Food, Farming, Period Pieces, Two Male Leads, No Female Lead 美食/种田/年代类双男主/无女主文

1. 1 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Brother, I Crush Everyone in My Path 穿成炮灰他哥的我，一路横推 Nameless Deadweight不知名废材Two Male Leads300k WordsCompleted [1970s male-lead novel + two male leads + cannon-fodder comeback + food + face-slapping + devoted couple] Xian Yu transmigrates after stepping into the company building with his left foot, becoming the fake older cousin of a miserable cannon fodder in a 1970s novel. To complete his mission, he successfully feeds a brash young punk until he becomes a pillar of the nation. In his previous life, Li Sheng was disfigured and locked up in a psychiatric hospital, where he suffered terribly. After takin 656Reads8.6Score11214d adds

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   I watched it all in one go last night. The young couple was very sweet, there wasn't any particularly angsty plot, the storyline wasn't too drawn out, it was quite clean and efficient, the main theme was whoever caused trouble, they would take them down, and their mental state was very beautiful.

2. 2 接 You Hit Me Just for a Kiss, So I’m Done with You. Why Are You Crying? 接个吻都揍我，不要你了你哭什么 Get-Rich Little Panda暴富小熊猫Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + equally strong leads + reborn + rekindled love + bittersweet + mutually devoted + happy ending] [Sharp-tongued, spoiled rich-boy bottom vs. restrained, stoic straight-man top] In college, Chu Feng used underhanded tactics to force the aloof campus heartthrob into a relationship. He thought they had both fallen in love over time, since the heartthrob indulged him in everything. After graduation, he boldly proposed, and the other man said yes. After they married, the heartthrob k 37.7kReads8.8Score4.6k14d adds

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   Two male leads. Not a period drama. A coming-of-age story. Very good, hope you like it.

3. 3 偷 After They Heard My Thoughts, the Country’s Biggest Foodies Were Shocked 偷听我心声后，惊动全国吃货大佬 Yu Shengsheng余苼升Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Beloved by the Whole Family + Food + Heartwarming + Feel-Good + Intangible Cultural Heritage Cuisine + Distinctively Regional Dishes] Shen Huazheng transmigrates into the beloved darling of the Shen family. She has no System, no medical skills, and can’t turn out elegant prose, so she might as well lie flat and be a pampered little couch potato who spends every day eating and drinking. Shen Huazheng watches her father, Minister Shen, prepare to go out to a banquet. [What a shame. 15.1kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds

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   I'm currently watching it, and it's pretty good.

4. 4 小 Listening to Spring Rain All Night in a Small Tower 小楼一夜听春雨 Bright Moon Tilts明月倾Ancient Romance876k WordsCompleted A critically acclaimed historical romance ensemble that topped the annual charts! A calculating, lovesick beauty versus a dark, scheming top scholar! A historical take on Pride and Prejudice: life in the inner household isn't all scheming and rivalry, but also deep sisterly affection. The clever and capable Second Madam Lou takes the greatest pride in her life in having three beautiful daughters. To marry her three marriageable girls into “good” families, she travels a great distance to the capi 35.4kReads9.6Score5.8k14d adds

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   Although it's not a novel without a female lead, the male leads in this story are all quite likable. 🥰

5. 5 穿EN After Becoming the Villainess, I Clear My Name Every Day 穿成恶女后每天都在洗白 Gathering Vetch, Gathering Vetch采薇采薇Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Adorable Kids + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy]: Transmigrating into a lovesick woman, Tang Zhuyun wakes up in the middle of a scene where she’s climbing into a man’s bed. She turns around and runs. Forget this bed, she’s not getting in! Who needs a man when her father is the top scholar, her brother is the top scholar, and even her son will be the top scholar? They’ll protect her, so she can do whatever she wants! As a master physician, she’ll focus on her career, save lives, and k 33.5kReads9.3Score4.7k14d adds
6. 6 海 Island Magistrate: My Villainous Husband Is a Miracle Doctor 海岛县令：反派夫郎是神医 Mossy Lantern苔灯灯Two Male Leads340k WordsCompleted [Farming + Two Male Leads + Gourmet + Sweet Romance + Slow-Burn + Transmigrate into a Book] [Food business in the early story, island development in the later story] A big, gluttonous layabout top x a little, hardworking layabout bottom Lin Su, a post-apocalyptic lord, transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder character who makes the villain go mad, defiles and abuses him, and is eventually turned into a living doll by him. When Lin Su arrives, his hand is already clamped around the 1.5kReads8.4Score25814d adds

