Food and Business 美食/经营

1. 1 穿 Transmigrated to the Republic of China Era to Become a Tailor 穿到民国做裁缝 Xi Feng西枫Danmei (BL)1.1M WordsCompleted Fashion designer Ji Qingzhou was traveling for inspiration when he checked into a distinctive guesthouse reputed to be a hundred years old. When he woke, the room was the same, but he had transmigrated into the Republican Era, a hundred years in the past, and become the male spouse of a blind, discharged military officer. He had been married to the officer to bring him good fortune. The officer was tall and handsome, but cold and difficult, often making cutting remarks and ignoring him. Ji Qing 82.3kFavorites93.8kClicks/ch144.3kGifts

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   Beautiful

2. 2 姜 The Commoner's Life of Miss Jiang 姜小娘子的市井生活 Yan Zheng言徵Romance750k WordsCompleted Jiang Ran transmigrates to the Northern Song and lives in the suburbs of the capital. The good news: Her family has over a hundred mu of farmland, so it looks like they’ll never go hungry. The bad news: That has nothing to do with her. Her family are tenant farmers hired by the Marquis of Yongning to look after his estate. And there’s worse news: Her parents, who belong to the th 46.3kFavorites59.3kClicks/ch50.1kGifts

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   The food-themed storyline was quite engaging in the early and middle stages, but the romance and career storylines faltered in the later stages.

3. 3 穿 Becoming a Tailor in Ancient Times 穿到古代当裁缝 Spring Day in the Forbidden Court禁庭春昼Danmei (BL)634k WordsOngoing Ye Tao is a lazy college student who can barely take care of himself. His only hobby is making clothes for dolls, with a little pocket money on the side. But luck was not on his side: he transmigrated. With no possessions, no practical skills, and no strength for hard labor, he was met with a sigh and a shake of the head from the broker, who found him someone to support him. This meal ticket was a little younger than Ye Tao and looked decent enough, but he was a miser the likes of which you onl 14.3kFavorites13.7kClicks/ch44.8kGifts

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   Ongoing

4. 4 我 Those Years I Opened a Zoo 我开动物园那些年 The Rabbit Who Pulls Cotton Candy拉棉花糖的兔子Danmei (BL)1.2M WordsCompleted A little ad: The simplified Chinese print edition of My Years as a Zoo Director is now available for preorder on Tmall and JD.com~~ After graduating broke, Duan Jiale inherited a private zoo and (was forced to) sign a contract, welcoming “animals” such as Lu Ya, Daji, Bai Suzhen, and the Black Bear Spirit. From then on, he worried about visitor numbers even in his dreams. From then on, the first zoo with a tiered admission system opened. No one under 21 could visit Lu Ya. From then on, all the 579.7kFavorites806.6kClicks/ch1.6MGifts

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   Eternal goddess, just look and that's it.

5. 5 新 New Times, New Hell 新世纪，新冥界 Lin Zhilu林知落Danmei (BL)701k WordsCompleted This story is purely for entertainment. It isn't based on real people, so please don't read too much into it. Believe in science, okay? Mwah! . Yu Zhengdu got a job as a programmer at a small startup that claimed to specialize in “life management”... On his first day, he received a call from a stranger: “Hello, I got a text from your company telling me to reincarnate tomorrow...” Yu Zhengdu: “...??” The handsome young boss, Shang Que: “Welcome to the Human World Underworld Administration Office. 404kFavorites727.3kClicks/ch1.1MGifts

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   The section on management wasn't particularly extensive, but it hit the nail on the head. My favorite part was the one about the underworld amusement park.

6. 6 大 A Minor Official in the Great Song 大宋小吏 The Rabbit Who Pulls Cotton Candy拉棉花糖的兔子Danmei (BL)1.1M WordsCompleted Yun Yan Hui is a transmigrator who accidentally finds himself in the Northern Song dynasty. After struggling to raise himself, he is duly appointed as a temporary employee of the Kaifeng Prefecture. As a qualified temporary worker for the Northern Song government, he must not only master the skills of a full-time civil servant, withstand pressure from high-ranking officials and blend in with the common people, but also learn to shoulder every blame with fortitude QAQ In the end, he earns the tit 176.2kFavorites442.6kClicks/ch228.3kGifts

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   Eternal goddess, just look and that's it.

7. 7 极 Extreme Cold Disaster: Hot Spring Town Management Simulator 极寒天灾温泉街模拟经营 Leaning on the Rail, Listening to the Universe凭栏听宇Romance826k WordsCompleted [Next up: The Billionaire Investor Who Makes Ten Million a Day [Showbiz], a feel-good power fantasy. Blurb below] Shu Mo was transported to a frozen apocalypse and bound to a business simulation System. At the start, the System asked her to choose a type of shop to run. Shu Mo, who was freezing her tail off: ...Do I really have to choose? Shivering, she typed in “Hot Spring Town.” The entire world was dragged into a bizarre survival game. Temperatures plummeted, monsters invaded from all sides, 112.3kFavorites204.7kClicks/ch182.2kGifts

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   I like the theme of extreme cold combined with running a shop [panda head emoji]

8. 8 长 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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   A book that beautifully blends food and emotions.

