Looking for Stories Where the Female Lead Runs a Shop. Cozy Overall, With or Without CP, Modern or Historical 求女主开店，整体温馨，有无cp都行，古今都行

1. 1 斩 Cutting Spring 斩春 Chinese Loropetalum in the South南有檵木Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ༆ Original title: "Slaying Spring", courtesy title: "Three Thousand Miles of Floating Light", also known as "A Little Bookshop in Chang'an" . "The audiobook is now available. Give it a listen!" . [Historical fantasy, farming, ancient romance, healing, opening a bookshop, romance, with a strong focus on the love story.] · [Heroine: Xu Jiang ★ Hero: Lou Yunchun] · [Other characters: Hu Xu ★ Song Li, Zeng Zhui ★ Lin Hongchu, Lin Qinnian ★ Madam Lin, Lou Jing ★ Madam Lou. Du Hui, Yuan Zuzu, Wu Zhi, 19.8kReads9.5Score3k14d adds

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   My top pick is a book like this: the female protagonist runs her own bookstore. It's written in classical Chinese, and the author describes it as an unconventional farming novel (the female protagonist runs a bookstore), but I think it's also a hidden food novel. The female protagonist has traveled extensively over the years, reading widely and encountering many unique culinary delights. There's a romantic pairing: an open-minded female protagonist and a socially awkward male protagonist; their relationship develops naturally, mutually supporting and fulfilling each other.

2. 2 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Shady Profession, I Lead Everyone to the Straight and Narrow 穿成不良从业者后我带全员从良 2 Chuan2川Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The second version of the animated series is now live. Search for "Yanhuo Fanlou". An alternate world + food + farming + the rise of a bankrupt brothel madam + female solidarity. (Slow-paced, not a power fantasy. Neither the male nor female characters are perfect; they're ordinary people with emotions and desires who eat, drink, and use the bathroom. If that's not your thing, don't read.) Lu Xinyi never imagined that simply wanting to celebrate her thirtieth birthday would send her into another 5.6kReads8.8Score70114d adds

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   The first one is great, highly recommended. The second one is also good.

3. 3 我 I Own a Dollhouse in a Horror Game 我在惊悚游戏里有一家玩偶屋 Seven-Color Duckling七颜鸭鸭Mystery550k WordsOngoing [Infinite-Flow + System + Wild Imagination + No Romance] The doll maker Huanxi opened a doll shop in a small town, but few customers ever came by. It wasn’t just the doll shop. The flower shop run by Sister Qiong across the street, Granny Wu’s qipao shop next door, and Uncle Qian’s pawnshop were all empty too. In fact, it would be more accurate to say that strangers rarely ever appeared in town. Business was slow, but Huanxi got along well with everyone in town, and they often gathered for meals 1.1kReads8.6Score13414d adds

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   [Infinite Flow + System + Brainstorming + No Romance] I found this quite heartwarming. Huanxi, a doll maker, ran a doll shop in a small town, but rarely had any customers. Not just the doll shop, but also the flower shop across the street run by Sister Qiong, the cheongsam shop next door run by Granny Wu, and Uncle Qian's pawnshop were deserted. In fact, it was rare to see strangers in the town. Although business was slow, Huanxi had a good relationship with everyone in town, and they often had meals together in Huanxi's large backyard. Until one rainy day, Huanxi found an orange cat under the eaves of her house and adopted it. Strangers began to appear in the town...

4. 4 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 31.7kReads9.6Score4k14d adds

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   Don't be misled by the name; the female lead runs a restaurant, and it's cozy.

5. 5 人 A Popular Streamer Transmigrates With a Supermarket and Slacks Off Every Day 人气主播带超市穿越我天天摆烂 Yun Qian Qitang云浅栖棠Ancient Romance289k WordsOngoing [Space + Business-Building + Sweet Romance + Building Wealth + Wish Fulfillment + System] Liang Tian'er is a popular food streamer on a certain video platform, with tens of millions of followers. One day, while livestreaming, she accidentally transmigrates to ancient times. Her ancient-era husband despises her. What is she supposed to do? To her surprise, the System's reward is to transmigrate along with her family's supermarket, stocked with all the delicacies she usually features in her stream 18Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Bring a supermarket back to ancient times to open a shop

6. 6 江 A Taste of Jiangnan 江南小食记 Braised Pork红烧肉Ancient Romance203k WordsOngoing Jiangnan water-town setting + laid-back daily life + gourmet business + no romance + adorable little sister After transmigrating into a family in a Jiangnan water town, Jiang Yun decides to lie flat and make the most of eating and having fun! She runs a little shop by the river and enjoys the slow, easygoing rhythm of life in Jiangnan. At home, she makes soft, chewy osmanthus rice cakes, pork belly braised with bamboo shoots, and fragrant beggar's chicken that draws people from every corner of 1.8kReads—Score13014d adds

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   This is a delicious food-themed audiobook. The female lead's cooking is incredibly tempting, and there's also an adorable little sister. It's set in a relaxed and comfortable Jiangnan water town atmosphere, with heartwarming and lighthearted everyday moments. There are no awful arguments or dramatic scenes, making it perfect for listening to and relaxing.

