Siheyuan Stories: No More Picking Fights, Just Focus on Building a Better Life 四合院:不要老是怼人，一心发展的
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He Yuzhu’s Life in a Bygone Era 何雨柱年代生活
After transmigrating into He Yuzhu, he punches Yi Daode, kicks the soul-summoning sorcerer, gives Qin Bailian a piece of his mind, and keeps the courtyard’s pests in line. He won’t fawn over anyone in the courtyard. If they don’t like it, they can fight him.
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Siheyuan: Hello, I'm He Yuzhu 四合院：你好我是何雨柱
If I could start over? Then let's do it! Silly Zhu? I'm He Yuzhu. Having lived two lives, He Yuzhu decided he would no longer be the “Silly Zhu” everyone could push around. He would change his fate and live a different kind of life in this era. I'll focus on living well. As for my enemies, I'll sit back and watch them get what's coming to them. Bleeding-heart sympathy? Morality? Compassion? I have none of that!
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Siheyuan: My Surname Is Wang, and My Space Is Packed with Supplies 四合院：我姓王，物资堆满空间
Jiang Sheng transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and immediately faces a seemingly impossible hardship: his wife and children are starving, and the whole family is shivering in the bitter snow! Just when he is at his wits' end, the System that every transmigrator needs suddenly appears and gives him a way to survive! In this courtyard, surrounded by beasts in human form, he fills his pocket dimension with crops and stocks it with supplies. While everyone else scrapes by on bran and wild gree
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Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Starts Anew After Joining the Power Bureau 四合院：何雨柱从去电业局新开始
[Transmigration + period setting + everyday life + one heroine + striving to build a better life + no angst] If you’re looking for lots of conflict, this isn’t the book for you. There aren’t many fights here, just the everyday lives of ordinary people. “Street stalls are everywhere, and the cooks may or may not be the real deal. Hello, everyone, I’m Lao Tan. This year, we’re going to…” Lao Tan was a master Sichuan chef in the modern twenty-first century. He owned his own restaurant and was among
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Siheyuan: This Resident Is Terrifying 四合院：这个住户恐怖如斯
[Decisive and ruthless + steamrolling all the way + taking the initiative] Samsara survivor Chen Ping'an accidentally entered a courtyard-house dungeon and discovered he couldn't leave. So he began a new life, beating every beastly neighbor into the ground with his adorable little sister by his side! From the start, he sends three villains from the courtyard house straight to the police station! Not a single one of those beasts is getting away!
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I'm Really Not the Dragon King 我真不是龙王
[There’s a little bitterness, but plenty of satisfying moments and laughs. The protagonist isn’t a doormat.] Ye Changge transmigrates into a courtyard house and awakens the negative-energy System, “Treasure Chest,” from the start. As long as he earns negative points, he can exchange them for anything. As soon as he arrives, he discovers that the courtyard residents have schemed against him and caused him to get divorced. There’s no way he’ll let that slide! And so, the courtyard gains a ruthless
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The Demon Child Descends on the Siheyuan: Jia Zha and Jia Bing Slay the Witch and Lich 四合院内魔童降，贾吒贾丙斩巫妖
[Ao Run + Crane Boy + Kel’Thuzad + Deer Boy + Siheyuan] Shen Gongbao succeeded in stealing the Demon Pill and Spirit Pearl because he was jealous of Taiyi Zhenren, who was always coddling the crying child. But in truth, he had the tacit approval of Yuanshi Tianzun. However, even the best-laid plans can go awry. Ao Run, the Dragon King of the West Sea, stole the Demon Pill. During the ensuing struggle, a void explosion occurred, and the Spirit Pearl and Demon Pill entered the cycle of reincarnati
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Siheyuan: Xu Damao's Hong Kong Entertainment Empire 四合院：许大茂的港岛娱乐帝国
[One heroine + no System + no gross-out humor + not too much hostility] The rating has only just come in, so it’ll gradually rise. A modern film and television producer with a keen eye for the entertainment industry unexpectedly transmigrates into Xu Damao from Love in the Courtyard, set in the early 1960s. Newly married, he should have been enjoying the easy life of a projectionist, but instead he is plagued by the ugly faces of the courtyard’s “awful” neighbors. Li Feng knows the dramatic chan
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Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Beast-Taming Space 四合院，何雨柱的御兽空间
