Give Me Some Food Fiction About Street Stalls or Opening a Shop. No Starting Out With a Kid 来点美食文，摆摊开店啥的 别来什么开局带娃

1. 51 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

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   This is a food-themed novel. The female protagonist sets up a stall selling self-service porridge with side dishes, and the business is very successful. Later, she opens a shop selling congee and boxed meals, thus becoming rich.

2. 52 龙 Can You Have Both Dragons and Good Food? 龙与美食可以兼得吗 Starving Ghost Has an 8 A.M. Class饿死鬼要上早八Modern Romance116k WordsOngoing [Western fantasy + food + another world + business management + light adventure] When Tu Yiyi transmigrated into a Western fantasy world, she thought she’d landed the role of the Chosen One: flying through the sky on a broomstick, casually conjuring fireballs to hurl at the Demon King, and reaching the pinnacle of life from then on. Instead, her broom wouldn’t fly, she couldn’t conjure fireballs, and she was just a helpless ordinary person. Even more absurdly, she was somehow bound to a food bus 93Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Setting up a stall or opening a shop looks great

3. 53 团 The Cherished Koi Wife: My Blind Box System Makes Me Invincible 团宠锦鲤妻：我带着盲盒系统无敌了 Chasing the Wind Across the Galaxy星河逐风Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + lucky koi + cozy, family-centered pampering] The orphan Gu Ran transmigrated into the body of a young farmer's wife. Ever since she arrived, the Su family's once-bare cupboards seemed blessed by a lucky koi: they ate fine white flour, built a new house, and had meat at every meal. Gu Ran herself had a blind-box System, and threw herself into selling blind boxes and growing longevity flowers to stay alive, never looking back. “Today's limited-edition pink lipstick blind-box 2.2kReads9.0Score20114d adds

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   ① The female protagonist possesses a blind box system and is irrevocably embarking on a path of selling blind boxes to survive. Limited edition lipstick blind boxes, rare mangoes, sweet milk tea blind boxes, dessert cake blind boxes, gourmet food blind boxes… Let alone ancient people, even we modern people can't resist… ② A cultivation, food, and healing novel; this one has more food than the first one.

4. 54 系 After the System Woke Up, I Started Selling Snacks at My Stall! 系统苏醒后，我摆摊卖上小吃了！ Shengsheng Shushu生生疏Urban879k WordsOngoing [System + local specialties from all over + easygoing comfort read + no heroine] The System wakes up after nearly a year of slumber. The good news: a galactic undocumented immigrant has become a street-food cook and now has an identity. The bad news: after the System spent the Host’s money and went through a whole series of operations, Lin Su is now over 280,000 yuan in debt. Fortunately, the System delivers. It knows exactly what our ancestors would choose, and serves up hulutou, fish-shaped do 8.3kReads8.7Score1.2k14d adds

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   There's no romantic pairing, and the food descriptions are excellent.

5. 55 谁 Who Needs a Day Job? I Became a Tycoon with Trash from My Spatial Farm 谁家打工人靠空间农场垃圾成首富 The Green of Green Gables绿山墙的绿色Modern Romance547k WordsOngoing This novel has been adapted into a comic. The heroine only cares about making money! Making money! Making money! No needless fretting. [No CP] Lin Chu graduated from a junior college and spent years struggling in real estate, only to hit a slump in the housing market. She not only failed to make money, but was also fired after offending a coworker. She had no friends or social life, and her mother had taken the hundred thousand yuan she'd painstakingly saved. Now she could barely afford next mon 24.9kReads8.4Score3.5k14d adds

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   Food-themed novel, Earth's cuisine reigns supreme across countless worlds.

6. 56 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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   The first one is super good, very heartwarming. The female lead is great, the male lead is great, and the supporting characters are great too. It's really super super awesome! [Note] The rating is low, but it's good, trust me (whispering: some books have high ratings but are really bad, I don't want to mention them). The second one has a okay male lead personality and a novel format, you can check it out. The ones I recommend are all ones I feel are pretty good! Do you have any similar novels to recommend to me, friends? Hehe. I've added a modern cultivation, farming, and cooking novel!! It's super super super good, the plot is smooth (I personally prefer this kind of novel that focuses on food, enjoying the food~).

