The Female Lead Is an Amazing Cook and Makes the Three Kids Next Door Drool 女主厨艺巨好，馋哭隔壁三个小孩

1. 151 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 protagonist transmigrates into a cultivation novel. To avoid having her immortal bones removed, she dedicates herself to cooking. Her dishes, such as boiled pork slices, spicy shrimp, snail rice noodles, barbecue, and osmanthus rice cakes, fill the entire sect with their aroma. She even does food vlogs and delivers takeout, and a powerful figure from the Sword Sect even becomes her delivery driver.

2. 152 惊 Shocking! The Cold Military Officer Is the Father of Her Child 惊！冰冷军官竟是孩子他爸 Salt Little Five盐小五Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Raising a child + military marriage + everyday life + first love for both] After waking up, wealthy beauty Xu Yao transmigrates once again to the 1970s, becoming the mother of the great villain in a small world! The original Xu Yao was busty but brainless. After failing to scheme her way into marrying the man she loved, she had a son with someone else. She blamed all her misfortunes on the boy, beating and cursing him until he grew up bitter and twisted. He eventually became the great villain, 2.4kReads8.9Score22014d adds

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   💓Today's book recommendations are here! 🍚The female protagonist is reborn in the 1980s, escaping her exploitative family and rejecting her vengeful husband from her past life. She opens a restaurant with her sisters and builds a successful business. [Currently in progress] 🍚The female protagonist transmigrates into a villainous supporting character in a period novel. She decisively stays away from the male and female leads, goes to an island with her blind date to accompany a military officer, and spends her days cooking delicious food, taking care of the kids, and having a handsome and considerate husband. Life is wonderful. Follow Wanwan! [Please follow] No more worries about running out of books to read!

3. 153 七 The 1970s: The State-Run Restaurant's Head Chef Supports the Whole Family 七零，国营大厨带飞全家 The Years of Poetry and Wine诗酒年华Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + period drama + food + System + whole-family transmigration + 1V1] Su Wanwan transmigrates into a book and even brings along a Light of Cuisine System... As a minor female character who didn’t make it past chapter three in the original novel, Su Wanwan expected life as a disposable side character to be tough. But who could have guessed... With a mother who dotes on her, a loving father, a fiercely protective second sister, and an honest older brother, Su Wanwan suddenl 3.8kReads8.5Score28214d adds

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   Su Wanwan transmigrated into a book, bringing with her a Light and Gourmet System… As a minor female supporting character who didn't even survive three chapters in the original story, Su Wanwan thought her life as a cannon fodder would be tough, but who knew… A doting mother, a loving father, a protective second sister, and an honest brother—Su Wanwan suddenly became the darling of the family, winning everyone's hearts with her culinary skills. The shrewd and calculating manager of a state-run restaurant: "Wanwan, give me a bowl of eggplant and minced meat noodles." The upright and impartial logistics director: "If Comrade Su came to our factory to cook braised pork, I'd be more than happy!" The stubborn but soft-hearted and incredibly awkward old lady: "I especially love Wanwan's Song Sao fish soup!" Even the originally aloof male and female leads from the book flocked to her side: "Wanwan/Comrade Su, flower cakes!" And there was even a food expert who wagged his tail around her every day: "Anything Wanwan makes, I love! If Wanwan could cook for me every day, that would be the greatest happiness of my life!" "Unbeknownst to her, Su Wanwan, this little cannon fodder, managed to win everything with her delicious food!"

4. 154 星 Interstellar: A Foodie Wife with a Pocket Dimension 星际：美食娇妻有空间 A Fresh Perspective Every Day天天新视角Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Mu Yiyi, a culinary cultivator, blew herself up and woke up in the interstellar era as the beautiful, sweet-voiced, clingy young heiress of a wealthy family, a girl with no other redeeming qualities. Though she was the family’s biological daughter, her parents demanded that she take the adopted daughter’s place and marry Chu Xingyuan, a disabled tycoon, to bring him good fortune. The tycoon had crippled hands and legs and was deaf. He was cruel by nature, covered in the stench of blood, and kept 1.7kReads8.7Score15714d adds

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   The female lead is a food cultivator who transmigrates to interstellar space and even has a spatial ability. Her cooking skills are amazing! 👍🏻 She also has a bit of a "pretending to be weak while actually being strong" vibe.

