Female Lead Opens a Supermarket or Hotel During the Apocalypse, No Romance, No Saintly Protagonist 女主末日开超市，酒店，之类的（无cp）不圣母

1. 1 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 8.8kReads8.8Score1kShelves

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   They're all post-apocalyptic stories. The first five books are about hotels run in the apocalypse, while the sixth is about a mobile convenience store where characters travel between bases selling goods to level up. [Cool][Sending Hearts]

2. 2 末 Random Stalls in the Apocalypse, Snapped Up by Every Major Base 末世随机摆摊，我被各大基地疯抢 Sweet Peach Cheese Iced Tea甜桃芝芝冰茶Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-oriented] [Apocalypse management + invincible, no romance + top-tier hotties + lighthearted] Natural disasters + zombies A food-focused business story. Not fully automated in the early stages! Not a superpowered heroine! * Xie Purou had just finished her last mission and hadn't even had a chance to enjoy herself when the System dumped her into the apocalypse. She has to draw cards just to unlock food? From the start, all she has is a run-down little inn and a food truck, and she has to g 19.3kReads8.8Score2.8kShelves

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   All four are excellent, with no romantic pairings, and are generally lighthearted and humorous (?). There are occasional rescue scenes, but the female leads aren't saints and wouldn't engage in unprofitable business. Let me briefly introduce them: The first book features a female lead who runs a hotel and a street stall, traveling to various bases. There aren't many truly awful characters; most of the story is comedic and focused on selling goods. The second book has food with special effects, capable of healing and detoxifying. The third book features a female lead who not only runs a hotel but also restaurants, supermarkets, and entertainment facilities. There are many laughs and rescue scenes, but she's not a saint; the female lead is quite good at showing off. The fourth book is about a multiverse merchant. The main world is a post-apocalyptic world, and she occasionally travels to other worlds to do business, but always returns. You can think of it as just completing a small dungeon run; she sells weapons, medicine, and vehicles.

3. 3 谢 Thanks for Asking, I'm Running a Vacation Hotel During the Apocalypse 谢邀，在末日开酒店度假中 Three Bows to the Koi三拜锦鲤Sci-Fi & Apocalypse202k WordsCompleted [Hotel System + management + feel-good power fantasy + upgrade progression] After surviving for a year in the apocalypse, Lu Wanwan nearly became a zombie’s next meal. Luckily, she suddenly gets bound to an apocalypse hotel. Looking at the shabby little inn before her, Lu Wanwan’s eyes widen in shock. “System, this is the five-star hotel you told me about?” Fortunately, the hotel can be upgraded. She hangs up a sign that reads “Apocalypse Rip-Off Inn.” Want a room? Pay in crystal cores! And so c 203Reads6.0Score101Shelves
4. 4 末 Thirty Years into the Apocalypse, My Apartment Is the Ultimate Safehouse 末世三十年，我的公寓是顶级安全屋 Willows Dyed Deep by Mist染柳烟浓Sci-Fi & Apocalypse752k WordsCompleted Thirty years into the apocalypse, Qiao Shi'an is driven to the brink by her ruthless stepfather. As she lies near death, she binds herself to the Landlady System and takes over a dilapidated building called the Ark Apartments. Armed with a mysterious ring of keys, she faces a brutal wasteland plagued by besieging zombies, dwindling resources, and treacherous people. From an unsuspecting survivor who stumbled upon the System, she transforms step by step into the apocalypse's greatest landlady! Up 120Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 重 Reborn and Stockpiling: The Special Forces End the Apocalypse 重生囤货：特攻队终结末世 Boating Under the Half Moon月半泛舟Sci-Fi & Apocalypse311k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + unsaintly heroine + zombies + System storage space + stockpiling + special abilities + no romance + powerful heroine + ensemble cast + pets] In her previous life, Yu Zhao and her teammates struggled to survive alone in the apocalypse, believing they were the chosen few who had made it. It wasn’t until shortly before she died that she discovered the world was full of powerful survivors, and that government bases coexisted with priva 1kReads8.3Score131Shelves
6. 6 开 Running a Convenience Store and Driving Between Apocalypse Bases 开便利店小车往返末世基地 A Sweet Pepper一颗甜椒儿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse303k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + invincible System + running a shop + no romance] Yu Xiyue transmigrates to the fifth year of the apocalypse and is bound to a mobile convenience store System. In a world rife with zombies, mutated beasts, and danger at every turn, she uses her new System to settle into a leisurely life selling goods. But can someone tell her if this little van in front of her is really the so-called mobile convenience store? 06: Relax! With enough points, the convenience store can turn into a huge 1.4kReads8.3Score166Shelves
7. 7 末 Apocalypse: I Became a Landlady and Built Houses Like Crazy 末世：成包租婆后，我嘎嘎盖房子 Su Zhi Cat苏栀猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse698k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + System + apartment rentals + food delivery + no romance] Jiang Li grew up in an orphanage. After reconnecting with her biological father, she inherited an apartment building. She naively thought she could finally lie flat and live the life of a landlady. Who could have guessed the apocalypse would arrive before she’d even had time to settle into her new home? With no special abilities and no way to defend herself, Jiang Li scrapes by on stored food for six months. Then, surrounded 1.9kReads8.6Score207Shelves

