Travel Back to Ancient Times, Make All Kinds of Delicious Food, with Clear Logic and No Saintly Main Character 穿回古代，会做各种美食，逻辑清晰合理，不圣母

1. 251 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: Three Women, Countless Dramas 穿越古代：三个女人N台戏 A Lamp in the Twilight一灯阑珊Ancient Romance6.1M WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + group transmigration + farming and commerce + military service and medicine + self-reliance and perseverance, an uplifting and satisfying story, slow burn, everyday slice of life] A car accident sends three women transmigrating to the unfamiliar Great Wu Dynasty, where they land in a bandit’s den from the start. Zhu Mingyue: “Watch me make a fortune with two deadweights in tow.” Duan Xiaotang: “Watch me bring stability to every corner of the realm with two teammates.” Lin Wanwan 27.9kReads9.4Score2k14d adds

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   This is a transmigration story without any cheat codes. The three sisters are self-reliant, and they have everything from farming and business to cooking.

2. 252 食 A Feast for the Senses: The First-Class Chef 食色生香，一品美味小厨娘 Chu Tiankuo楚天阔Ancient Romance737k WordsCompleted She transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a fat, ugly farm wife, hated by everyone in the village, even the dogs. Her husband is incredibly handsome, but they have nothing to their name, no money or food, and they’re bullied by all sorts of awful relatives. Liang Shiqi does the math and can’t help feeling she got the short end of the stick. At least her parents-in-law are reasonable, and her little brother-in-law is sweet and adorable. So be it! She has her cooking skills to rely on, and wi 52Reads7.0Score—14d adds
3. 253 包 The Struggles of the Baozi Beauty 包子西施奋斗史 Honey-Brewed Osmanthus蜜酿桂花Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Food + Building a fortune + Cozy everyday life + Life among ordinary people] Shen Yu transmigrates, but her start couldn’t be worse: she’s unlucky enough to have broken off an engagement and become a jinx, and she’s poor and miserable. Give up now? No way! She takes odd jobs, sets up a stall, and opens a little eatery. The whole family works together to build a fortune, and life gets sweeter by the day! But whose son, with a county magistrate for a father, can’t even get meat a 3.3kReads8.8Score34114d adds

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   Travel back in time to ancient times to cook delicious food and open a restaurant.

4. 254 我 My System Only Works When I Do Good Deeds 我的系统，做了好事才能用 Mu Youzhi Loves Meat木有枝吃肉肉Ancient Romance243k WordsCompleted Transmigration + family separation + farming + System + growth + getting rich + strong heroine She had barely transmigrated when she fainted... She landed in the household of the bullied eldest branch of the family. Her mother was gone, her father had left, her eldest brother was a consumptive, and their house was about to be seized by her own grandmother. What a disastrous start. Su Pan'er was exhausted from fighting for the house, beating up her grandmother, and arguing with the whole fami 14Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It's beautiful, beautiful, super beautiful! It's a very interesting concept, and it's definitely worth watching.

5. 255 冲 The Foolish Bride Who Brought Good Fortune Goes Viral in the Village, and Her Husband Is the Ninth Prince 冲喜傻妃爆红村，夫君竟是九皇子 Jian Yiyi茧苡苡Ancient Romance326k WordsCompleted [Funny, sweet romance + farming riches + royal power reversal + secret identities] A foolish bride marries a sickly man to bring him good luck. After he reveals his true identity, he flirts with her every night~ Reborn as a foolish girl sold for five taels of silver, she marries a husband who supposedly has less than three months to live. Everyone laughs that she got the raw end of the deal, but she rolls up her sleeves and gets to work: Scientific composting and crossbreeding turn barren land i 81Reads—Score—14d adds

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   1. Family! This novel about marrying a woman to bring good luck and then farming is so addictive! The female lead transmigrates into the body of a mentally challenged woman who is to marry a man to bring good luck. She originally wanted to live a life of ease and widowhood, but she ended up being captivated by her stunningly handsome and sickly husband. She pretends to be mentally challenged while building her career. The male lead is incredibly handsome, and the plot is hilarious and satisfying. You'll regret it if you don't read it!

6. 256 吃 The Foodie's Guide to Getting Rich 吃货娘子发家记 Zhou Xiaoyi周小怡Ancient Romance672k WordsCompleted Lin Xia is miserable while learning to swim. Her foot cramps, her head spins, and when she wakes up after being rescued, she discovers she's transmigrated to ancient times! Then she gets a good look at the man who saved her. Oh my, he's six-foot-three, broad-shouldered, muscular, tall, handsome, and manly. He's exactly her type, so she immediately offers herself to him in gratitude! After getting married and discovering the joys of married life, she sees mountainsides full of clean, unpolluted, 36Reads6.1Score—14d adds

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   Lin Xia transmigrates to ancient times. Her birth mother wants her to marry a man in his forties, so she jumps into a river. She's rescued by a tall, handsome, and sunny man in the village and promptly pledges herself to him. She then makes a fortune by cooking.

