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. 901 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Kicked Out Louzi, and Silly Zhu Came to Take Over 四合院：开局踹娄子，傻柱来接盘 Say Nothing, Know When to Stop弗言明止Male-Channel Fanfiction775k WordsCompleted Reborn as Xu Damao in a Siheyuan, he is saddled with two ultimate scumbag missions: [Eight Divorces] and [Seven Sons Under Seven Stars]. Starting in the 1960s, he has to get divorced eight times and have seven sons. And if he wants to avoid being executed... what kind of hellish start is this? Damao spends his whole life either getting married or on the way to getting divorced. Grudges? Not a chance. Really, every family will leave someone alive. I swear on the sun! 71Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   What a coincidence! You've transmigrated into the body of Xu Da Mao, and your system task is to divorce eight times and have seven sons. Tell me, how difficult is that?

2. 902 四 Siheyuan: As a Procurement Officer, I Have a Pocket Dimension 四合院：身为采购员的我有空间 Peach Blossom Month, Brilliantly Ablaze桃月灼灼Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan courtyard + pocket dimension + farming + low angst + smart protagonist + satisfying read + one heroine] An accident brings the protagonist, Zhao Dongsheng, to Love in the Courtyard. He also gains a Blessed Land Space System. He becomes a procurement officer. In an era of scarce supplies, his job makes him incredibly popular. Wheat, rice, and corn: plant them all. And of course, make room for fruit, too. Raise chickens, ducks, fish, geese, and cows. All of them. As for the noi 35.6kReads7.6Score2.3kShelves

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   I've personally tested it. Highly recommended!

3. 903 四 Siheyuan: Hey, You! Want to Date? 四合院：小妞站住！搞对象不？ Say Nothing, Know When to Stop弗言明止Male-Channel Fanfiction576k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a courtyard compound in 1965, he married Jingru, cherished Yushui, and in the end, fell helplessly into the arms of Qin Huairu. It all came from that curse: [Hey, you there, stop! Want to go out with me?] A womanizer? No! It was fate… Is there truly no way to have it both ways, to be faithful to Yushui and Qin Huairu? Half of me has gone mad in this life. The other half might as well give up. In my next life, I hope someone will still say “Shu Dao Shan” to me (crosse 1.4kReads7.9Score109Shelves
4. 904 四 Siheyuan: Who’s Picking a Fight with Him Now? 四合院：谁又招惹他了？ Medicine Stone Man's Clothes药石男衣Male-Channel Fanfiction312k WordsCompleted [A Fun, Comedic, Scheming, Lighthearted Story with Little Angst...] “Walk someone else’s road and leave them nowhere to go.” Gu Ping’an transmigrates into the world of Love Is Full, thinking he only needs to live his own life in peace. That’s all he asks for. But there are too many “beasts” in the courtyard, and they’re always stirring up trouble. All right! Gu Ping’an accepts his fate and starts fighting back. It’s just that his methods are rather unusual... 781Reads6.2Score107Shelves
5. 905 四 The Siheyuan: Yuzhu's Spatial Farm 四合院之雨柱的空间农场 The Fish Who Loves Books and Dreams爱看书爱做梦的鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction582k WordsCompleted (Lighthearted + multiple heroines + pocket dimension + crossover world) Yu Chen unexpectedly transmigrates into He Yuzhu and acquires a farm pocket dimension. Yu Chen breathes a sigh of relief at getting the farm dimension. Otherwise, how would someone from the twenty-first century survive after transmigrating here? With his farm dimension, how will he make a name for himself in this world...? 11.7kReads8.5Score467Shelves
6. 906 四 The Siheyuan Cultivation Loser's Comeback 四合院修仙废材的逆袭 Even Stir-Fried Greens Need Chili Peppers炒青菜也要放辣椒Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan + System + Cultivation + Daily Life + …] Chen Shuai, who has lived two lives, transmigrates to the world of the Siheyuan. Yi Zhonghai, Silly Zhu, Jia Zhangshi… They’re nothing but dust. Just don’t mess with me, or else… What? There’s no spiritual energy in this world, so I can’t cultivate? No problem. I have secret body-tempering techniques, and spirit stones awarded by the System! What? This era is unusual, and making money is difficult? No problem. With my abilities, earning over ten 3.5kReads6.6Score138Shelves
7. 907 四 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I’ll Live Without Regrets This Time 四合院傻柱重生这一生不留遗憾 Author Gu Longju作者古龙巨Male-Channel Fanfiction341k WordsCompleted He Yuzhu was a good-natured fool all his life. Only on his deathbed did he realize that everyone in the courtyard had been scheming against him all along. Fortunately, Heaven gave him another chance at life before he died, giving him the chance to make up for his regrets. 585Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