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   I've read almost all of these books on my phone. I really enjoyed the sixth one and highly recommend it. I also recommend the other five. Of course, please don't criticize if you don't like them, thank you everyone!

8. 8 末 Opening a Shop in the Apocalypse: The Boss Lady Loves Money 末世开店，老板她是个大财迷 Snail Riding a Shark蜗牛骑鲨鱼Fantastical Romance597k WordsCompleted Qian Chuanchuan is exactly what her name suggests: she loves money like her life depends on it, the modern-day equivalent of the miserly Scrooge. The first thing she does every morning: pray for the God of Wealth to answer her prayers. The last thing she does every night: pray for the God of Wealth to answer her prayers. In the end, the God of Wealth never answered, but the “God of Wealth System” did! [Congratulations, Host! You have been bound to the Apocalypse Business System! Work hard at run 4.7kReads8.6Score633Shelves
9. 9 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 8kReads9.2Score859Shelves
10. 10 我 I Opened a Shop in the Apocalypse and Struck It Rich 我在末世开店致富 Mu Tian Who Loves Sweet and Sour Potatoes爱吃糖醋土豆的穆天Sci-Fi & Apocalypse376k WordsCompleted Also known as: “Making Sales in Another World” After Gu Ci (female) dies, she becomes bound to a merchant System. Once she reaches her sales targets, she can open a passage to a new world. After opening passages to ten worlds, she’ll be granted one wish. If she fails to meet her sales target for three months in a row, she’ll be put to death. Gu Ci only wants to return to her original world. What can she do? She’ll just have to grit her teeth and get on with it. 271Reads8.8Score—Shelves
11. 11 高 High-Temperature Apocalypse: My Stall Selling Sour Plum Soup Is Mobbed 高温末世：摆摊卖酸梅汤被抢疯了 Ding Yixia叮一夏Sci-Fi & Apocalypse288k WordsOngoing [No Romance] [Feel-Good Story] [Post-Apocalypse] [Business Management] [Food] In the seventh year of the apocalypse, survival had become increasingly difficult for humanity. Extreme heat, dried-up and polluted water sources, dwindling food supplies, and mutated monsters lurking everywhere... Jiang Wei was tossed into this world filled with despair and death, where she was bound to a business management System. To stay alive, she hopped on a tricycle and started her daily life as a street ven 7.5kReads7.8Score1.1kShelves
12. 12 高 In the Scorching Apocalypse, My Hotel Is the Ultimate Shelter 高温末世，我的酒店是顶级庇护所 moQingmo青Sci-Fi & Apocalypse657k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse Hotel Management + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Growing Female Lead + No Romance] After Lu Zhichang is betrayed and left on the brink of death, she binds herself to a hotel management System. Fresh water, a resource worth a fortune, is available in unlimited supply at the hotel. As a heat wave scorches the globe, the hotel's air conditioning is always on. While survivors have no choice but to chew on dry, tasteless ration biscuits, the hotel offers a vast array of delicious food. As the 1.1kReads—Score111Shelves
13. 13 末 Apocalypse Management: Bring on the Supermarkets, Restaurants, and Hotels! 末日经营：超市餐馆酒店都来点！ Cat Qiqi Is Writing猫七七码字中Sci-Fi & Apocalypse954k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, so it'll go up~) [Management + System + no romance + ensemble cast + two couples among the supporting characters] (I've got all the management storylines you could want.) “Caw! Caw!” The moment Ruan Su opened her eyes, she saw a giant black bird turn to ash right in front of her. The next second, some kind of Super Management System informed her that she was dead. Ruan Su: … After doing her best to accept the truth, she began her management journey in another worl 27.2kReads8.7Score4kShelves
14. 14 快 The Quick Transmigration Host Has Little Will to Survive and Always Wants to Be the Villain 快穿宿主求生欲低且总想当反派 Yong Jin Si Xin泳锦似心Ancient Romance258k WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration] [Dual Powerhouses] [Violent, Unhinged Beauty] [The Female Lead Is Possessive of the Male Lead] [Games] [Infinite Worlds] [Doomsday Management] [God-Tier Identity] Lin Zhijing was famous for being a violent, unhinged beauty in poor health. She detested yanderes. When one acted up, she would rather throw hands than waste words. Anyone who picked a fight got two slaps, and if they really angered her, she would carry her "Thunder Hammer" around and pound people with it. After 94Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The third world is absolutely delicious. It's a post-apocalyptic business simulation game, and it's the first time I've seen a female protagonist use absolute divine power to wipe out tens of thousands of zombies.

