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

1. 151 小 Xiao Dai Farms and Raises Her Child 小黛种田养娃 Loneliness Is Coming孤独将至Modern Romance587k WordsCompleted [Spirit spring + everyday country life (with a small ensemble cast)] A heads-up: [The heroine returns to the countryside to make a fortune! The male lead appears late, so don't fuss over prices. Don't compare it to real life, and if anything seems unrealistic, just assume it's an author's invention!] In her previous life, Dai Fanfan graduated from college and spent ten years twisting screws at a steel mill. After a nap, she wakes up back at her college graduation reunion! Before she can even thi 3.3kReads9.1Score30514d adds
2. 152 清 Qingshui Village Farmstay 清水村农家乐 The Butterfly Bone Rings蝴蝶骨响Modern Romance465k WordsOngoing When you've reached a dead end, go home, back to the vast fields and farmland. Help your parents sell peaches, grow vegetables in greenhouses, and run a farmstay. Then lead the villagers of Qingshui Village to prosperity and forge your own path as a new-generation farmer! 2.5kReads—Score16014d adds

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   This book, about a woman who runs a farm, which includes a small restaurant and a guesthouse, is very good.

3. 153 在 I Made a Chinese Restaurant a Huge Hit in the Apocalypse of Another World 在异世界末世经营中华餐厅爆火 Ice Cola Drink Substitute冰可乐代喝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] [Business Management] [System] [Gourmet Food] [Farming] [No CP, Ensemble Cast] After Ling Jing died, she became bound to a business management System and was randomly dropped into an apocalyptic world where plants and animals had mutated. The System asked her to name her restaurant. After thinking for a moment, she typed: Chinese Restaurant. In this mutated apocalypse, every plant and animal had become an enemy. When starving humans on the brink of death caught the scent of roaste 95.4kReads9.4Score13.9k14d adds

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   A system management novel where the female protagonist's restaurant becomes the savior of the apocalypse.

4. 154 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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   The female lead in this book is an amazing cook. Although she doesn't own a restaurant or a guesthouse, it's definitely worth checking out.

5. 155 山 My Mountain Villa Connects to Another World, and Ancient People Come to Work 山庄通异界古人来打工 Wang Buhui王不悔Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing After graduating from university, Jian Xingxia inherits her grandmother’s farm. But the farm lies deep in the mountains, overgrown with weeds and surrounded by leaky buildings. After pulling weeds until she’s questioning her life choices, Jian Xingxia wails, “Can’t someone come help me pull weeds and fix the roof?” The next second, a twelve-year-old girl from ancient times emerges from the mountains. “Pull weeds? Easy. Just give me the wild greens.” A skinny old man with a face that looks fifty- 107.1kReads9.0Score9.7k14d adds

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   The female protagonist runs an inn. [Bookshelf added] After graduating from university, she inherits her grandmother's farm and makes it thrive.

6. 156 我 I Opened an Eatery in Ancient Times and Picked Up a Child Bride Along the Way 我在古代开食铺，顺带捡个童养夫 Qing Wuxiang青无相Ancient Romance655k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, but it’ll go up.) [Alternate world + Food + Business + Daily life + One couple only + Happy ending + Love grows over time] Ren Qingwu was born into the body of a newborn baby in one fell swoop, becoming the only daughter of a hunter’s family in the southwestern part of the Great Yong dynasty. Her parents died young, leaving her with a penniless household and a little food stall that barely kept them alive. She resolved to break through with good food: Kneading dough an 3kReads8.1Score34114d adds

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   Our Ah Wu cooks incredibly well; we eat there all the time, and it makes me so hungry just looking at it. Aside from the initially somewhat stereotypical and eccentric relatives, everyone in the group is quite unique.

7. 157 震 The World Is Stunned: My Haunted House Connects to the Underworld 震撼全球，我的鬼屋通地府 Yellow Kitty黄色的猫咪Modern Romance731k WordsCompleted Complete [cathartic power fantasy + play the pig to eat the tiger + powerful protagonist + punishing scum + ghosts and monsters + business management] Terminally ill with cancer, Li Miao meets a Taoist priest who tells her that she’s been plagued by bad luck and is near death because someone stole her fate. The only way to survive and reclaim her fate is to return to her hometown and inherit a haunted house. She assumes it’s just an ordinary haunted house, but when she arrives, she discovers 27.9kReads9.2Score4.3k14d adds

