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  1. 1 Making Gourmet Food in the 1970s 我在七零年代做美食 Modern Romance124k WordsCompleted When she woke up, she took in the drab surroundings and the memories in her mind that weren't her own, and Xiang Xiaowei realized she'd transmigrated. The bracelet she'd worn for years had come with her, too. Inside it was a space measuring ten square meters. Who would've thought she'd become a mother of two? Who understands the joy of becoming a mom without the pain of childbirth! As a food blogger, she was ready to show off her skills in this era, raising the kids and building a career, and do 36Reads—Score—14d adds
  2. 2 The 1980s: The Darling Chef Has the Big Shot Craving Her Cooking Again 八零:娇娇厨娘又把大佬馋哭了 Modern Romance129k WordsCompleted My new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novels. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 50Reads8.4Score—14d adds
  3. 3 The Little Mermaid Chef: Spring Drunkenness, Begonias Bloom, and Dawn Goes Unnoticed 人鱼小厨娘【春酲海棠不觉晓】 Modern Romance254k WordsOngoing 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
  4. 4 One Stall from the Start, Great Food All Thanks to the System 开局一个摊,美食全靠系统 Urban157k WordsOngoing Chen Fang had spent over half a year stir-frying rice noodles, yet he was so broke he couldn't even pay rent. Then the System arrived. A garden in a pocket dimension, a spirit spring, ingredient exchanges, recipe unlocks, cooking skill upgrades, and surprise prize draws. He thought he could finally turn his life around, but the System said: He had to get “genuine praise” from three special diners within a week, or it was goodbye. The first was the belle of S University. She devoured two portions 11Reads—Score11814d adds
  5. 5 From the Start, All I Had Was a Bowl of Luosifen: My Goal Is to Make a Hundred Million 开局一碗螺蛳粉,目标挣它一个亿 Modern Romance281k WordsOngoing [Restaurant Management + Food + System + No Romance + Light Livestreaming + Grow and Prosper + Helping Farmers + Going Global] A bolt from the blue! Mu Xiaoxiao was unjustly fired by her company the day before she was due to become a permanent employee. Well, if there’s no place for me here, there’s a place for me elsewhere! What’s done is done. First, I’ll have a bowl of luosifen. As she slurped the noodles, she couldn’t help shouting inwardly, “If only I had a luosifen shop of my own!” [Host’s 75Reads—Score—14d adds
  6. 6 Transmigrated to the 1980s: Every Dish at My Restaurant Is in High Demand! 穿越八零:我的饭馆一菜难求! Modern Romance257k WordsCompleted When Tang Ruanyuan woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated to the 1980s. At the time, Danchuan Village had just implemented the household land contract system. Her family consisted of a father with a bad leg and a seven-year-old younger brother. Looking at their dirt-poor tile-roofed house and the nearly empty rice jar, Tang Ruanyuan rolled up her sleeves and started doing what she knew best, selling food, with her little brother at her side. In the gold-rush decade of the 1980s, Tang Ruan 53Reads6.2Score—14d adds
  7. 7 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 Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted 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
  8. 8 Cooking Up a Storm in the 1980s, My Kids Are Drooling 八零年代做美食,家里小孩馋哭了 Modern Romance234k WordsCompleted [Everyday family life, told at an unhurried pace] Yao Jiang's consciousness inhabits the body of a chef in another world. After learning a wealth of skills, she returns to the 1980s, with a culinary pocket dimension thrown in as a bonus. She opens a steamed bun shop and raises a well-behaved child. All in all, life gives her plenty to look forward to. 424Reads—Score—14d adds
  9. 9 Sweet Pampering in the 1980s: The Foodie Wife Is No Pushover 八零暖宠,美食娇妻不好惹 Modern Romance564k WordsCompleted She opens her eyes and finds herself back in 1983, transformed into a pitiful bride whom her parents “sold” to a local thug for two hundred yuan. Her bride price went straight toward covering the debts of her good-for-nothing younger brother. With her husband’s family living in abject poverty and her own family watching like vultures, she wields spicy mala xiang guo in one hand and braised intestines in the other, winning over the whole street with her cooking and turning her carefree husband in 456Reads—Score—14d adds
