Looking for Courtyard Fics With Smart Characters, No Idiotic Stories 四合院来点带脑子的，不要白痴文

1. 601 四 Siheyuan: I’m the Sneaky One, and I Outshine All the Scoundrels! 四合院，我老六，秀翻众禽！ Xiu’er, Please Wait秀儿请留步Male-Channel Fanfiction527k WordsOngoing A touch of mischief, masterful scheming, an actor through and through, more beastly than the beasts themselves. One day, Yang Sen transmigrates into the beast-filled courtyard. Faced with all those scheming neighbors, he awakens the Show-Off Moves System and never turns back from his life as a sly schemer. Slandered? Then I'll drag everyone down with me and make us all infamous! Can't solve the problem? Then get rid of whoever raised it! A proper schemer knows how to keep himself hidden and make 5kReads7.3Score152Shelves

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   [The Brainy] The male protagonist of this book, Yang Sen, first establishes himself as an upright, kind, polite, honest, and easygoing good person. Second, he adheres to the principle of never standing out while secretly causing trouble. Third, he finds a clear-headed wife… In short, the male protagonist never openly reveals his hostility.

2. 602 四 Siheyuan: Finding Happiness as a Pot Mender 四合院：从补锅匠开始幸福 The Cat-Dog War猫狗大战Male-Channel Fanfiction500k WordsCompleted 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... 2kReads6.8Score—Shelves
3. 603 四 Siheyuan: Xu Damao's Story Begins in 1944 四合院：许大茂从1944年开始 Eggs Boiled in Sweet Soup糖水煮蛋Male-Channel Fanfiction683k WordsCompleted After Xu Mao, a demolition-compensation heir, was hit by a dump truck and died, his soul merged with the ghost Xu Damao and was brought to a courtyard house in 1944, where he became Xu Damao. At this point, Xu Damao's mother had just become pregnant with his younger sister. He Yushui was still in He Yuzhu's mother's womb. Old Jia was still alive, and the retirement club had yet to take shape. The three courtyard managers had yet to come together, and Deaf Granny had not yet moved into the back c 21.7kReads7.7Score909Shelves
4. 604 四 Siheyuan: I'm the Trouble-Maker, So What Does That Make You? 四合院：我是搅屎棍，那你们是啥 Wood of the Southern Mountain南山之木Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsOngoing Long, long ago, in the city of Sijiu, there stood a famous courtyard house known far and wide. Its residents were kind and honorable, united and friendly, and on good terms with their neighbors. The people in the courtyard lived happily together like family, until one day a boy named Chen Changchuan appeared there… 25.1kReads6.4Score1.8kShelves
5. 605 四 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Happy Life 四合院，何雨柱的幸福生活 The Eagle That Can't Soar不会翱翔的鹰Male-Channel Fanfiction369k WordsOngoing [Slice of life + one female lead + food + making money + rural life] He wakes up to find he has transmigrated into He Yuzhu, a man with the exact same name. Material shortages are one thing, but he also has an unreliable father, who runs off with a widow in the middle of the night, leaving him and his little sister to depend on each other. The people in the residential compound are no better. They all want to take advantage of him and are already scheming to have him support them in their old ag 387Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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   The protagonist's time travel transforms him into a Level 6 engineer with exceptional skills. In a traditional courtyard house, he marries Lou Xiao'e, leaving Qin Huairu heartbroken. However, as an engineer, the protagonist uses his talent and wisdom to successfully break free from the confines of Beijing and contribute to the nation's development.