7. 257 穿 Transmigrate into a Book as a Blessed, Wicked Mother-in-Law, and Lead My Good-for-Nothing Kids to Wealth 穿书福运恶婆婆，带渣崽崽们暴富 Ballball the Soon-to-Be Millionaire暴富的大球球Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming, family squabbles, building wealth, a woman transmigrates into a book as an older mother-in-law] After staying up all night reading a novel, I opened my eyes and found myself transmigrated into a book. Talk about bad luck. Of all people, why did I have to become her? I ended up as the silly, sweet heroine’s stepmother, the villainess’s biological mother, and a wicked farm wife with a whole brood of useless kids. Zhang Jing complained, “Well, this is great. No more nagging me to get 687Reads8.9Score10714d adds
8. 258 舌 Transmigrating for the Love of Food: I Opened a Chain of Shops in Ancient Times 舌尖上的穿越：我在古代开连锁店 lNamelessll无名lAncient Romance569k WordsOngoing Lin Xiaoxiao, a three-Michelin-star pastry chef, transmigrates into a famine era after a livestreaming mishap. From the start, she has half a bowl of moldy brown rice, a whisk, and a phone with 5% battery. She makes emerald soup from wild herbs and gets mistaken for an alchemist. She turns a broken crock into a makeshift refrigerator and gets reported for “raising an ice demon.” She serves a feast of fermented tofu, and the whole city clamors for her “stinky but delicious” culinary abominations. 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Not bad [admiration]

9. 259 寒 The Humble Origins Chef 寒门厨娘 Everyday A Bu市井阿布Ancient Romance359k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of the lowest-ranking palace maid in the Imperial Kitchen, A He only wants to slack off, lie flat, and survive to a ripe old age. But the head steward skimps on the palace rations with moldy rice, then serves spoiled food to the elderly maids. She quietly brings out the culinary skills she won in her previous life as “Little Master of Chinese Cuisine”: A dish of cabbage boiled in clear broth shocks the Imperial Food Bureau, while three spoonfuls of crab-stuf 52Reads6.1Score—14d adds

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   One is a farming novel about food, the other is a palace intrigue novel about food.

10. 260 我 My Restaurant Connects to a Thousand Worlds 我的食肆通万界 The Wine-Sack Wanderer鸱夷客434k WordsOngoing Quick Transmigration + No Romance + Gourmet + Everyday Life + Shopkeeper Stories World One: Total War of Resistance (Complete) World Two: An Lushan Rebellion (Complete) World Three: Human Apocalypse (Ongoing) Xin Yi, a recent food science graduate, has always dreamed of opening a restaurant of her own. She unlocks all kinds of gourmet recipes and connects multiple parallel worlds. In every era and place, people suddenly discover a simple little shop that wasn’t there before, its air filled with 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book is set in two worlds: the first during the Republic of China era, during the full-scale War of Resistance against Japan, and the second during the Tianbao era of the Tang Dynasty.

11. 261 周 Zhou's Food Shop 周记食肆 Everyday A Bu市井阿布Ancient Romance323k WordsCompleted When Zhou Youwei opens her eyes, she faces utter poverty, a sick mother, and a younger brother still too young to fend for himself. She has no foresight from being a transmigrator and no cheat like a magical spring realm. All she has are the heavy responsibilities resting on her fourteen-year-old shoulders, along with a local’s keen appreciation for food and an unwavering dedication to it. The river crabs everyone else scorns become “crab roe butter,” worth its weight in gold, in her hands; Ord 2Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 262 流 Exiled to Hainan, I Made My Fortune by Foraging Along the Shore 流放海南后我靠赶海发家 Xia Zhizi夏栀子Ancient Romance801k WordsCompleted Jiang Wan is incredibly unlucky to get into a car accident, but she's also lucky: she and her mother, Yin Huaixi, transmigrate to the same dynasty and are still mother and daughter. As soon as they arrive, they learn that her mother's family has been exiled for life to an island, where they're forbidden to leave. What?! The place of exile is just like Hainan Island?! Jiang Wan's mouth waters so much that she starts to cry. She picks up her old beachcombing skills and brings all kinds of seafood 8.8kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
13. 263 满 A Family of Loyal Martyrs Forced into a Second Marriage, and the Comment Section Goes Wild 满门忠烈被逼当填房，弹幕杀疯了 Peach Blossoms Flourish桃之泱泱Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Past and present connected + two storylines running in parallel + women supporting women] It begins when Shen Shuangyu is branded a homewrecker for supposedly seducing her brother-in-law before her sister's death, then marries into a marquis's household as his second wife. She pours her heart and soul into managing the household, supporting her husband, and raising her stepson and stepdaughter, never uttering a single complaint. In the end, all she gets in return is: “She's doing this to atone. 38.8kReads9.1Score5.6k14d adds

