Novels like Men and Women, Food and Drink
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Men and Women, Food and Drink, best match first.
- 1 The Celestial Vault of Longevity 长生天阙 In this rolling world of mortals, the land is covered in fresh snow once more. With my lifespan exhausted and my life flickering out, I saw a ray of dawn amid the wind and snow... My name is Wang Changsheng. All I want is eternal life... On this road called eternal life, I am not a seeker, but a witness... [Disclaimer: The protagonist really is ordinary, just as the blurb says. He is a witness, and this book, Eternal Life, is meant to show you a world. Readers who prefer overpowered protagonists 2Votes32.4kRecs44.9kFans
- 2 Empress: Your Majesty, Please Show Some Restraint. I Don't Want a Promotion 女帝：陛下请自重，臣不想升官 After an unexpected transmigration, Lu Chen gets a bizarre System that makes him stronger whenever he is demoted. Being dismissed from office or dying in the line of duty even lets him ascend on the spot. So he starts doing everything he can to get himself killed, acting against every piece of official wisdom. He picks fights with people nobody else dares to provoke and takes on jobs nobody else dares to handle! And yet… The Empress: “Minister Lu, you are the only one I trust!” The officials: “L 0Votes26.9kRecs168kFans
- 3 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Never Starts Trouble 四合院：咱傻柱可从不搞事情 After experiencing one failed transmigration, the transmigrator resolved to play Silly Zhu properly this time around and live an ordinary, uneventful life in this restarted timeline. But with the plane of existence teetering on the brink and the timeline close to collapse, the transmigrator can only rush between multiple spacetime realms, constantly shuttling back and forth until he is worn to the bone. 2Votes9.3kRecs21kFans
- 4 Layers of Spycraft 谍云重重 What do you do when you realize your hands are covered in blood? Help, urgent! What do you do when you realize that the person you were before was an absolute scumbag? Still urgent! This is a story of redemption: the redemption of someone who walks along the edge of the gray. 65Votes164.8kRecs92.6kFans
- 5 Chinese Showbiz 2008: Starting with a Happy Breakup 华娱2008：从分手快乐开始 (This story started with 500 first-day paid subscriptions and reached 7,000 average subscriptions, so read with confidence.) A Weibo scoop: "A certain two-character male top-tier star and a certain three-character female top-tier star have secretly broken up, officially ending their six-month relationship." Hater: "Damn, just give us Wei Mu's ID number already. Wei the Dog has broken up again and again!!" New fan: "Shut up, don't you dare hate on my brother. He's dating seriously and putting his 1.5kVotes49.4kRecs315.4kFans
- 6 Leveling Up While Working in the Operating Room 苟在手术室加点升级 Medical ranks are divided into six categories and nine grades. Young scholars, professors in their prime, and middle-aged academicians are the defining figures of this era, where strength reigns supreme… The young doctor Fang Xian has only average qualifications. He's an ordinary resident at a major top-tier hospital, yet he has to compete against all sorts of top students and prodigies. Fortunately, Fang Xian discovers that he can earn skill points by defeating monsters and use them to level up 0Votes26.4kRecs106.7kFans
- 7 I Never Meant to Join a Talent Show 我没想去参加选秀的 I was only trying to earn 500 yuan a day from a part-time job, but a salary of 30,000 yuan a month won me over. I wasn’t interested in taking part in any talent show, but they were offering too much. 0Votes10.5kRecs33.7kFans
- 8 2006: Making It Big in America 2006：操盘美利坚 Becoming Agent Smith takes exactly three steps: One: Pose as a supplier. Two: Line up projects. Three: Split the proceeds. Kevin Smith was a lobbyist on K Street in Washington in his previous life. When he opened his eyes, he was a young plumber in Pacific Heights, a neighborhood packed with the rich and famous. His superb skills and warm service earned him rave reviews from the ladies of the neighborhood. By chance, he won the trust of a mother and daughter who were Hollywood stars, became the 0Votes12.9kRecs53.7kFans
