Female Lead Runs a Little Restaurant and Guesthouse! Great Cook! 女主经营小饭馆，民宿！做菜好吃！

1. 101 农 The Farmhouse Cook: Her Built-In Shop Amazes the Entire Dynasty 农家厨娘：自带商店惊艳全朝 Tea September茶九月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Also known as: The Farmhouse Chef: Her Shop Amazes the Entire Dynasty] (Historical romance + sweet romance + food + fleeing famine + adorable child + satisfying read + building a fortune) (A warm family with no troublesome relatives, so enjoy without worry) Jiang Qingqing transmigrates from the 21st century to an impoverished ancient era, where life is incredibly hard. Luckily, she has an adorable little one, a loving family who dote on her, and an all-purpose magical shop! With her 1.1kReads8.9Score10314d adds

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   9 Points or higher, I've watched them all. Food-themed, with all sorts of powerful figures begging the female lead to cook for them, and constant face-slapping and character revealing.

2. 102 全 All-Star: The Days of Being the Beloved One in the Uncle Circle 全明星：在叔圈做团宠的日子 Barbecue Made of Wind风做的烧烤Female-Channel Fanfiction3.2M WordsOngoing A late-night diner centered on the female lead's foil! A story of redemption! 617Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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   The first book mainly tells the story of the Midnight Diner, with the cooking process omitted. Later, the story begins with the character's entry into the entertainment industry.

3. 103 穿 Transmigration: The Tasty Little Inn 穿越： 美味小馆 Chubby Cake~胖糕呀～Modern Romance483k WordsCompleted The moment Qiao Ruan woke up, she looked around at the filthy, shabby rental room she was in. “Oh my god, where am I...? I transmigrated...” Holding a hospital notice in one hand, she rubbed her forehead as she stared at the instant-noodle cups on the little table and the piles of them filling the room. “Pregnant and still eating instant noodles? How broke was I? I’m in for a hard life...” Then she checked her bank balance. “Help me up, I can still keep going...” Good food and a new life, here I 823Reads8.7Score10214d adds

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   🌿🌿Food Stall

4. 104 直 After Livestreaming My Flower Garden, I Became a National Treasure 直播种花后，我成了国宠 Love Without Doubt爱不疑Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Farming + livestreaming + turning things over to the country + interstellar + wild imagination + developing technology + everyone’s darling + promoting Chinese civilization + sweet romance] [There is a male lead, who appears midway through the story] After quitting her job, flower enthusiast Su Tian returns to the countryside. At her best friend’s suggestion, she starts livestreaming online. She figures she can enjoy rural life while chatting and exchanging tips with flower lovers from all over 23.6kReads9.0Score4.8k14d adds
5. 105 禁 The Abstinent Top-Tier Star Was Won Over by One Kiss 禁欲顶流被我一个吻哄好了 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Satisfying revenge + sweet romance + System + national darling] After being reborn, Su Liang becomes bound to an emotion-collection System. Already in the prime of her youth, she becomes even more captivating, drawing men to her from every direction. But all she wants is that one star, high above and shining bright. She already has an extraordinary affinity for animals, and after being reborn, she awakens the ability to communicate with them, too. At the zoo, she’s the darling all the anima 10.2kReads9.5Score1.2k14d adds

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   🌷The female and male leads are incredibly sweet together. The animals treat the female lead like a precious treasure, wanting nothing more than to give her the best of everything. The female lead is independent and strong-willed, not the typical crybaby; she has her own ideas and dares to put them into practice. 👍👍👍 [Heart][heart][heart][heart]

6. 106 被 After Getting Canceled Online, I Became a Sensation by Farming 被全网黑后，我靠种地爆红全网 Dragon's Toothwort龙芽草Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original title: After Being Hated by the Entire Internet, I Became Famous by Farming! [Farming] [Not focused on the entertainment industry] [Selling produce] [Livestream] [Raising children] [Cozy] [Everyday life] [Healing] [Romance] Jiang Wanning, a spirit-plant cultivator, transmigrated into the body of a female celebrity hated by the entire internet. Everyone was calling for her to get out of showbiz. Jiang Wanning was happy to take their advice. She packed up and headed back to her hometown i 37.3kReads9.1Score2.4k14d adds

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   Highly recommended! This novel features a female protagonist who leaves the entertainment industry to focus on farming. It's perfect for weary working professionals, offering a very healing and relaxing experience with vivid characters. The vegetables she grows are incredibly popular across various circles. If you're looking for something to read, this is a great read.

