Food Stories About Cooking for the Family and Bringing Meals to Court 美食文，给家人做饭带去上朝吃

1. 101 美 Gourmet: My Snack Stall Has Caught the Eye of Universities Across the Country 美食：我小吃摊被全国高校盯上了 Chicken Breast Hunter鸡胸肉猎人Urban903k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted everyday life + warm and funny + perfect mealtime reading + super genius] Other people's kids studied hard from a young age, hoping for a bright future. Li Ang, on the other hand, grilled goose legs as a child, and somewhere along the way, grilled his way to the peak of life... Li Ang was reborn and discovered that he had become the eight-year-old son of a barbecue stall owner outside Qingbei University. In his previous life, Li Ang had achieved financial freedom by making snac 61.4kReads9.2Score11.4k14d adds

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   Although I'm not bringing my own lunch to court, I absolutely recommend this food novel; it's incredibly good! The food descriptions are so detailed that they make you want to try it yourself and see just how delicious it is! You really have to read it!!!

2. 102 我 I Opened a Clinic in the Great Tang 我在大唐开诊所 The Smoker Who Quit戒烟客Historical1.9M WordsCompleted Chu Tianqing, an emergency room doctor, transmigrates to the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty after a medical dispute. With his modern medical knowledge and a System called “Modern Community Hospital,” he becomes a renowned physician of the Tang dynasty. Chu Tianqing: “Your Majesty, your blood pressure is a little high!” “Minister Fang, your blood sugar is through the roof.” “Duke Su, I always thought you were all muscle under that layer of fat. Turns out your blood lipids are high too!” 16.3kReads8.1Score1.3k14d adds

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   It's not an exaggeration to say that modern medicine, medical techniques, and equipment would have been quite astonishing to the ancients. The medical principles are explained in a simple and easy-to-understand way, and I feel like I can learn a lot of common sense. The logic and writing style are both excellent; I really enjoyed it. There's not much romance, but there are also some funny moments. It was adapted into a short drama, but I still prefer the novel.

3. 103 古 A Taste of Antiquity: A Thousand Gold Couldn’t Buy a Sister-in-Law Like Her 古色食香：家有长嫂，千金不换 Such a Sweet Grape好甜一葡萄Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Top chef Luan Hongye transmigrated into a novel as the vicious widowed sister-in-law. Determined not to suffer the same tragic ending as the original character, she used her cooking to win over the male lead's family. She quickly won over her mother-in-law and younger siblings, but the male lead remained indifferent toward her. That was fine. All she wanted was to keep the peace. But gradually, she noticed that the male lead was paying her a little too much attention. He wanted to know who had g 1.3kReads7.1Score18214d adds

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   ✨The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a vicious eldest sister-in-law, disliked by the entire family. Having no other choice, she uses food to redeem herself: braised tofu, egg noodles, chicken stew with mushrooms… the whole family enjoys the meal immensely…

4. 104 我 My Restaurant Connects Past and Present, and I Can't Get Enough Antique Jewelry 我的饭店通古今，古董首饰收不完 Old Bean Bun老豆包子Modern Romance997k WordsCompleted Li Meng, a castoff from a wealthy family, returned to her hometown and inherited her grandmother's little restaurant! On opening day, Li Meng could tell something was off about the place! Why were the customers coming in dressed in ancient costumes? Cosplay? And when it was time to pay, they handed her gleaming silver ingots! Worth 1,500! Three little dishes for 1,500! This business was a gold mine! The next day, a child beggar ate a bowl of noodles and paid her with an antique bracelet! Worth h 7.6kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds
5. 105 女 The Side Character Strikes Back: A Thousand Ways to Feed a Yandere 女配翻身：投喂病娇的千种方式 Tang Ru Su唐如夙Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted Yun Zhimiao finds herself inside an old novel about a fake and a real heiress. She thinks she has landed in a family-intrigue drama, but it turns out she has been bound to a Food System. To avoid being erased by the System, she diligently cooks and saves up points. Crispy rice cakes, fried fresh milk, lobster-tail noodles, cheese-filled crispy chicken cutlets, Thai-style cured seafood, fragrant spicy rice crackers, sweet-and-sour pork tenderloin, Guobaorou, pudding tarts, jasmine iced rice. The 379Reads8.4Score10914d adds

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   I've been looking for ages and no one's recommended this one? It's so sweet and comforting 😽 🌼 The female lead transmigrates into a book as a villainous supporting character, the real heiress who was deliberately replaced. She starts by cooking delicious food, using schemes to gain sympathy, getting rid of her adoptive parents, and even capturing a child six months younger than her. Hmm? Why does this child look at her like that?! The female lead isn't a saint; she'll scheme and get revenge. 💖 Lu Shitang had already given up hope for his chaotic life until a vibrant young woman burst into his black-and-white world. The male lead is a seemingly innocent but actually cunning character; he recognizes his feelings early on and is the type to fight and compete. He has his own growth arc. 🌸 It's not the typical female-centric power struggle trope; the fake heiress is enlightened and awakened by the female lead, becoming her best friend. This novel breaks free from the original's tragic, melodramatic plot, and the female lead ends up with the second male lead! ⸝⸝⸝˘◡˘♡ The male lead's stepmother genuinely cares for him; she's incredibly kind and gentle. ❄️ The plot moves quickly, and the food descriptions made me hungry! >_<¦¦¦ The downside: it's a three-year-old novel, so some plot logic is flawed. However, if you don't delve too deeply into the details, it's still very readable.

