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Transmigrator Meets Reincarnator
All Chu Lian had done was to read a book where the female lead had cheated on her wonderful husband. While wondering why, before she knew it, she was waking up in the body of that very same female lead!
Wait, did that mean the handsome husband from the book was hers now? Chu Lian decided to welcome him with open arms!
However, what she got wasn’t the kind husband she had been expecting. Instead, his personality seemed to have been completely flipped! He left her all alone on their wedding night… and just five days into their marriage, her dear husband abandoned his loving wife and left to enlist in the army!
Fine! Be that way! She could pass her days perfectly well somehow, even if she had to do it alone!
Chu Lian put her household in order, charmed the rest of her new family, and did a little business on the side. She even opened up some new trade routes! Her days passed peacefully and leisurely… Until her dear husband got into trouble at the frontline of the war.
Hmph, isn’t he crawling back to me for help in the end? Forget it, I’ll go save him myself!
Wait, did that mean the handsome husband from the book was hers now? Chu Lian decided to welcome him with open arms!
However, what she got wasn’t the kind husband she had been expecting. Instead, his personality seemed to have been completely flipped! He left her all alone on their wedding night… and just five days into their marriage, her dear husband abandoned his loving wife and left to enlist in the army!
Fine! Be that way! She could pass her days perfectly well somehow, even if she had to do it alone!
Chu Lian put her household in order, charmed the rest of her new family, and did a little business on the side. She even opened up some new trade routes! Her days passed peacefully and leisurely… Until her dear husband got into trouble at the frontline of the war.
Hmph, isn’t he crawling back to me for help in the end? Forget it, I’ll go save him myself!
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March 26, 2018
Things I loved:
😻 Food porn
😻 The strong-willed heroine who plans all of her moves ahead
😻 The MC is not a lovesick puppy
😻 FOOD PORN (I google everything hahaha)
😻 MC charming the household and pretty much everyone else she meets with the food she cooks (lol)
😻 Food-loving tsundere princess (my favorite)
Things that piss me off:
😠 Damn it, I want some action between the main couple/Where's all the lovey-dovey stuff I was promised?
😠 That idiot male lead (want to beat you so bad)
😠 The romance part of the story
😠 Male lead being too childish
😠 Psycho yandere XBJ aka Second male lead being too clingy (I feel sorry for you, dude. You need
some serious treatment.)
😠 Go away you jealous side character Madam whoever you are (ups, cant remember her sister in laws name)
😠 That birth secret I can see coming FROM MİLES AND MİLES AWAY
Recommended?: Definitely. It's a bit silly but just go with it. You'll get used to the all the silliness *shrugs*
My journey into this book: Among all of the books I should be reading instead, why choose this one?
Great question.
The thing is...I'm obsessed with Chinese dramas right now and Chinese web-drama The Eternal Love (not to be confused with the same-named awesome drama 'Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms'. That drama has too many damn names lol) has been my latest drama obsession. Time travel, body swaps, royal politics? What's there not to like? However, after doing some research I've discovered time travel is actually forbidden in Chinese dramas and many novel based dramas had to change that aspect of the story so they got ruined. (Ugh, why can't we have nice things? )
After doing more research I've discovered the genre called ''transmigration''. Apparently, it's a trend in Japan and China so that's why there's so many transported/reincarnated to another world stories right now. It's a popular genre, so many authors write their novels with transported/reincarnated to another world as a theme so their novels will become popular.
Yes, yes. It's a trope.
You gotta admit it though, it's a good escapist tool. Suddenly put in a new environment (leaving behind the old boring life and all its problems), conveniently get the new body's memories (no inconveniences in getting adjusted), the same name is an option... And using a modern person in an ancient/fantasy/whatever setting makes the readers empathize better. I've heard its overused and does get tiring but oh well I just got into it so call me hooked *shrugs*
This genre allows authors to ditch the "old home" setting and throw their characters wherever they want the story to take place in while giving a "plausible" (lol) reason as to why their MC knows modern shenanigans. If the mc gets the same name even better (for the author) since the author doesn't need to spend more effort coming up with a name (because coming up with names is a whole realm of pain on its own).
Usually, in this trope, the MC is almost never the most interesting part of the story. Transmigration stories usually keep readers reading depending on the supporting cast/ the villain/ the 'systems' used. However, this MC was super interesting.
Imagine yourself reading a book that frustrates you BIG TIME. The main character is making so many bad decisions you want to slap her. You are so pissed one day you open your eyes and find yourself in the story. You suddenly become the protagonist of the book, the very character you hated so much. What would you do?
This is exactly what happens to Chu Lian. One moment she was reading a book where the female lead had cheated on her wonderful husband, the next moment she was waking up in the body of that very same female lead who just got married! So instead of you know freaking out, she decides to keep the guy because he is a hottie and he was so nice in the book. However, plot twist. Du du dum. The male lead aka his husband remembers his past life where the real Chu Lian cheated on him and ruined his family. So no Mr. Nice for Chu Lian. And the worst thing is, Chu Lian was so lazy and pissed at the book Chu Lian/ real Chu Lian... (same names, go with it)
*rolls eyes*
... she didn't finish the book. AHAHAHAHA oh girl, you definitely made a huge mistake.
And surprise, surprise. There is zero explanation on why and how the hell this transmigration an reincarnation (at least so far). You'll have to go with the flow if you want to read this book.
What I like about this book is its silliness. Chu Lian is like totally ok with her situation and excepts it so easy. After working hard and getting nowhere in modern times, ancient China feels like a new fresh of air to her. She thinks she's gonna spend her time doing lazy stuff but oh boy she doesn't know what she got herself into.
Apparently, the original story hadn't made any mentions of background details and side characters so many many things are actually a surprise for the protagonist. Chu Lian is able to change some things but the main plot of the book wants to happen so whatever Chu Lian tires to avoid happens. Which is frustrating. This girl is so clever with handling but that damn clingy bastard who has only eyes for her. The man whom she is supposed to cheat on her husband with. IT WAS SO DAMN FRUSTRATİNG.
Another thing annoyed me was the main lead. He is like an ice cube. I was like 'Melt, melt come on, melt'. I know that he is blinded by what happened in his past but he was so blinded by his hatred he didn't even realize the Chu Lian from his past life is different from this one. He is just soo stupid and kind of childish and such an asshole and A BIG BULLY. He bullied Chu Lian so bad in such childish way I wanted to smack him. And he just runs away from the problem and becomes a military man for God's know what instead of you know trying to fix or solve it BY STAYING? But this will bite him in the ass (because hehe the fool went to a place with horrible food... he's basically setting a trap for himself)
and I can't wait BUT IT'S TAKING TOO DAMN LONG.