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   Several books feature female leads who don't cook, but they produce their own dishes of very high quality. Initially, the food attracts customers, and later, chefs and supporting characters appear, making for plenty of food-related plots! 1️⃣ 9.5 Points, super good!! It has a plot and management elements, includes a haunted house✅, and features ghosts and monsters. Each instance's story and content is very interesting!! For example, the "Ru Hua" instance refers to the character Ru Hua from Leslie Cheung's movies; and the fairy tale instance makes me really want to play it!! The female lead doesn't cook, but the supporting characters do! Many people initially tuned in just for the food. Currently, there's no romantic pairing, multiple male supporting characters with a one-sided crush on the female lead, minimal romance, and a focus on management. 2️⃣ Female-oriented, no-romance novel, running a hotel✅. The female lead can draw cards from various books, including character cards and item cards, and can also build all sorts of fantastical structures, such as a magic vine elevator, the Princess and the Pea's bed, etc. 9.0 Rating. The female lead doesn't cook 😂, but there's an ancient pastry master and a delicious porridge pot item card, which is a major feature of the management aspect! 3️⃣ Female-oriented, no-romance, mobile food stall novel✅, even sold to interstellar areas. The cooking in this book is amazing, but don't read it at night, or you'll get hungry 🤤 4️⃣ New book, no-romance, card-drawing and island management✅, very good!! The female lead builds a fishing ground, tea plantation, hotel, etc. On the island. A slice-of-life management novel, definitely worth reading! The female lead can't cook, but her dishes are exceptionally good, and she'll become an important employee who cooks delicious food later on! 5️⃣ The new book features a romantic pairing. The protagonist, using her paper-thin skin and talent, transmigrates to a Western fantasy world and opens an inn in the desert using a rudimentary system.✅ The female lead is a great cook! Later on, she can travel to various other places. It's a very good slice-of-life management novel!

8. 158 经 Running a Plane-Space Restaurant, I Rise to the Top 经营位面餐厅，走向人生巅峰 Qingqing and the Fish卿卿与鱼Ancient Romance276k WordsOngoing [Cuisine x business x card draws x interdimensional travel x ensemble cast x growth x lighthearted] Chu Tian, a pampered young lady who had never lifted a finger around the house, had just graduated and was dragging her suitcase out of her dorm when an unknown System pulled her into the universe, making her the first person to venture beyond the solar system into an unknown star system. [Run an interdimensional restaurant successfully and complete all your missions, and you'll be able to return 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Book 1: A college graduate, she was a typical office worker, but unexpectedly became connected to a farm stay system. She decisively quit her job and went back to open her own farm stay; remote location wasn't a problem, with the system at her fingertips, she was invincible. Book 2: Unable to find work, she inherited her family's small inn. Unexpectedly connected to a gacha system, the inn underwent a complete transformation. Insomniacs wanted to buy her inn's beds, and people even traveled specifically to her inn for delicious food.

9. 159 地 Clay Pot Chicken Cured My Lodger’s Loss of Appetite 地锅鸡治好了房客的厌食症 You Rong 93有容93Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted An anorexic big shot from the capital and a homestay owner, 1v1, sweet romance with no nasty supporting characters, both virgins, and lighthearted everyday life Lin Ji never imagined that her “luxury homestay,” listed at 28,888 yuan a month, would actually attract a tenant as spectacularly unlucky as Zhou Zhixu, who was set to rent it for exactly three months! The anorexic CEO from the capital spends a fortune just to lie flat at her place, and even insists that she be his “personal tour guide.” 55Reads—Score—14d adds

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   [Already added to my wishlist][Bookshelf added] "Clay Pot Chicken Cured the Tenant's Anorexia" tells the story of Lin Ji, a guesthouse owner, who cures a CEO's anorexia with her signature clay pot chicken. The sweet and romantic daily life, from bickering to falling in love, is incredibly appetizing. The descriptions of chili peppers and vegetable pancakes set in a modern urban environment make you feel the aroma even through the words.

10. 160 点 I Unlocked the Paper Bride's Talent and Opened an Inn in the Desert 点亮纸嫁娘天赋，我在荒漠开客栈 March After the Snow雪霁三月Ancient Romance230k WordsOngoing [Western Fantasy] + [Business and City-Building] + [Romance] + [Gourmet] + [Slice of Life] + [Both Leads Are Virgins] She transmigrates to another world wearing the skin of a paper bride from a game. Well, at least the Yellow Springs Inn she painstakingly built came along too. The moment Lin Xi opens her eyes, a faceful of sand hits her. Her starting location is actually deep in the desert at the heart of the Sea of Death? And she nearly gets swallowed by a demonic sandworm just ten days after a 348Reads7.0Score10314d adds
11. 161 闪 Flash Marriage: I Met Him at My Own Restaurant 闪婚：在自家饭店遇见他 Flowers Seen Beneath the Fan扇底见花Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted Female lead: Yu Jiangyan. During her senior year of college, Yu Jiangyan's parents died in a plane crash while traveling. After handling their affairs, she fell into a slump for two months. Then, looking at their photographs, she decided she had to live well. While sorting through their belongings, she unexpectedly discovered a space stocked with ingredients. Every day, it supplied the finest ingredients. Yu Jiangyan took over her parents' breakfast shop and renovated it into a private restauran 302Reads7.1Score—14d adds
12. 162 开 From the Start, All I Had Was a Run-Down Inn: I Got Rich by Collecting Rent 开局一间破民宿：我靠收租暴富了 Tea Beneath the Pomelo Tree柚子树茶Modern Romance126k WordsOngoing [Planes + System + Power Fantasy + Guesthouse + Food + Comedy] After a major change in her life left her disheartened, Shen Yunyi, a food blogger with a million followers, returned home and opened a guesthouse. She opened her doors wide to welcome guests from all corners of the world. But nobody told Shen Yunyi that her guests weren’t human! Day One: She met the vacationing Black and White Impermanence and was forced to watch a soul-summoning ritual. Day Two: She met a mermaid about to give birt —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Feeling bored and looking for something to read? @ @——@. 🌟First book: The female lead is bound to a system-based agritourism app [heart] She runs a farm, an agritourism business, and also cooks [heart] Daily life [smirk] Slow-paced and relaxing💫 🌟Second book: The female lead awakens a system, quits her job, goes home to farm, drink tea, and streams, developing a slow-paced life with Chunzi by her side.💫 Follow for more! [Heart] Let's go! (;`O´)o