7. 107 穿 I Transmigrated into a Cultivation World but I'm Too Useless, So the Whole Family Delivers Takeout Together 穿越修真我太菜，全家一起送外卖 Plum Blossom K梅花小KAncient Romance404k WordsCompleted {The whole family transmigrates}{Farming and food}{RV System}{Cultivation in another world} Their lovely road trip is ruined when a bowl falls from the sky and hits them. The whole family transmigrates to an unknown world. Song Chenxi throws her head back and cries, “Why did the three of us end up in different places?” RV: I have bound to a System. Please begin delivering takeout. Dad: No way. We don't even have enough to eat ourselves! RV: The shop rewards are generous. Song Chenxi: Wow, they e 942Reads9.3Score12614d adds

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   Sweetie's here! ① The female protagonist wakes up to find herself transported to another world, pregnant, and with a seven-figure sum in her bank account. She opens a guesthouse, cooks all sorts of delicious food, and begins her idyllic rural life. ② The female protagonist unintentionally acquires a farming system and returns to her hometown to live a peaceful, rural life. To complete the system's tasks, she livestreams her idyllic life every day… ③ The orphaned female protagonist receives a phone call and inherits her aunt's fortune abroad, beginning a leisurely rural life.

8. 108 田 Granny Tian's Rebirth: Late-Night Cafeteria Livestream 田老太重生记深夜食堂直播间 80 Deer80鹿Modern Romance91k WordsCompleted The feisty, capable 95-year-old Tian Caigu is reborn in 1987. At 55, she quits her job and opens a late-night diner that becomes a refuge for countless migrant workers. She spends her days bustling amid the smoke and steam, serving customers warmth and comfort. She also has a livestream that connects to the future. 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Still struggling to find something to read? This incredibly engaging novel is a must-read! In the Pengcheng Industrial Zone, Tian Caigu faithfully opens her late-night canteen at 4:30 every morning. Her signature three-yuan breakfast buffet—rice noodle rolls, fried dough sticks, soy milk…eat as much as you want—has become a dream for many workers. But Zhao Daqiang, the owner of the breakfast stall next door, is incredibly resentful, becoming a master of disruption. He first mocks her, questioning whether the canteen's low prices will last; then he colludes with hygiene inspectors to make things difficult; finally, he spreads rumors about the canteen's ingredients, practically wearing his jealousy on his sleeve. But Tian Caigu isn't easily fooled. With her exceptional eloquence, she quickly silences Zhao Daqiang; her ingredients and preparation processes are up to standard, easily passing inspections, and she even reports him, leading to his stall being shut down. To dispel the rumors, she holds an "Open Day for the Canteen," letting her efforts speak for themselves and winning over countless fans. The book is filled with the everyday life of working-class people, as well as the witty comebacks of ordinary people when faced with difficulties. If you also love stories full of life and enjoy seeing underdogs rise to the top, this book will definitely keep you hooked—start reading now!

9. 109 废 The Discarded Heiress Just Wants to Grow Crops and Flowers in a Mountain Village 废弃千金只想在山村种田养花 Young Master Shuo公子硕Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Rural farming + building wealth + slow and steady + family life + idyllic living + golden finger + fictional setting] Lin Maimai died in the apocalypse. When she opened her eyes, she discovered she'd been transported into the body of a village girl. Then she realized her water-based ability had come with her! She had planned to use her spiritual spring to farm and raise chickens when busy, tend flowers and walk the dog in her free time, and help the simple village folk achieve a mor 290Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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   They should all be pretty good 😄

10. 110 摆 The Laid-Back College Student Is Open for Business 摆烂女大学生，在线营业 Writing of Love and the Moon提笔风月Modern Romance482k WordsCompleted [A hilarious food story + slice-of-life diary + friendship + healing + farming, no romance, no pocket dimension, no System, no golden finger] A group of friends having a good time together What do you do when you don't want to go to work? Head back to the countryside and lie flat! After graduating from college, Xia Wan briskly packed her bags and returned home to take over the restaurant her grandfather had left her. This city is all takeout and rat-race grinders. She’s not staying here! After 106Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    Just watch and be done with it. It's a small group portrait, no romantic pairings.

11. 111 我 My Farmstead Took the World by Storm 我的农庄火遍全球 The Elf’s Eyes精灵的眼睛Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted Jiang Xiaoxue was an ordinary junior in college. When her grandmother fell ill, she returned to a small village, where she unexpectedly obtained a Farming System. From then on, she rented a mountainside, opened a countryside inn, and sold premium vegetables and fruit. Her whole family settled into a carefree, happy life. 204Reads8.3Score—14d adds
12. 112 超 My Supermarket Connects to Another World, and the Immortals Chase Me for Spicy Snack Sticks 超市通异界，仙子追着我要辣条吃 Little Leaf Wearing a Cloud小叶子穿朵云Urban153k WordsOngoing [Absurd Comedy] [Urban Fantasy] [Multiple Heroines] [the Myriad Worlds] Lin Xiaodong owns a little grocery store. Then, one day, An immortal maiden, gravely wounded, fell from the sky. She grabbed some expired spicy strips from the corner and started chowing down. Pointing at them, she called them peerless immortal pills. She even said that if he had this immortal treasure, She would trade anything for it. And so the cultivation world gained an invincible new existence: The Spicy Strip Immortal! 99Reads—Score11514d adds

