Novels like The Beloved Little Girl Is a Chef: My Apples Connect the Past and Present
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- 101 Reborn in 1988: Building a Fortune with Crawfish 重生1988：从小龙虾开始致富 Comedy + everyday life + one female lead + family squabbles + farming and livestock + business rivalry + nostalgic memories of the post-80s generation Zhang Jiang is reborn and refuses to be anyone's fool. He raises crayfish, chickens, and ducks, and plants a few fruit trees. Then he adds 100 million in savings. He leads the whole village to prosperity and a better life. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 I’m Not a God of Cooking 我不是煮神 Also known as My Daily Prison-Bound Food Stall, He Really Knows How to Eat, and Don't Call Me a Cook [Food + System + No Female Lead + Daily Life + Perfect Reading Companion + Comedy] How much money can you really make from running a food stall? Jiang Yun refused to believe it, until he accidentally bonded with a food-stall System. Either he follows its tasks and runs a stall to earn generous rewards, or the System forcibly deletes his account. What? You want me to sell barbecue outside a cremat 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 From Kang Bed to Kitchen Stove: My Clever Wife Makes Her Way as a Farmer 炕上灶下：娘子妙手跃农门 A chef accidentally gets reborn as a farm girl? Her house is drafty on all sides, and they’re so poor they can barely afford to eat! Food is a problem, her reputation is in tatters, and she has to support her mother and younger siblings! Food is life, and she’ll use her incredible cooking skills to win everyone’s palate over and lead her whole family out of poverty! Little does she know that just as her purse starts to fill, someone sets their sights on her... 115Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 104 The Riverside Little Chef 临水小厨娘 [Farming and Food + Lighthearted + Daily Life + Romance + A Fictional Jiangnan Water Town] Su Mo, a modern culinary prodigy, transmigrates into the daughter of a small eatery owner in Linshui County. When she opens her eyes, the restaurant is on the verge of closing, and her parents are weighed down with worry. Watching her father ruin the ingredients with his cooking, Su Mo silently picks up the family's heirloom iron ladle. Just wait and see: she'll make this eatery bigger and better! 6.6kReads8.2Score66114d adds
- 105 Transmigrate into a Book with My Kitchen, and the Scheming Grand Secretary Is Both Sweet and Flirtatious 带着厨房穿书后，腹黑首辅苏又撩 [Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One + Sweet Romance + Chasing His Wife] Food streamer Lin Chuchu transmigrates into a book as the tragic ex-wife of a scheming big shot. Her home is bare, her relatives are awful, and countless pampered young ladies are eyeing her husband, eager to take her place. Chuchu rolls up her sleeves and puts her kitchen skills to work, conjuring something from nothing. After helping the Gu family build a prosperous life, she makes a run for it. After all, the big shot i 168Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 106 Gourmet: The Chef’s Food Stall Goes Viral on a Variety Show 美食：厨娘在综艺摆摊爆火 Gu Liuyan, a former imperial chef, opens her eyes to find she has transmigrated into the role of a cannon-fodder actress on the variety show Celebrity Kitchen. She can’t cook, has a bad temper, and has been saddled with a mountain of bad press. With an astronomical breach-of-contract fee threatening to end her career, Gu Liuyan slaps the table. “Who says I can’t cook?” And then the entire show discovers what it means to cook like a culinary god... An actress on the show wails, “I’ve already gain 115Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 107 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
- 108 Canceled After Becoming a Villainess, I Set Up a Food Stall and Make the Whole Internet Drool 穿成恶女被封杀，摆摊馋疯全网 [Food System + Lighthearted Comedy + Cozy + Heartwarming + Transmigration into a Food Story + Functional Ingredients + Comfort Food + Beautifully Plated Dishes + Romance] The male lead is more of a background character, just one part of our heroine’s play~~ (*^3^) /~☆ Transmigrated into a disgraced, scandal-ridden nobody, with her role stolen, her contract locking her in, and the entire internet telling her to get lost? Jiang Li tears up her contract and makes a run for it on the spot: “Let the 285Reads5.6Score10014d adds