My Beast Taming System is unlike any other: it can only form contracts with human beasts. Beasts of the courtyard house, are you ready? Here I come! At first, He Yuzhu lets his beasts grow at their own pace. Later, they slaughter their way through everything, make China’s might known in international wars, and repay He Yuzhu in kind. The sons and daughters of China are all dragons and phoenixes! Less hostility, no angst, and fewer violent clashes in the courtyard house. If this isn’t your thing,
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The Wonderful Life of Silly Zhu 傻柱的精彩人生
“A sick mother, a gambling-addict father, a younger brother still in school, and a divorced woman.” Who wouldn’t feel sympathy for a young woman like that? I was just feeling a little sympathetic and trying to help her out of a difficult situation. Why did I have to transmigrate into this courtyard full of beasts? And into the body of one of the beasts, Silly Zhu, no less! Heaven is so unfair!
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Starting Out at Fengzeyuan in the Siheyuan 四合院从丰泽园开始
My new work is here! Feel free to check it out on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well!
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Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Awakens After Transmigrating 四合院之傻柱从穿越开始觉醒
An archaeology PhD accidentally found himself reborn in the body of Silly Zhu at age twenty-nine. There was no going back, so he could only rely on his foresight to set out on the path of becoming a cultured chef. When poor, look after yourself; when prosperous, help the world. Life is about survival. There’s no other way but to keep striving and making things happen.
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Siheyuan: I Became Silly Zhu, So What's Wrong with Being a Little Wild? 四合院：穿成傻柱我狂一点怎么了
Bad news: He's become Silly Zhu. He Daqing is about to run off, and the beasts of the courtyard have set their sights on Silly Zhu. The consequences could be dire. Good news: He Daqing hasn't eloped with White Widow yet, so there's still time. Let's see how Silly Zhu disciplines his father, He Daqing, and thrives in the courtyard...
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Starting with Transmigrating into Silly Zhu 从穿越傻柱开始
A playboy from a later age transmigrates into Silly Zhu in Love in the Courtyard. Given a System that seems real but isn't quite what it appears to be, He Yuzhu, who came from the future, finds his thoughts taking an unexpected turn. Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi: they're all small fry. He needs to make some preparations for the future.
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Siheyuan: I Woke Up as Silly Zhu 四合院：起床发现自己成了傻柱
[Buddhist-minded male lead] + [one female lead] + [bystanders watching the drama] + [excellent cooking] + [no hoarding a courtyard house] + [no going to Hong Kong] + [no collecting antiques] He Tianci, a university student in the 21st century, transmigrates into He Yuzhu in the early 1950s, during the fiery era. He marries his master's daughter, Luo Yanran, and they have several adorable children. He changes Silly Zhu's life, relying on the cooking skills he learned with the help of his golden f
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Period: The Easygoing Days 年代：悠闲的日子
(Not brainless, not overpowered, no System, has a pocket dimension, one female lead, gentler in tone. Read with caution if that isn't your thing.) Due to a laboratory accident in the future, Liu Youqing unexpectedly arrives in 1959. The bad news: he has just one bowl from the start, and his circumstances rival those of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty. The good news: he has more than one bowl!
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Siheyuan: Don't Mess With Silly Zhu, He'll Really Hit You 四合院：别惹傻柱他真揍人
He Yuzhu died. He died on New Year's Eve. He'd spent his whole life helping the Jia family, only to be driven out of the courtyard in his old age after transferring all his property to Banggeng and his siblings. In the end, wild dogs devoured his corpse. It was his lifelong rival, Xu Damao, who collected his remains. Unable to accept his fate, he transmigrated back to 1965. The first thing he did after being reborn was give Banggeng a beating to vent his anger…
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Siheyuan: Reborn in 1950, Joining the Vanguard Army 四合院：重生50年，加入万岁军
He Yuzhu faces two choices: become an apprentice at Donglaishun Restaurant or join the army. After making arrangements for his younger sister, He Yuzhu resolutely embarks on a military career. From then on, he spends his life on the battlefield. With a loyal heart, he serves his country.
