Siheyuan-Style Novels, but No Backstabbing Between the Characters 四合院类的,主角不要勾心斗角
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Siheyuan: Eating My Way to an Acre and a Half from the Start 四合院:开局吃出一亩三分地
The 1960s were a special era. After the protagonist died in his previous life, he arrived in this era, but it took eighteen years for his memories from that life to merge with his current ones. He then learned that he was living in the script of a show he had watched in his previous life, one that people jokingly called The Courtyard of Beasts. But something seemed off about the timeline, because the source of all the trouble apparently hadn’t died yet, and the courtyard was rather peaceful. Aft
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Siheyuan: Xu Damao Has a Son and a Daughter 四合院,许大茂儿女双全
[Siheyuan Courtyard] [Everyday Life] [No needless hostility] When Xu Damao finds himself in a Siheyuan courtyard, the first thing he does is check on his little buddy. Looks good. With the lamest cheat in history, Xu Damao lives in this era, experiences it, becomes part of it, and makes a life of his own, free from the plot's interference.
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Siheyuan: Widow Qin's Three Kids Have Three Different Fathers 四合院:秦寡妇三个孩子三个爹
He Yuzhu transmigrates into Silly Zhu in the Courtyard House in 1955. He has a spatial farm with every kind of ingredient imaginable. Every day, he cooks delicious food in the courtyard house, driving all the beasts there wild with hunger. With the produce from his spatial farm and his master-level cooking skills, He Yuzhu stockpiles antiques and paintings, buys up courtyard houses, and starts a restaurant chain. He marries a beautiful wife and finds success in love, career, and life. He puts an
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Siheyuan: The Head of the Infirmary Has the Beasts Drooling 四合院:医务室主任,禽兽馋哭
Transmigrate + System + Miracle Doctor + Feel-Good Story After transmigrating into the world of the Siheyuan, he discovers that both his parents are dead, but he has money and a home. Then he awakens the Miracle Doctor System! Putting the troublesome neighbors in their place is a piece of cake! He Yuzhu gets married and stops looking after the neighbors. Qin Huairu is dumbfounded, Jia Zhangshi gets sent to a psychiatric hospital, and the First Master and Deaf Granny are left with no one to care
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Siheyuan: I Scared Xu Damao So Bad He Wet Himself from the Start 四合院:开局吓尿许大茂
He Yuzhu transmigrated into He Yuzhu, but He Yuzhu didn’t want to be the original He Yuzhu. So this He Yuzhu, who wasn’t the original He Yuzhu, became a He Yuzhu completely different from the original He Yuzhu!
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Siheyuan: Dad, Drink This Bowl of Rat Poison 四合院,爹,喝了这碗老鼠药
After transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard, he's tormenting a woman from the start. Xu Nini: "Dad, drink this bowl of porridge and we'll call it even." Xu Chang'an: "Heh... This porridge has already gone bad..." There's not much edge to it, and no cultivation.
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Siheyuan: The Siege of Beiping Begins 四合院:从北平围城开始
This is the author's second book. I hope readers enjoy it. In 1949, Beiping was still a city ruled by shit and piss. The whole city was covered in manure, and everyone in town forged ahead through it all. The protagonist, He Yuzhu, is learning to cook at Fengzeyuan alongside He Daqing. He Daqing is destined to have nothing to do with the widow Bai, because with He Yuzhu's support, he'll soon remarry. From 1965 to 1976: taking refuge on Songshan Island. In the 1980s: Lou Xiao'e visits relatives i
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Siheyuan: After Waking from My Dream, I’ll Never Be Silly Zhu Again 四合院:梦醒之后,再也不当傻柱
He Yuzhu opened his eyes, drained the drink in his glass, and let out a soft laugh. He laughed at himself for never striving for more, content to stand by the stove and still thinking he was something special. He laughed at himself for being such a pushover, letting a woman control him all his life and even raising someone else’s child for her. He laughed because he had been given a second chance at life. Heaven had treated him well. He had made up his mind. Since Heaven had let him dream this d
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A Happy Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之美满生活
Yang Song transmigrates in an instant into a blended world of Love in the Courtyard and Little Women. From the start, he has to face Qin Huairu breaking off their engagement and the grandmother who raised him dying of anger. See how he handles it, gradually unmasks the scheming people around him, and builds a happy life that others will envy. (No System, no womanizing.)