7. 57 满 A Whole Family of Villainous Cannon Fodder, Riding High with Our Junior Sister 满门反派炮灰，跟着师妹浪到起飞 The Bear Who Bumps into Everything乱撞的小熊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + no male lead] Li Yang transmigrates into a book, going from a young, eccentric woman to a little turtle in a wish-granting pool inside an illusion. Who would’ve thought she’d land in a love triangle from the start, with the male lead and the main villain fighting over her. According to the original story, she’s eventually contracted by the original male lead and becomes his greatest trump card on his path to immortality. She spends her entire turtle life taking hits for him: blo 20.9kReads9.3Score2.5k14d adds
8. 58 美 The Restaurant Is Open, Come Join the Queue 美食店开门了快来排队 Food-Loving Couch Potato米虫爱美食Modern Romance198k WordsCompleted No romance; team-focused; gourmet food; random trips to ghost worlds; cooperation with the nation; System “You’re saying you bound the wrong transmigration target? You just tossed me a basic System?” I transmigrated into a world of gourmet food... Sunflowers contain delicious meatballs, spicy fried chicken can run around, even dirt and grass can be eaten, and the peaches can help you lose weight... The whole nation comes rushing to line up. Wasn’t I supposed to be selling food? Why am I also ran 6Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 59 乱 I Started Out in the Mountains Amid Chaos, So What Have I to Fear with My Peach Blossom Haven? 乱世开局进深山，我有桃源怕啥？ Ji Li季砾Ancient Romance156k WordsOngoing [Pure Farming + Family Life + No System + Fleeing Famine in a Time of Chaos + Infrastructure Building + Transmigrate into a Book + Business + Stockpiling Food] Tian Xiaomai was a newly minted office drone from the 21st century who devoted her life to her desk. When she opened her eyes again, a twist of fate had turned her into a child bride bought by the He family to bring good fortune. Once she adjusted to her new surroundings, everything began to seem familiar. Wasn't this the plot of a novel 23Reads—Score—14d adds

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   These two are food-loving business owners who didn't bring their kids.

10. 60 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
11. 61 开 From the Start, My God-Tier Egg Fried Rice Has the Whole Internet Drooling 开局神级蛋炒饭，馋哭全网 Late Dusk暮色迟Modern Romance430k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Everyday Charm + Divine Cuisine + Random Card Draws + Satisfying Face-Slapping + Beloved by All, Rising to the Top] With fifty thousand yuan in debt, a landlord on her case, and debt collectors calling nonstop, Lin Wei is desperate and just wants to disappear. Ding! The “Random Gourmet Street Stall Champion” System has been bound! Lin Wei: “???!! Sell fried rice to pay off my debt? And charge 20 yuan a serving? Are you serious, System?!” See how this debt-ridden young woman uses a 169Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The heroine seems to be a person from another world. She sets up a stall to collect popularity points, praises, and likes in order to cultivate to a parallel time and space.

12. 62 美 Gourmet Food: Serving Customers from My RV, I Had My Secret Identity Exposed 美食：房车摆摊，顾客扒我马甲 Second Miss Wang旺家二小姐Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The animated series is now live: [System] + [Gourmet] + [Warm and Healing] + [Main Character Has No Romance] + [A Few Secret Identities] + [Riches and Rewards] Original title: Gourmet: Food Truck Stalls, Customers Uncover My Secret Identity (Making friends through food and seeing the world with kindness. The main character sets up stalls at random all over the country, and loves to travel once a task is complete.) Wan Yi, a model from a minor agency, nearly starves to death at home while trying 3.4kReads8.8Score44814d adds
13. 63 随 A Random Gourmet Stall, Leaving Diners Craving Every Day 随机美食摊，食客天天被馋哭 Loki of Leiyin Tower雷音塔的洛基Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted (Food, healing, and everyday life) Lin Zhixia is 32 years old. She works nine to five, with no weekends off, yet in the end she has no money, no savings, and not even a boyfriend! Why? Because she loves eating and experimenting with food! All day long, she fantasizes about getting rich overnight! She never expected to get no windfall, but to be reborn instead, back in her college graduation year. A top-tier Gourmet System comes with her. “The little boss's fried rice is so good. Could you eat i 157Reads6.4Score—14d adds
14. 64 开 A Chili Sauce Stall from the Start 开局一个辣酱摊 Guiguzi Who Likes White Jasmine喜欢白槿花的鬼谷子Ancient Romance794k WordsOngoing A pot of hot oil and a handful of scallions and ginger: she transmigrates into the body of a poor girl whose engagement has been broken off, with nothing but a shabby account book and half a sack of brown rice. No one knows how the girl, who used to do nothing but bury herself in bookkeeping, suddenly acquired such nimble hands. The neighbors say a deity visited her in a dream. She just smiles and says nothing. The little shop on the back street opens, and its enticing aroma fills Yunyang County 1.2kReads—Score19114d adds

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    From setting up a street stall to opening his own shop, the food descriptions are very detailed.

15. 65 这 This Chef Can Do Magic 这个主厨会魔术 You Are the Truth of This World你是人间真理Urban359k WordsCompleted While Chen Xi was selling fried rice on the street, a gas canister suddenly exploded, and he unexpectedly gained control over fire. After a series of twists and turns, he became the head chef at a restaurant in San Francisco that was on the verge of closing. Under the guise of magic, he grilled pizza, meat, chicken, steak... The food was delicious, and the amazing fire performances were a sight to behold. The little seaside restaurant gradually became a hit. Chen Xi started receiving bigger and 6.4kReads9.1Score45814d adds

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    1. Finale: Cooking with fire-based superpowers, no romantic entanglements. 2. Ongoing: Running around at small stalls, no romantic pairing. 3. Ongoing: New recipes, explosive combat power.

