Novels like The Spicy Little Chef
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Spicy Little Chef, best match first.
- 101 Reporting to the General: Your Wife Just Wants to Be a Widow in the Countryside 报告将军，夫人只想在乡野当寡妇 She transmigrates and gets her fiancé stolen right from the start. No big deal! Ming Zi is even grateful to her white-lotus cousin for taking that scumbag off her hands. But what's with this alternate-era country where any woman still unmarried at fifteen gets forcibly assigned a husband by the state? And once you get assigned a husband, you have to accept him, even if he's a fool or disabled! The cousin who stole her fiancé, along with her step-grandmother, have already gone to the county offic 554Reads8.9Score100Shelves
- 102 Gourmet: Touring the City with My Food Stall, Making Diners Drool 美食：全市巡摆，馋哭食客 [Gourmet + System + No Romance + No Female Lead + Heartwarming + Hard Work] Yan Qing, a minor actor who had spent his career playing corpses, quit the entertainment industry. To his surprise, he accidentally became bound to a Chef God Gourmet System. Before long, strange sights began appearing all over the streets of S City: the CBD, university gates, outside the film studio, by the cemetery... The lines stretched as far as the eye could see... A top star became his loyal customer and shamelessl 10.4kReads7.5Score825Shelves
- 103 After Becoming a Vicious Male Bride, I Built a Fortune with Food! 穿成恶毒哥儿后靠美食发家致富！ One-on-one romance, sweet and doting, both leads are pure and each other’s first love! After finishing her last job, Mu Chenxing dies suddenly of a heart attack. When she wakes up, she finds herself in a thatched hut, with a frail little boy trembling in a corner. Mu Chenxing wonders, “Where is this? How did I get here? Could I have transmigrated, like in those novels?” Well, there’s no going back now. As she sits there dazed, the door opens and a burly man walks in. The burly man: “Are you all 701Reads8.8Score104Shelves
- 104 Crown Prince, Your Crown Princess Says Hot Pot Is Ready! 太子，太子妃喊你吃火锅了！ Food blogger Tang Xiao transmigrated into the daughter of an imperial chef in the Great Xia Kingdom. That day, the Crown Prince's eating disorder worsened. The Emperor flew into a rage and threatened to execute the imperial chef's entire clan. In a desperate move, Tang Xiao grabbed two copper pots and charged straight into the palace. The aroma of hotpot wafted through the palace, and the Crown Prince's carefully cultivated image completely fell apart. A servant came to report, "Miss, the Cr 2.5kReads6.9Score321Shelves
- 105 Forced to Leave Showbiz, I Inherited a Food System 被迫退圈后，我继承了美食系统 [Food-focused, no melodrama, lighthearted, one-on-one romance] As a little-known actress, Jiang Ran has always worked diligently and conscientiously. But then disaster struck. She was disfigured and blacklisted across the internet, leaving her no choice but to slink home and inherit her grandfather’s estate. A desolate courtyard and a crumbling apartment building nearly made Jiang Ran’s eyes roll back. Luckily, she got bound to a Food System and began her climb to the top. She started with a str 1.5kReads8.4Score184Shelves
- 106 The Beloved Lucky Charm of a Farming Family: She’ll Turn Their Famine Escape Into a Triumph 团宠农家小锦鲤，逃荒路上要开挂 The Ye family has finally had a baby girl, and she’s the very darling daughter of Heaven! Ye Jinli is quite pleased with her new mortal identity, but the timing couldn’t be worse: the Jurchen have invaded, and her whole family has to flee famine. Luckily, her luck is off the charts, and she has an ancient spiritual spring in her arms. And so... “Huh? Why did a mountain goat run straight into our arms?” “Huh? Why are all these fish jumping into our bucket?” “Huh? Why do those rabbits keep running 74Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 107 The Mountains Are Full of Treasure: A Bitter Girl’s Rise 满山都是宝，苦瓜少女的崛起 [Farming! Feel-Good Story! Golden Finger! Food! No Romance] [Content warning: No male lead, but there is one-sided affection. A gentle, cozy story!] College student Lin Xiu wakes up as a poor orphan girl in ancient times. There’s even a tiny baby by her bed, crying to be fed! A home stripped bare, doomed from the start! She thinks heaven must be against her, but then it gives her a golden finger! The mountains are wonderful! Picking mushrooms and making delicious food! Finding medicinal herbs 2.9kReads8.2Score342Shelves