We're already at chapter 229 and I wanna see ML on his knees begging to be forgiven but the plot happens so slow *tears up*
Anway, the novel is one of the better food porn books out there, and it can get pretty funny during the food bits. I heard it becomes more of a Romance novel (no idea when), so how much you like it will depend on how much you like that kind of thing. But I've heard and can confirm since I'm at ch. 229, the full first third of the novel will have almost no romance elements, so hey there's something for everyone. Come for the food, stay for the romance ;)
September 22, 2022
BEWARE of SPOILER
If you have read Doomed To Be A Cannon Fodder, then you'll know there's some resemblance between both stories. Both MCs were transmigrator that was good at cooking and war tactics albeit accidentally. And both ML was tsundere. The biggest difference was that in TMR, the ML was reborn. It took a while for me to warm up to TMR because it lack humor.
All we got from the past Chu Lian, she was a globe trekker because of the nature of her job and had tasted almost every delicacy there was. But, for Chu Lian to be an expert in cooking without further detail, was not convincing enough for me. Unless of course, she's a natural chef. He Sanlang was as tsundere as any ML can be. He was cold towards Chu Lian because, in his past life, she betrayed him for another man.
What I like about Chu Lian, even though she read the book, and knew most of the antagonists, she gave them the benefit of the doubt. She gave them chances to change the course of their life and if they still proceed to harm her, only then will she retaliate. Unlike He Sanlang who at the beginning of the story, not once gave any chance to Chu Lian.
I read this story mostly because Dryvk, a reviewer on NU, ranted about Madam Zou. And I have to disagree with Dryvk. Truth be told, every noble lady especially born as a Di daughter was taught household management unless they are not favored like Chu Lian, which later on we learned the reason behind it. For Madam Zou to fail her duty, and for us to later found out that her dowry was more the amount than when she brought during her wedding, yes embezzlement, I didn't think there's any redeeming quality for her. One thing I do agree though, it's not up to Madam Zou to decide whether she gave birth to a boy or a girl. But, the moment she emotionally abuses her two daughters, I cross the line with Madam Zou.
https://allnovelfull.com/transmigrato...
If you have read Doomed To Be A Cannon Fodder, then you'll know there's some resemblance between both stories. Both MCs were transmigrator that was good at cooking and war tactics albeit accidentally. And both ML was tsundere. The biggest difference was that in TMR, the ML was reborn. It took a while for me to warm up to TMR because it lack humor.
All we got from the past Chu Lian, she was a globe trekker because of the nature of her job and had tasted almost every delicacy there was. But, for Chu Lian to be an expert in cooking without further detail, was not convincing enough for me. Unless of course, she's a natural chef. He Sanlang was as tsundere as any ML can be. He was cold towards Chu Lian because, in his past life, she betrayed him for another man.
What I like about Chu Lian, even though she read the book, and knew most of the antagonists, she gave them the benefit of the doubt. She gave them chances to change the course of their life and if they still proceed to harm her, only then will she retaliate. Unlike He Sanlang who at the beginning of the story, not once gave any chance to Chu Lian.
I read this story mostly because Dryvk, a reviewer on NU, ranted about Madam Zou. And I have to disagree with Dryvk. Truth be told, every noble lady especially born as a Di daughter was taught household management unless they are not favored like Chu Lian, which later on we learned the reason behind it. For Madam Zou to fail her duty, and for us to later found out that her dowry was more the amount than when she brought during her wedding, yes embezzlement, I didn't think there's any redeeming quality for her. One thing I do agree though, it's not up to Madam Zou to decide whether she gave birth to a boy or a girl. But, the moment she emotionally abuses her two daughters, I cross the line with Madam Zou.
https://allnovelfull.com/transmigrato...
June 23, 2023
FL thinks she's transmigrated into a novel she was reading before she died. All she knows is that the character she embodies is a girl who's cheating on her loving husband with the main character of the novel. Since she's already got a devoted husband, why not just ignore the main character and live the life of a cherished wife? Except, on their wedding night, the ML tries to strangle his new bride to death!!! Why??? Well, the ML was reincarnated after the FL and the main character destroyed and killed his entire family!!! He doesn't get far, and she lives, but is severely annoyed with his actions and decides that she should just love for herself. Where's the loving husband that she was promised?? He's suspicious of her and wants to prove that she's a snake. She does not care. She doesn't like him. He doesn't like her. But they start to like each other. And things get crazy. And things get good. And they rewrite history together.
This is 700+ chapters. I read this once a year. We are at year 4 btw. I will always recommend this one to anyone who wants to read Chinese wuxia webnovels.
This is 700+ chapters. I read this once a year. We are at year 4 btw. I will always recommend this one to anyone who wants to read Chinese wuxia webnovels.
June 16, 2019
it's my first time actually completing a cnovel! go team!
the premise for this is extremely fun and he sanlang's increasing frustration as he tried and failed to make chu lian's life hard was -chef's kiss-
i uhhh do feel like i maaaaybe got too good a glimpse into 雪山岚's kinks once chu lian and he sanlang got together but it's fine! i guess he sanlang had a tough first life, why not let him be horny now
the ending felt a bit odd and rushed but oh well. plot was never the point here! food porn was and this novel DELIVERED
3 stars
the premise for this is extremely fun and he sanlang's increasing frustration as he tried and failed to make chu lian's life hard was -chef's kiss-
i uhhh do feel like i maaaaybe got too good a glimpse into 雪山岚's kinks once chu lian and he sanlang got together but it's fine! i guess he sanlang had a tough first life, why not let him be horny now
the ending felt a bit odd and rushed but oh well. plot was never the point here! food porn was and this novel DELIVERED
3 stars
November 1, 2023
Read (September 10, 2018) : 4.5 stars
Reread (October, 31, 2023) : 2.5 stars
Reread (October, 31, 2023) : 2.5 stars
September 1, 2019
Good for food porn. I liked all the the stuff in the book except the romance part. No, I must say I hated it was making me so uneasy, I really felt that the relationship between the 2 main charaters was so unhealthy.
I mean the male lead is too controling and jealous, the female lead is always described as little kitten, (even when she is angry, and to calm her it is "let's just caress her back like you would do with a cute little pet which yowls", and without really listening why the hell she is mad in at first). Their relationship is like a bully (who does not how to speak about his emotions) and its victime.
There is a time where without telling the female character, the others (servants, the doctor, the male character...) make her drink a treatement something for her "health". At some point the treatment makes her feel too hot, and bothers her. She is monitered so she cannot take "cold" stuff. The only thing that the male characters says to her is the doctor prescripted and something like her inner energy is unbalanced, it was to cold or something like this. My point is no one really tells her the real reason of the treatement which is for her to be more fertile and probally has an aphrodisiac inside. Futhermore who decided she had to be more fertile ? The male lead with a servant.
I know, the area in which story takes part the women place is different. But the way that she is described is a bit... let's say cliché. It is a story of a stone age bear and a little cute kitten who starts to have tery eyes when the cavern man bullies it.
