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1. 151 娱 Showbiz: I'm a National Chef, and My Girlfriend Is Dilraba Dilmurat 娱乐：我，国厨，女友是大蜜蜜 Shopkeeper Tong桐掌柜Urban1.8M WordsOngoing An explosion sent Lin Xi back as the civilian boyfriend of a top-tier star. Faced with a career gap and a relationship crisis, he unlocked his Chef God talent with the help of a System. His egg fried rice filled the film set with its aroma, and his Dongpo pork knuckle became an online sensation… He soothed hearts with his cooking and whipped up a sweet, dazzling life as a celebrity chef. 169Reads5.8Score106Shelves
2. 152 清 The Qing Court's Imperial Kitchen Maid Wins Big with Her Nutritionist Skills 清穿御膳小宫女，靠营养师身份赢麻了 Wandering Smoke Threads幽游烟丝466k WordsCompleted [From palace drudge scrubbing chamber pots to a first-rank lady-in-waiting + strong female lead + satisfying revenge + golden finger] Xia Bing, a rising star in the field of nutrition, opens her eyes to find she has become Hong E Minmin, the lowest-ranking servant girl in the Forbidden City during the Kangxi era! Scrubbing chamber pots in the Cold Palace, living on gruel and scraps, and facing danger at every turn. Pretending to be deaf and mute? Just a temporary expedient! With her golden finge 27Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 153 四 A Pastry Chef Slacking Off in the Siheyuan 四合院里摸鱼的糕点师傅 Tomato Wonderfully Crispy Corn Sticks番茄妙妙妙脆角Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsOngoing A food blogger transmigrates to 1948. Does mentoring apprentices bring triple returns? “No Qin family, no Lou family, no hostility.” While everyone else who transmigrates into a siheyuan is busy fighting scoundrels and seizing opportunities, Shen Yan just wants to live like a lazy salted fish: as a pastry chef at a grocery store, he has little work and few worries. After work, he takes the homemade pastries from his pocket dimension, sits by the courtyard gate, cracks sunflower seeds, and watche 74.7kReads7.7Score4.3kShelves
4. 154 小 The Little Chef's Guide to Feeding Her Family With Ancient Cuisine 小厨娘古代美食养家日常 Berry Soda Water莓果气泡水Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Qin Rong is a food blogger who accidentally transmigrates to a waterside town in the Great Liang Dynasty. The original owner’s mother is looked down on by her shrewish mother-in-law and sisters-in-law for having three daughters. Meanwhile, the original owner’s father has been fooling around with another woman and wants to divorce his wife. But the original owner’s mother has a backbone, and takes her three daughters with her as she asks to leave the marriage. When Qin Rong wakes up, she can hard 7.8kReads8.8Score736Shelves