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1959: Transmigrating Into a Siheyuan With a System 年代1959：穿越四合院带系统
[Transmigration]+ [Lighthearted Comedy]+ [System]+ [Siheyuan]+ [Vile Neighbors]+ [Period]+ [Farming]+ [No Grimdark Angst]+ [Alternate Universe]+ [Male-Oriented Spin-Off]+ A Siheyuan web novel Transmigrating to the capital, in a courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. After transmigrating, Li Weiguo wakes up to find himself in the parallel world of Love in the Courtyard. What should he do about all the vile neighbors in the courtyard? He can't avoid them forever. He'll just have to deal with whatever
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Siheyuan: The Civil Engineering Big Shot Has Arrived! 四合院：土木大佬驾到！
[No System] [Has a Spatial Dimension] [Low on Violence] Liu Bo: an utterly ordinary name. But if you have an arrogant subordinate named Long Aotian, then Liu Bo must be someone extraordinary. The quintessential big-shot protagonist, no doubt about it. But he's not the protagonist of this story. Liu Bo is a construction worker in 2025, working as a site manager at a construction site in a tiny county town ranked somewhere around the eighteenth tier. It happens to be a night shift pouring concrete
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1960: Transmigrating to a Siheyuan to Tease the Yard's Beasts 年代1960：穿越四合院逗众禽
[Transmigration]+ [Humor]+ [Siheyuan]+ [System]+ [Scoundrels]+ [Divine Clairvoyance]+ [Scheming]+ [Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger]+ [Farming]+ [Street Loafer]+ [Funny]+ [Adventure]+ [Legend] Zhao Shengli, a street loafer from 2024, accidentally transmigrated to 1960. It was a year of great famine, and the Zhao family was dirt poor. His mother was dead, his father was dim-witted, his elder brother was honest, his younger sister was naive, and the original owner was a taciturn type. Zhao Shengl
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Siheyuan: I'm Xu Damao, but I Won't Be Xu Damao 四合院：我许大茂，不做许大茂
This book has no System, golden finger, or cheat. This is an all-new Xu Damao, transported to another world and made into an entirely new person. It tells a different story about Xu Damao! A man in his thirties from a later era, Xu Damao, gets hit by a truck. In that instant, the primordial power of heaven and earth causes him and the Xu Damao from the courtyard compound to collide, and he passively transmigrates. The courtyard’s Xu Damao is whisked away by a Dongfeng truck. See how the Xu Damao
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The Siheyuan in an Artistic Age 四合院之文艺时代
Su Qing transmigrates to No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, the legendary courtyard house from a novel. All he wants is a beautiful wife, adorable kids, and a warm bed. From the day he transmigrates, he decides to become a leading figure in the entertainment industry of the future, starting as a screenwriter and moving on to directing. No bitterness, just everyday family life, with respect for the original story.
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I’m Here to Set the Chaotic Siheyuan Straight 朕来整顿禽满四合院
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
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Siheyuan: One New Persona Every Month 四合院：每月一个人设
Also known as: A New Skill Every Month Chen Ping'an transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1965, gaining a new skill every month. In the first month, he gets the Return skill, solving his food and clothing problems and landing a job in the steel mill's logistics department along the way; In the second month, he gets the Inner Voice skill, helping him navigate relationships with ease and even catch a spy; In the third month, he gets the Portable Spirit Field skill, builds greenhouses, grows mushro
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Siheyuan: The Whole Courtyard Is Asking for Trouble, So I Wipe Them All Out 四合院：全院作死，我直接杀光
After his Nascent Soul perishes, he returns to the courtyard in 1953 as a security chief, carrying on the legacy of a Celestial Master. But he discovers that his elder sister is dead and his nephew is on the brink of death. Those who seized the He family home and bullied the orphan will face karmic justice through a series of “accidents.”
