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. 351 江 A Taste of Jiangnan 江南小食记 Braised Pork红烧肉Ancient Romance203k WordsOngoing Jiangnan water-town setting + laid-back daily life + gourmet business + no romance + adorable little sister After transmigrating into a family in a Jiangnan water town, Jiang Yun decides to lie flat and make the most of eating and having fun! She runs a little shop by the river and enjoys the slow, easygoing rhythm of life in Jiangnan. At home, she makes soft, chewy osmanthus rice cakes, pork belly braised with bamboo shoots, and fragrant beggar's chicken that draws people from every corner of 2.2kReads—Score203Shelves

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   This is a delicious food-themed audiobook. The female lead's cooking is incredibly tempting, and there's also an adorable little sister. The book is set in a relaxed and comfortable Jiangnan water town atmosphere, offering a warm and lighthearted slice-of-life experience without any dramatic arguments. It's perfect for listening to and helps you fall asleep easily.

2. 352 不 A Chef Who Can’t Grow Vegetables Isn’t a Good Landlady 不会种菜的厨师不是好包租婆 Whispers from the Southern Mountain南山枝语Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted At the crucial moment of his training, Zhu Ganglie crashes into Jiang Qingxi. Her vision goes black, then white, and... closes again. When she opens her eyes, she’s back in her life before last? In that life, she had land, a house, and a car in the countryside, but insisted on heading to the big city to make her way in the world. Before she could get anywhere, she died and woke up in another world. Her master brought her into the trade, and after twenty years she was about to succeed. Who would 1.1kReads6.9Score104Shelves

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   He sells boxed lunches from a small cart in town; the prices are normal.

3. 353 我 One Bowl of Beef Noodles Made This Scenic Spot Go Viral 我用一碗牛肉面，让景区火爆全网 Little Zhang Who Won't Buy Empty Promises不听画饼的小张Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted Transmigration brought back ingredients for dark cuisine that nobody would eat: beef raised on spiritual herbs, fish soaked in spiritual spring water... They were all leftovers from the dishes she’d made in the cultivation world, food even dogs wouldn’t touch. After taking over her mother’s rundown noodle shop in a tourist park full of overworked laborers, she casually cooked a bowl of beef noodles. An eighty-year-old tourist ate it and found his back no longer ached and his legs no longer hurt. 1.4kReads—Score241Shelves

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   He traveled back from the cultivation world with a spatial ability, inherited his mother's beef noodle shop, and became an instant internet sensation by using cows that resembled spiritual herbs. He also opened a mutton hot pot restaurant and provided his mother with a better life...

4. 354 穿 Transmigrated as a Rich Young Lady, I Enjoy Life While Working Hard 穿成富家小姐，边享受边奋斗 In an Old Friend's Heart故人心上Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted Transmigration + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger + One-on-One Romance A cozy slice-of-life story about building a fortune Meng Nanxi goes from being a “triple-nothing” nobody with no home, no car, and no job to the wealthy daughter of an ancient-era merchant. She thinks she's hit the jackpot: goodbye, 996 workdays! Goodbye, taking the bus everywhere! Goodbye, that urban village rental where the plumbing springs a leak or gets clogged every other day! But before she can finish celebrating, 2kReads8.2Score198Shelves

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   A food-themed business and farming novel, without any special abilities or cheat codes, it's a super good book. The female protagonist is truly a combination of wisdom and hard work, meticulous, starting with small things while having a big picture in mind—truly admirable!

5. 355 开 From the Start, All I Had Was a Bowl of Luosifen: My Goal Is to Make a Hundred Million 开局一碗螺蛳粉，目标挣它一个亿 Seven Bowls柒一碗Modern Romance281k WordsOngoing [Restaurant Management + Food + System + No Romance + Light Livestreaming + Grow and Prosper + Helping Farmers + Going Global] A bolt from the blue! Mu Xiaoxiao was unjustly fired by her company the day before she was due to become a permanent employee. Well, if there’s no place for me here, there’s a place for me elsewhere! What’s done is done. First, I’ll have a bowl of luosifen. As she slurped the noodles, she couldn’t help shouting inwardly, “If only I had a luosifen shop of my own!” [Host’s 85Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Linking your business to a food service system, opening a shop, hiring employees, and using semi-automated machines should fit the topic, right?