- 108 A Rich Beauty Falls from the Sky, and a Rough-Hewn Hunter Brings Her Home 白富美从天而降，糙汉猎户带回家 Ning He inherited a fortune worth billions. With no grand ambitions, this laid-back heiress just wanted to move to the countryside and live as a low-key rich woman. But she never expected to wake up one day and find that she had transmigrated. And the way she transmigrated was especially ridiculous. She fell from the sky straight into a hunter's trap in the mountains. The hunter found her and took her home. Just as Ning He was mourning the billions she'd lost, she discovered that she had a unive 2.1kReads9.0Score254Shelves
- 109 The Shen Family Cookbook 沈氏食经 Through the lens of food, we observe the myriad aspects of society and the twists and turns of life. Every dish is more than a culinary craft: it is human connection, memory, and a philosophy for living. Follow Shen Yan through his many experiences as he rises from poverty to become a renowned master chef. 1kReads7.1Score134Shelves
- 110 I Conquered the Universe with Food [Livestream] 我靠美食风靡全宇宙【直播】 After his soul traveled to the future, Luo Ran embarked on a career as a food streamer and, without even trying, made his food famous throughout the universe! Are insectoids poisonous? Friends, how about some spicy crawfish, aromatic chili, steamed, red-braised, or deep-fried insectoids? Potatoes are poisonous, bitter melon is bitter, lemons are sour... No problem! French fries, stuffed bitter melon, lemon honey black tea, mint lemon drinks, lemon beer, and so much more are waiting for you! What 2.3kReads8.9Score222Shelves
- 111 The Fake Heiress Falls on Hard Times? The Powerful Flock to Her Restaurant 假千金落魄？权贵挤满她酒楼 [Food + 1v1, mutually devoted, System missions, building a career, ensemble cast] (A quick heads-up: There are many couples in this story, so please steer clear if that's not your thing. It mixes romance with BL, so please steer clear if you dislike that. This is a light, wholesome food-themed romance with multiple pairings, and its overall tone is warm and cozy. It is not a strong-female-lead story, so please steer clear if that's not your thing.) Synopsis: ↓ Yun Zhiyue, the president of a ca 1.9kReads8.8Score203Shelves
- 112 The Great Female Chef of the Frontier 边关女大厨 The Tartars from beyond Shantong Pass came three times. The first time, Yuan Wuwei’s family’s lavish restaurant became a wonton shop. The second time, the wonton shop became a wonton stall. The third time, Yuan Wuwei lost her father, Chef Yuan. When it rains, it pours. Her stepmother, Bai Qiqi, tried to elope one night, only to be swindled, and ended up bringing home a chubby little bundle of joy. The little one had quite a background: he was the young master of the Cheng family, whose estate ha 2.7kReads9.0Score374Shelves
- 113 Gourmet: Selling Meals at School Sends Students and Teachers into a Frenzy 美食：学校卖饭，师生抢疯了 [Gourmet | Everyday Life | Lighthearted | Relaxing | Slow-Paced | Comforting] Jiang Fan got a Gourmet System and rented a small food stall in his school cafeteria. “There aren’t any students eating here. You should close up.” “The food’s terrible. You’ll be out of business in a few days.” “Here comes another idiot, selling food in this place.” Everyone mocked him. Jiang Fan ignored them and checked his mission. He had to sell a hundred shaomai in one day. Could he pull that off? “Wow, these shao 2.6kReads7.1Score180Shelves
- 114 Gourmet: My Cooking Makes the Myriad Worlds Drool 美食，我的美食馋哭诸天万界 Fantasy, food, illustrations, comedy, scheming, farming. The starry-sky yanggeng, the undisputed beauty queen of desserts. The upgraded version of Stargazing Pie: Eyes Shut Forever. Boiled cabbage so beautiful it takes your breath away. Spicy crayfish that'll make anyone gain a few pounds before they leave. A chopped chili Kun head big enough to feed dozens. Red-braised lamb, fish-fragrant shredded pork, crystal shrimp dumplings, chicken broth soup dumplings, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish... Hel 953Reads8.9Score101Shelves
