No Romance, Female Lead Runs a Shop, Any Genre! Thanks! 无cp，女主开店当老板，各种题材都可！感谢！

1. 1 时 Space-Time Merchant: Managing the Planes 时空商人：位面经营 Shu Yu殊与Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted [Interdimensional Trading + No Romance + System + Light Ensemble Cast + Not a Saintly Heroine + Female-Oriented] Li Jin is a space-time merchant who travels between worlds to do business. 1. Apocalypse World: Cities lie in ruins, their former splendor gone. Humanity kneels with faces covered, weeping in anguish, overwhelmed by despair and desolation. 2. Survival at Sea: When everyone is forced into a survival world, how will they gather supplies with only a raft and a fishing rod? 3. Desert Sand 1.1kReads8.4Score11114d adds

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   Both of these books feature shops in different dimensions and have no romantic pairing [eating melon emoji]. However, the difference between the second and first books is that you can return to previous dimensions. The first Mary Sue dimension was hilarious (ಡωಡ)hiahiahia

2. 2 开 Running a Shop Is Just a Job, Showing Off Is Life 开店只是工作，装逼才是生活 Qi Wujing戚无惊Fantastical Romance305k WordsOngoing [No CP] The Plane Trading System: [Partners wanted! Once bound, you can travel freely between planes, buy low and sell high, achieve financial freedom, and reach the pinnacle of life!] The Plane Trading System, continuing: [However, you bear your own profits and losses. If your losses get too serious, we’ll dissolve the partnership.] Bai Qiuyue, who had just quit her job and was ready to lie flat: "How is that any different from going to work?" But since she was already bound to it, she wasn’t a 110Reads6.0Score10714d adds
3. 3 假 After Faking Nobility, I Became a God 假冒贵族后我成神了 A Scholar Through and Through书生本色Fantastical Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Fake aristocrat + true queen + secret identities + everyone’s favorite + nation-building + personal growth] Luo Wei transmigrates into the body of a lowly commoner who passed herself off as a noble girl to enroll at school. Her identity is about to be exposed, and she’ll be despised and cursed by the entire school before being hanged at the gallows in the marketplace. Luo Wei: What’s there to be afraid of? I just have to pretend to be a noble. As someone from the twenty-first century, I can act 127.9kReads9.5Score13.9k14d adds

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   No more meal replacements, sob sob.

4. 4 您 You Have a New Thirst-Quenching Drink Order 您有新的渴了么订单 Braised Wings of the Great Peng大鹏炖翅Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Character development + business simulation + infrastructure building + healing + no romance + a touch of court intrigue] They say the emperor was corrupt and incompetent, and Heaven sent down divine punishment. Not a drop of rain had fallen on this land for nearly twenty years, and countless people had died of thirst. Then, all of a sudden, a milk tea shop opened in the desert. In spring, there were all kinds of ice-cold fruit juices, along with seasonal drinks like cherry blossom and lychee b 13.4kReads9.4Score1.9k14d adds
5. 5 古 The Ancient Apocalypse: My Hotel Saved Ten Thousand People 古代末世，我的酒店拯救了万民 Candy on the Wood木子有糖Ancient Romance258k WordsCompleted [Alternate world + no romance + System + invincible protagonist + feel-good story + infrastructure building] Shi Qi transmigrated!! As soon as she arrived, she was bound to a business management System... What??!! The apocalypse is coming in ancient times, and you want me to open a hotel there? Does that make any sense??!! Well, whether it makes sense doesn't matter. She's transmigrated, which is already absurd. As long as the System can guarantee her safety, she'd open a hotel in ancient times, 812Reads8.2Score10414d adds

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   This is a fantastic novel; it gets more and more addictive as you read on. The author's writing is excellent, the plot is captivating, and it's the kind of book you can't stop reading. Don't miss it! I highly recommend it!! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

6. 6 带 Transmigrating with a Supermarket: The Timid Sixth Princess Makes a Powerful Comeback 带着超市穿越窝囊六公主强势逆袭 Elder Li, Who Loves Hot Pot爱吃火锅的李长老Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + supermarket + palace and household intrigue + face-slapping the scumbag The Sixth Princess of Chu is the original novel’s doomed female supporting character. Sent abroad for a political marriage, she dies tragically at just seventeen at the hands of a scumbag prince and a vicious white lotus. Su Qingqing, a small supermarket owner from the 21st century, takes her place. Watch her master the ancient world, tear down scumbags, take on white lotuses, open a supermarket, 623Reads8.6Score10214d adds
7. 7 末 Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland: I Own a Commercial Street 末世废土：我有一条商业街 Little Black from Rusty Lake锈湖小黑Sci-Fi & Apocalypse279k WordsCompleted I’ve only stopped writing, not stopped reading. Plagiarists, have some shame. And this is just a little obscure story I write for fun. You won’t make any money by plagiarizing me. [Post-apocalyptic wasteland + management + no romance] Lu Tong, a graduate of an interstellar university, is caught in a space-time rift while heading to her internship and forced to land on Earth in a parallel world. Fortunately, she still has her System and the basic supplies provided by her school. An internship is 1.6kReads9.1Score17714d adds

