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Romance: Period Setting, Farming, and Food 年代/种田/美食言情

Books: 19
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Grade: Level B
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1 A Guide to Surviving as the Principal Wife 主母生存指南 Cola Ginger Soup可乐姜汤Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Bad news: Zhu Mingli transmigrates into a book and becomes the matriarch of a feudal household. Her husband is cold and indifferent, and on their wedding night he receives orders to leave the capital. System: Host, please raise the male lead’s affection for you. You can exchange accumulated experience points for beauty pills and body-shaping pills to win his heart Zhu Mingli: Wait! Look at it from a different angle! This is clearly good news: the matriarch has power, her mother-in-law stays out 134.4kFavorites150.9kClicks/ch299.5kGifts
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This is so good! It's a delicate, heartwarming, and satisfying business simulation novel. While the female lead is vigorously developing her career, the relationships around her are also very touching—friendship, family, love, teacher-student relationships, master-servant relationships, and ruler-subject relationships are all very genuine. How can a satisfying novel be written so well? I almost missed it because of the title!
2 A Little Eatery in Chang'an 长安小饭馆 Cherry Cake樱桃糕Romance336k WordsCompleted "Completed in September 2019" For information on the reprinted edition, please visit Weibo @A Jin Jia De Ying Tao Gao Fine rain and a gentle breeze, a little shop with a blue banner, a beautiful foreign barmaid. Fine wine from Xinfeng, tender greens and bamboo shoots, golden pickled fish. Lin Yan, Assistant Prefect of the Capital, turns his attention to the landlady, whose skin is as white as snow and whose eyes are like apricots. It’s truly sad and pitiful for a highborn lady to have fallen s 307.6kFavorites626.6kClicks/ch170.5kGifts
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It's really good. I'd heard a lot of people say this was a must-read for food-themed novels, and it certainly lives up to that reputation. It's slice-of-life, comfortable, and fun. Although you can occasionally see traces of it being written a few years ago, the overall reading experience is excellent. I wish there were more side stories!
3 I'm the Client in a Period Novel 我在年代文当甲方 One Tree Blossoms壹木成华Romance474k WordsCompleted Lin Song thought landing a secure government job meant she could lie flat. In reality, she was working late into the night drafting reports. Thinking back to her goal when she first started college, to retire the moment she graduated, made her want to cry. After transmigrating, she decided she didn’t care what era she’d landed in: she was going back to her original plan and absolutely refusing to work. At this point in the story, Lin Song and a reborn woman were being set up on blind dates: one 49.6kFavorites83.1kClicks/ch62.1kGifts
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It's well-written; the female lead's subtle yet powerful charm is captivating. But why is the last chapter locked?! [Crying emoji]
4 The Eight Delicacies Restaurant of the Martial World 江湖八珍楼 Wishful Thinking求之不得Romance955k WordsCompleted [Complete] Please leave a five-star review! “Golden Hairpins” and “The Eight Delicacies Inn: The Nine Provinces Cauldron Arc” are coming soon. The Eight Delicacies Inn has plenty of food. All wandering martial arts foodies are welcome! An unconventional food story + martial-world ensemble cast + occasional silliness + occasional passion + a healing road-trip story featuring a private kitchen on wheels. The heroine is laid-back, but that doesn’t stop the private dishes she cooks from becoming a s 23.1kFavorites24.6kClicks/ch30.8kGifts
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Great! I love this kind of food-themed novel with its unique setting. The martial arts world is especially captivating. There's a lot of cooking in the beginning, but the main plot gets more prominent later. I wish it were longer! We didn't eat out much later on. This interesting setting could have been a really long story, with the plot unfolding while the characters are cooking. Also, there are so many typos and omissions! Why doesn't the author revise it? [Crying emoji]
5 Kaifeng Prefecture's Culinary Casebook 开封府美食探案录 Little Sweet Potato少地瓜Romance611k WordsCompleted A female doctor skilled in food therapy has arrived at Kaifeng Prefecture. Whether it’s frying, sautéing, deep-frying, steaming, boiling, or hotpot, whether you’re dealing with bruises, injuries, illness, or paralysis, her food cures what ails you! Everyone cheers: “Now our families never have to worry about our health again!” But she can identify people by scent and distinguish clues... Doctor, just how many more surprises are you hiding from us? Newly appointed doctor Ma Bing says, “It’s all f 75.9kFavorites150.4kClicks/ch80.5kGifts
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It's good; the cases, the food, the ensemble cast, and the romance are all excellent.
6 Opening a Snack Shop at the Imperial College 在国子监开小卖部 Pine Snow Pastry松雪酥Romance494k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now on sale and available on all platforms. Thank you for your support!] Yao Qizhao, Libationer of the Imperial College, was a man of impeccable character, upright and honest throughout his life, never making a single mistake. Then one day, he suddenly broke off his granddaughter's engagement in the street and beat up a court official. His reputation was ruined, and his health rapidly declined. He lived frugally all his life. His family assets amounted to just over twenty 155kFavorites187.4kClicks/ch167.4kGifts
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It's nice, a simple and peaceful happiness.