- 9 Hong Kong Cinema from the Start: My Senior Brother Is Ching Ling Chi 开局港综：我师兄是凌凌漆 After awakening in Hong Kong Island, Zheng Jirong discovered that he had somehow become Ling Ling Fa, the fellow disciple of Ling Ling Qi, and that, as an agent, he was living undercover in the bustling streets of Hong Kong Island under the identity of a butcher shop owner. Before he had time to rethink his life's path, a familiar voice suddenly came from in front of the butcher shop. “Pulling out a mountain with one arm, my might covers the world!” “…” “A Fa! The country has a mission for 0Votes22.4kRecs167.8kFans
- 10 Practicing Medicine on the Down Low at a Clinic 苟在诊所练医术 At a clinic on the brink of closing, the owner turns down his 508th request for unnecessary treatment. Then he casually cures a common cold, and his surgical skills level up. If he cures a cancer patient, will he ascend to heaven? A renowned doctor, sought after by the biggest hospitals, is quietly taking shape in a small clinic. (Recommended: two older books, the no-brainer wish-fulfillment novel I Have Countless Divine Medical Skills and the technical novel My Medical Skills Can Earn Experienc 1Votes45.2kRecs170.7kFans
- 11 My Life in 1979 我的1979生活 He accidentally fell into a river. His ancestral jade pendant changed, sending him to a parallel timeline. He returned to 1979. Wild fish, shrimp, crabs, and clams, along with organic vegetables, tasted delicious. Rare treasures were worth a fortune. He worked from sunrise to sunset and rested when night fell. In ragged clothes, with a palm-leaf fan in hand, he took life easy and enjoyed himself immensely. What did it matter if he lacked food and clothes? He could always go back to 2022 and get 0Votes18kRecs60.3kFans
- 12 Reborn in 1977: Starting Out as an Educated Youth 重生1977年从知青开始 The story begins aboard a train carrying educated youth to Bao’an… 0Votes58kRecs161.1kFans
- 13 Everyone Flees the Famine, but My Items Can Be Upgraded 全民逃荒，我的物品能升级 Take a handgun apart and put it back together, and it gains a stat: [Handgun Lv. 1: 0/5 (Ordinary Handgun)] Each shot earns one experience point. Every time it levels up, its range doubles. Eventually, its bullets can explode. Its experience resets every ten levels. Take a little turtle’s four legs and shell off, then put them back on, and it gains a stat too: [Turtle Lv. 1: 0/5 (Ordinary Turtle)] Each level doubles its size, until it becomes a colossal turtle of the mountains and seas! 0Votes40.9kRecs317.8kFans
- 14 Infinite: Starting as a Spy in Other Dimensions 无限：从卧底其他空间开始 [280 first-month subscribers, 2,300 average readers so far. A slow-burn story.] [Seriously, why do I always write slow-burn stories?] A crumbling hall is on its last legs, waiting for a master who can restore it to glory. Li Xia becomes an apostle of the Transcendence Hall, only to discover that he’s the only employee in this dying place. To grow stronger and rebuild the hall, he must go undercover in other halls to carry out missions. In the endless void, he witnesses worlds rise and fall, and 10Votes61.7kRecs153.7kFans
- 15 The Scholar in the Siheyuan 四合院里的读书人 Yang Xiaotao transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. But, knowing the plot inside out, he prefers to call it the Courtyard of Vermin. On his very first day, he runs into Jia Dongxu’s wedding, while his predecessor has died in bed, covered in injuries. The reason? He was beaten up by the vermin in the courtyard, and that is what brought about Yang Xiaotao’s transmigration. They share a name, but have completely different personalities. In this turbulent era, in a courtyard crawling 109Votes193.5kRecs467.2kFans