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    Back in ancient times, she'll be a gourmet and open a shop [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] Shen Shuangyu transmigrated into a novel, becoming the infamous second wife of a marquis in a melodramatic and tragic story. She married into the marquis's family in place of her sister, working tirelessly to manage the household, assist her husband, and raise her stepchildren. However, due to her sister's dying accusations, she was seen by her entire family as a "slut who seduced her brother-in-law." She gritted her teeth and endured the humiliation, only to be met with her husband's cold indifference: "This is your atonement." Her stepchildren mocked, "She doesn't deserve gratitude." Even after her death, her family shed two drops of cat urine in a performance of remorse, then turned around and continued to laugh at her foolishness. Suddenly, golden comments floated before her eyes: [Cold-hearted, heartless man; ungrateful, treacherous children; vicious relatives who schemed against your life... Wait until you die, then shed two drops of cat urine in a performance of deep regret.] Shen Shuangyu: "?"

14. 264 团 The Beloved Little Heiress Wields a Pocket Dimension and Wins Over Her Yandere Husband 团宠小千金手持空间，带病娇夫君 Fat7DoesntEatGrass肥7不吃草Ancient Romance391k WordsOngoing Farming + adored by all + business + pocket dimension + gourmet food + devoted couple + one-on-one romance With a cry of “Waa, waa,” a newborn baby girl came into the world. At long last, the Hua family, whose patriarch served as Grand Tutor, had good news. After the Grand Tutor’s wife gave birth to five boys over the course of twenty years, she finally risked her life to bear Grand Tutor Hua a precious daughter at the age of forty-two. They say that when the little girl was born, she clutched a 23Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is it; the female lead makes delicious food and later she'll open a restaurant, a hot pot restaurant, and a roast duck restaurant.

15. 265 食 The Taste of Fortune: A Koi-Blessed Farm Girl 食色生香：锦鲤小农女 Jialuo嘉洛Ancient Romance363k WordsCompleted [Gourmet farming + mutual devotion] A lighthearted read, come on in~ From the start, Xiao Yao transmigrates from a modern-day food blogger into the poor and miserable daughter of the Zhu family. Steamed buns with plain water make her more nauseous with every bite. Gruel with vegetable cakes goes down so roughly she nearly chokes to death. How can someone with a southerner's soul be too poor to afford rice?! Just as Xiao Yao is pining desperately for a bowl of rice, he shows up! And he brings ric 98Reads8.6Score—14d adds
16. 266 穿 I Became a Farm Girl and Found Myself a Wolfish Boyfriend 穿成小农女捡了个狼系男友 Lazi Orange拉子橘子Ancient Romance245k WordsCompleted [Quirky, career-minded sweetheart + cold on the outside, warm on the inside, doting husband + both are each other's first and only + fictional setting] Shen Xiaoyuan inexplicably transmigrated to ancient times. The thatched cottage behind her was still burning, and her widowed mother clutched her, weeping: “My son is gone, and now the child bride I bought with silver is leaving too?!” She raised chickens with her stepmother, cooked delicious food, opened a shop, and struck business deals. Just a 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead isn't a saint; she's an excellent cook and always seeks revenge.

17. 267 福 Blessed with Good Fortune: A Farmer’s Wife Cooks Her Way to Wealth 福气满满，农家媳妇美食致富 Gold in the Sand沙中金金Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate world + farming + food + building wealth + everyday family life + cozy vibes + no awful relatives + one-on-one romance][The heroine isn’t perfect, and the hero is more of a supporting character. If that bothers you, proceed with caution.] Qi Manman transmigrates to ancient times and is sold as a bride from the start, to bring good fortune to her sick husband. Luckily, her in-laws are nice, her younger siblings are adorable, and her husband gets better after she marries him. Not enough 574Reads7.4Score10014d adds

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    Story Summary: The food looks so delicious it makes my mouth water.

18. 268 落 A Down-and-Out Marquis’s Heir? Perfect, I’ll Take Him Home as My Husband 落魄侯门世子？正好扛回家做相公 Qin Xiaomi秦小米Ancient Romance594k WordsCompleted (Transmigrated into a book + farming early on + political intrigue later + immensely strong heroine who fiercely protects her own + scumbag reborn to make amends) Lin Wan, heir to a family of ancient physicians, unexpectedly transmigrates into a book and becomes the male lead's ill-fated original wife. Her parents died young, her grandparents favor the other children, and her uncles are eyeing the family fortune. On top of being dirt poor, she also has a little brother to care for. Lin Wan says 1.2kReads8.6Score10714d adds

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    These are two excellent farming novels. The male and female leads are very well-developed, with no awful characters. The plots are tight and well-connected, without any dragging. Plus, the authors' writing style is great. I love them! [Laughing emojis]