8. 908 四 Siheyuan: My System Is a Little Overpowered 四合院：我的系统有点强 Longing for Naihe by the Bridge of No Return奈何桥畔盼奈何Male-Channel Fanfiction700k WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + always repays a grudge + ambitions of a prime minister + stockpiling supplies] Cao Haotian is bitten while catching eels, and then finds himself in the 1960s, where there’s a courtyard known as Love in the Courtyard... From the start, he is framed and has one of his legs broken. Just as he’s fallen into utter despair and has no idea what to do, a mechanical voice sounds in his mind: “Host detected to have less than a day to live. Samsara Gate System emergency startup in 2.2kReads6.9Score133Shelves

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   A very enjoyable courtyard house story

9. 909 四 Siheyuan: After Transmigrating as Silly Zhu, I Gave Up Trying! 四合院：穿越成傻柱以后摆烂了！ Wonderful Money Tree奇妙的发财树Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted He Yuzhu, a banquet chef in Dongshan Province, was cooking for a feast when a hailstone the size of an egg suddenly knocked him out. After his apprentice Pangzi shook him awake, he discovered that he had a golden finger: a spiritual spring pocket dimension. Inside was a three-courtyard residence with a food-preserving function. Thinking about how bizarre the weather was, He Yuzhu suspected that the world might be coming to an end. When something strange happens, trouble can't be far behind. He Y 15.6kReads7.2Score542Shelves
10. 910 四 Siheyuan: Jia Dongxu Gets Married, and I Break His Leg 四合院：贾东旭结婚，我打断他腿 Supercar-Driving, Parcel-Delivering Live-In Son-in-Law超跑送快递上门女婿Male-Channel Fanfiction120k WordsCompleted Li Weimin transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. After returning from military service, he becomes the head of security at the steel mill. He never expected that on the very first day he returned, his fiancée, Qin Huairu, would decide to marry Jia Dongxu. How could he possibly tolerate that? In that case, he’ll break Jia Dongxu’s legs. 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I. I opened my eyes, my head spinning. When I came to, I was shocked to find myself as Li Weimin, a demobilized soldier returning home. I was so looking forward to reuniting with my fiancée, Qin Huairu, but she was going to marry Jia Dongxu! This news exploded in my heart like a bomb, my heart felt like it was being squeezed tightly by a giant hand, aching and filled with anger. Qin Huairu was the person I had chosen to spend my life with! Jia Dongxu, you bastard, how dare you! I won't let this go. You want to marry her? I'll make you pay! Hmph, don't even think about getting your legs back. I'll see how smug you are without them! [Thunderous punch] II. I will never forget He Yuzhu's tragic end. That image is etched in my mind, heartbreaking. He was so good, yet he ended up like this. I never expected Xu Damao to give him a peaceful resting place. [Frustrated] Looking at the Jia family, He Yuzhu had treated them with utmost kindness, but they were all heartless ingrates. Perhaps it was heaven's pity that I was reborn, back to the 1960s. This time, I'm going to change He Yuzhu's fate. I'll never let him be bullied again. Those who wronged him will pay the price. 😫

