Any Recommendations for Normal Food-Focused Stories? 求推正常点的美食文

1. 1 我 Opening a Little Restaurant in Shengjing 我在盛京开小馆 Four Bayberries四颗杨梅Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Alternate world, slow burn, not a wish-fulfillment novel, food + court intrigue + transmigration. Read with caution if that’s not your thing.] Miss Li’s Changhuan Eatery, tucked away on Qingxing Alley, serves delicious food at affordable prices. The officials who get up early for roll call tug at their increasingly tight uniforms, but still can’t help ordering another bowl of fresh pork wontons. Pei Hongzhi happened to eat there once and discovered that Miss Li didn’t just make excellent breakf 27.5kReads9.4Score3.7k14d adds

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   Lady Li ran a small restaurant in the capital. Ministers going to court always liked to buy a breakfast before their shift. I love food! Three women, searching for the truth behind the massacre of their village, left their homes, changed their names, and even submitted to their enemies. In the end, their deaths were so that the other side could live a better life.

2. 2 带 Bringing a Tiny Kitchen to Cook for an Entire Ancient Army Camp 带小厨房在古代军营做大锅饭 Xiao Mihu小迷胡Ancient Romance201k WordsCompleted Yun Shu, a modern food blogger, had finally worked hard for years to buy an apartment in the big city. But on the very first day after moving into her new home, she inexplicably transmigrated to a dynasty called Great Yan. The food here was plain. People only knew how to boil or steam their ingredients, making it a veritable culinary desert. Having grown up immersed in Chinese food culture, Yun Shu had no choice but to cook for herself and make sure she had enough to eat. To survive, she found a 4.8kReads8.2Score34314d adds

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   These are must-read food-themed novels, especially the first one, which is my current favorite. I absolutely adore the female lead. I don't want to spoil the reading experience, but you'll definitely be captivated by her charm as you read on. The food descriptions in the second book are fantastic; reading it in bed last night made me incredibly hungry. The romance between the male and female leads is very delicate and natural. The third book is a time-travel story set in the past, a bit funny and silly, but quite interesting. If you like this type of story, give it a try. The fourth book is a heartwarming modern novel, incredibly healing, full of life, with a gentle, flowing romance that reveals happiness in its ordinariness.

3. 3 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
4. 4 我 I Used One Bowl of Noodles to Put a City on the Map 我靠一碗面，带动一座城 Fiery Cabbage火爆的白菜Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Food + Scenic Area Management, No Stressful Shopkeeping, Well-Plotted, No Stupid Characters] From the start, he quit his job and headed home to take over his father's noodle shop. He turned the little shop into a countywide tourism sensation, putting the county's cultural tourism industry on the map. The Bureau of Culture and Tourism, the Transportation Bureau, the Market Regulation Bureau, and even the county magistrate all begged to get on his good side. He even took over a bankrupt A-grade s 69.3kReads8.3Score7.3k14d adds

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   You absolutely must read this! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up] The male protagonist runs a food stall, without any unnecessary backtracking or repetitive plots. He attracts countless tourists, directly boosting the county's tourism industry. The government-related storylines are particularly engaging; all policies and procedures are traceable, making this a book that truly respects every reader. Moreover, the plot is absolutely original, avoiding repetitive scenarios like daily stall changes in location, illogical plot points, or unnecessary food competitions.

5. 5 小 The Little Chef's Guide to Feeding Her Family With Ancient Cuisine 小厨娘古代美食养家日常 Berry Soda Water莓果气泡水Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Qin Rong is a food blogger who accidentally transmigrates to a waterside town in the Great Liang Dynasty. The original owner’s mother is looked down on by her shrewish mother-in-law and sisters-in-law for having three daughters. Meanwhile, the original owner’s father has been fooling around with another woman and wants to divorce his wife. But the original owner’s mother has a backbone, and takes her three daughters with her as she asks to leave the marriage. When Qin Rong wakes up, she can hard 7.7kReads8.8Score72714d adds

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   Check out "The Little Restaurant in Pear Blossom Town"! It's perfectly normal; the characters work hard, constantly developing new dishes, and the food descriptions are mouthwatering 🤤. You should read it while snacking!

