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

1. 351 殡 I Opened a Restaurant Beside a Funeral Home, and It's Packed 殡仪馆旁开饭店，人都挤爆了 Reflections at the Mystic Gate玄门对影Urban500k WordsCompleted [Outlandish food settings] [Funny and lighthearted] [Everyday comfort reading] [No female lead] [Early settings: a funeral home, a school, a Middle Eastern battlefield, a food stall at home...] Lin Chong inherits the noodle shop beside his second uncle's funeral home and activates a Gourmet System. The only problem is, this Gourmet System goes haywire from time to time. Setting: a funeral home. His food makes customers so hungry that they sleep on the ground outside the funeral home in the middl 13.7kReads8.6Score822Shelves
2. 352 女 A Chef Transmigrates into a Corpse-Driving Shaman, Living in a Chicken Coop and Driving Corpses in a Famine Year 女厨穿成赶尸匠，住鸡舍灾年赶尸 Pure White纯白的白Modern Romance423k WordsCompleted A modern female chef is reborn in ancient times as a corpse-driving craftsman. She and her younger brother live in a chicken coop, bullied by their whole family, until they are taken in as apprentices by a limping man with a frightening appearance. On her first corpse-driving job, her master throws her into a graveyard as a test. In years of famine, she takes on corpse-driving work to help make ends meet. After her younger brother is bullied, she cuts ties with the family and takes him to live w 274Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   🍀Food Novel🍀 🔥①A teahouse and a pastry shop in a Jiangnan water town, no dramatic plot twists, just warm and peaceful daily life, family and friends are great! 🔥②A modern female chef travels back to ancient times and becomes a corpse-driver, cooking delicious food while driving corpses, never compromising herself.

3. 353 我 I Set Up a Snack Stall in Ancient Times and Went Viral 我在古代摆摊卖小吃，火出圈了 A Glimmer of Light一叶微光Ancient Romance830k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Fictional Setting + System + Cuisine + Daily Life + Wholesome Romance + Love Grows Over Time + One-on-One Romance + Beloved by All] Mu Wan transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a “dark-skinned, fat girl.” That’s not even the worst of it: she has a sickly husband who could die at any moment. No problem. She’s the head chef of the Imperial Kitchen and knows a little about medicine. If it has anything to do with food, she can handle it. Mu Wan rolls up her sleeves, ready to g 489Reads6.1Score105Shelves
4. 354 美 Gourmet: I'm Going Crazy! I Never Wanted to Be a Chef! 美食：疯了，我也没想干厨师啊！ Leaving You at Home丢你在家Urban490k WordsCompleted (Leave your brain here) I just transmigrated to a parallel world, and I'm already being hounded for debt! The previous restaurant owner owes us money. Not much! Just fifty million! Su Lang snapped: The boss owes you money. What does that have to do with me!? Before he ran off, he transferred the restaurant to your name. Oh, and he left you ten penguins, too! What the heck? Penguins!? So you ran off and paid our wages with penguins? Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have bound the Food Is Heaven S 78Reads6.2Score—Shelves
5. 355 跟 Live with Me, and You'll Never Go Hungry 跟我住，管饱 Baby Wants Wealth宝宝求财Two Male Leads192k WordsCompleted A super-sweet, slice-of-life food story. [Two men + both have no past relationships + cozy, sweet romance + mutual devotion + fast-paced + no angst + not a story about the rich] Qu Xiang is a private chef who cooks in people's homes. Before meeting his love, all he wanted was a simple life. As it turns out, fate takes pity on him and gives him a wonderfully dependable, caring partner who pulls him along as they build a better life together, one steady step at a time. Cheng Yijian is an ordinary 7.4kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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   A true chef's story, a realistic tale of everyday food, purely sweet, slice-of-life, almost sickeningly sweet. It's about ordinary people without any special abilities seriously falling in love. A food-themed story that will make you hungry at night. A growth diary of a young chef and a mover. Three meals a day, four seasons, a steady and down-to-earth life.

6. 356 他 He Vanishes from His Night Market Stall, Driving All His Customers Crazy 他夜市摆摊玩失踪，食客们全疯了 A Name on the Rankings榜上有名Urban535k WordsCompleted [Food + heartwarming + laid-back + business + street stall + no female lead] “Stop eating, stop eating! Take a look at yourselves. Do you even look like actors anymore? You're as round as balls!” Hearing the director's warning, a certain top-tier star tearfully polished off a bowl of braised pork. “Director, I promise, I promise I'll start working hard to lose weight tomorrow!” The director flew into a rage, snatched the braised pork, and took a bite. He was about to say, “Is this it?!” Then he 1.7kReads7.0Score107Shelves

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7. 357 空 My Space Connects Two Worlds: Selling Steamed Buns and Tempting the Entire Internet 空间通两界，摆摊卖包子馋爆全网 Sweet Rice Wine Dumplings酒酿甜心圆子Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Transmigration between two worlds + Street stalls + Getting rich + Cozy business management + Food + Farming + Mountains and a house] A warm, everyday story She gains a space in the morning and gets kicked out of the Sun family in the afternoon. Jiang Buruan looks at the dilapidated thatched cottage, the dried-up well, and the nearly dead tree in her space, and can't help feeling cheated! Then she pushes open the rusty door beside the cottage and discovers that it leads to an ancient otherwo 682Reads6.3Score103Shelves

