Stories Where the Male or Female Lead Opens a Shop, No Apocalypse, Just Ordinary Modern Life 女主或男主开店，不要末世流，普普通通现代

1. 1 又 The Mountains and Seas, Once More 又见山海 Lu Xiaojiu卢小久Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted [Government employee male lead, widowed and straightforward; gentle, soft-spoken divorced female lead] The leads have an age gap, and this is a sweet romance. The male lead first takes an interest in the beautiful female lead. After learning she's divorced, he uses his position to create opportunities to meet her and gradually get closer. Their lives slowly become intertwined, and of course, that eventually leads to an adult relationship. Along the way, they face everyday troubles and confront t 14kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds

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   The female lead is divorced, and the male lead's wife has passed away. The story of Director Zhao, who blossoms again after a long marriage, and the bright and beautiful teacher is quite good! 👍

2. 2 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 31.7kReads9.6Score4k14d adds

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   The main characters set up stalls and opened shops, leading a warm and heartwarming life.

3. 3 泡 Instant Noodles for the Prince: A Sweet Romance Across Time 泡面诱皇子：通古今互宠日常 Xi Qinghua Yi熙晴画易Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted Main couple: Jiang Su and Xia Jingqi Secondary couple: Lin Ye and Xie Shousi Now available as an audio drama with a full cast. Two male leads, dual perspectives, a system, food, infrastructure building, everyday family life, both transmigrated, mutual devotion, and both are each other’s one and only. Right after graduating, Jiang Su loses his father and has no choice but to return to his hometown and take over the barely surviving convenience store. Who would have guessed that a System would bin 1.2kReads9.1Score18514d adds

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   The first book is very good.

4. 4 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 282Reads6.9Score10114d adds
5. 5 震 Shocking! The Owner of That Shop Didn't Find Love Until He Was Over Three Thousand! 震惊！某店老板三千多岁才脱单！ Following the Maple's Advice谕枫而行Two Male Leads208k WordsCompleted (Two male leads, both each other’s only partners, lots of sweetness and little angst, a guaranteed happy ending) A composed, reserved, slightly scheming convenience store owner VS an outgoing, bold, extremely sociable PE teacher. Baili Fan has lived for over three thousand years without aging or dying, and runs a convenience store with no fixed address. Its only product is dreams. The Dream-Selling Convenience Store sells dreams, not cuteness. Humans, immortals, demons, monsters, ghosts, and spi 2Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 6 位 Quick Transmigration Across Planes: I Own a Little General Store 位面快穿，我有一间小杂货店 Pipi Loves Tangerines爱吃橘子的皮皮Modern Romance4.1M WordsOngoing [No romance + no male lead + general store + ensemble cast + doing business in various novel worlds, including storylines where the heroine gets help] [Main characters: Su Ling + a calico cat] After waking up one day, Su Ling finds that her general store has bonded with a planar trade System, and she transmigrates into a book. First book world: a lucky heroine in a story set during the era of rationing. A general store suddenly appears on the hill behind Dawang Village. It has more goods tha 52.3kReads9.3Score4.7k14d adds
7. 7 身 I Was Transported to Another World and Opened a Supermarket at a Noble School! 身穿后，我在贵族学校开超市！ Zhou Zhou Zhou Zhou Zhou Zhou周周舟舟粥粥Two Male Leads174k WordsOngoing Amid the great wave of transmigration, a train traveling through the night is destined to be anything but ordinary. Newly transmigrated Bai Qingyuan only wants to get rich. But as a foodie and socially anxious college student, all he can do is quietly look for someone powerful to cling to. Gu Shixun: “Um... I’d like to join your team.” Bai Qingyuan: “Who would’ve thought I’d be the powerhouse all along?” Two male leads, happy ending, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 8 路 The Background Character Is Always Love at First Sight in Every World 路人甲每个世界总被一见钟情 I've Decided to Eat Something Good决定吃点好的Ancient Romance502k WordsOngoing [Ordinary-looking heroine with a slight harem vibe + No fixed male lead + Mostly a laid-back approach to winning hearts] Wen Ruo was average-looking with an average figure. She bound herself to a Passerby System in an equally unremarkable fashion. Then one day, the Passerby System turned into a Romance System, and she reluctantly began her pursuit of the male leads. But gradually, Wen Ruo was horrified to discover that the men in these little worlds were head over heels for her! World One: The 5.7kReads7.4Score22214d adds