11. 911 四 Siheyuan: Starting with Retirement 四合院：从退休开始 Fa Zhou法舟Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted He transmigrates into the body of a 60-year-old man in a world of movies and TV shows. He also has terminal cancer and only a few months left to live. The Touching Life System is activated. The old man is thrilled. But when he looks around the courtyard where he lives, The Courtyard Full of Beasts, he senses the System’s deep hostility. In the 1980s, he enters the world of Hong Kong dramas: Police Story, Fight Back to School, The Haunted Cop Shop... Don’t worry about the timeline in this book. I 9kReads8.4Score299Shelves
12. 912 四 Siheyuan: System Activated, Qin Huairu Visits Me at Night 四合院：系统激活，秦淮茹夜访我 langfuMale-Channel Fanfiction123k WordsCompleted Ancient architecture restoration expert Su Chen transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, where he becomes a descendant of a renowned traditional doctor and awakens the Ancient Architecture Legacy System. Faced with his ancestral home, occupied by a pack of opportunists, and a web of tangled personal rivalries, he relies on long-lost mortise-and-tenon craftsmanship, traditional medical wisdom, and a vision far ahead of his time. Not only does he reclaim his family estate, he also tr 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both are system-based. The first one is more of a show-off type, you might want to check it out. The second one is a rescue type, both depicting the process of many people turning from bad to good, and the male lead is quite good. The character traits are similar to those in TV dramas, I highly recommend everyone to watch them.

13. 913 四 Siheyuan: A Different Silly Zhu 四合院，不一样的傻柱 Writer from the Southern City南城笔者Male-Channel Fanfiction78k WordsOngoing The Silly Zhu of the past had poured his heart and soul into helping the Jia family. But in his old age, he was driven out by a bunch of ungrateful Jia family members and ended up freezing to death beneath a bridge. At the moment his soul left his body, he saw Xu Damao, who had always been at odds with him, carrying his corpse away to bury it... He was overwhelmed by complicated feelings: resentment and regret. Then, suddenly, he was reborn and found himself back in that courtyard in 1962. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 914 四 Siheyuan: Reborn in the Famine of 1959, with a Wife and Daughter 四合院：重生59荒年，有妻有女 Rainy Night and Banana Leaves夜雨芭蕉Male-Channel Fanfiction495k WordsCompleted [A scoundrel turns good, a devoted husband, a doting dad, one female lead, if times are hard for you, they aren't for me, a sweet life, making fools of the courtyard's beasts, Jealous Wife System, a promotion story, feel-good fiction] Lin Qiye, who died in a military exercise, is reborn in 1959 in the capital, at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang Courtyard. He takes over a beautiful, capable wife and an adorable, well-behaved daughter. His predecessor was a drunken lout who beat his wife, but Lin Qiye isn't 11.4kReads7.7Score500Shelves
15. 915 四 Siheyuan: I Have a Production Base 四合院我有个生产基地 Killer Instinct of the Recluse隐者杀机Male-Channel Fanfiction533k WordsCompleted After arriving in the world of the courtyard, Zhao Zhenhua realizes that not fighting over a house from the start is the sensible choice. The Deaf Old Lady’s background makes it unlikely she’s really a recipient of state support. Yi Zhonghai seems benevolent on the surface, but there’s no end to the dirty tricks he hides inside. As for Jia Zhangshi, it turns out she became so domineering because Yi Zhonghai pushed her to it. What should he do when the Deaf Old Lady starts scheming? Send her away 1.4kReads6.4Score105Shelves

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    No house robbery, no meat lending, just a courtyard house for someone who isn't a martyr's family member or a war hero.

