Novels like The Number One Scholar’s Daily Bread
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Number One Scholar’s Daily Bread, best match first.
- 101 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
- 102 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
- 103 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 1.1kReads8.7Score11314d adds
- 104 Tale of Two Capitals 双京记 Thirty-five years old, a hundred thousand in savings, a run-down little home, and farming for fun. The child was an accident, and so was the child's father. A leisurely daily life of growing vegetables, raising a child, fishing, and feeding chickens... 13.9kReads8.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 105 After My Reputation Hit Rock Bottom, I Cleared My Name by Farming 名声烂透后，我靠种田逆袭洗白 [Farming] [System] [Family Life] [Building Wealth] [Historical Romance] The sky is falling! The moment she arrives in this world, she becomes a desperate-to-marry woman who drugged a scholar! But the mess left behind by the original owner goes far beyond that. She steals chickens and dogs, is lazy and greedy, and nearly gets beaten to death by her own grandfather. Her two uncles even take turns trying to purge the Ye family of this disgrace. Strangely, though, this foolish, wicked home-wrecker i 2.3kReads—Score21814d adds
- 106 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
- 107 The Beloved Little Girl Is a Chef: My Apples Connect the Past and Present 团宠囡囡是厨神：我的苹果通古今 Those willing to eat well are more willing to live well. A little girl clutching a spirit seed is born in Pinghua Village, the most remote and impoverished village around! From that moment on, everything about the village changes: A sparse population becomes a thriving community, and the poorest mountain village turns into an idyllic paradise and one of the best places to live. They grow crops, vegetables, and fruit trees, and raise fish, rabbits, and fragrant pigs... They establish a village sc 393Reads6.1Score10514d adds
- 108 After Dreaming of a Drought, I Stockpiled Food Like Crazy with My Whole Family 梦到旱灾后，带着全家疯狂屯粮 [No romance] [Stockpiling supplies + food] After thirteen years of muddling along, Song Sanniang dreams of a drought one day and regains her memories. Convinced that Heaven has sent her a warning, she begins frantically stockpiling grain and eventually makes it through three grueling years of drought. 2.4kReads8.4Score18114d adds
- 109 Our Class Plays in the Mud, Ranks First in the Grade, and Leaves the Principal on His Knees 全班玩泥巴，期末考年级第一，校长跪了 The Whole Class Played in the Mud, I Came First in the Grade on the Final Exam, and the Principal Knelt 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Listening to a Donkey's Thoughts: Daily Life Running a Restaurant in Bianjing 听驴心声：汴京美食经营日常 (The low rating is only because the book was just listed.) · Transmigration + Everyday food and life among ordinary townsfolk + Mind reading (the little donkey is called Xiao Ba, with “Ba” meaning gossip) + A gentle, leisurely pace + A large ensemble cast later on · A modern chef transmigrates to the Song Dynasty. In this paradise of food, she doesn’t just eat: she develops new dishes and brings ancient and modern cuisines together in a grand feast. The Shen Tinghe family moves from the outskirt 4.2kReads8.5Score51714d adds
- 111 Reborn in the 1980s: Starting with Selling Noodles 重生80年代，从卖面条开始 [Made Entirely by Hand] [Period Novel + Food + Cozy Everyday Life + System + Farming] Jiang Jue unexpectedly is reborn in 1989 and takes over his family’s restaurant from the start! In an era short on good food, he’ll give diners a taste of culinary wonders! Noodles with shredded pork and green peppers, noodles with fried pork, Yangzhou fried rice, sea cucumber braised with scallions, Wensi tofu, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, mapo tofu, dry-fried rice noodles with beef, ginger duck... From nort 150Reads—Score10514d adds
- 112 Joining Her Husband's Army on the Island: Mountain Delicacies and Seafood with Chicken and Duck 随军婆婆上岛：山珍海味配鸡鸭 The short drama adaptation is now available (no space, no romance, island military life, everyday life, family matters, raising kids, delicious food, capitalist daughter-in-law) In her previous life, Chen Guilan looked down on her daughter-in-law for being a capitalist's daughter and hated the hardships of island life. She refused to join her son at his post and care for his pregnant wife, choosing instead to stay nearby and look after her pregnant daughter. But her daughter, son-in-law, and gra 10.5kReads8.4Score89914d adds
