Xiuxiu, a young embroiderer, home as his wife. Neither of them transmigrated or 23kReads8.4Score2.6kShelves

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    Purely ancient stories about the male and female protagonists working hard to save money to raise a cute baby after getting married. They are all short-lived stories about parents and rarely top-notch stories.

17. 467 农 Beloved by the Whole Village: The All-Rounder Is Bullying Villains Again 农门团宠：全能大佬又在虐渣 Listening to the Wind Beneath the Moon水月聆风Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Ruan Ning was born with a simple mind, but possessed incredible strength. She was unbeatable for miles around and notorious in the village for being a strange one. Everyone said she’d grow old alone, since no one dared marry her, and that she brought misfortune to her family. But one day, Ruan Ning suddenly regained her wits. She beat up bullies with a stick, kicked a scheming white lotus, and slapped a notorious lecher. Not only did she find her biological father, she also tracked down the fami 6.5kReads9.3Score805Shelves

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    These books are so good to read [The God of Birds Eats] [The Gods of Birds Eater] [The Gods of Birds Eater] [The Gods of Birds Eater], ladies, don't miss them [The grass has been planted] [The grass has been planted] [The grass has been planted]

18. 468 重 Reborn as a Fat Wife on the Farm 重生之农门肥妻 February's Clear Dust二月清尘Ancient Romance2.3M WordsCompleted Su Wan ran a restaurant in the 21st century before transmigrating into the home of a poor family in ancient times. Her husband is cold, her birth family is demanding, and her brother and sister-in-law are heartless, but Su Wan says none of that is a problem. No money? She'll earn some. No house? She'll build one. No children? She'll have them. As her business grows, so do the obstacles, while that cold man becomes gentler and gentler with her. Just as the family grows prosperous, Su Wan accident 471Reads8.7Score131Shelves

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    A super interesting time travel novel that I couldn't stop following.

19. 469 穿 Transmigrating to Conquer the Ancients with Food 穿越用美食征服古代人 Ru Yuyu如余余Two Male Leads222k WordsCompleted A sweet, capable little husband (the one who receives) and a doting, rugged hunter (the one who gives) A fluffy romance! A fluffy romance! Ye Zhiqiu transmigrates to ancient times. When he wakes up, he discovers that he's in the body of a boy who shares his name. This place is backward, and people don't have enough to eat or warm clothes to wear. Even their clothes are patched, and life is truly hard. To make sure they have enough to eat and wear, he rolls up his sleeves and starts cooking delic 351Reads8.6Score—Shelves
20. 470 穿 I Landed in a Fairytale World, and My Little Tavern Became a Hit 穿进童话世界，我的小酒馆爆火了 Graceful as a Swimming Fish婉若游鱼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Healing + food + another world + fairy-tale characters appear + a little farming] While passing through a little fountain square in another world, Jiang Jiang came across an absolute beauty in a tattered dress. The beautiful older sister was leaning against the fountain, sobbing miserably. Jiang Jiang, a true lover of pretty faces, was heartbroken for her. With a grand wave of her hand, she brought the woman home and served her a steaming cup of milk tea and a sweet-and-sour berry tart. The 9.4kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves

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    Fairy tale style, with Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood

21. 471 回 Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后，神算大小姐名满天下 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted [No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T 161.3kReads9.6Score22.3kShelves

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    Metaphysics! Catch ghosts and have brains! Not white lotus

22. 472 架 Alternate Ancient China: Building a Fortune in Jiangnan 架空古代：江南人家经营致富日常 Rain on Riverside Flowers汀花雨Ancient Romance2.4M WordsOngoing [Ancient-Style Business and Wealth-Building] + [A Jiangnan Family] + [Everyday Family Life] + [Lighthearted, Sweet, and Satisfying] A lighthearted, stress-relieving story about the everyday business and family life of a small household in peaceful Jiangnan, filled with warmth, joy, kindness, and ordinary domestic moments. It tells the story of common people in ancient times. The main characters are not princes or ministers, nor are they members of noble or aristocratic families. From the very st 67.9kReads9.3Score6.9kShelves
23. 473 终 At Last, the Phoenix Will Find Its Roost 终有凤落时 The Phoenix Falls, the River Wind Falls, Where Does It Land?凤落河风落何处Ancient Romance909k WordsOngoing [Girl reborn in the womb, farming + no spatial dimension + no golden finger + hardship before happiness + building wealth + slow-paced + everyday life + no court intrigue] Catching cicadas, catching eels, netting fish, hunting centipedes, trapping wild animals, hunting in the mountains, fishing in the river: if it's fun or makes money, Hu Xue'er will give it a try. Having been reborn in the womb, Hu Xue'er is absolutely thriving amid these green hills and clear waters. Everyone says, “The third 246Reads8.2Score107Shelves