19. 269 被 After Being Sold to a Blind Scholar, She Took the World by Storm 被卖给瞎眼秀才后她大杀四方了 Song Sanniang宋三娘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She can’t even step outside without having an accident, and after transmigrating, she’s broke as can be. Song Ran looks up at the sky in exasperation. Is anyone more unlucky than her? As it turns out, there’s no such thing as the unluckiest person. There’s only someone even unluckier! It’s bad enough that her buyer is poor, but he’s stingy too! And if being stingy weren’t enough, he’s blind as well! What the hell! She gets up before dawn and works until dark to earn silver, running around and de 9.5kReads9.2Score92114d adds
20. 270 七 The 1970s: The Beloved Darling Is Carried Off by the Village Bully 七零：团宠娇娇被村霸叼走了 A Little Red Flower一朵小红花儿Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted Synopsis: the whole family adores her + sweet romance P.S. This story is entirely fictional and set in a parallel world. It's a lighthearted, sugary little treat. Xia Miaomiao is the prettiest girl in the whole brigade. Her parents dote on her, her grandparents spoil her, and her brothers favor her. Even the children know: you can pick a fight with Fu Shi, but never with Xia Miaomiao! But that ruthless man took a liking to Xia Miaomiao and bullied her again and again. Whenever he saw the little 487Reads7.4Score—14d adds
21. 271 穿 I Transmigrated into a Farmer's Wicked Daughter, and the System Made Me a Tycoon 穿成农家小恶女，我靠系统成首富 Ning Qiran柠七染Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + Feel-Good Read + System] She transmigrates into the body of a nasty girl everyone hates, and wakes up just in time to be dumped by her fiancé. Shen Yue shouts, “I'm the one calling off the engagement! Brothers, sisters-in-law, get to work! Grab anything you like. Our family paid for all of it, so we're not letting the Lin family get a free ride. Big brother, take the roof apart too!” … When she gets home, her seven older brothers all keep their distance. Shen Yue doesn't mind. With Z 3.8kReads9.0Score45814d adds

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    The protagonist transmigrates into the body of a wicked girl whom even dogs dislike. In her original life, she was destined to die after being jilted by her beloved. Only her mother dotes on her; her brothers, exploited and resentful, hate her. Upon transmigrating, the heroine disregards everyone's attitude, repaying kindness with kindness, gradually changing her family's feelings towards her. She earns money and improves her life by creating various delicacies from konjac, and her neighbor's brother slowly falls for this genuine girl. This is a completed story with a voice actor; the voice acting is excellent. Highly recommended! (*^ω^*)

22. 272 天 Disaster and Famine? No Worries, My Lucky Little Treasure Has Cheat Powers 天灾荒年？不慌，小福宝开挂了 Hey Lala哎啦啦Ancient Romance405k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple, pampered adorable child, medical skills, space, building wealth] Five-year-old Wen Ruyi is innocent, lively, and adorable. Her biggest dream is to eat meat every day. After unexpectedly gaining a magical phone System, she becomes a little lucky charm, with fish leaping into her arms wherever she goes. News of the World, Food Around the World, Doctors Online, Storage Space, Chirpy Farm: all sorts of magical apps with different functions. 15Reads8.2Score—14d adds
23. 273 穿 I Transmigrated into a Cultivation World but I'm Too Useless, So the Whole Family Delivers Takeout Together 穿越修真我太菜，全家一起送外卖 Plum Blossom K梅花小KAncient Romance404k WordsCompleted {The whole family transmigrates}{Farming and food}{RV System}{Cultivation in another world} Their lovely road trip is ruined when a bowl falls from the sky and hits them. The whole family transmigrates to an unknown world. Song Chenxi throws her head back and cries, “Why did the three of us end up in different places?” RV: I have bound to a System. Please begin delivering takeout. Dad: No way. We don't even have enough to eat ourselves! RV: The shop rewards are generous. Song Chenxi: Wow, they e 942Reads9.3Score12614d adds

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    She could teleport? She even forgot to drink her water, silently chanting in her mind: "I want to get out." Whoosh, Moonlit Purple Grassland. "I want to go back." Whoosh, the RV's passenger seat. Song Chenxi's eyes widened. After several attempts, she finally confirmed that to get out, she could only appear on the purple grassland, and there were even footprints on the grass. To return, she only needed a thought, and she would immediately be back in the RV. This RV had become a portable space like in the novel! Glug, glug, she drank several mouthfuls of water, exhaled, curled up with her legs drawn up to her chest, and huddled in the passenger seat, staring at the strange screen in front of her. Were her parents also on this strange grassland? Would she be able to see further when it got light? What were the spaces in novels like? There were jade pendants, rings, and all sorts of systems... Why was her space a car?

24. 274 不 No Forgiveness, No Getting Back Together: Miss Su Is Thriving on Her Own 不原谅，不复合，苏小姐独美 Shi Yi拾一Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing After six years together, Jiang Yihuai puts an arm around his new flame and breaks up with her. Su Yumian makes no fuss. She packs her suitcase, takes the enormous breakup settlement, and moves out without hesitation. His friends all egg him on: “How long do you think Su Yumian will last this time?” Everyone in the capital knows she loves Jiang Yihuai desperately, so much that she has no pride or temper. She’ll come crawling back within three days, for sure. But three months pass… And she still 49.5kReads8.6Score4.5k14d adds

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    Shen Hua transmigrates into the body of the Shen family's precious child. Without a system, medical knowledge, or the ability to speak eloquently, he decides to lie down and live a life of luxury, enjoying delicious food. The story has elements of mind-reading and is full of warmth, making it a sweet romance.