6. 606 四 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated into He Yushui 四合院之我穿成何雨水 A Second Life 157重来一世157Female-Channel Fanfiction356k WordsCompleted His mother died giving birth to him, his father ran away when he was young, and before he was even grown, his older brother got involved with a young widow. Did He Yushui commit some unforgivable sin? He’s a nobody in the Siheyuan. What would he do if he no longer had to worry about making ends meet? 1.4kReads6.9Score104Shelves
7. 607 重 Reborn in Siheyuan: The Whole Courtyard Begs for Mercy 重生四合院：全院极品跪服 The Man Who Doesn’t Eat Beef我不吃牛肉的男人Male-Channel Fanfiction264k WordsCompleted Can you believe it? Lin Jianjun, a decent and honest technician at a steel mill, was schemed against by the whole courtyard of troublemakers! Granny Jia framed him for stealing a chicken, ruining his reputation; Xu Damao set him up to lose his job, cutting off his livelihood; and Qin Huairu pretended to be kind while bleeding him dry! In the end, his wife was angered to death, and he froze to death on the street, while those awful people trampled over his corpse and lived high on the hog! Heaven 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Lin Jianjun's rebirth is meticulous, every step he takes is flawless, but will those scoundrels really surrender so easily? Does Jia Zhangshi have anyone backing her up? Will Xu Damao resort to new underhanded tricks? Will Qin Huairu find a new way to cause trouble? One suspenseful question after another keeps you hooked, eager to see how Lin Jianjun resolves the crisis and emerges victorious!

8. 608 四 Siheyuan: He Yushui’s Rise 四合院：进击的何雨水 Silent Clouds密云不语Male-Channel Fanfiction349k WordsCompleted After finishing my previous book, I suddenly felt like writing a story about He Yushui. And so it began: He Yu, a modern tomboy, was furious after watching the TV drama Poultry-Filled Courtyard. In her eyes, He Yushui, a minor character in the story, did nothing but run away and even set Silly Zhu up. But when she woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated into He Yushui herself. Let's see how she deals with the whole courtyard full of scoundrels! 9kReads8.4Score482Shelves
9. 609 四 Siheyuan: I See the Warmth and Coldness of Human Nature 四合院：我在四合院看人情冷暖 Puppy Who Loves German Shepherds喜欢德牧的小狗狗Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted A courtyard story without all the hostility: Old Yi has a son, the Jia family has a hardworking and self-reliant daughter-in-law, and Da Mao will have a son someday. Yushui no longer lacks love. So what will happen to the other families? Follow Wang Weimin, an ordinary man, as he climbs step by step to the top and makes his way onto the world stage. 4.3kReads6.1Score100Shelves

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   New book by Siheyuan [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

