Looking for Foodie Stories (Street Stalls and Shopkeeping) 求美食文(摆摊开店)

1. 501 美 Gourmet: The Easy Life of a Little Restaurant at a Highway Service Area 美食：服务区小饭馆的躺赢人生 Liu Yuzhi刘予之Modern Romance137k WordsOngoing [Gourmet] [Shopkeeping] [No Male Lead] [System] [Cozy] [Everyday Life] [Affordable Prices] Jiang Banxia unexpectedly inherits a fast-food shop at a highway service area. She thinks the location seems pretty good, but it turns out the highway is remote and sees very little traffic. Just as Jiang Banxia is at a loss about how to keep the business going, she learns that there's a traffic jam on the highway not far away! So Jiang Banxia heads out onto the highway carrying boxed meals to sell. H —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 502 摆 On My First Day as a Street Vendor, the Literary Master Gave Me an IOU 摆摊第一天，文宗给我打了张欠条 Misty Waves All Around烟波中弥漫Historical171k WordsCompleted On the first day after I transmigrated, my father died, and I took over a shabby food stall that owed thirty taels. My first customer was a drunken old man. After eating, he wiped his mouth, said he had no money, and paid with a scrap of paper. I used that pile of paper to prop up a table leg for half a month. Then the whole county learned it was an original work by Li Shisan, the literary master, whose authentic pieces hadn't been seen in ten years. After that, the Painting Sage came, then the —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Well written, you can take a look.

3. 503 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 2.6kReads9.2Score233Shelves

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   🍅❤️‍🩹The female lead makes breakfast for her father to take to court every day, and lunch is no exception. The aroma of the claypot rice with Chinese sausage is especially enticing, and her father's colleagues can no longer resist, putting down their chopsticks and crowding around...

4. 504 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 53.5kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves

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   There aren't many well-written ensemble pieces these days, and this one is quite good and worth reading!

5. 505 食 The Restaurant Survival Guide: Cooking and Gossiping, All in a Day’s Work 食肆生存法则，做饭吃瓜两不误 Si Qi Reads It as Four Seven汜柒读四七Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Shopkeeping + food + mystery-solving + farming] Overnight, food lover An Qiao transmigrates into the imperial palace as a cook. After leaving the palace, all she wants is to build a career: create the first chain of restaurants and bring delicious food to every corner of the country. Who could have guessed?! The eatery she buys at the start is right next to the Court of Judicial Review. Qi Ning'an gets dragged into one case after another, and the restaurant becomes the place to go for all the l 617Reads6.8Score—Shelves
6. 506 美 Gourmet: A Couple’s Food Truck Is the Cure for a Bad Mood 美食：夫妻开餐车，专治不开心 That Person in the Story故事里的那个人Urban156k WordsCompleted A gentle reminder: This book focuses on cozy everyday life and healing food. If you’re a reader who loves intense conflict and a fast pace, perhaps we’ll meet again in another story~ [Street Food + Healing + Everyday Life + Cozy] [Synopsis] At the lowest point in life, at least you have me. After being cheated by their unscrupulous boss and losing their jobs, Lin An and his wife, Su Qing, unexpectedly became bound to the [Heart-to-Heart Food Therapy System], which belongs only to the two of them 30Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 507 开 From the Start, All I Had Was a Bowl of Luosifen: My Goal Is to Make a Hundred Million 开局一碗螺蛳粉，目标挣它一个亿 Seven Bowls柒一碗Modern Romance281k WordsOngoing [Restaurant Management + Food + System + No Romance + Light Livestreaming + Grow and Prosper + Helping Farmers + Going Global] A bolt from the blue! Mu Xiaoxiao was unjustly fired by her company the day before she was due to become a permanent employee. Well, if there’s no place for me here, there’s a place for me elsewhere! What’s done is done. First, I’ll have a bowl of luosifen. As she slurped the noodles, she couldn’t help shouting inwardly, “If only I had a luosifen shop of my own!” [Host’s 85Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Luosifen (river snail rice noodle) shop [Top post][Kiss]

8. 508 大 The Mighty Goddess Conquers Ancient Times with Delicious Food 大力神女用美食闯古代 Green Goose青鹅Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted (Cozy farming, getting rich through food, family squabbles, System shop) They say that in Lengzhan Village there was a girl named Leng Yuan, born with tremendous strength, yet so foolish she didn't recognize her own relatives or know the difference between the five grains. “Hey, have you heard? That silly Leng girl has gotten better lately!” Everyone was astonished. “Wasn't she a fool for nearly ten years? How did she suddenly get better?” “Ah, I heard she saw blood and suddenly passed out. Whe 667Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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   This book is about a modern chef who time-travels to ancient times and uses his culinary skills to open a breakfast stall selling savory pancakes, pan-fried buns, tofu buns, chive pancakes, elm seed steamed buns, rice bowls, and so on.

