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- 1 Transmigrated as a Farmer's Little Chef, I Lead My Mother to a Better Life 穿成农家小厨娘，带着母亲奔小康 Farming + delicious food + no romance + System + pocket dimension Late one night, Yan Wanning was lying in bed playing on her phone when a charger she had bought on Pinxixi suddenly burst into flames. When she opened her eyes, she had become Wang Xiaowan, a ten-year-old farm girl in Dayun Village of the Feize Dynasty. Her paternal grandparents favored some grandchildren over others, her father had died young, and her mother and Wang Xiaowan struggled to get by. Fortunately, after the family spli 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 From the Start, My God-Tier Egg Fried Rice Has the Whole Internet Drooling 开局神级蛋炒饭，馋哭全网 [No Romance + Everyday Charm + Divine Cuisine + Random Card Draws + Satisfying Face-Slapping + Beloved by All, Rising to the Top] With fifty thousand yuan in debt, a landlord on her case, and debt collectors calling nonstop, Lin Wei is desperate and just wants to disappear. Ding! The “Random Gourmet Street Stall Champion” System has been bound! Lin Wei: “???!! Sell fried rice to pay off my debt? And charge 20 yuan a serving? Are you serious, System?!” See how this debt-ridden young woman uses a 169Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 I Set Up a Little Stall Outside the University 我在大学门口摆小摊 [System + demolition windfall + food + travel] Su Xi has been a little busy lately. She has just been hit with a double blow: her cheating boyfriend dumped her, and her company fired her. Then the huge payout from the demolition of her childhood home arrives. She was hoping to live the carefree life of a rich slacker, but instead she's forced to bind herself to a Gourmet System! System: [Ding! Congratulations, Host! You've acquired the “God-Tier Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry” skill! Mission: Set up 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 A Food Lover’s Diary 美食的日记 With her taste buds as her pen and her diary as her paper, Li Yue records the secrets of the city’s food. From street snacks to fine dining, every dish is a bond of emotion, and every taste stirs the heart. This is more than a culinary adventure: it is an expression of love and longing for life. Open the diary and let your taste buds and soul travel together, roaming the world through its pages… 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Sold as Soon as I Transmigrated: Rough Military-Household Husband, Don't You Dare Fall for Me 穿越就被卖，军户糙汉你别真香啊 [Transmigration + Body Transmigration + Farming + Marriage Before Love + Food + Cold-Faced Male Lead Who Does the Laundry] Lin Zhuohua woke up one day to find that her life as a modern corporate wage slave was gone. She had transmigrated. She had become a poor soul in the Ningxi Dynasty who had just slit her own throat. The original body's life had been tragic, and Lin Zhuohua arrived right after she cut her throat. Now Lin Zhuohua had something even more miserable to deal with. She had been sol 1Reads—Score12014d adds
- 6 My Restaurant Connects Two Worlds 我的饭店通两界 A new story is here. I hope you'll enjoy it! Shen Yanshu was specially admitted and promoted to Saint Delan Noble Academy because of her excellent grades. Who could have guessed that people at the school would take a dislike to her and bully her? But she wasn't one to take it lying down. After slapping a bully, she resolutely dropped out. She returned to the house her grandparents had left her, only to unexpectedly awaken a System and start a restaurant in ancient times. Even more surprising, s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 My Food Truck Is a Hit, and the City Inspectors Show Up Every Day! 餐车生意火爆，城管天天来报道！ [Gourmet]+ [Food Truck]+ [System]+ [Daily Life] Song Jie was saddled with a mountain of debt after his ex-girlfriend, who always put her younger brother first, set him up. In a fit of anger, he seized her younger brother's food truck. He had planned to sell boxed lunches part-time and shake off the label of being in debt as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, he accidentally activated the Gourmet System... Completing missions not only earns him ultimate recipes that captivate every palate, but also 47Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 8 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
- 9 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
- 10 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
