Novels like Transmigrated as a Lowly Maid, I Got Rich Selling Spicy Strips
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- 101 Getting Rich by Setting Up a Stall in a Psychiatric Hospital! 在精神病院摆摊，暴富！ One heroine + food + no romance Li Xier is an orphan. To pay her rent and electricity bills, she sets up a food stall on the street outside a psychiatric hospital. Her dazzling variety of delicious dishes draws every diner nearby, and passersby stop to join the queue. Tourists and influencers from across the country and abroad flock to her stall. As her business grows bigger and better, Li Xier uses her culinary skills to launch a chain of restaurants and become a successful business owner, r 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 The Dessert Maker of Lin'an 临安城的甜点娘子 [Fantasy transmigration, food, slice-of-life business, love that grows over time, sweet romance, and an entrepreneurial rags-to-riches story] Daily life is styled after the Song dynasty, in an imaginary dynasty and fictional places, with a small ensemble cast. Jasmine sponge cake, rose steamed cakes, peony cream buns, mugwort mille-feuille, salted egg yolk pastries, pomegranate cloud rolls, hibiscus crystal cakes, jade mung bean drinks, peach blossom bird's nest soup, kumquat honey soup... The 206Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 103 What? Which Factory Cafeteria Charges Five Thousand for Meals? 见鬼！谁家工厂食堂伙食费五千？ [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
- 104 Transmigration: After Quitting, the System Helps Me Open a Restaurant 穿越：辞职后系统带我开饭馆儿 [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
- 105 Did the God of Light Set Up a Stall Today? 今天光明神出摊了吗 Chef Jiang Wei transmigrates to a Western fantasy world and becomes the Light Witch whom everyone wants to hunt down. To survive, Jiang Wei has no choice but to return to her old trade. She opens a food stall and then a shop, and business flourishes. On her way home from a day of vending, Jiang Wei comes across a badly injured man. As a modern woman, she knows from TV dramas that you should never pick up a strange man you find by the roadside. So Jiang Wei walks away without looking back. Unfort 89Reads5.7Score10714d adds
- 106 After Becoming a Bedchamber Maid, I Was Spoiled by the Marquis 成为通房丫鬟后，我被侯爷娇养了 By a twist of fate, Linglong became the marquis’s personal maid. She kept the marquis’s wife’s instructions in mind, stayed in her place, and never overstepped her bounds. She also remembered her mentor’s advice: ingratiate herself with the marquis, so that one day she could avenge her wronged family and let them rest in peace. But later… It was the marquis who broke the rules! Linglong: “My lord, it’s neither the first nor the fifteenth of the month. I shouldn’t be summoned to your bed.” Marqui 217Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 107 The Tender and Alluring Chambermaid 通房丫鬟娇软动人 Xiao Heming, heir to the Duke of Xiao's estate, was sickly and ineffectual. Hoping he would die sooner rather than later, his stepmother deliberately gave him Mianyin, the most beautiful maid in the estate, to serve as his bedchamber maid. As a bedchamber maid, Mianyin knew her place. She only wanted to leave the estate once the young master's wife arrived and live a free life. From a sickly young heir to a powerful minister after the new emperor's ascension, Xiao Heming was calculating and ruth 578Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 108 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
- 109 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
- 110 Getting Rich Selling Glutinous Rice Balls in Another World 在异世界卖糯米饭暴富 [Business + food + transmigration + Western fantasy + low magic + ensemble cast + nonhumans + 1v1] Lin Wenyi inherits her grandmother’s breakfast shop and unexpectedly gains the ability to travel between the real world and another world. She decides to open a shop and do business there. A devoted admirer of good looks, she hires one gorgeous employee after another: a handsome fish-man who can sing, a cat beastman who’s a great cook and fighter with the nurturing instincts of a househusband, and 144Reads—Score10114d adds
- 111 The Cousin Miss Is Climbing the Social Ladder Again Today 表小姐今天又在攀高枝 [The rating is low because the novel was just listed...] A young lady from the extended family has arrived at the Duke of the State's manor, and none of the three young masters there can stand her. One would rather become a monk, another claims to prefer men. The third would rather die in the arms of a courtesan from overindulging. Everyone in the manor says the young lady is shameless and always trying to climb the social ladder! But no one expected that the young lady despised by the Xie famil 883Reads7.0Score10514d adds
