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

1. 251 我 Eating and Cat-Wrangling in the Tang Dynasty 我在大唐吃饭撸猫 Princess Orange Cat橘猫公主Ancient Romance325k WordsOngoing [Historical romance + transmigration + food + sweet romance + devoted 1v1] You Xiu transmigrates into the body of the second daughter of the wealthy You family in the Tang dynasty. She has money and free time, is young and beautiful, and has both parents in a happy family. As long as she doesn’t do anything stupid, she’s guaranteed an easy life. On top of that, she gets bound to a System during her transmigration. It’s incredibly powerful: any recipe, seed, or cooking utensil from anywhere in th 98Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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   The female lead owns many kinds of shops, often cooking delicious food, offering all kinds of cuisine.

2. 252 军 The Sweet, Alluring Military Wife and Her Devoted Rough-Hewn Soldier 军嫂娇，军嫂媚，糙汉军爷宠上天 Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rugged military officer + sweet, gentle beauty] (Fictional military marriage + marriage before love + daily life with the troops + stepmother and adorable kids + food) When Jiang Rou opens her eyes, she's become the fake heiress in a period novel. Not only is she a pitiful cannon-fodder supporting character, but the real heiress has knocked her unconscious and made her marry an older man in her place. Rumor has it that the man is disfigured and lame, with two burdens to care for, one big and on 16.2kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds

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   [Sparrow's Diary] is really good!!!

3. 253 震 Shocking! Retired Star Becomes a Nationwide Sensation with Her Farm 震惊！退圈女星靠种田火爆全国 Tang Xin唐芯Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (No male lead, with a touch of immortal cultivation) After being cyberbullied, former top-tier star Xu Qingyan was drugged by her best friend and sent to the room of a famous director. Xu Qingyan would rather die than submit. She slammed her head against a white wall to protect her virtue. Luckily, she was not only reborn, but also gained a spiritual spring space that could be upgraded. After exposing her fake best friend's true colors, she announced that she was quitting showbiz. From then on, 3.6kReads8.8Score38414d adds
4. 254 忠 A Loyal Official Is Maimed and Exiled, So I Bring My Spatial Realm to the Rescue 忠良残，被流放，我带空间来救场 Fireworks Fade Away烟花易逝Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Signed for print publication (not a wish-fulfillment novel) When the wars ended, the good bows were put away. The Marquis Boyang’s household was accused of treason, stripped of everything, and wiped out. All the men were executed, leaving only the crippled Fourth Young Master, while the frail women of the family were sent into exile. Years of disasters had left the land strewn with the dead. The whole family, old, young, weak, and injured, was on the verge of dying in the wilderness. But Sang Ni 28.5kReads9.0Score4.1k14d adds
5. 255 病 After the Frail CEO Moves to the Countryside, a Little Farm Girl Spoils Him Rotten 病弱霸总下乡后，被小农女娇宠了 Zhi Ying枝莺Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted Li Sui'an is a poor farm girl with no parents. All she wants is to find a husband willing to marry into her family and settle down to a cozy life with a man, children, and a warm bed. But every man she meets is a scumbag. Then one day, she sees the new neighbor. He has a slim waist and long legs, and he's delicate and handsome, a rare beauty among men. Li Sui'an falls for him at first sight. Smitten by his looks, she decides to marry him and bring him home. He can be the pretty one, while she ea 14.7kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds

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   Growth-oriented male and female protagonists

6. 256 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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   The female lead is an obscure actress who suffers a sudden and unexpected tragedy, resulting in disfigurement and a complete online ban. Jiang Ran has no choice but to return home to inherit her grandfather's small house, binds herself to a food system, and starts setting up a stall and opening a shop, gradually conquering everyone.

7. 257 穿 After Becoming a Delivery Driver, I Used Food to Rule the Three Realms 穿成外卖员后，我靠美食掌控三界 Jiang Tongyue江童月Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted The title has been changed to “I Deliver Takeout in Heaven and Become a God Through Food” When Tang Xiaojiao, a chef specializing in spicy dry pot on Chunxi Road in Chengdu, accidentally transmigrates into the No. 001 delivery rider on the Celestial Realm’s takeout platform, Immortal Express... Open flames are strictly forbidden in the Celestial Realm, so all the immortals rely on takeout to get by! The Jade Emperor is secretly obsessed with milk tea. He even learned how to kick people out of 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Feel free to browse around. You never know, you might get hungry!