6. 356 花 When the Flowers Bloom 花若盛开 In an Old Friend's Heart故人心上Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger + Farming + Business + Food + Growth-Oriented Career-Driven Female Lead + Growth-Oriented Male Lead + Not a Goody-Two-Shoes + One-on-One Romance] She transmigrates into the twelve-year-old granddaughter of a rural scholar. Her grandmother is long dead, her parents have vanished without a trace, and her grandfather has just died. To escape the unreasonable harassment of unscrupulous clan members, she leaves her hometown with her seven-year- 13.6kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves
7. 357 长 A Record of the Oxen and Horses of Chang’an 长安牛马实录 Crows Have Hunks鸦有猛男Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Winner of the Best Historical Legacy Award in the “Explore Ancient Texts, Discover History” Writing Contest] [Print edition in publication] (This novel has a romantic pairing. Neither lead is perfect, and both grow over time. They can be selfish to a degree. The male lead is a brawler! The supporting characters won’t inexplicably lose their wits. This is neither mindless wish fulfillment nor a conventional mystery.) “Though the road is perilous, my heart remains steadfast.” Jiang Shangxian tran 7.8kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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   Food and crime-solving combined; the female lead is in charge of the food, and the male lead is in charge of the crime-solving.

8. 358 空 My Space Connects Two Worlds: Selling Steamed Buns and Tempting the Entire Internet 空间通两界，摆摊卖包子馋爆全网 Sweet Rice Wine Dumplings酒酿甜心圆子Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Transmigration between two worlds + Street stalls + Getting rich + Cozy business management + Food + Farming + Mountains and a house] A warm, everyday story She gains a space in the morning and gets kicked out of the Sun family in the afternoon. Jiang Buruan looks at the dilapidated thatched cottage, the dried-up well, and the nearly dead tree in her space, and can't help feeling cheated! Then she pushes open the rusty door beside the cottage and discovers that it leads to an ancient otherwo 682Reads6.3Score103Shelves

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   [Interdimensional Travel + Delicious Food + Street Vendor + Mountain and House + Cozy Business + Sweet Romance] Gaining the space happened in the morning, but being kicked out of the Sun family happened in the afternoon. Looking at the dilapidated thatched hut, the dried-up well, and the dead tree in the space, clutching the only five hundred yuan left in her pocket, Jiang Buran exclaimed that she had been cheated! Until she pushed open the rusty door next to the thatched hut, behind which lay a primitive, otherworldly realm: huge, fragrant wheat grains, extra-long, crisp, and spicy scallions, juicy, sweet, and refreshing cherries, and soft, creamy durians that she could easily pick… She could even occasionally "hunt"… Faced with an orphanage where she couldn't even afford food, and her own impoverished state, Jiang Buran immediately decided: to set up a street stall and sell steamed buns!!! Made with wheat flour from another world, filled with a secret-recipe meat filling and scallions, the plump, fluffy buns instantly captivated everyone around, who secretly ate them... Until the bun stall was exposed by a food blogger, and the entire internet went crazy for them! The limited-edition buns that everyone was scrambling to get their hands on were easily snatched up by the aloof and proud Lu Feng, who grabbed ten in one hand! Lu Feng: "Ruan Ruan, your buns are so delicious, do I have special privileges?" Jiang Buran: "Huh? You don't have to queue!" Selling buns, selling kebabs, selling seafood... A down-on-her-luck orphan girl warmly opens her stall, and the aroma of her otherworldly ingredients becomes an internet sensation.

9. 359 震 Shocking! The Entire Court Is Drooling Over My Cooking 震惊！满朝文武都被我馋哭了 Lemon with Sugar柠檬加糖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Food + feel-good wish fulfillment + System + business + farming] Overnight, Shen Qing transmigrated into the only daughter of a restaurant owner. She thought she’d have a comfortable life, but the moment she opened her eyes, she found herself in hard mode. Her father had died in an accident, and with no sons in the family, her cousin had seized their vast estate. She and her mother were forced to live in a dilapidated house, while her scumbag fiancé broke his promise and went off to enjoy roman 31.9kReads7.9Score2.8kShelves

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   They're all pretty good. In the first one, the original owner's mother seemed a bit of a drag in the early stages, but she got better later on. She wasn't the kind of character who had an overpowered advantage; she gradually built up her popularity little by little.