7. 7 你 Wait, There’s a Vampire Running a Late-Night Diner in Detective Conan? 你是说吸血鬼在名柯开深夜食堂？ Pear Soup酥梨汤Anime Fanfiction644k WordsCompleted ② Original title: A Certain Detective Conan Midnight Diner [Detective Conan BG] + [Vampire] + [Matsuda CP] + [Police Academy Squad Redemption] + [Midnight Diner] + [Happy Ending] A restaurant that opens at eight in the evening has opened near the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Beika office worker: Yes, a midnight diner! My hunger will finally be taken care of! But something seems strange. Why is there no duck blood in the duck blood vermicelli soup? Much later. Today, too, the midnight di 1.5kReads8.9Score15514d adds

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   [A Certain Detective Conan's Midnight Diner] A slice-of-life, lighthearted, and heartwarming story; I'm recommending my own book.

8. 8 有 Money and Free Time: Romance and Farming on the Side 有钱有闲，一边恋爱一边种田 Dreaming Fat Panda做梦的胖哒Modern Romance699k WordsCompleted [A heartwarming, healing slice-of-life romance] [Cool, gentlemanly top-tier star and actor * cheerful, sunny little rich girl] How can anyone be this unlucky? She was just going to work when an elevator accident left her with nothing more than a sprained ankle after she was rescued. Then, at the hospital, she got caught up in a dispute with a patient, and the innocent woman was hit on the head and left unconscious for an entire week. At least the compensation was decent. Sheng Xia took the payou 2.8kReads8.8Score23114d adds

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   The female lead wins 100 million yuan in the lottery, returns to her hometown, opens a coffee shop, and raises cats and dogs. She has a romantic partner. The male lead is a celebrity.

9. 9 您 You Have a New Thirst-Quenching Drink Order 您有新的渴了么订单 Braised Wings of the Great Peng大鹏炖翅Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Character development + business simulation + infrastructure building + healing + no romance + a touch of court intrigue] They say the emperor was corrupt and incompetent, and Heaven sent down divine punishment. Not a drop of rain had fallen on this land for nearly twenty years, and countless people had died of thirst. Then, all of a sudden, a milk tea shop opened in the desert. In spring, there were all kinds of ice-cold fruit juices, along with seasonal drinks like cherry blossom and lychee b 13.4kReads9.4Score1.9k14d adds

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   This book is incredibly beautiful, incredibly delicate, and incredibly soft 🥺

10. 10 位 Quick Transmigration Across Planes: I Own a Little General Store 位面快穿，我有一间小杂货店 Pipi Loves Tangerines爱吃橘子的皮皮Modern Romance4.1M WordsOngoing [No romance + no male lead + general store + ensemble cast + doing business in various novel worlds, including storylines where the heroine gets help] [Main characters: Su Ling + a calico cat] After waking up one day, Su Ling finds that her general store has bonded with a planar trade System, and she transmigrates into a book. First book world: a lucky heroine in a story set during the era of rationing. A general store suddenly appears on the hill behind Dawang Village. It has more goods tha 52.3kReads9.3Score4.7k14d adds

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    This story is about a female protagonist who travels to many worlds to open shops in order to repair those worlds. During the time she absorbs energy, she gradually comes to understand human nature through selling things. The protagonist herself is a beautiful thing. Through this author's writing, I saw a vibrant side of the female protagonist and also witnessed that she doesn't necessarily depend on the male protagonist for survival.

11. 11 末 Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland: I Own a Commercial Street 末世废土：我有一条商业街 Little Black from Rusty Lake锈湖小黑Sci-Fi & Apocalypse279k WordsCompleted I’ve only stopped writing, not stopped reading. Plagiarists, have some shame. And this is just a little obscure story I write for fun. You won’t make any money by plagiarizing me. [Post-apocalyptic wasteland + management + no romance] Lu Tong, a graduate of an interstellar university, is caught in a space-time rift while heading to her internship and forced to land on Earth in a parallel world. Fortunately, she still has her System and the basic supplies provided by her school. An internship is 1.6kReads9.1Score17714d adds

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    1. The one true God, who loves his daughter. 2. Able to watch the entire post-apocalyptic shop opening series in one go.

