Novels like Reborn as the Imperial Chef
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- 1 The Dark-Cute Foodie 黑萌吃货 Other people at thirteen: court intrigue, secrets in the inner quarters, storms beneath the towers, and a sword roaming the martial world. Li Qiu at thirteen: Hmm, this is tasty, and that’s tasty too. Damn, this is delicious! (╯‘-‘)╯ (┻━┻ (flips table) Other people at fifty: enjoying an empire, ruling the inner quarters, streams winding past little bridges, and a peaceful sunset home. Li Qiu at fifty: Ahhh, this is tasty, that’s tasty, and damn, all of this is delicious! Some man: When taking a 0Votes18.2kRecs8.3kFans
- 2 Ghost-Eyed Prodigy: Reborn Goddess Project 鬼眼天骄：重生女神计划 Ji Wei was reborn into her childhood, thirty years in the past. Given a second chance at life, Ji Wei is determined to leave no regrets behind. She awakens, able to glimpse the future at a glance. From then on, the goddess rises, and prodigies come calling! 0Votes2.8kRecs8.1kFans
- 3 A Match Made in the Countryside 田园佳偶 One morning, a levelheaded female physician woke up transformed into a simple-minded young girl. Song Wan'er: Heaven, can you make my life any worse? Heaven: Heh. Song Wan'er: Waaah, I was wrong! I repent... Some male lead: Wan'er, don't cry. Hurry up and get in my bowl! Song Wan'er: Get lost... P.S. This is the story of a modern female physician who is reborn as a girl in ancient times. Naturally, she also takes on a few nasty characters and raises som 0Votes16.7kRecs14.4kFans
- 4 Reborn as a Jewel-Toned Heiress 重生之珠光宝妻 She returned from a shopping trip in Paris, only to find her husband with her closest friend. She rushed forward to attack them, but a table lamp struck the back of her head. Everything went black... When she awoke, she was sitting in a library with her close friend from middle school beside her. She looked up and saw a boy in a white shirt and khaki pants: her future husband, at the age of nineteen. It turned out she had returned to when she was seventeen... Piggy's new book, The Pillmaker, is 0Votes92.8kRecs303.8kFans
- 5 The Cheat-Powered Reverse Transmigration Life 开挂反穿日常 A noble daughter from a family of ministers, she endured relentless oppression at home until an ancestral ring mysteriously transported her to the modern age. But life as an abandoned wife in a wealthy family was far from ideal. Now that she has finally been reborn in the modern world, she refuses to live another miserable life. In this life, anyone who pushes their luck will pay in blood! (This is a fictional setting. Please don't nitpick the historical details.) 0Votes14.2kRecs25.6kFans
- 6 Reborn to Farm and Live the Good Life 重生种田农家乐 She was an agricultural doctoral graduate who died of a strange illness. But before long, she discovered that she had been reborn in the countryside, with a mysterious farming space in tow. With the knowledge from her previous life and this space, how will she take control of her own destiny? 0Votes19kRecs31.2kFans
- 7 The Precious Treasure of an Ugly Wife 丑妻家中宝 A devoted male lead, a lovestruck female lead, childhood sweethearts, the everyday ups and downs of family life, and an ordinary little life spent raising a wife. 0Votes8.3kRecs18.4kFans
- 8 The Berserker Priestess 暴牧女王 After failing to break through a cultivation bottleneck, the queen of another world transmigrates to the year 2350 and enters a fully immersive online game as a total newbie... A dagger in her left hand, a staff in her right: she can heal and deal damage, and her victories keep piling up until everyone flips the table! Who said she was a game newbie? The queen and her adorable pet say: “Going from cultivation queen to online-game queen is easy and effortless!” 0Votes2.6kRecs19.8kFans
- 9 A Life of Leisure and Luxury in My Pocket Dimension 空间之富贵闲人 Her boyfriend cheats on her with her roommate, then mocks her for spending twenty years working hard and still being unable to afford even a bathroom in Haishi? Luo Jinghao isn't bothered. With her pocket dimension at her disposal, she'll farm her way to wealth and live a life of luxury! What, this top-notch old guy wants to meet me? Ye Lie roars, “How does thirty-five make me an old guy?” Her ex wants to rekindle their relationship, too? Ye Lie roars again, “All you demons and monsters, get los 0Votes16kRecs25.7kFans
- 10 Reborn in Space: Riding the Wind to Success 重生空间之风生水起 In her past life, she had plenty of intelligence but no sense, and could never see the true colors of those around her. In the end, her best friend and boyfriend joined forces to kill her. Now reborn, with a gourd in hand and supernatural powers at her side, she’ll sweep away the monsters and villains around her and send every scumbag man and woman flying. From now on, she’ll thrive! P.S. My new book, Reborn: The Female Boss’s Modern Life, is now out. Please give it your support! (づ￣3￣)づ 0Votes71.6kRecs53.3kFans
