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- 51 I Opened a Mixue Bingcheng in Ancient Times 我在古代开蜜雪冰城 [Transmigration + System + food + building a fortune + no romance, heroine shines on her own] Zhou Xiaozhou, a food streamer with a million followers, opened her eyes to find herself transmigrated into the body of a thirteen-year-old beggar in ancient times, living hand to mouth with a group of elderly, weak, and disabled people. No startup money to start a business? Luckily, she had a trading marketplace. Ding! Ten copper coins for a handful of wild greens! Ding! Two hundred copper coins f 222Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 52 Street Food Stalls: Customers Pack the Street and Chase Me to Buy More 美食街头摆摊：食客爆满追着买 [Food + street stalls + System + cooking tips + everyday life + no romance + heartwarming + perfect dinner-time reading] After Wang Zhen dies from overwork at his 996 job, he unexpectedly transmigrates to another world and obtains a Food System. His random street-stall location changes every half month. Unable to find Wang Zhen, his customers create hundreds of food-lover group chats. As soon as he sets up his stall, they rush over to wait for him. “I queued for an hour, and you’re telling me yo 146Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Fired for Rejecting Premade Meals, I Become a Master Chef with the System 拒预制菜被开除，我靠系统成厨神 Chen Feng, head chef at a five-star hotel, is fired on the spot after standing up to his boss and refusing to use premade food! Who would’ve thought he’d be bound to a [Culinary Inheritance System], receive the Golden Egg Fried Rice recipe from the start, and take over a run-down 50-square-meter neighborhood shop? With his authentic, no-nonsense cooking, one bowl of fried rice brings the whole street to tears! No artificial tricks, just top-quality ingredients, from egg fried rice to Kung Pao ch 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Gourmet: Boss, You're Bold to Run a Street Stall 美食：老板你摆摊真任性啊 [Everyday Life] [Gourmet] [No Female Lead] [Comedy] [Heartwarming] [Perfect with a Meal] Ming Xuan unexpectedly awakens a street-stall System, and from then on, starts a life of randomly slacking off, no, running a stall. He sells flatbread and fried dough sticks in front of the DD Building, noodles at a middle school gate, and zongzi outside a university. What? The reward is 996,000 yuan. Why is the number so oddly specific? Wait, something's not right. Why is it 996? Is there something cursed 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 My Street Stall Went Viral, and Now I Own Billions in Real Estate 摆摊爆火，坐拥亿万房产 [Street-food stall + everyday gossip and watching the drama unfold + no romance] “Tell me, are you here for the food today, or to watch the show?” someone called out. “Both, of course!” the customers replied, laughing. Hey, why is this little stall so popular? Boss, what are you selling today? Quick, quick, they’re here! A lazy bear couple, a greedy little dog, a mysterious figure in black... Why get up early in the morning? To fill your mouth with a warm bun. Why is that tough guy in tears? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 A Food Blogger's Guide to Getting Rich in the Great Liang Dynasty 美食博主的大梁致富记 Su Li, a rising star in food livestreaming, transmigrates one day into a “fallen heiress” in the Great Liang dynasty. From the start, she finds herself in a dilapidated hut, with her whole family so poor they're in tears. Luckily, she has her cooking skills: she can whip up wild herb rice balls, hot-and-sour noodles, and Chinese hamburgers with ease, winning her family over one delicious bite at a time. See how she conquers ancient palates with food, leads her family to prosperity, and finds war 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Reborn in the 1980s as a Little Chef: Cherished After Divorce 重生八零小厨娘：离婚后被宠上天 This novel is absolutely perfect for reading over a meal. Slurp~ A Michelin-starred chef travels back to the 1980s. Freshly divorced, she turns her life around with her cooking! She revamps a traditional stove, sells noodles at a street stall, and recreates a hundred classic dishes from Recipes from the Garden of Contentment: crab-stuffed oranges bursting with flavor, milky-white mutton soup, and Wensi tofu sliced into strands as fine as silver thread. The little stall at the town entrance draws 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Making a Fortune with Food in Bianjing 我在汴京靠美食暴富 [Farming + Food + Transmigration + Slice of Life + Love That Grows Over Time + Building Wealth] After transmigrating through time, Sheng He discovered that the Song dynasty she had arrived in was nothing like the weak and impoverished one described in history books. Instead, it was a golden age, with envoys from countless nations paying tribute and Bianjing flourishing like a dream. The markets bustled, people of many backgrounds mingled, and the air was filled with the enticing aromas of spices 22Reads6.4Score514d adds