16. 66 变 Mutated Wasteland: Exotic Delicacies on the Tip of the Tongue 变异废土，舌尖上的异种美食 Lin Tianjia林添加Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Mutant Disaster] [Gourmet] [Slice of Life] [Business and Farming] How many times more protein do mutated creatures have than beef? Having just arrived in this world, Liu Bi was shocked by his own thought. He awakened a Master Chef System on land polluted by spores. Was something wrong here? Could every kind of mutated creature be turned into a gourmet dish? Then hurry up and serve it! A specialty restaurant on the edge of the safe zone, serving unconventional comfort food in the midst of everyd 9.2kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
17. 67 全 The Whole Wealthy Family Calls Me Wicked, but I'm Just Starving! 全豪门都说我恶毒，其实我饿肚！ Meow Stick喵棍棍Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted She opens her eyes to find that a starving illegitimate daughter has transmigrated into the body of a wicked supporting character, a fake heiress. All she wants to do is eat. The crown prince, who had been set on breaking off their engagement, turns into a lovesick fool and launches a full-on forced romance! The real heiress is furious! She vows to bury this deranged couple, one at the South Pole and the other at the North Pole! [Comedy + Madness + Fake Heiress + Lighthearted + Everyday Life + F 856Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one! A starving concubine's daughter from ancient times transmigrates into a fake heiress. How could she not love to eat?! All she sees is food!! 😎😎 Everyone goes crazy with the female lead! 🤭🤭 The female lead is initially very timid 😄😄, but later she becomes so crazy that the whole city knows she's mad 🤭 The first time she meets the male lead, she throws him over her shoulder! 😜😜 The female lead is a starving concubine's daughter from ancient times who transmigrates into a fake heiress. The system immediately makes her slap the real heiress 😅😅 But the female lead is even more cunning than the real heiress, and the real heiress dies of anger from this crazy couple! Later, the female lead returns to ancient times 😎😎 tearing apart her scumbag father and trampling on her stepmother 🤔🤔 to avenge her mother! She's truly insane! [Already added to wishlist][Added to bookshelf] The male lead chases her to ancient times! Actually, it's a funny, lighthearted food novel! If you like this type of book and want to relax and not think too much, you can read this one. [OK][OK]

18. 68 五 Five-Yuan Lunchboxes with Abalone, Sea Cucumber, and Shark Fin? The Customers Can't Resist 五元盒饭卖鲍参翅肚？顾客馋哭了 bobo Loves Sleepingbobo爱睡觉Urban547k WordsCompleted [Feel-good] [Gourmet] [Everyday life] [Internet memes] [Comedy] [Heartwarming] [No female lead] After his father mysteriously disappears, Lu Xun, a socially anxious slacker, inherits a five-yuan bento shop called “Eat Your Fill” that's on the verge of closing. To preserve his father's original vision, he makes a decision that goes against his ancestors' wishes: he will never raise the prices! Just as he is about to give up after losing money, the [God of Gourmet System] activates! Every positive 729Reads7.2Score10214d adds

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    Don't miss these ten food-themed books! The third one has a lower rating, but it's quite enjoyable.

