A Must-Read Siheyuan Masterpiece, You Won’t Regret It 四合院神作，看了不亏

1. 651 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Sell My Iron Rice Bowl 四合院：开局卖掉铁饭碗 A Plump Little Pig一只胖胖的猪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyday-life focus, with the spirit of the Wei and Jin dynasties, and not too much hostility.] After transmigrating to a Beijing courtyard in 1962, he sells his iron rice bowl from the start. He studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and becomes a technician. When the times change, he goes into business, opens a factory, and helps revitalize the country's industry. (Mostly everyday life, mostly everyday life, mostly everyday life. That's important, so we're saying it three times 10.1kReads7.7Score286Shelves
2. 652 四 Siheyuan: Yan Jiekang's Entertainment Career 四合院：阎解旷的文娱生涯 Already Regretting It已经后悔了Male-Channel Fanfiction606k WordsOngoing [Chinese Showbiz] + [World Superstar] + [Super Idol] + [Siheyuan] + [Hong Kong Showbiz] After transmigrating into the world of Siheyuan, he becomes Yan Jiekang, who shares his name with the original. He brings over works from across the entertainment industry and, after Reform and Opening Up, becomes a superstar. 2.6kReads8.2Score107Shelves

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   These are all courtyard novels on my bookshelf. I highly recommend the first and sixth. My favorite is the first one, which is all about how life is short and you should fight back if you're not satisfied, like the young tiger from Gulou and the dragon group Yazi. The sixth one mainly focuses on the protagonist's courtyard house next door, with some interaction but not much. The main focus is on how he uses his space to make money and build connections.

3. 653 四 Siheyuan: Huairu Is Eighteen, and Silly Zhu Calls Her Mom 四合院：淮茹十八，傻柱叫妈 One Tael of Astragalus黄芪一两Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted A man’s thirty-one, his prime years, Qin Huairu’s just turned eighteen. Dongxu next door, why are you crying? Yuzhu and Yushui need a mom. He transmigrates to 1951 and becomes He Daqing, the father of Sha Zhu. When the widow Bai tries to drag him off to Baoding, He Daqing firmly refuses and promptly steals Qin Huairu away from her blind date with Jia Dongxu. Jia Dongxu cries, “Uncle He, she’s my girl!” He Daqing says, “Dongxu, Yuzhu and Yushui need a mom, and I’ve got it rough too. You’re still 8.3kReads7.6Score627Shelves
4. 654 四 The Old Sixth Doctor in the Siheyuan 四合院里的老六医生 Ah Dou Ah Ah Ah阿斗啊啊啊Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted A medical PhD from the 21st century arrives in the 1950s. His mother has just passed away, and his father has started a new family in the Northeast. He studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and is assigned to the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. He moves into the compound at No. 95 Hongxing Street. Just as he enters, he runs into a general meeting of the residents. Will he let them have their way? 42.4kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves
5. 655 四 Siheyuan: Good Grief, My Brother Is Li Huaide 四合院：夭寿，我哥竟是李怀德 Little Bai, At Leisure小白闲来Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted From the start, Li Ershan transmigrates to Beiping in 1949. A militia member helping the front, he brings food to the troops, only to be assigned to meet someone in the city who turns out to be a character from a TV drama. Later, that character marries a woman named Qin Huairu. Only then does Li Ershan realize he has transmigrated into a mash-up of stories set across different eras. Siheyuan, Zhengyang Gate, Family Portrait... The more characters from those stories appear, the more entangled Li 28kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves
6. 656 四 Siheyuan: The Story of an Ordinary Man 四合院之小人物的故事 Betel Nut and Cigarettes, All Five Poisons in One槟榔加烟五毒俱全Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted This book doesn't demonize anyone; it gives everyone something to hope for. The protagonist won't spend the whole story cooped up in the Siheyuan. The main focus is on what happens later, as things develop and change. Follow Wang Yong's perspective as he returns to that era. 503Reads8.6Score104Shelves

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   I think these books are all pretty good. Most of them aren't too violent, but they're not too frustrating either. I haven't read a few of them yet; I've put them on my bookshelf to read later.

