Looking for System Novels Set in a Beijing Courtyard: A Peaceful Life, No Heavy-Handed Angst 求带系统的四合院小说，温和过小日子不要戻气重的

1. 1 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 35.9kReads7.9Score1.3k14d adds

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   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, Lao Liu, initially seems saintly, but later reveals his cunning and manipulative nature. The story avoids simplistic black-and-white stereotypes, presenting a protagonist with a grand vision, a deep concern for his country, and clear goals. He quietly dedicates himself using his advanced knowledge, and the courtyard disputes are merely background; he refuses to be dragged into petty infighting. What he truly cares about is the world beyond the walls, a world waiting to rise.

2. 2 四 Siheyuan: Jia Geng's Survival Guide 四合院：贾梗生存指南 Beneath the Stars, Just for You披星戴月只为你Male-Channel Fanfiction471k WordsOngoing [Scheming] [Master of playing the long game] [No bloodlust] [Tight logic] How did I end up as Bang Geng? Before I could even get used to this little body, disaster struck at the steel mill: Jia Dongxu was dead. A crushing blow, a disastrous start from the start. What the hell is this unlucky kid supposed to do now? The family is so poor their teeth are chattering, but the heart beating in Jia Geng's chest belongs to a soul from another era. I'm not here to accept my fate. I'm here to turn things 1.5kReads—Score12814d adds

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   Fine grains are here, everyone's IQ is online, no blackening or drastic alteration, rigorous logic without being naive, complete historical materials without any hostility, humorous writing style and a strong national spirit.

3. 3 四 Siheyuan: Happiness Begins with a One-Cent Instant Kill 四合院：从一分钱秒杀开始幸福 Stir-Fried Marshmallows爆炒棉花糖Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Courtyard Drama + System + Everyday Life + Changing the Plot] Zhou Jianjun transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard, only to discover that his arrival had changed some of the plot. This world was great: not only did he have a house, but also a beautiful wife and an adorable daughter. He even had a System that let him buy anything for a penny. Not enough food or supplies? Not a problem. Zhou Jianjun just wanted to live happily with his wife and daughter for the rest of his life, so nobody had be 45.9kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds

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   A highly-rated courtyard house story, featuring characters not from the original novel, a single female lead, not overly aggressive, slice-of-life, and includes a system.

4. 4 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 Fanfiction830k 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 273.2kReads8.5Score25.6k14d adds

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   A new period novel that gets more and more addictive as you read it. The story revolves around constant disputes within a traditional courtyard house. The protagonist doesn't want to get involved in the conflicts, but he is constantly pressured by his neighbors. He refuses to tolerate those who try to take his place and slowly accumulates a large amount of living supplies through a labor system.

5. 5 四 Siheyuan: After I Transmigrated, I Married My Wife's Grandmother 四合院：穿越后娶了媳妇她外婆 Wild Phoenix 1983乱凤1983Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted Sang Biao got drunk and transmigrated. His big reveal exposed the entire compound, and he went all-in with his cards face up from the start, leaving no room to play! Then the System ran off, so he basically has no cheats! And his father is a fake Daoist, a remnant of "feudal superstition"... Will that affect my chances, as the compound's third-generation leader, of riding a Phoenix 28-inch bicycle one-handed and hitting on women during the Great Leap Forward's tenth year? Help me figure this out 25.2kReads7.4Score1.1k14d adds
6. 6 四 Siheyuan: Dad Joined Chiang Kai-shek’s Side, Making Us Rich Peasants. How Am I Supposed to Live? 四合院：老爹投蒋成分富农我咋活 Wild Phoenix 1983乱凤1983Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted My family is classified as rich peasants. Dad backed Chiang Kai-shek in 1949, and my maternal grandfather's family fled to Hong Kong. I have cerebral palsy and keep waving my hands around. Now I've transmigrated to a courtyard house in 1960, right in the middle of the natural disaster years… How am I supposed to survive this disastrous start? The pocket dimension is useless, and the System only cares about settling old scores. It's got no ambition at all… Fang Ping'an, a rural resident with no r 16.1kReads7.3Score74214d adds
7. 7 四 After Graduating from College, I Started Working as a Technician at a Factory in the Siheyuan 四合院大学毕业进厂当了技术员 Loves Watermelon Milk Tea爱吃西瓜奶茶Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Liu Qingshan, a young man of the new era, transmigrates to the fiery-red years. The fusion of his two lives gives him an extraordinary brain, but how is he supposed to get by without a System? This courtyard is full of people who are anything but decent. Luckily, his parents are alive, and he has an older brother and sister. 31.8kReads7.7Score1k14d adds

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   Let's have a nice guy, haha! A nice guy

