Foodie Stories, but Not the Kind Where the Characters Work Themselves to Death 美食文 不要那种累死累活的美食文

1. 1 先 First, a Bowl of Lychee Cream 先来一碗荔枝膏 Drunk, Plucking Spring醉折春Ancient Romance682k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + build wealth + imperial exams + everyday life + career-focused] [A slow, steady story. There are bad people now and then, but no cartoonishly awful villains.] Lin Qishu, founder of a modern Chinese tea-drink brand, transmigrated to the Great Liang dynasty after being targeted by online harassment. The moment she opened her eyes, she found herself orphaned and responsible for raising her younger brother. To make matters worse, unscrupulous competitors were watching her, ready to f 2.7kReads8.2Score414Shelves

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   Oh my god, why isn't anyone recommending the first book? It's so good! The only problem is the title isn't catchy. The low rating is because not many people have read it. It's amazing!! The author is incredibly diligent, updating two chapters a day, it's really great! Everyone should read it!!! The second book is also super good; the female lead only focuses on herself, and the system is absolutely perfect! So good!!!

2. 2 世 World Capital of Cuisine: Eel Wars 世界美食之都·鳝战 Guanglin Tricycle广林三蹦子30k WordsCompleted The World’s Food Capital: Eel Wars 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It was quite interesting, good, and comfortable to watch.

3. 3 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 96.8kReads9.4Score14.1kShelves
4. 4 手 With the System in Hand, the Poor Simpleminded Girl Makes Her People Rich and Her Country Strong 手握系统，贫家傻女使民富国强 Ancient Great Chun上古大椿Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Farming + System + Shop + Pocket Dimension + More] A doctor who saves lives transmigrates in her sleep after a night shift, only to become the eldest sister in a family so poor they can't even afford to eat. She'd also spent years acting like a fool. Why are there so many little radishes crowding around me? One, two, three, four, five, six, seven... Good heavens, how many little brothers and sisters do I have?! The children are clamoring to be fed, but luckily, I have a System. Unl 608Reads8.9Score110Shelves

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   Highly recommended! [Not AI-generated, purely hand-written! Completed] The female lead has no romantic partner; she's a strong and beautiful woman on her own! Hunting, mushroom picking, cooking, clearing land, farming, building houses, vaccination against smallpox, making ice, salt, and brewing liquor, planting potatoes, peppers, sesame, peanuts, corn... Crabs, lobsters, coconut crabs... Toilets, fire pits, glass, mirrors, bicycles... It's amazing!!

5. 5 穿EN After Becoming the Villainess, I Clear My Name Every Day 穿成恶女后每天都在洗白 Gathering Vetch, Gathering Vetch采薇采薇Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Adorable Kids + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy]: Transmigrating into a lovesick woman, Tang Zhuyun wakes up in the middle of a scene where she’s climbing into a man’s bed. She turns around and runs. Forget this bed, she’s not getting in! Who needs a man when her father is the top scholar, her brother is the top scholar, and even her son will be the top scholar? They’ll protect her, so she can do whatever she wants! As a master physician, she’ll focus on her career, save lives, and k 33.9kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves

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   🌈On the first day, I had my father take me to court for spicy blood curd. On the second day, I had hot pot. On the third day... The emperor was so hungry that he ordered the Minister of Justice to take him home for a free meal. [Laughing]

6. 6 张 Zhang Sangou’s Get-Rich Journal 张三狗发财笔记 Wandering Immortal of the Northern Mountain北山浪荡仙Urban2.7M WordsCompleted A comedy novel with absolutely no pretensions. A poor boy from the mountains refuses to settle for an ordinary life and ventures out into the world, carving out a place for himself through his own efforts. The cast of bizarre characters will have you laughing out loud. It gets more and more exciting as it goes. San Gou grows more mature and more cunning, with more and more schemes brewing in his head. In the end, he makes it! He becomes a billionaire. His journey is a whirlwind of chaos and laug 58.4kReads8.7Score6kShelves

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   The old should be flamboyant, the young should be steady. This book is suitable for all ages and is a humorous novel.