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5. 155 听 Listening to a Donkey's Thoughts: Daily Life Running a Restaurant in Bianjing 听驴心声：汴京美食经营日常 Golden Flowers in Full Bloom金花朵朵Ancient Romance579k WordsCompleted (The low rating is only because the book was just listed.) · Transmigration + Everyday food and life among ordinary townsfolk + Mind reading (the little donkey is called Xiao Ba, with “Ba” meaning gossip) + A gentle, leisurely pace + A large ensemble cast later on · A modern chef transmigrates to the Song Dynasty. In this paradise of food, she doesn’t just eat: she develops new dishes and brings ancient and modern cuisines together in a grand feast. The Shen Tinghe family moves from the outskirt 4.2kReads8.5Score515Shelves
6. 156 七 The 1970s: The State-Run Restaurant's Head Chef Supports the Whole Family 七零，国营大厨带飞全家 The Years of Poetry and Wine诗酒年华Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + period drama + food + System + whole-family transmigration + 1V1] Su Wanwan transmigrates into a book and even brings along a Light of Cuisine System... As a minor female character who didn’t make it past chapter three in the original novel, Su Wanwan expected life as a disposable side character to be tough. But who could have guessed... With a mother who dotes on her, a loving father, a fiercely protective second sister, and an honest older brother, Su Wanwan suddenl 3.9kReads8.5Score282Shelves
7. 157 绑 My Breakfast Shop Took Off After I Bound a Food System 绑定美食系统后，我的早餐店火了 October in Tingzhou汀州十月Modern Romance421k WordsCompleted Su Ti was fed empty promises and manipulated by her company, so she decisively took the money and walked away. On her second day unemployed, she unexpectedly binds to the mysterious [Myriad Feasts Record] System From then on, every dish she makes gets a score: “Plain noodles: 8.9 points, just barely excellent.” “Crispy pastry: 9.8 points, astonishingly good!” Her best friend takes one bite of her noodles and slaps the table: “Quit! Open a restaurant! I’ll invest!” A neighbor tries the pastries s 2.6kReads7.2Score309Shelves
8. 158 穿 Reborn as the Villain's Stepmother, Win Hearts with Good Food! 穿成反派后娘，攻心就用美食吧！ Little Milk Ball小奶球Ancient Romance445k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Adorable Baby + Food + Family Life + Humble Households] [Constable + Little Chef] Pu Jiaojiao discovers that she has transmigrated into a book she once read, becoming the villainous stepmother. The stepmother in the story abuses the children in every way imaginable and is utterly inhuman. Remembering the stepmother’s tragic ending, Pu Jiaojiao can’t help swallowing nervously. If she wins them over with delicious food, can she keep herself alive in the future? Watch 2.7kReads8.5Score221Shelves
9. 159 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... 58.8kReads8.7Score3.2kShelves

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   Is the protagonist of this book a master chef? Or is he reborn? He's quite skilled at cooking. There are many delicious dishes, although most of them only have descriptions and no pictures.

10. 160 我 I Opened an Eatery in Ancient Times and Picked Up a Child Bride Along the Way 我在古代开食铺，顺带捡个童养夫 Qing Wuxiang青无相Ancient Romance653k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, but it’ll go up.) [Alternate world + Food + Business + Daily life + One couple only + Happy ending + Love grows over time] Ren Qingwu was born into the body of a newborn baby in one fell swoop, becoming the only daughter of a hunter’s family in the southwestern part of the Great Yong dynasty. Her parents died young, leaving her with a penniless household and a little food stall that barely kept them alive. She resolved to break through with good food: Kneading dough an 3kReads8.1Score338Shelves

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    The female lead is an amazing cook; the author seems to gain wisdom when writing about food.

11. 161 穿 Transmigrate to the 1980s, and I Offer One-Stop Banquet Services 穿越80，我搞酒席一条龙服务 Loves Sweetheart Rice Cakes爱吃糖心糍Modern Romance742k WordsOngoing [Alternate setting + Transmigration + System + Food + Business management + Family life + Countryside] Original title: Transmigrated to the 1980s, I Run a One-Stop Banquet Service Lin Chujiu transmigrates to 1988 in a parallel world, where her grandfather mistakes her for a relative returning from Hong Kong. She decides to play along, setting up a stall in town and selling roast duck under the title of a five-star chef from Hong Kong. Her crispy roast duck breaks a tradition that has stood f 17.6kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves

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    I've been watching this lately, it's really good!

12. 162 失 After Losing My Job, I Got a Barbecue System and Now Earn Millions a Year 失业后获得烧烤系统，我年入百万 A Foodie's Appetite吃货的吃Urban761k WordsOngoing [Late-Night Gourmet] [Mouthwatering] [Easygoing Daily Life] On the eve of his barbecue shop’s closure, Su Yan binds himself to the [Barbecue King System]. Top-tier Ningxia Yanchi Tan sheep plus spices supplied by the System: the aroma of the skewers drives the whole street wild... Lamb skewers for 18 yuan each draw a line so long the traffic police have to close the road, and the owner of the neighboring barbecue shop comes over in tears to steal his secrets! A loan shark comes to collect and 634Reads—Score109Shelves
13. 163 巫 The Lich Brewery: A Management Journal 巫妖酿造工坊经营日志 Yingge Yeyuehua应歌夜月华Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Transmigration to another world + medieval Western fantasy and magic + food + running a business + a touch of mystery-solving. The love interest is Andre Lu Huntington, deputy commander of the kingdom's knights.) A food-and-mystery story with two parallel plotlines and a romance, so be warned! Jiang You, a master brewer from a family renowned for its traditional soy sauce, dies of heart disease. After death, she discovers she has arrived in another world and become a living skeleton... correcti 6.8kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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    Both of these books are super good.