25. 275 穿 Transmigrated as a Villainess: The Grand Secretary Offers Himself to Her 穿成恶女：首辅大人他以身相许 Red-Eared Cat赤耳猫Ancient Romance549k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + adorable child + pocket dimension + sweet romance + farming] Medical prodigy Su Yunsheng transmigrates into a book as the wife of the future Grand Secretary, a woman who doesn't survive past the third chapter. To stay alive, she has to rely on her greatest skill, medicine. To her surprise, the spatial ability she awakened in her previous life is still with her. The original owner's helpless twin babies? Su Yunsheng says, “I'll raise them.” Her pockets are so empty they practica 892Reads8.8Score10514d adds
26. 276 读 After Reading the Mind of My Villainous Son, This Cannon-Fodder Mistress Strikes It Rich 读心反派儿砸后，炮灰外室嬴麻了 Nai Xin, Look at Me乃馨康康我Ancient Romance714k WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Medicine + Pocket Dimension + Raising a Child + Concubine’s Comeback + Household Intrigue + A Little Silly] Jiang Ying dieted herself to death. When she opened her eyes, she had become a wicked cannon-fodder concubine. In her previous life, the original owner had done whatever it took to live well! She staged accidents, seduced men into her bed, and drugged them. She even had a child solely to gain status through him… In short, it was a complete mess. As Jiang Ying watched in ast 13.9kReads9.0Score1.8k14d adds

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    The reborn son cursed his mother—pfft, she heard it all! Jiang Ying had lost so much weight that she woke up to find herself transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder mistress. To live a better life, the original owner of this body would stop at nothing! She'd stage accidents, climb into bed, drug people, and even have a child just to gain status through her son… In short, it was incredibly outrageous. Just as Jiang Ying was marveling at what she'd witnessed, her newborn son uttered a fiercely adorable inner monologue:

27. 277 农 The Farm Village’s Beloved Girl: The Side Character Is Max-Level 农门团宠：女配是满级大佬 Soft and Cuddly Baby软萌宝宝Ancient Romance622k WordsCompleted Su Wan transmigrated into the body of an unwanted daughter from a noble family and was married off in her stepsister’s place to a penniless scholar. Everyone was waiting to laugh at her. Who could have guessed that her tagalong little brother was the empress’s legitimate son? Once he was reunited with his birth family, he said, “Sister-in-law, just tell me what you like. I’ll have it sent to you.” The man she casually rescued turned out to be a great general. “Miss Su, whoever bullies you, I’ll 4.5kReads9.2Score55914d adds

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    It's really good-looking; the female lead can cook a lot of delicious food.

28. 278 穿 Transmigrated as a Wicked Old Woman, I Get Rich with Pinduoduo 穿成恶毒老妇，靠拼夕夕发家致富 Little Lamb Mo Mo小羊墨墨Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Farming + no romance + System] After Su Muning died suddenly from working overtime, she was bound to Pinduoduo and transmigrated into a book as a cannon-fodder villainess, an old farmer. The moment she opened her eyes, her reborn granddaughter was demanding to split up the family. After the split, Su Muning resolved to fight against the tragic fate awaiting her in the book, with three foolish sons and a delicate little daughter by her side. She eagerly opened the Pinduoduo System... “Ding! Pind 8.4kReads8.6Score92614d adds

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    Except for the first book, which was serialized, the other three are all completed. They all mainly focus on food, the kind where the protagonist starts by setting up a stall. The third book even has some kind of attribute-based element.

29. 279 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Spoil the Villainous Regent 穿书后，我娇养了反派摄政王 Orange Noodles桔子面条Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Rugged Hero + Villain + Adorable Kids + Stepmother + Lucky Charm + Everyone’s Favorite] Tang Li transmigrated into a book and became a cannon-fodder female side character, sold to a wild, burly man in the mountains as his wife and made stepmother to three burdensome children! But as it turned out, the rugged man was actually the ruthless main villain from the book! And those three burdensome children were future villains in their own right. In the end, they would be executed by a thousand cuts 6.5kReads9.2Score95214d adds

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    The first book tells the story of a person who travels back to ancient times and can cook all kinds of delicious food. The second and third books are about traveling back to their original world, while the fifth book is about being reborn as a baby and being adopted.

