Stories Set in Old Beijing in a Bygone Era, No Siheyuan. Bosses, Please Share Your Favorites! 京城文年代的 不要四合院各位老板推一下珍藏吧

1. 1 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 181.8kReads9.3Score11kShelves

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   The first book, in my opinion, is Tomato's first-generation novel. Actually, there's another very famous one, *Lai Fu*, which was quite good in the beginning, but I didn't like it later. The second and third books are ones I just found; they're short and have low ratings, but so far they're quite well-written. They fit the Beijing era setting, depicting a harmonious family, without being overly idealistic, and while there's some space, it's not exaggerated. Also, like me, I don't like courtyard house fanfiction.

2. 2 来 Since I'm Here, I Might as Well Live It Up in the Sixties 来到来了，60年代也要浪一浪 Fallen Leaves in the South南方的落叶Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Song Yuwen transmigrated to 1959 and became Song Dabao, who had fallen into the water. He now had a big family, and every one of them was talented. Thanks to them, he avoided many detours in life. To make money, he started out fishing, then sold popsicles. After landing a job as a purchasing agent, he spent his days thinking about how to profit from black-market trading. By a stroke of luck, he even became a train security officer. And so Song Dabao began shuttling between the Northeast, Beijing 12.5kReads7.5Score885Shelves
3. 3 年 1958: A Happy, Loving Family 年代1958：欢乐有爱的一家子 Autumn of Heaven天之秋Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Li Fusheng transmigrates to Nanluoguxiang in 1958. What should he do? Could he really just mix it with some cement? With a small pocket dimension at his disposal, Li Fusheng loves making money on the black market. Before he knows it, he becomes a neighborhood police officer. With his little pocket dimension, he never has to worry about food or drink, and life is full of pleasures: fishing, trading goods, catching enemy spies, and offering advice. From 1958 all the way to the present day, Li Fush 16.6kReads7.1Score973Shelves
4. 4 重 Reborn in 1960: I Asked Mazu, and She Said I'd Be Safe 重生60：问过妈祖，她说保安全 Yu Li Chacha余鲤茶茶Urban1.6M WordsOngoing The rating just came out! [Reborn in the 1960s] [Storage space] [Hunting] [Farming] [Cunning male lead] [Train police officer] [Traveling across the country] [Black market] [No saintly heroine] [Humor] Friendly reminder: The train police job officially starts in Chapter 85. If you can’t wait, skip ahead using the table of contents! A gentleman’s revenge can wait ten years? No! A petty man gets his revenge from morning till night! Reborn in 1960 with the golden finger “Sailor’s Log,” Jiang Xi 105.7kReads8.4Score11.1kShelves

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   Train attendant, reborn in 1960, mission-based lottery, humorous and witty, everyday life, no female lead yet.

5. 5 四 Starting as a Deputy Section Chief in Siheyuan 四合院从副科长开始 Plantain Weed Traveling in Dongguan车前草在东莞旅游Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsCompleted [Security Department Deputy Chief from the Start] [Sign-In Rewards] [Well-Connected] [All I Want Is to Be a Lazy Fish] After transmigrating into the chaotic world of the Four-Nine City courtyard compound, he starts out as the deputy chief of the steel mill's security department! Zhang Jianjun arrives in the central courtyard with his own pocket space, where he witnesses Jia Zhangshi whining about being poor and leeching off others, Silly Zhu using moral blackmail, and Yi Zhonghai plotting behi 55.2kReads6.4Score3.2kShelves

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   Courtyard house, security department, mild hostility, antique collecting, mundane, everyday life, laid-back, single female lead, retired soldier.

6. 6 年 In Those Days, This Job Was Different 年代，这个编制不一样 Hu the Number One Scholar探花胡Urban2.3M WordsOngoing Ye Qiu nearly worked himself to death before finally landing a secure government job in 2025. The celebratory drinks hadn't even worn off when he opened his eyes again... Winter, 1949. The north wind whipped through his threadbare padded jacket. He had a new body and a new name: Feng Shijie. An illiterate man from the outskirts, with no food in his pockets. Luckily, fate had not abandoned him. His third uncle returned covered in blood and kicked him straight into the Subdistrict Office: “ 59.3kReads8.5Score5.2kShelves

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   This book is very nice; the rating is completely disproportionate to the quality of the novel.