8. 8 四 Siheyuan: I’m the Party Secretary at an Agricultural Machinery Factory 四合院，我在农机厂当书记 Barbecue Sauce烧烤酱Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted A slow-paced story set in a bygone era! Multiple love interests, a crafty protagonist, no suffering in silence, and only a little edge. No mass-killing rampages. If that's not your thing, please move along! Zhang Xingguo's soul transmigrates into an alternate world, where he discovers that it's actually the famous Four-Sided Courtyard world. Since he's here, he might as well have some fun! He can't have come all this way for nothing. One little tip a day, and he'll rule the Four-Sided Courtyard 22.7kReads6.2Score86414d adds

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   The new book launches in the courtyard house

9. 9 四 Siheyuan: My Fishing System Is Anything but Proper 四合院，我的钓鱼系统不正经 Zhang Youfu张攸伏Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted I wake up to find I've arrived in the 1950s, in Love in the Courtyard. As a man with a golden finger, is it too much to expect to be good at everything? Copying machine tools and building tanks are child's play. More importantly, under my leadership, the Dragon Kingdom will enter the age of standardized industrialization thirty years early and achieve its great goal of becoming the world's factory fifty years ahead of schedule. When the Indians cross the border, they won't be greeted by a three- 15.6kReads7.3Score49314d adds
10. 10 四 Siheyuan: What I Say Goes in This Canteen 四合院，这个食堂我说了算 Barbecue Sauce烧烤酱Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Renkang inexplicably finds himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He works his way up from a lowly kitchen helper to become the cafeteria director. What? Silly Zhu wants to cause trouble? Give him a beating and kick him out of the cafeteria. What? Qin Huairu wants a free ride? Ha, I won't do it unless I get something out of it. What? Yi Zhonghai wants me to take care of him in his old age? Dream on. I throw in my lot with Li Weimin and thrive. Watch Zhang Renkang take on the whole 9.2kReads7.6Score29514d adds
11. 11 四 Starting as a Deputy Section Chief in Siheyuan 四合院从副科长开始 Plantain Weed Traveling in Dongguan车前草在东莞旅游Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsCompleted [Security Department Deputy Chief from the Start] [Sign-In Rewards] [Well-Connected] [All I Want Is to Be a Lazy Fish] After transmigrating into the chaotic world of the Four-Nine City courtyard compound, he starts out as the deputy chief of the steel mill's security department! Zhang Jianjun arrives in the central courtyard with his own pocket space, where he witnesses Jia Zhangshi whining about being poor and leeching off others, Silly Zhu using moral blackmail, and Yi Zhonghai plotting behi 56.8kReads6.4Score3.3k14d adds

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    Courtyard house [thinking][thinking]

12. 12 四 Siheyuan: Good Fortune Brings Me a New Life 四合院：大运送我新生 Lao San Loves Baby Mandarins老三爱吃耙耙柑Male-Channel Fanfiction446k WordsCompleted A long-haul truck driver transmigrates into the world of a Beijing courtyard compound in 1949, where he experiences the everyday ups and downs of family life in that era. This is a story about trying to fit into the times and witnessing them firsthand. 10.6kReads8.1Score31514d adds

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    Everyday life, free of hostility, subtly alters the trajectory of everyone's destiny. 😃

13. 13 许 Xu Damao's Story Begins in the Siheyuan 许大茂从四合院开始 Wandering the Jianghu江湖行Male-Channel Fanfiction738k WordsCompleted The courtyard is just where Xu Damao's story begins. How could an era of dramatic change and burning passion go by without me, in the prime of my youth? See how Xu Damao, once a genuine hypocrite and villain, and his two little companions build lives unlike any other. With an unreliable little System, we're not counting on him. The missions are yours, so what do they have to do with me? We'll make our own decisions and live our own lives! (A note: this is a slow-burn story that spans a long peri 2.1kReads5.8Score—14d adds

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    This time, our Da Mao is the main character and he's really getting serious!

14. 14 四 Siheyuan: Rising to Great Heights 四合院：平步青云 Wang Nianzhi王念之Male-Channel Fanfiction263k WordsCompleted Courtyard setting + farming + low-key hostility. Modern-day loser Wang Liguo gets incredibly lucky. He closes his eyes, opens them, and finds himself in the courtyard. There are no deep-seated grudges, just everyday family squabbles and petty schemes. He gets bound to a System, and it's a do-gooder System, of all things... Fortunately, helping people comes with rewards. Wang Liguo thinks this is great. From now on, he'll do nothing but help others. Even if there's no trouble, he'll find a way t 164Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Gentle daily life, everyday family matters!