5. 155 农 The Little Lucky Star of the Farming Family: We Turned Our Fortune Around with Food 农门小福星：全家靠做美食逆袭了 Snowflakes Flying雪花飞飞Ancient Romance534k WordsCompleted Su Xiaojin, a modern-day foodie, transmigrates into the body of a poor peasant girl in ancient times and becomes the Su family’s beloved lucky charm. What? The family sold their land, her eldest brother’s engagement was called off, and her second brother even sold himself? The Su family has become the laughingstock of the village. No problem! I’ll make delicious food to earn silver, buy land and fields, build a house, and open a shop. The Su family will rise again and have the last laugh. And al 2.2kReads8.3Score20914d adds

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   I highly recommend these amazing books where the female protagonists are incredibly skilled cooks; their culinary creations will make everyone's mouths water.

6. 156 囤 I Stocked My Fridge and Transmigrated into a Book, Then Married the Fiercest Chief Minister 囤满冰箱穿书，我嫁了最猛首辅 Mu Qiao Qiao木乔乔Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One, and the Heroine Is the Original Owner of Her Body, While the Hero Has Not Been Reborn] Wen Nuannuan recently discovered that her refrigerator was malfunctioning: any food she ate would automatically replenish itself! Thinking she was about to strike it rich, Wen Nuannuan did everything she could to stuff the refrigerator full. But the very next day, she transmigrated into a book in spectacularly disastrous fa 61.1kReads9.0Score6.5k14d adds

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   Both of these books feature female protagonists who are incredibly skilled cooks, love good food, and enjoy life. One is an ancient Chinese novel, and the other is a historical novel.

7. 157 被 After Being Exiled, I Made a Fortune Selling Food at a Street Stall 被流放后我靠摆摊发家致富 Hu Tutu胡凃凃Ancient Romance121k WordsCompleted After competing in the semifinals of the Blue Star’s top chef competition, Qiao Ling gets into a car accident on her way back to the hotel. She transmigrates into the illegitimate second daughter of the Changrong Marquis’s household, who is being sent to marry in place of her elder sister. The second daughter was born in a difficult labor to a maid who seduced her way into her master’s bed. Her father doesn’t care for her, her mother doesn’t love her, and she grew up being bullied by her elder s 39Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I love it so much! It's so beautiful!

8. 158 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
9. 159 富 The Wealthy Little Cook 富贵小厨娘 Xin Chen辛尘Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Lu Azhuo, a superb cook, transmigrated into an imperial-examination novel, where she was destined to become the male lead's short-lived first wife. Her husband's family and her own would be ruined because of her. Another title for this story: Death Comes Calling. When she woke up, she could uproot a willow with one hand and wield a kitchen knife with the other. No one within ten miles dared provoke her. They said she could silence a crying baby just by showing up. She was making a fortune with h 300Reads7.1Score10114d adds

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   [Learned it][Learned it][Learned it] These three are all food-themed novels, and the female leads are incredibly skilled cooks. They'll make your mouth water just reading them! Hehe, don't miss them if you like that kind of thing! [Explore][Explore][Explore]

10. 160 军 The Army Wife Has Triplets and Wins Over the Soldiers with Her Cooking 军嫂一胎三宝，美食征服兵哥哥 Ink Falling in Clear Times落墨清时Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After Meng Qinghuan was caught in an explosion, her soul transmigrated into a novel set in the 1980s and 1990s. Not only had she become a pitiable cannon-fodder girl whose father had died, whose mother didn’t love her, and who was sold to an old man as his wife, she had also unexpectedly bound herself to a God of Cooking System and gained a top-tier kitchen with unlimited supplies! Meng Qinghuan promptly came up with a plan to escape her wretched family and make her mark on the food scene of the 700Reads7.6Score10514d adds

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    🍀🍀The female lead's cooking is absolutely amazing!! Braised pig's trotters, braised pork intestines, braised pork belly, radish and pork crackling vermicelli buns, slurp slurp 🤤🤤~~ All sorts of delicious food made the whole family in the compound drool. Don't watch it at night, I'm afraid you'll be glued to your phone! [Sparrow's Divine Cooking][Sparrow's Divine Cooking]

11. 161 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
12. 162 七 Army Life on a 1970s Island: I Build a Fortune Through Food 七零海岛随军：我靠美食发家致富 Hardcore Luckin Coffee Addict瑞幸重度依赖Modern Romance231k WordsOngoing Su Qing, a modern food blogger, unexpectedly wakes up inside a period novel she had just mocked online. She has become the cannon-fodder supporting female character who shares her name and meets a tragic end. In the original story, she was greedy for wealth and status, abandoned her husband, the “villain,” after he was sent to an island research institute, and left behind their twin son and daughter. She devoted herself to pursuing the male lead, only to become a stepping stone and die of illnes 4Reads—Score214d adds
13. 163 八 The Spicy Girl of the 1980s: I Made My Fortune with Food 八零小辣媳：我靠美食发家致富 Siyuan嗣源Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period Drama + Rebirth + Food + Feel-Good + Fiery Wife + Love After Marriage] A spirited food blogger who transmigrates into the past VS a calculating, loyal-dog hero who was once a technical whiz and later becomes a powerful tycoon Su Ning transmigrated to the 1980s and became a young wife with a terrible reputation. Her husband treated her with indifference, the neighbors gossiped about her, and her birth family kept finding ways to bleed her dry. Make a fortune, take down scumbags, deal with 520Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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    ✨The female lead is an amazing cook. The neighbor's kid initially disliked her, but one bowl of fried rice from her won him over. From then on, she gained the kid's devoted fan. [Attention][Attention]