7. 7 活 Living as a Model Citizen in Republican-Era China 活在民国当顺民 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Urban1.4M WordsOngoing From the start, it's 1945. The war against Japan is over, and the times are in turmoil. After Yang Fuping's grandfather closes his eyes for the last time, he leaves behind a letter of prophecy and a coffin no one can touch. His family tends to daily life in their little courtyard, ignoring the shifting tides of history and simply keeping their corner of the world warm and peaceful. Ensemble cast + Republican-era setting + not a wish-fulfillment story + miniature storage space 38.6kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves

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   1️⃣ On the day Japan surrendered, Yang Fuping and his younger brother unearthed gold and silver treasures, just as the old man had predicted. The problem is, the old man also foretold that the family would not have a good end. What to do? Very ordinary, very detailed, and full of everyday life. 2️⃣ Grandpa Baogen went to a traditional courtyard house in Beijing with his father's comrades, carrying a notebook that could "predict" things. Life in old Beijing in the 1950s was quite interesting.

8. 8 六 The Siheyuan Compound in the 1960s: I'm Eight, but I Have Twenty Years of Work Experience? 六零大杂院，我八岁二十年工龄？ Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Reborn] [Big Courtyard] [Comedy] [A Kid with an Adult's Mind] [Everyday Warmth] [Leisurely Days] [Over-the-Quota Family] [Space] (The story has progressed into the 1970s.) What can you do after waking up in 1960, an era of shortages and hunger? Baogen says that as long as you have the right mindset, nothing is impossible. First, he needs to get his hands on six stripes. The story begins at the big courtyard at No. 67, Little Suzhou Alley, just one street away from Nanluoguxiang. An old 23.9kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves
9. 9 重 Reborn in 1958: Grandpa and Grandson Stockpile for the Famine Together 重生58爷孙空间联动囤爆灾荒年 Asking the Sword, Listening to Snow问剑听雪Urban809k WordsOngoing Peng Yi built his fortune from nothing, amassing billions, only to have his own children pull the plug and abandon him in his final years. He died full of hatred. Kneeling before the grave of his beloved Su Wanqing as he drew his last breath, he learned that she had once carried his child. At just twenty-three, she had died in a famine, and mother and child had suffered every hardship life could bring! Heaven had shown mercy: Peng Yi was reborn in 1958, on the eve of their flight from famine! A 5.2kReads—Score475Shelves

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   One of the pinnacles of literature of that era.

10. 10 六 The 1960s: After Getting into Technical College, I Secure a Cadre Position 六零：考上中专后，我稳坐干部岗 Don't Know Any Better孬不道Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted [1960s + everyday life + extremely, extremely slow-paced + family squabbles + no rural assignment + vocational school entrance exams + few awful relatives] [This is a female-oriented novel! The heroine is an ordinary person, not a powerhouse heroine. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] Heartbroken and still looking for an internship? To escape reality, senior college student Zhou Yuan casually signed a contract for the full-immersion game Awakening. When she opened her eyes, she had become Z 17.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    This book is incredibly good! It depicts everyday life, the mundane details of family life, and the main character, a student striving to get into a vocational school and avoid rural life. The rating is a bit low because there aren't many reviewers. It primarily focuses on the warm and cozy daily life of the main family. Its strength lies in its excellent sense of the era; this is the most historically accurate book I've read on Tomato Books, with reasonable and precise depictions of prices, even down to the few cents or tickets. The details are meticulously researched, and there aren't many awful items, making it feel like you're truly living in that era. The only downside is the slow pace; there isn't much romance yet. It can be enjoyed as a historical fiction combined with a farming/rural life story.

11. 11 重 Reborn 20 Years Ago: From Street Tough to Upstanding Young Man 重生20年从顽主到四有青年 Mr. Red Flag红旗先生Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [Everyday life] [Business rivalry] [Romance] [Martial world] Does being reborn count as rebirth if you have no memories of your past life? In 2024, business tycoon Chen Yuanping is framed and sent back to the autumn of his nineteenth year. A completely different life begins... At the foot of the imperial city, in Liulichang. A group of young people born in the sixties and seventies leave the crowded courtyard houses in the hutongs, carrying their dreams 4.2kReads7.5Score220Shelves

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    Absolutely worth reading, it surpasses 99% of Beijing-style novels and is full of nostalgia.

