Siheyuan: The Road to Reversal Begins in the Kitchen
四合院：从厨子开始的逆袭之路
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Excellent Long-Form Siheyuan Novels
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The Courtyard Compound's Ten Peak Masterpieces
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Stories set in or centered around a traditional Siheyuan courtyard.
Siheyuan, Period Story, Sign-In System, Tons of Supplies, Plausible Numbers
Looking for period novels like "The Courtyard" and "Under the Zhengyang Gate". They should have a System, preferably one with sign-ins that give you tons of supplies and goods each time. Most importantly, the period details should be realistic, like a bride price of around ten yuan, not a few hundred just because someone feels generous.
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I'd like to read about Sha Zhu as a teenager.
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Both leads must be completely devoted to each other!
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Looking for something like Ghost Hand Thirteen Styles: There's a Code to Gambling, Too.
Full of Personality and Worth a Read. If It’s Not Good, You Can Yell at Me
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The most objective novel about courtyard houses, without any hostility, just everyday life, no stealing from someone's home because they were scolded, and no breaking other people's hands or feet at the drop of a hat. It is the most normal novel. It's really funny when the male lead teases Teacher Yan, but he doesn't go overboard. This is currently the most peaceful and calming story about a courtyard house, mainly focusing on interpersonal relationships.
It's alright, pretty smooth. The relationship with Yi Zhonghai is back and forth, but he doesn't suffer any losses. The female lead is okay, not particularly eye-catching. He treats He Yushui well, but the description is rather general, avoiding many problematic aspects. It's not a good thing. The Jia family is still arrogant in the courtyard and has offended several families.
Minor conflicts between neighbors are normal and a plus. The Jia family offends the Yan family today, the Liu family tomorrow, and the Xu family the day after. They only have the Yi family as an ally, yet they consistently manage to make Da Mao suffer losses. Even if others don't help Da Mao, they'll still undermine the Jia family. This is a major turn-off.
It offers a little bit of background information on daily life and work relationships, so it's somewhat worth reading, even though the writing isn't great—it's still above average.
Great, it's uneventful with not too many ridiculous or messy things, the various character conflicts are reasonable, there's a bit of ambition, and no one acts arrogantly or recklessly.
Not bad, not bad at all, it has a real, down-to-earth feel, without so much nonsense.
Without any major modifications, it's all just the scheming of small fry. Giving the deaf old lady some food is alright; without invincible power, reputation is still very important.
It doesn't feature much fighting or heavy-handed strife in the traditional courtyard house; instead, it portrays a normal, everyday courtyard house with a strong sense of community, while still maintaining the original setting and character development of the main characters. Five stars to encourage the author to continue working on completing this story—please don't stop updating!
The content has a sense of the era, the plot is reasonable and readable, and the writing style is fluent.
It's relatively mild, with no major drawbacks. But there wasn't much of a compelling plot. For a tomato, it's pretty good!