13. 163 美 Gourmet: The Dian Shan Family’s Little Eatery 美食：典膳家的小食店 Qu Family's Little Fifth曲家小五Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted On the eve of the Imperial Food Bureau's selection for its Director of Cuisine, Jiang Luosu, a sixth-rank official in a fictional dynasty, comes down with a sudden high fever. Her soul transmigrates into the body of a modern-day orphan with the same name. Having just graduated from college only to find herself unemployed, Jiang Luosu has no choice but to roll up her sleeves and return to her old trade. Her first small goal is to figure out how to survive. This is a food novel with no System and 791Reads8.0Score13814d adds

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    Food can heal the soul; watching it at night makes me hungry ੧ᐛ੭

14. 164 我 I Became the World's Richest by Running a B&B 我靠开民宿成为了世界首富 I Drink Black Tea, Not Green Tea喝红茶不是绿茶Sci-Fi & Apocalypse187k WordsCompleted Earthquakes strike again and again, red fog fills the skies, and despairing black rain pours down. An apocalyptic disaster descends upon humanity, weak and helpless in its wake. Just as everyone is lost and helpless, a figure like a savior suddenly appears. She brings them to stay at an inn that can withstand every debuff of the apocalypse, and serves them warm food, making it feel as though the end of the world hasn't come at all. Savior Bai Yue says she just wants to run her inn well and compl 4Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 165 重 Back to 2005: A Little Wealth Is Enough 重回零五，小富即安 The Tiger That Doesn't Show Its Claws不发威的老虎Modern Romance680k WordsCompleted A story about a heroine who has nothing but her beauty returning to the age of ten and helping herself and her family build a better life. A heartwarming story. At first, she keeps her parents focused on starting a business so she can become a rich second-generation kid. The male lead appears later. Just after graduating from university, Li Wanwan woke up to find herself back in 2005, in the summer when she was ten years old. That summer, her parents returned from working in the south. They were 11kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds

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    The story revolves around the heroine's family's struggles, with her supportive parents who stay by her side without causing trouble. It also includes a sweet campus romance.

16. 166 我 In Journey to the West, I Conquer Them with Food 我在西游，靠美食杀穿 Feng Du风妒Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Food + Journey to the West + Cozy Daily Life + No Romance] [Little stories along the journey to the west as the main plot]+ [Cooking and eating at the heart of it]+ [A little opportunism] [Reader discretion: The heroine loves slacking off; there's no hard work or striving] [Characters may be a little out of character, but I'll avoid it unless the plot calls for it] I'll bring you barbecue, fried skewers, and braised snacks... You can break off a Ginseng Fruit, a golden pill, or a celestial peac 1.4kReads8.4Score17314d adds

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    These are all quite good; they're among the better-written food-themed novels.