- 11 I Opened a Restaurant by the University [Gourmet] 我在大学旁开饭馆【美食】 [Cozy farming and food story] [No romance] [A System is present, but it stays in the background] [Ensemble cast] [The apocalypse is only part of the heroine’s backstory and has nothing to do with this story] Xu Ruyi was an utterly ordinary person. When she transmigrated into an apocalyptic world, she thought she’d gotten cheat powers and become the main character, but it turned out she was just an extra. After transmigrating back to the modern world, she decided that, having lived two lifetimes 164Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Gluttonous Shopkeeper and the Lovely Chef 贪吃掌柜俏厨娘 [Food + Sweet Romance + Delightful Daily Life] At some point, an out-of-towner arrived in Bianliang and opened a fine-dining restaurant in a misty, rainy alley. There was always a long line outside, with commoners from the streets as well as high-ranking officials from the imperial court. A certain official hurried home from court, shouting, “Are there any soup dumplings left?!” A noble young lady from a prestigious family got up early to queue: “Save those cherry pastries for me!” People came a 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 After I Transmigrated, I Ran a Street Stall and Got My Whole Family into the Imperial Capital 穿越后，靠摆摊带全家卷到皇城 The comic adaptation is now online! Spiritual spring cuisine + street vending + healing + feel-good爽文 + beloved by the whole family + imperial examinations A workhorse never gets a day off. A workhorse just keeps going! Go! Go! Go! On the first day after transmigrating into the body of a sickly girl, she opens her eyes and gets straight to work! Her two younger brothers are still children, and her eldest brother was nearly forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. The family has nothing but fou 1.2kReads6.7Score14814d adds
- 14 The Butcher’s Little Diner 屠夫家的小饭馆 A fictional-world sweet romance and food story, centered on the everyday pleasures of ordinary life. The heroine comes from a family of butchers and has a meat stall. She loves experimenting with food, but her father is a miser with a sharp tongue and a soft heart. The hero is the son of a disgraced official. After his family got into trouble, he was thrown out and wandered here. Aman is the younger sister they took in. She has a simple, childlike mind. Amid all the bickering and bustle, they co 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Sweet Treats from the Farm 农家甜点香满园 A penniless young woman who has come to seek shelter with relatives VS the village chief’s daughter? It turns out a happy life can be built with your own two hands. Even with no advantage in timing, location, or support, and with every possible disadvantage from the start, you can still turn a bad hand around. There’s endless delicious food and boundless countryside. Hard work calls forth wealth, filling the whole land with a rich fragrance and bringing joy to every corner. After transmigrating, 24Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 16 Transmigrating with a System Marketplace to Become the Richest in the Dynasty 带着系统商城穿越，成为全朝首富 [Farming + transmigration + food + System + beloved by everyone + devoted couple] Lin Mianmian, an independent modern woman, transmigrates into the body of a peasant girl in an imaginary dynasty. When she opens her eyes, she discovers she has five older brothers and is bound to a System marketplace. Her original plan is to use her golden finger to help her brothers succeed, then lie flat. Eldest brother Lin Xiao: “Little sister, I learned martial arts so I could protect you.” Second brother Lin 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 After Xiangchao Went Viral, I Made It Big with Yongzhou Cuisine 湘超爆火后，我靠永州美食出圈 (An unconventional food story + urban fantasy + women's growth. A slow-burn, steady-paced story with simple writing. If you only want pure food descriptions, this may not be for you.) At thirty, an age when even dogs find you annoying, Zhao Min lost her job! She was already frustrated about being unemployed, and the thought that she might also face even more intense pressure to get married only made things worse! When she was feeling utterly dejected, her best friend called: "Minmin, come bac 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 First Yours, Then Yours Again When I’m Done 先做你的，做完你的做你的 In a twist of fate, food blogger Nan Xing transmigrated into the body of a country girl in ancient times. Her family had nothing, and she was constantly sick. To pay for her treatment, her family had even sold their last few acres of farmland. Faced with such desperate circumstances, Nan Xing rolled up her sleeves and set up her very first stall. She started with thin pancakes for two coins, then moved on to steaming bowls of warming noodle soup, and finally to secret-recipe braised delicacies w 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 A Foodie's Daily Life After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Character 穿成炮灰后吃货日常 A few things to know: one-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s first and only, and a warm, everyday-life feel. Most importantly, this is a food novel! Everything in the plot serves the food! Gu San, the most dazzling young man in Bianjing, is getting married. His bride is Xie Yuechan, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Heyang. The news sends the capital into an uproar. The young ladies tear their handkerchiefs to shreds, while the handsome young gentlemen with even a little charm a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Midnight Diner Across from the Funeral Home 殡仪馆对面的深夜食堂 At midnight, the funeral home's last neon light goes dark. Across the street, the warm yellow lanterns of the “Goodnight Canteen” have just lit up. It doesn't serve revelers out for a good time. It offers shelter only to souls with nowhere else to go. Between life and death, there's just one street. Between despair and hope, there's just one meal. Every night, someone wanders between despair and hope. And here, there's always a light shining just for them. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Transmigrated into an Ancient Gluttonous Mother-in-Law, I Open Food Shops Across the Country 穿成古代馋嘴婆婆，食铺开遍全国 Food blogger Tian Mei wakes up as a gluttonous woman in her fifties in Yunshan Village, Li Kingdom. Her husband died young, her three sons are mamas' boys, her daughter has married into a wealthy family, and her three daughters-in-law are all clear-headed. Tian Mei looks up at the sky. “Heavens, you can't mess with me like this!” Looking at the few coins the family has left, Tian Mei rubs her hands together. So you're all greedy for food? Then let this old glutton show you what she can do. With —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Good-for-Nothing Legitimate Daughter Cooks Her Way to the Top 废柴嫡女靠厨艺卷成首富 The Good-for-Nothing Legitimate Daughter Cooks Her Way to Becoming a Tycoon 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Hooked on Cases 案上瘾 [Transmigration + marriage first, love later + devoted to each other + gourmet food + sweet romance + entrepreneurship] A sunny, charming chef-princess versus a seemingly aloof, seemingly impartial prince who is actually cunning Nan Yu was a highly sought-after head chef for state banquets in the 21st century. Little did she know that after one meal, she would transmigrate into the body of a notorious foreign princess. On the journey to her political marriage, “she” mysteriously disappeared. R 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 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
- 25 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 [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
- 26 Gourmet: A Street Stall Owner Tours the Nation 美食：地摊老板，全国巡摆 Zhang Feng is a model young man who transmigrates to Blue Star in a parallel world and binds himself to a Gourmet System. From then on, a man as legendary as a myth begins appearing all across the country. Cumin lamb skewers, late-night egg fried rice, fragrant braised beef, crispy fried chicken frames... From big cities to small towns, a legend begins to spread: On some street, you may come across a man in a chef’s uniform. If you meet him, you’ll get to taste the most delicious food in the wor 67Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 27 Reborn in the Tang Dynasty With a Gourmet System 重生唐朝美食系统 Top modern chef Lin Xuan opens his eyes and finds himself dumped from the kitchen of an international culinary competition into a dilapidated hut outside Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. With nothing but four bare walls around him, he is starving and freezing, with only a broken knife, half a bowl of cold rice, and a life hanging by a thread. Just as he thinks he is about to starve to death, the Chinese Cuisine System quietly binds itself to him. Cooking earns points, selling meals rai —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 I Opened a Sichuan Restaurant in Ancient Times 穿到古代开川菜馆 [Brooding, rugged man + love at first sight + sweet, doting daily life + golden finger + food + everyday family matters] After a car accident, Zhong Ruyi opens her eyes and finds herself transmigrated to an alternate dynasty, where she has become the youngest daughter of Old Man Zhong. She has suffered from a form of soul loss since childhood. Though she is mentally impaired, her parents and several older brothers dote on her. After transmigrating, Zhong Ruyi feels guilty, thinking her soul has 137Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Gourmet: Selling Breakfast at a Night Market Stall 美食：我在夜市摆摊卖早餐 [Gourmet] [No Female Lead] [Everyday Life] [Comfort Food] [Business] What, you’re selling breakfast at a night market stall? And it’s actually this delicious? You’re selling breakfast? This