Novels like The Hong Kong Chef [The 1980s]

Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Hong Kong Chef [The 1980s], best match first.

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151 [Great Tang] The First Female Official of Empress Wu [大唐]武皇第一女官 Gu Simu顾四木Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Jiang Wo sat in one of the palace gardens within the Taiji Palace. When she woke one day, she discovered that she had become a low-ranking female official in the Tang dynasty during the Zhenguan era: a seventh-rank record keeper in the Palace Discipline Bureau, responsible for recording palace rules and punishments. Her first assignment was to explain palace etiquette to the newly arrived consorts. After she had finished reading through the regulations, one young woman stepped forward. “Could 128.3kFavorites184.4kClicks/ch724kGifts
152 [Three Kingdoms] I Can Command the Wind and Rain [三国]我，呼风唤雨 Gold and Jade Fill the Courtyard金玉满庭Romance818k WordsCompleted She’s in the chaotic Three Kingdoms era, but she’s a goddess. Things seem pretty good from the start… Wait, which faction’s goddess is she, exactly? Chen Zhao stared at the people in front of her, all wearing yellow turbans and charging forward as they shouted, “The Azure Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise! In the year of Jiazi, good fortune shall reign!” She fell silent. So… she was a rebel? Chen Zhao rolled up her sleeves. Since she was here, what else could she do but make the b 101.6kFavorites108.6kClicks/ch525.2kGifts
153 Genius Operator [Holographic] 天才操作手[全息] Li Wenjiu李温酒Danmei (BL)1.4M WordsCompleted [Complete] The Divine Tree is a full-dive online game famed for its skill freedom, drawing attention from every walk of life and producing one top player after another. Players can enter the dungeon [Temple of Heaven and Earth] at level 30. Its tricky mechanics and extremely high entry requirements make it a nightmare for players who get separated from their teams, and a veritable slaughterhouse for newcomers. On beginner server 3145, the leader of a hastily assembled dungeon-clearing team casua 190.6kFavorites178.9kClicks/ch1.4MGifts
154 How to Farm a Thousand-League Realm for the First Emperor's Little One 如何为始皇崽耕出万里江山 Mulan Bamboo木兰竹Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Zhu Xiang, a professor of agricultural science, transmigrates into the Warring States period as a commoner in Zhao. At last, his life is beginning to improve. His elder sister, who ran off with all the family’s valuables to follow a wealthy merchant, dumps her son on him, saying she’s fallen for another rich merchant and can’t bring the child along. An angry Zhu Xiang is just about to find someone else to raise the boy when he learns the child is named Zheng, and his father is Yiren, a prince of 205.5kFavorites432.7kClicks/ch3.3MGifts
155 [Tang Dynasty] Chang'an of the Great Tang [唐]大唐长安 Gold and Jade Fill the Courtyard金玉满庭Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When Li Chang’an opened her eyes again, she was in the Tang Dynasty. The good news: It was the Kaiyuan era, the golden age of the Tang, and she was a daughter of Emperor Xuanzong. The bad news: The An Lushan Rebellion was just around the corner, and her father disliked her so much he wouldn’t even give her a princess’s title and made her become a Taoist nun. Princess Shou’an was born to Cao Yena Ji. She was born in the ninth month of pregnancy. The emperor hated her and ordered her to be dress 175.8kFavorites238.2kClicks/ch656.8kGifts
156 Crossover Actors 跨界演员 Bei Nan北南Danmei (BL)451k WordsCompleted V Announcement: The story goes premium on December 26, with three chapters released that day. “I love music, but I became an actor, and I’m still damn well not famous.” Lu Wen is a minor actor, handsome and well-built, but socially clueless. He has a talent for acting but absolutely no tact, and he offends top screenwriter Qu Yanting on his very first day on set. Lu Wen: I really didn’t mean to. Later, he thinks Qu Yanting is abusing his power to get revenge, using an unfair arrangement to explo 565kFavorites640.8kClicks/ch789.6kGifts