17. 167 末 Apocalypse Room for Rent, Come Find Me 末世租房，快来找我呀 Cream Puff with a Bun Flavor包子味泡芙Sci-Fi & Apocalypse552k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + System + Management + Base-building upgrades + Romance] Shi Meng feels like the world has turned fantastical. She goes to sleep and wakes up to find the apocalypse is about to begin! “What? I have to bind myself to a System?” Hmm… sure, sure. “What? It’s a management-type System, too?” Hmm… now you’ve got my attention. “It can also keep me safe and make sure I never go hungry or thirsty?” Hmm… sounds good, sounds good. “And in the end, I can reach the pinnacle of life?” Then… what 9Reads5.9Score—14d adds
18. 168 穿 Transmigrating to a Picturesque Countryside Home of Fine Cuisine 穿越田园美食人家 Su Muyi苏木衣Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted When chef Xia Dong wakes up, she finds herself transformed into Xia Dong'er, a pitiful little bean sprout of a girl. Her gambling-addicted father wants to sell her, her greedy mother wants a divorce, and she has an adorable little brother. She lands straight in survival mode on the highest difficulty. Xia Dong'er says, “Wait, let me eat some meat first and catch my breath!” Sweet osmanthus fills the walnut-stuffed pastries, while pearl-like glutinous rice is rinsed in well water. A lifetime of f 1kReads8.6Score14414d adds
19. 169 边 Su Jixiang, the Frontier Cook 边疆厨娘苏吉祥 Qin Qian Ruyi秦钱如意Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Food blogger Su Jixiang transmigrates into the body of a palace maid in the Cold Palace. What does palace intrigue have to do with a mere maid like her? She thought she could keep her head down and quietly survive until she turned twenty-five, when she'd be released from the palace to live like a wealthy woman. Little did she know the emperor would flee! As a remnant of the fallen emperor's court, Su Jixiang was bestowed upon a general guarding the border. The palace had one fewer Aunt Jixiang, 121Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    Ancient times, frontier life, prime minister, quick transmigration, modern times—it has it all, every single one is great, everyone!

20. 170 饥 Marrying the Chief Minister in a Year of Famine, the Lucky Wife Brings Him Endless Fortune 饥荒年嫁首辅，锦鲤娇妻超旺夫 Thousand Fans千扇Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Cozy Farming + Miracle Doctor + Adorable Kids + Devoted Couple + Doting Husband] [Sweet young wife + Reserved, steady, devoted and deeply affectionate male lead] The moment Chu Yue opened her eyes, her gambling-addicted father had already given her to the Lu family in the mountains as a bride. A rickety, dilapidated house, two young brothers-in-law, and a mother-in-law who was always sick. Chu Yue said that as long as the family worked together, none of that was a probl 25.9kReads9.2Score3.4k14d adds
21. 171 穿 Reborn as the Villain Cub's Paternal Aunt, I Go Viral Streaming My Cooking 穿成反派崽崽小姑后，我直播美食爆红了 The Wayfarer Who Knows and Acts知行客Modern Romance891k WordsCompleted Apocalypse powerhouse Meng Nanxu accidentally became bound to the Villain Rehabilitation System. After being reborn in the interstellar era, she somehow became the villain boss's aunt! Looking at the pitiful little villain, Number One, she decides to build a fortune and raise him through food livestreams. Thanks to the irresistible charm of Earth cuisine, Meng Nanxu becomes the top streamer on the Star Network. Meanwhile, she meets the parent of Villain Number Two. Weisheng Mo: My nephew and you 3.3kReads8.8Score36814d adds
22. 172 开 A Villainess from the Start? I'll Turn the Tables With Gourmet Food 开局恶毒女配？我靠美食逆风翻盘 Please Call Me Classmate Xiao He请叫我小何同学Ancient Romance979k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + rebirth + food + sweet romance + wish fulfillment + nation building] Shen Tianjiao wakes up one morning and gets slapped. What? She's the youngest daughter of a general's household, doted on since childhood. Why is she being hit? What? Her fiancé, Crown Prince Qi Chenyu, has just broken off their engagement in front of everyone? Fine, fine! So that's how you want to play it! From that day on, the mood in the capital changes. Shen Tianjiao gives up her lovesick-puppy act: Breaki 10.4kReads7.3Score81014d adds

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    ✨The female protagonist returns home after graduating from university to inherit her grandfather's snack shop. Every night, the shop seems to time travel, bringing modern delicacies like pickled fish, roast duck, milk tea, and oden to the ancient times for the locals to enjoy…

23. 173 斯 The Bashful Doctor and the 1980s Butcher Girl Who Won't Stop Spoiling Him 斯文医生脸红红八零杀猪婆追着哄 Gu Nuanqing顾暖卿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short dramas 1–4 and the animated series are releasing simultaneously~ [Period setting + marriage first, love later + fiercely protective + older woman/younger man + no transmigration or rebirth] [Bold, career-minded pig butcher vs. refined, reserved, easily embarrassed doctor] Everyone in Chihe Town knew Yun Tianjiao. When it came to looks and figure, if she came in second, no one would dare claim first place. But when it came to her fiery temper, she was just as unmatched in town. That was exa 15.5kReads9.0Score82114d adds

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    🔥🔥🔥9.8 Points [Thumbs up]. Wild vegetable and minced meat pancakes, chicken soup noodles, braised pork, spicy stir-fried pork offal, steamed dumplings with cured pork and bamboo shoots... The female lead's series of actions made me hungry [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] The female lead, Su, is a master chef in modern times who unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a chubby village girl in the 1970s who was schemed against by a scumbag. Watch how the female lead takes revenge on the scumbag, it's truly satisfying... As soon as she opens her eyes, she is tricked by the scumbag and the village secretary, and forced to have sex with a male educated youth who has just arrived in the countryside. The scumbag breaks off the engagement, and the female lead is forced to marry the male educated youth. The male educated youth is assigned to cook in the canteen, but he has no skills at all... No problem, this is a piece of cake! Watch the female lead wield the spatula in her left hand and the seasonings in her right, cooking up a delicious dish, achieving wealth in one hand and love in the other, walking a broad road to prosperity!