is my dinner! Shen Yan was fired for entering the office with his left foot first. By chance, he unlocked the Gourmet System and started running a food stall, working his way toward becoming a master chef through the dishes he made. Add sea cucumber to fried rice, and abalone to instant noodles. The finer the 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Marquis's Household Wants Me Back, but the Whole City of Diners Is Losing Its Mind 侯门要迎我回府，全城食客急疯了 Gourmet + System + daily life + heartwarming + transmigrate into a book + romance + ancient-style fantasy Xue Leyi, who came from the apocalypse, transmigrated into a book. As the vicious fake heiress and villainess, she’d done every rotten thing imaginable for wealth and status, constantly brought disaster upon herself, and ultimately died abandoned and destitute. When Xue Leyi first arrived, she discovered she’d been thrown out of the Marquis’s estate. The entire capital was waiting to laugh 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Little Farmhouse Chef: Prince, Dinner Is Ready! 农家小厨娘：王爷，开饭啦 Overworked corporate drone Lin Zhizhi worked diligently every day, only to exhaust herself to death and transmigrate to an alternate dynasty, where she even picked up a man. Lin Zhizhi had only wanted to put her food-blogger skills to good use, build a career, make money, become a rich beauty, and reach the top. She never expected so many people to make trouble for her! The man she found in the woods is useless apart from his good looks. He’s not only sharp-tongued, but only knows how to eat. He 74Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 32 A Max-Level Social Butterfly Gets Rich in a Period Novel 满级社牛，在年代文里暴富 [Transmigrate into a Book + Food + Everyone's Favorite + Farming + Business] Oh no! Tian Cheng went to sleep and woke up as the vicious supporting female character in a period novel. She has a sweet face but a bad-tempered, unpleasant personality, and she has a crush on the male lead. Jealous of the heroine, she targets her at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death, leaving everyone sighing over her fate. But Tian Cheng is a food lover, and she has no plans to repeat the same mistakes. 9Reads—Score114d adds
- 33 Gourmet: I Only Set Up a Food Stall, I Never Meant to Become Emperor 美食：我就摆个摊，没想当皇帝啊 [Food] [Street Vending] [No Female Lead] [System] [Some Infrastructure Building] [Farming] A former imperial banquet chef transmigrates into a down-and-out prince and gets bound to a food System. Random locations, random food, just push the cart and go! Grilled sausages, cold skin noodles, soup dumplings, chicken wing burgers, stinky tofu... Mandarin fish, steak, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, braised lion's head with crab meat... Instant noodles, dried noodles, frozen dumplings, self-heating hot p 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 A Snack Stall in Chang'an 长安小食摊 Shen Yu died in the kitchen of her Sichuan restaurant. When she woke up, she had become an orphan girl in Chang'an's West Market, saddled with fifteen strings of debt. The original owner couldn't even get the stove hot. With half a sack of flour, a battered wok, and her own two hands, she started out with a street stall in the West Market. Her improved iron wok produced the Tang Dynasty's first stir-fry, and it took the West Market by storm. From a roadside stall to the finest restaurant in the 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 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 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
- 36 I Set Up a Stall Before the New Year and Left Customers Drooling 过年前摆一波摊，馋坏食客 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your follows motivate me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! Wang Xu, the “King of Street Stalls,” quit his job right before the New Year and encountered a Gourmet System. Unlike a tycoon System, this one had a simple, no-nonsense way of taking its cut: a 70/30 or 60/40 split. Under this arrangement, Wang Xu had to meet the System’s KPIs while also working hard to increase his own earnings. 579Reads—Score10214d adds
- 37 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
- 38 After the Villainess Started Cooking, Everyone Spoiled Her! 恶女做美食后，被团宠了！ [Not a wish-fulfillment story + slow burn + food + everyday life + heartwarming] After a car accident, Shang Shixu transmigrated to the Great Xia dynasty. The good news: Her father was an official, and a fairly high-ranking one! The bad news: She was a notorious villainess in the capital. She not only seduced unmarried young men, but also went after married men. Everyone in the city despised her, and her family suffered for it too. She would ask people for favors to their faces, then call them i 327Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 39 One Stall from the Start, Great Food All Thanks to the System 开局一个摊，美食全靠系统 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