6. 106 妖 A Record of Eating Demons 妖食记 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance632k WordsCompleted The Wuwei Inn flourishes because people in this world always have so many wishes. Birth, aging, sickness, death; resentment, hatred, love, and feuds; love and separation; life and death. The demons at the Wuwei Inn love to feast on these human joys and sorrows. Long Sanniang is stunningly beautiful. She's a shop owner, a fine cook, and a guide. Her life is long and dull, so she opens a restaurant to hear people's stories and, along the way, take in a handsome young general. Open the most distinc 3.8kReads9.4Score69814d adds

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   The story of a beautiful restaurant owner and a naive young general. If you're tired of stories about doting wives, check out this real-life culinary novel about a doting husband. The Tasteless Restaurant is thriving, because people in this world always have many desires. These human joys and sorrows are what the fairies in the Tasteless Restaurant love to eat. Long San Niang is stunningly beautiful, a restaurant owner, a good cook, and a guide. Her life is long and boring, so she opened a restaurant to listen to stories and, incidentally, pick up a handsome young general. [Top Post][Top Post][Top Post]

7. 107 从 After Returning from the Immortal Realm, I Made a Fortune Through Farming 从仙界穿回来后我靠种田发家致富 Riding a Donkey and Lighting a Lamp骑驴点灯Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No spatial dimension, no System, a slight golden finger, spirit-spring farming, reclaiming the hills behind the house, cozy food and everyday life. There is a couple, but the male lead doesn't get much screen time. Big shots gradually enter the story later.] A spirit jade brought back from the immortal realm changed Xu Xia's life as an overworked office drone. When the jade dew flows, gold and silver follow. She'd finally been reborn. Who would be a workhorse now? Only a fool! Xu Xia immedi 32.3kReads9.2Score2.8k14d adds

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   The female protagonist quit her job and returned to her hometown to farm. She grew crops according to the seasons and made all sorts of fresh vegetables, including various kinds of steamed buns and seasonal dishes that tasted amazing! 😋😋😋

8. 108 我 Watch Me Show Off in Ancient Times: Line Up for a Meal! 我在古代露一手：干饭请排队！ A Round-Faced Sunflower Seed一颗圆脸瓜子Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Favorite + Reborn in the Womb + Cozy Daily Life + Culinary Delights] A lively, fiercely protective girl reborn in the womb × a sharp-tongued but soft-hearted young prince I was a top culinary cultivator in the world of cultivation. After living a lifetime in the modern world, I transmigrated into the frail daughter of a minor official in ancient times. I planned to lie flat and enjoy a comfortable life, using my knowledge of modern cuisine to make a fortune. Who knew I’d be born wit 263Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female lead brought lunch to her father, and he got a promotion! He's got supernatural powers, and his cooking tastes twice as good! [Kissing emojis]

9. 109 军 The Soldier Devotes His Life to His Country, and His Wife Devotes Hers to Him and Their Home 军爷以身许国，军嫂许他也许家 Wan Peipei万沛沛Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, both leads are each other's first and only] [Stepmother + raising kids + doted on by the whole family + marriage first, love later] Lin Xi unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s. She becomes the real daughter who is disliked by her biological parents, forced to take the place of a fake heiress and marry her military officer fiancé, a man with three children from a previous marriage, and eventually dies of sorrow. In the book, her military husband dies not long after the original he 2.1kReads9.1Score22614d adds

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   The female lead loves to cook, and every chapter features delicious food that makes the reader's mouth water.

10. 110 H Harry Potter: The Capybara Harry's Daily Life at Hogwarts HP：水豚哈利的霍格沃茨日常 Ni Xuan of the Sunny Road阳关道的逆玄Female-Channel Fanfiction652k WordsCompleted [Hufflepuff Harry + Lighthearted Happy Ending + A Bit of Wish Fulfillment + Father-Son Bond with Snape + No Romance + Some Canon Divergence, Personal Headcanons, and Minor Timeline Changes to Unimportant Events + Apologies for Any OOC + GGAD!] [An abstract fairy tale that takes a little imagination and a little brainpower] [This might be a food story (perhaps)] [When The Chosen One is too laid-back, the entire Wizarding World falls into chaos!] Harry Potter was sorted into Hufflepuff, and everyo 3.1kReads9.0Score41414d adds

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    Some of these food articles aren't the kind you'd bring to court, but they're still quite enjoyable.