16. 916 四 Siheyuan: I Am Liu Guangtian 四合院之我是刘光天 Everyone I Know Is the Same认识的人都是一样的Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Liu Tian unexpectedly finds himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard, where he becomes Liu Guangtian, the second son of Liu Haizhong, the Second Master. Then his miserable life begins. He never has enough to eat or warm clothes to wear, and gets beaten every three days. Liu Tian decides things can’t go on like this. If he doesn’t starve to death, he’ll get beaten to death, so he resolutely cuts ties with the Liu family, shuts his door, and starts living a quiet life of his own. 5.4kReads6.2Score169Shelves

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    The second son in Liu Hai's story, living in a courtyard house, is different from the others; he's more realistic and doesn't have a system or cheat codes. I feel the rating is too low.

17. 917 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 23.4kReads6.2Score884Shelves

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    Both of these novels about courtyard houses are quite good. [Top post]

18. 918 四 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1952 四合院之重生1952 Red Roar of Yunhai City云海城的赤吼Male-Channel Fanfiction433k WordsOngoing Ye Zi is a corporate drone who thinks the only thing separating him from his seniors is being in the right place at the right time. Catch the express train of development, and even a pig can fly. After transmigrating into a courtyard compound, he's determined to be the king of all those pigs. He wants to get ahead, but more than that, he wants to enjoy life. Jia Zhangshi comes over to freeload? Sure, he gives her food, then secretly laces it with croton seeds. When she comes after him, he sets a 386Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    This wasn't something he just jumped into and started with. He was aiming to solve the problem. Jia Zhangshi wanted to freeload, fine, here you go, I'll give her croton oil to kill her, and when she comes to make a scene, I'll turn around and accuse her of extortion. Yi Zhonghai used moral blackmail, okay, I'll use reverse blackmail. You say you want to take care of the old lady, so doesn't that mean inheriting the house? If you inherit the house, don't you have to have a godmother? If you have a godmother, then the responsibility for the deaf old lady will fall to the household.

19. 919 诸 Model Breeder of the Myriad Worlds: I’m Really Not a Player! 诸天繁育标兵：我真不渣！ Happiness Injector快乐注入师Male-Channel Fanfiction526k WordsCompleted My new work is now available! 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! 3.7kReads8.4Score225Shelves

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    This is a more realistic portrayal of a traditional courtyard house, not as mindless or demonized as some other works. While many writers of courtyard houses demonize Jia Zhangshi, she isn't in this book. In fact, when the protagonist has a secret rendezvous with Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi acts as a lookout. It's very realistic; highly recommended!

20. 920 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- 15.7kReads7.3Score544Shelves
21. 921 四 Siheyuan: Starting Out as Little Rascal Kang Jiu 四合院：从小混蛋康九开始 The Mochi Is So Dark麻薯好黑Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted After waking from a deep sleep, I discovered I had become Kang Jiu, who was beaten to death by the children of the compound in Blood Romance. I also had a six-year-old little sister. And that wasn't all. The compound where I lived turned out to be the one from The Turbulent Households of the Courtyard. I planned to keep my head down for ten years and wait for my chance to take off. Bang Geng tried to steal my sister's food, so I slapped him flying. Jia Zhangshi tried to avenge her grandson, and 8.2kReads8.7Score306Shelves

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    You've even gotten to watching courtyard houses? And you still have a brain? Let's not be ridiculous. If you can watch something without thinking, it's already a gem. You can't expect too much from Tomato (the actor).

22. 922 四 Siheyuan: He Jian's Second Uncle 四合院之何家二叔 Rainbow Cat虹猫Male-Channel Fanfiction605k WordsCompleted An ancient person’s soul transmigrates into a courtyard house, becoming Silly Zhu’s uncle. Knowing nothing about Silly Zhu’s future or the history of the courtyard, he strives to change the fates of those around him. 15.3kReads8.9Score435Shelves

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    A military-themed novel set in a courtyard house, without a system or plot. The protagonist climbs the ranks step by step through his own efforts.