10. 360 穿 After Becoming His Wife, I Switched Careers to the Wok 穿成他老婆后我改行颠勺 Spring Breeze in a Painted Scroll画卷春风Modern Romance158k WordsOngoing I woke up as the wife of the person I'd had a crush on in school, a cool, aloof beauty who could play the guzheng but couldn't do anything else. My husband was cold, my daughter kept her distance, and the whole family treated me like a pretty ornament. Hah, so what if he was my crush? Nothing beats wielding a wok. As I won over hundreds of thousands of viewers in my livestream with one delicious dish after another, the husband who used to stay out all night sobbed in the chat: “Come home, honey! 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not tiring, just daily tasks, some romance, and moving the plot forward.

11. 361 金 A Master Chef Reincarnates as the Prime Minister's Legitimate Daughter: Officials Scramble for Her Cooking, and Even the Emperor Is Obsessed 金牌厨神穿相府嫡女，满朝文武抢蹭饭，皇帝都馋疯了 Tomatoes Drop by at Tomato's House西红柿串门番茄家Ancient Romance30k WordsCompleted A master chef transmigrates into the legitimate daughter of the prime minister's household. Officials across the court scramble to grab a bite, and even the emperor is practically starving for her food. 215Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 362 重 Reborn in 1987: Hosting Banquets in the Countryside 重生八七：我在农村做大席 Foodie Who Never Gains Weight吃货不长肉Urban3.0M WordsOngoing I’m the best banquet chef in Rehe Township. Hire me for your feast and I’ll make you look good! A chef and food blogger in the age of big data, he returns to the 1980s to cook village banquets. In a word... nailed it! Don’t look down on village banquet chefs. There’s money to be made, meat to eat, and no end of lively happenings to watch. Li Chun is living a full and happy life. Don’t believe me? Then come on in and see for yourself... 43.7kReads8.7Score2kShelves

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    💕80s Country Chef: A Fulfilling Life! Li Chun, a chef and food blogger in the era of big data, unexpectedly travels back to the 1980s and plunges into the world of Rehe Township, cooking elaborate rural banquets! "I'm the best rural chef in Rehe! Hire me for a banquet and you'll be rolling in money!" Don't underestimate a village banquet chef; there's money to be made, plenty of meat to eat, and endless everyday stories and lively anecdotes. He dominates the scene with his modern culinary skills, transforming ordinary ingredients into impressive banquet dishes, earning a fortune amidst the rising smoke of cooking fires, and living a fulfilling and prosperous life. Full of the flavors of the era, packed with humorous daily moments, and tantalizingly delicious food descriptions, this book tells the story of a reborn country chef who carves out a brilliant life in the 1980s by cooking banquets—the more you read, the more enjoyable it becomes!

13. 363 背 Making a Fortune with Good Food, Backed by the Mountain 背靠大山，靠美食发家致富 Sweet Peaches Must Be Crisp甜桃子必须脆的Ancient Romance394k WordsCompleted [Farming and Food + Making Money + No Romance + No Villainous Relatives + Everyday Life + Healing + Building a Fortune] In the modern world, Chu Wanning worked as an assistant to a food blogger. One night, she died suddenly from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a farm girl in a fictional dynasty who shared her name. In this resource-poor village in the middle of nowhere, many people can barely get enough to eat, let alone stay warm. With only the family’s tiny plot of land to rely on, 335Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Not bad, a heartwarming and simple food story.

14. 364 返 A Young Man Returns Home and Opens a Wild Seafood Food Stall 返乡青年，我开了一家猛货大排档 Everyone Laughs笑皆非Rural Life395k WordsOngoing [One Female Lead] [System] [Everyday Farming] There's a saying in Chen Yaoming's hometown: Better sleep on the floor than work for someone else. At thirty, Chen Yaoming quit his job and returned to his coastal hometown to take over the restaurant his parents had run for twenty years. It's an ordinary seafood stall, but it serves fresh seafood from all over the world. 40.6kReads7.1Score3.6kShelves

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    The writing is alright, there are some hanging decorations but they're not very big. You can add it to your bookshelf and let it linger for a while.

