Looking for Old Beijing Period Novels About Living a Quiet, Ordinary Life 求老北京年代文，平淡过日子的

1. 101 年 Period: Three Years of Hardship, I Made My Fortune Hunting! 年代：三年困难，我靠打猎发家！ North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Urban493k WordsCompleted He transmigrates, and finds himself with a crippled older brother and a younger sister who has dropped out of school. They face the earth and turn their backs to the sky, toiling in the fields. It’s 1958. People may not have much to eat, but their spirits are rich. Everyone has faith and hope for the future. As long as they work hard, they can create a better tomorrow! … A country kid transmigrates. He makes a living off the land, then eventually moves to the city. He has a space that can grow. 2.6kReads7.0Score10714d adds
2. 102 四 Siheyuan: I'm Liu Guangtian 四合院：我是刘光天 North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction785k WordsOngoing A Love in the Courtyard fan fiction. After transmigrating into Liu Guangtian, the second son of the Second Uncle’s family, he has no standing at home and gets bullied whenever he steps outside. Luckily, his Academic Prodigy System activates. As long as he studies, he can keep getting stronger. He beats up the school bully, gets into a technical secondary school, becomes childhood sweethearts with Yushui, and contributes what little he can to the country’s technological development! Through tirel 2.3kReads7.6Score10214d adds
3. 103 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Reborn, This Lunchbox Can't Be Given Away 四合院：傻柱重生之这饭盒不能给 North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction474k WordsCompleted Silly Zhu is reborn and decides he will no longer raise other people's children. He marries Lou Xiao'e, starts a family, and lives life on his own terms. Bang Geng steals a chicken? He can take responsibility for his own actions. Qin Huairu? I don't know her. He has a special ability, his golden finger. 6kReads6.6Score17414d adds
4. 104 5 1959: The Three Years of Hardship, and How I Made My Fortune Hunting 59年，三年困难，我靠打猎发家 North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction148k WordsCompleted After Wang Fugui dies in a car accident, he is reborn in 1959 and finds himself in the world of the TV series Love in the Courtyard, living next door to the Jia family. It is the year of the Great Famine, and Wang Fugui awakens a System. He heads to the countryside to hunt, sells his game, and trades it for antiques, making sure his stepmother and younger siblings have enough to eat as he embraces life in this era. 324Reads—Score10614d adds
5. 105 七 A Captivating Marriage to a Soldier in the 1970s: The Barren Wife Is Pregnant Again 七零军婚撩人，不孕原配又怀上了 July Rabbit七月兔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In 1973, Song Wenran went to the countryside in her cousin’s place for the sake of her father’s career and family harmony, nearly dying there. After finally making it back to the city with help from her best friend, she discovered that her father had remarried and her mother had been admitted to a psychiatric hospital. She managed to get into university, only for a young male educated youth who had a crush on her to tear up her admission letter. Through a twist of fate, she rushed into a high-st 14.4kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds

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   Twin births, no cheat codes

6. 106 重 Reborn: I’m a Carpenter in the Siheyuan 重生：我在四合院当木匠 Qiu Erjia丘二加Male-Channel Fanfiction343k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a courtyard house in Nanluoguxiang in 1955, he was fortunate enough to apprentice himself to Master Niu, a master carpenter. He learned traditional woodworking and made it the foundation of his livelihood, leaving his own mark in those tumultuous, revolutionary years. 729Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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   The story unfolds in a world blending traditional courtyard houses and the area beneath Zhengyang Gate. While the protagonist possesses a special advantage, the main focus is on a peaceful life, avoiding conflict and adapting to the environment. They learn survival skills like carpentry and pursue their hobby of drawing comic books. The narrative revolves around the changes in those around them during the wave of public-private partnerships, primarily between 1955 and 1956.

7. 107 四 Siheyuan: I Take Over Courtyard No. 95 and Fill It with My Ex-Wives 四合院：我独占95号院住满前妻 King of Milan米兰球王Male-Channel Fanfiction252k WordsOngoing Multiple female leads, no System, relying entirely on brains and memories. A top-level career path, with little angst and a realistic tone. In 2026, at the Dialogue studio. Host: Elder Jing, were you afraid when you swam back to the mainland? Jing Daqiang pondered for a moment. He thought, Back then, I'd only just transmigrated, and they were pointing a gun at me. I was terrified. His expression stayed composed. "No. I was driven by a powerful conviction." Host: What made you think of applying 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds

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   Wearing the clothes from 1951, without a system, with little malice, relying entirely on brains and memory, and slow to warm up.