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   [Transmigrating Between Two Worlds + Setting Up a Stall + Getting Rich + Cozy Business + Delicious Food + Farming + Owning a Mountain and a House] Gaining her space happened in the morning, but being kicked out of the Sun family happened in the afternoon. Looking at the dilapidated thatched hut, the dried-up well, and the nearly dead tree in her space, Jiang Buran exclaimed that she had been tricked! Until she pushed open the rusty door next to the thatched hut, behind which lay an ancient, otherworldly realm. Super-large, fragrant wheat grains, extra-long, crisp, and spicy scallions, juicy, sweet, and refreshing cherries, and soft, creamy durians within easy reach… Faced with her dire poverty, barely able to afford food, and occasional trouble, Jiang Buran immediately decided: to set up a stall selling steamed buns!!! Using otherworldly wheat flour for the wrappers, a secret-recipe meat filling, and scallions, her plump, fluffy, limited-quantity steamed buns captivated the stomachs of those around her. They hid them away, afraid that with so many people, they wouldn't be able to buy any… until her steamed bun stall was exposed by a food blogger, and the entire internet was drooling! Lu Feng grabbed ten of the limited-edition steamed buns that even big shots from all walks of life were scrambling to get their hands on! Lu Feng: "Ruan Ruan, your steamed buns are so delicious! Do I have special privileges?" Jiang Buran: "Huh? Then... You don't need to queue!" A down-on-her-luck orphan girl warmly opens her stall, and her otherworldly ingredients become an internet sensation!

8. 358 我 My Cooking Can Cure Any Discontent 我的美食专治各种不服 A Horse That Can't Live Without Spice无辣不欢的马Urban402k WordsCompleted Xu Riyue transmigrates into a parallel world, where he becomes a 996 office worker driven to bankruptcy by his boss's workplace abuse. At his lowest point, the Everyday Life System binds itself to him, refreshing one street-stall task each week. Other people's golden fingers can destroy the world, but his System only wants him to suffer social death. His stall is a legend that exists in the city for just one week: It appears on Monday, using an irresistible aroma and flavor to break down everyon 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A transmigrated office worker's street vendor comeback story! After being fired, she's bound to a system. Her first stop is selling spicy lemon shredded chicken downstairs from her former company, the enticing aroma forcing her to uncover workplace secrets; her next stop is a postpartum care center, where her wood-fired tomahawk steak is so delicious it breaks the hearts of wealthy women. The system's tasks are both ruthless and heartwarming, each dish hiding a story, making you want to keep reading!

9. 359 美 Gourmet System: The Top Chinese Chef Overseas 美食系统：海外第一中华小厨娘 Junjun Won't Procrastinate Today君君今天不拖延Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted [Food + Everyday Life + Comfort Food + No Romance] Lin Xinyue, an international student from Country A, a culinary wasteland, dreams above all else of getting a good Chinese meal every day. “Ding! The Host’s craving for delicious food has reached 100%, meeting the requirements for binding. Congratulations, Host, you’ve received the Food System.” !!! Cola chicken wings, spicy diced chicken, sweet-and-sour ribs, soup dumplings, a full Manchu-Han banquet... Here I come! Her fellow international stu 448Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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   🌈I've become the Goddess of International Students!! 🥥Lin Xinyue, an international student from Country A, located in a food wasteland, dreams of eating a delicious Chinese meal every day!! "Ding, the host's craving for food has reached 100%, meeting the binding conditions. Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Food System!" !!! Cola chicken wings, spicy chicken cubes, sweet and sour pork ribs, xiaolongbao (soup dumplings), a Manchu Han Imperial Feast... Here I come!! The international students, with tears in their eyes: Please, Xinyue! We really need this meal today! Country A students: Not eating Lin's food would be the biggest loss of my life. From family-run dining tables and campus food stalls to contracting school cafeterias, self-service restaurants, and private kitchens... Wait, Lin Xinyue belatedly realizes that her food industry has spread all over the world!!

10. 360 我 I Set Up a Street Stall in Ancient Times, and the Big Shots Are Obsessed! 我在古代摆地摊，大佬们馋疯了？ Yao Shujin尧书锦Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + food + everyday street-stall life + farming + cozy + no romance + alternate world] Gu Yanxi had lived in ancient times for three years when an accident left her with amnesia. A bout of high fever brought all her memories back. From the start, her father was a cripple, her mother was constantly sick, and her younger brother was a compulsive gambler. Luckily, she was a great cook and knew a few martial arts moves. No matter how tough the situation, she could handle it! Sizzling gri 5.3kReads8.0Score411Shelves

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    I got hungry just looking at it.

11. 361 从 It Started at a Stinky Tofu Stall, and Now the Owner's Acting Strange 从臭豆腐摊开始，这老板变奇怪了 The Daydreaming Zhou梦游的小周Urban503k WordsCompleted [Urban rebirth + one heroine + sweet romance + career success and wealth + food] Top-notch stinky tofu, unbeatable river-snail rice noodles, super fresh fertilized duck eggs, secret-recipe braised intestines… On the street behind the university sits a little food shop famous for its stink. The owner loves flaunting his romance, and everything he sells reeks to high heaven. Yet somehow, it still sells out every day. Ning Yao: “You’re sweating buckets. Take a break first!” Ye Fei: “No need. Give m 582Reads8.9Score101Shelves

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    The first book was about setting up a stall, the second was about setting up a stall, the third was about setting up a stall, and the fourth was still about setting up a stall 😏. I've been following the fourth book recently. The protagonist starts by selling steamed buns, and he does it at night in the square. The premise is unique, and the opening idea is innovative. It's very good ⬇️

