Novels like After Leaving the Heir Apparent, I Dazzled the Capital with My Pastries
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- 1 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
- 2 Art Never Ages: Painting Beauties in Ancient Times 丹青不老，我在古代画美人 [No System, No golden finger, No Powerful Backing | Multiple Female Leads | Business-Building | Northern Song, Xuanhe Era] Shen Mo transmigrated to the Northern Song dynasty during the Xuanhe era and took over the body of a down-and-out scholar. With no special abilities or fortuitous encounters, he started from scratch, relying on ordinary livelihood skills and his talent for painting. He slowly built up a business and formed sincere, openhearted bonds with the women around him. He moved betwee 8.3kReads7.2Score84714d adds
- 3 The Mountains Are Full of Treasure: A Bitter Girl’s Rise 满山都是宝，苦瓜少女的崛起 [Farming! Feel-Good Story! Golden Finger! Food! No Romance] [Content warning: No male lead, but there is one-sided affection. A gentle, cozy story!] College student Lin Xiu wakes up as a poor orphan girl in ancient times. There’s even a tiny baby by her bed, crying to be fed! A home stripped bare, doomed from the start! She thinks heaven must be against her, but then it gives her a golden finger! The mountains are wonderful! Picking mushrooms and making delicious food! Finding medicinal herbs 3.1kReads8.2Score37114d adds
- 4 Thriller: I Can't Believe I Drew a Farming System from the Start 惊悚：服了，开局抽到种田系统 [No CP + farming + infinite flow + a System for everyone + food; not scary, not scary. The main draw is goofy, lighthearted fun, with everyone helping one another and getting along. A little scheming] After 28 years of diligent work, Xia Wulei worked herself to death in front of her computer. Her soul arrives in a new world, where she gets a chance to complete quests, save up points, and resurrect herself. Xia Wulei was going to refuse, but then she drew a farming System. Now that's hard to turn 2.9kReads8.8Score41414d adds
- 5 Transmigrating to the Modern Era: I Haul Supplies Home by the Armload 穿越现代，我哐哐往家搬物资 For generations, Nanshan Village has passed down one ancestral rule: “Never flaunt your wealth or show off your riches.” Even in the years when people barely had enough to eat or clothes to cover themselves, the village chief constantly reminded the villagers to remember the old rule. At first, Chunxia only prayed that Heaven would give her little sister enough milk powder to survive. Heaven took pity on her and sent her to another world where she could earn money by collecting garbage. Her litt 2kReads9.0Score22914d adds
- 6 Pokemon: Retiring in the World of Pocket Monsters 宝可梦我在精灵世界养老 This book was originally titled I Have a Pokémon Day Care in the World of Pokemon, and is now titled Growing Old in the World of Pokemon. (Female lead + no romance + Pokemon + Pokemon + Pokémon + no battles + slow-paced life + running a Pokémon Day Care + levels) Zhao Meng had only watched a few Pokemon shows as a child when she suddenly transmigrated to a world full of Pokemon and inherited a Pokémon Day Care. And so the story begins... You don't need to know anything about Pokemon to enjoy thi 11.9kReads9.2Score68914d adds
- 7 Qingshui Village Farmstay 清水村农家乐 When you've reached a dead end, go home, back to the vast fields and farmland. Help your parents sell peaches, grow vegetables in greenhouses, and run a farmstay. Then lead the villagers of Qingshui Village to prosperity and forge your own path as a new-generation farmer! 2.5kReads—Score16014d adds
- 8 My Mountain Villa Connects to Another World, and Ancient People Come to Work 山庄通异界古人来打工 After graduating from university, Jian Xingxia inherits her grandmother’s farm. But the farm lies deep in the mountains, overgrown with weeds and surrounded by leaky buildings. After pulling weeds until she’s questioning her life choices, Jian Xingxia wails, “Can’t someone come help me pull weeds and fix the roof?” The next second, a twelve-year-old girl from ancient times emerges from the mountains. “Pull weeds? Easy. Just give me the wild greens.” A skinny old man with a face that looks fifty- 107.1kReads9.0Score9.7k14d adds
- 9 Alternate Ancient China: Building a Fortune in Jiangnan 架空古代：江南人家经营致富日常 [Ancient-Style Business and Wealth-Building] + [A Jiangnan Family] + [Everyday Family Life] + [Lighthearted, Sweet, and Satisfying] A lighthearted, stress-relieving story about the everyday business and family life of a small household in peaceful Jiangnan, filled with warmth, joy, kindness, and ordinary domestic moments. It tells the story of common people in ancient times. The main characters are not princes or ministers, nor are they members of noble or aristocratic families. From the very st 73kReads9.3Score7.4k14d adds