11. 111 我 After I Maxed Out My Cooking Skills in the Game 我在游戏里刷满厨艺之后 Red Leaves on the Mountains山山红叶Modern Romance580k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] + [Farming] + [Business] + [Daily Life] + [Gaming] + [Another World], two storylines running in parallel Meng Ci opened “Smoke Rises in Wulingyuan” to pick holes in a fellow creator's work. A dilapidated ancestral restaurant, an NPC child thin as a bean sprout, and a cultivation system shoehorned into the game: it was full of flaws. Because her real-life circumstances were similar to the game's setting, she found herself relating to it and played for a few days. She never dreamed t 1.1kReads8.8Score12514d adds
12. 112 惨 After Dying a Horrible Death, I Cut Ties with My Family and Became a Top Pastry Chef 惨死后断亲，我成了顶级甜品师 Paddling A Dragon Boat泛龙舟Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her life before last, Li Zijing was deceived and murdered by her fake wealthy parents, becoming a stepping stone for the real heiress to enter the entertainment industry. She died with her eyes open. In her previous life, she transmigrated into the interstellar era and, after countless hardships, became a highly respected pastry chef. Then she died in a period of upheaval and came back again. The real heiress, a fake innocent, accused her of pushing her down the stairs. Her poisonous stepmo 404Reads7.5Score10214d adds
13. 113 小 Little Junior Sister, Stop Feeding Them! The Sect Is Already Invincible 小师妹别喂了，宗门已经无敌了 Li Cheng立橙Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Invincible + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Everyone’s Favorite + Wacky Comedy] “I’m done being the punching-bag senior sister!” After transmigrating into a novel about a girl adored by everyone, Qin Zhen became the cannon-fodder senior sister. Whenever her junior sister got into trouble, it was always Qin Zhen’s fault. She had her golden core dug out and her sword bone carved away, and in the end met a gruesome death. Given a second chance, Qin Zhen turned around and joined the worst sect in the cu 4kReads9.0Score56314d adds
14. 114 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
15. 115 赫 The Secret of Hufflepuff: Culinary Magic 赫奇帕奇的秘密：美食魔法 Milk Tea, Less Sugar, Extra Ice奶茶少糖飞冰Female-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted At a high school reunion, Ling Wei was accidentally knocked over by the crowd of visitors in the park. She and another unlucky soul, Liu Fangyu, transmigrated into the bodies of two young wizards about to start school in the Harry Potter magical world. Ling Wei: Having a built-in language plugin is such a blessing for someone who's terrible at English! Liu Fangyu: Thank goodness we won't be in the same year as The Chosen One! The two had long dreamed of going to Hogwarts. But at their very first 5kReads9.1Score60314d adds
16. 116 全 Interstellar Cuisine: The All-Round Spirit Chef Who Went Viral on the Star Network 【星际美食】全能灵厨在星网火了 Lou Twenty楼二十Two Male Leads442k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Interstellar + Food + ABO + Zerg + Mecha] Couple: Cheerful spirit chef omega Lin An × S-rank military alpha, scheming seme Shi Xiao Lin An, a spirit chef from the twenty-first century, wakes up to find himself in an interstellar age where food has fallen into decline. He has also gone from being a chef with a job and a home to a penniless omega celebrity with no prospects. Hoping to get famous, his predecessor begged his agent to book him on a wilderness survival variety show fil 2.4kReads8.8Score33714d adds
17. 117 美 A Food Blogger Builds Wealth in Ancient Times 美食博主在古代发家致富 Cocoa and Black Tea可可红茶Two Male Leads2.1M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + food and farming + raising kids] Food blogger Song Yuan transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder elder brother in a farming novel. His parents are both dead, leaving him with three children. One, two, three children, all of them little villains. Song Yuan: Damn it, I'm going to lie flat. Fortunately, his portable space comes with a modern kitchen and an endless supply of ingredients in the fridge. No food? Tomato and egg stir-fry, followed by chili meat sauce, and 4.7kReads8.9Score59014d adds
18. 118 穿 I Landed in a Fairytale World, and My Little Tavern Became a Hit 穿进童话世界，我的小酒馆爆火了 Graceful as a Swimming Fish婉若游鱼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Healing + food + another world + fairy-tale characters appear + a little farming] While passing through a little fountain square in another world, Jiang Jiang came across an absolute beauty in a tattered dress. The beautiful older sister was leaning against the fountain, sobbing miserably. Jiang Jiang, a true lover of pretty faces, was heartbroken for her. With a grand wave of her hand, she brought the woman home and served her a steaming cup of milk tea and a sweet-and-sour berry tart. The 8.4kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
19. 119 你 You Take the Imperial Exams, I Farm: A Paper-Thin Couple Braving the Famine 你科举我种田，塑料夫妻闯荒年 Bai Jiuhuan白久欢Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + food + pocket dimension + stockpiling grain + fleeing famine + business + sweet romance + everyday life] After Jiang Qingyue’s soul is mistakenly taken, she receives the ultimate transmigration starter pack. She thought she’d get to live a cheat-powered life, railing against heaven, earth, and everything in between. Instead, she transmigrates into the body of a fat, lazy, greedy, slippery woman and marries a man who hates her to the bone. Song Yan died unjustly in his previous life an 45.6kReads9.0Score3.4k14d adds
20. 120 囤 I Stockpile Supplies and Transmigrate, Then My Country Wife Wins Without Lifting a Finger 囤物资穿越，农家娇妻直接躺赢 Overflowing with Peachy Charm桃气满满Ancient Romance666k WordsCompleted After working herself to exhaustion, little internet celebrity Jiang Nianchu unexpectedly got the chance to transmigrate. With a seven-day countdown, she went on a frantic shopping spree, stockpiling thirty million yuan worth of supplies before transmigrating to the Great Yu Kingdom, which was in turmoil and suffering a severe drought. A marriage contract then led Jiang Nianchu to wed Song Lin, the third son of the Song family. After the wedding, everyone in the village said the Songs had brough 19.4kReads8.4Score2.6k14d adds
21. 121 食 The Restaurant Survival Guide: Cooking and Gossiping, All in a Day’s Work 食肆生存法则，做饭吃瓜两不误 Si Qi Reads It as Four Seven汜柒读四七Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Shopkeeping + food + mystery-solving + farming] Overnight, food lover An Qiao transmigrates into the imperial palace as a cook. After leaving the palace, all she wants is to build a career: create the first chain of restaurants and bring delicious food to every corner of the country. Who could have guessed?! The eatery she buys at the start is right next to the Court of Judicial Review. Qi Ning'an gets dragged into one case after another, and the restaurant becomes the place to go for all the l 595Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    Life, it seems, is nothing more than a case, a meal, a cat, and a dog. A cook turns her restaurant into a detective agency; a young man mooches off meals, a cat mooches off cases, and a father mooches off resurrection armor… #Healing #Farming