7. 657 四 Siheyuan: The Fat Guy’s Comeback 四合院：胖子的逆袭 I Bought an Elephant我买大象了Male-Channel Fanfiction766k WordsCompleted [This is an everyday-life story set in a bygone era: no bitterness, no slow start, and no brainless antics. If you’re the sort who likes fighting heaven, earth, and even the air, please move along.] He transmigrates into the parallel world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming Fatty, Silly Zhu’s apprentice. He has elderly parents to support and three older sisters who are all worried about finding husbands. Fatty hones his cooking skills and protects his family, starting out as an inconspicuous no 2kReads8.2Score102Shelves
8. 658 四 Siheyuan: Those Years I Stirred Up Trouble in the Courtyard 四合院：我在院里煽风点火那些年 All Beings Beneath the Pen笔下皆众生Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Over a million words and complete. Read with confidence!] [Light System] [Doesn't fawn over Qin, get involved with Shui, or meddle in Lou's affairs] [One female lead, light romance] [Focused on building himself up] Li Dadong, a landlord from a later era, arrives at this remarkable Siheyuan and begins a second life of his own. But he discovers that Jia Dongxu is still alive, and the retirement group's schemes are only just getting started… This blurb is short and weak, so please head 8.6kReads6.6Score254Shelves
9. 659 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Became Li Yunlong's Superior 四合院：开局成李云龙上级 The First Little Taoist第一小道士Male-Channel Fanfiction92k WordsOngoing I transmigrated and became Li Yunlong's superior! And here's the kicker: the famous Li Yunlong was actually my subordinate! Ordered to return to the capital for a secret mission, I unexpectedly found my long-lost older brother, whom I hadn't seen in twenty years. But who could have guessed my brother lived in that notorious courtyard, and was the master of both Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong! One is the “King of Demolition,” a formidable force on the battlefield. The other is a hot-tempered master 2Reads—Score148Shelves

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   I highly recommend Siheyuan's new book.

10. 660 四 Bumping into Li Huaide at the Siheyuan from the Start 四合院开局碰瓷李怀德 Hunan Uncle湘派大叔Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted In 1960, from the start, a starving refugee who can’t take it anymore sees a jeep approaching and deliberately throws himself in front of it. By sheer coincidence, the jeep belongs to Li Huaide, deputy director of the steel mill. That is how Zhang Jun transmigrates. After absorbing his predecessor’s memories, he discovers that the man had been trying to fake an accident for compensation. He can’t let his predecessor’s courage in getting hit by a car go to waste. Survival comes first. In these de 22.8kReads6.9Score923Shelves

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    It ranks among the top, the most ruthless courtyard house, with an explosive start. It staged a scene involving Li Huaide, sending the retirement group to the security office. No reconciliation, no letter of forgiveness, no saintly gestures, no backstabbing, it fought to the bitter end.

11. 661 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Set Up Bang Geng 四合院，开局坑了棒梗 Heavenly Official's Blessing天倌赐福Male-Channel Fanfiction3.4M WordsCompleted Chen Xuan blinks and finds himself back in the 1960s. Wait, is this actually the world of The Bustling Courtyard? Widow Qin, we're not right for each other. Could you pay back the money you owe? What do you mean Banggeng is still young? He's old enough to steal chickens. Why let him get away with it? You have it hard? Who in this world doesn't? Chen Xuan looks at the jade pendant hanging around his neck. Who would have thought that a trinket he'd casually bought at a roadside stall, which looked 2.8kReads6.1Score162Shelves

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    Don't miss it!

12. 662 四 The Siheyuan Cook on the Train 四合院的厨子在火车上 Crisp Sweet Watermelon脆甜大西瓜Male-Channel Fanfiction663k WordsCompleted [Siheyuan] [Transmigration] [A Pocket Dimension] [Not Brain-Dead] Li Jiahong transmigrates into the world of Siheyuan. The story begins four years before the main plot, when Jia Dongxu has just been hung up on the wall, Qin Huairu is heavily pregnant, Silly Zhu has only just started getting ideas, and Xu Damao has just gotten married. Well... I'm no good at writing blurbs. Please head straight to the story... 3kReads6.5Score106Shelves

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    Honestly, the appeal of reading "Siheyuan" (a fictionalized courtyard house) lies in its depiction of how to deal with beasts. Some people want a clean and decisive kill, but when even the legendary sword "Zhu Xian Jian" (a legendary sword technique) can't kill the idiot, it just becomes meaningless! These two "Siheyuan" books are the ones I've recently kept on my reading list. In the first one, the protagonist is also a cook, but not in the usual steel mill, but on a train. When he clashes with the residents of Siheyuan, he acts decisively and swiftly. You can enjoy it as a typical period novel with a touch of Siheyuan! The second one, "Yu Shui," starts with her hanging herself, which shocked me for a hundred years. It was the first time I saw the beastly behavior in the "beastly courtyard" from Yu Shui's perspective. Of course, although she's a transgender woman, she won't get married.