- 115 A Prosperous Era's Chef: Too Bad My Husband Lives to Eat 盛世厨娘：奈何夫君是吃货 An accident sent Lin Jiu, a twenty-four-year-old Chinese chef, transmigrating into the body of a dim-witted fourteen-year-old girl in Jiangzhou City, Great Qi. It was a strange dynasty, but it was just as full of food lovers. So Lin Jiu drew on her excellent modern cooking skills to spark a food craze in Great Qi and lead an entirely new culinary trend. What Lin Jiu didn't expect was that as her fame grew, she would also catch the eye of a certain scheming foodie… 396Reads8.3Score106Shelves
- 116 Sold from the Start: From Street-Corner Pancake Seller to Regional Tycoon 开局被卖，从卖饼小贩到富甲一方 [Food + business + imperial exams + farming + infrastructure + character growth + mutual first love] Food blogger Lu Yan died suddenly of heart disease and transmigrated into a novel about a heroine’s rise to success. The heroine in the book was the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, but her stepmother schemed to have her kidnapped and sold to a poor, remote village. An older man bought her and raised her as his own daughter. Before long, the heroine came across the fallen crown prince, 16kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
- 117 My Card-Based Cuisine Conquers the Interstellar World 我的卡牌美食征服全星际 Gourmet healing + raising card spirits + farming and management + no romance Reborn in the interstellar era, master chef Su Miaomiao was saddled with an enormous debt and left to tend an abandoned, uninhabited planet. Then she activated her ancestral bracelet. A spirit spring irrigated the wasteland, and an ancient Earth seed bank reappeared. Even more unexpectedly, she bonded with a Gourmet Card System. Every dish that brought happiness could generate its own card, with random drops of seeds, 197Reads—Score102Shelves
- 118 The County Magistrate's Daughter Only Wants to Farm 县令之女她只想种田 [System + farming + no toxic characters + lighthearted + one-on-one romance] Transmigrating? No need to panic, she has a System! Gu Yin just wanted to farm every day and do a little business on the side. Who knew she’d accidentally turn the county her father governed into a model county and become the richest person in the Great Ji dynasty? ----------Bonus Scene------- When they first met, she held out her slender hand. “A hundred taels for the travel expenses, please.” He sat in a wheelchair, h 6.8kReads8.9Score686Shelves
- 119 Selling Egg Fried Rice at a Street Stall, Wielding My Spatula Until the Wok Smokes! 摆摊卖蛋炒饭，抡得锅铲都冒烟！ Food + Games + Challenges + Comfort Food + Heartwarming + Showbiz + No Romance After her contract expires, Shi Yi chooses to leave showbiz. By chance, she is selected by a food game, which requires her to take a little three-wheeled cart out to sell food every day. Level One: Sell ten-yuan boxed meals and throw in a bottle of water! The customers can’t believe what a bargain it is! “Boss Shi, I’ll have an order of braised ribs!” “Oh my gosh, you’ve even got king crab?!” “Boss Shi must be running 3.9kReads7.5Score407Shelves
- 120 Pocket Dimension: I Raise Kids with Good Food and Win Over the Regent 空间：我靠美食养崽盘摄政王 One-on-one romance, everyone dotes on her + adorable kids + food + transmigration + pocket dimension + scheming regent A sweet-looking, seemingly gentle but actually devious little chef VS a seemingly aloof, inwardly imaginative regent who pretends to be an untouchable iceman After transmigrating into the body of a low-ranking palace maid who was forced into marriage by a eunuch and died, Qin Wanci, who has a pocket dimension with her, says, “No problem.” She picks up three kids and a cold-faced 585Reads9.0Score101Shelves
- 121 The Prince's Manor Has a Skilled Cook, and the Young Heir Is Wrapped Around Her Finger 王府厨娘手艺好，小小世子拿捏 [Sweet romance + food + heroine building her career + business management + a little melodrama] [Sweet, clever little chef vs. seemingly innocent but secretly calculating young lord] Ye Zhiwei had just competed in the national cooking championship. After overcoming every challenge, she finally won first place. Before she could even get home to brag to her father, she was hit by a car while helping an old lady cross the street. When she woke up, she had become a little kitchen maid tending the fi 2.8kReads8.4Score316Shelves