12. 12 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 28.2kReads6.9Score2.3kShelves

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    A different kind of courtyard house, completely devoid of hostility.

13. 13 四 Siheyuan: Young Silly Zhu's Comeback 四合院：青年傻柱的逆袭人生 Threshing Glacier打谷冰川Male-Channel Fanfiction512k WordsCompleted At twenty-five, he transmigrates into the world of the courtyard house and becomes He Yuzhu! What? His father, He Daqing, ran off! Good riddance. Isn’t this a perfect start? His father’s gone and left behind a big house. The old man may not care about his foolish son, but plenty of other people do. Leech off the old man? Absolutely. Might as well get the money back early, since he’s going to be taking it anyway. Yi Zhonghai: “Zhuzi, here’s 200 yuan. Go buy yourself a bicycle.” He Yushui: “Brothe 15.7kReads8.8Score607Shelves
14. 14 四 The Four Vajras: Big Fool Chun, the Veterinarian 四大金刚之兽医大傻春 Come Over Here and Hit Me, Then你过来打我撒Male-Channel Fanfiction343k WordsCompleted Guo Dachun is a veterinarian and one of the Four Great Tough Guys of the courtyard, nicknamed Big Fool Chun. He wants to build up plenty of experience treating patients, but after prescribing medicine just once, he goes down a decidedly risqué path and never looks back. Can you really blame him? You can only say it was fate. And as for the courtyard's many troublemakers, let them scheme against one another. There's not much fighting, just family squabbles and people stirring up trouble. 944Reads6.6Score141Shelves

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    These three books are excellent; they're the ones I've been following recently, and I highly recommend them. [Sparrow's Delight] is a masterpiece.

15. 15 重 Back to 1980: A Fishing Village Teacher Leads the Whole Village to Prosperity 重回1980：渔村老师带领全村致富 A Pastoral Song in the Clouds云中牧歌Urban788k WordsOngoing [A slice-of-life story with no clichéd face-slapping, just everyday life in a fishing village!] Beachcombing, farming, fish-farming, raising a child, teaching students, and a touch of business later on! Lin Dongyang never imagined that after falling asleep from exhaustion, he would open his eyes and find himself back in 1980, in an era when China was caught up in dramatic change. All he wants is to earn a little money and teach well. It isn't that the big city holds no appeal, but that the cozy 11Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 年 1973: Starting with Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside 年代1973：从知青下乡开始 Wen Xin闻信Urban682k WordsOngoing [Sent to the Countryside in the 1970s + Lighthearted Humor + Everyday Family Life + Cunning Old Fox] On the day Lu Yuan is sent down to the countryside, he saves the village’s five-year-old little matriarch. From then on, even the village dogs salute him... ... ... (From the start, there’s no stealing houses or jobs, an abusive stepmother, or cheating followed by revenge. Read with caution if that’s what you’re looking for!) 3.6kReads7.6Score136Shelves
17. 17 七 The 1970s: My Wife Is the Heiress of a Capitalist Family 七零，我的老婆是资本家大小姐 Flowers Fly in May五月飞花Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Hunting + capitalist heiress as wife + raising children + getting rich + one heroine] Zhou Wenshan joins the ranks of transmigrators and returns to the 1970s. From the start, his engagement is called off! As luck would have it, a capitalist family is sent down to the village. Zhou Wenshan takes one look at their daughter, Chen Wan, and falls for her… … Chen Wan's family is framed and sent down to Zhoujia Village. They don't get enough to eat and still have to work in the fields. Then Chen Wan s 177kReads8.5Score13.5kShelves

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    🍀🍀This is a historical novel where he incorporates the memories of his predecessor, experiencing everything firsthand! Every day he worked in the fields to earn work points, which were then distributed as grain at the end of the year! Year after year, the harvest wasn't enough to feed him, and Zhou Wenshan was weary of this life! But then— "Zhou Wenshan!!" A furious shout, like a lioness's roar, rang out outside Zhou Wenshan's window!