12. 12 你 You Retired Too? What a Coincidence, So Did I! 你也退休了？好巧，我也是！ Qian Jin na千谨naAncient Romance340k WordsCompleted [Romance included; historical romance; there may or may not be awful relatives (I haven’t written any before, so I’m still working them out)] Xie Yu was an ordinary palace maid who became an ordinary female official. She longed to leave the palace, and at last her dream came true. With the savings she’d earned during ten years of palace work and her battered old bundle on her back, she returned to the hometown she’d been away from for so long. Her dream was to build a little home, open a small s 1.2kReads8.8Score10614d adds

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    The story of a retired palace maid who opened a small, unprofitable general store in a village. It's very heartwarming.

13. 13 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Starting with Selling Noodles 重生80年代，从卖面条开始 Loves Coconut Water c爱喝椰子水cUrban189k WordsOngoing [Made Entirely by Hand] [Period Novel + Food + Cozy Everyday Life + System + Farming] Jiang Jue unexpectedly is reborn in 1989 and takes over his family’s restaurant from the start! In an era short on good food, he’ll give diners a taste of culinary wonders! Noodles with shredded pork and green peppers, noodles with fried pork, Yangzhou fried rice, sea cucumber braised with scallions, Wensi tofu, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, mapo tofu, dry-fried rice noodles with beef, ginger duck... From nort 150Reads—Score10514d adds

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    [Bump post][Bump post][Bump post]

14. 14 开 I Opened a University for Seniors, and All My Students Are Retired Bigwigs 开办老年大学，学生全是退休大佬 Qisi其似Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted [System]+ [Everyone's favorite]+ [Building a business and infrastructure]+ [Funny everyday life]+ [A little livestreaming]+ [No romance for the heroine] Lin Qinglan wins a hundred-million-yuan lottery and gets bound to the “Senior University System.” The students here are older than the teachers, and there's no shortage of anything you'd expect. There are modeling teams, square-dancing groups, and esports classes. Intangible cultural heritage inheritors even teach classes themselves, alongside s 1.4kReads9.0Score16314d adds

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    The interactions between the female lead and the elderly folks were heartwarming. Is running a senior citizens' university considered running a business? [Facepalm]

15. 15 位 Interdimensional Food Shop 位面美食铺 A Bowl of Lamb Offal Soup喝碗羊杂汤Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No romance + farming + fantasy + gourmet hunting + The Wandering Earth + Journey to the West + multi-plane restaurant + adventures in other worlds + cooperation with the state] Deep in debt, Xu Milu gets a Plane Transmigration System and sets off down a one-way road, selling ingredients from countless planes across the universe. She sells pearls from the East Sea Dragon Palace to sea monsters, recommends spicy hot pot from Sichuan to dwarves, supplies Earthlings with little spring fruit juice t 7.3kReads9.2Score82814d adds

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    This is about a female protagonist who opens shops in various dimensions. After reading it, you'll be amazed by the author's imaginative ideas. The worlds are vividly described, and the female protagonist is constantly growing. The writing is truly heartwarming.

16. 16 回 Back to the Day I Won the Lottery: My Whole Family Strikes It Rich 回到中彩票后：带着全家暴富了 Wontons Dipped in Chili云吞蘸辣椒Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted When Shen Yao returned from the world of cultivation to the moment she won 80 million yuan in the lottery, she brought along the golden finger she had gained in that world. Shen Yao decided she was going to get rich, and once she had money, she would live a carefree life. Her eldest brother's restaurant business was struggling? No problem. He could join her in farming. With vegetables irrigated by spiritual spring water, he would become a giant in the food industry. Her second brother was looked 3.8kReads9.0Score40314d adds

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    This story is about a female protagonist who transmigrates from the world of cultivation, wins a lottery, and then returns to her hometown to open a farmhouse inn. Recommended!

17. 17 辞 After Quitting My Job, I Inherited Grandma's Little Restaurant 辞职后，我继承了奶奶的小饭馆 Graceful as a Swimming Fish婉若游鱼Modern Romance437k WordsCompleted [Healing + food + a touch of farming + slow-paced + everyday life] Wen Nian's new life began with a resignation letter. A well-paid job in the big city, endless overtime, cold convenience-store rice balls... She suddenly realized it had been a long time since she'd tasted anything like happiness. Steaming hot soup dumplings in the morning mist, soft and chewy cloud cakes with Pu'er tea in the afternoon, little river shrimp roasted crisp and red by Grandpa... It all felt like a distant, different 3.1kReads8.8Score41714d adds

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    They're all written by the same author, and they're incredibly good! The overall feeling is warm and cozy, and there's a romantic pairing.