  10. 10 A Little Country Bride: Husband, You're in for a Treat 农门小娇妻,相公你有口福了 Ancient Romance343k WordsOngoing [Farming + food + transmigrate into a book + light, sweet romance] Jiang Zhiyu was hit by a car while walking on the sidewalk, then nearly drowned right after transmigrating into a book. She dares anyone to claim they are more unlucky than she is! Being transmigrated as a top-tier cannon-fodder character is no big deal. With enough hard work, even cannon fodder can turn their life around! First, she sets a modest goal: open a food street and make a hundred million! There's no problem food can't 15Reads—Score—14d adds
  11. 11 I Set Up a Food Stall in the 1980s and Became a Sensation 我在八零摆摊卖美食,火出圈了 Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Tang Xi dies and returns to the age of fifteen, carrying the wordless book her master gave her years ago: All the Food Under Heaven. That year, the Tang family’s biological daughter is finally found, and Tang Xi is left behind by her adoptive parents. Feeling guilty toward their real daughter, Tang Xi gives in to her at every turn, only to earn her adoptive parents’ resentment and the disdain of her childhood sweetheart and fiancé... On top of that, she falls ill and misses the college entrance 156Reads—Score—14d adds
  12. 12 Transmigrated into a Tragic Novel as Cannon Fodder, I Turned the Tables with Food 穿成虐文炮灰,我靠美食逆风翻盘 Ancient Romance632k WordsOngoing [Food + System + business + healing each other + obsessive, scheming male lead] Yun Shu, a descendant of imperial chefs, opens her eyes to find she has become a doomed cannon-fodder character in an old-fashioned tragic romance. Not only did she spend her life giving the heroine resources and taking the blame for her, but even after her death, she became part of their PLAY. They really used her to the very end. Why should the whole world’s lives be sacrificed just so their love story can be passi 31Reads8.1Score—14d adds
  13. 13 My Breakfast Shop Took Off After I Bound a Food System 绑定美食系统后,我的早餐店火了 Modern Romance421k WordsCompleted Su Ti was fed empty promises and manipulated by her company, so she decisively took the money and walked away. On her second day unemployed, she unexpectedly binds to the mysterious [Myriad Feasts Record] System From then on, every dish she makes gets a score: “Plain noodles: 8.9 points, just barely excellent.” “Crispy pastry: 9.8 points, astonishingly good!” Her best friend takes one bite of her noodles and slaps the table: “Quit! Open a restaurant! I’ll invest!” A neighbor tries the pastries s 2.6kReads7.2Score31214d adds
  14. 14 After Transmigrating to the Modern World, the Shadow Guard Kicks Back and Cooks 穿越现代后,暗卫开始摆烂做美食 Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted No CP, just the everyday life of an ordinary female covert guard who loves food and gossip. Winter melon, watermelon, Hami melon, nobody’s going to stop me from getting the scoop. Juice-filled buns, dumpling juice, you little brat, get out of my way! Smash the plates, toss the chopsticks, and slap the scoundrels right across the face. I’ve got a temper and the skills to back it up. Nobody gets to push me around. Polished-up blurb A feast of fresh wine and sturgeon, a hotpot of clams. Given a sec 29Reads—Score—14d adds
  15. 15 Eating and Cat-Wrangling in the Tang Dynasty 我在大唐吃饭撸猫 Ancient Romance325k WordsOngoing [Historical romance + transmigration + food + sweet romance + devoted 1v1] You Xiu transmigrates into the body of the second daughter of the wealthy You family in the Tang dynasty. She has money and free time, is young and beautiful, and has both parents in a happy family. As long as she doesn’t do anything stupid, she’s guaranteed an easy life. On top of that, she gets bound to a System during her transmigration. It’s incredibly powerful: any recipe, seed, or cooking utensil from anywhere in th 98Reads8.1Score—14d adds
  16. 16 The Little Chef of Judge Shen's Household 沈提刑家的小厨娘 Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted 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
