Novels like I Opened a Restaurant by the Road, and the Superstar Thinks I'm a Cuddly Bear
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as I Opened a Restaurant by the Road, and the Superstar Thinks I'm a Cuddly Bear, best match first.
- 1 You Forced Me to Be a Live-In Son-in-Law, and Now My Wife Is Empress. Regrets? 逼我当赘婿，老婆成女帝你后悔？ Fang Zhe transmigrates into the Great Yan dynasty. Though he is the son of the Minister of Rites, he is overlooked and constrained at every turn. He hopes to make a way for himself through the imperial examinations, but the Minister of Rites strips him of his eligibility. Then he is forced to impersonate the legitimate eldest son and head northwest to fulfill a marriage pact, joining the Prince Su household as a live-in son-in-law. Yet fearing the emperor's suspicions, his father has him ambushe 1.3kReads8.2Score111Shelves
- 2 Great Ming: From the Start, I Uncover the Imperial Examination Leak Scandal 大明：开局拆科举泄题案 [Transmigration + Imperial Examinations + Political Intrigue + Power Fantasy] Wu Bozong opens his eyes to find himself a Ming dynasty imperial examiner during the Hongwu era. He has barely transmigrated when he is caught up in a major exam leak scandal, and Zhu Yuanzhang has already raised his butcher's knife! "Ding! Fame System activated. Expose exam fraud to earn modern knowledge rewards!" Faced with the sons of powerful officials who have bribed their way into the examination hall, he fires b 7Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 3 Tomb Raiding: I Slay Evil Gods With Sewing Machine Parts! 盗墓：我用缝纫机零件斩邪神！ [System-based] + [Technical] + [Feel-good Period Story] + [Good-for-Nothing's Rise] + [Face-Slapping Satisfaction] + [Handcrafted Cutting-Edge Tech] + [Slaying Evil Gods] After transmigrating to the 1980s, with ration coupons hard to come by, Pei Qian is mocked by his family in their Beijing compound and everyone around him as a lazy, useless good-for-nothing. He thinks he can only muddle through the tides of the times, until an accident activates the [Origin Tracing System]! [Ding! Detected a l 469Reads6.1Score101Shelves
- 4 Everyone Else Goes Tidepooling with a Bucket, but You Bring a Pot? 别人赶海带桶，你赶海带锅？ [Food + Everyday Life + Relaxed + Beachcombing] At work, Qin Lang is an intern who slacks off. After work, he’s a small-time beachcombing streamer. When the System appeared, his leisurely life changed. [Ding! A group of premium yellow clams has appeared ahead.] [Direction: 7.5 meters straight ahead.] [Sand depth: 10–20 centimeters.] [Distribution: A circular area with a radius of 3 meters.] 163Reads6.4Score101Shelves
- 5 From the Start, I Picked a Fight with the Queen of Pop and Went on to Dominate Showbiz 开局碰瓷天后，从此制霸娱乐圈 [Dating Show]+ [Comedy]+ [System]+ [Livestream] Mu Chen, a food delivery guy, transmigrates and awakens the Blind Box System. By opening blind boxes, he obtains a whole host of rewards and items. He sweeps the new-song charts! He tops the overall music charts! He makes hit TV dramas! He makes films that rake in tens of billions at the box office! He becomes the godfather of the entertainment industry! He leads Chinese entertainment to trample Japan and beat South Korea, reshaping the direction o 4.8kReads7.5Score419Shelves
- 6 Bilibili Helps Me Become a Top-Tier Star B站助我做顶流 Xu Da is a trainee on the verge of elimination when a streaming website from the future suddenly appears in his mind. In the end, he pulls off an incredible comeback at Big Hit and becomes a member of BTS. He thought that from then on he would be a beloved top-tier star, but what can he do when his debut album sells only 772 copies in its first week? B, save me! 1.3kReads6.3Score103Shelves
- 7 I Am the Primordial World's First Pagoda Tree, and Sleeping Makes Me Stronger 我，洪荒第一槐，睡觉就变强 A worker’s spirit lives on in every wage slave! The little wage earner Huaiyin was reborn as the first locust tree in all creation, when chaos had just begun and the primordial world had yet to take shape. In an age when even breathing could make the Great Dao tremble, all he wanted was to quietly be a tree, bask in the sun, catch some sleep, and use the [Nurture All Things System] to survive until the end of time. 712Reads5.2Score105Shelves