14. 164 八 Crazy in the 1980s: The Island Beauty Is Fiercely Savage 八零疯疯疯，海岛美人她过分凶残 Night-Blooming Cereus夜昙Modern Romance479k WordsCompleted The story has only just received a rating. Once there are more chapters and the ladies leave likes and comments, the score will climb in no time! [Alternate Period Setting + Sweet Romance + Island Life + Military Marriage + Delicious Food] Chu Yao had just woken up when she realized she'd transmigrated again. This time, she'd landed in the role of a cannon-fodder supporting female character. The female lead, Chu Ruyan, stole the original owner's personal jade pendant and used it to live a life o 6.1kReads9.0Score65614d adds

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    The female lead is a time traveler.

15. 165 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates: 18 Ways to Survive in Ancient Times 全家穿越：古代生存十八法 The Butterfly Doesn't Want To蝴蝶不愿意Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted The whole family transmigrates to ancient times after an accident. Whether that counts as good luck or bad luck is anyone’s guess. They’ve barely woken up when they find out the family has no money, no land, and a mountain of debt to repay. Not one of them has a golden finger, either. But the dog that came along with them is rather interesting. Could it be some kind of divine hound? This big family has to put food on the table, keep the household harmonious, and make progress in their studies. W 49.5kReads9.5Score5.3k14d adds

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    Chun Ya, I remember she was a really good cook, but I've forgotten so much after watching so many shows. It's kind of like mixing up novels [laughing and crying emoji].

16. 166 抱 She Was Returned to Her Sect by Mistake, Only to Freeze to Death 抱错被接回宗门，她却被活活冻死 Nan Yunzhu南云珠Ancient Romance717k WordsCompleted [Everyday life + farming and cultivation + healing + not a strong female lead] In her previous life, Wen Zhizhi was switched at birth and eventually returned to her real family. She poured her heart and soul into her first half of life, only to freeze to death on a snowy night while everyone in her sect doted on the impostor and rejected the real heiress. Reborn at the age of seven, she decisively left them behind. But she had barely escaped the deadly cave of the blind before she was picked up 17.5kReads9.5Score2.9k14d adds

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    The female protagonist in this food-themed novel had amazing culinary skills in both her past and present lives; this could be considered a food-themed redemption story.

17. 167 盛 A Prosperous Era's Chef: Too Bad My Husband Lives to Eat 盛世厨娘：奈何夫君是吃货 Bearing the Boat载舟Ancient Romance453k WordsCompleted An accident sent Lin Jiu, a twenty-four-year-old Chinese chef, transmigrating into the body of a dim-witted fourteen-year-old girl in Jiangzhou City, Great Qi. It was a strange dynasty, but it was just as full of food lovers. So Lin Jiu drew on her excellent modern cooking skills to spark a food craze in Great Qi and lead an entirely new culinary trend. What Lin Jiu didn't expect was that as her fame grew, she would also catch the eye of a certain scheming foodie… 390Reads8.3Score10614d adds

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    A Chinese chef transmigrates into the body of a simple-minded girl; watch how she uses her culinary skills to carve out her own niche.

18. 168 守 After Years of Widowhood, the Rough Soldier Who Died in Battle Comes Home Weeping 守寡多年后战死的糙汉回家嘤嘤嘤 Meme Yu么么愚Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy + Everyone's Favorite + Cute Baby]: My husband died while serving in the army, and now that Shen Yunqing is a widow, she's starting to make a fortune, getting rich and beautiful. On the road, she unexpectedly meets a rough man with a booming voice, powerful fists, and a stubborn temper. He's all bark and no bite, rough around the edges but surprisingly thoughtful. When sparks fly, life gets lively. But after traveling together for a while, she realizes this isn't her suppo 13.7kReads9.4Score1.9k14d adds

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    The female lead loves to eat, and she can't skimp on food when she's traveling. She uses her culinary skills to make her deceased husband, who is a bit of a clown and clingy character, willingly become her bodyguard (even though she doesn't really need him). Originally, she just wanted to live a quiet life with her wealth, but she ended up becoming the emperor's mother by accident!