8. 258 重 Reborn, I Landed a Lie-Flat Life Thanks to a Supermarket 重生后，我靠超市喜提躺平人生 Candy Pile and Ice Cream糖堆儿和冰淇淋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Xinhuan never expected the fake-and-real heiress drama to happen to her. Unfortunately, she was the fake heiress who had been living under someone else's identity. In her first life, she trusted the wrong people and was framed by the real heiress, sinking deeper and deeper into ruin. They only discovered her after her corpse had begun to stink. She opened her eyes and was reborn. She would no longer covet fake family affection. You can all dote on your beloved little sister. I'm done serving 1kReads8.8Score12614d adds

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   The story is set in a modern world. The female protagonist's family runs a small restaurant and guesthouse, using ingredients from a primitive dimension to create incredibly delicious food. It also includes elements of magic and cultivation, making it a story about interdimensional trading.

9. 259 让 I Sent You to Kindergarten, and You Say You Can Cook Six Dishes? 让你上幼儿园，你说能炒六个菜？ Tinpot Guokui铁皮锅盔Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Su Wan transmigrated in the most bizarre way imaginable. In her previous life, she was a chef. Now she's the director of a kindergarten on the verge of closing down. She also received a Food System, and from then on, the whole kindergarten's atmosphere changed completely. Mom: Son, what did you learn at kindergarten today? Son: I don't want to talk about work after I get home. Dad: Sweetie, did you have fun with your friends at school? Daughter: How should I put it? They don't know how to pitch 10.2kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds

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   Kindergarten kid becomes a chef, so cool!

10. 260 炮 The True Heiress, Cast Aside as Cannon Fodder, Makes a Fortune Selling Snacks to Raise Her Child 炮灰真千金，摆摊养崽赚千金 A Bottle of Plain Water一瓶白开水Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [Raising Kids] [Making Money] The very moment Xia An'an is basking in the joy of having transmigrated, her wealthy family kicks her out. With no choice but to make a living, she starts a street food stall. Scallion pancakes, cold noodles, and grilled skewers: delicious and filling! 283Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    ⭐️The female protagonist transmigrated into the body of a real heiress, thinking she would live a good life, only to be kicked out by her own brother. Suddenly, she found a little dumpling named Bao Bao and, to survive, started a street stall business. At first, she sold scallion pancakes, egg scallion pancakes, and savory pancakes, then she started selling cold pot skewers, cold noodles, and cold dishes. She sold both in-store and offline. Isn't Bao Bao adorable?

11. 261 宇 Cosmic Invasion: I Rebuild Blue Star Through Food and Business 宇宙入侵：我靠美食经营重振蓝星 The Wind of Xiao Feng Zi小风子的风Sci-Fi & Apocalypse580k WordsOngoing [Food] [Business Simulation] [Wasteland] [Infinite Worlds] [Rules-Based Horror] [System] One food cart from the start, and customers chase me for eight whole blocks! Jiang Yao transmigrates to Blue Star in the year 4026. People here survive entirely on nutritional soil, but she awakens a food business System! With premium ingredients from the shop and recipes for cuisines from the twenty-first century, she will rescue the wasteland Blue Star from its culinary desert! An invasion from the whole u 28Reads—Score10314d adds

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    The protagonist transmigrates to a food-rich desert universe and levels up their management skills by completing dungeons, unlocking the in-game shop. The main storyline features engaging and interesting dungeons; you can skip them if you don't like dungeons. It's set in modern times and incorporates futuristic technology.

12. 262 无 Endless Ingredient Mystery Boxes: From the Start, I Ran a Little Restaurant 无限食材盲盒：开局一家美食小馆 Little Bottle of Floral Water小瓶花露水Modern Romance896k WordsCompleted Unemployed, broke, and down to just 200 yuan, Fang Yue bai bound herself to the Infinite Ingredient Blind Box System, thinking her big break had finally come. Instead, her starter pack was a shabby fifteen-square-meter shop with peeling walls, and a Level 1 privilege that could only draw “ordinary eggs + wilted cabbage.” System notice: Ingredients may not be taken outside the shop. Looking at the wilted cabbage in her hand, Fang Yue bai gritted her teeth. Fine, then. She’d use this old wok and f 1.6kReads6.7Score21414d adds

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    This looks amazing! It's a culinary journey that started with a bowl of fried rice.

13. 263 我 After I Maxed Out My Cooking Skills in the Game 我在游戏里刷满厨艺之后 Red Leaves on the Mountains山山红叶Modern Romance580k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] + [Farming] + [Business] + [Daily Life] + [Gaming] + [Another World], two storylines running in parallel Meng Ci opened “Smoke Rises in Wulingyuan” to pick holes in a fellow creator's work. A dilapidated ancestral restaurant, an NPC child thin as a bean sprout, and a cultivation system shoehorned into the game: it was full of flaws. Because her real-life circumstances were similar to the game's setting, she found herself relating to it and played for a few days. She never dreamed t 1.1kReads8.8Score12514d adds

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    Playing games can increase favorability.