22. 122 不 Why Not Add Another Bowl of Rice? 不如添碗饭 Lu Guagua鹿瓜瓜Ancient Romance238k WordsOngoing [Farming + Food + Healing + Growth + Cozy + Lighthearted Comedy] [Cheerful, lively little cook × Arrogant, childish young lord Pei Qun of the marquis’s household: a bickering couple] A young woman who sells wontons in Jingzhou City finds an arrogant, childish man at her doorstep. She takes him home and stuffs him full of food, but the next day he sneaks away. The young woman saves up to open a restaurant and takes a job as a cook in the marquis’s household. Then one day, she discovers that the a 131Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is a master chef with an amazing cooking ability and a wonderful personality. Overall, it's a very heartwarming and touching book where she warms the hearts of others through her delicious food. Highly recommended!

23. 123 六 The 1960s: I Follow the Army with My Child and Make the Whole Camp Drool 六零年，带娃随军我馋哭全军营 Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Ning猫猫猫猫猫宁Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Food + military life + adorable kids + Culinary God System + everyday child-rearing] Only after awakening does Song Qinghuan realize that the world she lives in grew out of a wicked stepmother novel, and that she is the original wife, a cannon-fodder character destined to die young. When she falls into a river, her children are abducted by human traffickers. Her children become villains who stand in the way of the heroine's children! In the end, some die and others are left crippled! All becaus 12.2kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds

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    ✨A food-themed story: The female lead cooks delicious meals for the male lead and sends them to his military camp. She's an amazing cook, and the neighbor's kid often drools over them. Dishes include sauerkraut stew with glass noodles, mushroom and meat sauce, braised pork, and lion's head meatballs. The female lead comes to live with the male lead, who's incredibly lucky, but the other family members in the compound suffer because the food smells so good…

24. 124 快 Quick Transmigration: The Demon King Wrecks the Plot 快穿之大魔王崩坏剧情 Mist Rising Through the Long Forest雾起长林Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted (No romance, brainless wish-fulfillment.) The heroine is an overbearing, chuuni, unhinged supervillain. She isn't human! She has no human morality and is rotten to the core. Anyone seeking justice or a saintly heroine should stay away. She takes the scumbag's path and leaves scumbags nowhere to go. If she can solve something with violence, she won't waste a word. She's a master of every kind of scheming green tea and black lotus trick: if you can imagine it, she can do it. A mama's boy ends up w 29.6kReads9.5Score3k14d adds

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    The protagonist, a member of the Demon Clan, fulfills his wish and punishes the scum.

25. 125 八 1980s Military Marriage: The Madcap Days of Jiang, the Cannon-Fodder Chef 八零军婚：炮灰江大厨的发疯日常 Poor Sanqi!贫穷的三七呀！Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period setting + pocket dimension + witty heroine + straight-man hero + scene-stealing kid Xie Yuanqing: Whatever you need, leave it all to me. Jiang Chang: Brother, you're such a great guy. How about we become sworn brothers? Xie Yuanqing: Why are you covering your nose? Jiang Chang: Bro, there's such a strong smell of the red-light district on you, it's choking me. Xie Yuanqing: You mean the smell of someone who's been traveling all day? Xie Yuanqing: Is my back smooth? Jiang Chang: That's 3.3kReads9.0Score41514d adds

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    [Crazy Chef x Cold-Faced Military Officer] Jiang Chang, a master chef specializing in state banquets, transmigrates into the body of a crazy young wife in 1979. With a cold storage space in her left hand and three kids in her right, she starts by freezing her scumbag husband into an ice sculpture to use as a fridge magnet! ✔️ Her plastic husband wants a divorce? She turns around and makes him exclaim "It smells so good!" ✔️ The villagers cause trouble? "If you keep babbling, I'll plant you in the ground as fertilizer!" ✔️ A diplomat is caught cheating: "Comrade, your licking the plate is wrong." When Xie Yuanqing discovers that his crazy wife's cooking skills can conquer the United Nations: "Comrade Jiang, the organization requires you to stop radiating charm immediately!" Jiang Chang swings her spatula and smiles wickedly: "Fine, first stew the Siberian tiger in my cold storage." #Others transmigrate and fight against scoundrels, I get trending by going crazy# #This generation of military families is too good at fighting# (Silly era novel/Food to get rich/Space farming/Cute kids appear)

