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- 1 Gourmet: I Cook on Livestream, and My Customers Go Wild 美食：直播做饭，顾客真的太疯狂 [Gourmet] [No Romance] [Comedy] [Perfect with a Meal] [Slice of Life] [Livestream] [Heartwarming] While unconscious, Lian Chuan unexpectedly bound himself to a Gourmet System and gained the talents of the Culinary Emperor series. He went from a junior editor at a food magazine to a top-tier culinary master. Mixed fried rice and beef vermicelli casserole, halal barbecue and spicy hot-pot skewers. Every dish he made left customers wanting more, a taste they would never forget. “How am I supposed t 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 I Told You to Play the Villain, Not to Be Yourself 让你演反派，没让你本色出演啊 Lin Bei is bound to the Crime Performance System. If he doesn’t commit a few crimes, he’ll die. Luckily, playing a villain on a film set can keep him alive. From then on, the entertainment industry gained a madman. He plays a murderer, and the film crew calls the police in the middle of the night. After watching the footage, criminal investigation experts declare that he must have a criminal record and recommend investigating his family going back three generations! He plays a con artist, an 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The God of Cooking, Starting with Breakfast 厨神，从早点开始 Gu Weirao was an ordinary architecture student who suddenly got a poison System one day. He set out on the path to becoming a chef, driven by the System every day, and eventually became a chef universally recognized as a culinary god. 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Gourmet: From Country Feasts to Braised Delicacies 美食：农村烧大席，从卤味开始 Su Changqing, paralyzed for more than twenty years, is reborn in 1994, carrying all his pain and regrets! In his previous life, his paralysis tore his family apart and brought ruin to them all! This time, he will turn his fate around! He'll sell delicious food, open factories, and build businesses, taking his products across the country and around the world to become a food-industry tycoon! He'll lead his whole family to a prosperous, peaceful, and happy life! 17Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 5 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
- 6 A Chef's Path to Immortality: Invincible Thanks to Gluttonous Spirit Beasts 厨子修仙，靠吃货灵兽无敌 [Not a power fantasy + cooking + slow-paced + spirit beasts + cultivation + lighthearted + battles] As a transmigrator awakened to memories of his past life, his greatest golden finger isn't a cultivation manual. It's his astonishing cooking, good enough to make people drool with longing! What? Your aptitude isn't good enough to join a sect and cultivate? Then use food! What? There's a limit on the number of spirit beasts you can contract? Then use food! To win someone's heart, first win over th 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Gourmet: I Keep Making Fried Rice to Stay Alive on Delivery Orders 美食：狂做炒饭，我靠外卖续命 [Opening a Shop] [Food Delivery] [No Female Lead] [System] [Slice of Life] Su Mu has terminal stomach cancer and is counting down his remaining days when he unexpectedly binds to a System that lets him stay alive by making fried rice. So naturally, he has to force his way out of the hospital and open a fried-rice delivery shop. Every five-star review gives him one extra day of life. Every additional five-star written review gives him three extra days. To stay alive, Su Mu starts selling fried ri 4Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 8 I’ll Ascend to Immortality After This Meal 吃完这顿饭就飞升 Jiang Zhuo was once the head chef of a two-diamond French restaurant in Shanghai, one of the city's Black Pearl-rated establishments. After working herself to death on a grueling 996 schedule, she wakes to find herself in the cultivation world, inhabiting a poor girl who can't even afford shoes and has a "low-grade mortal" spiritual root. The good news: she has bound herself to the "Food Brings Fortune" System, which lets her cook and level up. The bad news: her beginner recipe is four-leaf clov 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 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
- 10 The Laid-Back Foodie: Who Puts Wagyu on Grilled Cold Noodles? 咸鱼美食：谁家烤冷面放和牛啊？ [Lighthearted Everyday Life] [Gourmet] [Comedy] [Healing] [Lazybones System] [No Female Lead] Deep in Locust Tree Alley, there's a little shop with a peculiar owner. The owner is young and handsome, but he loves sleeping and opens whenever he feels like it. His rules are just as strange. “If you want noodles, find your own seat. Throw out your own trash when you're done. The payment code's in the corner. Don't bother me while I'm cooking.” And yet this very shop has become the most magical plac 1.1kReads—Score10714d adds