- 16 Chinese Showbiz: The Academy-School Director 华娱之学院派大导演 “I don't pay much attention to actors' acting skills when I make films. As long as their appearance fits the characters I've envisioned, I can find a way to bring out the essence of those characters,” Cao Yang said during a speech in the auditorium at Beijing Film Academy. After being reborn, Cao Yang gained the ability to make actors experience their roles firsthand. No matter how poor their acting was, living through the characters' joys and sorrows would help them understand. What, they still 0Votes73.9kRecs260.8kFans
- 17 Elden Ring: Selling Dung Beetles in the Lands Between 法环：在交界地卖粪金龟 The laws have shattered, and the Lands Between have descended into madness. Even demigods are beginning to fall. Countless unspeakable things happen in this land, but the worst of all is... Merchants only sell crafting materials and won't buy finished goods! Guided by Grace, the descendants of countless warriors have crossed the Sea of Fog and entered this ruined world. With so many Tarnished before you, do you know what you should do? Of course: do business. Just look at the tens of millions of 0Votes16.2kRecs66.7kFans
- 18 Starting with the Celebrity Wilderness Survival Show 从明星野外生存秀开始 After transmigrating into the show "Celebrity Wilderness Survival," Wu Hu, who has no wilderness survival experience whatsoever, suddenly felt a little panicked. But after seeing that stars such as Ya Huazi, Zhan Lang Jing, Lao Hu, Nai Cha Lun, Hammer Sister, and Mei Na were also part of it, he gradually calmed down. Let us see how Wu Hu, with hardly any wilderness survival experience, relies on the Life Assistance System to unlock one survival skill after another and show his strength and prese 0Votes95.5kRecs172.8kFans
- 19 Siheyuan: Why Was My Transmigration So Lame? 四合院：我的穿越为啥这么陋 Other people transmigrate, and damn it, so do I. Other people transmigrate and wake up with beauties in their arms, holding the power of the world in their hands. But I transmigrated straight into a courtyard house in 1963? This place, where a great storm is coming and the whole courtyard is full of demons, is practically hell on earth! Why the hell is my transmigration so miserable? Damn you! I refuse to accept this! I'll flap my wings with all my might, punch demons and kick ghosts, and turn t 0Votes48.2kRecs245.9kFans
- 20 This Protagonist Is Obviously Strong, Yet Incredibly Cautious 这个主角明明很强却异常谨慎 A synopsis? What synopsis? To be on the safe side, I'll leave the synopsis blank. 55Votes47.3kRecs206.5kFans
- 21 A Mountain Hunter's Life, Starting in 1982 从1982开始的赶山生涯 The great mountains contain everything. If you have the ability to bring it out, you can make a fortune! Lv Lu is reborn in 1982, an era when guns and hunting are not prohibited, and begins a life of mountain hunting! 3Votes65.3kRecs237.4kFans
- 22 The Grandmaster of the Siheyuan 四合院里的大国宗师 Gao Zhendong transmigrates into the world of "The Courtyard". There, he is a true son of the people: strong and healthy, handsome, a veteran with a distinguished military record, university-educated, technically skilled, financially secure, and backed by a System. He has the knowledge from his previous life before transmigrating, supplies guaranteed by the System, and occasional flashes of future wisdom from lucky draws. He doesn’t want to spend his days scheming over trivial matters and pocket 19Votes180.9kRecs480.7kFans
- 23 Siheyuan: Don't Provoke Me, I Just Want to Be a Lazy Fish 四合院：别惹我，我只想当闲鱼 New book: 1980: Starting Out as a Farm Insider Li Weidong returns to an era of scarcity with a farm from a video game. With no need to scramble just to fill his stomach, all he wants is to be a lazy layabout. But the two men in his family are always picking on him. The pretty widow next door is determined to marry her younger sister off to him. One headache after another unfolds in the courtyard. Caught in the surging tide of the times, Li Weidong simply climbs ashore. Everyone is dumbfounded. 0Votes50.9kRecs308.9kFans