15. 15 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 13.4kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves

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    The first book features a hotel owner with an invincible cheat system, making it incredibly satisfying. Most importantly, there are no male characters! No one says the female lead is the boss's woman! The second book is about opening a milk tea shop in ancient times; it's very warm and harmonious.

16. 16 我 I’m Running a Vacation Inn in the Apocalypse 我在末世里开度假宾馆 Raise a Little Blue Cat养只小蓝猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Business Building + Post-Apocalypse] New mission: Open a hotel in the post-apocalyptic world. Xia Yan: “I thought this was supposed to be a vacation. Where’s the scenery? Are the zombies the scenery? Thanks, but no thanks!” System: “No, no, hear me out. No missions, no punishments, and upgrades are entirely up to you. You can slack off as much as you like. This System will always be on your side!” Xia Yan: “Okay!” And so Xia Yan finds herself in a dilapidated hotel. The conditions 183.9kReads8.8Score24.2kShelves

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    These are all pretty good; these three are my current favorite post-apocalyptic novels.

17. 17 重EN Too Many Reborn Heroes? Time to Bring in the Government 重生者太密集？我带国家队下场 Bian Lu边鹿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse758k WordsCompleted (A feel-good power fantasy, with a beautiful, badass heroine who confiscates golden fingers) “Sheng is the boss around here. She's ruthless and doesn't waste words. Cross her, and she'll take you down!” In the year 2323 of the Star Era, the apocalypse is about to begin. Some people awaken their powers early, while reborn people are already making their moves… As the head of a new department, Sheng An is responsible for recruiting and leading all the powered and reborn individuals, preparing for 123.7kReads9.7Score17.5kShelves
18. 18 穿 Apocalypse: After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Become the Villainous Boss's Sidekick 穿书末世：成为反派大佬的小跟班 Sweet and Lovely可可甜甜Two Male Leads389k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + sweet romance + devoted couple] Lu Si died choking on instant noodles and transmigrated into a book, landing in an apocalypse novel as a minor character with barely any role in the main plot. To survive, he struggled to scrape by and latch onto someone powerful. And he really did manage to cling to a big shot, becoming his little sidekick. He thought the big shot was just a big shot, but it turned out the man was the story’s ultimate villain. Lu Si trembled in fear. The man cur 13.7kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
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 96kReads9.4Score14kShelves

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    No romantic pairing, all stories told from the female lead's perspective, no Mary Sue characters, and very enjoyable!

