Siheyuan Setting, No System, No Goody-Two-Shoes Protagonist, Single 四合院，不系统，不圣母，单身。

1. 1 四 The Yi Family Has a Son 四合院之易家有子 Jin Puloteya of Shu City蜀城的金普洛提亚Urban500k WordsOngoing First, let me be clear: this book isn't full of hostility, nor is it a harem story. It's just something to pass the time with, so don't read it if that's not your thing. Reborn in the courtyard, he is taken in by the First Aunt from the start. As a result, the First Uncle can no longer use morality to manipulate everyone, and the residents' fates are rewritten. He witnesses the rise and flourishing of the New China right there in the courtyard. —Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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   Character traits: These few are fine, they're for normal people to read; the others are for people who are mentally ill.

2. 2 四 Siheyuan: I Am Yan Jiecheng 四合院：我是阎解成 This Meat Is Poisonous这肉有毒Male-Channel Fanfiction601k WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] [Everyday Slice of Life] [Not a Feel-Good Story] After transmigrating, Yan Jiecheng becomes a resident of the courtyard compound. He attends technical school, becomes a technician, then joins the Ministry of Industry as an official. Riding the tide of the times, he rises to become a senior leader and helps revitalize the country's industry. (The courtyard compound won't feature much. The story will focus on technology and the political world!) 43Reads9.0Score—Shelves
3. 3 四 Siheyuan: There Really Is No System 四合院之真滴木有系统 Master Yituo一陀大师Male-Channel Fanfiction810k WordsOngoing Ding Yi transmigrates into a courtyard house. Let’s see how a black fish with no System can stir up the seemingly calm waters of this pond. Can a transmigrator with modern ideas breathe freely under the constraints of the times? To be clear: there’s no System. 7Reads8.0Score—Shelves
4. 4 四 Siheyuan: Starting in the 1950s 四合院：从五十年代开始 A Square Meets a Triangle方块遇到三角形Male-Channel Fanfiction187k WordsCompleted A soul from the 21st century transmigrates into the body of a character who never appeared on screen in Love in the Courtyard. He gets ready for the famine by stocking up on supplies. He helps a few passersby he takes a liking to, but the scoundrels can fend for themselves! There is no System and no fighting. He simply watches the scheming in the courtyard from an outsider's perspective. And there's plenty of fun to be had in occasionally stirring up trouble in those scoundrels' lives. 10.9kReads8.2Score257Shelves
5. 5 四 Siheyuan: A Life Remade 四合院：翻新生活 Smiling Toward the South微笑向南Male-Channel Fanfiction595k WordsCompleted A man with nothing to do in life had just made himself a bowl of instant noodles at home. As he watched Qin Huairu toy with He Yuzhu again and again, he lost his temper and kicked over the noodles on the coffee table. Water splashed into the power outlet, sparks flew everywhere, and he blacked out. When he woke up, he had transmigrated into a courtyard house. Here, he was an orphan whose parents were both gone, but thanks to a small merit his father had earned before he died, he had gotten a job 2.8kReads8.3Score101Shelves
6. 6 四 Siheyuan: Damao and I Are Brothers 四合院：我和大茂是兄弟 Chongqing Henpecked Husband重庆耙耳朵Male-Channel Fanfiction584k WordsCompleted Lou Xiao'e + one female lead + a lighthearted, everyday story with no hostility + no overpowered System + a pocket dimension. He transmigrates into a Siheyuan courtyard and becomes Silly Zhu, the gullible big villain who gets scammed by everyone in the compound. Fortunately, it is still early, and there is time to change everything. He Yuzhu resolves to be a good person who cares for his family, gets along with his neighbors, and stands up to evil forces. 5.5kReads8.7Score155Shelves
7. 7 四 Siheyuan: Transmigrated as the Head Master's Nephew 四合院：穿成一大爷的亲外甥 Wool Socks毛袜Male-Channel Fanfiction2.2M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan + period setting + farming + portable dimension + one heroine] Li Anye transmigrates to an era of scarcity, with no parents and not a penny to his name, so he has no choice but to seek help from his maternal uncle, Uncle Yi. As the saying goes, a maternal uncle is worth more than the heavens. Surely no one can complain if he leans on his uncle for support? After graduating from vocational school, Li Anye gets a decent job at a steel mill thanks to his uncle. His uncle, Yi Zhonghai, is 21kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
8. 8 四 Siheyuan: I Don't Want to Live Off My Parents 四合院：我不想啃老呀 Deep-Fried Chili Sauce油炸辣椒酱Male-Channel Fanfiction608k WordsCompleted “What? Cutting-edge technology? Slander, pure slander! I’m just an amateur researcher!” How could a perfectly ordinary amateur researcher possibly be making cutting-edge technology? A siheyuan in the 1960s? Oh, in that case, no problem. In this era, even a combine harvester counts as cutting-edge technology. What’s it like to transmigrate into Love in the Courtyard and have an aunt’s husband who’s the head of the courtyard? Lin Jianjun thinks it’s pretty great. He doesn’t want to live off his pa 24Reads8.3Score—Shelves
9. 9 新 A New Siheyuan, Starting with Never Bringing a Lunchbox 新四合院从不带饭盒开始 Lu Mangxiu卤莽休Male-Channel Fanfiction483k WordsCompleted A modern chef transmigrates into Silly Zhu from the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, arriving the day before the story begins. They still want to pin the stolen-chicken scandal on me? No way. I can use the courtyard meeting to cut ties with Qin Huairu’s family. I have a trade that earns me a living, a large five-room house, and all I need is a wife so I can settle down and live in peace. If Qin Huairu’s family can’t afford meat, what’s that got to do with me? The protagonist has a golden finger, 11.5kReads6.7Score348Shelves