  17. 17 The Internet’s Most Polished Girl Is Setting Up Stalls Everywhere? 网络精致女孩她居然到处摆地摊? Modern Romance272k WordsOngoing [Gourmet] [Street Stalls] [Farming] [No Romance] [Light Technology] Yang Xiu binds to a trending food System, which assigns her one online video-shooting task every so often. She drives the utility vehicle provided by the System, wears its exquisite outfits, and disguises herself so thoroughly that even her mother wouldn’t recognize her, all to complete the food challenges the System assigns. She takes a mini old-timer car to a highway rest stop to cook century egg and pork congee, drives an RV 76Reads8.1Score—14d adds
  18. 18 The Taste of Life, All These Years (Complete in 2 Volumes) 世味余年(全两册) Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted Bi Luo rushes back to China when her grandfather falls gravely ill, and suddenly finds herself shouldering the burden of revitalizing the family’s century-old restaurant, Four Seasons Spring. She reunites with Shen Linfeng, the man she had a crush on while studying in Country F, only to discover that the seemingly gentle and refined Shen has ulterior motives involving the restaurant. She also unexpectedly meets Tang Lu, who is determined to buy Four Seasons Spring. The two go from constantly cla 154Reads9.7Score—14d adds
  19. 19 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 Modern Romance318k WordsCompleted [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
  20. 20 The General's Delicious Wife 将军的美味娘子 Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted She transmigrates into a farming family, where there's never enough to eat or warm clothes to wear, and she also gets a paralyzed husband and a whole crowd of awful relatives thrown in for free. Xia Yuechu counts it all up on her fingers. By any reckoning, she's the one getting the raw deal! But she's got her cooking skills to rely on, and with her clever hands she can whip up countless delicious dishes and make a fortune in no time, rising straight to the top! The better life gets, though, the 238Reads8.6Score10414d adds
  21. 21 Gourmet: Selling Meals at a Highway Rest Stop During Lunar New Year, I Bring Traffic to a Standstill 美食:春节服务区卖饭,高速堵疯 Urban261k WordsCompleted [Food + Power Fantasy + No Female Lead] Gu Rui transmigrates to a parallel world and binds himself to a Food System. At the start, he draws a location for his business, only to get a tiny highway service area! And the ridiculous task is to sell three hundred boxed meals in a single day? Just as Gu Rui is at his wits’ end, a male streamer shows up at the highway service area by chance. After one meal of dumplings, the streamer hugs him and keeps calling him “Mom”! Travel surges during the Spring 171Reads8.2Score2214d adds
  22. 22 Why Not Add Another Bowl of Rice? 不如添碗饭 Ancient Romance238k WordsOngoing [Farming + Food + Healing + Growth + Cozy + Lighthearted Comedy] [Cheerful, lively little cook × Arrogant, childish young lord Pei Qun of the marquis’s household: a bickering couple] A young woman who sells wontons in Jingzhou City finds an arrogant, childish man at her doorstep. She takes him home and stuffs him full of food, but the next day he sneaks away. The young woman saves up to open a restaurant and takes a job as a cook in the marquis’s household. Then one day, she discovers that the a 131Reads8.1Score—14d adds
  23. 23 The Cannon-Fodder Villainess Uses Her Cooking Skills to Shine in a Period Novel 炮灰女配用厨艺在年代文鲨疯了 Modern Romance573k WordsCompleted Su Wanyi discovers she’s transmigrated into a female-led novel set in a bygone era. She’s useless at everything, but number one at being cannon fodder. Every time her cousin rises to power, Su Wanyi becomes the perfect stepping stone. Every time her cousin meets a promising backup suitor, Su Wanyi is the perfect comparison. Once every last drop of her value has been squeezed out, she dies a miserable death. Everyone says that’s simply her fate! Su Wanyi scoffs! You want to make a state-banquet c 151Reads—Score—14d adds
