Historical-Era Story About a Female Lead Who's a Chef at a State-Owned Restaurant 女主是大厨，在国营饭店干活的年代文

1. 1 七 The 1970s: The State-Run Restaurant's Head Chef Supports the Whole Family 七零，国营大厨带飞全家 The Years of Poetry and Wine诗酒年华Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + period drama + food + System + whole-family transmigration + 1V1] Su Wanwan transmigrates into a book and even brings along a Light of Cuisine System... As a minor female character who didn’t make it past chapter three in the original novel, Su Wanwan expected life as a disposable side character to be tough. But who could have guessed... With a mother who dotes on her, a loving father, a fiercely protective second sister, and an honest older brother, Su Wanwan suddenl 3.8kReads8.5Score28214d adds

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   🍒🍒: Working in a state-run restaurant ٩◔̯◔۶ The female lead was originally going to work as a waitress in a state-run restaurant, but later she was bound to a system. When she arrived, a chef had injured his hand, so she took his place. Coincidentally, the female lead's braised noodles were delicious, so she was promoted to chef.

2. 2 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 17.7kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds

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   This book doesn't feature a professional chef, but it vividly depicts the female protagonist's cooking and food preparation processes. She's quite skilled, as evidenced by her impressive culinary skills, including dishes like braised fish fillets, stewed pork, twice-cooked pork, fried dough twists, and rice cakes. The lower rating is due to fewer reviewers. It primarily focuses on the warm and cozy daily life of the main family. A major strength is its strong sense of period setting; this is the most historically accurate book I've read on Tomato Books. Prices are reasonable, details are meticulously researched, and there aren't many extreme or garish elements, making it feel like you're truly living in that era. The only downside is the slow pace; there isn't much romance yet. It can be enjoyed as a blend of period drama and farming/developmental fiction.

3. 3 七 The Plump Wife of the 1970s and the Reserved Educated Youth Tycoon 七零肥妻，禁欲知青是大佬 Man Qin满沁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Xunwei is a renowned master chef, yet somehow she ends up in the body of a chubby village girl who was tricked by a scumbag in the 1970s. The moment she opens her eyes, she pins down a young educated man who has just been sent to the countryside and has her way with him. The scumbag breaks off their engagement, and the whole village insists she force the young educated man to marry her? No problem. That’s a piece of cake! With a spatula in her left hand and seasonings in her right, she’ll coo 7.6kReads9.1Score89914d adds

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   🍀🍳These are all period novels featuring female protagonists with exceptional culinary skills.🍎The first one features a female culinary genius who transmigrates into the body of a chubby girl in a backward era, managing to lose weight, make money, and find a boyfriend along the way.🍎The second one features a female master chef who is reborn into a high school, excelling in both her studies and making money, while also curing the anorexia of a pillar of the nation.

4. 4 国 The State Banquet Chef of the 1980s 国宴大厨在八零 A Glimmer of Light一叶微光Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted [Imperial banquet chef + unbeatable cuisine + satisfying wish fulfillment] Tang Xi died, then returned to age fifteen with the wordless book of secrets her master had given her: The World’s Finest Cuisine. That year, the Tang family’s biological daughter was finally found, and Tang Xi was left behind by her adoptive parents. Out of guilt toward the true daughter, Tang Xi gave in to her at every turn, but all she got in return was her adoptive parents’ dislike and her childhood sweetheart fiancé’ 949Reads8.2Score12214d adds
5. 5 八 After Rejecting the Match in the 1980s, I Opened a Canteen at a State-Owned Factory 八零拒婚后，我在国营厂开饭馆 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Reborn] + [The 1980s] + [Gourmet] + [Building a business] Shen Qingyue returned to the 1980s. In her previous life, her family drained her dry, and all three sisters were cheated by their grandparents. Reborn, she refuses to be a sucker again. She takes on the unreasonable troublemakers, and whoever picks a fight with her gets crushed underfoot. After splitting from the family, she starts a business with her sisters, opening a restaurant at a state-owned factory. The troublemakers fail to get t 2.9kReads9.0Score23814d adds

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   The female lead first sells boxed lunches, then takes over a window stall at a steel factory to sell spicy hot pot, and eventually runs the entire canteen. Later, she even becomes a landlady. There's a male lead, but he has relatively little screen time. The villains also have limited screen time and are quickly eliminated. The whole book feels very down-to-earth; I've read it two or three times, and I pick it up again whenever I'm looking for something to read.