14. 264 穿 On My 1980s Wedding Night, I Transmigrate and Marry a Poor, Rough Man with a Pocket Dimension 穿到八零新婚夜，带空间嫁穷糙汉 Little Golden Monkey小金猴Modern Romance890k WordsCompleted Jiang Mi is a catering magnate. She brings a warehouse space stocked with billions’ worth of supplies back to the 1980s, where she marries an impoverished man with two younger siblings in tow. They can barely manage one meal to the next, and their ramshackle house could collapse at any moment. Everyone thinks Jiang Mi has drawn a terrible lot in life, saddled with a man like this and doomed to misery forever. Jiang Mi rolls up her sleeves and sets about helping them grow into their potential. Sh 2.1kReads9.2Score28514d adds

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    The two novels I've been reading recently are both excellent. And look, there's another one still being serialized. Both authors have very good writing styles; they're the kind of books that get better the more you read them.

15. 265 离 After Quitting My Job and Returning to the Village, I Became Everyone's Hope 离职回村后，我成了全村的希望 Tart and Crunchy Plums酸脆李子Modern Romance544k WordsCompleted [Farming + Rural Development + Pocket Dimension + Wish Fulfillment + No Romance] Just as Shen Ruyi was about to ascend to the Nascent Soul stage, she failed to withstand the final tribulation lightning bolt and was blasted back to the modern world. But fate treated her well: she brought back not only all her cultivation, but also an ancient secret realm. On the very day she was fired, Shen Ruyi grabbed everything she could from the company, packed up in a flash, and headed home to farm! She 602Reads7.4Score—14d adds

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    These two books are definitely worth reading; you won't be disappointed.

16. 266 打 Time to Clock In: My Campus Side Job Takes Me All Over the City 打卡啦：我的校园兼职是逛遍全城 You You Chestnut柚柚栗子Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [System that showers you with cash + Intangible Cultural Heritage cuisine + adorable pet assistant + world-hopping check-ins + occasional world-saving] Li Wen, a college student down to eating dirt by the end of every month, was suddenly hit by a “Travel Check-In System”! First mission: check in at a free park. Reward: 1,000 yuan? Deposited instantly! And it gets even more outrageous: the [Survival Supply Channel] opens, offering tenfold cash back on every purchase?! With my invisible foodie pet 39Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The system's daily check-in rewards are incredibly powerful! [Bookshelf added] and you can even pet a monster! [So full!][Already hooked!]

17. 267 八 Married with a Baby in the ’80s: My Mortal Enemy Becomes a Henpecked Husband 八零奉子成婚，死对头成了妻管严 Nong Wuyou侬无忧Modern Romance796k WordsCompleted When Lin Xiangyi woke up, she learned that she had transmigrated into a book, a period novel written by her stepsister. Her stepsister was the heroine, and she was the vicious supporting character. Her father didn’t love her and her mother was gone. As if having to survive under the thumb of her wicked stepmother since childhood wasn’t enough, her scheming stepsister stole her fiancé and set up her nemesis, the street thug Xie Qingxiao, to ruin her virtue. She became pregnant by accident, and af 13.3kReads8.6Score1.3k14d adds
18. 268 回 After Returning Home to Farm, I Bound Myself to the Rich Beauty System 回家种田后，我绑定了白富美系统 Soft, Sweet, and Adorable软萌淑甜Modern Romance579k WordsCompleted [The heroine only wants to farm, no romance, a cozy everyday story] Lin Anshu is an ordinary, lowly office drone. Her company is rife with cutthroat competition, and her boss loves docking pay and dangling empty promises. She spent a whole year working in fear and trembling, only to find she owed the company 1,800 yuan when she checked her year-end bonus. She’d be better off going home to farm. Whoever wants this lousy job can have it. In a fit of anger, Lin Anshu fired her boss on the spot, pac 4.3kReads9.1Score39614d adds
19. 269 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Started Selling Egg Pancakes on Dad’s Way to Work 穿越后我在爹爹上班路上卖鸡蛋饼 Pu Jun蒲筠Ancient Romance299k WordsOngoing This story is set in a fictional world, so many things may not make sense. Please be warned!!! Liu Siling, a worker stuck in a notoriously useless major, transmigrated one day and finally became the daughter of an official in the imperial capital! Think she could finally enjoy the good life? Think again. Her family was so poor they were nearly out of food. Somebody save her! No worries: the divine goddess of egg pancakes will bless every child who loves good food! From selling food at a street s 4Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    ✨The female protagonist, a food blogger, transmigrates. Her father is an honest official in the Hanlin Academy, but his salary is low, and her brother can barely afford to go to school. The protagonist has no choice but to return to her old profession, selling egg pancakes on her father's way to work… The egg pancakes are so delicious, she earns money and opens a restaurant…