26. 126 当 Gossiping on the Job, I Shock the Entire Court 当官吃瓜，满朝文武皆震惊 Crayon Xiaoying蜡笔小莹Ancient Romance177k WordsCompleted [Everyone's inner thoughts revealed + absurd comedy + gossip] Reborn in the womb as the legitimate daughter of an ancient prime minister, she binds herself to a gossip System on her twelfth birthday. All she does each day is eat, drink, sleep, and enjoy the latest gossip whenever she has nothing better to do. She thinks she'll go on living this carefree life forever. But then her troublesome father actually gets her an official post. “You can't go to court dressed like that! What kind of conduct 345Reads6.4Score10214d adds

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    Transmigrated into the body of a palace maid forced into marriage and killed? [Learned][Learned][Learned] Qin Wanci smiled without saying a word; her personal space made her fearless. Raising a child to get rich, cooking delicacies—the eight major cuisines, from south to north, from east to west, a dazzling array, sure to dazzle the eyes of the entire Jin Kingdom.

27. 127 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times: A Food Blogger Builds a Fortune 穿越之美食博主在古代发家致富 Lin Family's Dou Xiao Dou林家豆小豆Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Food blogger Jiang Yue transmigrates into the Jiang family, a household of farmers. The Jiangs are dirt poor, with barely enough to eat or wear, and life is truly hard. Fortunately, the family is warm and easygoing, sincere and kind to others. Jiang Yue decides to rely on her own skills to help the whole family prosper, starting with a little shop, moving on to a small restaurant, and eventually opening a grand restaurant, until they achieve financial freedom. P.S. A pure food-focused story, set 45.9kReads8.7Score2.2k14d adds
28. 128 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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    [All-Powerful Mother-in-Law x Delicate Daughter-in-Law] This premise is so relatable! Chen Xianglan has maxed out all her skills: farming, making sauces, calculating auspicious dates, and even helping pigs give birth! For her daughter-in-law Lin Wei, she transformed a desolate island into a paradise. The writing is incredibly down-to-earth, every detail brimming with life wisdom. After reading it, I just want to go home and farm (not really). Highly recommended! 🌱

29. 129 老 My Husband Is Cold as Ice by Day, but Gently Coaxes Me at Night 老公白天冷冰冰，晚上温柔哄媳妇 Mountain Moon山月Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Military marriage in the era setting + comeback + family life + island foraging + building a fortune + sweet romance] Shen Yan opens her eyes and finds herself in the body of an overweight woman whose engagement has been broken off. The good news is she's already married. The bad news is her husband ran off the day after their wedding. Everyone is waiting to see Shen Yan get dumped again. But as they wait, they realize something's wrong. Shen Yan was supposed to be fatter than the pigs at the p 10.2kReads8.3Score78714d adds

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    It has delicious food, stories, and plot.

30. 130 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the Seventies with a System, Only to Find Out I'm the Beloved One 穿书七零有了系统团宠竟是我自己 A Big Little Shell一颗大壳子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Setting + System + Transmigrate Into a Book + Educated Youth + Daily Gossip + Little Southern Potato + Northeast China + Beloved by All + Overachiever + Beautiful Female Friendship] Everything seemed to change after that “possessed” house appeared. Lu Xi woke up one day as the only girl in several generations of the Lu family in Qingshan Village in the 1970s. On the train taking her to the countryside, she discovered that she was the victim in a novel, destined to be bullied to dea 9kReads9.0Score90914d adds
31. 131 末 Apocalypse Bigwig Teaches Face-Slapping on a Parenting Show 末世大佬，娃综打脸教学 Lady in Flip-Flops穿夹脚拖的淑女Modern Romance531k WordsCompleted Lu Yushi, an apocalypse researcher who has been single her whole life, transmigrates into a book and becomes a cannon-fodder supporting woman who shares her name. She becomes a mother without any of the pain of childbirth. On a parenting variety show that takes the internet by storm, the original heroine uses her lucky golden finger to effortlessly crush the other guests and shoot to fame. Meanwhile, the original Lu Yushi is flamed by netizens for hitting her daughter and bullying others. She is 3.3kReads9.0Score46814d adds
32. 132 欠 In Debt with Two Kids, I Became a Sensation in Showbiz Through Cooking 欠债带俩娃，我靠做饭爆火娱乐圈 Jiu Yi九燚Modern Romance390k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Adorable Kids + Making Money as a Street Vendor + Food + Livestreaming + Later Enters Showbiz + Pure Romance] Qin Manxi transmigrated into the body of another woman named Qin Manxi. She had only a few hundred yuan to her name and was saddled with a debt of a hundred thousand! To support herself and her two children, Qin Manxi started out selling food on the street. She used her earnings to raise the kids until they were plump and healthy, and took the opportunity to teach the s 92Reads6.8Score—14d adds
33. 133 听 After Learning to Understand Animals, I Livestream Gossip to the Whole Internet 听懂动物说话后，我全网直播吃瓜 Luo and Nan Qiao洛与南乔Modern Romance737k WordsCompleted [No Romance] [Lighthearted and Cheerful] [Wishing You Happiness] After being bitten by a rabid dog, Xia An gains the ability to understand animals! Xia An's dog, Xia Minglang: “Baby, I went farming today.” “What kind of farming?” “Planting my heart firmly in you~” Xia An: Remember, you're a real dog, not a lovesick puppy. A Pomeranian's owner: “My little dog has been depressed for two months.” Xia An: “She says she's a little princess, but you call her Big Silly Chun. How could she not be depres 1.2kReads8.8Score14414d adds
34. 134 我 I’m a Max-Level Ancestor. What’s Wrong with Raising a Few Hundred Million Kids? 我满级老祖，养亿点崽子怎么了 Luo Xiaoyao骆小妖Modern Romance918k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, My Xuanmen Ancestor, Why Do My Kids Spoil Me So Much?, is now streaming. [Spirit monsters + wish fulfillment + wacky comedy + supernatural + absurd humor + a mash-up of everything + no male lead (the heroine shines on her own)] (All the spirit beasts in the main cast have pictures. The full collection is in the book’s featured posts, so feel free to check them out!) After Shi Ruyi, the last heir of the Xuanmen, restores her body and descends the mountain, she discover 16.8kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
35. 135 古 Ancient-Era Entrepreneurship: I’ll Build a Heavenly Food Paradise 古代经营：直接打造仙境美食乐园 Fu Xiaodie福小蝶Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + an ancient alternate space + running a business + sweet and satisfying, no angst + leisurely, immersive pacing + career first, then a one-on-one romance] Could anything be better? Bai Mengran, who has read three hundred transmigration novels, has finally met a System that shamelessly begs to bind itself to her and even lets her make requests? She thought she’d stumbled upon a “System scam,” but the next moment, the System took her into an “alternate space” all her own. The spac 2.4kReads8.6Score26714d adds