24. 174 快 Quick Transmigration: I Win Over Tyrannical Romance-Novel Big Shots by Feeding Them Delicious Food 快穿：我靠投喂美食拿捏虐文大佬 Jing Xiaobaibai景小柏柏Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Yang Chengcheng won thirty million yuan in a phone giveaway and has a beauty that’s flawless from every angle. Then a transmigration-into-a-book app tossed her into one world after another. Netizens let their judgment follow their eyes, calling for warmth and support for the beautiful, strong, tragic male leads. 1. Sickly-sweet domineering CEO in showbiz ~ glamorous female singer 2. Pitiful top student deskmate ~ gorgeous, top-of-the-class rich girl 3. Fussy little Demon Lord ~ good-for-nothing 1.3kReads9.2Score15614d adds
25. 175 生 After I Had His Baby, the Professor Knocked on My Door Every Night to Flirt 生崽后，教授夜夜敲房门撩我 Eating Mangosteen, Durian, and Lychee Together山竹榴莲荔枝一起吃Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted In his materialist world, she was a “feudal relic” who disgusted him. But she was convinced she was his child bride and future wife. As long as she stayed by his side, she would have food to eat and a bed to sleep in, and that made her happy. When the truth behind the sham marriage arranged ten years earlier finally came to light, he was at last free of the engagement forced upon him. She was driven out of the Li family mansion and headed south to Nancheng, while he moved north with the Li famil 4.4kReads8.7Score47214d adds

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    The female protagonist in this [top post] owns a small restaurant [eating melon seeds] and her cooking is delicious [sending hearts]

26. 176 我 My Suppliers Span Three Thousand Small Worlds 我的供货商遍布三千小世界 Ran Xi Xi染习习Modern Romance3.3M WordsCompleted Sang Yi’an worked so much overtime that she nearly dropped dead. After being brought back from the brink, she immediately quit her job and opened a small supermarket. Her relatives and friends didn’t think much of it, convinced it would go out of business. Sang Yi’an didn’t care. She wasn’t trying to make a fortune, just enough to cover her daily expenses, as long as she didn’t have to work overtime and stay up all night. Little did she know, her supermarket started acting up every night at midn 23.1kReads8.9Score2.2k14d adds

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    I immediately stood up and applauded; this story is so inspiring!

27. 177 位 Quick Transmigration Across Planes: I Own a Little General Store 位面快穿，我有一间小杂货店 Pipi Loves Tangerines爱吃橘子的皮皮Modern Romance4.1M WordsOngoing [No romance + no male lead + general store + ensemble cast + doing business in various novel worlds, including storylines where the heroine gets help] [Main characters: Su Ling + a calico cat] After waking up one day, Su Ling finds that her general store has bonded with a planar trade System, and she transmigrates into a book. First book world: a lucky heroine in a story set during the era of rationing. A general store suddenly appears on the hill behind Dawang Village. It has more goods tha 52.3kReads9.3Score4.7k14d adds
28. 178 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Sell Lunchboxes to Feed the Kids and the Fool 穿书后卖盒饭，养活孩子和傻子 Bald Yina Wen秃头的伊奈雯Modern Romance614k WordsCompleted Ning Wan never expected to get swept up in the transmigration-into-a-book craze. She becomes the villain's biological mother in a historical romance about a domineering CEO. Worse, she's destined to die young, with her entire role summed up in just two hundred words. To stay alive, she works hard selling boxed meals, making money, and raising the little villain. Watching the number in her bank account grow day by day, Ning Wan grins from ear to ear. Until one day, the villain brings home a man.. 1.8kReads9.0Score14814d adds
29. 179 今 Did I Survive the Survival Game Today? 今天从生存游戏活下来了吗 Carefree Xi随性汐Sci-Fi & Apocalypse411k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Light Deduction + Light Suspense + Light Challenge-Room Elements + Ensemble Cast + Romance + Both Leads Are Each Other’s First + Comedy + Happy Ending + Wild Imagination + Dialects + Fantasy + Episodic Stories] [The Male Lead Has Secretly Loved Her for Years, Carefully and With a Long-Laid Plan + Childhood Friends + The Female Lead Falls for Him Over Time] Secondary couple: a rough-and-tumble Northeastern fitness coach and a spicy-tongued beauty blogger from Sichuan and Chongqin —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book brimming with youthful energy and passion is exhilarating and leaves a lasting impression. Wow, I love this writing style! Seriously, Juejuezi is anything but idiotic. And it's incredibly captivating—there aren't enough of those! I give it a full five stars and highly recommend it. It's sweet, sweet, sweet, with a touch of infinite flow elements, but not scary at all. Wow, it's so good! It cured my reading slump, but now I'm in another reading slump. Any similar recommendations?