15. 365 随 I Set Up a Stall Wherever I Please: Sis, We’ve Been Looking Everywhere for You 随机摆摊，胖姐我们找你找得好苦 Poisonous Mushroom Gu毒蘑顾Modern Romance973k WordsOngoing [Gourmet] [Daily Life] [Comedy] [Heartwarming] [No Romance] [Street Stalls] [System] [Transmigration] [Cozy] [Animals] [Parallel World] P.S. This book has a laid-back, everyday plot, with few dramatic twists and turns. It focuses more on cozy, down-to-earth moments. This is not a power fantasy! This is not a power fantasy! Li Meng accidentally transmigrates into a parallel world, where she can't get by without an identity. Just when she least expects it, the essential golden finger for anyone 223Reads8.2Score—Shelves
16. 366 宇 The Best Food in the Universe 宇宙最好吃 Watermelon Cat Can西瓜猫罐头Modern Romance744k WordsOngoing [Gourmet] [Cultivation] [Restaurant Management] [No Romance] [System Golden Finger] [Interstellar Setting] On Blue Star, a restaurant called The Tastiest in the Universe has become a sensation on the planet known as the “dumping ground.” Its owner, Hao Chi, is bargaining with her “Master Chef System,” hoping to get two extra chances in the dish draw so she can win the Eastern cuisine she has her heart set on. But the cleaver in her hand never pauses, moving so fast it seems to blur. On the stove 378Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The food looks incredibly tempting, and the female lead is single-mindedly focused on expanding and strengthening the business, but she never compromises on her own. Her interactions with her partners are also very cute and fun.

17. 367 民 101 Days After Opening the B&B, We Finally Got a Customer 民宿开业101天，终于来顾客了 Please Have a Ginger Coke请喝可乐生姜Urban285k WordsCompleted Tucked away in a mist-shrouded alley is a guesthouse called Danguang Lodge. We're all looking for somewhere to lay down the past we have nowhere to share. Welcome to Danguang Lodge. Here you'll find... · A little courtyard with a warm light left on just for you · A therapeutic orange cat who rules the house · Fellow travelers with stories much like yours · And an innkeeper willing to listen to anything Goodbyes can be hard, but here, you can learn how to say them well. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is my first book, come take a look... Please give me a good review!

18. 368 你 Your Five-Yuan All-You-Can-Eat Restaurant: What the Heck Is King Crab? 你五元自助饭店，帝王蟹什么鬼？ Curry Kid咖喱小子Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [Everyday Life] [Meme References] [Comedy] [Cozy] After transmigrating, Lin Xiao inherited a tiny roadside all-you-can-eat restaurant where everything cost five yuan. From the start, he was in a tight spot, unable to pay next month's rent. Luckily, the [Ultimate Restaurant System] came with him! All he has to do is collect customers' emotional points to unlock all kinds of cuisines and expand the restaurant. And so, a disruptive force in the all-you-can-eat fast-food world was born. Fr 3.6kReads7.9Score426Shelves
19. 369 王 The Prince's Manor Has a Skilled Cook, and the Young Heir Is Wrapped Around Her Finger 王府厨娘手艺好，小小世子拿捏 Taro Round芋了个圆Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + food + heroine building her career + business management + a little melodrama] [Sweet, clever little chef vs. seemingly innocent but secretly calculating young lord] Ye Zhiwei had just competed in the national cooking championship. After overcoming every challenge, she finally won first place. Before she could even get home to brag to her father, she was hit by a car while helping an old lady cross the street. When she woke up, she had become a little kitchen maid tending the fi 2.9kReads8.4Score325Shelves

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    (Sweet romance + food + female lead building her career + business + slight melodrama) (A seemingly innocent but actually cunning young master vs. A charming and clever young cook), it's so good! I especially love the female lead's character design 🥰

20. 370 直 Live-Streaming My Street Stall: The Flavor Speaks for Itself 直播摆摊：味大，无需多盐 Fragrant Fishy Fishy Cat香香鱼鱼猫Urban207k WordsOngoing When Wu Chengzan, a chef at state banquets, wakes up, he discovers he has transmigrated to a parallel world with no good food. There is no stir-frying, stewing, steaming, braising, sauteing, deep-frying, or simmering. People eat only to get their nutrients. The so-called “meals” consist of gray nutrient blocks and synthetic fast food churned out on assembly lines. Salt exists only in chemistry textbooks, sugar in industrial supply depots, and chili peppers are sealed away in a waste-material c 2Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 371 七 The 1970s: A Sweet Island Life for a Cannon-Fodder Supporting Female Character 七零之炮灰女配的海岛甜宠日常 Glories Unspoken不言盛景Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage first, love later + cozy life raising children + entrepreneurship] Lin Xia gets into a car accident on her way to a matchmaking date and unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel full of angst, becoming the foolish cannon-fodder woman who brings about her own doom. The original Lin Xia sabotages the male and female leads at every turn, so the male lead takes revenge by sending her to the countryside, where she eventually meets a tragic end. After reading a 15.9kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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    This isn't because running a shop is tiring.