7. 7 偷 After They Heard My Thoughts, the Country’s Biggest Foodies Were Shocked 偷听我心声后，惊动全国吃货大佬 Yu Shengsheng余苼升Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Beloved by the Whole Family + Food + Heartwarming + Feel-Good + Intangible Cultural Heritage Cuisine + Distinctively Regional Dishes] Shen Huazheng transmigrates into the beloved darling of the Shen family. She has no System, no medical skills, and can’t turn out elegant prose, so she might as well lie flat and be a pampered little couch potato who spends every day eating and drinking. Shen Huazheng watches her father, Minister Shen, prepare to go out to a banquet. [What a shame. 15.9kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
8. 8 重 Reborn as a Simpleton, I Became a Billionaire by Collecting Scrap 重生二傻子，靠收破烂成亿万富豪 Wandering Immortal of the Northern Mountain北山浪荡仙Urban444k WordsCompleted A ninety-three-year-old man from another timeline transmigrates to 1982. His soul takes up residence in the body of a high school student nicknamed Ersha, or “Second Fool.” The student is known as the king of repeaters. At twenty-three, he is still in high school. The original owner of the body, Wu Dazhi, was nicknamed Gouzi as a child. Despite his towering build and weight of over two hundred pounds, he was timid by nature and afraid of trouble. People bullied him constantly, but he never dared 10.3kReads6.3Score819Shelves
9. 9 到 Are We Really on the Same Side? 到底是不是一路人 Little Bee Carries a Tyrannosaurus Rex小蜜蜂扛起霸王龙19k WordsCompleted Are We Even on the Same Side? 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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10. 10 带 Bringing a Tiny Kitchen to Cook for an Entire Ancient Army Camp 带小厨房在古代军营做大锅饭 Xiao Mihu小迷胡Ancient Romance201k WordsCompleted Yun Shu, a modern food blogger, had finally worked hard for years to buy an apartment in the big city. But on the very first day after moving into her new home, she inexplicably transmigrated to a dynasty called Great Yan. The food here was plain. People only knew how to boil or steam their ingredients, making it a veritable culinary desert. Having grown up immersed in Chinese food culture, Yun Shu had no choice but to cook for herself and make sure she had enough to eat. To survive, she found a 5.1kReads8.2Score347Shelves

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    These are must-read food-themed novels, especially the first one, which is my current favorite. I absolutely adore the female lead. I don't want to spoil the reading experience, but you'll definitely be captivated by her charm as you read on. The food descriptions in the second book are fantastic; reading it in bed last night made me incredibly hungry. The romance between the male and female leads is very delicate and natural. The third book is a time-travel story set in the past, a bit funny and silly, but quite interesting. If you like this type of story, give it a try. The fourth book is a heartwarming modern novel, incredibly healing, full of life, with a gentle, flowing romance that reveals happiness in its ordinariness.

11. 11 穿 After Landing in the Savage Lands, I Have a Powerful Ally in One Hand and a Gourmet Food Guide in the Other 穿到蛮荒后，他左手大佬右手美食鉴定 Endless Springtime春光无限Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted All chapters of this book are complete and ready to read. After criticizing the author's twisted values, Bai Er transmigrates into a primitive-era novel. Once he wakes up, he dumps the scumbag, tears apart the scheming white lotus, no, not a chicken, the scheming white lotus, and then charms the level-three wild warrior he's had his eye on for ages! In the novel, this is an undeveloped wilderness where people eat raw meat, go hungry, and can only shiver to keep warm in winter. But none of that i 681Reads8.2Score101Shelves

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    The first book is about transmigrating to a beast world, but it's not exactly a pure food novel; it's more like a beast world-building story. The second book is about transmigrating to interstellar space and making snacks. The third book is a recent release, still ongoing, about a time when interstellar space is deserted and there's no food, so the protagonist makes food in a game. The fourth book is a personal favorite; it has nothing to do with food, but it's a very new theme—a dragon-themed transmigration story. The fifth book is about making food in England. Also, all of these have two male leads! Two male leads! Two male leads! [Sending hearts]

12. 12 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 Romance380k 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 2.5kReads—Score340Shelves

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    This one's alright, it's about opening a bubble tea shop.