20. 270 开 From the Start with a Spirit Spring, I Turn My Hometown into a Peach Blossom Paradise 开局灵泉，我把老家打造成桃花源 Soft And Fiercely Adorable糯糯奶凶Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension and spirit spring + country life + raising pets + mutual healing, lighthearted and heartwarming] Her mother had cancer, her scumbag boyfriend was cheating on her, and he and his mistress had stolen her designs. Then she was fired from her company. With her life at its bleakest, An Nuan planned to take her mother back to their hometown to spend her final days there. Then she unexpectedly unlocked a pocket dimension and a spirit spring. Working herself to the bone for a pittance 37.2kReads9.2Score2.3k14d adds
21. 271 为 What's Wrong with Slaughtering My Way Through Worlds to Cook? 为了做饭杀穿世界怎么了 Zhu Jia竹伽Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted [Face-slapping + harem magnet + guaranteed golden finger + doted-on by everyone + farming + infrastructure + food] [The farm opens around chapter 50 and will gradually expand. Even the most ordinary person there is a big shot (wink)] After being starved for over a thousand years, Fu Yi, a powerful cultivator, finally returned to her original world, where even Foundation Establishment cultivators were a rarity. In this world, she was a universally despised cannon-fodder character. The heroine sto 953Reads9.3Score—14d adds

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    This novel is really good; the female lead was genuinely hungry for a long time, and the plot is also great. [Shy][shy]

22. 272 绝 Two Stunning Sisters with Amazing Cooking Skills, Leaving Diners Squealing for More 绝色双姝厨艺妙，馋哭食客哇哇叫 Liang Shangyue梁上玥Ancient Romance743k WordsCompleted (The rating only came out on February 8 and is slowly climbing) [Double-female-lead business story (pure friendship) + romance + both leads are each other's only partners + food + lighthearted] Yu Zhile and her best friend, He Sitian, were killed by an object thrown from a great height. When they opened their eyes, they had transmigrated to the Nan Yu Kingdom as two orphan girls. Their adoptive father had just passed away. The bad news: They had no one to turn to, were dirt poor, and had the wor 999Reads8.6Score16714d adds
23. 273 我 I Made a Pact with a Fox, and the Cold-Hearted Iron Tree Insists on Blooming 我和狐狸画押，黑心铁树非要开花 Eighty Degrees八十度Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted [Both leads are faithful, lots of food, adorable pets, a sharp-tongued, scheming but decent CEO, and a heroine who isn't naive] Feng Ling gets a big villa with a spacious yard! She loves growing vegetables, having graduated from agricultural college, and there's more produce in her yard than she can eat. Even the strawberries and tomatoes come in all sorts of colors, pretty to look at and delicious to eat. She gets talked into buying a chatty parrot, then picks up a stray kitten on a rainy day. 97Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    There's a large villa next to a farm, where you grow melons and vegetables in the yard. The strawberries and cherry tomatoes are so colorful that you can't finish them all. You often buy some beef or donkey ribs to cook in a wood-fired pot at home.

24. 274 灵 Spiritual Energy Is Fading? I Build a Peach Blossom Paradise Through Farming 灵气陨落？我靠种田打造桃花源 Big Hammer at Eight大锤8时Modern Romance151k WordsOngoing [Modern Farming + Everyday Gourmet Cooking + Land Development + Wilderness Foraging + Minor Golden Finger + Spirit Spring (can't be used for farming or drinking) + Another World + Fantasy Creatures + Divine Game] - After a gray-mist disaster, soil fertility across the country plummeted and crop yields fell. The whole country entered the canned-food era. Yu Wenxia had been able to see the numerical values of things in nature since childhood. After a string of bad luck, she unexpectedly returned t 21Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is an amazing cook!!! After the cataclysm, everyone entered the era of canned food, and the female lead's cooking skills are so delicious that everyone's mouths water!

25. 275 魂 Reborn in My Senior Year, Doubao Takes Me Back to 2014 魂穿高三，豆包带我杀回2014 Lemon Duck Eats Candy柠檬鸭吃糖Modern Romance393k WordsOngoing [Soul Transmigration] [AI Golden Finger] [Campus Entrepreneurship] [No CP] [Healing Slice of Life] While everyone else transmigrates with a System, Shen Ningsui transmigrates with a Doubao. It's the same AI that got her fired. It gives her seven expert consultations a week, and resets the count right at midnight on Sunday, without even letting her save half of one. At the start of the week, she says: Save, save, save! Split one expert consultation into three uses! At the weekend, she says: Spen 2kReads—Score27214d adds

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    This is a good story about opening a bubble tea shop; there's no romantic pairing.

26. 276 他 He’s Seventy Percent Wild 他有七分野 You Are So Charming你这般动人Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted [His ten-year secret crush finally comes true + Sweet, sweet, sweet] [A rough-and-wild tycoon male lead × a dazzlingly beautiful lawyer heroine] Su Wanji returned to her hometown looking utterly defeated, thinking this was all life had in store for her. Then she became interested in a man. He was cold, dangerous, and untamed. Su Wanji tried everything she could, but she still couldn’t tame him. The day she decided to give up, the fiercest wolf of all lowered his head before her. His voice was lo 10.7kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds

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    These two books are very good.