- 112 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 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
- 113 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
- 114 A Chang’an Food Entrepreneur’s Diary 长安美食创业记 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
- 115 The Doctor Who Became a Maid 医女为婢 She concealed her identity and worked her way up from a lowly maid to the steward of the inner household, bringing order to the chaotic, unruly Yue residence. With authority over the household and control of half the city’s medicinal herb trade, she thought she had fulfilled their agreement. But he fixed her with a cold gaze and said icily, “I only wanted to make the Yue family’s affairs even more of a mess. Instead, you’ve given the family a complete makeover. You deserve a severe punishment!” 426Reads9.1Score10114d adds
- 116 Opening a B&B! My Food Has the Ancient Kids Drooling 开民宿！我靠美食馋哭古代小孩 [Business + food + farming with a System and pocket dimension + light fantasy + alternate world + easygoing] A few things to know: There is a romance! It's a shopkeeping story focused on running a food business. The female lead doesn't hide her pocket dimension, and she uses modern goods in the ancient world. This isn't pure farming, but a light fantasy story with a big imagination! If you can't accept these elements, read with caution!!! [Pocket dimension activated. Time until transmigration: 116Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 117 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
- 118 Shocking! The Prime Minister’s Legitimate Daughter Wins Over the Entire Capital with Her Cooking 惊！丞相嫡女靠美食征服整个京城 Modern chef Su Yuwan transmigrates and nearly gets taken out by ancient “cuisine” the moment she opens her eyes! Overly sweet pastries? Greasy meat? What kind of awful place doesn’t even have potato chips or spicy strips?! “This dump isn’t fit for pigs!” When she realizes that life among the nobility is truly dull... “Heh. Time to show you what a whole different level of competition looks like!” She fries golden potato chips from potatoes meant for pigs, and the emperor secretly tucks them int 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 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 [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 186Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 120 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
- 121 The Young Master Heads North 公子向北 A story about transmigrating into an alternate dynasty, with a Ming Dynasty setting. Maid + personal growth + exile + a small pocket dimension. A heartwarming story, not a power fantasy. Includes adorable kids and close friends. Jiang Xiaoman transmigrates as a little girl being sold during a famine. She witnesses people eating one another to survive the hunger. Looking at her small frame and pretty face, she doesn’t dare run away and is sold to the Duke’s mansion. Once she arrives, she starts t 1.7kReads8.2Score19514d adds
- 122 After Gaining Her Freedom from Slavery, the Eldest Sister Returned Home to Farm 脱离奴籍后，长姐回家种田了 [Both leads are devoted only to each other, one-on-one romance, farming, business] After going to great lengths to free herself from her status as a slave, Li Qiuchi traveled thousands of miles back to the countryside. What she found was a dilapidated thatched cottage and a struggling family. Even though they worked the fields like old oxen, they could barely feed everyone. With the help of her pocket dimension, Li Qiuchi planted grain in wasteland and raised plump chickens, ducks, and pigs. The 2.1kReads8.4Score15414d adds
- 123 The Ancient Life of Madam Xu 许娘子的古代生活 Alternate world + raising children + ordinary town life + everyday living + slow-paced + no golden finger Also known as Xu Niangzi's Life in Ancient Times (An alternate world, an alternate world. Please don't compare it to real history.) Xu Anyan, a single woman who never wanted to marry, wakes up after getting drunk and discovers she has transmigrated into the body of a fussy married woman. She becomes a mother without the pain of childbirth, with a husband and son already in place. She closes 2.1kReads8.4Score20114d adds
- 124 The Chang'an Pastry Chef 长安甜品师 Shen Molan transmigrates to ancient times, where the dessert chef is dirt poor and buried in debt. Without missing a beat, she fires up the stove and bakes mooncakes, cakes, and cookies… Before she knows it, she’s become a wealthy woman in Chang’an. Five-nut mooncakes, egg-yolk pastries, rich and fragrant cookies, almond tofu, fresh-flower tarts, fondant cakes… Neighbor on the left: +50 fans. Neighbor on the right: +100 fans. Her fan count rises steadily, and the day she can go home is just aro 573Reads8.6Score11414d adds