- 11 Graduated and Returned Home, Now Bay Area Expats Beg Me Not to Close the Shop 毕业回家，湾区留子求我别关店 [The rating just came in, and it will rise later. Food + System + Business Management + Daily Life + Heartwarming Ensemble Cast + No Female Lead] After graduating from college, Chen Yan landed a job. He had originally planned to spend the summer and then settle down in the Bay Area as an ordinary software engineer. But then his father injured his hand. His parents' little restaurant in San Francisco, which they had run for over a decade, had only three months left on its lease. It was about time 21kReads8.1Score2.6k14d adds
- 12 The Xiaoman Chronicles: Surviving with the Disgraced Prince 小满纪事：我与被废皇子相依为命 Food + ensemble cast + lighthearted daily life + ordinary people’s lives Once a prince brought low, once a humble palace maid. The two were cast out of the palace and relied on each other to survive. They sought neither wealth nor glory, only steady meals and a peaceful life together through the ordinary days. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Tasty Snack Stall That Reformed the Food Industry 美味小吃摊，我整顿了餐饮市场 Lu Yuan is reborn and discovers that he is taking part in the show "Dragon Nation’s Professional Challenge". Though he has never set foot in a kitchen, the job he draws is food stall owner! Luckily, he awakens the God-Tier Food Stall System, which grants him max-level cooking skills. Day One. Lu Yuan makes starch sausages from scratch outside a university, leaving the students drooling! Day Two. Lu Yuan sets up a stall selling savory sauce pancakes, and a girl with binge-eating disorder instantl 103Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 14 Foodie Scams: I Get Rich Worldwide with a System-Powered Franchise 美食大忽悠：靠系统连锁全球暴富 [Food + System + Making Money + Comedy + Occasional Unhinged Antics] Qin Ming made a simple bowl of rice with lard, and the whole neighborhood was drooling. The residents showed up at his door with gifts, demanding food, then started punching one another when they couldn’t agree on how to divide it... He finally managed to open a restaurant, only to provoke the jealousy of every other restaurant owner on the street. They banded together and resorted to every dirty trick they could think of to dr 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Five-Year-Old Master Chef: My Street Stall Makes the City's Bigwigs Drool 五岁小厨神：靠摆摊馋哭全城大佬 [Food, adorable kid, System, slice of life] Mom is in a coma after a car accident, and Dad can’t afford the medical bills. Just as the whole family is on the verge of despair, five-year-old Youyou accidentally activates the Adorable Kid Chef God System! [Happiness-Inducing Egg Fried Rice], [Little Wontons That Restore Your Courage], [Koi Soup That Helps You Make a Fortune]… From then on, one adorable five-year-old and a roadside food stall become the hottest attraction in the whole city! Want a 1.4kReads—Score17614d adds
- 16 My Cat's Nest Leads to Another World, and the Cats Spoil Me Rotten 猫窝通异世，我被猫猫富养了 [Cute Pets] [Transmigration Between Two Worlds] [Food] [A Quiet, Steady Business] [A Slow-Burning Life] Xin Yi found a clever, affectionate Jianzhou cat. One day, she discovered by chance that her cat's bed was connected to a mountain forest in another world. The cat could travel between the two worlds, bringing back rare ingredients found only in the other realm. A tender beef shank, made into minced beef noodles with two kinds of chili, left the students of Jiangcheng craving more. The excepti 21.4kReads8.3Score3.5k14d adds
- 17 This Food Streamer's Niche Is Way Too Weird 这美食主播的赛道过于邪门 [Gourmet] [Video Blogger] [Livestream Variety Show] [No Female Lead] [Ensemble Cast] [Unhinged Protagonist] [Goofy Daily Life] [No Romance] [No Romance] [No Romance] We’re saying it three times because it’s important. Beautiful women and delicious food are the most tempting things in the world. Bai Yu is a man who gives off a strong sense that he’s up to something. That only gets more complicated after he awakens the Borderline Gourmet Blogger System. Among gourmet bloggers, he has the best body 56Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 18 A Chef in Another World, a Hitman on the Side 人在异界当厨师，兼职却是杀手 [The Supernatural + Ghosts + System + Infinite Flow + Master Chef + Small but Sharp + A World of Everything] When Su Xiaobei woke up, he found he was no longer in his own room. He was standing in front of a shop. The sky was blood-red, as if someone had spilled paint across it. The sight was eerie and terrifying. “Well~ are you here to eat, or to apply for a job as a chef?” A clear, bright female voice rang out. A figure emerged from the shop, making Su Xiaobei shudder with terror until his legs 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Serving Meals at a Massage Parlor, and You Call Me Improper? 