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   No romance, no sainthood

8. 8 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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   The first book, despite its mediocre rating, is incredibly satisfying. The female lead is a "shrewd businesswoman," genuinely focused on making money, not running a charity. The modern world is so-so, but the ancient world is fascinating, portraying a group of vibrant, ordinary people—perfect for watching while eating. [Kiss] The second book is definitely top-tier in its genre. The female lead is single-mindedly focused on her main quest, diligently running her shop, and possesses formidable strength. In this other world, the people don't engage in vampirery or moral blackmail; they're constantly striving to save themselves. The plot is absolutely brilliant, a hymn to human courage! [Heart]

9. 9 末 My Apocalypse Shop: Running a Business with the System 末世小店：我带系统搞经营 Durian Rice Rolls榴莲肠粉Sci-Fi & Apocalypse709k WordsCompleted [Management + Apocalypse + One Heroine, No Romance + Multiple Realms] Lin Yanan was an overworked wage slave. After working diligently for over half a year, she finally got a few days off, only to lose them to a gaming keyboard. Unexpectedly, that caused her to bind with a business-management System. [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you've bound with the System! You receive one rundown shack!] Passerby One: “Did you hear? The convenience store has oden!” Passerby Two: “Really?” Passerby Three: “Y 2.4kReads8.9Score22114d adds

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   The female protagonist suddenly died while playing a game and woke up to find herself transported to a post-apocalyptic world, chased by zombies 😫! At a crucial moment, she unexpectedly became bound to a "lazy bum system" 😏, thus beginning her wondrous journey of running a small shop! 🎇Highlights: 👉The female protagonist has a super funny personality, definitely the comedic relief. 👉Time travel + post-apocalyptic world + system – various elements collide, making the plot incredibly exciting. 👉The system provides incredibly generous rewards: a fully automatic sausage grill, an otherworldly trash can, a fully automatic exchange machine – it couldn't be more awesome 😎.

10. 10 我 I’m Running a Vacation Inn in the Apocalypse 我在末世里开度假宾馆 Raise a Little Blue Cat养只小蓝猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Business Building + Post-Apocalypse] New mission: Open a hotel in the post-apocalyptic world. Xia Yan: “I thought this was supposed to be a vacation. Where’s the scenery? Are the zombies the scenery? Thanks, but no thanks!” System: “No, no, hear me out. No missions, no punishments, and upgrades are entirely up to you. You can slack off as much as you like. This System will always be on your side!” Xia Yan: “Okay!” And so Xia Yan finds herself in a dilapidated hotel. The conditions 190.5kReads8.8Score25k14d adds

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    The third book has a romantic pairing.

11. 11 我 After I Unlocked a Resort, Zombies Became Hard Currency 我解锁度假村后，丧尸成了硬通货 Illusory Sea, Fleeting Light幻海韶光Sci-Fi & Apocalypse370k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Management + No Romance + No Saintly Heroine] Gu Lingyu, murdered in her previous life, is reborn and gets a Resort System. Can upgrading the resort make her invincible? Her enemies from her past life, line up and come at her one by one! Can the resort grant eternal life once it reaches max level? Consider it done! In an apocalypse where people can’t get enough to eat or wear and worry every day about staying alive, Gu Lingyu’s resort becomes the only paradise on earth! Whatever yo 1.2kReads9.0Score13914d adds

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    Hehe, it looks so good!

12. 12 末 The Apocalypse's Shop System Forces Me to Become the Queen of All Realms 末世，开店系统逼我当位面女王 Sweet Orange, Not So Orange甜橙橙不橙Sci-Fi & Apocalypse432k WordsCompleted [Invincible System + Shopkeeping + Multiple Planes + No Romance + No Saintly Heroine] [Just a silly daily life of one person and one System watching the drama unfold and shipping couples] Lin Nian thought that accidentally slipping while taking a shower and transmigrating into a post-apocalyptic world was already ridiculous enough. But then she got bound to a guy who called himself the Universe's Super Invincible Shopkeeping System, and was told to open a shop in the apocalypse? System 098 was t 5.6kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds

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    I think these two books are pretty good.