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    This book is absolutely fantastic! Time travel between two worlds—it's incredibly satisfying! It's also hilarious; the male lead plays mahjong with fairies in the cultivation world, smokes cheap cigarettes, and eats expensive snacks—it cracked me up! Awesome!

13. 113 欢 Welcome! My Easygoing Life at a Little Diner 欢迎光临！我在小饭馆的躺赢人生 Salted Lychee盐味荔枝Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [Rural life + reborn + golden finger + pocket dimension] Clear-headed heroine vs. lovesick hero One day, Liu Yin opened her eyes and realized she had returned to her first life. Her cultivation had taken a serious hit, but luckily, all her possessions from the cultivation world were still there, including her pocket dimension. What a wonderful surprise! Uncomfortable with city life and worried about her sick mother, she resolutely quit her job and returned to her hometown. What was there to do b 60Reads6.6Score—14d adds
14. 114 逃 Farming on the Run from Famine, and My Neighbor Seems to Have a System 逃荒种田，我的邻居好像有系统 Sugar-Hiding Jasmine茉莉藏糖Mystery181k WordsCompleted Liu Ruoshuang was just an ordinary small-town exam taker, studying for a civil service job. She passed one hurdle after another. At last, just as a wonderful life seemed within reach... "Huh?!" She had transmigrated, and into a once-in-a-century famine so severe that even tree bark was hard to come by. No matter. If she could pass the civil service exam, what couldn't she overcome? She'd get herself sorted out and set off again. Maybe she'd even get a System or some kind of reward, hehe (~^∇^)~. 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is definitely the one! The female protagonist's Tuanyuan Restaurant gradually grows into the Tuanyuan Restaurant, with farming as the main plot and crime-solving as a subplot. It's quite good! [Admiring][Admiring][Admiring]

15. 115 穿 I Became the Worst Mother-in-Law, but My Son-in-Law Helped Me Win at Life 穿成极品丈母娘，女婿带我躺赢了 Ink-Dyed Green Wound Tears墨染圊殇泪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Two People Transmigrate + Feel-Good Story + Sweet Romance + Wish Ring + Space + Comedy] Qin Jiaonu transmigrated into a woman with the same name, a terrible mother-in-law whose husband had disappeared. She also ended up with four daughters and a live-in son-in-law. Luckily, her wish ring had come along with her. Looking at her four daughters, she decided to find husbands for the rest of them and live as a carefree slacker herself. Eldest son-in-law: “I used to be an honest, decent guy. Then I b 4.3kReads9.3Score67214d adds
16. 116 失 After Losing My Job, I Got a Barbecue System and Now Earn Millions a Year 失业后获得烧烤系统，我年入百万 A Foodie's Appetite吃货的吃Urban761k WordsOngoing [Late-Night Gourmet] [Mouthwatering] [Easygoing Daily Life] On the eve of his barbecue shop’s closure, Su Yan binds himself to the [Barbecue King System]. Top-tier Ningxia Yanchi Tan sheep plus spices supplied by the System: the aroma of the skewers drives the whole street wild... Lamb skewers for 18 yuan each draw a line so long the traffic police have to close the road, and the owner of the neighboring barbecue shop comes over in tears to steal his secrets! A loan shark comes to collect and 682Reads—Score10914d adds

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    How about the male lead?

17. 117 重 Reborn at Fourteen, I Made 99 Buildings 重生十四岁我挣了99栋楼 Miss Xia*Miss 夏*Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn + strong female lead + business + top student + realism + independent heroine] He Wenlin, the daughter of migrant workers, is reborn in the year 2000! She has not dropped out of school yet, her father has not been scammed, and her family is debt-free! Given a fresh start at life, she is determined to change her fate and leave no regrets! She sells boxed lunches, opens a food factory, sells holiday goods, and trades in shoes and clothing. Whatever makes money, she does it. At seventeen, w 1.6kReads8.3Score15514d adds

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    These are all about running small restaurants, they're alright. I highly recommend the first one, no male lead, no romantic pairing, the protagonist leads her family to wealth, setting up a street stall, opening a fast food restaurant, an office and factory... And buying houses and land everywhere, determined to become a landlady. [Upvote][Upvote][Upvote]

18. 118 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 53.1kReads9.3Score4.5k14d adds

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    A story of everyday, quiet, and enduring love—it's definitely worth watching!