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   Wen Ruo was ordinary from a young age, with an ordinary appearance and an ordinary figure. She was also unremarkable in that she was bound to a "Passerby A System," which one day transformed into a "Conquest System," forcing her to embark on a conquest journey. However, Wen Ruo gradually discovered with horror that the small world was different from the real world.

9. 9 开EN Starting with a Street Stall Selling Super Strength Potions 开局地摊卖大力 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is currently serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Potions of Strength? Detoxifying Yellow Beans? Lucky Cherries? They're flying off the shelves! The world's top tycoons, richest man, popular streamers, and peak powerhouses all come to buy them. Jiang Na 333.1kReads9.7Score43.5k14d adds

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   🌻🌻🌻Profound Thematic Exploration: Behind the lighthearted and humorous story lies a profound exploration of themes such as humanity, friendship, love, and responsibility. Through the experiences of the main and supporting characters, the story showcases their spirit of upholding justice and courageously taking responsibility in the face of adversity, prompting readers to reflect on the value and meaning of life.

10. 10 季 Mr. Ji, Stop Hurting Me. Miss Shu Is Already Married 季总别虐了，舒小姐已嫁人 Warm Words温言暖语Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted As Ji Sihan’s secret lover, Shu Wan stayed by his side for five years. She thought that if she was obedient and sweet, she could warm his heart. But she never expected to be abandoned in the end. Shu Wan had always been gentle. She neither argued nor made a scene, and didn’t even ask him for a penny. She simply walked out of his world. But when she was about to marry someone else, he suddenly pinned her against the wall and kissed her like a madman. Shu Wan couldn’t quite figure out what Mr. Ji 27.5kReads9.2Score3.1k14d adds

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    It's so good! I want to watch it a second time.

11. 11 六 The 1970s: The True Heiress Is a Culinary Goddess with a Pocket Dimension 六零：厨神真千金有空间 Cream Commune奶油公社Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + food + stockpiling + real and fake heiresses] Food blogger Zeng Yanni transmigrates into a period novel after an accident, becoming a fifteen-year-old girl abused by her family in a seaside fishing village. With her true identity shrouded in mystery, Zeng Yanni promptly splits from the family. Along with the livestream she brought with her, she stocks up on seafood: horse dung sea urchins, giant abalone, clams, razor clams, sea snails, sea cucumbers 3.4kReads9.4Score46114d adds

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    The second book isn't finished yet; you can save it and read it later.