13. 13 我 I Played a Low-Stakes Card Game on a Variety Show, and the Movie Emperor Set His Sights on Me 我在综艺节目上耍小牌，被影帝盯上了 Little Bee Carries a Tyrannosaurus Rex小蜜蜂扛起霸王龙10k WordsCompleted I played a dirty trick on a variety show, and the Best Actor set his sights on me. 53Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 穿 Transmigrated to Another World: New Snacks at the Shop! 穿越异界：零食铺子上新啦 AsunitaTwo Male Leads247k WordsCompleted Lin Youning transmigrates and opens a snack shop in a bustling world beyond her own, and it becomes an online sensation. She gets to live the happy life of having money in one hand and a huge fluffy creature to pet with the other. [Bonus Scene] One day, when the whole internet is complaining that the shop owner stocks too few new items and everything sells out before they can get any, a retired major general posts on Starblog: “A Ning, where's my share?” The shop owner replies: “Canceled. You're 294Reads6.9Score101Shelves
15. 15 冷 The Square of Cold-Faced Cuteness 冷脸萌的二次方 Little Bee Carries a Tyrannosaurus Rex小蜜蜂扛起霸王龙35k WordsCompleted Double the Cold-Faced Cuteness 17Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 全 Server-Wide Food Announcement: You Can Trade Orange Gear for Fried Chicken! 全服美食公告：橙武可换炸鸡了！ A Glimmer of Light一点幽芒Two Male Leads966k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out, it'll go up!][Two male leads + food + cozy everyday life + a catboy bottom who loves stockpiling and is an ace cook VS a laid-back, do-nothing gluttonous silver dragon top whose genes have awakened] Lou Wangyue survived alone for three years in a disaster-ravaged world, but in the end, he still starved to death, drooling two li before he passed. When he opens his eyes again, he's in a beastfolk interstellar world 3,000 years in the future, having become a timid, scrawn 15.6kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves
17. 17 总 Why Does the CEO Keep Running Into Me? 总裁他怎么老是偶遇我？ Little Bee Carries a Tyrannosaurus Rex小蜜蜂扛起霸王龙Two Male Leads288k WordsOngoing Qi Yucheng × Yu Dong Scheming, wealthy CEO top × hot-tempered little chili bottom The first time Qi Yucheng saw Yu Dong, he set his sights on the hot-tempered little chili. He carefully plotted every step to win him over. Later, Yu Dong asked what he wanted from him. He replied, “I want you to be my summer, and mine alone.” 26Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 大 The Mighty Goddess Conquers Ancient Times with Delicious Food 大力神女用美食闯古代 Green Goose青鹅Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted (Cozy farming, getting rich through food, family squabbles, System shop) They say that in Lengzhan Village there was a girl named Leng Yuan, born with tremendous strength, yet so foolish she didn't recognize her own relatives or know the difference between the five grains. “Hey, have you heard? That silly Leng girl has gotten better lately!” Everyone was astonished. “Wasn't she a fool for nearly ten years? How did she suddenly get better?” “Ah, I heard she saw blood and suddenly passed out. Whe 667Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    A modern chef travels back in time to ancient times, starting by opening a breakfast stall and eventually a hot pot restaurant, where he becomes wealthy.

19. 19 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Villain’s Wyvern 穿书后我成了反派的亚龙 Aldebaranw毕宿五wTwo Male Leads521k WordsCompleted Cheerful, easygoing, goofy medical student bottom X gloomy, decisive, fatherly hopeless romantic top After being struck by lightning and killed, Shen Xuzhao transmigrated into the novel that had kept him up at night with frustration, becoming its villainous male supporting character of the same name: a rare young dragon, still inside his egg. According to the original story, he was supposed to choose the golden dragon Yuchi Yan, only to be neglected and scorned before meeting a tragic end. What 3.4kReads8.7Score324Shelves
20. 20 包 Arranged Marriage Is So Sweet 包办婚姻好香 Little Bee Carries a Tyrannosaurus Rex小蜜蜂扛起霸王龙9k WordsCompleted Arranged Marriage Is So Good 41Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 留 A Student Abroad Cooks Up a Storm, and the British Media Calls It Cultural Invasion 留子做点美食，英媒说我文化入侵 Mu Xiaoduo沐小朵Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [Female-oriented! This is a female-oriented novel!] [System + two male leads, one-on-one romance + everyday life studying abroad + food + livestreaming] [Xu Ye is the love interest] [Career-focused] [Ensemble cast] [Slow burn] “Some international students become chefs, while others go after chefs (not really).” Yang Chuan eats in the cafeteria for a whole month until his soul nearly leaves his body. Just when he can’t take it anymore, a [God of Cooking System] falls from the sky! Using a recipe 8.8kReads8.6Score921Shelves
22. 22 医 Doctor, Your Wife Is So Handsome. I Like Her Too 医生，你老婆好帅，我也喜欢 Little Bee Carries a Tyrannosaurus Rex小蜜蜂扛起霸王龙10k WordsCompleted Doctor, your wife is so handsome. I like her too. 35Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 你 Wait, There’s a Vampire Running a Late-Night Diner in Detective Conan? 你是说吸血鬼在名柯开深夜食堂？ Pear Soup酥梨汤Anime Fanfiction644k WordsCompleted ② Original title: A Certain Detective Conan Midnight Diner [Detective Conan BG] + [Vampire] + [Matsuda CP] + [Police Academy Squad Redemption] + [Midnight Diner] + [Happy Ending] A restaurant that opens at eight in the evening has opened near the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Beika office worker: Yes, a midnight diner! My hunger will finally be taken care of! But something seems strange. Why is there no duck blood in the duck blood vermicelli soup? Much later. Today, too, the midnight di 1.6kReads8.9Score162Shelves