- 59 From the Start, I Had a Spatula, and the Big Shots Kept Chasing Me for a Meal 开局一把锅铲，大佬追着我干饭 [System + quick transmigration + food and business + reborn + pocket dimension + feel-good power fantasy] Bai Yuxi was an ordinary office worker in the imperial capital. Desperate to achieve financial freedom and buy a home in her hometown as soon as possible, she worked herself to the bone, only to die suddenly from overwork. Then, against all odds, she was reborn? This time, she decided to live life on her own terms! After giving her exploitative boss a piece of her mind and securing severance 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 The Food Blogger Who Built Her Fortune at a Street Stall 美食博主她靠摆摊发家致富 [Transmigration + Street Vending + Food + Beloved by the Whole Family + Making a Fortune + Heartwarming + Sweet Romance + Family Life + Face-Slapping + No Awful Relatives] When Gu Mingyan wakes up, she discovers that she’s the only girl in the Gu family for eight generations. The family has next to nothing and is dirt poor. Fortunately, they’re a warm and loving family. Her grandparents and parents dote on her, and her four older brothers and two younger brothers are all completely devoted to th 47Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 61 After Transmigrating, I Pick Up Three Good-for-Nothing Sons 穿越后白捡三个不成器的儿子 Su Tan had it rough! She had somehow transmigrated into the role of stepmother to three children. Her unreliable husband spent all his time in the army and never came home more than once a year. Her mother-in-law spent her days mooching off others and waiting for someone else to take charge. The three half-grown boys were so thin and pale from hunger that they practically drooled two pounds at the sight of white rice. “What kind of transmigration leaves you this malnourished!” Su Tan was too exh —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 So Addictive! I’m Getting Caught Up in the Cutthroat Competition of Ancient China’s Restaurant Business 香懵了！我在古代餐饮业搞内卷 [Farming + food + business + raising children] One day, Jiang Yan, a mature single food blogger, transmigrated and got her wish of becoming a mother without the pain of childbirth. She became a widowed mother of three. Not having a man around was fine, but what was with all this debt, huh? And she was supposed to sell her daughter, too? Jiang Yan hugged her sweet, soft, adorable daughter close. This was the dream child she’d always wanted. Selling her was out of the question! So how was she goin 467Reads8.5Score10014d adds
- 63 I Just Made Some Food, So Why Are You All Going Crazy? 我就做个美食，怎么你们都疯了？ Peng Huahua, who can transmigrate just by walking, is speechless when she gets bound to a Food System as well. In this parallel world, where food is scarce, she has to complete the System's missions if she wants to go home. Faced with the System's endless variety of missions, Peng Huahua can only say she's gotten herself aboard a pirate ship! The diners of the little worlds: “What is this? It's unbelievably delicious!” (Also known as: What Do I Do When My Food Is Too Delicious?) (For now, t 265Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The Divorced Woman’s Guide to Winning Over the Emperor: Wild Grass, Stay Back 和离妇的自我攻略皇上野草靠边站 “Chunsheng! If you don’t divorce that jinx, I’ll kill myself!” “Mother, Suxin is still the wife I married properly. I’ve only just passed the county-level scholar exam. Divorcing her now would be rather heartless.” “My foolish son, you’re far too softhearted! She’s been part of the Liu family for five years. She’s eaten our food and drunk our water. Even a pig should have given us a piglet by now to repay us! But she’s just a hen that eats without laying eggs! We’re doing