- 11 The Cannon Fodder Bride Takes Charge 炮灰媳妇当家 Liu Xiaping spent her whole life giving in and enduring. In the end, she still couldn’t satisfy her maiden family’s ever-growing appetite. Her husband died, and then she, too, passed away, leaving behind a son with no one to rely on... When she opened her eyes again, had she returned to the crossroads where she once had to choose her path in life? Looking at her still-biased parents and selfish younger sister, she thought, No matter what, I won’t give in again in this life! 0Votes63.5kRecs72.5kFans
- 12 The Reborn Cannon Fodder Turns Her Life Around 重生炮灰大翻身 Qiu Ye lived for more than thirty years in her previous life, and learned one thing: money is better in your own hands than in anyone else's. In her previous life, she had no money, and when she was young, she pretended to be above it all and treated money like dirt. After getting married, she could only grit her teeth and live with her mother-in-law, swallowing every grievance. Her family fell into discord, and her marriage grew strained. At last, Heaven took pity on her and gave her the chance 0Votes41kRecs108.2kFans
- 13 The Foodie's Guide 美食攻略 Nothing can stop a foodie from longing for delicious food. She can't manage a single respectable skill, but she's brilliant at all sorts of unconventional tricks. Her cooking skills have every guild fighting over her, while her clever heart wins her a handsome man with a dark side O(∩_∩)O~ 0Votes42.6kRecs62.4kFans
- 14 The Cannon Fodder's Everyday Face-Slapping 炮灰打脸日常 In the story of the legitimate daughter making a comeback, she is cannon fodder. In the story of her childhood friend fighting her way upward, she is cannon fodder. In the story of her younger female cousin becoming adored by everyone, she is cannon fodder. In the story of a maid rising to become a princess consort, she is cannon fodder. … The fake cannon fodder and real transmigrated woman Fu Peiyao casually browses Taobao: Love whoever you want, this lady is not playing with you! Thus, this no 0Votes20kRecs17.1kFans
- 15 Reborn: The Food Empire 重生之美食帝国 In her previous life, her parents disappeared without a trace, and just as she was achieving success, her fiance abandoned her. In this life, she protects her family and inherits the true art, kicks her scumbag ex to the curb, cooks delicious food, and wins the heart of a handsome man, becoming a legendary empress of cuisine! 0Votes6.2kRecs14.8kFans
- 16 Leave It to Me 放着我来 Su Junmiao was lazy, but no matter how lazy she was, she had to get to work. What could she do? She had a cheat! Need equipment? Sure, leave it to me! Need weapons? Sure, leave it to me! What? You also need a miraculous medicine that defies the heavens? No problem, leave it to me! 0Votes31.6kRecs30.7kFans
- 17 The Joys of Country Living 田园农家乐 The shut-in Wen Zhu was reborn as the village girl Wen Lüzhu, with a bun in the oven before she was even married. She was stuck in a remote, dirt-poor village full of bachelors, where poverty, harsh conditions, and vicious rumors made life unbearable. She learned the local dialect and new skills, then opened a farm stay, working hard to escape poverty. Just as she’d saved up a little money and wanted to find a young, handsome man to marry into her family, the child’s father showed up. 0Votes46.1kRecs39.4kFans
- 18 Reborn in Space: The Tough Little Woman of the Eighties 空间重生：八零小悍妻 She’s a mighty female general, but the moment she opens her eyes, she’s a fat village girl in a booming new era! Terrible reputation, ugly as sin, no one to rely on, a shameless troublemaker? Nonsense! With a pocket dimension in hand and skills galore, she makes money, buys houses, and grows into a super big shot. Her life is blessed and prosperous, and along the way she even brings 0Votes6.3kRecs16.4kFans
- 19 Online Gaming: The Leftover Woman Strikes Back 网游之剩女逆袭 Tang Anran, a senior executive at a cleaning company, first quit her job for a worthless man, then got dumped by him. Her tragic love life turned her into a single woman past her prime. But when one door closes, another opens: she won a gaming pod worth 30,000 yuan. What? I’ve inherited the divine skill of forging? You might as well call me a con artist! Lucky gear keeps rolling in, while she gathers gold, silver, and jewels by the armful. Watch this single woman take the gaming world by storm, 0Votes46.7kRecs30.9kFans