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Siheyuan: The Art of Slacking Off and My Treasure-Gathering Basin 四合院：摸鱼生活之我有聚宝盆
This book isn’t particularly intense. It focuses on everyday life and has a relatively gentle pace. If you don’t like it, feel free to complain, but don’t leave, okay? Hahaha. Chef Xu Dachun transmigrated into the body of a cousin of Xu Damao. He had planned to use his family’s ancestral treasure basin to live a quiet life in an era of scarce supplies. Unfortunately, the courtyard was full of filth and repulsive people. So, please leave. I’m living in this courtyard by myself. This book isn’t to
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Siheyuan: Getting Better with Age, If You Can Do It, Step Up 四合院：越活越牛，谁行谁上
Song Yan, a top-ranked Honor of Kings streamer, dies suddenly during a livestream and transmigrates to the era of “Beasts in the Courtyard.” From the start, Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng bully him, but he unexpectedly awakens the Ultimate Counterattack System! Whenever he’s provoked, sabotaged, or set up, he instantly gets a reward: Any Honor of Kings skill he wants! Activate Kai’s Immortal Body, and anyone who touches me gets sent flying! Once Dian Wei goes berserk, every scumbag in the courtyard
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Siheyuan: With a Zombie-Slaying Daoist Master Around, No One Dares Cause Trouble 四合院：僵尸道长在，没人敢作怪
After fighting evil spirits, Mao Xiaofang, his two apprentices, Black Rose, and Shrimp were planning to return to Gantian Town. But a temporal rift swept them away, and they crash-landed in a Beijing courtyard house in the 1960s. The moment they arrived, the entire courtyard was in chaos. Looking at the disorderly place, Mao Xiaofang sighed. “Never mind. We’ll stay here for now.” He had hoped to keep a low profile, but evil spirits kept causing trouble. So the three brothers, including Silly
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Siheyuan: My System Is Amazing 四合院：我的系统超给力
[Siheyuan + a life of comfort + no angst] [Jia Zhangshi dies later on] Liu Ping'an wakes up one day to find he has transmigrated into the world of Siheyuan and become a purchasing agent at a steel mill. But he has no grand ambitions. All he wants is to give his family a good life in these hard times. P.S. This follows the characters as portrayed in the TV series, not in fanfiction. Don't criticize this novel based on fanfiction you've read and treat it as the original.
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Siheyuan: As a Procurement Officer, I Have a Pocket Dimension 四合院：身为采购员的我有空间
[Siheyuan courtyard + pocket dimension + farming + low angst + smart protagonist + satisfying read + one heroine] An accident brings the protagonist, Zhao Dongsheng, to Love in the Courtyard. He also gains a Blessed Land Space System. He becomes a procurement officer. In an era of scarce supplies, his job makes him incredibly popular. Wheat, rice, and corn: plant them all. And of course, make room for fruit, too. Raise chickens, ducks, fish, geese, and cows. All of them. As for the noi
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Siheyuan: My Revenge Begins at the Mass Grave 四合院：从乱葬岗开始复仇
Reborn on a mass grave, Zhang Aiguo returns with a System. The scoundrels stole my family’s property, sold my younger sister, and left me for dead. This time, they’ll pay for every drop of blood! The hypocritical patriarch, the venomous old woman, every last one of them: none will get away! Watch as this young man delivers the ultimate judgment and gets his revenge in this man-eating courtyard!
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Siheyuan: A Young Hunter’s Arrival in the City 四合院：小猎户进城记
Su San grew up roaming the jianghu, but unexpectedly found himself in the 1960s. In this life, he doesn't want to stir up trouble. All he wants is a warm home with a wife and children. A little wine and meat every day would make it even better.
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