Novels like The Brilliant Little Chef
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Brilliant Little Chef, best match first.
- 151 Jade Fields in Famine Years: Reborn as an Abandoned Daughter, I Hold the Power of Life 荒岁玉田：穿成弃女掌生机 Jade Fields in a Year of Famine: Reborn as an Outcast Daughter, She Takes Charge of Livelihoods 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 152 The Mountain God Returns 山神归来 [A popular, uplifting farming story that takes you straight back to the countryside and lets you experience a pastoral life amid mountains and rivers] Raise chickens and ducks, play with the yellow dog, chase wild boars when there's nothing else to do, and raid birds' nests. The cliffside honey tastes delicious, and catching fish and shrimp in the mountain streams is great fun. Head into the mountains to hunt with a slingshot, and make even the wild bears laugh as you thrash them. A green eagle 21.8kReads8.8Score2.2kShelves
- 153 Livestream: My Laid-Back Life in the Mountain Village 直播：我的悠闲山村生活 [System + livestreaming + rural farming + devoted dad] Tired of city life, Jiang Chen returns to his mountain village hometown after breaking up with his girlfriend. After four years in seclusion, he unexpectedly gets a loot-box System, becomes an internet celebrity, and starts livestreaming. He thought he’d simply open boxes every day, draw a few prizes from the System, and livestream his ordinary, down-to-earth life. Then one day, his ex-girlfriend, the famous gaming streamer Xiao Tuantuan, sh 5.3kReads9.2Score466Shelves
- 154 Portable Space: From a Down-and-Out Boy to the Immortal Realm 随身空间：从落魄少年到踏入仙界 Portable Space: From Down-and-Out Youth to the Immortal Realm 135Reads—Score—Shelves
- 155 Spring in the Brocade Courtyard: A Princess's Jianghu Among the Common Folk 锦庭春：公主的市井江湖 Spring in the Brocade Courtyard: A Princess's Jianghu Among the Common Folk 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 156 The X-Ray Doctor 透视医王 Two years ago, his father was killed by a drunk driver. The culprit walked free, and he himself was framed and sent to prison. Faced with the world’s injustice, he was powerless to change anything! Two years later, he gains an unparalleled legacy. His medical skills save lives, and his martial arts banish evil! Those who harmed me will pay their blood debt in full! Those who bully me will beg for death and find no release! My new book, My Kidney Was Stolen, So I Transplanted an Immortal’s Five O 23.5kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves
- 157 The Peerless Divine Doctor 绝品神医 Lu Yi is a super expert with exceptional medical skills. He comes to the bustling city in search of his fiancée, tramples his enemies beneath his feet, and climbs step by step to the pinnacle of life... 25.4kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves
- 158 Their Taoist Temple Was Demolished, Forcing a Thousand-Year-Old Taoist Down the Mountain 道观被拆，千年道士被迫下山了 The Taoist Temple Was Demolished, Forcing a Thousand-Year-Old Taoist to Descend the Mountain 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 159 This Beauty Has a Mysterious Aura 这个美女有玄光 This Beauty Has a Mysterious Aura 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 160 I'm Both a Divine Healer and a War King 我是神医又是兵王 He is the sole heir to an ancient medical tradition, as well as a super soldier with a mysterious identity. Following his master’s orders, he comes down from the mountains to fulfill a marriage contract arranged in his childhood, only to be assigned to work as an intern at a community hospital by his beautiful CEO wife, who can’t stand the sight of him. 17.6kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
- 161 The Immortal Emperor Who Understands the Ways of the World 最懂人间烟火的仙帝 The Immortal Emperor Who Understands the Human World Best 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 162 Qingyun Sect Recruits Disciples: I Can See Through Talent Traits 青云宗收徒：我能看破天赋词条 Qingyun Sect Takes Disciples: I Can See Through Talent Tags 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 163 Spring Fever 春躁 [Miracle doctor + countryside + invincible + prosperity] Give back everything you took from me, spit out everything you ate, and if you hit me, I'll hit you back. If you wronged me, I'll make you regret it… Li Tie, a top student at Peking University's School of Medicine, was made a fool by those who framed him. His parents were dragged into it and killed, and for two years he lived worse than a dog, enduring humiliation and abuse… The fool who becomes a miracle-working doctor after a fortuitous 4.2kReads8.9Score506Shelves