7 A Tomb Keeper's Mountain Food Diary 守陵娘子山食纪 Red Bean Soup绿豆红汤Romance963k WordsCompleted After a stumble, Tao Chun finally regained consciousness amid the jolting. She was bound across an ox's back in a red wedding gown, while the man leading the wedding ox headed deep into the mountains. Tao Chun had been trapped in this body for over half a month. The body's original owner belonged to a family of imperial tomb keepers. She had left the mountains to attend school at ten, then lived with her aunt, a cook for a wealthy household, from the age of fifteen. At nineteen, she fell in lov 57.9kFavorites79.5kClicks/ch100.6kGifts
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Rare setting
8 The Spoiled Female Side Character in a Period Novel Refuses to Awaken 年代文作精女配偏不觉醒 Drunken Squirrel Fish松鼠醉鱼Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Beautiful, spoiled troublemaker x secretly passionate, self-righteous type. Blurb: Qin Xiangxiang is a pretty airhead with no brains. One night, she has an incredibly long dream and realizes that she is actually the female foil in a novel. She comes from a once-prosperous petit-bourgeois family in Shanghai. The family factory is taken over by the state, and they all become workers. In the 1960s, her parents find her an officer to marry. After the wedding, her husband is stationed on an island 29.4kFavorites46.2kClicks/ch69.1kGifts
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I almost gave up after seeing the male lead's first appearance, but it got better and better as I read on. The female lead, seemingly content with her laid-back lifestyle, actually led a dramatic and eventful life. The biggest strength is the humorous writing style, which often delivers a witty remark. I especially loved the pig-raising part. Overall, the career is fulfilling, the romance is sweet, and I really like the female lead's laid-back yet not spoiled personality. The epilogue was so-so.
9 Daily Life of Farming and Raising Kids in an Ancient Mountain Home 古代山居种田养娃日常 Sui Yunxi随云溪Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Published. For details, follow the Weibo account @Jinjiang Sui Yunxi.] This novel is also known as Transmigrating to the End of a Dynasty and The Daily Struggles of Commoners in a Chaotic Era. It leans toward realism and features a small ensemble cast. Sang Luo transmigrated, starting out with a dilapidated thatched hut and two children so starved they looked like skin and bones. Being poor wasn’t scary, and being a wid 177.4kFavorites302.9kClicks/ch378.6kGifts
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A pretty good farming novel. It got a little tiring towards the end, but the author wrote a great ending that brought it to a perfect close.
10 The Feisty Young Lady [The 1970s] 大小姐好凶[七零] Four Single Shop四单铺Romance845k WordsCompleted Liang Dalong, a powerful tycoon who rules Hong Kong City, faces a crisis with no heir. By chance, he learns that he has a granddaughter in mainland China. Twenty years ago, the Liang family's heiress eloped to the mainland and gave birth to a daughter. But she never knew that her child had been switched at birth with her cousin-in-law's daughter. * Liang Kefeng, a top-tier spy, transmigrates into the role of the cannon-fodder female lead's older female cousin. She comes to Hong Kong with her you 77.3kFavorites130.1kClicks/ch79.5kGifts
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The female lead is strong, and every move is well-timed. The romance plot is very suspenseful, featuring a rich young lady and her mad dog, but overall it's not a purely romantic story; the emotional shifts aren't very pronounced. The plot is very enjoyable. Looking forward to the author's next work.
11 My Wife Conquers the Realm 我家娘子打江山 Spicy Orange麻辣香橙Romance634k WordsCompleted Amid the turmoil of a troubled era, Xie Rang finds the fiancee betrothed to him since childhood among a band of refugees. The young lady is gentle, delicate, and sweetly naive. After they marry, the two settle in the countryside, where they live a peaceful, happy life. But her beauty brings trouble, and nearby bandits abduct her. Before Xie Rang can risk his life to save her, he sees his gentle, sweet, helpless wife pick up a knife and chop off the bandit chief's head in one blow. Xie Rang take 33.7kFavorites44.7kClicks/ch35.1kGifts
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It flows very smoothly. The female lead's absolute fighting prowess is incredibly satisfying to watch, and the male lead is somewhat like a political commissar. The two are a perfect match. The pacing of the plot is good, with one slightly chaotic section in the middle, but otherwise it's perfect!
12 The Blacksmith's Sweet Peach 大铁匠的小甜桃 Dongfang Yu Ruyi东方玉如意Romance359k WordsCompleted The first time Tian Tao saw Huo Chen, the burly blacksmith, shirtless, she was scared. The man was huge, his muscles hard as stone, and he swung an enormous hammer without the least effort. It wasn’t until after they married that she learned the advantages of having a strapping husband... 1v1, both virgins, sweet romance. To give his little wife a good life, the blacksmith builds his fortune from the ground up and becomes the King of Blacksmiths. Author’s note: I’m devoted to writing historica 12.1kFavorites53.5kClicks/ch5.1kGifts
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It's a pretty sweet and heartwarming story. I especially enjoyed the early chapters depicting the delightful and simple life in the village; the sweetness felt natural and comforting. The pacing quickened a bit towards the end, but overall, it was a very enjoyable read.