19. 169 硬 Tough Mother-in-Law: Earning Foreign Currency With One Hand, Charming the Commander With the Other 硬核婆婆：左手赚外汇右手撩首长 Good Luck, Jiajia One好运珈珈一Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Life at Home and Beyond + Gourmet Restaurant + Island Version of a Parents' Love Story + Silver-Haired Fiction + No Pocket Dimension + No System + Family Life + Raising Kids) Chen Xianglan is a country mother-in-law who can turn every inch of barren soil into gold. The skills she's spent her whole life mastering are all “unorthodox”: breeding pigs, helping with childbirth, farming, making sauces, choosing auspicious dates, reading the weather, and cooking food so delicious it could make the imm 16.4kReads8.6Score79314d adds

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    This book perfectly hit all my sweet spots: delicious food, farming, raising kids, face-slapping, strong female characters, and heartwarming daily life! Most importantly, it doesn't have a system or a space system; it relies entirely on its own talent! The author is amazing; I declare this my top 3 of the year. Sisters who haven't read it yet, hurry up and catch up!

20. 170 保 The Old Nanny’s Thoughts Are Exposed, and the Capital’s Elite Are Going Wild! 保姆老太心声泄露，京圈抢疯了！ The Dumplings Won't Go in the Pot饺子不下锅Modern Romance390k WordsCompleted [Silver Hair + Everyone's Darling + Reborn + Mind Reading + Beijing Elite Circle + Nanny's Rise] After dying of rage, Su Jinxiu is reborn as Auntie Su, a nanny for one of Beijing's top elite families. [These specially supplied coffee beans are fake, right? They reek of artificial flavoring!] She has barely finished grumbling to herself when her employer, Lu Jingchen, the young heir of the Lu family, turns grave and sends someone to investigate. They really do catch a supplier passing off inferio 58Reads7.2Score—14d adds

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    In her past life, the female protagonist was tormented and did all sorts of jobs to earn money, learning a lifetime's worth of skills in the process. After being reborn, she seizes the opportunity to become a nanny in a top-tier wealthy family, beginning a new chapter in her life.

21. 171 穿 I Transmigrated and Got Rich Through Cooking 穿越后我靠美食富甲一方 The Rolling Snowball Raccoon滚雪球的狸Ancient Romance181k WordsOngoing Food blogger Jiang Qingli transmigrates to an unknown dynasty. Her parents are gone, and all she has is a younger brother who’s still growing and needs to be fed. Looking at their bare-bones home and her frail little brother, Jiang Qingli vows to turn their lives around, so she returns to her old profession. The first step is setting up a food stall. Before long, the capital has a new street-food stand selling all kinds of novel snacks its customers have never seen before. With the cooking skill 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    💎💎💎Try this book, it's pretty good. The female protagonist, Jiang Qingli, transmigrates to the Northern Liang Dynasty. In modern times, she was a food blogger. She's now the daughter of the Jiang family in the eastern suburbs of the capital. She also has a younger brother. Since their parents are gone, she and her brother rely on each other. In this dynasty, there are many steamed buns, so she'll sell brown sugar shortbread. As a food blogger, she definitely has all kinds of delicious food! 😄 Grilled cold noodles 🍜 Pork tripe and chicken soup, fresh flower roasted milk, stir-fried potatoes, eggplant, and green peppers… enough to make anyone drool!

22. 172 千 A Trillion in Supplies: I Transmigrate as a Vicious Woman and Raise the Kids 千亿物资：穿成极品恶女养崽崽 Such a Silly Goose是笨蛋吖Ancient Romance231k WordsCompleted [Space + food + raising children + farming + infrastructure development + sweet romance] When she woke up, she had transmigrated into the body of a nasty, spoiled woman who was lazy and gluttonous, beat her husband, and mistreated the children. Gu An'an refused to accept it. Her family was so poor they could barely scrape by. The children were gaunt from hunger, and her sickly husband looked as if he could die at any moment. And on top of all that, there were droughts, locust plagues, and a deva 577Reads8.6Score10214d adds

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    Don't be fooled by the seemingly unrelated names; I was practically drooling over them in the middle of the night! [Crying]

23. 173 农 The Farmhouse Cook: Her Built-In Shop Amazes the Entire Dynasty 农家厨娘：自带商店惊艳全朝 Tea September茶九月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Also known as: The Farmhouse Chef: Her Shop Amazes the Entire Dynasty] (Historical romance + sweet romance + food + fleeing famine + adorable child + satisfying read + building a fortune) (A warm family with no troublesome relatives, so enjoy without worry) Jiang Qingqing transmigrates from the 21st century to an impoverished ancient era, where life is incredibly hard. Luckily, she has an adorable little one, a loving family who dote on her, and an all-purpose magical shop! With her 1.1kReads8.9Score10314d adds

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    ❤️The female lead is an amazing cook, making the three kids next door drool with envy❤️ Xia is here to recommend this book📖🌟The female lead transmigrates into this world and has a relationship with the male lead. Because she knows nothing about this world, she lives a muddled life until her children👶🏻 are three years old, at which point she decides to use her culinary skills to give her family a better life.