9. 509 惊 Shocking! The Wealthy Family's Fat Wife Is a Max-Level Spirit Chef 惊！豪门肥妻竟是满级灵厨 Zhou Nan Han Guang周南汉广Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted (The rating was just posted and will rise later.) [Transmigration + healing through food + sweet childcare romance + cozy daily life + one-on-one romance + love that grows over time] The moment she opened her eyes, Shen Zhigeng, a renowned culinary cultivator from the cultivation world, had become a wealthy man’s fat wife, mocked by the entire internet. Her parents favored her sibling, her younger sister was a poisonous flower, her CEO husband looked at her with disgust, and everyone online was 6.6kReads8.0Score682Shelves

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   This book is perfect for opening a restaurant with lots of delicious food.

10. 510 网 The Internet’s Most Polished Girl Is Setting Up Stalls Everywhere? 网络精致女孩她居然到处摆地摊？ Try for Eternal Life Again再试永生Modern Romance272k WordsOngoing [Gourmet] [Street Stalls] [Farming] [No Romance] [Light Technology] Yang Xiu binds to a trending food System, which assigns her one online video-shooting task every so often. She drives the utility vehicle provided by the System, wears its exquisite outfits, and disguises herself so thoroughly that even her mother wouldn’t recognize her, all to complete the food challenges the System assigns. She takes a mini old-timer car to a highway rest stop to cook century egg and pork congee, drives an RV 84Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    ① New book 🥩 Street food stall + no romantic pairing, bound to the [Trending Food System] which assigns food tasks based on trending online keywords, automatically photographs, edits, and uploads to online platforms. ② Female-oriented, no romantic pairing + mobile street food stall story, will even sell to interstellar realms, with special effects like whitening and hair regrowth!

11. 511 美 Gourmet: I Inherit a Little Shop and Take the Whole Country by Storm! 美食：继承小店的我火爆全国！ Lucky Carp Fairy锦鲤小仙Urban632k WordsCompleted [No female lead romance + laid-back daily life + opening and upgrading a restaurant + lovingly detailed food descriptions and steady growth!] Su Baihang took over a restaurant from his parents. It was located inside a tourist attraction and was on the verge of closing. Luckily, the Strongest Culinary God System activated! Who says the food at tourist attractions can’t be delicious? Homestyle cabbage stir-fried with vinegar: sweet and sour, and even helps you lose weight! Red-braised pork: tender 1.2kReads8.7Score104Shelves
12. 512 美 Gourmet: Opening a Shop at Beijing Film Academy, with the Campus Belle as Chef 美食：北影开小店，校花做厨娘 Lu Yue Shi Wu陆月十五Urban249k WordsCompleted A dream in Nanke, a lifetime in a dream! Lin Xuan, a senior acting student at the Beijing Film Academy, saw a glimpse of his future self struggling in the entertainment industry for ten years without achieving anything. Disheartened, he went home to take over his family’s restaurant and became a chef. Rather than spend another decade busying himself only to fail at both acting and cooking, Lin Xuan decided this time to give up acting and focus on cooking. So he took over Shop No. 88 in the Beiji 202Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 513 重 I Returned to College and Used a Gourmet System to Make the Whole Campus Drool 重回大学靠美食系统馋哭全校学生 Spicy Cabbage Chicken Wings辣白菜鸡翅Modern Romance253k WordsOngoing [System] [Food] [Rebirth] [Business] [Comedy] [Slice of Life] Reborn in her freshman year of college and bound to a Food System, Shi Sui uses her secret seasonings to make delicious, aromatic healthy meals in her dorm, driving her dieting roommates wild with hunger. The aroma wafts everywhere, and the whole campus comes rushing over. The calorie-conscious eaters are thrilled, students studying for exams feel fully recharged, and one bite soothes the heartbreak of a lovesick upperclasswoman. Even 965Reads—Score111Shelves

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    Reborn back to her freshman year of college, Shi Sui is bound to a culinary system, but she must first study hard to unlock recipes. Skipping classes is frozen, and failing courses means forfeiting any earnings. Shi Sui can only juggle her studies while starting as a private chef in her dorm, making the whole school drool with the deliciousness of her cold salad.