13. 13 末 So What If It's the Apocalypse? I Have an All-Purpose System 末世怎么了？我有万能系统 Stewed Fish炖鱼鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse430k WordsCompleted (The rating is low because there aren't many ratings for this new book, not because readers rated it poorly on average.) [No Romance + Apocalypse + Management + Leveling Up] After Nan Jiang completed her quick transmigration missions, the System offered her a choice of one ultimate reward: a fortune worth billions, 500 years of life, or being reborn. Nan Jiang chose rebirth without hesitation. Her original world was a Level Five apocalyptic danger zone, but Nan Jiang had nothing to fear. This ti 1.9kReads9.1Score23314d adds

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    The female protagonist finishes her quick transmigration mission and opens a resort hotel in a post-apocalyptic world. There's no romantic pairing, but she'll have suitors. It's a post-apocalyptic business management novel with a very strong "golden finger" (advantageous ability to cheat or have special abilities).

14. 14 末 Apocalypse: The Hotel I Run Is the Only Paradise 末世：我经营的酒店是唯一乐园 Bei Moxi北茉夕Sci-Fi & Apocalypse516k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + no romance + invincible system + business management + please read the final note in the synopsis + low prices early on, don't read if you dislike that] Gu Wanyin never imagined that transmigrating would be bad enough, only to find herself in the apocalypse! The moment she opened her eyes, zombies were swarming her, and the only ones by her side were two pitifully skinny little kids. Gu Wanyin: I'm done for! System: Impossible. Absolutely impossible! After binding to the apocalypse 7.7kReads9.2Score84814d adds

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    I would recommend these books; the writing is decent, and the premise is acceptable.

15. 15 末 The Apocalypse: Running My Little Shop Online 末世，携小店在线经营 Durian Rice Rolls榴莲肠粉Sci-Fi & Apocalypse494k WordsCompleted [Business + Shop Management System + Strong Female Lead, No Romance + Multiple Planes] The shops are back in business!!! Ding! Salty Fish Inn is now open. Ding! Infinite Self-Service Convenience Store is now open. Ding! The mall and food street are now fully open. After an unexpected death, Lin Yanan was bound to a Business System and given an infinite supply of goods. Standing outside her own inn, Lin Yanan held a giant pork trotter in both hands and ate until grease shone on her lips. The pass 705Reads8.5Score10014d adds
16. 16 不 No Joke, Even the Dogs in My Homeland Know How to Farm 不开玩笑，我种花家的狗都会种田 No Skipping Today今天不咕Modern Romance594k WordsCompleted Female lead, no romance, farming, System, livestreaming Just before she dies from overwork, office drone Xiao Man wishes that in her next life, she won’t have to be human again. Then she’s reborn as a dog. Being a dog isn’t so bad. Her human’s family has fields, farmland, and an orchard, making it a perfect place for a dog to live. And so Xiao Man begins a carefree life in the countryside. Until one day, an accident leaves her human’s family with a glut of unsold crops, plunging the whole house 549Reads9.3Score10514d adds

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    All without romantic pairings; the female lead opens a shop, becomes a boss, and a queen [heart]. She starts by building a kingdom [heart]. She runs an online agricultural product shop [heart]. She travels between two worlds to open a shop [heart]. She lives in an old neighborhood [heart].

