Courtyard Novels Over Five Million Words 四合院500万字以上的

1. 51 在 Life in the Siheyuan 在四合院里过日子 Suisui the Bricklayer搬砖的碎碎Male-Channel Fanfiction621k WordsCompleted After reading lots of stories about courtyard life, I decided to try writing my own take on it. This is a practice piece, so please be kind if it's not to your taste! My second carefully crafted novel, The Courtyard: The Qing Dynasty Is Back, has just launched. I hope you'll give it a read! Li Ping'an was an obscure older bachelor in modern society. He died after doing a good deed for once, presumably because good deeds bring good fortune. He transmigrated to a courtyard in the late 1950s, where 16.6kReads7.8Score535Shelves
2. 52 四 Siheyuan: Setting the Family Straight, Starting with My Mom 四合院：整顿家风，从我妈开始 Little Bit of Melancholy小确丧Male-Channel Fanfiction418k WordsOngoing [Courtyard House + System + Period Setting + Male-Oriented + Multiple Female Leads + Lighthearted Comedy] Song Xiangyang is sent flying after being hit by a truck, then reincarnates as a baby in a rural village. As far back as he can remember, his family has consisted only of his mother and his younger siblings. His father works in the city and only comes home once in a while. He always thought they were a loving family. That is, until one day, his mother takes him to the city to find his father 127.4kReads8.3Score10.8kShelves

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   The protagonist travels back to the era of traditional courtyard houses, seizes opportunities, punishes the greedy villains in the courtyard, and lives a peaceful and prosperous life with Qin Huairu and Qin Jingru by his side.

3. 53 四 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu, Soft and Sweet, Is Brought Home 四合院:软软乎乎秦淮茹抱回家 Angel Big Beauty天使大美丽Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing Pure Love, Everyday Life, No Hostility, No Spatial System Marry a lovely wife, live a comfortable life, look good when you go out, have fun when you come home. Make money with ease, enjoy a lifetime of happiness, treat our Qin Huairu well, and build a happy family. Live happily ever after! Starting from nothing? No problem, I know how to make money! I draw posters and comics, earn extra cash, save grain, and stock up on supplies. I have no grand ambitions. An ordinary, peaceful life is what mat 71kReads8.8Score4.6kShelves
4. 54 诸 Myriad Worlds: Marrying Qin Huairu in the Siheyuan and Having Eight Children 诸天：四合院娶秦淮茹生八个孩子 Treasure God of Wealth珍财神Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing (Myriad worlds + golden finger + many women + pure wish fulfillment + all kinds of schemes) He died saving someone. After death, he received a System that lets him transmigrate through the myriad worlds. Complete a mission and he can move on to the next world, start over, and achieve a different kind of immortality. Fortunately, every world comes with a golden finger. Fail a mission, and he has to live out the rest of his life in that world. In the first world, his mission is to marry Qin Huairu 55.4kReads8.1Score3.7kShelves
5. 55 四 Siheyuan: Why Did You Bring Qin Huairu to Me? 四合院：你把秦淮如送我这来干嘛 Li Baitian Loves Vegetables爱吃菜的李拜天Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyday Life in a Siheyuan] [No Hostility] [No System] [Multiple Heroines] Jia Yifei transmigrates into the world of a siheyuan and discovers that he's become Jia Zhangshi's youngest son... A hypocritical sister-in-law? A mother who's a necromancer? A nephew who's a master thief? No way! He'll help the Jia family turn their fate around. Poverty breeds schemes, while wealth breeds kindness. If life went smoothly, who would want to make a scene and stir up trouble? A new work is here! Come read 35.4kReads8.1Score1.8kShelves

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   Courtyard house [sending hearts][sending hearts][sending hearts][sending hearts]

6. 56 四 Siheyuan: Tenfold Returns, Too Many Supplies to Use Up 四合院：十倍返还物资太多用不完 Wild Phoenix 1983乱凤1983Male-Channel Fanfiction817k WordsOngoing [A Guaranteed Quality Read from a Siheyuan Specialist] Chen Zizai, a modern lifestyle blogger who creates his own content, transmigrates to 1959 and has his house seized from the start. With no other choice, he sets fire to it, determined to go down with it: if no one can play fair, then he’ll flip the table! His resolve to go down with the house activates the “Self-Reliance, Tenfold Returns” System. Make one serving of pork braised with vermicelli, and the System gives him ten. What’s he suppos 268.6kReads8.5Score26.1kShelves

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   This is a non-saintly courtyard-style novel set in the old days. When others take advantage of the situation, the protagonist fights for every inch of land. When the neighbors in the courtyard gang up on each other and try to take over the place, the protagonist directly breaks off relations, works hard for high returns, and lives a good life.