19. 69 修 A Great War in the Cultivation World, All for a Bite to Eat?! 修仙界大战，只为抢口饭？！ Red Carp, Donkey, Green Crucian Carp红鲤鱼驴绿鲫鱼Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Gourmet cooking + immortal cultivation + scheming sect disciple + lighthearted comedy + goofy daily life + no female lead or harem] Zhu Fan transmigrated to the cultivation world and became a disciple of a sect. Just as he was about to receive his golden finger, something unexpected happened Zhu Fan: Anyone else know this feeling? I was about to become a tycoon in the immortal realm! Once my divine pill was ready, I’d ascend to immortality! But someone suddenly cut in and bound me to the wrong 15.4kReads9.2Score1.8k14d adds
20. 70 随 Random Street Stalls: I Use Food to Lure Snakes Out of Their Holes 随机摆摊：我用美食引蛇出洞 AAAA Prosperous BloomsAAAA花开富贵Urban889k WordsOngoing [Food + undercover work + comedy + catching criminals + System + no heroine + no romance] Also known as Food: The Undercover Cop Sets Up a Street Stall, and Fugitives Beg Him to Get Back to Work Xiao Lan transmigrated into the body of a police officer in a parallel world and was assigned to pose as a street-food vendor while keeping an eye on a suspect. As it happened, he’d been a cooking genius in his previous life. This was right up his alley. The next day, a tricycle loaded with top-tier food 9.8kReads9.4Score86914d adds
21. 71 厨 The God of Cooking and the Demon Beasts: Oh No, We're the Ingredients! 厨神，妖兽：不好，我们成食材了 Jiu Yu九语Eastern Fantasy6.8M WordsOngoing A chef transmigrates to a fantasy world and awakens the strongest Chef God System. Whenever someone praises a dish he makes, his talent, physique, and insight improve. Well, this is an instant takeoff. What's more, his dishes have special effects: they can strengthen the body, nourish one's health, and clear away hidden injuries… The entire sect goes wild. From the Ancestor, Supreme Elders, and Sect Master to the servant disciples, everyone goes crazy for a taste. The Sect Master say 66.7kReads9.1Score4.6k14d adds
22. 72 美 Gourmet: My Little Shop Is Famous Around the World 美食：我的小店，名震全球 Sleeping Cat熟睡的猫Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [Opening a Restaurant] [No Female Lead] [System] [Perfect with a Meal] [Heartwarming] [Everyday Life] [A Different Menu Every Day] [Affordable Prices] [Ensemble Cast] Lou Yuanzhou has eaten so many ready-made meal packs that he actually gains a Chef God Gourmet System! As long as he opens a restaurant and completes all kinds of bizarre missions, he can earn rewards! Steaming hot wontons, springy zhajiang noodles, and the legendary lamb stew... all made by Lou Yuanzhou himself! Once his 9.6kReads9.0Score79614d adds
23. 73 穿 Canceled After Becoming a Villainess, I Set Up a Food Stall and Make the Whole Internet Drool 穿成恶女被封杀，摆摊馋疯全网 Glutinous Rice Dumpling糯米团叽Modern Romance462k WordsCompleted [Food System + Lighthearted Comedy + Cozy + Heartwarming + Transmigration into a Food Story + Functional Ingredients + Comfort Food + Beautifully Plated Dishes + Romance] The male lead is more of a background character, just one part of our heroine’s play~~ (*^3^) /~☆ Transmigrated into a disgraced, scandal-ridden nobody, with her role stolen, her contract locking her in, and the entire internet telling her to get lost? Jiang Li tears up her contract and makes a run for it on the spot: “Let the 285Reads5.6Score10014d adds
24. 74 食 The Restaurant Survival Guide: Cooking and Gossiping, All in a Day’s Work 食肆生存法则，做饭吃瓜两不误 Si Qi Reads It as Four Seven汜柒读四七Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Shopkeeping + food + mystery-solving + farming] Overnight, food lover An Qiao transmigrates into the imperial palace as a cook. After leaving the palace, all she wants is to build a career: create the first chain of restaurants and bring delicious food to every corner of the country. Who could have guessed?! The eatery she buys at the start is right next to the Court of Judicial Review. Qi Ning'an gets dragged into one case after another, and the restaurant becomes the place to go for all the l 595Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    Who knows! I picked up a few books that didn't have great reviews, but they were very comfortable to read. They are ancient Chinese food articles without heavy abuse lines. They focus on cooking and decompressing easily. When you are free, you turn two pages and the more you read, the hungrier you get🥘 ▪️"The Food Book of the First Assistant Madam" Hehe who doesn't want to work hard. The cannon fodder wife setting in the book, comes with space + cooking skills + medical skills buffs Others wear books to pursue careers and fight at home, while the heroine studies various kinds of food, raises panda cubs, and picks up foodies to follow. Her husband is gentle and reliable, the interaction between husband and wife is super sweet, and the description of food is exquisite. The dual line of farming and food is very healing. "The Chef of the Golden Age: Why is My Husband a Foodie" Zai Zhou. A modern Chinese chef dressed as a silly girl from ancient times. He set off a food trend in ancient times with his good cooking skills, and opened a restaurant all the way out of the circle. The male protagonist is a shady foodie, and his eyes have been set on the female protagonist who can cook early on. The pace is brisk and the food scenes are sufficient. ▪️"The Little Chef's Food Is Delicious" Chu Tiankuo's fat and ugly farmer's daughter-in-law counterattacks the script! The story begins with a poor family and a gathering of top-notch relatives. The heroine masters cooking skills and makes her way around the world, opening a restaurant step by step and becoming a famous chef. The male protagonist is humble and low-key in the early stage, but later becomes a powerful boss who silently protects his wife and has a full farming atmosphere. ▪️"The Foodie Prince and the Pretty Cook" Feng Wu. The orphan heroine has a miserable start and her family property is taken away. Fortunately, she knows how to eat and survive. He went up the mountain to search for ingredients, went down the river to fish for fresh food, and even picked up a cute leopard that was mistaken for a big fat cat. The prince is a top foodie, both sides are relaxed and warm, the plot is gentle and not bloody, and it is very relaxing to read ▪️"Demon Lord!" Your dead senior sister worked as a cook in the Chef Sect" Half Durian Fantasy gourmet style! The gold medal chef heroine is reborn and avoids the tragedy of seizing the fairy bone. She enters Taoism as a cook. Boiled meat slices, snail noodles, and spicy crabs appear in turn, and they start eating broadcasts and delivering takeaways. The cold-faced devil comes to eat every day. The writing style is humorous and funny, food + practice, and has a strong sense of freshness. ▪️"The Rules of Survival in Restaurants: Cooking and Eating Cucumbers" Reading 47. The imperial kitchen maid left the palace to start a business and opened a restaurant next to Dali Temple. This small shop not only sells food, it is also a hub for Beijing gossip. Eat melon + cook + light detective work. Cats, dogs, and weirdos from all walks of life come to the door one after another. It is easy to mess around and full of daily life 💡 Random thoughts: These few ratings are not top-notch, so don't hold high standards! The best part is that it is effortless, the food descriptions are very fragrant, and there is no forced abuse of the owner. It is suitable for fishing, before going to bed, and when you are bored, and it is perfect for meals📖

