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- 101 After Leaving the Entertainment Industry, the Fierce and Charming Top Actress Dotes on a Wealthy Tycoon 退圈后，娇野影后娇养了豪门大佬 [Secret identities, adorable kids, obsessive love, transmigration, sweet romance, wealthy CEO] Song Weitang, heir to a top chef's legacy, transmigrates into the body of a wicked aunt saddled with two little brats. She's a terror, and she's broke. But the moment she sees the two adorable little boys, she falls for them completely. From then on, she devotes herself to raising them. Golden fried rice, osmanthus chicken wings, cherry pork, cabbage in clear broth. From homestyle dishes to regional sp 275Reads8.8Score10214d adds
- 102 Setting Up a Stall Outside the Elementary School, Mom and Dad, Save Some for Me 小学门口摆摊，爸爸妈妈给我留点 This book is also known as "After I Grabbed My Bucket and Ran, I Awakened the Gourmet God System". [Comedy] [Comfort Food] [System] [Gourmet] [Goofball] As a civil engineering graduate, Zhang Yang followed his seniors’ advice on starting a business and became a proud freelancer: selling snacks outside an elementary school as a street vendor. Egg fried rice, pan-fried buns, and all kinds of other delicious food took the school gate by storm. The elementary school students and their parents lined 430Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 103 Spreading the Cuisine of Huaxia Across the Future 我在未来传播华夏美食 [Interstellar cuisine + male lead + robot male lead Shen Li] Shen Lulu transmigrates into the body of an interstellar orphan. With adulthood approaching and no money left for food, she sets her sights on Capital University’s cafeteria and takes it over. Before long, the students of Capital University are all living happily. "Meat-stuffed flatbread or jianbing for lunch today?" "I think soy milk and fried dough sticks are the best." "Breakfast has to be dumplings or wontons!" "What about steamed 1.1kReads8.2Score10414d adds
- 104 After the System Woke Up, I Started Selling Snacks at My Stall! 系统苏醒后，我摆摊卖上小吃了！ [System + local specialties from all over + easygoing comfort read + no heroine] The System wakes up after nearly a year of slumber. The good news: a galactic undocumented immigrant has become a street-food cook and now has an identity. The bad news: after the System spent the Host’s money and went through a whole series of operations, Lin Su is now over 280,000 yuan in debt. Fortunately, the System delivers. It knows exactly what our ancestors would choose, and serves up hulutou, fish-shaped do 8.3kReads8.7Score1.2k14d adds
- 105 After Getting Laid Off, I Restarted My Life with a Street Stall 被裁员后，我靠摆摊重启人生 [God Chef System] [Culinary Superstar] [Heartwarming Story] At 26, Xu Zichuan's life had hit rock bottom: he was unemployed and unmarried. Then, to his surprise, he awakened the “God Chef” System and became the most formidable culinary superstar in the food world. “Thirty-eight yuan for beef chow fun? Are you robbing me?” As soon as he said that, the man added, “...I'll take it. And give me another one.” Someone asked, “Boss, why are there only nine dishes on your menu every day?” “Because I onl 195Reads—Score15514d adds
- 106 Gourmet: Mr. Ye, Where Do You Think You'll Run This Time? 美食：叶先生，看你这次往哪跑 [Everyday Life] [No Romance] [Comedy] [Heartwarming] [A Good Read Over Meals] In his previous life, Ye Fan had an accident and was dragged to the underworld by Ox-Head and Horse-Face. With a wave of his hand, King Yama changed Ye Fan's fate. He is given a brand-new identity as a master chef. Watch him complete his missions while enjoying life. Random dishes, random street-stall locations, one thing always stays the same: everything tastes amazing! Selling buns beside a restroom, lobster outs 906Reads6.6Score10014d adds
- 107 My Whole Family Cooks in a Giant Pot and Goes Viral in the Western Han 我全家炒大锅饭，爆红西汉 [The whole family transmigrates + ordinary people + food and business + everyday family life + an alternate Western Han dynasty] The rating was just posted, so it’s a little low right now~ No contrived drama, and there’s a romantic pairing (the male lead barely appears, so feel free to ignore him; the heroine and her family are focused on building their business). A slice-of-life tale about ordinary people in a frontier town. The three members of the Lin family, village-feast chefs, transmigrate 2kReads8.4Score25614d adds