6. 6 七 The 1970s: After Selling My Iron Rice Bowl, I Became a Landlady 七零：卖铁饭碗后，我成了包租婆 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + No Toxic Relatives + Period Drama + Life with the Troops + Slow-Burn Romance + Everyday Family Life] A young woman with the soul of a middle-aged lady secretly drools over her older brother's fellow soldier: the handsome young man is tall, long-legged, and slender-waisted. She's too shy to pounce on him, so she can only spend her days longing for him and bouncing with excitement. What she doesn't know is that he's a big bad wolf who's long wanted to carry her back to his de 3.1kReads9.1Score25214d adds

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   These female protagonists are all excellent chefs, cooking incredibly delicious food. The first book is a military romance novel, highly recommended!

7. 7 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.6kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
8. 8 随 After My Father Married into Her Family, the Fake Sweetheart Became the Compound's Favorite 随父入赘后，假娇软成家属院团宠 Green Ink Song青墨歌Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Ning Ruanruan is reborn, back to the time before her family is sent away to the countryside. In her previous life, she followed her mother into a new marriage with a family of doctors. Their life looked good on the surface, but she was abused for years. Just when she was finally old enough to marry and leave, they married her off to an old man to keep her quiet. He kept a close eye on her and wouldn’t let her talk about what happened. Reborn before the family is sent away, she decides, when her 32kReads7.3Score2.6k14d adds

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   A book combining historical setting, spatial elements, and revenge; a very good read.

9. 9 军 Military Marriage: You Want to Send Me to the Countryside? I'll PUA Your Whole Family 军婚:逼我下乡?我PUA他全家 Li Baozhu李宝珠Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Pocket Dimension] In her previous life, Fang Ying was poisoned by her stepmother and grew uglier by the day. Her childhood sweetheart and fiancé got together with her stepmother’s daughter. Then her entire family pressured her to give up her place at a workers, peasants, and soldiers university and go to the countryside in the other girl’s place! She turned around and married her fiancé’s uncle, a decorated soldier. But he died in action si 46kReads9.0Score5.9k14d adds

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   [Smirk] As a chef, seeing a restaurant struggling, isn't this a job delivered to your door? With her superb culinary skills, quick wit, and exceptional martial arts abilities, the female lead turns a nearly bankrupt state-owned restaurant into a thriving success.

10. 10 疯 This Is Crazy! The Little Chef of the 1970s Eats Well, Lives in Luxury, and Comes Out on Top 疯了！七零小厨娘吃香喝辣躺赢了 Wan Jinjin万金金Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted (Strong leads on both sides, one-on-one romance, no love-brained characters, career comes first in the early chapters) Shen Xiaotang, a celebrity chef worth tens of millions, transmigrates to the resource-scarce 1970s. No tradeable pocket dimension, no miracle pills or medicines, and no lucky star fate. Other heroines are the darlings of their families. Her? Sorry, she’s an orphan with no one to rely on. To make matters worse, her wicked aunt is forcing her to marry. Shen Xiaotang never accepts 198Reads8.6Score—14d adds
11. 11 硬 Tough Mother-in-Law: Earning Foreign Currency With One Hand, Charming the Commander With the Other 硬核婆婆：左手赚外汇右手撩首长 Good Luck, Jiajia One好运珈珈一Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Life at Home and Beyond + Gourmet Restaurant + Island Version of a Parents' Love Story + Silver-Haired Fiction + No Pocket Dimension + No System + Family Life + Raising Kids) Chen Xianglan is a country mother-in-law who can turn every inch of barren soil into gold. The skills she's spent her whole life mastering are all “unorthodox”: breeding pigs, helping with childbirth, farming, making sauces, choosing auspicious dates, reading the weather, and cooking food so delicious it could make the imm 16.4kReads8.6Score79314d adds

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    The era, the food, the chefs—the food descriptions in this novel are absolutely mouthwatering! Pickles, seafood, noodles—the author writes about them so vividly. Combined with the island scenery and heartwarming family scenes, it's pure spiritual nourishment. If you're looking for something to read, quickly search for "Grandma Who Accompanying the Army Brings Cooking Skills"—if you don't like it, come back and scold me!

12. 12 七 The 1970s: The Culinary Goddess 七零厨神美人 Meow-Meow Claws阿喵亮爪爪Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [A cooking god, military-industrial research, patriotism, delicious food, positive energy, and an exhilarating era: don’t miss this period novel!] Cooking god Zhao Wan Feng transmigrates. She lands in a third-line military factory and even scores a perfect scientist husband. In that case, she’ll work hard and aim to become the cafeteria’s head cook, then settle down and enjoy life… No, she’ll become the cafeteria’s star, put down roots at the military factory, have children with her husband, and 3.4kReads9.2Score43414d adds

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    In this book, the female protagonist works as a chef in a military factory and is an excellent cook.