14. 514 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 13.4kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
15. 515 失 After Losing My Job, I Got a Barbecue System and Now Earn Millions a Year 失业后获得烧烤系统，我年入百万 A Foodie's Appetite吃货的吃Urban761k WordsOngoing [Late-Night Gourmet] [Mouthwatering] [Easygoing Daily Life] On the eve of his barbecue shop’s closure, Su Yan binds himself to the [Barbecue King System]. Top-tier Ningxia Yanchi Tan sheep plus spices supplied by the System: the aroma of the skewers drives the whole street wild... Lamb skewers for 18 yuan each draw a line so long the traffic police have to close the road, and the owner of the neighboring barbecue shop comes over in tears to steal his secrets! A loan shark comes to collect and 622Reads—Score109Shelves
16. 516 我 I Opened a Food Shop in Bianjing 我在汴京开食铺 Sweet Little Peach酥酥小桃Ancient Romance222k WordsCompleted Su Tang opens an eatery on Majia Street in Bianjing. Every day, she's either experimenting with new dishes or going out to visit friends. In autumn, there's tea brewed over a brazier, osmanthus sweet-bean paste dumplings, and roasted milk tea with osmanthus honey dumplings. In winter, there's plum-blossom soup noodles, plum-blossom honey, boiled meat and vegetables, and candied hawthorn skewers. In spring, there's osmanthus cake, spring platters, wontons with bamboo shoots and bracken, green ric 755Reads—Score101Shelves

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    These are all ancient Chinese romance novels about food and farming. 1 And 2 are classics among classics. I read them and found a substitute for food after I became a concubine in the Northern Song Dynasty. The writing and plot are both good. You can check them out.

17. 517 侯 The Marquis's Wife's Culinary Journal 侯夫人美食手札 Gu Yue顾悦Ancient Romance809k WordsCompleted A once-popular food blogger transmigrates to ancient times and conquers the land with all kinds of delicious dishes. From the countryside to the county seat, she goes from having nothing to owning a modest fortune. From being taken in to having every aspect of her life neatly arranged for her, she finds the whole thing a little embarrassing. Lin Yushi believes there’s no problem in this world that a good meal can’t solve. And if one meal isn’t enough, make it two. 897Reads8.5Score104Shelves
18. 518 厨 The Chef Runs the House 厨娘当家 A Foodie Who Loves Farming爱好种田的吃货Ancient Romance856k WordsOngoing Transmigrate, with no awful relatives and a close-knit village. Go clamming, tend the fields, buy land, open a hotpot restaurant, earn silver, and maybe even win over a cold, aloof husband along the way. “Ow, eating this much chili sure is rough on the backside!” Chili peppers are great, but don’t overdo it. They didn’t have proctologists in ancient times. 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a farming-themed novel featuring delicious food. The cooking processes for various dishes are detailed, and the flavor descriptions are very appetizing. There are no awful relatives; the parents and grandparents are all kind, and there aren't many scheming characters. The female protagonist buys wasteland, cultivates it, and leads the whole village to grow chili peppers. In the end, she opens a nationwide chain of hot pot restaurants.

19. 519 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 629Reads7.4Score100Shelves

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    Story Summary: The female protagonist sets up a food stall in ancient times, and there are no particularly outstanding characters.

20. 520 京 The Little Restaurant in the Capital 京城小饭馆 Mie Mie Sang咩咩桑Ancient Romance469k WordsCompleted Tender green bamboo shoots, fresh crucian carp sashimi, and Xindu mugwort Glossy green oil, fragrant scallions, refreshing wine, and slender, jade-white hands A little eatery has opened on East Street in the capital, where every inch of land is worth its weight in gold. And the owner is a girl of only fifteen or sixteen? Everyone who hears about it shakes their head and calls it foolishness. Isn't she just throwing her money away? The proprietress, Gu Nianxi, insists she doesn't care about makin 1kReads8.1Score147Shelves
21. 521 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 1.1kReads6.5Score143Shelves
22. 522 带 She Brings a Spiritual Spring to Her Marriage with a Rough Hunter, and He Dotes on Her 带灵泉嫁糙汉猎户，小娇娘被宠翻 Rong Xiao Yu榕小渔Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted (Spirit Spring + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Hunter and Cook + Leisurely Farming) Gu Xianyun transmigrates with a cup of spirit spring water and marries a rugged hunter. Who would have guessed that the man the original owner refused to marry even at the cost of her life would not only be handsome, but would also spoil her rotten? They may be poor, but they have plenty to eat and wear. They grow crops and vegetables, raise chickens and geese, work from sunrise to sunset, and enjoy a warm, fu 1.4kReads9.0Score146Shelves

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    Highly recommend it, it's really good.