18. 18 重 Reborn in 1983: Hunting in the Greater Khingan Range 重生1983：狩猎在大兴安岭 The Hornless Goat没角的山羊Urban346k WordsOngoing A story of the era, hunting, dogs, farming, and everyday life. Reborn in 1983. In an era when guns and hunting were not banned and animals were not protected, Zhang Fei slung a rifle over his shoulder, took his dog along, and set himself a modest goal: “Eat meat.” 715Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 重 Reborn in 1980: Starting Out Hunting in the Forests and Snowfields! 重生80，从狩猎林海雪原开始！ Yang Sanjin杨三斤啊Urban3.1M WordsOngoing [(Add to your library and get rich) Devoted husband + Rebirth in the 1980s + Frequent updates + Hunting in Northeast China + One heroine + Pets] Haunted by guilt and regret, Chen Le is reborn in a rural village in Northeast China in the 1980s! In an age when guns and hunting are legal, women left behind at home can get a taste of good food by cozying up to men outside their marriages! Supplies are scarce, but natural resources are plentiful. The saying “club a roe deer, scoop up fish with a gour 85.5kReads8.2Score5.7kShelves
20. 20 重 Back to 1949: The Whole Changbai Mountain Is My Hunting Ground 重回1949长白山都是我的猎场 I'm Eighteen This Year老夫年十八Urban3.4M WordsOngoing (No System, no pocket dimension, hunting + major events of the era) Xie Yicheng is reborn in early 1949, in a village in the Changbai Mountains of Andong Province, Northeast China, just after liberation. In an era of scarce supplies and a country waiting to be rebuilt, where the mountains are rich in treasures yet fraught with danger, the entire Changbai range becomes his family’s hunting ground. Jackals, wolves, tigers, leopards, bears, roe deer, and martens; deer, sheep, musk deer, badgers, fo 20.7kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
21. 21 重 Reborn in 1985: A Young Man with a Bright Future 重生1985，少年大有可为 vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban2.0M WordsOngoing At forty, Shen Mo returned to 1985. The child of educated youths sent to southern Yunnan, he was left behind when his parents returned to Shanghai and divorced. “Dad has a home, Mom has a home, and I'm left all by myself. Am I just in the way...” The lyrics from a TV drama he'd once watched had become his own life. Shen Mo was now an unwanted burden, unloved by both grandmothers, but he still had his second uncle. “Xiao Mo, the city registration fee is nearly four hundred yuan, but your second u 189.4kReads8.5Score17.1kShelves

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    ✨Back to 1985! A Burden's Comeback and Warmth. Forty-year-old Shen Mo unexpectedly returns to 1985, only to become the child of educated youth sent to the countryside in Yunnan. His parents divorced after returning to Shanghai, leaving him a burden—his father and mother each had their own home—unloved by both, his grandmother and maternal grandmother, his situation miserable. Just when all hope seemed lost, his second uncle's words, "Little Mo, I'll definitely borrow the four hundred yuan for the expansion fee and help you get registered," became his guiding light. With forty years of life experience, Shen Mo, in this unfamiliar old era, seizes opportunities to defy fate while cherishing this rare warmth. Every struggle resonates deeply, every act of kindness touches the heart, making for a truly moving read!

22. 22 穿 Transmigrating to 1959: I Begin as a Level-Eight Benchworker Through Sign-In 穿越五九，从签到八级钳工开始 Young Old Man幼龄大叔Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, Transmigrate to 1959: Starting with the Sign-in System, is now online. Sign in from the start for Level Ten Fitter skills, and make rockets by hand and spaceships with your feet. When seasoned fitter Zhao Ming wakes up, he's transmigrated into the body of a frail young man in 1959. The family is dirt poor, his mother is gravely ill, and his eldest sister-in-law is mean. It's hell mode from the start! Luckily, the God-Tier Sign-in System activates just in time! ( 35kReads7.2Score2.2kShelves

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    Industrial-oriented era literature

23. 23 牧 The Horse Herder: I'm No Cao Thief 牧马人：我不是曹贼 Angel Big Beauty天使大美丽Male-Channel Fanfiction407k WordsCompleted (Pure Romance + One Female Lead + Everyday Life in the 1960s + Hunting) A fanfiction based on the film The Herdsman. If you want chicken, I'll go catch one for you in the hills; If you want fish, I'll go spear some in the river; If you want wild fruit, I'll pick some for you in the woods; If you want wild vegetables, I'll dig some up for you in the fields. After all, I'm your wife, Li Xiuzhi. If I don't spoil you, who will? And since I'm a forest ranger, if we don't eat meat, who will? Other peo 1.3kReads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Tired of traditional courtyard houses? Try something else! Two books, "Hijacking Li Xiuzhi, Old Xu, Do You Want a Wife?" And "Hijacking Ding Qiunan," are both good.