- 109 Exiled and Reborn as the Villainous Wife of a Brooding Tycoon 流放后，穿成阴郁大佬的恶毒原配 Song Yu transmigrated into the body of a scheming, greedy and wicked young bride, sent to bring good fortune to her sickly husband. She was the true daughter of a wealthy family, but had been mistreated after growing up away from home. Even after returning to her family, she was never loved. Her relatives deceived her and married her off to a “cripple.” Faced with a dilapidated house, a family full of old and young, and a moody husband who would grow into a gloomy villain, Song Yu was at a loss. 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 I Opened an Eatery in Ancient Times and Picked Up a Child Bride Along the Way 我在古代开食铺，顺带捡个童养夫 (The rating just came out, but it’ll go up.) [Alternate world + Food + Business + Daily life + One couple only + Happy ending + Love grows over time] Ren Qingwu was born into the body of a newborn baby in one fell swoop, becoming the only daughter of a hunter’s family in the southwestern part of the Great Yong dynasty. Her parents died young, leaving her with a penniless household and a little food stall that barely kept them alive. She resolved to break through with good food: Kneading dough an 3kReads8.1Score34114d adds
- 111 Reporting to the General: Your Wife Just Wants to Be a Widow in the Countryside 报告将军，夫人只想在乡野当寡妇 She transmigrates and gets her fiancé stolen right from the start. No big deal! Ming Zi is even grateful to her white-lotus cousin for taking that scumbag off her hands. But what's with this alternate-era country where any woman still unmarried at fifteen gets forcibly assigned a husband by the state? And once you get assigned a husband, you have to accept him, even if he's a fool or disabled! The cousin who stole her fiancé, along with her step-grandmother, have already gone to the county offic 562Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 112 Reborn: Farming in the Deep Mountains and Selling Mushrooms 重生之深山老林种田上山卖菌子 P.S. [Food Story]+ [No Golden Finger]+ [No Space]+ [No System]+ [No Awful Relatives] A Heartwarming Family's Everyday Life, Building a Life from Nothing At first, she works hard selling snacks. Later, she opens a hot pot restaurant and a cake shop! A heartwarming food story with no awful relatives. Best enjoyed with takeout at night! Setting up a street stall to sell braised pork intestines, tiger-skin chicken feet, spicy crayfish, spicy boiled fish, poached pork slices, mixed vegetables and ed 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Useless Prince? The Foreign Tribes Hail Me as Their Heavenly Khan! 废物皇子？异族奉我天可汗！ Xu Wenpin was an instructor for the Huaxia Longyan Special Forces. During an overseas mission, he found himself in mortal danger and had no choice but to jump into a freezing underground river. When he climbed back out, he was mistaken for the useless seventeenth prince of Great Liang. And so, the peaceful Round Moon Earth City was thrown into turmoil once more. Three years later, the Crown Prince poisoned the emperor, seized the throne, and sent Xu Wenpin a cup of poison, intending to eliminate —Reads—Score114d adds
- 114 The Adorable Little Chef 小厨娘娇的很 Xiaowan wakes up in total darkness, with no idea where or when she is. Only belatedly does it hit her that she must have transmigrated. She's married to the “bully” in the neighboring village, a man with no parents who has two little brothers tagging along behind him. They say he's the kind of man who can kill a tiger with his bare hands. Some even claim he killed three wives. But Xiaowan isn't one to believe rumors; you can't know what life is like until you live it. She's always believed in ma 337Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 115 The Farm Girl’s Little Kitchen 农门美食小厨娘 Scallions tossed with tofu, garlic-fried pork liver, red-braised pork tenderloin, and sweet-and-sour ribs. The moment He Jingjing transmigrated, the kitchen sprang to life with a constant clatter, and delicious aromas drifted across the whole village. The family is so poor they can barely afford to eat? There are only a few grains of rice left to cook? No problem. There’s nothing that can’t be eaten. With her incredible