25. 75 我 I Turn the Tide in the Cultivation World with My Cooking 我靠美食在修仙界逆风翻盘 Half a Durian半只榴莲Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Food + cultivation + slow-burn growth + lighthearted, witty style] [The heroine is clever and a bit of a goofball. The hero is obsessive and crazy, with a sharp tongue, a soft heart, and a haughty streak.] Living in the apocalypse, Yu Guiwan had imagined all kinds of ways she might die, but never that she, a celebrated chef, would be poisoned to death by a pot of mushroom soup! Humiliated, she realized she had transmigrated. Even more humiliatingly, the moment she came back to life, her husband 2.7kReads8.9Score34514d adds

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    Who knows! I found a few ancient romance novels with food-themed content that aren't particularly high-rated, but are super comfortable to read. They're not heavy or angsty, focusing on cooking and relaxing. You can flip through a couple of pages when you're bored, and the more you read, the hungrier you get! 🥘 ▪️ *The Prime Minister's Wife's Culinary Record*: Hehe, who doesn't want to work hard, transmigrates into a book as a cannon fodder wife. She comes with a space, cooking skills, and medical abilities. While others transmigrate to build careers and engage in palace intrigue, the female lead researches various foods, raises panda cubs, and has a gentle yet reliable food-loving husband. The couple's interactions are super sweet, the food descriptions are detailed, and the dual storylines of farming and food are very healing. ▪️ *The Prosperous Chef: Why is My Husband a Foodie?*: Zai Zhou, a modern Chinese chef, transmigrates into an ancient, somewhat naive girl. She uses her culinary skills to create a food craze in ancient times, opening shops and becoming famous. The male lead is a cunning foodie who has his eye on the female lead who can cook. The pace is light, and there's plenty of food in the story. ▪️ *Food, Color, and Fragrance: A Delicious Little Chef*: Chu Tiankuo, a fat and ugly farm wife's comeback story! Starting with a poor family and a bunch of awful relatives, the female protagonist possesses culinary skills, conquering the world with her cleavers and woks, gradually opening a restaurant and becoming a renowned chef. The male protagonist initially hides his talents and remains low-key, but later becomes a powerful figure in the court, silently protecting his wife. The farming atmosphere is full of charm. ▪️ "The Foodie Prince and the Charming Chef" The female protagonist, an orphan from Fengwu, has a miserable start, losing her family fortune. Fortunately, she knows how to eat and survive. She goes up the mountain to find ingredients, goes down the river to catch fresh seafood, and even picks up a cute leopard pet that is mistaken for a fat cat. The prince is a top-notch foodie. The story is lighthearted and heartwarming, with a smooth plot and no melodrama, making it a very relaxing read. ▪️ "Demon Lord! Your Deceased Senior Sister is a Chef in the Culinary Sect" Half Durian's fantasy gourmet story! A top-notch female chef is reborn, avoiding the tragedy of vying for immortal bones and cultivating her skills through cooking. Dishes like boiled pork slices, snail rice noodles, and spicy crab take turns on the menu. She even does mukbangs and delivers takeout. A cold-faced demon lord comes to freeload every day. The writing style is humorous and funny, combining food and cultivation, offering a fresh and engaging experience. ▪️ "The Survival Rules of the Dining Hall: Cooking and Gossip Go Hand in Hand" Si Qi, a palace maid from the Imperial Kitchen, leaves the palace to start her own business, opening a dining hall near the Dali Temple. This small shop not only sells food but is also a hub for gossip in the capital. Gossip, cooking, and light-hearted investigations are all part of the experience. Cats, dogs, and various eccentric characters keep coming to the door. It's a relaxed, laid-back story with a strong sense of everyday life. 💡Notes: These books don't have top-tier ratings, so don't expect too much! Their strengths lie in their ease of reading, delicious food descriptions, and lack of forced angst. They're perfect for casual reading, before bed, or when you're bored—perfect for watching while eating!📖