- 164 I Drive a Taxi, but I Don’t Pick Up Passengers, Only Female Ghosts and Models 我开出租不拉客，只拉女鬼和模特 Pan Mudan kept her lips pressed tightly together, not daring to make a sound in case her husband heard... I used to be a company driver at a steel mill. Then the company laid people off. I spent eight thousand yuan on an almost-decommissioned commercial vehicle and started driving a taxi. My friends all said I'd struck gold! Even without the air conditioning on in summer, the car was chilly inside! 6.2kReads8.9Score568Shelves
- 165 When the Fog Clears Over Qingchuan Town 雾散青川镇 The Mist Clears Over Qingchuan Town 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 166 My Seven Sisters Are Stunning Beauties 我的七个姐姐绝色倾城 I have seven stunningly beautiful older sisters, and they all dote on me like crazy. They have no idea that I’ve already become a king who makes the world tremble... Fifteen years ago, you treated me like family. Fifteen years later, it’s my turn to protect you. 11.2kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
- 167 From the Start with a Spirit Spring, I Turn My Hometown into a Peach Blossom Paradise 开局灵泉，我把老家打造成桃花源 [Pocket dimension and spirit spring + country life + raising pets + mutual healing, lighthearted and heartwarming] Her mother had cancer, her scumbag boyfriend was cheating on her, and he and his mistress had stolen her designs. Then she was fired from her company. With her life at its bleakest, An Nuan planned to take her mother back to their hometown to spend her final days there. Then she unexpectedly unlocked a pocket dimension and a spirit spring. Working herself to the bone for a pittance 35.1kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
- 168 The Little Miracle Doctor of the Mountain Village 山村小神医 Fools are blessed! After Wang Tiezhu was beaten into an idiot, he unexpectedly gained his ancestor's legacy. From then on, he pursued both medicine and cultivation. He only wanted to be a handsome man who kept a low profile, but trouble always came looking for him. When he finally trampled all his enemies beneath his feet, Wang Tiezhu could only sigh helplessly: “I want to keep a low profile too, but my strength won't let me!” 20.1kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves
- 169 Lin Feng's Post-Apocalyptic Home 林枫的末世家园 Lin Feng's Doomsday Home 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 170 There's a Tree in My Dantian 丹田里面有棵树 There’s a Tree in My Dantian 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 171 Transmigrate to a Parallel Beast-Taming World: My Spatial Realm Is Filled with Divine Beasts 穿越平行御兽界：我的空间养满神兽 I Transmigrated to a Parallel Beast-Taming World: My Pocket Dimension Is Full of Divine Beasts 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 172 Even the Apocalypse Can't Stop Us From Having Kids 末世也能生猴子 Even the apocalypse can't stop me from having kids 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 173 Reborn into a Life of Jade 重生之翡翠人生 A Reborn Life in Jade 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 174 Taking an Empress as My Disciple from the Start (Sequel) 开局收徒是女帝(续) Taking an Empress as My Disciple from the Start (Continuation) 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 175 From the Start, I Lost My Job: Selling Lunchboxes on the Way Home 开局就失业：返乡途中卖盒饭 [A System golden finger, food, fast meals and lunch boxes, a leisurely slice-of-life pace, no romance in the main story. At readers’ request, the bonus chapters have a male lead. Male-oriented, male-oriented, male-oriented, said three times.] After working hard for three years, he’d just been made a full-time employee when the restaurant he worked at shut down. Bai Ye drove home in the secondhand car his boss had given him in lieu of pay, a heap of junk piled in the back. He never expected a S 33.8kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