When this part of the story is overcame, it can be a really good one. There is characters developpement, and they are not too over powered, adventure, business and food porn. Voilà.
I mean the male lead is too controling and jealous, the female lead is always described as little kitten, (even when she is angry, and to calm her it is "let's just caress her back like you would do with a cute little pet which yowls", and without really listening why the hell she is mad in at first). Their relationship is like a bully (who does not how to speak about his emotions) and its victime.
There is a time where without telling the female character, the others (servants, the doctor, the male character...) make her drink a treatement something for her "health". At some point the treatment makes her feel too hot, and bothers her. She is monitered so she cannot take "cold" stuff. The only thing that the male characters says to her is the doctor prescripted and something like her inner energy is unbalanced, it was to cold or something like this. My point is no one really tells her the real reason of the treatement which is for her to be more fertile and probally has an aphrodisiac inside. Futhermore who decided she had to be more fertile ? The male lead with a servant.
I know, the area in which story takes part the women place is different. But the way that she is described is a bit... let's say cliché. It is a story of a stone age bear and a little cute kitten who starts to have tery eyes when the cavern man bullies it.
When this part of the story is overcame, it can be a really good one. There is characters developpement, and they are not too over powered, adventure, business and food porn. Voilà.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 17, 2020
Plotwise this novel is divided into three parts, and the 4 stars are only because of the first part. I loved Chu Lian, she is crafty and smart and gradually earns the respect of people around her, becoming independent and totally ignoring her abusive husband who has fucked off to the north. Abusive because he literally tried to strangle her after the wedding and treated her badly before leaving (but at the beginning as a reader I thought yes, it's what I signed up for, it's the whole reincarnated stick).
Except that he doesn't change at all. Second part is her pandering to him because society, and him becoming less cold and more rapey, supposedly realising he loves her but still ignoring every signal of unwillingness she projects and silencing her when they argue by threatening her with sex. I mean, what a good love story can it be if she is so afraid of having sex that it is an actual threat?
Third part is where I stopped reading. She gets drugged with aphrodisiacs so that she is more willing to have sex; I shit you not it actually happens and we are still supposed to ship her with He Changdi?.
We see the same subplots (i.e. jealous servant/noblewoman/whatever trying to seduce He Changdi and failing - because he is such a prize *eyeroll*) repeated ad nauseam.
Her independency is slowly taken away because plot reasons and then she gets pregnant and I stop reading. Feel the joy.
My rating is still 4 stars because my girl Chu Lian deserved better and I like to think that there is a world in which He Changdi stays the fuck north and she gets to live happily ever after
Except that he doesn't change at all. Second part is her pandering to him because society, and him becoming less cold and more rapey, supposedly realising he loves her but still ignoring every signal of unwillingness she projects and silencing her when they argue by threatening her with sex. I mean, what a good love story can it be if she is so afraid of having sex that it is an actual threat?
Third part is where I stopped reading. She gets drugged with aphrodisiacs so that she is more willing to have sex; I shit you not it actually happens and we are still supposed to ship her with He Changdi?.
We see the same subplots (i.e. jealous servant/noblewoman/whatever trying to seduce He Changdi and failing - because he is such a prize *eyeroll*) repeated ad nauseam.
Her independency is slowly taken away because plot reasons and then she gets pregnant and I stop reading. Feel the joy.
My rating is still 4 stars because my girl Chu Lian deserved better and I like to think that there is a world in which He Changdi stays the fuck north and she gets to live happily ever after
December 6, 2019
It was good at the beginning, I loved the strong FL, the misunderstanding, the growth as persona and couple, but I dislike the end at how the ML takeover and tried to change FL to be more feminine and suitable for breeding.
December 19, 2019
I enjoyed the food porn. I didn't enjoy the romance (by the end, at least).
March 9, 2018
Esse livro é sobre pornografia. Não pornografia convencional. É pornfood!
Título: Transmigrada encontra reincarnado, (Transmigrator Meets Reincarnator em inglês), (穿越女遇到重生男 – Xuyên qua nữ gặp được trọng sinh nam em mandarim )
Autor:Xue Shan Lan
Língua lida: Inglês. Mais um pela Volare
Tem em português: Não encontrei
Sinopse em português traduzida por mim:
Tudo o que Chu Lian fez foi ler um livro no qual a protagonista traiu o seu marido maravilhoso. Enquanto se perguntava o porque dela ter feito isso, antes de ela saber, ela acordou no corpo da mesmíssima protagonista!
Espere, isso significa que o marido gostosão do livro era dela agora? Chu Lian decidiu recebê-lo de braços abertos!
Entretanto, o que ela ganhou não era aquele tipo de marido que ela estava querendo. Ao contrário, sua personalidade parecia que tinha virado ao avessos. Ele deixou ela sozinha na noite de núpcias… e depois de cinco dias de casados, o seu querido marido abandonou a sua amada esposa e saiu para se alistar no exército!
Certo! Que seja! Ela poderia passar os seus dias perfeitamente bem se quisesse, mesmo que tivesse que fazer isso sozinha!
Chu Lian colocou a sua casa em ordem, encantou o resto da sua nova família, e até mesmo trabalhou um pouquinho… Ela ainda de alguma maneira abriu uma nova rota de comércio! Seus dias se passaram pacificamente e relaxados… Até o dia em que seu marido se encontrou com problemas no fronte de batalha na guerra.
Hmph, no fim ele não está implorando pela minha ajuda? Esqueça, eu vou salvá-lo por mim mesma!
Não sei como ainda não fiz uma resenha para esse livro. É uma daquelas situações na qual era esperado que se faça algo, mas ainda não fez. Esse é um dos meus livros favoritos que está sendo traduzido, é extremamente popular e é traduzido pela Volare Novels (que costuma só pegar livros bons para serem traduzidos, possuem bons tradutores e editores e tem uma constância na postagem de capítulos novos – o que é importante, considerando que muitos tradutores abandonam suas traduções. Basicamente, você não precisa de referências antes de decidir ler um livro deles). Devo não ter feito porque achava que já tinha feito, ou algo assim.
A história é parecida com Condenada a ser Cannon Fodder, o que é interessante, já que se trata de um enredo que é mais típico nos livros japoneses do que nos chineses (e um novo parênteses literal: os dois são da Volare). Não que eu costume ler coisas japonesas, mas pela sinopse, é algo que é difícil ver num livro chinês. Ao mesmo tempo, é extremamente chinês.
Vou explicar! A história é sobre uma mulher que acaba entrando dentro de uma história que estava lendo como uma personagem já existente, o que acontece muito nos livros japoneses. Só que também pode ser entendido como uma transmigração. E o seu marido é um reincarnado.