24. 174 农 The Farmhouse Chef’s Wife 农家一品食神妻 Di Qiu狄秋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Extra, extra! A five-star chef has taken a tumble! A landslide has left her a village girl... First, the eldest and third branches of the family bully her; then her awful relatives come looking for trouble. Do they really think her husband, built like a bull, is just for show? The supposed decoration asks, “When this is all over, how are you planning to thank me, darling?” “Roast chicken, braised eel, crispy sesame rolls, meat with fermented bean curd, roast pheasant... Take your pick!” He gives 87Reads8.3Score—14d adds
25. 175 她 All the Years She Worked as a Nanny 她做保姆这些年 Roaming the Jianghu in Simple Clothes and Plain Food简衣素食行江湖Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted The physical edition has already been published under the title Stories of Life Beneath the Apron. The original title was Her Years as a Housekeeper. This is not a reborn story, nor is it a wish-fulfillment novel. Based on real events in Shenzhen, it tells of the feuds and tangled relationships of a wealthy family, of love and hatred, of a loyal bond between employer and housekeeper, and of spouses standing by each other through thick and thin. It faces both the light and darkness of human natur 14.2kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds

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    🌺The female protagonist is reborn and quits her job to become a nanny. Partly to escape her parents' exploitation, and partly because she was too tired in her previous life and doesn't want to be too stressed in this one. The female protagonist is really amazing! 🍒🍒

26. 176 食 A Feast for the Senses: The First-Class Chef 食色生香，一品美味小厨娘 Chu Tiankuo楚天阔Ancient Romance737k WordsCompleted She transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a fat, ugly farm wife, hated by everyone in the village, even the dogs. Her husband is incredibly handsome, but they have nothing to their name, no money or food, and they’re bullied by all sorts of awful relatives. Liang Shiqi does the math and can’t help feeling she got the short end of the stick. At least her parents-in-law are reasonable, and her little brother-in-law is sweet and adorable. So be it! She has her cooking skills to rely on, and wi 52Reads7.0Score—14d adds
27. 177 佛 The Easygoing Girl's Pop-Up Restaurant 佛系小丫的不定时餐厅 Mu Fan睦梵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted At twenty-two, Jian Dan grew tired of office life, quit her job, left the big city, and returned to a beautiful village. There, she began a pastoral life: herding geese, playing with pets, going up into the mountains and down to the sea, working from sunrise to sunset. 12.2kReads9.3Score1k14d adds

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    The female lead returns to her village to open a restaurant, and the village chief urges her to open for business. It's a very good show with lots of delicious food.

28. 178 七 The 1970s: The Wild Officer Is Wrapped Around the Finger of a Stunning Powerhouse 七零：狂野军官被绝美大佬拿捏了 Pear Star Bunny梨星兔纸Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed [Period setting + military marriage + space + sweet romance + doting husband + feel-good story + both leads are cherished by everyone + everyday life in the army] Jiang Zhizhi, a special forces soldier hailed as a peerless beauty and all-around genius, transmigrated into a book and became the beloved youngest daughter of a family of scientists. From the start, her parents were sent away for labor reform. Her choices were to go on a blind date with a six-foot military officer or pack he 30.5kReads9.0Score3.6k14d adds

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    A historical novel, featuring a beloved family and a diverse cast of characters. While there are some challenging characters, they are quickly dealt with without dragging things out. It also touches on national development and includes a particularly moving scene of visiting the cemetery to pay respects to fallen heroes. It's a fantastic read; need I say more? If you're looking for something to read, give it a try!

29. 179 王 The Prince Has a Princess Consort Who Knows How to Make Money 王爷有个会捞钱的小王妃 Wu Xiao6吾小6Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Leng Ruobing is a popular livestreamer. Invited to promote a brand's new gourmet products in H City, she made the campaign such a success that the brand arranged for a group of marketing department executives to take her to a local seven-A scenic attraction as a reward. What a VIP treatment! But good fortune and bad luck go hand in hand. On the boardwalk, she came across a man trying to end his life by jumping off a cliff. He decided to take someone with him, and, as luck would have it, grabbed 757Reads8.8Score10114d adds

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    It's so beautiful! Everyone is captivated by the delicious food the female lead makes.