13. 13 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 107.9kReads9.3Score9.2k14d adds

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    The female protagonist of this book works as a waitress in a state-run restaurant, not as a chef. When buying things, she thinks, "Why does this waitress have such a long face?" After starting work, she continues to think, "This long-faced waitress is how the female protagonist always is after starting work."

14. 14 带 I Traveled to the 1970s With a Dedicated Worker System 带着敬业系统穿七零 Ma Nini马尼尼Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Taotao, a descendant of imperial chefs, keeps her culinary skills hidden while living among ordinary people. Then she dies suddenly from overwork and gets bound to a workaholic System, which sends her to the 1970s. She becomes the famously ugly daughter of a butcher at a meat-processing plant. Determined to become beautiful, she has no choice but to keep working hard. With her superb cooking skills, she climbs the career ladder, gets a raise, and marries Professor Gu... No, wait! “Ding-dong! 17kReads9.1Score2.6k14d adds

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    If the chef wants historical fiction, then I must introduce our Sister Tao Tao, who has a lineage of imperial chefs! She only recommends the finest, irreplaceable pieces; one look and everyone is speechless. [Drooling]

15. 15 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds

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    The first book: A transmigration story about a gossipy, talkative girl named Zhu Zi. She's a busybody who works at a black market, often gossiping about the original male and female leads, and engaging in witty banter with the village aunties and grandmothers. It's humorous and engaging, and there's a male lead. The second book: A 15-year-old girl takes her 10-year-old brother to the countryside as an educated youth. Soon after, her parents and youngest brother, also 3 years old, are sent to a cowshed. The girl secretly helps her parents, brother, and in-laws in the cowshed. The male lead and her brother are both soldiers. The girl is kind and good-natured, and good deeds are rewarded. The third book: The female lead transmigrates into the body of a three-year-old child. She also has a very cute cousin. A whole bunch of cousins ​​work together to build their careers. It's quite good.

16. 16 穿 Transmigrating into the 1960s as a Young Educated Youth 穿越六十年代小知青 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Parallel world + spoiled younger man + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids) Xu Ning transmigrated into a book, ending up as a minor character in a period novel, a young woman who had gone to the countryside with her younger brother to become an educated youth. Lin Miao, another educated youth, was an internet celebrity from the 21st century, while the male lead was an educated youth from the capital. Their tangled love story made life miserable for everyone in the educ 32.1kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds
17. 17 女 The Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old Empress: She Brings Billions of Merit into the 1960s 女帝三岁半：她带亿万功德穿六零 Build a House起房子Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted (Adorable, everyone’s-favorite story with a touch of fantasy.) After saving three thousand worlds, the empress thought her life was over. But, to her surprise, a fragment of her soul was reincarnated into a little fool in the late 1960s. The girl’s family was dirt poor, and life was painfully hard. Her father was lame, her mother half-blind, and she had two older brothers, grandparents, an eldest uncle, a second uncle, and a younger uncle: a huge family with a poverty rating of minus 100. But th 9.6kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
18. 18 换 Swapping Marriages Led Me to the Right Man, and Check-Ins Let Me Thrive in the Compound 换亲嫁对郎，靠打卡在大院躺赢 Monster Meow Meow怪物喵喵Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [The Sixties + Gossip + Check-In System + Love After Marriage + Family Life + Devoted Husband + A Few Selfish Relatives + Getting Rich Later] Song Yu transmigrates into Song Jiayu, a member of the old Song family in Lushan Village. She knows that her cousin next door is making a huge fuss about swapping marriage partners, and that the man she's supposed to marry is sickly but incredibly handsome. So why wait? For a face-lover like her, looks are everything. Besides, with her check-in System, she 8.9kReads8.9Score81514d adds

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    🌸🌸Fang Ying was reborn and, with her culinary skills, revitalized a state-owned restaurant that had been squeezed out and could only make noodles. After finding a stable job, she even worked hard to expand her business, selling snacks on trains. 🌸🌸Song Yu transmigrated into the body of Song Jiayu and was also bound to a gossip-eating check-in system. By completing system tasks, she could obtain various resources and skills, and could even learn cooking skills through the system.

19. 19 开 I Opened a Restaurant, Then Got Called Up to Cook at the State Banquet 开餐饮店，被叫去担任国宴主厨 Round-Faced Fat Chicken圆脸肥鸡Urban819k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Food + System + doting dad + everyday life Shen Yi divorces Jiang Ruoyun, the CEO of a publicly listed company, and leaves with nothing but the custody of their daughter. To his surprise, he awakens the most powerful food System! Earn money, and you get to draw prizes! From then on, a Shen's Restaurant opens at No. 14 Fuhua Road. He wins god-tier bun-making skills in a prize draw! Soft and springy, bursting with savory flavor with every bite! A passing schoolgirl is so tempted that tea 2.5kReads8.7Score22314d adds

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    Delicious food is something you should never miss out on...