the Bai family a favor 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times, Met a Scumbag, and Opened a School with My Cooking 穿越古代遇渣男，我靠美食开学院 [Transmigration + Ancient Times + Food + Pocket Dimension + System] A lighthearted summer treat, perfect for enjoying with a meal, featuring detailed descriptions of all kinds of delicious food. Su Ning, a young woman from the interstellar era, transmigrates one day and becomes the daughter of a deceased scholar in ancient times. Her scholar father had raised a young husband for her, but who knew he would turn out to be a scumbag? He used her money to pass the imperial exams and become the top c 13Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 66 Gourmet: I'm a Post-2000s Boss, Starting with Fried Rice 美食：我01后大老板从炒饭开始 After Yu Xun's parents died in a car accident, he suddenly became a child with no one to look after him. But he inherited the little restaurant his father left behind. Just when he had no idea what to do with the place, he discovered that he had somehow been bound to an Ultra-High-Level Chef System. "Hey, kid, your buns are so plump and fluffy!" "Yu Xun, hurry up and make me five thousand buns!" "Yu Xun, please... would you sell me your recipes? I can give you a hundred million!" "I wouldn't t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Bound to the Kitchen God System, I Made the Whole City Wake Up Craving Food 绑定灶王系统，我把全城都馋醒了 After graduating from college, Jian Yanshen sent out resumes that went nowhere, then returned to Yunxi City looking utterly dejected. His grandfather’s breakfast stall was about to be taken away, and his younger sister, a high school senior, was still counting on him to support her. Just when he was at the end of his rope, an old iron wok spoke inside his head: [Kitchen God System, ownership confirmed]. But the System only provided recipes. It wouldn’t give him the skills for free. Want to make 27Reads—Score15214d adds
- 68 The Little Chef of Judge Shen's Household 沈提刑家的小厨娘 Fresh crucian carp sliced thin, celery soup from the emerald stream. A breeze brushes the willows, and a beauty... can lift a mountain with a mighty roar! Everyone knows that Miss Meng of the inn is as beautiful as a flower and a wonderful cook, but no one knows she can lift a giant vat with one hand or bend down and pull up a willow tree. Passing by, Judge Shen: Excuse me! * I love you, my lord. Do you know? The audacious Meng Sujin pounced on Shen Shinian, the judicial commissioner of the Cour 686Reads7.2Score12414d adds
- 69 Gourmet: Starting from the Start with Fried Rice, I Astonished the Police 美食：摆摊开局蛋炒饭惊动110 [System + No Romance + Everyday Life + Perfect with a Meal + Growth] Jiang Yu transmigrates into the life of a poor girl whose parents are both dead. Her heartless uncle has seized the family’s property, and after kicking her out, even the rent is beyond her means. Just when she’s at her wit’s end, she binds the [Random Street Stall System]. She sells egg fried rice outside a school, and the students’ frenzied orders alarm their parents! The police show up to investigate an “extortion case,” onl 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Bound to a Sign-In System, the Little Chef Devours a Huge Bowl 绑定签到系统，小厨娘狂炫一大碗 [Historical Romance + Transmigration + Food + Business + Rags to Riches + One-on-One Romance] “She died from eating too much!” “She was choked to death, not stuffed to death!” “What do you mean, choked to death? Didn’t she eat too much?” “Don’t be ridiculous. She choked to death, she didn’t eat too much!” Floating in the air, she cried out to the heavens, “Neither! She choked on her food and died!” She transmigrated! To a godforsaken village? What! She’s married! The good news: her husband is ha 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 I Ran Away from My Wedding to Sell Wontons, and Made the Emperor Drool 逃婚卖馄饨，居然把陛下馋哭了 [Farming + Food + Chef + Transmigrate + Heartwarming, Beloved by All] Food blogger Yun Shu unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a cannon-fodder concubine-born daughter! She can’t get her hands on a happy life, and one headache after another comes her way... They try to force her into marriage? She plays the obedient fool, then really runs away from the wedding, teaching the Duke of Zhenguo a hard lesson. Life is tough? She sets up a food stall, and her competitors can