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Siheyuan: I Was Just Passing By, Do You Believe Me? 四合院之我只是路过,你们信吗?
After an accident, the protagonist transmigrates into a parallel universe based on a TV drama. Here are Yi Zhonghai, the morally upright sage; Liu Haizhong, the loving father whose children respect him; Yan Bugui, the generous man; Jia Zhangshi, the master spirit-caller; Qin Huairu, the virtuous white lotus of a golden age; Jia Banggeng, the rooftop-running acrobat; and He Yuzhu, who inherited the family tradition of fawning over widows. Hey, you forgot me, Xu Damao, strutting down the red carp
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Siheyuan: The God of Slaughter Descends 四合院:杀神降临
[Six types of superpowers + early-stage development + decisive and ruthless + no holier-than-thou heroine + no promiscuity either. If you’re looking for steamy scenes, turn left and keep walking.] Feiji would like to make this clear: readers who want to kill their own countrymen, please move along. You’re not welcome here, and neither are people who are pro-Japan. Once the protagonist grows stronger later on, he’ll kill them all. If you’ve only read a couple of pages and are commenting before ev
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Siheyuan: Taking Silly Zhu’s Place from the Start 四合院开局替代傻柱
My new novel is here! You're welcome to 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!
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Siheyuan: The Story I Had to Share with a Sent-Down Youth 四合院:我和知青不得不说的故事
Su Chengming transmigrates and is reborn in the 1970s. He becomes a pot mender. He travels from street to street and over mountains, repairing broken pots for families everywhere. By chance, he discovers that the world he's arrived in is actually the world of Love in the Courtyard. When he returns to his hometown, he meets Han Chunming, Zhong Yuemin, Shuai Hongbing, and others, who have been sent down to the countryside. After that, more and more people from all walks of life enter his life...
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Siheyuan: I Changed the Entire Plot 四合院之我把剧情都改了
[1] [No Hostility] He arrives in 1951 and lives in Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. His parents sacrifice their lives for the country, leaving him an orphan. Reborn, Yang Jianguo works as an apprentice fitter at a steel mill. Knowing what lies ahead, Yang Jianguo seizes an opportunity during the steel mill’s reforms. Gradually, his wages rise higher and higher. With a high salary and a full stomach, of course he starts making things happen. He meddles here and there, only to discover that he h
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Siheyuan: At Twenty, I Become the First Grandpa! 四合院:二十岁的我成了一大爷!
My new work is now available! You can read it on Fanqie Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well!
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Starting in the 1950s: Hunting, Raising Kids, Wooing Women, and Fighting the Beastly Neighbors 五十年代开局:打猎养娃撩妹斗禽
Check out my profile for my new book. Thanks! Courtyard setting + fan fiction + transmigration + male-oriented spin-off Zhao Shisan helped his female friend fix her drain. As he climbed out the window to escape, his foot slipped and he wound up in the world of Love in the Courtyard. His previous life had been too ordinary. This time, he wanted to live gloriously, wielding power over the world by day and sleeping in the arms of beautiful women by night. First, he set himself a modest goal: own te
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Reborn in 1958: Three Years of Hardship, Yet We Have Food to Spare 重生58:三年困难,粮食吃不完
A Love in the Courtyard fan fiction. After transmigrating into Liu Guangtian, the second son of the Second Uncle’s family, he has no standing at home and gets bullied whenever he steps outside. Luckily, his Academic Prodigy System activates. As long as he studies, he can keep getting stronger. He beats up the school bully, gets into a technical secondary school, becomes childhood sweethearts with Yushui, and contributes what little he can to the country’s technological development! Through tirel
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Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I’ll Never Raise Someone Else’s Kids 四合院:重生傻柱绝不给别人养娃
Silly Zhu is reborn and decides he will no longer raise other people's children. He marries Lou Xiao'e, starts a family, and lives life on his own terms. Bang Geng steals a chicken? He can take responsibility for his own actions. Qin Huairu? I don't know her. He has a special ability, his golden finger.