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    Take a look at this one, it's not bad

24. 474 与 Good Food and Sweet Dreams with You 与君美食复甘眠 Rice with Green Sichuan Pepper青花椒拌饭Ancient Romance866k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Ancient Times + Farming + Food + Woman Chef + Romance] The meat is so tender it seems carved from beauty, and the fragrant aroma never stops rising from the pot. As a humble office worker in the twenty-first century, Su Yu had few interests, and food was the only one she loved. Her one and only wish was to stop being exploited by every capitalist under the sun and become a capitalist herself. So the gods heard her prayer and granted it. She closed her eyes and woke up as a poor 326Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    The first and third books are about traveling back in time to ancient times, opening a restaurant, and cooking delicious food. Every chapter is delicious😋 The second book is about a young educated youth in the 1970s, living with the male protagonist (the male protagonist is currently a madman and ruthless person, and everyone in the village is afraid of him, but the female protagonist is trained by delicious food. The male protagonist is obedient and only listens to the female protagonist). The female protagonist and the male protagonist are either eating or on the way to eat. There are so many delicious foods, a must-read

25. 475 天 Natural Disaster Apocalypse: My Best Friend Stockpiles Guns, I Stockpile Food 天灾末世：闺蜜囤枪我囤粮 Chasing the Light in the Dark of Night暗夜溯流光Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Two female leads + apocalypse + reborn + spatial storage + stockpiling + superpowers + ruthless and decisive + no saintly heroine] Lin Weinuan and Nan Jin are reborn one month before the apocalypse! In their previous lives, they were betrayed by a scumbag man and a vile woman, thrown into an ice crevasse, and killed by a mutant. This time, they'll lock the scumbag in a bathroom and let him drown in the raging flood, screaming for his life! Revenge should be swift, and it should look cool! Armed 63kReads8.2Score8.3kShelves
26. 476 惊 Amazing! I Made a Fortune in Ancient Times with Modern Cuisine 惊！我靠现代美食在古代发家致富 Nangong Qiongyue南宫穹月Ancient Romance198k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + alternate world + farm space + devoted couple + food + farming and business + making a fortune + cozy, peaceful daily life) Lin Qiyue was punished with transmigration for wasting half a steamed bun. She arrived in an ancient village, in the poorest household around. Her eldest brother was disabled, her younger siblings were little, and the family had neither enough to eat nor clothes to keep warm. Lin Qiyue was close to tears, but luckily there was always a way out. She bound h 317Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Time travel, space, farming, food, hot pot, setting up a stall, opening a shop, double cleansing

27. 477 穿 A Carefree Life of Farming and Raising Kids After I Transmigrated 穿越后种田养崽的悠哉生活 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Ancient Romance415k WordsCompleted Song Zhizhi woke up one morning and discovered she had transmigrated into a book. The male lead took her home. Wearing a cold expression, the young man said, “Don’t think I’m going to marry you just because you saved me.” Song Zhizhi: The male lead belongs to the female lead. See you never! She turned around and married the male lead’s older brother, then began a life of farming and raising kids. P.S. No hidden identity, no general, no prince, and no palace or household intrigue. The main story 1.4kReads8.9Score108Shelves

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    Song Zhizhi wore a book and was taken home by the male protagonist. The male protagonist was indifferent to him and then married the male protagonist's brother.