22. 372 空 With Cotton in Hand, I Have Nothing to Worry About 空间在手，一棉无忧 Green Goose青鹅Ancient Romance458k WordsCompleted (Food, street stalls, and opening shops: step by step, she builds a fortune and enjoys endless delicacies.) Modern-day Jiang Xiaoxiao transmigrates into the body of Jiang Yimian, a peasant girl in ancient times. She stares speechlessly at the sky and curses the rotten heavens. What kind of awful family have they dumped her in?! Three dilapidated thatched huts, drafty and leaky, perfect for stargazing, moon-gazing, and sunbathing, with all the essentials included. Thin black porridge, perfect for 68Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    The story of the food blogger started as a street vendor selling chicken noodle soup and shredded pork noodles at the docks, and gradually built his fortune by opening a shop selling spicy hot pot, hot pot, clay pot rice, fried stinky tofu, seafood restaurants, and seafood dishes. He started with salted egg yolk crayfish and built his business step by step.

23. 373 刑 The Ministry of Justice Promotion Diaries 刑部升职记 Tangerine Peel and Red Dates陈皮红枣Mystery670k WordsCompleted The story of a hopeless intern lawyer who plays the fool to fool the wise, gradually becoming a major figure in the Ministry of Justice. A collection of short ancient-era mysteries, with a quiet, everyday romance. No golden finger, no wish fulfillment, just mysteries and a little romantic interaction. 7.2kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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    If you enjoy crime and mystery novels, you should check out these books! They're really good!

24. 374 寻 Searching for the Truth: Flames and Flickers 寻找真相：烈焰与微光 Clever Tangerine M聪明的橘子MModern Romance180k WordsCompleted Amid a warm, gentle glow, she searches for the truth behind a fire that never dies. This is a girl's coming-of-age epic, and a story about justice, legacy, and love. As Wenxin follows in her parents' footsteps, she comes to know them anew, reshapes her sense of self, and ultimately takes up the torch they carried. With Gu Yunshen by her side, the journey is filled with warmth and strength. —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 375 仵 The Little Lady Coroner 仵作小娘子 Cheese Cocoa芝士可可Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [One Couple, Mutual Devotion, Extra Sweet] A modern forensic examiner wakes up at an ancient murder scene, in the body of an orphaned nobody with no home or land. Social butterfly Wen Yu takes one look at the corpse, then at the man before her, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and decides to apply for a job directly with the boss. And so Wen Yu clings to Gu Yan, the powerful Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, while examining corpses and solving cases, hoping to land herself a 5.2kReads9.0Score712Shelves
26. 376 开 Selling Egg Fried Rice in a Public Restroom from the Start 开局厕所卖蛋炒饭 Rampaging Watermelon暴走的大西瓜Urban312k WordsCompleted Book One is complete and safe to start reading. Book Two is in development. When Yang Lei was jolted awake by a voice, he was lying in his rented apartment, his phone showing 4 a.m. “Ding! The Master Chef Training System has been successfully bound.” Other systems give you divine ingredients and fortunes worth billions. His does only three things: assigns hellish tasks, hands out ridiculous traits, and picks the most inconvenient spots imaginable for his street stall. Like selling extra-spicy c 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The whole series is heartwarming and relaxing, perfect for watching while eating.