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   If you enjoy fanfiction about courtyard houses, you absolutely must read this one. Ignore the ratings; it's incredibly good. It's not mindless, idiotic, or aggressive. Most importantly, the logic is sound, and there are no endless, nonsensical dialogues with the ridiculous system.

10. 10 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Choose to Collect Scrap 四合院： 开局选择收破烂 The Wild Divine Beast Who Loves Dry-Roasted Tea爱吃干烘茶的荒神兽Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the world of The Full Courtyard, how can one live better in this era of scarce supplies? Jia Ping inherits his uncle’s estate and activates a System called Turning Trash into Treasure. As long as any scrap meets the requirements, he can easily restore it. So what’s he waiting for? He’ll trade his job at a state-owned factory for a position at a recycling station. This place is full of things he can restore. This is a courtyard story that doesn’t follow the original plot. 17.3kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves

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    This book is pretty good among novels about courtyard houses.

11. 11 四 Siheyuan: With My Dream Farm in Hand, I Snatch Lou Xiao'e Away 四合院：手握梦想农场截胡娄晓娥 The Fish Raised a Cat鱼儿养了猫Male-Channel Fanfiction629k WordsCompleted [This book is complete] [Siheyuan courtyard + farm System + everyday life + sweet romance + one female lead] [The story doesn't follow the original plot completely, with a few minor changes. If you don't like that, please go easy on me.] Liu Zhongguo woke up one day to discover that he had transmigrated into the courtyard from "The House of Beasts", becoming a purchasing agent in the steel mill's logistics department. With the arrival of the Dream Farm System, Liu Zhongguo found that life had be 10.1kReads8.2Score480Shelves

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    These are all good books, quite interesting, and everyone should read them; the ratings are all quite high.