27. 277 我 My Kitchen Connects to Teyvat 我的厨房连通提瓦特 Adult Flower Roll, Beautiful Enough to Sink Fish and Geese沉鱼落雁花卷大人Anime Fanfiction600k WordsOngoing [Finally got a rating~ Just watch it slowly climb~] [Genshin Impact fanfic_two-world transmigration_food_daily life_shopkeeping_light yuri_cozy and angst-free_character illustrations] Huajuan is a petite chef who has just graduated. Burdened with a 300,000 yuan debt borrowed from her father, she opens a place called the Doorway Diner in the suburbs. Her biggest secret is the starry-sky watch left behind by the missing former owner. It lets her step straight from the real world into Mondstadt's 1.2kReads8.2Score11414d adds

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    Modern-style food novels and time-travel novels, featuring a female protagonist who runs a restaurant in two different worlds, traveling and learning at the same time. She has top-notch culinary skills and makes everything she cooks taste delicious.

28. 278 糊 After Leaving the Entertainment Industry, This Has-Been Opens a Restaurant and Takes the Internet by Storm 糊咖退圈后，开饭馆爆红全网 There's a Pear有只梨Modern Romance421k WordsCompleted As a good-for-nothing in the cultivation world, Ming Tang idly watched someone else's lightning tribulation. As luck would have it, she took a direct hit and died a miserable, ridiculously unlucky death. When she opened her eyes again, she was a little-known actress in the modern entertainment industry. After turning down her unscrupulous agent's dinner-party demand, Ming Tang took the agent's advice to go home and sell roasted sweet potatoes, and promptly returned home to open a small restauran 473Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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    ①💥The struggling internet celebrity quits and decides to go home and open a restaurant selling sweet potatoes🍠 and spicy boneless chicken feet. The trendy shop is thriving, and celebrities are making reservations to dine there. ②🔥The female protagonist opens a buffet restaurant in the apocalypse, offering all-you-can-eat cuisine from across the country.

29. 279 见 [Yu] Seeing You 【喻】见你 Z SeptemberZ九月Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted Sweet romance [Rugged delivery company worker Shen Ye and enchanting innkeeper Ning Yu, who has returned to her hometown] The first time Shen Ye saw Ning Yu, she was there to pick up a package. Where had this little fairy come from? He'd never seen her around the county town before. He'd always believed love at first sight was just lust at first sight, but the moment he laid eyes on Ning Yu, he fell for her. After asking his buddies about her, he immediately packed his things and moved into the 1.6kReads8.9Score16314d adds
30. 280 炙 Fierce Heat 炙烈 Jiujiu Cat纠纠猫Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming · Print edition signed and awaiting release · Former title: Burning Passion] [Female lawyer × male inn owner · Sweet romance · Long-distance love] [Mature adults · Mutual attraction · Flirty push and pull · One-on-one romance] - Wen Xu left her law firm over a matter of principle and went to stay on Hong Kong Island. There, she set her sights on the owner of a guesthouse. She openly and subtly flirted with him until one night during a typhoon, he finally turned the tab 16.2kReads9.5Score1.8k14d adds

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    ① A straightforward female chef versus a male celebrity: The male lead meets the female lead while filming a variety show and is captivated by her cooking. "Ten years of cultivation brings us to share a boat ride, a hundred years to share a pillow." I would exchange that vast distance of time for a chance to sail with you. ② A female lawyer versus a guesthouse owner: A long-distance relationship. Love may separate us by mountains and seas, but mountains and seas can be leveled. Love can overcome distance.

31. 281 我 I Opened a Self-Service Restaurant in the Apocalypse 我在末世开自助餐馆 Snow at First Sight in the Tang Wind棠风初见雪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse197k WordsOngoing [No romance + Business management + Not a saint] Overworked office drone Youmi dies suddenly at her computer. Before she dies, she wishes that in her next life she won't have to be a wage slave and will outlive everyone else. By chance, she's bound to a System! [Ding~ Wish request approved] [Ding~ Permanent attribute acquired: Immortality] [Ding~ Self-service restaurant acquired x1] And so, in an apocalypse where food is scarce... Youmi: Black Cat Self-Service Restaurant~ Enjoy food from around 439Reads8.3Score10214d adds
32. 282 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

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    These two books are acceptable