20. 20 人 In America, Eastern Cuisine Takes Over New York 人在鹰酱，东方美食占领纽约 Moonlit Longing月相思Urban1.0M WordsCompleted “No one in this country understands jianbing guozi better than I do!” The New York Times’ Mr. Dong column On bustling Fifth Avenue, the line stretches as far as the eye can see. Cut in line, and you could find yourself in a street shootout within minutes. Stinky tofu takes over Wall Street, crawfish conquer Silicon Valley, and the scent of luosifen fills the air all over Manhattan. The giant screens in Times Square play a nonstop reel of mysterious Eastern magical cuisine. Americans don’t e 6.1kReads9.3Score72514d adds
21. 21 她 She Makes the Entire Interstellar World Drool with Her Livestreams 她靠直播馋哭全星际 Su Wanxin苏挽心Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + food + everyone’s favorite + strong female lead] An Xingwan never dreamed she would transmigrate to the interstellar age! She started livestreaming food just to support her family. But somehow, she ended up becoming everyone’s darling across the entire galaxy? Everyone in the galaxy was waiting for her to feed them. An Xingwan had this to say: No one can resist delicious food. And if they can, then give them two meals. 4.8kReads9.3Score55414d adds
22. 22 食 A Garden Full of Good Food: The Fisherman's Daughter Makes a Fortune 食香满园：渔家小女致富忙 Spicy Stir-Fried Rice Cakes辣炒年糕Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted On the first day Qi You transmigrated, the grandmother who had tried to sell her and her siblings burst into tears. On the second day, Qi You rowed out to fish in a little boat, only to watch the catch leap aboard by itself. A month later, after making a fortune, she rescued a handsome man drifting at sea. Looking at him, she propped her chin on her hand and wondered, Could I be Heaven’s favorite daughter? 19Reads6.2Score—14d adds
23. 23 穿 Transmigration: The Tasty Little Inn 穿越： 美味小馆 Chubby Cake~胖糕呀～Modern Romance483k WordsCompleted The moment Qiao Ruan woke up, she looked around at the filthy, shabby rental room she was in. “Oh my god, where am I...? I transmigrated...” Holding a hospital notice in one hand, she rubbed her forehead as she stared at the instant-noodle cups on the little table and the piles of them filling the room. “Pregnant and still eating instant noodles? How broke was I? I’m in for a hard life...” Then she checked her bank balance. “Help me up, I can still keep going...” Good food and a new life, here I 871Reads8.7Score10214d adds

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    🌸🌸🌸🌱🌱① What? My dad's a head chef at a state-run restaurant! My uncle's a staff member at the supply and marketing cooperative! My other uncle's a meat processing plant manager! Alright, alright, as long as there's food and drink, we're all set. Spicy hot pot, bubble tea, fried chicken, barbecue... Come on, come with me, everyone's in for a treat! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

24. 24 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 1kReads8.1Score14714d adds
25. 25 重 Back to the 1980s: The Chubby Chef Is Everyone’s Favorite 重回八零：胖妞厨娘是团宠 Ji Azhai纪阿宅Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted The greatest joy in landlady Ruan Mianmian’s life is eating. But when bad luck strikes, even drinking water can make you choke. One glutinous rice ball sends her back to the 1980s. She’s lamenting how scarce everything is in this era and worrying that she’ll have to go without good food, when a piece of wonderful news drops from the sky. What? My dad is the head chef at a state-run restaurant! My uncle works at the supply and marketing cooperative! Another uncle is the director of the meat proce 192Reads7.1Score—14d adds
26. 26 农 The Farm Girl's Skewer Shop 农家有女串串香 Still Lingyue依然灵月Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted In Tianshan Village, the Luo family had three sons, and all their children were girls, making them the laughingstock of the village. Granny Luo was made of stern stuff, though, and gritted her teeth as she raised all her granddaughters into capable adults. Ten years east of the river, ten years west: the Luo girls, once looked down on, have now become the most sought-after young women around! Luo Qingqing, the most outstanding of the Luo girls, wonders what sort of husband she should find. 548Reads8.8Score10414d adds
27. 27 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Winning Everyone's Hearts with My Culinary Space 重生九零：靠着美食空间当团宠 Zhu Xiaobao朱小包Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Food + Portable Space + Strong Female Lead Reborn] Tang Ning was reborn, returning to 1990, when she was still a girl. Seeing the people who had ruined their lives in her previous life lining up to come cause trouble again, she sneered, punching the worst offenders and trampling the schemers. With a space at her disposal, the world was hers. She would cook delicious food and make a fortune. If she couldn’t be born rich, she’d become a wealthy, beautiful first-generation mogul! As for the man wh 273Reads8.6Score—14d adds
28. 28 穿 I Came to the 1960s for a Life, Not Mere Survival 穿六零，我要的是生活，不是活着 A Novel Fan Writing Novels小说迷写小说Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Jiang Shushu was an ordinary girl with a short life. Because of a drop of the King of Hell’s son’s virgin urine, she died six hours early. To make it up to her, the King of Hell gives her three choices. 1: Be reborn along her original path, into the animal realm. (The King of Hell can guarantee she’ll have someone to feed and care for her all her life.) 2: Have her wish granted and become a billionaire. (She’ll be an 80-year-old rich woman with only six days left to live.) 3: Become an 18-year-o 2.1kReads8.8Score14014d adds