27. 377 技 With Cheat-Level Skills, I Became a Master of Chinese Music 技能开挂后，我成了国乐大师 What Kind of Persimmon有什么柿Modern Romance403k WordsOngoing [Sweet romance + golden finger] [Both leads are each other's one and only, 1v1] The Ye family had flourished for generations, producing one talented person after another. But by Ye Xin's generation, she was the family's sole descendant. Now over forty and with no interest in marriage, she was about to bring the old Ye family line to an end. The Ye ancestors could no longer rest easy in their coffins! Too old and too lazy to date? The ancestors will take you back to twenty-three! No talent and n 33Reads8.6Score—Shelves
28. 378 厨 Warning: This Cook Is Seriously Irresistible 厨娘真香警告 Mu Ping木平Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted After inheriting her family's culinary skills, Miss Kong Jiu set herself two lofty goals. Goal One: Make the Lu cuisine passed down by her family famous far and wide. Goal Two: Throw away her dignity and reputation if she has to, but win over Bian Ye. With the God of Cookery on my side, the world is mine. Laugh at me? Look down on me? Just wait, and I'll show you what a Manchu-Han Imperial Feast is... 96Reads6.7Score—Shelves
29. 379 我 I Win Over the Entire Interstellar World with Food 我靠美食撼动全星际 Dreams Take Flight in All Directions有梦乱飞Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted Our whole family transmigrated together. Ding Ling was at a loss. Her father, who knew nothing about cooking, became the heir apparent to the largest interstellar food and beverage group. Her stay-at-home mom became the most popular adventure streamer in the stars. And Ding Ling? Ding Ling had just been accepted into the archaeology department at the top military university in the stars. The three members of the Ding family were speechless. The people of the Empire spread the news far and wide. 925Reads9.0Score102Shelves
30. 380 红 A Feast of Delicacies: Dream of the Red Chamber Cuisine Meets the Tang Dynasty 红楼美食适配大唐，饕餮盛宴 The Sugar in Toffee酥糖的糖Fantastical Romance738k WordsOngoing [Handcrafted Cultivation, Farming, and Food] [Supernatural Tales] [Sweet Everyday Life] [Vivid Characters] [Building a City] [Claiming Land as Immortal Territory] [Running a Cultivation Sanctuary] [No System] Wu Qingwen, a transmigrator with a Red Chamber space, always thought she was following the script of an ancient food-business story. Until one day, she saw a dragon in a well. * Steamed pork head meat with rice flour makes spring water gush from a dried-up sweet-water well. Honeyed Eight-Tr 2.2kReads8.8Score258Shelves

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    The former perfectly blends food and plot, with the food serving the undercover mission. The author's writing is superb, employing description and exaggeration to the fullest extent, focusing on both the food itself and the diners' reactions. Every time I read it, I underlined it like crazy: I want to use it as a model for classroom writing!!! The latter is full of fantasy, featuring various delicacies from Dream of the Red Chamber, monsters from ancient legends, and the sweet and refreshing atmosphere that connects the male and female protagonists through the former two. I only regret that I haven't accumulated enough of this kind of reading material yet, and as a reader, I feel deeply hungry.

31. 381 首 The Gentle, Soft-Spoken Husband of the Chief Minister 首辅家的温软小夫郎 Li Ming理鸣Two Male Leads856k WordsCompleted [Farming]+ [Gourmet]+ [Imperial Examinations]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Face-Slapping and Taking Down Scumbags]+ [Building Wealth]+ [Infrastructure] After waking up from a car accident, Gu Yun finds himself transmigrated into the body of a poor little cabbage whose father doesn’t care for him and whose stepmother abuses him. His stepmother wants to marry him off for the bride price, setting him up with a degenerate gambler who once beat his wife to death. At their first meeting, Gu Yun coughs up blood, 3.9kReads9.0Score473Shelves
32. 382 穿 Transmigrated to the Stars, I Got Rich Streaming My Ocean Harvests! 穿到星际靠直播赶海暴富！ Yu Qian YU雨浅YUModern Romance518k WordsCompleted [An exceptionally adorable beast-type male lead, cool and aloof on the outside but pure-hearted and affectionate within + interstellar + livestreaming + seaside foraging + feel-good power fantasy + food + farming + lighthearted] Shen Yu transmigrated! She went from an apocalypse overrun by mutant beasts and plants to a world more than ten thousand years in the future, where she became a pitiful soul whose parents had died suddenly, whose mental sea had collapsed, and whose two younger siblings w 2.7kReads8.6Score321Shelves

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    So beautiful! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

33. 383 我 My Kitchen Connects to Teyvat 我的厨房连通提瓦特 Adult Flower Roll, Beautiful Enough to Sink Fish and Geese沉鱼落雁花卷大人Anime Fanfiction600k WordsOngoing [Finally got a rating~ Just watch it slowly climb~] [Genshin Impact fanfic_two-world transmigration_food_daily life_shopkeeping_light yuri_cozy and angst-free_character illustrations] Huajuan is a petite chef who has just graduated. Burdened with a 300,000 yuan debt borrowed from her father, she opens a place called the Doorway Diner in the suburbs. Her biggest secret is the starry-sky watch left behind by the missing former owner. It lets her step straight from the real world into Mondstadt's 1.2kReads8.2Score108Shelves

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    The female protagonist is a cute little girl who becomes a chef and opens a restaurant in the world of Genshin Impact.