- 108 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Make a Comeback by Selling Lunch Boxes 穿书后我靠卖盒饭逆袭 [Gourmet] [A Love That Goes Both Ways] [Sweet Romance] Su Tian transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious older sister who meets a tragic end. She immediately decides to treasure her life and stay out of trouble. Why not sell boxed meals and enjoy her own little life? Except... Why does the original male lead’s uncle keep hanging around her? One day, Uncle Huo gives Su Tian a handbag, only to discover it listed on a secondhand marketplace app moments later. Uncle Huo: Care to explain? S 337Reads7.5Score10314d adds
- 109 Foodie Restaurant Reviews: My Identity as the Head Chef of a State Banquet Is Exposed 美食探店：我国宴主厨身份被曝光 In this age where food reigns supreme, Xiao Bai awakens the Gourmet System and wins the Harbor District God of Cooking Competition. He earns the title of Imperial Banquet Chef, but keeps his identity hidden and sets out to review restaurants. [Ding! You have completed the task of reviewing ten private dining establishments! Reward: 10 SSS-grade cooking methods.] [Ding! You have completed the task of reviewing eight major cuisines! Reward: a set of God of Cooking knives!] [Ding! You have complete 662Reads6.5Score10014d adds
- 110 I'm an Average Cook, Yet the Villagers Won't Stop Singing My Praises! 我厨艺平平，硬被乡亲吹爆了！ The folks in Wang Yang’s hometown are friendly, close-knit, and full of community spirit! But every last one of them has a bad habit: they love to brag, always saying things like, “So-and-so from our village is amazing!” That was all well and good, until they found out Wang Yang had opened a small restaurant in the county town near his hometown... “I’m not bragging, but someone from my village opened a restaurant in our county town. Just thinking about his cooking makes my mouth water...” “If yo 2.9kReads8.1Score15514d adds
- 111 After Divorcing My Celebrity Wife, I Became a Gourmet Dad 和明星老婆离婚后，成为美食奶爸 Gourmet, devoted dad, adorable child, System, one heroine, cozy, everyday life, healing To help his wife fulfill her dream, Chen Shuo puts up all his savings so she can compete on a talent show. But just as his wife becomes famous, she asks for a divorce. Unexpectedly, after the divorce, Chen Shuo activates the Devoted Dad Comeback System. Starting with a little breakfast shop and his daughter, Xiao Doufu, he draws food lovers, tourists, food bloggers, celebrities, and even tycoons from every wa 347Reads7.0Score10414d adds
- 112 Quick Transmigration: Mission, Spread Gourmet Food Across the Universe! 快穿：目标，将美食传遍全宇宙！ [Food + ensemble cast + a stronger nation + no romance] Shen Muqing was bound to a food System and returned to her previous life. Her mission was simple: make delicious food in different worlds and bring happiness to her customers through the pleasure of eating. In her first life, she was reborn as a wealthy heiress who kept losing money every time she opened a shop, yet persevered in pursuing her dream. Shen's father and mother: “Sweetheart, why don't you just come home and inherit the family f 105Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 I'm Investigating a Case, So Why Are the Diners Chasing Me? 我查案啊，食客怎么追着我跑？ Lin Feng graduated from the police academy and became an undercover plainclothes officer, only to awaken a Gourmet System. He set up a stall selling jianbing guozi and gathered intelligence, but ended up surrounded by a huge crowd of customers. He went up into the mountains to sell barbecue and gather intelligence, but customers climbed the mountain through the night just to get a bite, turning a deserted hill into a bustling town. Lin Feng: I'm undercover, okay? Why are all you customers chasin 230Reads6.7Score10614d adds
- 114 They Say Chinese Cuisine Is Second-Rate? I Challenge Them to a State Banquet Cook-Off 中餐不入流？我拿国宴食戟 [Food Wars! fanfiction + serious food writing + easygoing daily life + no System + little secretary + Polar Star Dorm spirit + basically, just come read and get hungry late at night (the score is low only because it hasn't been around long)!] He Huan, a Northeastern chef skilled in Cantonese cuisine, transmigrates into Food Wars! and vows to make Chinese cuisine the best in the world! Let me show you what real Chinese cuisine is! A pot of [rice-free congee hot pot], tender, smooth, fresh, and cr 1.3kReads8.8Score13214d adds