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    They all feel very healing, especially the first one. I really like the female lead (づ￣3￣)づ╭❤~. They are all completed novels and worth reading.

24. 24 你 Your Cooking Is Truly Awful! 你做饭真的很难吃！ Little Bee Carries a Tyrannosaurus Rex小蜜蜂扛起霸王龙13k WordsCompleted Your cooking is really terrible! 23Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 我 I Run a Cafeteria in the Interstellar World to Feed My Whole Family 我靠在星际承包食堂养活全家 Qin Yuli秦鱼里Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted Setting: Interstellar. Social issue: The rat race. Theme: Food. Ingredient level: Moderate. This novel is complete, so feel free to enjoy! The Qin family’s parents were scammed into taking out a loan to run the unpopular cafeteria at Star University. The original owner was a lovesick fool, obsessed with chasing the Lu family’s young master, to whom she was betrothed as a child. She drank, smoked, and got a perm that made her hair stand on end. After her parents suddenly died, the person who woke 3.2kReads8.9Score309Shelves
26. 26 重 Reborn, Yet Still Unable to Escape That Freak 重生了还是摆脱不了那个变态 Little Bee Carries a Tyrannosaurus Rex小蜜蜂扛起霸王龙13k WordsCompleted Even After Being Reborn, I Still Can’t Get Away from That Freak 28Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 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 3.8kReads8.7Score357Shelves
28. 28 迟 We’ll Break Up Eventually. Who Are You Talking About? 迟早要分——你说谁？ Little Bee Carries a Tyrannosaurus Rex小蜜蜂扛起霸王龙26k WordsCompleted We’re Bound to Break Up Sooner or Later, Who Are You Talking About? 6Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 穿 Transmigrated as a Kitchen Maid, I Win Over the Devil Prince with Viral Dishes 穿成厨丫，网红美食拿捏魔鬼殿下 Wasabi Seed Squid芥末籽鱿鱼Ancient Romance312k WordsOngoing A food blogger transmigrates and becomes an obscure kitchen maid in the Third Prince’s household! Her immediate superior is the notoriously fussy and difficult Third Prince, a devil who beats and berates the staff whenever a dish fails to please him. No problem! This modern food blogger’s skills are the real deal! Milk tea, cream-filled pastries, and creative snacks make their way to the table one after another, and before long she has the icy Third Prince completely wrapped around her finger. H 20Reads—Score182Shelves