  24. 24 What? Which Factory Cafeteria Charges Five Thousand for Meals? 见鬼!谁家工厂食堂伙食费五千? Urban325k WordsCompleted [Slow-paced + everyday life + lighthearted + relaxing + food story set in an electronics factory] Ruan Xiuqing transmigrates to a parallel world and takes over the canteen of an electronics factory that's on the verge of going under due to poor management and lax oversight. After activating the cheat System, she receives [Master-Level Cooking], [Master-Level Knife Skills], and [Skill: Three Heads and Six Arms] from the start. Turning the canteen around is just a matter of time! Braised pork bell 271Reads8.0Score—14d adds
  25. 25 Transmigration: After Quitting, the System Helps Me Open a Restaurant 穿越:辞职后系统带我开饭馆儿 Urban382k WordsCompleted [System] [Gourmet] [No heroine] [No romance] [Cozy] [Everyday life] Zhang Yang is an orphan. After finally learning to cook from a master, he is transported to another world by an explosion. When he arrives, he discovers that he is still an orphan. What? Am I cursed with bad luck? Do I not deserve parents? Just then, his phone chimes: @Zhang Yang, please come to the finance office tomorrow to complete your resignation procedures. Before he can reply, a dialog box pops up on his phone: You have b 650Reads8.0Score10214d adds
  26. 26 A Chili Sauce Stall from the Start 开局一个辣酱摊 Ancient Romance793k WordsOngoing A pot of hot oil and a handful of scallions and ginger: she transmigrates into the body of a poor girl whose engagement has been broken off, with nothing but a shabby account book and half a sack of brown rice. No one knows how the girl, who used to do nothing but bury herself in bookkeeping, suddenly acquired such nimble hands. The neighbors say a deity visited her in a dream. She just smiles and says nothing. The little shop on the back street opens, and its enticing aroma fills Yunyang County 1.2kReads—Score19114d adds
  27. 27 Gourmet: The Easy Life of a Little Restaurant at a Highway Service Area 美食:服务区小饭馆的躺赢人生 Modern Romance137k WordsOngoing [Gourmet] [Shopkeeping] [No Male Lead] [System] [Cozy] [Everyday Life] [Affordable Prices] Jiang Banxia unexpectedly inherits a fast-food shop at a highway service area. She thinks the location seems pretty good, but it turns out the highway is remote and sees very little traffic. Just as Jiang Banxia is at a loss about how to keep the business going, she learns that there's a traffic jam on the highway not far away! So Jiang Banxia heads out onto the highway carrying boxed meals to sell. H —Reads—Score—14d adds
  28. 28 After Leaving the Entertainment Industry, This Has-Been Opens a Restaurant and Takes the Internet by Storm 糊咖退圈后,开饭馆爆红全网 Modern Romance421k WordsCompleted As a good-for-nothing in the cultivation world, Ming Tang idly watched someone else's lightning tribulation. As luck would have it, she took a direct hit and died a miserable, ridiculously unlucky death. When she opened her eyes again, she was a little-known actress in the modern entertainment industry. After turning down her unscrupulous agent's dinner-party demand, Ming Tang took the agent's advice to go home and sell roasted sweet potatoes, and promptly returned home to open a small restauran 473Reads7.1Score—14d adds
  29. 29 Good Food and Sweet Dreams with You 与君美食复甘眠 Ancient Romance866k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Ancient Times + Farming + Food + Woman Chef + Romance] The meat is so tender it seems carved from beauty, and the fragrant aroma never stops rising from the pot. As a humble office worker in the twenty-first century, Su Yu had few interests, and food was the only one she loved. Her one and only wish was to stop being exploited by every capitalist under the sun and become a capitalist herself. So the gods heard her prayer and granted it. She closed her eyes and woke up as a poor 331Reads8.3Score—14d adds
  30. 30 Amazing! The Lovely Military Wife Goes on a Food-Fueled Rampage 惊!俏军嫂,靠美食杀疯了 Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted Oh my gosh! Can you believe you could get crushed to death just while shopping at a supermarket? It happened to Du Jiao! After dying, she transmigrates to the 1980s. To her surprise, Heaven gives her loving parents and a pocket dimension, too. Well, she'll just have to accept reality and make the best of her new life! Oh? It turns out the original owner was married, but it was an accident, so there's no love between them! What? He's a handsome soldier with long legs and a slim waist, and he's no 69Reads—Score—14d adds