23. 923 四 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Have More Children, More Blessings 四合院：穿成傻柱，我多子多福了 Love Bandit爱情悍匪Male-Channel Fanfiction138k WordsCompleted [Courtyard + System] He Dagen saves a little girl but is hit and killed by a dump truck. With his dying breath, he wishes that in his next life he can live carefree and never be a wage slave. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself in the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. He Dagen has transmigrated into He Yuzhu. He can only scoff. He’s gone from being a wage slave to a simp. What rotten luck. Then he discovers it’s 1951! Now he wants to die even more… On top of that, he gets a pocket dimension a 943Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Siheyuan (traditional courtyard house) [smirking]

24. 924 四 Siheyuan: How Did I End Up Here? 四合院我怎么来了 Wheel Sea Secret Realm轮海秘境Male-Channel Fanfiction258k WordsCompleted I became “Silly Zhu.” What the heck! I’m not even surnamed He! My name doesn’t sound anything like his, either! And I can’t cook! Just a couple ounces of liquor and I transmigrated! No truck, no speeding car. The story hasn’t even begun, and I’m already flipping the table and smashing the pot. Who has time to put up with you people? I’ll follow the course of history and, every now and then, toss a pebble into the river. 18.9kReads8.4Score608Shelves

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    Without lowering intelligence or over-dragging things, simply cleaning up the courtyard house is enough.

25. 925 四 The Unlucky Boy of Siheyuan 四合院倒霉的少年 A 17一个17Male-Channel Fanfiction381k WordsCompleted Too lazy to write a synopsis. What the hell, why does it have to be 50 characters long? This is seriously torture, isn't it? OMG, I'm finally almost at 50 characters!! 288Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    This book is intellectually stimulating and respects historical context, but it's a bit slow-paced.

26. 926 四 Siheyuan: The Third Grandpa Is My Real Father 四合院：三大爷是我亲爹 Of the Xianghuang Family镶黄家的Male-Channel Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted A modern-day salesman transmigrates into the world of the courtyard and becomes Yan Bugui's biological son. In an era when food and clothing are scarce, he struggles to survive and make a better life. This is a story of everyday family life, with no pent-up hatred or deadly conflicts, just an ordinary man's hard work and perseverance. 18.6kReads9.2Score681Shelves

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    Courtyard Houses and Humanities

27. 927 四 Siheyuan: The Ne'er-Do-Wells' Doomsday Countdown 四合院：禽兽的末日倒计时 Cold Little Hands小手冰凉Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted “Ensemble cast + satisfying revenge + transmigration + crossover of multiple screen worlds + multiple heroines” The courtyard is a madhouse, and every beast in it thinks they’re the main character! Zhou Yao transmigrates into the era of rising prosperity. One day, he receives orders to investigate an enemy agent’s infiltration of the Red Star Steel Mill. He expects a thrilling spy drama, but who could have guessed it would be the opening act of a story about a courtyard full of beasts... The mor 1.7kReads5.8Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! An explosive and exhilarating read! A masterpiece set in a traditional courtyard house!

28. 928 四 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai Asked Me to Do Him a Favor from the Start 四合院：开局易中海让我给他面子 Murong Zonglun慕容宗伦Male-Channel Fanfiction496k WordsOngoing [Engineer] + [Helping the Nation Rise] + [One Female Lead] + [No Cruelty] + [Occasional Antics] Inside a heavy truck, the driver gripped the steering wheel and muttered... "You're the last one left to hit this month's quota, aren't you? Here we go!" Xu Yaodong was about to walk to the research institute for work when, without warning, the legendary heavy truck sent him into a world of television dramas. He found himself in a courtyard house in the 1950s. The nation had just been founded. This wa 168Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    The latest "Courtyard House" series isn't mindless: Book 1: The protagonist, Zhang Hao, transmigrates to a courtyard house world. Using his past life as a college student to familiarize himself with numbers, he applies for a job as an apprentice accountant, gradually establishing himself and witnessing the development of that era. Book 2: The protagonist, He Lai, transmigrates and is reborn into a courtyard house. He fishes with Sha Zhu to supplement the family income, becomes childhood sweethearts with Yu Shui, and eventually marries her, leading to a happy life.