7. 57 四 Siheyuan: The More Capable You Are, the More You Work; More Children, More Blessings 四合院：能者多劳，多子多福 Blazing Fire Lights Up Wolf Mountain烈火照狼山Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted No System, but he has a pocket dimension. Nothing over the top. No ill will. There are a few women from the Siheyuan, and characters from multiple shows. This is a story about women and money. Niu Dazhuang is a skilled hunter and farmhand, nicknamed “Big Wild Donkey.” From the start, he marries Qin Huairu’s cousin, Qin Xueru, in the countryside. Qin Xueru has a younger sister, Qin Ningru, and Qin Huairu has another younger sister named Qin Yueru. Qin Huairu also has an uncle, whose daughter Qin 44.4kReads8.0Score3.3kShelves
8. 58 四 Siheyuan: Becoming a Rogue Everyone Loves 四合院：做一个人见人爱的流氓 Hermit of Xiangshan Creek香山溪客Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing [System] [Multiple Heroines] [Low on Grimness] [Historical Fantasy] Lin Muzhi, a down-and-out writer from the 21st century, wakes up as Lin Weidong, a backward young man in a 1965 courtyard. His neighbors are rubbing their hands together, ready to crush this “troublemaker” and take everything from him. But... The whole courtyard soon realizes that this time, the newcomer isn't prey. Armed with the perspective of a modern civilization, he's come to rule this world of tangled relationships like it 38.5kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves

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   Highly recommended! A masterpiece, definitely worth reading!

9. 59 四 Siheyuan: Reborn as Yi Zhonghai's Only Son 四合院：穿成易中海的亲儿子 Clouds at Night夜里云Male-Channel Fanfiction7.4M WordsOngoing [Period novel + witty and humorous + chosen-by-heaven System + no saintly heroine + face-slapping + slice of life] Yi Tianci is reborn as Yi Zhonghai's biological son in Love in the Courtyard, making him a bona fide rich second-generation heir. With the System at his side, Silly Zhu can no longer rely on protection, and Old Deaf Granny is no longer the revered matriarch. No one can escape. While dealing with the courtyard's troublemakers, he also catches the tide of the times and writes a remark 33kReads8.1Score2.5kShelves

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   ✨A courtyard novel of over 5 million words✨ 🌈① Transmigrating to 1965, Yi Tianci becomes the son of Yi Zhonghai, the "Yi family's extinct heir," and arrives at the courtyard with "divinely bestowed abilities"! Sha Zhu falls out of favor, and the "beasts" in the courtyard suffer. 🚀 Watch how Yi Tianci, as a rich second-generation, outwits the demons, not only subduing his neighbors but also catching the wave of the times, achieving success in both business and life. A unique legend of the era awaits your witness! 🌿

10. 60 四 Siheyuan: I'm Yi Zhonghai, and My Sister-in-Law Is Lou Xiao'e 四合院：老子易中海，嫂子娄晓娥 Mai Zuo麦左Male-Channel Fanfiction4.0M WordsOngoing [Period Drama + Witty Humor + Emotion Shop + No Saintly Protagonist + Face-Slapping + Slice of Life] Yi Bufan is reborn as the biological son of Yi Zhonghai, the big boss of Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he marries Xu Damao's younger sister and becomes Xu Damao's brother-in-law. Silly Zhu is no longer under anyone's protection, Old Deaf Granny is no longer the revered matriarch, Lou Xiao'e seeks true love, and Qin Huairu breaks free of her shackles... 5.2kReads7.5Score219Shelves
11. 61 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Snatches Yu Li from the Start 四合院：傻柱开局截胡于莉 Mountains and Rivers Have a Voice山河有声Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing The economy is in a downturn, every industry is struggling, and tensions are high. Nobody has it easy. This book isn’t full of that kind of tension. It’s just here to cheer everyone up and let them live without feeling wronged. Winter, 1961. Three days before Jia Dongxu dies in a workplace accident. Reasoning with people? Not happening! Moral blackmail? One slap! Throwing your age around? One slap! Making a scene and rolling on the floor? Still one slap! In this life, He Yuzhu follows one princ 137.1kReads7.9Score12.6kShelves
12. 62 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, 1959, A Gentle World 四合院：开局五九，人间温柔 Dionysus狄俄尼索斯Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines] [No angst] [Teasing scumbags] In 1959, Gu Qing awakened memories from a past life and arrived at courtyard number 95 on Nanluoguxiang, a sacred site for transmigrators. At the same time, he awakened a cheat that let him fish for treasures from across the heavens. “Fishing reward: [World Tree]” “Fishing reward: [Conch Girl]” “Fishing reward: [Attack Speed Boots]” “Fishing reward: [Owl Sentry]” “Fishing reward: [Overlord’s Armor]” With such a comprehensive cheat, Gu Qing 127.6kReads7.5Score10.2kShelves
13. 63 四 Siheyuan: I Have a Golden Finger for the Good Life! 四合院，我有一个享福金手指！ After the Wine, a Silken Drama酒阑牵丝戏Male-Channel Fanfiction2.5M WordsOngoing What should I do after transmigrating to the Birds-Full Courtyard? Oh, there’s a System! And I get to enjoy life while everyone else suffers? Now that’s what I call living! In this era of scarce supplies, how can I use food and drink to weave a vast web of connections? Let’s see how Luo Tie thrives in the beastly Birds-Full Courtyard, using other people’s bitter fruits to make his own life happy! 126.4kReads7.9Score8kShelves