12. 12 9 The 1990s: Why Date When I've Transmigrated into a Book? 90年代：穿书了谁还谈恋爱啊 Xi He琋和Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Ting had just secured funding when she transmigrated into a romance novel where everyone was eight hundred percent love-brained. From the start, she was stuck in an icy wasteland with a talkative male lead threatening to kill her. Lin Ting: “Date you? I'd rather get a dog.” The original male lead: “...?” No space, no System, no mind-reading ability... Luckily, she still had a business brain running at full speed. “I'm never dating anyone. Not in this life.” “If I run out of money, I can earn 42.4kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds
13. 13 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 9.6kReads9.0Score79614d adds
14. 14 猫 Kitty’s Happy Little Dessert Shop 猫咪的圆满甜品店 The Cream Puff Isn't Sweet奶油泡芙不甜Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [Another world + Desserts + Fluffy companions + A little of the groveling ex trope] [An adorable, clearheaded, sunny orange cat × A proud, sharp-tongued, max-strength Ming Snake] After an accident brought on by low blood sugar, Yun Manman transmigrates to the continent of Lingyi and becomes a fluffy orange-and-white cat. Delighted by a whole new world full of fluffy creatures, she clenches her tiny paw and declares, “I’ll make desserts conquer the continent of Lingyi and enjoy a happy cat’s life 1.7kReads9.2Score20914d adds
15. 15 我 I Opened a Shop in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界开店 A Ye阿烨Ancient Romance115k WordsCompleted She was bound to a System the moment she came of age, and transmigrated as soon as it happened. Before long, the System kept disappearing, leaving a vulnerable young woman to earn merit in an unfamiliar cultivation world. In the end, all it left her was a System Shop and an order to open a store! No romance, okay? 10Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 16 靠 Running an Inn with Gacha Draws 靠抽卡经营旅馆 Moon Over Heaven月关天Modern Romance614k WordsCompleted [Business Management + Card Draws + Food + No Romance] Unable to find a job, Su He takes over her family's small hotel, which is on the verge of closing. Luckily, Su He binds herself to a card-drawing System! The Princess and the Pea's bed, delicacies from Dream of the Red Chamber, a magical vine elevator… all kinds of wondrous items appear. The maids from Dream of the Red Chamber want to kowtow to Su He three times. Su He says, “We're all equal in modern society. We don't do that anymore.” The 3.9kReads8.8Score42114d adds
17. 17 一 I Woke Up to Find I'd Inherited a Hot Pot Restaurant 一觉醒来，我继承了一家火锅店 Ran Yu然妤Modern Romance389k WordsCompleted Yu Wan, who has traveled through countless worlds, is finally ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. To make sure she can eat hot pot every day, she inherits a hot pot restaurant. But... She only came here for a vacation, so why has she somehow become the richest person in the world? In a TV interview: Reporter: How did you become such a tycoon? Yu Wan: Honestly, I really just wanted to open a shop at first~ [Strong female lead, no romance. Maybe multiple love interests, too. Who can say?] 120Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 娇 She's So Alluring, the Iron-Blooded Tough Guy Falls Completely 娇娇太撩，铁血硬汉彻底沦陷了 Shao Hua 17邵华十七Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A super-sweet romance, everyone's darling, ten-year age gap] The first time Lin Ruochu met her best friend's older brother, who had just left the military, his ironclad righteousness and striking good looks swept her off her feet. Gathering her courage, she confessed her feelings to him. He Yan looked at the well-behaved, pretty girl before him and pressed his tongue against his back teeth, steeling himself to refuse. “I'm not interested in little kids. Focus on your studies.” Then He Yan disap 20.8kReads9.4Score2.5k14d adds
19. 19 一 The Moment I Was Born, I Was Stolen Away by the Obsessed Mr. Ou 一出生，我被偏执欧少偷回家 En Xiaomo恩小沫Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [So sweet that if it isn’t sweet, you can come chop me up + an obsessive, doting male lead with a possessive streak so intense he goes crazy when she talks to other men + the heroine puts him in his place] The Sheng family had seven sons. After wishing on every star in the sky, they finally had a little princess. But before they could even enjoy holding their precious girl, Third Master Ou secretly took her home. From then on, the hot-tempered Third Master Ou changed completely. When the little 6.3kReads8.9Score78414d adds
20. 20 病 Sickly Obsession: The Possessive CEO Lu Loves Her Like His Life 病态占有：偏执陆总嗜她如命 Little Fuzzball小毛球Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted (A brooding, lovesick demon king vs. a bright little ray of sunshine, sweet romance + possessive love + seductive charm) After Su Qingyan died, she saw the cold, sinister empire CEO everyone avoided. He had killed the scumbag couple who caused her death, then knelt before her grave with blood-soaked hands and kissed her body. “Yan’er, it’s too cold underground. I’m coming to keep you company...” Back in her youth, she mercilessly took revenge on the scumbag and his mistress while investigating L 53.1kReads9.3Score5.8k14d adds

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