23. 523 长 A Chang’an Food Entrepreneur’s Diary 长安美食创业记 Writing Novels for Myself写小说给自己看Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted The spring breeze stirs the willows, and apricot blossoms glisten in the misty rain. Behind the counter at the Wonderflavor Restaurant in Chongdefang, the proprietress stands poised, eyes lowered. One hand moves the abacus while the other writes and sketches on a sheet of paper. Lin Yuxi: Buy a house and land, settle in Chang’an, and live a wealthy, carefree life with fine food and wine for company. Qin Yue: I’ve established my career. It’s time to start a family. (A transmigration story in an i 196Reads6.9Score—Shelves
24. 524 为 The Immortal Emperor Begs to Join My Sect Just to Eat My Cooking 为了吃我做的饭，仙帝求入我宗门 A Gap in the Wings羽翼之隙Eastern Fantasy742k WordsOngoing Cultivation, food, laid-back, comedy, everyday life, farming Wen Wushuang was a humble chef who unexpectedly inherited the God of Cookery's legacy, only to transmigrate to the cultivation world. He soon discovered that people here knew next to nothing about food. He became the cook at a down-and-out little sect. Every day, he prepared delicious meals that made the sect's name famous far and wide. Leaders from every sect came to pay visits. The Immortal Emperor, the Empress, the Demon Venerable, 594Reads9.0Score100Shelves

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    Both of these are pretty good, but I personally prefer the urban food book.

25. 525 重 Reborn: The Winds of Change in 1994 重生：风起1994 Sword Shining on Cold Frost剑照寒霜Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Su Changqing, paralyzed for over twenty years, was reborn in 1994 with a heart full of pain and regret! In his previous life, his paralysis destroyed his family, leaving them broken and ruined! This time, he would turn his fate around! He would sell delicious food, open factories, build businesses, and take his products across the country and around the world, becoming a food industry tycoon! He would lead his whole family to a prosperous, peaceful, and happy life! 7.1kReads8.7Score424Shelves

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    These are all pretty good novels.

26. 526 穿 Transmigrating to the Northern Song: A Wet Nurse’s Daughter’s Life in the Kitchen 穿越北宋：奶娘女儿的厨娘日常 Memory Lasts Only Seven Seconds记忆只有七秒钟Ancient Romance245k WordsCompleted [Farming and Food] [Everyday Street Life] [Slice of Life] A modern girl woke one day in the Northern Song dynasty as the daughter of a wet nurse in an official's household. She watched the scheming around the county magistrate's legitimate daughter, the girl her mother had nursed, the tenth daughter of the Li family. Now called Tan Yawen, with the childhood nickname Wenjie'er, the little girl thought it over and over. Become the tenth young lady's personal maid, as her mother wanted? No, no. Ser 1.2kReads8.1Score114Shelves
27. 527 厨 I'm a Chef, Yet Somehow I'm Li Er's Son-in-Law 厨师的我，竟是李二的女婿 Happy Little Crawler幸福的爬爬虫Historical2.0M WordsCompleted Yin Xuan transmigrates to the seventh year of the Zhenguan era in the Tang dynasty, where he becomes the owner of a tavern and awakens the Myriad Realms Cuisine System. From then on, his life changes completely. A plate of tomato and egg stir-fry leaves Cheng Yaojin and his two sons singing its praises, while a bowl of wine gets Li Shimin dead drunk. Every dish he makes sets trends throughout the Tang dynasty. Cheng Yaojin: Little brother, how about we become sworn brothers? We don’t have to be 15.3kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
28. 528 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 9kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    So cute!

29. 529 汴 A Little Restaurant in Bianjing 汴京小饭馆 A Liang of Wind and Sheng Music一两风笙188k WordsCompleted White jade lotus root slices, fresh sea bass sashimi, delicacies served on jade plates. A cozy restaurant, sweet wine, and a beauty as lovely as a painting. Lord Shen of the Kaifeng Prefecture has always been stern and reserved. Why does he treat a young woman who cooks for a living so differently? The sixteen- or seventeen-year-old young woman has left her former household with her mother. All day long, she thinks about setting up a stall to make money and cooking, while still finding time to a —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 530 你 You Take the Imperial Exams, I Farm: A Paper-Thin Couple Braving the Famine 你科举我种田，塑料夫妻闯荒年 Bai Jiuhuan白久欢Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + food + pocket dimension + stockpiling grain + fleeing famine + business + sweet romance + everyday life] After Jiang Qingyue’s soul is mistakenly taken, she receives the ultimate transmigration starter pack. She thought she’d get to live a cheat-powered life, railing against heaven, earth, and everything in between. Instead, she transmigrates into the body of a fat, lazy, greedy, slippery woman and marries a man who hates her to the bone. Song Yan died unjustly in his previous life an 48.9kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves

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    Includes illustrations, the plot unfolds smoothly and isn't boring, featuring food, business, and farming.