14. 164 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 8.7kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
15. 165 汴 A Young Bride in Bianjing: Using Her Cooking Skills to Pamper a Powerful Minister 汴京小娘子：靠一手厨艺娇养权臣 Monkey Loves Wine猴子爱酒Ancient Romance420k WordsCompleted [Gourmet food + everyday life + alternate setting + frail characters + mutual devotion] After transmigrating, Qin Yaoyao loses both her parents within a few years. She had wanted to lie flat, but she has no choice but to roll up her sleeves, return to her old trade, and earn money to raise her younger brother. Greedy relatives want to take everything now that the family has no heirs? A crooked restaurant is deliberately trying to crush her? In the face of truly incredible food, all their schemes 3.1kReads7.4Score463Shelves
16. 166 摆 I Sold Dog Food at My Stall, and It Sold Out. I Never Said People Couldn’t Eat It! 摆摊卖狗饭被抢爆没说人不能吃吧 Purple Persimmon Tree紫色柿子树Urban265k WordsCompleted Shen Yi transmigrates to a parallel world and binds himself to a rather unreliable Food System. Every week, the System assigns him a random street-stall mission: Sell boxed meals inside a haunted house that's about to close, sell milk tea in a nursing home that's going under, sell hamburgers at a weight-loss camp that can't attract any customers... Worst of all, it even tells him to sell homemade pet food at a pet shop that can't make a profit. Every dish leaves customers drooling, and once they 63Reads—Score103Shelves
17. 167 食 An Eatery Keeper's Journal 食肆经营手札 Chive Pocket Stuffed with White Rabbit白兔馅韭菜盒子Ancient Romance512k WordsOngoing The comic adaptation is out. If you're interested, check it out! [Food] [Business] [Everyday Life] [Romance] [One-on-One, Both Pure] Ji He transmigrates into another world, where both her parents are dead. All they leave her is a restaurant on a busy street and a clan full of relatives eyeing it greedily. With no one to rely on and barely a penny to her name, all she has is her cooking skill. She sets up a street stall and revives the old restaurant. With a stove and a pot, she brings every flav 11.1kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
18. 168 大 The Mighty Goddess Conquers Ancient Times with Delicious Food 大力神女用美食闯古代 Green Goose青鹅Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted (Cozy farming, getting rich through food, family squabbles, System shop) They say that in Lengzhan Village there was a girl named Leng Yuan, born with tremendous strength, yet so foolish she didn't recognize her own relatives or know the difference between the five grains. “Hey, have you heard? That silly Leng girl has gotten better lately!” Everyone was astonished. “Wasn't she a fool for nearly ten years? How did she suddenly get better?” “Ah, I heard she saw blood and suddenly passed out. Whe 653Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    Food stories, rare finds, a family working together to build a fortune through food.

19. 169 我 I Run a Cafeteria in the Interstellar World to Feed My Whole Family 我靠在星际承包食堂养活全家 Qin Yuli秦鱼里Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted Setting: Interstellar. Social issue: The rat race. Theme: Food. Ingredient level: Moderate. This novel is complete, so feel free to enjoy! The Qin family’s parents were scammed into taking out a loan to run the unpopular cafeteria at Star University. The original owner was a lovesick fool, obsessed with chasing the Lu family’s young master, to whom she was betrothed as a child. She drank, smoked, and got a perm that made her hair stand on end. After her parents suddenly died, the person who woke 3.2kReads8.9Score295Shelves
20. 170 重 Back to the 1980s: The Fierce Old Lady Spoils Her Daughter-in-Law, Follows the Army, and Makes a Fortune 重回八零辣老太，宠媳随军赚大钱 Twinkling Stars闪闪星斗Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Satisfying Revenge + Family Drama + Building a Fortune While Following the Army + Ensemble Cast + Food + Spiritual Spring in a Pocket Dimension] In her previous life, Li Xiulian lay in a hospital bed, so emaciated from chemotherapy that she was barely recognizable. Her two sons shirked their responsibility for her medical bills, while her daughter pulled out her oxygen tube. It turned out that the daughter was the illegitimate child of her husband's first love. And her husband, whom she'd spent 24.6kReads8.3Score1.5kShelves

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    She writes about food and her cooking skills are amazing. I recommend checking her out. Please don't criticize if you don't like it, and please support her if you do.