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    They're all about abusing animals; some have multiple female leads, some don't.

14. 64 四 Siheyuan: The Ultimate Engineer Brings the Whole Courtyard to Heel! 四合院：最强工程师，镇压全院！ Riding a Pig to Slay Dragons骑猪去斩龙Male-Channel Fanfiction717k WordsOngoing Lin Weizheng transmigrates to the 1960s. Born into a family of loyal patriots, he graduates from Harbin Institute of Technology at just nineteen, becoming an exceptionally rare seventh-grade engineer! After four years away from the capital, the scoundrels in his courtyard have their eyes on his three spacious rooms. Does Yi Zhonghai want to seize his property to secure his retirement? Does Jia Zhangshi want to throw a tantrum and claim the main room? Does Qin Huairu plan to show up pretending to 231.9kReads8.0Score28.4kShelves
15. 65 四 Siheyuan: I Sold Jia Zhangshi to Butcher Wang from the Start 四合院开局我把贾张氏卖给王屠夫 Loves Caterpillars爱吃毛毛虫Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing Don't let the rating fool you. This book is a great read. No stealing other men's women, and no cowardice! Even better, it has hilarious scenes! He transmigrates into the chaotic Siheyuan and becomes Fan Debiao, an orphan of a fallen soldier. He awakens the sign-in System and stands up to the three uncles right from the start. Anyone who tries to guilt-trip him gets put in their place! He catches an armed spy with his bare hands and earns a special police appointment for his great service; He se 83.1kReads8.4Score6.4kShelves
16. 66 穿 I Transmigrated to the Siheyuan, and I'm the Honest One Here 穿越四合院，我是院里的老实人 Teng Zhi滕志Male-Channel Fanfiction573k WordsOngoing After being betrayed by his girlfriend and his best friend, and hounded by loan sharks, modern-day man Shi Lei dies unexpectedly and transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, taking over the body of a man with the same name. Swearing he will never be a simp again, Shi Lei embarks on a hilarious, delightful romantic journey, entangled with several of the courtyard's women! 25.7kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves
17. 67 四 Siheyuan: Beautiful, Don’t Be Like That 四合院：美女别这样 September's Leisurely Fish Song九月闲鱼歌Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsOngoing [Courtyard Life + Multiple Female Leads + Decisive Actions + System] After transmigrating as a new resident in the courtyard who was being bullied to death by the old folks expecting him to support them, he reports them to the police and gets Jia Zhangshi sent to the firing squad, while Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui are thrown in jail. He blocks the entrance to Deaf Granny’s home and eats egg cakes, making the old hag shriek with envy. Can helping others really earn rewards? How does 66.9kReads7.3Score4.3kShelves
18. 68 四 Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty Awakens, and I Snatch Huairu Away 四合院：大清觉醒，截胡一手淮如 July Frost七月流霜Male-Channel Fanfiction385k WordsOngoing [Siheyuan courtyard, Snatching System, multiple female leads, scheming protagonist, radically transforming the courtyard] He Shisan transmigrated into He Daqing, who had been tricked by Yi Zhonghai into leaving. He awakened the Snatching System. He Daqing immediately came to his senses. “You want me to leave the courtyard? Well, I won’t. I’ll wreck every last one of your plans.” Jia Dongxu is a useless nobody who wants a wife? Watch as I dump White Widow and snatch the lovely Qin Huairu right ou 7.9kReads8.0Score559Shelves
19. 69 四 Siheyuan: From the Start as a Hunter, I Point My Gun at Jia Zhangshi! 四合院：猎人开局，枪指贾张氏！ Icebound Pavilion冰封阁Male-Channel Fanfiction5.1M WordsCompleted Zhou Sheng transmigrates into the world of the Courtyard in 1956, traveling from the countryside to the capital with a letter of recommendation to inherit an estate. To his surprise, as soon as he enters the courtyard, he discovers that the Jia family has taken over the house. Faced with the brazen scoundrel Jia Zhangshi, Zhou Sheng says nothing and simply presses a hunting rifle to her forehead. Jia Zhangshi is so terrified she wets herself, and the whole courtyard is shaken. From the start, he 610Reads5.8Score—Shelves
20. 70 四 Siheyuan: I Beat the Crap Out of the Birds, Then Turned Around and Married Yu Li 四合院：虐爆众禽，我反手娶于莉 It's Xiuxiu是秀秀呀Male-Channel Fanfiction4.3M WordsCompleted [A Love in the Courtyard fan fiction with a System, satisfying face-slapping, and ruthless comeuppance for scumbags] Song Yu transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard, equipped with a god-tier System to make the courtyard’s vermin cry. He catches Qin Huairu cheating, beats Jia Dongxu to a pulp, and takes the place and prestige of the courtyard’s three elders. Then he casually chats up Yu Li. Life couldn’t be sweeter! 3.7kReads5.2Score220Shelves
21. 71 四 Siheyuan: The Good Life of a Laid-Back Man 四合院：咸鱼的美好生活 Burning Rock燃烧石头Male-Channel Fanfiction4.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a courtyard house in the 1960s, he gets a sign-in System from the start and enjoys a comfortable, thriving life... A gentle, warm, and cheerful story, lighthearted and witty, all about enjoying life and fulfilling your wishes... 2kReads7.2Score205Shelves
22. 72 四 Siheyuan: Helping Lou Xiao'e from the Start 四合院：开局援助娄晓娥 Spicy Hot-and-Sour Noodles, Extra Spicy酸辣粉佳辣Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsOngoing He transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan series as He Yuzhu and awakens a System. From the start, Xu Damao wants to make trouble for him? Then He Yuzhu will have to sit him down for a serious discussion about who Lou Xiao'e belongs to! Qin Huairu comes asking for a lunchbox? Please, he's no sucker. Why would he let himself become a free meal ticket for the Jia family? Emotional blackmail? Sorry, I play the double-standard game better than anyone! 8.8kReads8.4Score314Shelves
23. 73 四 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Remarkable Life 四合院：何雨柱的精彩人生 Brother Jing井哥Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted After possessing Silly Zhu, the protagonist watches his entire life unfold from the perspective of an observer. Silly Zhu spends his whole life being schemed against by the scoundrels in the courtyard. In the end, they swindle him out of everything he owns, and the three siblings led by the notorious thief Bang Geng drive him out. He freezes to death beneath an overpass, his body almost devoured by wild dogs. At last, the protagonist takes Silly Zhu's place and gets a second chance at life. See 21.3kReads8.1Score670Shelves

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    My novel, "Siheyuan: I Became Sha Zhu, But I'm Not Stupid," is a time-traveling story set in a courtyard house. It's logically sound, heartwarming, and offers the thrill of revenge. Each chapter is 3000 words long. You can add it to your bookshelf and read it later when it's more substantial. The original title is "Siheyuan: I Became Sha Zhu, But I'm Not Stupid."