24. 24 穿 Transmigrating Into The Mustang: Stealing Xiuzhi as My Wife 穿越牧马人，截胡秀芝做老婆 Angel Big Beauty天使大美丽Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted (Pure Romance + Everyday Life in a Bygone Era + One Female Lead + A Touch of System Storage Space) Just finished! The simple, ordinary life is the best! “Old Xu, do you want a wife or not?” “If you do, I’ll send one over!” It was an era of poverty, with extremely scarce supplies. People had too little to wear and too little to eat. It was an innocent era, when love, friendship, and family bonds had nothing to do with money or self-interest. 13.7kReads8.9Score898Shelves
25. 25 六 A Chef at the Machine Repair Factory in the Sixties 六十年代，我在机修厂当厨师 Angel Big Beauty天使大美丽Male-Channel Fanfiction542k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Simple, Peaceful Life + One Heroine + Heartwarming] Is this the world of Man Is Iron, Food Is Steel? Sorry, Cui Dake, Ding Qiunan is mine. If they won't make her a permanent employee, I'll help her get the job. I'll find a solution for her parents' work too. If she wants to take the stage, I'll make it happen. Want to go to college? We'll go straight to graduate school. What can I say? I just love spoiling my wife. 2.5kReads8.1Score110Shelves
26. 26 四 Siheyuan: I’m the Party Secretary at an Agricultural Machinery Factory 四合院，我在农机厂当书记 Barbecue Sauce烧烤酱Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted A slow-paced story set in a bygone era! Multiple love interests, a crafty protagonist, no suffering in silence, and only a little edge. No mass-killing rampages. If that's not your thing, please move along! Zhang Xingguo's soul transmigrates into an alternate world, where he discovers that it's actually the famous Four-Sided Courtyard world. Since he's here, he might as well have some fun! He can't have come all this way for nothing. One little tip a day, and he'll rule the Four-Sided Courtyard 23.2kReads6.2Score880Shelves

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    Courtyard House Novel ✌︎' ֊'

27. 27 四 Siheyuan: My Fishing System Is Anything but Proper 四合院，我的钓鱼系统不正经 Zhang Youfu张攸伏Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted I wake up to find I've arrived in the 1950s, in Love in the Courtyard. As a man with a golden finger, is it too much to expect to be good at everything? Copying machine tools and building tanks are child's play. More importantly, under my leadership, the Dragon Kingdom will enter the age of standardized industrialization thirty years early and achieve its great goal of becoming the world's factory fifty years ahead of schedule. When the Indians cross the border, they won't be greeted by a three- 15.8kReads7.3Score526Shelves
28. 28 四 Siheyuan: What I Say Goes in This Canteen 四合院，这个食堂我说了算 Barbecue Sauce烧烤酱Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Renkang inexplicably finds himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He works his way up from a lowly kitchen helper to become the cafeteria director. What? Silly Zhu wants to cause trouble? Give him a beating and kick him out of the cafeteria. What? Qin Huairu wants a free ride? Ha, I won't do it unless I get something out of it. What? Yi Zhonghai wants me to take care of him in his old age? Dream on. I throw in my lot with Li Weimin and thrive. Watch Zhang Renkang take on the whole 9.2kReads7.6Score295Shelves
29. 29 四 Siheyuan: I'm Yushui's Cousin 四合院：我是雨水表哥 Won’t Let You Off Even in My Dreams做梦都不放过Male-Channel Fanfiction3.1M WordsCompleted A modern owner of a rural guesthouse transmigrates to the 1950s, hoping to get by in modest comfort. To his surprise, he discovers he’s in the Cursed Courtyard, and that he’s He Yushui’s cousin. See how the three siblings survive in this era... 11.7kReads6.5Score434Shelves

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    Although it's a courtyard house, the main character basically doesn't live there.