28. 478 末 Doomsday Management: My Tourist Town Is an Overnight Sensation 末日经营：我家旅游古镇爆火了 The Cat Boss Who Can Never Wake Up喵总睡不醒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse582k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse management + System + no CP + no saintly do-gooder + ensemble cast + laid-back small-town life at its heart] The heroine has no CP, though some of the townsfolk have partners. After getting into the Space-Time Bureau, Nan Wu turns down a lucrative offer from the heroine and villainess teams without hesitation, set on joining the unpopular management System division instead. This time, she's dropped into the apocalypse. Zombies everywhere, freezing weather, corpses strewn across the l 9.5kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
29. 479 双 Dual Transmigration: Want to Steal My Space? No Way! 双穿：想抢我空间？没门！ Su Xing Tang酥星糖Ancient Romance245k WordsCompleted [Dual Transmigration + System + Feel-Good Story + One-on-One Romance] "A quick-witted, money-loving but kindhearted heroine x a sharp-tongued, shameless yet warmhearted hero" Su Jinghong is an ordinary, extremely unlucky fresh graduate who can't find a job. As if it weren't enough that her parents don't care for her, she suddenly meets with disaster and transmigrates to another world. No one could possibly be more unlucky. Even Heaven can't stand to see it, so she awakens a System. Transmigratin 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Double wear, the heroine opened a tea shop and a restaurant in ancient times~

30. 480 厨 The Little Chef: Daily Life Running a Shop in Ancient Times 厨神小娘子：古代开店日常 Little Bottle of Floral Water小瓶花露水Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Southern Song Dynasty, Ji Zhitang just wanted to lie flat in peace. But with her family dirt poor and creditors knocking at the door, what could she do? No big deal! Braised meat wraps, spicy shredded chicken frames, deep-fried baby crabs, stone-pot bibimbap, seafood feasts... Modern dishes were just what it took to win over ancient palates! From a roadside stall to a wildly popular fast-food shop, from Taoyuan Town to Lin'an's top-tier star, her food business flouris 7kReads8.4Score896Shelves
31. 481 农 The Little Farmhouse Chef 农门小厨妃 Chang'an Is Not for Me不可长安Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted Chef Ye Miaomiao transmigrates one day into the body of a pitiful farm girl. Her parents are dead, her grandparents play favorites, her uncle's family bullies her, her scumbag fiancé breaks off their engagement, and she's left with two little siblings to care for. Furious, Ye Miaomiao takes them and marries the handsome hunter from the east end of the village. She sells braised delicacies, opens a restaurant, and enjoys a rich and flavorful life. What? The hunter isn't a hunter anymore, and he's 86Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    This book is super good, highly recommended

32. 482 穿 After Becoming Qin Shi Huang’s Thirteenth Son 穿成始皇的第十三个儿子后 Nan Tangqing南棠卿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 1v1, two male leads, both each other's first and only love. The main characters are Ying Lan and Zhang An. There isn't much romance, but there are plenty of family moments between Ying Lan and Emperor Qin Shi Huang. There is also a secondary couple. Ying Lan is a stay-at-home college student. One day, after staying up all night reading historical fanfiction, he blacks out and tumbles out of bed just as he's about to head to an early class with a classmate. When he opens his eyes again, he's in t 8.2kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    The protagonist travels through the Qin Dynasty, and the invisible system's wishes come true, bringing improved seeds to the Qin Dynasty.

33. 483 穿 Reborn as a Baby, I Was Taken In by a Big Brother Who Raised Me as His Little Bride 穿成幼崽被小哥哥捡去当小媳妇养 Qu Liyao曲梨瑶Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Each Other’s Only Love + Pocket Dimension + Sweet Romance + Everyone’s Darling + Weak to Strong] In her previous life, Bai Qianmo’s parents were each other’s true love. She really was just an accident. More unexpectedly, after dying by accident, her soul transmigrated into the body of the three-year-old fourth daughter of a general’s household in the Southern Yan Kingdom. Oh well. Since she had become a three-year-old child, she might as well make up for the childhood she had mis 9.2kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves

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    Recommended. I haven't finished reading yet. I'm reading this now. I picked up a little baby girl and was spoiled by the group. I made a fortune by traveling through time with me.

34. 484 被 Forced to Leave Showbiz, I Inherited a Food System 被迫退圈后，我继承了美食系统 I Really Just Want to Sleep真的只想睡觉觉Modern Romance364k WordsCompleted [Food-focused, no melodrama, lighthearted, one-on-one romance] As a little-known actress, Jiang Ran has always worked diligently and conscientiously. But then disaster struck. She was disfigured and blacklisted across the internet, leaving her no choice but to slink home and inherit her grandfather’s estate. A desolate courtyard and a crumbling apartment building nearly made Jiang Ran’s eyes roll back. Luckily, she got bound to a Food System and began her climb to the top. She started with a str 1.8kReads8.4Score204Shelves