19. 119 睁 She Woke Up Clutching a Medicine Jar, and Her Whole Family Dotes on Her Like She's Made of Glass 睁眼抱着药罐，全家萌哭了怕化了 Ling Fei Yan凌菲烟Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted A doted-on family favorite + food + farming and business + sweet romance (a warm family with no awful relatives) Su Yinyin, a young woman who has never dated and is clueless about romance, transmigrates to another world. There, she has good fortune, wealth, and luck. Isn't she the legendary lucky koi? Her eldest brother isn't much of a scholar, but he loves cooking? Perfect! She has countless recipes and can turn him into a restaurant tycoon in no time! Her second and third brothers love studyin 3.6kReads9.2Score39414d adds

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    1- A transmigrated girl with culinary skills saves her family's small restaurant with braised pork. The food descriptions are detailed, and the reactions are slightly exaggerated. 2- A system saves a baby, and the cheat code is powerful and mindless. She runs a kindergarten, hires a chef, and makes the whole internet drool. Her 300+ month-old baby is drooling. There's a live stream, and there's a romantic pairing. The story is relatively slow. 3- A transmigrated girl leaves her small restaurant with her older sister, younger sister, and mother. There's a romantic pairing. The character appears late in the story. There's a small cheat code that's not too far-fetched. 4- A transmigrated girl is reborn in a modern era, divorced in middle age, opens a restaurant, loses weight, and marries a high-ranking official.

20. 120 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s: An Eccentric Couple Takes on the World 穿八零，极品夫妻闯世界 Wealthy Duck财财鸭Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted [Warm daily life + making a fortune and achieving modest prosperity + sweet romance] She wakes up to find she's about to be sold? A hopeless situation from the start? No way! In the 1980s, just after the reforms began, watch how the heroine turns things around with her skill at making desserts. She sells pot zai cakes, milk tea, and snow-skin pastries, then opens a dessert shop. What? That rough mechanic wants me to marry him? No way. The mechanic smiles and pulls out a big box, handing it to he 232Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 121 我 I Serve Manchu-Han Banquets at Kindergarten, Making the Whole City Drool 我在幼儿园做满汉全席，全市馋哭 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted 26kReads9.2Score2.1k14d adds
22. 122 农 The Clever Farmhouse Cook 农门巧厨娘 Bao Xuan宝萱Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Gu Lang has just two favorite things in life. First is my wife, and second is my wife’s delicious food. My wife is beautiful and kind, and the food she creates is second to none. Jiang Chuyue nods. Her husband sure knows what he’s doing. Jiang Chuyue smiles proudly. The first part was well put, dear husband, but I’m not the creator of delicious food. I’m just the one who brings it here. 569Reads8.4Score10014d adds

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    🍀1. Even after transmigrating, Shen Jiayao's culinary skills remained intact. Accompanying her brother to the capital, Luoyang, she encountered Xiao Hongxuan along the way. The female lead diligently prepared delicious food, winning Xiao Hongxuan's favor and making him her childhood sweetheart. ✨ Her childhood sweetheart, now an official, was to marry a woman from a high-ranking family… She had envisioned a life spent cooking together… but the gluttonous young master wouldn't leave her alone. ✨ "Jiayao, could you make me some delicious food, please?"…🔥

23. 123 八 A Young Couple in the 1980s: Their Life as Migrant Workers Down South 八十年代小夫妻，南下打工日常 Potato Stews Potatoes in a Pot土豆用锅炖土豆Modern Romance184k WordsCompleted Totally fictional, totally fictional, totally fictional! Important things must be said three times. Don't argue over the details. When reading a novel, there's no need to take it as seriously as the college entrance exam. Just have fun. [No golden finger + no pocket dimension + no college entrance exam] It all takes place in a small village in the north. As one of the first young couples to head south for work, what will their future hold? Let's wait and see... 729Reads5.9Score—14d adds
24. 124 萌 A Little Genius Chef Turns the Kindergarten into a Canteen in Seconds? 萌宝当大厨，幼儿园秒变炊事班？ Mo Yilan莫一镧Urban543k WordsCompleted They say children are the flowers of the motherland. To better understand the environment these little buds grow up in, Mango TV specially prepared the show A Visit to Kindergarten. The program selected several kindergartens at the provincial, city, and district levels for filming. Provincial-level elite kindergarten: strictly follows the education bureau’s guidelines and takes meticulous care of the children. City-level kindergarten: raising high achievers starts now. They’re studying by lampli 1.8kReads8.6Score15514d adds

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    The children, all wearing chef's hats, were busy kneading dough and stewing goose. Six-year-olds with two years of work experience. One netizen commented: "Can a 200-month-old baby go there for a free meal?" Another netizen wrote: "I plan to have a second child and send him there for further training in three years. Not for anything else, but because I want to eat the stew from the iron pot at the kindergarten."