13. 663 四 Siheyuan's Great Mage, He Yushui 四合院之大法师何雨水 Glass Noodle and Pork Rib Soup粉条排骨汤Male-Channel Fanfiction345k WordsCompleted He Dabao transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard as He Yushui, an overlooked nobody, bringing along an unreliable System. Watch how He Yushui thrives among the courtyard's troublemakers and gets rid of every last one of them. 1.4kReads7.9Score104Shelves
14. 664 四 Siheyuan: I Bring Three Hundred Clansmen to Nanluoguxiang 四合院我带三百族人闯入南锣鼓巷 Hunan Uncle湘派大叔Male-Channel Fanfiction878k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a year of famine, Zhang Changshun found himself in a hopeless situation from the start. Just as he was about to seek refuge with his second uncle, who worked at a steel mill, he received another devastating blow. Fortunately, before his uncle died, he left all his property to Zhang Changshun in his will. But when Zhang Changshun arrived at the courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, he discovered that the Jia family, Yi Zhonghai, and the others had seized everything hi 95.5kReads6.2Score5.5kShelves

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    Highly recommended! The most heavily criticized and wildly popular courtyard novel is here! Over 100,000 words and already over 300,000 readers. Enter at your own risk if you're sensitive to negative comments. The story begins with him leading 300 clansmen into Nanluoguxiang, taking down Director Wang and Chief Zhang, launching a full-scale attack on the Yang faction, and even bringing back 200,000 jin of grain for the entire village during a famine. A violent and relentless attack!

15. 665 四 Siheyuan: The Year Is 1948? As Long as It's Satisfying 四合院：年代1948？爽就完了 Pure Yang Dao Heart道心纯阳Male-Channel Fanfiction371k WordsOngoing Liu Minghao was good for nothing except his looks and his impressive endowment. He was eating barbecue, drinking beer, and scrolling through profiles of rich, generous young women when he inexplicably transmigrated. Wait, weren't I supposed to end up in a courtyard house? Why was I in the middle of the 1948 battle for the liberation of Fengtian, nearly getting blown to bits? Hold on! My golden finger is a loot-and-extract system? The scoundrels are in for a treat now! 73kReads6.8Score4.7kShelves

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    No abuse of the protagonist, no endless agonizing struggles, and no letter of forgiveness.

16. 666 四 Siheyuan: From the Start at 48, Selling My Art on the Overpass 四合院：开局48，天桥卖艺开始 Post-80s Housewife八零后家庭煮妇Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing Wang Minghao is a top-tier star in the cosplay world. He has just finished attending a convention in Shanghai when he gets into a car accident on his way out. The thing is, he wasn’t the one hit by the truck, so why is he the one who transmigrated? Is it because he shares a name with the person who got hit? Did the rookie System, fresh out of college and newly on the job, grab the wrong person? And once he transmigrates, there’s no going back? Damn it, pay up! With tears in his eyes, he accepts 62.4kReads6.9Score3.5kShelves
17. 667 四 Siheyuan: Raking in the Old Man’s Cash, Living Off Your Parents Is Nothing to Be Ashamed Of 四合院：爆老登金币，啃老不丢人 Pure Yang Dao Heart道心纯阳Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted He Yuzhu accidentally transmigrates into the world of Siheyuan and becomes He Yuzhu. What? His father, He Daqing, ran off with the White Widow? Good riddance! Now the good life can begin! What? This world isn't just about Siheyuan? Even better! This book has no toxic drama, no drawn-out misunderstandings, and no gross-out humor. Qin Huairu is all mine. The protagonist is shrewd and calculating, and there's no shame in living off your parents. This book is also known as Siheyuan: Sucking Others D 26.2kReads6.9Score2.2kShelves
18. 668 四 Siheyuan: My Home Is Seized from the Start, So I Turn Against My Own Family for Justice 四合院：开局被占房，我大义灭亲 Willow Leaves Drifting柳叶飘飘Male-Channel Fanfiction2.3M WordsOngoing Also known as: [I'm not even completely dead yet, and you want to take my house for a newlywed home?] Li Jianguo transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. His parents are both alive and both have jobs, and he even has a beautiful younger sister. A perfect start from the get-go. But his father is a hopelessly filial man who blindly obeys his own mother. Not only does he let his younger brother live in the house assigned to him by his workplace, he also regularly gives them money. And 14.2kReads6.6Score909Shelves

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    💫The first book features Voldemort's father and a courtyard house plot, leading to a shared plight where the protagonist helps Qin Huairu. The plot is slow, though. The second book involves the entire family being harmed by a retirement group; the protagonist transmigrates and sends them all to prison. He is the protagonist's character and seeks various forms of revenge.

19. 669 四 Siheyuan: Wiping Them All Out from the Start, the Beasts Suffer Miserably 四合院，开局一锅端，禽兽惨兮兮 Sugar-Heart Dodo糖心朵朵Male-Channel Fanfiction448k WordsCompleted Shen Jianye transmigrates into the world of the courtyard house and becomes an ordinary resident. From the start, he binds himself to a System for tormenting the nasty residents. The more mercilessly he torments them, the greater the rewards! With a whole courtyard full of nasty residents, why be polite? Just call the police. Silly Zhu is executed by firing squad for his involvement in a murder case, Yi Zhonghai covers it up, and the Deaf Old Lady’s identity turns out to be fake... Not a single 7.9kReads7.2Score233Shelves
20. 670 四 Siheyuan: I’m Silly Zhu’s Younger Uncle 四合院我是傻柱的小叔 A Fleeting Moment of Beauty刹那那芳华Male-Channel Fanfiction514k WordsOngoing The sky above us now is a filthy one. The stars can no longer be seen in the sky of civilization. The sky isn't really that high, and the sea isn't really that far away. The human heart, though, is higher than the sky and farther away than the sea. I learned the lies that deceive people, and chased fame and fortune. Only after losing myself in reality did I discover how fragile I was. Watching you leave with tears in your eyes, I thought about the uncertain road ahead. Stars in the distance, ple 1.3kReads8.3Score100Shelves

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    Recommended novels about courtyard houses; the fanfiction is really well-written.