- 176 Live Off the Mountains: Reborn in the 80s, I Keep a Low Profile in the Mountain Village 靠山吃山，重生80后我苟在山村 In his previous life, Li Qingyun's grandmother drugged him and stuffed him into a haystack, all to ruin his reputation so his cousin could take his place in the army. The result was his utter disgrace, the destruction of his family, and the loss of everything! This time, he is reborn in the haystack. He knows what is about to happen there. His eyes turn red… 12.6kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
- 177 Mountain Foraging: National Treasures Bring Their Families and Won't Leave Me Alone 赶山日常：被国宝拖家带口赖上 [Tomato's No. 1 mountain-life novel + livestreaming mountain adventures + super adorable animal companions + fast-paced wish fulfillment + cozy, relaxing vibes] Green hills and clear waters, spring in full bloom. A little courtyard and a few acres of good farmland. Tired of the noise and bustle of the city, Chen Bei returns to his mountain village to enjoy a carefree country life. But to his surprise... On his very first day in the mountains, a pregnant panda mom latches onto him and gives 8kReads9.3Score923Shelves
- 178 I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World: Farming with One Hand, Cooking with the Other 穿越修仙界左手种田右手美食 Synopsis [Everyday life] [BL] [Cozy] [Farming] [Gourmet] [No golden finger] A tsundere, food-loving younger seme x a gentle, refined uke who loves making money Lu Sizhe transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation. Unfortunately, cultivation still isn’t in the cards for him. After thinking it over, he decides to return to his old trade and become a chef. As his business flourishes, Lu Sizhe’s customers come from across the Nine Provinces. “Boss Lu, could you make me a plate of fried rice?” “ 7.6kReads9.1Score918Shelves
- 179 Nine Refinements of the Divine Soul: The Immortal Realm Arc 神魂九炼，仙域篇 Nine Refinements of the Divine Soul: Immortal Realm Arc 63Reads—Score—Shelves
- 180 Tales of the Rare Treasures Pavilion 聚珍阁轶事 Tales of the Rare Treasures Pavilion 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 181 Fishing Across the Heavens: I Caught the Supreme Being of All Worlds 诸天垂钓：我钓出了万界至尊 Fishing Across the Heavens: I Caught the Supreme Sovereign of All Worlds 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 182 Random Street Stalls: I Use Food to Lure Snakes Out of Their Holes 随机摆摊：我用美食引蛇出洞 [Food + undercover work + comedy + catching criminals + System + no heroine + no romance] Also known as Food: The Undercover Cop Sets Up a Street Stall, and Fugitives Beg Him to Get Back to Work Xiao Lan transmigrated into the body of a police officer in a parallel world and was assigned to pose as a street-food vendor while keeping an eye on a suspect. As it happened, he’d been a cooking genius in his previous life. This was right up his alley. The next day, a tricycle loaded with top-tier food 9.9kReads9.4Score869Shelves
- 183 I Picked Up a Killer to Be My Wife 捡个杀手做老婆 One moonless, windy night, he finds a beautiful, seductive, sexy, and enchanting woman. And so begins his tumultuous, thrilling, and extraordinary life... 15.4kReads7.9Score2.2kShelves
- 184 I Transmigrated as a Good-for-Nothing and Awakened a Divine Dual Cultivation Skill 穿越成废柴，觉醒双修神技 Transmigrated as a good-for-nothing, he awakens a divine dual-cultivation skill —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 185 Ten Thousand Tentacles to Eternal Life: From Octopus to Overlord of Heaven and Earth 万触长生：从章鱼到天地霸主 Ten Thousand Touches to Immortality: From Octopus to Lord of Heaven and Earth 127Reads—Score—Shelves
- 186 Heir to a Divine Technique, the Village Doctor Becomes the World's Richest Man 传承通天神功，小村医成世界首富 [Fortune-telling decides the world; medical skill shakes the heavens] A miracle doctor who can tell fortunes: are you scared yet? Intern doctor Lin Fei is framed by villains, losing his family and home. He is left blind and paralyzed from the neck down, and with his great revenge still unfulfilled, he and his sister-in-law depend on each other and struggle to survive. 20.6kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