only cry, “There are 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Little Mermaid Chef: Spring Drunkenness, Begonias Bloom, and Dawn Goes Unnoticed 人鱼小厨娘【春酲海棠不觉晓】 Mermaid landlady x a young marshal who says one thing but means another | Food entrepreneurship | A love story that begins in a coffin and makes you cry When Shen Haitang woke up inside a coffin, she had forgotten everything. She remembered only two things: First, she wasn’t human. Second, she was hungry. The man beside her, who was said to have been dead for three days, woke to the sound of her gobbling up the offerings. When he opened his eyes, she was holding up a huge chicken leg, crumbs 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 The Night Market King: Sausages from the Meng Family Stall Are Flying Off the Grill 夜市一霸：孟家小摊的烤肠卖爆啦 One-line summary: After transmigrating with a refrigerator, she starts building a fortune by selling grilled sausages from a street stall. [Farming + minor golden finger + family life + heartwarming + rags to riches + no awful characters] On an utterly ordinary night, Meng Qi had just gotten home from work. She opened the refrigerator, planning to make herself tomato-and-egg noodles, and the next moment, she transmigrated without warning, refrigerator and all. Meng Qi: “Wait, do people transmigr 1.4kReads—Score14914d adds
- 74 The Farmer’s Daughter Chef: Beer Falls for Crawfish 农家俏厨娘：啤酒爱上小龙虾 A clueless dad, a meek mom, and awful relatives who will stop at nothing to exploit and squeeze them dry: Ye Xingjiao finds herself saddled with them all after transmigrating. So the little chef Ye Xingjiao sets out on the road to outsmarting her awful relatives, opening a shop, making money, and leading her parents to a comfortable life. Along the way, she even takes in a live-in husband. 206Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 75 Reborn in the 1970s: Extra-Spicy Hot Pot and a Henpecked Male Lead 重生七零：火锅变态辣男主耙耳朵 [Transmigrate into a book + Period setting + Gourmet + System + Adorable kids + Military marriage + Sweet romance + Get rich] Wu Fengjuan is reborn in the body of a cannon-fodder military wife in the 1970s. From the start, the male lead has “died in action,” her in-laws despise her, and she has three hungry little babies to feed. Life is hard? Luckily, the [Good Fortune Gourmet System] drops right into her lap! Get pregnant and have babies to level up! From pearl milk tea and golden pumpkin cake 196Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Quick Transmigration: Mission, Spread Gourmet Food Across the Universe! 快穿：目标，将美食传遍全宇宙！ [Food + ensemble cast + a stronger nation + no romance] Shen Muqing was bound to a food System and returned to her previous life. Her mission was simple: make delicious food in different worlds and bring happiness to her customers through the pleasure of eating. In her first life, she was reborn as a wealthy heiress who kept losing money every time she opened a shop, yet persevered in pursuing her dream. Shen's father and mother: “Sweetheart, why don't you just come home and inherit the family f 105Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 After I Transmigrated, I Started Selling Egg Pancakes on Dad’s Way to Work 穿越后我在爹爹上班路上卖鸡蛋饼 This story is set in a fictional world, so many things may not make sense. Please be warned!!! Liu Siling, a worker stuck in a notoriously useless major, transmigrated one day and finally became the daughter of an official in the imperial capital! Think she could finally enjoy the good life? Think again. Her family was so poor they were nearly out of food. Somebody save her! No worries: the divine goddess of egg pancakes will bless every child who loves good food! From selling food at a street s 4Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 78 Can You Have Both Dragons and Good Food? 