- 125 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
- 126 The Sweet, Soft, Fragrant Maid in the Inner Quarters Makes the Ascetic Heir Lose His Composure 娇美通房软又香，禁欲世子折了腰 [Palace and household intrigue + a charming maid who shares the master’s bed + an arrogant, obsessive heir + daily life + food + a groveling, second-chance romance] “You little wretch, don’t you have a heart?” The enraged, obsessive heir suddenly sinks his teeth into her... In the outer courtyard of the Prince of Zhenxi’s manor lives a maid with dark skin, a face covered in pimples, and frequent rashes on her body. She thought that if she just endured things until she was dismissed from the man 119Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 127 Gourmet: You're a Top Gaokao Scorer, and You Open a Food Shop? 美食：你一个高考状元，开美食店 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Chu Yang went through high school just like everyone else. Then, with the college entrance exams just around the corner, his mom secretly bought a franchise of Nezha Immortal Drinks! Luckily, Chu Yang awakened the God of Cooking System! He received a premium braised-meat recipe from the start! Its fragrant aroma carried for miles, drawing in countless customers who couldn't wait to get their hands on it. Then came premium braised pork, fish with pickled 447Reads6.0Score10314d adds
- 128 The Little Chang'an Eatery 长安小食肆 [Food Business Comeback + Clear-Headed Heroine + Everyday Food and Drink + No Romance, but Plenty of Suitors] In her previous life, Jiang Yuan was a chef in the Imperial Kitchen, bound to a mission. For ten years, she treated Crown Prince Zhao Heng's food aversion, prepared soups for him, and soothed his mind, giving him everything he asked for. The day he ascended the throne, he rewarded her with poisoned wine. She drank it with a smile. Mission complete. The System unbound, and at last she was 270Reads6.8Score10814d adds
- 129 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
- 130 The Jiang Family Restaurant: A Day-to-Day Story 江家食肆经营日常 Jiang Zi opened her eyes and found herself a village girl in ancient times. Her family had nothing; her mother was bedridden and frail, her older brother worked himself to the bone to earn money, and her youngest brother was only five, thin and weak. At least they had no awful relatives, and the whole family was doing their best to get by. What was there to fear about being poor? A person with a skill could make a good life anywhere. They earned money, built a house, bought farmland and shops, a 1.1kReads6.5Score15114d adds
- 131 The Marquis's Precious Little Bird 侯门贵雀儿 Shen Min may be a maid, but as the chief maid to the Old Madam of the Duke of Ying’s residence, she grew up surrounded by wealth and luxury, treated like a young lady from a noble household. Favored by her mistress, she not only received a generous dowry but also set up businesses of her own. She planned to find a devoted husband and carry on with her quiet life. But the heir to the Earl’s household, her childhood sweetheart, wouldn’t let that happen. He swept her into his arms... “I’ve gone to 118Reads7.3Score16814d adds
- 132 Gourmet: I Keep Myself Alive by Eating on a Dating Show 美食：我在恋综靠干饭续命 [Food first, with a goofy dating show on the side. The heroine is all about her career; men only slow down my eating.] After transmigrating into the body of a bit-part actress who won't survive three days, Ning Meng is packed off to a dating show as the universally disliked foil. Just when she's about to despair, the [Food Keeps You Alive System] binds to her! [Host, you have to eat to stay alive!] While everyone else is flirting and chasing butterflies, she calculates how many minutes a dish wi 69Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 133 Amazing! I Made a Fortune in Ancient Times with Modern Cuisine 惊！我靠现代美食在古代发家致富 (Transmigration + alternate world + farm space + devoted couple + food + farming and business + making a fortune + cozy, peaceful daily life) Lin Qiyue was punished with transmigration for wasting half a steamed bun. She arrived in an ancient village, in the poorest household around. Her eldest brother was disabled, her younger siblings were little, and the family had neither enough to eat nor clothes to keep warm. Lin Qiyue was close to tears, but luckily there was always a way out. She bound h 179Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Reborn as a Background Maid? Then I’m Going to Slack Off 穿成背景板丫鬟？那我可要摸鱼了 [Maid's rise to success + gradual progression + slow burn and pacing + beloved by all later on + System + multiple male leads + light household intrigue and political scheming + ensemble cast] After Jiang Mo died suddenly and woke up again, she discovered that she had become an insignificant background character in a reborn heroine's story. Just as she was worrying about how to settle down in this unfamiliar world, she unexpectedly bound herself to a sign-in System. Not only could she sign in 1.1kReads7.1Score12114d adds