- 24 I Became a Soldier King in America 我在美利坚当兵王 Reborn as a U.S. Navy sailor, he uses his skill to become a top-tier Navy SEAL. Patriotism? Not a chance! Making money is what matters. The dollar is so sweet, and there's free stuff everywhere. How could he pass up the chance to grab more? Let's start with a modest goal: make a trillion dollars!!! Films and shows currently featured: SEAL Team, Black Hawk Down, The Red Wings, Sicario, 13 Hours, Extraction, Act of Valor, John Wick, The Mechanic, Navy SEALs, Escape from Tarkov, Shooter, Taken... 6Votes93.9kRecs239.4kFans
- 25 EN Lord of the Otherworldly Immortals 异仙之主 This is a world reminiscent of the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, but with immortals and gods. Spirits are everywhere, and demons run rampant. Ge Xian transmigrates into this world and discovers that he is lying on a bed, surrounded by a bamboo maiden, a mirror spirit, a painting of a beauty, an umbrella woman, and others, all drained dry by him and returned to their original forms. P.S. The author has two old books with over ten thousand subscriptions: “Strange Tales of Longevity” and “The 0Votes35.1kRecs197.8kFans
- 26 I Opened a Medical Hall in the Comprehensive Martial World 我在综武开医馆 Other transmigrators: Conquer the jianghu, enjoy fine wine and beautiful women, and become a king or minister! Who says greatness is inherited?! Mu Xuan after transmigrating: Conquer the jianghu?! Brother, look to your left. The guy who can move mountains and tear down houses is Zhu Wushi! Now look to your right. The guy who can set wuxia dramas back twenty years with a single retreat is Cao Zhengchun. That fellow up front who took on more than a hundred men with the Taizu Long Fist is Xiao Feng 0Votes14.2kRecs185.1kFans
- 27 The White Coat 白衣披甲 Luo Hao collected practice certificates in seven disciplines and summoned the System. 7Votes400.1kRecs262.9kFans
- 28 Immortal and Long-Lived, Yet Mediocre in Talent 长生不死的我资质平平 With mediocre aptitude and eternal life as his two defining traits, Chen Sheng just wants to shout: “Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Don’t look down on an old man just because he’s poor!” When the sect’s prodigies first rose to prominence, Chen Sheng was still alive. When the sect’s prodigies became elders, Chen Sheng was still alive. When the sect’s prodigies died of old age, Chen Sheng was still alive. As long as he stayed alive and outlasted them all, he could 0Votes13.7kRecs181kFans
- 29 Reborn: I Never Meant to Be a Warm-Hearted Guy 重生我真没想当暖男 After experiencing the warmth and coldness of human relationships, Li Zhe woke up to find himself back on September 1, 2007. He had just gotten into university and was sitting on a train to Hongcheng Normal College to register. What bad intentions could reborn Li Zhe possibly have? He just wanted to fall in love! But later, Li Zhe discovered that he had somehow become a nice guy! A nice guy is basically an air conditioner for everyone. 0Votes89.1kRecs311.6kFans
- 30 The Healing-System Tycoon 治愈系神豪 After graduating from high school, Lin Can loaded a healing System. As long as he healed someone, he could receive rewards, and so Lin Can began a healing-oriented life. Money, used to take in different scenery and gather different experiences. Photography, used to record those who, after being healed, put on pleated skirts, qipaos, office wear, hanfu, and more… In the end, after thinking about it for a long time, he still felt that money could heal everything. … "Choose one of two. Should I p 1Votes49.4kRecs234.5kFans
- 31 The Ancestor of Mount Shu’s Unorthodox School 蜀山旁门之祖 Zhong Yuan is reborn in a world where people can cultivate their way to immortality. What’s more, he easily joins an immortal sect. But before he even has a chance to get excited, he discovers that this is the world of Shu Mountain. That wouldn’t be a problem, since he knows the setting well. The unfortunate part is that his grandmaster is the Red-Haired Patriarch. The Red-Haired Patriarch is a sect leader and patriarch of an unorthodox school, but his fate is tragic and sorrowful. As the saying 0Votes120.6kRecs90.8kFans