30. 180 惊 Shocking! The Poor Hunter’s Kidnapped Bride Is a Master Healer and Cook 惊！穷猎户掳来的娘子医厨双绝 Jianjian减减Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Adorable kids and farming) Also known as: My Husband Holds All the Power in the World Su Xiuxiu transmigrates into the body of an ugly wife bought by a poor hunter. In this remote backwater, she has a timid mother-in-law above her and a cheap little blind stepson below. What a start: a house with nothing in it, and a whole new world for her to build! Since she’s here, she’ll make the best of it. Su Xiuxiu plans to get rich! She’ll become beautiful! And she’ll find herself a handsome man… A cer 337Reads7.8Score10414d adds
31. 181 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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    🐝The female lead is an excellent cook, which has caught the male lead's eye since she was ten years old. He's been eyeing her relentlessly, and upon learning that her engagement has been broken off, he immediately jumps in and snatches her away to make her his wife. [Sending heart]

32. 182 我 My Ancestor Is a Pot 我的祖宗是口锅 Sesame Rice Cake芝麻年糕Modern Romance861k WordsCompleted Xu Jingqing accidentally awakened the spirit of an ancestor who had been sleeping inside the family heirloom, an iron wok. Under the old ancestor's “loving” tutelage, Xu Jingqing honed extraordinary cooking skills and opened a humble little eatery. At first, people were skeptical of a restaurant run by a college girl who had never lifted a finger around the house. Then came the verdict: “It's so good!” “Mom, I want to eat big sister's cooking every day.” “What smells so good in the middle of the 396Reads8.7Score10614d adds

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    It made the whole street drool.

33. 183 放 I Give Up Cultivation. I Want to Be a Lifestyle Player 放弃修真，我要当生活玩家 nrikusAncient Romance787k WordsCompleted For my new story, I’d like to ask readers: should I write a cultivation fantasy or a Western transmigration story? I also have an idea for a matriarchal society story. -------------------------//-- Xu Lili transmigrated into an unreasonable cultivation world. The six arts of the gentleman, with the path to immortality found through spiritual energy. An ordinary farm girl who knew nothing of music, chess, calligraphy, or painting, she took fifty taels of travel money and went with her big brother 56Reads6.5Score—14d adds

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    🍇3. In the interstellar wasteland, many ingredients and cooking methods have been lost. The female protagonist showcases her culinary skills, using discarded scraps to create dishes that bring tears to the eyes of onlookers. Her exceptional cooking abilities earn her the title of a VIP.

34. 184 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds
35. 185 睁 She Woke Up Clutching a Medicine Jar, and Her Whole Family Dotes on Her Like She's Made of Glass 睁眼抱着药罐，全家萌哭了怕化了 Ling Fei Yan凌菲烟Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted A doted-on family favorite + food + farming and business + sweet romance (a warm family with no awful relatives) Su Yinyin, a young woman who has never dated and is clueless about romance, transmigrates to another world. There, she has good fortune, wealth, and luck. Isn't she the legendary lucky koi? Her eldest brother isn't much of a scholar, but he loves cooking? Perfect! She has countless recipes and can turn him into a restaurant tycoon in no time! Her second and third brothers love studyin 3.6kReads9.2Score39414d adds

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    The female lead is the youngest in her family. She's unwell when she first transmigrates and is even harassed by debt collectors. She earns money by making lamb offal to pay off the debts, and afterwards, she enjoys all sorts of delicious food. Each of her older brothers has their own hobbies and is very capable. The male lead is also very nice. It's very heartwarming!! A must-read for fans of stories featuring doting family members and delicious food! [Sending hearts][Sending hearts]!

36. 186 末 A Doomsday Marriage to a Disabled War King: I Turn My Life Around Through Farming 末日替嫁残废兵王，我靠种地逆袭 Saturn and Mars Together土星火星在一起Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted The animated series is now available [Nuclear-polluted wasteland + assigned a husband from the start + sweet romance + lighthearted farming] (scavenging, no System, gradual development) Shen Guoguo loves farming more than anything. After being struck by lightning, she wakes up in a whole new apocalyptic world and lands right in the middle of a mass wedding... No, a mass assignment of husbands. In this apocalypse, there’s no freedom to marry and no choosing to stay single. If Shen Guoguo doesn’t 13.5kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
37. 187 八 Pretty Eighties Stepmom Marries a Factory Director and Raises the Kids 八零漂亮后妈，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 56kReads9.4Score7.2k14d adds

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    🍀The female lead is an excellent cook; the kids who come to play are so tempted they cry, and they don't want to leave when it's mealtime. When she goes to deliver food to the male lead, everyone stares longingly at the aroma of her cooking.