Esqueça o significado dessas duas palavras, transmigração e reincarnação. Entenda ela como dois gêneros, dois enredos típicos dos livros chineses:
transmigração: o personagem vive em um mundo, em geral o nosso mundo real, a atualidade. Geralmente após a sua morte, mas pode ser por outro motivo, esse personagem acorda no corpo de outra pessoa que não é ele, quase sempre em uma época ou mundo diferente do que ela vivia.
reincarnação: o personagem morre, não há outra opção para isso. Então ele também acorda, mas no próprio corpo e no seu próprio passado.
Então, a história é assim, uma mistura de dois gêneros. A protagonista, Chu Lian acorda no corpo da protagonista do livro que gosta, logo no começo da história, no seu casamento. Ela fica feliz com isso, já que era um livro em que ela gostava de um certo personagem masculino, Xiao Bojian… que não era o marido ela. A protagonista original era apaixonada por outro homem, e só se casou com o seu marido porque a sua família a obrigou. Mas durante toda a história, Chu Lian fez todas as armações para que Xiao Bojian subisse na vida e se casasse com ela no final. E isso significava que esse casal destruíram as vidas de diversas pessoas inocentes para conseguirem seus objetivos, e nisso se encontrava a família de seu marido, já que ela deveria estar solteira para se casar de novo.
Só que a reincarnada Chu Lian não pensava assim. Ela não chegou a terminar de ler o livro (parte importante na história, já que ela não sabe como tudo termina), mas ela achava que Xiao Bojian não era um bom partido, e por isso não sairia perseguindo ele. Ele é uma dessas pessoas que odeia quase todos por achar que o mundo é contra ele só porque não era rico (ele não era pobre, só não era da alta nobreza), e não se importa em usar e pisar e abusar de pessoas inocentes só para alcançar seus objetivos. A relação dos dois acaba se tornando bem estranha, já que Xiao Bojian ainda é apaixonado por ela e a persegue, enquanto ela tenta evitar o máximo de contato possível.
Quem Chu Lian queria é o seu marido, He Changdi. Ele era mostrado no livro como bonito, inteligente e devotado a sua esposa, só que a protagonista original não se importava nada com ele. Por isso ela estava feliz quando se encontrou se casando com ele. Sendo solteira, queria um marido desses. E tudo estava ocorrendo da maneira descrita no livro, até chegar na noite de núpcias. He Changdi tenta matar Chu Lian logo quando se encontram a sós.
(leia o resto da resenha no blog clicando na imagem acima)
November 8, 2023
This historic Chinese webnovel starts strong. Our female lead (Chu Lian) transmigrates from modern times unto one of the key players in a novel a few days before her marriage. She doesn’t have a magical system or the host’s memories. Worse, she never finished reading the novel. This Lian rejects the original plot and decides to respect her upcoming husband and try her best to live a carefree life of luxury. ONLY plot twist, He Changdi/Salang has regressed and remembers a past where his evil wife pursued her relationship with Xiao Bojain destroying his life (and many others) so he pours out their nuptial wine, curses her, and enlists in the northern army days after their marriage. The mashup premise is fun and act one is good. It drops you right into the action without a lot of explanation or buildup and moves at a quick pace. It plays on a lot of the usual tropes, but it is interesting because readers get to see multiple ways of dealing with a scenario. Chu/He Lian knows many of the early antagonists and plans counter offensives, but she laughs off much of the emotional turmoil since she is not invested in the hosts relationships and only retaliates against those who attempt to actively hurt her. Meanwhile He Salang is traumatized by nightmares and doesn’t wait for people to prove they are the same as before. We can compare the paths and results.
Meanwhile these inquiries, emotions, and philosophies are lightened by comedic exaggerations of expected tropes. For example, our leading lady often uses her cooking skills to gain favor and fortune so there are heavy food descriptions. This pads the length of chapters, but also makes people curious about the cuisine being described. The current food and military rations are described as so bland, one-note, mushy, sickly sweet, or otherwise awful that by comparison her food appears to be a form of mind-control catnip. Crowds will surround her anytime she is cooking. And if you don’t find it funny the first-time people obsessively scarf her food from the table or steal her snack bags—by the third time you realize this is a self-aware embellishment. It’s not taking itself too seriously which helps given all the melodramatic elements (time travel, body swaps, royal politics, faked pregnancies, assassination attempts, ridiculous rumors, etc.). The main characters skillfully weaves her way out of traps laid by jealous madams, concubines and peers—but this garners her attention which lands her in almost as much trouble as the inciting incident would have. Some events in the world seem fated as they cannot be avoided despite her efforts to cut ties with certain parties and locations. While claiming she wants to be lazy, FL slowly becomes a business tycoon with the use of anachronistic media blitzes, special trading practices/routes, PR management skills, and advanced knowledge.
Again, I really appreciate the first act (adjustment to the world and He household). Lian has very different goals regarding marriage, money, status, and responsibilities from the OGLian and her surrounding characters. It doesn’t make her better; it just means that she navigates events differently. She wants to cut ties with her old family not because of their lack of love for the host during childhood or even their current schemes—she just doesn’t want to pretend to be the old character. It’s a refreshing take on the standard better-to-be-a-orphan plot points. Lian is hindered by her poor dowry, surveilling spies as aides, and the shocking personality of Chandgi but she takes a rather positive personality approach to her change of circumstances. She focuses on what she can do instead of what she can’t. She tries to maintain some grace and attaches herself to characters that are kind or helpful instead. I like that her brother-in-laws are not terrible people and even her new grandmother respects her choices. So often in these drama, everyone is terrible… and that is not very realistic. It suffers some because there is no real tension or doubt about the FL success, but that is the genre expectation.
The second act (on the frontlines) is a bit more complicated. Under the guise of a medical condition that requires rare ingredients and a national war, circumstances are contrived so our male lead is forced to interact with our heroine. So far, he’s been disappointed that he’s failed to make Lian’s life harder and readers have only had occasional flashes of his activities. I was surprised that Changi remained sympathetic for the most part despite his tsundere personality and refusal to apologize for attempted murder. Yet the story was peppered with hints regarding his misery, being forced to watch innocent people suffer, and these bonds he had with side characters. It does take entirely too long for it to sink in that she behaves nothing like the original version did, but he eventually comes around. It’s not romantic but he does become less of a direct obstacle, they both try to find a new balance for their communication and goals, etc. There are a lot of injuries, abductions, and outside influences which force the change which is more believable than we fall in love instantly.