13 A Theatrical Couple in the 1980s 戏精夫妻在八零 Spicy Orange麻辣香橙Romance359k WordsCompleted Novel blurb: On the evening of March 24, 1980, He Dacheng from Xiaoling Production Team knocked on the door of the old Jiang family's house next door. "Uncle, Auntie, I've taken a fancy to your second daughter, and she likes me too. If you agree, I'll marry her with a great show of drums and gongs. If you don't, I'll elope with her and come back to pay my respects after she's given you a grandson." J 5.2kFavorites13.6kClicks/ch4kGifts
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It's alright, the main text is better than the synopsis.
14 My Fate Is in the Hands of Vegetables, Not the Heavens! 我命由菜不由天！ Sorrowful River Moon怅江月Romance433k WordsCompleted After being diagnosed with a terminal illness and told she didn't have long to live, Ming Meng was pretty desperate. But then she discovered she was bound to a life-extending System. There was just something a little strange about this System. "Keep one scallion alive, and you get three more minutes." "Grow a whole pile of garlic, and your life is yours to command." "Good soil, wonderful soil, grow your crops and watch them thrive." "If you won't plant and I won't plant, will you be happy when 1.6kFavorites3kClicks/ch4.3kGifts
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It runs very smoothly! It feels like watching a heartwarming version of a wealth-building guide.
15 After Fleeing to the Grasslands 逃荒到草原后 Red Bean Soup绿豆红汤Romance703k WordsCompleted The latest updates to A Country Girl's Rebirth and Rise to Prosperity are out. It's another story about ordinary people. Mi Niang is sweet-looking, but her life is full of sorrow. A great flood destroyed her hometown and left her with nothing. Swept along with the other refugees, she fled in a daze to the lands beyond the pass. She thought she would spend the rest of her life as a lonely ghost, dead in a foreign land. No one to care for her, no one to cherish her. If she fell ill and died, she'd 41.8kFavorites75.6kClicks/ch30.8kGifts
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It's so heartwarming, it makes my mouth water!
16 After the Engagement Was Annulled, I Married a Boss From Shiwen 被退婚后我嫁给了年代文大佬 Lemon Nine柠檬九Romance900k WordsCompleted Xia Shao had had enough of her life as an overworked corporate drone and was planning to quit and retire in her hometown. To her surprise, when she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated to the 1960s, an era of shortages, and found herself saddled with a cuckold's hat. By the time she traveled thousands of miles to the Northeast to confront her fiancé, he had already married a local woman and had two children. Afr 244.1kFavorites458.3kClicks/ch291.4kGifts
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The middle part was a bit flat, but overall it was pretty good. The female lead's career storyline made me have a huge appetite and buy some Bao Shi Fu dim sum that night.
17 After Mistaking the Male Lead, the Cannon-Fodder Heroine of the Era Novel 年代文炮灰女配认错男主后 Lemon Nine柠檬九Romance511k WordsCompleted [The novel is complete! If you like sweet romance, check out the childhood-sweethearts bonus arc. It's guaranteed to be sweet!] Lin Qiao transmigrates into a period novel that a friend once told her about. She can't even remember the male lead's name. As a cannon-fodder female character who is a poor match for the male lead, she marries him only 224kFavorites363.8kClicks/ch148.8kGifts
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It's not bad. The female lead is great. However, there are quite a few punctuation errors throughout the text, which slightly affects the reading experience.
18 Pearls and Jade Beside Me in the 80s 八零之珠玉在侧 The Queen Is Not Home女王不在家Romance2.0M WordsCompleted People say Chu Wan grew up surrounded by antiques, with nothing in her eyes but old artifacts and no room for people. She can tell an antique's age and style at a glance. Chu Wan married Lu Jianshi to obey her grandfather's wishes, honor an old family promise, and secure a peaceful life for herself. Lu Jianshi treated her well enough, and she didn't want anything else. That is, until the day she saw Lu Jianshi with his arms around a young woman, saying, "My wife looks pretty, and everyone wants 163kFavorites457.8kClicks/ch603.2kGifts
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The romance in the early chapters was too complicated, and I almost dropped the story several times, but I kept going because I love reading about finding hidden gems. After more than a hundred chapters, the story mainly focuses on the female lead's career and occasionally intersperses romance, making the pace much more comfortable and sweeter.
19 After Being Exiled, I Became a Han Merchant in Dunhuang 流放后，我在敦煌当汉商 Red Bean Soup绿豆红汤Romance1.4M WordsCompleted “Listen to your auntie. Once you’re dead, everything will be clean. Don’t be afraid. Auntie will go with you.” When Sui Yu suddenly regained consciousness, those were the words that came to mind. She struggled and fell from the white silk. A pair of embroidered shoes dangled before her eyes. She hadn’t been strangled to death, but she was nearly scared to death instead. Looking up, she saw a little boy sitting on the bed, frozen in terror. The original owner’s family had been implicated by the 101.6kFavorites162.4kClicks/ch250.8kGifts
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I haven't read such a long story in a long time; it was a thoroughly enjoyable read. The female lead is full of vitality, ambitious, and intelligent—I love her!

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