20. 20 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 1.6kReads9.1Score178Shelves

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    Both of these are excellent post-apocalyptic business management novels! No romantic pairings, no hiring of locals, and unlike some books where the protagonist inexplicably picks up a man! The women are all shrewd and self-reliant women! In the first book, the boss, Ling Jing, is a highly energetic and powerful businesswoman! The shop assistants are all genderless robots, and the little robots are incredibly cute! As a businesswoman, she handles the business with great skill, avoiding excessive interference in local affairs, yet she is revered as a goddess by the people! There are no melodramatic plot twists, and the world-building is incredibly vast! The officials are all very kind people, believing that "honor belongs not to individuals, but to the collective of humanity." I read the second book a long time ago; I only remember it being very well-written, with little interaction with ordinary people—just a businesswoman focused on making money.

21. 21 末 The Apocalypse Snack Shop Is Sold Out: Line Up All Night to Get Some 末日小吃店已售空，连夜排队买它 Tomato Squad西红柿小队Sci-Fi & Apocalypse439k WordsCompleted [Heartwarming story + apocalypse + lucky-cat System + food shop at first, inn later + no romance + feel-good power fantasy] With only a year left to live, Shen Xiaofeng is accidentally bound to a System. When it realizes their lifespans are linked, the System frantically tries to save itself, tears streaming down its face. System: This is the best spot I could find. You have to give it your all! Shen Xiaofeng: … System: I’m begging you! Shen Xiaofeng: All right~ Before long, the people at Mist B 6.3kReads8.6Score677Shelves

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    These are all very good-looking; I've watched them all.

22. 22 穿 I Transmigrated into the Apocalypse, and My Hotel Is the Safest Zone 穿越末世，我的酒店是第一安全区 Jiang Fuyue江扶月Sci-Fi & Apocalypse308k WordsCompleted [No romance + post-apocalyptic + management + System + light ensemble cast] (The rating is low because it was just added!) Sang Ning knew the main System wouldn't be so kind. It promised her a relaxing management quest, then turned around and dropped her into the apocalypse. She didn't even have time to change her mind before the quest was updated. What? Run a hotel? You're telling me this place, with barely half a door, is a hotel? Please note: 1. There will be storylines about girls helping g 1.8kReads8.5Score184Shelves

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    They're all great, but I still think the first one is the best.

23. 23 末 The Apocalypse's Number One Food Stall: Stall Owner, Don't Run! 末世第一美食摊，摊主你别跑 A Yin's Cat阿音的猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse255k WordsCompleted [System + Post-Apocalypse + Food + Street Stall Business + No Romance + Lighthearted Healing] It's the tenth year of the apocalypse. Natural disasters strike one after another: extreme cold, extreme heat, and constant flooding. Crops are hard to grow, and plants and animals are mutating all over the place. Then, a food stall suddenly appears outside Nanyang Base. The owner is a pretty young woman who pedals a beat-up tricycle and sells all kinds of delicious food. Mutated wild boars are useful f 491Reads8.2Score104Shelves
24. 24 海 Island Survival: I Save All of Huaxia with My Cooking 海岛求生：我靠做美食拯救全华夏 Silly Chubby傻瓜肉肉Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted At a time when resources were scarcer than ever around the world, a game called “Ocean Survival 1.0” descended upon every country. The game has four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. The longer its players survive, the more of their country’s depleted resources will be restored. By contrast, those who die too soon will bring disaster upon their country, making an already bad situation worse. Shen Xingluo enters the game with a food System, and a cooking pot from the start. As long as 5.3kReads9.2Score604Shelves
25. 25 末 Apocalypse Hotel Lines Are a Nightmare, but I’m the Owner, So Life Is Great 末世酒店排队难，我是老板爽歪歪 Blessings Come in Ones一福当开Sci-Fi & Apocalypse575k WordsCompleted (Overpowered golden finger + running a business in the apocalypse + feel-good power fantasy + lie flat + no romance) (The heroine and the System constantly outsmart and bicker with each other. She starts out building a business, but will absolutely lie flat later. The heroine always comes first.) Ning Tang is dragged into the apocalypse by the System and initially plans to give up and coast. When she hears that she'll have to work even in the apocalypse, Ning Tang decides to make a scene. But th 3.4kReads8.8Score380Shelves