按摩店卖饭，你说我不正经？ [Gourmet]+ [System]+ [Devoted Husband and Daughter]+ [Cozy Daily Life]+ [Running a Business] Just before his massage parlor was about to go under, Chen Sheng bound himself to a Gourmet System for massage parlors. One braised-food combo was enough to make a campus beauty who lost a game of truth or dare cry, “I can’t take any more!” and ask to extend her session. One Emperor’s Egg Fried Rice had a middle-aged man who’d sneaked in for a massage behind his wife’s back exclaiming that he couldn’t ta 288Reads—Score10014d adds
- 20 Reborn as a Spoiled Young Master, I'm the Bane of Crime 纨绔重生，我是犯罪克星 [System] + [Expert] + [Clairvoyance] + [Crime Solving] + [Thrilling Action] + [A New Life] In his past life, Lu Pingsheng was a spoiled playboy. After being reborn, he awakened the Divine Detective's Eye, which let him see through everything. No crime could escape his notice. If he used the Divine Detective's Eye for evil, what beauty in the world could escape his gaze? But Lu Pingsheng had once been surrounded by countless women. Now, he wouldn't lay a finger on any of them. A Lu Pingsheng 3.9kReads8.8Score40114d adds
- 21 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
- 22 Even Monsters Have to Set Up Street Stalls 妖怪也要摆地摊 [Food] [Street Stalls] [Lighthearted Comedy] [No Romance] [Ancient Mythical Beast] The score has just come in, so it should rise later~ As Taotie, an ancient mythical beast, Song Zhiwei had never eaten a human. In fact, she was so picky that she nearly starved to death in an age when spiritual energy was scarce. Fortunately, after taking human form a hundred years ago, she was adopted by a descendant of imperial chefs. She learned everything from her guardian and honed peerless culinary skills. 11.1kReads8.0Score1.5k14d adds
- 23 The Xing'an Ward Diner 兴安坊小饭馆 [No romance, a warm ensemble cast, a slow pace, and an unwavering female perspective with a focus on women] Yan Luo transmigrates to the Great Yong Dynasty and becomes the eldest daughter of Madam Song. In Liushui Alley, Madam Song raises her two daughters alone. The hardships they endure go without saying. Hardworking Yan Luo throws herself once more into the food business she loves. Dear guests, come cool off with a bowl of liangpi on a hot day! Tender chicken, silky noodles, and a mouthwateri 18.6kReads8.6Score2.5k14d adds
- 24 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
- 25 The Chef and the Star 厨子和明星 In his previous life, he was a rising star in the restaurant industry, famous from a young age and immensely proud. He built his own brand, rose to the top, then plummeted just as quickly. In this life, after his parents pass away, he inherits the little shop his family left behind, all to protect the peace and her. 88.1kReads8.4Score11.3k14d adds
- 26 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
- 27 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
- 28 A Little Country Bride: Husband, You're in for a Treat 农门小娇妻，相公你有口福了 [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
- 29 I'm a Culinary God: The Way of Nature? More Like the Way of Cumin! 我厨神：道法自然？道法加孜然！ Passionate and hilarious, with a laid-back vibe, unbeatable cooking, a protagonist who grows into his power, and a gaggle of hungry senior brothers and sisters to raise. No female lead. Stir-frying heaven, earth, and the Heavenly Dao. Wei Jitong, heir apparent to the head chef of the state banquet, accidentally transmigrates to a fantasy cultivation world and becomes a junior disciple of Qingfeng Mountain, where he awakens the God of Cooking System. As long as his dishes amaze people, he can ear 216Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 30 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
- 31 The Little Chef: Daily Life Running a Shop in Ancient Times 厨神小娘子：古代开店日常 After transmigrating to the Southern Song Dynasty, Ji Zhitang just wanted to lie flat in peace. But with her family dirt poor and creditors knocking at the door, what could she do? No big deal! Braised meat wraps, spicy shredded chicken frames, deep-fried baby crabs, stone-pot bibimbap, seafood feasts... Modern dishes were just what it took to win over ancient palates! From a roadside stall to a wildly popular fast-food shop, from Taoyuan Town to Lin'an's top-tier star, her food business flouris 5.8kReads8.4Score61314d adds