30. 180 哇 Wow! The General’s Wife’s Tea Treats Were Snatched Up Again 哇趣！将军夫人做的茶点又抢光了 The Kitten Doesn't Eat Oranges小猫不吃橙子Ancient Romance249k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + food + cozy vibes + adorable kids + love that grows over time] Yang Chuxue and her younger brother, Yang Chudong, depend on each other. They both die in a car accident! When she wakes up, she discovers she has transmigrated to ancient times, into the family of a farming household that has just gone bankrupt in business. She has a strange illness and already has two children from the start. Fortunately, her family dotes on her. She used to work as a dim sum chef in a Cantonese t 1.1kReads8.7Score11314d adds
31. 181 我 I Became the Richest Person in the Kingdom Through Food 我靠美食成为了全朝首富 Xiaobai Sells Xiaoxin小白卖小新Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical romance + transmigration + beloved by the whole family + food + sweet romance + farming + building a fortune + 1v1] (A warm family with no troublesome relatives, so read with confidence) After transmigrating, Shen Yuanshu became the only girl in the Shen family in six generations. Her grandparents doted on her, then her parents, and she had six older brothers who were all fiercely protective of their little sister. Unfortunately, the girl was frail. Ever since she became conscious at 4.3kReads8.5Score32714d adds
32. 182 穿 Making a Living in Chang'an 穿到长安城养家糊口 Today, I'm a Pretty Flower Again今天也是花花呀Ancient Romance550k WordsCompleted The Qiang flute plays bright melodies, while Hu music stirs dancers to their feet. The streets of Chang'an teem with carriages and horses, and visitors crowd together like a woven tapestry. An Tanyin arrives from another world and becomes the eldest daughter of the An family, a Han-Hu family in Chang'an. All she wants is to live peacefully in this vast city with her younger brother and sister. Both her parents are dead, yet even her meager inheritance draws covetous eyes. She lives by the princi 741Reads8.8Score10014d adds

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    The protagonist, a woman of mixed Han and non-Han descent, travels to a semi-fictional Tang Dynasty city, Chang'an. Orphaned and left with meager possessions, she becomes recklessly mad, disregarding her reputation, and runs a tavern with her younger siblings, living a peaceful life.

33. 183 王 The Princess Consort's Cooking Is So Good, All of the Capital Begs Her to Open a Restaurant 王妃做菜太香了，全京城跪求开店 Li You Ning狸呦凝Ancient Romance246k WordsCompleted As the only legitimate daughter of a century-old family of chefs, Jiang Yi received the baton from her father three days ago and formally became the new head of the Jiang family. She is determined to seek out rare ingredients from across the land and rediscover the flavors of long-lost dishes. She travels to the Great Yan kingdom with a time-traveling bracelet. While searching far and wide for ingredients, she unexpectedly meets a handsome man. She made the mistake of saving his life, and now he 727Reads6.9Score10214d adds
34. 184 王 The Princess Consort’s Snack Shop 王妃的零食铺子 The Kitten Doesn't Eat Oranges小猫不吃橙子Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Food + Princess Consort + Marriage First, Love Later + No Pocket Dimension + Heartwarming] Su Lele owns a snack shop. One day, she transmigrates to ancient times into the family of an official. With a harmonious family and a comfortable life, she decides to return to her old trade and start making snacks, beginning with retail sales. Her goal is to open snack shops all across the Great Yun Kingdom. Hawthorn rolls, potato chips, fish balls, grilled shrimp, little dried fish, pin 4.2kReads8.9Score31514d adds
35. 185 居 The Leisurely Life at Home 居家的悠闲生活 Deep and Little Si 8深邃且小四8270k WordsCompleted No CP, alternate setting All right! It’s the everyday life of an utterly ordinary beauty: living with her best friend, recreating dishes from ancient times, opening a restaurant together, and traveling with their friends. Taking life one day at a time. 81Reads—Score—14d adds

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    These are all examples of writing that is actually quite good.