- 135 A Maid's Daily Life: From Menial Servant to First-Class Attendant 丫鬟日常，从粗使到一等那些事儿 At first, Sheng Xia was just a maid in the Duke of Yan's household. All she wanted was to become a first-class maid by the madam's side and earn a little more money. She never expected the Duke of Yan's household to succeed in its rebellion, and her own status to rise along with it. Her future husband even went from being a servant to a minor official. But people change. Her future husband, now a minor official, wanted to climb higher and told her to become his concubine. Sheng Xia was furious! 666Reads8.2Score10314d adds
- 136 My Cooking Can Cure Any Discontent 我的美食专治各种不服 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
- 137 Horse Taming by the God of Cooking: Winning It All Through Food Therapy 厨神御马：靠食疗carry全场 Who says a chef can’t dominate the playing field? Bring modern sports nutrition to the ancient world of polo, and it’s a whole new level of competition! Other teams train themselves to the bone. Mine just has to eat! A bowl of [Muscle-Building Power Soup] before the match sends their stamina through the roof; a cup of [Rapid Recovery Drink] during the game keeps them going without end; and a plate of [Blood-Flow-Boosting Recovery Meal] afterward makes every injury disappear. I, Su Qian, used not —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 The First-Rank Lucky Girl and Her Maid 一品福女小丫鬟 [Farming · Easygoing · Clear-Headed Heroine] When she wakes up, she has transmigrated into the body of a pitiful orphan with no father or mother. She expects life to be miserable after selling herself into the prince’s residence, but the household turns out to be wealthy and comfortable, with a kind old madam, supportive young ladies, and a brother who dotes on her. There’s even workplace life in ancient times. Jian Xi saves up money, buys a house, and acquires farmland, all to build a better li 2.2kReads8.4Score15514d adds
- 139 Gourmet Delights of the Northern Song: I Made a Fortune Through Food 北宋珍馐录，我靠美食发家赚万金 [No romance + alternate Northern Song setting + native-born heroine + food + ensemble cast and everyday life + gradual, steady pacing + building a fortune] A new eatery has opened in Daming Prefecture. Its proprietor is a young woman of fourteen or fifteen, always greeting everyone with a smile. People all say she’s kind. But Chen Heniang doesn’t think she’s a good person. Growing up in a family that favored boys over girls, she stole eggs from the neighbors at seven, learned to cry and lie at e 21kReads8.6Score3.2k14d adds
- 140 The Young Lady from My Childhood 青梅小娘子 Gu Mo Li was an ordinary girl from a farming family. In her previous life, she died a tragic death in the inner household, and even a year after her death, she still couldn't understand why the mistress of the house had wanted her dead. After her childhood friend from the neighboring home claimed her body, Gu Mo Li opened her eyes again and found herself back at the moment when she was asked whether she wanted to go to the capital or take the money and return home. This time, Gu Mo Li chose to t 5.5kReads9.2Score67014d adds
- 141 The Little Florist’s Maid Wife 小花匠的丫鬟妻 The rating has just been posted, and it will gradually rise! This story is set in an imaginary dynasty. [Historical Romance] + [Farming] + [Gourmet] + [Building a Fortune] Li Dongqing, a young maid in the Tongpan Prefect's residence, learned to cook exceptionally well through a stroke of good fortune. She was cautious and diligent in the Tongpan Prefect's residence, constantly honing her skills. By the time she finally left, she found that everything at home had changed beyond recognition. Later 2.2kReads8.4Score18414d adds
- 142 A Maid's Rural Life After Leaving the Household 出府小丫鬟的农家日子 The young master of the Qian household is gravely ill. An old monk predicts that no one born in the Year of the Tiger can remain in the household, so Taohua, a young kitchen maid, is dismissed and returns to Little River Village. But this time, things won't go as they did in her previous life: she won't have her reward money stolen or be married off to her cruel cousin. This time, Taohua will use her cooking skills to earn money and give her parents and eldest brother a better life. 1.1kReads7.7Score10814d adds