33. 283 拾 A Record of Picking Up Chopsticks 拾箸记 Green Cucumber青瓜Ancient Romance711k WordsCompleted The Marquis of Yongning’s household is suddenly destroyed, and Wen Qingyuan dies of illness, alone and helpless in prison. But after waking from a long dream, she finds that four years have passed and two dynasties have come and gone! Once a pampered young lady, she has fallen to become a lowly kitchen girl in the residence of the current chief minister. All she can do is work hard in the small kitchen to secure a place for herself. But… is this chief minister a sweets addict? 217Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    In this area, I only recommend "Chang'an Little Restaurant," but it's not Tomato's book. Those interested can check it out. There's also an audiobook version, and the production quality is excellent; I've listened to it 2-3 times! Absolutely a highly recommended food article! It feels like many food articles are borrowing from this one, but the writing style isn't as good as the author's! I read this book a long time ago. I don't remember it very well. It should have been good. [Salute]

34. 284 美 Food App: The Adorable Mom's Shop Goes Viral 美食app，萌娃亲妈开店火了 Fresh Orange Cat清清橘猫Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted [Food + adorable kids + sweet romance] After getting drunk, Yu Fanfan wakes up to discover she’s somehow arrived four years in the future. She’s skipped straight past marriage and childbirth and become a mom overnight. After hitting a wall in her job search, she discovers a food-god app has suddenly appeared on her phone. By opening a shop and completing everyday cooking tasks, Yu Fanfan unlocks one delicious food picture after another. Diners discover a super-tasty little shop tucked away in an 207Reads8.2Score10414d adds

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    These are all books where the female lead runs a shop: One: The female lead returns home to inherit her grandfather's courtyard, only to be told she must inherit a sect and shoulder the responsibility of its leader. She rolls up her sleeves and opens a small restaurant to support the sect's disciples [facepalm]; Two: The female lead runs a small food shop in her family's alley, spending her days cooking and raising her child, but the ending felt too rushed.

35. 285 墨 Sweet Potatoes Stewed in Ink 墨汁炖红薯 Li Liangliang凉凉李Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted [Brooding, possessive man + warm and healing romance + sweet enough to make you feel like an auntie] He suffers from severe depression and has been rescued after three suicide attempts. He fears crowds and hates the sunlight. All he wants is to hide in his dark world until the day he can finally be free. But that changed when he followed the family driver to the countryside. “Pig, want a sweet potato?” “Good, mean chicken.” “Ah, that goose bit me!” He stared wide-eyed in fright and turned to run 4.3kReads9.2Score47914d adds

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    They are all very warm, simple, and beautiful, making people feel like they are bathed in a spring breeze, and very healing.

36. 286 农 Delicious Country Cooking: The Little Chef Is Beautiful and Adorable 农门佳肴：小厨娘她美又娇 Tong Xijun童夕君Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Farming + Food + Mutual Devotion] Shen Jiayao, a young chef in her previous life, didn't let her skills go to waste after she transmigrated to a small mountain village. Life in the village was hard, but her father doted on her, her mother loved her, and her older brother protected her. Most importantly, she had a childhood sweetheart who'd grown up alongside her. When he became an official one day and planned to marry a noblewoman, Shen Jiayao wielded her big ladle and knocked h 4.7kReads9.0Score56214d adds
37. 287 穿 Transmigration: Everyone Else Brought Pets, I Brought a Whole Building! 穿越：人家带宠，我带大楼！ Yun Zhi Nan雲栀南Ancient Romance736k WordsCompleted [Romance] [Dual Transmigration] Have you ever seen a golden finger this powerful? Other people transmigrate with a System, a pocket dimension, or a cute pet. I started out with an entire apartment building. What a surprise! Knives can’t cut it, and fire can’t burn it. If I don’t let you in, then hey, you really can’t get in. The computer connects to modern-day Taobao. Whatever you want, they’ve got it here. I’ll open a little supermarket and start selling snacks. What? The emperor wants to come 915Reads8.7Score10014d adds

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    These two books!!!

38. 288 杨 The Little Chef of Willowbank 杨柳岸小厨娘 Unnecessary Longing多余想念Ancient Romance338k WordsCompleted [No CP, fictional era, opening a restaurant, cooking whatever people love to eat] Most people marveled at the protagonist’s success, but Jiang Xia couldn’t help feeling sorry for all the supporting women who’d been toyed with by fate. After a quick transmigration, she got the chance to take a supporting woman’s place and keep living. So she decided that since she’d never get what she wanted, she might as well want nothing at all. She would live well and eat well… When a minor figure in the ma 271Reads8.5Score—14d adds
39. 289 穿 I Became the Villain's Real Mother and Changed My Family's Fate 穿成反派亲妈，我来改变全家命运 Orange Sauce橘酱Ancient Romance144k WordsOngoing [Farming + raising kids + food + business + devoted, sweet romance] After Xu Qiaoyuan died unexpectedly, she transmigrated into a world with a ramshackle hut open to the elements and two gaunt children. She thought she'd landed in a hopeless situation from the start, but then realized she'd transmigrated into a book and become the villain's wicked mother. The little villain was five years old. His father was missing, dead or alive unknown; his mother was lazy, greedy, and quick to beat and scold 11Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In ancient times, people set up stalls, farmed, and raised children.