- 122 Only This Verdant Green, Never Let Spring Go to Waste 只此青绿，不负春光 [Transmigration] [Farming] [Devoted husband] [Both leads are pure] [Happy ending] Shangguan Qingyue wasn’t stunningly beautiful, but she was pretty and charming. Her greatest strength was that she saw life clearly and wasn’t greedy. Overnight, she transmigrated into a family plagued by misfortune: her father had suffered a stroke, her mother was weak, her relatives were cold, and even the entire village disliked them. Worse still, her mother had failed to give birth to a boy, so everyone looked 37Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 I Win Over the Entire Interstellar World with Food 我靠美食撼动全星际 Our whole family transmigrated together. Ding Ling was at a loss. Her father, who knew nothing about cooking, became the heir apparent to the largest interstellar food and beverage group. Her stay-at-home mom became the most popular adventure streamer in the stars. And Ding Ling? Ding Ling had just been accepted into the archaeology department at the top military university in the stars. The three members of the Ding family were speechless. The people of the Empire spread the news far and wide. 911Reads9.0Score102Shelves
- 124 I Became the Bride Who Was Supposed to Bring Good Fortune to the Male Lead of an Imperial Exam Novel 穿成科举文男主的冲喜小娘子 [Historical romance + transmigrate into a book + farming + food + space + building wealth + one-on-one happy ending] This story is set in a fictional world. Please don't compare it to actual history!!!! Luo Xingyue transmigrates into a book as the cannon-fodder wife of the newly introduced chief counselor, who dies almost as soon as he appears. Gazing at the few bare, empty rooms before her, she takes a deep breath. If you want a good life, you have to work for it yourself. Other heroines transm 1.9kReads8.8Score168Shelves
- 125 I’ve Outlived Five Wives, and the Sickly Duke’s Uncle Says He Likes Me 克死五个妻子，病娇国舅说喜欢我 [Yandere + sweet romance + food + love that grows with time + both devoted to each other + happy ending] Empress Gu was worried sick, because her own younger brother, Gu Huaixian, was already twenty-seven and still single. The enormous Marquis An residence was so deserted it didn't even have a maid, let alone any women of the household. The emperor had a headache lately, too. His greatest fear was that Empress Gu would come crying and making a scene, just to ask him to arrange another marriage f 10.6kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
- 126 The Feast Records: The Simple Joys of a Flavorful Life 食案录：人间有味是清欢 [Transmigration + everyday cooking + running a neighborhood business + female chef] After becoming the cook at a small shop in ancient times, Lin Zhiwei doesn’t rely on reclaiming wasteland to survive. Instead, she runs a humble neighborhood shop with her skill at preparing all kinds of delicious dishes. Starting with a bowl of bone broth that costs four coins, she serves rice with lard, braised pork bones, and glutinous rice cakes, warming an entire street with one homestyle dish after another. 172Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 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 (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
- 128 Fate Reversed: Transmigrate and Change Your Destiny 命运逆转，穿越改命 [Cherished by Everyone]+ [Special Forces]+ [Spatial Realm]+ [Comedy]+ [Historical Romance]+ [Genius]+ [Reborn in the Womb]+ [Historical Fantasy]+ [Farming] In 2053, war breaks out in Country Z. Special Forces soldier Gu Ming is killed by a gunshot while on a mission. Fortunately, fate gives him a second life: he transmigrates, and is reborn in the womb! He is born in the Great Yu Kingdom, in the northern frontier village of Gujia, as the eldest son of Gu Sanniu, the third son of the Gu family. W 9.4kReads8.7Score952Shelves
- 129 I Became the Richest Person in the Kingdom Through Food 我靠美食成为了全朝首富 [Historical romance + transmigration + beloved by the whole family + food + sweet romance + farming + building a fortune + 1v1] (A warm family with no troublesome relatives, so read with confidence) After transmigrating, Shen Yuanshu became the only girl in the Shen family in six generations. Her grandparents doted on her, then her parents, and she had six older brothers who were all fiercely protective of their little sister. Unfortunately, the girl was frail. Ever since she became conscious at 4.4kReads8.5Score329Shelves