26. 76 吃 The Foodie Heir and His Charming Chef 吃货世子俏厨娘 Feng Wu凤五Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Her parents are both dead, and she has only two old servants by her side. Their money is stolen and their house is burned down. Where can they go from here? It's time to unleash her inner power! Watch her gather herbs in the mountains and turn junk into treasure, then fish in the river and enjoy a bountiful harvest year after year. Others keep cats, but she keeps a leopard. Watch her adorable pets cause a stir in the capital: Some glutton: “Fat cat! Put down that piece of meat. It's mine!” The l 338Reads8.9Score10114d adds
27. 77 穿 I Became the Bride Who Was Supposed to Bring Good Fortune to the Male Lead of an Imperial Exam Novel 穿成科举文男主的冲喜小娘子 Hehe Who Doesn't Want to Work Hard不想努力的禾禾Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical romance + transmigrate into a book + farming + food + space + building wealth + one-on-one happy ending] This story is set in a fictional world. Please don't compare it to actual history!!!! Luo Xingyue transmigrates into a book as the cannon-fodder wife of the newly introduced chief counselor, who dies almost as soon as he appears. Gazing at the few bare, empty rooms before her, she takes a deep breath. If you want a good life, you have to work for it yourself. Other heroines transm 1.9kReads8.8Score16914d adds
28. 78 食 A Feast for the Senses: The First-Class Chef 食色生香，一品美味小厨娘 Chu Tiankuo楚天阔Ancient Romance737k WordsCompleted She transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a fat, ugly farm wife, hated by everyone in the village, even the dogs. Her husband is incredibly handsome, but they have nothing to their name, no money or food, and they’re bullied by all sorts of awful relatives. Liang Shiqi does the math and can’t help feeling she got the short end of the stick. At least her parents-in-law are reasonable, and her little brother-in-law is sweet and adorable. So be it! She has her cooking skills to rely on, and wi 52Reads7.0Score—14d adds
29. 79 盛 A Prosperous Era's Chef: Too Bad My Husband Lives to Eat 盛世厨娘：奈何夫君是吃货 Bearing the Boat载舟Ancient Romance453k WordsCompleted An accident sent Lin Jiu, a twenty-four-year-old Chinese chef, transmigrating into the body of a dim-witted fourteen-year-old girl in Jiangzhou City, Great Qi. It was a strange dynasty, but it was just as full of food lovers. So Lin Jiu drew on her excellent modern cooking skills to spark a food craze in Great Qi and lead an entirely new culinary trend. What Lin Jiu didn't expect was that as her fame grew, she would also catch the eye of a certain scheming foodie… 390Reads8.3Score10614d adds
30. 80 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

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    Both books are finished, so you can read them without worry. The first book is entirely about food (those on a diet should be cautious, reading this novel will really make you hungry); the second book is mainly about food, with a small amount of plot.

31. 81 古 An Ancient-Era Eatery Owner's Diary 古代食肆经营日记 Minty Qian DuoduoMinty钱多多Ancient Romance228k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Gourmet + Business + Everyday Life] After a car accident, modern master chef Shen Yu transmigrates into an alternate ancient world, where she becomes an orphan with the same name. The original owner has just inherited a tiny eatery on the verge of closing: it’s deserted, the books are empty, and she can barely scrape together enough money to buy rice. Just as Shen Yu is fretting over the completely bare kitchen, a crisp chime suddenly rings in her mind: “Ding! Gourmet System 64Reads—Score11114d adds

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    These books are all great!

32. 82 汴 Little Bites of Bianjing 汴京小食光 Four Taels of Silver白银四两Ancient Romance573k WordsCompleted [Low rating because it was only just rated~] Food blogger Shen Wantang wakes up to find herself the sickly daughter of a widow outside Bianjing, the Northern Song capital. She has no golden finger and no System, just her own two hands and a head full of modern food knowledge. But she soon discovers that Bianjing in this era is much more charming than she'd imagined. At dawn, the morning market on East Cross Street is alive with steam and bustle. The lights of Zhou Bridge's night market shine unt 269Reads5.9Score10314d adds
33. 83 汴 A Young Bride in Bianjing: Using Her Cooking Skills to Pamper a Powerful Minister 汴京小娘子：靠一手厨艺娇养权臣 Monkey Loves Wine猴子爱酒Ancient Romance420k WordsCompleted [Gourmet food + everyday life + alternate setting + frail characters + mutual devotion] After transmigrating, Qin Yaoyao loses both her parents within a few years. She had wanted to lie flat, but she has no choice but to roll up her sleeves, return to her old trade, and earn money to raise her younger brother. Greedy relatives want to take everything now that the family has no heirs? A crooked restaurant is deliberately trying to crush her? In the face of truly incredible food, all their schemes 3.1kReads7.4Score45714d adds
34. 84 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
35. 85 厨 After Mastering the Culinary Arts, I Opened a Chain Restaurant in Ancient Times 厨艺满级后，我在古代开连锁 Minty Qian DuoduoMinty钱多多Ancient Romance272k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Food + Farming + No Romance] One day, Shen Lingxi transmigrates from the Michelin-starred culinary scene into a poverty-stricken life. Her family is so poor they can barely afford to eat, and the pork they have smells like it has a thousand years of fox stench. As a former top-tier star food blogger, she can't take it anymore. It's time to show the ancients what a technological downgrade looks like. From the start, one bowl of red-braised pork brings the whole family to tears. 114Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 86 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-themed audiobook. The female lead's cooking is incredibly tempting, and there's also an adorable little sister. It's set in a relaxed and comfortable Jiangnan water town atmosphere, with a warm and lighthearted slice-of-life story. There are no dramatic arguments or anything like that, making it perfect for listening to and helping you fall asleep.

37. 87 过 I Set Up a Stall Before the New Year and Left Customers Drooling 过年前摆一波摊，馋坏食客 Hua Xiaoze花小泽Urban739k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your follows motivate me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! Wang Xu, the “King of Street Stalls,” quit his job right before the New Year and encountered a Gourmet System. Unlike a tycoon System, this one had a simple, no-nonsense way of taking its cut: a 70/30 or 60/40 split. Under this arrangement, Wang Xu had to meet the System’s KPIs while also working hard to increase his own earnings. 579Reads—Score10214d adds

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    This is purely a food-themed post, no romance.

