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- 151 Clay Pot Chicken Cured My Lodger’s Loss of Appetite 地锅鸡治好了房客的厌食症 An anorexic big shot from the capital and a homestay owner, 1v1, sweet romance with no nasty supporting characters, both virgins, and lighthearted everyday life Lin Ji never imagined that her “luxury homestay,” listed at 28,888 yuan a month, would actually attract a tenant as spectacularly unlucky as Zhou Zhixu, who was set to rent it for exactly three months! The anorexic CEO from the capital spends a fortune just to lie flat at her place, and even insists that she be his “personal tour guide.” 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 The Xu Family Girl’s Pinduoduo Eatery 徐家小娘的拼夕夕食铺 Xu Qingqing transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a penniless orphan girl in a village near Qingshan Town. She looks at the empty rice jar, and before she can squeeze out a tear, she's struck by the "Pinduoduo Ready-Made Meal System"! Can picking wild vegetables earn points? Ready-made meal packs? High-tech seasonings? From then on, a remarkable little food stall appears in Qingshan Town. Fragrant braised pork rice, pan-fried dumplings with thin wrappers and generous fillings... Delicious a 20Reads6.0Score914d adds
- 153 Transported to a Farm Village, I Became a General's Wife After Breaking Off My Engagement 穿到农门，退婚后我成了将军夫人 [Fleeing disaster + farming + getting rich + transmigration into a book + devoted couple + sweet romance; a strong heroine] Lin Yinyin died and came back to life, only to learn that she had transmigrated from one book into another. This time, at least, heaven had finally shown her some kindness. Unfortunately, before she could even celebrate, one miserable family problem after another came her way. She breaks off the marriage her grandmother arranged and marries the eldest son of the Fu family, 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Horse Taming by the God of Cooking: Winning It All Through Food Therapy 厨神御马：靠食疗carry全场 Who says a chef can’t dominate the playing field? Bring modern sports nutrition to the ancient world of polo, and it’s a whole new level of competition! Other teams train themselves to the bone. Mine just has to eat! A bowl of [Muscle-Building Power Soup] before the match sends their stamina through the roof; a cup of [Rapid Recovery Drink] during the game keeps them going without end; and a plate of [Blood-Flow-Boosting Recovery Meal] afterward makes every injury disappear. I, Su Qian, used not —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 When It Comes to Noodles, I'm the Best in the Country 论做面，我全国最强 [Food] Yu Shaoxian inherited his family's noodle shop. Looking at the shabby, 90-square-meter old shop in front of him, he listened to the System announce his task, eager to give it a try. “Host, your task is to make countless dishes using noodles as the main ingredient.” “Complete the task, and you'll receive a cash reward of 300 million.” “The reward will be delivered in the form of lottery winnings.” “Ding! Your beginner's gift pack has arrived.” “Congratulations, Host! You've received unlimi 1.2kReads8.0Score22214d adds
- 156 Gourmet System: The Top Chinese Chef Overseas 美食系统：海外第一中华小厨娘 [Food + Everyday Life + Comfort Food + No Romance] Lin Xinyue, an international student from Country A, a culinary wasteland, dreams above all else of getting a good Chinese meal every day. “Ding! The Host’s craving for delicious food has reached 100%, meeting the requirements for binding. Congratulations, Host, you’ve received the Food System.” !!! Cola chicken wings, spicy diced chicken, sweet-and-sour ribs, soup dumplings, a full Manchu-Han banquet... Here I come! Her fellow international stu 410Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 157 I Set Up a Stall Wherever I Please: Sis, We’ve Been Looking Everywhere for You 随机摆摊，胖姐我们找你找得好苦 [Gourmet] [Daily Life] [Comedy] [Heartwarming] [No Romance] [Street Stalls] [System] [Transmigration] [Cozy] [Animals] [Parallel World] P.S. This book has a laid-back, everyday plot, with few dramatic twists and turns. It focuses more on cozy, down-to-earth moments. This is not a power fantasy! This is not a power fantasy! Li Meng accidentally transmigrates into a parallel world, where she can't get by without an identity. Just when she least expects it, the essential golden finger for anyone 189Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 158 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 183Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 I Was Promised a Gourmet System, So Why Am I Possessed by a Ghost? 