- 8 Showbiz: My Limited-Time Band Takes the World by Storm 娱乐：我的限时乐队引爆全球 #NewBookLaunch# Please support "Top-Tier Star Kicks Me to the Curb? I'll Create Another Legend" [Entertainment Industry + Behind-the-Scenes Composer + Limited-Time Band + No System + No Female Lead] [New Author Still Improving] The spotlight used to be his oxygen, and his poison. Qin Xinghuai, a superstar who once reached the pinnacle of the music scene in his previous life, eventually fell into the abyss of endless commercial performances, social obligations, and talent pushed beyond its limits 54Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 9 The County Magistrate Who Slacks Off: Your Majesty, Please Stop Promoting Me 摸鱼县令：皇上，求您别再升官了 #System #Transmigration #Comedy #Infrastructure #Subverting Expectations I worked overtime under the 996 schedule until I dropped dead. Then I, Chen Mo, transmigrated into the Great Yan Dynasty as a ninth-rank county magistrate and immediately bound myself to the [Ultimate Slacking System]! The more I slack off, the stronger I get! The shorter my working hours, the more outrageous the rewards! This is practically my specialty! To make sure I get off work on time, I introduce assembly-line proced 1.3kReads8.6Score100Shelves
- 10 Northern Song Son-in-Law: I Rescue a Princess from Drowning from the Start 北宋驸马，开局救下落水公主 [One female lead!] [No System] [Historical figures come with bite-sized facts. Northern Song history fans, don’t miss this!] Shen Yu, a double master’s graduate in history and Chinese language and literature from Peking University, worked himself to death in the rat race. His soul transmigrated into the body of a penniless scholar who shared his name in the fifth year of the Huangyou era of the Song dynasty. It was hell mode from the start! His home was bare, a local bully was at the door, and h 2.1kReads8.8Score178Shelves
- 11 0713: You Shine in a Parallel World 0713：平行世界闪耀的你们 *This novel is under contract and published exclusively on Tomato Novel. Please do not repost or plagiarize it.* [Rebirth + Entertainment Industry + No Romance + Group/Variety Shows + Boy Group Comeback + Unbelievably Sweet] To be honest, after Yu Yu died young and was reborn in a parallel universe where the entertainment industry was relatively underdeveloped, despite having been the youngest “Music God” in the history of the entertainment cosmos, all he wanted was to lie flat and live like a l 1kReads8.9Score102Shelves
- 12 A Killer’s Life After Retiring from the Special Air Service 从特种空勤团退役后的杀手生涯 Keywords: [Assassin] [Decisive Killer] [Overwhelmingly Powerful] Zhang Chi transmigrates into the world of The Day of the Jackal, becoming the spotter for the original story's protagonist, the Jackal, under the codename Ghost! After transmigrating, Zhang Chi binds to the King of Assassins System. Every time he completes a million-dollar hit, he receives an assassin skill as a System reward! “Ding! Sign-in successful! Congratulations, Host. You have obtained Perfect Sniping! This skill corrects f 1.3kReads6.8Score114Shelves
- 13 Football: Max-Level Ball Control, Skills That Break the Mold 足球：满级停球，技能太超模了 (You don’t need to have watched the anime or follow football to enjoy this.) (No national team football + passionate soccer + a touch of anime elements + sweet everyday romance with one heroine) Lu Xiao, a Bayern youth academy player, awakens the Superstar System. After spending 1,000 days at the Bayern training ground, he can activate the System and draw the Ronaldo Nazario template. With only three days left until activation, his contract expires and Erik ten Hag, the coach of the second team, 8.2kReads6.5Score612Shelves