21. 171 全 My Whole Family Transmigrated to Ancient Times, and Everyone’s a Top Expert in Their Field 全家穿古代，我家个个是行业天花 Half-Moon Circle月半圈Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Group transmigration + arguably no golden finger + romance, but little of it] The whole family wakes up to find they've transmigrated into ancient times as the impoverished second branch of the Lin family! A lazy father? He's an agricultural expert! A softhearted mother? Ever heard of a pastry master? A pair of taciturn children? Here come an all-rounder and a little genius! The biased grandmother and awful eldest uncle still think they can exploit us like before? Ha! Open your eyes and see who 25.6kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves
22. 172 开 From the Start at 90 Years Old? Ten Days Left? Turning the Tide with a Street Stall! 开局90岁？剩十天？摆摊逆袭！ Bawan Has No Hair八万没有毛Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [No Romance] [Perfect with a Meal] [Funny] [Healing Daily Life] A handsome college heartthrob transmigrates into the body of a 90-year-old woman. A bare house, paralysis and incontinence, a late-stage brain tumor, and just ten days left to live. So I just died, and now I have to die all over again? Just as despair takes hold... [Ding] [System startup successful] [Host is conscious. Automatically launching the System’s prize wheel game.] [Congratulations, Host! You’ve won the “Super Gou 23Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    These two books are also good; I recommend checking them out. I think they both fit this theme quite well. If you really don't like them, please be kind with your comments; don't be too harsh. If you find them enjoyable, please recommend them further.

23. 173 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 62.7kReads8.5Score7.8kShelves

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    The story, which tantalizes readers with its depiction of delicious food, tells of Wen Jingshu, an English graduate student in 2024, who, amidst her struggles with employment and failure in the civil service exam, unexpectedly travels back to 1970. She becomes a 20-year-old trade economics graduate student in Qingping County, with a happy family: her father, Wen Zhongping, is the county's public security bureau chief; her mother, Lin Qingjun, is a section chief in the county's agricultural bureau; and she has two older brothers, not her biological brothers, who care deeply for her—her eldest brother, Xu Yan'an, is a battalion commander in a military region in Northeast China, and her second brother, Wen Yanhe, is a surgeon at the county's People's Hospital.

24. 174 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Making It Big in Shanghai 重生八零，我在沪市发家了 Miaoyiyi妙仪仪Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted No CP!! She has a golden finger, and this is a lighthearted, everyday food story. Back in the 1980s, Lin Yueru finally understood how to live her life. Men may betray you, but the money you earn and put in your pocket never will! This time around, she kicks her freeloading scumbag boyfriend to the curb and uses a food sign-in System to build a culinary empire in Shanghai. Sign in every day, and all kinds of legendary recipes for Shanghai cuisine are hers for the taking. From pan-fried buns sizz 21Reads—Score112Shelves

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    This is a period food novel; if you like this type of story, please read it.

25. 175 不 Bu Baichi's Comic History of China (Four-Volume Set) 不白吃漫画中国史（全四册） I'm Not Bai Chi我是不白吃Historical48k WordsCompleted A deep dive into Chinese history: the Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties, and the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. A comic-book encyclopedia of Chinese history by I Am Not a Glutton, part of the I Am Not a Glutton Comics series. 218Reads9.2Score104Shelves
26. 176 预 Foreknowledge and Transmigration: Hoarding Ten Million Supplies to Steal the Heroine's Fortune 预知穿越，囤千万物资抢女主机缘 Su Ranjiu酥染玖Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted While reading a book, Lu Ruanruan realizes that she shares a name with one of its cannon-fodder supporting characters, and even their appearances and figures are described similarly. After that, she starts dreaming about the book’s plot. She suspects it’s a sign that she’s about to transmigrate into a book, so she stockpiles a huge amount of supplies in advance. Sure enough, she later transmigrates into the book’s world and becomes a pitiful girl her family doesn’t care for. Her older sister has 22.5kReads8.3Score2.4kShelves

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    Transmigration into a book + hoarding + face-slapping + sweet romance! This book satisfies all the cravings at once, a worthwhile investment!