说好的美食系统，怎么是鬼上身 Lighthearted comedy + food + running a business + rural revitalization + fake System (No suspense or horror, just everyday life and food.) When Xiang Yunduan was broke and about to sleep on the street, a voice appeared in her mind, claiming to be a “System.” System: Go bow three times in front of the “I Miss You So Much at xx” road sign, and I’ll make you rich! Xiang Yunduan: Are you nuts? The next second, Xiang Yunduan dropped to her knees. “Are three enough? If not, I’ll do thirty. System, ple 26.1kReads9.2Score4.3k14d adds
- 160 The Jiang Family Restaurant: A Day-to-Day Story 江家食肆经营日常 Jiang Zi opened her eyes and found herself a village girl in ancient times. Her family had nothing; her mother was bedridden and frail, her older brother worked himself to the bone to earn money, and her youngest brother was only five, thin and weak. At least they had no awful relatives, and the whole family was doing their best to get by. What was there to fear about being poor? A person with a skill could make a good life anywhere. They earned money, built a house, bought farmland and shops, a 1.1kReads6.5Score14414d adds
- 161 EN Diners Say I’m a Show-Off, but They Still Devour My Food 食客说我装逼犯，但是还嗷嗷干饭 [Transmigration + Urban Life + System + Food + No Romance + Showing Off] “I can't help it. I don't want to, either, but as the God of Cooking, I've got to show off!” After transmigrating to a parallel world, Shen Chuan binds himself to the God of Cooking System, gaining the ability to create every delicacy imaginable. Just thinking about using his culinary skills to reach the pinnacle of success and earn everyone's admiration, with diners clamoring for a taste, is enough to make him blush! But h 25.1kReads8.8Score2.2k14d adds
- 162 I Quit My Job to Farm and Raise Cats, and Somehow Went Viral 辞职归田，我种菜养猫竟全网爆红 [Urban Fantasy, System, Farming, Gourmet] After He He finishes the college entrance exams, her grandfather, who raised her, passes away for good. Hoping to escape the city where she is grieving, she leaves for another province with an acceptance letter in hand, where she meets the best friends of her life. With a little money saved, He He returns to her hometown after a long absence to pay her respects to her grandfather, restore the old house, and rediscover memories of her childhood. At a frie 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 After I Was Divorced in the Book, I Led My Whole Family to a Better Life! 穿书被和离，我带全家过好日子！ [Transmigrate into a Book + Farming + Devoted Couple + Raising Kids + Pocket Dimension (Barely Used) + Building a Fortune from Scratch] Li Yulian opened her eyes on the very day the original owner was cast out by her husband. After receiving the original owner's memories, Li Yulian was stunned. How could anyone be so shameless? The original owner had worked herself to the bone to support her husband until he became a scholar, only for him to catch the eye of a wealthy landowner's daughter as soo 33Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 164 A Chang’an Food Entrepreneur’s Diary 长安美食创业记 The spring breeze stirs the willows, and apricot blossoms glisten in the misty rain. Behind the counter at the Wonderflavor Restaurant in Chongdefang, the proprietress stands poised, eyes lowered. One hand moves the abacus while the other writes and sketches on a sheet of paper. Lin Yuxi: Buy a house and land, settle in Chang’an, and live a wealthy, carefree life with fine food and wine for company. Qin Yue: I’ve established my career. It’s time to start a family. (A transmigration story in an i 192Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 165 I Became the Eldest Sister-in-Law of a Farming Family, and Now They All Listen to Me 穿成农门长嫂，全家都听我的 [Farming + Alternate World + Family Squabbles + Cozy Daily Life + Food] Liu Zhixia transmigrates and is forced to marry into the Ji family. She’s willing to be a replacement bride, but only if she first cuts ties with her family! She has several younger siblings and a few houses. They may be poor, but at least they don’t cause her trouble. Thanks to her skills, life gets better and better, and the younger ones become her biggest fans. “We’ll do whatever Sister-in-law says!” “Eldest Sister-in-law 2.3kReads8.2Score30814d adds