10. 610 四 Siheyuan: Starting with an Inheritance 四合院：从继承遗产开始 Dreams Without End惊梦无涯Urban122k WordsOngoing Li Qingshan, a university graduate from a later era who has transmigrated into the past, inherits all of his second uncle's estate and moves into a courtyard with a group of “good neighbors.” He uses everything at his disposal to outwit and outfight the “good neighbors” in the courtyard: taking on the “Moral Paragon,” kicking the “Courtyard God of War,” slapping the “Necromancer,” and teaching the courtyard's “Master Thief” a lesson... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 611 四 Siheyuan: Turning the Tables on the Simp Zhu and Making a Comeback 四合院：从撂翻舔狗柱开始逆袭 Ka Zhi Ka卡之卡Male-Channel Fanfiction433k WordsCompleted [No System] + [Everyday Family Life] + [One Female Lead] + [Reforming Courtyard Culture] + [Period] Ma Zhong, an ambitious young man from the 21st century, enlisted during college. After leaving the army, he had plenty of theories about getting rich and turning his life around, but no connections or backing. He spent all his military discharge pay on a failed business venture and had no choice but to buy an eighth-hand electric scooter and start delivering food. But fate had other plans. While m 12.3kReads8.1Score477Shelves
12. 612 四 In the Courtyard: I, Qin Huairu, Won’t Marry Jia Dongxu 四合院我秦淮茹不嫁贾东旭 Nameless Wu籍籍吴名Female-Channel Fanfiction451k WordsOngoing When Qin Huairu learns the plot and finds out what people online have to say about her, will she still marry Jia Dongxu? Qin Huairu says she'd rather marry a dog. No matter how good Jia Dongxu is, he's still a mama's boy. She'll never be the Jia family's workhorse again. Qin Huairu says she'll wait for Silly Zhu to grow up. If she's going to marry, she'll marry Silly Zhu, whose eyes are filled with nothing but her. She'll spend the rest of her life by his side. 943Reads6.5Score—Shelves
13. 613 四 Siheyuan: The Wind of That Year 四合院：风吹那年 Yi Xin奕歆Male-Channel Fanfiction425k WordsOngoing After transmigrating because of a strange chat group, don't get hung up on the courtyard house. Come take a look at the era I have in mind. The courtyard-house story begins when the main plot reaches its era. I'm stacking the thickest armor up front... The author likes to grind levels like a sword god on Shili Slope. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 614 穿 Transmigrating into the Siheyuan: From Engineer to Pillar of the Nation 穿越四合院：从工程师到国之重器 Falling Mountain Rock Candy落山的冰糖Male-Channel Fanfiction275k WordsCompleted (One heroine + family life + heartwarming + pocket dimension) Liu Guangqi, a young man from the 21st century, transmigrates to 1951, into the world of the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, and becomes the courtyard’s second ungrateful son, Liu Guangqi. Having been an orphan in his previous life, he vows to cherish his family this time around. A simple, heartwarming life begins in a courtyard unlike any other. 4.3kReads8.2Score103Shelves