27. 177 穿 Transmigrated to Farm, the Chubby Girl Just Wants to Lie Flat 穿越种田，肥妞只想躺平 A Dream Locked Away锁梦一场Ancient Romance304k WordsOngoing Is it her fault that she’s beautiful? Framed. Jealousy? Transmigrate! Fine, fine, so that’s how you want to play? No problem. I love a brutal start from the start. Weak parents, a timid younger brother, awful relatives, and a house bare of everything? No problem. She loves a challenge. But what’s with the pitiful man following her around? She just wants to shine on her own, okay? 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story starts off on a cliffhanger, and then the female lead just keeps making money, hoping to settle down and relax [smirk].

28. 178 糕 The Pastry Queen’s Journey 糕点皇后养成记 Instant Noodles Are So Delicious, Independent泡面过于美味独立Ancient Romance289k WordsOngoing The biggest challenge of transmigrating to ancient times: no oven, no stand mixer. How can a modern baker survive? Jiang You calmly says, “No problem.” The earthen stove is too crude, so she builds a brick kiln and makes her own oven. With no proper tools, she ties bamboo strips together to make a whisk. She uses lard to create layer upon layer of flaky pastry, and cleverly packages her goods in bamboo baskets lined with oiled paper. Her Valentine's Day sushi amazes the townsfolk, her autumn-onl 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story revolves around a female chef who starts her business by making pastries and then goes into farming. It's the first time she meets a pastry chef, and it's a "raising a heroine" type of story.

29. 179 楚 Chu Flavor Bistro Has New Dishes Again 楚味小馆又上新啦 Little Li of Misty Mountain雾山小礼Ancient Romance245k WordsCompleted [Ancient farming novel + transmigration + no System + no golden finger + no romance + Hubei cuisine + fictional setting] Other people transmigrate with a System and a pocket dimension. She transmigrated with nothing but a "Hubei palate." She has just one rule for surviving in ancient times: make money and cook delicious food! Every day, she wakes up and gets to work creating new dishes. From street-food stalls to a chain of restaurants, she wins everyone over with flavor at every step. Hot dry n 172Reads—Score100Shelves
30. 180 闺 After My Best Friend Cheated, Her Brother Spoiled Me Rotten 闺蜜劈腿后，我被闺蜜哥哥宠上天 Seattle Weather西雅图的天气Modern Romance708k WordsCompleted 👇 This book has it all: melodrama, catharsis, and sweetness! Wen Yining had been dating her boyfriend for three years. They bought a home together and were preparing to marry. She saved her first time for their wedding night and treated her best friend like a younger sister for six years. Then she opened the door to their marital home and found her boyfriend tangled up with her best friend on the lavender bedsheets she'd laid out herself. She slapped them both and went out drinking. Through 651Reads—Score102Shelves

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    The 9th book is a food novel, it smells amazing!