- 32 The Private Kitchen of a Little Farm Girl 私厨小农女 [No romance; the heroine loves only money and just wants to earn enough to laze around. There is a secondary couple.] Ji Shu was a sought-after private chef and small-business owner in the modern world, but after being born into this era, she had to eat boiled vegetables for thirteen years?? Ji Shu can't take it anymore!! She'll use delicious food to reach a comfortable life: set up a street stall, then buy a shop, buy a house, and make money. What is love? It's just an optional seasoning in lif 164Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 33 Gourmet: This Is Crazy! People Queued for Three Blocks Just to Eat 美食：疯了！为口吃的排了三条街 [Gourmet] [No Female Lead] [Everyday Life] [Comfort Food] [Lighthearted] Xia Ning unexpectedly awakens a random Gourmet Shop System. Each time, he opens a shop in a completely random location, serving randomly selected delicacies to all kinds of customers. He sells sweet and spicy duck neck on Gourmet Street, and Tongguan roujiamo on the pedestrian street... While countless customers are still fretting over being unable to buy his food, Boss Xia has opened yet another shop... “Boss, could you op 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 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 196Reads5.8Score10014d adds
- 35 You Asked Me to Cook a Country Banquet, So I Made the Manchu-Han Imperial Feast 让你回村烧大席，你烧出满汉全席 Ou Huang returned to his hometown, intending to enjoy a leisurely life. But he was forced to bind himself to a strange System. He was assigned to be the village cook, responsible for preparing dishes for village banquets. Whether it was a senior's birthday, a baby's full-month celebration, or a wedding feast... every joyous occasion in the countryside was in Ou Huang's hands! From red-braised pork knuckle to four-joy meatballs to pork belly with preserved mustard greens, every dish Ou Huang ma 429Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 You Transmigrate and Still Study Law? I’ll Sell Fried Noodles and Offer Legal Advice 穿越了还学法啊？炒粉炒面送咨询 [Gourmet] [Short Legal Stories] [Everyday Gossip] [Travel Journal] [No Romance] The core competitive advantage for law students entering the workforce: stir-fry noodles, fry rice noodles, and offer legal consultations on the side. After transmigrating to another world, Xu Wenyun knew this principle inside out. But with countless delicacies out there, shouldn’t he try more delicious things? Even eating needs technique. Every bite deserves something better! In the first week, he sells pork rib 33Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 37 From the Start, I Set Up a Food Stall, and My Customers Go Wild with Cravings 开局美食摆摊，顾客都馋疯啦 [Food Business] [Everyday Life] [Competitions] [System] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Yue unexpectedly gets bound to a food System. Not only does he inherit the original owner’s tricycle food stall, he also inherits a whole pile of problems. Then he takes a look at the original owner’s circumstances: born into debt, a family fallen on hard times, parents gone before he could repay their care... Great, so that’s how we’re playing it? Fortunately, the System thoughtfully gives him 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 After I Bound Myself to a Gourmet System, the City's Diners Hunted Me Down 绑定美食系统后，食客全城搜捕我 [No CP] [Gourmet] [Transmigration] [Making Money] [Business Management] [Heartwarming] Lin Fei is dragged to ancient times by a terrible Gourmet System. From starting out with her family ruined and her business going bankrupt, to selling crayfish for ten taels of silver a serving and driving the entire imperial capital wild. Even at an absurd price, the line is still packed every day. The System comes with facial recognition and can identify customers for its Host. Our restaurant’s official rule —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 You Asked Me to Start the Job, So I Took Down a Fraud Den 让你去入职，你把诈骗窝点端了 Su Ze transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a newly hired community police officer. After unexpectedly activating the God-Tier Detective System, he embarks on an unstoppable career of catching criminals. On his way to report for duty: “Hello, 110? There's a scam operation here. Send backup immediately!” The police look at the scam artists inside, all clutching their heads and sobbing. “You call this needing backup?” During an anti-prostitution raid, while his colleagues arrest sex buyers 29Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 40 From the Start, It’s Oil-Splashed Noodles: The Old Qin People Feast! 