18. 18 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 8.4kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
19. 19 在 I Made a Chinese Restaurant a Huge Hit in the Apocalypse of Another World 在异世界末世经营中华餐厅爆火 Ice Cola Drink Substitute冰可乐代喝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] [Business Management] [System] [Gourmet Food] [Farming] [No CP, Ensemble Cast] After Ling Jing died, she became bound to a business management System and was randomly dropped into an apocalyptic world where plants and animals had mutated. The System asked her to name her restaurant. After thinking for a moment, she typed: Chinese Restaurant. In this mutated apocalypse, every plant and animal had become an enemy. When starving humans on the brink of death caught the scent of roaste 95.4kReads9.4Score13.9k14d adds

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    A post-apocalyptic management novel, not a Mary Sue story, unfortunately still ongoing.

20. 20 开 From the Start, I Had a Spatula, and the Big Shots Kept Chasing Me for a Meal 开局一把锅铲，大佬追着我干饭 Huanxia123焕夏123Modern Romance158k WordsOngoing [System + quick transmigration + food and business + reborn + pocket dimension + feel-good power fantasy] Bai Yuxi was an ordinary office worker in the imperial capital. Desperate to achieve financial freedom and buy a home in her hometown as soon as possible, she worked herself to the bone, only to die suddenly from overwork. Then, against all odds, she was reborn? This time, she decided to live life on her own terms! After giving her exploitative boss a piece of her mind and securing severance 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Both of these books are great. The first is about the apocalypse, and the second is about a shop where you can travel through time—running a small stall in the modern world in the morning and traveling to ancient times at night.

21. 21 绑 Farm Life: I Went Viral After Linking My Farmstay App 【经营】绑定农家乐APP爆红了 The Wind Within自有风Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [No romance + Everyday business management] After graduating from university, Li Xixi worked diligently as an office drone. Then, out of nowhere, she was bound to a farm-stay app System. Was this a windfall from heaven? Quit her job, of course! She had no intention of working for someone else. Delighted, Li Xixi returned to her hometown to open a farm stay! What, it's too remote, tucked away in the mountains, and nobody will come? What, there's nothing to do nearby, so visitors would be wasting 1.2kReads8.7Score13914d adds

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    It's a story about a rural tourism app, not an exaggerated business management novel. The female protagonist uses her own abilities to develop her hometown. There's no romantic pairing.

22. 22 修 The Immortal Cultivation Master Went Viral Through Endless Business Ventures 修仙大佬靠无限经营爆红了 Dawn Xiao Xiao Xiao拂晓晓晓Modern Romance545k WordsCompleted Bai Li, a powerful cultivator, dies beneath heavenly lightning while ascending to immortality. She’s bound by an all-purpose business System and tasked with completing various business challenges. [The Magical General Store] Before buying: “Ten yuan for one piece of candy? Why don’t you just rob me?” After buying: “Boss, give me ten more.” A perfectly ordinary little general store has both Best Actors and Best Actresses hooked. Countless netizens beg the owner to stock more goods. Bai Li’s respo 512Reads8.7Score10414d adds

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    I'm not sure if this counts as heartwarming, but! All the worlds are about running shops, there's currently no romance, and it's a strong female lead! Please ignore the rating~ It's a hidden gem, come at me if you don't believe me [shy]

23. 23 末 Starting a Hotel in the Apocalypse 末世从经营酒店开始 A Duo u阿哆uSci-Fi & Apocalypse700k WordsCompleted [Romance + apocalypse + System + running a shop + sweet romance + ensemble cast] [The heroine transmigrates as a cute little darling; the hero is a pitiful little guy reborn.] [1. This isn’t a story about an overpowered heroine leveling up, and she isn’t a self-sacrificing saint. 2. Prices in this story only apply to this book. 3. The leads aren’t perfect, and they’ll both grow. 4. Please note, this is an ensemble cast with lots of side characters’ stories. 5. This book is entirely fictional, so 12.9kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds

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    💙💜💙💜 I highly recommend these books; they're all ones I've read and found quite enjoyable. The authors have excellent writing styles. I especially recommend the third one—you absolutely won't regret reading it! I stayed up all night to finish it, and it was incredibly satisfying.