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    [Heart] The female protagonist in this female-oriented novel works hard at a restaurant to hone her culinary skills, but unexpectedly, she transmigrates to the 1960s. Using the resources from her spatial dimension, she buys herself a job at a state-owned restaurant. However, the reason she gives for spending the money is rather lame. But her family is harmonious and the relationship is warm. The protagonist herself is a chef, but she's so dedicated that she dies suddenly and is transported to the 1970s. Even in this era, she continues to work hard and, through her skills, gets a job at a state-owned restaurant.

29. 29 六 The 1960s: I Follow the Army with My Child and Make the Whole Camp Drool 六零年，带娃随军我馋哭全军营 Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Ning猫猫猫猫猫宁Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Food + military life + adorable kids + Culinary God System + everyday child-rearing] Only after awakening does Song Qinghuan realize that the world she lives in grew out of a wicked stepmother novel, and that she is the original wife, a cannon-fodder character destined to die young. When she falls into a river, her children are abducted by human traffickers. Her children become villains who stand in the way of the heroine's children! In the end, some die and others are left crippled! All becaus 12.2kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds

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    The female protagonist is a descendant of a royal chef and is also bound to a "God of Cookery System." 🍒 Her food is not only delicious but also has other medicinal properties. 🌿 After joining the army, she not only makes the neighbor's child drool but is also sought after by various units. 🌸🌸

30. 30 七 The Charming Village Belle of the 1970s, Doted on by a Battle-Hardened Man 七零俏村花，铁血男儿玩命宠 Braised Egg卤蛋了Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Devoted Husband + Devoted Couple + Rugged Man + Pocket Farm] Fang Dalan is reborn on the day her mother is still alive and her little sister has not yet been sold. She kicks her scumbag father to the ground and shields her mother and sister. From now on, no one will bully them. The tall man wraps an arm around her waist. “What about me? Am I not allowed to bully you?” Blushing, she murmurs, “I suppose you can.” P.S. This is a story about a heroine who is reborn, enters a farm, 61Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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    💖Xu Taotao, a descendant of a royal chef, hid her culinary skills in seclusion until she died from overwork. She was then bound to a "Dedication System" and transported to the 1970s… The female protagonist successfully landed a job at a state-run restaurant thanks to her culinary knowledge. 💖The third book is a sweet and delicious food-themed novel that I really like. The female protagonist transforms into a construction site lunchbox beauty thanks to her excellent cooking skills. It's super sweet and enjoyable!

31. 31 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 31.7kReads9.6Score4k14d adds
32. 32 七 The Seventies' Beautiful, Wealthy Heiress 七零年代白富美 Rou Ranran肉燃燃Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted In a time of scarcity and famine, Shen Huannong wasn’t worried at all, thanks to her cooking skills. She could turn one pound of flour into five pounds of food, and make a whole banquet from a basket of taro. Even wheat bran and fish scales became delicious dishes. Her father was a political outcast, her husband was the male lead, and the heroine wasn’t her? With looks and talent, she could still live like a rich young lady, even as the villainess born into a bad family. But she got carried away 370Reads8.3Score11014d adds
33. 33 军 Everyday Life for the Children of a Military Compound 军属大院子女成长日常 Mo Buqing墨不清Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Until she was five, Jiang Youcheng lived in the countryside with her mother, grandmother, and younger brother, carefree and happy. Then, in the early summer of 1987, Jiang Youcheng's father came home... 3.3kReads8.8Score24614d adds

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    🎉No need to worry about running out of books to read, historical fiction is here!🎉 🌈I've recently become obsessed with historical fiction and am determined to read all genres, so there's no need to worry about running out of books to read. 💥The first book is a hilarious historical fiction that will show you the heroine's fighting spirit. Betrayed by her entire family? An unruly in-law? None of that matters! The heroine uses her powerful PUA skills to revitalize the commune restaurant and save those around her. To express her gratitude for the only kindness she received in her past life, she overcomes all obstacles, creating countless laughs and letting you feel the warmth and strength of that special era while laughing out loud. 💥The second book features a heroine whose life is a series of incredible successes, leaving readers amazed. At 18, she becomes a level three chef at a state-owned restaurant and also serves as the research director of a food factory. Not only is she successful in her own career, but she also arranges formal jobs for her family and friends. Food factories, steel mills, and research institutes all extend offers to her. Watch as she rides the waves of the times and writes her own legendary chapter.