6. 6 美 Gourmet: Taking Over the Bear’s Prison Canteen 美食：从承包毛熊监狱食堂开始 Quill Pen羽毛笔Urban1.3M WordsOngoing After a disastrous blind date, Tang Lei flees overnight, only to bind himself to a Chef God System that randomly assigns him a place to run: the cafeteria of a prison in a nation of tough fighters! Pork stewed with potatoes, red-braised pork, stuffed eight-treasure duck, sweet-and-sour ribs… Homestyle dishes! State-banquet cuisine! Every delicacy imaginable! Bring a taste of the culinary kingdom to Siberia, a barren wasteland of food! The vicious, unruly inmates: “Boss, do you need anyone to was 2.8kReads9.2Score30914d adds

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   What's considered normal? [Heart emoji] No miraculous reactions, just a steady cook preparing meals to improve the diet. [Kiss emoji]

7. 7 兽 Beast World: Are All You Big Tigers This Clingy? 兽世：你们大老虎都那么粘人吗 Rong Yu榕榆Two Male Leads898k WordsCompleted [One-on-one + two male leads + beast world + transmigrate + sweet romance + System + happy ending] Veterinarian Jiang Sui'an died in an incident involving an angry patient, and when he opened his eyes again, he was dangling in midair above an enormous fluffy creature. Jiang Sui'an: “???!!!!” Where the heck have I ended up? Hu Bai was overjoyed. Not only had he completed his adult hunting trial ahead of schedule, he had also found an incredibly beautiful demi-beast. Luckily, now that he was an ad 7.9kReads9.1Score98514d adds
8. 8 架 Alternate Ancient China: Building a Fortune in Jiangnan 架空古代：江南人家经营致富日常 Rain on Riverside Flowers汀花雨Ancient Romance2.4M WordsOngoing [Ancient-Style Business and Wealth-Building] + [A Jiangnan Family] + [Everyday Family Life] + [Lighthearted, Sweet, and Satisfying] A lighthearted, stress-relieving story about the everyday business and family life of a small household in peaceful Jiangnan, filled with warmth, joy, kindness, and ordinary domestic moments. It tells the story of common people in ancient times. The main characters are not princes or ministers, nor are they members of noble or aristocratic families. From the very st 73.1kReads9.3Score7.4k14d adds
9. 9 大 Age of Exploration: I Conquer Europe with Food 大航海时代：我用美食征服欧洲 Shali纱荔Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigration + food + infrastructure building + Age of Exploration + mutual pampering + 1v1] Min Xi has the bad luck to transmigrate to the Ming dynasty, and even worse, he isn't in the Ming Empire at all. He's in Europe. At this time, the Industrial Revolution hasn't begun. Europe is still in a primitive state of plunder and ruthless expansion, with chaos everywhere and might making right. Luckily, he's not alone: Yun Ji, a young master who can really fight and happens to be 4.4kReads9.1Score77814d adds
10. 10 厨 God of Cooking: A Little Restaurant from the Start, Making the Cultivation World Drool 厨神：开局小食肆，馋哭修真界 Qi Muzi栖木子Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Gourmet, healing, no System, no romance, raising a daughter. After transmigrating from the apocalypse to the Cultivation Realm, Yang Feng runs a small eatery. Despite its humble size, the place is packed with big shots from every realm. The Demon Clan's holy maiden: “Waaah, mapo tofu is so delicious! I accidentally ate three more buckets of rice.” A sect leader: “The giant pork knuckle is the best! I can polish off ten in one go!” A celestial master: “I’ve read the signs, and today is a good day 3.7kReads8.7Score35514d adds
11. 11 乔 Qiao Ge’er’s Farming Life 乔哥儿种田 Lantern-Bearer燃灯儿Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted A gentle, everyday warmth that soothes the heart. [Full-cast audio drama now available. It's great, so go listen!] [Devoted couple + husband doting + cooking and farming + building wealth + healing daily life + slow-burn romance] One day, Qiao Yu transmigrates into the body of Qiao Yu, a male consort, and his stepmother knocks him unconscious with a stick and marries him off to a fierce hunter who supposedly brings death to his wives! He spent thirty years in his previous life without even havin 10.2kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
12. 12 穿 I Landed in a Fairytale World, and My Little Tavern Became a Hit 穿进童话世界，我的小酒馆爆火了 Graceful as a Swimming Fish婉若游鱼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Healing + food + another world + fairy-tale characters appear + a little farming] While passing through a little fountain square in another world, Jiang Jiang came across an absolute beauty in a tattered dress. The beautiful older sister was leaning against the fountain, sobbing miserably. Jiang Jiang, a true lover of pretty faces, was heartbroken for her. With a grand wave of her hand, she brought the woman home and served her a steaming cup of milk tea and a sweet-and-sour berry tart. The 8.4kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
13. 13 我 I Run a Cafeteria in the Interstellar World to Feed My Whole Family 我靠在星际承包食堂养活全家 Qin Yuli秦鱼里Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted Setting: Interstellar. Social issue: The rat race. Theme: Food. Ingredient level: Moderate. This novel is complete, so feel free to enjoy! The Qin family’s parents were scammed into taking out a loan to run the unpopular cafeteria at Star University. The original owner was a lovesick fool, obsessed with chasing the Lu family’s young master, to whom she was betrothed as a child. She drank, smoked, and got a perm that made her hair stand on end. After her parents suddenly died, the person who woke 3.1kReads8.9Score29914d adds
14. 14 穿 I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World: Farming with One Hand, Cooking with the Other 穿越修仙界左手种田右手美食 Come on, Rabbit!兔子加油Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis [Everyday life] [BL] [Cozy] [Farming] [Gourmet] [No golden finger] A tsundere, food-loving younger seme x a gentle, refined uke who loves making money Lu Sizhe transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation. Unfortunately, cultivation still isn’t in the cards for him. After thinking it over, he decides to return to his old trade and become a chef. As his business flourishes, Lu Sizhe’s customers come from across the Nine Provinces. “Boss Lu, could you make me a plate of fried rice?” “ 7.6kReads9.1Score91414d adds
15. 15 穿 Transmigrated with a Department Store: The Farmer Girl Becomes a Billionaire 穿越带百货大楼，农女翻身变首富 The Cat in the Book Alley书巷的猫Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Transmigration + department store + food + opening shops + mutual devotion Main plot: building a business | Side plot: a little romance This is a feel-good story with a pocket dimension. The heroine will casually bring out modern-day goods, so read at your own risk if that bothers you! She starts making her fortune by selling instant noodles! She opens barbecue restaurants, hot pot restaurants, dessert shops, claw machine arcades, beauty salons, and more, working hard to build an entire commerci 4kReads8.6Score38314d adds