24. 24 末 My Apocalypse Shop: Running a Business with the System 末世小店：我带系统搞经营 Durian Rice Rolls榴莲肠粉Sci-Fi & Apocalypse709k WordsCompleted [Management + Apocalypse + One Heroine, No Romance + Multiple Realms] Lin Yanan was an overworked wage slave. After working diligently for over half a year, she finally got a few days off, only to lose them to a gaming keyboard. Unexpectedly, that caused her to bind with a business-management System. [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you've bound with the System! You receive one rundown shack!] Passerby One: “Did you hear? The convenience store has oden!” Passerby Two: “Really?” Passerby Three: “Y 2.4kReads8.9Score22114d adds
25. 25 睁 She Woke Up Clutching a Medicine Jar, and Her Whole Family Dotes on Her Like She's Made of Glass 睁眼抱着药罐，全家萌哭了怕化了 Ling Fei Yan凌菲烟Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted A doted-on family favorite + food + farming and business + sweet romance (a warm family with no awful relatives) Su Yinyin, a young woman who has never dated and is clueless about romance, transmigrates to another world. There, she has good fortune, wealth, and luck. Isn't she the legendary lucky koi? Her eldest brother isn't much of a scholar, but he loves cooking? Perfect! She has countless recipes and can turn him into a restaurant tycoon in no time! Her second and third brothers love studyin 3.6kReads9.2Score39414d adds

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    A book that I've read three times

26. 26 末 Apocalypse: The Hotel I Run Is the Only Paradise 末世：我经营的酒店是唯一乐园 Bei Moxi北茉夕Sci-Fi & Apocalypse516k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + no romance + invincible system + business management + please read the final note in the synopsis + low prices early on, don't read if you dislike that] Gu Wanyin never imagined that transmigrating would be bad enough, only to find herself in the apocalypse! The moment she opened her eyes, zombies were swarming her, and the only ones by her side were two pitifully skinny little kids. Gu Wanyin: I'm done for! System: Impossible. Absolutely impossible! After binding to the apocalypse 7.7kReads9.2Score84814d adds
27. 27 我 I Joined Forces with a Plane-Hopping Supermarket and My Country to Drive Development 我携手位面超市和国家搞发展 Golden Sunset落日融金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (The animated drama adaptation of this novel is now available. If you’re interested, check it out under the title “Fatherland, I Want to Turn In My Interdimensional Supermarket.” Season two is also out.) A nation-building story. The heroine is a supporting character, and there’s no romance. Ordinary woman Tang Qingxi quits her job and goes home to open a supermarket. After finally getting everything ready, she opens the door to start business, only to discover that her supermarket has transmigr 24.7kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds

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    No romantic pairing. The female lead has her country's backing and travels through different dimensions with various resources. It's an incredibly satisfying story, leading her country into the interstellar era. [Top Post]

28. 28 宝 Pokemon: Retiring in the World of Pocket Monsters 宝可梦我在精灵世界养老 Mulan Star木兰星Anime Fanfiction604k WordsOngoing This book was originally titled I Have a Pokémon Day Care in the World of Pokemon, and is now titled Growing Old in the World of Pokemon. (Female lead + no romance + Pokemon + Pokemon + Pokémon + no battles + slow-paced life + running a Pokémon Day Care + levels) Zhao Meng had only watched a few Pokemon shows as a child when she suddenly transmigrated to a world full of Pokemon and inherited a Pokémon Day Care. And so the story begins... You don't need to know anything about Pokemon to enjoy thi 11.9kReads9.2Score68914d adds

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    The female lead opens a shop; there is no romantic pairing.

29. 29 开 From the Start, Beneath a Cliff: The Influencer’s Library 开局悬崖下：网红图书馆 Yaya Girl丫丫丫头Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Slow-paced!!! [No CP] [System Story] [Shopkeeping] [Leveling Up] From the start, she's sent to the foot of a cliff to run a library? She has to keep completing tasks to survive here? Complete a task, get a reward: instant noodles, egg tarts, and fizzy drinks. Complete a task, get a reward: a personal shop, a divine beast pet, and increased cultivation. Complete a task, get a reward: a ten-draw book lottery, ten minutes possessed by Sun Wukong, and Red Wolf's frying pan. And that's how Xia Me 42Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist runs a library in another world; there is no romantic partner.

30. 30 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 26kReads9.2Score2.1k14d adds

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    This book is SO good!!! Absolutely amazing!!! I rave about it!!! [Drooling][drooling][drooling]

31. 31 杂 A General Store Transformed Into an Ancient-Style Snack Shop 杂货铺爆改古代零食小店 Nie Kui臲尯Ancient Romance525k WordsCompleted [Just started getting ratings. Read it, and maybe the score will go up!] “A laid-back shopkeeping story focused on snacks. The pace is slow, so skip it if that bothers you.” Jiang Yun transmigrates into ancient times and inherits a grocery store on the verge of bankruptcy. Faced with a difficult situation, she relies on a System in her mind containing recipes for modern delicacies, gradually turning the little shop into a famous establishment. Her secret-recipe spicy strips bring the county magi 814Reads8.2Score11014d adds

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    This is so cozy and everyday. The comments section even has pictures of all sorts of delicious-looking snacks.