29. 929 四 Siheyuan: I've Become a Walking Sieve 四合院：穿成筛子了 Li Shiyi李十一Male-Channel Fanfiction259k WordsCompleted Because of the System, Liu Guangfu took to life as a street hooligan. He was either picking fights or on his way to one. The courtyard compound was battered by wind and rain, while the old lady was haunted by midnight terrors. . 6.7kReads8.2Score229Shelves

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    Lighthearted and funny.

30. 930 四 Siheyuan: Factory Doctor from the Start, Making Yi Zhonghai Call Me Dad 四合院：开局厂医，让易中海叫爹 Looks Are Reason Enough颜即有理Male-Channel Fanfiction227k WordsOngoing [No holier-than-thou heroine + No simping + Lighthearted comedy + Mildly edgy + Never taking abuse] Zhao Ruilong transmigrates into the world of the siheyuan and becomes the grandson of Li Huaide’s father-in-law. He gets Yi Zhonghai to acknowledge a tortoise as his ancestor. He talks Liu Haizhong into dreaming of becoming an official, telling him to report Jia Zhangshi first to earn credit. He pays Yan Fugui to confront Jia Zhangshi and perform a spirit-summoning ritual. Zhao Ruilong’s arrival t 1Reads5.3Score—Shelves
31. 931 四 Siheyuan: A Bystander on Nanluoguxiang 四合院：南锣鼓巷路人 What Beans啥豆子Male-Channel Fanfiction695k WordsCompleted He transmigrates into a courtyard house in Nanluoguxiang, next door to the legendary Compound No. 95, the famous All-Filled Courtyard. It seems to have nothing to do with him, since he lives in the courtyard next door. He occasionally enjoys the spectacle and lets everyone live their own lives. 12.6kReads7.0Score334Shelves
32. 932 四 Siheyuan: I'm a Young TCM Doctor Who Can Treat Any Problem 四合院：我小中医专治各种不服 Old Wang the Slow王老慢Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Not too brutal, but those who can't stomach death and dismemberment should stay away] Don't mess with me. You can't afford to! Why? Because I've got needles! Make my woman angry, one prick and your mouth will twist, your eyes will go crooked. Make my man angry, one prick and you'll never get back on your feet. Make my kid angry, no needles needed. I'll just smack him across the face. 16.3kReads7.3Score565Shelves
33. 933 四 Siheyuan: Life in the Red-Hot Era 四合院：火红年代的日子 Qing Lingle青灵乐Male-Channel Fanfiction53k WordsOngoing Liu Lin awakens memories of his past life and arrives in the world of the Siheyuan, where from the start, the courtyard’s scheming neighbors have their eyes on his family property. Everyone in the courtyard thinks he’s still the same pushover as before, but he’s changed. Yi Zhonghai’s one-man rule? Report him for trying to restore the old order! Qin Huairu wants to borrow food? Trade your kid’s meal for it! Jia Zhangshi weeps for her dead husband? Report her for superstition! Bang Geng steals ag —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 934 四 The Pinnacle of Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之人生巅峰 User5590用户5590Male-Channel Fanfiction512k WordsCompleted A modern-day overworked employee, a 007 who never stops working, is reborn in a parallel world. By chance, he gains a golden finger. This is the story of how, starting with nothing but a middle-school education, he gradually leads his whole family out of poverty and into prosperity. It all begins in a courtyard house. 4.5kReads8.3Score174Shelves
35. 935 四 Siheyuan: Adopt a Lucky Carp and Win Qin Huairu's Heart 四合院：收养锦鲤，拿下秦淮茹 Mayfly蚍蜉Male-Channel Fanfiction458k WordsCompleted Cheng Zhiguo sets sail. The neighborhood office sends over a six-year-old orphan, hoping someone in the courtyard will adopt her. Everyone treats the girl as a burden and pushes her onto Cheng Zhiguo. To their surprise, the girl is the family member of a fallen martyr and receives a generous monthly allowance of supplies until she turns eighteen. When the courtyard busybodies hear the news, their world collapses. Cheng Zhiguo also awakens a Trait-Stealing System: Steal the First Master’s eig 948Reads6.0Score—Shelves
36. 936 四 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Reborn in One Body, Returning to 1949 四合院何雨柱三合一魂穿1949 Shellfish Eats Little Fish贝壳吃小鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction788k WordsOngoing A rookie writer's commentary, set in a slow-burning, realistic period drama! A chef, a practitioner of traditional martial arts, and a skilled slingshot shooter, with no System and no accelerated time in the pocket dimension. It may look like a story about everyday family life, but the food, antiques, and hunting are all portrayed with absolute realism. The words are imbued with love for the country and its people, and readers only need to uncover the foreshadowing that's worth savoring. Feel fr 10.3kReads8.2Score281Shelves