15. 615 四 After Silly Zhu Is Gone from the Siheyuan 四合院傻柱没了以后 Autumn Colors, Ink-Stained Grief秋色笔殇Male-Channel Fanfiction244k WordsOngoing After an unexpected transmigration into a TV-series version of the Siheyuan, he becomes He Yuzhu. To avoid trouble, he decides that whether it's the rewritten version or the TV version, all he wants is to live quietly and lie low until the country opens up. He Yuzhu leaves, and Zhou Qiming arrives in his place. This time, though, the newcomer is a ruthless man, and the courtyard begins to fall into decline. 3kReads5.3Score103Shelves
16. 616 时 King of the Era: Starting with Years Like a Raging Fire 时代王者：从似火流年开始 Ha Diye哈迪叶Male-Channel Fanfiction202k WordsOngoing A crossover fanfiction combining film and television, with a focus on period dramas. A World of Difference + The Knockout + Love in the Courtyard + In the Name of the People + Operation Icebreaker + Crime Crackdown + Hong Kong movies! Reborn into the world of A World of Difference, he is known alongside He Erqing as one of the Twin Tigers of Yanyang. Li Tian is surprised to discover that in the alley next door lives a young man called Banggeng, known as the Courtyard’s Thieving Saint. His stepfa 24Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 617 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Moved Out of the Siheyuan 四合院之开局搬离四合院 Fat Old Man胖老头Male-Channel Fanfiction430k WordsOngoing He Yuzhu froze to death beneath a bridge in his old age. With the help of a mysterious stranger, he traveled through time again and again, taking his revenge and living without regrets, but he still met an unhappy end. When everything returns to the beginning and he stands once more at the crossroads of fate, he feels lost. What should he do in this life? Who is that mysterious stranger, and why did they choose to help him? 1.8kReads5.5Score—Shelves

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    It's pretty good. 1. Hunting + small world + two female protagonists + sign-in system + Tomb Raider Chronicles background. 2. He Yuzhu is reborn, starting by moving out of the courtyard house and no longer working at the steel rolling mill. 3. Single female protagonist, working at the police station as a portrait artist. 4. Li Huaide's secretary, a fun-loving person.

18. 618 四 Siheyuan: Take My Advice and Don't Mess With Me, I Know Your Secrets 四合院：听劝别惹我，我知你底细 Tianyue2578天越2578Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted Lin Yuan, a corporate drone caught in the rat race of the 21st century, wakes up to find he’s become a trainee purchasing agent at the Hongxing Steel Mill in 1958. And he’s living in a courtyard house in Nanluoguxiang, a den of corruption and endless scheming? A hellish start? Not a chance! His transmigration comes with an intelligence System, leaving no secrets hidden from him, whether in the courtyard or at the steel mill. Who’s hiding gold bars, who stole state grain, who’s plotting behind so 33.5kReads6.7Score1.8kShelves