- 113 The Prime Minister's Child Bride Is Quite the Flirt 首相大人的童养媳，有点撩 [A few warnings: 1. They don’t take over someone else’s body; their souls switch places. 2. The child bride identity is for her protection.] Jiang Yu transmigrated into a book! But she had no System, no golden finger, and she wasn’t the heroine or a supporting female character. She’d become a child bride who appeared in just one panel of a comic, and all you could see of her was her back! Ack… She was just an ordinary little office worker. In this ancient world where the birds didn’t even bother 1.3kReads8.8Score10114d adds
- 114 Love with All Your Heart 尽情去爱吧 Based on a true story, newly rated. A literary gem, finely written, not a web novel. When desire and morality collide, human weakness becomes a blade that wounds others. The Peking University campus is merely the story’s starting point. The Beijing financial world is where the real story unfolds. The author graduated with an undergraduate degree from Peking University’s Department of Physics. 18.5kReads8.7Score75214d adds
- 115 Draco Malfoy: My Camellia 马尔福：我的山茶花 She is the little princess of Malfoy Manor, cherished above all else: Sylvia Malfoy. At her birthday celebration, scarlet camellias bloom across the hills, the pure-blood nobility fill the hall for her, and her family gives her every finest thing in the world. Even the peacocks spread their shimmering tails for her. “My daughter deserves everything best in the world.” Abraxas held her close, his eyes full of tenderness and solemn devotion to his family. “Wear this. Wherever you are, your godfath 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Look All You Want, Just Don’t Click In! 你看就看，别点进来啊！ [Slow-Burn Healing / Metanarrative / Companionship / Reader Interaction] Why are you staring at the blurb? Honestly. Stop staring at me! You want a short title and a long main story. There’s nothing in the blurb, really. Um... Why are you still staring at the blurb...? There really is nothing else. And stop clicking around! (Author’s note: Unless something comes up, updates are every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. If you want to chat with her, start with a more recent chapter so you 1.2kReads—Score10714d adds
- 117 The Sweet Everyday Romance of a Book-Transmigrated Side Character and Her Fiancé 穿书女配和未婚夫恋爱的甜甜日常 Lin Jingshu earned immense merit by saving the chosen one of her original world, unlocking a transmigration System. She transmigrated into a book she had once read, becoming the supporting female character Lin Jingshu, and gained a System called “Big Cutie.” A new life began. She decided to leave her old self behind and become a carefree, spirited girl, living the life of an ordinary young woman. But the first thing that happened was her family “forcing” her into an engagement. In the original s 337Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 118 Transmigrated to Another World: One Giant Cabbage Feeds Me for a Month 穿越异世：巨型白菜一颗吃一个月 The rating just came out, but it’ll go up later~ [The tags are wrong. This isn’t a historical romance; the setting is closer to a Western-style fantasy world.] [Entirely fictional world + no golden finger + not a wish-fulfillment story + lighthearted + romance, but little focus on it] Bad news: Xia Ju transmigrated. Good news: While everyone else is whisked away without warning, she received advance notice of when she’d transmigrate. Bad news: The warning only came one minute ahead of time. Bot 2.7kReads6.6Score36414d adds
- 119 This Fiancé Is a Bit of a Money Pit 这个未婚夫有点儿费钱 A sweet romance: Tang Xuannuo was suddenly summoned by her grandfather to go on a blind date. But why did her heart ache the moment she saw her prospective date? It turned out she had sued him a few days earlier over an advertisement, demanding several million in compensation. She was heartbroken over her hard-earned money. She thought it would just be a formality. But her grandfather said he was already planning to arrange an engagement between them, and the man’s parents had agreed. Tang Xuann 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 The Struggles of a Farming Couple in Ancient Times 古代农家夫妻奋斗史 (Also known as: The Struggles of a Farming Couple in Ancient Times. The animated drama The Little Farming Couple is now streaming. Come watch!) [Native-Born Ancient People] [Farming] [Building Wealth] [Everyday Family Life] [Adorable Beloved Child] [Cozy Daily Life] [Imperial Examinations] A chance encounter at an apothecary gives Wang Wei'an, a lovestruck young man working at a restaurant, the idea of bringing Zhao Xiuxiu, a young embroiderer, home as his wife. Neither of them transmigrated or 18.1kReads8.