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    This, this, this

30. 30 魔 The Demon Lord Is Here to See His Junior Disciple Again. Quick, Shut the Door 魔尊又来找小师弟了，快关门 Little Bee Carries a Tyrannosaurus Rex小蜜蜂扛起霸王龙19k WordsCompleted The Demon Lord Is Here to See Our Junior Brother Again. Quick, Shut the Door! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 美 Gourmet: The Dishes I Cook Come with Buffs 美食：我炒的菜有BUFF Cheng Mu承沐Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [No CP] [Everyday Life] [Heartwarming] [Healing] [Perfect with a Meal] His broad palm gently patted the snow-white skin. Fine, soft hairs brushed over his fingertips and palm, their ticklish, tingling touch so intoxicating he could hardly tear himself away. He stroked, kneaded, and patted. Ripples spread across the skin, making the tender flesh beneath quiver along with it. His long fingers gathered together, reluctant to let go, and gave it one last pinch. Then he gripped the knife an 329Reads9.1Score—Shelves
32. 32 美 Gourmet: My Little Shop Is Famous Around the World 美食：我的小店，名震全球 Sleeping Cat熟睡的猫Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [Opening a Restaurant] [No Female Lead] [System] [Perfect with a Meal] [Heartwarming] [Everyday Life] [A Different Menu Every Day] [Affordable Prices] [Ensemble Cast] Lou Yuanzhou has eaten so many ready-made meal packs that he actually gains a Chef God Gourmet System! As long as he opens a restaurant and completes all kinds of bizarre missions, he can earn rewards! Steaming hot wontons, springy zhajiang noodles, and the legendary lamb stew... all made by Lou Yuanzhou himself! Once his 9.8kReads9.0Score810Shelves
33. 33 师 After Failing the Teacher Qualification Exam Again and Again, I Wrecked the Three Realms 师资多次考不过后，我轰了三界 Little Bee Carries a Tyrannosaurus Rex小蜜蜂扛起霸王龙17k WordsCompleted After Failing the Teacher Certification Exam Time and Again, I Wreaked Havoc Across the Three Realms 6Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 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 14.7kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
35. 35 我 The Fanfic I Wrote Actually Replaced the Original!? 我写的同人文竟然代替了原著！？ Little Bee Carries a Tyrannosaurus Rex小蜜蜂扛起霸王龙10k WordsCompleted The fanfiction I wrote actually replaced the original work!? 6Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 这 This Boss Is So Sneaky, He Takes His Street Stall Everywhere 这老板真苟，摆个地摊还到处走 Selling Egg Burgers!卖鸡蛋汉堡咯Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [The print edition of Random Gourmet Stall is now available on major platforms] [Gourmet] [No romance] [Everyday life] [Comedy] [Comfort food] [Cozy] [Healing] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Zhou unexpectedly binds himself to a Random Gourmet System. Every week brings a random location, random food, and different customers. He sells buns at the park entrance, century egg and lean pork congee on a mountaintop, and candied hawthorns outside a school. Every dish is mouthwatering and 84.2kReads9.5Score8.3kShelves
37. 37 黑 Dark Shadow 黑黑影 Little Bee Carries a Tyrannosaurus Rex小蜜蜂扛起霸王龙11k WordsCompleted Dark Shadow 3Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 开 From the Start, I Lost My Job: Selling Lunchboxes on the Way Home 开局就失业：返乡途中卖盒饭 Wind Quenches Flowers风熄花Urban3.6M WordsCompleted [A System golden finger, food, fast meals and lunch boxes, a leisurely slice-of-life pace, no romance in the main story. At readers’ request, the bonus chapters have a male lead. Male-oriented, male-oriented, male-oriented, said three times.] After working hard for three years, he’d just been made a full-time employee when the restaurant he worked at shut down. Bai Ye drove home in the secondhand car his boss had given him in lieu of pay, a heap of junk piled in the back. He never expected a S 34.3kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
39. 39 未 The Future Holds New Beginnings 未来皆为新生 Little Bee Carries a Tyrannosaurus Rex小蜜蜂扛起霸王龙12k WordsCompleted The future is all about new beginnings 1Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 御 Beast Taming: I Really Just Want to Run a Peaceful Restaurant 御兽：我真的只想安稳的开饭店 The Fish Who Loves Writing Books爱写书的鱼Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Food + opening a shop + everyday life + lighthearted fun + beast taming + System] Also known as: “The Stories I Couldn't Tell About Me and the System,” “A Leisurely Life with Three Little Ones,” “I'm Unbeatable in My Restaurant, So Do Whatever You Like,” and “Shocking! My Three Pet Beasts Are All Big Shots” Foodie Jiang Ming drinks a century-old, top-quality Daughter Red and unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel world called Blue Star, where he gains a Spirit Chef System. At first, Jiang Min 16.6kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves
41. 41 逆 Reversal: Conquest Is Forbidden 逆袭之禁止攻略 Little Bee Carries a Tyrannosaurus Rex小蜜蜂扛起霸王龙Two Male Leads327k WordsOngoing Wu Suowei and Chi Cheng return to the time when they first met. Wu Suowei has a System, and its tasks forbid him from seeking out Chi Cheng first or revealing that he has transmigrated. Even after Chi Cheng finds him, he can't make the first move or try to lure him in. He can only wait and see how Chi Cheng behaves. Once the tasks are complete, the two of them can return to their original world. If they fail or the System shuts down, this world will collapse, and they will disappear along with i 190Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 我 I Opened a Restaurant in Ancient Times 我在古代开饭馆 Smiling Star微笑星Ancient Romance426k WordsCompleted Ye Xiaowei inexplicably transmigrates into the body of a farm girl in ancient times. Her family is struggling, so she uses her own hands to build a fortune, one step at a time. She starts out selling scallion pancakes at a street stall, then opens a little diner, and eventually builds a chain of grand restaurants. Her life gets better and better. What? The little beggar she took in has a truly impressive background? And the handsome young man she found, who had lost his memory, leaves without a 1.4kReads8.2Score115Shelves