31. 531 进 After Moving to the City to Farm, Every Powerful Tycoon Wants Me as Their Master 进城种地后豪门权贵都想拜我为师 Cat Who Loves Houttuynia折耳根的猫Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Farming + Food + Everyone’s Favorite] Jiang Mengyun is a young woman who absolutely loves farming. From the countryside to the city, from luxurious mansions to mysterious research bases, there’s no patch of land she can’t turn into a field! Mansion owner: My multimillion-dollar mansion! It’s covered in loofah vines! School administrator: My rooftop garden! It’s full of giant radishes! Senior from her sect: My medicinal herb garden! I have to search through cabbages to find the herbs! Lu Jingyua 16.7kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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    ① Zhou Lin is an I-type person with a very strong sense of boundaries. A self-taught master chef, she's bound to a food stall system. The system assigns her sales targets: selling noodles in alleyways, where even working animals chase after her for food; selling wontons in small parks, where she tames elderly folks and mischievous children; selling boxed lunches outside hospitals, where doctors fight over food; selling braised food outside cemeteries, where internet celebrities forget to livestream while grabbing duck feet; and customers following her around just to eat! 🤣 ② Jiang Mengyun, a nine-year-old farming fanatic who could beat up wild boars with her bare hands, was taken to a multi-million dollar mansion by her adoptive father's comrade-in-arms after his death— 🌱 "Uncle, this sandy land is perfect for growing watermelons!" Uncle: What sandy land? Butler: The young master and his classmates were barbecuing and enjoying the moon on the artificial beach. Uncle waved his hand: Plant them all! If we can't finish them all, we'll invite all the residents to enjoy the melons together later. "Grandma Chen, you said your garden has good sunlight, can I plant two rows of eggplants for you? Sure, no problem." Until the entire community's green belt collectively mutated into a vegetable garden... The property management organized residents to sign up voluntarily to harvest vegetables. Resident A: "These organic cucumbers are so sweet!" Resident B: "I strongly condemn the property management's lazy behavior of only sending group notifications and not calling each person individually. It's our turn to harvest vegetables next time." Property Management: "Resident satisfaction this quarter is 200%, but there are always people rushing to harvest vegetables and even forcing us to buy..." Haven't finished reading yet, but it's really addictive. ③ A lighthearted fantasy novel about cultivation and food. Li Yang transmigrated into a book and became the original male lead's contracted turtle. The original ending was that the turtle shell shattered and he died tragically— He ran away on the spot! Whoever wants to be this wronged child can be it! 💥On their escape, they were tricked into the "villain concentration camp" of the Yu Feng Sect: The master is a liar who talks a lot of nonsense 💨 The eldest brother is so caught up in the infighting that he's gone mad 📚 The second senior sister is the indiscriminately killing nun 🗡️ The third senior brother has a cleanliness obsession and a strange wind-elemental spiritual root, washing his junior sister 🧼 The fourth senior brother is always getting lost 🗺️ The fifth senior brother is socially awkward and afraid of the dark 👻 Since the arrival of the junior sister, the entire sect of villains has been irrevocably cleaning up her messes.

32. 532 穿 A Transmigrant’s Rise from Humble Beginnings 穿越小门小户发家史 Little Manjun小满君Ancient Romance218k WordsCompleted A money-loving, sunny chef heroine VS a reliable, resilient, handsome constable Just after winning the Culinary Association’s “Golden Chef Award,” a chef transmigrates to the Great Ji Dynasty... Li Qiao’an says her greatest talent is cooking, and the thing she loves most is food! Poor? No problem! With a spatula in hand, the world is mine! And maybe I’ll snag a handsome husband to play house with! Crab roe noodles, boiled fish, sweet-and-sour ribs, caramel milk tea, whole roasted lamb... She’ll 224Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A beautiful young female chef from another era meets a reliable and handsome local constable. They set up a food stall and open a restaurant. A heartwarming daily life of building wealth and prosperity 😊 All kinds of delicious food will make your mouth water ⚠️⚠️⚠️