30. 280 被 Bought Home by a Rough Man, the Sweet and Gentle Wife Brings Him Good Fortune 被糙汉买回家，娇软媳妇好旺夫 October Maple Sugar十月枫糖Ancient Romance290k WordsCompleted [Farming + Sweet romance] [Both leads are each other’s one and only + Adorable baby + System] [Rugged hunter + Sweet, gentle wife] Luo Yun suddenly drops dead. By chance, she transmigrates into the body of a poor girl who was sold to a brothel. A tall, burly hunter with a full beard buys her and takes her home as his young wife. She only meant to repay his kindness, but her rugged husband turns out to be not only honest and pure-hearted, but also gentle, considerate, and doting. Their two adorab 2.4kReads9.2Score21614d adds
31. 281 农 The Farmer's Eldest Daughter: My Cooking Grants Attributes 农女长姐：我做的美食能加属性 I Want to Be the Boss我要当霸霸Ancient Romance455k WordsCompleted [Farming and Food + No Official Couple + Spatial Storage + Character Growth] Song Ning, a beautiful chef in the 21st century, died in a car accident and transmigrated into the body of Song Changning, a country girl with a tragic past. She has one disabled elder brother who failed the imperial exams, and three younger siblings: two little sisters and a little brother. Song Changning's motto: Whatever happens, we've got to live. First, let's make sure we can afford to eat, then we'll improve our l 175Reads7.0Score—14d adds
32. 282 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 304Reads7.2Score11914d adds

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    This is beautiful.

33. 283 香 Fragrance Across the Nine Provinces: A Gourmet Legend 香飘九州，美食传奇 Smoke and Dust on Ink墨上尘烟Ancient Romance255k WordsCompleted A food-focused transmigration story, light and cheerful, perfect for reading in the evening with a meal. Food is at its heart, but home, nation, the world, and a sense of duty are all part of the story. A legitimate-born daughter versus an overbearing heir: power struggles, business management, palace and household intrigue, and face-slapping. The male and female leads are both smart and capable, and bring out the best in each other... Charcoal-grilled matsutake, hand-torn roast rabbit, meat ske 17Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is not pretentious, she's an excellent cook, the plot is well-developed and logical, and both the male and female leads are intelligent.

34. 284 穿 Transmigrate to the Mountains: Farming Life 穿越之山居种田即事 Little Golden Fruit Who Loves Flowers and Leaves爱花叶的小金果Ancient Romance376k WordsOngoing [No pocket dimension, no System. Escaping the chaos by hiding deep in the mountains, buying a mountain, farming, and raising children.] Lin Wan, a farm owner, transmigrates into the body of a young village bride whose family is forced to split up on the very day she gets married. Rumor has it that her husband went missing on the battlefield. Her husband’s younger brother and sister have been foisted on her to raise by their scheming stepmother. Lin Wan looks around the dilapidated, empty hut. Th 1Reads6.5Score—14d adds

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    They're all so good! 😻 The female lead transmigrates to ancient times and becomes rich by selling food [admiration]. It's a farming novel with no particularly powerful background or status. The male lead is a loyal and devoted lover who always supports her.

35. 285 穿 I Opened a Sichuan Restaurant in Ancient Times 穿到古代开川菜馆 What's Wrong with Being Five Feet Tall?一米五怎么了Ancient Romance965k WordsCompleted [Brooding, rugged man + love at first sight + sweet, doting daily life + golden finger + food + everyday family matters] After a car accident, Zhong Ruyi opens her eyes and finds herself transmigrated to an alternate dynasty, where she has become the youngest daughter of Old Man Zhong. She has suffered from a form of soul loss since childhood. Though she is mentally impaired, her parents and several older brothers dote on her. After transmigrating, Zhong Ruyi feels guilty, thinking her soul has 137Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 286 被 Adopted by a Farming Family! The Good Girl Has a Spirit Spring Space 被农家收养啦！乖乖她有灵泉空间 Fishy One Fisher鱼鱼一渔Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + doted on by everyone + business and farming; a powerful pocket dimension, a white tiger spirit pet, a spiritual spring that strengthens the body, martial arts cultivation, and a heroine who is as cute as a little rice dumpling] After transmigrating, Mu Li'er, once an orphan, arrives in the Great Xia Dynasty. There, she finds a loving family. With her pocket dimension in hand, she finds love and lives a happy, fulfilling life. Follow this little girl as she takes one step at a 1kReads9.2Score10814d adds
37. 287 盛 A Prosperous Era's Chef: Too Bad My Husband Lives to Eat 盛世厨娘：奈何夫君是吃货 Bearing the Boat载舟Ancient Romance453k WordsCompleted An accident sent Lin Jiu, a twenty-four-year-old Chinese chef, transmigrating into the body of a dim-witted fourteen-year-old girl in Jiangzhou City, Great Qi. It was a strange dynasty, but it was just as full of food lovers. So Lin Jiu drew on her excellent modern cooking skills to spark a food craze in Great Qi and lead an entirely new culinary trend. What Lin Jiu didn't expect was that as her fame grew, she would also catch the eye of a certain scheming foodie… 390Reads8.3Score10614d adds