cooking skills, she opens a restaurant and makes money, setting herself on t 183Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 116 Gourmet: This Culinary God Makes Food So Good It's Unfair 美食：这个厨神做饭过分好吃 [Gourmet] [No Female Lead] [System] [Comfort Food] [Cozy] [Slice of Life] [Ensemble Cast] Ye Mingyu was a master chef in the celestial realm, but after dozing off during a meeting, he was sent down to the mortal world. The good news was that he still had his cooking skills. The bad news was that he had to complete the “Craving It?” System's tasks to return to the celestial realm. But for the food lovers of the mortal world, every day felt like New Year's. Braised pork, hand-pulled noodles in chi 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 The Little Empress of the Imperial Kitchen 御膳房小皇后 A top chef at a five-star hotel transmigrates into the body of a little girl, only to be sold into the palace as a lowly maid by a rotten old man. Would a great chef be content with being a palace maid? She should at least be head chef in the Imperial Kitchen! Then she happens to come across a trash can that can listen to her vent. How could she pass up an opportunity like that? But when she starts complaining that the emperor's meals are getting stranger every day, and that he keeps specificall 45Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 118 The Dessert Maker of Lin'an 临安城的甜点娘子 [Fantasy transmigration, food, slice-of-life business, love that grows over time, sweet romance, and an entrepreneurial rags-to-riches story] Daily life is styled after the Song dynasty, in an imaginary dynasty and fictional places, with a small ensemble cast. Jasmine sponge cake, rose steamed cakes, peony cream buns, mugwort mille-feuille, salted egg yolk pastries, pomegranate cloud rolls, hibiscus crystal cakes, jade mung bean drinks, peach blossom bird's nest soup, kumquat honey soup... The 206Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 119 A Family in a Little Village 小村人家 [Farming + Food + No System + No Romance + Building a Career] When Li Yun wakes up, she is still Li Yun, but not quite the same Li Yun anymore. She has been reborn as Li Yunniang in Anyang Village. Her father dotes on her, her mother loves her, and her older brothers and sisters-in-law spoil her. She has plenty to eat and drink, but not a penny to her name. No matter. Let's see how Yunniang leads her family in farming and storing grain, then makes delicious food to sell at a stall. She builds wo 242Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 120 Reborn with a Terminal Illness, I Won’t Treat It This Time 绝症重生后，这病我不治了 One-on-one warmth and everyday life + leisurely travel [A heads-up: no backstabbing or face-slapping, no domineering CEO or powerhouse heroine, and no sweeping aside all opposition. This is a pure slice-of-life story.] In her previous life, Qiao Qian was diagnosed with an illness and diligently followed her treatment, but sadly, it did little good. Later, she decided to spend what time she had left seeing the world, only to get into a car accident… After being reborn, Qiao Qian decided not to se 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Blessed with Good Fortune: A Farmer’s Wife Cooks Her Way to Wealth 福气满满，农家媳妇美食致富 [Alternate world + farming + food + building wealth + everyday family life + cozy vibes + no awful relatives + one-on-one romance][The heroine isn’t perfect, and the hero is more of a supporting character. If that bothers you, proceed with caution.] Qi Manman transmigrates to ancient times and is sold as a bride from the start, to bring good fortune to her sick husband. Luckily, her in-laws are nice, her younger siblings are adorable, and her husband gets better after she marries him. Not enough 574Reads7.4Score10014d adds