8. 108 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: A Leisurely Life 快穿年代，悠闲生活 Gong Yu Who Likes Huai Beans喜欢槐豆的宫宇Modern Romance423k WordsCompleted [Period fiction] [Quick transmigration/slow transmigration] [Sign-in System, no missions] [Portable personal space] [Romance, pairing not fixed] Once carried along by the demands of everyday life, a diligent girl followed the familiar nine-to-five routine. Then an unexpected accident broke her out of that established rhythm and sent her into an unfamiliar era. The mornings and evenings of her old life fell far behind, as a whole new chapter of her story slowly unfolded. Volume One: A Young Farm 4.8kReads8.4Score34914d adds

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   A story set in a typical, uneventful period, focusing on everyday family life, with virtually no awful characters, and leaning towards a heartwarming tone.

9. 109 七 The 1970s: I Married the Man Who Prayed to the Gods 七零：我嫁给了求神拜佛的那个他 Clear Skies on the Second Day of the Fourth Month四月初二晴Modern Romance556k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Period Setting + Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Past and Present Lives + Rebirth + Romance + No Saintly Protagonist + Golden Finger + Pocket Dimension] Blurb: Bai Xiaxia transmigrates to the 1970s, only to have her engagement broken off. The neighbors are all waiting to see her make a fool of herself. To their surprise, before long she's married to someone with even more power and status! She thinks going north to study is a reluctant choice, made after weighing her options 1Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 110 四 Siheyuan: Enjoying Life in the Revolutionary Era 四合院：火红年代享受生活 Wishing You Wealth and Prosperity恭禧發財Male-Channel Fanfiction2.2M WordsOngoing The male lead, Liu Ping'an, somehow finds himself transported to a world full of different realms, back before Liberation. With both parents alive, he works hard at farming, plunders foreign countries, and builds his fortune. The early chapters mainly focus on his comical life teasing the neighborhood busybodies. In the middle, he ventures out to expand his horizons. This book will be at least a million words long. Xu Damao: Women are devils! My greatest joys in life are eating, sleeping, and be 14.5kReads7.8Score45914d adds

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    This book is very good.

11. 111 大 The Courtyard's Rebellious Son 大院逆子 The Too-Late Jinx为时已晚的克夫Urban203k WordsOngoing This is not a hero's story. It's the story of someone who is alive, living on behalf of those who died. Military life, the Sino-Vietnamese War of Self-Defense and Counterattack, reconnaissance soldiers, brotherhood, father-son bonds, a bygone era, growing up, passion, heartbreak, and tears. 94.3kReads7.6Score6.5k14d adds

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    👏👏👏👏👏👍

12. 112 四 Siheyuan: The Happy Life of Li Hongwei, a Man Who Lives for the Laughs 四合院：乐子人李宏伟的快乐人生 Night Raven Judge夜鸦审判者Male-Channel Fanfiction374k WordsCompleted [Everyday life in the 1960s] + [Comedy] + [Pocket dimension] + [Snatching the prize] + [Siheyuan] Li Hongwei has barely transmigrated to 1961 when he faces a deadly “honey trap” set by the courtyard’s pack of beasts! To seize the three large rooms he was allocated, Yi Zhonghai and the others get him drunk, then force Qin Huairu to climb into his bed in the middle of the night and accuse him of being a hooligan! Come on, this is a disastrous year when people can barely get enough to eat! How coul 732Reads—Score11514d adds

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    Everyday life and humor

13. 113 七 The Good Life in the 1970s 七十年代好生活 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted Chen Xiangju left her hometown in the countryside and came to the city to stay with her good friend Chen Chunyan. She hoped to find a partner in the city, since she had no intention of returning to the village. Li Gang happened to be looking for a wife. They were introduced and hit it off at once, and Chen Xiangju began her life in the family compound. 12.1kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds

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    The female protagonist, after the death of her adoptive parents, was almost forced into a marriage with her brother by her biological parents. Forced into a corner, she sought refuge with her best friend who was already married. To escape her predicament, she married him directly. Although the male protagonist was divorced, he was a very good person. The two worked hard together, their everyday life was simple yet warm. The people in courtyard number sixteen were a mix of good and bad, gossipy yet helpful, each family finding its own happiness.