40. 290 我 My Restaurant Connects Two Worlds 我的饭店通两界 Snail Post Office蜗牛邮局Ancient Romance56k WordsOngoing A new story is here. I hope you'll enjoy it! Shen Yanshu was specially admitted and promoted to Saint Delan Noble Academy because of her excellent grades. Who could have guessed that people at the school would take a dislike to her and bully her? But she wasn't one to take it lying down. After slapping a bully, she resolutely dropped out. She returned to the house her grandparents had left her, only to unexpectedly awaken a System and start a restaurant in ancient times. Even more surprising, s —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    You can take a look at this one.

41. 291 我 I’m a Head Chef at Hengdian 我在横店当大厨 Cakehead Y蛋糕脑袋YModern Romance197k WordsCompleted The heroine, Wei Shengyu, has a System space, which she uses to chase after celebrities in Hengdian. In Hengdian, Wei Shengyu gets to see many of the stars she likes. It would have been very difficult to make this happen otherwise, but with the System, it becomes easy. (The author is sensitive, and welcomes feedback, but please don't insult me. If you don't like it, feel free to leave. Thank you!) 702Reads6.5Score—14d adds

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    1️⃣ The female protagonist transmigrates from the world of cultivation to the modern world. Her original body was an obscure, unknown actress in the entertainment industry. Unwilling to listen to her manager and become a gold digger, she chose to go home and open a restaurant. As a result, thanks to the God of Cookery System, the restaurant became a sensation across the internet...

42. 292 穿 A Transmigrant’s Rise from Humble Beginnings 穿越小门小户发家史 Little Manjun小满君Ancient Romance218k WordsCompleted A money-loving, sunny chef heroine VS a reliable, resilient, handsome constable Just after winning the Culinary Association’s “Golden Chef Award,” a chef transmigrates to the Great Ji Dynasty... Li Qiao’an says her greatest talent is cooking, and the thing she loves most is food! Poor? No problem! With a spatula in hand, the world is mine! And maybe I’ll snag a handsome husband to play house with! Crab roe noodles, boiled fish, sweet-and-sour ribs, caramel milk tea, whole roasted lamb... She’ll 205Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A beautiful young female chef from another era meets a reliable and handsome local constable. They set up a food stall and open a restaurant. Their heartwarming daily life, filled with happiness and relaxation, is incredibly stress-relieving 😄 All sorts of delicious food will make your mouth water! ⚠️⚠️⚠️

43. 293 大 My First Day of College, and I'm Selling Teppanyaki 大一开学，我摆摊卖铁板烧 Guan Zhuo官卓Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted "Small-Town Folk"+ "Farming"+ "Everyday Urban Life" Poverty can be overcome. The story of a female university student who starts with nothing and gets rich by relying on the traditional foods of her hometown. 18Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist and her boyfriend gradually transform from poverty to wealth. It's a story of an ordinary person's rise to success, improving their family's situation. Starting with teppanyaki, they accumulate capital and promote their hometown's cuisine, gaining countless fans.

44. 294 渣 He’s Just a Jerk. Wouldn’t It Be Better to Marry an Army Officer? 渣男而已，转身嫁军官老公不香？ Jiu Qi酒七Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Devoted husband, marriage first and love later, twins, food, raising kids, fictional setting] Yu Chengzhou fell for an older girl in the residential compound when he was just ten, simply because she was such a good cook. Even then, he wanted to marry her and bring her home, but she was already engaged. Ten years later, he watched her get dumped by her fiancé’s family and was so happy he nearly jumped for joy. He went straight in and confessed, then whisked her away that very day and 5.5kReads9.2Score88114d adds

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    1. Shasha's Snack Shop will take you to savor a wonderful life. It's so visually appealing (the kind that makes your mouth water) that you won't want to say a word. It features delicious food, a wonderful husband, adorable children, cute pets, a gentle female lead, a simple and peaceful life, and a warm and cozy home that you'll yearn for. Highly recommended! 2. Su Wan transmigrated in a very bizarre way. In her previous life, she was a chef, but now she's the principal of a kindergarten on the verge of bankruptcy. She also gains a food system, which completely changes the atmosphere of the entire kindergarten. Mom: Son, what did you learn at kindergarten today? Son: I don't want to talk about work when I get home. Dad: Daughter, did you get along well with your friends at school? Daughter: Well, they don't seem to care about anything. 3. [Food + Shop Opening + No Female Lead + System + Warmth + Daily Life + Different Menus Every Day + Affordable Prices] Lou Yuanzhou accidentally gained a food system after eating too many ready-made meals! As long as you open a shop and complete various strange tasks, you can get rewards!