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    It started with a stall selling instant noodles, and later opened a barbecue restaurant, a hot pot restaurant, a fast food restaurant, a dessert shop, and so on. It's definitely a food-themed story.

16. 16 我 My Cooking God System Is Acting Up 我的厨神系统不对劲 Little Wu Yu小乌彧Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted A cultivation-world massacre sparked by egg fried rice, and a bowl of black sesame paste that fools people into founding a “sacred Buddhist lineage.” Lin Xian, a chef who transmigrates to the cultivation world, is bound to the “Ancient Food Cultivation System.” He thinks he can reach the pinnacle of life by cooking, until he makes a bowl of egg fried rice. Everyone who eats it sees their cultivation surge. It has just one “tiny drawback”: their hair falls out. Overnight, everyone in Radiant Sec 547Reads5.7Score10014d adds

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    This book is so good it's unbelievable! The author's writing is hilarious, not just mindless jokes. It's definitely worth reading! [Kissing emoji]

17. 17 人 Starting Out as a Street Vendor in the World of Gourmet Food 人在美食，从摆地摊开始变强 Middle Finger竖中指Anime Fanfiction510k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] + [Street vending] + [Cooking] + [Special abilities] + [Feel-good story] After transmigrating into Toriko, he gains the golden finger “Mobile Food Stall.” Popularity points can be used to draw prizes. [ Ding! Perfectly prepared Puffer Whale: 100,000 popularity points. ] [ Ding! Perfectly prepared Light Mouse: 1,000,000 popularity points. ] [ Ding! Perfectly prepared Million-Ton Tomato: 10,000,000 popularity points. ] [ ... ] Lin Fei draws prizes until his hands are numb. His strength k 5.3kReads8.8Score44414d adds

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    When it comes to food, food lovers are a must!