The third act (return home and separation of the branch family) is problematic. First it is repetitious. Every chapter introduces a new character or two to be jealous of Lian and Changdi. We repeat issues of embezzlement, inappropriate seduction, confronting rumors and staged deflowering scenes. We repeat descriptions even calling Lian an angry kitten a dozen times. We fixate on this new medication which makes her tired, hot, and horny which she is taking even though she didn’t ask for it or need it. The pace slows down dramatically. You would think that would be good because it allows for more nuance and detail, but it remains surface just takes much longer to solve issues. It is also rather inconsistent. For example, the grandmother has a complete personality flop. I’m not saying her own daughter shouldn’t be her favorite—but you don’t break every promise and feeling regarding someone who saved your kids’ lives, provided financial security, and raised your status in a moment. Also the ML who was broke and semi-incompetent suddenly switches to being crafty and fifteen steps ahead of our FL. Her servants stop being loyal and listening to her instructions. Some characters disappear. We still had subplots to explore and problems to resolve but we muddy events with backwards progress, repeated issues, and contradictions. I miss the reckless and capable lady from the start. Then it just sort of ends abruptly.
Honestly, it became a bit of a slog to read which led to more issues because these stories fall apart the more you consider them. You start focusing on all the toxic relationship elements in our love story. You wonder why the interesting support characters are underutilized. Why are none of the ladies have been instructed on arts, household management, cooking, or other survival skills? Overall, it’s a shame because there is some good stuff here beyond the wonky execution. The concept of a lucky star bringing good fortune to a family is a common folklore element which feels abandoned halfway through—like the food descriptions and independent nature of our heroine. If we had understood Xiao Bojian heritage as a motive for revenge and his obsession with power and value in any form earlier he would seem less like a cartoon villain. He can still be evil or trashy, just less cardboard thin. Similarly, if we saw Changdi’s relationships with others (like Prince Jin, General Qian, or Laiyue) and got his perspective on matters more then we might overlook his possessive tendencies, archaic perspectives on gender roles, and jealous nature because there is a balance. If it had focused on real communication struggles after the earlier misunderstandings, then the couple would have been a united front and shown growth which is good for a finale narrative. Instead the weak romance elements are mostly physical interactions without good emotional atmosphere. Parts of it feel very similar to Adorable Food Goddess; other reviewers mention Doomed to be Cannon Fodder instead.
Meanwhile these inquiries, emotions, and philosophies are lightened by comedic exaggerations of expected tropes. For example, our leading lady often uses her cooking skills to gain favor and fortune so there are heavy food descriptions. This pads the length of chapters, but also makes people curious about the cuisine being described. The current food and military rations are described as so bland, one-note, mushy, sickly sweet, or otherwise awful that by comparison her food appears to be a form of mind-control catnip. Crowds will surround her anytime she is cooking. And if you don’t find it funny the first-time people obsessively scarf her food from the table or steal her snack bags—by the third time you realize this is a self-aware embellishment. It’s not taking itself too seriously which helps given all the melodramatic elements (time travel, body swaps, royal politics, faked pregnancies, assassination attempts, ridiculous rumors, etc.). The main characters skillfully weaves her way out of traps laid by jealous madams, concubines and peers—but this garners her attention which lands her in almost as much trouble as the inciting incident would have. Some events in the world seem fated as they cannot be avoided despite her efforts to cut ties with certain parties and locations. While claiming she wants to be lazy, FL slowly becomes a business tycoon with the use of anachronistic media blitzes, special trading practices/routes, PR management skills, and advanced knowledge.
Again, I really appreciate the first act (adjustment to the world and He household). Lian has very different goals regarding marriage, money, status, and responsibilities from the OGLian and her surrounding characters. It doesn’t make her better; it just means that she navigates events differently. She wants to cut ties with her old family not because of their lack of love for the host during childhood or even their current schemes—she just doesn’t want to pretend to be the old character. It’s a refreshing take on the standard better-to-be-a-orphan plot points. Lian is hindered by her poor dowry, surveilling spies as aides, and the shocking personality of Chandgi but she takes a rather positive personality approach to her change of circumstances. She focuses on what she can do instead of what she can’t. She tries to maintain some grace and attaches herself to characters that are kind or helpful instead. I like that her brother-in-laws are not terrible people and even her new grandmother respects her choices. So often in these drama, everyone is terrible… and that is not very realistic. It suffers some because there is no real tension or doubt about the FL success, but that is the genre expectation.
The second act (on the frontlines) is a bit more complicated. Under the guise of a medical condition that requires rare ingredients and a national war, circumstances are contrived so our male lead is forced to interact with our heroine. So far, he’s been disappointed that he’s failed to make Lian’s life harder and readers have only had occasional flashes of his activities. I was surprised that Changi remained sympathetic for the most part despite his tsundere personality and refusal to apologize for attempted murder. Yet the story was peppered with hints regarding his misery, being forced to watch innocent people suffer, and these bonds he had with side characters. It does take entirely too long for it to sink in that she behaves nothing like the original version did, but he eventually comes around. It’s not romantic but he does become less of a direct obstacle, they both try to find a new balance for their communication and goals, etc. There are a lot of injuries, abductions, and outside influences which force the change which is more believable than we fall in love instantly.
The third act (return home and separation of the branch family) is problematic. First it is repetitious. Every chapter introduces a new character or two to be jealous of Lian and Changdi. We repeat issues of embezzlement, inappropriate seduction, confronting rumors and staged deflowering scenes. We repeat descriptions even calling Lian an angry kitten a dozen times. We fixate on this new medication which makes her tired, hot, and horny which she is taking even though she didn’t ask for it or need it. The pace slows down dramatically. You would think that would be good because it allows for more nuance and detail, but it remains surface just takes much longer to solve issues. It is also rather inconsistent. For example, the grandmother has a complete personality flop. I’m not saying her own daughter shouldn’t be her favorite—but you don’t break every promise and feeling regarding someone who saved your kids’ lives, provided financial security, and raised your status in a moment. Also the ML who was broke and semi-incompetent suddenly switches to being crafty and fifteen steps ahead of our FL. Her servants stop being loyal and listening to her instructions. Some characters disappear. We still had subplots to explore and problems to resolve but we muddy events with backwards progress, repeated issues, and contradictions. I miss the reckless and capable lady from the start. Then it just sort of ends abruptly.
Honestly, it became a bit of a slog to read which led to more issues because these stories fall apart the more you consider them. You start focusing on all the toxic relationship elements in our love story. You wonder why the interesting support characters are underutilized. Why are none of the ladies have been instructed on arts, household management, cooking, or other survival skills? Overall, it’s a shame because there is some good stuff here beyond the wonky execution. The concept of a lucky star bringing good fortune to a family is a common folklore element which feels abandoned halfway through—like the food descriptions and independent nature of our heroine. If we had understood Xiao Bojian heritage as a motive for revenge and his obsession with power and value in any form earlier he would seem less like a cartoon villain. He can still be evil or trashy, just less cardboard thin. Similarly, if we saw Changdi’s relationships with others (like Prince Jin, General Qian, or Laiyue) and got his perspective on matters more then we might overlook his possessive tendencies, archaic perspectives on gender roles, and jealous nature because there is a balance. If it had focused on real communication struggles after the earlier misunderstandings, then the couple would have been a united front and shown growth which is good for a finale narrative. Instead the weak romance elements are mostly physical interactions without good emotional atmosphere. Parts of it feel very similar to Adorable Food Goddess; other reviewers mention Doomed to be Cannon Fodder instead.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 16, 2019
3.6
Muy gratificante, la prota tiene una despreocupación y nervios impresionantes y acaba siempre saliéndose con la suya, ya sea cobrando venganza contra quien quiere aprovecharse de ella. Al mismo tiempo hace a la historia poco realista y predecible, sabes que la prota va desacer el entuerto en menos de dos capítulos.