32. 32 穿 Transmigrated as a Sickly Heiress, She Sets the New Fashion in the Capital 穿成病娇大小姐，引领京城新时尚 Jiang Ajiangjiang姜啊姜姜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigration + unlimited space + making money + friendship and romance + sweet devotion + mutually faithful romance A wealthy heiress transmigrates with all the supplies from her mansion into the body of a delicate legitimate daughter from an official family, poor as a church mouse. She may look fragile, but she’s a sly one who never lets herself lose out. She sells modern cosmetics and opens beauty salons, nail salons, and shopping centers, making money hand over fist. What? The Minister’s wi 1.7kReads9.2Score27014d adds

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    The female lead initially worked in the beauty products industry, then opened a nail and beauty salon, and later even a shopping mall—a typical career-driven type. The on-screen couple is also very appealing.

33. 33 大 The Blacksmith and the Tofu Maker 大铁匠与豆腐娘 A Shark with One Hand一只鲨手Ancient Romance397k WordsCompleted [Farming story + everyday life + food + raising a child + cozy + no pocket dimension or System for the protagonist + seemingly fierce but actually endlessly worrying, devoted dad-like man x free-spirited pampered sweetheart + face-slapping satisfaction] (The leads are both natives. They'll keep living their own quiet lives and won't suddenly become marquises, prime ministers, or emperors.) Of the three hardest livelihoods, there's boat hauling, ironworking, and selling tofu. Mian, a tofu seller 13.1kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds

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    How could a heartwarming story about a female protagonist running a shop be complete without Ah Mian! The sweet daily life of Lu Xiaoniangzi, the tofu shop owner, and her virtuous husband Da Mi (along with a few time-travelers who accidentally wandered in, hahaha).

34. 34 辞 I Quit My Job and Opened a Farm for Immortals 辞职后，我开了家神仙农庄 Plucking the Moon摘月亮Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [System + farming + one-on-one romance, both devoted] After refusing workplace sexual harassment and slapping the offender on the spot, Lin Yunxiu came across the song “Resignation March” while scrolling Douyin. She unexpectedly acquired a farming lottery System and resolutely quit her job to return to her hometown. Now that she had a System, why keep being a corporate drone? Of course she was going to farm, drink tea, tend flowers, and live a peaceful life in the countryside! To complete the Sy 5.9kReads9.2Score52614d adds

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    These two books are absolutely fantastic! The first one, Misty Manor, is exactly the kind of world I imagined when I was a kid. The second one has a great gacha mechanic and a rich cast of characters.

35. 35 靠 Running an Inn with Gacha Draws 靠抽卡经营旅馆 Moon Over Heaven月关天Modern Romance614k WordsCompleted [Business Management + Card Draws + Food + No Romance] Unable to find a job, Su He takes over her family's small hotel, which is on the verge of closing. Luckily, Su He binds herself to a card-drawing System! The Princess and the Pea's bed, delicacies from Dream of the Red Chamber, a magical vine elevator… all kinds of wondrous items appear. The maids from Dream of the Red Chamber want to kowtow to Su He three times. Su He says, “We're all equal in modern society. We don't do that anymore.” The 3.9kReads8.8Score42114d adds
36. 36 开 Sold from the Start: From Street-Corner Pancake Seller to Regional Tycoon 开局被卖，从卖饼小贩到富甲一方 King Wen Was Right文王说得对Ancient Romance618k WordsCompleted [Food + business + imperial exams + farming + infrastructure + character growth + mutual first love] Food blogger Lu Yan died suddenly of heart disease and transmigrated into a novel about a heroine’s rise to success. The heroine in the book was the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, but her stepmother schemed to have her kidnapped and sold to a poor, remote village. An older man bought her and raised her as his own daughter. Before long, the heroine came across the fallen crown prince, 15.8kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds
37. 37 我 I Opened a Self-Service Restaurant in the Apocalypse 我在末世开自助餐馆 Snow at First Sight in the Tang Wind棠风初见雪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse197k WordsOngoing [No romance + Business management + Not a saint] Overworked office drone Youmi dies suddenly at her computer. Before she dies, she wishes that in her next life she won't have to be a wage slave and will outlive everyone else. By chance, she's bound to a System! [Ding~ Wish request approved] [Ding~ Permanent attribute acquired: Immortality] [Ding~ Self-service restaurant acquired x1] And so, in an apocalypse where food is scarce... Youmi: Black Cat Self-Service Restaurant~ Enjoy food from around 439Reads8.3Score10214d adds

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    The female lead is invincible, there's no romantic partner, and you can easily immerse yourself in the story as a spectator [shy].