18. 18 人 In the World of Gourmet Food, Eating Delicacies Makes Me Stronger 人在美食，吃美味就变强 Middle Finger竖中指Anime Fanfiction930k WordsCompleted [Gourmet]+ [Cooking]+ [Gourmet Cells]+ [Gourmet Cell Demons]+ [Special Abilities]+ [Power Fantasy] Transmigrating into the world of Toriko, Li Yuan activates the Gourmet Choice System. [Ding! Eat a Fat Eel. Task complete. Reward: telekinesis.] [Ding! Eat a Hankrila Bird. Task complete. Reward: spatula skills!] [Ding! Eat a Garara Gator. Task complete. Reward: a portable kitchen.] [...] By constantly eating delicious food and completing Gourmet Choice quests, Li Yuan grows stronger and stronger! 22.6kReads9.0Score2.6k14d adds
19. 19 人 In a Gourmet World, Eat Delicious Food and Evolve! 人在美食，吃美味，就进化！ Middle Finger竖中指Anime Fanfiction732k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] + [Cooking] + [Gourmet Cells] + [Gourmet Cell Demons] + [Special Abilities] + [Power Trip] No detailed fight scenes. (I can take you out with one move, so why waste time fighting you?) There's not much of a plot or romance. It's mainly about all kinds of incredible food! Enter at your own risk if this isn't your thing! After transmigrating into the world of Toriko, I activate the Eat Delicious Food to Evolve System. [Ding! You ate a chocolate caterpillar and gained Oil-Pan Fist!] [Ding 7.2kReads9.2Score58314d adds
20. 20 小 The Little Florist’s Maid Wife 小花匠的丫鬟妻 Rain Boat Journey雨舟行至Ancient Romance632k WordsCompleted The rating has just been posted, and it will gradually rise! This story is set in an imaginary dynasty. [Historical Romance] + [Farming] + [Gourmet] + [Building a Fortune] Li Dongqing, a young maid in the Tongpan Prefect's residence, learned to cook exceptionally well through a stroke of good fortune. She was cautious and diligent in the Tongpan Prefect's residence, constantly honing her skills. By the time she finally left, she found that everything at home had changed beyond recognition. Later 2.2kReads8.4Score16914d adds

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    This is a heartwarming slice-of-life story about a husband and wife who run a food business, one selling food and the other flowers. You should check it out! The ratings are a bit low right now, but they'll rise later.

21. 21 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times: A Food Blogger Builds a Fortune 穿越之美食博主在古代发家致富 Lin Family's Dou Xiao Dou林家豆小豆Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Food blogger Jiang Yue transmigrates into the Jiang family, a household of farmers. The Jiangs are dirt poor, with barely enough to eat or wear, and life is truly hard. Fortunately, the family is warm and easygoing, sincere and kind to others. Jiang Yue decides to rely on her own skills to help the whole family prosper, starting with a little shop, moving on to a small restaurant, and eventually opening a grand restaurant, until they achieve financial freedom. P.S. A pure food-focused story, set 45.9kReads8.7Score2.2k14d adds

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    It seems quite normal.

22. 22 江 A Taste of Jiangnan 江南小食记 Braised Pork红烧肉Ancient Romance203k WordsOngoing Jiangnan water-town setting + laid-back daily life + gourmet business + no romance + adorable little sister After transmigrating into a family in a Jiangnan water town, Jiang Yun decides to lie flat and make the most of eating and having fun! She runs a little shop by the river and enjoys the slow, easygoing rhythm of life in Jiangnan. At home, she makes soft, chewy osmanthus rice cakes, pork belly braised with bamboo shoots, and fragrant beggar's chicken that draws people from every corner of 1.8kReads—Score13014d adds

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    This is a delicious food novel. The female lead's cooking is incredibly tempting, and there's also an adorable little sister. The atmosphere is relaxed and comfortable, reminiscent of a Jiangnan water town. It's a heartwarming and easy-going slice-of-life story, without any extreme arguments or drama. It's perfect for listening to and helps you fall asleep!

23. 23 辞 After Quitting My Job, I Inherited Grandma's Little Restaurant 辞职后，我继承了奶奶的小饭馆 Graceful as a Swimming Fish婉若游鱼Modern Romance437k WordsCompleted [Healing + food + a touch of farming + slow-paced + everyday life] Wen Nian's new life began with a resignation letter. A well-paid job in the big city, endless overtime, cold convenience-store rice balls... She suddenly realized it had been a long time since she'd tasted anything like happiness. Steaming hot soup dumplings in the morning mist, soft and chewy cloud cakes with Pu'er tea in the afternoon, little river shrimp roasted crisp and red by Grandpa... It all felt like a distant, different 3.1kReads8.8Score41714d adds

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    Highly recommend!!!

24. 24 我 My Food Refreshes at Random, Leaving Customers Drooling 我的美食随机刷新，顾客馋哭了 Half-Sweet Iced Coffee, No Extra Ice冰咖半糖不加冰Urban1.7M WordsCompleted This book is also known as: Selling Extra-Spicy Grilled Wings Outside a Colorectal Hospital [Food + no female lead + everyday life + comedy + perfect with a meal] Lin Xuan didn't want to go to work, so he unexpectedly bound himself to a food System. Every week, it assigned a random location and a random dish. But the very first week's task left him dumbfounded. What? Sell extra-spicy grilled wings outside a colorectal hospital? What kind of devilish task was that? And that was only the beginnin 82kReads9.3Score8.5k14d adds

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    This book was so delicious!