龙与美食可以兼得吗 [Western fantasy + food + another world + business management + light adventure] When Tu Yiyi transmigrated into a Western fantasy world, she thought she’d landed the role of the Chosen One: flying through the sky on a broomstick, casually conjuring fireballs to hurl at the Demon King, and reaching the pinnacle of life from then on. Instead, her broom wouldn’t fly, she couldn’t conjure fireballs, and she was just a helpless ordinary person. Even more absurdly, she was somehow bound to a food bus 93Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 A World of Flavor 风味人间 Food is the main storyline, travel the side plot. This is not a wish-fulfillment story, there’s no face-slapping, and the tone is laid-back and slice-of-life. (He starts out alone and picks up friends along the way.) Xu Jinhuan is a skilled chef, with questionable manners, and the number-one slacker in the country. After accidentally transmigrating to a parallel world and unlocking the Food System, Xu Jinhuan goes from a newly graduated aspiring chef to a creator of flavorful cuisine. His schedu 12Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 80 Cutting Ties? Fine! You Really Think I’m a Jinx? 断亲就断亲，真以为我是扫把星啊 [No CP + Farming + Contrast Group + Face-Slapping + Getting Rich + Everyday Family Life + Light Ensemble Cast] Song Shuyan transmigrated into the body of an unlucky girl who shared her name but not her surname. The original owner choked while eating, spluttered when drinking, and tripped on flat ground. Every time she went out, she came back with a bleeding wound. Even hiding at home, she would inexplicably faint or get hurt. Misfortune followed her at every turn until it finally killed her. Her 35.6kReads8.2Score4.5k14d adds
- 81 The Pastry Queen’s Journey 糕点皇后养成记 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 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Gourmet: Running a Nursing Home Kitchen, While the Whole World Begs Me to Open a Restaurant 美食：掌勺养老院，全世界跪求我开店 [Food + cozy daily life + healing and relaxing + building a fortune] Lin Momo, a nursing home caregiver, unexpectedly acquires a gourmet pocket dimension. Every time she earns praise through her cooking, she can claim even better rewards! Crispy river shrimp, stir-fried to bring out their fresh, savory flavor; Silk-baby vegetable wraps in rich broth, full of texture and good for your health; Steamed soup dumplings with thin skins, generous fillings, and plenty of juice; Rich, delicious coconut m 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 After I Transmigrated, Gourmet Food Made Me a Top Rich Lady 穿越后我靠美食成了顶级富婆 Yun Shu had just passed her postgraduate entrance exams when she slipped and became a country girl. No food? No problem! The hills behind the village are a treasure trove waiting for me to dig in! No money? No problem! I grew up watching shows about getting rich, so this will be a piece of cake. So copper coins really can attract flies! A pack of greedy wolves had their eyes fixed on her stash of gold and silver. She pulled out her dog-beating stick. If one came, she’d beat one; if two came, she 54Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 84 The Little Chef's Rise to Wealth 小厨娘的富贵逆袭 After transmigrating, Jiang Qianxia becomes the owner of a shop in a plane-spanning merchant guild. What should she do when a military camp cook secretly sleeps with the general, gets pregnant, and her husband's family refuses to let her through the door? Throw money at them! She throws enough money at her brother-in-law to make him willingly become her manager, leaves her wicked mother-in-law wailing and stripped of her authority, and gets the entire household to raise her to the position of ma 11Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 85 You're Supposed to Patrol the Sea, So Why Are You Riding a Shark to Run a Food Stall? 让你巡海，你骑鲨鱼去摆美食摊？ [Gourmet] [Street food stall] [Seafood] [No romance] [Everyday life] [Fishing and gathering by the sea] [Protecting the ocean] Wang Yang transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a marine patrol officer. He also unexpectedly binds himself to a seafood Gourmet System. He can earn generous rewards by setting up a stall to sell seafood dishes and completing System tasks. So Wang Yang catches fish during the day and sells seafood from a street stall at night. His delicious seafood immediately co 18Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 86 Gourmet: Selling Pan-Fried Dumplings at University, Driving the Admissions Office Crazy 美食：大学卖煎饺，招生办都疯了 Yin Chao, a fourth-year law student, had planned to become a lawyer after graduation. Instead, he got bound to a “Top-Tier Gourmet System”... Day One: His secret-recipe pan-fried buns come out of the pan, and female students line up all the way to the next city. Day Two: Crab roe soup dumplings go on sale, and the campus heartthrob and top student start fighting over a bite. Day Three: The System prompts, [Host, please unlock the “Manchu-Han Imperial Feast.”] Yin Chao stares at his balance of 0. 2kReads—Score17714d adds