- 187 Primordial Devourer of Energy: Able to Swallow All Techniques and Transform All Things 鸿蒙噬能，可吞万法、化万物 The Primordial Chaos Devours Energy, Swallowing All Techniques and Transforming All Things 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 188 Dragon-Elephant Body Tempering Art 龙象淬体诀 Dragon-Elephant Body Tempering Art 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 189 From the Start: The Beautiful CEO Hires a Bodyguard 开局：美女总裁招保镖 New novel: Urban power fantasy + soldier king + miracle doctor + ancient martial arts + martial sage master + miracle doctor master After the soldier king returns to the city, he discovers that the woman his two masters arranged for him to marry is the very person his former commander ordered him to protect. His urban life remains tense... 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 190 After I Transmigrate, I Become Both a Physician and an Agricultural Scholar 穿越后成为医农双卿 After Transmigrating, I Became a Dual Physician of Medicine and Agriculture 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 191 The Countryside Heart-Stealing Dragon Claw 乡村偷心龙爪手 Zhang Dachuan came to Xiushan Village, originally hoping to be nothing more than a village doctor. But who could have guessed that the villagers' ailments would grow more complicated with every case? "Dachuan, I've got a headache. Take a look at me." "Dachuan, my baby hasn't had any milk for days. Help me first!" 43.3kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
- 192 Blazing Embers Shine Bright, Illuminating the Land 烬火昭昭，照亮山河 Brilliant Embers Illuminate the Mountains and Rivers —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 193 I Gain the Water God's Inheritance, and Fishing Is No Longer Hard 莸得水神传承，钓鱼不再难 Nan Canghai had his achievements stolen and was fired from his job, so he went out for a walk to clear his head. Caught in a sudden downpour, he happened upon an old, dilapidated Water God Temple by the river. Curious, Nan Canghai ducked inside to take shelter and look around. By a stroke of fate, he merged with the remnant soul of an ancient Water God. Not only did he inherit the Water God's legacy, he also obtained a treasure that controlled water: the Black Tortoise Banner, one of the Four Di 746Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 194 The Secret Records of Mystic Talismans 玄符秘录 Secret Records of Mystic Talismans 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 195 How to Chase Away Worries? Fish Until Your Cooler Overflows 何以解忧钓鱼爆护 Zhang San used to be a street vendor selling leather shoes. When the city launched a campaign to become civilized, street vending was banned. Just as he found himself out of work, his girlfriend betrayed him and ran off with the savings he had built up over six years of selling at his stall. Drunk, Zhang San went fishing by the river and unexpectedly hooked a Shanhe Ring. The ring had been forged by the Primordial Immortal Venerable from fragments of worlds and various heavenly treasures. It con 1.4kReads8.7Score103Shelves
- 196 The Tyrant Blade 霸道狂刀 In the world of ancient martial arts, the strong rule supreme. There are martial arts tournaments and duels atop Mount Hua. Only five years old, Shen Jinghong hides in a secret compartment in the ancestral hall. Through a narrow crack, he watches as his family is slaughtered! His father, Shen Canghai, is struck down, his Cloudbreaker Saber shattered and his chest pierced through. His mother's body crumples to the ground, and blood splashes across a pillar in the ancestral hall... From that mome 167Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 I Fish with Dragon Blood, and Every Fish and Shrimp in the Sea Goes Wild 我用龙血钓鱼，海中鱼虾都疯了 Fishing with dragon blood sends every fish and shrimp in the sea into a frenzy. Tempering my body with dragon blood and making a name for myself with dragon fists. I use dragon dung and urine in my space to grow ginseng and tea plants. Every year, I drip another drop of dragon blood beneath the tea plants. Regularly drinking the tea they produce delays aging, strengthens the body, promotes longevity, fortifies the bones and sinews, beautifies the skin, turns white hair black, and even boosts vir 728Reads8.6Score179Shelves
- 198 Global Awakening: I Crush All with Sign-In Rewards 全球觉醒：我靠签到碾压一切 Global Awakening: I Crush Everyone with Sign-Ins 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 199 Awakening to the Dao in the Ten Thousand Mountains, Returning to the Mortal World 十万大山悟道归凡尘 After gaining enlightenment in the Ten Thousand Mountains, he returns to the mortal world. 506Reads—Score—Shelves
- 200 Chronicles of the Primordial Chaos: Mystic Dust 洪荒玄尘录 Chronicles of Primordial Dust 18Reads—Score—Shelves