- 115 Your Majesty, What Are We Eating Today? 娘娘，今天吃什么 Just to be clear, this novel has no romance, no romance, no romance! The first thing Xia Zhixia does after transmigrating is nearly faint from hunger on an ancient street. Luckily, she’s rescued by Qin Yu, a general’s daughter dressed in red and riding a white horse, whose only wish is to roam the world. Even more remarkably, the two women look almost exactly alike. “Girl, this has to be fate!” Qin Yu says, her eyes lighting up. “You go into the palace for me and live like a queen! My father is 901Reads8.4Score10814d adds
- 116 The Super Food God Tycoon 超级食神大亨 Yang Song happens upon the Chef God System. With nothing but a secondhand food cart selling grilled gluten skewers, he steadily climbs to the peak of success. The richest man's son works for him as a waiter, goddesses throw themselves at him to help run his shop, and top female students from campus come to peel potatoes for him... A beautiful TV reporter asks in an interview, "I hear lots of celebrities come to dine at Baifeng Pavilion. Do they have to wait in line too?" Yang Song replies calmly 224Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 117 Astonishing Cooking Skills Become a Hit in the Interstellar World 惊厨艺在星际成品 Interstellar + No System + Food + Romance Between Two Men After an accident, Shi Wen, a pastry chef, is reborn in another person’s body. His new host has the same name and is buried in debt. He only means to pay off the original host’s debts first. He never expects that his cooking will help him dominate a corner of the interstellar world. 259Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 118 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
- 119 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 [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
- 120 I Returned to College and Used a Gourmet System to Make the Whole Campus Drool 重回大学靠美食系统馋哭全校学生 [System] [Food] [Rebirth] [Business] [Comedy] [Slice of Life] Reborn in her freshman year of college and bound to a Food System, Shi Sui uses her secret seasonings to make delicious, aromatic healthy meals in her dorm, driving her dieting roommates wild with hunger. The aroma wafts everywhere, and the whole campus comes rushing over. The calorie-conscious eaters are thrilled, students studying for exams feel fully recharged, and one bite soothes the heartbreak of a lovesick upperclasswoman. Even 906Reads—Score11114d adds
- 121 A Chef Who Can’t Grow Vegetables Isn’t a Good Landlady 不会种菜的厨师不是好包租婆 At the crucial moment of his training, Zhu Ganglie crashes into Jiang Qingxi. Her vision goes black, then white, and... closes again. When she opens her eyes, she’s back in her life before last? In that life, she had land, a house, and a car in the countryside, but insisted on heading to the big city to make her way in the world. Before she could get anywhere, she died and woke up in another world. Her master brought her into the trade, and after twenty years she was about to succeed. Who would 1.1kReads6.9Score10414d adds
- 122 What? The Management Game Became Real! 什么？经营游戏成真了！ [Mainly business and progression + no romance + leisurely daily life + healing + pocket worlds] From the start, all she had was a tea egg, and it launched a whole street of gourmet food. What? Her tea eggs boost your health? What? Her hot pot makes you look younger? What? Her milk tea keeps you from losing sleep? … Feng Zhu had been an orphan since childhood. She had spent twenty years doing her best to get by, only to be diagnosed with cancer and given less than a year to live. Just as she was 693Reads8.7Score10214d adds
- 123 God of Cooking: Have You Lost Your Mind? The Hospital Is Full of People Just for a Meal 厨神：疯了吧，为口饭医院住满了 [Gourmet] [No Female Lead] [Comedy] [Healing] [Cozy Daily Life] Lin Yu transmigrated to a parallel world and became a cook at a hospital, despite having no cooking skills. Even dogs wouldn't eat the food he made. Just as he was about to be reassigned to clean the toilets, the God of Cooking System unexpectedly bound itself to him. As long as diners were satisfied with his cooking, Lin Yu could earn approval points. He could use those points to enter a lottery and win all kinds of rewards, gradua 5.2kReads8.5Score51814d adds
- 124 Gourmet: I Take Over the Cafeteria, and Tsinghua and Peking University Fight Like Crazy to Hire Me 美食：承包食堂，清北抢我抢疯了 [Gourmet, comedy, no romance, lighthearted, everyday life, recipes, tutorials] P.S. I'll use my ten years of experience as a chef to show you all the wonders of food. This is pure fiction. Please don't take it as reality! After transmigrating to a parallel world, Yang Yi awakened a Gourmet System. His mission was to take over a college cafeteria. From then on, the students of Qingbei began battling over him. Even the senior administrators of both universities got involved! Huaqing student: “Stud 414Reads8.3Score10014d adds