30. 30 四 A New Life Begins in the Siheyuan 四合院开始新人生 Snow Flying over Mount Tai Bai太白飞雪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted A modern-day antique shop owner and part-time collector buys a jade talisman on the black market, then dies in a car accident. The talisman is activated, and he transmigrates to the 1950s. Realizing that his misfortune has brought him an incredible opportunity, he is reborn into a new life. From then on, he becomes a man of many talents: by day, an ordinary government cadre; behind the scenes, a cultivator, collector, and major black-market dealer, among other identities. In the end, he breaks f 22.6kReads7.7Score1.4kShelves

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    I'd like to recommend a serious book to everyone!

31. 31 四 Siheyuan: My Revenge Begins at the Mass Grave 四合院：从乱葬岗开始复仇 Eggplant Casserole风味茄子煲Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted 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! 373Reads8.8Score145Shelves

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    Welcome, dear readers, to visit and offer your guidance and comments! [Kissing emoji]

32. 32 四 Siheyuan: Becoming a Rogue Everyone Loves 四合院：做一个人见人爱的流氓 Hermit of Xiangshan Creek香山溪客Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing [System] [Multiple Heroines] [Low on Grimness] [Historical Fantasy] Lin Muzhi, a down-and-out writer from the 21st century, wakes up as Lin Weidong, a backward young man in a 1965 courtyard. His neighbors are rubbing their hands together, ready to crush this “troublemaker” and take everything from him. But... The whole courtyard soon realizes that this time, the newcomer isn't prey. Armed with the perspective of a modern civilization, he's come to rule this world of tangled relationships like it 38.5kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
33. 33 四 In the Siheyuan, Silly Zhu Stops Being a Doormat 四合院傻柱不在做冤大头 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted Snow blanketed the world. As he lay dying beneath a bridge, He Yuzhu watched his archrival, Xu Damao, summon the last of his strength to carry him back to the courtyard, and regret tore at his heart. Reborn as a young man, he awakens a mysterious pocket dimension and gains the skills of a culinary god. He immediately cuts ties with the Jia family. He will repay the deaf old lady's kindness, ease his younger sister's suffering, and rekindle his bond with Lou Xiao'e. As for those bloodsucking para 918Reads8.6Score101Shelves
34. 34 穿 A Leisurely Life After Transmigrating to 1959! 穿越1959的悠闲生活！ Chang Nian c长念cUrban867k WordsOngoing [Space] [Hunting] [No dark or violent themes] [Family life] In his previous life, this overworked wage slave spent every night working overtime on construction sites and died at the age of twenty-four. When he woke up, he had somehow transmigrated into 1959... 7.9kReads7.0Score615Shelves
35. 35 重 Reborn in 1959: Little Everyday Moments in Nanluoguxiang 重生59南锣鼓巷之小日常 Gluttonous Badger贪吃獾Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsOngoing He transmigrates to the capital and settles on Nanluoguxiang. He fishes and farms, living a carefree life, learning to cook, appraising antiques, occasionally trading barbs with Zhang Haixing, and picking on the courtyard busybodies now and then. 67.8kReads8.2Score3kShelves
36. 36 一 1959: A Home with a Pocket Dimension 一九五九，家有空间 Paper Scroll Commander纸卷中军Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing Wang Saiwen, a 31-year-old office drone, had just paid off his mortgage and was ready to enjoy life. Then he opened his eyes and found himself in the body of a penniless young man in Beijing in 1959. The good news: his family has a courtyard house and a hutong, the real old Beijing. The bad news: it’s 1959, and famine is on the way. The worse news: the System that dragged him here got struck by lightning and ran off after barely saying a word. Wang Saiwen looks at his siblings, starved until 294Reads5.2Score253Shelves
37. 37 血 Blood-Colored Years: I, Zhong Yuemin, Am the Top Man in Beijing! 血色：我钟跃民，四九城第一人！ Brother Shui水哥Male-Channel Fanfiction493k WordsOngoing [A Blood Romance] + [Zhong Yuemin] + [The First Big Shot in the Beijing Brat Scene] + [Street Fights, Picking Up Girls] + [Ice Skating] + [Sent Down to the Countryside] A top student from a prestigious university, fresh out of college and also a special forces soldier, wakes up as Zhong Yuemin, a notorious Beijing brat from the 1970s. Characters from the show, including Zhou Xiaobai, Zheng Tong, Yuan Jun, Zhang Haiyang, and Li YuanChao, appear one after another. [Beep! Compatible emotional fl 1.8kReads6.4Score101Shelves
38. 38 血 Blood-Colored Romance: I, Li Kuiyong, Get Stronger by Helping Others 血色浪漫：我李奎勇，助人就变强 The Snail That Always Charges Ahead一直冲锋的蜗牛Male-Channel Fanfiction240k WordsOngoing In my previous life, I stood by my brothers through thick and thin, only to die poor and sick. After being reborn, I awakened the Brotherhood System: help a brother, and get a reward. Zhong Yuemin, Ning Wei, Zhang Haiyang… You handle the troublemaking, and I’ll handle getting rich! 386Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 四 Siheyuan: Turning a Run-Down Courtyard into a Peach Blossom Paradise 四合院：把破院建成桃花源 Ximen Roast Duck西门烤鸭Male-Channel Fanfiction794k WordsOngoing Lin Chen performs a heroic rescue, but while saving a child from drowning, he accidentally transmigrates to 1958 and the courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. As a well-rounded young man from the twenty-first century, and a master sweeper from Lanxiang Technical School, he has arrived at the universe’s central hub, a place visited by countless transmigrators. Surrounded by all manner of characters in this courtyard, what kind of life will he make for himself? This is a lighthearted comedy, wi 7.2kReads5.4Score199Shelves