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    🍀①Su Ziling, a recent college graduate, returned to her hometown to develop agricultural products and lead her fellow villagers out of poverty. Unexpectedly, she died. Now, though living in a desolate place, she has received the parental love she lacked in her previous life. What more could she ask for? So, she led her whole family to make "fairy tofu," pick mushrooms, plant chili peppers, sugarcane, ginger taro, dig fern roots, harvest camellia fruit, pick lacquer fruit, open a workshop, open a restaurant, and plant camellia trees all over the mountains…👏 🍀②Lin Jiu suddenly felt that she was the real fourteen-year-old Lin Jiu. Her twenty-four years in the modern world were like a rootless wandering, and only now had she reached a place where her soul belonged…Watch how she stirs up a culinary craze in a strange dynasty…👏 🍀A good article to share with you👏👏👏

38. 288 穿 I Transmigrate into a Book and Open a Restaurant That Makes the Whole City Smell Amazing 穿书后我靠开食肆香遍全城 Dudai Dai, Have You Eaten?嘟呆呆吃了吗Ancient Romance265k WordsCompleted The heroine transmigrates into a book and opens a restaurant. The story focuses on the day-to-day business of running a food shop, with no awful relatives or angst. It's warm and comforting, so enjoy without worry~ The male lead appears later and doesn't have much page time. He's a puppy-like guy who follows our little Hua around everywhere (the male lead of the transmigration novel), and he's blessed with a protagonist's halo: getting close to him brings good luck. (Hugging the big shot's leg.j 3.7kReads8.1Score32414d adds

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    [Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf] Choose whatever you like [I highly recommend it too]

39. 289 重 Reborn and Doted on by All: Building Wealth and Becoming a Princess in Ancient Times 重生团宠：在古代发家致富当王妃 Sunny-chan晴天酱Ancient Romance259k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + everyone's favorite + food + wish fulfillment + strong female lead + dimension] In an instant, An Li transmigrates to ancient times with a supermarket. This time, she's determined to live well, expose her vicious cousin's false face, and dump her scumbag fiancé. Instead, she opens a restaurant, becomes a sensation, and keeps opening more branches, making a fortune and attaining a comfortable life in ancient times. She was planning to enjoy her wealth and retire in comfort, 11Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    This fits quite well.

40. 290 农 The Farm Girl's Delicious Kitchen 农家美味小厨娘 Tang Tang棠糖Ancient Romance412k WordsCompleted Su Mian was a well-known food blogger. After a car accident, she transmigrated to a rural village, where she got a dark, rough complexion, a scrawny figure, and a carpenter husband, all while a famine was underway. Su Mian was devastated. She’d thought she’d been lucky enough to be reborn, but instead she’d drawn the bleakest farming-life script imaginable. Luckily, she discovered that her little kitchen had come along too. With her golden finger in hand, Su Mian pursues both love and a career, 139Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    The first book is full of food descriptions; every time I read the author's descriptions of delicious dishes, my mouth watered. The pacing is also fast, and it brought wealth to the whole village. The second book is also well-written, just a bit slower-paced. Sisters who enjoy slow-paced narratives might want to check it out.

41. 291 我 I Turn the Tide in the Cultivation World with My Cooking 我靠美食在修仙界逆风翻盘 Half a Durian半只榴莲Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Food + cultivation + slow-burn growth + lighthearted, witty style] [The heroine is clever and a bit of a goofball. The hero is obsessive and crazy, with a sharp tongue, a soft heart, and a haughty streak.] Living in the apocalypse, Yu Guiwan had imagined all kinds of ways she might die, but never that she, a celebrated chef, would be poisoned to death by a pot of mushroom soup! Humiliated, she realized she had transmigrated. Even more humiliatingly, the moment she came back to life, her husband 2.7kReads8.9Score34514d adds
42. 292 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Become the Top Imperial Merchant Through Food 穿书后，她靠美食成为首席皇商 Four Clans Forget Me四氏忘吾Ancient Romance201k WordsCompleted [Food + System + Unofficial Frontier Life] Tang Qingshi never imagined that driving along in broad daylight would send her crashing right into a book. And just her luck: not only has she transmigrated into a bit-part character with barely any scenes, but she’s in a total madhouse from the start. The mysterious System is nothing but a dog. It vanishes when trouble strikes, and all it does is whine about having nothing to offer. WTF? She’s supposed to save the original plot and keep the small worl 1Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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    It looks delicious, with a story and food—self-recommendation, just finished and no rating yet... If you like it, thank you 🙏 Please check it out.

43. 293 绑 Bound to a Sign-In System, the Little Chef Devours a Huge Bowl 绑定签到系统，小厨娘狂炫一大碗 Li Yiding李一丁Ancient Romance183k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Transmigration + Food + Business + Rags to Riches + One-on-One Romance] “She died from eating too much!” “She was choked to death, not stuffed to death!” “What do you mean, choked to death? Didn’t she eat too much?” “Don’t be ridiculous. She choked to death, she didn’t eat too much!” Floating in the air, she cried out to the heavens, “Neither! She choked on her food and died!” She transmigrated! To a godforsaken village? What! She’s married! The good news: her husband is ha 28Reads—Score—14d adds

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    When I open my eyes, all I think about is food; when I close my eyes, all I think about is what to eat tomorrow.