12. 362 她 She Conquers the Entire Capital with Her Cooking 她靠美食征服全京城 Second Master Fan梵二爷Ancient Romance541k WordsCompleted After she accidentally transmigrates to ancient times, Chu Yunxiang wins over the stomachs of everyone in the capital with modern-day skewers, zhajiangmian, hot pot, and more. Even the current emperor is no exception. Someone recognizes the emperor in disguise, sneaking out late at night to eat skewers at Yunlai Restaurant. The emperor, pretending to be calm: “You’ve got the wrong person.” Someone else recognizes the Ghost Doctor of the martial world. “Look at these ragged clothes. How do I look 395Reads6.9Score100Shelves

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    Purely food-themed novels: Ten ways to get rich through real skills; From a small shop to a grand restaurant; Achieving financial freedom; Carp soup, Qingming cake, etc. → "Oh my god! I'm making big money in ancient times with modern food" / Conquering all corners of the land with various delicacies; Ancient romance; Ginseng, cat's ear noodles, casserole tofu, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, and other delicacies appear frequently in the book, tantalizing your taste buds → "Lady Hou's Culinary Notes" / Grilled skewers, fried noodles, hot pot... Ten conquering the stomachs of the entire capital; Ancient imagination; Ancient romance → "She Conquered the Entire Capital with Food" / A private chef's wife transmigrates to a food desert where even soy sauce is scarce; Chinese culinary system; Pork bone soup, white fungus and lotus seed soup, cordyceps soup; Sincerely building a career, constructing a catering empire → "I Became the Number One Chef in the Food Desert" / Transmigration; Food; Warmth; Cute kids; Love blossoms over time → Wow! The General's wife's tea snacks are sold out again!

13. 363 田 Granny Tian's Rebirth: Late-Night Cafeteria Livestream 田老太重生记深夜食堂直播间 80 Deer80鹿Modern Romance91k WordsCompleted The feisty, capable 95-year-old Tian Caigu is reborn in 1987. At 55, she quits her job and opens a late-night diner that becomes a refuge for countless migrant workers. She spends her days bustling amid the smoke and steam, serving customers warmth and comfort. She also has a livestream that connects to the future. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Family, are you still struggling with a reading slump? This novel will absolutely be a lifesaver! In the Pengcheng Industrial Zone, there lives an incredibly capable woman named Tian Caigu. Every day at 4:30 AM, while everyone else is still sound asleep, she's already in the cafeteria, working tirelessly. Her self-service breakfast buffet is absolutely amazing—it has everything from rice noodle rolls and fried dough sticks to soy milk, all you can eat! The workers are mesmerized by the aroma every day, eating to their hearts' content. But Zhao Daqiang, the owner of the breakfast stall next door, is a pure "resentful jerk," his eyes practically red with jealousy, and he goes into "crazy troublemaking" mode. One day he's mocking the prices for being a loss, the next he's dragging inspectors to find fault, and the day after he's spreading rumors about the ingredients—he's practically screaming "I'm not having it!" But Sister Tian isn't one to be trifled with! She delivers a barrage of insults that leaves Zhao Daqiang questioning his existence, and when inspectors come, she's confident, her ingredients and hygiene top-notch, easily passing the test, and then she even reports Zhao Daqiang to have her stall shut down. The final trick, the "cafeteria open day," completely debunked the rumors, and business boomed! The book is full of the everyday lives of ordinary people, making it feel like it's happening right next door—funny yet heartwarming. If you're looking for a good read, grab this one! Witness the underdog's rise to success; you won't be able to put it down!

14. 364 我 The Top Chef in a Culinary Wasteland 我在美食荒漠当第一厨娘 Little Sakura Never Drops Her Novel小樱不弃坑Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted Bai Qingwan, the owner of a private kitchen, was hit by a car while saving someone and transmigrated into the body of a farm girl with the same name in a fictional dynasty, whose surname was Yong. To her surprise, this place was a culinary wasteland that didn't even have soy sauce. Her family lived by the mountains and near the sea, yet what they ate was the sort of stuff even pigs wouldn't touch. Then she found herself bound to the Huaxia Cuisine System. To help her fulfill her mission of sprea 835Reads8.8Score109Shelves
15. 365 我 I Sell Lunch Boxes, So Isn't It Only Natural for the School Cafeteria to Go Under? 我卖盒饭，学校食堂倒闭很正常吧 Super Crawfish超级小龙虾Urban576k WordsCompleted [Food + comedy + one heroine + transmigration + System] Lu Rong rents a small stall on a college campus to sell boxed meals, but business is so poor that he's on the verge of closing down. Luckily, at the crucial moment, he awakens a Super Gourmet System and instantly becomes a top chef. A simple plate of egg fried rice is enough to draw countless students and teachers to his stall. Then Lu Rong starts offering even more top-quality dishes, and the whole campus goes wild. Everyone joins the rank 1.3kReads8.6Score103Shelves
16. 366 怎 What Should I Do? After Our Divorce, the Cold and Aloof Villain Won't Leave Me Alone 怎么办！离婚后高冷反派总缠着我 Zhouzhou Loves Candy舟舟爱吃糖Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted [Completed + Food + Livestreaming + Transmigrate into a Book + So Good It Changes Your Mind] Sheng Xia transmigrated into an entertainment-industry novel as its vicious supporting villainess. The original owner had caused endless trouble, earning herself a barrage of online hate. Her wealthy husband, destined to cheat on her: “Divorce. The Huo family can’t afford to be humiliated like this!” Indignant gossip-loving netizens: “Get that vicious attention-seeker out of show business!” Sheng Xia rol 908Reads8.9Score101Shelves