- 87 I Run a University Cafeteria, and My Goal Is to Make a Hundred Million 承包大学食堂，我的目标是一个亿 [Food] [No Romance] [System] [Quick Transmigration] [Slice of Life] [Comedy] After Tang Lin died, his soul was pulled into a food-themed game. If he cleared the game, he could be reborn. * Game 1: "A University Cafeteria on the Verge of Closing" The cafeteria at Huamei University was about to shut down, yet a senior in his final year took it over! The students gritted their teeth: “So what if they changed the person in charge? Capitalists are all the same!” “I'd rather starve than eat at Cafeter 25Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 88 After Becoming His Wife, I Switched Careers to the Wok 穿成他老婆后我改行颠勺 I woke up as the wife of the person I'd had a crush on in school, a cool, aloof beauty who could play the guzheng but couldn't do anything else. My husband was cold, my daughter kept her distance, and the whole family treated me like a pretty ornament. Hah, so what if he was my crush? Nothing beats wielding a wok. As I won over hundreds of thousands of viewers in my livestream with one delicious dish after another, the husband who used to stay out all night sobbed in the chat: “Come home, honey! 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Bound to a Food System, My Little Shop Is Packed Every Day 绑定美食系统，我的小店天天爆满 [No CP + daily life + food + opening a shop + street vending + entirely handmade, no AI] After binding to a System, Peng Jie hopes to get rich by cooking and reach the pinnacle of life. But it turns out every dish he’s rewarded with must be practiced, and his cooking mentor is a senior administrator at KK Park. Every time he receives a new dish, he’s bound to get electrocuted. After making the whole street a hit, his greedy landlord raises the rent and forces him to leave South Street. Back in h 22.9kReads8.1Score1.9k14d adds
- 90 I’m Not Afraid of a Top-Tier Star Exposing Me, I’m Afraid of Going Hungry 不怕顶流开盒，就怕我一饭难求 [Dual male leads, both reborn + Food System + revenge in the entertainment industry + livestreaming] A broad-shouldered chef and actor as the pursuer vs. a scheming, lovesick male opera performer (not human) In his previous life, Bai Shu agreed to help a top-tier star clear up a rumor, only to be doxxed and hounded online by the star’s fans until he died. Reborn in this life, he bonds with a Food System and storms back into the entertainment industry. To his surprise, Hua Xiao, his business part 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Wow, I Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Got Rich Selling Food 哇，意外穿越到古代靠美食暴富啦 Su Muke is a novelist. One night, she discovers that the bracelet she bought contains a pocket dimension. Her quick-witted little brain immediately jumps to the idea of transmigration, and as it turns out, she guessed right. Su Muke really does transmigrate to ancient times, with a sick man and a little dumpling in tow. With a pocket dimension at her disposal, she has nothing to fear. She does business and cooks delicious food in the ancient world, focused solely on making money. But why does th 6Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 92 Reborn: Returning to the Village with My Kids to Farm 重生之带娃回村种田 [Farming + feel-good wish fulfillment + food + transmigration + pocket dimension + adorable kids] My name is Lin Yaoyao. My parents named me Yaoyao because I was a girl, and they hoped I would die young. Under the weight of my parents’ vile hopes, I grew up, got married, and had a daughter. Before marriage, everyone praised my husband as a good man. Afterward, he cheated, drank, and beat me. I fell asleep holding my child and woke up in an ancient village, in the body of a peasant woman from Xia 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Trial by Fireworks 烟火劫 After transmigrating to ancient times, he finds his pockets empty. Fortunately, he was a cook in his previous life. He uses green tangerines to make tofu, purifies coarse salt, and gathers all kinds of ingredients from the mountains that no one in this world has ever seen. One by one, he brings them home and turns them into dish after dish. From being ignored to having customers clamoring for every serving, his little