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    Post-apocalyptic business management and upgrade + system + female lead (no romantic pairing). The female lead is not a saint. ① She focuses on running a shop, farming, and barbecue in the mid-to-late game. Monthly and the system frequently pamper and support each other. The female lead is kind but not a saint, making the whole story very heartwarming. She is a ray of light for the survivors, providing them with a beautiful home and allowing those living in the desolate post-apocalyptic environment to feel the dawn before the apocalypse. ② Jiang He, the resentful one, and her belatedly arrived system's inexplicable sign-in and business management upgrade journey. ③ Xie Purou's long road of working at a food truck. ④ Dawn Hotel Management Record. ⑤ Welcome to the Rebirth Convenience Store. ⑥ I came from Bilibili; it involves cross-dimensional management.

26. 26 末 Apocalypse Survival: From the Start, All I Have Is a Run-Down Restaurant 末世生存：开局一间破饭店 Raising Salted Fish in the Misty Rain烟雨养咸鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse500k WordsCompleted (Apocalypse + business management + no romance + everyday life + System) In the world outside, there isn’t a soul on the streets, not even a single carbon-based life-form. With nothing to do, Mu Cheng kills time browsing online fiction on her computer. Then the legendary System arrives and offers her three choices: [Restaurant] [Vacation Resort] [Inn] As a food lover, of course she chooses the restaurant. It’s just that this restaurant seems a little different from what Mu Cheng had in mind! 113Reads5.2Score—Shelves
27. 27 灵 Spirit Cats Attack: I Open a Supermarket in the Apocalypse 灵猫来袭：我在末世开超市 Cat Paw Candy猫爪糖Sci-Fi & Apocalypse404k WordsCompleted [A lighthearted, slice-of-life business story. No saintly heroine, no romance.] After the cat Shannai is struck by lightning and dies, she binds herself to an apocalypse supermarket management System. When she opens her eyes again, the world outside is crawling with zombies and mutant beasts. There’s no water, power, or signal, but the supermarket is perfectly safe and stocked with everything she needs. And if she can upgrade the supermarket to the highest level, she’ll even get a fantastic bonu 1.4kReads8.9Score147Shelves
28. 28 末 Apocalypse: I Sell Lunch Boxes Through Tuantuan Select 末世：我用团团优选卖盒饭 Cute Little Veggie Bun呆萌小菜包Sci-Fi & Apocalypse482k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + System + running a business + interstellar livestreaming + different realms + no romance + invincible strong heroine] (Completed) [New book: Transmigrating to Ancient Times, I Meet a Scumbag, So I Start an Academy Through Food] (Not a self-sacrificing heroine) Luo Yunshi mysteriously transmigrates to a modern-day apocalypse, where she runs into zombies from the start. She's bound to the Apocalypse Fast-Food System, and can buy groceries from Tuantuan Select. It even offers food fro 206Reads8.6Score—Shelves
29. 29 末 Apocalypse: I Survive on My Convenience Store 末世：我靠便利店续命 Niu Kulu Baldy钮枯禄秃头Sci-Fi & Apocalypse493k WordsCompleted [No romance] [Business-building] [Not a self-sacrificing saint] Sang Yu died at eighteen because of a heart condition, but she never expected that after binding to a System, she’d get to keep living it up. As someone who loves “peace,” Sang Yu always remembers to win people over with virtue. [Ding... Mission issued: Open a convenience store.] [Starter gift pack delivered.] Sang Yu had only just gotten back on her feet when she came face-to-face with a zombie. Terrified, she punched it and blew i 1.4kReads8.7Score186Shelves
30. 30 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 52.7kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves
31. 31 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 24.6kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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    2- The female protagonist starts by riding a small tricycle, doing strange tasks every day. She transforms the tricycle into a luxury RV, and her small supermarket becomes a business empire. She is not a saint and has no romantic partner. She is purely doing good for humanity and is a light in the apocalypse!