- 130 The State Banquet Chef of the 1980s 国宴大厨在八零 [Imperial banquet chef + unbeatable cuisine + satisfying wish fulfillment] Tang Xi died, then returned to age fifteen with the wordless book of secrets her master had given her: The World’s Finest Cuisine. That year, the Tang family’s biological daughter was finally found, and Tang Xi was left behind by her adoptive parents. Out of guilt toward the true daughter, Tang Xi gave in to her at every turn, but all she got in return was her adoptive parents’ dislike and her childhood sweetheart fiancé’ 935Reads8.2Score120Shelves
- 131 The World-Cracking Crisis: Building a Peach Blossom Haven in Ancient Times 天崩地裂局：我在古代建桃源 [Farming + System + Daily Life + Food + Soul Transmigration + Alternate World] At twenty-six, she is transported into the body of a sixteen-year-old girl after a car accident: Her father is sixty and lame; Her mother is over fifty and blind; The most devastating part is that these two treasures had a child in their old age! On the very day she arrives, her mother gives birth to a baby boy! She’s become an upgraded version of Dehua… Her home is in the middle of nowhere, with no village in front o 2kReads8.9Score187Shelves
- 132 As Long as the System Pays, I'll Work 996 to the End 只要系统出得起，996也干到底 [Food-focused (not purely a food story) + a touch of interstellar flavor + no romance + extremely laid-back and ambition-free] Lu Wei graduated from a mediocre university and found a nine-to-nine, six-days-a-week job. After working overtime for far too long, she eventually died suddenly from exhaustion. When she opened her eyes again, she had arrived in a strange world and become bound to a peculiar thing called the Food System. “Starting today, Host must go to the area beside Hope Elementary Sc 1.2kReads8.7Score102Shelves
- 133 The Princess Consort Cooks, and the Prince Follows the Smell Right to Her 王妃做菜，王爷闻着味就找来了 [Food + Storage Space + Love After Marriage + Opening a Shop] I'm Mu Jianxi, a food blogger of the new generation, known as today's little chef, with over eighty million followers across the internet. I never imagined that transmigration could happen to me. If I want to become a rich woman, opening a shop is obviously the best way to make money. With delicious food in hand, the world is mine. I'll introduce the ancients to luosifen, stinky tofu, spicy crayfish... and more. I never expected that 8.3kReads8.5Score873Shelves
- 134 I Set Up a Stall and Make the Tragic-Novel Heroine Happy with My Food 摆摊，我靠美食让虐文女主幸福了 [Food] [No Romance] [Lighthearted] [Healing] [Funny] [Perfect with a Meal] Also known as: The Tortured Heroine Is Surrounded by a Bunch of Foodies Main plot: Food cures lovesickness In another universe, Lin Wei gazed at a certain heroine from her previous world. What? You'd chase someone across dimensions just for a meal? That doesn't seem very reasonable! Lin Wei was a top chef and a genius from China. Although she had transmigrated to take a job as a minor supporting character, a tool mean 10.6kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
- 135 I Set Up a Street Stall in Ancient Times, and the Big Shots Are Obsessed! 我在古代摆地摊，大佬们馋疯了？ [Transmigrate + food + everyday street-stall life + farming + cozy + no romance + alternate world] Gu Yanxi had lived in ancient times for three years when an accident left her with amnesia. A bout of high fever brought all her memories back. From the start, her father was a cripple, her mother was constantly sick, and her younger brother was a compulsive gambler. Luckily, she was a great cook and knew a few martial arts moves. No matter how tough the situation, she could handle it! Sizzling gri 5.2kReads8.0Score410Shelves
- 136 Chief Minister, Your Wife Has Opened a Snack Stall Outside the Academy 首辅，你老婆在书院门口开小吃摊 (Also known as: I Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Make Money from Students) Xu Nuo, a mukbang blogger, transmigrated into a book and became the wife of the male lead, Shangguan Ziqian. A poor scholar who rose to greatness, Shangguan Ziqian passed the imperial exams with top honors at all three levels. He became a scholar at the Hanlin Academy, destined to become a Hanlin academician. Since she was here, she might as well make the best of it. First, she’d latch onto this future big shot and lea 3.1kReads8.5Score272Shelves