38. 88 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 626Reads6.3Score10314d adds

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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, her otherworldly ingredients becoming an internet sensation.

39. 89 我 One Bowl of Beef Noodles Made This Scenic Spot Go Viral 我用一碗牛肉面，让景区火爆全网 Little Zhang Who Won't Buy Empty Promises不听画饼的小张Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted Transmigration brought back ingredients for dark cuisine that nobody would eat: beef raised on spiritual herbs, fish soaked in spiritual spring water... They were all leftovers from the dishes she’d made in the cultivation world, food even dogs wouldn’t touch. After taking over her mother’s rundown noodle shop in a tourist park full of overworked laborers, she casually cooked a bowl of beef noodles. An eighty-year-old tourist ate it and found his back no longer ached and his legs no longer hurt. 1.4kReads—Score22414d adds

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    He traveled back from the world of immortality with space, and inherited the beef noodle shop opened by his mother. He replaced it with cows that looked like spiritual grass, which instantly became popular all over the Internet. He also opened a mutton hotpot restaurant, and led his mother to live a good life...

40. 90 食EN Diners Say I’m a Show-Off, but They Still Devour My Food 食客说我装逼犯，但是还嗷嗷干饭 Give Me an Egg Burger来个鸡蛋汉堡Urban771k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Urban Life + System + Food + No Romance + Showing Off] “I can't help it. I don't want to, either, but as the God of Cooking, I've got to show off!” After transmigrating to a parallel world, Shen Chuan binds himself to the God of Cooking System, gaining the ability to create every delicacy imaginable. Just thinking about using his culinary skills to reach the pinnacle of success and earn everyone's admiration, with diners clamoring for a taste, is enough to make him blush! But h 25.4kReads8.8Score2.3k14d adds

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    This novel is quite good; I highly recommend it.

41. 91 主 Streamer, Stop Digging Potatoes! The Marshal Is About to Turn into a Monster 主播别挖土豆了！元帅快变怪物啦 One Bite at a Time, Godzilla一口一个哥斯拉Sports325k WordsCompleted [Interstellar apocalypse] + [farming livestream] + [island survival] + [game] After the interstellar apocalypse, the sky screen livestreams begin. The Survival in Desperate Situations game selects players indiscriminately. Anyone who fails a mission dies. Interstellar residents can place bets while watching the livestream. Winning bets earn them a corresponding share of purification points, while losing bets deduct points. Lin Wan enters the game as Player No. 487… [There's no way she can 1.6kReads8.3Score22214d adds

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    Starting with farming and cooking [heart][learned it] Super good-looking and super interesting, farming + infrastructure + interstellar + live streaming, the core theme of the novel is about advocating for environmental protection and the protection of natural resources. In the early stages, the female protagonist enters a deserted island to farm, survive and live stream. The system issues tasks, and after reaching a certain level, the female protagonist can use points to randomly select people from interstellar space to enter the game to help her complete the tasks. The first person the female protagonist summons is the male protagonist. At that time, when the male protagonist was about to die in a battle with an interstellar monster, the female protagonist summoned a helper, which happened to be the male protagonist. In the middle stage, the female protagonist begins to develop the deserted island through infrastructure, summoning many people to help her, but at the same time, she also leaves enough habitat for the small animals on the deserted island. In the later stage, the female protagonist ends her live streaming and goes to interstellar space with the male protagonist to purify the planet. Note: The romance between the male and female protagonists is less than the female protagonist's development of the deserted island, but the interaction between the male and female protagonists is also very interesting.

42. 92 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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    A heartwarming and sweet slice-of-life story about food and everyday life. There are no special plot devices; it tells the sweet daily life of a small-time chef and a mover who work together to improve their lives. Purely sweet and without any angst.

43. 93 满 The Mountains Are Full of Treasure: A Bitter Girl’s Rise 满山都是宝，苦瓜少女的崛起 Nian Xiaogao Loves Rice Cakes年小糕爱吃年糕Ancient Romance383k WordsCompleted [Farming! Feel-Good Story! Golden Finger! Food! No Romance] [Content warning: No male lead, but there is one-sided affection. A gentle, cozy story!] College student Lin Xiu wakes up as a poor orphan girl in ancient times. There’s even a tiny baby by her bed, crying to be fed! A home stripped bare, doomed from the start! She thinks heaven must be against her, but then it gives her a golden finger! The mountains are wonderful! Picking mushrooms and making delicious food! Finding medicinal herbs 3.1kReads8.2Score37114d adds

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    The female lead is an excellent cook; she goes up the mountain to pick mushrooms and gather medicinal herbs, and wild pheasants and rabbits become delicacies on the table. The two foodies become wealthy; it's a heartwarming farming story with very few quirky characters. [Kissing emojis]