33. 533 满 A Whole Family of Villainous Cannon Fodder, Riding High with Our Junior Sister 满门反派炮灰，跟着师妹浪到起飞 The Bear Who Bumps into Everything乱撞的小熊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + no male lead] Li Yang transmigrates into a book, going from a young, eccentric woman to a little turtle in a wish-granting pool inside an illusion. Who would’ve thought she’d land in a love triangle from the start, with the male lead and the main villain fighting over her. According to the original story, she’s eventually contracted by the original male lead and becomes his greatest trump card on his path to immortality. She spends her entire turtle life taking hits for him: blo 20.6kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
34. 534 旗 One Flirt from the Qipao Beauty, and the Strongest Officer Blushes 旗袍美人一撩，最强军官羞红脸 Luo Zili洛梓璃Modern Romance645k WordsCompleted [Super-sweet military marriage + pocket dimension + stepmother raising kids + seductive cheongsam beauty and cool, restrained officer + everyday food + healing] Jiang Zhining has had a rough time. The real heiress pushed her off a cliff, and she nearly ended up in a snake’s jaws, but then she unexpectedly met the toughest officer in the book. When she was thrown out of her home and left homeless, Jiang Zhining turned and stopped the abstinent officer. “Comrade Song Yuzhou, I can never repay you 2.3kReads9.2Score279Shelves

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    🍓🍓🥒🥒The boss is amazing! He sets up a stall and travels around, integrating with a food system. He sells steamed buns at the park entrance, congee with preserved egg and lean pork on the mountaintop, candied hawthorns at the school gate, and even grilled cold noodles—all incredibly delicious! A constant stream of delicious food, smelling wonderful.

35. 535 我 I Conquer Food Wars with Chinese Cuisine 我用中餐打穿食戟 Orion Fee奥利安费Anime Fanfiction296k WordsOngoing Zhang Chan, a nationally celebrated rising star chef, accidentally transmigrates to the world of Food Wars! after a gas explosion. He arrives just in time for the entrance exams to the senior division of Totsuki Academy. A king has entered a bronze-tier match. It’s time to show those arrogant Totsuki students what truly dazzling cuisine looks like! 662Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    I recently started reading a novel called "Wenbo," and it's pretty good. It's not one of those mindless novels; it's generally a "powerful invincible" story with a system, but the main character relies more on their own abilities.

36. 536 炮 The True Heiress, Cast Aside as Cannon Fodder, Makes a Fortune Selling Snacks to Raise Her Child 炮灰真千金，摆摊养崽赚千金 A Bottle of Plain Water一瓶白开水Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [Raising Kids] [Making Money] The very moment Xia An'an is basking in the joy of having transmigrated, her wealthy family kicks her out. With no choice but to make a living, she starts a street food stall. Scallion pancakes, cold noodles, and grilled skewers: delicious and filling! 300Reads6.6Score—Shelves
37. 537 修 A Great War in the Cultivation World, All for a Bite to Eat?! 修仙界大战，只为抢口饭？！ Red Carp, Donkey, Green Crucian Carp红鲤鱼驴绿鲫鱼Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Gourmet cooking + immortal cultivation + scheming sect disciple + lighthearted comedy + goofy daily life + no female lead or harem] Zhu Fan transmigrated to the cultivation world and became a disciple of a sect. Just as he was about to receive his golden finger, something unexpected happened Zhu Fan: Anyone else know this feeling? I was about to become a tycoon in the immortal realm! Once my divine pill was ready, I’d ascend to immortality! But someone suddenly cut in and bound me to the wrong 14.7kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    A fantasy novel about food and cultivation.

38. 538 大 A Tang Dynasty Romance Across Two Worlds: My Promise with Little Douzi 大唐双穿我和小兜子有个约 Old Ma Crosses the River老马渡河Urban131k WordsOngoing Ancient-to-modern transmigration + feeding someone + doting dad + Princess Jinyang, Little Sizi The main character is Little Sizi, a proud and adorable little girl. Princess Jinyang, Little Sizi of the Tang Dynasty, is a little foodie whose favorite thing is delicious food. After an accident sends her to modern-day Li Cunfeng’s home, she discovers that there’s so much tasty food here! Braised pork ribs, so tasty! Braised pork, so tasty... Little Sizi, the princess, is clever and mischievous, an 43Reads5.9Score—Shelves
39. 539 六 Back to the Sixties: Becoming a Chef at a Big Factory 六十年代之回到大厂当厨子 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Urban301k WordsCompleted (Period Drama + Rebirth + Siheyuan Courtyard + Farming + No Golden Finger) Wang Jianguo spent his whole life meekly working in the back kitchen of a machinery factory. He had no wife or children, and even the factory took care of his funeral. Perhaps his obsession ran too deep, because time turned back and returned him to the moment before it all began... There’s no golden finger at any point. The protagonist won’t reach the pinnacle of life or slaughter his way through the world. If that’s not 7.4kReads9.0Score440Shelves