31. 181 退 After Our Engagement Was Called Off, the CEO Begged on His Knees for My Forgiveness 退婚后，总裁跪着求我原谅 Dreams Shattered Upon Meeting遇梦若碎Modern Romance460k WordsCompleted A year later, Qi Yao knelt in the rain and begged her to forgive him. She tossed her umbrella at his face and said, “You look so pathetic on your knees.” But Tang Yu remembered that in her previous life, she was the one kneeling in the rain. Before the car accident took her life, she heard Qi Yao sobbing in despair: “I was wrong... Please come back...” When she opened her eyes again, she was back on the day their engagement was called off. Qi Yao was still the same high-and-mighty fiance, abo 7Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 182 穿 I Transmigrated Through Time and Made a Fortune Selling Near-Expiry Food 穿越古今，我靠卖临期食品赚麻了 Seattle Weather西雅图的天气Modern Romance536k WordsCompleted Transmigrate between the past and present, devoted to one another, equally matched, and building a business! Jiang Qiuhe was fired during her probation at a design company, with only two thousand yuan left in her bank account. Her best friend lost her job the same day. After talking it over, they decided to sell oden from a street stall. They picked up a beat-up tricycle at a secondhand market for fifty yuan and piled it high with near-expiry instant noodles, ham sausages, and meatballs. But as 23Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 183 绑 After Binding to the King of Hell's Sign-In System, I Gave Up Trying 绑定阎王签到系统后，我摆烂了 Dreams Shattered Upon Meeting遇梦若碎Urban637k WordsCompleted A laid-off office drone gets bound to the King of Hell System. In endless instance worlds, he becomes a god by signing in and slacking off, only to discover that everyone is waiting for him to return and serve as a judge of the dead. But all he wants is to give up and coast. Xuanhuan, system novel, infinite flow, underworld, lighthearted Slacking off, overworked employee, sign-in, subverting expectations, power fantasy, comedy, wild imagination, modern city, past and present lives, mystery One-l 59Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 184 重 Reborn, I Dumped the Scumbag and Clung to My Officer Husband 重生后，我踹掉渣男抱紧军官老公 Seattle Weather西雅图的天气Modern Romance496k WordsCompleted Reborn to punish scoundrels and serve up some face-slapping, with a devoted military marriage and love after marriage. In her previous life, Situ Lanzhi trusted the scumbag He Ziwen, only to be killed by him and his mistress working together. To her dying day, she never knew that Yan Zhenshan, the military officer husband she had neglected all her life, was actually deeply in love with her. Reborn on her wedding night in 1978, she looks at the restrained, distant man before her and summons all 1Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 185 相 After a Blind Date, the Egg White Girl Falls for the Egg Yolk CEO 相亲后，蛋白女孩爱上蛋黄总裁 Seattle Weather西雅图的天气Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted Blind Date + Mutual Devotion + She Pursues Him + She Pursues First, Then He Chases Her + Elite Families + Love at First Sight At a blind date her grandmother had forced her to attend, Qin Xi only planned to go through the motions. Then a hard-boiled egg in her salad made her lose her composure on the spot. She picked out the yolk and left it uneaten. The man across from her said calmly, “I like egg yolks. Give it to me. Don’t waste it.” Egg white and egg yolk: a perfect match. She fell for 178Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 186 三 A Three-Year-Old Prodigy Shows the Way: Mom’s Welding Machine Leads to Immortality 三岁萌宝指路：妈妈的电焊机通仙 Dreams Shattered Upon Meeting遇梦若碎Modern Romance600k WordsCompleted Three-year-old Gu Tiaotiao squatted on the threshold of a hardware store, pointing at an empty alley. “Mommy, there’s a leak in the alley.” She looked up. A crack split the wall, and a man covered in golden fissures stepped out of it. He said she was the unfinished crack from a thousand years ago. The eighty-yuan secondhand welding torch in her hand lit up. The man was called Lu Beiyin. When he took his first bite of noodles, he froze: for the first time in a thousand years, he could taste som 14Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 187 绑 Bound to a Gossip System, I Was Made a County Princess by the Emperor 绑定吃瓜系统后，我被皇帝封郡主 Seattle Weather西雅图的天气Ancient Romance495k WordsCompleted On Gu Yunshu's sixteenth birthday, she was bound to the “Gossip System.” At a palace banquet, the System suddenly delivered a shocking piece of gossip: the children born to the Noble Consort were actually fathered by the head of the Imperial Medical Academy! The words slipped out of her thoughts: “The emperor's been cuckolded!” The entire court heard her, and the emperor immediately ordered a blood test to confirm their parentage. The Noble Consort fell from power, the chancellor turned out 18Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 188 世 The Heir Apparent Is Craving Something Again Today 世子今天又被馋哭了 Seattle Weather西雅图的天气Ancient Romance623k WordsCompleted The comic adaptation of the same name, The Young Lord Got Tempted by Food Again Today, is now available. On the very first day Duanmu Ying transmigrated into the body of a minor official's daughter, her half-sister shoved her into a corner and cracked her head against the wall. The good news: She brought the skills of an outstanding New Oriental culinary school graduate with her. The bad news: This backwater has no chili peppers, no wok, and even soy sauce is a rare luxury. But who is Duanmu Yi 160Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 189 离 I Became a Millionaire Overnight After My Divorce 离婚后我一夜暴富 Dreams Shattered Upon Meeting遇梦若碎Modern Romance687k WordsCompleted My husband held up our property settlement agreement and said, “You’re not good enough for me anymore.” I calmly signed, then used all my savings to buy a lottery ticket. The next day, he clutched his new lover on TV and screamed, “Who stole my jackpot?!” I linked arms with his business rival and waved the lottery ticket at the camera: “Let me introduce you to my new husband.” 86Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 190 在 I, in Short, Am Here for Laughs 在下，纯属搞笑 Seattle Weather西雅图的天气Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted Comedy, and we mean it. Secret crush, and he’s a brooding flirt. Both leads are pure, so dive in without fear of landmines. Qian Duoduo is an entertainment reporter who became famous for writing about “The Mystery of a Certain Top-Tier Star’s Underwear Color.” Her tongue is quicker than her keyboard. Zhou Zhiheng is a dermatologist who saves every word. His biggest secret is that he’s followed her from a burner account for three years, clicking “Like” on every article. They meet again at the h 112Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 191 厨 I'm a Chef, Yet Somehow I'm Li Er's Son-in-Law 厨师的我，竟是李二的女婿 Happy Little Crawler幸福的爬爬虫Historical2.0M WordsCompleted Yin Xuan transmigrates to the seventh year of the Zhenguan era in the Tang dynasty, where he becomes the owner of a tavern and awakens the Myriad Realms Cuisine System. From then on, his life changes completely. A plate of tomato and egg stir-fry leaves Cheng Yaojin and his two sons singing its praises, while a bowl of wine gets Li Shimin dead drunk. Every dish he makes sets trends throughout the Tang dynasty. Cheng Yaojin: Little brother, how about we become sworn brothers? We don’t have to be 14.8kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    Please recommend one.