25. 25 听 Listening to a Donkey's Thoughts: Daily Life Running a Restaurant in Bianjing 听驴心声：汴京美食经营日常 Golden Flowers in Full Bloom金花朵朵Ancient Romance579k WordsCompleted (The low rating is only because the book was just listed.) · Transmigration + Everyday food and life among ordinary townsfolk + Mind reading (the little donkey is called Xiao Ba, with “Ba” meaning gossip) + A gentle, leisurely pace + A large ensemble cast later on · A modern chef transmigrates to the Song Dynasty. In this paradise of food, she doesn’t just eat: she develops new dishes and brings ancient and modern cuisines together in a grand feast. The Shen Tinghe family moves from the outskirt 4.2kReads8.5Score51714d adds

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    I just finished reading it. There's a romance in the later parts, and the color scheme and food descriptions are quite appealing. There aren't many bad guys, the writing is decent, and the storyline has positive values.

26. 26 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 7.2kReads9.1Score1k14d adds

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    New book, a slice-of-life story about everyday life and food, no angst throughout, heartwarming and mutually pampering, sweet daily life, meals and seasons, a gentle and enduring romance.

27. 27 王 The Princess Consort’s Snack Shop 王妃的零食铺子 The Kitten Doesn't Eat Oranges小猫不吃橙子Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Food + Princess Consort + Marriage First, Love Later + No Pocket Dimension + Heartwarming] Su Lele owns a snack shop. One day, she transmigrates to ancient times into the family of an official. With a harmonious family and a comfortable life, she decides to return to her old trade and start making snacks, beginning with retail sales. Her goal is to open snack shops all across the Great Yun Kingdom. Hawthorn rolls, potato chips, fish balls, grilled shrimp, little dried fish, pin 4.2kReads8.9Score31514d adds

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    This heartwarming guide to getting rich through food is a must-read! There aren't any outrageous snacks, so it's a pleasant read without being stressful. It features detailed descriptions of all sorts of snacks, making you hungrier the more you read! [Masterpiece of Food Making][Learned Something New]

28. 28 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Get By in the Imperial Harem 穿到古代混后宫 The Pen Name That Doesn’t Need Zhouzhou不用周周的笔名Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Modern-day Huang Ye transmigrates into the ancient Great Xia Dynasty as the pampered darling of the Minister's household, where a daughter is born only once every ten generations. To repay her loving family, she starts learning martial arts at a nunnery while still a little girl. She wants to master everything: inner strength, hand-to-hand combat, swordsmanship, medicine, and poisons. Only by learning real skills can she better protect her family. At last, she grows up, only to be told she must 1.9kReads7.6Score17514d adds

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    This is a novel that combines food and palace intrigue. The author's writing is quite good, and the descriptions of food and palace intrigue are very exciting. The story is intricately linked and captivating. In particular, it is very funny to see the court officials outwitting the emperor for a bite to eat.

29. 29 穿 After I Transmigrate, I Build a Fortune with My Stingy Old Dad 穿越后，带着抠门老爹发家致富 The Red Bean Bun Has No Filling红豆包没有包Ancient Romance515k WordsCompleted [Farming + Beloved by the Whole Family + Daily Life + Food + Alternate World + Transmigration] Liu Changning was transmigrated into her mother’s womb. Her father is miserly to an extreme. Her mother is very open-minded. She is the youngest daughter in the family, with four older brothers. The Liu family is dirt poor. Their house is so shabby they can see the stars through the roof... But ever since this youngest daughter arrived, Old Liu has noticed that the family’s life keeps getting better an 3.2kReads8.6Score25214d adds

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    I recommend a farming-themed novel. There's no special abilities or cheat codes; the family accumulates wealth little by little through hard work. It's quite funny, and you might want to check it out if you're looking for something to read.

30. 30 想 Trying to Inherit Everything? No Way! I’ll Get Rich and Raise the Kids in Style 想吃绝户？没门，暴富养崽爽翻天 It's Little Qiya是小七丫Ancient Romance2.7M WordsOngoing The animated series is out! Also known as You Want to Take Everything from Me? No Way! I'll Get Rich and Raise My Kids in Style, Transmigrated as a Country Girl, I Farm with My Kids and Have a Blast is a story about transmigration, farming, food, a pocket dimension, business, daily life, gathering herbs, and having a mountain at her back. See how Zhao Xiaoyu leads her whole family to prosperity and turns their lives around! Her grandparents play favorites, and since her family has no sons, they' 31.2kReads8.7Score1.9k14d adds

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    Getting rich slowly and steadily, hilarious!