21. 671 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Awakens After Transmigrating 四合院之傻柱从穿越开始觉醒 Three Make Cheng三人成澂Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted 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. 8.1kReads8.7Score228Shelves

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    "A New Life in the Courtyard" features no cheat codes or unexpected advantages. The protagonist, Sha Zhu, relying solely on his memories from his future life and his culinary skills, defies the odds and escapes the tragic fate of the original story, overcoming his father's escape and leaving him destitute. The plot is realistic and thrilling, keeping readers on the edge of their seats! The protagonist He Yuzhu's rebirth is deeply moving! On the day his father, He Daqing, ran away with the White Widow, he unexpectedly received the complete memories of his future self, frozen to death under a bridge—a life of being exploited by Qin Huairu's family, betrayed by his third uncle, abandoned by his own son, and dying alone. These memories are not a burden, but rather the foundation of his rebirth. From the moment he awakens, he is determined to stay away from scoundrels, protect his sister, and rewrite his destiny with his own hands. This character, "unafraid of hardship and rising up in the face of adversity," is more touching than any cheat code. The most satisfying aspect of the book is Sha Zhu's clarity and decisiveness after shedding his "foolishness." He is no longer the gullible fool, morally blackmailed and blindly obedient to Qin Huairu, but someone who sees through Yi Zhonghai's schemes for retirement, Jia Zhangshi's greed and selfishness, and Yan Bugui's cunning. Faced with Yi Zhonghai's feigned concern, he outwardly responds but inwardly remains wary; for his sister's future, he proactively seeks out the neighborhood committee and storms the steel mill, all to secure a successor opportunity; realizing his culinary skills are insufficient for survival, he humbly seeks guidance from his master, earning recognition through his abilities. This "no complaining, no internal strife, just action" approach completely overturns the original character of Sha Zhu, earning widespread acclaim! The plot is fast-paced, the path to revenge is meticulously planned, and it is filled with a realistic sense of the era. Sixteen-year-old Sha Zhu, with his seven-year-old sister, starts from a state of financial ruin, relying on his Sichuan cuisine skills learned at the Emei Hotel to impress Director Lou at the steel rolling mill and secure a position as a specially hired chef. To find his father's whereabouts, he travels to Baocheng with a letter of introduction, no longer being turned away by the widow Bai as he had in his previous life. He plans ahead for a living in the era of ration coupons, paving the way for his sister's tuition and his own marriage, taking each step steadily and firmly. The book vividly recreates the details of life in the 1950s—the preciousness of grain coupons, the wages at the steel rolling mill, the neighborly relations in the courtyard houses, the daily queues for public toilets—all making the reader feel as if they are in that era of scarcity yet full of fighting spirit. The portrayal of the culinary skills is a major highlight of the book. Sha Zhu's culinary skills are not acquired out of thin air, but rather inherited from his father's Tan family cuisine and Shandong cuisine skills, combined with his Sichuan cuisine apprenticeship at the Emei Hotel, and further integrated with his culinary experience from later generations. A Kung Pao Chicken dish boasts a perfectly balanced blend of sour, sweet, and spicy flavors; a Mapo Tofu dish embodies the essence of "numbing, spicy, crispy, fragrant, fresh, tender, whole, and hot." Through sheer skill, he rose from a restaurant apprentice to a specially hired chef at a steel mill, earning the recognition of his superiors and the respect of his colleagues. This kind of "earning a living through skill" success story is more convincing and inspiring than empty system rewards. The depiction of family bonds adds warmth to the story. Sha Zhu's unwavering protection of his younger sister, He Yushui, is a constant theme, from getting up early to make steamed egg custard and taking her to daycare, to worrying about her tuition and warning her to stay away from the bad influences in the orphanage—his brotherly responsibility is deeply moving. His mentor-apprentice relationship with Wu Chang'an is also genuine; the master's earnest teachings and crucial connections become vital aids on his path to success. These heartwarming moments transform his journey from a cold, humiliating setback into a story filled with the warmth and humanity of everyday life. If you're tired of wish-fulfillment novels where characters rely on a system to cheat their way through life, and instead crave a story of overcoming adversity through hard work, clear-headedness, and perseverance, this book is definitely worth reading. It offers the exhilarating experience of breaking free from fate, the inspiring fervor of hard work and perseverance, and the heartwarming bonds of family and mentorship. Every plot point feels real and believable, and every step forward is exhilarating—it's incredibly addictive!