- 137 Transmigration: The Tasty Little Inn 穿越： 美味小馆 The moment Qiao Ruan woke up, she looked around at the filthy, shabby rental room she was in. “Oh my god, where am I...? I transmigrated...” Holding a hospital notice in one hand, she rubbed her forehead as she stared at the instant-noodle cups on the little table and the piles of them filling the room. “Pregnant and still eating instant noodles? How broke was I? I’m in for a hard life...” Then she checked her bank balance. “Help me up, I can still keep going...” Good food and a new life, here I 871Reads8.7Score102Shelves
- 138 I Just Set Up a Stall, but My Customers Beg Me in Tears to Feed Them 我就摆个摊，那些食客哭着求投喂 The novel is complete! Dive in with confidence. Gourmet, doting dad, one heroine, heartwarming, slice of life, food to enjoy with your meal, and catching criminals. In his previous life, Yan Qingzhou married the village chief's daughter so he could escape the mountains. Relying on his good looks, he charmed a rich heiress, only to end up abandoned by everyone. Then he was reborn on the night before he eloped! He had not yet made a terrible mistake. His daughter had not been kidnapped, and his 2.9kReads8.3Score284Shelves
- 139 Food Stall Diaries: Call Me Boss Su 美食摆摊：请叫我苏老板 A gas explosion kills Su Mo. Then Su Mo successfully transmigrates, and it turns out she’s transmigrated into a book, too. The good news: she isn’t the heroine or a supporting character, just an inconspicuous background character. The bad news: the background character’s mother is “crazy,” and the original owner has been emotionally manipulated all along. As transmigration stories go, Su Mo gets a Food System. And so begins her life running a food stall. Outside elementary schools, at hospital e 5.9kReads8.1Score766Shelves
- 140 Bought Home by a Rough Man, the Sweet and Gentle Wife Brings Him Good Fortune 被糙汉买回家，娇软媳妇好旺夫 [Farming + Sweet romance] [Both leads are each other’s one and only + Adorable baby + System] [Rugged hunter + Sweet, gentle wife] Luo Yun suddenly drops dead. By chance, she transmigrates into the body of a poor girl who was sold to a brothel. A tall, burly hunter with a full beard buys her and takes her home as his young wife. She only meant to repay his kindness, but her rugged husband turns out to be not only honest and pure-hearted, but also gentle, considerate, and doting. Their two adorab 2.5kReads9.2Score230Shelves
- 141 The Farmer's Daughter-in-Law: Making a Fortune with Delicious Food 农门王妃：我靠美食发家致富 [Completed; audiobook with live narration published] {System + spatial dimension + spirit pets + building a fortune through food + two strong, devoted leads + a warm, doting family + adorable child} [Spatial dimension: farming and animal husbandry; three-story villa: unlimited warehouse + supermarket with automatic restocking + weapons] [Original title: The Farmer's Daughter Becomes a Princess: I Build My Fortune Through Food] [Also known as: Spatial Farm: The Wife I Bought Brings Me Great Luck] 842Reads9.2Score104Shelves
- 142 Bringing a Tiny Kitchen to Cook for an Entire Ancient Army Camp 带小厨房在古代军营做大锅饭 Yun Shu, a modern food blogger, had finally worked hard for years to buy an apartment in the big city. But on the very first day after moving into her new home, she inexplicably transmigrated to a dynasty called Great Yan. The food here was plain. People only knew how to boil or steam their ingredients, making it a veritable culinary desert. Having grown up immersed in Chinese food culture, Yun Shu had no choice but to cook for herself and make sure she had enough to eat. To survive, she found a 4.9kReads8.2Score343Shelves
- 143 After My Divorce, I Reached the Peak of My Life 和离后我走上人生巅峰 When Chunxiao wakes up, she discovers her household is about to turn upside down. Her husband, who has just passed the imperial examinations to become a scholar, actually wants to demote her from wife to concubine for money. He thinks his scheme is foolproof, but she’s no longer the same pushover she used to be. She quickly divorces him and returns to Yanjia Village. Faced with nothing but poverty, she starts building a business with her family. Who says a woman can’t support a household? After 5.2kReads9.0Score601Shelves