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Love in the Courtyard: Bixia Yuanjun 情满四合院之碧霞元君
With the protection of Bixia Yuanjun of Mount Tai, also known as Granny Mount Tai, Wang Shengwen's soul transmigrates into the story of Love in the Courtyard in the 1960s. He carries out the duties of “helping the nation prosper and its people thrive, aiding those in peril and rescuing those in danger, rewarding merit and punishing wrongdoing,” using real events as they happen to change the outlook of the people of that era. The protagonist has been deeply shaped by traditional Chinese Taoist th
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The Real Love in the Courtyard 正的情满四合院
I've read a lot of novels about the courtyard. Nine out of ten are brainless wish-fulfillment stories, some even turning the characters into outright monsters. They're all churned out like products on an assembly line. I've written one where everyone gets along, so feel free to share your thoughts. The protagonist transmigrates early and starts at the top. By that, I mean he is at the top among the people in the courtyard. He has a pocket dimension but no System. He does what he can for the coun
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Siheyuan: I Beat Three Generations of One Family on My First Day Home 四合院:回家第一天揍了祖孙三代
The courtyard scoundrels: Xu Changqing, let go of Silly Zhu! Xu Changqing: How can I stop halfway through beating someone? [Ding~ The Host refuses everyone’s demand to stop, triggering a tenfold critical bonus!] [Reward: Mastery of Bajiquan, ten Forever-brand bicycles, one hundred jin of cooking oil, one hundred jin of chicken, and one hundred jin of vegetables.] Qin Huairu: Xu Changqing, how about you help me raise my child? Xu Changqing: An old ox still wants to eat tender grass? Get lost! [Di
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Siheyuan: Chasing Dreams in Zhengyang 四合院之正阳逐梦
The novel opens in Beijing in the 1950s and 1960s, with a story centered on a traditional courtyard home. It is more than the author's own reminiscences of days gone by: through this work, the author also seeks to portray the distinctive spirit of that era. When material resources were extremely limited, how did people find joy in life with so little? How did they preserve their dignity and hope in difficult times? Was Silly Zhu really foolish? Rather than saying the widow had Silly Zhu under he
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Siheyuan: I Came from the Countryside 四合院:我从农村来
#Siheyuan #Pocket Dimension #Farming #Slow Pace This is a farming story. The protagonist transmigrates from the modern era, and the focus is on farming. But who could have guessed that he would get a pocket dimension, and that the secret to unlocking it would be getting into a fight with educated youth Banggeng? Banggeng is the first one to toil in the fields for the protagonist. Later, more and more of the courtyard's scoundrels join him in working the fields. Wang Fugui truly lives up to his n
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Reborn in 1960: The Wood-Type Ability User Lives Life on Her Own Terms 重生60木系异能者肆意逍遥
After graduating from university, Chu Fan awakened a wood-type ability in a world overrun by zombies, only to be betrayed by his girlfriend. After his body died, Chu Fan’s soul arrived in the 1960s. See how Chu Fan uses his wood-type ability to shine in the 1960s.
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Siheyuan: How Is Your Hunger My Problem? 四合院:你们吃不饱关我什么事!
Living in a courtyard house, he had hoped to shut the door and enjoy a peaceful life. But reality won't let him, so he can only face it and accept it. Before he has grown strong enough: If no one messes with me, I won't mess with anyone! If someone messes with me, I'll give them some leeway! Once he's grown stronger: If no one messes with me, I won't mess with anyone! If someone messes with me, I'll hit back! If they do it again, I'll wipe them out root and branch!
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Siheyuan: From the Start, I Send Yi Zhonghai to the Detention Center! 四合院:开局送易中海进看守所!