25. 125 四 I Married a Senior Officer at Forty, and Got a Fresh Start in Life 四十岁嫁首长，我的人生重开了 Dou Jin斗矜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Second marriage to a soldier + nostalgic retro era + comeback power fantasy] [Beautiful, clear-headed snack-shop owner vs. stern, steady senior military officer] In middle age, Ye Wentang discovered that her adopted son was actually the child her husband had had with her friend. Her husband had even hidden the truth from her and spent all their savings buying his friend a three-bedroom apartment. Ye Wentang finally saw the light. She kicked out her scumbag husband, gave up the adopted son, and 18.9kReads8.6Score2.7k14d adds
26. 126 世 The Taste of Life, All These Years (Complete in 2 Volumes) 世味余年（全两册） Jiang Xueluo江雪落Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted Bi Luo rushes back to China when her grandfather falls gravely ill, and suddenly finds herself shouldering the burden of revitalizing the family’s century-old restaurant, Four Seasons Spring. She reunites with Shen Linfeng, the man she had a crush on while studying in Country F, only to discover that the seemingly gentle and refined Shen has ulterior motives involving the restaurant. She also unexpectedly meets Tang Lu, who is determined to buy Four Seasons Spring. The two go from constantly cla 179Reads9.7Score3214d adds

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    All year round, three meals a day, and having you in my life is truly wonderful! [Heart] Food, poetry, and love—a perfect blend. She unexpectedly meets the male lead, who then tries to acquire her restaurant, Four Seasons Spring. A staff member betrays the male lead but helps her instead. From adversaries to mutual support, they work together to successfully expand Four Seasons Spring. [Heart] One is a movie star, the other a top chef. They meet and fall in love through food. Sometimes life doesn't have to be dramatic; it just needs simple, warm moments of affection.

27. 127 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. The book is set in a relaxed and comfortable Jiangnan water town atmosphere, offering a warm and lighthearted slice-of-life experience without any dramatic arguments. It's perfect for listening to and helps you fall asleep easily.

28. 128 囤 I Stocked My Fridge and Transmigrated into a Book, Then Married the Fiercest Chief Minister 囤满冰箱穿书，我嫁了最猛首辅 Mu Qiao Qiao木乔乔Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One, and the Heroine Is the Original Owner of Her Body, While the Hero Has Not Been Reborn] Wen Nuannuan recently discovered that her refrigerator was malfunctioning: any food she ate would automatically replenish itself! Thinking she was about to strike it rich, Wen Nuannuan did everything she could to stuff the refrigerator full. But the very next day, she transmigrated into a book in spectacularly disastrous fa 61.1kReads9.0Score6.5k14d adds

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    It's very strange. Nuannuan opened the refrigerator door, looking at the two rows of eggs sitting full on the top shelf, and fell into deep thought. She was filled with deep self-doubt and a desperate attempt to recall. She had used two eggs for Yangzhou fried rice yesterday morning and five for Korean-style egg sauce; normally, there should be five eggs left in the refrigerator. So why is it full? How can it be full? It doesn't make sense. What's wrong? Is she out of her mind, or has the refrigerator come to life? Neither of these possibilities is good.

29. 129 继 I Inherited a Mountainous Region and Turned It into a World-Famous Mountain 继承祖上山区，成就世界名山 Round and Sparkling圆圆的闪闪Modern Romance641k WordsCompleted Farming + no male lead + infrastructure-building + comedy + focused on her career The first thing she does after returning to the village is inherit the ancestral mountain region. From a rundown mountain area to a world-famous scenic mountain, countless people flock there and marvel at everything before their eyes... Who said this place was a shabby mountain region??? Who said that?? 696Reads6.2Score10114d adds

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    The female protagonist inherits a mountainous area and promotes tourism in Tianshan.