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    ①🌟Shen Yuanshu traveled back in time to ancient times and took her family to farm and open a shop, hot pot restaurant, cold drink shop, restaurant... All of them are not a problem✨ ②🌟Food blogger Tang Xiao dressed up as the daughter of the royal chef to solve the prince's anorexia, and couldn't stop having hot pot, snail noodles, and hand cakes✨

35. 485 农 The Farmer's Medicinal Daughter: Fortune Comes Calling 农家药女：富贵临门 Remembering Cold Fragrance冷香忆Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted A female military doctor is reborn as a country girl. Their life is poor and simple, but warm. To make sure her family has enough to eat and wear, she leads them to prosperity: their thatched cottage becomes a brick house, she helps her parents manage the household, teaches her paternal uncle’s son to cook, and sends her brothers to school. She uses her medical skills to save lives, earning a reputation as a miracle doctor while still young. Her cooking skills astound the region, and when she co 5.1kReads8.9Score606Shelves

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    They all take place in time-travel and in the countryside. In the first book, Li Ruyi relies on various kinds of food and medical skills. The second one is Ruan Ning's Shuangwen. The fourth book is about a family traveling through time and building infrastructure in the countryside, with almost no emotional lines. The fifth book is the second part of the fourth book, which covers the various emotional lines of the children entering Beijing and some of the infrastructure content. The last book has very unique content and is quite interesting. The heroine has no CP. . . All good looking

36. 486 我 I Serve Manchu-Han Banquets at Kindergarten, Making the Whole City Drool 我在幼儿园做满汉全席，全市馋哭 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [System] + [Little Ones] + [Gourmet] + [Villainess] + [Livestream] Shen Wei binds herself to the Super Kindergarten System and returns to the villains' childhoods. The computer genius who will one day destroy the world is currently a stubborn, pitiful little boy being abused at home. The autistic painter who will one day gain worldwide acclaim and then take his own life has yet to be molested by his stepfather. The highly intelligent criminal who will become a sociopath is currently fighting a d 14.7kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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    The heroine traveled through time with the system, and the system's mission was to save the villain. In order to save the villain when he was a child, he opened a kindergarten and invited great people from all walks of life to work in the kindergarten, which made many netizens want to go to the kindergarten. This is the only book I gave as a gift to the author. It is so beautiful. It would be great if there were kindergartens like this in real life.

37. 487 苟 Once We’re Rich, We’ll Take Care of Our Sisters 苟富贵，养姐妹 Changdao Tea and Foam长岛茶与沫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ridiculous comedy] [No romance] [Food fiction] [Everyday money-making] (Synopsis: “By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Empress Shen has harmed the imperial heir, a crime beyond forgiveness. She is to be confined to the Cold Palace and reflect on her actions. So decreed!” Xu Yao: … Shen Ning: ???? Kid, got a lot of questions, huh? The commotion caught Shen Ning’s attention. She turned around and eyed Pei Xingchuan, dressed head to toe in black. “An assassin??” Pei Xingchuan: “…” Woul 5.2kReads9.4Score612Shelves

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    These four books are all quite good to read, especially the second and third books, which are particularly interesting. In the second book, the heroine traveled through time with her best friend and slowly lived a good life. She also met many good friends, which was very daily life. The third book is not about time travel, but the description of food in it is really bad. Everyone works hard to practice together, and then the sect is opened into a restaurant, and all kinds of people are rushing to eat hahaha

38. 488 带 With a Golden Finger, I Become a Young Farmer's Wife 带着金手指，穿成农家小娘子 Gently Swaying Light轻曳光Ancient Romance231k WordsCompleted Transmigration + farming + golden finger + making a fortune Jiang Wei was a soon-to-graduate Chinese medicine student at Jiangzhou Medical University. Who could have guessed that a car accident would make her transmigrate to a dynasty that never appeared in the history books? When she opens her eyes, she finds herself in a house with bare walls, a leaky roof through which she can see the blue sky and white clouds. How is she supposed to live like this...? She has no choice but to work hard and m 130Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    Not bad, recommended