32. 32 开 I Inherited 100,000 Gold Coins from the Start and Became a Lord in the Apocalypse 开局继承十万金币我在末世当领主 Stewed Fish炖鱼鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse313k WordsCompleted (The rating is low because it just came out, but it’s slowly climbing~) [Apocalypse + Shopkeeping + Business Management + Leveling Up + No Romance + Max-Level Expert Back in the Beginner Village] Jiang Guo never imagined that simply playing a game would lead to her transmigrating. Even worse, she transmigrated into the game itself! The game she played was an apocalypse game. Wasn’t this a recipe for instant death? Jiang Guo wants to run, but she can’t. She has no choice but to follow the game’s 1.9kReads8.9Score225Shelves

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    🐗①No romantic pairing, no male lead, owns his own general store, does business in various novel worlds, the key point is it's single-player, he works alone, there will be storylines where he helps the female leads of the novel worlds.

33. 33 末 Apocalypse: I Ride a Tricycle and Run a Mobile Supermarket from the Start 末世：开局蹬三轮，经营移动超市 Su Zhi Cat苏栀猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [System + business management + no romance pairing + ridiculous comedy + invincible] After six months of being a sucker in a new world, Jiang He finally gets her super-powered business System. Once bound to it, she hops on a little three-wheeled cart and runs a mobile supermarket. She also has to complete all sorts of bizarre sign-in missions to earn time for stocking up. [Host, go sign in at the center of the storm to earn one minute of stocking time!] [Host, see that volcano? Take it down and 13.7kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    Yes, I recommend them. They're all finished and none of them had bad endings; they're incredibly good.

34. 34 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 12.9kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    The female lead isn't a saint; it's a business management novel. Highly recommended!

35. 35 天 Natural Disasters: Reborn at the Dawn of the Apocalypse 天灾，重生回到末世初始 A Shu tn阿树tnSci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [Natural disasters and apocalypse + rebirth + spatial storage + hoarding supplies + decisive and unsentimental, not a saint + farming + no romance + lone wolf in the apocalypse] The disaster begins when heavy snow suddenly falls on a southern city where temperatures are high all year round. Just as everyone is basking in the delight of the moment, the snow grows heavier and heavier, gradually swallowing the entire city. Then come the power cuts, water shortages, and food shortages. The evil in p 36kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves

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    In the apocalypse, the female protagonist and the system work together to strive for a better future.

36. 36 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 2.5kReads8.9Score224Shelves

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    A single female lead with no romantic partner, no Mary Sue moments, and a gradual progression of character development—easy and stress-free.

37. 37 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 7.1kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    Bai Bai Jia Dao Ϟ(๑⚈ ․̫ ⚈๑)⋆: Hotel, ancient town, restaurant, no romance, no saintly heroine, invincible female lead~ I didn't finish the first book, but it says no romance in the synopsis. I finished the second book, it's just a bit short, but it's still very good. The third book is ongoing, but it's already finished. The rest are all side stories, which are also very good. There are two parallel storylines.

38. 38 末 The Apocalypse: A City of Hope 末世，那是一座希望之城 Zhang Zhang Yue Lu张张月鹿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse486k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, and we're hoping it climbs steadily.) [No CP + post-apocalyptic setting only + no branches + hotel management at the center + related buildings such as convenience stores and supermarkets + dual storylines: the heroine running the business and supporting characters trying to survive] Three months into the apocalypse, major cities one after another ground to a halt. In a world ravaged by a virus, strange phenomena appeared one after another, supplies were scarce, and p 166Reads8.0Score101Shelves
39. 39 开 Natural Disasters from the Start: I Hoard a Hundred Billion in Supplies and Win by Doing Nothing 开局天灾，我靠囤百亿物资躺赢 Cheng Jiajia程加加Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [Post-Apocalyptic World + Reborn + Spatial Storage + Stockpiling + Pets + Slice of Life] (Available in print; the short drama and motion comic are now streaming) In a post-apocalyptic world of natural disasters, only the fittest survive. Typhoons, floods, extreme cold and heat, earthquakes, tsunamis, insect plagues, acid rain… After struggling to survive for three years in the apocalypse, Jiang Ning met a miserable death. Reborn three days before the end of the world, she seizes the advantage, r 60.1kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves

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    These two books were my gateway into the world of novels, and I highly recommend them. 🐳 The first one features a female protagonist who is reborn in a safe house. However, 🐬 she's not a naive, innocent girl; she's capable and shrewd. 🪽 Every character in the story is vivid and has their own personality, 🌴 creating a sense of ensemble cast. They don't just serve the protagonist; everyone has their own thoughts, and no one is a burden to anyone else. 🍀 It's super good. 🍃 The second one features a female protagonist with a system that grants her unlimited resources. 🐾 Her hotel is a safe house that she can expand. 🌲 Although she has a system and a cheat code, she still respects the rules of the apocalypse. Recommended! 🌿

40. 40 末 The Apocalypse Arrives: The System Forces Me to Become a Landlady 末世来临：系统逼我当包租婆 Northern Feather Kite北翎之鸢Sci-Fi & Apocalypse739k WordsCompleted The day before the apocalypse, Jiang Li was forced to bind herself to a system. This mysterious creature, which called itself a rental system, immediately made a grand gesture and gave her an entire apartment complex. The System waved its little whip. “Our goal is to become the most famous landlady in the world!” Jiang Li: “What the hell?” The serious version: When the apocalypse arrives, humanity faces a fight for survival. A place untouched by zombies becomes especially precious. Watching her 5.1kReads9.2Score544Shelves

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    The first book features a female lead who isn't a saint 😍, her intelligence is consistently high, and I enjoy stories that depict a barren landscape transforming into a thriving community 🌳. The second book features a more humane system that makes you feel very safe 😌, the female lead is kind, doesn't meddle in others' affairs, and focuses on running the hotel; no romantic pairing 🌾.

41. 41 我 After I Unlocked a Resort, Zombies Became Hard Currency 我解锁度假村后，丧尸成了硬通货 Illusory Sea, Fleeting Light幻海韶光Sci-Fi & Apocalypse370k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Management + No Romance + No Saintly Heroine] Gu Lingyu, murdered in her previous life, is reborn and gets a Resort System. Can upgrading the resort make her invincible? Her enemies from her past life, line up and come at her one by one! Can the resort grant eternal life once it reaches max level? Consider it done! In an apocalypse where people can’t get enough to eat or wear and worry every day about staying alive, Gu Lingyu’s resort becomes the only paradise on earth! Whatever yo 1.2kReads9.0Score136Shelves

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    The female protagonist opens a shop in the apocalypse; she has a system and powerful cheat abilities! A satisfying read.

42. 42 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 98.2kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves
43. 43 都 It's the Apocalypse, So Having a Few Extra Powers Is Only Reasonable 都末世了，有亿点异能很合理吧 Lousy Uncle辣鸡的uncleSci-Fi & Apocalypse912k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Natural Disasters + Powerful Protagonist + Satisfying Read with No Logic + No Romance + Word Spirit] Ling Ran, a powerful word-spirit master, unexpectedly transmigrated into a book set in an apocalypse, and she found the new world fascinating. When surrounded by zombies, Ling Ran: “God says I can fly.” The ability users watched as she rose into the air, despite having no wings, and slowly dropped their jaws. When they needed to retrieve research materials but the ability users were 27kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
44. 44 种 Farming, Opening a Shop, and Selling Barbecue: Is This Really the Apocalypse? 种田开店卖烧烤，这真是末世？ Ten Thousand Stars一万颗星星Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + no romance + business-focused + protective System + cozy tone + ambitious heroine] Our girl is clear-headed, principled, and serious about running her business. She saves people whenever she can, works hard to build her career, and is determined to get rich! She runs every kind of shop! (A pure business story. There are basically no bears, dogs, sci-fi characters, or other fictional characters. The author doesn’t like those things.) After choking on a sip of coffee, Wanyue had the 885Reads8.8Score106Shelves
45. 45 末 Apocalypse Management: My Hotel Is Absolutely Safe 末世经营：我的酒店绝对安全 Xiao Yan’er小燕尔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse788k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out, and it’ll rise later] [Apocalypse Management + System + No Romance + Strong Female Lead + No Do-Gooder + Infrastructure Building + Lighthearted] Su Ran slipped and fell by accident. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated to the tenth year of the apocalypse. Terrified by the zombies, she ran for her life, with the zombies hot on her heels. At that moment of life and death, the System arrived! Su Ran: “System, I want to go back!” System: “Complete quests a 263Reads8.1Score100Shelves