12. 12 四 The System Space That Began in a Beijing Courtyard 四合院开始的系统空间 Homemade Egg Fried Rice自制蛋炒饭Male-Channel Fanfiction169k WordsOngoing Lin Shan transmigrates with a System into the world of Love in the Courtyard. This System has no sign-in feature, no god-tier choices, and no rewards for punishing scoundrels. Lin Shan suspects this System might be a fake. Luckily, it comes with a storage space and a subsidy feature. World One: Love in the Courtyard 145Reads7.1Score—Shelves
13. 13 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Have a Travel Frog 四合院开局旅行青蛙 Xu Jiucai, Who Loves a Platter of Golden Delicacies爱吃金玉满盘的许久才Male-Channel Fanfiction649k WordsCompleted 1960, Beijing: Love in the Courtyard Zhang Kai isn't an orphan. He has a loving family: his father is a Grade Eight welder at a steel mill, his mother is a deputy director at the neighborhood office, and he has a younger sister, a younger brother, and a Frog. In the 1960s, he develops computers, creates Chinese-language programming, and builds artificial intelligence... 4.6kReads8.0Score126Shelves
14. 14 四 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai Swapped My Name on the Promotion List 四合院：我被易中海偷换晋升名单 Through the Night穿过夜色Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [This book is full of anger, so don’t read if that’s not your thing. It’s about taking down scoundrels, not fawning over them.] After Chen Yu transmigrated, he discovered that the original owner had been killed by Jia Dongxu with a brick. Worse, his only family was his younger sister, who had stomach cancer and urgently needed money for medicine. From the original owner’s memories, he learned that after putting in enough years on the job, he was finally eligible for promotion to Level One fitter 23.2kReads7.8Score1kShelves

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    A novel about a courtyard house

15. 15 四 He Daqing's Happy Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之何大清的幸福生活 Thunderbird Bro雷鸟哥Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigrate into He Daqing, Silly Zhu's father! Sure, I'm a seasoned widow-chaser and a classic scumbag, but a man still loves his own son! My boy was bullied to death by the beasts in the courtyard. As his real father, how could I just stand by? My boy! Your dad is back! 15.4kReads8.5Score545Shelves
16. 16 四 Siheyuan: From Forty-Nine City to Hong Kong Cinema 四合院：从四九城到港综 Azure Sword Immortal青冥剑仙Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted He transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan and returns to the 1960s. Faced with a courtyard full of people scheming for petty gains, Xia Chen just wants to live a quiet life of his own. There's no hostility here, only warmth. The Siheyuan setting features only briefly at first. Later, he establishes himself in Hong Kong and expands worldwide. He builds the largest family business and becomes the richest hidden boss. Antiques, industry, farms, film and entertainment, technology and the inter 26.9kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves

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    These books are alright, but the updates are slow.