  31. 31 From Kang Bed to Kitchen Stove: My Clever Wife Makes Her Way as a Farmer 炕上灶下:娘子妙手跃农门 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted A chef accidentally gets reborn as a farm girl? Her house is drafty on all sides, and they’re so poor they can barely afford to eat! Food is a problem, her reputation is in tatters, and she has to support her mother and younger siblings! Food is life, and she’ll use her incredible cooking skills to win everyone’s palate over and lead her whole family out of poverty! Little does she know that just as her purse starts to fill, someone sets their sights on her... 115Reads8.1Score—14d adds
  32. 32 The Spicy Girl of the 1980s: I Made My Fortune with Food 八零小辣媳:我靠美食发家致富 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period Drama + Rebirth + Food + Feel-Good + Fiery Wife + Love After Marriage] A spirited food blogger who transmigrates into the past VS a calculating, loyal-dog hero who was once a technical whiz and later becomes a powerful tycoon Su Ning transmigrated to the 1980s and became a young wife with a terrible reputation. Her husband treated her with indifference, the neighbors gossiped about her, and her birth family kept finding ways to bleed her dry. Make a fortune, take down scumbags, deal with 520Reads7.1Score—14d adds
  33. 33 The Beloved of the Family in the 1980s: I Open a Shop with My Family and Make Everyone Drool 八零团宠:带全家开店馋哭天下人 Modern Romance831k WordsCompleted (Period setting + System + gourmet food + rich beauty + transmigrate) The original owner was the youngest daughter, adored by her entire family. After transmigrating, Song Mengying gets the God of Cooking System. Though she has never cooked in her life, this complete novice starts by steaming buns. Then she and her family sell food from a handcart, steadily making their way toward prosperity, one step at a time. Huh? How did I get so strong? Huh? Why do I have so much more energy? Good heavens, 128Reads6.7Score—14d adds
  34. 34 My Stall Is Full the Moment I Open! Do You Know How Hard This Is? 刚出摊就客满,知道我有多苦吗? Urban223k WordsCompleted [Comfort-Food Cuisine] [Delicate Writing] [Easygoing Daily Life] [Warm and Healing] After being reborn, Su Yu unexpectedly binds himself to the Ultimate Gourmet System. Egg fried rice: golden in color, with every grain distinct. One bite and you can't stop! Braised chicken: tender, juicy meat with layers of flavor. The sauce gushes out with the slightest bite! Chili oil noodles: chewy noodles that sizzle with heat, spicy and fragrant, with a lingering aftertaste! Every dish is top-notch, leaving 83Reads6.0Score—14d adds
  35. 35 My Ancestor Is a Pot 我的祖宗是口锅 Modern Romance861k WordsCompleted Xu Jingqing accidentally awakened the spirit of an ancestor who had been sleeping inside the family heirloom, an iron wok. Under the old ancestor's “loving” tutelage, Xu Jingqing honed extraordinary cooking skills and opened a humble little eatery. At first, people were skeptical of a restaurant run by a college girl who had never lifted a finger around the house. Then came the verdict: “It's so good!” “Mom, I want to eat big sister's cooking every day.” “What smells so good in the middle of the 414Reads8.7Score10614d adds
  36. 36 I Set Up a Snack Stall in the Eighties and Became a Sensation 我在八零摆摊卖小吃,火出圈了 Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Reborn at fifteen, Tang Xi makes sure she returns to her biological parents. She also sets up a stall to sell snacks, and before long, it takes off beyond all expectations. 957Reads5.3Score10414d adds
  37. 37 The Cook Takes Charge: I Use Food to Crush Villains and Become a Legend 厨娘当家:我靠美食虐渣封神 Ancient Romance211k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Su Qiaoqiao, a twenty-first-century chef, wakes up in the body of a girl from a poor farming family in ancient times. From the start, she's in an “epic” mess: her parents want to sell her sister to pay for her brother's education. Faced with her self-important brother's disdain and her parents' obsessive devotion to their son, she lets out a cold laugh and goes berserk on the spot. “Sell my sister? Think bigger! Why not sell off you, the tender-skinned scholar, to become a 42Reads—Score—14d adds