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    I'm currently reading a book that follows the protagonist's journey from setting up a scallion pancake stall at the docks to opening a small building and then a restaurant. I've read about 130 chapters so far, and the romance between the male and female leads is relatively minor.

43. 43 我 I Used One Bowl of Noodles to Put a City on the Map 我靠一碗面，带动一座城 Fiery Cabbage火爆的白菜Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Food + Scenic Area Management, No Stressful Shopkeeping, Well-Plotted, No Stupid Characters] From the start, he quit his job and headed home to take over his father's noodle shop. He turned the little shop into a countywide tourism sensation, putting the county's cultural tourism industry on the map. The Bureau of Culture and Tourism, the Transportation Bureau, the Market Regulation Bureau, and even the county magistrate all begged to get on his good side. He even took over a bankrupt A-grade s 71.1kReads8.3Score7.8kShelves

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    This author definitely has considerable experience. Every aspect of the setting is extremely meticulous. From the smallest detail like the travel time from the university town to the shop, to the division of responsibilities and workflows of various municipal bureaus—the Culture and Tourism Bureau, the Transportation Bureau, etc.—It's all incredibly detailed, just like the actual process you would go through. The enjoyment is multifaceted, making this the pinnacle of Tomato's food-themed novels.

44. 44 她 After She Died, the Coldhearted Powerful Official's Hair Turned White Overnight 她死后，冷冰冰的权臣一夜白头 Mu Mianmian慕绵绵Ancient Romance641k WordsCompleted [Not an angst novel + heartwarming + no logic + read it to see if it suits your taste] After transmigrating into a book, Hua Zhao had her memories erased and became a tool whose job was to give the heroine a golden finger. To top it off, she was also the infamous, short-lived first wife of the villainous minister. Luckily, she regained her memories and cut her losses in time. The heroine’s golden finger? Sorry, that’s a family heirloom that came with me when I transmigrated into the book! Her in 134kReads9.4Score10.9kShelves

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    It has to be this one (don't be misled by the title).

45. 45 穿 I Became a Wicked Farm Girl, Won a Man, Raised Kids, and Brought Prosperity to the Whole Family 穿成农门恶女，撩汉养崽旺全家 Mu Muzhi木木枝Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Paralyzed husband + farming + food + raising children + pocket dimension] Shen Zhi transmigrated unexpectedly and became a vicious woman who abused her son and wanted to kill her paralyzed husband. Looking at her little boy, skinny and grimy, her older son, a born troublemaker, and her sickly, beautiful husband lying in bed, Shen Zhi sighed. With so many mouths to feed, she had no choice but to roll up her sleeves and get to work! Luckily, she had cooking skills and a pocket dimension, so she w 5.4kReads8.7Score512Shelves