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    [Attention][Attention][Attention] "Crybaby! The Villainous Female Supporting Character Becomes an Internet Sensation Through Food"—A feast of culinary triumphs and unexpected deliciousness! 🔥 Transmigration into a novel + face-slapping + food livestream: Sheng Xia transforms from a universally hated drama queen into the heiress of a culinary family, dumping her scumbag boyfriend with one hand and declaring her retirement from the entertainment industry with the other—the satisfaction level is off the charts! 🍜 A culinary triumph: Haters mock her for "expensive and terrible-tasting"? Watch how she conquers the internet with amazing dishes, delivering a scene of unexpected deliciousness! 💥 A high-octane career storyline: From a villainous female supporting character to a culinary queen, her family restaurant is revitalized in her hands. The plot is thrilling and addictive—you won't be able to stop reading! #Completed #FoodLivestream #FaceSlappingInTheRichFamily #CareerStyleFemaleLeader #UnexpectedDeliciousnessLaw

17. 367 摊 My Stall Was Smashed, So I Climbed to the Top with a Gourmet System 摊子被砸，我靠美食系统踏巅峰 Instructor Wolf狼教官Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [System, food, lighthearted comedy, everyday city life, outlandish ideas, comeback, one heroine, slow-paced slice of life] After losing his job at thirty-six, Wang Ping’an can’t find work and returns to the small county town that’s both unfamiliar and familiar to him. There, he starts a new life running a food stall. With his cooking skills and a boost from the System, he earns titles like “Wok King” and “Beast Tamer”... Wang Ping’an: “How slow-paced is it? The System doesn’t show up until chapt 2.1kReads8.3Score159Shelves
18. 368 神 God-Tier Food Truck: Foodies Around the World Beg Me to Set Up Shop 神级餐车：全球吃货求我出摊 Mr. South Wall Crashes Into the South Wall南墙先生撞南墙Modern Romance564k WordsCompleted System, Food, Street Stalls, Slow Pace, No Romance, Widowed The book’s new-release rating may be low at first, but 95% of reviews are five stars. Enjoy with confidence! Ye Wanting unexpectedly gets a magical mobile food cart System. Flatbread + pork floss + seaweed = seaweed-and-pork-floss turkey noodles Crab + flour = crab roe soup dumplings Lamb offal + garlic + pepper = peppery lamb offal soup Quality ingredients + premium recipes + perfect cooking = food adored by thousands Three-wheeled car 685Reads8.8Score101Shelves

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    🍜 [God-Level Food Truck: After My Husband's Death, I Became a God Through Recipes] Ye Wanting is bound to a food system, and her tricycle selling turkey noodles is a sensation in the night market! Crabs become soup dumplings, lamb offal is made into a divine soup, and the food truck is upgraded for a global tour. Customers roar: "Boss lady, please don't limit the quantity!" A recipe-based, no-CP (couple partner) business, a healing management style.

19. 369 综 Anime Crossover Cuisine: Starting With Glowing Dishes 综漫美食：从发光料理开始 China's Best中华一番Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Jashin-chan Dropkick] + [Tokyo Ghoul] + [Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid] Lu Ping'an, who had spent two and a half years working as a chef after graduating from New East Cuisine School, is summoned by Jashin-chan to a crossover world. He gets a golden finger called “Trait Extraction,” and his first draw is guaranteed to be gold. He obtains the golden ability trait “Glowing Cuisine”! [Glowing Cuisine (Gold)] Effect: Your understanding of and intuition for cooking improve dramatically! Any dish you 10.9kReads8.8Score765Shelves

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    Lu Ping'an, summoned to the world of anime, makes snacks.

20. 370 重 Reborn, I Build a Fortune Through Food 重生后我靠美食发家致富 Beating Zucchini with a Stick棒打西葫芦Two Male Leads449k WordsOngoing Cheng Zhimai died young, then was reborn with the help of a System. Those who bullied him in his previous life will pay a thousand, no, ten thousand times over! Given a second chance, he gradually builds up his food business with the help of the System, ultimately making his way to wealth and prosperity! Family, friendship, and riches: he'll have them all! And his dear husband stays faithfully by his side. This is what it means to reach the pinnacle of life! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm just promoting my own writing. [Crying][crying][crying]

21. 371 吃 A Foodie Extraordinaire, She Conquers the Cultivation World with a Single Pot 吃货达人，她靠一口锅玩转修仙界 Retired Salted Fish养老的咸鱼Ancient Romance756k WordsCompleted Also known as: Gourmet Girl, She Conquers the Cultivation World with a Wok Shocking! The Sword Sect Has a Little Girl Who Carries a Wok [Transmigration] + [Cute Pets] + [Gourmet] + [Foodie] + [Everyone’s Favorite] + [No Romance] + [No System, Farming in the Cultivation World] Foodie Zhu Xiaomeng had just finished her college entrance exams and was ready to enjoy a good, long sleep. But when she woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated into the body of a little girl fleeing famine. The gi 2.6kReads8.9Score292Shelves

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    Come on, these three are a must-read! You'll know how good the plot is once you read them. Anyway, I think they're pretty good.