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    Both are good ◉‿◉

19. 619 四 Lao Liu from the Courtyard's Propaganda Office 四合院宣传科的宋老六 Loves Watermelon Milk Tea爱吃西瓜奶茶Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Song Xiaofeng transmigrates and wakes up as a junior high school student who drowned in Songjia Village, a rural village on the outskirts of the capital. To get a decent meal as soon as possible, he studies hard and earns a place at a technical secondary school. He also becomes a publicity officer at a steel mill and ends up living next door to Xu Damao and Silly Zhu. 18.8kReads6.1Score685Shelves
20. 620 四 Siheyuan: The He Family's Eldest Uncle Joins the Uprising 四合院：何家大伯从起义开始 Half a Cup of Tea, Half a Cup of Lake-Bottom Sand半盏茶半杯湖底沙Historical278k WordsCompleted At the end of the dynasty, He Weiqing enters the world of the Siheyuan and becomes the He family's eldest son, He Taiqing. In the fourteenth year of the Mingguo era, He Taiqing changes his name to He Weiqing and heads south with his wife. Through careful maneuvering, he becomes a regiment commander under Wan Lu. He takes in a handsome young man who makes baskets in the mountains, and meets a comrade named Dongfang Wei. From then on, the two support one another and work hand in hand. That same ye 17Reads8.6Score—Shelves
21. 621 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I'm a Police Chief with Reba as My Wife! 四合院：开局警司，老婆热芭！ My Wrist Bone Fell Off腕骨掉了Male-Channel Fanfiction5.1M WordsOngoing Zhang Chengfei transmigrated into a courtyard house and became a veteran who had earned a first-class collective merit citation and a third-class individual merit citation. From the start, he joined the police force as a second-level superintendent, earning a monthly salary of 76 yuan. He awakened the Case-Solving System. Every case he cracked earned him generous rewards. He also married the pretty young Reba. Everyone in the courtyard envied them, grew jealous, and was also afraid of him. Grann 34.9kReads7.7Score2.3kShelves

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    A courtyard house, it has brains.

22. 622 四 Siheyuan: Stir Up Trouble? Dogs Don't, but I Do! 四合院：搞事？狗不搞，我搞！ Half a Bullet半颗子弹Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast]+ [Mild Violence]+ [Stirs Up Trouble on Purpose]+ [Mastermind Behind the Scenes]+ [Mostly Everyday Life]+ [Fun and Hilarious] Qian Duoduo accidentally transmigrates into the world of Full of Love. His golden finger gives him two starter gift packs, then runs off. At five years old, Qian Duoduo opens a growth gift pack and obtains an Emotion Magnifier. From then on, the courtyard gains a little demon, and the city of Beijing gets a “little rascal.” At ten, he obtains the puppet Cha 22.8kReads7.7Score812Shelves
23. 623 火 The Red-Hot Years: Passionate Days in the Siheyuan 火红年代：四合院之激情岁月 Wandering Through the Alleyways游荡在胡同Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted A novel for readers with some life experience. Through the eyes of its protagonist, Ling Fei, it vividly portrays the everyday details and scenes of city life in that era, capturing the way things really were back then. Amid the sweeping changes of a great age, there is hardship and suffering, confusion and disappointment, joy and passion. See how ordinary people find a spiritual home amid the torrent of history. It's hard to say what is right or wrong, and harder still to untangle every dispute 5.9kReads7.6Score366Shelves
24. 624 四 Siheyuan: I Catch a Human Trafficker from the Start 四合院：开局抓个人贩子 Silly Banggeng笨棒梗Male-Channel Fanfiction280k WordsOngoing Listen to good advice, and you'll never go hungry. After unexpectedly arriving in a Beijing courtyard compound, Xie Xizhou finds himself surprisingly at ease among all its colorful characters! From the start, he takes Jia Dongxu's advice and catches a human trafficker, earning himself a commendation and setting off down a path of no return... —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 625 四 Siheyuan: The Little Secretary's Big Accomplishments! 四合院：小秘书，大作为！ Nineteen Sevens十九个七Male-Channel Fanfiction212k WordsCompleted Wang Jianjun somehow transmigrated into the TV drama world of Love in the Courtyard. Somehow, he became Li Huaide's secretary, and somehow, he ended up living in Courtyard No. 95. If he wanted to live a little more comfortably, he'd just have to make things difficult for these beasts. P.S. There's no excessive cruelty, and nobody's reduced to eating chaff. If that bothers you, don't read this. If you don't like it, you can leave. There's no need to argue with the author. Picking fights over the 1.6kReads8.2Score153Shelves
26. 626 年 Period: The Easygoing Days 年代：悠闲的日子 April, Spring's Finest Month春的四月天Male-Channel Fanfiction3.1M WordsCompleted (Not brainless, not overpowered, no System, has a pocket dimension, one female lead, gentler in tone. Read with caution if that isn't your thing.) Due to a laboratory accident in the future, Liu Youqing unexpectedly arrives in 1959. The bad news: he has just one bowl from the start, and his circumstances rival those of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty. The good news: he has more than one bowl! 45.5kReads7.2Score3.8kShelves