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    These ancient food novels are also quite good! The little ones are adorable too! 🌸🌸 "Young Master! Young Master! Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs!" Qin Jiu'an's eyes lit up as he looked at the doorway. He had never heard Qin Pozi's voice so pleasant. Now, she no longer doubted whether the dish was delicious or not. If it was made by Shen Zhi, even if he were told now that the dish was made from excrement, he would probably still taste it to check the saltiness! Let alone pork ribs. As soon as Qin Pozi put down the pork ribs, Qin Jiu'an couldn't help but reach for his chopsticks. The pork ribs used to make sweet and sour pork ribs are the best spare ribs, which are especially easy to gnaw on and fall off the bone. After eating so many spicy dishes, suddenly eating tender, fall-off-the-bone, sweet and sour pork ribs made Qin Jiu'an's eyes light up. The pork ribs were actually sweet! And the key was that sweet pork ribs were so delicious! The sweet and sour pork ribs were coated with a thick layer of sauce, and Qin Jiu'an had sauce around his mouth as he ate them. Qin Pozi laughed at this sight. Qin Jiu'an called out, "Aunt Qin! Eat up! Sweet meat!" Grandma Qin chuckled and started gnawing. "Wow! Young Master! This sweet bone meat is so delicious!" "You bet!" After finishing a piece of rib, Qin Jiu'an quickly said, "Go get me a bowl of rice." "Okay!" 🌸🌸 Little Niannian was practically dying of laughter. "What's wrong? Did you two have a fight?" Chu Jinnian tilted his head, looking them over. Seeing their furrowed brows, he quickly reassured them, "Don't fight, you're good friends, why are you arguing?" Shen Zhi chuckled softly, "It's none of your business, go play." "Really, you didn't fight?" Chu Jinnian looked doubtful. Shen Zhi: "Go away, don't disturb the adults' conversation." Chu Jinnian pursed her lips, "You're still complaining about me... Can't a little kid persuade you not to fight? A little kid is also the pillar of the family..." She muttered to herself, and as she muttered, she was pulled away by the other little kids.

46. 46 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... 4.2kReads9.0Score377Shelves
47. 47 随 Portable Space: The Divine Doctor’s Sweet Wife Is a Little Adorable 随身空间：神医娇娘有点甜 Murong Zixiao慕容紫潇Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + pocket dimension + miracle doctor + sweet and satisfying] A lab explosion sends genius doctor Yun Sheng to ancient times. From the start, she has nothing but four bare walls, a life as a village woman, adorable children, and a handsome husband... Yun Sheng accepts her fate, rolls up her sleeves, and unleashes her ultimate moves to conquer the beginner village. With a miraculous pocket dimension at her disposal, she heals the sick and becomes a renowned doctor. She raises the ch 7.9kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
48. 48 穿 After Becoming the Wicked Original Wife of an Exiled Official, She Takes the World by Storm 穿成流放权臣恶毒原配后她飒爆了 Red Brocade Fish红锦鱼Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Spiritual spring space, divine medicine, adorable kids and food, transmigrate into a villainess and redeem herself, build a fortune] A renowned miracle doctor transmigrates into the wicked wife of a handsome man sent into exile. The previous owner was a notorious shrew who used underhanded means to marry Su Xueyi. She not only cursed at her husband, but also beat their two three-year-old children. When Shen Yueyao transmigrates into her body, she sees a drafty, dilapidated earthen house, two fr 3.4kReads8.8Score377Shelves
49. 49 摆 Selling Egg Fried Rice at a Street Stall, Wielding My Spatula Until the Wok Smokes! 摆摊卖蛋炒饭，抡得锅铲都冒烟！ Riding a White Dog骑只白狗Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Food + Games + Challenges + Comfort Food + Heartwarming + Showbiz + No Romance After her contract expires, Shi Yi chooses to leave showbiz. By chance, she is selected by a food game, which requires her to take a little three-wheeled cart out to sell food every day. Level One: Sell ten-yuan boxed meals and throw in a bottle of water! The customers can’t believe what a bargain it is! “Boss Shi, I’ll have an order of braised ribs!” “Oh my gosh, you’ve even got king crab?!” “Boss Shi must be running 4kReads7.5Score420Shelves

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    The synopsis of the first book seems okay, but I haven't read it yet. As for the second book, well, I don't think it's too tiring, since the protagonist can rest whenever they want. The third book involves working four hours a day, which I think is acceptable.

50. 50 食EN Diners Say I’m a Show-Off, but They Still Devour My Food 食客说我装逼犯，但是还嗷嗷干饭 Give Me an Egg Burger来个鸡蛋汉堡Urban763k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Urban Life + System + Food + No Romance + Showing Off] “I can't help it. I don't want to, either, but as the God of Cooking, I've got to show off!” After transmigrating to a parallel world, Shen Chuan binds himself to the God of Cooking System, gaining the ability to create every delicacy imaginable. Just thinking about using his culinary skills to reach the pinnacle of success and earn everyone's admiration, with diners clamoring for a taste, is enough to make him blush! But h 24.2kReads8.8Score2.2kShelves

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