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    This book is really good.

46. 46 末 Reborn in the Apocalypse: The Cultivator King 末世重生之修仙为王 Evening Bell at Fadu Temple法度寺的钟暮Sci-Fi & Apocalypse203k WordsCompleted Who says a woman can't be queen in the apocalypse? The heroine is reborn in the apocalypse, takes revenge on the scum, and is decisive and merciless, never a pushover. Apocalyptic disasters + two pocket dimensions + a strong heroine with every kind of supernatural ability + an all-powerful team + spirit pets + cultivation + no romance. The heroine awakens a Daoist cultivation physique and joins her teammates in saving one another and growing together, building an era in which women reign supreme 130Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist builds her career in the apocalypse; recommended.

47. 47 带 Scraping By Through Apocalyptic Disasters with Billions in Supplies 带着百亿物资苟天灾末世 Can Zhu残逐Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic disasters + rebirth + spatial storage + stockpiling supplies + golden finger + pets + free scavenging + not a saint + farming] Torrential rain, extreme cold, earthquakes, mutated plants and animals, extreme heat, acid rain, blizzards... One disaster after another strikes. Long-established order collapses, survival supplies dwindle, and animals and plants mutate. Danger lurks everywhere, and all of humanity faces an immense struggle to survive. Lin Ruo, a level-five dual-ability user 20.8kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves
48. 48 末 Apocalypse: A Worry-Free Hotel from the Start 末世：开局一间无忧酒店 Nangong Nian Jiu南宫念玖Sci-Fi & Apocalypse515k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 283Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    A post-apocalyptic story about a female protagonist opening a shop without a romantic partner.

49. 49 开 From the Start, I Reported Everything and Built the World with Summoned Players 开局上交：我靠召唤玩家搞基建 A Life of Poetry and Wine诗酒一生Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsOngoing [No CP] [World-Building] [Fourth-Dimensional Disaster] [Players] [Zombies] [Undead] [Ensemble Cast] [Behind-the-Scenes Boss] #IWantToHandOverAnotherWorld# The moment Yun Lan suddenly gained a small world, she came clean to the state! After that, an unprecedented full-dive game, Zombie Nation, officially launched online! -- Before the game launched -- Netizens: Fake! Fake! Fake! A scam to fleece us! -- After the game launched -- Netizens: Give me an invite! Give me an invite! Hurry up and open th 18.4kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves

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    The female protagonist of this story is directly the ruler of the post-apocalyptic world [currently working on the manuscript][currently working on the manuscript][currently working on the manuscript] She's cooperating with the modern world to help the post-apocalyptic world [laughing][laughing][laughing] People in the modern world can help the post-apocalyptic world through games. She'll open hotels and supermarkets to help humanity in the post-apocalyptic world.

50. 50 收 Collect Rent! Make Easy Money! It’s the Apocalypse, Who Says You Have to Put Up with Anyone? 收租！躺赚！都末世了，谁惯着你 Midsummer Moon仲夏月Sci-Fi & Apocalypse348k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + no romance + invincible heroine + heroine isn't a saint] From the start, she goes from overworked office drone to rich woman, and Jiang Rou immediately embraces the carefree life of her dreams. Her mattress has to cost a million. Who cares about value for money? That's not a problem! With the little restaurant provided by the System as her safe house, Jiang Rou lounges in a massage chair she ordered from the shop. She has running water, electricity, plenty to eat and drink, and poi 65Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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