- 14 Ace of Diamond: Legend of the Conqueror 钻石王牌之霸王传说 [Ace of Diamond] [Pitcher] [Seido] [Three Consecutive Koshien Championships] [Making Up for Regrets] Huang Qian Yang Yi arrives in the world of Ace of Diamond and becomes Seido’s invincible ace. He leads Seido to dominate Koshien. A four-seam fastball clocking over 160 km/h. A quick splitter clocking over 160 km/h. A changeup with a huge difference in speed and a slider with outrageous movement... A record destroyer, an undefeated champion. 3.4kReads8.9Score204Shelves
- 15 Siheyuan: 1942 from the Start 四合院：开局1942 In 1942, Henan suffers a severe drought. Nie Pengfei transmigrates into this world and faces the hellish start of being separated from his family and on the verge of starving to death. What should he do? Read on to see how the divine doctor from Jin Yong’s novels makes his mark in the Siheyuan. Here you’ll find Fifth Master Fan and Tong Fengquan, as well as Seventh Master Bai and Yi Zhonghai, along with Kong Jie, Li Yunlong, and others. A broader scope brings you a different Siheyuan experience. 35.3kReads6.9Score1.7kShelves
- 16 You Drive a Dongfeng Missile Launcher and Call Yourself a Chauffeur? 东风导弹车都开，你管这叫代驾？ Yun Xiao transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers he is taking part in a reality show called The Chosen Wage Slave. He is randomly assigned the job of a designated driver. Female driver: “Hey, do you believe in love?” Yun Xiao: “I’m your designated driver. It’s your car, so throw up wherever you like.” Female driver: “Hey, why aren’t you married at your age?” Yun Xiao: “I can’t afford the bride price!” “How much is the bride price?” “Twenty thousand!” “That’s not much!” “Exactly! It used 543Reads9.0Score173Shelves
- 17 Livestream Challenge: 100 Times Walking Into Crime Scenes by Mistake 直播挑战，百次误入案发现场 [No heroine + going straight to crime scenes without warning while crimes are in progress + Kindaichi's uncanny luck (Conan's stories focus on killing one, while Kindaichi's leave one alive) + daily life + no CP + goofy comedy + lighthearted] Lu Xingzhou, a fitness streamer, gets a livestream challenge System. By completing challenge tasks set by the top donor, he can randomly earn financial rewards such as money, attributes, and skills. He thinks this will make him rich, help him marry a beauti 44.2kReads8.4Score4.7kShelves
- 18 Live Appraisal: Buddy, You’re in for It Now 直播鉴宝：宝友你可真刑啊 [Livestreaming + Antiques Appraisal + System] Qin bricks and Han tiles, Warring States jade, Tang sabers and Song paintings, Yuan blue-and-white porcelain, and Ming and Qing imperial tombs lined up in a row! Vast and glorious Xia has a history of five thousand years, as immense as the sea and enduring through the ages. The six-hundred-year-old Forbidden City is brimming with treasures! One day, master appraiser Ye Ling transmigrated and activated the livestream antiques appraisal System, setting 6.1kReads9.1Score483Shelves
- 19 A Zombie's Hiking Diary 丧尸的徒步旅行日记 [Leisurely Travels + Everyday Storylines + No Romance] [Content note: No fighting or drama, and the protagonist isn't cold-blooded, going on killing sprees, or antisocial. This is purely a story about taking walks!] When the apocalypse broke out, Yu Qingxian chose to die. But her attempt failed, and she became a zombie. She had been socially anxious and depressed in life, so she decided to travel on foot. Since everyone was a zombie anyway, she didn't feel so afraid anymore. 23.9kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
- 20 The Crown of the Dark Moon 黑月光冠冕 [The first print volume is now available] [Sweet Romance in a Wealthy Family] + [A Forbidden Love Falls from Its Pedestal] + [Characters Awaken] + [A Chaotic Love Rival Showdown] “You are a cannon-fodder character in this world. Your character tags are: beautiful, vicious, and stupid. When you were eight, you were adopted by the Shen family, the most powerful family in Whale Harbor. The head of the family treasured you like a gem, but you joined forces with your villainous mother to scheme agai 310.8kReads9.5Score42.4kShelves