- 125 I’m a Head Chef at Hengdian 我在横店当大厨 The heroine, Wei Shengyu, has a System space, which she uses to chase after celebrities in Hengdian. In Hengdian, Wei Shengyu gets to see many of the stars she likes. It would have been very difficult to make this happen otherwise, but with the System, it becomes easy. (The author is sensitive, and welcomes feedback, but please don't insult me. If you don't like it, feel free to leave. Thank you!) 702Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 126 From the Start, I Set Up a Stall Selling Bento, and Liu Bei Begged Me to Be His Strategist 开局摆摊卖盒饭，刘备求我当军师 [Food + Three Kingdoms + Water Margin + wuxia + film and television] Li Huan transmigrates through the Myriad Worlds, setting up a stall to sell boxed meals. Cao Cao: Spicy crayfish are my favorite! Sun Shangxiang: In this life and the next, I'll marry no one but Li Huan! Pan Jinlian: Dalang, it's time to eat your boxed meal. Huang Yaoshi: Stay on Peach Blossom Island, and I'll betroth Rong'er to you. Kang Min: Are my sweet mooncakes not as good as your boxed meals? Yue Buqun: I'll trade my Evil 86Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 127 I Conquered the Interstellar World with Gourmet Food 我靠美食征服星际 A little chef is reborn in the future, in the interstellar age. What? Earth has been destroyed and its civilization lost? Chefs have actually become the most prestigious and rarest profession? It really does run in the family, this love of food. You want to challenge me to a cooking competition? Dear, do you know the Eight Great Cuisines? My mental strength may be trash and my physique good-for-nothing, but I know I’m a good chef. 63Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 128 The Best Food in the Universe 宇宙最好吃 [Gourmet] [Cultivation] [Restaurant Management] [No Romance] [System Golden Finger] [Interstellar Setting] On Blue Star, a restaurant called The Tastiest in the Universe has become a sensation on the planet known as the “dumping ground.” Its owner, Hao Chi, is bargaining with her “Master Chef System,” hoping to get two extra chances in the dish draw so she can win the Eastern cuisine she has her heart set on. But the cleaver in her hand never pauses, moving so fast it seems to blur. On the stove 364Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Bound to a Gourmet System, I Become the God of Food by Opening a Restaurant 绑定美食系统，我靠开店成食神 The rating just came out! Feel free to start reading~ (Food + no romance + System + lighthearted comedy + everyday healing) Boss Xie will never get a partner!! Your System and my System don’t seem to be the same~ Other people’s food Systems: max level with one click, instant culinary godhood, become the God of Food without lifting a finger! Xie Yan’s food System: start from scratch and unlock things one step at a time. Xie Yan spread his hands. It’s fine, it’s fine. Having one is better than hav 23.8kReads8.1Score2.2k14d adds
- 130 Boss, You're Running a Stall, So Why Do You Have a Roaming Skill? 老板摆个摊，怎么还带游走技能？ [Food + No Romance + Lighthearted Comedy + Everyday Life + Heartwarming] Jiang Yiwen transmigrates to a parallel world. He had planned to lie flat, but who could have guessed he’d be bound to the Ultimate Delicious Food System? On his first day, his goal is to earn three hundred yuan to complete a mission and receive a mysterious reward. And so, a boss who leaves every customer utterly frustrated makes his debut. When the aroma of his food wafts for miles and keeps everyone coming back for more. 294Reads6.4Score11114d adds
- 131 I Set Up a Food Stall and Made Everyone in the Village Drool 我摆摊卖美食，馋哭全村大人小孩 [Gourmet Food + Braised Delicacies + Bento Boxes + Silly Comedy] Cheng Ming quits his city job and returns to the countryside, where he unexpectedly binds himself to the strongest Gourmet System. From the start, he gets a secret recipe for braised delicacies. The roast chicken is golden, with crispy skin, tender meat, delicious flavor, and an irresistible aroma! Pork head meat: rich but not greasy, te 508Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 132 This Restaurant Gets Nothing but Bad Reviews, Yet the Owner Makes a Fortune Every Day 这饭馆全是差评，老板却日进斗金 Qin Shuyang is bound to a food-promotion System. As long as he promotes food, he can earn rewards. To boost his fame, Qin Shuyang made a video documenting two snakeheads as they met, got to know each other, and fell in love. The camera work and filters made viewers feel moved and envy their romance. Some even found themselves reminiscing about their own past relationships. But in the very next moment, the camera cut to one of the snakeheads being turned into fish stew with pickled cabbage by Qin 2.1kReads8.5Score14614d adds