30. 130 万 Managing the Myriad Worlds: I Brought Blue Star Back to Life 万界经营：我复活了蓝星 Earn Over Ten Thousand a Month and Become Free月入过万成为自由人Modern Romance638k WordsCompleted Rui Ye opens her eyes and finds herself transmigrated into the body of Alice Tao, an orphan who died of heart disease in the interstellar age. Before she can even recover from the shock, her smart device has changed her name, and the Myriad Worlds Planet Management System drops right into her lap. What? Because of the interstellar chaos, her home planet, Blue Star, has lost its cultural heritage and its people are scattered, so she has to manage and rebuild it, restoring Blue Star to its former 18Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Food, no romance, business simulation

31. 131 摆 Dumping My Scumbag Ex, I Snatched the 1980s' Most Promising Stock 摆脱渣男，我叼走八零最强潜力股 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance555k WordsCompleted Xia Meng: Founder of the country’s largest food service company and a formidable businesswoman renowned throughout the business world. Her journey has been nothing short of legendary. No one knows what she went through or how she rose from the ashes and weathered the tides of the times. People love to talk about her career, and her love life draws even more attention. Everyone knows that Zhao Ling and President Xia supported each other throughout their careers. Years later, one became the founde 2kReads9.0Score17714d adds

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    A restaurant-themed novel! [Admiring] The most unique one among these is the first one 🥰 The leader of a fallen sect in the cultivation world saves the entire sect because of her amazing cooking skills! [Laughing] The female protagonist receives a vegetable-growing inheritance at the beginning and opens a small restaurant with the only four people in the sect. The incredibly delicious food wins over everyone's stomachs! Perfect for reading while eating 😋

32. 132 热 Madly in Love with Mrs. Zhou 热恋周太太 Xi Mo晞墨Modern Romance743k WordsCompleted [Reunited after years apart + marriage before love + mutual secret crushes + both each other's firsts + sweet romance] [Cool, reserved restorer of ancient books × outspoken tech upstart] Wen Ruoning used to secretly follow a certain figure from behind many times, but no one ever knew. When her heart first stirred, she never imagined anything would come of it. After high school graduation, they went their separate ways, and his name became a beautiful thought tucked away in her heart. Years later 3.8kReads8.9Score39414d adds

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    "The Passionate Love of Mrs. Zhou" is an excellent novel. It captivates readers with its unique perspective and profound themes, touching their hearts with its delicate language and vivid plot. I believe that everyone who reads this book will be moved by Mrs. Zhou's story and will draw strength and courage from it.

33. 133 暗 After Eight Years of Secretly Loving Him, She Impulsively Marries Mr. He 暗恋八年后，她与贺先生闪婚了 Tong Xiang桐香Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted The short drama The Eighth Year of Loving Mr. He in Secret is now streaming [Married life + sweet romance + whirlwind marriage + romance and marriage + devoted husband + heroine's secret crush comes true + hero falls in love after marriage] At nineteen, Jiang Yining fell in love with He Chi. Their only connection was that He Chi was the son of her high school teacher. She lived a quiet, orderly life while he was carefree and uninhibited. Jiang Yining knew very well that she and He Chi had no 27.1kReads9.3Score3.6k14d adds
34. 134 闪 Married at First Sight, Divorced Just as Fast: The Capital’s Young Master Gets Dumped Out of the Blue 闪婚闪离，京圈太子被单方面离婚 Durian Ya榴莲吖Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Search for "Late Love Is Sweet Too" to find the short drama and animated series. Season 1 of the animated series is now available. (Marriage before love + groveling pursuit + both leads are virgins + sweet romance) Ji Hancheng is the famous Ji Ye of the imperial capital. He is decisive, domineering, incredibly handsome, and exceedingly arrogant. His only flaw is his abysmal emotional intelligence. Truly abysmal. On the second night of their marriage, Ji Hancheng says, “Sign the prenuptial agreem 87.6kReads9.4Score4.9k14d adds
35. 135 空 Daily Life on the Farm with a Spatial Divine Healer 空间神医开农庄日常 The Stars Remain星辰依然Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + farming + medicine + starting a farm + cultivating immortality + food + romance] Li Guo'er unexpectedly acquires an ancestral pocket dimension and from then on enjoys a leisurely life as a miracle doctor, running a farm, growing crops, and cultivating immortality. 2.9kReads8.9Score30014d adds

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    They're all so beautiful, warm, comfortable, and depict a wonderful life. I'm so envious! So leisurely and carefree. Farming, cooking—it's so relaxing and carefree. (PS: There are couples in these stories, sweet romance!)

36. 136 傅 Mr. Fu, Your Wife Has Gone Fortune-Telling on the Street Again and Again 傅总，您夫人又又又去摆摊算命了 Mu Fufeng木抚风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + ghost hunting + fortune-telling + comedy + wish fulfillment] After her master passes away, mystic prodigy Lin Xi comes down from the mountains to set up a fortune-telling stall, earning money while searching for her fiancé. “Master, when will my son meet his destined woman?” Lin Xi: “There’s no destined woman, but there is a destined man.” “Master, I keep dreaming about a ghost. Please get rid of it for me.” Lin Xi: “The ghost is your father. You’ve been visiting the wrong grave. He 63.7kReads9.3Score7.7k14d adds
37. 137 跟 After Divorcing Her Jerk of an Ex, She Married a Soldier 跟渣男离婚后，她跟兵哥哥结婚啦 Ninth Month Ya玖月吖Modern Romance950k WordsOngoing When Ye Mei found out her scumbag ex-husband had cheated on her, she divorced him at once. She hadn't even had time to admire the divorce papers before she kicked the bucket. Maybe Heaven thought she'd died unjustly, because she transmigrated to 1974. She hadn't even come to her senses when her father, Ye Er, married her off to a soldier just back from the army. With a golden finger of her own, she lived the good life, stockpiling pheasants, rabbits, and wild boars to eat. Just as she was ready 6Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist started earning money by selling food.