22. 372 穿 After Becoming a Vicious Male Bride, I Built a Fortune with Food! 穿成恶毒哥儿后靠美食发家致富！ Hong Lian'ai红怜爱Two Male Leads389k WordsCompleted One-on-one romance, sweet and doting, both leads are pure and each other’s first love! After finishing her last job, Mu Chenxing dies suddenly of a heart attack. When she wakes up, she finds herself in a thatched hut, with a frail little boy trembling in a corner. Mu Chenxing wonders, “Where is this? How did I get here? Could I have transmigrated, like in those novels?” Well, there’s no going back now. As she sits there dazed, the door opens and a burly man walks in. The burly man: “Are you all 737Reads8.8Score104Shelves

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    Time travel, raising children, farming, beastmen, two male protagonists

23. 373 杂 A General Store Transformed Into an Ancient-Style Snack Shop 杂货铺爆改古代零食小店 Nie Kui臲尯Ancient Romance525k WordsCompleted [Just started getting ratings. Read it, and maybe the score will go up!] “A laid-back shopkeeping story focused on snacks. The pace is slow, so skip it if that bothers you.” Jiang Yun transmigrates into ancient times and inherits a grocery store on the verge of bankruptcy. Faced with a difficult situation, she relies on a System in her mind containing recipes for modern delicacies, gradually turning the little shop into a famous establishment. Her secret-recipe spicy strips bring the county magi 858Reads8.2Score110Shelves

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    People who run snack shops mostly talk about everyday family life, making snacks [admiration][admiration]. The comments section also includes pictures, which are very nice.

24. 374 空 With Cotton in Hand, I Have Nothing to Worry About 空间在手，一棉无忧 Green Goose青鹅Ancient Romance458k WordsCompleted (Food, street stalls, and opening shops: step by step, she builds a fortune and enjoys endless delicacies.) Modern-day Jiang Xiaoxiao transmigrates into the body of Jiang Yimian, a peasant girl in ancient times. She stares speechlessly at the sky and curses the rotten heavens. What kind of awful family have they dumped her in?! Three dilapidated thatched huts, drafty and leaky, perfect for stargazing, moon-gazing, and sunbathing, with all the essentials included. Thin black porridge, perfect for 68Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    This book is complete. It tells the story of a man who starts his business by setting up a stall and opening a shop, gradually building his fortune. He sells all kinds of food, including three-delicacy noodles, spicy hot pot, snail rice noodles, claypot rice, hot pot, roast duck, crispy pork belly, and so on.

25. 375 重 Reborn as a Master Chef, I Take the Entertainment World by Storm 重生之大厨勇闯娱乐圈 Little Moon of Xiao Ban小半的小月Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted After spending half his life as a chef, Cen Fang returns to the time when he failed the college entrance exams due to an accident. Given another life, he doesn't want to be an ordinary chef anymore. He wants to make money and get married, but somehow ends up in the entertainment industry. Cen Fang secretly vows that this time, he'll be the actor who cooks best and the chef who acts best! 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cen Fang's father was a chef, not the kind in hotels, but the kind who catered banquets in the countryside. Growing up under his father's influence, he developed a strong interest in cooking. After failing his college entrance exams, he worked odd jobs with his father for two years. Seeing his fellow villagers go out to work and earn money, he followed suit, working in factories and construction sites. He even took a job as a waiter in a restaurant to pursue a girl, but while he didn't win her over, he became familiar with the head chef over the years and learned some real skills. Later, as he got older and didn't want to wander anymore, he returned to his hometown and opened a small restaurant, but he could only barely make ends meet. Approaching forty, he was still single. After a long day at work, Cen Fang walked wearily down the street, thinking that if he could turn back time, he would never choose this miserable life again. With his headphones on, he didn't notice the speeding sports car ahead. When Cen Fang woke up, he found himself back at the time he failed his college entrance exams.

26. 376 假 The Fake Heiress Strikes It Rich with Seafood 假千金靠海鲜暴富了 Big Ginger Heads East大姜东去Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fishing + Food + Fake Heiress and Real Heiress + Face-Slapping + Sweet Romance] A fake-and-real heiress story had come to life, and Su Junhe was the fake heiress who had usurped another girl’s place. “The real heiress is back, and she still has the nerve to act like a young lady of the Su family!” “Maybe her parents were the ones who switched her and Su Ruan in the first place!” At a banquet, elegantly dressed ladies and young women sneered at her. “You’re just my sister’s stand-in. What give 2.5kReads8.9Score273Shelves
27. 377 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 6.3kReads8.6Score675Shelves

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    See? I'm getting hungry watching this late at night.

28. 378 现 A Modern Restaurant in Ancient Times, Making Everyone Drool 现代美食店，在古代馋哭所有人 The Calamity of Wind, Rain, and Dark Blossoms风雨冥花劫Ancient Romance351k WordsCompleted [System + food + opening shops + no romance + a powerful golden finger] Office worker Lin Xiyue transmigrates one day and binds herself to an ancient food prosperity System. “What? You want me to spread delicious food throughout the ancient world?” And so Lin Xiyue begins opening all kinds of food shops. This is mainly a food story, a lighthearted tale about opening shops. Drink shop: iced orange juice, strawberry milkshakes, classic milk tea, passion fruit double-bubble tea… Fast-food shop: roa 137Reads6.1Score—Shelves
29. 379 美 Gourmet: This Culinary God Makes Food So Good It's Unfair 美食：这个厨神做饭过分好吃 Sleeping Cat熟睡的猫Urban113k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [No Female Lead] [System] [Comfort Food] [Cozy] [Slice of Life] [Ensemble Cast] Ye Mingyu was a master chef in the celestial realm, but after dozing off during a meeting, he was sent down to the mortal world. The good news was that he still had his cooking skills. The bad news was that he had to complete the “Craving It?” System's tasks to return to the celestial realm. But for the food lovers of the mortal world, every day felt like New Year's. Braised pork, hand-pulled noodles in chi 111Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Food + Undercover + Comedy + Catching Criminals + System + No Female Lead + No Romance]