34. 384 女 The Witch's Little Tavern 女巫小酒馆 Fang Jin'er方今尔Modern Romance288k WordsOngoing Anji transmigrates. She stares blankly at the exorbitant overdue-payment notice in her hands: 'Dear Ms. Anji, Witch: You have failed to repay the principal and interest on your property at 17 Baker Street, Moon Town, for 18 consecutive years. The total due is 1,098,746 copper coins. Please pay promptly at the Town Residential Land Office of the Ministry of Magic.' She looks up at the dilapidated tavern ahead, which resembles a haunted house, grits her teeth, and pushes open the door. From this m 1.4kReads8.7Score179Shelves

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    The witch, using magic

35. 385 和 After Divorcing the Ice-Cold CEO, I Took the Kids and Set Up a Street Stall 和冰山总裁离婚后，我带娃摆摊 A Dream of Green Mountains m青山一梦mUrban1.6M WordsCompleted [Cute Kid] [Gourmet] [Street Stall] [Everyday Life] One night five years ago, Qin Tian and Gu Hanshuang had an accident and slept together. The next day, Gu Hanshuang tossed ten thousand yuan in Qin Tian’s face and told him to get lost. He thought that was the end of it, but who could have guessed that a year later... When he saw Gu Hanshuang arrive at his office holding a chubby little child, Qin Tian was completely dumbfounded. The two married because of the baby. But they were far from a happ 1.5kReads7.5Score176Shelves

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    🔥 One night, an unexpected incident led to Qin Tian being kicked out of the company by Gu Hanshuang with money. He thought their relationship was over, but a year later, she unexpectedly appeared at his company with their adorable baby! Their three-year marriage, entered into due to pregnancy, was a facade, a marriage in name only. Finally, with the divorce certificate in hand, Qin Tian broke free and embarked on a food stall journey with his cute child! The smoky aroma of the stall, the fragrant home-style dishes, the adorable child's charming antics to attract customers—the heartwarming daily life of father and son quietly melted away the past estrangement. This heartwarming, food-themed, and adorable story is so addictive!

36. 386 我 My Fishing Grounds Connect to the Immortal Realm 我的渔场通仙界 Zhao Dabo赵大波Urban441k WordsOngoing [Farming, Fish Farming, Food, Countryside, Development, Billionaire] In the age of ready-made meals, laid-off chef Lu Jingchuan returns dejectedly to his nearly abandoned hometown, Moon Bay. He inherits a run-down fishery and a mountain of debt. He thinks his life is finally going to be all about lying flat, until an accident activates the Immortal Destiny Jade Pendant his grandfather left behind. From then on, the world is never the same! Fish raised in spirit-rich Immortal Spring grow to full 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A lighthearted and enjoyable urban daily life story about farming and food.

37. 387 黑 The Dark God of Cooking 黑暗厨神 Seven-Tenths Sober柒分清醒Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Dark Cuisine + Spiritual Qi Revival + One Female Lead + Hilarious + Passionate + Supernatural Abilities + Inhuman + Decisive and Ruthless] This book is also known as The Time I Made Slime into Cuisine, Hell on the Tip of Your Tongue, and Diners, Please Don’t Run Away. Otherworldly realms invade, strange beasts descend, and humanity faces a desperate struggle for survival! Lu Seven, Master of Dark Cuisine, Dance King of Shangjing, Golden Pot Hero, Child of the Planes, All-Round Talent Holder, on 1.7kReads8.2Score155Shelves

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    In the food fiction genre, there's only one truly excellent book: "Life-Based Games" on Qidian.com.

38. 388 6 A Sixty-Year-Old Man Is Reborn and Soars to the Top 60岁老大爷重生后一飞冲天 Baby's Not Crying Anymore宝宝不哭了18k WordsCompleted A 60-year-old man is reborn and rises to the top overnight 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book to everyone! [Laughing][smirking]