38. 138 获 I Got a Farming Space, Quit My Job, and Went Home to Farm 获种田空间后，辞职回家种田日常 Youyou Blesses You柚柚佑Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted Lin Yan is an ordinary working woman who can’t adapt to the pace of life in the provincial capital. After going home for the New Year, she notices all the new gray hairs on her parents’ heads and starts thinking about quitting her job to return to her hometown and be with them. Then she accidentally discovers that the jade clasp left by her grandmother is a farming space with a spirit spring. She promptly quits and moves back, beginning a cozy life of growing flowers, crops, and vegetables. Then 405Reads7.1Score—14d adds
39. 139 天 Disaster: From the Start, One Mountain to Call My Own. Stockpile? Farm! 天灾：开局一座山，囤货？种田！ Ji Ying寄英Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted This is a farming story. [Natural disasters + farming + hunting + fishing + food + grasslands + deep mountains + herding + healing + a nontraditional apocalypse + seclusion + daily life + sweet romance + childhood sweethearts] Just two people living in seclusion in the forest (emphasis on just two!). The whole story focuses on cozy, everyday details: growing vegetables and crops, raising chickens and geese. No golden finger, just hard work and self-reliance. Warnings: There is a romantic pairin 8.2kReads9.0Score79314d adds

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    All three are good choices. They depict leisurely times spent cooking and farming. If you're looking for something to read, these are all complete.

40. 140 豪 The Heiress Has No Ambition, She Just Wants to Farm 豪门养女不思进取，只想种田 Leisurely Su Hands闲酥手Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted Perhaps to make up for He Xi's first twenty years of loneliness and helplessness, in her second life, Huai Xi has a warm family. Her father is stern but not rigid, and dotes on her; her mother is gentle and loving, indulging her in everything; her eldest brother is refined but secretly sentimental; her second brother is flamboyant and haughty; and there's the one who's always quietly watching over her! 145Reads6.8Score—14d adds
41. 141 灾 Farming After the Disaster: I Become a Lord Through My Superpowers 灾后种田我靠异能成领主 Admiring Beauties Under the Moonlight月光下看美人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Superpower Golden Finger + Farming + Shop + Infrastructure + Post-Catastrophe Apocalypse + Pets] Liu Su managed to survive ten years of disasters. When she heard that people could finally go outside, she nearly howled at the sky three times. At last she could go out and eat well! Whoever wanted those coarse-grain buns could have them. She was done with them! But someone help her: why was the farm's whole vibe so strange? Other people's farms meant working hard for three hundred days, overcoming 8.2kReads9.0Score73014d adds
42. 142 放 After Giving Up the Rat Race, I Took Up Leisurely Farming, and I Love It 放弃卷之后，悠闲种田，真香 Xun on the South Bank of the Yangtze江南岸的一条薰Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted To land a good job after graduation, Yan Xia pushed herself to outdo everyone else. Whenever she didn't know how to do something, she learned it, until she became the kind of child other parents wished they had. But while job hunting, she missed her interview because she was saving someone. Fortunately, she unexpectedly gained a golden finger. Yan Xia decides to return to her hometown and be with her parents, grow vegetables and fruit, and live a carefree life. Whoever wants to work a 996 schedu 229Reads6.9Score—14d adds
43. 143 宋EN Dr. Song, Please Sign for Your Wife 宋医生，你的老婆签收一下 Ci Bu La Ha Tang Xing Xing次卜拉哈糖星星Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Award-winning title in the Tomato Sweet Romance series] [Both leads are devoted to each other + sweet romance + no misunderstandings] [Amateur food streamer × doctor who seems celibate] An Zhiwu is an amateur food streamer. One day, she goes to the hospital because her stomach is bothering her and discovers that the incredibly handsome young doctor is the specialist she paid 100 yuan to see. Wait, isn't he a gastroenterologist? Why can he also stitch wounds? Wait, isn't he a doctor? Why can he 4.9kReads9.4Score53414d adds
44. 144 穿 After I Transmigrated, the Minor Side Character Won Everyone Over with Her Cooking 穿越后，小炮灰靠美食逆袭成团宠 Milk Tea Is So Good奶茶真香Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance and Healing + Independent, Hardworking Heroine + Gentle, Wise Hero + Food Business + Both Pure] Shen Qinqin transmigrates into the body of a wealthy merchant’s daughter who is infatuated with General Xiao. Because her predecessor offended the general, she is cast out of her home and thrown into a river the moment she arrives. Watch her use her own abilities to save her life and work diligently to build herself a place in the world, starting with a tiny wonton stall and branching o 8Reads5.4Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist started by selling wontons at a stall. After saving some money, she opened her own small food shop. Every day, she studied various delicious recipes, accumulated a good reputation, and gained many loyal customers and friends.