30. 380 辞 Everyday Life of a City Dweller Who Quit and Returned to Farm 辞职后回乡种地日常 Eat, Drink, and Be Merry吃吃喝喝啦Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [A heroine with an extraordinary palate and amazing cooking skills x a hero who says one thing but means another] Without realizing it, she wins his heart with her cooking, and food brings them together. Overview: Xu Lai has worked at her company for three years. Her boyfriend has stolen credit for her work countless times and been entangled with their coworkers. Then one day, he takes credit for her project proposal again. Xu Lai has had enough. She takes off her company ID badge and declares, 1.1kReads7.9Score102Shelves

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    Food + System: The system assigns tasks and lets the female protagonist set up her own stall at different locations. Each task only lasts a few days, and just as people get hooked on the food, she stops selling, much to everyone's annoyance! 😄😄😄😄

31. 381 不 After Constantly Trying to Get Myself Killed, I Became the Cultivation World's Beloved 不断作死后，成了修真界的心尖宠 Wine on the Lips沾唇酒Two Male Leads403k WordsCompleted Nan Jingmo, an ordinary office drone, transmigrates into a cultivation world teeming with overachievers. He becomes the universally hated junior granduncle of the Ruthless Dao Sect, the greatest sect in the land, and is bound to a death-seeking System. The System tells him that if he dies a normal death, he can earn a modest two hundred million and go home. So Nan Jingmo sets off on his quest to die. The trouble is, although this junior granduncle is useless at everything else, he's incredibly d 533Reads8.4Score102Shelves

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    Setting up a stall in the world of cultivation!

32. 382 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Wild Vegetable Pancakes Pave My Road to Fortune 重生八零：野菜饼摊出一条暴富路 Shui Yiyu水易余Modern Romance844k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Shen Maixiang was the vice president of a restaurant group. She worked herself to death at her desk. Reborn in 1985, she became a poor village girl who had failed the college entrance exams. Her home was bare, her father suffered from back pain, and the corn gruel her mother brought to the table was so watery you could see your reflection in it. She had no money, no education, and no connections, but she had twenty years of restaurant experience from her previous life, alon 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Plot Summary: A 45-year-old restaurant vice president dies from overwork → wakes up as a poor village girl in the 1980s → living in abject poverty, failing her college entrance exam → decides to set up a stall selling wild vegetable pancakes → the whole family works together! Third brother carries the load, father acts as the living signboard, mother verbally objects while kneading dough → The business grows bigger and bigger, from a stall to a shop, from a shop to a sauce factory → Incidentally, they even snag a college graduate village official who can't tell the difference between wheat and leeks… ✨ Highlights: ✅ Packed with laughs, some downright cheesy: Father brags about "my daughter," third brother's constant "hmm," eldest brother's "brick and tile factory" joke could make me laugh for a year ✅ Heart-wrenching moments without being sentimental: Third brother makes straw sandals, mother secretly wipes away tears, father drunkenly "I'll plane you" ✅ Solid and grounded business history: From cost accounting to standardized manuals, from franchising to central kitchens, every step is logically sound ✅ Rich in historical context: Prices, grain coupons, the three major appliances, supply and marketing cooperatives, individual business licenses… a detail-oriented delight.

33. 383 小 A Family in a Little Village 小村人家 Fei Qing妃卿Ancient Romance283k WordsCompleted [Farming + Food + No System + No Romance + Building a Career] When Li Yun wakes up, she is still Li Yun, but not quite the same Li Yun anymore. She has been reborn as Li Yunniang in Anyang Village. Her father dotes on her, her mother loves her, and her older brothers and sisters-in-law spoil her. She has plenty to eat and drink, but not a penny to her name. No matter. Let's see how Yunniang leads her family in farming and storing grain, then makes delicious food to sell at a stall. She builds wo 244Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    Tons of delicious food! Braised dishes, broad beans, multi-flavored peanuts, liangxia (a type of cold noodle dish), liangpi (cold skin noodles), cold noodles… you name it! A heartwarming and peaceful farming story, no cheat codes, no weird relatives, no biased grandparents, a harmonious family, running a food stall and doing business. Lots of delicious food, and apparently no male lead.

34. 384 摊 You're Stuck with Me 摊上你啦 Yu Xiya妤玺呀Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted An unfounded accusation costs nurse Mu Xiaoxia her job, but unexpectedly unlocks a food-stall System. From then on, a mobile castle of delicious food quietly appears in every corner of the city, bringing comfort to lonely souls through the night. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Initially, you set up a stall; later, you open a shop. There's a system to assist you, and you can even have cats and dogs with you while you run the stall – it's quite a sight!

35. 385 克 I’ve Outlived Five Wives, and the Sickly Duke’s Uncle Says He Likes Me 克死五个妻子，病娇国舅说喜欢我 A Thought of Books一念书Ancient Romance513k WordsCompleted [Yandere + sweet romance + food + love that grows with time + both devoted to each other + happy ending] Empress Gu was worried sick, because her own younger brother, Gu Huaixian, was already twenty-seven and still single. The enormous Marquis An residence was so deserted it didn't even have a maid, let alone any women of the household. The emperor had a headache lately, too. His greatest fear was that Empress Gu would come crying and making a scene, just to ask him to arrange another marriage f 10.4kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    I've recently been really into food-themed novels. The first one features a female protagonist who's a time traveler with her own ambitions, hoping to become rich through her culinary skills. The male protagonist is very supportive and treats her younger siblings exceptionally well. The second one, don't be put off by the title—it's fantastic! The female protagonist has a system space, though it doesn't appear very often. She's a maid who wins the male protagonist's heart through her cooking skills. She also has a hidden identity. The third one is also excellent; I especially love it. The female protagonist's family dotes on her, creating a warm and loving family atmosphere. It's a truly down-to-earth story of farming and doing business, farming until the end of time, with some infrastructure development elements later on. In short, I highly recommend it.