39. 389 轮 After Reincarnation, You're Still a Scumbag 轮回后的你依然是渣男 No Dreams Left for the Post-80s80后已经没有梦想Mystery12k WordsCompleted Even after reincarnation, you’re still a scumbag 84Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 390 尖 Screaming City: Overtime Hell 尖叫城市之加班地狱 Baby's Not Crying Anymore宝宝不哭了10k WordsCompleted Screaming City: The Overtime Hell 9Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 391 穿 I Transmigrated, So Why Am I a Wolf? 穿越了，怎么是狼 Baby's Not Crying Anymore宝宝不哭了Urban160k WordsCompleted Some transmigrate into the body of a farmer’s son, pass the imperial examinations, and become pillars of the nation. Some transmigrate into the body of a prince and remain unshaken amid raging storms. But how come I transmigrated into a wolf, and not even a grown one, but a wolf cub? 25Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 392 悲 A Tragic Rich Kid Opens a Tourist Attraction 悲剧富二代开景区 Baby's Not Crying Anymore宝宝不哭了Urban999k WordsOngoing I transmigrated, my family fortune was stolen, my luxury car was gone, my mansion was gone, and so was my company. Oh, I still have three islands. Damn this System, making a transmigrator work for a living. How about opening a tourist attraction? The mermaid legend could work, and Journey to the West could work too. Peach Blossom Island is out of the question: I’m the island master. Should I add immortal cultivation? Maybe demonic cultivation too? 135Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 393 熙 A Banquet Beneath the Palace Towers 熙宴朝阙 Ai Xi Ya哎嘻呀Ancient Romance196k WordsCompleted A transmigration story in an alternate world, focused on a woman’s growth. After her wedding banquet is ruined by her groom’s infidelity, she transmigrates into Han Xi, the legitimate daughter of the Prince of Huaichu, who has practiced Taoism since childhood. She develops innovative inventions, transforms everyday life and the imperial court, and continues to grow. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Food + political intrigue + time travel... Tofu, fried dough sticks, fried chicken, hamburgers... A time-traveling legitimate daughter, a fugitive emperor, a peach blossom assassin, and Master Kong's master chef of slicing fish with a sword... [Explore]

44. 394 敢 You Dare Smash My Barbecue Stall? I'll Have Your Whole Family Executed 敢砸我烤肉摊？我让你满门抄斩 Bunny Station兔小站Historical14k WordsCompleted You Dare Smash My Barbecue Stall? I'll Have Your Entire Family Executed 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A simple barbecue stall, a pinch of cumin—it won over Li Shimin! [Laughs]

45. 395 二 A Second New Beginning 二次新生 Admiring the Tiny Scenery on the Moss苔上观微景Urban336k WordsOngoing [No System] [Not Reborn] [Realistic Urban Life] [Restaurant Startup] [Slice of Life] It wasn’t until the day I got divorced that I understood: closing the noodle shop wasn’t the hardest part. The hardest part was watching my ex-wife get into someone else’s car, then having to smile as I served the last pot of bone broth to my summer customers. Later, I won a bet to take over a restaurant. I thought my life was finally turning around. Until I realized that every step I took was a square on someon 15Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 396 我 I Can't Hide My Culinary Talent Anymore 我的美食天赋藏不住 Mo Qi抹栖Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted I Can’t Hide My Talent for Cooking —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 397 魂 My Soul Transmigrated into the Mountains, Where I Picked Up an Empress as My Dao Companion 魂穿大山，捡个女帝当道侣 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼Eastern Fantasy632k WordsCompleted Lin Chen transmigrates to the Hundred Thousand Mountains, where he encounters the female emperor Ling Qinghan in a cave after her failed ascension. Ling Qinghan enters Lin Chen's dantian to nourish her soul and reshape her immortal body, and becomes his Dao companion. 6.2kReads6.9Score659Shelves

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    @Grandpa Zhao who likes sweet chestnuts w

48. 398 李 Li Chengdao 李承道 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted Special forces soldier Li Chengdao unexpectedly transmigrates to a strange valley. He transforms the valley and makes his way out of the mountains. Using the valley as his base, he builds his own Heavenly Dao Group in the world of immortal cultivation. He establishes the Li Family Medical Hall and heals the sick. He makes his fortune with spiritual-root wine, branches into every industry, and becomes the richest man under heaven. He establishes a free Heavenly Dao Academy and cultivates a great 1.1kReads9.2Score245Shelves
49. 399 咸 The Laid-Back Her Got Her Boss's Attention 咸鱼的她，被老板盯上了 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted The Laid-Back Woman Caught Her Boss's Eye 88Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 400 符 Beneath the Talismans, the Heart's True Desire 符箓之下，心之所向 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼11k WordsCompleted Beneath the Talismans, the Heart's True Desire 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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