开局油泼面，吃嗨老秦人！ [Great Qin]+ [Not The Legend of Qin]+ [Shopkeeper Story]+ [Travel Between Two Worlds]+ [Food]+ [Comedy] “Master, do you have anything to eat?” “Of course!” “Oh? What is this?” “This is our shop's specialty: oil-splashed noodles!” Ever since Zhao Dong stumbled upon a time portal leading to 221 BC and welcomed his first customer, an old Qin man, his problems were solved: his million-yuan debt and his struggling restaurant in the modern world were no longer an issue. At Zhao's shop in Xianyang, 3.7kReads7.4Score26614d adds
- 41 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
- 42 How's Your Stomach Today? 今天你的胃还好吗？ Xu Nan runs a little shop in an old alley every day. Far from the hustle and bustle of the city, Xu Nan enjoys a peaceful, comfortable life with three meals a day. Is this the Back to Field lifestyle everyone longs for? Please give it lots of attention ^_^ 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 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
- 44 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
- 45 Little Chef of China: The Path of the Culinary Dao 中华小当家：厨道食途 [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
- 46 Officer, Are You Cheating? You Just Joined and Already Caught a Wanted Criminal 警察你开挂了？刚入职就抓个通缉 Su Hang transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a rookie police officer who has just joined the force. He also ranked dead last in his police academy graduation exam. Then he awakens the Crime Radar System, leaving criminals nowhere to hide. Catch a thief, and gain two points each in strength and speed! Catch a wanted criminal, and earn combat skills! Ever since Su Hang joined the force in Liaoping City, public safety has improved dramatically. The city has practically become a no-go zone 388Reads6.8Score11714d adds
- 47 The Poor Scholar: Getting Rich from a Street Stall and Shocking the Powerful 寒门秀才：摆摊暴富惊动权贵 Between Jiangning and Jinling, Chu Lan was originally just a nobody with a younger brother to care for. To make ends meet, he studied food and ran a little shop. By chance, he caught the attention of Fuman Tower and sparked a wave of culinary innovation. He then teamed up with Meng Xuan, a young master from one of Jinling's great families, to make his mark in the bustling metropolis, creating a "two-city legend" with sausages and home-style dishes. On one side was Meng Xuan, a shrewd merchant wh 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 My Cat Turned Into a Person! 我家猫变成人啦！ Gu Yi, who had loved reading Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio since childhood, brought home a little cat. Who could have guessed that overnight, the cat would turn into a person? She decided to go into business with the little cat spirit and opened a pet lifestyle shop. Her tiny shop in the human world became her very own modern-day Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. All sorts of customers came and went, each one a member of a different demon clan hiding in the city. One old tale after anot 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Transmigrating to Farm: I Became the Talk of the Village 穿越种田：我竟成了农门显眼包 [Alternate world | farming | food | business | System | male lead with a minor role] In a nutshell: After transmigrating into ancient times as a village girl, she planned to enjoy a peaceful country life, but unexpectedly became the center of attention. In her previous life, Yun Lan closed her eyes after suffering from ALS and yearning desperately for a healthy body. When she opened them again, she had become a humble village girl in Yushu Village, Chun'an County, in the Great Wei dynasty. Breat 2Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 50 I Became a God-Tier Tycoon by Running a Street Stall, and My Customers Chase Me All Over Town 摆摊成神豪，食客追我满城跑 [Food + Tycoon + Comedy + System + No Romance + No Heroine + Daily Life + Comfort Food + Wish Fulfillment] Li Hai is a wage earner who longs to get rich. By chance, he binds to the Food Tycoon System. From then on, he sets out to run street-food stalls. The locations and dishes are random. Every time he completes a stall-running task provided by the System, he receives a generous reward. [Congratulations, Host! Task complete. Reward: ten million yuan.] [Congratulations, Host! Task complete. Rewa 2Reads—Score—14d adds