38. 188 穿 After Transmigrating to a Year of Famine, I Became the Worst Mother-in-Law 穿到荒年后，我成了极品恶婆婆 Morning Clouds Purple朝云紫Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Farming + feel-good wish fulfillment + System + adorable kids + no male lead] Cheng Wanqun woke up in the body of a 33-year-old farmer's wife in ancient Dahuang Village. Her four sons were kneeling by the bed, calling her Mother, and her daughter-in-law had another grandchild on the way. After being single her entire life for 33 years, she'd suddenly become a mother-in-law and grandmother. Raising four sons was already hard enough, but then disaster struck: locust plagues, droughts, snowstorms. 68.1kReads9.4Score7.6k14d adds

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    The female lead is an amazing cook; she makes not only three children drool with envy, but also the neighbor's kids cry for food every time she cooks. She sometimes even gives them food, such as braised dishes, stir-fries, pastries, and snacks.

39. 189 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras 快穿年代世界 Writing for Money写文赚钱钱Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted See how Lin Jiaojiao lives happily in worlds from different eras. (Note: The heroines have different personalities in each period story. Some have a golden finger, and others don't.) 1. She Has a Serious Illness in the 1970s 2. The Capitalist Darling of the 1970s 3. The Reborn First Wife of the 1980s 4. The Foil of the 1990s 5. She Transmigrates into a Scumbag Who Abandoned Her Husband and Child in the 1970s 6. The 1960s, When Sons Were Valued More Than Daughters 7. My Childhood Friend with a Po 13.6kReads8.1Score85814d adds
40. 190 肆 Tease You to My Heart's Content 肆意撩你 Peachy Zhizhi桃气知知Modern Romance251k WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, Flirting with You, is now available. [Love at first sight from the heroine's perspective, love that grows over time from the hero's perspective + sweet romance + both each other's first and only + food blogger x orthopedic surgeon] After moving to City A, Lin Nianyao got a recommendation from the local video platform's algorithm. For some reason, she watched one clip at least a hundred times before screenshotting the man's enlarged face and sending it to a frien 20.6kReads9.4Score2.9k14d adds

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    In this book, the female lead is an incredibly delicious cook, spoiling the male lead's palate so much that nothing else tastes good anymore. They end up getting together after eating 100 meals together. It's a very sweet slice-of-life story.

41. 191 白 The Army Wife and Her Child Join the Troops: Her Cooking Takes the Compound by Storm 白月光带娃随军：靠美食风靡大院 Xiaobai Sells Xiaoxin小白卖小新Modern Romance594k WordsCompleted [Delicate Beauty + Tough Military Officer] (Alternate History + Food + Military Wife + Raising Kids + Reborn + First Love + Family Life) When Cheng Yuewan opened her eyes, she had returned to the day in her previous life when she abandoned her children and ran away. In her previous life, she resented Song Huaisheng for ruining her life, and disliked their two children because of him. Only at the end of her life did she realize she had blamed the wrong person. Given another chance at life, all sh 2.8kReads7.2Score20214d adds
42. 192 穿 Transmigrate, Farm, Get Rich, and Raise the Kids 穿越之种田致富养崽崽 Mu Muzhi木木枝Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Wanwan transmigrates from the harsh apocalypse to an impoverished ancient era, only to find that life is just as difficult. The difference is that she now has an adorable little dumpling, a handsome and dependable husband, and a whole space full of crop seeds. With her superb cooking skills, she can raise her precious little one, feed her husband, and help the villagers grow rich along the way... 4.1kReads9.1Score37314d adds

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    🌟This book is seriously amazing! The female lead is a fantastic cook. She transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a mother, doting on her child, Tuantuan, who is incredibly cute! Later on, she opens many shops, including a toy store and a clothing store. It's so good! If you haven't read it yet, add it to your bookshelf—you won't regret it!

43. 193 厨 With My Superb Cooking, I Blaze a Trail Through Ancient Times with Delicious Food 厨艺超高的我在古代用美食开道 You Have Short Arms, Fish你手短短鱼Ancient Romance741k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + alternate world + food + business + opening a shop + farming + golden finger] Food is the focus, with no awful family members and few unpleasant characters overall. * The heroine is neither foolish nor naive, and she's no lovesick fool. She's kind but not a pushover, and she keeps a clear head. The hero won't appear until the later chapters set in the capital. No palace or household intrigues, just plenty of delicious food! * An alternate-world setting! Some systems are based o 186Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    These are all food-themed books where the female protagonist becomes wealthy through cooking. The first one features a female lead who is the emperor's sister but suffers amnesia and lives among commoners, earning money by selling buffets and cookies. The plot is good, and the male lead hasn't appeared yet. The other novels are also quite good and worth reading. [Sending hearts]