38. 38 空 Farming in My Space: My Retirement Farmhouse Goes Viral 空间种田，我的养老小农院爆红了 Quietly Watching Tea暗中观茶Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance, Alternate Setting + Pocket Dimension + Farming + A Relaxed Retirement] After graduating, losing her job, and failing interview after interview, Fang Xiaoyi happens upon Xiao Li, a food-loving System, and gains a magical farming dimension. From then on, she upgrades her space while tending crops and flowers, feeding the food-loving System to score high-tech blueprints from the interstellar age, and occasionally filming her laid-back retirement in the beautiful countryside. Be 394Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    The first two books focus on retirement life; the third book has a heartwarming relationship between the female protagonist and the elderly in the nursing home; the fourth book mainly focuses on opening a shop; and the fifth book is my favorite, the story of the female protagonist and the insectoid race, with the part where she prepares to open the shop starting to get interesting (in my opinion).

39. 39 失 After Losing My Job, I Became an Online Sensation Through Farming 失业后，我靠种田爆红全网 Ran Xi Xi染习习Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted This novel is also known as: Everyone Online Is Begging Me to Livestream Tong Ranhua transmigrated to the cultivation world and spent a hundred years there, only to die unexpectedly while exploring a secret realm. She returned to the modern world, bringing with her the cultivation world’s specialties: a secret realm and its spirit. On the very day her boyfriend cheated on her with the company president’s daughter and she was fired, Tong Ranhua, who had spent a hundred years grinding away in the 12.5kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
40. 40 敬 Is It Really So Strange for a Nursing Home to Have a Few Big Shots? 敬老院有几个大佬很合理吧？ Red Bean Chocolate Ice Cream红豆巧克力雪糕Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A little comedy + a little fantasy + everyday life + romance + System] [There is a couple! There is a couple! There is a couple! If you prefer stories without couples, read with caution.] [Try not to relate the story to real life. The setting and story are entirely fictional.] [Several plotlines may seem unrelated, but they are all connected, so things might get confusing.] Su Xinghui was on her way to meet a client and sign a contract when she got into a car accident and died unexpectedly. Reb 334Reads9.1Score10014d adds
41. 41 末 Apocalypse: My Supermarket System Charges Ahead 末世：我的超市系统向前冲冲冲 Little Aries Baby白羊小宝宝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted Ye Baobao wakes up one morning to find herself in the apocalypse. Her ordinary family supermarket has been bound to a Supermarket System and turned into a walking mobile supermarket. Her ordinary house was right there, so how did it end up in the apocalypse overnight? Her parents are gone, and so are her grandparents! When in Rome, do as the Romans do! Whoa! She's incredibly powerful! No one in the world dares offend her, and the abilities the supermarket grants her are astonishing. Let's go, le 658Reads8.3Score11614d adds

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42. 42 救 Help! The Fierce Zerg of the Interstellar Era Keep Trying to Cuddle Me 救命！星际凶残虫族总想和我贴贴 Craving Instant Noodles想吃泡面Sci-Fi & Apocalypse610k WordsCompleted [+Interstellar + Zerg + Body Transmigration + Food + Unconventional Group Darling + More or Less No CP] Cha Xin transmigrates into another world and becomes the Zerg's emergency rations. The only way to survive: cook. The Zerg gradually fall for her cooking, becoming more interested in her dishes than in her. But... “Hey! You there, you dead bug, put down my fish! It's the last one, and you're still messing with it!” “Hey, you! Mind your table manners! Don't stand on the table. Get down!” “Hey, 814Reads9.3Score11514d adds
43. 43 巫 The Lich Brewery: A Management Journal 巫妖酿造工坊经营日志 Yingge Yeyuehua应歌夜月华Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Transmigration to another world + medieval Western fantasy and magic + food + running a business + a touch of mystery-solving. The love interest is Andre Lu Huntington, deputy commander of the kingdom's knights.) A food-and-mystery story with two parallel plotlines and a romance, so be warned! Jiang You, a master brewer from a family renowned for its traditional soy sauce, dies of heart disease. After death, she discovers she has arrived in another world and become a living skeleton... correcti 6.8kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds

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    🌸The romance between the male and female leads in the second book is written in a rather old-fashioned style, but the premise is still acceptable.