9. 9 鲜 A Palace Full of Fresh Seafood 鲜满宫堂 Green Fields, a Thousand Cranes绿野千鹤Danmei (BL)410k WordsCompleted A seafood chef somehow transmigrates to ancient times. He supposedly comes from a noble family with a huge estate, but the most valuable thing in the household is a gray donkey… Su Yu gazes helplessly at the sky. To feed the family, he has no choice but to return to his old trade and sell fish. But the imperial selection of consorts is open to both men and women, and as a down-on-his-luck nobleman, he has to take part… The question: Will demonstrating his fish-killing skills get him chosen to 178.4kFavorites413.9kClicks/ch139.7kGifts

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   The protagonist (shou) is good at cooking delicious seafood, while the other protagonist (gong) is an emperor who can turn into a cat due to his bloodline. It's a fantasy adventure with lots of delicious food—a cute and tasty read. (Can't find a meal replacement!)

10. 10 汴 A Diary of Life in Bianjing 汴京生活日志 Clear Song Flow清越流歌Romance878k WordsCompleted Blurb: The main story is complete~ Shen Lishu transmigrates into the eldest daughter of a low-ranking clerk's family in Bianjing. Bianjing is a city of dazzling splendor. The broad avenues are filled with magnificent carriages and fine horses, the night market at Zhou Bridge is bustling with traffic and crowds, and the entertainment quarters are alive with music and dancing, indulgence and excess... None of this has anything to do with Shen Lishu. She didn't transmigrate into a noble family, so 102.4kFavorites214.3kClicks/ch95.5kGifts

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    I absolutely loved this book! The female lead is the daughter of a minor official, a rare background setting. Finally, we're not stuck with families that are typically officials, merchants, or farmers. The portrayal of a minor official, a member of the lower class in ancient times, offers so many compelling storylines! From selling chestnuts at a stall to opening a restaurant, the beginning is very well-written. However, the ending feels rushed, like it's sped up too much and the business expands too much, making it feel odd.

11. 11 我 I’ll Cook to Support You [Gourmet] 我炒菜养你呀[美食] Mai Chenglang麦成浪Danmei (BL)628k WordsCompleted A cozy, everyday farming story about cooking, eating, and falling in love Dai Qian'en started cooking at the age of seven, standing on a stool to reach the stove. With exceptional talent and hard work, he was named a Master Chef of China at twenty-five. But before he could even savor the honor, he died in a car accident and transmigrated into the body of Dai Qian'en, a young layabout. The layabout came with two kids: his late brother and sister-in-law's orphaned children. The girl was fourtee 68.7kFavorites73.1kClicks/ch137.2kGifts

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    The protagonist goes from a small stall owner to a restaurant owner, and the food descriptions are also very good. The downside is that the supporting characters' stories are formulaic, but overall it's not bad.

12. 12 我 I Opened a Shopping Mall in a Western Fantasy World 我在西幻开商场 Xi Feng西枫Danmei (BL)519k WordsCompleted The management simulation game "Western Fantasy Megamall" recently shot to fame online. You Xia, a dedicated management-game player, had spent a fortune and ground away at the game until he finally reached Level Eight. He was just one step away from clearing it and unlocking the megamall when a car accident sent him straight into the game world! A game System came with him when he transmigrated. From the start, he had nothing but a wood elf, and all his levels and experience had been reset to 59.4kFavorites145.7kClicks/ch46.8kGifts

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    The main focus is on management; he ran several different stores. It's a very interesting story, but it would be better if it were longer; it's not enough to read.

13. 13 大 The Tang Dynasty's Top Chef 大唐第一厨 Fu Yun Su浮云素Danmei (BL)707k WordsCompleted #Making vegetarian dishes for Tang Sanzang, growing fruit for the Great Sage, and simmering multigrain porridge with Shennong# #A Tang Dynasty Culinary God Journey# Announcement: This novel will be available to subscribers starting December 11. Please add to your to-read list: A Guide to Farming in the Great Tang Theme: 58.2kFavorites167kClicks/ch113.3kGifts

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    It's packed with delicious food, and we're expanding the scale step by step—it looks amazing!

14. 14 码 A Little Eatery by the Wharf [Gourmet] 码头边上小食肆［美食］ Steamed Bun on the Rooftop屋顶上的小笼包No CP916k WordsCompleted Shen Piao, a descendant of imperial chefs, collapsed after staying up night after night. When she woke up, she had transmigrated into the body of a nineteen-year-old woman with the same name, who had cried herself unconscious after her engagement was called off. At home, all she had besides her little brother and sister was a two-story house by the river. Her little brother kept his distance, and her little sister knew nothing about the world. Shen Piao had no time 39.3kFavorites55.7kClicks/ch77.5kGifts

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    90% Of the content is food-themed, the whole story is filled with heartwarming everyday moments, a micro-ensemble piece, and it not only describes the food but also the little stories of the supporting characters.

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