- 10 From the Start with a Spirit Spring, I Turn My Hometown into a Peach Blossom Paradise 开局灵泉，我把老家打造成桃花源 [Pocket dimension and spirit spring + country life + raising pets + mutual healing, lighthearted and heartwarming] Her mother had cancer, her scumbag boyfriend was cheating on her, and he and his mistress had stolen her designs. Then she was fired from her company. With her life at its bleakest, An Nuan planned to take her mother back to their hometown to spend her final days there. Then she unexpectedly unlocked a pocket dimension and a spirit spring. Working herself to the bone for a pittance 37.2kReads9.2Score2.3k14d adds
- 11 I Quit My Job and Opened a Farm for Immortals 辞职后，我开了家神仙农庄 [System + farming + one-on-one romance, both devoted] After refusing workplace sexual harassment and slapping the offender on the spot, Lin Yunxiu came across the song “Resignation March” while scrolling Douyin. She unexpectedly acquired a farming lottery System and resolutely quit her job to return to her hometown. Now that she had a System, why keep being a corporate drone? Of course she was going to farm, drink tea, tend flowers, and live a peaceful life in the countryside! To complete the Sy 5.9kReads9.2Score52614d adds
- 12 Rural Livestream: 100,000 Acres from the Start 乡村直播：开局10万亩地 Bound to the Manor Owner System, he receives 100,000 mu of land from the start! He decisively chooses to become a great manor owner, farming, raising livestock, fishing, making use of the lush mountains and clear waters, and earning a fortune. Faced with all the wondrous items in the System Shop, An Ge also starts livestreaming. Who would have thought he’d gain tens of millions of fans? Fine food, fine wine, beautiful women, stunning scenery, luxury cars, villas, airplanes, skiing, mountain clim 14.5kReads8.9Score97014d adds
- 13 To Snag a Village Entry Slot, Rich Women Worldwide Hurl Billions at It 为抢进村名额，全球富婆怒砸百亿 [Fishing by the Sea] [Tycoon] [Countryside] [Fishing] [Livestream] Zhou Yang, whose net worth was over a hundred million, lost everything overnight, and his wife ran off. Just as he was about to step onto the rooftop, he suddenly acquired the strongest Countryside Upgrade System. After upgrading his family’s fish pond, it actually turned into the sea. From then on, things quickly got out of hand. All kinds of rare sea fish appeared, drawing in all sorts of fishing enthusiasts. From that day on, 3.3kReads7.3Score22314d adds
- 14 My Whole Family Transmigrated: My System Can Only Buy Things from Home 全家穿越：我的系统只能买家里货 [Transmigration + System + Sweet Romance + Multiple Couples + Ensemble Cast + Lighthearted Fun] Both plot and everyday life are going strong. Light, funny, and heartwarming. There are couples! There will be a little rivalry for the heroine, but it ultimately ends in one-on-one romance. Expect an ancient-style domineering CEO, a refined villain, a yandere, unrequited love... but the final partner may not be the heroine. Cui Mingzhi transmigrates with her whole family to the Great Jing Dynasty, r 1.4kReads9.3Score16014d adds
- 15 After Returning from the Immortal Realm, I Made a Fortune Through Farming 从仙界穿回来后我靠种田发家致富 [No spatial dimension, no System, a slight golden finger, spirit-spring farming, reclaiming the hills behind the house, cozy food and everyday life. There is a couple, but the male lead doesn't get much screen time. Big shots gradually enter the story later.] A spirit jade brought back from the immortal realm changed Xu Xia's life as an overworked office drone. When the jade dew flows, gold and silver follow. She'd finally been reborn. Who would be a workhorse now? Only a fool! Xu Xia immedi 32.3kReads9.2Score2.8k14d adds
- 16 After Losing My Job, I Became an Online Sensation Through Farming 失业后，我靠种田爆红全网 This novel is also known as: Everyone Online Is Begging Me to Livestream Tong Ranhua transmigrated to the cultivation world and spent a hundred years there, only to die unexpectedly while exploring a secret realm. She returned to the modern world, bringing with her the cultivation world’s specialties: a secret realm and its spirit. On the very day her boyfriend cheated on her with the company president’s daughter and she was fired, Tong Ranhua, who had spent a hundred years grinding away in the 12.5kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