15. 15 四 Siheyuan: The Glorious Years of Xiangdong 四合院：向东的火红岁月 Fengtian Tofu Soup奉天豆腐汤Male-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsCompleted In the late 1950s, Xiang Dong unexpectedly received news that his second uncle had died in the line of duty. On the way to the capital, Xiang Dong, a college student from a later era who was used to being worked to the bone, took over his body. It was only after moving into the lucky No. 95 courtyard on Nanguluo Lane that Xiang Dong awakened his spatial ability. See how Xiang Dong grows step by step in this vibrant era, and how he gradually beats Yi Zhonghai until his old back gives out... (P.S. 31.2kReads6.8Score1.8k14d adds

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    I recommend this book!

16. 16 四 Siheyuan: He Daqing Steals Qin Huairu Away, More Children, More Blessings 四合院何大清截胡秦淮茹多子多福 I Want to Be a Funny Person我想做个幽默的人Male-Channel Fanfiction393k WordsCompleted No poison, a pocket dimension, and a fast pace! He transmigrates into a Siheyuan, where Qin Huairu is still unmarried, so he’d better marry her before anyone else does! With a pocket dimension at his disposal and his combat power maxed out from the start, I’m not going to hold back! No self-righteous saint, no sneaky schemer, and no waiting until tomorrow. If there’s nothing going on, I’ll find an excuse to slap a few people around! 3.5kReads5.5Score10014d adds

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    The most satisfying courtyard house ever! My idiot Zhu's father, He Daqing, married Huai Ru, an original eighteen-year-old, and trained her fiercely. He punished her every day, beating the deputy factory director to death, beating the poisonous Jia woman to death, beating the deaf old lady's backer to death.

17. 17 我 I’m Really Not a Scumbag Pillar 我真不是渣柱 User88002538用户88002538Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted Zhang Baoshi, a young man from the modern world, unexpectedly finds his soul transported into the body of Silly Zhu, a sixteen-year-old character from Love in the Courtyard. Having read plenty of fanfiction, he immediately swoops in on Qin Huairu and activates a pocket-dimension System, hoping to live a quiet life. But fate has other plans: Qin Huairu ends up marrying Jia Dongxu, leaving him utterly disheartened. Remembering how the Jia family drained him dry in the original story, until he froz 25Reads6.1Score514d adds

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    [Awkward laugh][Thinking][Making a face][Making a face][Admiration][Thinking][Pouting][Making a face][Making a face][Pouting]

18. 18 魂 Reincarnated as He Daqing, I Marry Huairu and Change My Foolish Son's Fate 魂穿何大清娶淮茹为傻儿子改命 User88002538用户88002538Urban1.2M WordsCompleted “Seven-character Regulated Verse: Reflections on Transmigrating into He Daqing” Within the courtyard, schemes bring both warmth and woe; Reborn, one hand can turn grief to joy. With clever plans, grain and meat nourish a thousand heirs; Careful mending brings two phoenixes together beneath love’s sky. Hidden talents flourish amid the bustle of the streets; A home rich in virtue opens a new path. Looking back at the lights and kitchen smoke, The He family’s branches thrive, leaning on the railing 3.2kReads6.6Score10814d adds
19. 19 四 Siheyuan: I Crush the Courtyard's Troublemakers 四合院：我对众禽降维打击 Undying Soul不死的灵魂Male-Channel Fanfiction834k WordsOngoing This is my first attempt at writing a novel. I've always loved fanfiction set in traditional courtyard homes, and I had a few ideas of my own, so I decided to write this story. I know my writing is still immature and has plenty of shortcomings, so I hope readers will be patient with me. I'm also grateful to everyone willing to give a newcomer a chance. 11Reads9.2Score—14d adds

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    Yan Sicheng, a renowned modern cardiac surgeon, expressed his dissatisfaction with a traditional courtyard house and was unexpectedly selected by a system to travel back in time to become a retired military doctor in the 1950s. Without any fancy tricks, he relied entirely on his hardcore medical skills to survive the era.

20. 20 四 Siheyuan: Starting My Cultivation as a Procurement Chief 四合院之从采购科长开始修炼 Shadowbreaker Shakes the Heavens绝影撼天Male-Channel Fanfiction593k WordsCompleted Xiao Ping, an ordinary young man from the lower rungs of 21st-century society, was struck on the head by a flowerpot falling from a high-rise while saving someone. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated into a TV drama set in the 1960s. “Wait, what? I've ended up in the story of Love in the Courtyard, where everyone in the compound is a beast...? “What? I have a secret realm, and time moves faster inside it. I even have cultivation techniques! I'm already this powerful, so why waste my ti 158Reads8.2Score17814d adds

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    I recommend a new book, a period fantasy novel. It starts in a courtyard house, with a spatial dimension and resources at the beginning, involving hunting and exploration. Writing a new book is hard work, so please be lenient if you don't like it. If you do, please give it a five-star review.

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