- 122 Transmigrated to Farm, the Chubby Girl Just Wants to Lie Flat 穿越种田，肥妞只想躺平 Is it her fault that she’s beautiful? Framed. Jealousy? Transmigrate! Fine, fine, so that’s how you want to play? No problem. I love a brutal start from the start. Weak parents, a timid younger brother, awful relatives, and a house bare of everything? No problem. She loves a challenge. But what’s with the pitiful man following her around? She just wants to shine on her own, okay? 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 The Sold Maid Redeems Herself but Doesn’t Go Home 被卖小丫头赎身不回家 Bai Huanxi, a farmer’s daughter, was sold by her parents to be a maid when she was little. She endured hardship after hardship and fought with all her might to leave the household, asking only for a quiet, ordinary life. But life doesn’t go as planned! She thought escaping her status as a slave would mean a fresh start. Who could have guessed that the moment she stepped out of the household, she would instead be swept into one struggle after another...? 30Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 124 With Cotton in Hand, I Have Nothing to Worry About 空间在手，一棉无忧 (Food, street stalls, and opening shops: step by step, she builds a fortune and enjoys endless delicacies.) Modern-day Jiang Xiaoxiao transmigrates into the body of Jiang Yimian, a peasant girl in ancient times. She stares speechlessly at the sky and curses the rotten heavens. What kind of awful family have they dumped her in?! Three dilapidated thatched huts, drafty and leaky, perfect for stargazing, moon-gazing, and sunbathing, with all the essentials included. Thin black porridge, perfect for 72Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 125 Eat, Eat, Eat! Come and Eat! 吃吃吃，都来吃 [Unconventional Food Story + Improving the Nation’s Health + Ensemble Cast + No Romance + System Pocket Dimension. Chasing Dreams, and the Heroine Means Business!] Wu Shuang, who grew up in an orphanage, had just graduated from college when a speeding car sent her flying. The good news: she was in great shape and wasn’t hurt. Even better news: she got a food System and a pocket dimension! Wu Shuang sighed: at last, the thread of her fate had grown thicker!!! From then on, Wu Shuang’s hot pot res 228Reads—Score10614d adds
- 126 After I Transmigrated, I Used Food to Save a Kindergarten 穿越后，我用美食拯救幼儿园 After transmigrating as the principal of a bankrupt kindergarten, Lin Xiaoxia takes one look at the rundown courtyard and nearly blacks out. She’s a Michelin-level backup chef, and now she has to look after kids, clean, and sing nursery rhymes? Then she hears, “Ding! You have been bound to the Chinese Little Chef Pro Max System.” Three months later “Mommy, I used the molecular gastronomy machine to make rainbow cloud marshmallows today!” The adorable four-year-old pulls out a piping bag. “The p 67Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 127 Raising Kids Is Easy with My Hundred-Fruit Garden System 养崽不怕，我有百果园系统 [Farming, System, raising kids, space, no CP, infrastructure development, no vile characters] Lin Zhiyu felt that Heaven must be playing a joke on her by making her transmigrate to an ancient mountain village. She looked at the two little dumplings bawling and calling her Mom, and fell silent. The villagers gave her trouble. She beat them up. Little Dumpling No. 1, Ye Ming: “Mom, look at my hot-air balloon!” Little Dumpling No. 2, Ye Ning: “Hehe, Mom, look, I figured out how to make ice!” Lin Zh 55Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 128 I Transmigrated Into a Time of War, Hid in the Mountains, and Found a Peaceful Life 穿越遇兵乱，躲进深山享安闲 After I transmigrated into a year of war and famine, I took my family deep into the mountains to escape the fighting. I had hoped to live a self-sufficient life in seclusion, but who knew I would save a prince’s grandson in distress and a great general who had fallen off a cliff and been badly injured? I also adopted young children displaced by the war. With no teacher available, we made use of five thousand years of accumulated knowledge, and ended up training many gifted and extraordinary peop 109Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 129 The Ghost Chef: Cooking for Gluttonous Ghosts in Ancient Times 鬼怪厨娘：我在古代给鬼饕做菜 [Pure food story + no golden finger + no palace intrigue + easy reading + no transmigration + fictional setting + flawed characters] Once a beggar and a cook, she used her yin-yang eyes to build a fortune. She can see ghosts and spirits, but she's even better at making delicious food! What she comforts is not only the stomach, but also the heart. Whether gathering pine nuts and drinking from mountain streams or feasting on sumptuous delicacies, it's all part of the warmth of everyday life. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Field Notes from Village Life 野村生活手札 [Food + raising children + gathering + business + farming + fictional setting. A slow-paced rural life, with a female protagonist who has no golden finger and improves her life through her own wit and hard work. There is a romance, but it doesn’t get much attention. She isn’t love-struck, but clearheaded and independent.] Yang Sisi, a modern-day food lover, dies in a car accident and transmigrates into the body of a seventeen-year-old girl of the same name in Shipozi. She discovers that the orig 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Transmigrated as a Lucky Carp of a Country Girl, Bringing Prosperity to Her Family and the World 穿成锦鲤农家女，旺家，旺天下 (Complete) (If you like it, please leave a five-star review ₍˄·͈༝·͈˄*₎◞ ̑̑,) (Ancient setting + sweet romance + pocket dimension + transmigration + farming + no awful relatives) Mi Tiantian transmigrated on her twentieth birthday, becoming the daughter of a farming family in ancient times. Luckily, her new family didn't favor sons over daughters and doted on her. On the very day she transmigrated, her engagement was broken off. The excuse was that her reputation was ruined after she fell into th 629Reads7.6Score10914d adds
- 132 A Foodie’s Road to Riches After Becoming a Sweet Little Farm Girl 穿成农家小娇娇的美食致富生活 [Historical setting + cuisine + building wealth + family life] Shen Xi wakes up one day to discover she has transmigrated to ancient times and become Shen Xixi, the famous village idiot known for miles around. Born frail and naturally slow-witted, she comes from a fallen family. To pay off their debts, the family of six crams into four tiny thatched huts, yet they cherish their only daughter like a priceless treasure and keep her plump and rosy-cheeked. Looking at the parents who adore her and t 763Reads8.6Score10314d adds
- 133 I Sell Grilled Cold Noodles, and the Gourmet Association Has Its Eye on Me 摆摊烤冷面，我被美食协会盯上了 (Food + Northeastern Chinese snacks + all kinds of other snacks + System + no romance + laid-back daily life + livestreaming, entrepreneurship, and opening a shop + steady rise to success) Yu Duoduo quit her job in the prime of her life, at just twenty-two. Working for someone else is hard. It’s enough to drive you into a funk. Yu Duoduo: Entrepreneurship! I have to start a business! When she looked at the terrible grilled cold noodles in front of her, tears of excitement welled up in her eyes! 54Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 134 My Scumbag Father Tried to Marry Me Off to a Ghost? I Took My Sister and Cut Ties, So Why Are You Crying? 渣爹拿我配冥婚？带妹断亲你哭啥 [Transmigration] [Space] [Farming] [Food] [Face-Slapping the Scum] [Building Wealth] [Business] [No Romance] [Medicine] New book, just received its rating. It'll rise later. No romance. The heroine stands on her own! Lin Qingshui, an ability user from the apocalypse who sacrificed herself to save the world, wakes up as Liu Qingshui, the daughter of a scholar in Wild Boar Village, Great Qian Dynasty. Her mother was driven to death by her scumbag father and widowed cousin. When the original owner 10.2kReads6.6Score1.3k14d adds
- 135 I Set Up a Snack Stall in Ancient Times and Went Viral 我在古代摆摊卖小吃，火出圈了 [Transmigration + Fictional Setting + System + Cuisine + Daily Life + Wholesome Romance + Love Grows Over Time + One-on-One Romance + Beloved by All] Mu Wan transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a “dark-skinned, fat girl.” That’s not even the worst of it: she has a sickly husband who could die at any moment. No problem. She’s the head chef of the Imperial Kitchen and knows a little about medicine. If it has anything to do with food, she can handle it. Mu Wan rolls up her sleeves, ready to g 472Reads6.1Score10514d adds
- 136 A Food Blogger Transmigrates Into a Book Set in the Republic of China and Just Wants to Make Money 美食博主穿书民国只想搞钱 Food + Baking + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket Dimension + No Romance Food blogger Jiang Hongyao transmigrates into a book, becoming Jiang Hongyao, a minor character who serves as a casualty in the romance between the leads in the novel A Lady of the Republic. She's not the second female lead or the third. She doesn't even qualify as the fourth. She's just a passerby with barely any lines, the kind who doesn't even get an ending. Since she's here, there's no going back. At least the spacious 1.7kReads8.6Score17414d adds