- 143 Su Jixiang, the Frontier Cook 边疆厨娘苏吉祥 Food blogger Su Jixiang transmigrates into the body of a palace maid in the Cold Palace. What does palace intrigue have to do with a mere maid like her? She thought she could keep her head down and quietly survive until she turned twenty-five, when she'd be released from the palace to live like a wealthy woman. Little did she know the emperor would flee! As a remnant of the fallen emperor's court, Su Jixiang was bestowed upon a general guarding the border. The palace had one fewer Aunt Jixiang, 121Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 144 The Prince’s Manor Maid Returns to Her Hometown 王府的婢女回乡啦 Transmigration + farming + a nearly useless pocket dimension Zhou Yueqiao transmigrated and was born as a little country girl. Her life was a disaster from the start, and that wasn’t even the worst of it. During a drought, her grandparents kicked the whole family out, and they nearly starved to death. Seeing her foolishly filial father, timid mother, older brother with a broken leg, and younger siblings on the brink of starvation, she gritted her teeth and sold herself. From then on, she became 1.8kReads7.0Score13014d adds
- 145 The Maid Wants to Climb the Social Ladder 通房丫鬟要爬墙 Reborn in another world, she becomes a lowly maid in a marquis's manor. What? The marquis and his wife are waiting to eat because my cooking is so good? Meng Wei: Depends on my mood. Even the old marquis takes notice. He wants to make me his concubine to win me over? Meng Wei: Depends on my mood. Even princes often visit the manor, just to eat the food I make? Young Marquis: Someone shut the gates! From now on, no handsome men are allowed in! 44Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 146 The Little Maid and the Embroidered Uniform Guard 小丫鬟和锦衣卫 Xia Chu’s whole family are hereditary servants of a marquis’s household. If nothing changes, her descendants will be servants there too. So she has always had a goal: she doesn’t want to spend her whole life as a maid. She wants to buy her freedom, acquire a house and land, and become a little rich woman in ancient times. It’s an ambitious goal, so for now she can only start out as the young lady’s personal cook. But the brocade-clad guard chief next door insists on making advances toward her. W 3.3kReads8.4Score30214d adds
- 147 Why Not Add Another Bowl of Rice? 不如添碗饭 [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
- 148 Gourmet: From Country-Style Banquets to a Better Life! 美食：从农村烧大席开始奔小康！ Illustrations throughout [System, food, reborn, farming, warm everyday life] Wang Cheng suddenly returns to the 1980s and binds to a Chef God Training System. In his previous life, he aimed too high and ended up dying suddenly at his factory job, tightening screws. This time, he returns to the countryside. With a few plates and bowls, eight cold dishes and eight hot ones, chicken, fish, pork knuckles, and meat dishes that disappear as soon as they hit the table, he’ll rule the world with nothing 559Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 149 Quick Transmigration: Selling Gourmet Food in Ancient Times to Build My Fortune 快穿：我在古代卖美食发家致富 Synopsis: [Foodie fiction + transmigration + ancient farming + alternate setting + comeback] Song Qingge is a popular food blogger who unexpectedly transmigrates to ancient times and into the poor Song family. Her fiancé breaks off their engagement, and she struggles to get by in a leaky thatched hut. Though the Song family is poor, her parents dote on her, her eldest brother looks out for her, and her younger siblings are sweet and well-behaved. After transmigrating here, she discovers she has 159Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 150 With My Superb Cooking, I Blaze a Trail Through Ancient Times with Delicious Food 厨艺超高的我在古代用美食开道 [Transmigration + alternate world + food + business + opening a shop + farming + golden finger] Food is the focus, with no awful family members and few unpleasant characters overall. * The heroine is neither foolish nor naive, and she's no lovesick fool. She's kind but not a pushover, and she keeps a clear head. The hero won't appear until the later chapters set in the capital. No palace or household intrigues, just plenty of delicious food! * An alternate-world setting! Some systems are based o 186Reads8.9Score—14d adds