14. 114 回 Back in 1977, I Married the Queen of the Daughters' Kingdom 回到1977年，娶了女儿国国王 Ji Yuning季宇宁Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yuning transmigrated back to 1977. He went from being a 21-year-old educated youth returning to the city to a literary young man, a great poet, and a famous novelist. It was all thanks to his memories of his previous life and the books he copied. But his greatest reward was marrying a wife as beautiful as a fairy. 11.7kReads8.0Score77814d adds
15. 115 七 The 1970s Space: An'an Was Born the Apple of Her Family’s Eye 七零空间：安安生来就是全家团宠 Jiaojiao's Willfulness娇娇的任性Modern Romance855k WordsOngoing The animated series is out! Set in the 1970s; beloved by the whole family; a toddler of two or three; no romance; a personal space; country life; an ensemble cast; gossip and lively goings-on; everyone in the family is a protagonist; adorable pets; blessed with good luck. A few things to know before you read: 1. The story begins when the little one is born. The early chapters focus on the family, since the baby is too young to do much. Gossip and country life are woven in, too. 2. There's a spac 26.4kReads9.3Score2.6k14d adds

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    Let's go see it, it's pretty good.

16. 116 四 Siheyuan: Getting Rich Quietly 四合院：闷声发大财 The Silent Falling Leaves落叶无声的Male-Channel Fanfiction628k WordsCompleted Courtyard Life #Period Fiction #Comedy #Feel-Good Fiction #Old Fox #Harem #Farming Fiction He transmigrated to 1952 and became Chen Yuanshan, an apprentice at Fengzeyuan. His father was a martyr and left him 13 million in old currency and two main rooms. He thought he could lie flat, but the courtyard was full of beasts. Jia Zhangshi sat on the ground every day, wailing, “Old Jia! Someone’s bullying me!” Silly Zhu called every woman “Sister Qin” and beat up Xu Damao whenever he saw him. Xu Damao 15.5kReads5.3Score48414d adds

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    A novel set in a courtyard house!

17. 117 四 Siheyuan: A Carpenter Moves into the Courtyard 四合院：院里来了个木匠 The Silent Falling Leaves落叶无声的Male-Channel Fanfiction770k WordsOngoing He transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes a level-two carpenter, one of the Eight Great Tradesmen. Faced with the whole courtyard full of scheming neighbors, Jiang Chen just wants to live in peace. You can plot your schemes, and I'll live my life. When Qin Huairu comes over to borrow something, he makes her write an IOU. When Jia Zhangshi throws a tantrum and refuses to take no for an answer, he reports her to the authorities. When Xu Damao tries to sow discord, Jiang Chen shuts 6Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 118 谍 Espionage: From Rookie Patrolman to Night Emperor of Beiping 谍战：从小巡警到北平夜天子 Magic Typewriter魔法打字机Urban336k WordsOngoing The land lies shattered, its willows blown like scraps of silk; the family home trembles, its lamp flickering in the rain. Li Maoren, the son of a wealthy merchant in Tianjin, lost his family to the Japanese invaders and had no choice but to seek refuge with relatives in Beiping. Riding in a rickshaw pulled by Wen San, he went to Sesame Alley and moved in with his uncle, Yan Zhensheng. Instead of continuing his studies, Li Maoren insisted on becoming a low-ranking patrolman. With the help of his 82Reads6.5Score—14d adds

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    Old Beijing chicken roll is the real deal.