- 20 Reborn as a Hollywood Socialite 重生好莱坞名媛 She can make the scariest horror films and the most profitable blockbusters. She can give an art-house film the appeal of a commercial hit, or make a blockbuster feel like an art-house film. Later generations called Laila the very embodiment of Hollywood’s miracle, and one of the greatest directors of all time. She also accidentally became one of the best cinematographers and producers around. But she knew that everything she had achieved came from her greatest secret: she had been reborn! 0Votes64.8kRecs11.4kFans
- 21 The Qing Dynasty: Life After Becoming a Concubine 清穿之茗后 (Superpowers, group transmigration, adorable baby) Empress Xiaoyi Chunjian of the Qing dynasty, née Gūwalgiya, of the Plain White Banner of Manchuria. Her younger brother was Grand Secretary Gūwalgiya Jiaheng. While Prince Yinzhen, later Emperor Yongzheng, was still a prince, she bore him children and was promoted to Secondary Consort. In the first year of Yongzheng’s reign, she was made Noble Consort; in the ninth year, Imperial Noble Consort, and put in charge of the Six Palaces; in the tenth 0Votes30.9kRecs30.4kFans
- 22 The Golden and Jade Bride 金玉娇妻 After transmigrating, she botched her opening act? No problem. Fortunately, she has a good boss to hold the stage together. Fang Caiwei, the heir's wife who considers herself part of the gold-collar class, works diligently to run the rear courtyard of the Marquis's Residence, this “company,” while accumulating capital in preparation for “going independent” in the future. When the winds of change rise, I will leave in style and make my mark in the vast world. There is even a handsome man who refu 0Votes102.7kRecs30.5kFans
- 23 Reborn: Emerging from the Chrysalis 重生破茧成蝶 After being treated as a pawn in her previous two lives because of the vast gap in their status, the country girl Xia Tong is reborn in the modern era! 0Votes64.8kRecs148.3kFans
- 24 Starting Out as an Artist 从艺术家开始 An art dealer transmigrates into a parallel world. To make a living, he takes up his old profession again, cheerfully reproducing the works of great artists. Before he knows it, he has gained worldwide renown and become a master and authority in the industry. 0Votes93.4kRecs70.7kFans
- 25 Reborn in the Era: I Have a Trillion-Dollar Space 重生年代我有万亿空间 The new book, Quick Transmigration: Catch That System, is out now. The result of completing missions is having your soul scattered. Would you dare take on a System like that? Tang Qingluan: I would. Why not devour its energy? . In her past life, she believed a husband's glory would bring his wife honor. After he drained her of every last drop, he threw her out of the house. In this life, she starts cultivating in the womb, using her cheat-like advantage to grow stronger and crush scoundrels. The 0Votes162.7kRecs106.6kFans
- 26 Reborn: The Tough Country Wife 重生农村彪悍媳 Reborn for a second life, Fang Pingying transforms from a timid sister-in-law into a tough, outspoken wife. She vows to build her fortune, reach the pinnacle of life, and become a rich, beautiful woman. More importantly, she swears to win over her own serious, straight-laced brother once again. Keywords: romance, feel-good fiction. 0Votes111.7kRecs78.5kFans
- 27 Reborn as a Peerless Spatial Mage 重生之绝色空间师 She acquired a divine rank in the final struggle, but carried the divine realm with her as she transmigrated back ten years, to a time before Another World had even launched. Her childhood friend had yet to be persecuted, and her old friends had yet to become enemies. Shouldering the fates of three boys, she resolutely dives into the game and throws in her lot with a powerful player! Her former strongest Summoned Beast has become the final boss, while she has gone from a witch hated by all to an 0Votes2.8kRecs14.5kFans
- 28 Reborn as a Clever Wife 重生之巧媳妇 Han Zihe, a girl from the twenty-first century, is reborn in a parallel world much like Earth in the 1980s or 1990s. A new book is here: The Road to the Grand Secretariat Begins with the Imperial Exams Synopsis: Sheng Yuan transmigrates as the youngest daughter of the second son of the Duke of Chu’s family. The household is full of scheming for power, but her parents are no ordinary people. One of her maternal aunts is the Empress Dowager, and her cousin is the emperor, giving her an exceptional 0Votes330.9kRecs65.3kFans
- 29 Spring of the Apricot Grove 杏霖春 Reborn in the body of a young woman from an ancient medical family, she says she only wants to marry an honest, kind man and live a quiet, ordinary life. But who should she marry? 0Votes99.4kRecs68.1kFans
- 30 The Fragrance of Medicine 医香 Even the cleverest cook can’t make a meal without ingredients. Now that she’s in this godforsaken ancient era, her superb medical skills can’t even cure her own illness. Abandoned at the ancestral home, she has a frail body and two little burdens to care for. If she has only two years left to live, how can she secure a peaceful and prosperous future for her children before she passes away? A kind heart, skilled hands, and the fragrant art of medicine: the growing-up story of a youn 0Votes373.2kRecs97kFans