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    A period novel born from satire! A slow-burn, realistic story with no system or accelerated time travel. The protagonist is ruthless in confronting the worst of the characters, incredibly low-key in building his career, and quietly amassing wealth through underhanded maneuvering against the tides of history. A deep sense of patriotism is subtly woven into the narrative. The backstory has been rewritten; feel free to critique the writing's plausibility and logic—it's all for thoughtful readers to appreciate! Welcome!

37. 937 四 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1959 四合院：重生从1959开始 Shi Yang of Boundless Merit功德无量的石阳Male-Channel Fanfiction200k WordsOngoing After arriving in a courtyard home in 1959, Zhang Bo sees a very different place from the one he expected. At this point, Silly Zhu and his sister are on good terms, the First Master is... Qin Huairu is... 36Reads5.4Score—Shelves
38. 938 四 Siheyuan: The Deaf Old Lady Is an Enemy Spy! 四合院：聋老太是敌特！ Listening to the Wind and Rain听风言雨Male-Channel Fanfiction573k WordsCompleted The protagonist is a villain who is both righteous and wicked. A satisfying story, no reckless troublemaking, revenge, plot changes, decisive kills, nonstop thrills, a touch of mystery, a bit of comedy, a protagonist who makes mistakes too, a minor cheat, and a System that only helps with everyday life. The protagonist dies while saving someone and transmigrates into a courtyard house. Both his parents died unnatural deaths, and he discovers that the courtyard is far more complicated than he ima 1.4kReads5.5Score114Shelves

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    New book release! Absolutely no Mary Sue! Decisive and ruthless! High-energy throughout! [Add one to your bookshelf] The protagonist transmigrates to a courtyard house and discovers that his parents have both died tragically. Behind this lies the scheming of beasts within the courtyard. To avenge his parents and uncover the truth to bring peace to the original owner's family, the protagonist decides to kill!

39. 939 南 He Lai, the Kid from Nanluoguxiang 南锣鼓巷贺来小子 Dawlin Chen of Assateague Island阿萨蒂格岛的道林辰Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted [Transmigration]+ [Siheyuan]+ [No System]+ [Period]+ [Lighthearted Comedy] The story follows He Lai's life in the Siheyuan. He spends the rest of his life with the heroine Yushui, outwits the courtyard's old-timers, changes their values, and leads them toward a true Love in the Courtyard. 6.8kReads8.2Score251Shelves
40. 940 四 My Happy Life in the Siheyuan, You Wouldn’t Understand 四合院我的快乐，你不懂 In a Good Mood心情正好Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing Her soul transmigrates into a dying man in the Siheyuan. There’s no such thing as reasoning with people. With a System, he doesn’t have to care what anyone thinks. There’s only one thing to do: act. Multiple heroines, a slice-of-life focus, no angst, and no misery. 24.1kReads6.9Score1.3kShelves

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    (;◉∀◉)オッ(∀◉)◉ハッ(;∀)◉◉ヨｫー!!!