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    For historical fiction, you still have to read Siheyuan. I highly recommend this new book; it's absolutely refreshing!

40. 40 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 202kReads9.4Score13.6kShelves
41. 41 从 Life in the Siheyuan, Beginning in the New World 从新世界开始的四合院生活 Someone's Home有个人在家Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsCompleted This is the story of an ordinary man who transmigrates into a world combining a whole host of period dramas. It follows him from before Liberation all the way to the new millennium. In the torrents of everyday life, simply keeping your footing is a struggle; making a name for yourself is harder than reaching the heavens. You and I are ordinary people, but ordinary people have dreams of their own, too. 1.3kReads8.2Score100Shelves
42. 42 血 Blood-Colored Romance: I, the Big Rascal, Zhong Yuemin! 血色浪漫：我，大顽主，钟跃民！ Kid from Beneath Niushan牛山下的娃儿Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing [Transmigration] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Sent-Down Youth] + [Beijing Neighborhood Toughs] He wakes up in a time of burning passion, having transmigrated into the body of Zhong Yuemin, a tough from one of Beijing’s military compounds. Characters from A Romantic Life come one after another: Zhou Xiaobai, born into a military family, young, beautiful, romantic, and a little haughty. Qin Ling, a sent-down youth who excels at singing and dancing but has fallen on hard times and been sent to the count 25.8kReads8.2Score1.9kShelves
43. 43 天 The Sky Fell. I Blinked and Woke Up in Nanluoguxiang 天塌了，一闭一睁我穿到了南锣鼓 The Silent Dog and the Flying Pig沉默的狗会飞的猪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted (Lighthearted and cheerful) (Golden finger: Secret Realm Space) After working overtime all night, Li Kaixin dies suddenly on the job and unexpectedly transmigrates to Courtyard 93, across from Courtyard 95 in the world of Birds Fill the Courtyard. Here, he has loving parents, younger siblings who adore one another, grandparents who love him more than life itself, simple-hearted villagers, and helpful neighbors, as well as... Follow Li Kaixin as he makes it through the lean years and builds a goo 21kReads6.8Score1.4kShelves
44. 44 年 Period: Starting in ’57, I Make a Fortune 年代：开局57，风生水起 Thousand-Feathered Fox千羽狐Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Period Piece | Everyday Family Life | One Female Lead/No Female Lead | Building Wealth | Slow-Paced] This is my first time writing a book, so please forgive any shortcomings. The good news: I’ve transmigrated, and I have a golden finger. The bad news: I’ve transmigrated to an era where everything is in short supply. See how Lin Fan makes his way in the world during this difficult time. 33.5kReads7.2Score3.4kShelves
45. 45 四 Four-Nine City: A Secretary Liu Assignment from the Start 四九城：开局被刘秘书安排 Passing Down the Past and Carrying On to the Present传古承今Male-Channel Fanfiction583k WordsCompleted His father saved Secretary Liu, changing history. Jiang Tian receives his father’s belongings and activates the Planar System. Secretary Liu gives Jiang Tian a shop and a siheyuan courtyard house. Together with Uncle Liu, Jiang Tian steadily increases his own strength and that of his country, while pursuing their shared longing for immortality. The first plane he activates is "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils". The second plane he activates is "The Storm Riders". While clearing out Courtyard No. 95, Ol 10.5kReads6.6Score640Shelves