17. 17 四 Siheyuan: I Just Want to Be a Good Person 四合院：我只想做个好人 First Dawn After the Rain沐雨初晨Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Xu Chen unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of a Beijing courtyard complex and becomes a technician at a steel mill. At this point, Jia Dongxu is still alive, and He Yuzhu is still a good-hearted cook who looks after his younger sister. The courtyard seems peaceful on the surface, but beneath it, undercurrents are stirring. Yi Zhonghai, the paragon of morality; Liu Haizhong, devoted to the public good; Yan Bugui, generous to a fault; Xu Damao, the nicest man in the world... To make sure he 12kReads8.1Score446Shelves
18. 18 四 Siheyuan: I Break Silly Zhu's Leg from the Start 四合院：开局打断傻柱的腿 Ferrying Souls Through the Mortal World红尘摆渡Male-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsCompleted A modern urban professional is reborn in the world of Love in the Courtyard with a System! Faced with the whole courtyard’s beasts scheming against him and pushing him around, Lin Hao takes his Beast-Taming skill straight to the max! The big sucker Silly Zhu stands up for his “goddess”? Break his legs! The First Master likes to guilt-trip people? How about a little late-night “warmth”? The Second Master wants to be an official? We’ll make him the “director” of the toilet!!! Qin Huairu puts on a 163Reads8.4Score—Shelves
19. 19 何 He Yuzhu's Passionate Life 何雨柱的激情人生 Part the Clouds to See the Sky撥雲見天Male-Channel Fanfiction604k WordsCompleted This is a brand-new Siheyuan story. What? I'm He Yuzhu? Hu Xiaohu is a little bewildered. But never mind. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I'm done being a doormat. I'll be the master of my own life. White lotuses, holier-than-thou busybodies, and ungrateful wolves, get lost and stay away! (Please don't copy the original TV series wholesale.) 2.1kReads8.1Score101Shelves
20. 20 四 Siheyuan: Asking Qin Huairu for 500 Yuan from the Start 四合院：开局和秦淮茹要五百块 Brother Bao0宝哥0Male-Channel Fanfiction8.9M WordsOngoing A directionless young man transmigrates into He Yuzhu, the man from "The Bustling Courtyard". But he has a System, and completing missions lets him travel back to the modern era. By moving goods between the two eras, he can become a tycoon without lifting a finger. He planned to live a quiet, peaceful life, but the crafty residents of the courtyard all want to take advantage of He Yuzhu. Well, too bad for them. Come see how he takes the courtyard by storm! The three uncles, Jia Zhangshi, and Xu 23.4kReads8.3Score1.3kShelves
21. 21 四 Siheyuan Culinary God: I, He Yuzhu, Got Married from the Start 四合院神厨：我何雨柱开局就结婚 Hardworking Little Bai费力的小白Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [Heartwarming + everyday life + plot changes + one heroine] After transmigrating as He Yuzhu and awakening the Chef God System, how will he deal with the bunch of pests in the courtyard? He marries a wife from the start, so Qin Huairu and Uncle Yi can forget about guilt-tripping him! Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng, don’t cause trouble, or Brother Zhu will make you pay! 29.3kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves
22. 22 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Teaches Banggen a Lesson from the Start 四合院：开局傻柱教训了棒梗 Silly Zhu Isn't Silly傻柱不傻Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted After a sound sleep, He Yuzhu transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming the chef He Yuzhu, who shared his name with the original. From the start, he activated a sign-in System. In this era of shortages, he signed in and received meat coupons, grain coupons, a bicycle voucher, cash… While everyone else in the courtyard struggled to get by, He Yuzhu lived in comfort and plenty. Whenever he had a chance to enjoy the good life, he also took the opportunity to teach the courtyar 189Reads7.1Score113Shelves