- 31 Yongzheng’s Little Concubine 雍正小老婆 An ancient flower spirit is reborn in the Qing dynasty, in the Geng household. To gain more dragon energy and advance her cultivation, she marries Yongzheng as a secondary consort. But what is going on in this inner household? The reborn Nara clan, the transmigrated Li clan, the cultivating Niohuru clan... That would be strange enough, but the Eighth Prince has had his soul replaced too, and has been reborn as his own son? Yongzheng’s household is full of experts, each displaying their own speci 0Votes216.8kRecs63.7kFans
- 32 Reborn: The Alluring Favorite 重生之媚宠 When she was reborn after her parents had just died, Gu Meijing was fourteen years old: sensitive, insecure, timid, and incapable of socializing. Fortunately, being reborn came with a golden finger, allowing her to slowly change herself. A “medicinal herb” covered in positive energy, with a five-colored flower blooming on her hand. It could detoxify and nourish the skin, beautify and slim the body, improve physical constitution, heal internal and external injuries, enhance memory, and more… But 0Votes33.4kRecs43.4kFans
- 33 Reborn in the Apocalypse: The Supporting Actress Turns Her Life Around 末世重生女配翻身 The Big Shot Tore Up the Cannon Fodder Script After Being Reborn, The Lucky Princess Has a Pocket Dimension, The Female Supporting Character Is Amazing in Quick Transmigration, The Empress’s Daily Face-Slapping, and The Adorable Baby Doctor are all complete! [Apocalypse heroine cultivates immortality, PK transmigrated villainess] Her parents were brutally killed, her fiancé betrayed her, and 0Votes35.3kRecs76.5kFans
- 34 Gazing into the Distance 遥望行止 My new period novel, Taking a Villa to the 1980s, is out now. (An extra-sweet romance) “There’s a rumor going around that we’re involved!” He looked up from his papers and slowly stood. “What do you want me to do?” “Make it clear that it’s just a rumor...” He pinned her against the wall. “Mrs. Lu, we need to make that rumor true.” Before being reborn, all she wanted was to stay away from him, stay away from him! After being reborn, all she wanted was to be toget 0Votes33.9kRecs30.3kFans
- 35 Reborn: My Sweet Wife Returns 重生之甜妻归来 Erchun always thought she could see through everything, only to find that it had all come to nothing. As she closed her eyes, Erchun told herself, “If there is a next life, I want to say: Hello, boss. It would be even better if you stayed away from me.” But who could have guessed that her boss would be her nemesis in both her past life and this one? 0Votes98.6kRecs65.2kFans
- 36 A Laid-Back Female Supporting Character in the Interstellar World 星际之佛系女配 Take the laid-back, gentle route if you want to live a long, long life. 0Votes52.5kRecs44.1kFans
- 37 Online Gaming: The Rampaging Lolita 网游之暴走萝莉 Minion: “My lord! More adventurers have come to grind in our dungeon.” Boss: “It’s fine. Those noobs can all die and go home, even if they make it here.” Minion: “My lord! This is bad! The berserk loli is here!” Boss: “Forget the place, run!” Liu Ye rushed into the boss room, twin daggers in hand, and looked around in confusion. Why was this boss missing too? This is the story of a girl from the slums who came to the game to learn how to read and write, only to accidentally become a berserk loli 0Votes123.2kRecs43kFans
- 38 Quick Transmigration: The Soul Exchange 快穿之灵魂交易所 [There is no romance in this story. There are entanglements early on, but none later. I swear on my life: no romance!!!] Funny version: Countless souls leave the underworld, and the world is full of grievances. Gu Jin takes it all in stride. She takes on scumbags, deals with the worst of the worst, and slaps down anyone who dares to defy her. A life for a life. Debts must be paid, whether they are debts of love or of life. If Heaven won't punish them, I will. What? You say I'm heartless, shamele 0Votes12kRecs17.5kFans
- 39 A Book as Good as the Highest Virtue 上善若书 These days, being widely read doesn’t necessarily guarantee you a bright future, so she decided to follow her heart and become a librarian. She arrived in a very ancient past that was not quite like the one she knew. Books were still made of bamboo slips, printing had not yet spread, and everyone treasured them. With a bellyful of knowledge sloshing around inside her, what would her future hold? She had no grand ambition to be remembered for all time, nor any lofty goal of being reviled for gene 0Votes104.3kRecs111kFans