17. 17 科 Nobody Wants This High-Tech Food, So I Took It to the Past and Sold It Like Crazy 科技狠活没人吃，拿去古代卖疯了 Clear Light Shines on You Alone清光独映君Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Feel-good power fantasy] [Transmigrating between two worlds] [Trading goods] [Building wealth] Just after Xia Yunshu escaped from the parasitic family of her good-for-nothing father, a loud clang heralded the arrival of her power to transmigrate between two worlds. Modern zongzi so sickeningly sweet that nobody wants them? She trades them for wild vegetables in the other world, then sells them for 388 yuan a pound outside a mansion! Even dogs turn their noses up at these starch sausages, but in 42.5kReads7.8Score3.5k14d adds
18. 18 开 Twelve Buildings from the Start: Renting Them Out Shakes the Whole City 开局十二栋楼，我靠租房惊动全城 Do You Eat Tangerines?吃不吃橘Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [A touch of a System + career-focused + wealthy big shot who never wants for money + no romance] [Just started getting rated, so the score will be low. Idealized community life! Idealized!] Jiang Yu inherited more than a dozen apartment buildings and became a landlady. On a whim, she visited one of the old neighborhoods and saw peeling walls, exposed wires, and crumbling roads... Meanwhile, in the System shop, soundproof walls, climate-controlled furnishings, air-purifying ventilation, and all k 4.1kReads8.9Score42614d adds
19. 19 深 A Widow’s Busy Night-Market Food Stall in Bianjing, and She Won’t Remarry 深夜食摊搞钱忙，汴京寡妇不嫁人 A Fish from the South南边一只鱼Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted Reader’s guide: [ensemble cast + food business + heartwarming everyday life of ordinary people + no romance + fictional Northern Song setting] Wang Chunhua and Zhang Taonian were “mortal enemies” at the same company, bickering every day. After an accident, the two find themselves in Bianjing, the Northern Song capital, a thousand years in the past. And they become sisters-in-law in a family of street vendors at Zhouqiao Night Market!? The original family was devastated by swine fever. All the me 6.8kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
20. 20 春 A Cat Napping in a Teahouse on a Spring Day 春昼狸奴卧茶坊 Wen Ling温靈Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Alternate Universe]+ [Gourmet]+ [Adorable Pets (Cats!)]+ [No Romance]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Slow and Steady] Han Zhenzhen had no peerless beauty, no prestigious family background, and no exceptional intelligence. The first job she got after graduation turned out to be a huge mistake. Her boss was deranged and planned to dump all the unsold domestic cats at the cat café. Han Zhenzhen rushed forward to stop him without a thought for her own safety, only to get hit by a car and die. When she woke agai 3.1kReads8.1Score99814d adds
21. 21 开 Opening an Idol Agency to Dominate Chinese Showbiz 开偶像公司称霸内娱 AT0MModern Romance442k WordsCompleted One-line pitch: If I can't be an idol, I'll be the boss who rules the industry! [Idols of all genders + ensemble cast + entrepreneurship + no romance] [A young person's dream is summer fireworks] After ten years as a trainee, Xu Jialan still failed to make her debut in the cutthroat world of show business. Furious, she packed up and went home to live off her parents as soon as her contract expired. She casually opened a dance studio to make ends meet, and somehow it became a hit. Was she born wi 4.2kReads9.3Score40314d adds
22. 22 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

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    No romantic pairing, and it's not finished yet, but with over a thousand chapters, it's quite readable. The female protagonist travels to different worlds to open shops, and there are a high percentage of female characters, with most of the powerful figures being women. I personally didn't find any major issues with it.

23. 23 谁 Who Could've Guessed? Every Customer in My Online Shop Has Transmigrated 谁懂啊？我的网店顾客全是穿越者 Spring Mountain Mist春山雾Modern Romance660k WordsCompleted [Now being published, with a live-action mini-series already online. Come watch~] [No romance + strong heroine + feel-good power fantasy + striking it rich + visitors from myriad worlds + trading goods + heartwarming healing + ensemble cast] Ye Xing's online shop had recently received a lot of strange orders. Her shop specialized in running errands, buying things on commission, and taking care of various tasks for customers. But the things her recent customers asked her to do were all outrageous 13.3kReads9.1Score1.9k14d adds

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    "Super Invincible Thunderbolt" meets the requirements. The first book is particularly heartwarming and enjoyable. The female protagonist and the system Hua Hua open general stores in different worlds, helping these worlds function properly. The writing is good, and the supporting characters are well-developed. The daily life scenes are also very heartwarming. The second book features a female protagonist who runs an online store, which connects to a system mall that allows her to connect with various transmigrators. There's no romantic pairing. It's also quite good, and the female protagonist has principles. However, I feel the writing is slightly weaker than the first book.

24. 24 我 I Joined Forces with a Plane-Hopping Supermarket and My Country to Drive Development 我携手位面超市和国家搞发展 Golden Sunset落日融金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (The animated drama adaptation of this novel is now available. If you’re interested, check it out under the title “Fatherland, I Want to Turn In My Interdimensional Supermarket.” Season two is also out.) A nation-building story. The heroine is a supporting character, and there’s no romance. Ordinary woman Tang Qingxi quits her job and goes home to open a supermarket. After finally getting everything ready, she opens the door to start business, only to discover that her supermarket has transmigr 24.7kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds

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    Who brings clothes from the supermarket? She even brought the greenery from the area in front of the supermarket! It's outrageous! Her mother opened the door for something outrageous, it's outrageous to the extreme! And the most outrageous thing is, the supermarket has water, electricity, and internet. But she can't receive any messages. Confirming that nothing had changed outside, Tang Qingxi returned to the supermarket and, unwilling to give up, dialed 110 again. The phone still answered, "Sorry, your phone is temporarily out of service. Please try again later."