22. 672 四 Siheyuan: I Can't Keep Up with the Daily Sign-In 四合院：每日签到我苟不住了 Tomato Isn't a Melon番茄不是瓜Male-Channel Fanfiction438k WordsCompleted I woke up to find that I had transmigrated as Silly Zhu's father, He Daqing! What? Qin Huairu, you still want to ruin my son's life? Not a chance! As his father, I'll just have to take one for the team and win you over myself! A scheming bitch and a cunning man: a match made in heaven! This book is also known as He Daqing Is Here! Behold, You Beasts of the Siheyuan! Tremble! 2.7kReads8.9Score104Shelves

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    These highly-rated masterpieces were selected from thousands of books [laughing and crying emoji]. Whether they suit your taste is for you to judge.

23. 673 四 Siheyuan: My Son Is Silly Zhu 四合院：我的儿子是傻柱 Old Rogue He何老贼Male-Channel Fanfiction337k WordsCompleted He transmigrates as He Daqing, the biological father of Silly Zhu. Faced with the troublemakers of the Courtyard, He Daqing has the Positive Energy System. His first move is to marry Qin Huairu, leaving the Jia family without an heir! Only magic can defeat magic! 1.9kReads8.9Score102Shelves
24. 674 四 Siheyuan: Reborn as a Sucker, I Turned Things Around with Sign-Ins 四合院：穿成冤种，靠签到逆袭了 Sesame Sauce Jiang Jiang Jiang Jiang Jiang麻酱酱酱酱酱Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan Courtyard] [System] [Taking Down Villains] [Changing the Plot] [Everyday Life] [Building a Career] [Devoted Husband, One Heroine] Song Chao, a Northeastern guy, transmigrates into the body of a total sucker in the infamous Siheyuan Courtyard, where everyone is leeching off him. Damn, what a bunch of shameless losers! With a System, he gets generous supplies for each sign-in, and completing missions brings unexpected rewards. They want him to take the fall and marry Qin Jingru? Dream 8.8kReads7.5Score235Shelves

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    Enough said, these four books are enough for understanding the essence of courtyard houses; they are the best selected from dozens of other books on the subject.

25. 675 傻 Silly Zhu's Siheyuan 傻柱子的四合院 Halfway Across This Life余生半渡Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted The protagonist is a little confused. I only went out for a budget trip, so how did I inexplicably become Silly Zhu? Well, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. At least I won't have to worry every day about scraping together a bite to eat. Sure, material goods are scarce in this era, but the people are honest and kind! Life is good! Well... except for this cannibalistic courtyard and the birds who live in it. 14.9kReads8.8Score741Shelves
26. 676 四 This Silly Zhu in the Siheyuan Is Quite the Charmer 四合院这个傻柱有点潇洒 Autumn Breeze, Little Nobody秋风小扑街Male-Channel Fanfiction203k WordsCompleted (If you don't like Qin Huairu, feel free to skip this.) He Yuzhu is reborn with a Negative Emotion Value System. Starting in 1952, he gets to Qin Huairu first and lives a full, satisfying life with little bitterness. Come see the everyday life of Silly Zhu! 7.5kReads8.9Score231Shelves
27. 677 四 Siheyuan: I’m Banggeng’s Seventh Great-Uncle 四合院：我是棒梗的七舅姥爷 Winter Morning Sunshine冬天上午的阳光Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted In December 2023, Zhang Dabiao suddenly acquired a golden finger: a pocket dimension. He stole everything from his unscrupulous boss’s supermarket and warehouse, making preparations to transmigrate. After being hit by a car, he found himself in December 1959 as an injured officer. He was reassigned to the capital and given a house in Courtyard No. 95, where he discovered that Jia Dongxu was the son of his older female cousin Zhang Cuihua, making him Bang Geng’s great-uncle, seven times removed. 25.4kReads8.7Score1kShelves
28. 678 四 Siheyuan: Xu Damao's Carefree Life 四合院：许大茂的潇洒人生路 I Just Love Chewing Sugarcane就爱啃甘蔗Male-Channel Fanfiction203k WordsCompleted After dying in an accident, I was reborn as Xu Damao from the courtyard drama! Just thinking about the plot is depressing! Damn it, Silly Zhu cuckolded me, and on top of that, I was infertile! This time, watch what I do! The most carefree job there is, bar none! But I really need to get this infertility treated! 7.6kReads8.6Score233Shelves
29. 679 四 Siheyuan: They Came to Borrow My House from the Start 四合院：开局找我借房 Xinya of the Guangling River广陵江的辛牙Urban539k WordsOngoing A Four-Eyed Courtyard from the Start: The Jia Family Shows Up Asking to Borrow a Room Have You No Manners? My Dad Is the Head of Security! Faced with the Retirement Crew's constant provocations, Zhao Dongsheng resolves to bring them down. Li Weimin is unpredictable, so Zhao Dongsheng must plan his moves at the right time. What will happen to the Four-Eyed Courtyard with an unruly Zhao Dongsheng living there? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not quite a masterpiece, but it's still worth watching!