31. 31 退 The Jilted Farm Girl Makes a Comeback, Taking Her Husband on the Road to Riches 退亲农女要翻身，携夫走上致富路 The Heat of Sweet and Sour Fish Cake甜不辣的辣Ancient Romance544k WordsCompleted The chuunibyo woman Fang Xiaoning transmigrated! Her father is heartless, shameless, and ill-mannered. Her mother is a weepy little flower, and the family is dirt poor with three children. Fang Xiaoning has it worst of all: her fiancé is a scumbag, and her future in-laws are shameless. Just when she finally manages to break off the engagement, her awful father sends her into the room of the man who once saved his life... Fang Xiaoning grinned. She’d been wondering how to get out of the engagemen 1.6kReads8.4Score16814d adds
32. 32 美 Gourmet: Starting with Randomly Setting Up a Stall to Sell Liangpi 美食：从随机摆摊卖凉皮开始 I Have a Magic Brush That Makes Flowers Bloom吾有妙笔生花Urban371k WordsCompleted No heroine, food, street vending, healing, daily life, and a relaxing tone. The protagonist sets up a stall at random spots on the street, selling all kinds of snacks, changing locations every week. The food on offer varies, including cold noodles, grilled gluten skewers, tofu pudding, spicy beef noodles, handmade spicy strips, congee, steamed buns, and more. 156Reads5.9Score—14d adds

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    No female lead, food-themed novel, street stall

33. 33 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 685Reads8.6Score10214d adds

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    [Please follow][Please follow] No system, no cheat codes, just a normal food novel... A modern food blogger transmigrates to ancient times, with a small, impoverished family... She has elderly parents and young children to care for, a widow and orphan... The female protagonist leads her family to wealth through her culinary skills, from a street stall to a shop and then a chain... The focus is mainly on food, no palace intrigue or family drama... Romance is not the main focus.

34. 34 我 I'm Sure I Told You I Loved You a Long Time Ago 我肯定很久之前说过爱你 Shi Bai时白呀Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted [A sunny, healing pastry chef × a robotics engineer with severe social anxiety] [Sweet urban romance + devoted puppy-dog boyfriend + 1v1 + happy ending + pure-love redemption + a guide to taming the socially anxious + healing food] Lu Xitian keeps having the same dream. In it, on a stormy night, a young man holds a blood-soaked knife while someone lies in a pool of blood on the ground. She has had this nightmare over and over for a month. Then one day, while delivering a cake to a customer, she 9.8kReads9.6Score1.3k14d adds

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    There are many delicious foods inside.

35. 35 变 After Becoming a Master of Chinese Cuisine 变成国厨大师后 Crab Crab Attracts Wealth蟹蟹吸金Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted [Gourmet + System + no romance + cozy + funny + perfect with a meal] On the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God ascends to heaven, and fragrant aromas fill every home. Lin Fan, working overtime on New Year’s Eve, unexpectedly binds to a System. And that’s only the beginning. Dumpling feasts, egg cakes, grilled chicken wings, crayfish, roasted pig trotters, spicy chicken skewers, stinky tofu, river-snail rice noodles, red-braised beef stew with potatoes, vinegar-fried ca 337Reads8.1Score10414d adds

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    Food, random stalls, system, and even variety show storylines.

36. 36 在 I Made a Chinese Restaurant a Huge Hit in the Apocalypse of Another World 在异世界末世经营中华餐厅爆火 Ice Cola Drink Substitute冰可乐代喝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] [Business Management] [System] [Gourmet Food] [Farming] [No CP, Ensemble Cast] After Ling Jing died, she became bound to a business management System and was randomly dropped into an apocalyptic world where plants and animals had mutated. The System asked her to name her restaurant. After thinking for a moment, she typed: Chinese Restaurant. In this mutated apocalypse, every plant and animal had become an enemy. When starving humans on the brink of death caught the scent of roaste 95.4kReads9.4Score13.9k14d adds
37. 37 寺 Selling Barbecue Outside a Temple, I Get Chased Across the Country by Foodies 寺庙门口卖烧烤，吃货追着我全国 Loves Red Yeast Tartary Buckwheat Tea爱吃红曲苦荞茶Urban264k WordsOngoing [A new city every week, forced to set up a random food stall!] [Food + everyday life + comedy + comfort food + no romance + healing] Chen Mo accidentally binds to a random food-stall System. Every week, he transmigrates to an unfamiliar city and has to sell its local snacks. The results... He sells extra-spicy grilled skewers outside a thousand-year-old temple, juicy scallion pancakes by West Lake, and ice-and-fire pineapple buns at the foot of a snowy mountain! In every city he has “wreaked ha 234Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This new book looks pretty good, quite interesting and humorous, you might want to check it out. "Selling Barbecue at the Temple Gate, Foodies Chase Me All Over the Country" – He's randomly assigned to a city each week, forced to set up a stall and feed foodies across the country! He sells super spicy skewers at the gate of an ancient temple, juicy scallion pancakes by West Lake, and icy pineapple buns at the foot of a snow-capped mountain! In every city he "ravages," foodies go crazy: "Please buy it for me! Boss, don't run away!" From then on, his food stall becomes an unsolved mystery in the culinary world, with foodies nationwide, maps in hand, clamoring: "Where has this 'human food bomb' landed this week? Quick! Buy tickets and follow him!"