19. 119 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s to Support My Family 穿越七十年代养家糊口 Sour Soup Dumplings酸汤饺子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) When she woke up back in the days before the apocalypse, Chu Tian spent all her savings gathering supplies, stocking her pocket dimension with everything she could need to eat, wear, and use. But instead of the apocalypse she’d expected, she fell asleep and woke up in another world. That’s right, she had transmigrated to the early 1970s in China’s northwestern frontier. Chu Tian looked at the peeling walls and nearly cried. But when she saw the frail little girl beside her and her pre 1.7kReads9.0Score14614d adds
20. 120 四 Siheyuan: I Have a Produce Market on Me 四合院：随身带着菜市场 Courtyard Headmaster四合院长Male-Channel Fanfiction524k WordsCompleted (Pocket dimension + Power fantasy + Everyday life + Cunning schemer + Shameless tricks + Tall tales + No supernatural villains) Also known as: Promotion at the Steel Mill, The New Liaison Officer, Siheyuan’s Top Dog, and A Big Mouth That Eats Everything Except a Loss. Schemes, strategic maneuvering, empty promises. No hostility, no formulaic plot. Those who meddle should beware. Factory grunt Wu Youde collapses at a vegetable market after working too many night shifts. When he wakes up, he has a 5.4kReads7.5Score14114d adds
21. 121 觉 Awakening the System: Enjoying Life in the Siheyuan 觉醒系统：四合院里享受生活 Three-Foot Green Peak三尺青峰Male-Channel Fanfiction705k WordsCompleted [Period setting + System + spatial realm + daily life + lighthearted, no angst + watching the dogs fight from the sidelines] Chen Xiaoman, a modern-day loser, transmigrates to the capital in the early 1960s. He lives at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, right next to courtyard No. 97... Chen Xiaoman thought he was doomed to a life of going hungry and wearing threadbare clothes. Unexpectedly, his golden finger arrives: he obtains the Social Elite System. The beginner's gift pack contains all kinds of basic s 24.5kReads6.3Score83514d adds
22. 122 四 Siheyuan: I'm Yi Zhonghai's Biological Son 四合院：我是易中海的亲儿子 Of the Xianghuang Family镶黄家的Male-Channel Fanfiction356k WordsCompleted A modern mechanical engineer transmigrates into the world of the courtyard and becomes Yi Zhonghai's biological son. With a son of his own, will Yi Zhonghai still scheme against others? Will Silly Zhu still become their meal ticket? Will Love in the Courtyard still turn into a courtyard full of beasts? Ordinary people just want enough to eat and warm clothes. There's no need for so much resentment or sinister scheming, just everyday family squabbles. In this backward era, do your best to help de 37kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds
23. 123 四 Siheyuan: Seeing the Scheme Through to the End 四合院之将截胡进行到底 Little Mo of South City南城小陌Male-Channel Fanfiction6.0M WordsOngoing [Multiple female leads, not for everyone] [Protagonists from various TV dramas collide, each with their own protagonist aura] [Disinfecting with iodine while whipping] Siheyuan, Zhengyang Gate, People Are Like Iron, Glorious Times, The Great New Era, Golden Wedding, Hutong, The Qiao Family Children... In the Name of the People, Ordinary Years, The War Between Two Women] [System for stealing female leads, self-interest, do-gooders, stay away] [No original female leads, characters from other stori 199.3kReads9.0Score13.5k14d adds
24. 124 四 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Won't Leave Me Alone 四合院：秦淮茹赖上我 Champagne Before the Game Is Over半场开香槟Male-Channel Fanfiction5.3M WordsOngoing Zhao Xiyan was an ordinary small-town exam grinder. He had little ambition, but his family's comfortable means let him live a pretty decent life. But just as a speeding dump truck was about to hit one of his students, he rushed forward on instinct. He saved the student, but also had an intimate and decidedly unpleasant encounter with the truck. When he woke again, he was already riding in a donkey cart. Across from him, a young woman with bright eyes, pearly teeth, and two long braids was watchi 188.2kReads8.1Score9k14d adds
25. 125 四 Siheyuan: Li An’s Remarkable Life 四合院之李安的精彩人生 Shining Taillights闪亮的尾灯Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted Two unlucky souls from different eras, their spirits and bodies joined together. In a special period, they spark something extraordinary, making up for the regrets neither could resolve alone. Watch as ideas from a new age emerge in the old one. Two ordinary people from different eras complement each other, combining to form a perfect whole. See how they shine in their time and compose a song unlike any other. 26kReads8.0Score1.4k14d adds
26. 126 四 Siheyuan: Winning Over He Yushui from the Start 四合院之开局拿下何雨水 Stop Asking Me to Cook不要叫我做饭了Male-Channel Fanfiction186k WordsCompleted Sun Xiaokong had been working overtime at a funeral home. After returning to his dorm, he was eating instant noodles and watching a show when he transmigrated into the world of Birds Crow in the Courtyard. He became the mastermind behind the scenes. Whatever happens has nothing to do with me. I'm a good person in the courtyard. 21.7kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds
27. 127 四 Siheyuan: My Dad Is Xu Damao, and My Mom Is Lou Xiao'e 四合院：爹是许大茂，娘是娄晓娥 Of the Xianghuang Family镶黄家的Male-Channel Fanfiction264k WordsCompleted When zombies surrounded the city in the apocalypse, orphan Xu Xiao had no choice but to self-destruct, taking the newly crowned Zombie King down with him. Instead, he transmigrated into the TV series Courtyard House as Xu Damao’s son, with a womanizing father, a sweet and clueless mother, and beasts all around him. With no other choice, he must make the most of life in a courtyard full of beasts. See how Xu Xiao lives life on his own terms. For those born in the ’70s and ’80s, music has never le 20.2kReads9.2Score99914d adds
28. 128 四 Siheyuan: The Third Grandpa Is My Real Father 四合院：三大爷是我亲爹 Of the Xianghuang Family镶黄家的Male-Channel Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted A modern-day salesman transmigrates into the world of the courtyard and becomes Yan Bugui's biological son. In an era when food and clothing are scarce, he struggles to survive and make a better life. This is a story of everyday family life, with no pent-up hatred or deadly conflicts, just an ordinary man's hard work and perseverance. 18.8kReads9.2Score72614d adds
29. 129 1 1977: Back Before My Cousin and I Swapped Marriages 1977，重回和堂弟换亲前 Wen Shun文顺Urban810k WordsOngoing Fu Mingyan and his younger cousin are both reborn on their wedding night. In their previous lives, after a carefully orchestrated scheme, Fu Mingyan married the village chief's daughter, while his cousin married a beautiful, wealthy educated youth. At first, everyone said his cousin had made the better match. But who could have guessed that the beautiful, wealthy educated youth would rather die than consummate the marriage, then leave his cousin behind and return to the city after the national c 20.5kReads8.6Score1.6k14d adds
30. 130 四 Siheyuan: Sunshine and the Joys of Life 四合院：阳光的快乐生活 Ten Years of Lingering Dreams十年殘夢Male-Channel Fanfiction464k WordsCompleted Yang Guang, a devious, sharp-tongued punk, transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes part of the cast of the TV series Courtyard House. He activates a lucky draw System and enjoys a happy life. The First Master wants to guilt-trip me into supporting him? I'll start by undermining the people he expects to care for him in old age. The Second Master wants to throw his weight around? I'll send him inside early to pick up the soap. The Third Master wants to take advantage of me? Let's see who ends up ta 18.5kReads8.6Score90814d adds
31. 131 四 Siheyuan: The All-Around Grandmaster 四合院：全能宗师 Three-Foot Green Peak三尺青峰Male-Channel Fanfiction525k WordsCompleted [Siheyuan + System + No Resentment + Everyday Life + Technology + Pocket Dimension] Yi Hongjun had worked overtime all night at the furniture factory. He never expected that after dozing off for just a moment, he would transmigrate. From the start, he was a child of a single parent, with his father gone. With no other choice, he had to head to the capital and seek refuge with relatives for the sake of his future. [Ding! Host has successfully put down roots in the capital and completed the hidden 14.1kReads8.7Score71314d adds
32. 132 四 Siheyuan: I'm Silly Zhu's Brother-in-Law, Drinking Milk from the Start! 四合院：我傻柱妹夫，开局吃奶！ Mei Shi梅十Male-Channel Fanfiction277k WordsOngoing [Siheyuan] [System] [Mild Tension + Comedic Fun] [Cozy Daily Life] [Farming and Growth] Jiang Chen has just transmigrated into a Siheyuan in 1962 when he awakens the Baby Comeback System. As long as he completes its tasks, he can unlock all kinds of rewards and make a comeback starting from infancy! The only problem is, the System's tasks are a little messed up... [Ding! Host has just been born. Please complete the task: Drink milk. Reward: Farm...] Jiang Chen looks at his eighteen-year-old body 152Reads5.2Score—14d adds
33. 133 四 Siheyuan: Young Silly Zhu's Comeback 四合院：青年傻柱的逆袭人生 Threshing Glacier打谷冰川Male-Channel Fanfiction512k WordsCompleted At twenty-five, he transmigrates into the world of the courtyard house and becomes He Yuzhu! What? His father, He Daqing, ran off! Good riddance. Isn’t this a perfect start? His father’s gone and left behind a big house. The old man may not care about his foolish son, but plenty of other people do. Leech off the old man? Absolutely. Might as well get the money back early, since he’s going to be taking it anyway. Yi Zhonghai: “Zhuzi, here’s 200 yuan. Go buy yourself a bicycle.” He Yushui: “Brothe 15.3kReads8.8Score58914d adds
34. 134 四 Siheyuan: In Less Than Six Months, I Gathered Enough for a Mahjong Table 四合院：不到半年，凑齐一桌麻将 Zhao Shisan赵十三Male-Channel Fanfiction260k WordsCompleted 2.2kReads5.9Score10514d adds