- 137 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Made a Fortune with My Rugged Husband 穿越古代，带糙汉相公发家致富 [Historical romance + farming and commerce + sweet romance + food + rugged husband and lovely wife] Su Qingqing transmigrated into a dynasty that had never existed in history. Looking at her dilapidated home and her husband, whose clothes were covered in patches, she decided to build her fortune in ancient times with her own two hands! The first step to getting rich: Su Qingqing dusted off her signature skill, selling braised pork rice! Next came braised pork ramen, milk tea, spicy hot pot, and 680Reads8.6Score10114d adds
- 138 Transmigrate and Get Everyone to Love Their Food 穿越之让大家爱上干饭 [Gourmet] [Alternate Setting] [Sweet Romance] [Marriage Before Love] [Relaxed and Easygoing] [Alien Planet] [Everyday Life] Luo Yao never imagined that one day she would transmigrate to a planet much like Earth and inherit an estate. She planned to grow vegetables and cook, settling into a quiet retirement on her own. But to inherit the place, she also had to marry Mu Chen, the heir to the richest family. Mu Chen once happened to see Luo Yao squatting beside a car, eating glutinous rice ball 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Pastry Chef Becomes a Billionaire in the Interstellar Era 甜点师她在星际时代当首富 [Quick transmigration, farming, sweet romance, a powerful couple, gourmet food] I used to be a pastry chef who dreamed of becoming the richest person around. Somehow, I ended up becoming a chef, and later became the top streamer on an interstellar live-streaming platform. People are always asking me to treat their illnesses, too, saying I'm a once-in-a-century genius at guiding mental power. So why did the panda I raised turn into the empire's marshal, while the snow leopard I rescued turned out 51Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 140 After Calling Off the Engagement, I Got Rich Selling Sweet Drinks 退婚后我靠糖水暴富了 [System + Dessert Queen + dessert lover + other delicious foods included] [This isn't purely a career-focused story. The male lead appears later, and romance develops in the second half.] Renowned pastry chef Shen Chuhe had just been crowned the "Queen of Sweet Soups" when she got into a car accident. She woke up in the body of a woman notorious for being a menace across the surrounding villages: She was the one who stole her little brother's school fees and kept him from attending school. She w 323Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 141 Reborn as a Villainous Wife, I Spoil My Lame Husband 穿成恶妇，我娇养了瘸腿夫君 [Transmigration + farming + gourmet food + lame husband + sweet romance] [Obedient puppy-like male lead, beautiful and capable heroine who isn't an overbearing type, one-on-one, both leads' first time, happy ending] Ding Ling transmigrates into the wife Gu Ming bought for two taels of silver. The moment she opens her eyes, she sees a scrawny man dragging her beloved husband outside. Scrawny man: “Come help me! Do you still want the money or not?” Ding Ling: ... Am I really this bold? Lookin 5.7kReads8.6Score38514d adds
- 142 Shocking! The Entire Court Is Drooling Over My Cooking 震惊！满朝文武都被我馋哭了 [Food + feel-good wish fulfillment + System + business + farming] Overnight, Shen Qing transmigrated into the only daughter of a restaurant owner. She thought she’d have a comfortable life, but the moment she opened her eyes, she found herself in hard mode. Her father had died in an accident, and with no sons in the family, her cousin had seized their vast estate. She and her mother were forced to live in a dilapidated house, while her scumbag fiancé broke his promise and went off to enjoy roman 32.9kReads7.9Score3k14d adds