23. 23 四 Siheyuan: Rising to the Top with Sign-Ins 四合院：从签到开始崛起 Ancient City Wall古城墙Male-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsOngoing Bah! What a load of garbage! He Yuzhu was so furious watching the TV series that he was ready to smash the television. But just as he was about to do it, everything went black. When he opened his eyes again, he had somehow arrived in the world of the courtyard house drama, and, of all people, become its protagonist, He Yuzhu! What the... He Yuzhu was dumbfounded. But when his golden finger arrived, he began living a very different life. Every day, he did his sign-in, drank tea, and played with a 108Reads8.3Score—Shelves
24. 24 穿 Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Marry a Bride and Raise Eight Kids! 穿成傻柱，娶新妇，养八娃！ July Gardenia七月栀Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted This novel has one female lead and little angst. Don’t read if that bothers you! The number-one fanboy Shazhu has been cursed, and something is off about him. Not only does he ignore the alluring Qin Huairu, he even brings a young maiden home as his wife. She’s fair-skinned and beautiful, virtuous and good at managing the household. Best of all, she can have triplets in one go, and eight children in three pregnancies! An eight-year cancer survivor transmigrates into He Yuzhu. From then on, Shazh 8.7kReads8.2Score361Shelves
25. 25 重 Reborn in 1956: Starting Out as a Factory Doctor 重生1956从厂医开始 Engineering Dog工程狗Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Reborn into the world of Love in the Courtyard. The timeline is 1956, and I even get a System? I get to marry my goddess right from the start? I can earn all kinds of supplies just by studying, treating the sick, and taking disciples? I have thirty thousand direct disciples and three hundred thousand grand-disciples. Who calls the shots in China's medical world? You say this isn't scientific? We've already transmigrated and got a System backing us up, and you still want to talk science? 140Reads9.3Score—Shelves
26. 26 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Dragged Bang Geng Through the Streets 四合院：开局抓棒梗游街 Gwak Gwak呱唧呱唧Urban819k WordsCompleted He Qiu transmigrates into a courtyard house. He becomes an inspector at the neighborhood office and gains the Divine Reporting System. Whenever he receives a report and handles the problem, he earns generous rewards. From grain coupons, meat coupons, and industrial coupons To all kinds of practical life skills, it has everything. In this era of scarce goods and limited resources, He Qiu uses the System to enjoy a life everyone envies. 22Reads8.2Score—Shelves
27. 27 四 Siheyuan: I Have a Myriad Worlds System 四合院：我有一个诸天系统 Global Film and TV King环球影视王Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Wang An transmigrates into the world of Birds Fill the Courtyard without warning, and a little girl has appeared by his side, too. Don't panic. It's no big deal! Is Silly Zhu actually silly? Just what kind of person is Qin Huairu? Is First Master really a sanctimonious hypocrite? Wang An: What does any of that have to do with me? If you don't mess with me, I won't mess with you. Whoever crosses me, I'll make them cry. That's right, I only go after scumbags! 350Reads8.0Score176Shelves
28. 28 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 1.7kReads9.0Score153Shelves
29. 29 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Happy Life 四合院之傻柱的幸福生活 Xiao Qiang Waits to Turn His Life Around小强等翻身Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted “Xu Damao, tell us the truth. Why did you sneak up behind someone and knock them out?” “I, I couldn't help myself.” Xia Junfeng inexplicably transmigrates to the era of the drama-filled courtyard. He becomes Silly Zhu and wants to pursue his own happiness, while facing a whole courtyard full of trouble, and getting caught up in factional infighting. What path will he take? Life is ordinary, but full of fun. Silly Zhu wants nothing more than to be happy. May he get his wish! 5.2kReads8.1Score311Shelves
30. 30 四 Siheyuan: My Froglet Brings Back Dai Xiaomei as My Wife 四合院：蛙崽拐回呆小妹当老婆 Impossible to Get a Subscription一订难求Male-Channel Fanfiction254k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 295Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    Basically all