46. 46 年 Period: I Became Zhong Yuemin and Called Off the Engagement from the Start 年代：穿成钟跃民，开局撕了分手 Mildly Spicy Potatoes微辣洋芋Modern Romance159k WordsOngoing [Period Setting] [Transmigrate into a Book] [Tough Hero] [One Female Lead] [Everyday Life] [Military] [Not a Saint] I was watching a period drama when I somehow transmigrated into the “playboy” Zhong Yuemin from Blood Romance. And I landed right at the moment after he had finished writing a cruel breakup letter to Zhou Xiaobai! Thinking of Zhou Xiaobai’s tears and Zhong Yuemin’s scumbag behavior in the original, he tore the letter to shreds without hesitation! “Ding! Zhao Hongbing personality te 1Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 从 Starting at Courtyard No. 96, I Rule Both the Underworld and the Law! 从96号院开始黑白通吃！ Painting Realms With a Brush执笔画界Male-Channel Fanfiction779k WordsCompleted [Penniless]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Rags-to-Riches Comeback]+ [Siheyuan]+ [Blood Romance]+ [Sent Down to the Countryside] Su Wen wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into a period drama. Looking at his family's utterly destitute circumstances, he can only feel his scalp go numb! Not only are both his parents dead, he also has a younger sister to look after. The original owner even dropped out of school to work and support his sister, paying for her education. What was he supposed to do afte 52.5kReads7.5Score2.9kShelves
48. 48 都 The Urban Supreme: Starting by Tearing Up the Marriage Contract 都市至尊，从撕毁婚书开始 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Urban492k WordsCompleted A mysterious marriage contract was drawn up twenty years ago. Twenty years later, Lin Jiuxiao descended from the mountains with the contract, only for his wealthy fiancée to tear it up in front of everyone. “A country bumpkin from the mountains thinks he’s worthy of marrying me?” Amid the laughter, Lin Jiuxiao calmly gathered the scraps. “The contract can be destroyed. But the Su family has enjoyed three generations of wealth thanks to my master’s sect. Today, it’s time to pay it back.” The mome 778Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    A courtyard house novel that you'll love more and more as you read it

49. 49 热 Legend of Mir: The Dragon Era 热血传奇：天龙纪元 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Sports2.0M WordsCompleted Lin Xiao was an ordinary person from an ordinary world. After an accident, he transmigrated into a thrilling, legendary world full of danger. Unknown threats and challenges lurked everywhere. New to this strange world, Lin Xiao struggled to find his footing. But fate can turn in an instant. He met like-minded companions, including Su Li and Nuoxue. Fighting side by side and growing stronger together, they gradually conceived a bold idea: to establish the Longyuan Star Alliance. Through everyon 236Reads9.5Score—Shelves
50. 50 热 The Path to Taming Demons in the Zuma Continent 热血传奇：祖玛大陆的训魔之路 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Sports1.5M WordsCompleted Lin Xiao is the quintessential rich second-generation heir, usually idle and carefree, with a passion for immersing himself in Legend of Mir. His father chairs a publicly listed conglomerate, and his mother is also a successful businesswoman. But the powerful Wang family of the capital sets its sights on the Lin family's business. Old Master Wang holds a high-ranking national post, and the family's heir apparent, Wang Jingyu, colludes with local officials to maliciously undermine the Lins so he 14Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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