45. 145 绝 A Stunning Widow, Fiery and Alluring; A Retired Soldier, Cold and Tempting 绝色寡妇辣又魅，退伍硬汉冷又欲 A Pot of Fine Wine一壶大花酒Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted (Set in an alternate version of the 1980s; devoted couple with sizzling chemistry + flamboyant, seductive wild rose x brooding, tough veteran + a touch of ensemble cast) A push and pull of flirtation, sizzling hormones, healing and redemption Everyone knows that on the little island of Jiulin, there’s a hotel called Laifu. The owner, Yao, is a pretty widow who loves money and men. People all say that in ancient times, she’d have been a bewitching temptress who brought kingdoms to ruin. Then one 3.1kReads8.9Score23514d adds
46. 146 失 After Losing My Job, I Became an Online Sensation Through Farming 失业后，我靠种田爆红全网 Ran Xi Xi染习习Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted This novel is also known as: Everyone Online Is Begging Me to Livestream Tong Ranhua transmigrated to the cultivation world and spent a hundred years there, only to die unexpectedly while exploring a secret realm. She returned to the modern world, bringing with her the cultivation world’s specialties: a secret realm and its spirit. On the very day her boyfriend cheated on her with the company president’s daughter and she was fired, Tong Ranhua, who had spent a hundred years grinding away in the 12.5kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds

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    This looks good, hehe.

47. 147 如 If Pets Could Talk 如果宠物会说话 Rampaging Big Plate of Vegetables暴走大盘菜Modern Romance170k WordsCompleted An accident gives Fang Yunyun the ability to communicate with pets. Working at an animal hospital, she spends every day with all kinds of pets. She listens to their complaints, plays with them, and helps them solve their problems. In return, they help her see the world from a different perspective. Most importantly, they help her meet and hold on to a beautiful romance. Little animals actually know everything. They just can't talk... 5Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    Come on, come on! These are some famous books, all about food and cooking, long and engaging stories. They're so good, I'm saving up for them, haha! But they're not even in the bookstore yet? But I love ghost stories! I think there are a few scary ones? I can't find them.

48. 148 穿 Transmigrated to the Countryside, I Happily Became a Farmer 穿越之甘心做农女 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted The house was bare, her father was missing, her mother had just passed away, her grandmother was old, her eldest sister was of marriageable age, and her younger siblings were still small. Thinking of all this, Gao Xue closed her eyes. Even after transmigrating, she had no desire to keep living. As she teetered on the brink of death, the three siblings shared an egg, one bite at a time. For that little bit of warmth, for the family love she had always lacked, Gao Xue gritted her teeth and accepte 1.5kReads8.9Score13414d adds

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    Both of these are examples; the first one describes food in great detail.

49. 149 辞 I Quit and Returned to My Village, Got Rich with My Pocket Dimension, and Retired Early 辞职回村，我靠空间暴富提前退休 Tang Chuwu唐初五Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted [Farming + spiritual spring space + building a fortune + family life + sweet romance + devoted to each other] After a car accident, Cheng Zhu unexpectedly unlocked a spiritual spring space. It was packed with treasures. Ginseng, reishi mushrooms, rare agarwood: all she had to do was pick them up. With a treasure like this, who’d keep slaving away for someone else? She quit her job and returned to her village, using the spiritual spring a 1.7kReads8.7Score18914d adds

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    You should definitely check this out!

50. 150 良 A Match Made in Duck Heaven 良缘鸭定 Flowers Bloom in Yunmeng云梦花开Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted With her father dead, her mother frail, and her younger siblings still small, Du Mei has no choice as the eldest daughter but to hold the family together and shoulder its burdens. One day, she dreams herself into the modern world. With a skill at her disposal, the whole world is hers! Those who bully, insult, hurt, or harm her will get twice as much back from Du Mei. Those who help, support, protect, or save her will also be repaid twice over. But then someone insists she repay them by marrying 2Reads7.9Score—14d adds

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