- 32 Reborn in the Roaring Eighties: Starting with Traditional Chinese Medicine 重生飞扬年代，从中医开始 After transmigrating to that vibrant era, Li Chu just wants to keep his head down and live in peace. 0Votes95kRecs231.4kFans
- 33 Red Moscow 红色莫斯科 Reborn as Misha, a Red Army soldier! 14Votes150.7kRecs78.1kFans
- 34 Across the Heavens, Starting at Pingshan 诸天从瓶山开始 After the spiritual qi revival, countless worlds from movies and television become real, allowing billions of people to embark on the path of cultivation. Rage in Xiangxi, Mr. Vampire 3, Wu Xin: The Monster Killer, Rattan, The Taoist Priest with One Eyebrow, Exorcist Master, Mr. Vampire, Mr. Vampire 4, Mr. Vampire 5, Worm Valley, and Kunlun Shrine... Reimagined with a new skin. Tired of cookie-cutter fanfiction? Come on in. Here you'll find a completely different plot, a fresh central storyline, 0Votes51.6kRecs131.7kFans
- 35 Longevity: I, Cao, Can See the On-Screen Prompts 长生：我曹某人看得到提示语 My new book, The Great Luo Primordial Immortal, has reached 100,000 characters. Reborn into a life of cultivation, I, Cao, intend to lounge in luxury and lose myself in intoxicating perfumes. Most people are consumed by insatiable desire. I am only human, just as incapable of ever being satisfied. 0Votes39.8kRecs108.9kFans
- 36 Three Kingdoms: From the Start, I Mistook Lü Bu for My Father-in-Law 三国：开局误认吕布为岳父 Lin Mo transmigrated to the final years of the Han dynasty. To qualify for recommendation as a filial and incorrupt official and enter government service, he had no choice but to put on a display of divine insight before his father-in-law. “Do you think Cao Cao will flood Xu Province, dear son-in-law?” “Chen Deng is secretly colluding with Cao Cao? Do you have any proof, dear son-in-law?” “How did you know Yuan Shu would declare himself emperor?” Only after Yuan Shu was annihilated and Cao Cao d 1Votes67.5kRecs1.2MFans
- 37 EN Don't Mess With That Turtle 别惹那只龟 There's a turtle here. He's a bandit! A robber! A shameless scoundrel! Don't mess with him! This isn't a traditional beast-taming story. It's xuanhuan and xianxia, so please keep that in mind. 1Votes99.1kRecs349.4kFans
- 38 Retracing the Path of a Police Officer, 1993 重走警途1993 In this life, he is going to become a criminal police officer! In this life's police career, he will not leave behind any regrets! Liu Pengcheng, deputy captain of the traffic police brigade of Bian County Public Security Bureau, heroically sacrificed himself while saving a primary school student. When he opened his eyes again, he discovered that he had been reborn before beginning his internship in his junior year at the investigation program of the Northern Provincial Public Security Cadre Sch 6Votes91.4kRecs153.5kFans
- 39 Becoming a Farmer in an Ordinary World 从平凡的世界开始当农民 After waking up, he finds himself as Wang Manyin, the notorious wastrel from The Ordinary World, with his wedding to Lanhua coming up soon. Since he is here, he might as well settle in. He resolves to live a different kind of life in this thriving era… 0Votes41.3kRecs140kFans
- 40 Back to 1977: Farming and Raising Kids 重回七七种田养娃 Xu Shiyan is reborn forty years in the past, on the second day after his wedding. His lovely new bride has just arrived, and everything is off to the best possible start. He can grow crops, go hunting, and head into the mountains to dig up a giant ginseng root whenever he likes. Life in the 1970s really isn't so bad. He wasn't much to speak of in his previous life, and he has no grand ambitions in this one. He just wants to live happily with his wife and raise their daughters to succeed. His eld 3Votes131.1kRecs363.2kFans
- 41 Grand Marshal of Ji Han 季汉大司马 Also known as Three Kingdoms: From the Start, He Thwarts Sun Wu and Brings the Northern and Southern Dynasties Forward. After transmigrating into the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, he makes a name for himself with his knowledge of the Three Kingdoms. When Liu Bei moves south to Xinye, Huo Jun bravely heads north to Xiangyang and throws himself into the great tides of history. He establishes his legacy through both scholarship and warfare, wins fame across the land, enters the Temple of Mil 1Votes77.6kRecs232.8kFans