36. 386 御 Beast Taming: I Really Just Want to Run a Peaceful Restaurant 御兽：我真的只想安稳的开饭店 The Fish Who Loves Writing Books爱写书的鱼Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Food + opening a shop + everyday life + lighthearted fun + beast taming + System] Also known as: “The Stories I Couldn't Tell About Me and the System,” “A Leisurely Life with Three Little Ones,” “I'm Unbeatable in My Restaurant, So Do Whatever You Like,” and “Shocking! My Three Pet Beasts Are All Big Shots” Foodie Jiang Ming drinks a century-old, top-quality Daughter Red and unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel world called Blue Star, where he gains a Spirit Chef System. At first, Jiang Min 16.6kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves

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    Excellent food article

37. 387 农 The Blessed Girl of the Farming Village 农门福女 Three Months in a Row连三月Ancient Romance536k WordsCompleted No System + No Pocket Dimension + No Palace or Household Intrigue + Food A food blogger from the 21st century transmigrates to an unknown dynasty. She has a widowed grandmother and mother to support, along with twin younger brothers and a baby sister. Looking at their dilapidated thatched hut and her frail siblings, Li Qinghe rolls up her sleeves and gets to work, determined to lead the whole family to prosperity. Putting her past-life skills to use, she starts with a street stall, then opens a 714Reads8.6Score102Shelves

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    These are all period dramas about food, very good to read, and the plots are very engaging! The female lead is also truly multi-talented! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

38. 388 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.8kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves
39. 389 穿 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Made a Fortune with My Rugged Husband 穿越古代，带糙汉相公发家致富 Jiu Yi九燚Ancient Romance313k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + farming and commerce + sweet romance + food + rugged husband and lovely wife] Su Qingqing transmigrated into a dynasty that had never existed in history. Looking at her dilapidated home and her husband, whose clothes were covered in patches, she decided to build her fortune in ancient times with her own two hands! The first step to getting rich: Su Qingqing dusted off her signature skill, selling braised pork rice! Next came braised pork ramen, milk tea, spicy hot pot, and 691Reads8.6Score101Shelves

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    While half asleep, Su Qingqing heard a rustling sound beside her. She could tell that the person next to her was being very careful and trying not to make any noise, but the sound still woke Su Qingqing up.

40. 390 全 Interstellar Cuisine: The All-Round Spirit Chef Who Went Viral on the Star Network 【星际美食】全能灵厨在星网火了 Lou Twenty楼二十Two Male Leads442k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Interstellar + Food + ABO + Zerg + Mecha] Couple: Cheerful spirit chef omega Lin An × S-rank military alpha, scheming seme Shi Xiao Lin An, a spirit chef from the twenty-first century, wakes up to find himself in an interstellar age where food has fallen into decline. He has also gone from being a chef with a job and a home to a penniless omega celebrity with no prospects. Hoping to get famous, his predecessor begged his agent to book him on a wilderness survival variety show fil 2.6kReads8.8Score379Shelves
41. 391 摆 Dumping My Scumbag Ex, I Snatched the 1980s' Most Promising Stock 摆脱渣男，我叼走八零最强潜力股 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance555k WordsCompleted Xia Meng: Founder of the country’s largest food service company and a formidable businesswoman renowned throughout the business world. Her journey has been nothing short of legendary. No one knows what she went through or how she rose from the ashes and weathered the tides of the times. People love to talk about her career, and her love life draws even more attention. Everyone knows that Zhao Ling and President Xia supported each other throughout their careers. Years later, one became the founde 2kReads9.0Score185Shelves
42. 392 穿 Transmigrated to a Food Desert, I Make the Interstellar Crowd Drool with My Cooking 穿进美食荒漠，我用厨艺馋哭星际 Did Shengsheng Write Today?今天声声写文了吗Sci-Fi & Apocalypse724k WordsCompleted After successfully ascending to immortality, the little cat spirit Miao Miao grew tired of the bland food in the Celestial Realm and picked a star-bound world among the ten realms ruled by the Celestial Emperor. It looked like it would have plenty of delicious food. But after she transmigrated there, she discovered that "delicious food" meant nutritional supplements, and "a variety of delicious food" meant supplements in different flavors. Even every meal eaten by the people of the interstellar 537Reads8.4Score103Shelves
43. 393 从 From Selling Chive Pies at a Street Stall to Becoming Everyone’s Favorite 从摆摊卖韭菜馅饼开始受万人追捧 It's White Tea, Not Tea是白茶不是茶Ancient Romance548k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented food story + perfect with a meal + lighthearted and healing + doted on by everyone + business] A few notes before reading: Don’t take it too seriously! This is a completely fictional setting, not a mindless story! Before you start, remember that this is a lighthearted food story, so you’ll have a much better time. After being reborn eight times, Su Nuannuan arrives in this fictional ancient world. Moved by her family’s love, she finds the will to keep living and successfully act 269Reads7.6Score533Shelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who sets up a stall in ancient times [shy][shy][shy]. Her first stall is in the Cold Palace, and even the emperor goes to eat her leek pancakes! The third book, hahaha, later on, is so delicious that even the emperor is looking for her stall. Her subordinates just find it to send a message to the emperor, but she's already moved again! It's hilarious! It's so delicious that students in the academy climb over the wall to eat it, and even assassins don't want to kill anymore; they just want to focus on eating! The second book features a female protagonist who sells boxed lunches in ancient times.