25. 25 什 What? The Management Game Became Real! 什么？经营游戏成真了！ Super Jabei超级加贝Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted [Mainly business and progression + no romance + leisurely daily life + healing + pocket worlds] From the start, all she had was a tea egg, and it launched a whole street of gourmet food. What? Her tea eggs boost your health? What? Her hot pot makes you look younger? What? Her milk tea keeps you from losing sleep? … Feng Zhu had been an orphan since childhood. She had spent twenty years doing her best to get by, only to be diagnosed with cancer and given less than a year to live. Just as she was 693Reads8.7Score10214d adds

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    This is a heartwarming, slice-of-life food-themed novel. The female lead doesn't have a romantic partner, but her character is well-developed—she has strong likes and dislikes, and is vengeful. There are always unexpected plot twists and quirky humor, making it very healing to read. Her shop assistants are also very likable: the unreliable Zhai Xi, the gentle and steady Sang Lian, and the lively and cheerful Xiao Fenghuang. Their interactions feel like a family, full of life and fun. The book effectively demonstrates that people can only grow quickly by facing their past difficulties. In each world they visit, they not only resolve their past inner demons but also mature mentally. It's a very good book and highly recommended.

26. 26 星 Interstellar Revival: After My Engagement Was Broken Off, I Set the Whole Universe Ablaze 星际复兴：被退婚后我引爆全宇宙 Three Little Drops of Water三点点点水Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No CP + interstellar + literary plagiarist + System + multiple secret identities + ensemble cast elements + forum-style] She suddenly transmigrates to an interstellar world. Lin Wei is exiled alongside her stepmother, who seized power after a marital betrayal right from the start. Meanwhile, the System bound to her tells her that a cultural rupture will soon bring the interstellar civilization to ruin. On the way into exile, she snatches a raider's assault ship, earning her first fortune in thi 5.4kReads9.1Score65314d adds

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    Strong female lead, no romantic partner, runs a studio in interstellar space, the female lead has multiple identities and owns many shops.

27. 27 末 Apocalypse Management: I Open a Hotel and Win by Doing Nothing 末世经营：开间酒店我躺赢 Mu Yu沐予Sci-Fi & Apocalypse771k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Business Management + Healing + Infrastructure Building + No Romance + Light Ensemble Cast] The moment Gu Nian opens her eyes, she finds herself in a hell-level apocalypse. Zombies roam everywhere, plants mutate, and one natural disaster after another strikes. She is framed from the start and nearly gets herself killed. On the brink of death, Gu Nian binds herself to a hotel management System and merges with a mysterious plant compendium, becoming the owner of a small hotel in the 8.5kReads8.8Score1k14d adds

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    P1 Quick Transmigration System Across Various Dimensions P2 Post-Apocalyptic Management System P3 Hotel System P4 Haunted House System P5 Online Shops Across Various Dimensions

28. 28 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
29. 29 从 From Street Stall to Foodie Paradise 从摆摊开始开美食城 Fishy Has Already Embarked on the Path鱼鱼已经入道了Ancient Romance589k WordsCompleted [After Transmigrating, I Became the Owner of a Gourmet Food Street in Ancient Times. All My Employees Are Nonhuman. No Couple for the Female Lead] A friendly note: I finished writing this book a year or two ago, but only posted the whole thing this year. Since it had been sitting around for a while, the plot and wording may suit readers who enjoy a bit of everything. As it's already complete, I can't revise the wording. Hu Jia, an unlucky soul perfectly caught in the crossfire of the times, pa 1.1kReads8.1Score19114d adds

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    This system transports the female protagonist to ancient times, where she opens various snack shops. The employees are all talents recruited by the system from another world, and everyone's stories are heartwarming.

30. 30 快 Who's Best at Slacking Off in Quick Transmigration? The Host Is Number One 快穿摆烂哪家强，宿主第一称大王 Happy Froggy i快乐蛙蛙iModern Romance509k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, no CP + System + sound values + strong female lead who isn't saintly] Yu Shu is a supreme AI. The Interstellar Space-Time Administration is about to be established. Chosen as the Administration's central AI, S, Yu Shu is sent to different small worlds to complete missions before taking up her post, because she's too lazy. Officially, it's to help her understand and refine human nature through experience. * Somehow, as she goes about completing missions, she keeps winning a 524Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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    Look at this, baby. The first world is about opening a shop in the apocalypse.