Eso dicho, no tengo muchos problemas con Chu Lian, un poco bland olvidable; el único rasgo característico que probablemente recordaré de ella es su habilidad culinaria y pereza.
No puedo decir lo mismo del interés amoroso. He Sanlang me cayó pesado. Es cabezudo, no expresa sus sentimientos o dudas a nadie, ni siquiera a su mujer cuando acepta que la ama. Frío, distante y pokerfaced. Sinceramente entre la pereza de la otra y prácticamente todas las cualidades de este me tendría que haber sentido mucho más identificada de lo que me sentí. Es demasiado infantil y tiene que ser siempre todo a su manera.
Lo que peor me sentó es precisamente el romance. Al principio él no la puede ni ver y ella no está interesada en él al ver su comportamiento. Como se van acercando y aceptando está bastante bien llevado, el problema viene después de tener relaciones y lo que lleva a ello. Horrible. Sin permiso de ella le dieron medicina para que se fortaleciera que a la vez la ponía a tono. Y cuando ella no quería mantener relacciones con él (cosa un tanto OC en mi opinión de lo demostrado antes sobre la naturaleza pasota de la prota) este la obliga. Nunca se leyó como algo positivo que los dos tenían que querer y disfrutar.
Además de la perpetuación de lo terriblemente frágiles que son las mujeres. Siempre acaba siendo ella quien tiene que ceder y enterarse por otras personas las razones de su marido. Sinceramente su relación me pareció de todo menos romántica.
El ritmo de la trama es muy episódico y en ocasiones se pausa mucho en escenas poco importantes (en mi opinión toda la explicación de las recetas cuenta y las leía por encima). Sin embargo hay giros de trama que llevan desde el principio escondidos muy interesantes. Al mismo tiempo tengo la impresión de que en algunos casos la autora? tenía claros puntos de la trama pero se apresuró para llegar a ellos y quedaron poco explicados. También en un caso concreto (la matriarca He), la personalidad de la anciana cambia de la nada para añadir drama y ayudar a la trama.
No sé como de realista con la China antigua sea, pero la base en la que se asienta fue muy informativa e interesante.
El final un tanto apresurado, en mi opinión.
Pese a todo, una lectura que por partes deboré; que te satisface al ver como la prota puede con todos los desafíos que se le presentan y hace una fortuna impresionante. Entretenido.
Muy gratificante, la prota tiene una despreocupación y nervios impresionantes y acaba siempre saliéndose con la suya, ya sea cobrando venganza contra quien quiere aprovecharse de ella. Al mismo tiempo hace a la historia poco realista y predecible, sabes que la prota va desacer el entuerto en menos de dos capítulos.
Eso dicho, no tengo muchos problemas con Chu Lian, un poco bland olvidable; el único rasgo característico que probablemente recordaré de ella es su habilidad culinaria y pereza.
No puedo decir lo mismo del interés amoroso. He Sanlang me cayó pesado. Es cabezudo, no expresa sus sentimientos o dudas a nadie, ni siquiera a su mujer cuando acepta que la ama. Frío, distante y pokerfaced. Sinceramente entre la pereza de la otra y prácticamente todas las cualidades de este me tendría que haber sentido mucho más identificada de lo que me sentí. Es demasiado infantil y tiene que ser siempre todo a su manera.
Lo que peor me sentó es precisamente el romance. Al principio él no la puede ni ver y ella no está interesada en él al ver su comportamiento. Como se van acercando y aceptando está bastante bien llevado, el problema viene después de tener relaciones y lo que lleva a ello. Horrible. Sin permiso de ella le dieron medicina para que se fortaleciera que a la vez la ponía a tono. Y cuando ella no quería mantener relacciones con él (cosa un tanto OC en mi opinión de lo demostrado antes sobre la naturaleza pasota de la prota) este la obliga. Nunca se leyó como algo positivo que los dos tenían que querer y disfrutar.
Además de la perpetuación de lo terriblemente frágiles que son las mujeres. Siempre acaba siendo ella quien tiene que ceder y enterarse por otras personas las razones de su marido. Sinceramente su relación me pareció de todo menos romántica.
El ritmo de la trama es muy episódico y en ocasiones se pausa mucho en escenas poco importantes (en mi opinión toda la explicación de las recetas cuenta y las leía por encima). Sin embargo hay giros de trama que llevan desde el principio escondidos muy interesantes. Al mismo tiempo tengo la impresión de que en algunos casos la autora? tenía claros puntos de la trama pero se apresuró para llegar a ellos y quedaron poco explicados. También en un caso concreto (la matriarca He), la personalidad de la anciana cambia de la nada para añadir drama y ayudar a la trama.
No sé como de realista con la China antigua sea, pero la base en la que se asienta fue muy informativa e interesante.
El final un tanto apresurado, en mi opinión.
Pese a todo, una lectura que por partes deboré; que te satisface al ver como la prota puede con todos los desafíos que se le presentan y hace una fortuna impresionante. Entretenido.
June 15, 2020
For a book that has 709 chapters, I remain woefully blank while writing a review for it. Since it's somewhat tough to encapsulate all that happens, let me list it in short.
- Food porn. Lots of it, at least in the beginning. It is well done and makes up an interesting part as our MC uses a lot of modern recipes that she has collected over time as a traveller and food connoisseur.
-Strong female relationships. This is probably the only good relationship in this book. The friendship our MC forms with most of her new acquaintances are long lasting and without ulterior motives.
-Asshole husband. Ok, he reincarnated and thinks his wife is the adulterous schemer, but he's also very very dumb. Who tries to murder their wife on the wedding night?? And the fact that his wife comes around from that is just...
He does come around when he realises she isn't acting as she used to, but the author tries to make him cool and aloof too much. The developing romance feels rushed and lack luster.
(It says something when her brother in law treats her better than her own husband).
Which brings me to the next point.
-The ML's brothers. He Changqi and He Changjue have better personalities and I'd want them as the ML more than He Changdi. That should say it all.
-The underlying plot. Which is so underdeveloped, it's basically nonexistent. It's as if half way through the book the author realised you can't just have food in the story. It is rushed and dumped all at once on you. There is no foreshadowing or inkling, the "villains" come out of nowhere and are defeated so easily one wonders how they managed to even create a mess in the first place.