45. 295 流 Exiled and Reborn as the Villainous Wife of a Brooding Tycoon 流放后，穿成阴郁大佬的恶毒原配 Three Miracle Cats奇迹三喵Ancient Romance134k WordsOngoing Song Yu transmigrated into the body of a scheming, greedy and wicked young bride, sent to bring good fortune to her sickly husband. She was the true daughter of a wealthy family, but had been mistreated after growing up away from home. Even after returning to her family, she was never loved. Her relatives deceived her and married her off to a “cripple.” Faced with a dilapidated house, a family full of old and young, and a moody husband who would grow into a gloomy villain, Song Yu was at a loss. 46Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Small restaurant, infrastructure, food, exile

46. 296 美 Gourmet: A Restaurant Across from the High School 美食：高中对面开饭馆 Haruna春名Modern Romance649k WordsOngoing [Everyday life + delicious food] [Male protagonist] [No romance] The romance tag wasn’t my choice, sob Orz [July 28: I just saw that the rating is up! Thank you all for rating my story (bows). Thanks for your support.] Yao Yiji works overtime to support his sister’s two children, then collapses at his desk. Bound to System 677, he’s told that completing his mission will send him back to the day before he died suddenly. After the mission ends, he returns to the present day with System 677. He pla 609Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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    🍇①Super good-looking, ✨The female lead turns a brothel into a restaurant, earning hundreds of taels a day, but her success attracts attention and she is framed and imprisoned in a dungeon. Usually, the male lead would come to her rescue, but no no, the female lead and the people in her restaurant are self-reliant and strong, and they use their own methods to rescue themselves/their boss... For details, see 📖, don't miss it because of the title [bump post].

47. 297 我 My Takeout Shop Somehow Became a Hit Across the Internet 我的外卖店竟然火爆全网 Candy Pile and Ice Cream糖堆儿和冰淇淋Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [Food + Golden Finger + Career + System] [System Introduction] After transmigrating back, Lin Xiazhi smacks her sleazy boss and quits to open a restaurant, then unexpectedly binds herself to a food System. When a rookie System meets a true food expert, life after the binding is nothing but chaos. The System exclaims, “I really am a lucky charm! No need to worry about tasks, I’ll be the boss in no time.” Lin Xiazhi is crestfallen. “I’m the unlucky one. I’m staring at heaps of gold and silver, but 1.6kReads9.0Score15414d adds

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    The female protagonist travels back from ancient times, where she honed her culinary skills. Upon returning, she is bound to a system and leads it to the pinnacle of power. The story also incorporates elements of interstellar travel. Her cooking can even cure soldiers' mental breakdowns. It's incredibly entertaining!

48. 298 厨 God of Cooking: A Little Restaurant from the Start, Making the Cultivation World Drool 厨神：开局小食肆，馋哭修真界 Qi Muzi栖木子Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Gourmet, healing, no System, no romance, raising a daughter. After transmigrating from the apocalypse to the Cultivation Realm, Yang Feng runs a small eatery. Despite its humble size, the place is packed with big shots from every realm. The Demon Clan's holy maiden: “Waaah, mapo tofu is so delicious! I accidentally ate three more buckets of rice.” A sect leader: “The giant pork knuckle is the best! I can polish off ten in one go!” A celestial master: “I’ve read the signs, and today is a good day 3.7kReads8.7Score35514d adds

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    Food + Restaurant

49. 299 军 The Soldier Devotes His Life to His Country, and His Wife Devotes Hers to Him and Their Home 军爷以身许国，军嫂许他也许家 Wan Peipei万沛沛Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, both leads are each other's first and only] [Stepmother + raising kids + doted on by the whole family + marriage first, love later] Lin Xi unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s. She becomes the real daughter who is disliked by her biological parents, forced to take the place of a fake heiress and marry her military officer fiancé, a man with three children from a previous marriage, and eventually dies of sorrow. In the book, her military husband dies not long after the original he 2.1kReads9.1Score22614d adds

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    The first book, "Food in the Countryside," tells the story of Gu Lin's journey from a food stall to a restaurant in the 1980s and 90s. The second book features the inheritance of ancestral culinary traditions. The third book is about food in military marriages.

50. 300 海 Island Survival: I Save All of Huaxia with My Cooking 海岛求生：我靠做美食拯救全华夏 Silly Chubby傻瓜肉肉Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted At a time when resources were scarcer than ever around the world, a game called “Ocean Survival 1.0” descended upon every country. The game has four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. The longer its players survive, the more of their country’s depleted resources will be restored. By contrast, those who die too soon will bring disaster upon their country, making an already bad situation worse. Shen Xingluo enters the game with a food System, and a cooking pot from the start. As long as 5.3kReads9.2Score61014d adds

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