24. 74 四 Siheyuan: From Fleeing Famine to Surrounded by Beauties 四合院：从逃荒到坐拥群芳 Where the Waves Reach the Horizon, There Lies the Peak浪到天涯此为峰Male-Channel Fanfiction802k WordsOngoing (Multiple heroines + everyday gossip + mild edge + somewhat funny + System space + characters with brains) The aim is to portray the people and things of that era as authentically as possible. Wang Shouyi, a “happy” delivery driver, transmigrates into the world of The Courtyard, where he gets a Happy Farm and begins a happy life. 804Reads6.4Score102Shelves
25. 75 四 Siheyuan: Starting in 1963, I Keep the Entire Compound in Line! 四合院：六三开局，我镇压全院！ Looking Forward.期待。Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Cao Wei transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and binds himself to a sign-in System that stays with him wherever he goes. Faced with neighbors who are so sweet-talking and kindhearted, Cao Wei decides he ought to carry on the traditional virtues of “unity and friendship, helping one another.” The First Grandpa is worried about who will look after him in his old age? That's easy to take care of. As long as he goes early, he won't have to worry about being looked after when he's ol 273Reads6.3Score127Shelves
26. 76 四 Siheyuan: Chen Xueru Is a Great Ally 四合院：陈雪茹是个好帮手 Tomatoes Are Delicious洋柿子好吃Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted (A mash-up of period dramas + multiple heroines + plenty of shenanigans + ...) I arrive in the early years of the People's Republic and get up to all kinds of mischief in period dramas. It's a little early, sure, but there are perks: all the heroines and supporting female characters are waiting for me! This is the story of the handsome young Zeng Dagen as he “collects” women in period dramas. 6.1kReads6.6Score390Shelves
27. 77 四 Siheyuan: Seizing the Jia Family’s House and Making Qin Huairu Pay Her Debt 四合院：收走贾家房秦淮茹抵债 The Sky Is Blue, but Dusk Has Yet to Come天青暮未临Male-Channel Fanfiction3.1M WordsCompleted [System + definitely stealing love interests + period setting + some, but not too much, hostility + won't take a loss or put up with mistreatment] [Revenge] The Jia family's house? What Jia family house? Qin Huairu? She was given to me to settle a debt, so she's mine. Silly Zhu, want a wife? Xu Damao, it makes perfect sense for you and Yi Zhonghai to team up and look after each other in your old age. Back in 1955, Gu Yinghua makes up his mind... 46.8kReads7.0Score3.8kShelves
28. 78 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Fell in Love with He Yushui 四合院：开局恋爱何雨水 Hardworking Little Bai费力的小白Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigrate + System + Miracle Doctor + Feel-Good Story After transmigrating into the world of the Siheyuan, he discovers that both his parents are dead, but he has money and a home. Then he awakens the Miracle Doctor System! Putting the troublesome neighbors in their place is a piece of cake! He Yuzhu gets married and stops looking after the neighbors. Qin Huairu is dumbfounded, Jia Zhangshi gets sent to a psychiatric hospital, and the First Master and Deaf Granny are left with no one to care 10.8kReads6.6Score348Shelves
29. 79 四 Siheyuan: I Starved to Death from the Start, So the Whole Courtyard Went Shooting 四合院：开局被饿死，全院去打靶 Ning Lihuo宁离火Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted I had barely transmigrated when the whole family nearly took everything I owned, and they still wouldn't leave me alone. In broad daylight, they even emptied my house. Luckily, I'm clever as can be. I just wanted to be a happy slacker, marry a pretty wife, and enjoy a quiet life. I never expected anyone to discover my world-shaking talent. What rotten luck: I got drafted! And the System I got is a Get-Off-Your-Butt System. Being a slacker is my life's work. What's all this about getting off my b 14.7kReads7.2Score671Shelves