- 133 Making a Fortune Selling Fast Food in Ancient Times 在古代卖快餐赚翻了 ♥Food♡Farming♡Nurturing♡No golden finger♡No idiots♡Childhood sweethearts♥ Lin Tuan never imagined he would end up in the body of a three-year-old brat. From then on, he lived the life of a lazy salted fish. No, no, no. It was more like the life of a hardworking salted fish. 319Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Gourmet: The Dining Spot Changes at Random, and Diners Go Wild Looking for It 美食：随机地点，食客们找疯了 [Gourmet]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Funny]+ [Everyday Life]+ [Heartwarming] In her previous life, Su Qing owned shops and was content to lie flat. Then she woke up in a parallel world and found herself bound to a [Random Street Food System]. “I just want to lie flat!” Su Qing wailed. In the CBD late at night, the aroma was irresistible! Zhang Wei, an overworked office worker, exclaimed, “Holy crap! This oden broth is so delicious my tongue is practically melting! Boss, give me three more!” Designer Li L 353Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 135 You Told Me to Sell Fried Rice, and I Brought the Highway to a Standstill 让你摆摊卖炒饭，你把高速干瘫痪 Bai Ming transmigrates to Blue Star and becomes an unemployed young man. With his family fortune about to run dry, he is lucky enough to activate the Gourmet System and gain god-tier cooking skills and legendary kitchenware. It happens to be the Spring Festival rush, when everyone is returning to the cities and the highway is gridlocked. Living nearby, Bai Ming simply brings out his wok and stove and starts selling fried rice by the roadside. The drivers and passengers, already starving, are ins 989Reads8.7Score10614d adds
- 136 I Inherited a Little Tavern, and the First Order Is a Feast at Hongmen! 继承小酒楼，首单竟是鸿门宴！ [The rating just opened and will rise later] [Food + Comfort Reads + Historical Adventures + Slice of Life + Healing] Ying He suddenly learns that his father left him two million in debt, and the ancestral restaurant he inherited is about to be lost. Luckily, the restaurant comes with a System that lets him transmigrate into the past to find recipes. He thought it would be a sure thing, but his first stop was the Feast at Hongmen, where he had to cook for Liu Bang and Xiang Yu. After finally win 570Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 137 After I Transmigrated, the Minor Side Character Won Everyone Over with Her Cooking 穿越后，小炮灰靠美食逆袭成团宠 [Sweet Romance and Healing + Independent, Hardworking Heroine + Gentle, Wise Hero + Food Business + Both Pure] Shen Qinqin transmigrates into the body of a wealthy merchant’s daughter who is infatuated with General Xiao. Because her predecessor offended the general, she is cast out of her home and thrown into a river the moment she arrives. Watch her use her own abilities to save her life and work diligently to build herself a place in the world, starting with a tiny wonton stall and branching o 8Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 138 I'm Rich! Everything I Make Gets Snapped Up 发大财了，我做啥都有人嗷嗷买光 [Farming + Gourmet + Lighthearted + Golden Finger + No Romance + Internet Celebrity] Mumian has returned from the cultivation world with a trace of spiritual energy. She’s done being a wage slave and is becoming her own boss. A few scallions grown with a drop of spiritual energy set Mumian on the path of a street vendor. Scallion pancakes, bon bon chicken, spicy skewers... She’s building a gourmet empire. Hey, she only wanted to be a laid-back little shop owner. How did she end up boosting the l 407Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 139 Urban: I Run the Cafeteria Kitchen at a Junior College and Make the Principal Drool 都市：大专食堂掌勺，馋哭校长 [Gourmet food + System + cozy everyday life + humor + campus] If Lin Xiao had never been born, the world of food would have been shrouded in darkness for all eternity! As the saying