All in all, come for the food and feminism, complete it because, well, you've read 650 chapters already, so why not read another 50?
The translator has done a WONDERFUL job, though. And put a lot of effort in, also providing pictures to each and every food item mentioned in the book. Kudos to them!
- Food porn. Lots of it, at least in the beginning. It is well done and makes up an interesting part as our MC uses a lot of modern recipes that she has collected over time as a traveller and food connoisseur.
-Strong female relationships. This is probably the only good relationship in this book. The friendship our MC forms with most of her new acquaintances are long lasting and without ulterior motives.
-Asshole husband. Ok, he reincarnated and thinks his wife is the adulterous schemer, but he's also very very dumb. Who tries to murder their wife on the wedding night?? And the fact that his wife comes around from that is just...
He does come around when he realises she isn't acting as she used to, but the author tries to make him cool and aloof too much. The developing romance feels rushed and lack luster.
(It says something when her brother in law treats her better than her own husband).
Which brings me to the next point.
-The ML's brothers. He Changqi and He Changjue have better personalities and I'd want them as the ML more than He Changdi. That should say it all.
-The underlying plot. Which is so underdeveloped, it's basically nonexistent. It's as if half way through the book the author realised you can't just have food in the story. It is rushed and dumped all at once on you. There is no foreshadowing or inkling, the "villains" come out of nowhere and are defeated so easily one wonders how they managed to even create a mess in the first place.
All in all, come for the food and feminism, complete it because, well, you've read 650 chapters already, so why not read another 50?
The translator has done a WONDERFUL job, though. And put a lot of effort in, also providing pictures to each and every food item mentioned in the book. Kudos to them!
June 12, 2020
Es un libro que apesar de que me gustó también me frustó y me hizo odiarlo (casi abandono la lectura en variadas escenas).
La protagonista femenina es inteligente y capaz, sin embargo, tiene muchas ocasiones en las que es imprudente rosando la estupidez y en otras ocasiones se presenta como una "esposa virtuosa" por "ceder" a su marido, aunque se quiera justificar por la época en que está ambientado, tiene mucho a un matrimonio "tóxico".
El protagonista masculino molesta mucho por su personalidad "tsundere" (que en lo persona no me gusta nada), tiene muchos problemas de comunicación aunque su esposa le pide en varias ocasiones que sea claro puesto que es esta misma falta de comunicación lo que crea "drama" de lo que se pudo haber resuelto con unas simples oraciones.
La familia materna era mala de por sí, pero nos presentan a la familia paterna como una familia "armoniosa" y con buenas personalidades para que al final todos tengan su personalidad "deformada".
Siento que hubo muchos personajes secundarios que tenían más potencial del que se les dio.
Al final parece que tiene un buen final pero en realidad dejan demasiadas cosas inconclusas.
La protagonista femenina es inteligente y capaz, sin embargo, tiene muchas ocasiones en las que es imprudente rosando la estupidez y en otras ocasiones se presenta como una "esposa virtuosa" por "ceder" a su marido, aunque se quiera justificar por la época en que está ambientado, tiene mucho a un matrimonio "tóxico".
El protagonista masculino molesta mucho por su personalidad "tsundere" (que en lo persona no me gusta nada), tiene muchos problemas de comunicación aunque su esposa le pide en varias ocasiones que sea claro puesto que es esta misma falta de comunicación lo que crea "drama" de lo que se pudo haber resuelto con unas simples oraciones.
La familia materna era mala de por sí, pero nos presentan a la familia paterna como una familia "armoniosa" y con buenas personalidades para que al final todos tengan su personalidad "deformada".
Siento que hubo muchos personajes secundarios que tenían más potencial del que se les dio.
Al final parece que tiene un buen final pero en realidad dejan demasiadas cosas inconclusas.
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dnf
December 18, 2019Stopped reading at 19%.
I've been putting this on-hold for a while now, but I really don't think I can muster up the motivation to finish it.
I love the main character, Chu Lian, and her personality, along with all the food descriptions (the translator even provides pictures, bless them).
But unfortunately, the novel's tone and other characters are too much for me. I came into this novel thinking it would be a nice, fluffy historical novel centered around a smart and kind protagonist. Rather than nice and fluffy, the actual tone of the story seems to shift between a sense of hopelessness and despair.
More explanation:
I've been putting this on-hold for a while now, but I really don't think I can muster up the motivation to finish it.
I love the main character, Chu Lian, and her personality, along with all the food descriptions (the translator even provides pictures, bless them).
But unfortunately, the novel's tone and other characters are too much for me. I came into this novel thinking it would be a nice, fluffy historical novel centered around a smart and kind protagonist. Rather than nice and fluffy, the actual tone of the story seems to shift between a sense of hopelessness and despair.
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March 22, 2020
The story was fun at first but then everything became soo annoying. Starting from the male lead, he's so childish, rude and arrogant but unlike most Chinese novel I read his arrogance isn't in the cool and mighty way but rather dumb. Of course it wouldn't be a chinese transmigration novel if there isn't jealous relatives but seriouslyy the male lead's houshold matriarch is soo annoying. I really like her at first then she acted irrational and obviously blinded by her own stupid moron daughter of her!!
Anyway, first thing bother me is that the author didn't mention what the girl's occupation in her "real world" I know that she's a great cook and her food is soo haeavenly, my guess is she was a chef but I got the impression that she's someone baddass or something based on how "she wants to live an idle live" after transmigrated to the novel.
Secondly, the characters seem to have a lot of names, I was confused at first because the male lead sometimes refer as He Changdi and another time as He ShanLan wtf I thought they were two different people!!
Would I recommend this? Better look for something else first. BUT at least this book has completed translation so you can binge it till the end.
Anyway, first thing bother me is that the author didn't mention what the girl's occupation in her "real world" I know that she's a great cook and her food is soo haeavenly, my guess is she was a chef but I got the impression that she's someone baddass or something based on how "she wants to live an idle live" after transmigrated to the novel.
Secondly, the characters seem to have a lot of names, I was confused at first because the male lead sometimes refer as He Changdi and another time as He ShanLan wtf I thought they were two different people!!
Would I recommend this? Better look for something else first. BUT at least this book has completed translation so you can binge it till the end.
May 12, 2025
1st part was really nice, Chu Lian was an indépendant woman and made her own way trough life (can't believe she forgave her husband for strangling her, humiliating her and trying to kill her on their wedding night tho... I would have planned to poison him after that or at least divorce)
2nd part wasn't bad even though He Changdi was still a dick, at least there was still food description and Chu Lian was actually *doing* something
3rd part... Her husband should have died, this rapist piece of shit. I hate him with everything I have. Can't believe my beautiful, strong Chu Lian was reduced to a simpering, weak, child-like fool. She's compared to a child, to a kitten, her husband continously forces himself on her (and he spanks her if she protests??? The fuck?) and she can't even leave her house without his approval? Please. I hope the Wei family kill him. That's what happens in my mind: Chu Lian gives birth to little stone, Duanjia has him killed and Sima Hui steps in and becomes the best step mother ever. Chu Lian deserves a soft butch general (not a stone cold asshole who hates her) and a loving family (Duanjia and her parents).