30. 80 人 In the Siheyuan, I Became the Ultimate Insider 人在四合院，成为最强关系户 Ten Years of Lingering Dreams十年殘夢Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted The train of the times rushes forward, and Wei Lai arrives at the courtyard from a TV drama. He activates the Relative System, which gives him a new relative every two weeks. Faced with a courtyard full of beasts, Wei Lai decides to strike first so he can live a good life. Why is Yi Zhonghai roaring in the middle of the night? It turns out Silly Zhu is growing distant from him. Why is Liu Haizhong sweeping the toilets? It turns out his own son stabbed him in the back. Why is Granny Deaf wailing 32.4kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
31. 81 四 Siheyuan: Son, Son, Son, Son, Son 四合院：儿子儿子儿子儿子儿子 Night Voyage Boat夜航舟Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsOngoing Yuan Weimin, who was on his last legs, came back from the dead! He transmigrated into the body of a sickly man living in a courtyard house. The beasts in the whole courtyard were waiting to take everything he owned. Luckily, Yu Li, the newlywed daughter-in-law of the Yan family, cared for him devotedly and nursed him back to health. Surviving a great disaster brings good fortune! From then on, Yuan Weimin rose steadily through the ranks and made a great success of his life. His only happy t 47.2kReads7.3Score3.9kShelves
32. 82 四 Siheyuan: My Wife Was Snatched Away After I Returned from the Battlefield 四合院：战场归来媳妇被截胡 Leaves and Clear Breezes叶有清风Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Lin Ping transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan. After Yi Zhonghai schemes against him, Lin Ping has no choice but to join the army and head to the battlefield. When he returns to the capital, he never expects Jia Dongxu to steal the woman who was supposed to be his wife. But not marrying Qin Huairu suits him just fine. Using the golden finger he brought from his previous life, he goes on to live a happy life that everyone envies. 38.7kReads7.2Score1.7kShelves
33. 83 四 Siheyuan: Take My Advice and Don't Mess With Me, I Know Your Secrets 四合院：听劝别惹我，我知你底细 Tianyue2578天越2578Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted Lin Yuan, a corporate drone caught in the rat race of the 21st century, wakes up to find he’s become a trainee purchasing agent at the Hongxing Steel Mill in 1958. And he’s living in a courtyard house in Nanluoguxiang, a den of corruption and endless scheming? A hellish start? Not a chance! His transmigration comes with an intelligence System, leaving no secrets hidden from him, whether in the courtyard or at the steel mill. Who’s hiding gold bars, who stole state grain, who’s plotting behind so 32.4kReads6.7Score1.8kShelves
34. 84 四 Siheyuan: This Procurement Officer Is Winning Hearts 四合院之这采购员采的是心 Tales of the Old City旧城古事Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted (Multiple Heroines) (Qin Joins the Harem) In 1960, during a special era of severe shortages, Chen Jian'an found himself thriving after becoming a procurement officer with access to supplies. Yi Zhonghai, Yan Bugui, and Jia Zhangshi were walking stories all on their own. Yi Zhonghai: Jian'an, I wish you could look after me in my old age. Liu Haizhong: Jian'an, do you think Second Uncle has what it takes to become an official? Qin Huairu: Jian'an, I really do like you. Qin Jingru: A wife follows h 32.2kReads7.5Score1.9kShelves
35. 85 四 Siheyuan: Reborn as Xu Damao, a Wedding Night from the Start 四合院：重生许大茂，开局新婚夜 Mai Zuo麦左Male-Channel Fanfiction2.2M WordsOngoing [Siheyuan Courtyard] [Period Setting] [Farming] [Pocket Dimension] [Face-Slapping] [Slice of Life] The Xu Damao with the same name transmigrates to a siheyuan courtyard in 1962 and becomes a miracle doctor. He tests his skills against Silly Zhu, debates morality with Yi Zhonghai, matches wits with Yan Bugui, and discusses the code of honor among thieves with Bang Geng. Riding the train of the times, he embarks on a remarkable life. 10.4kReads7.7Score434Shelves
36. 86 四 Siheyuan: I’m Doing My Best to Put Hats on Everyone in the Courtyard 四合院：我努力给全院戴帽子 Speeding Full Throttle一路狂飙飞起Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted Lu Feng transmigrates into a courtyard house and gets a bizarre System. From the start, the System's reward for him is a soul-summoning banner. What the hell! This is a courtyard house. What am I supposed to do with a soul-summoning banner? Lu Feng is about to toss it away. Just then, the necromancer Jia Zhangshi shows up, slapping her thigh and wailing: Old Jia, hurry back and see! Someone's bullying us, a widow and her orphaned children... I can't go on! Take me with you too... Lu Feng suddenl 51.9kReads7.3Score3.3kShelves