- 40 Reborn: The Cute Husband Pursues His Wife 重生萌夫追妻 Niu Niu Mi’s new novel, Hey, the Ancestor Is Here, has been uploaded. Come on in! Reborn with a dream of music, Chen Xiaole looks forward to her dazzling transformation from a girl of the streets into the concertmaster of a symphony orchestra. While she’s at it, she plans to win the gentle man standing on the conductor’s podium. But where did that wealthy, reborn man who keeps barging into her life come from? 0Votes36.7kRecs28.5kFans
- 41 The Charming Wife of the Nineties 九零小娇妻 Back in her middle school days, her father was still alive and her mother had not yet passed away. Luo Ye resolves to make her family proud, be a shoulder for her lover to lean on, and a dependable friend. 0Votes885.7kRecs142.5kFans
- 42 Quick Transmigration: Retirement Strategy 快穿之养老攻略 [New Book: The Tycoon's System Experiment Log] As a veteran mission-taker, Qiao Mu was sick and tired of scheming and getting tangled up in love affairs between the male and female leads. So as soon as she had enough points, she immediately applied to her superiors for retirement. The Administration Bureau thought, "That's perfect! We've got a pile of retirement assignments that no one wants to take." So they simply bundled them up and gave them to Qiao Mu for free. And just like that, Qiao Mu b 0Votes302.9kRecs157.6kFans
- 43 The God of Cooking Across the Three Realms 厨神之三界纵横 He is the eldest son of a food-service tycoon, but has been forced to live in the shadows since childhood, watching his half-brother inherit the entire family business while he gets nothing but a shabby wooden bucket… Wait, there seems to be more to this bucket than meets the eye. The otherworldly farm inside it is packed with the finest ingredients, all there for the taking. Add recipes that can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary, and you’ll have your taste buds blown away in no time! How 0Votes7.1kRecs12.1kFans
- 44 Transmigrating into a Perfect Marriage 穿越婚然天成 A soft, sweet girl who transmigrated into the wrong place decides to make a fortune and become a top student! 0Votes286.1kRecs108.5kFans
- 45 Reborn: The ’70s Rules 重生七零守则 Getting a second chance at life feels absolutely wonderful, He Yue declared! 0Votes49.4kRecs59.2kFans
- 46 The Female Streamer's Secret Garden 女主播的秘密花园 A female news anchor versus a male producer. Will you make me, or will I make you? Treading over thorns, embracing fragrance, Even in the lonely desert, I bloom in all my naked glory! 0Votes55.2kRecs12.5kFans
- 47 The Gemstone Guide 珠光宝鉴 Abandoned by my wealthy fiancé? So what? I have my own dazzling life! Every treasure in the world, genuine or fake, is all within my grasp! I sell knowledge and supernatural abilities, but I do not sell regret medicine! *********Thanks to Mu Shuiyou for the cover. Pinning you down and kissing you wildly******** (Katong Ling helped set up a group for anyone who wants to chat. This is a group for readers with legitimate subscriptions. You must verify using your Qidian account name, and you need to 0Votes207.2kRecs291.9kFans
- 48 The Empress's Dream-Making Space 皇后有个造梦空间 A modern orphan transmigrates to an alternate ancient marquis's household and uses her modern knowledge and insight to help the Third Prince seize the throne. He promises her the empire as her bride price. In her first life, the heroine is framed and fails to become empress, eventually dying in the Cold Palace. In her second life, she marries in grand style and becomes empress. After decades of ups and downs in the harem, she outlives the emperor and becomes empress dowager, yet still feels diss 0Votes121.4kRecs33.7kFans
- 49 Chronicles of the 1970s 七十年代纪事 She transmigrates to a farming family in 1973. You need ration coupons to buy food, cloth coupons to buy clothes, and a letter of introduction just to go out. Doing business is considered profiteering, and finding a job requires an urban household registration. Meanwhile, she’s just a little village girl, with a biased mother above her, a second brother who trips her up, and an older sister who comes up with terrible ideas now and then. This life is simply impossible to endure. She has forgotten 0Votes62.8kRecs44.2kFans
- 50 A Leisurely Life in the 1970s, Reborn 重生之七零的悠闲人生 New book: Transmigrate Straight to the Azure Clouds. Qingyun discovered that she had transmigrated to ancient times, and her head was splitting with pain. She had never unlocked any ancient survival skills! Reciting poetry and composing couplets: she could not. Needlework and embroidery: she could not. Winning a man's affection: even less so. Farming and doing business: she could not do either. With no other options, she could only find a profession that re 0Votes32.1kRecs37.7kFans