30. 680 四 Siheyuan: I Stole the Heroine's Golden Finger with My System 四合院：女主金手指被我系统抢了 Perfected Mingde明德真人Male-Channel Fanfiction416k WordsOngoing [Both the male and female leads are transmigrators. If that bothers you, don't click. Consider this a heads-up.] Liu Jiangming arrived in a famous Beijing courtyard in 1964. But he soon realized there was something strange about it. Wasn't the house his family lived in originally the Deaf Granny's? Then where had the Deaf Granny gone? And what was going on with Silly Zhu? Why had he fallen out with Yi Zhonghai? Why had he stopped bringing food to Qin Huairu? And why was he suddenly buddy-buddy w 4Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    These are all books I've been reading recently, especially the first one with several time travelers; it's really good.

31. 681 四 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai's Ancestor Is Back 四合院：易中海他祖宗回来了 Broken Pipe烂烟斗Male-Channel Fanfiction313k WordsOngoing In the autumn of 1962, Yi Zhonghai's paternal great-uncle, the twenty-year-old Yi Erchen, arrives at this courtyard. To Yi Zhonghai, he calls him “Little Hai” every time! To Deaf Granny, he casually calls her “Old Niece.” See how the courtyard's newest little patriarch leads Yi Zhonghai around with one hand, carries Deaf Granny under the other arm, and rides Silly Zhu straight through the chaos. 702Reads8.7Score—Shelves
32. 682 四 Siheyuan: From He Xiao to the Great Hong Kong Era 四合院：从何晓开始到香江大时代 Hooded Man兜帽男Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Reborn as He Xiao, the eight-year-old son of Silly Zhu from Love in the Courtyard, He Xiao activates the Love in the Courtyard and Hong Kong The Greed of Man crossover sign-in System. Aunt Qin, my dad's money must be paid back with interest! You ungrateful wretch Bang Geng, this house was left to my dad by Grandma Deaf. Get out! Xu Damao: He Xiao, I'm begging you, can I just keep the house and not sell it? 640Reads7.0Score—Shelves
33. 683 四 Siheyuan: The Treasure Chest System Makes Me Invincible with Ten Pulls 四合院：宝箱系统，十连抽无敌 Top Cat喵中一霸Male-Channel Fanfiction606k WordsCompleted Watching the TV drama set in a traditional courtyard, Yang Weiguo was so furious at the bunch of scoundrels that his teeth were practically itching. The next moment, he transmigrated into the world of the courtyard and became one of its residents. The whole place was full of scoundrels. Silly Zhu was a fool, and he had only himself to blame! Qin Huairu was a bloodsucker! Banggeng was an ungrateful wretch! Xu Damao was full of bad intentions! First Uncle was a sanctimonious old bachelor, Second U 2.6kReads7.4Score108Shelves
34. 684 四 Siheyuan: I’m Xu Damao, and I’ll Take My Time Playing Along 四合院：我许大茂跟他们慢慢玩 Sunday Pineapple Fried Rice星期天菠萝炒饭Male-Channel Fanfiction608k WordsCompleted Reborn in 1957, he becomes Xu Damao, beaten half to death by Silly Zhu and nearly left unable to have children by that bastard! He swears he won’t rest until he gets revenge! Moral blackmail? From the start, he’s in the hospital calling the police! Outnumbered? His father fought the Japanese, knows people on both sides of the law, and is a tough man himself! Silly Zhu can pay every last cent he owns and it still won’t be enough. He dares to ambush me with a sack? Fine, let’s talk about stealing 1.1kReads5.5Score105Shelves
35. 685 四 Siheyuan: The Bandit Xiangzi Won't Be a Workhorse, He'll Be the Boss 四合院：悍匪祥子不当牛马要当爷 Water Lion A Bao水狮子阿宝Male-Channel Fanfiction503k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted and Witty + Crackdown on Crime + Spy Thriller + Mystery-Solving + Fighting the Japanese + Changing Characters' Fates + Multiple Film and TV Worlds in a Beijing Courtyard] He transmigrates into Xiangzi, the rickshaw puller, and sells the three camels he's leading to a hotpot restaurant for 69 silver dollars. Now he stands at a crossroads in his fate. He could spend 69 silver dollars on a secondhand rickshaw and keep working like a beast of burden, only for someone else to steal it. 12.2kReads7.7Score642Shelves

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    Courtyard Houses and Humanities