37. 87 四 Siheyuan: Starting Out as a Steel Mill Driver 四合院：从轧钢厂司机开始 Chopping Watermelons with Wild Swings乱刀砍西瓜Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsCompleted (Multiple heroines + Fate Choice System + everyday life in a siheyuan + low-conflict) Wang Dawei transmigrates to a siheyuan in 1959, becoming a driver in the transportation department of a steel mill. He drives by day and can also “drive” at night. In an era when everyone else is going hungry, his job as a driver lets him eat and drink well, making the courtyard’s scoundrels green with envy. He also awakens the Fate Choice System. Whenever he faces a major decision in life, he can simulate and 19.1kReads5.9Score1.4kShelves
38. 88 四 Siheyuan: Kicking Jia Zhangshi and Slapping Yi Zhonghai 四合院：脚踹贾张氏，掌掴易中海 Jin Wuya金无涯Male-Channel Fanfiction652k WordsCompleted Li Yang transmigrates to the Four-Nine City of 1957, into the beast-filled courtyard of Love in the Courtyard. His father was a squad leader in the steel mill's security department. He died on duty while capturing a spy, leaving Li Yang and his younger sister behind. Just after Li Yang finishes handling his father's funeral, Jia Zhangshi comes knocking, asking to borrow the house and his father's pension money, and even trying to snatch his food. Li Yang kicks her straight out the door. Yi Zhong 13.5kReads5.8Score669Shelves
39. 89 四 Siheyuan: Pummeling Yi Zhonghai and Slapping Qin Huairu Away 四合院，暴揍易中海，扇飞秦淮茹 Swords in July七月刀剑Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing I transmigrated into the role of He Yuzhu in The Beast-Filled Courtyard. His father, He Daqing, ran off, and everything edible and useful in the house was stolen overnight. But he’s not the Silly Zhu from his previous life. He has a System, yet Yi Zhonghai still thinks he can brainwash him. Yi Zhonghai: Silly Zhu, your father ran off with a widow. He Yuzhu: What? You’re asking for a beating? One kick sends him flying. Qin Huairu: How dare you hit Uncle Yi? He Yuzhu: Want to fly too? One slap sen 42.3kReads6.2Score2.5kShelves
40. 90 四 Siheyuan: Beating Up Yi Zhonghai, He Yuzhu Flips the Table 四合院：揍易中海，何雨柱掀桌子 Twenty-Eight Flying Tigers二八飞虎Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing On Lunar New Year's Eve in 2026, He Zhu, a high-quality bachelor past his prime, gets drunk and transmigrates into Silly Zhu from Love in the Courtyard, set in 1960. It's right around dinnertime on New Year's Eve. Brainwashed by Yi Zhonghai, Silly Zhu spends money on meat and vegetables and works hard all day to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner. He invites the Yi family, Deaf Granny, and the entire Jia family to celebrate together. But Jia Zhangshi eats all the meat and vegetables on the table 63.4kReads6.4Score4.9kShelves
41. 91 四 Siheyuan: Transmigrating as Silly Zhu, Dongxu Dies That Very Day 四合院：穿越傻柱，东旭当天没了 Not Sweet, Not Salty不甜不要咸Male-Channel Fanfiction435k WordsOngoing A modern-day wage worker transmigrates, and Jia Dongxu dies in an accident that very same day. From then on, He Yuzhu breaks free from the shackles of fate. The pests can no longer take the slightest advantage of him; one by one, they fall into poverty and meet miserable ends, while He Yuzhu goes on to live a happy and fulfilling life. 56.2kReads7.2Score3.5kShelves
42. 92 四 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Reborn in One Body, Returning to 1949 四合院何雨柱三合一魂穿1949 Shellfish Eats Little Fish贝壳吃小鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction788k WordsOngoing A rookie writer's commentary, set in a slow-burning, realistic period drama! A chef, a practitioner of traditional martial arts, and a skilled slingshot shooter, with no System and no accelerated time in the pocket dimension. It may look like a story about everyday family life, but the food, antiques, and hunting are all portrayed with absolute realism. The words are imbued with love for the country and its people, and readers only need to uncover the foreshadowing that's worth savoring. Feel fr 10.5kReads8.2Score302Shelves