- 144 I Transmigrated to a Farmhouse and Stayed Calm, Then Got Rich Through Farming 穿越农家心不慌，我靠种田发家了 [Transmigration + farming + food + everyday family life + building a fortune and a career] Lin Yunchu transmigrated into the past. When she opened her eyes, she found herself in a rural household deep in an ancient mountain. Before she even had time to lament her fate, the dire state of things left her deeply worried. This family was truly dirt-poor. She felt her stomach, which hadn’t had a proper meal in days, and couldn’t help letting out a long sigh. What kind of miserable life was this? Her 8.5kReads8.3Score789Shelves
- 145 Raising Kids from the Start, I Conquered the Interstellar World with My Cooking 开局养崽，我凭美食在星际赢麻了 [Two Male Leads, 1v1 + Interstellar + Food + Opening Up the Land and Farming + Raising a Kid] Chi Shu, heir to the head of an ancient martial arts family, transmigrates one day into an orphan in a rundown district of the interstellar era, with a bonus bargain son thrown in. What a good boy, what a sweet boy. His tummy’s empty and he’s crying out for food. Looking at the bare walls and the scrawny little dumpling, Chi Shu can’t help wanting to point at the heavens and ask if they’re messing with 1.3kReads9.1Score149Shelves
- 146 My Takeout Shop Somehow Became a Hit Across the Internet 我的外卖店竟然火爆全网 [Food + Golden Finger + Career + System] [System Introduction] After transmigrating back, Lin Xiazhi smacks her sleazy boss and quits to open a restaurant, then unexpectedly binds herself to a food System. When a rookie System meets a true food expert, life after the binding is nothing but chaos. The System exclaims, “I really am a lucky charm! No need to worry about tasks, I’ll be the boss in no time.” Lin Xiazhi is crestfallen. “I’m the unlucky one. I’m staring at heaps of gold and silver, but 1.7kReads9.0Score154Shelves
- 147 The Princess Consort’s Snack Shop 王妃的零食铺子 [Transmigration + Food + Princess Consort + Marriage First, Love Later + No Pocket Dimension + Heartwarming] Su Lele owns a snack shop. One day, she transmigrates to ancient times into the family of an official. With a harmonious family and a comfortable life, she decides to return to her old trade and start making snacks, beginning with retail sales. Her goal is to open snack shops all across the Great Yun Kingdom. Hawthorn rolls, potato chips, fish balls, grilled shrimp, little dried fish, pin 4.2kReads8.9Score322Shelves
- 148 A Taste of Jiangnan 江南小食记 Jiangnan water-town setting + laid-back daily life + gourmet business + no romance + adorable little sister After transmigrating into a family in a Jiangnan water town, Jiang Yun decides to lie flat and make the most of eating and having fun! She runs a little shop by the river and enjoys the slow, easygoing rhythm of life in Jiangnan. At home, she makes soft, chewy osmanthus rice cakes, pork belly braised with bamboo shoots, and fragrant beggar's chicken that draws people from every corner of 2kReads—Score174Shelves
- 149 Gourmet: My Maxed-Out Cooking Skills Are Only for a Quiet Street Stall 美食：满级厨艺的我只想安静出摊 [The short drama of the same name is now available] (The protagonist never shows off. He's mild-mannered, humble, and hardworking. There is a female lead. Please don't read if that's not your thing, thanks.) A quiet, laid-back story about everyday food and cooking. The System is even lazier than the protagonist (it just lends a hand, it doesn't take charge). Xia Yu is a foodie who graduated from college not long ago. His dream is to be a lazy slacker. Then one day, a System drops out of nowhere 7kReads8.7Score479Shelves
- 150 Gourmet: I Sell Lunchboxes at a Kindergarten, and Everyone Craves Them 美食：幼儿园卖盒饭，全都馋哭了 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Su Haoze took in the little tyke left behind by his big brother and sister-in-law. To support the family, he opened a small lunch spot outside a kindergarten. Who would’ve thought he’d end up bound to a Gourmet System! Braised lion’s head meatballs, chicken tofu soup, Dongpo pork, sweet-and-sour ribs, cola chicken wings... Dish after delicious dish won over not only the children, but also a whole crowd of parents. “Boss, do you sell meal plans?” “I want 5.4kReads7.3Score411Shelves
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