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    Food-themed novel where the female lead can cook all sorts of delicious food~ ① Pure street stall story, no romantic pairing. Grilled potatoes, pickled chicken feet, crayfish, braised pork knuckle, Sichuan-style boiled chicken, dry-pot pork intestines… attracting a horde of hungry ghosts. Even nobles in the palace would shake hands to get a taste of the food from the stall. Ministers of the court would rush to the stall before even taking off their official robes, only to be caught red-handed by the Prime Minister, who then also became one of the foodies. ② A food blogger transmigrates to ancient times and presents the ancients with a breathtaking culinary feast… Snail rice noodles, stinky tofu, spicy crayfish, and she can also make all sorts of desserts; the aroma even attracts the prince next door…

36. 136 种 Who Starts Farming by Sending Three Piglets as a Gift? 种田谁家男主开局送礼送三只猪崽 Green Robe青裳Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Completed. Dive in without worry! (Farming + No golden finger + Family life + Romance + Building a fortune + Cozy + No awful characters) No System! No pocket dimension!! No golden finger!!! No awful characters!!!! (We’ve said it three times because it’s important. The male lead appears late. The story focuses on building a career, with romance as a side plot x3.) Baihua Cave is a village deep in the mountains, home to nearly a hundred households. Everyone says it’s a poor and remote backwater. S 22.7kReads9.0Score2.4k14d adds

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    ✨After three years of hard work and finally getting a permanent position at the restaurant, Bai Ye lost his job. Driving the secondhand car his boss had given him as collateral, hauling a load of junk back to his hometown, he unexpectedly encountered a system. Surprisingly, this system had quite a few projects; not only could it guide him through the basics of cooking, but it could also randomly assign him tasks to earn bonuses and menus. In the end... The impoverished Bai Ye, relying on the system's cheat codes, diligently exploited its advantages, worked hard to improve himself, and gradually rose to prominence.

37. 137 傻 Once the Silly Girl Smartens Up, the Wen Family’s Ancestors Must Be Smiling from Their Graves 傻女不傻后，老闻家的祖坟冒青烟 Ink-Dyed Green Wound Tears墨染圊殇泪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + food + farming + sweet romance + doted on by the whole family + devoted husband + badass heroine + no golden finger] In her previous life, Wen Zhenyi was a top chef in public and a bounty hunter in secret. After a car accident, she transmigrated into the body of a dim-witted young woman in an alternate dynasty. She thought she had transmigrated to another world, but it turned out her soul had simply returned to its rightful body. Her family had spent everything they had and pil 6.8kReads9.0Score64514d adds
38. 138 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 15.8kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds
39. 139 满 A Family of Loyal Martyrs Forced into a Second Marriage, and the Comment Section Goes Wild 满门忠烈被逼当填房，弹幕杀疯了 Peach Blossoms Flourish桃之泱泱Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Past and present connected + two storylines running in parallel + women supporting women] It begins when Shen Shuangyu is branded a homewrecker for supposedly seducing her brother-in-law before her sister's death, then marries into a marquis's household as his second wife. She pours her heart and soul into managing the household, supporting her husband, and raising her stepson and stepdaughter, never uttering a single complaint. In the end, all she gets in return is: “She's doing this to atone. 38.8kReads9.1Score5.6k14d adds

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    A food-themed story where the protagonist cooks for her family and brings the dishes to the imperial court. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] Zhou Lin, a single woman with an exceptionally strong sense of boundaries, is chosen by a mysterious system due to her "superb culinary abilities" and forced to start a nighttime street vending career. Her dishes are considered "human anchors"—high-end ingredients paired with top-notch techniques, yet they always trigger an "escape mechanism" in the hungry eyes of her customers: ▷ As soon as the noodle stall at the alley entrance sets up its pot, customers are already gathered around with their phones in hand: "Sister Zhou, are you making crab roe or eel today?" ▷ As soon as the wonton cart in the park opens its lid, a group of square-dancing aunties charge in: "Girl, don't run away! I haven't had enough of the shrimp wontons from last time!"