- 166 Running a Restaurant That Makes Everyone Drool 经营一家饭店，馋哭所有人 Step right up, don’t miss out! A fresh-from-the-oven food story is here~ Zhou Yuan’s vision went black. He transmigrated back from the apocalypse and gained a Food System, setting out on an inspiring journey of running food stalls across different worlds. In the modern world, Zhou Yuan is a ruthless boss who makes countless customers drool with envy. In the Underworld, countless red-clad vengeful ghosts secretly fall for him. In the vast cultivation world, the top powers issue recruitment orders 879Reads8.9Score11914d adds
- 167 Wow! The General’s Wife’s Tea Treats Were Snatched Up Again 哇趣！将军夫人做的茶点又抢光了 [Transmigration + food + cozy vibes + adorable kids + love that grows over time] Yang Chuxue and her younger brother, Yang Chudong, depend on each other. They both die in a car accident! When she wakes up, she discovers she has transmigrated to ancient times, into the family of a farming household that has just gone bankrupt in business. She has a strange illness and already has two children from the start. Fortunately, her family dotes on her. She used to work as a dim sum chef in a Cantonese t 1kReads8.7Score11314d adds
- 168 The Little Chef of Willowbank 杨柳岸小厨娘 [No CP, fictional era, opening a restaurant, cooking whatever people love to eat] Most people marveled at the protagonist’s success, but Jiang Xia couldn’t help feeling sorry for all the supporting women who’d been toyed with by fate. After a quick transmigration, she got the chance to take a supporting woman’s place and keep living. So she decided that since she’d never get what she wanted, she might as well want nothing at all. She would live well and eat well… When a minor figure in the ma 265Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 169 I Set Up a Snack Stall and Made the Whole Town Drool 摆摊卖小吃，全镇馋哭了 [Farming + shop + food + street vending + opening a restaurant + slice of life + making a fortune] Lin Yuan wakes to the sound of an argument and realizes he has transmigrated! He's landed in a mountain village, in the body of a poor, scrawny young man. The thatched hut has mud walls and floors, and his entire family is painfully thin. Lin Yuan is close to tears, but luckily, heaven has gifted him a shop in this new life. Looking at the food and goods displayed in the shop, Lin Yuan immediately 62Reads—Score10214d adds
- 170 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 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 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 8.1kReads8.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 172 Cosmic Invasion: I Rebuild Blue Star Through Food and Business 宇宙入侵：我靠美食经营重振蓝星 [Food] [Business Simulation] [Wasteland] [Infinite Worlds] [Rules-Based Horror] [System] One food cart from the start, and customers chase me for eight whole blocks! Jiang Yao transmigrates to Blue Star in the year 4026. People here survive entirely on nutritional soil, but she awakens a food business System! With premium ingredients from the shop and recipes for cuisines from the twenty-first century, she will rescue the wasteland Blue Star from its culinary desert! An invasion from the whole u 31Reads—Score10314d adds
- 173 Farming in a Fishing Village: The Lucky Carp's Sweet, Tender Bride 渔村种田，锦鲤甜妻软又娇 Food blogger Li Ying opened and closed her eyes, and found herself in ancient times, suddenly a mother... Her mother-in-law was unkind, her brother-in-law overbearing, and her husband indifferent... With a pocket dimension and one hundred thousand coconuts, Li Ying flipped the table. She was done with this! She was taking the kids and running away! After ending up in a small fishing village, Li Ying’s eyes widened. Those seafood products being sold for next to nothing could all be turned into de 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 The Little Chef Takes on the World 小厨娘闯天下 Female lead: Shen Cao (her name has a special meaning). Male lead: Ji Lingfeng [Transmigration + food + business + making a fortune + slow-burn development + sweet romance] After becoming a master chef, Shen Cao falls off a cliff while gathering mushrooms and transmigrates into the body of a village girl who shares her name. Her parents love each other, her brothers are on good terms, and even her younger sister looks up to her. The only problem is that her family is so poor they can barely affo 1.3kReads7.7Score14814d adds