- 17 After Getting Canceled Online, I Became a Sensation by Farming 被全网黑后，我靠种地爆红全网 Original title: After Being Hated by the Entire Internet, I Became Famous by Farming! [Farming] [Not focused on the entertainment industry] [Selling produce] [Livestream] [Raising children] [Cozy] [Everyday life] [Healing] [Romance] Jiang Wanning, a spirit-plant cultivator, transmigrated into the body of a female celebrity hated by the entire internet. Everyone was calling for her to get out of showbiz. Jiang Wanning was happy to take their advice. She packed up and headed back to her hometown i 37.3kReads9.1Score2.4k14d adds
- 18 The Scenic Spots He Takes People To Are Archaeological Sites 那货带去的景区能考古 [Published and available to buy everywhere online, published under the title A Planar Travel Agency] [Changing history's regrets + patriotic spirit] Jiang Ye inherits a travel agency on the verge of bankruptcy and becomes a tour guide. But the attractions he takes his tourists to are anything but ordinary. Other guides take people to scenic, officially rated 4A and 5A attractions. The places Jiang Ye visits are either the Qin Dynasty two thousand years ago, the Great Ming Dynasty five hundred ye 63.3kReads9.0Score7.7k14d adds
- 19 All I Can Do Is Grow Vegetables and Cook, Yet I Became Cultivation World's Top-Tier Star 只会种菜做饭，却成了修真界顶流 [Hilarious and Heartwarming + Food + Farming + A Touch of Modern Cultivation] She inherited a cultivation legacy, and her innate talents were cooking and growing vegetables. She became the leader of a sect, but living in poverty was the norm. From the start, all she had was a ramshackle building, a patch of wasteland, and half a mountain forest. A leader with no great ambitions and four idle disciples. Sect leader Jiang Tingyun said, “In modern society, spiritual energy has dried up. Cul 23.2kReads9.5Score3.3k14d adds
- 20 Big Brother Goes to Cultivate Immortality, Little Brother Comes to Farm 哥去修仙，种田弟来 [No System] [No Items] [Farming] [Management] [Science + Metaphysics] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, with no System and no wise old mentor, he has to flee for his life from the start... While others are still fighting to the death over half a tattered manual or killing for a few cultivation supplies, Chen Fei glances at the data from the Spirit Realm: 80,000+ Yellow-tier techniques collected, 5,000+ Black-tier techniques, Earth-tier... The traditional path to immortality: Kill → 6.2kReads7.5Score40414d adds
- 21 The Savings System Summoned Me to Another World to Become a Rich Woman 我被存钱系统召唤到异世界当富婆 [Travel Between Two Worlds] + [Modern-Day Fantasy] + [System] + [Farming] + [No Romance] + [Food Business] + [Livestream] + [Building Wealth] + [Infrastructure] + [Redemption] Other people's Systems shower their Hosts with money and perks. Mine is all about being broke, forcing me to make money through street vending and hand over every last cent. I make a million a day Livestreaming skewers made with handsome men from the mall, only for the System to order me to turn off tips. I have to build 1.3kReads—Score10414d adds
- 22 The God of Cooking and the Demon Beasts: Oh No, We're the Ingredients! 厨神，妖兽：不好，我们成食材了 A chef transmigrates to a fantasy world and awakens the strongest Chef God System. Whenever someone praises a dish he makes, his talent, physique, and insight improve. Well, this is an instant takeoff. What's more, his dishes have special effects: they can strengthen the body, nourish one's health, and clear away hidden injuries… The entire sect goes wild. From the Ancestor, Supreme Elders, and Sect Master to the servant disciples, everyone goes crazy for a taste. The Sect Master say 66.7kReads9.1Score4.6k14d adds
- 23 Beachcombing: From the Start, One Sand Shovel Wins Me the Whole Beach 赶海：开局一把沙铲承包整个沙滩 (Daily life + lighthearted + beachcombing + tycoon) I dropped out of a top university and spent two years back in my hometown fishing village. Once the village's golden boy, I became a good-for-nothing everyone despised. Then one day, I discovered I could see my own luck stat and exchange points for beachcombing tools through a virtual screen. From then on, my life was like I had cheats enabled. With a sand shovel, I could easily earn thousands in a day. With a spade, I even dug up a whole bucke 126.7kReads9.4Score11.8k14d adds