31. 31 四 Siheyuan: You Want Me to Give Up My Wife? Get Lost! 四合院：要我让媳妇，滚吧你们！ Watching the Clouds at Dusk暮看云.Male-Channel Fanfiction363k WordsCompleted (Siheyuan + System + Everyday life) After transmigrating into a Siheyuan full of scoundrels, Chen Xiaomu found himself from the start with a beautiful 99-point girl as his bride. Jia Dongxu tried to steal her away, and Jia Zhangshi lobbied the three elders, hoping Chen Xiaomu would give his bride to Jia Dongxu. The Third Elder agreed. Yi Zhonghai: “Xiaomu, you’re still young. Dongxu is already in his twenties, and your Uncle Jia isn’t doing well. He’s just waiting for his daughter-in-law to join 2.9kReads6.4Score121Shelves
32. 32 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Made the Neighbor’s Kid Bang Geng Drool 四合院：开局馋哭隔壁小孩棒梗 Mushroom Pan-Fried Bun蘑菇生煎包Male-Channel Fanfiction362k WordsCompleted Jiang Chen accidentally transmigrates into a courtyard home and gets a sign-in System from the start. What? Signing in directly rewards me with twins, making me a dad overnight! What? Signing in instantly makes me a millionaire, leaving everyone in the courtyard in the dust! What? Signing in grants me the skills of a Level Eight fitter! What? Signing in grants me god-tier cooking skills! What? Signing in rewards me with a bicycle voucher! ...Then I can just sit back and win, right? 7.1kReads7.9Score312Shelves
33. 33 四 Siheyuan: You Stole My Family’s Fortune and Still Expect Me to Be Generous? 四合院：抢我家财，还逼我大度？ The Sharp Edge of a Pen笔尖锋芒Male-Channel Fanfiction529k WordsCompleted [Pure catharsis + putting brutes in their place (without too much hostility) + high-tech national power + romantic tension] After transmigrating into the world of Courtyard of Beasts, Chu Weiguo discovered that the original owner had been beaten to death by Silly Zhu, who'd stolen his compensation money. And Silly Zhu hadn't even stolen it all the first time. He came back the very next day! With a new soul in his body, Chu Weiguo wasn't about to let Silly Zhu run wild. Two kicks were all it took 1.9kReads6.6Score117Shelves
34. 34 四 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Is Yours! I’ll Take the Good Fortune! 四合院：秦淮茹给你！气运归我！ Tomato's Old Salted Fish番茄的老咸鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyday life in a bygone era + comedy + sweet romance + nostalgia! Low on angst, so read with confidence!] Zhou Changli transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. While waiting for the System to arrive, he relies on his own abilities to establish himself. He discovers that Qin Huairu hasn't married Jia Dongxu yet and tries to get ahead of him. But he never expected Qin Huairu's family to double the bride price, leaving Jia Dongxu to beat him to the punch instead. Zhou Changli isn't 9.7kReads7.1Score311Shelves
35. 35 四 Siheyuan: A Hardened Bandit Moves In, So Don’t Mess with Me 四合院：悍匪入住，谁都别惹我 Third Day of the Eleventh Lunar Month冬月初三Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [Explosive Opening] [No Wasted Words] He Xiao, a battle-hardened soldier who took on the battlefield with a heavy machine gun, is reborn in the Beastly Courtyard as Silly Zhu’s younger brother. From the start, Silly Zhu knocks him out and takes all the money He Daqing gave him, just to win Qin Huairu’s favor. What should He Xiao do? Of course, beat him up and take the money back! From then on, the brothers split up. Silly Zhu can only watch helplessly as He Xiao’s life gets better and better, wi 81Reads7.8Score—Shelves
36. 36 四 Siheyuan: Starting as a Sent-Down Youth in Qin Village 四合院：从秦家村插队开始 Cat Demon in the Alley巷子里的猫妖Male-Channel Fanfiction958k WordsCompleted [Everyday Life + Tech Research and Development + Teaching Scumbags a Lesson + Invincible Power Fantasy] Yue Feng transmigrates into the world of The Birds of the Siheyuan. By chance, he arrives in Qin Huairu's village, sent there to work as an urban youth. With the advanced mechanic skills rewarded by the System and a remote control from myriad worlds, Yue Feng develops and builds a DC arc furnace. He creates a world-leading 400-ton steelmaking furnace. After receiving a First-Class Merit Award, 46Reads5.4Score—Shelves
37. 37 四 Siheyuan: Breaking Off the Engagement Feels Great Until the Regret Hits 四合院：退婚一时爽，事后悔断肠 Fireworks of That Time那时花火Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Li Chuan transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes one of the residents. Qin Huairu isn’t married yet, so he plans to swoop in and marry her. But to his surprise, she rejects him, and the other neighbors mock and bully him. Fortunately, five years later, he finally awakens his System. Through his own hard work, he rises to the rank of Level Five fitter, and his life keeps getting better. Qin Huairu regrets it so much she could kick herself! 906Reads5.4Score—Shelves
38. 38 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