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    This is a masterpiece.

27. 627 四 Siheyuan: From Lou Xiao'e and Yu Li to Zhou Xiaobai 四合院：从娄晓娥于莉到周小白 Yan Hua衍画Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted A System, but no overpowered cheat + spatial storage + no brainless wish fulfillment. A crossover of TV dramas: The Story of the Ordinary People, Zhengyang Gate, Blood-Red, and People and Iron, Food and Steel. Low on angst, with a slow-burn plot. Multiple heroines: as the story unfolds, the first heroine will be Lou Xiao'e, the second Yu Li, and the third Zhou Xiaobai... Others to be decided. After a night of heavy drinking, the protagonist Zhao Dahai transmigrates to the 1960s. As someone from 14.9kReads7.7Score928Shelves
28. 628 许 Xu Damao's Story Begins in the Siheyuan 许大茂从四合院开始 Wandering the Jianghu江湖行Male-Channel Fanfiction738k WordsCompleted The courtyard is just where Xu Damao's story begins. How could an era of dramatic change and burning passion go by without me, in the prime of my youth? See how Xu Damao, once a genuine hypocrite and villain, and his two little companions build lives unlike any other. With an unreliable little System, we're not counting on him. The missions are yours, so what do they have to do with me? We'll make our own decisions and live our own lives! (A note: this is a slow-burn story that spans a long peri 2.3kReads5.8Score—Shelves
29. 629 妖 The Second Book by Yaonie Xu Damao 妖孽许大茂的第2本书 Wicked Xu Damao妖孽许大茂Male-Channel Fanfiction78k WordsOngoing After waking up, he found that he had transmigrated into the world of "The Birds Gather in the Courtyard" as He Yuzhu. He also activated a daily sign-in System. By signing in at the courtyard every day, he could claim rewards. With the sign-in System, when faced with the whole courtyard full of beasts, He Yuzhu declared, “It’s my turn to toy with you now...” Qin Huairu, the saintly white lotus? You can be my devoted lapdog. Xu Damao, that pus-oozing lowlife? I’ll give him a green hat from the st 22Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 630 四 Siheyuan: Reborn as Yi Zhonghai's Only Son 四合院：穿成易中海的亲儿子 Clouds at Night夜里云Male-Channel Fanfiction7.4M WordsOngoing [Period novel + witty and humorous + chosen-by-heaven System + no saintly heroine + face-slapping + slice of life] Yi Tianci is reborn as Yi Zhonghai's biological son in Love in the Courtyard, making him a bona fide rich second-generation heir. With the System at his side, Silly Zhu can no longer rely on protection, and Old Deaf Granny is no longer the revered matriarch. No one can escape. While dealing with the courtyard's troublemakers, he also catches the tide of the times and writes a remark 31.5kReads8.1Score2.5kShelves
31. 631 四 Reborn in 1956 in the Siheyuan: Liu Guangqi 四合院重生56之刘光齐 A Ze, Suffering from a Reading Drought书荒的阿泽Male-Channel Fanfiction462k WordsCompleted [Love in the Courtyard + Everyday Life + Not a wish-fulfillment story + Pocket Dimension + Useless System] Why has Liu Qi, a boy from an orphanage, ended up in the world of Love in the Courtyard? Does Silly Zhu, who seems so honest, have a hidden past? Did He Daqing really leave Sijiu City for a widow? Were the factory directors, Yang and Li, fighting over nothing but power? What are Yi Zhonghai and the Deaf Old Lady’s true identities? Was the great leader’s departure from Sijiu City really as s 321Reads5.4Score—Shelves
32. 632 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, Are You Sure You're Their Biological Son? 四合院：傻柱你确定你是亲生的吗 Carefree Star Song逍遥星语Male-Channel Fanfiction524k WordsCompleted After Chen Yang graduated from college, his father, Chen Chen, took him on a road trip to celebrate. They accidentally collided with a heavy truck and both transmigrated to 1935, the year He Yuzhu was born. After transmigrating, the father, Chen Ming, became the young He Daqing. He knew only the history of the Republic of China and nothing about the plot of Love in the Courtyard. His son, Chen Yang, became a baby and He Yuzhu's twin brother, with full knowledge of the characters' tangled relatio 38Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    🥀🥀A father and son are dressed up in the TV series "Love in a Courtyard House." The father becomes the young He Daqing, and the son becomes an infant and also He Yuzhu's older brother. The older son doesn't know the plot, only the history of the Republic of China era. The younger son knows the plot but is still an infant.