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   These are from a bygone era, when young men were farming.

7. 7 穿 Transmigrating to a Famine Year: I Use My Pocket Dimension to Spoil My Husband 穿越荒年：我用空间娇养小夫郎 I Like You, and You Like Me我喜欢你也喜欢我Ancient Romance535k WordsCompleted Transmigration + pocket dimension + natural disasters + husbands + children + farming + slow-paced Kang Sui’s entire family transmigrated into a novel she had once read. Luckily, her pocket dimension came with them. Otherwise, they never would have survived. The country was at war, and men were conscripted year after year. Life in town was difficult, so Kang Sui’s family moved to the countryside. After they moved, one natural disaster followed another: blizzards, three years of drought, locu 1.6kReads7.6Score17814d adds
8. 8 穿 Transmigrated to Another World: A Warm Bed for My Husband and Child 穿越之夫郎孩子热炕头 I Like You, and You Like Me我喜欢你也喜欢我Two Male Leads396k WordsCompleted Transmigration + space + stockpiling + husband + natural disasters + children Chen Suian transmigrated into a dynasty that had never existed in history. Well, as the saying goes, since you’re already here, you might as well make the best of it. Since he was already here, he decided to take things as they came. Chen Suian had no grand ambitions. He believed that being comfortably well-off was enough, and thanks to his parents’ hard work, he’d been able to lie flat. But when disaster struck one da 558Reads7.8Score10014d adds
9. 9 废 The Useless Young Master Goes Viral Across the Stars After Inheriting a Wasteland Planet 废物少爷继承荒星后，爆火全星际 Excuse Me, Coming Through麻烦借过一下Two Male Leads353k WordsCompleted [Farming x sweet romance x doting on your wife] Sheng Ran diligently traveled between worlds to complete missions. When he returned to his home world, he began cultivating a wasteland planet. “What? How could anything from some desolate planet be any good! And they’re charging that much? Are they trying to rob us?” Later: “Waaah, it’s so good! The prices are our problem, not theirs.” One day, a bunch of StarNet surfers clicked into Sheng Ran’s livestream. They watched him cook, drooling, unt 1.1kReads9.2Score13914d adds
10. 10 来 I Came to Another World, Married a Husband, and Built a Fortune 来到异世娶了夫郎致富发家 Little Xue of the Qi Family祁家小雪Two Male Leads290k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Two Male Leads + Sweet Romance + Farming] Shi Cen unexpectedly transmigrates to a world called Great Qi, where people are divided into men, women, and ge’ers. As soon as he arrives, one of those ge’ers saves him. What’s he supposed to do? Looks like there’s only one surefire move. This humble man has no way to repay you, so he can only offer himself to you! A story about a schoolteacher who transmigrates to another world, opens an inn and a restaurant, takes on side businesses, 267Reads7.1Score10814d adds
11. 11 穿 After I Transmigrated, My Husband and I Were Nothing Like Each Other! 穿越之我和夫郎才不是对照组！ Oh, Autumn, Autumn Swordfish秋呀秋刀鱼Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Yan Tianze accidentally transmigrates into a political intrigue novel about household infighting that he once happened to read, becoming the Yan Tianze who shares his name! He and his newlywed husband are the antagonistic foils to the book's two protagonists, a pair of wicked cannon-fodder villains who obstruct them at every turn. The original book portrays his new husband as petty and vindictive, always going against the protagonists. But the protagonists have the halo of ma 4.2kReads8.4Score42514d adds
12. 12 穿 After Transmigrating into a Period Novel, I Took a Young Educated Youth as My Wife 穿进年代文后，养个知青当老婆 Shi Yuhuan时渝欢Two Male Leads269k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [Top] [Both pure] [Period] [Personal space] [Book Transmigration] [Educated youth] [Farming] [Daily life] Apocalypse survivor transmigrated into a book as the top: Qi Mo Reborn beauty sent to the countryside as the bottom: Shi Yi After transmigrating, Qi Mo was sent to Xiangyang Brigade, where he stayed for five years, built a house, and put down roots. Yet he was still single. From the brigade leader to every meddling auntie in the area, everyone thought he'd never find a wife. 2.5kReads8.4Score27214d adds
13. 13 主 Stop Pretending, Master. Your Shadow Guard Is a Sweet on the Outside, Dark on the Inside 主子别装了，暗卫也是个芝麻汤圆 Ye Binglan夜灬冰澜Two Male Leads417k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Top + Transmigrate into a Book + Two Powerful Leads + Everyday Romance, Doting and Flirting] A gentle, powerful top who dotes on his husband like his life depends on it X a chaste, obedient, decisive bottom who kills without hesitation Chu Yu transmigrated. He'd thought he'd become a mighty pavilion master, only to find out that two years later he'd be a cannon-fodder character? And the bloodied little shadow guard at his feet had become his only lifeline? No problem. Don't pan 8kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds

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    This one is good too, it's sweet and romantic!

14. 14 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 191.8kReads9.3Score7.9k14d adds
15. 15 不 Cast Out by Her In-Laws for Being Infertile, She Marries a Tycoon and Has Triplets in One Night 不孕被婆家赶，嫁暴发户一夜三崽 Jin Manman金满满Modern Romance3.3M WordsCompleted [The 1990s + lighthearted comedy + starting a factory + getting revenge on scumbags + everyday life] After three years of engagement, Jiang Tang had taken care of Gu Zhun's parents and younger siblings, honoring his parents and working herself to the bone for him. In return, he came home after completing his studies and acted as if he didn't know her. Jiang Tang turned around and impulsively married a nouveau riche. Overnight, she became a mother of three. First she landed big orders, then built 51.3kReads9.3Score5.1k14d adds
16. 16 灵 The Spirit Awakens in Senyuan 灵起森原 Yun Zhang云漳Two Male Leads659k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Transmigration + Primeval Continent + A Touch of Fantasy + Revenge] After accidentally arriving on the Senyuan Continent, Xia Ming only wants to stay alive. With his spirit mark awakening and upheaval striking his tribe, an accident forces him to inherit the shaman’s legacy. Now that he’s become his tribe’s shaman, all he can do is build it up and make it thrive once more! As his strength grows, sealed memories gradually return. Has he become the hope of his entire tribe? And 1.4kReads8.9Score14814d adds

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    This is good.

17. 17 靠 I Feast on Game from Hunting, and My In-Laws Are Sick with Regret 靠打猎大鱼大肉，婆家悔断肠 Please Let Me Get Rich求求你让我暴富吧Ancient Romance600k WordsCompleted [Hunting + portable space + farming + raising children + making a fortune + sweet romance + palace and household intrigue] Pei Yunshu, an ace agent from the twenty-first century, dies in the line of duty during a mission and transmigrates into the body of a village woman in ancient Daxia. The woman is a widow who has suffered abuse at the hands of her in-laws. Without a second thought, Pei Yunshu cuts ties with them. She heads into the mountains to hunt pheasants, antelopes, pigeons, wild boa 623Reads6.2Score10014d adds

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    Farming, hunting, raising cubs

18. 18 归 The Way Home 归途 Xia Dayu夏大雨Two Male Leads191k WordsCompleted [Tao Dongling vs. Chen Zhaolai] [Top-Tier Novel + Two Male Leads + Urban Life + Everyday People + Hard Work + Happy Ending + Sweet Romance + Realistic] There’s a little shop along the route Tao Dongling has been driving lately, where you can park, eat, and stay the night. It’s pretty cheap and clean, and the owner is quiet, handling all the work inside and out by himself. Then one day, Tao Dongling said to the owner, “Brother Lai, every time I come here, I don’t want to leave.” Chen Zhaolai took 27.7kReads9.6Score3k14d adds

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    The author's writing style is delicate.