goes, the way to someone’s heart is through their stomach. After Lin Xiao started working at the vocational college cafeteria, he won over the stomachs of tens of thousands of students and faculty, and with them, their hearts. “Waaah, Lin Xiao, how am I supposed to live without you? You have to take responsibility fo 37Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 140 Gourmet: My Restaurant Is Anything but Normal 美食：我家餐馆不正常 When Lin Zhixin was thirteen, she received the legacy of the Old Ancestor of the God of Cookery and began learning to cook in her dreams. On the day she graduated from college, the Old Ancestor told her there was an inheritance waiting for her. But there was one condition: she had to open a restaurant! She opened one, but Lin Zhixin felt there was something off about it. The prep cook was a koi spirit on the verge of ascending through a tribulation. The food runner was a Taotie who was never ful 160Reads8.1Score2114d adds
- 141 Mobile Food Stall: My Customers Are Wild About the Food 移动美食摊：我的食客太疯狂 [Reader's guide: No CP, not a romance. The Tomato app's tags are wrong, so romance fans should take note before reading.] [Gourmet][Comfort food][Lighthearted][Cozy][Healing][Everyday life][No CP] Sun Xiaoting accidentally binds herself to the Gourmet System and gains unparalleled cooking skills. She also triggers random street-stall missions. She sells jianbing at the night market for 15 yuan a serving, leaving grease shining on her customers' lips; She sells 100-yuan boxed meals outside a luxu 277Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 142 I Went Back to the Village for a Feast and Became the Head Chef 回村吃席，竟成了掌勺大厨 When his cousin gets married, Chen Chen has just transmigrated and hasn’t even had time to adjust before his third uncle drags him back to the countryside for the wedding feast... The chef in charge of the banquet suddenly suffers a heart attack and is rushed to the hospital. In a desperate bid to save the day, his uncle’s family can only pin their hopes on Chen Chen, who spent three years studying cooking at New Oriental. Chen Chen: “Help! I really can’t cook!” System: “Yes, you can.” And so... 1.3kReads9.1Score10214d adds
- 143 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
- 144 Selling Bento on the Roadside, Causing a Massive Traffic Jam 摆摊卖盒饭，公路堵疯了 Shen Li has just transmigrated to a parallel world when he learns that his father is buried in debt. As his son, he has to take responsibility. The family can no longer afford the rent on their restaurant, so they have no choice but to set up a street stall. Then some little potatoes from the south come to visit, and they can’t tear themselves away from Shen Li’s stall. Overnight, the humble stall becomes a sensation, drawing more and more little potatoes from far and wide. “Is this the braised 545Reads8.3Score10414d adds
- 145 My Ancestor Is a Pot 我的祖宗是口锅 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 396Reads8.7Score10614d adds
- 146 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
- 147 After Exile, I Become a Rich Woman Through Good Food! 流放后我靠美食成为大富婆！ [Food + farming + business + building a fortune] She’s exiled right after transmigrating? And she gets a tall, strapping husband who’s only hers on paper? No problem! She’ll start by selling marinated snacks. Braised pig trotters, chicken feet, duck necks, duck heads, all kinds of marinated food. It’s so delicious you can’t stop eating! Even the county magistrate says it’s great! From street stalls to shops and grand restaurants, then chain stores, Qi Nian uses her excellent cooking skills to op 211Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 148 From Michelin to Street Stall: It Took Me Only Three Days 从米其林到摆摊，我只用了三天 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 After Losing My Job, I Got a Barbecue System and Now Earn Millions a Year 失业后获得烧烤系统，我年入百万 [Late-Night Gourmet] [Mouthwatering] [Easygoing Daily Life] On the eve of his barbecue shop’s closure, Su Yan binds himself to the [Barbecue King System]. Top-tier Ningxia Yanchi Tan sheep plus spices supplied by the System: the aroma of the skewers drives the whole street wild... Lamb skewers for 18 yuan each draw a line so long the traffic police have to close the road, and the owner of the neighboring barbecue shop comes over in tears to steal his secrets! A loan shark comes to collect and 682Reads—Score10914d adds
- 150 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