42. 192 1 1983: I’m the All-Around Grandpa on a Remote Island 1983：我在海岛当全能爷爷 Wanli Guyun萬里孤云Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [Period novel + veteran returns + farming and business + face-slapping wish fulfillment + all-capable dad + island survival] In 1983, Chen Dapao wakes from a nap to find his son-in-law trying to sell his military hunting rifle, engraved with seventeen hash marks. Seventeen hash marks, seventeen enemy agents killed. And he's asking fifty yuan? One jujube-wood club breaks the ingrate's hand. One letter severing family ties sends two stray dogs packing. He once worked as a cook at state banquets an 3.3kReads8.1Score276Shelves

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    The protagonist of this book is a former state banquet chef. It's undoubtedly a good read, and there's plenty of delicious food to choose from. Please refrain from negative comments if you don't like it. If you enjoy it, please support and recommend it; if not, please don't force yourself.

43. 193 深 Midnight Diner: Duck Blood and Vermicelli Soup 深夜食堂：鸭血粉丝汤 The Mountain Bearer负山者8k WordsCompleted Late-Night Diner: Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A piece about traditional Chinese festival foods; it's worth reading, as it's relatively light and refreshing.

44. 194 团 The Beloved Little Girl Is a Chef: My Apples Connect the Past and Present 团宠囡囡是厨神：我的苹果通古今 Kujou Suzu­ne of Xianghe City香河城的九条铃音Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Those willing to eat well are more willing to live well. A little girl clutching a spirit seed is born in Pinghua Village, the most remote and impoverished village around! From that moment on, everything about the village changes: A sparse population becomes a thriving community, and the poorest mountain village turns into an idyllic paradise and one of the best places to live. They grow crops, vegetables, and fruit trees, and raise fish, rabbits, and fragrant pigs... They establish a village sc 394Reads6.1Score105Shelves

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    These books are all related to food. The cooks are excellent. I recommend them.