  38. 38 Back from the Apocalypse: In the Nineties, My Sister-in-Law Raised Kids and Opened a Restaurant 末世归来之小姑在九零养崽开饭馆 Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted No CP. Wen Xixi, a dual-powered plant- and strength-type ability user who struggled to survive the apocalypse for ten years, suddenly fainted after using up all her mental energy while planting. When she opened her eyes again, she had somehow ended up in the resource-rich 1990s depicted in a book. Before her was an unfamiliar little house, and in her arms was a soft, chubby toddler: Wen Shuyi, the daughter her brother had left behind when he died in a flood. In the original book, the pitiful lit 370Reads6.8Score10314d adds
  39. 39 Clay Pot Chicken Cured My Lodger’s Loss of Appetite 地锅鸡治好了房客的厌食症 Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted An anorexic big shot from the capital and a homestay owner, 1v1, sweet romance with no nasty supporting characters, both virgins, and lighthearted everyday life Lin Ji never imagined that her “luxury homestay,” listed at 28,888 yuan a month, would actually attract a tenant as spectacularly unlucky as Zhou Zhixu, who was set to rent it for exactly three months! The anorexic CEO from the capital spends a fortune just to lie flat at her place, and even insists that she be his “personal tour guide.” 55Reads—Score—14d adds
  40. 40 My Cooking Can Cure Any Discontent 我的美食专治各种不服 Urban402k WordsCompleted Xu Riyue transmigrates into a parallel world, where he becomes a 996 office worker driven to bankruptcy by his boss's workplace abuse. At his lowest point, the Everyday Life System binds itself to him, refreshing one street-stall task each week. Other people's golden fingers can destroy the world, but his System only wants him to suffer social death. His stall is a legend that exists in the city for just one week: It appears on Monday, using an irresistible aroma and flavor to break down everyon 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  41. 41 Reborn as a Market Town Girl, I Open a Shop and Make a Fortune 穿成市井小娘子开店发家记 Ancient Romance434k WordsOngoing [Humble Life + Time Travel + Food + Opening a Shop + Power Fantasy + Lighthearted] Set in an imaginary dynasty, so don’t worry about historical accuracy. Food takes center stage, with the plot playing a supporting role. The story is cozy and mellow throughout, with no dramatic ups and downs. It’s about everyday life and making a better living. The plot and characters are fairly ordinary, so it’s a good read when you’re bored. In her previous life, Jiang Yao lived alone through five years of the —Reads—Score—14d adds
  42. 42 Little Chef of China: The Path of the Culinary Dao 中华小当家:厨道食途 Historical276k WordsOngoing [Gourmet] [The perfect dish to eat with rice] [Ancient-style setting] [Chinese Culinary Master] [Feel-good novel] The imperial kitchen inspector kicked over his stall. “You run a roadside stall, and you dare call yourself a chef?” With the few ingredients he had left, Cheng Xiaocai made a bowl of scallion oil noodles. An old Taoist watching the crowd finished a bite and immediately declared, “I'll take care of the authorities for you!” It turned out Cheng Xiaocai was descended from a famous chef 43Reads—Score—14d adds
  43. 43 A Chang’an Food Entrepreneur’s Diary 长安美食创业记 Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted The spring breeze stirs the willows, and apricot blossoms glisten in the misty rain. Behind the counter at the Wonderflavor Restaurant in Chongdefang, the proprietress stands poised, eyes lowered. One hand moves the abacus while the other writes and sketches on a sheet of paper. Lin Yuxi: Buy a house and land, settle in Chang’an, and live a wealthy, carefree life with fine food and wine for company. Qin Yue: I’ve established my career. It’s time to start a family. (A transmigration story in an i 198Reads6.9Score—14d adds