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 121 You Want Me to Open a Breakfast Shop? I Only Open in the Afternoon 让我开早餐店？我下午才营业 [System] [Gourmet Food] [Healing] [Lighthearted Comedy] No heartburn while reading! Enjoy without worry! Fan Li used to manage livestream operations. Under pressure, he developed insomnia, showed up late, and was fired. Then he unexpectedly obtained a God-Tier Breakfast System. But his old daily routine had nothing in common with the schedule of selling breakfast. Customer 1: What! In this godforsaken place, he dares to charge eighty-eight yuan for a steamer of soup dumplings? Customer 2: When i 232.8kReads8.5Score17.1k14d adds
- 122 After Quitting My Job, I Inherited Grandma's Little Restaurant 辞职后，我继承了奶奶的小饭馆 [Healing + food + a touch of farming + slow-paced + everyday life] Wen Nian's new life began with a resignation letter. A well-paid job in the big city, endless overtime, cold convenience-store rice balls... She suddenly realized it had been a long time since she'd tasted anything like happiness. Steaming hot soup dumplings in the morning mist, soft and chewy cloud cakes with Pu'er tea in the afternoon, little river shrimp roasted crisp and red by Grandpa... It all felt like a distant, different 3.1kReads8.8Score41714d adds
- 123 The Lazy Little One from a Farming Family Takes the Imperial Exams 农门懒娃娃考科举 Dogwa had terrible luck in his previous life. He worked hard all his life and had nothing to show for it. It was all for nothing. In this life, he just wants enough to eat and drink, and to lie flat until the end. Who knew the Lai family already had a layabout: Dogwa's own father. There was no room for a second one. So Dogwa can only be pushed into improving himself and working hard. (Original title: The Lazy Farm Boy Takes the Imperial Examinations) 659Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 124 After Becoming a Scumbag, I Support My Family with a Spatial Supermarket 穿成渣男后，我靠空间超市养家 The rating has only just come in, so it’ll go up later. ...Yan Shuang transmigrates, and the bad news is that he’s become a deadbeat gambler buried in debt, a scumbag who abuses his wife and daughter. The good news is that he brought an entire building with him: a three-story supermarket packed with supplies, with the fourth and fifth floors crammed full of medicine and books. In an age when human lives are worth less than grass, he’s terrified that others will notice something strange about him 4.6kReads6.9Score47714d adds
- 125 The Great Qian Dynasty's First Lady Scholar 大乾第一女先生 A new story. The System is just a tool and doesn't appear much~ A cozy, everyday tale, mostly about women. Jiang Zhi gets divorced, takes her daughter, and leaves her ex-husband's family in utter chaos. Back in Jiangzhou, she opens a curious teahouse. The pastries here are unlike anything people have seen, the rules are unusual, and the stories she tells... are even more unheard-of! A monkey causes havoc in Heaven? A scholar falls in love with a female ghost? And a dark-faced judge named Bao can 3.1kReads8.5Score34114d adds
- 126 The Lucky God’s Painter Plays It Cool in Another World 喜神画师在异界当咸鱼 A lighthearted, slow-paced, funny transmigration romance: Gan Lan is a painter of auspicious deities. After transmigrating to the Second Civilization of the interstellar age, she discovers she’s utterly penniless. It seems it will be hard to get back to her old, comfortable life of loafing around. But she’s determined to live as a layabout. To enjoy a leisurely life in another world, she returns to her old trade, only to become the local big shot by accident. One day, Lu Wu comes to Gan Lan’s sh 361Reads7.3Score10214d adds
- 127 Spirit-Seeking Murders: Phantom of the Sinkhole 寻灵杀机之天坑魅影 Spirit-Seeking Murder: Phantom in the Heavenly Pit 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Spirit-Seeking Murders: Who Is It? 寻灵杀机之是谁 Spirit-Seeking Murder: Who Is It? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Spirit-Seeking Murders: Mind Games at the Psychiatric Hospital 寻灵杀机之精神病院心灵杀 Spirit-Seeking Murder: A Mind-Killer in the Psychiatric Hospital 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Spirit-Seeking Murders: The Brat and the Scarecrow 寻灵杀机之熊孩子和稻草 Spirit-Seeking Murder: The Brat and the Scarecrow 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Furry Friends Farm the Gobi and Build an Animal City 毛茸茸在戈壁种田打造动物城 [No Romance + Wolf's-Eye View + Farming + Building a Community + Gobi Animals + Cute and Cheerful + Begging Along the Road] Xia Shi'an, a yao cultivator, dies protecting her master in a great battle. When she wakes again, she finds herself in an unfamiliar world, transformed into a wolf. Losing all her cultivation is bad enough, but now she's in a wretched state. Her fur is matted, her belly is flat with hunger, and she's so skinny she barely has any meat on her bones. Looking at the barren Gobi 15.3kReads8.9Score1.9k14d adds