157 I Love Farming 我爱种田 The Rabbit Who Pulls Cotton Candy拉棉花糖的兔子Danmei (BL)595k WordsCompleted After Cui Xichao's ancient imperial bloodline awakened, he could no longer suppress his kingly instincts, and began… furiously farming in world after world. The bloodline of Yan Emperor Shennong: a guarantee of farming excellence. … Cui Xichao: I love farming. Farming makes me happy! . An unconventional, slow-paced, feel-good quick transmigration story. Campus life, the Middle Ages, the interstellar age, food, business management, leveling up: there's no world where you can't farm. A few notes: 308.6kFavorites619.9kClicks/ch547.5kGifts
158 Reborn: A Sudden Awakening 重生之豁然 For Some Reason缘何故Danmei (BL)783k WordsCompleted There are always people who start with a decent hand, only to end up playing it into total disaster. After losing so much, Lin Jingzhe returns to the age of eighteen, before he failed the college entrance exam. It's the nineties, when the economy is taking off and business opportunities are everywhere. This is his best age, and his chance to start over. A short story about being reborn. Some regrets from the past are worth making right. Don't let the blurb fool you: this is actually a feel- 271.5kFavorites542.3kClicks/ch458kGifts
159 I Became Qin Shi Huang's Second Qin Emperor 我给始皇当秦二世 Gold and Jade Fill the Courtyard金玉满庭No CP1.1M WordsCompleted A biological father-daughter relationship with the First Emperor Zhao Buxi, a remnant of the Six Kingdoms living in the Qin dynasty and the daughter of a beauty from the fallen state of Zhao, looks at her golden finger, then at the talented man she has just recruited. She falls into deep thought. You need talent to make use of a golden finger. Xiang Yu could do it, Liu Bang could do it, so why couldn’t she, Zhao Buxi? “Great talent, the Qin dynasty is tyrannical and the people are suffering. 184.4kFavorites320.7kClicks/ch676.4kGifts
160 Island in the Sky [Apocalypse] 空中孤岛[末世] Gray Valley灰谷Danmei (BL)969k WordsCompleted “Hell is other people.” Zhou Yun returns to life after the apocalypse, choosing to avoid the crowds and retreat to a solitary building. But this time, he hopes he can keep Guan Yuanfeng by his side. The desire to grow stronger begins with wanting to protect someone. I hold my ground on a lonely island amid a sea of clouds, with the stars and moon as passing visitors. “On my floating island in the sky, I am second to none, utterly unparalleled.” Then you came, and for you, I am willing to build 238.3kFavorites319.2kClicks/ch937.1kGifts
161 The Movie Emperor's Little Sister Is Three and a Half 影帝他妹三岁半 Jiang Yue Nian Nian江月年年Romance517k WordsCompleted [This book has been signed with Motie Publishing. Search for the print edition to buy it, or follow @JiangYueNianNianNianNian on Weibo.] Child prodigy Chu Xiaoxiao grew up adored by everyone, but before she turned three, she had no idea she even had a brother. She didn't find out until one year when the whole family was watching the Spring Festival Gala. Chu Xiaoxiao: This celebrity can't sing or dance. How did he get on the Spring Festival Gala? Chu Father pointed at the red-clad fool on the TV 330.7kFavorites1MClicks/ch550.3kGifts
162 How Long Can Your Snowman Live? 你的雪人能活多久 Zhi Chu稚楚Danmei (BL)546k WordsCompleted Zhu Zhixi had lived a dazzling life for 26 years, from Africa to Antarctica, from backpacker to volunteer. He was always looking for his next adventure. Then one day, he woke up to find a countdown to his death on his palm: [60 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes, 0 seconds] I only have sixty days to live? A few days later, he was forced to attend a matchmaking date. His match was a dull archaeology professor, a handsome but expressionless Alpha, colder than a snowman. Zhu Zhixi: “I’m a beta. Marrying me i 837.2kFavorites802.8kClicks/ch2.1MGifts