44. 194 美 Gourmet: My Maxed-Out Cooking Skills Are Only for a Quiet Street Stall 美食：满级厨艺的我只想安静出摊 The Storyteller讲故事的人Urban775k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name is now available] (The protagonist never shows off. He's mild-mannered, humble, and hardworking. There is a female lead. Please don't read if that's not your thing, thanks.) A quiet, laid-back story about everyday food and cooking. The System is even lazier than the protagonist (it just lends a hand, it doesn't take charge). Xia Yu is a foodie who graduated from college not long ago. His dream is to be a lazy slacker. Then one day, a System drops out of nowhere 6.9kReads8.7Score46614d adds
45. 195 捡 I Found a Child and Got a Handsome Officer as a Bonus: Married Life Is a Blast 捡娃赠帅军官，婚后生活乐哈哈 Cai Cai采采Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book: period novel + golden finger + cozy everyday life raising children] [Not a strong female lead] Overnight, Tang Yuanyuan goes from being a bright-eyed university graduate in the modern era who can’t find a job to an orphan in the 1970s, whose father has died and whose mother has remarried. Her arrival looks like the scene of a crime. On the first day after recovering from her injuries, Tang Yuanyuan goes up the mountain to gather wild vegetables for the first time in he 3.5kReads8.6Score32914d adds

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    The female lead is an incredibly talented cook, and she loves the process of making food and the joy of having her food appreciated. The snacks she brings for the male lead are always snatched up.

46. 196 农 The Beloved Little Cook of the Farmhouse, Bringing Her Warehouse to Prosperity 农家团宠小厨娘，带着仓库奔小康 Help Me Get Rich Already给我使劲暴富Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted [Farming]+ [Everyone’s Favorite]+ [Close-Knit Family] Gu Xiaoxiao, once a food-streaming celebrity, finds herself transformed into a despised young farm girl in Qingshan Village. The roof is on the verge of collapse, and the furniture is battered and broken. At a glance, hers is a poor household. But that’s all right. Though the family is struggling financially, they get along wonderfully. Her older brother spoils her far too much, while her younger brother is afraid of her. They never let her l 45Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 197 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

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    The female protagonist in this book is an amazing cook; she makes her fortune through food.

48. 198 宿 Host! Your Gourmet Shop Is Raking in Money Every Day 宿主！你的美食店日进斗金啦 White Hibiscus Orchid白木槿兰Ancient Romance213k WordsOngoing [System + Food + Space + Farming + Cozy Vibes] When Qu Xiangxiang wakes up, she has become the village chief’s eldest daughter, a foolish girl. Her father is honest and simple, her mother is gentle and sweet, and her little brother is obedient and adorable. The only problem is that her grandmother is always stirring up trouble. She unexpectedly binds to a goofy foodie System. Once she earns enough affection points, she can unlock food, household goods, medicinal herbs, and one mysterious item th 1Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 199 香 So Addictive! I’m Getting Caught Up in the Cutthroat Competition of Ancient China’s Restaurant Business 香懵了！我在古代餐饮业搞内卷 Who Is She?她是谁Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted [Farming + food + business + raising children] One day, Jiang Yan, a mature single food blogger, transmigrated and got her wish of becoming a mother without the pain of childbirth. She became a widowed mother of three. Not having a man around was fine, but what was with all this debt, huh? And she was supposed to sell her daughter, too? Jiang Yan hugged her sweet, soft, adorable daughter close. This was the dream child she’d always wanted. Selling her was out of the question! So how was she goin 467Reads8.5Score10014d adds
50. 200 穿 I Transmigrate into a Book, and My Sister Keeps Stuffing Me with Food 穿书，我被姐姐哐哐喂饭 Cabbage Roll Roll Roll Roll Roll卷卷卷卷卷心菜Two Female Leads386k WordsOngoing [Simple Country Life + Transmigrate into a Book + Food + Farming + No Romance] [Told from the perspective of two sisters] A greedy, sleepy little sister who never lets a grudge go × a gentle, earnest big sister One-line summary: After transmigrating from the apocalypse into a book, she builds a country life with her big sister. After Song Li is killed by the joint forces of two alliances, she transmigrates into a book. When she opens her eyes, she discovers that the book’s elder sister, Song Ra 21Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    ✨The female lead's older sister is an amazing cook. When her friend came over and ate her sister's cooking, she exclaimed that she had never eaten anything so delicious before. She ate until she was stuffed and even wanted to take some with her to another friend...

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