36. 686 四 Siheyuan: After My Wedding Was Stolen, I Married Zheng Juan Instead 四合院：被抢婚后，反手娶了郑娟 Bailu Fengdan白露枫丹Male-Channel Fanfiction458k WordsCompleted I transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard and became one of the courtyard's residents. From the start, I went on a blind date with Qin Huairu, only for the Jia family to snatch her away. Not only did I fail to win the beauty, I also became the neighborhood's laughingstock. Cheng Zhiguo refuses to indulge anyone. He simply brings Zheng Juan from A Lifelong Journey home. Only then do people see what a good wife and a dutiful daughter really look like. First Master: "Zhiguo, please let Zheng Juan 4.2kReads8.0Score136Shelves

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    Personally, I think they're all good. The heartwarming ones are books 1, 2, 7, 8, and 9; the funny ones are books 3 and 4. Books 5 and 6 feature the most ruthless protagonists. The last book is my own amateur debut work.

37. 687 四 A Common Man in the Siheyuan 四合院小市民 Wandering the Northwest流浪的西北Male-Channel Fanfiction686k WordsCompleted A single heroine, in a gentler era without hostility. This story is simply about the quiet, ordinary life of that time, the helplessness of everyday people, and life in a courtyard house amid the sweeping changes of a great age. 5.5kReads8.9Score154Shelves
38. 688 四 Siheyuan: My Wife Can Move Mountains and Overwhelm the World 四合院：我的老婆力拔山兮气盖世 Fathead Carp Who Can Backstroke会仰泳的胖头鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Under the rare celestial alignment of seven stars, Zhou Chen transmigrates to the world of the courtyard houses. From the start, he steals Silly Zhu's blind date. He thought the System would be his greatest advantage in this new world. But later, he discovers that it might actually be his rather fierce wife. 12.8kReads6.7Score678Shelves
39. 689 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Starting as an Educated Youth in the Great Northern Wilderness 重生70年代，从北大荒知青开始 Finally Here at Last姗姗来迟啦Urban586k WordsCompleted Xu Jinyan transmigrated to 1977 and became an educated youth sent to the Great Northern Wilderness. He entered a fake marriage with Li Wanyu, who was trying to escape harassment from a powerful second-generation heir. Not long after they got their marriage certificate, the college entrance exams were suddenly reinstated, and Li Wanyu was ready to return to the city and resume her life as a pampered young lady. They agreed to get divorced in six months, but Xu Jinyan ended up getting into Yanda U 2.1kReads7.8Score104Shelves

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    😁😁The first book's protagonist transmigrates into the world of "Love in the Courtyard," arriving in the autumn of 1964, a year before the story begins. He comes with a system; whenever people or events related to him evoke certain emotional responses, he gains emotion points. The system also provides him with a system space and a system shop? The entire courtyard is filled with my confidantes.

40. 690 四 Siheyuan: We've Split the Family, So Why Should Anyone Keep Spoiling the Jia Family? 四合院：都分家了谁还惯着你贾家 Braised Big Eggplant红烧大茄子Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Jia Donglin transmigrates into the world of "The Birds Gather in the Courtyard", becoming the fictional second son of the Jia family. With no job, he is treated as a burden on the family. His miserable situation takes a turn for the worse when they force him out and split the household, leaving him without a penny of the family’s assets. Just as all the courtyard’s busybodies assume Jia Donglin, penniless and homeless, will starve to death on the streets, and get ready to laugh at him, he activa 16.1kReads7.8Score696Shelves
41. 691 四 Siheyuan: Young Huairu Bears Me Triplets 四合院：少女淮茹为我生三胎 Kitty Ling小猫玲Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing [Siheyuan, feel-good story, System, putting the villains through the wringer, stealing the bride] Li Fei transmigrates into a siheyuan and binds himself to a System. He obtains a huge stockpile of supplies. Jia Dongxu is going on a matchmaking date with Qin Huairu? Li Fei swoops in and wins over the young Qin Huairu. With his wife and kids at home, life couldn’t be sweeter! That bloodsucking mother and son from the Jia family can go die without an heir. —Reads—Score706Shelves
42. 692 四 Siheyuan: I Have a Myriad Heavens Simulator in the Womb 四合院：人在娘胎我有诸天模拟器 Sizzling Kidney爆炒大腰子Male-Channel Fanfiction501k WordsCompleted [Siheyuan courtyard + in the womb + the Myriad Worlds + simulator] Lin Yu was reborn in the world of the Siheyuan courtyard, only to discover that he was still in his mother’s womb. His father had just died in a workplace accident, leaving his mother a widow. The cruel neighbors in the courtyard all wanted to bully the widow and her child. Luckily, Lin Yu had a Myriad Worlds simulator, through which he could earn all sorts of rewards by simulating lives over and over. Lin Yu roared from inside t 2.2kReads8.4Score108Shelves
43. 693 诸 Myriad Worlds: Starting with Beating the Vermin in the Siheyuan 诸天：从四合院打禽开始 Fat Guy Who Loves Ketchup爱吃番茄酱的胖子Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Not a Saintly Doormat] [Multiple TV Worlds] [System] [Multiple Heroines] [Fast-Paced and Humorous] After waking up, Cao Yue finds himself in a world full of shameless scoundrels. He had always believed in the life motto, “The jianghu isn’t about fighting and killing, but about human relationships and social savvy.” But it turns out that motto doesn’t work in a world full of scoundrels. … 11.1kReads7.5Score529Shelves
44. 694 四 Siheyuan: With Heaven-Defying Comprehension, I Carpet-Bomb the Place with Fuel-Air Explosives 四合院：悟性逆天，云爆弹洗地 A Mangosteen Durian一只山竹榴莲Male-Channel Fanfiction3.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + military industry System + wish-fulfillment story + siheyuan courtyard house + no self-righteous do-gooder + clean up the White Elephant with fuel-air bombs + beat up the scoundrels] After an accident, Lin Zhou is incredibly lucky to have his soul transmigrate to the 1960s. Bound to the strongest System of heaven-defying comprehension, he returns from studying in the Bear's territory with the entire arsenal of military technology at his fingertips. Taking on the mission of nation 520Reads6.1Score177Shelves
45. 695 这 This Li Yunlong Fought in the Korean War 这个李云龙参加了抗美援朝 She Yu Chen You舍予辰由Urban3.5M WordsOngoing Li Yunlong, a 21st-century scientific research elite who had mastered soybean reform technology, is assassinated by a mysterious organization. By chance, his soul transmigrates into the body of Li Yunlong, commander of the 2nd Division, 11th Column of the Central Plains Field Army during the War of Liberation. Determined not to repeat the original Li Yunlong's fate, the newly transformed Li Yunlong resolutely joins the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, writing a stirring story of his 40kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves

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    Military and Cultural Founding General in a Courtyard House

46. 696 四 Siheyuan: If I'm Unhappy, None of You Will Have It Easy 四合院：我不爽，都别想好过 Hong Guan洪观Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted After one drinking binge, I ended up in the world of the Siheyuan. Looking at the courtyard full of scumbags, I figured I was doomed. Luckily, my cheat arrived just in time. One bag of rice, carried up several flights of stairs, would make the whole courtyard feel the pain. 19.1kReads7.3Score821Shelves
47. 697 四 Siheyuan: I Had a Home from the Start 四合院，开局有了家 The Wild Divine Beast Who Loves Dry-Roasted Tea爱吃干烘茶的荒神兽Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsCompleted Heartbroken, Qin Changchuan got drunk and went to the seaside alone in the middle of the night to clear his head. He never expected that after walking along the shore as the tide receded, he would pass out on the beach. When the tide came in, it carried him away and took his life. When he opened his eyes, he discovered he had transmigrated into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. He hadn't been dealt a bad hand by fate. He'd been given a perfect start from the very beginning. Before, he had felt 79Reads9.1Score—Shelves
48. 698 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I'm Silly Zhu's Uncle, Taking Him into the Army 四合院，开局傻柱他叔，带他从军 Gazi Sword嘎子剑Male-Channel Fanfiction2.6M WordsCompleted Military story + no holier-than-thou protagonist After transmigrating as He Daqing's younger brother, He Daming, he sets out to change the future for himself and his nephew, He Yuzhu. As a regimental commander, He Daming resolutely takes him into the army, embarking on a moving and heroic journey together. 12.5kReads8.2Score481Shelves
49. 699 四 Siheyuan: Bang Geng Wants to Freeze Me to Death and Steal My House 四合院：棒梗想冻死我，还想谋房 Old Wang in Embroidered Robes绣衣老王Male-Channel Fanfiction732k WordsCompleted I transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and became Silly Zhu. Bang Geng wet my quilt in the middle of the night, tore the paper covering my window, and put out my coal stove, freezing me to death on a snowy night. I stormed into Bang Geng’s room and threw him, dressed in nothing but his underwear, out the door, along with Xiao Dang and Huai Hua. From then on, I was done serving them. The God-Tier Resource System activated, supplying me with unlimited resources. Why would I worry 984Reads6.2Score—Shelves
50. 700 四 Siheyuan: Hidden Behind the Scenes, Slaughtering the Beasts! 四合院：隐藏幕后，孽杀众禽！ Soaring扶摇Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing The Courtyard Is Full of Beasts! Chen Feng was completely baffled. There were no underwear, no flashes of lightning or claps of thunder. He had simply gone to sleep and woken up in the world of The Courtyard Is Full of Beasts. At this point, the original story was still six years away, and the country was in the midst of the Three Years of Natural Disasters. With people short on clothing and food, Chen Feng, a bachelor, became a target for the beasts’ schemes. A house! A car! Cash! Chen Feng was 59Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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