33. 633 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

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    A good book recommendation, worth reading.

34. 634 四 Siheyuan: A House Full of Descendants, King of the Troublemakers 四合院：子孙满堂众禽之王 Teacher Bai Strikes Back进击的白老师Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsOngoing He Yuzhu: Whoever messes with my little brother will have to answer to me! Qin Huairu: Xiaoyi, Huaihua has run out of milk. What should we do? The Deaf Old Lady: Anyone who doesn't want to celebrate New Year, just say the word! The whole flock: Director! Wait, which one of us is the real beast here? Bai Yi: ??? I have three sons already? (A slow-paced, slice-of-life farming story. Please don't flame it if it's not your thing. I bow to all my dear readers.) 1.5kReads8.1Score124Shelves
35. 635 四 Siheyuan: Yan Bugui Has a Portal Between Two Worlds 四合院：闫埠贵有个双穿门 Thirty at a Young Age年少三十Male-Channel Fanfiction142k WordsOngoing After Xu Damao announces that he's turned over a new leaf, everyone in Happy Home (the courtyard) looks forward to a bright and prosperous future. Only one person realizes that he no longer belongs. From a distance, he watches his own body lying motionless, wanting to return to it but unable to muster the strength. When his wife discovers that he isn't breathing, the whole courtyard falls into chaos... After witnessing his own funeral, his soul slowly fades away. He thought the Yellow Springs wo 1Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 636 从 A Siheyuan Story Beginning on the Eve of Liberation 从解放前夕开始的四合院 Qing Yao's Little White Cat晴瑶的小白猫Male-Channel Fanfiction3.8M WordsOngoing A modern chef’s soul travels back to 1948, on the eve of Liberation. He moves into a courtyard residence with no System, no talismans, and no superpowers. All he has is a family heirloom storage ring, and he lives a leisurely life in a harsh era. He goes to work, cooks, and occasionally teases the misfits in the courtyard. The story isn’t too angsty: no toilet humor, and no wishing people would hurry up and die. A tranquil life in a bygone age, 66.4kReads7.7Score2.7kShelves
37. 637 四 Siheyuan: Born in 1950, Researching While Enjoying the Gossip 四合院：开局50，边吃瓜边科研 Guan Zhi观祗Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan] [Period] [Technology to Strengthen the Nation] [One Heroine] [Putting the Yard's Troublemakers in Their Place] What? I've been reborn in a Siheyuan in 1950, and I'm a student at a top university, a genius in the top three of my year. As he recalls the fragmentary memories in his mind, Li Xiao breaks down completely. “I studied the humanities in my past life. What is this supposed to be? Is this some kind of joke?” From gas-cylinder cannons to Type 63 rocket launchers. From motorcycles 31.5kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves
38. 638 四 Siheyuan: I Took Their Advice, and Everyone in the Courtyard Lost It 四合院，我听劝后，全院人麻了 Big Lazy Cat大懒猫Male-Channel Fanfiction257k WordsOngoing [Siheyuan courtyard + System + not too much malice + lighthearted comedy] Lin Yang transmigrates to a siheyuan courtyard in 1953, becoming neighbors with a whole yard full of scheming nuisances. He thinks he’ll have to spend his days plotting against them. Then he activates the Take Advice System. Following a suggestion triggers a System task, and completing it earns him all sorts of rewards. From then on, Lin Yang becomes the most advice-taking person in the courtyard. His ill-intentioned neigh 2Reads7.0Score—Shelves
39. 639 许 Xu Damao's Siheyuan 许大茂的四合院 Fallen Leaves at Dawn清晨落叶满地Male-Channel Fanfiction476k WordsOngoing Xu Damao, from the 21st century, transmigrates into the courtyard house of 1959 and becomes Xu Damao from the story... Facing Yi Zhonghai's moral blackmail, the Deaf Old Lady's schemes, and his nemesis Sha Zhu's fists, watch how Xu Damao deals with them... 1.7kReads8.3Score—Shelves
40. 640 四 Siheyuan: The Ultimate Villain Frames Banggeng from the Start 四合院：最强反派，开局诬陷棒梗 Lonely Cow孤独的牛Male-Channel Fanfiction282k WordsCompleted [Villain] + [Scheming] + [Ruthless] + [Steady Updates] He transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes the protagonist, He Yuzhu. From the start, Bang Geng breaks into his home to steal money. He promptly sends the boy to the police station. When Qin Huairu begs him to let Bang Geng off, He Yuzhu says, “Qin Huairu, you don’t want Bang Geng sent to a juvenile detention center, do you?” When Xu Damao frames him, He Yuzhu makes sure Xu Damao gets to experience all-inclusive 190Reads5.3Score—Shelves
41. 641 四 Siheyuan: The Wonderful Life I Earned 四合院：赚到的美好人生 A Ray of Light一米光芒Male-Channel Fanfiction4.5M WordsOngoing [A low-key, cautious protagonist who stays behind the scenes and stirs things up, reasonably intelligent, avoids widows and trouble, original female lead, gets a bit hostile later on, slow-paced at first. If that's not your thing, don't read.] Transmigrated? And into the Siheyuan, a world of scarce food and clothing and schemers crowding every corner in the 1960s? Zhang Ping'an says none of that is a problem for someone who's scored a second life. What matters to him is turning that second chanc 29.2kReads7.3Score1.4kShelves
42. 642 兼 Part-Time Secret Agent 兼职小特务 Under Two Hundred Pounds不到二百斤Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Shitou is a part-time secret agent. He owns a tattered silk painting that lets him lie in wait for prey like a spider, letting them walk right into his trap. Born with one leg shorter than the other, he is known to everyone who knows him as Crooked Five. He lives with his family on the banks of the Huangpu River... 14.3kReads7.7Score829Shelves