    Reader note

    A highly-rated 1-star review invites you to read this novel! Written by a novice writer, this slow-burn, realistic historical drama unfolds! No system, no speed-up in the spatial realm—it seems like a slice-of-life story of family squabbles and antagonists, but it's actually a tale of a lucrative, albeit unconventional, struggle against the tide of history. A strong sense of national pride and patriotism subtly permeates the text, with numerous foreshadowing elements worth savoring. Feel free to critique the plot's logic and coherence; it's all up to the reader who loves to analyze and uncover the details to unlock this epic tale of historical rebellion.

43. 93 四 Siheyuan: I Only Want to Live a Quiet Life 四合院：只想平淡过一生 Beneath the Stars, Just for You披星戴月只为你Male-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsCompleted This book is dedicated to my younger self, to the chaos of those days and the loneliness buried deep inside, and to everyone who can't help looking back on the past. It's also dedicated to you, if you'd like to learn about life in Beijing's crowded courtyard compounds. This place was once a little world of its own: the gray walls were mottled, the doorways stood side by side, and life was noisy and real. Neighbors schemed and quarreled, clashing over every inch of land and wall, and getting red 35.5kReads7.9Score1.3kShelves

    Reader note

    Currently serialized at two million words, this is a story that rejects formulaic plots. All characters are intelligent, the writing style is humorous, and it's a clean and straightforward book, free of scatological humor. Set in 1953, it features a rigorous and logically sound portrayal of a powerful industrial nation. There's no hostility; the protagonist, a seemingly saintly figure, is actually quite calculating, manipulating everyone and everything around him. It avoids simplistic black-and-white characterizations, presenting a protagonist with a grand vision, a deep concern for his country, and clear goals, quietly contributing his knowledge far ahead of his time.