- 132 I, San Mao, Will Take the Imperial Exams 我，三毛，要科举 [Alternate world + farming + imperial examinations + everyday family life] One brick was all it took to turn Chen Ping'an into a poor farmer’s son. Farm the land? The taxes are too high. He shakes his head and gives up. Go into business? He’d still be stuck with corvee labor. No, that won’t work either. That leaves only one path. Fortunately, as he pursues his studies, he has the support of a teacher and several like-minded friends by his side. Along the way, Chen Sanmao overcomes one challenge 1.1kReads7.4Score10014d adds
- 133 Working Overtime, I Unexpectedly Meet a Homeless Girl 公司加班，却意外撞见无家可归的她 Working overtime at the office, he unexpectedly runs into a homeless woman. 201Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 The Spirit-Seeking Murder Case: Shadows of Espionage (Final Part) 寻灵杀机之谍影（完结篇） Soul-Hunting Murder: Spy Shadow (Final Chapter) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Spirit-Seeking Murders: The Madness of Murder 寻灵杀机之妄杀 Spirit-Seeking Murder: Wanton Killing 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Transmigrating to 1990s Hong Kong: The Underworld Heiress Clears Her Name Through Food 穿九零港城：黑道千金靠美食洗白 [Transmigrate to 1990s Hong Kong] [Daughter of a crime boss] [Food and business] [Turning gangsters into honest workers] Transmigrated as the daughter of a Hong Kong crime boss in the 1990s, she's got a gang of underlings who know nothing but fighting. While everyone else is fighting over territory, she picks up a spatula and gets into the food business! She trains street thugs to become food delivery riders and errand couriers. With the help of her cha chaan teng's delicious food, she gradually 1.9kReads—Score22114d adds
- 137 Exiled to the Northern Frontier? I’ll Reclaim the Wasteland with My Reborn Husband 流放北疆？我带重生夫君开荒 [No System, no pocket dimension, transmigrated woman vs. reborn man] [If you want an overpowered golden finger, this isn't for you] [There are children, but if you want a story focused purely on raising kids, this isn't for you] [No political scheming! No household intrigue! No palace intrigue! Not a power fantasy about a strong female lead!] [Some chapters end with short skits where the male lead transmigrates to the modern world; proceed with caution if that's not your thing] Tan Yun transmig 2.2kReads6.3Score29114d adds
- 138 The Whole Family Transmigrates to Farm: Don't Panic, I Have a Pocket Dimension 全家穿越种田，别慌！我有空间 [Farming + Space + Miracle Doctor + Sweet Romance + Chief Minister] Lin Qian's family of four transmigrated to ancient times after a traffic accident. They started out with a shabby house and half a mu of sweet potato fields. Fortunately, they had a pocket dimension, and the family worked together to build a prosperous life. When the imperial court conscripted soldiers, Lin Dad had no choice but to go to war. He became a great general, and the whole family moved to the capital. Lin Qian's greate 2kReads9.0Score26114d adds
- 139 My Five Sisters Raised Me, So I Bought Each of Them a House 五个姐姐养大我，我送每人一套房 When I was seven, Mom and Dad were gone. My five older sisters took turns raising me. The eldest dropped out of school to work a sewing machine. The second scavenged rotten vegetables at the market. The third earned money competing in tournaments. The fourth never had an entry labeled “for herself” in her ledger. The fifth cut off her long braids and sold them for eight yuan to pay my tuition. Chen Zi'en lived next door. He was the school bully, feared by everyone. He'd never lost a fight, but 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 The Butcher Hated by the Whole Village Spoils Me Rotten 被全村嫌弃的屠户，把我宠上天 Transmigrated orphan girl vs. burly butcher, a striking size difference, an instinctive attraction, mutual flirtation, a pocket dimension, and a journey to wealth. Su Nian: I thought this was just something I had to do, but I never expected to be paired with such a top-notch man. Zhou Ye: Why does my whole body heat up whenever I see her!? 2.1kReads—Score32114d adds