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    [Shy][Shy][Cool][Laugh][Shocked][Cool][Shocked][Shy][Shy]

35. 135 五 Starting in the 1950s: Hunting, Raising Kids, Wooing Women, and Fighting the Beastly Neighbors 五十年代开局：打猎养娃撩妹斗禽 Zhao Shisan赵十三Male-Channel Fanfiction417k WordsCompleted Check out my profile for my new book. Thanks! Courtyard setting + fan fiction + transmigration + male-oriented spin-off Zhao Shisan helped his female friend fix her drain. As he climbed out the window to escape, his foot slipped and he wound up in the world of Love in the Courtyard. His previous life had been too ordinary. This time, he wanted to live gloriously, wielding power over the world by day and sleeping in the arms of beautiful women by night. First, he set himself a modest goal: own te 2.9kReads6.9Score10114d adds
36. 136 姑 Great-Aunt Xile's Happy Life 姑奶奶喜乐的幸福生活 Original Xiaoyue原创晓月Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted Home is a sheltered harbor, and family is always there to support you. This is a story about three generations of the Song family living happily in an old building on Tianjin's Five Avenues. It features Tianjin's delicious food, as well as the family's joys and sorrows over the past thirty years. 757Reads9.1Score10414d adds

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    Old Tianjin Era

37. 137 四 Siheyuan: One Smile from Him Leaves the Whole Courtyard Stunned 四合院：他一笑全院惊 In a Good Mood心情正好Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Entirely handmade, no AI. Transmigration, lighthearted, multiple heroines, a warehouse, no hostility. When supplies are scarce, I have a supermarket. Enjoy a Cao thief’s life and live a different kind of existence. There’s no nightlife of glittering lights and bustling clubs, just the era’s shared activities. 17.5kReads6.8Score89514d adds

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    »ू(͒ˑ•᷄͡ꇵ͒•᷅͒)ू?!δ(´д`; )

38. 138 四 My Happy Life in the Siheyuan, You Wouldn’t Understand 四合院我的快乐，你不懂 In a Good Mood心情正好Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing Her soul transmigrates into a dying man in the Siheyuan. There’s no such thing as reasoning with people. With a System, he doesn’t have to care what anyone thinks. There’s only one thing to do: act. Multiple heroines, a slice-of-life focus, no angst, and no misery. 26kReads6.9Score1.4k14d adds
39. 139 狠 A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his 28.4kReads8.2Score2.3k14d adds

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    The historical fiction is excellent and very enjoyable.

40. 140 四 Survival in the Siheyuan Courtyard 四合院求生记 User26120411用户26120411Male-Channel Fanfiction748k WordsOngoing “Everyone thinks it, including Yi Zhonghai: that I'm scheming this and that to secure my retirement. But who among them knows that you all died at the hands of your own people? That's why I'm going to take revenge on everyone.” 1.5kReads5.5Score—14d adds

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    A new book in a courtyard house, starting with solving the problem of the lid king.

41. 141 回 Memories of 1931: Hunting, Fighting the Japanese, and Raising a Family 回忆一九三一养家打猎打鬼子日子 Broken Little Toe骨折得小脚趾Urban2.9M WordsOngoing In 1931, the Japanese invaded China. Ling Feng hunted to feed his family and fought the Japanese to capture supplies. He and his good brothers enjoyed the good life, built houses, and got married. 17.6kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds

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    Hunting in real times

42. 142 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.4kReads9.5Score1.6k14d adds

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    Although this book wasn't written in Beijing, it's a very heartwarming story. The female protagonist follows national policies and becomes wealthy.