44. 94 四 Siheyuan: I Take Yi Zhonghai to Task and Demand 6,000 Yuan 四合院：手撕易中海，逼赔六千块 Green Mountain Woodcutter青山樵Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing Chen Wangshan is a transmigrator. He has transmigrated into a notorious courtyard house from across the myriad heavens, full of beasts. No endless bickering back and forth. He'll teach those beasts how to behave by using the law. A new author with a new work. Please go easy on me, dear readers! A fist salute! Thank you! (The rating just came out and will rise later, so please read with confidence.) 83.2kReads5.5Score3.9kShelves

    Reader note

    I recommend a good book on courtyard houses.

45. 95 四 The Blurry Years of the Siheyuan 四合院之模糊的年代 Delang and Mei德朗与梅Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Sign-in] [A few more brothers than most] [Behind the scenes] [Everyday life] [Childhood] [Quirky and unrestrained] [War] [A happy family] [Period drama with lots of film and TV elements] [Doesn't follow the original plot] [Pure wish fulfillment] [Original female lead] [Parallel world / similar timeline] [Please don't project real people or timelines onto the characters] Life in the cave dwelling has no fighting or killing, just eating and drinking. Life in the courtyard house has no social nice 24.8kReads9.2Score1kShelves

    Reader note

    These are all good novels about courtyard houses, updated over a million times each, you can read them all in one go.

46. 96 四 Siheyuan: The More Excited You Get, the More Excited I Am 四合院：你们越激动我越兴奋 Melody of the Night夜的旋律Male-Channel Fanfiction2.5M WordsCompleted Lin Fan transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan. After leaving the countryside for the capital's courtyard compound to take over his uncle's job at a steel mill, he begins stirring up trouble in the compound, throwing the whole bunch of busybodies into chaos. 31.2kReads7.4Score1.3kShelves
47. 97 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, My 188-Centimeter Wife Knows Tai Chi 四合院开局：我媳妇188会太极 Old Blade老刀锋Male-Channel Fanfiction2.8M WordsCompleted Yang Qing transmigrates into the son of a capitalist who went to Taiwan. Tired of being bullied by the vermin filling the courtyard, all of whom covet his family’s property, he just wants to be left alone. With Director Wang’s help, Yang Qing makes it to 1961. That year, he marries a 188-centimeter-tall refugee woman. To his surprise, she comes from a family of martyrs and is also an heir to the Chenjiagou style of Tai Chi. From then on, he finally stands up for himself, punching Silly Zhu and k 3.9kReads7.8Score275Shelves
48. 98 朕 I’m Here to Set the Chaotic Siheyuan Straight 朕来整顿禽满四合院 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Male-Channel Fanfiction267k WordsCompleted After Zhu Yuanzhang died, he transmigrated into the body of a junior official. When he got home, he found that His wife was Empress Ma, doing laundry for someone else. His son was Zhu Biao, with a broken leg. His grandson was Zhu Xiongying, skin and bones. The so-called “good neighbors” in the compound stole from his family, insulted his wife, and schemed against his son. The whole place was full of beasts. Then the System arrived, bringing him master-level Chinese medicine, a farm he could c 1.2kReads6.1Score—Shelves
49. 99 四 Siheyuan: Old Man Jia Dapao 四合院之老汉贾大炮 Laugh, Laugh, Laugh, Say Nothing笑笑笑不说话Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted Multiple female leads, no self-righteous do-gooder, and the little details of everyday life: the happy life of young wife Qin Huairu and Old Jia. As the times change, turmoil returns to the courtyard house. 35kReads7.6Score2.2kShelves
50. 100 四 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu and Yu Li Are Both My Tenants 四合院之秦淮茹，于丽都是我房客 Laugh, Laugh, Laugh, Say Nothing笑笑笑不说话Male-Channel Fanfiction345k WordsCompleted Qin Huairu is a total pushover! Liang Ladi turns a wedding into a riot! Multiple female leads, no saintly do-gooding, just a carefree life. The ultimate male lead takes on all the courtyard's troublemakers, uses PUA tactics on Qin Huairu, and turns her into an obsessed woman. He moves among the various tenants, enjoying every moment! 2.4kReads6.0Score100Shelves

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