31. 31 我 My Restaurant Connects to a Thousand Worlds 我的食肆通万界 The Wine-Sack Wanderer鸱夷客434k WordsOngoing Quick Transmigration + No Romance + Gourmet + Everyday Life + Shopkeeper Stories World One: Total War of Resistance (Complete) World Two: An Lushan Rebellion (Complete) World Three: Human Apocalypse (Ongoing) Xin Yi, a recent food science graduate, has always dreamed of opening a restaurant of her own. She unlocks all kinds of gourmet recipes and connects multiple parallel worlds. In every era and place, people suddenly discover a simple little shop that wasn’t there before, its air filled with 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Perfectly meets the requirements; opening a shop across multiple worlds is stress-free; the local customs and traditions are meticulously researched; there are no romantic partners stealing the show; perfect for a lone wolf.

32. 32 大 The Great Qian Dynasty's First Lady Scholar 大乾第一女先生 Bright Green Persimmon绿澄澄的柿子Ancient Romance708k WordsCompleted A new story. The System is just a tool and doesn't appear much~ A cozy, everyday tale, mostly about women. Jiang Zhi gets divorced, takes her daughter, and leaves her ex-husband's family in utter chaos. Back in Jiangzhou, she opens a curious teahouse. The pastries here are unlike anything people have seen, the rules are unusual, and the stories she tells... are even more unheard-of! A monkey causes havoc in Heaven? A scholar falls in love with a female ghost? And a dark-faced judge named Bao can 3.1kReads8.5Score34114d adds

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    This is a farming novel I recently read, without a romantic pairing. It features a small ensemble cast and is a very heartwarming book.

33. 33 都 Now That I'm Reborn, Why Get Married? Obviously, I'll Make Money 都重生了谁还嫁人，当然赚钱啊 Chi Yu Ru Hai池渔洳海Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Starting a Business and Making Money+Top Student+No Romance+Feel-Good Female Lead+Period Piece] Jiang Yu is reborn in 1994. In this life, she refuses to follow her mother to the city for school. She'll stay in the county, sell porridge, and open a food court. With her foresight and skills as a food blogger, watch her turn 250 yuan into a hundred billion... She'll make money and study hard, both at once! 1.4kReads8.9Score11514d adds

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    Reborn in 1994, she starts her business from selling porridge and milk tea, building her fortune. It's a period novel with a strong female lead and no romantic pairing. The initial ratings are a bit low, but it's good! [Thumbs up]

34. 34 重 Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld’s Young Mistress! 重生后，我被迫成了黑道大小姐！ I Have a Big Blade我有一把大刀Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn at school, strong female lead, no romance, all business, countless black-clad underlings, comedy, and pure wish fulfillment!] (Original title: After Being Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld's Young Mistress!) In her previous life, Liu Yutong was a lawyer. By a twist of fate, she is reborn on the eve of the 2007 college entrance exams, only to be mistaken by a gang of street thugs for the daughter of an underworld kingpin. The fearsome daughter of an underworld boss? Fighting, 23.4kReads9.1Score3.2k14d adds

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    No romantic pairing in this business novel!!! The first one is about cooking in a post-apocalyptic world (the female lead is invincible?), The second one is about rebirth in modern times and building a company.

35. 35 杂 A General Store Transformed Into an Ancient-Style Snack Shop 杂货铺爆改古代零食小店 Nie Kui臲尯Ancient Romance525k WordsCompleted [Just started getting ratings. Read it, and maybe the score will go up!] “A laid-back shopkeeping story focused on snacks. The pace is slow, so skip it if that bothers you.” Jiang Yun transmigrates into ancient times and inherits a grocery store on the verge of bankruptcy. Faced with a difficult situation, she relies on a System in her mind containing recipes for modern delicacies, gradually turning the little shop into a famous establishment. Her secret-recipe spicy strips bring the county magi 814Reads8.2Score11014d adds

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    I just finished reading this when I opened the shop.

36. 36 我 Opening a Cozy Little Eatery in Ancient Times 我在古代开家暖心小食铺 Firewood Keeps Rolling In柴源滚滚来Ancient Romance639k WordsCompleted Transmigration + business management + harmonious neighbors + no romance The heroine runs businesses and builds a warm, lively life: she opens shops, sets up workshops, expands her supply chain, maintains quality, and refuses to franchise. With steady, down-to-earth management, she establishes herself in the area while savoring the warmth of everyday life and building a peaceful yet fulfilling life with quiet strength. 495Reads—Score10114d adds
37. 37 万 Multiverse Supermarket: I Lie Flat in the Immortal Realm by Selling Snacks 万界超市：我靠卖零食在仙界躺平 Saving Up to Buy the Moon攒钱买月亮Fantastical Romance331k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted Comedy + Running a Business in Another World + Interplanar Trade + Slacker Heroine + No Romance] Shen Qinghe arrived in the cultivation world and, from the start, took over a run-down supermarket with holes in every wall. The supermarket was on the verge of closing, the System crashed every other day, and cultivators were fighting right outside, swords flying everywhere. Shen Qinghe glanced at the empty shelves, sighed, and made herself a cup of instant braised beef noodles. That 30Reads—Score114d adds

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    No romantic pairing, the female lead is completely passive, and everything depends on customer coupons.