36. 186 当 Small-Town Life After Retiring from Maid Service 当丫鬟退休后的小县城生活 Lucky Matcha Ice幸运抹茶冰冰Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Food-stall heroine + storybook-writing hero + fictional setting + no golden finger + gentle, everyday life] Fifteen years after leaving the He household in the capital, Jiang Yu, a retired maid, returns to Daliu Town with her daughter. She buys a small courtyard and sets up a food stall at the mouth of an alley. In Sweetwater Alley lives a successful candidate who writes storybooks instead of doing anything respectable. Cheng keeps odd hours, sleeping by day and staying up at night. 3.5kReads8.9Score36214d adds
37. 187 搞 The Whole Family Transmigrates: Making Perfume, Growing Jasmine, and Opening a Bar 搞笑全家穿：制香水种茉莉开酒吧 I'm Little Vinegar我是小醋Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Farming + Business + Adorable Kids + Cozy Humor + Satisfying Read + Devoted Male Lead The family of four transmigrated together, bringing along a husky that could only wreck the house and two alpacas that liked to spit at people. They had no money at all, not even a single coin to scrape together for a gua sha treatment. They were so poor they had to live on porridge every day. Yu Qian was better at poison than medicine, with a heart half kind and half ruthless. Her right hand saved lives, while 96Reads7.5Score—14d adds
38. 188 下 After Coming Down the Mountain, I Open a Restaurant to Raise My Daughter 下山后，开个饭馆养女儿 Dark Sky黑天Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Chen Ning, young master of the Five Gates, discovers that he has a biological daughter who is three years old. For her sake, Chen Ning comes down from the mountain and opens a little restaurant, settling into a quiet, ordinary life. He spends his days cooking, making buns, and searching for his daughter's mother. Life is peaceful and carefree. As the restaurant grows more popular, more and more important figures come to eat there, and many even show up seeking medical treatment! One day, some th 3.4kReads9.0Score34714d adds

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    ✨A simple and peaceful story, remember to eat on time~ A slow-burning book, slightly sweet, perfect for reading in your spare time 👀 [shy] ✨If I won a hundred million, the interest from putting it in the bank would be enough for me to live a lifetime [thinking][thinking][thinking] Then I could go back to my village to retire, open a restaurant and do some casual reading, no problem, right? [Thinking]

39. 189 我 I Sell Gourmet Food in Another World to Serve My Country 我靠在异世卖美食，报效祖国 Rinsing Stones and Resting on Books漱石枕书Ancient Romance931k WordsOngoing God of Cooking System + Transmigration Between Worlds + Leveling Up + Gourmet Food + Daily Life (Warning) The early chapters are a slow burn. Later, she'll get support from the country. The heroine is just a plot device, and the story has quite a few original elements. After graduating, Lin Xiaoqian can't find a job, so she plans to go home and open a shop. She follows the trend and binds herself to a God of Cooking System. Every completed mission earns her a reward. After completing the beginne 1.6kReads8.6Score19314d adds

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    After being blessed by the system, the female protagonist's cooking skills skyrocketed. Her small restaurant would travel to various small worlds every once in a while, and she would have a new dish in each new world.

40. 190 小 Warmth and the Fragrance of Pastries in a Little Shop 小铺糕香暖 Chili Sauce dd剁椒酱ddAncient Romance406k WordsCompleted When Lin Wan arrives in Yunzhou City, all she wants is a quiet, stable life. Her stepmother marries her off to the Chen family, a single-parent household in the west of the city, for a pitifully small bride price. Chen Yan is sweet-tongued and good at comforting her. “Don't worry, wife. The shop's rent will be enough for us to get by.” But when their tenant suddenly moves out, the couple can only stare in dismay at their empty shop. Lin Wan rolls up her sleeves. “I know how to make pastries. Let 28Reads5.8Score714d adds
41. 191 这 There's Something Different About This Valley Master 这个谷主不一般 Northern Demon Uncle北方妖叔Urban4.4M WordsCompleted After his divorce, Zhang Yifeng planned to take his daughter home to visit his parents. But an unexpected flash of inspiration and a fortuitous encounter brought about by a kind deed not only gave his life a major boost, but also breathed new life into this remote mountain village... “I haven’t really done much. I just look after my kid, grow flowers, livestream in my spare time to show viewers the scenery of my hometown, and help a few little animals recover.” 6.2kReads8.7Score59714d adds
42. 192 异 Gourmet in Another World: I Started by Conquering the Elves' Appetites 异世界美食：从征服精灵胃开始 Deeply Painted Brows画眉深Modern Romance545k WordsCompleted [Healing + Gourmet + Business Management + Everyday Life] When I inherited my grandmother's shabby old shop, my best friend and I had planned to lie flat. Who knew that a newly installed wooden door would become a gateway to another world! The front door opens onto a fantasy continent of swords and magic; the back door leads to a bustling modern city. Elves lose all composure at the aroma of spicy hot pot, while dwarves go wild for barbecue skewers and beer. Could a picky old dragon really be mo 390Reads—Score—14d adds

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    ✨✨Opening a restaurant in another world [Sending hearts][Bumping this post]

43. 193 辞 I Quit My Job and Opened a Farm for Immortals 辞职后，我开了家神仙农庄 Plucking the Moon摘月亮Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [System + farming + one-on-one romance, both devoted] After refusing workplace sexual harassment and slapping the offender on the spot, Lin Yunxiu came across the song “Resignation March” while scrolling Douyin. She unexpectedly acquired a farming lottery System and resolutely quit her job to return to her hometown. Now that she had a System, why keep being a corporate drone? Of course she was going to farm, drink tea, tend flowers, and live a peaceful life in the countryside! To complete the Sy 5.9kReads9.2Score52614d adds

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    I'm looking for a book. There's one called "Food: The Easy Way to Success at a Service Area Restaurant," or something like that. The main character is named Jiang Banxia, ​​who inherits her parents' small restaurant at the Tanjiatun service area. She sells boxed lunches when there's traffic congestion on the nearby highway. But I can't find this book anywhere now. What happened? Has it been taken off the shelves? (These three books you recommended are also good; I've finished reading them all.)