34. 34 重 Reborn in the 1970s, the Chef Devotes Himself to Making the Villagers Rich 重生七零，厨子专心带村民致富 Qi Qi Zhang奇奇张Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Reborn | Era | Pocket Dimension | No Heroine | Building a Career | Prosperity and a Stronger Country] A gentle, slow-paced beginning, followed by a thrilling payoff. After years of studying to become a chef, Jiang Xiaoliu unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s, determined to build a career! With a supermarket pocket dimension, and mysteriously improved cooking skills, he knows that buying and reselling goods is only a small-time hustle, while combining industry with agriculture is the real pat 1.4kReads8.4Score10014d adds
35. 35 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1960s: The Dazzling Drama Queen Stuns the Nation 穿书六零：作精美人惊艳全国了 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The vivacious and beautiful Yuan Xiaoyuan transmigrates, only to discover that she has landed in a period novel as a nameless cannon-fodder female character. Yuan Xiaoyuan clenches her fists. To hell with the plot and the hero and heroine! No one is going to stand in her way! Not even the frigid Northeastern winter can cool Yuan Xiaoyuan's burning heart when she meets Zhou Yang. Faced with his arrogant, aloof attitude, she swears that even if he's a rock, she'll melt him down. The whol 2.6kReads8.7Score17414d adds

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    Both are period dramas. I played a chef in the first two, but I've forgotten the last one. The "Dedicated System" was quite good; it would have been better without the male lead. I still prefer female leads who are independent and successful in their careers.

36. 36 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s: Every Dish at My Restaurant Is in High Demand! 穿越八零：我的饭馆一菜难求！ Chive Pocket韭菜盒子Modern Romance257k WordsCompleted When Tang Ruanyuan woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated to the 1980s. At the time, Danchuan Village had just implemented the household land contract system. Her family consisted of a father with a bad leg and a seven-year-old younger brother. Looking at their dirt-poor tile-roofed house and the nearly empty rice jar, Tang Ruanyuan rolled up her sleeves and started doing what she knew best, selling food, with her little brother at her side. In the gold-rush decade of the 1980s, Tang Ruan 53Reads6.2Score—14d adds
37. 37 国 The Female Head Chef at the State-Run Restaurant 国营饭店女大厨 Cheese Daifuku奶酪大福Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted Luo Yu, heir to a family of imperial chefs, transmigrates from the flames of war in 1939 to the remote southwest frontier in 1971. Someone arranges for her to marry a fool? She kicks him to the curb! Her family doesn’t love her? She leaves them behind! There’s something suspicious about her background? Who cares! The southwest is wonderful, the southwest is a dream, and its mountains are filled with treasures. Termite mushrooms, indigo milk caps, longans, bananas, tree tomatoes… Watch an heir to 1.5kReads8.7Score16514d adds

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    This one has a lot of food descriptions and the cooking process is very detailed, I'm definitely going to check it out!

38. 38 六 The State-Run Little Restaurant of the 1960s 六零国营小饭馆儿 Summer Night's Welcome Rain夏夜喜雨Modern Romance608k WordsCompleted Xu Ying spent her whole life fighting the world. She had just turned sixty and hadn't even gotten to enjoy two days of the good life, with a promotion, a fortune, and a dead husband, when cancer took her away. In her final moments, she clutched a photo of herself as a young woman and thought, If I could live my life over, I'd get rich early and take better care of my health! Then she opens her eyes to a world of yellow sand and a father who plans to trade her into a marriage, relieving himself b 40Reads—Score—14d adds

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    🔥🔥① Celebrity chef Shen Xiaotang transmigrates to the 1970s. There are no trading spaces, no elixirs, and she's not born lucky. While other female protagonists are pampered by their families, she's orphaned and destitute. Shen Xiaotang refuses to accept her fate; even with a bad hand, she'll play it well. With her exceptional culinary skills, she supports herself and raises her two younger siblings.