38. 38 海 Island Management Simulator 海岛模拟经营 A Friend of the Mu Family木木家的友人Modern Romance333k WordsOngoing [No romance + food + world-building + game apocalypse + pet spirits, slice of life] [Player Monet detected. Island Management System bound!] When Monet, who can’t swim, wakes up, she finds herself adrift on a raft in the middle of a vast ocean. There’s no one around, only a System that has forcibly bound itself to her. [...Please select a business type.] Food is essential to life, so she chooses a restaurant. [Congratulations, player! You’ve received one Mini Cozy Restaurant.] Th 63Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead runs a restaurant; there's no romantic pairing; and there are many cute little elves.

39. 39 万 Supermarket Across the Myriad Worlds: I Trade Buns for Technology for My Country 万界超市：我用包子给国家换科技 Long Qian龙潜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romance + supermarkets across different planes + running a business + seeking the motherland’s protection] When intern Jiang Wanwan refused to go bungee jumping at a company team-building event, her boss gave her a hard time. In a fit of anger, she fired him. While unemployed at home, she unexpectedly got a Myriad Worlds Supermarket System. Open supermarkets in other planes? No way. What if she ran into danger? The System was desperate for her to earn money and level up, so it had no choice 12.3kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds

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    It's a grand story about collaborating with the government to open stores in various dimensions, with a tight plot and decent writing.

40. 40 穿 Transmigrated Into Cyberpunk: Starting as the Gang's Big Sister 穿越赛博：从帮派大姐大开始 Copper Pea铜豌豆啊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsOngoing [Cyberpunk Transmigration + No Romance + No System + Business and Development + Light Ensemble Cast + Imagination] Wan Ning transmigrates into a cyberpunk world and becomes the leader of a small-time gang destined to be cannon fodder. Help, how am I supposed to keep up this act? To stay alive, she has no choice but to grit her teeth and play along. After taking out a traitor with a single shot, Wan Ning appears calm and composed, as if everything is under control. In reality, her legs are tremb 20.6kReads9.2Score2.2k14d adds

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    The female lead has no romantic partner and runs a serious business.

41. 41 宝 Pokemon: Retiring in the World of Pocket Monsters 宝可梦我在精灵世界养老 Mulan Star木兰星Anime Fanfiction604k WordsOngoing This book was originally titled I Have a Pokémon Day Care in the World of Pokemon, and is now titled Growing Old in the World of Pokemon. (Female lead + no romance + Pokemon + Pokemon + Pokémon + no battles + slow-paced life + running a Pokémon Day Care + levels) Zhao Meng had only watched a few Pokemon shows as a child when she suddenly transmigrated to a world full of Pokemon and inherited a Pokémon Day Care. And so the story begins... You don't need to know anything about Pokemon to enjoy thi 11.9kReads9.2Score68914d adds

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    The female protagonist opens a shop; do you want Pokémon items?

42. 42 打 Building Up a Barren Mountain, the Blind Box System Is Full of God-Tier Items 打造荒山，盲盒系统全是神级道具 Guab an'er瓜半儿Modern Romance394k WordsCompleted [Infrastructure + Management + Food + Everyday Life + Ensemble Cast + No Romance + Golden Finger] Meng Rao has only three months left to live. By chance, an unreliable System barges into her mind. From then on, her modest goal is to turn a barren mountain into the nation’s top-tier star resort. - “Bind yourself to the Xia Qing Mountain Scenic Area and get disease-cleansing capsules!” “Floating islands on Mirror Lake, starlight rafting, and underwater capsule rooms!” “Misty mushroom forests, tree 1kReads6.6Score10714d adds

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    The female lead runs a resort without a romantic pairing; it features an underwater hotel, a canopy train, and a golden shovel for collecting trash—it's quite interesting.