- 42 The Splendor of the Great Dao 大道韶华 Little Xiong, you're too young. Who do you think the ten greatest masters under heaven are? The truth is, they're all me! The Dark Night Demon Lord, Emperor Qin of the Immortal Qin, the Dao Lord of Supreme Oneness, the Ultimate Gu Yi, the Most Holy True Light, the One Qi of Heaven and Earth, the Great Burning Divine Lord, the Water God Emperor, and the Evergreen Azure Wood! They're really all me! Come on, brothers, let's take this guy down together! Heh heh heh! In the brilliance of youth, I wal 0Votes115.2kRecs121.5kFans
- 43 Reborn in the Soaring Years 重生飞扬年代 Du Fei has been reborn. In this difficult era of extreme scarcity, he begins an extraordinary life with cheat-like powers... 13Votes542.5kRecs747.2kFans
- 44 1983: Starting Out as a Big-Time Aquaculturist on a Small Island 1983小海岛，从养殖大户开始 [A novel about marine aquaculture in the early 1980s. At first, it’s kelp farming, oyster farming, catching eel fry, and raising swimming crabs...] Back in 1983 on a small island, Li Duoyu risks his life to haul in a net full of large yellow croaker. He thinks he’s about to make a fortune, only to have reality slap him in the face: at the time, large yellow croaker sells for just 40 cents a jin. But Li Duoyu also discovers that far from the coast, dried oysters, dried squid, dried kelp, and drie 0Votes78.7kRecs249.5kFans
- 45 The Fish I Catch Can Level Up 我钓的鱼能升级 [A lighthearted fishing story about everyday life. Everyone is welcome to give it a read.] Chu Mingcheng was nearing thirty when he ran into workplace bullying. Not only did he have to work overtime without pay, but the woman he had a blind date arranged with also stood him up. He went back to his seaside hometown to clear his head, only to discover a mountain of mantis shrimp piled up on the beach and unexpectedly awaken a golden finger. [Unlocked capture methods: hands, fishing rod] [Mantis sh 0Votes44.9kRecs186.5kFans
- 46 Celestial Master, I Have a World Beyond This One 天师，我有一个异世界 A chance encounter, A journey between two worlds. From then on, wealth and glory... 0Votes66.5kRecs280.4kFans
- 47 Reborn: Leaving the Mountains Behind 重生之走出大山 A rebirth story grounded in real life! Let me tell you the story of a left-behind child who grows up to become a hidden tycoon. P.S. A few friends have been asking for the group number, so I thought it over and decided to set up a group. Everyone's welcome to join. 0Votes27.3kRecs12.9kFans
- 48 North American Detective: I'm an Expert in Every Kind of Quick-Draw 北美神探：我精通各种美式居合 [Gunfights + Crime-Solving and Deduction + Ruthless Action] I’ve been doing black-on-black deals, and only now you’re telling me I was planted by the police as an undercover agent??? Dean looked at the boss, who had died with his eyes wide open, and scratched his head. He could only seize the opportunity to become Los Angeles’s five-star citizen: Detective Dean! P.S.: No supernatural powers, but there is a dark world beyond the reach of ordinary people, with hitmen, master thieves, and all kinds 0Votes97kRecs357.1kFans
- 49 Film and TV: From the Start, I Obtain AlphaGo 影视：开局获得阿尔法狗 An unexpected activation of the Myriad Cinematic Worlds System sends Qin Hao transmigrating through one screen world after another. (In Progress): Lan Xiang Ru Gu (Completed): Ode to Joy, Hikaru no Go, All Is Well, The Story of Minglan, The Years, The Youngest Son of a Chaebol Family, Meet Yourself, Nothing But Thirty, The Gold Medal Lawyer, The Great Era, The Bond, The Grandmaster, Tang Brick (novel version, completed), Blossoms Shanghai, Joy of Life, City Within a City, Northward, The Myth, On 173Votes189.7kRecs494.4kFans
- 50 I Deceived Kangxi 骗了康熙 At the crucial moment in the struggle among the Nine Princes, the illegitimate son of Longkodo, commander of the Nine Gates, tricks Kangxi badly! 9Votes279.6kRecs385.1kFans