44. 44 我 I Made a Fortune Growing Flowers with a Compendium 我靠图鉴养花致富 Smoke Rises from the Perched Trees栖木生烟Modern Romance227k WordsOngoing [Farming + food + everyday life + feel-good story + building wealth + adorable pets + collection guide + card draws] The remote village of Huaxi has grown flowers for generations, but its economy is in decline due to a lack of distinctive products, and young people are leaving in droves. Lin Xi graduated with a degree in horticulture from a prestigious university and spent three years enduring grueling 996 hours at a trendy flower shop in the big city. To care for her injured grandmother, she re 36Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 45 末 Apocalypse Management: I Open a Hotel and Win by Doing Nothing 末世经营：开间酒店我躺赢 Mu Yu沐予Sci-Fi & Apocalypse771k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Business Management + Healing + Infrastructure Building + No Romance + Light Ensemble Cast] The moment Gu Nian opens her eyes, she finds herself in a hell-level apocalypse. Zombies roam everywhere, plants mutate, and one natural disaster after another strikes. She is framed from the start and nearly gets herself killed. On the brink of death, Gu Nian binds herself to a hotel management System and merges with a mysterious plant compendium, becoming the owner of a small hotel in the 8.5kReads8.8Score1k14d adds

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    It's super, super good! There's no romantic pairing yet. It's my favorite novel about opening a shop.

46. 46 猫 Cat Cafe Owner? No! I’m Just the Cats’ Spokesperson 猫咖老板娘？NO！猫的嘴替罢了 Chi Zhizhi迟枝枝Modern Romance285k WordsOngoing [Golden finger + cute pets + no romance] Jiang Wan was a minor sacrificial character in an entertainment-industry lucky-star novel. Just as she was about to be forced out of the story, she unexpectedly became bound to a golden finger recall System. After perfectly completing the System's missions across its worlds, she was finally reborn. After working herself to the bone for hundreds of years, she had no desire to keep striving. She decided to use her System rewards to open a cat cafe, sip tea, 247Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    The female lead runs a cat café. There's no romantic pairing. She worked for hundreds of years and used a system reward to open the café. Originally, the system wouldn't have gone back to the world where she was reborn and retired, but it paid a price to stay with her until the end, because it was worried about her. The system is so touching! [Crying]

47. 47 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 6.6kReads9.1Score97714d adds

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    🍒The female protagonist opens a shop in a post-apocalyptic world, and the overall atmosphere is warm and harmonious. There's no romantic pairing, and the female lead is very strong and beautiful. She opens a tourist town in the apocalypse, starting with a small vegetable shop and gradually expanding to a supermarket and various handicraft shops [smirk]. She doesn't cause trouble in the town, and she quickly deals with any difficult characters.

48. 48 东 Northeastern Sweetheart: From the Start, She Cracks the CEO's Skull 东北娇妻：开局给霸总脑袋干开瓢 The Thief Who Doesn't Steal贼不偷儿Modern Romance423k WordsCompleted Completed! Read with confidence! Original title: The Northeast Sweetheart: From the Start, She Cracked the CEO's Skull [Transmigrate into a book + comedy + sweet and satisfying + strong female lead + everyone dotes on her + winning everyone over + food + no catfights between women + romance, friendship, and family] A girl from Northeast China transmigrates into an old-fashioned novel as the villainess and steals the male lead's storyline. Then she discovers that this book's world doesn't even ha 1.5kReads9.4Score20214d adds

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    Upon entering the homepage, I saw this title and realized it was about my book! "Northeastern Female Lead Enters Mary Sue Novel, Opens Northeastern Restaurant, and Flatters Me." (I'll give it a shout-out!)

49. 49 大 The Great Qian Dynasty's First Lady Scholar 大乾第一女先生 Bright Green Persimmon绿澄澄的柿子Ancient Romance708k WordsCompleted A new story. The System is just a tool and doesn't appear much~ A cozy, everyday tale, mostly about women. Jiang Zhi gets divorced, takes her daughter, and leaves her ex-husband's family in utter chaos. Back in Jiangzhou, she opens a curious teahouse. The pastries here are unlike anything people have seen, the rules are unusual, and the stories she tells... are even more unheard-of! A monkey causes havoc in Heaven? A scholar falls in love with a female ghost? And a dark-faced judge named Bao can 3.1kReads8.5Score34114d adds

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    I highly recommend the first book! It's really heartwarming.

50. 50 古 A Physician Couple's Handbook from Ancient Times 古代夫妻行医手札 Queen Rong蓉大王Ancient Romance597k WordsCompleted [Farming + Traditional Chinese Medicine expertise + no System + building wealth + devoted sweet romance] Bai Ying, a modern master’s graduate in traditional Chinese medicine and gynecology, opens her eyes to find herself an orphan living in a leaky thatched hut in Niujiao’ao. She starts out in hell mode: the house is bare, the damp cold has seeped into her bones, and her pockets are emptier than her stomach. No System? No pocket dimension? Bai Ying calmly taps her head. No problem. The Treatise 2.3kReads8.4Score28414d adds

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