- 143 A Feast for the Senses: The First-Class Chef 食色生香，一品美味小厨娘 She transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a fat, ugly farm wife, hated by everyone in the village, even the dogs. Her husband is incredibly handsome, but they have nothing to their name, no money or food, and they’re bullied by all sorts of awful relatives. Liang Shiqi does the math and can’t help feeling she got the short end of the stick. At least her parents-in-law are reasonable, and her little brother-in-law is sweet and adorable. So be it! She has her cooking skills to rely on, and wi 52Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 144 The Farm Girl’s Road to Riches in Ancient Times 穿越种田之农家女的致富路 Transmigration, farming, building wealth No System, no space, no nasty villains Born with the Midas touch One day, village official Li Yun transmigrates into the body of Li Yunniang, an orphan in an ancient farming family. Her parents are both dead, and her uncle and aunt pressure her into a marriage to bring good fortune, marrying her off to Tan Wenting, a sickly young man from the same village. Who could have guessed that good fortune would follow the Tan family after Li Yunniang arrived? The 491Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 145 Selling Liangfen on the Street, I Make the Whole City Crave It 摆摊卖凉粉，全城百姓被馋哭了 [Food + farming + love at first sight + doting romance + slow-burn sweetness] Xu Yingchun transmigrates into a book and becomes its wicked villainess, doomed to a miserable ending. She’s going to escape the villainess’s fate and become the heroine of her own story! After buying her freedom from the Jiang household, she sets up a street stall, opens a restaurant, and buys land. Her life gets better and better. Milk tea, barbecue, crawfish, hot pot, and big-plate chicken: she’ll serve it all! The 314Reads8.0Score12114d adds
- 146 Farming and Raising Kids: My Rugged Husband Is Actually a Mad Emperor 种田养崽，糙汉夫君竟是疯批帝王 [Well-Behaved Little One + Super Satisfying Read + Business Whiz + Imperial Exams + Infrastructure + Powerful Couple + Devoted to Each Other] When the family ran out of firewood, she went to chop some. She took care of the farmwork and earned money when they were short on cash! Crayfish, river-snail rice noodles, spicy hotpot, desserts and pastries, every major cuisine imaginable... Before long, Su Qing'er had paid off the family's debts, was eating meat at every meal, and had even built a large 267Reads—Score10414d adds
- 147 A Farmer's Mother: Raising Seven Kids and Getting Rich Through the Imperial Exams 农门娘亲：养七娃，考科举发大财 After dying horribly in a plane crash, Gu Qinghe opens her eyes to find herself in ancient times, inhabiting the body of a lonely, destitute sixteen-year-old girl. Just as she's getting used to her new identity, her family drags her into a desperate mass flight amid the chaos of war. She gnaws on tree bark, dodges marauding soldiers, and crosses fields of corpses in search of a way to survive. With her modern knowledge, she struggles through a year until a new dynasty is finally established and 4.5kReads7.9Score32114d adds
- 148 The Chef Runs the House 厨娘当家 Transmigrate, with no awful relatives and a close-knit village. Go clamming, tend the fields, buy land, open a hotpot restaurant, earn silver, and maybe even win over a cold, aloof husband along the way. “Ow, eating this much chili sure is rough on the backside!” Chili peppers are great, but don’t overdo it. They didn’t have proctologists in ancient times. 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 How Did I, Heir to a Legendary Chef, End Up as a Suffering International Student? 我堂堂神厨后人竟沦为命苦留子？ [Don’t make me cook!! → Cooking is so satisfying] [Gourmet fiction + System + farming pocket dimension + hilarious and heartwarming] Ning Tangtang comes from a family of master chefs, but she has no desire to inherit the family business. Her lifelong dream is to escape the kitchen. What good is a perfect knife technique when milk tea smells so good? No matter how brilliant your cooking is, nothing beats lying flat! Her family thinks she’s “neglecting her proper duties,” so they pack her off abro 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 A Transmigrant’s Rise from Humble Beginnings 穿越小门小户发家史 A money-loving, sunny chef heroine VS a reliable, resilient, handsome constable Just after winning the Culinary Association’s “Golden Chef Award,” a chef transmigrates to the Great Ji Dynasty... Li Qiao’an says her greatest talent is cooking, and the thing she loves most is food! Poor? No problem! With a spatula in hand, the world is mine! And maybe I’ll snag a handsome husband to play house with! Crab roe noodles, boiled fish, sweet-and-sour ribs, caramel milk tea, whole roasted lamb... She’ll 205Reads—Score—14d adds