- 175 I Make Chili Pork, and the Big Shots of the Stars Are Drooling? 我做个辣椒炒肉，星际大佬都馋哭了？ [System + food + livestreaming + transmigration] Lin Yao never imagined she would end up in the interstellar era, owing tens of millions... She started livestreaming her cooking just to put food on the table. Who could have guessed that culinary arts had been lost in this world, and ingredients had mutated? Even a single cabbage could be deadly... But that was no problem! She served up all eight major Chinese cuisines, and her food therapy reached every corner of the universe... Before she knew 144Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 176 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
- 177 Farming on the Run from Famine, and My Neighbor Seems to Have a System 逃荒种田，我的邻居好像有系统 Liu Ruoshuang was just an ordinary small-town exam taker, studying for a civil service job. She passed one hurdle after another. At last, just as a wonderful life seemed within reach... "Huh?!" She had transmigrated, and into a once-in-a-century famine so severe that even tree bark was hard to come by. No matter. If she could pass the civil service exam, what couldn't she overcome? She'd get herself sorted out and set off again. Maybe she'd even get a System or some kind of reward, hehe (~^∇^)~. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Reborn as a Beautiful Young Wife: Farming My Way to Fortune 重生美娇娘之种田发家 This is a novel about transmigrating to ancient times, farming, family life, and doing business! Transmigrated into the body of a poor farming girl in ancient times? Then I’ll make a living through farming! In the modern world, Lin Mo was an office worker by day and a food blogger in her spare time, always recommending delicious dishes to her followers. Little did she know that a melodramatic double betrayal by her best friend and her boyfriend would lead to a car accident! When she wakes up, sh 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Reborn as a Cast-Off Concubine, I Feed My Mother Meat at Every Meal 穿成下堂妾，我带着娘亲顿顿吃肉 [Farming + no System or pocket dimension + young cook + marriage first, love later + building a fortune + cooking delicious food + devoted couple] After a landslide, Shen Xiyue, a renowned chef, thought she was dead. When she opened her eyes, she was dressed in an ancient wedding gown and about to become an old man’s concubine? Thinking of her modern mansion and luxury car, she flew into a rage. She escaped home, beat up her greedy, black-hearted grandmother, and kicked her spineless, blindly fi 27Reads—Score114d adds
- 180 Today's Merit: Make the Transmigrated Heroine Weep 今日功德：让穿书女主痛哭 The Lord of the Demon Realm, Xu Jiu, transmigrates into a book as the original heroine, who is destined to be outdone by the woman who transmigrated into the story. She also gets saddled with a useless Merit System. To gain merit and fight the heroine's protagonist halo, Xu Jiu lives by the principle, “If you can't make life difficult for yourself, make it difficult for someone else.” And so she sets off down a path that's hard to describe... 29Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 181 After I Transmigrated, I Started Selling Egg Pancakes on Dad’s Way to Work 穿越后我在爹爹上班路上卖鸡蛋饼 This story is set in a fictional world, so many things may not make sense. Please be warned!!! Liu Siling, a worker stuck in a notoriously useless major, transmigrated one day and finally became the daughter of an official in the imperial capital! Think she could finally enjoy the good life? Think again. Her family was so poor they were nearly out of food. Somebody save her! No worries: the divine goddess of egg pancakes will bless every child who loves good food! From selling food at a street s 4Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 182 Transmigrating to the Past to Farm: I Use My Phone to Cheat 穿越回古代种田，我用手机开挂 Female lead: Ye Zhiqiu (The early section has only a little family-life content; in the middle, the heroine lives on her own; later, she runs a business.) (No romance + foraging in the mountains + living alone + food + business. The heroine isn’t a saint, and she can be ruthless.) Ye Zhiqiu used to be an ordinary office worker, earning just 3,000 yuan a month and barely scraping by. Who would’ve thought that simply staying up late during the National Day holiday would send her transmigrating to 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Reborn as the Wicked Side Consort, I’m Forced into Exile with the Deposed Crown Prince 穿成恶毒侧妃，被迫随废太子流放 (Exile + Farming + Infrastructure Building + Political Intrigue + Special Abilities) She opens her eyes to a dilapidated house, a cold-faced man covered in injuries, and a life in captivity... Shen Qingqing is about to break down! Even worse, the cold-faced man is the recently deposed crown prince, and she is his wicked secondary consort. The original owner was blinded by love. For the sake of the man she loved, she willingly became his pawn, schemed her way into becoming the crown prince’s seco 16Reads—Score11114d adds