His predecessor was strangled to death by his desperate wife, who looked just like Yang Mi. After transmigrating, Su Jian activated the People-Insulting System. Insulting people earns him top-tier cooking skills. Insulting people earns him top-tier engineering skills. Of course, Su Jian does more than just insult people. He sends Silly Zhu back to the canteen as an apprentice. He drives Jia Dongxu to his impulsive death. He makes Banggeng pay a heavy price. In short, he makes life misera
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Siheyuan: My Identity Is Exposed After I Shoot Bang Geng 四合院:枪毙棒梗后我身份曝光了
Wang Qiang transmigrates into the world of The Birds Are Full in the Siheyuan. From the start, he moves into the siheyuan holding the memorial tablet of his father, a national hero! While he is in mourning, the beasts, not knowing what's good for them, watch Wang Qiang's comfortable life with envy and jealousy, and even start ostracizing and provoking him. As the saying goes: If you don't provoke me, I won't provoke you! When Bang Geng smashes the medal and destroys the memorial tablet, even the
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Reborn in Siheyuan: Rising to Power with Ten-Thousandfold Returns 重生四合院:从万倍返还开始崛起
[Urban + reborn + System + urban fantasy + transmigration + tycoon] Xu Zhendong transmigrates to Love in the Courtyard in the 1950s and activates a ten-thousandfold cashback System. Set the scoundrels straight, and you’ll receive ten-thousandfold rewards. “Ding! Jia Dongxu borrowed ten yuan from you. Reward: a street-front shop!” “Ding! You helped Grandma Deaf live ten days longer. Reward: one year of life!” “Ding! You ruined Yi Zhonghai’s retirement plans. Reward: a portable market!” During the
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Siheyuan: Rising to the Top with Sign-Ins 四合院:从签到开始崛起
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
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My Siheyuan and Its Amazing System 四合院之我的系统很给力
[If you dislike Qin Huairu, don't read] [Multiple heroines] [System] Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, He Yuzhu, Xu Damao, Jia Zhangshi, and Deaf Granny. With these seven people all in one place, there'll never be a shortage of stories...
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Siheyuan: While Others Eat Chaff, You Feed Meat to Dogs 四合院:别人吃糠咽菜你拿肉喂狗
[Slow-paced opening] [Please don't complain if it's not to your taste] Chen Zi'an was an upstanding young man of the twenty-first century. After dying in an accident, he woke up to discover that he'd transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard with a miraculous farmers' market. In this era of scarcity, while others go hungry, he can feast on meat and fish every day. When he first transmigrated, his family was so poor that even a mouse would leave in tears. Then Banggeng came to steal f
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Siheyuan: Happiness Begins with a One-Cent Instant Kill 四合院:从一分钱秒杀开始幸福
[Courtyard Drama + System + Everyday Life + Changing the Plot] Zhou Jianjun transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard, only to discover that his arrival had changed some of the plot. This world was great: not only did he have a house, but also a beautiful wife and an adorable daughter. He even had a System that let him buy anything for a penny. Not enough food or supplies? Not a problem. Zhou Jianjun just wanted to live happily with his wife and daughter for the rest of his life, so nobody had be
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Siheyuan: The Good Life of a Laid-Back Man 四合院:咸鱼的美好生活
After transmigrating to a courtyard house in the 1960s, he gets a sign-in System from the start and enjoys a comfortable, thriving life... A gentle, warm, and cheerful story, lighthearted and witty, all about enjoying life and fulfilling your wishes...
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Siheyuan: Starting in 1953 四合院从1953开始
He Yuzhu, who shares the same name as Silly Zhu, complained about the plot of the courtyard story and was chosen by the System. He was sent into the world where the story takes place and became Silly Zhu. Fortunately, the System showed some consideration: instead of dropping He Yuzhu into the story at the beginning, it sent him back to before He Daqing ran off with the widow. Since I’m here, and I have a System, I won’t be fooled again or act like a simp this time around. I’ll live for myself an
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I’ve Never Watched Siheyuan 从没看过四合院
What should I do if I find myself in Love in the Courtyard but have never watched it? Damn! I've never seen such a bizarre bunch of neighbors. Every single one is selfish and sanctimonious. I can't believe I got stuck with these neighbors. I'm speechless!
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Siheyuan: A Carpenter Moves into the Courtyard 四合院:院里来了个木匠
He transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes a level-two carpenter, one of the Eight Great Tradesmen. Faced with the whole courtyard full of scheming neighbors, Jiang Chen just wants to live in peace. You can plot your schemes, and I'll live my life. When Qin Huairu comes over to borrow something, he makes her write an IOU. When Jia Zhangshi throws a tantrum and refuses to take no for an answer, he reports her to the authorities. When Xu Damao tries to sow discord, Jiang Chen shuts
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Siheyuan: The Male Gynecologist Who Built His Fortune Helping Couples Conceive 四合院:妇科男医,我靠送子发家
My new novel 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!
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