163 Part-Time Taoist Priest 非职业半仙 The Rabbit Who Pulls Cotton Candy拉棉花糖的兔子Danmei (BL)687k WordsCompleted Out of nowhere, Xie Lingya became the owner of a small Taoist temple. The temple was next to a commercial street on one side and a plaza on the other, with a food market behind it. Unfortunately, it had few worshippers and was so poor it could barely scrape by. Our goal: build the biggest Taoist temple and burn the thickest incense! Xie Lingya: “I exorcise ghosts, tell fortunes, draw talismans, read feng shui... without a license, but I know I'm a good half-immortal!” . A heads-up: Updates a 537kFavorites875.9kClicks/ch1.3MGifts
164 I Ride a Broom to Cultivate Immortality 我骑扫帚去修仙 The Rabbit Who Pulls Cotton Candy拉棉花糖的兔子Danmei (BL)500k WordsCompleted A half-blood wizard transmigrates into the world of cultivation. Passerby: “Flying swords aren't allowed here.” Bai Lu: “It's fine, I'll ride a broom~” The sky is divided into twelve wilds, and the land into twelve continents. Huo Xuexiang, master of Dianmei Peak at Xuanshan Immortal Sect, is renowned across the twelve continents as a peerless cultivator. A new disciple named Bai Lu arrives and is fortunate enough to join the sect. Bai Lu: “Sorry, I have to start with the basics.” Huo Xuexiang: 333.1kFavorites369.5kClicks/ch1MGifts
165 I Have to Play Out the Plot Myself! [Apocalypse] 只好自己走剧情了！[末世] Ma Hu Zijun马户子君Danmei (BL)266k WordsCompleted [A completed novella of just over 200,000 Chinese characters] A hilarious, sweet, feel-good story Qi He spent twelve years as a game tester, specializing in finding bugs and pulling off outrageous tricks. After dying unexpectedly, he transmigrated into an apocalypse. On the first day, he was bound to the System and told that he was a cannon-fodder character in this world. At every key plot point, he had to play his role according to the script. The first plot point. The System summarized: “You 365.1kFavorites397.4kClicks/ch682.9kGifts
166 [Harry Potter] My Owl Got Lost [HP]我的猫头鹰迷路了 Green Radish Skirt青青绿萝裙Romance318k WordsCompleted In my previous life, my owl got lost over the Pacific Ocean. It never brought me my Hogwarts letter, not even by the time I graduated from college. In this life, the owl arrived right on time and a Transfiguration professor (?) came to the orphanage (?) to take me away. Something about this feels off?! Though I start out in an orphanage, I'm not the third-generation Dark Lord. The heroine is in Hufflepuff. It's an upward-progression, coming-of-age story, and her goal is to become the next he 179.8kFavorites324.5kClicks/ch398.2kGifts
167 Smash All Pots and Pans To Go to School 砸锅卖铁去上学 Red Thorn North红刺北Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The second volume’s physical edition goes on sale on June 24, 2023, at 6 p.m. The first two minutes come with a limited-time autograph! For details, follow the author on Weibo: Tiantian Chijiao.] [The audiobook of the same name is now available on Ximalaya. If you’re interested, go give it a listen!] Wei San, once a top engineer, transmigrates into an out-of-school child in the interstellar age. She makes a living by scavenging trash and turning junk into treasure. Just in time for the start o 965.2kFavorites1.6MClicks/ch4.6MGifts
168 After Entering a Cyberpunk Game, I Killed the Boss and Claimed the Throne 穿进赛博游戏后干掉BOSS成功上位 An Bai桉柏Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [I’ve been informed about the incident involving trolls in the comments, and I sincerely apologize to everyone. The inappropriate text in the blurb has been removed. A detailed announcement is in the author’s note for Chapter 1. 2026.04.05] [Updates on the simplified Chinese print edition: See Weibo @An Bai ANBAI. The second volume of the simplified Chinese edition was released on August 22, 2025.] The cyberpunk game with cosmic horror elements, Crimson Earth, is about to be released. Kui Xin 835.4kFavorites1.1MClicks/ch3.4MGifts