- 184 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
- 185 Gourmet: Touring the City with My Food Stall, Making Diners Drool 美食：全市巡摆，馋哭食客 [Gourmet + System + No Romance + No Female Lead + Heartwarming + Hard Work] Yan Qing, a minor actor who had spent his career playing corpses, quit the entertainment industry. To his surprise, he accidentally became bound to a Chef God Gourmet System. Before long, strange sights began appearing all over the streets of S City: the CBD, university gates, outside the film studio, by the cemetery... The lines stretched as far as the eye could see... A top star became his loyal customer and shamelessl 10.1kReads7.5Score79314d adds
- 186 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 1.1kReads8.2Score11614d adds
- 187 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 347Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 188 Transmigrate to a Primitive Tribe and Become Chief with My Special Powers 穿越原始部落，凭异能当上首领 [Farming + primitive society + wood-based supernatural powers + husband to raise + strong female lead + political intrigue + mountain foraging + building from nothing + secret crush + sweet romance] Male lead: A Yue, a primitive tribesman Female lead: Tao Ning, a modern woman from the 26th century A girl abandoned by her family in the 26th century transmigrates into a primitive tribe. This is a story of surviving against the odds and building everything from nothing. From surviving in the wilder 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 I Became a Farm Girl, but No Fear: I Get Rich by Roasting People 穿成农女不怕，我靠吐槽打脸暴富 [Farming + putting scumbags in their place + building wealth + devoted, sweet romance] The moment overworked office worker Shen Suisui opens her eyes, her childhood sweetheart shows up to break off their engagement. She’s baffled. What makes this pretty boy think he can do that? After all, the original owner was so beautiful and so eager to throw herself at him that anyone would call it unbelievable. Her childhood sweetheart liked pretty things, so she sold all the rice and flour at home to buy 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Spiritual Energy Is Fading? I Build a Peach Blossom Paradise Through Farming 灵气陨落？我靠种田打造桃花源 [Modern Farming + Everyday Gourmet Cooking + Land Development + Wilderness Foraging + Minor Golden Finger + Spirit Spring (can't be used for farming or drinking) + Another World + Fantasy Creatures + Divine Game] - After a gray-mist disaster, soil fertility across the country plummeted and crop yields fell. The whole country entered the canned-food era. Yu Wenxia had been able to see the numerical values of things in nature since childhood. After a string of bad luck, she unexpectedly returned t 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 A Bountiful Harvest in the Great Qi 穗满大启 [Farming and Business + No System + Building Wealth + Two Best Friends Transmigrate Together + Feel-Good Infrastructure Building + Strong Female Lead Focused on Her Career] An agricultural science expert transmigrates into the body of a poor widow in the Great Qi dynasty and fights her way to a living, step by step, starting from a broken house and barren fields. My name is He Sui. I was born with a name that goes hand in hand with grain. I built a shelter from waste wheat stalks and grew fresh 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 No Fear in Famine Years: I Take My Golden Finger and Settle in the Mountains 荒年不慌，姐带金手指住深山 [Transmigration + Golden Finger + Fleeing Famine + Building Wealth + Warm, Rustic Charm] One moment she transmigrated, and the next she opened her eyes in a pitch-black pit. Xu Yuan, once a powerhouse in the apocalypse, had become an orphaned farm girl with a frail younger brother and little sister to care for. War erupted, and the whole village fled. An unexpected turn of events led her to fall into a “magical secret realm” hidden from outsiders… Now let’s see how Xu Yuan uses her golden finger 351Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 193 Hooray! I'm Working Hard to Sell Buns and Feed My Family Again Today! 