44. 394 穿 Transmigrated as a Farm Girl Selling Fern Cakes 穿成农女卖蕨饼 A Cup of Green Wine一杯绿酒Ancient Romance659k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a farming family, she finds a courtyard lined with two rows of thatched cottages that leak whenever it rains. Her father was taken away by conscription three years ago, leaving her mother alone to raise two children. The family has only their last mu of land and the money their mother occasionally earns from embroidery, with almost no savings. They're so poor they can barely eat their fill each day. Luckily, Yun Hua knows how to earn money and support the family. She se 166Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    These are all excellent food articles, very detailed. I'm currently reading the fourth one, and I recommend them all to you.

45. 395 鬓 Flowers Gathered in Her Hair, Smoke on Her Temples 鬓拢花烟 Muye Qingxi牧野清溪Ancient Romance784k WordsCompleted The little cook Cang Er’s greatest wish is to open a shop, make money, buy a house, and stay far away from trouble. Until someone says to her, “I would give up the whole world just to have you by my side. Will you stand beside me and rule this prosperous realm together?” Glory and danger have always gone hand in hand. Cang Er doesn’t want to invite trouble, but his gaze is so intent and his smile so intoxicating that she nods in a daze. People say she’s lowborn and unfit to be empress? Fine. Who 675Reads8.8Score120Shelves

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    Both are historical romance novels, and the female protagonists are both culinary experts who run restaurants. In fact, every chapter in the first book is titled with a dish name.

46. 396 小 The Little Chef's Rise to Wealth 小厨娘的富贵逆袭 Three Wines三酒Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Jiang Qianxia becomes the owner of a shop in a plane-spanning merchant guild. What should she do when a military camp cook secretly sleeps with the general, gets pregnant, and her husband's family refuses to let her through the door? Throw money at them! She throws enough money at her brother-in-law to make him willingly become her manager, leaves her wicked mother-in-law wailing and stripped of her authority, and gets the entire household to raise her to the position of ma 14Reads7.2Score—Shelves
47. 397 美 Making a Fortune Through Food: I Transmigrate as a Farm Girl 美食致富：穿越农家小女娘 Dumpling 6712饺子6712Ancient Romance426k WordsCompleted A modern-day corporate drone transmigrates into the body of a poor peasant girl in ancient times. She never gets enough to eat and lives in a shabby thatched hut. Life is tough, but at least her maternal grandparents dote on her. Unable to endure another day without meat or enough to eat, she sets out to change her lot. Follow Su Xiaohe as she goes from a street stall to a little shop and finally to a grand restaurant, building a happy life in which she buys a home, acquires shops, and eventuall 48Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all food-themed novels where the female protagonist transmigrates to ancient times and opens a food stall. 🍲 The first two and the last one are still being serialized, while the others are completed. 🍅🍆🍉🍊🍎🍓🍏🍐🍋🍌🍇🍈🍒🍑🍍🌽

48. 398 夜 The Night Market King: Sausages from the Meng Family Stall Are Flying Off the Grill 夜市一霸：孟家小摊的烤肠卖爆啦 Secret Orange秘橙Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted One-line summary: After transmigrating with a refrigerator, she starts building a fortune by selling grilled sausages from a street stall. [Farming + minor golden finger + family life + heartwarming + rags to riches + no awful characters] On an utterly ordinary night, Meng Qi had just gotten home from work. She opened the refrigerator, planning to make herself tomato-and-egg noodles, and the next moment, she transmigrated without warning, refrigerator and all. Meng Qi: “Wait, do people transmigr 1.5kReads—Score151Shelves

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    This is a great book. The protagonist starts by selling grilled sausages at a stall, and there's so much delicious food in it that it makes you really hungry.

49. 399 食 A Country Girl with a Taste for Good Food 食色生香小娘子 Jin Sheng锦笙Ancient Romance736k WordsCompleted Lu Hui, a twenty-first-century food blogger, is hit by a car driven by a new female driver and winds up in another world. Thankfully, she still has her memories, so she decides to win over everyone in this era through their stomachs. Just as she’s missing her family, she runs into her best friend, who has also transmigrated, at a temple. Lu Hui thinks happily that she’ll have someone to make money with. But her friend says, “Hey, let’s keep it in the family. Would you mind marrying my son?” Afte 31Reads7.4Score—Shelves
50. 400 都 Now That I'm Reborn, Why Get Married? Obviously, I'll Make Money 都重生了谁还嫁人，当然赚钱啊 Chi Yu Ru Hai池渔洳海Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Starting a Business and Making Money+Top Student+No Romance+Feel-Good Female Lead+Period Piece] Jiang Yu is reborn in 1994. In this life, she refuses to follow her mother to the city for school. She'll stay in the county, sell porridge, and open a food court. With her foresight and skills as a food blogger, watch her turn 250 yuan into a hundred billion... She'll make money and study hard, both at once! 1.5kReads8.9Score111Shelves

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    Reborn in 1994, she starts her business from selling porridge and milk tea, building her fortune. A female-centric historical romance novel with no romantic pairing. [Thumbs up]

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