39. 39 嫁 Marry into the City and Get Rationed Grain 嫁到城里，吃上供应粮 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The heroine does not transmigrate, though she has some memories from a previous life. There are no truly awful characters in this story; everyone has their own strengths and flaws. The focus is on an unhurried life.) Jiang Xinbai was born in the countryside and dreamed of marrying into the city one day so she could have access to rationed food. So when she first met Yang Jinsheng, she knew her chance had come. She made her move without hesitation, flirted with him, and married him. At first sig 10.2kReads7.9Score61414d adds

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    The female lead cleverly snatched her sister-in-law's spot to work at a state-run restaurant; it's really good!

40. 40 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 2kReads9.0Score17714d adds

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    ① The female protagonist was a chef at state banquets in her past life. Reborn with a culinary system, she conquers the world with her food. ② The female protagonist is reborn, fights against awful people, and opens a restaurant in a state-owned factory with her sisters. ③ Her biological father tried to use her for a marriage exchange, but she'll make him lose everything. After escaping, she lives a very comfortable life. ④ My dad is a chef, my uncle works at a supply and marketing cooperative, and my other uncle works at a meat processing plant. Reborn in the 1980s, she lives a very comfortable life. ⑤ The female protagonist escapes her arranged marriage and becomes a legend in the catering industry by selling boxed lunches.

41. 41 食 The Feast Records: The Simple Joys of a Flavorful Life 食案录：人间有味是清欢 Watching Gulls in the Deep Mountains深山看鸥Ancient Romance209k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + everyday cooking + running a neighborhood business + female chef] After becoming the cook at a small shop in ancient times, Lin Zhiwei doesn’t rely on reclaiming wasteland to survive. Instead, she runs a humble neighborhood shop with her skill at preparing all kinds of delicious dishes. Starting with a bowl of bone broth that costs four coins, she serves rice with lard, braised pork bones, and glutinous rice cakes, warming an entire street with one homestyle dish after another. 203Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A food-themed, light-hearted mystery-solving episodic drama, primarily focusing on the daily life of a food shop owner, with prices based on the Ming Dynasty's Wanli era.

42. 42 我 I Wielded the Wok in the 1970s 我在七十年代颠大勺 Qiqi七七Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted Shen Xiuzhi, the top chef in Huaguo, accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s. She becomes a pampered young lady whose family is from the Five Black Categories, the daughter of a “stinking intellectual,” and someone who’s useless at everything and eats more than she can earn. Facing a terrible hand from the start, she uses her state-banquet-level cooking skills to establish herself at a state-run restaurant. She also puts the cultural knowledge left behind by the original owner to clever use, sna 28Reads—Score—14d adds

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    China's top chef, Shen Xiuzhi, is transported to the past and finds herself in the 1970s as one of the notorious "Five Black Categories," a pampered young lady who is good for nothing. Her start is hellish! Fortunately, she has superb culinary skills and, with her state banquet-level cooking, she gains a foothold in a state-run restaurant, making a comeback and reaching the pinnacle of her life!

43. 43 穿 Transmigrated to 1970, Suddenly a Mom of Nine 穿越1970，喜当9个孩子的妈 A Cha in the Misty Rain阿茶烟雨Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Main characters: Zhao Wenting and Li Sixi [Period Setting + Information System + Transmigrate + Everyday Family Life] Zhao Wenting has transmigrated. There’s one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. The good news: she has a golden finger, an Information System. The bad news: she has nine kids from the start, more than the Calabash Brothers. Looking at the three children who are about to be sent to the countryside, Zhao Wenting rolls up her sleeves and starts toughening them up. As a res 17.7kReads8.3Score1.3k14d adds

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44. 44 小 The Young Imperial Chef Becomes the Green Tea Girl's Sister in the Eighties 小御厨在八零给绿茶当妹妹 Qianlong Cabbage乾隆白菜Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted [Food + Marriage Before Love] Shen Qinglan was an ordinary young woman living in 1986. After unexpectedly transmigrating into an ancient food novel, she honed her cooking skills. But when she transmigrated back, she discovered that her life had changed. Her father, who used to dote on her, now hated her. Her mother, once devoted to her father, had left home and filed for divorce. And she herself had become a foolish girl who did nothing but obey. The entire Shen family was under the control of h 266Reads—Score—14d adds

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    🍀① Shen Xiaotang transmigrates to the resource-scarce 1970s. She has no cheat codes😂, nor is she blessed with good fortune😭. Her only asset is her exceptional culinary skills✊🏻, which allow her to support herself and her siblings, buy a house, and move to Beijing. 1V1, both are strong. 🍀② Reborn at fifteen, Tang Xi leaves her adoptive parents' home and returns to her biological parents❤️ to be with them. With her culinary skills, she becomes a state banquet chef👍🏻, carving out her own bright future. A story of everyday life, many quirky characters, and delicious food.