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    Highly recommend! It's really super good, my go-to novel to read while eating! [Heart emojis]

40. 540 厨 The God of Cooking and the Demon Beasts: Oh No, We're the Ingredients! 厨神，妖兽：不好，我们成食材了 Jiu Yu九语Eastern Fantasy6.8M WordsOngoing A chef transmigrates to a fantasy world and awakens the strongest Chef God System. Whenever someone praises a dish he makes, his talent, physique, and insight improve. Well, this is an instant takeoff. What's more, his dishes have special effects: they can strengthen the body, nourish one's health, and clear away hidden injuries… The entire sect goes wild. From the Ancestor, Supreme Elders, and Sect Master to the servant disciples, everyone goes crazy for a taste. The Sect Master say 67.1kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves
41. 541 发 I'm Rich! Everything I Make Gets Snapped Up 发大财了，我做啥都有人嗷嗷买光 One Digit, One Technique一桁一術Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Farming + Gourmet + Lighthearted + Golden Finger + No Romance + Internet Celebrity] Mumian has returned from the cultivation world with a trace of spiritual energy. She’s done being a wage slave and is becoming her own boss. A few scallions grown with a drop of spiritual energy set Mumian on the path of a street vendor. Scallion pancakes, bon bon chicken, spicy skewers... She’s building a gourmet empire. Hey, she only wanted to be a laid-back little shop owner. How did she end up boosting the l 407Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    [Setting up a stall and opening a shop] Kapok died, but Kapok came back to life 🌿 Returning to the modern world, Kapok discovered that she had brought back the farming skills and spiritual power she learned in the cultivation world. She decisively resigned from her job. Whoever wants to be the punching bag can be the one. She started growing spiritual scallions. It all started with setting up a stall at school to sell scallion pancakes...

42. 542 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Opened a Shop and Got Rich Through Farming 穿越后，我靠种田开店致富 Bitter Melon Stuffed with Tofu苦瓜酿豆腐Ancient Romance224k WordsOngoing After a flowerpot hit her on the head, Lin Yao transmigrated. She ended up in a dirt-poor family, starting from the beginning with a dilapidated farmhouse and two undernourished little ones. Though life was hard, Lin Yao relied on her own two hands, took her younger brother and sister and the stray husband she’d accidentally picked up but couldn’t get rid of, and together they reclaimed wasteland, farmed the land, developed the mountains and forests, made every delicacy under the sun, opened sho 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book! The female protagonist travels back in time and incorporates modern cuisine into ancient recipes, such as stir-fried snails with pickled bamboo shoots, grilled fish, and crayfish. Later, she adds grilled fish, cakes, desserts, and milk tea. She not only cultivates excellent fields and fruit trees but also runs a stall and shop, leading everyone to prosperity. This is such a wonderful farming and food novel, everyone should check it out! [Kiss][Heart][Follow]

43. 543 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Extra-Spicy Hot Pot and a Henpecked Male Lead 重生七零：火锅变态辣男主耙耳朵 Bricklaying Old Fairy搬砖老仙女Modern Romance318k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Period setting + Gourmet + System + Adorable kids + Military marriage + Sweet romance + Get rich] Wu Fengjuan is reborn in the body of a cannon-fodder military wife in the 1970s. From the start, the male lead has “died in action,” her in-laws despise her, and she has three hungry little babies to feed. Life is hard? Luckily, the [Good Fortune Gourmet System] drops right into her lap! Get pregnant and have babies to level up! From pearl milk tea and golden pumpkin cake 205Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Whether you watch it from a certain era or not, I've already seen it all – from the initial scallion pancakes, spicy hot pot, and fried chicken strips to boiled pork slices, braised chicken with pork intestines, and the irresistible grilled fish… The plot has its ups and downs; at first, I was infuriated by the mother-in-law and sister-in-law, but then her husband came back, and it was surprisingly good! The male lead's "wolf dog" character is quite nice.

44. 544 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Get By in the Imperial Harem 穿到古代混后宫 The Pen Name That Doesn’t Need Zhouzhou不用周周的笔名Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Modern-day Huang Ye transmigrates into the ancient Great Xia Dynasty as the pampered darling of the Minister's household, where a daughter is born only once every ten generations. To repay her loving family, she starts learning martial arts at a nunnery while still a little girl. She wants to master everything: inner strength, hand-to-hand combat, swordsmanship, medicine, and poisons. Only by learning real skills can she better protect her family. At last, she grows up, only to be told she must 1.9kReads7.6Score178Shelves

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    The female lead's snack street has made countless foodies drool.