38. 38 你 Wait, There’s a Vampire Running a Late-Night Diner in Detective Conan? 你是说吸血鬼在名柯开深夜食堂？ Pear Soup酥梨汤Anime Fanfiction644k WordsCompleted ② Original title: A Certain Detective Conan Midnight Diner [Detective Conan BG] + [Vampire] + [Matsuda CP] + [Police Academy Squad Redemption] + [Midnight Diner] + [Happy Ending] A restaurant that opens at eight in the evening has opened near the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Beika office worker: Yes, a midnight diner! My hunger will finally be taken care of! But something seems strange. Why is there no duck blood in the duck blood vermicelli soup? Much later. Today, too, the midnight di 1.5kReads8.9Score15514d adds

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    Normal food stories, replicable in reality

39. 39 只 All I Can Do Is Grow Vegetables and Cook, Yet I Became Cultivation World's Top-Tier Star 只会种菜做饭，却成了修真界顶流 Mr. Impenetrable不透君Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted [Hilarious and Heartwarming + Food + Farming + A Touch of Modern Cultivation] She inherited a cultivation legacy, and her innate talents were cooking and growing vegetables. She became the leader of a sect, but living in poverty was the norm. From the start, all she had was a ramshackle building, a patch of wasteland, and half a mountain forest. A leader with no great ambitions and four idle disciples. Sect leader Jiang Tingyun said, “In modern society, spiritual energy has dried up. Cul 23.2kReads9.5Score3.3k14d adds

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    A carefully selected collection of food-themed novels! These include interstellar cuisine, time-travel-to-ancient cuisine, and historical cuisine—all very enjoyable!! I highly recommend the second book, "Only Knows How to Grow Vegetables and Cook, Yet Became a Top Figure in the Cultivation World."