  44. 44 Reborn as an Elementary Schooler, I Take the Internet by Storm with My Cooking 重生小学生,我靠做饭火爆全网 Modern Romance334k WordsOngoing Rebirth + elementary school student + heartwarming + family life + a touch of ensemble cast + romance [The score is rather low since it just started, but it'll rise later.] In a single moment, Fang Xuan is reborn as an elementary school student. With elderly grandparents, unreliable parents, and a little sister still crying for milk, she has no choice but to shoulder the burden of supporting the family at such a young age and become an internet influencer. But how did she accidentally end up wit 91Reads6.3Score—14d adds
  45. 45 An Eighties Military Marriage: From Socially Anxious to Social Butterfly 八零军婚,社恐爆改社牛的日常 Modern Romance237k WordsOngoing Chang Xin, a modern-day overworked wage slave, wakes up in the 1980s as Chang Xin, a shy bookworm. She’s got herself a child and becomes a mom without the pain... The System requires her to talk in order to earn points. She chats about gossip and daily life, rediscovering her long-buried desire to share. Before she knows it, the people around her have grown more and more fond of her. After she takes her child back to the countryside, her inner anxiety finally fades away. Work from sunrise to sun 34Reads—Score—14d adds
  46. 46 I Set Up a Stall Wherever I Please: Sis, We’ve Been Looking Everywhere for You 随机摆摊,胖姐我们找你找得好苦 Modern Romance973k WordsOngoing [Gourmet] [Daily Life] [Comedy] [Heartwarming] [No Romance] [Street Stalls] [System] [Transmigration] [Cozy] [Animals] [Parallel World] P.S. This book has a laid-back, everyday plot, with few dramatic twists and turns. It focuses more on cozy, down-to-earth moments. This is not a power fantasy! This is not a power fantasy! Li Meng accidentally transmigrates into a parallel world, where she can't get by without an identity. Just when she least expects it, the essential golden finger for anyone 198Reads8.2Score—14d adds
  47. 47 Transmigrated to a Food Desert, I Make the Interstellar Crowd Drool with My Cooking 穿进美食荒漠,我用厨艺馋哭星际 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse724k WordsCompleted After successfully ascending to immortality, the little cat spirit Miao Miao grew tired of the bland food in the Celestial Realm and picked a star-bound world among the ten realms ruled by the Celestial Emperor. It looked like it would have plenty of delicious food. But after she transmigrated there, she discovered that "delicious food" meant nutritional supplements, and "a variety of delicious food" meant supplements in different flavors. Even every meal eaten by the people of the interstellar 574Reads8.4Score10314d adds
  48. 48 Week One of My Random Street Stall: Selling Beer Duck at a Driving School 随机摆摊第一周:驾校卖啤酒鸭 Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Gourmet] + [Random Street Stalls] + [Perfect with Rice] + [Healing] + [No Romance] The warmth of everyday life is what soothes the human heart most. Lin Chuan, an overworked office worker who died suddenly from exhaustion, unexpectedly awakens the Gourmet Healing System. Every week, he sets up a stall at a random location and serves random dishes. Completing tasks earns him amazing rewards. But the System's very first weekly task leaves Lin Chuan completely dumbfounded (⊙_⊙) Selling beer-braise 1.5kReads6.0Score14814d adds
  49. 49 Reborn in the 1980s: The Little Chef 重生八零小厨娘 Modern Romance473k WordsCompleted Song Ran was reborn! She returned to the 1980s, a time of shortages, to a home with bare walls. Her sister-in-law even wanted her to marry a widower and become his children's stepmother! Song Ran was speechless. In her previous life, she'd been a renowned master chef and a top student who graduated from Tsinghua University with a degree in fashion design. There was no way she would accept this fate! A girl with a face covered in pimples? No need to worry. She had a remedy, and once she was cured 219Reads8.8Score—14d adds
  50. 50 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 Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted [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

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