45. 545 全 The Whole Village Calls Me a Wicked Woman, but My Cooking Drives Them Wild 全村骂我恶女，我靠美食杀疯了 Cloud Peak Pear云岫梨子Ancient Romance154k WordsOngoing [Farming + Food + Family Life + Everyday Life + Romance + System + Slow-Burn Progress + Fleeing Famine] When Chen Xiaoying opens her eyes, she has transmigrated into the village pariah, a wicked woman everyone despises. Faced with a dilapidated house, a starving younger brother, and little sisters, she binds herself to a herb-gathering System. Making the most of what the land provides, she whips up all kinds of delicious dishes. She sets up a food stall and builds a business. Wild greens become 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a farming-themed novel. The female protagonist is a modern-day food vlogger who transmigrates into the body of a wicked woman in ancient times. She runs a food stall and has a system, but it's not very useful. The female protagonist is clever and refuses to be bullied, slapping the faces of those she dislikes! The plot is quite good [laughs].

46. 546 我 I Am A Husband Curser, And You Are A Wife Curser 我克夫，你克妻 Baby Wants Wealth宝宝求财Two Male Leads412k WordsCompleted Two male leads + an ancient-world slice-of-life story + constable and his husband, both pure [No transmigration or rebirth] Xiang Xi is a young man who became a widow before he even married. Just after his engagement was arranged, his fiancé died in an accident, leaving him branded as a husband-killer. Yang Tongchuan is a constable at the county yamen. Last year, he married a new bride, but she mysteriously disappeared less than a month after moving in. Some said he beat her to death, others sai 12.3kReads9.0Score2kShelves

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47. 547 七 The 1970s: A Sweet Island Life for a Cannon-Fodder Supporting Female Character 七零之炮灰女配的海岛甜宠日常 Glories Unspoken不言盛景Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage first, love later + cozy life raising children + entrepreneurship] Lin Xia gets into a car accident on her way to a matchmaking date and unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel full of angst, becoming the foolish cannon-fodder woman who brings about her own doom. The original Lin Xia sabotages the male and female leads at every turn, so the male lead takes revenge by sending her to the countryside, where she eventually meets a tragic end. After reading a 15.9kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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    ✨After three years of hard work and finally getting a permanent position at the restaurant, Bai Ye lost his job. Driving the secondhand car his boss had given him as collateral, hauling a load of junk back to his hometown, he unexpectedly encountered a system. Surprisingly, this system had quite a few projects; not only could it guide him through the basics of cooking, but it could also randomly assign him tasks to earn bonuses and menus. And in the end… the impoverished Bai Ye, relying on the system's cheat codes, diligently exploited its advantages, worked hard to improve himself, and gradually rose to prominence.

48. 548 末 A Doomsday Marriage to a Disabled War King: I Turn My Life Around Through Farming 末日替嫁残废兵王，我靠种地逆袭 Saturn and Mars Together土星火星在一起Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted The animated series is now available [Nuclear-polluted wasteland + assigned a husband from the start + sweet romance + lighthearted farming] (scavenging, no System, gradual development) Shen Guoguo loves farming more than anything. After being struck by lightning, she wakes up in a whole new apocalyptic world and lands right in the middle of a mass wedding... No, a mass assignment of husbands. In this apocalypse, there’s no freedom to marry and no choosing to stay single. If Shen Guoguo doesn’t 13.5kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    The first book features a protagonist who transmigrates to a wasteland and spends her days scavenging discarded items to create various delicacies. The second book has a female protagonist who opens a small restaurant, showcasing numerous traditional and elegant dishes. The third book features a male protagonist with a system that allows him to set up a stall selling different foods in different locations each week, attracting a large following. The fourth book has a female protagonist who, after being reborn, wins over her entire family's hearts with her culinary skills. The fifth book features a female protagonist who transmigrates with a refrigerator, ensuring that any ingredients consumed on the first day are replenished the next day, resulting in a plethora of delicious food.

49. 549 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 6kReads9.2Score530Shelves
50. 550 穿 I Became the Bride Who Was Supposed to Bring Good Fortune to the Male Lead of an Imperial Exam Novel 穿成科举文男主的冲喜小娘子 Hehe Who Doesn't Want to Work Hard不想努力的禾禾Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical romance + transmigrate into a book + farming + food + space + building wealth + one-on-one happy ending] This story is set in a fictional world. Please don't compare it to actual history!!!! Luo Xingyue transmigrates into a book as the cannon-fodder wife of the newly introduced chief counselor, who dies almost as soon as he appears. Gazing at the few bare, empty rooms before her, she takes a deep breath. If you want a good life, you have to work for it yourself. Other heroines transm 1.9kReads8.8Score158Shelves

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