- 40 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
- 41 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
- 42 Reborn as a Chef: Mastering My Little Transmigration 重生为厨娘之小小穿越拿捏 Historical romance + food + female chef + sweet romance + System After transmigrating into an era where food is scarce, she finds herself a mother raising her frail younger brother and child alone, while she herself longs for rice. She hopes to open a restaurant of her own and use her skills to give her family a better life, but then her father, a general, suddenly appears. What? She should become an imperial chef? She's not interested. Marry a young general? She can't stand him. She'd rather ma 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 I’m a Chef, So What Use Is Immortality to Me? 我一厨师，长生不老有何用？ [Foodie Fiction + Daily Life + Immortality + Lighthearted + Low-Profile System] Yi Chen transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a spendthrift chef whose creditors are knocking at his door. All he wants is to make a living with his cooking, pay off his debts, open a little shop, and enjoy a peaceful life. But then... His dishes bring diners back to their warmest memories. His wine wins over a prince on the spot. A chef he casually offers guidance to becomes the personal disciple of the imperi 678Reads8.1Score10914d adds
- 44 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
- 45 After Returning from the Dead, the Gu Family's Young Miss Thrives in Ancient Times 回魂后，顾大小姐在古代风生水起 [System + entrepreneurship + strong female lead + nontraditional transmigration + warm and lighthearted] Gu Xiyue, heiress to Z Country’s largest conglomerate, created immense wealth and gave generously throughout her life. When she died of old age, she transmigrated to ancient times and became the eldest daughter of the prime minister’s household, renowned for both her intelligence and beauty. She thought she would spend her life scheming and fighting, like so many transmigrated heroines in nov 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Luo Yuxin, the Folk Cooking Sage 民间厨圣洛雨馨 [Food + cooking + business + household intrigue + ancient setting + romance] “Madam, the young miss has escaped the city!” “Go after her! Bring her back! I want to tear her skin off!” Wealthy heiress Luo Yuxin flees under cover of night to save her life, with her vicious stepmother's men in hot pursuit. Luo Yuxin escapes to the countryside and builds a fortune with her cooking, quietly making a comeback to become the richest person in the Great Chang Kingdom. Her husband is Feng Ruxiao, an idl —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 A Little Restaurant in Bianjing 汴京小饭馆 White jade lotus root slices, fresh sea bass sashimi, delicacies served on jade plates. A cozy restaurant, sweet wine, and a beauty as lovely as a painting. Lord Shen of the Kaifeng Prefecture has always been stern and reserved. Why does he treat a young woman who cooks for a living so differently? The sixteen- or seventeen-year-old young woman has left her former household with her mother. All day long, she thinks about setting up a stall to make money and cooking, while still finding time to a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 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
- 49 The Clever Country Kitchen Maid: Her Dandy Husband Comes Looking for Trouble 农门俏厨娘：纨绔夫君来碰瓷 Ye Qing transmigrates into an ordinary farming family’s daughter. The moment she opens her eyes, she faces the grim reality that her family can barely afford to eat. Her uncle’s family abuses and bullies them, while her grandmother shows no affection and her grandfather couldn’t care less. The only thing Ye Qing can rely on to turn their lives around is her excellent cooking. She takes on the family’s worst troublemakers, protects her loved ones, makes delicious food, and leads her mother and si 34Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 50 I Started Out as a Side Consort and Won the Crown Prince Over with My Cooking 开局穿侧妃，我靠美食馋哭太子 Ye An'an transmigrated and became the Crown Prince’s concubine, but the Crown Prince was famous for being both a picky eater and a germaphobe. He ran away on their wedding night, becoming the laughingstock of the entire capital. The good news: she brought all her modern cooking skills with her, so she was living the good life! While everyone else was fighting for favor in the palace, scheming against one another, Ye An'an was making jianbing in the little kitchen, the delicious aroma carrying fo 9kReads7.3Score39714d adds
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