40. 40 真 The Real Heiress Became the Star System's Beloved by Cooking Up a Storm 真千金在星际做美食成了团宠 Qin Yuli秦鱼里Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted After the real heiress of the Xiang family returned, Gu Mingyue, an ugly, poor-performing fake heiress with no blood ties to the family, was thrown out. The Gu Mingyue who had taken over her body couldn’t believe it. They called her ugly, with those thick bangs, those old-fashioned black-rimmed glasses, that height and those proportions? And what about her grades? As the heir to the imperial palace’s royal kitchen, wasn’t her cooking enough to crush those dark dishes like tomato-fried mooncakes, 401Reads8.6Score—14d adds
41. 41 我 My Takeout Shop Somehow Became a Hit Across the Internet 我的外卖店竟然火爆全网 Candy Pile and Ice Cream糖堆儿和冰淇淋Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [Food + Golden Finger + Career + System] [System Introduction] After transmigrating back, Lin Xiazhi smacks her sleazy boss and quits to open a restaurant, then unexpectedly binds herself to a food System. When a rookie System meets a true food expert, life after the binding is nothing but chaos. The System exclaims, “I really am a lucky charm! No need to worry about tasks, I’ll be the boss in no time.” Lin Xiazhi is crestfallen. “I’m the unlucky one. I’m staring at heaps of gold and silver, but 1.6kReads9.0Score15414d adds
42. 42 重 Back to 1985: My Self-Serve Porridge Stall Is a Hit 重回八五，自助粥摊火爆了 Meng Xiaocha蒙小茶Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Her Own Woman) To escape her stepfather's clutches, Su Miao falls from the 13th floor and travels back to the day her parents divorced when she was a child. She sees through her mother's cold, indifferent nature and her habit of endlessly spoiling her younger brother. This time, she chooses without hesitation to go with her father. When her uncle tries to secure a permanent job, he blocks the door and raises a huge ruckus. Su Miao leans close to her father's ear and whispers a few words. Her fa 22.7kReads9.2Score2.3k14d adds
43. 43 偷 After They Heard My Thoughts, the Country’s Biggest Foodies Were Shocked 偷听我心声后，惊动全国吃货大佬 Yu Shengsheng余苼升Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Beloved by the Whole Family + Food + Heartwarming + Feel-Good + Intangible Cultural Heritage Cuisine + Distinctively Regional Dishes] Shen Huazheng transmigrates into the beloved darling of the Shen family. She has no System, no medical skills, and can’t turn out elegant prose, so she might as well lie flat and be a pampered little couch potato who spends every day eating and drinking. Shen Huazheng watches her father, Minister Shen, prepare to go out to a banquet. [What a shame. 15.1kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
44. 44 王 The Prince's Manor Has a Skilled Cook, and the Young Heir Is Wrapped Around Her Finger 王府厨娘手艺好，小小世子拿捏 Taro Round芋了个圆Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + food + heroine building her career + business management + a little melodrama] [Sweet, clever little chef vs. seemingly innocent but secretly calculating young lord] Ye Zhiwei had just competed in the national cooking championship. After overcoming every challenge, she finally won first place. Before she could even get home to brag to her father, she was hit by a car while helping an old lady cross the street. When she woke up, she had become a little kitchen maid tending the fi 2.7kReads8.4Score29214d adds
45. 45 开 Sold from the Start: From Street-Corner Pancake Seller to Regional Tycoon 开局被卖，从卖饼小贩到富甲一方 King Wen Was Right文王说得对Ancient Romance618k WordsCompleted [Food + business + imperial exams + farming + infrastructure + character growth + mutual first love] Food blogger Lu Yan died suddenly of heart disease and transmigrated into a novel about a heroine’s rise to success. The heroine in the book was the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, but her stepmother schemed to have her kidnapped and sold to a poor, remote village. An older man bought her and raised her as his own daughter. Before long, the heroine came across the fallen crown prince, 15.8kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds
46. 46 您 You Have a New Thirst-Quenching Drink Order 您有新的渴了么订单 Braised Wings of the Great Peng大鹏炖翅Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Character development + business simulation + infrastructure building + healing + no romance + a touch of court intrigue] They say the emperor was corrupt and incompetent, and Heaven sent down divine punishment. Not a drop of rain had fallen on this land for nearly twenty years, and countless people had died of thirst. Then, all of a sudden, a milk tea shop opened in the desert. In spring, there were all kinds of ice-cold fruit juices, along with seasonal drinks like cherry blossom and lychee b 13.4kReads9.4Score1.9k14d adds
47. 47 侯 The Marquis's Wife's Culinary Journal 侯夫人美食手札 Gu Yue顾悦Ancient Romance809k WordsCompleted A once-popular food blogger transmigrates to ancient times and conquers the land with all kinds of delicious dishes. From the countryside to the county seat, she goes from having nothing to owning a modest fortune. From being taken in to having every aspect of her life neatly arranged for her, she finds the whole thing a little embarrassing. Lin Yushi believes there’s no problem in this world that a good meal can’t solve. And if one meal isn’t enough, make it two. 852Reads8.5Score10414d adds
48. 48 全 The Whole Galaxy Is Waiting for Me to Cook 全星际都在等我做饭 Sesame Rice Cake芝麻年糕Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted After an ordinary chef, Lin Shuo, transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing from a prestigious family who was stabbed to death and dumped on a desolate planet, she gains a rare psychic ability and an incredibly powerful physique. From then on, she enjoys a wonderful life of gleefully hacking monsters apart and turning them into delicious food. Everyone who tries her cooking ends up surrendering to her spatula. The city lord of the desolate planet takes her as a disciple and entrusts the 706Reads8.9Score10114d adds
49. 49 我 Surviving the Future on Livestream 我在未来直播求生 Wooden Gate柴扉Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted Lin Shu never imagined that after rescuing a black cat and falling asleep, she would wake up in the future, three thousand years later! By then, humans have fused with animal genes and are no longer pure-blooded Earthlings! Faced with the huge debt left behind by the body’s previous owner, she is at her wits’ end. After learning about the most popular livestreaming show in the galaxy, she decides to go all in, spending all her savings on a secondhand nutrition pod and launching her career as an 934Reads9.1Score10614d adds
50. 50 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 875Reads8.9Score10114d adds

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