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44. 144 穿 Transmigrating to 1959: A Procurement Officer on Nanluoguxiang 穿越59年，南锣鼓巷采购员 The Chimney Is Silent烟囱不语Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (Daily life + transmigration + pocket dimension + supplies) A modern-day office worker unexpectedly transmigrates to Nanluoguxiang in 1959. How will life in that era turn out with a ring containing a pocket dimension? 299Reads7.8Score18214d adds
45. 145 开 From the Start in the Famine Year of 1960: Buy Anything for One Cent 开局1960灾荒年，每天一分钱秒杀 The Grapes Are Ripe葡萄熟了Urban2.0M WordsCompleted While helping his cousin get a discount by chopping the price on Pinduoduo, Li Fuxing clicked the sharing link she sent him and transmigrated to the 1960s. He also found a Pinduoduo flash-sale mall in his mind. In 1960, everything was rationed and required coupons. People had barely enough to eat or wear, and two jin of millet could buy you a wife. The Pinduoduo mall had everything: Northeast rice, selenium-rich eggs, Longkou vermicelli, White Rabbit milk candy, Erguotou, Wuliangye… And everythi 2.2kReads8.0Score25314d adds
46. 146 年 Period: From the Start, I Chose the Great Northern Wilderness in 1955 年代：开局1955选择北大荒 Take a Big Flight放个大飞机Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Easygoing + a little overpowered + farming + no harem + a pocket dimension + a courtyard house for the first 30 chapters + the Great Northern Wilderness later on The story begins in 1955. The protagonist leaves Beijing and heads to the Great Northern Wilderness to farm. There's a pocket dimension, farming, animal husbandry, good times and hard times, cruelty and warmth. The story has just been released. You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support m 24kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
47. 147 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: I Handle Procurement at the Police Station 穿越60年代，我在警察局搞采购 Three-Cent Candy三分钱的糖Urban319k WordsCompleted Transmigrated to the 1960s? A disastrous start? During the desperate years of the Great Famine in 1960, the cafeteria at the police station in Xicheng District, Beijing, becomes the stage for a twist of fate. Qian Youdong, once a middle-income earner in the 21st century, unexpectedly transmigrates to an era of extreme scarcity and becomes a cafeteria purchasing clerk saddled with the label of a good-for-nothing. He has barely arrived when poverty dogs his every step. The cafeteria is desperately 341Reads6.6Score—14d adds
48. 148 穿 I Transmigrated into a Siheyuan as a Train Police Officer: A Passionate Life 穿越四合院乘警的激情人生 Snowfall in the Bamboo House竹楼听雪Male-Channel Fanfiction234k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration + lighthearted + System + humor + updated promptly every day at 7 a.m.] Yang Zhijun is an ordinary modern-day wage slave, working hard every day just to put food on the table. An accident sends him back to the 1960s, where he becomes a train security officer. The unfamiliar surroundings leave him at a loss, but luckily, he binds himself to a miraculous System and gains all kinds of skills. In an era of scarce supplies and inconvenient transportation, he relies on 1kReads6.6Score—14d adds
49. 149 四 The Junkyard Monkey of the Siheyuan 四合院之破烂猴儿 Seventh Red Palace Graduate七红传胪Urban1.1M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the world of Republican-era film and television, he becomes a young Hou the Junk Dealer. Here are Seventh Master from The Grand Mansion Gate, Tian Zao from the hutongs, Wu Jingzhong from Lurk, the colorful residents of the courtyard house on Nanluoguxiang, and characters from many other period dramas. See how Hou Tianlai makes his way through the world of film and television and toys with all those colorful characters… 5.5kReads8.5Score20114d adds
50. 150 年 Period: A Beijing Shopkeeper in 1943 年代：1943京城杂货商 Take a Big Flight放个大飞机Urban572k WordsCompleted Invincible + tons of supplies + ruthless and merciless + patriotic spirit + personal space This is a story that blends multiple eras, beginning in 1943. It tells the story of Wang Yusheng, the young master of the Wang family, and his general store in the capital. The story features resistance against the Japanese, espionage, patriotism, human relationships, and the harsh realities of life. In short, this is the story of Wang Yusheng’s own experiences. The story is tentatively set to in 9.5kReads8.0Score41914d adds

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