44. 294 穿 Transmigration: The Otherworldly Diner 穿越：异世界食堂 Dai Mao Has Looks呆毛有颜Urban315k WordsOngoing Tags: [Modern Urban] [Anthology] [No System] [Otherworldly Cafeteria] [Gourmet] [Transmigration/Reverse Transmigration] [The Myriad Worlds] [Daily Life] Immortal cultivators, martial arts masters, worldly lords and officials, cybernetic lunatics, even legendary wizards... All kinds of guests stream through the door. To them, Chinese cuisine is an unheard-of novelty. To the people who work at the restaurant, it is simply everyday fare. No overpowered hero, no golden finger. Just a restaurant run 263Reads—Score3714d adds

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    Not about traveling to ancient times

45. 295 种 Farming: My Handsome Husband Has Suitors Lined Up 种田：俊美夫君排队宠 Mighty Monster大力怪Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension, laid-back heroine, farming, no unreasonable relatives] A top female assassin's plane crashed while she was on a mission. She had actually transmigrated into a world where women were scarce?! Well, since she was here, she might as well make the best of it. This was a perfect chance to leave behind her blood-soaked life and live the way she wanted. She'd farm and support herself. So why were the gentle boy next door, the refined and aloof scholar, and the domineering, handsome y 814Reads8.7Score10014d adds

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    You absolutely must know how to cook!

46. 296 穿 The Farm Girl’s Road to Riches in Ancient Times 穿越种田之农家女的致富路 Mint Fireworks薄荷烟火Ancient Romance571k WordsCompleted Transmigration, farming, building wealth No System, no space, no nasty villains Born with the Midas touch One day, village official Li Yun transmigrates into the body of Li Yunniang, an orphan in an ancient farming family. Her parents are both dead, and her uncle and aunt pressure her into a marriage to bring good fortune, marrying her off to Tan Wenting, a sickly young man from the same village. Who could have guessed that good fortune would follow the Tan family after Li Yunniang arrived? The 491Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    No spatial dimension, no system. Village official Li Yun transmigrates to another world and leads her family to a life of luxury. They buy braised food, grow mushrooms, open shops, and run workshops.

47. 297 异 Gourmet in Another World: I Started by Conquering the Elves' Appetites 异世界美食：从征服精灵胃开始 Deeply Painted Brows画眉深Modern Romance545k WordsCompleted [Healing + Gourmet + Business Management + Everyday Life] When I inherited my grandmother's shabby old shop, my best friend and I had planned to lie flat. Who knew that a newly installed wooden door would become a gateway to another world! The front door opens onto a fantasy continent of swords and magic; the back door leads to a bustling modern city. Elves lose all composure at the aroma of spicy hot pot, while dwarves go wild for barbecue skewers and beer. Could a picky old dragon really be mo 390Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 298 江 The Jiang Family Restaurant: A Day-to-Day Story 江家食肆经营日常 Daydreams Are Closed for Business白日梦不营业Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Jiang Zi opened her eyes and found herself a village girl in ancient times. Her family had nothing; her mother was bedridden and frail, her older brother worked himself to the bone to earn money, and her youngest brother was only five, thin and weak. At least they had no awful relatives, and the whole family was doing their best to get by. What was there to fear about being poor? A person with a skill could make a good life anywhere. They earned money, built a house, bought farmland and shops, a 1.1kReads6.5Score15114d adds

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    The story of the female lead's journey from setting up a stall at the market to opening a small shop is very engaging; the female lead is quite young.

49. 299 穿 Transmigrating to Another World, I Marry an Ugly Man with the System 穿越异世，带着系统嫁丑夫 Doodle Girl涂鸦姑娘Ancient Romance116k WordsOngoing An Lan accidentally falls down a mountain and is rescued by the little System Bao. Her spirit drifts into another world… As soon as she arrives, her aunt marries her off to a discharged soldier who is disfigured and has a limp. And so begins An Lan's extraordinary life… Clearing land, farming, and selling goods at a street stall. Cooking, inventing, and making improvements! Step by step, Chenjia Village becomes a major economic hub of Daqing, and Daqing itself grows into an ec —Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 300 农 The Farmhouse Cook Raises a Bunch of Kids with Her Pocket Dimension 农门厨娘，带着空间养团子 Jing Xing Si You景行斯幽Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + transmigration + historical romance + battling nasty relatives + everyday family life] Yu Mo, a modern food blogger and heir to a medical legacy, slipped while gathering herbs and fell off a cliff. When she opened her eyes again, her soul had transmigrated into an alternate era. Looking at the Yu family's second branch, which had virtually nothing to its name, she saw her weak, ineffectual parents and four helpless siblings. On top of that, they were constantly bullied by their viciou 218Reads8.6Score10514d adds

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