45. 195 厨 God of Cooking: Have You Lost Your Mind? The Hospital Is Full of People Just for a Meal 厨神：疯了吧，为口饭医院住满了 Flowing Trace流痕Urban418k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [No Female Lead] [Comedy] [Healing] [Cozy Daily Life] Lin Yu transmigrated to a parallel world and became a cook at a hospital, despite having no cooking skills. Even dogs wouldn't eat the food he made. Just as he was about to be reassigned to clean the toilets, the God of Cooking System unexpectedly bound itself to him. As long as diners were satisfied with his cooking, Lin Yu could earn approval points. He could use those points to enter a lottery and win all kinds of rewards, gradua 5.3kReads8.5Score536Shelves
46. 196 让 I Told You to Enlist, Not to Serve for Life 让你当兵，没让你干一辈子啊 Black-Hearted Old Six黑心老六Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Jiang had barely gone through the motions for the college entrance exam. Under the iron-fisted pressure of his older sister, Shen Wan, he was forced to undergo a military enlistment physical. On the morning of the physical, Shen Jiang saw a ghost. It was his grandfather. His real grandfather. His grandfather had died on the battlefield at just twenty-three, but an unfulfilled wish had kept his soul lingering in the world all this time. After Shen Jiang helped his grandfather fulfill that wi 12.2kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
47. 197 1 1984: Starting with a Braised Snack Stall 1984：从卤味小摊开始 Waiting for the Red Apricot to Climb the Wall等出墙的红杏Urban198k WordsOngoing Also known as A Life of Braised Delicacies and 1984: The Fragrance of Braised Food by the Warm Hearth [Period Setting, Countryside, Farming, Daily Life, Delicious Braised Dishes] Wang Yong returns to a small county town in 1984, just as the market in this southwestern city is beginning to open up. Hoping to make up for past regrets and change his family's fate, Wang Yong decides to start a street stall selling the braised foods he knows best. In an era of scarcity, he'll give food lovers a littl 866Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 198 娘 Your Majesty, What Are We Eating Today? 娘娘，今天吃什么 Wutong Huaihua梧桐槐花Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted Just to be clear, this novel has no romance, no romance, no romance! The first thing Xia Zhixia does after transmigrating is nearly faint from hunger on an ancient street. Luckily, she’s rescued by Qin Yu, a general’s daughter dressed in red and riding a white horse, whose only wish is to roam the world. Even more remarkably, the two women look almost exactly alike. “Girl, this has to be fate!” Qin Yu says, her eyes lighting up. “You go into the palace for me and live like a queen! My father is 909Reads8.4Score108Shelves
49. 199 美 Gourmet: You're a Top Gaokao Scorer, and You Open a Food Shop? 美食：你一个高考状元，开美食店 Heavy Motorcycle Rider重机车铁骑Urban304k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Chu Yang went through high school just like everyone else. Then, with the college entrance exams just around the corner, his mom secretly bought a franchise of Nezha Immortal Drinks! Luckily, Chu Yang awakened the God of Cooking System! He received a premium braised-meat recipe from the start! Its fragrant aroma carried for miles, drawing in countless customers who couldn't wait to get their hands on it. Then came premium braised pork, fish with pickled 456Reads6.0Score103Shelves

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    No matter how you look at it, I think this is my number 1 book.

50. 200 穿 Transmigrated: I Become a Kitchen God Outside a Kindergarten 穿越之我在幼儿园门口当厨神 Seventeen-Year-Old Ji Jiu十七酒酒岁Urban103k WordsCompleted #Food #System #Raising a Child #Transmigration #Parallel World #Heartwarming #Feel-Good Fiction #Daily Life [Food System + Parallel World + Raising a Child + Feel-Good Fiction] Su Haoze binds to a food System and opens a small lunch counter outside a kindergarten. With the System at his side, he has the skills of a master chef! Braised pork, sweet and sour ribs, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall... One mouthwatering dish after another hits the menu. The children eat until they cry, parents line up, an 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's good, and it's already finished.

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