eatery slowly draws people together and builds a life of its own. A foodie far 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 A Bowl of Lard Rice Had the Entire Army Drooling 一碗猪油拌饭馋哭大军 [No System + Food + Farming + Business and Development + Frontier] Su Qingwan worked herself to the bone for half her life to support her husband's civil service exams, only to receive a letter of divorce and hear him say, “You're not worthy of being the wife of an official.” She didn't cry or make a scene. She took her meager settlement and headed for the rough-and-tumble frontier. The winds here were fierce, and people died often, but the locals were straightforward and fiercely loyal. She 1.8kReads8.2Score23614d adds
- 95 The Clever Little Chef 妙手小厨娘 A chef at a modern five-star hotel accidentally transmigrates to ancient times. Disguised as a man, she is rescued by a little beggar. When they meet again, the little beggar has become an icy prince, yet he is gentle only with her. Before long, rumors spread through the city that the prince has no interest in women. She thinks she now has powerful backing and can throw her weight around and do whatever she likes. Instead, she becomes a tyrant in the eyes of the officials, a bully who relies on 92Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 96 Reborn at the Border: Cooking Up a Storm with My Gourmet Space 重生边关：带着美食空间做厨娘 [Sweet Romance + Food + One-on-One, Devoted to Each Other] After transmigrating, Song Mingzhen finds herself a wretched daughter of a convicted official, exiled to the frontier. With a food System at her disposal, a successful career is only a matter of time. As the saying goes, the way to a person's heart is through their stomach. Before eating, the great general says, “I've spent years conquering battlefields. I've long since lost my appetite for fine food.” After eating, the great general say 34Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 97 Random Cuisine, Diners Beg Me Not to Close Up! 随机美食，食客求我别收摊！ [Everyday Gourmet] [No Female Lead, No Romance] [Warm and Healing] [Lighthearted and Wacky] Unemployed young man Fang Mu unexpectedly binds himself to the ultimate Gourmet System! Random stalls! Random dishes! Fried rice today, pig trotters tomorrow. It all depends on the System's mood! Fang Mu's food is unbelievably delicious. One bite is enough to blow your mind, and everyone who tries it gets hooked. But he never keeps a regular schedule, and when he closes up, he leaves whenever he feels lik 191Reads5.8Score10014d adds
- 98 Neglected by Her Parents, the Godly Chef’s Daughter Makes a Name for Herself in the Capital 爹娘不疼：神厨千金名满京城 Version One: At fourteen, A Yu was found by her family, and only then learned she was the daughter of the prime minister. Her birth mother thought her uncultured and ill-mannered. A Yu proved with her actions that even someone who could only cook could earn people's admiration. Her birth father thought that because she had grown up in the countryside, bringing her home would be a disgrace and ruin her chances of marrying into a good family. Before long, two princes had their eyes on her, and at 63Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 99 Peace Year After Year Wherever the Sophora Blossoms 槐花开处岁岁宁 At the entrance to Huaihua Alley in Feng County, there is a breakfast shop where a long line forms every morning. Xu Ning's family lights the stove before dawn, steaming buns, cooking porridge, frying pancakes, and deep-frying pastries. Their life isn't affluent, but it's stable and grounded, busy and fulfilling amid the warmth of the kitchen. She thought that if she stayed in this little corner of the world, she could enjoy the peaceful retirement she wanted. But as she casually came up with mo 8.2kReads7.3Score1k14d adds
- 100 Your Highness, the Princess Consort Says Come Home for Dinner 王爷，王妃喊你回家吃饭 Gu Nianxi, a modern food blogger with a goofy sense of humor, is inexplicably transmigrated to the ancient state of Dongling after being electrocuted. She becomes the bride of Prince Zhenbei in a replacement marriage, and thus begins her journey into ancient cuisine. Excerpt 1: In the study "Your Highness, this is terrible! The Princess says she's making braised carp tonight, and she's already gone down to the pond to catch the koi the Emperor bestowed upon you." "It's fine. Don't stop her. 88Reads—Score—14d adds