19. 19 幸 Happiness Street 幸福街 Xuan Qing Has Many Names泫清名字多Two Male Leads664k WordsCompleted Slice-of-life + two male leads + devoted, protective gong + age gap + mutual healing, no melodrama A story set on Happiness Street. Wang Xiaolu runs a vegetable shop on Happiness Street. One day, a new neighbor moves in next door… After spending three years inside, Duan Yunhong comes out and leaves his hometown alone, making his way to Happiness Street. He thought he'd just drift through life, but the young man selling vegetables next door turns out to be a warmhearted person… Mature, devoted go 553Reads8.9Score11014d adds

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    This is absolutely gorgeous!

20. 20 七 The 1970s: I’ve Had Enough! The Unhinged Villainess Flips the Dinner Table 七零：不忍了，疯批女配掀饭桌 Admiring Flying Fish from the Abyss临渊羡飛鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Period setting + military marriage + devoted husband + love at first sight + both devoted to each other + punishing scumbags] The moment Su Liluo opened her eyes, she found herself in the middle of a dramatic scene: the fake daughter’s identity had just been exposed, and she was so furious that she’d shoved the real daughter down. Foster father: “You’re not one of the Jiang family. If you don’t want to stay, get out!” Foster mother: “I never thought you could be so cruel. Leave!” Youn 13.6kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds

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    These two are some of the better novels I've read. The plots are tight and engaging; they're really well-written. You should check them out.

21. 21 被 Cast Out on Wolf Mountain, She Thrives by Taming Beasts 被扔狼山，她靠驭兽风生水起 Qing Zhu青杼Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + poison and medicine + one-on-one romance + adored by all + heroine is no saint] A modern master of traditional Chinese medicine transmigrates overnight into a tiny three-year-old girl abandoned on Wolf Mountain. No need to panic. She makes the Wolf King and Queen her parents and settles down beside the mountain’s great treasure trove. With her own pocket dimension and spirit spring, life couldn’t be better. She hears that healing people can earn money? Then she’ll heal them! Th 37.9kReads9.5Score5.2k14d adds
22. 22 美 A Food Blogger Transmigrates and Goes Wild Farming and Street Vending 美食博主穿越后，种田摆摊杀疯了 Jinmu Can Can锦木灿灿Ancient Romance975k WordsCompleted Zhao Ning, a food creator, transmigrates to ancient times, into the Zhao family, a farming household that doesn't have enough to eat. With her excellent cooking skills, Zhao Ning starts with a little roadside stall and builds it into a popular eatery in town. She makes her own way in the bustling capital, eventually opening a nationally famous chain of restaurants. . Zhao Ning adopts one orphan after another. She has to raise the children and support the family, and along the way, she even culti 92Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 23 穿 Transmigrate to Ancient Times: Farming and Supporting My Family with Delicious Food 穿越古代我靠美食种田养家 Tidefall in the Mortal World汐落红尘Two Male Leads590k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Food + Farming + Pocket Dimension + Raising Kids + Building a Career + Cozy Daily Life] Rich heir Gu Linchen transmigrates into another world, only to become a thug with a bare-walled home who is uneducated and beats his husband and children. Looking at his family, all skin and bones, Gu Linchen can only hold his forehead in dismay. Fortunately, the pocket dimension from his previous life came with him. But just as he rejoices, he learns that the luxury goods he had collected i 3kReads9.3Score28014d adds
24. 24 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

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