45. 45 炮 The Cannon-Fodder Villainess Uses Her Cooking Skills to Shine in a Period Novel 炮灰女配用厨艺在年代文鲨疯了 Gong Qiyin宫七音Modern Romance573k WordsCompleted Su Wanyi discovers she’s transmigrated into a female-led novel set in a bygone era. She’s useless at everything, but number one at being cannon fodder. Every time her cousin rises to power, Su Wanyi becomes the perfect stepping stone. Every time her cousin meets a promising backup suitor, Su Wanyi is the perfect comparison. Once every last drop of her value has been squeezed out, she dies a miserable death. Everyone says that’s simply her fate! Su Wanyi scoffs! You want to make a state-banquet c 151Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Here are some recommendations: 👇 🍜① The female lead is a master chef at state banquets. 🍜 She transmigrates with the state banquet warehouse to her wedding night, only to find the male lead is exactly her type. 🍜 She treats him like a slut, and they have a... You know... Night. 😅 Sweet and not angsty, no melodramatic plots, and no awful characters. 😅 The male lead and his family dote on the female lead. 🍜③ The female lead becomes a master chef at state banquets thanks to her superb culinary skills. 🍜 This is a satisfying read. 🍜 The female lead is decisive and quick-witted, easily taking down scheming women! 🍜 She's both intelligent and capable.

46. 46 七 Marrying a Rugged Disabled Man in the 1970s, I Bring a Warehouse and Make My Husband and Son Thrive 七零嫁残疾糙汉，带仓库旺夫旺仔 Achoo Achoo啊啾啊啾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, The Seventies' Lucky Little Wife, is now streaming [Complete] [Rugged Hero + Sweet Wife + Gourmet Food + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket Dimension + Secret Identity + Feel-Good Story] Jiang Congyu, a top chef who had cooked for the finest state banquets, was suddenly killed when a crystal chandelier fell on her while she was cooking. When she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into a book she'd read before. And the timing couldn't be worse: it was her wedding ni 15kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
47. 47 八 1980s Military Marriage: The Madcap Days of Jiang, the Cannon-Fodder Chef 八零军婚：炮灰江大厨的发疯日常 Poor Sanqi!贫穷的三七呀！Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period setting + pocket dimension + witty heroine + straight-man hero + scene-stealing kid Xie Yuanqing: Whatever you need, leave it all to me. Jiang Chang: Brother, you're such a great guy. How about we become sworn brothers? Xie Yuanqing: Why are you covering your nose? Jiang Chang: Bro, there's such a strong smell of the red-light district on you, it's choking me. Xie Yuanqing: You mean the smell of someone who's been traveling all day? Xie Yuanqing: Is my back smooth? Jiang Chang: That's 3.3kReads9.0Score41514d adds
48. 48 首 The Commander Spoils Me Rotten: His Beautiful Stepmom-to-Be Runs Away Pregnant 首长太能宠，漂亮后妈揣崽跑路了 Chi Youbai池柚白Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete + Period Military Marriage + Eight-Year Age Gap + Faithful 1v1 + Adorable Kids + Sweet Romance] After transmigrating into a period novel as a pretty but brainless villainess who keeps courting death, Nan Yang decides to save herself. Her cold and distant military officer husband gives her the silent treatment after they marry, and she has two little burdens to care for. But he hands over all his money, can’t have children, and will die young later on… She’ll be rich and carefree, and b 4kReads9.2Score48314d adds
49. 49 八 The 1980s Chef's Rise to Wealth 八零厨娘发家史 Qi Xiaoyan柒小言Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted A master chef takes a tumble and is reborn in a poor rural village in the 1980s. Her parents are useless, her relatives are all weirdos, handsome men are impossible to handle, and people call her a jinx, a seductress, a money pit, and an ungrateful wretch... A terrible hand of cards is no big deal. With her incredible cooking skills, Jiang Zhilian can take on the world with nothing but her bare hands! [The heroine plays dumb while secretly outsmarting everyone; the male lead is scheming but dote 82Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 50 她 She Became a Top-Tier Star Through Gourmet Cooking 她靠美食成为星际顶流 Su Wanxin苏挽心Modern Romance825k WordsCompleted A chef who cooked at state banquets transmigrates into a dazzling, bizarre interstellar era. With her peerless culinary skills, she becomes a top-tier star on her planet, then gradually rises to become a top-tier star across the galaxy. As she enjoys a peaceful life on her way to fame, the entire galaxy's netizens have strong opinions about her boyfriend. Some even try to hurt her and him. In public, Xi Lucheng says, “A Jing is so well-behaved. Please stop picking on him, and I’d also appreciate 70Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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