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    Let me recommend a few books! Look at what other people write! I'm just curious, are all the book recommenders bots?! One is about a courtyard house, another about the Republic of China era, and another about the Reform and Opening Up. These are all books I've read recently, and they're alright, not too many plot holes. The first one, the courtyard house, is hilarious!

43. 643 正 Under Zhengyang Gate: Marrying Guan Xiaoguan 正阳门下：娶妻关小关 Night of the Southbound Journey南归夜Male-Channel Fanfiction707k WordsCompleted Gu Yuemin was a struggling author in 2025. While watching the TV drama Under the Zhengyang Gate, Han Chunming made him furious! Of all people, why did he have to fall for someone who was “all looks and no substance”? In a fit of anger, Gu Yuemin got angry for a moment! And then...! 12.6kReads7.1Score387Shelves
44. 644 八 In the 1980s, an Old Wardrobe Connected to the Girl Next Door’s Home 八零年代，旧衣柜连通隔壁少女家 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban147k WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Scheming] [Comedy] [Single Female Lead] [Mischief Maker] [1980s] [Business Warfare] [Building a Strong Industrial Nation] [Ensemble Cast] [Smart Characters] The irreverent Yu Hanqing transmigrates into a book about 1982... Next door lives Tang Wanqing, a girl living alone who has returned from a wealthy family in a big city. She’s even been reborn! The antique furniture and props from old magic tricks have strange effects, and it seems only Yu Hanqing can 2.1kReads8.9Score196Shelves
45. 645 四 Siheyuan: What’s Wrong with Being a Little Overbearing? 四合院：我霸道点怎么了？ Chaos Cube混沌魔方Male-Channel Fanfiction263k WordsCompleted Chen Changwu transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard just as his family falls apart. His maternal aunt by marriage, Jia Zhangshi, wants to take over his house. As if he'd put up with that! He beats her up, then goes and smashes up the Jia family home. Yi Zhonghai takes her side? He gets beaten! Silly Zhu sticks his nose in? He gets beaten! Liu Haizhong throws his weight around? He gets beaten! The foul-mouthed Xu Damao, the stingy Yan Bugui, the white lotus Qin Huairu... There's no 3.5kReads8.1Score100Shelves
46. 646 四 Siheyuan: I, Liu Guangtian, Will No Longer Be a Pushover 四合院：我刘光天不再唯唯诺诺 Nanren Nan楠人楠Male-Channel Fanfiction996k WordsCompleted This is a different kind of Siheyuan fanfic. No bullying the obnoxious neighbors! A 21st-century wage slave transmigrates to a Siheyuan in 1962 and becomes Liu Guangtian? Every day, he gets beaten with a belt or yelled at, and he doesn’t dare take extra food at mealtimes. Where can he find a way out? Join the army! With his golden finger, the protagonist steadily rises to become one of the world’s top power players. 13.1kReads8.0Score588Shelves
47. 647 四 Siheyuan: I Stole Lou Xiao'e from Xu Damao, and He Lost It 四合院：截胡娄晓娥，许大茂麻了 Doomsday Expert末日专家Male-Channel Fanfiction579k WordsOngoing In 1955, Lu Ning transmigrates to a courtyard house full of scheming tenants. After a chance encounter with Lou Xiao'e, he completely steals the blind date that was supposed to be Xu Damao's. From then on, a new couple takes shape in the courtyard house, and the scheming tenants begin their fated cycle of getting a taste of their own medicine... 30Reads5.4Score—Shelves
48. 648 从 Starting with a Laugh at Siheyuan 从爆笑四合院开始 A Well-Fed Pig in the Wind风中有个吃饱的猪Male-Channel Fanfiction2.2M WordsOngoing There’s no pent-up resentment here. Since the protagonist suppresses the entire courtyard from the start, no resentment can build up. The story has now reached the point where he leads the courtyard residents overseas to found a country, and has already turned it into a military, economic, and technological powerhouse that ranks among the top three, or perhaps even number one. (Absurdist comedy: it’s all nonsense and surprises. One person spouts wild claims, and gradually leads the whole courtya 25.4kReads7.2Score914Shelves

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    Both are devoid of hostility; the first book is about establishing a nation overseas, and the second about becoming an elder in a courtyard house.

49. 649 四 Siheyuan: From Mail Carrier to Yin-Yang Courier 四合院：从邮递员到阴阳邮差 Walking Alone一个人走过Male-Channel Fanfiction374k WordsCompleted He became a courier, braving wind and rain, seeing every corner of life and experiencing all kinds of people. Born into a family where no one cared for him, how could he find a different path in the courtyard compound? Fortunately, there was a mysterious woman who had been waiting for him all along, helping him through his troubles and filling in whatever he lacked. In this courtyard without any family warmth, she gave him a rare taste of affection. But in the end, he somehow grew old enough to 182Reads5.4Score—Shelves
50. 650 四 Siheyuan: I’m the Courtyard’s Spiritual Mentor 四合院之我是院里的精神导师 Tuantuan Is Not a Kid团团不是个小孩Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and is rather low, but it’ll go up later.) Liu Yubin has always believed he was born to live in comfort. Now in his forties and shameless as ever, he transmigrates into the body of a fifteen-year-old boy from Lu Province who happens to share his surname. As the days go by, he discovers that not only are his strength, speed, and other abilities growing stronger every day, but he also has a Pinduoduo trading System that lets him buy and sell things, along with a three-bed 30.6kReads6.9Score2.2kShelves

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