- 141 While Others Take the Official Exam, I Farm: Saving Myself Decades of Detours 别人考官我种田，少走弯路几十年 Song Buci transmigrated, but he wasn’t born into a wealthy family or a high-ranking household. Instead, he became Song Fuyu, a nine-year-old farm boy and young scholar from Songjia Village! He thought his journey would take him into the cutthroat world of court politics, full of intrigue and betrayal. But before he could even set out, consumption laid him low, his family was destitute, and he was going hungry. Did all of them want him dead? Thunder boomed beneath a moonless sky, and a wild boar 3.4kReads8.9Score30714d adds
- 142 Deep in the Clouds, Qingye; At Peace in My Thoughts, at Peace in My Heart 云深有清野，念安心自安 [A slow-burn small-town romance] [Long-haired, foxlike guitarist x overly composed, insecure female bookworm] [Yearning and push-and-pull] [They save each other] Xu Nian'an quits a dead-end job, only to be abandoned by her boyfriend of six years. Leaving behind a letter, she flees with a heart full of despair to Yunshen Town, a remote mountain town. She thinks all that remains of her life is learning to heal, unaware that the man who is always silent in the shadows and occasionally sharp-tongued 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 You Call a Five-Star Scenic Spot a Farmstay? 你管五星景区叫农家乐 [Daily life] [Farming] [Running a business] [Two male leads] [Gentle and cozy] After losing his job, Lu Xu returned to his hometown, hoping to peacefully run a farmhouse and get by. But he unexpectedly became the guardian of Qi Ling, a troublesome qilin. The ancient divine beast was supposed to be mighty and awe-inspiring, but all he saw was a fluffy calico kitten with its tail raised, waiting for him to brush its fur. After being forced into a bond with it, Lu Xu's life was turned upside down. 19.8kReads9.0Score3.5k14d adds
- 144 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
- 145 Me, a Lucky Talisman Cultivator, Saving the Random Bystander 我，符修锦鲤，拯救路人甲 [Everyday life + not a strong heroine] [Bright, confident talisman cultivator heroine × well-rounded ordinary male lead] Bad news: I transmigrated into a book! Good news: It’s the book I wrote myself. Worse news: After the System assigned me a mission to save supporting characters destined to die, it just left me to fend for myself! I have no golden finger. My only advantage is knowing the plot. A little rescue mission? Easy! But during the rescue, an extra latched onto me. He’s unlucky, sham 50.6kReads9.2Score17.2k14d adds
- 146 Make You Secretly Fall for Me 诱你暗恋，喜欢我 Make You Secretly Fall for Me, and Like Me 153Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 They Promised a Gentle, Healing Story, So Why Is My Little Café Making the Whole City Cry? 说好轻治愈，我的情绪小馆怎么把全城整哭了 It Was Supposed to Be a Gentle, Healing Story, So Why Is My Little Emotional Haven Making the Whole City Cry? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 The Abandoned Heiress Moved Next Door to the Police Station 豪门弃妇搬到了派出所隔壁 [Signed for Print Publication] In a sentence: “Guarding Xingfuli, living in Xingfuli.” [Modern Sweet Romance | Gentle, Clear-Headed Heroine × Sunny, Sincere Police Officer Hero | Hero Is a Virgin] At eighteen, Shen Deyin was engaged. At twenty-two, she married into the Si family. Her life had been arranged for her from an early age. The “model marriage” in everyone's eyes trapped both her and Si Heng. So on the day, five years later, that Si Heng took full control of the Si family, the first thi 12.9kReads9.2Score2k14d adds
- 149 After My Eldest Sister Swapped Our Marriages 被长姐换亲之后 [Farming + marriage first, love later + switched betrothals + contrast couple + business + transmigration] [Available as a full-cast audiobook and comic drama] Song He dies in an accident while saving someone and transmigrates to ancient times as an ordinary farm girl. Life is hard, and even having enough to eat and warm clothes is a struggle. As the second daughter in her family, the original owner is ignored by her father and scolded by her mother. Her eldest sister is fiercely competitive, an 52.5kReads8.7Score6.5k14d adds
- 150 One Person, One House, One Mountain 一人一屋一座山 (This is a sentimental book, written for my own enjoyment. If you’re looking for dramatic conflict or feel-good stories about lying flat, you can stop here.) After growing tired of city life and marriage, Wang Nan decided to stay in the mountains and live alone after arranging his grandmother’s funeral. From then on, it was one person, one house, three meals a day, and all four seasons: farming and good food, with a calm and unhurried life. 5.4kReads9.1Score48514d adds