44. 94 亡 The Fallen Princess Opens a Bun Shop in a World at War 亡国公主在乱世开包子铺 Cicada Wing蝉衣Ancient Romance387k WordsCompleted [Food + heartwarming + political intrigue + ensemble cast + women supporting women] A clever, courageous princess vs. a calculating, brooding court official vs. a loyal wolf king. The story of a fallen kingdom’s princess who opens a steamed-bun shop, restores the Great Feng, helps her younger brother take the throne, wins the realm through food, and falls for a calculating court official skilled in political intrigue. An ancient setting, with no rebirth, transmigration, pocket dimension, or gold 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A story featuring an ensemble cast, food, and heartwarming political intrigue. It details the food preparation process, starting with a steamed bun shop, then moving to other businesses, eventually becoming a famous chain restaurant. Both the male lead and supporting male character are very handsome—one a cunning prime minister, the other a loyal and devoted wolf king. 😢😢😢

45. 95 别 Stop Rushing Me, the Head Chef Went Hunting Again Today 别催了，主厨今天又去打猎了 Bright Moon, Shining Stars月明星茜Urban203k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [Recreating State Banquets] [No Romance] [Slice of Life] [Comfort Food] [Comedy] Jiang Chen loses his job and returns to his hometown, where he takes over the shabby little restaurant his grandfather left behind. By chance, he binds himself to the [Myriad Realms Hardcore Cooking God System]. He thought he could use the System to rise straight to the top, but its very first mission is: “A perfect bowl of Yangchun noodles needs the springiest flour. Host, go to the hills behind the villa 1.8kReads—Score17314d adds

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    That must be this one.

46. 96 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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    Spicy Soybeans, Pig's Trotters, Kelp, and Boneless Meat 🥲 🆘 A lifesaver for those experiencing a reading slump! Don't read late at night, you'll get hungry! This book, "The Military Mother-in-Law Brings Culinary Skills, Spoiling Her Pregnant Daughter-in-Law to Tears," is absolutely amazing! While other period dramas focus on extreme characters, this mother-in-law turns an island into a "A Bite of China." From three-delicacy dumpling soup to golden fish balls and her secret shrimp paste, my mouth was watering while reading! The key is how much the mother-in-law spoils her daughter-in-law; to whet her appetite during her morning sickness, she transforms a morsel of fish from the ocean into a banquet-level delicacy! You absolutely must search for it! 🍚🍤

47. 97 全 Everything Costs Two Yuan, and My Desserts Make Billionaire Tycoons Drool 全场两元，我的甜品馋哭亿万首富 Boiling Wine, Burning Passion煮酒焚情Modern Romance750k WordsCompleted Modern Romance Fantasy + Food + Business + System + Romance (War Hero) Jiang Mianmian took over a tiny shop that was on the verge of closing, starting out in debt, but unexpectedly became bound to the Super Dessert Master System. The System leveled up through prize draws using customers' “satisfaction.” It wasn't interested in making money, only in building a dessert empire. So Jiang Mianmian charged just 2 yuan for everything. Top-quality tiramisu, 2 yuan! Molten cheese tarts that burst with fi 374Reads7.1Score10314d adds

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    Taking over a struggling dessert shop on the verge of bankruptcy, Jiang Mianmian activates the Super Dessert Master System. The rules are simple: desserts are priced at two yuan, with deliciousness as the key to customer satisfaction. Top-notch craftsmanship sold at affordable prices proves its worth. Those who once mocked her for overestimating herself are now speechless, wealthy VIPs willingly queue up, Michelin-starred chefs seek apprenticeship, and even the silent, powerful soldier always quietly waits in the corner. The small two-yuan dessert shop slowly transforms into a dessert empire sought after by millions.

48. 98 黑 The Black Witch Flips Her Wok, and the Cultivation World Is Drooling 黑魔仙微微颠勺，修真界都馋哭了 Yu Qingjing妤清镜Ancient Romance96k WordsOngoing [Farming] [Cultivation with Technology + Modern Food] [Strong Female Lead] Feng Tunan transmigrated into the cultivation world as an evil cultivator and unexpectedly mastered black magic, becoming an evil cultivator there. From the start, she worked like a beast of burden to make ends meet. After ten years of patience and hard work, she poured all her savings into opening the Black Magic Fairy Castle Inn. Magical pearl milk tea banished heartbreak. Everyone raved about a pot of spicy crayfish. A —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    These two books! One is a post-apocalyptic story, and the other is a fantasy story.

49. 99 被 Forced to Leave Showbiz, I Inherited a Food System 被迫退圈后，我继承了美食系统 I Really Just Want to Sleep真的只想睡觉觉Modern Romance364k WordsCompleted [Food-focused, no melodrama, lighthearted, one-on-one romance] As a little-known actress, Jiang Ran has always worked diligently and conscientiously. But then disaster struck. She was disfigured and blacklisted across the internet, leaving her no choice but to slink home and inherit her grandfather’s estate. A desolate courtyard and a crumbling apartment building nearly made Jiang Ran’s eyes roll back. Luckily, she got bound to a Food System and began her climb to the top. She started with a str 1.5kReads8.4Score18714d adds

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    You can take a look~

50. 100 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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