40. 140 美 Gourmet: Selling Meals at School Sends Students and Teachers into a Frenzy 美食：学校卖饭，师生抢疯了 Boiled Fish水煮鱼Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Gourmet | Everyday Life | Lighthearted | Relaxing | Slow-Paced | Comforting] Jiang Fan got a Gourmet System and rented a small food stall in his school cafeteria. “There aren’t any students eating here. You should close up.” “The food’s terrible. You’ll be out of business in a few days.” “Here comes another idiot, selling food in this place.” Everyone mocked him. Jiang Fan ignored them and checked his mission. He had to sell a hundred shaomai in one day. Could he pull that off? “Wow, these shao 2.6kReads7.1Score19014d adds

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    1. Modern cuisine, making big money in ancient times. A female protagonist with no romantic partner focuses solely on making money and building her career; no difficult relatives, the whole family works together harmoniously. 2. School cafeteria food is a lifesaver! 3. Western fantasy + food-themed infrastructure. Dwarf: Waaaaah, a year of mining and not a single gold coin! The boss has mastered the art of good fortune! Goblin: Compared to greedy goblins, the boss is a top-tier businessman! Making something out of nothing, that's awesome! Elf: Salary and money are minor matters, this meat is so delicious! I'm going to announce to the entire elven continent that eating leaves all day will lead to destruction! Beast Ears: What? Back to the Orc Forest? Impossible! Never in this lifetime! Thank you for the job opportunity! Salary? I don't need it, I can work for a fee! Dragon: The only advantage humans have left is cooking! Wait, boss, I was just kidding, could you please not take the food away QAQ? The whole world submits to the power of food. 4. There aren't many romantic storylines; the focus is more on building one's career. 5. Food + cultivation, male protagonist's perspective, no romantic pairing. It was Zhu Fan's turn to hand over the pills he had refined. The disciples who came to collect the pills stared thoughtfully at the pot of delicious chicken soup. Zhu Fan: ... Haha, drinking soup is such a wonderful thing! The disciples drank without lifting their heads, burying their faces in the pot: "Ah, right, right, glug glug..." Then— A senior brother: "Junior Brother Zhu, I've suffered internal injuries, quickly give me a bowl of spicy blood curd to replenish my qi and blood!" A junior sister: "Senior Brother Zhu, I've reached a bottleneck, quickly give me a bowl of boiled fish to help me break through!" An elder: "Zhu Fan, my hidden ailment has flared up, this pot isn't enough for me... I need some healing, how about a few more pots?" The sect leader angrily kicked the elder away: "Do you think this is your kitchen?!" Turning to Zhu Fan with a gentle smile, he said: "I am the sect leader, give me the biggest pork knuckle." 6. Farming + food stall, my snack stall, even the emperor comes to line up.

41. 141 异 The Otherworld Is a Mess. What Can We Do? They're Probably Hungry. Feed Them 异界太乱怎么办？多半饿的，喂饭 Cream Water Gun奶油滋水枪Eastern Fantasy652k WordsCompleted [To me, all things are ingredients] Zhang Si transmigrated into a game world and inherited a mine. But production was low, the mine was on the verge of bankruptcy, and dozens of humanoid employees went on strike. With no other options, Zhang Si came up with a plan. Fire all the employees and just give up! Unexpectedly, he got bound to a Food System. At the farewell banquet, all the employees immediately decided that if the boss provided them with food and lodging and took them in, they'd b 121Reads5.5Score—14d adds
42. 142 穿 I Transmigrate into a Book and Open a Restaurant That Makes the Whole City Smell Amazing 穿书后我靠开食肆香遍全城 Dudai Dai, Have You Eaten?嘟呆呆吃了吗Ancient Romance265k WordsCompleted The heroine transmigrates into a book and opens a restaurant. The story focuses on the day-to-day business of running a food shop, with no awful relatives or angst. It's warm and comforting, so enjoy without worry~ The male lead appears later and doesn't have much page time. He's a puppy-like guy who follows our little Hua around everywhere (the male lead of the transmigration novel), and he's blessed with a protagonist's halo: getting close to him brings good luck. (Hugging the big shot's leg.j 3.7kReads8.1Score32414d adds
43. 143 美 Gourmet: Healing Anorexia One Bento Box at a Time 美食：摆摊卖盒饭，治愈厌食症 Sun Yi Xin孙艺欣Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Comforting food, no getting mad, funny reading over a meal, no female lead, hilarious ensemble cast] A genius chef transmigrates into the body of a sixty-year-old man and activates a System. As long as he heals wounded souls with his cooking, he can earn extraordinary rewards. But the System’s very first task is to heal someone with anorexia! Vibrant tomato and egg stir-fry, beef stewed with rich gravy, and layered minced-beef flatbreads dripping with juice. These aren’t beautiful illustration 8.9kReads8.9Score75414d adds
44. 144 食 The Feast Records: The Simple Joys of a Flavorful Life 食案录：人间有味是清欢 Watching Gulls in the Deep Mountains深山看鸥Ancient Romance209k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + everyday cooking + running a neighborhood business + female chef] After becoming the cook at a small shop in ancient times, Lin Zhiwei doesn’t rely on reclaiming wasteland to survive. Instead, she runs a humble neighborhood shop with her skill at preparing all kinds of delicious dishes. Starting with a bowl of bone broth that costs four coins, she serves rice with lard, braised pork bones, and glutinous rice cakes, warming an entire street with one homestyle dish after another. 203Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Food is the only thing that should not be missed.