Bref tout ça pour dire que j'ai les boules de m'être tapé 709 chapitres pour ça. Useless. I should have sticked to baihe, at least women never disappoint me the way He Changdi did. This dick.
2nd part wasn't bad even though He Changdi was still a dick, at least there was still food description and Chu Lian was actually *doing* something
3rd part... Her husband should have died, this rapist piece of shit. I hate him with everything I have. Can't believe my beautiful, strong Chu Lian was reduced to a simpering, weak, child-like fool. She's compared to a child, to a kitten, her husband continously forces himself on her (and he spanks her if she protests??? The fuck?) and she can't even leave her house without his approval? Please. I hope the Wei family kill him. That's what happens in my mind: Chu Lian gives birth to little stone, Duanjia has him killed and Sima Hui steps in and becomes the best step mother ever. Chu Lian deserves a soft butch general (not a stone cold asshole who hates her) and a loving family (Duanjia and her parents).
Bref tout ça pour dire que j'ai les boules de m'être tapé 709 chapitres pour ça. Useless. I should have sticked to baihe, at least women never disappoint me the way He Changdi did. This dick.
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June 24, 2020
Fue una de las pocas historias que no me aburrio, incluso cuando no habia romance entre los protagonistas y era solo Chu Lian en su día a día adaptandose a su nueva idea y cocinando delicias,fue una protagonista muy agradable con la cual no me aburri, He Changdi fue un personaje que hizo que mi corazón se estrujara cuando se revelo lo que sufrio en el pasado y la razón del porque trataba mal a su esposa, cuando en la historia que leyo la protagonista era un dulce, fue muy agradable ver como avanzaba la relación de ambos de una manera muy realista, dio muchos giros y varias cosas inesperadas pasaron, no hablare de los villanos porque se quedan cortos alado del odioso Xiao Bojian lo odie desde su primera aparición creo que no he encontrado con un villano tan odioso, si villanos que detestas y quieres que tengan un final lamentable pero tan ODIOSO no, jaja recomiendo esta historia son poco más de 700 capitulos, bastante corta a comparación de otras historias como esta que sobrepasan los 2,000 cápitulos, solo preparense porque el romance solo empieza a la mitad, pero es un romance muy dulce.
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"Imagine yourself reading a book that frustrates you BIG TIME. The main character is making so many bad decisions you want to slap her. You are so pissed one day you open your eyes and find yourself in the story. You suddenly become the protagonist of the book, the very character you hated so much. What would you do?
This is exactly what happens to Chu Lian. One moment she was reading a book where the female lead had cheated on her wonderful husband, the next moment she was waking up in the body of that very same female lead who just got married! So instead of you know freaking out, she decides to keep the guy because he is a hottie and he was so nice in the book. However, plot twist. Du du dum. The male lead aka his husband remembers his past life where the real Chu Lian cheated on him and ruined his family. So no Mr. Nice for Chu Lian. And the worst thing is, Chu Lian was so lazy and pissed at the book Chu Lian/ real Chu Lian... (same names, go with it)"
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"Imagine yourself reading a book that frustrates you BIG TIME. The main character is making so many bad decisions you want to slap her. You are so pissed one day you open your eyes and find yourself in the story. You suddenly become the protagonist of the book, the very character you hated so much. What would you do?
This is exactly what happens to Chu Lian. One moment she was reading a book where the female lead had cheated on her wonderful husband, the next moment she was waking up in the body of that very same female lead who just got married! So instead of you know freaking out, she decides to keep the guy because he is a hottie and he was so nice in the book. However, plot twist. Du du dum. The male lead aka his husband remembers his past life where the real Chu Lian cheated on him and ruined his family. So no Mr. Nice for Chu Lian. And the worst thing is, Chu Lian was so lazy and pissed at the book Chu Lian/ real Chu Lian... (same names, go with it)"
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December 11, 2020
This book was overall a pleasant surprise to me , considering the fact that I picked it up ever so reluctantly after reading a lot of the bad reviews it got .
The writing is fluid and consistent , with no major plot holes (up to chaptee 650) and genuinely likeable fluffy characters ( thank god for a FL who's not a doormat , finally !)
I personally think that the problem with this book is the ending , seeing that it was rushed and somewhat badly executed and really not satisfying , leaving a lot of unanswered questions about the side characters and it has NO EPILOGUE ( isn't it an unwritten rule that romance books need an epilogue ? )
The writing is fluid and consistent , with no major plot holes (up to chaptee 650) and genuinely likeable fluffy characters ( thank god for a FL who's not a doormat , finally !)
I personally think that the problem with this book is the ending , seeing that it was rushed and somewhat badly executed and really not satisfying , leaving a lot of unanswered questions about the side characters and it has NO EPILOGUE ( isn't it an unwritten rule that romance books need an epilogue ? )
January 8, 2021
my first transmigration novel...i read this story, a few years ago. every day i always checking the updates of this novel. and all worth it. she's smart, a great chef, and have a temper.lol. so don't mess up with this new chu lian,..:) poor he chang di, he can't even keep his heart again.and fall hard for her.:) :)
April 1, 2019
I enjoyed the story especially how the FL didn't give up whenever she met challenges. However, I don't really like how the ending being rushed. It felt like a synopsis rather than a chapter. Overall, love the story
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July 11, 2020
At last, a main character whom I can relate 100%.
She knows exactly what she wants: a relaxed life, no work, no worries and plenty of good food.
And she never gets fat, damn her!
The story is full of Chinese cliches and plot holes, but I had a lot of fun reading it.
She knows exactly what she wants: a relaxed life, no work, no worries and plenty of good food.
And she never gets fat, damn her!
The story is full of Chinese cliches and plot holes, but I had a lot of fun reading it.
January 26, 2022
overall, is a good book but ending could have been better written. Author got lazy at the end and only give brief explaination of what happened instead of going into details of the events that occurred.
October 21, 2025
This book is really long but it is pretty good. I love the way the FL ignores the ML in the beginning and makes a place for herself despite being in ancient China and having a husband who is ignoring her for a pretty good reason for the first third of the book.
May 7, 2020
Love it. Love the story, love the plot, love how MC and ML will love each other later, from misunderstanding to become lovely is really nice.
January 1, 2021
DNF @ 7%
February 11, 2021
Es dulce y tierna, como un algodón de azúcar.
Más de lo que esperaba.
Más de lo que esperaba.
April 22, 2021
This book made me hungry with how detailed the author describes Chu Lian’s cooking?
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