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    Over two million words have been completed! A clean and concise book with everyone intelligent, humorous writing style, and no toilet 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 scheming nature towards everyone and everything around him. It avoids simplistic black-and-white characterizations, showcasing a grand vision, a deep concern for his country, and clear goals. He quietly dedicates himself using his advanced knowledge, with the courtyard disputes serving only as background.

39. 39 四 Siheyuan: The Ordinary Life of an Angler 四合院：钓鱼佬的平凡人生 Longlong Is My Precious Darling龙龙是我的心肝大宝贝Male-Channel Fanfiction3.9M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [Fishing]+ [Earning foreign currency]+ [Becoming a factory director]+ [Period setting]+ [Siheyuan] An angler never comes home empty-handed! Chen Chang'an transmigrated thanks to fishing, then rose to prominence thanks to fishing. Amid the tides of a great era, he changed many people’s fates. 21.8kReads7.9Score1.3kShelves

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    This one looks alright.

40. 40 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, They're Blocking My Door and Demanding Compensation? 四合院：开局就被堵门索要赔钱？ Trigonometric Identity三角恒等式Urban394k WordsOngoing After arriving at the courtyard, the first thing Su Cheng faced was someone blocking his way and demanding compensation. It turned out that an accident at Jia Dongxu's factory had left him paralyzed. Su Cheng was dumbfounded. “What happened to Jia Dongxu at the factory has nothing to do with me!” Then Su Cheng got a System that rewarded him whenever he completed a task! Years later, Yi Zhonghai sat in this prison, consumed by profound despair. Su Cheng, meanwhile, was living carefree. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books are all great, and there are many more. My shelves are full, so I can't promote them all. You can check out my bookshelf.

41. 41 签 Starting My Sign-In Journey at the Siheyuan 签到从四合院开始 Qing An Kong晴安空Male-Channel Fanfiction583k WordsOngoing Xu Jianguo was a college student majoring in archaeology. During his internship, he was excavating at an archaeological site when he hid in a cave to slack off and fell asleep, only to get buried alive. When he woke up, he had transmigrated into a courtyard full of beasts. Luckily, the great System had given him a golden finger. From the start, he had Jia Zhangshi spitting blood after he put her in her place. Then Uncle Yi came to smooth things over, and all the beasts in the courtyard blamed hi 277Reads5.4Score—Shelves
42. 42 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Reject Uncle Yi's Moral Blackmail 四合院：开局拒绝一大爷道德绑架 Chatterbox Li唠唠利Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Also known as: I saved Jia Dongxu, and now you want to extort my house? After transmigrating into the world of "Love in the Courtyard", Su Yan becomes a traditional Chinese medicine doctor. Jia Dongxu suffers an accident at work. Su Yan's predecessor stops the bleeding, saving Jia Dongxu's life at the cost of leaving him disabled. Instead of being grateful, the Jia family blames Su Yan for his disability and plots to take over his house. Su Yan won't put up with it. He gives the courtyard's bull —Reads—Score—Shelves