43. 43 我 I Opened a Restaurant in My Hometown, and People from Ancient Times Lined Up to Work for Me 我在家乡开餐厅，古人排队来打工 Where Did the Chestnuts Go栗干甚去了Modern Romance745k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine’s level-up journey + no romance + career-focused + all-female ensemble + System + food business and infrastructure building] Reader advisory: 1. No male lead, romance, or lovesick characters. Everyone is focused on their careers. 2. Firmly women-centered, not traditional romance. Please read with care. 3. A feel-good progression story. The heroine goes into business, while the supporting heroine builds infrastructure and creates a new order. Two powerful women join forces. They c 1.7kReads8.8Score23614d adds

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    These two books are about the female protagonist opening a shop.

44. 44 老 Granny Returns to the ’80s: Dumping Her Scumbag Husband and Making a Fortune Selling Pickles 老太重回八零：踹翻渣男咸菜发家 Calm Winds and Still Waves风瓶浪静Modern Romance710k WordsCompleted (No romance + divorce + street vending + making money + no golden finger) She’s reborn, and her younger daughter is about to be thrown into a living hell! Qin Sui’an was a timid old woman who had lived a miserable life. When she opens her eyes, she’s back in the 1980s, right at the scene where her younger daughter is being tricked into a marriage! This old woman has had enough! After exposing the scoundrel who arranged the fraudulent marriage and kicking her useless husband to the curb, Qin Sui’ 6.1kReads9.1Score97814d adds
45. 45 只 All I Can Do Is Grow Vegetables and Cook, Yet I Became Cultivation World's Top-Tier Star 只会种菜做饭，却成了修真界顶流 Mr. Impenetrable不透君Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted [Hilarious and Heartwarming + Food + Farming + A Touch of Modern Cultivation] She inherited a cultivation legacy, and her innate talents were cooking and growing vegetables. She became the leader of a sect, but living in poverty was the norm. From the start, all she had was a ramshackle building, a patch of wasteland, and half a mountain forest. A leader with no great ambitions and four idle disciples. Sect leader Jiang Tingyun said, “In modern society, spiritual energy has dried up. Cul 23.2kReads9.5Score3.3k14d adds

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    Various types of shops

46. 46 妖 A Record of Eating Demons 妖食记 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance632k WordsCompleted The Wuwei Inn flourishes because people in this world always have so many wishes. Birth, aging, sickness, death; resentment, hatred, love, and feuds; love and separation; life and death. The demons at the Wuwei Inn love to feast on these human joys and sorrows. Long Sanniang is stunningly beautiful. She's a shop owner, a fine cook, and a guide. Her life is long and dull, so she opens a restaurant to hear people's stories and, along the way, take in a handsome young general. Open the most distinc 3.8kReads9.4Score69814d adds
47. 47 末 Apocalypse: I Ride a Tricycle and Run a Mobile Supermarket from the Start 末世：开局蹬三轮，经营移动超市 Su Zhi Cat苏栀猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [System + business management + no romance pairing + ridiculous comedy + invincible] After six months of being a sucker in a new world, Jiang He finally gets her super-powered business System. Once bound to it, she hops on a little three-wheeled cart and runs a mobile supermarket. She also has to complete all sorts of bizarre sign-in missions to earn time for stocking up. [Host, go sign in at the center of the storm to earn one minute of stocking time!] [Host, see that volcano? Take it down and 13.7kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds
48. 48 末 Apocalypse: I Became a Landlady and Built Houses Like Crazy 末世：成包租婆后，我嘎嘎盖房子 Su Zhi Cat苏栀猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse698k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + System + apartment rentals + food delivery + no romance] Jiang Li grew up in an orphanage. After reconnecting with her biological father, she inherited an apartment building. She naively thought she could finally lie flat and live the life of a landlady. Who could have guessed the apocalypse would arrive before she’d even had time to settle into her new home? With no special abilities and no way to defend herself, Jiang Li scrapes by on stored food for six months. Then, surrounded 1.8kReads8.6Score20514d adds
49. 49 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.1kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds
50. 50 恶 The Wicked Villainess Opens a Shop in the Apocalypse 恶毒女配末世开店之旅 Pi Wanmin, Who Loves June Red喜欢六月红的皮万民Sci-Fi & Apocalypse241k WordsCompleted [No romance + System + transmigrate into a book + apocalypse + shopkeeping + management + summoning + growth-oriented heroine] "Other people start by fighting zombies. I start by... why is everything a BUG?!" The moment Jiang Yulu opens her eyes, she realizes she's transmigrated into a post-apocalyptic novel as the vicious supporting female character, the one who gets torn apart and eaten by zombies. The good news: She's bound to the [Apocalypse Shop System]. The more she sells, the stronger she 42Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead runs a shop; no romantic pairing; a satisfying read. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

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