45. 145 强 A Forceful Claim 强势染指 Xiangqiao香巧Modern Romance394k WordsCompleted [Roguish, Rugged Hero] [Daddy-Type Boyfriend] [ oozing hormones] [Guiding Lover] [Sweet Romance] [Nine-Year Age Gap] [Food] [Kissaholic] [Both Pure and Inexperienced] I'm currently working on signed editions for publication. If you're interested, you can check them out at the usual place. This is part of the same series as Jiang Baichuan and Hai Tian's A Soldier in Uniform, Rose in Hand, Dedicated to the Princess. (The male lead cooks, talks dirty, and fusses over every last detail like a dad. T 60.5kReads9.4Score6.8k14d adds

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    The male lead cooks and takes care of everything, like a doting father; the female lead is pampered and spoiled, a complete novice at housework, but a sweet and gentle fairy. 🫰🫰🫰🫰🫰🫰🫰🫰 It's super good! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

46. 146 异EN The Creatures That We Are 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 479.8kReads9.7Score65.9k14d adds

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    ①The female lead makes breakfast for her father every day [facepalm] [smirk] so he can take it to breakfast. Even lunch is no exception [licking screen] [stunned]. Especially the aroma of the Chinese sausage claypot rice [sad], [kiss] and her father's colleagues can't resist any longer, putting down their chopsticks and crowding around... [Laughing] [cool] [licking screen] [petrified]

47. 147 三 Delta Force Descends on the Real World: I Have an Unlimited Secure Storage Box 三角洲降临现实：我有无限安全箱 The Greedy Little Flying Bird贪吃小飞鸟Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing (Quick note: You can enjoy this even if you haven't played the game.) When the resource zones from a video game appeared in the real world, humanity entered an era where everyone went in with nothing but a knife. Xiao Yun transmigrated to a world where everyone started with three standard beginner tickets and had to find all their resources by searching. He became an eighteen-year-old GTI trainee. When the familiar scenery of Zero 2.4kReads7.9Score44514d adds
48. 148 做 Be a Concubine? You're Not Worthy! I'll Find a Better Match, and You'll Beg Me to Stay 做妾？你也配？另谋高嫁你下跪 Young Master Lan公子兰Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted This book is now available as a full-cast audio drama, and it’s hilarious! Give it a listen! [Hilarious Transmigration + Medical Space + Sweet, Satisfying Romance + Power Struggles + Palace and Household Intrigue + Mutual Devotion and Strength] A genius in medicine and poison transmigrates to ancient times with a medical space. She wakes up in a coffin, only to have a bewitching man try to steal it? Her ex-husband favors his concubine, abuses his wife, and shamelessly claims her dowry? Her fathe 5.5kReads8.9Score54714d adds

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    Time travel, gourmet food, farming, hot pot ① Strong female lead, hilarious, time travel, space, revenge against scum, career building, super satisfying ② Hilarious time travel goddess doctor transmigrates into a coffin to be buried with the prince and discovers there's still hope ③ Hilarious mind reading + gossip system 🍉 The prince is so angry while eating gossip that he laughs hysterically ④ Hilarious cultivation heroine swaps bodies with the demon lord, all kinds of crazy laughter that will make your stomach hurt ⑤ Hilarious mind reading tyrant with two personalities, jealous of each other

49. 149 爆 Hilarious Mind Reading: The Prince Eats Gossip Until He Throws Up 爆笑读心术，王爷吃瓜吃到吐 Young Master Lan公子兰Ancient Romance452k WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: The Hilarious Mind-Reading Art: The Prince Laughs at Gossip Until He Chokes Manhua adaptation: The Princess's Inner Thoughts Are Full of Gossip, and the Prince Is Hooked; The Princess's Inner Thoughts Can't Be Hidden [Historical fantasy + mind-reading + gossip System + silly comedy + System space + sweet romance + feel-good revenge + transmigration to an alternate world + palace and household intrigue + devoted and powerful couple + marriage before love + healing a posses 24.3kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
50. 150 救 Help! The Demon Lord and I Switched Bodies, and Now He's Carrying My Baby 救命！与魔尊互换后他怀了我的崽 Young Master Lan公子兰Ancient Romance525k WordsCompleted [Hilarious transmigration + System space + body swap + sweet romance + yandere + two powerful, devoted leads + everyone’s favorite + ensemble cast + multiple couples] Ye Pianpian accidentally transmigrates into a cultivation world and becomes the most miserable villainess in the Longevity Sect. The System tells her she has to win over the Demon Lord to survive, but she swaps bodies with him the moment she transmigrates. She breezes through the entrance test, becoming a genius girl who draws ever 868Reads7.4Score11514d adds

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