44. 194 我 I Have a Penglai Immortal Island 我有一座蓬莱仙岛 Peach Creek Wilds桃溪野Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Also known as: After Finding a Divine Artifact, She Became Famous Through Her Fishing Livestreams A theme park called Nevernight suddenly becomes famous across China. It features the “Penglai Realm,” protected by a seventh-tier grand formation; the “Sea Monster Castle,” where mermaids are rumored to live, with glass tunnels leading straight down into the deep sea; the mysterious and eerie “Yellow Springs Road”; the opulent “Divine Capital”... Everyone who visits even once starts questioning real 7.9kReads9.2Score90514d adds

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    Adorable pet story, sourced directly from the origin 🌹🌹🌹 Using the freshest ingredients to supply the small restaurant ❤️ The female protagonist begins cultivating immortality after falling into the sea, purifying the ocean while searching for ingredients ❤️❤️❤️ Highly recommended 👍👍👍

45. 195 寻 A Taste of Memories 寻味记 Saucey酱乎乎Ancient Romance113k WordsCompleted The warmth of everyday life is what comforts ordinary hearts most. To Lin Xi, that warmth means wild grape wine, osmanthus wine, candied hawthorns, chicken wings braised in a three-sauce hotpot, old hen soup with astragalus and red dates, sweet soup made with white flour, tofu with bear’s paw mushrooms, sweet-and-sour yam balls, braised pork knuckle, crystal pork knuckle, shiitake mushrooms stuffed with meat, and daikon and egg soup... Savor the colors and flavors of everyday life, And watch the 148Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 196 甜 Endless Sweet Romance: Farming in a Remote Mountain Village 甜宠无限我在偏远山村种田 Me, Who Loves Strawberries and Cherries喜欢草莓和樱桃的我Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + farming + food + sweet romance] After finally making it to the top as an online influencer in a world with a thriving entertainment industry, Su Li drank herself into a stupor at her celebration banquet. When she woke up, she discovered she'd transmigrated to a parallel world where livestreaming had only just begun, in a remote, impoverished mountain village. To help the villagers escape poverty and build prosperity, Su Li returned to her old line of work. With beautiful rural 142Reads9.0Score—14d adds
47. 197 先 First, a Bowl of Lychee Cream 先来一碗荔枝膏 Drunk, Plucking Spring醉折春Ancient Romance682k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + build wealth + imperial exams + everyday life + career-focused] [A slow, steady story. There are bad people now and then, but no cartoonishly awful villains.] Lin Qishu, founder of a modern Chinese tea-drink brand, transmigrated to the Great Liang dynasty after being targeted by online harassment. The moment she opened her eyes, she found herself orphaned and responsible for raising her younger brother. To make matters worse, unscrupulous competitors were watching her, ready to f 2.6kReads8.2Score40514d adds
48. 198 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
49. 199 食 An Eatery Keeper's Journal 食肆经营手札 Chive Pocket Stuffed with White Rabbit白兔馅韭菜盒子Ancient Romance512k WordsOngoing The comic adaptation is out. If you're interested, check it out! [Food] [Business] [Everyday Life] [Romance] [One-on-One, Both Pure] Ji He transmigrates into another world, where both her parents are dead. All they leave her is a restaurant on a busy street and a clan full of relatives eyeing it greedily. With no one to rely on and barely a penny to her name, all she has is her cooking skill. She sets up a street stall and revives the old restaurant. With a stove and a pot, she brings every flav 11kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds

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    Beautiful food articles

50. 200 斩 Cutting Spring 斩春 Chinese Loropetalum in the South南有檵木Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ༆ Original title: "Slaying Spring", courtesy title: "Three Thousand Miles of Floating Light", also known as "A Little Bookshop in Chang'an" . "The audiobook is now available. Give it a listen!" . [Historical fantasy, farming, ancient romance, healing, opening a bookshop, romance, with a strong focus on the love story.] · [Heroine: Xu Jiang ★ Hero: Lou Yunchun] · [Other characters: Hu Xu ★ Song Li, Zeng Zhui ★ Lin Hongchu, Lin Qinnian ★ Madam Lin, Lou Jing ★ Madam Lou. Du Hui, Yuan Zuzu, Wu Zhi, 19.7kReads9.5Score3k14d adds

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    Chang'an is supposed to be a bookstore, but it doesn't sell books much; it's mostly about eating delicious food. It's so good, hehehe~

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