39. 489 猫 Kitty’s Happy Little Dessert Shop 猫咪的圆满甜品店 The Cream Puff Isn't Sweet奶油泡芙不甜Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [Another world + Desserts + Fluffy companions + A little of the groveling ex trope] [An adorable, clearheaded, sunny orange cat × A proud, sharp-tongued, max-strength Ming Snake] After an accident brought on by low blood sugar, Yun Manman transmigrates to the continent of Lingyi and becomes a fluffy orange-and-white cat. Delighted by a whole new world full of fluffy creatures, she clenches her tiny paw and declares, “I’ll make desserts conquer the continent of Lingyi and enjoy a happy cat’s life 3.3kReads9.2Score482Shelves
40. 490 黑 The Black Sesame Couple Are Putting on an Act Again Today 黑芝麻夫妇今天也在演戏 Dancing Pretty Sheep爱跳舞美羊羊Ancient Romance134k WordsOngoing Transmigrating gets her a blind live-in son-in-law? And he’s an actor-level master of hiding his true nature! Husband and wife put on a show together, keeping all sorts of disasters at bay. While the whole village is littered with starving corpses, her family eats meat every meal and lives in a brand-new house. When his cover is finally blown, her blind husband instantly reveals himself as a ruthless big shot. She only wanted a quiet life of farming, but then Prince Jing, who’s leading a rebelli —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Time traveling + farming + white cutting, black and blind man marry each other! The heroine Ling Shuang's acting skills are online, and she is the best at fighting each other. The male protagonist originally thought that his husband was a weak and pitiful little blind man, but he didn't expect that he would pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger's ceiling. In a time of natural disasters and chaos, the whole village is starving, but her family enjoys a good life and builds a new house. The Black Sesame couple show off their acting skills and are not afraid of natural or man-made disasters. They have a great time all the way to the end!

41. 491 后 My Stepmother Has Delicious Food, So Surrender, Prince Daddy! 后娘手中有美食，王爷爹爹快投降 The Red in Brown Sugar红糖的红Ancient Romance584k WordsCompleted [Food + devoted one-on-one romance + adorable child + imperial palace + princess consort] Lin Youyou's greatest passions in life are gossip, food, face-slapping, and making money. Little Doudou has a wish: to find a beautiful wife for her exceptionally handsome prince father, someone who will dote on her, love her father, and be gentle and kind. But this young lady can cook delicious food! Really, really delicious food, including all kinds she has never even tried before. Little Doudou is torn. 1.6kReads8.5Score137Shelves
42. 492 穿 Transmigrated as a Lowly Maid, I Got Rich Selling Spicy Strips 穿越粗使丫鬟，我靠卖辣条暴富了 Summer Salt Soda夏日盐汽水Ancient Romance457k WordsCompleted [Also known as The Bondservant’s Escape from the Estate] No romance. A mostly ensemble-cast story with a light touch of food and domestic intrigue. A quick heads-up for readers who might want to avoid those themes. From fifteen cups of wine to Panglin fish, mugwort rice dumplings, honey-braised mud crabs, frosted jade peaks, and Li cakes, the story features a whole range of traditional dishes. Wang Yan was born into servitude at the Marquis An’s estate, a noble household in the capital. When she 1.3kReads8.5Score146Shelves
43. 493 守 After I Was Widowed, I Raised My Disabled Son with My Cooking 守寡后，我靠厨艺养残儿 S Meat SS肉肉SAncient Romance853k WordsOngoing Her husband is dead from the start, and her short-lived husband has also left her with a disabled stepson. Everyone in both her birth family and her husband's family is wicked. He Taoyao's life begins on the hardest difficulty, but she isn't afraid. Through perseverance and hard work, she builds a warm and fulfilling life. No System, no pocket dimension, no golden finger. 184Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    Here comes baby!

44. 494 穿 Reborn as a Farmer's Little Lucky Charm, I Cheat My Way Through the Famine Escape 穿成农家小福宝，逃荒路上开挂了 The Blooming Season Is Late花期迟迟Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted The Li family has a whole brood of boys, and at last they’ve had a little girl! Too bad it happened while they were fleeing famine… Granny Li: What are we going to do? Our precious little darling has no milk! Jiayin blows a spit bubble and waves her tiny hands: Don’t worry, I have a space and food of my own! And so… Fourth son Li: Ma, I found a nanny goat by the road! Fourth son Li’s wife: Ma, this rabbit ran right into a tree by itself! Third son Li: Ma, I went to fetch water, and a huge fish j 29.6kReads9.4Score3.5kShelves
45. 495 快 Quick Transmigration: Selling Gourmet Food in Ancient Times to Build My Fortune 快穿：我在古代卖美食发家致富 A Lover's Clear Dream Presses Down the River of Stars伊人清梦压星河Ancient Romance327k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Foodie fiction + transmigration + ancient farming + alternate setting + comeback] Song Qingge is a popular food blogger who unexpectedly transmigrates to ancient times and into the poor Song family. Her fiancé breaks off their engagement, and she struggles to get by in a leaky thatched hut. Though the Song family is poor, her parents dote on her, her eldest brother looks out for her, and her younger siblings are sweet and well-behaved. After transmigrating here, she discovers she has 248Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The sisters found a magical food book, go for it!!!