呜呼！今天也有努力卖包子养家！ [Historical food-business series, starts with selling buns at a stall, no romance, farming, saves up to open a restaurant later, former-life food blogger, warm and comforting, just wants a life with cats and dogs, no awful distant relatives, little scheming] Using the culinary skills she honed in her previous life, the heroine settles into a peaceful life of her own, getting along with her neighbors and growing at her own pace. This is not a story about a strong, domineering heroine. Xu Qingruo 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 The Tough Wife Takes Charge 悍妇当家 [Farming + spiritual spring + lighthearted comedy + everyday life + building a fortune] Du Jiaojiao, a burly woman, accidentally overhears her sister-in-law urging her mother-in-law to sell Du Jiaojiao’s child to a landowner. Pregnant and furious, she charges over and beats them both up. After the fight, her mother-in-law kicks Du Jiaojiao and her family out, leaving them to scrape by in a makeshift shelter just outside the village... Two months later, Du Jiaojiao gives birth to boy-and-girl twi 3.5kReads8.4Score31914d adds
- 195 Transmigrated to Another World: A Reborn Apocalypse-Era Farm Girl 穿越异世：末世重生小农女 The earlier text has been fully replaced, so you can read on without worry! [Comedy] [Two Special Abilities] [Light Horror] [A Touch of Ensemble Cast] [Historical Romance] [Xuanhuan] [Everyone's Favorite] [Cute Kids] [Farming] [Building Wealth] [Food] [Strong Female Lead] After dying at the hands of a friend in the apocalypse, Xu Anyan opened her eyes to find herself a young farm girl in Daliang Village, Great Sheng. She thought she had gotten a terrible start in life, but her parents had spen 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 A World of Flavor 风味人间 Food is the main storyline, travel the side plot. This is not a wish-fulfillment story, there’s no face-slapping, and the tone is laid-back and slice-of-life. (He starts out alone and picks up friends along the way.) Xu Jinhuan is a skilled chef, with questionable manners, and the number-one slacker in the country. After accidentally transmigrating to a parallel world and unlocking the Food System, Xu Jinhuan goes from a newly graduated aspiring chef to a creator of flavorful cuisine. His schedu 12Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 197 A Taste of Jiangnan 江南小食记 Jiangnan water-town setting + laid-back daily life + gourmet business + no romance + adorable little sister After transmigrating into a family in a Jiangnan water town, Jiang Yun decides to lie flat and make the most of eating and having fun! She runs a little shop by the river and enjoys the slow, easygoing rhythm of life in Jiangnan. At home, she makes soft, chewy osmanthus rice cakes, pork belly braised with bamboo shoots, and fragrant beggar's chicken that draws people from every corner of 1.8kReads—Score13014d adds
- 198 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
- 199 The Little Farmhouse Millionaire: Starting with a Chicken 田舍小富婆：从一只鸡开始 She opens her eyes and finds herself transmigrated into a poor farming family. Three dilapidated rooms, a tiny plot of land, and a younger brother so thin he’s skin and bones. Shen Henghua stares at the first task sent by the [Slow Living System] and falls into deep thought. [Main Quest: Own a chicken. Reward: One egg.] All right. The System doesn’t look very bright… But she never imagined that this slow-moving System would eventually make her the richest woman in all of Great Qi. Shen Henghua —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Guarding the Forest Deep in the Mountains: I Conquer the Sea of Trees Through Symbiosis with All Things 深山守林：我靠万物共生横推林海 Born close to nature, Lin Fan lives in harmony with all living things. Once his affinity reaches 100%, he gains their abilities. To avoid being taken apart for study, he chooses to venture deep into the mountains and patrol the forests. But then... He feeds a tigress. The tigress leaps into his arms: "You have to take responsibility for me!" He saves a dying golden python. The golden python coils around him: "I can never repay you for saving my life. The only thing I can do is give myself to you —Reads—Score—14d adds