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43. 43 四 Siheyuan: I Took the Whole Inheritance, and You Still Want Me to Let You Off? 四合院：薅光遗产，还求我放过？ Peach Blossom Immortal Picking Peach Blossoms桃花仙人摘桃花Male-Channel Fanfiction733k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + wish fulfillment + slightly altered setting, with major changes later on] Jiang Beiliang transmigrated into a courtyard home. He discovered that the many scoundrels in the courtyard had taken every last bit of the compensation paid after his parents died in the line of duty. They had left him with nothing but a single cigarette, and were even plotting to use a beauty trap to seize his last two rooms! Jiang Beiliang was furious! I’m not the timid Jiang Beiliang I used to be! I’l 36Reads8.5Score—Shelves
44. 44 四 Siheyuan: No Morals, No Condemnation 四合院：没道德，就不会被谴责 Luo Xini罗夕尼Urban93k WordsOngoing Ma Weidong transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and, from the start, snatches a woman and marries Qin Huairu! Secondhand goods? A mother? Widowed? You’re thinking too small! That’s all I can say: your perspective is too limited! You really think he fell for Qin Huairu? —Reads6.0Score—Shelves
45. 45 四 Siheyuan: Starting with Promotion to Grade Six Fitter 四合院：从晋升六级钳工开始 Lin Xiao, Who Likes Wolf Fish喜欢狼鱼的林萧Urban158k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the world of The Beast-Filled Siheyuan, Li Qiang becomes an ordinary resident. Over seven years, using his brains and hard work, Li Qiang rises to become a Level Six fitter. That day, his god-tier sign-in System finally activates too. Talk about a double blessing!!! Qin Huairu regrets it and wants to cozy up to him now? Not a chance! The beasts are green with envy and do everything they can to ostracize him? Come on, all of you, get in the bowl! 1Reads5.6Score—Shelves
46. 46 四 Siheyuan: You Take My House and Still Try to Guilt-Trip Me 四合院：占我房子还搞道德绑架 Guest in the Courtyard院中客Male-Channel Fanfiction685k WordsCompleted Zhang Jianguo is reborn in the 1960s. After three years in the army, he returns to civilian life, only to discover he has arrived in the world of Love in the Courtyard. Hoping to mind his own business and stay out of everyone else’s way, Zhang Jianguo plans to live quietly. But he never expected someone to have taken over his house! Then the whole courtyard’s rotten lot gathers, ganging up to guilt-trip Zhang Jianguo, a newcomer with no one to back him up! How could he put up with that? So Zhang 1.5kReads5.5Score113Shelves
47. 47 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Beat Up Yi Zhonghai 四合院：开局先揍易中海 Siheyuan四合院Urban901k WordsCompleted Zheng Fuguo transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan courtyard house. From the start, Silly Zhu knocks him unconscious, Bang Geng splashes him with cold water, and Yi Zhonghai takes the culprit's side! The whole courtyard is full of lawless beasts! Damn it, you all want to mess with me? Then Yi Zhonghai, you're first on the chopping block! 1Reads5.8Score—Shelves
48. 48 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, Jia Zhangshi Told Me to Donate Money 四合院：开局贾张氏叫我捐钱 Woodcutter with a Child带娃的樵夫Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Wang Huaibin, a professional master's student in materials science, transmigrates to the early 1960s after a laboratory accident leaves him waking up in another time. After leaving the military, he becomes an apprentice machinist at Hongxing Steelworks and heads to the capital with Li An'an, the orphan of a fallen comrade, to make a living. Wait, isn't this the Siheyuan show I'd been watching, Full of Love in the Courtyard? I live next door to Xu Damao? Xu Damao just got married? And I've become 19Reads6.0Score—Shelves
49. 49 四 Siheyuan: I Can Fish in the Myriad Worlds 四合院：我能垂钓诸天万界 At Nightfall, I Listen to the Wind and Rain夜阑我听风吹雨Male-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the world of the Siheyuan, he becomes a neighborhood office official. The troublemakers in the courtyard think he's young and easy to push around. They all want to take advantage of him. Then he awakens a System and uses its power to teach those courtyard troublemakers a proper lesson. Try to take advantage of me, and I'll knock your teeth out. 5.8kReads7.0Score391Shelves
50. 50 四 Siheyuan: They Took My Home from the Start, Then Told Me to Get Out 四合院：开局霸占我房还让我滚 Zhang Shizhongyu张石中玉Male-Channel Fanfiction436k WordsCompleted Zhang Jianguo is a modern man who somehow winds up back in the 1960s. Just after being assigned to a job in the capital, he heads to the house he was allocated and finds that the Jia family has occupied it for ten years. And so begins his battle of wits with the hooligans in the courtyard. Silly Zhu comes at me, and I send him flying three meters with a whip kick. Qin Huairu tries to take advantage of me? I tell her to leave the courtyard, turn left, and find everything she needs there. Yi Zhong 10.1kReads7.9Score314Shelves

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