46. 496 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: The Big Shot Starts by Stockpiling a Million Supplies 末世重生：大佬从百万囤货开始 Zhou Dabai周大白Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + ruthless heroine + System storage space + stockpiling supplies + infrastructure building + strong female lead + an outrageously powerful golden finger!] Han Qingxia, a hardened survivor who struggled through ten years of the apocalypse, is betrayed by her base while it’s under siege by zombies. She opens her eyes and finds herself back half a month before the apocalypse! Her deadbeat father, awful grandmother, and stepmother are still trying to force her out of her home so her brot 104.2kReads9.4Score8.9kShelves

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    A proper cool story about a heroine [shy][shy][shy][shy][stop][stop][punch] Those who love to read cool stories about zombies in the apocalypse are in luck.

47. 497 锦 The Lucky Carp Family Takes on the Dragon Gate Together 锦鲤一家人，相约跳龙门 Love Goes Along爱相随Ancient Romance343k WordsCompleted The whole family transmigrates + construction and farming + an upbeat story. This cheerful tale follows a family who, after three years in exile, returns to the capital and rises to prominence again. It covers a wide range of topics, including business, farming, military affairs, culture, and everyday life. Life is a journey, and striving comes first. See how the Wu family puts their lucky-star fortune to work and writes a remarkable story. Dear readers, a few things to keep in mind: 1. There is 32Reads8.4Score—Shelves
48. 498 穿 Reborn as a Wicked Foster Mother: I Raised the Villainous Tyrant All Wrong 穿成恶毒养母：把反派暴君养歪了 Blue Sky over Mountains and Rivers山水蔚蓝天Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + teaching + adorable kids + farming + building wealth + infrastructure] A warm, slice-of-life story Zhang Ziruo transmigrates into the role of the evil adoptive mother of a tyrannical villain, destined for a tragic end. She plans to win the villain’s favor while he is still young, only to discover that he has been reborn... Taking stock of her new circumstances, she decides to open a school and become a teacher! She’ll raise the villain to be a virtuous, capable, open-minded, and po 16.7kReads9.5Score2.4kShelves
49. 499 七 The Little Chef of the Seventies: The Iron-Blooded Battalion Commander Dotes on Me 七零小厨娘：铁血营长偏宠我 Light Hues and Gentle Breeze清风浅色系Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted Food blogger Su Nianwei opened her eyes to find herself in the body of a poor woman in the 1970s who had been forced to jump into a river. At a crossroads, she saved Gu Huaizheng, a tough battalion commander suffering from low blood sugar. His simple words, “I'll marry you,” changed her life forever. With a food-filled pocket dimension in one hand and tender devotion in the other, she tore apart the scumbag and the fake innocent, filling the military compound with mouthwatering aromas. She went 2.5kReads7.3Score317Shelves

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    A time-traveling novel selling fried chicken

50. 500 八 The Charming ’80s Chef: From the Start, I Cut Ties and Set Up a Street Stall 八零俏厨娘：开局断亲摆摊忙 Dudu Fish Balls嘟嘟鱼丸Modern Romance183k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + System + Delicious Food + Entrepreneurship + Taking Down Scumbags] When she opens her eyes, a state banquet chef has become Shen Jingshu, a young factory worker in the 1980s. Her own mother wants to sell her off in exchange for her brother’s iron rice bowl, while her younger brother scolds her: “You should be sacrificing yourself for the family.” Shen Jingshu calmly serves up a bowl of plain noodles, makes the whole family drool, then slaps down her ledger. “You raised me for t 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is good. Start by breaking off the relationship, setting up a stall and contracting the canteen, and then open a store. If you like to open a store and gourmet food, don't miss it.

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