41. 941 我 I’m Carrying on Wei Wu’s Legacy in Siheyuan! 我在四合院发扬魏武遗风！ After the Wine, a Silken Drama酒阑牵丝戏Male-Channel Fanfiction357k WordsCompleted A wealthy bachelor is reborn in the beastly Four-House Courtyard. He gets a less-than-ideal start, then receives a rather dubious System… [System]+ [Mostly lust]+ [Some romance too] Come check out the author’s new Four-House Courtyard story 978Reads6.4Score—Shelves
42. 942 四 Siheyuan: Starting as a Temporary Worker in the Supplies Department 四合院：从物资科临时工开始 White Character白字Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing Xu Qiang wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard as Xu Damao’s younger brother, and on top of that, he is a temporary worker in the supply department who is about to be fired. 3Reads8.1Score—Shelves
43. 943 五 Making a Fortune in the 1950s 五十年代发家致富 Mu Mumu暮牧穆Modern Romance763k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + rebirth + spatial dimension + period setting + slice of life] Yuan Nianchu arrives by accident in the late 1950s. Wrapped in a little quilt, she hears her stepmother outside badmouthing her again! Looking at the date circled on the calendar, she knows she can't stay in the city any longer. She quickly packs her things and follows her grandfather back to the countryside! Leading a group of growing children, she clears land in the mountains and works hard to stockpile food. Even 703Reads9.0Score—Shelves
44. 944 四 Siheyuan: One Smile from Him Leaves the Whole Courtyard Stunned 四合院：他一笑全院惊 In a Good Mood心情正好Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Entirely handmade, no AI. Transmigration, lighthearted, multiple heroines, a warehouse, no hostility. When supplies are scarce, I have a supermarket. Enjoy a Cao thief’s life and live a different kind of existence. There’s no nightlife of glittering lights and bustling clubs, just the era’s shared activities. 16.1kReads6.8Score800Shelves
45. 945 四 Siheyuan: Fired from the Start, the Whole Courtyard Begs Me to Come Back 四合院：开局被开，全院求我回来 Cilantro with Sugar香菜加糖Male-Channel Fanfiction530k WordsCompleted Yang Xingbang transmigrated into a Siheyuan. As soon as he arrived, he was fired from the steel mill and told he had to go to the countryside? Faced with a disastrous start, Yang Xingbang wasn't worried at all! With technical skills in hand, people would be begging for his help wherever he went! And with the lottery draws from his golden finger System, wouldn't it be easy to take the Siheyuan by storm? Qin Huairu wants to borrow money? Pay me back first! Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong are breaking 631Reads5.2Score—Shelves
46. 946 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Cut Off Yi Zhonghai’s Hand 四合院：开局砍断易中海的手 Seven-Inch Light-Year 112七寸光年112Male-Channel Fanfiction156k WordsCompleted Hong An transmigrates to 1961, wounded in battle and returning home. One of his rooms has been seized by Jia Zhangshi, and the other has been turned into a private toilet for the Deaf Old Madam. His parents’ memorial tablets have been thrown away. With Hong An back, the beasts in the courtyard are in for trouble. 6.1kReads8.4Score169Shelves
47. 947 四 Siheyuan: A Troublemaker Moves In 四合院之顽主入院 Lu Junhou戮骏侯Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Ding-dong... A new quest has been issued: Blend into the courtyard as soon as possible. Zhang Weimin transmigrated to the 1960s. Following the System’s quests, he gradually uncovered the secrets of this unfamiliar world. With the soul of a modern man, watch how he thrives in an era of scarce resources. 2kReads7.6Score105Shelves
48. 948 四 Siheyuan: The Eighth-Level Electrician 四合院之八级电工 Noisy and Lonely嚣寂寞Male-Channel Fanfiction351k WordsCompleted [Courtyard house + space + no hostility + one heroine] (No getting into trouble + no flirting around + no stealing or breaking the law) Reborn in the 1960s, Zhang Jianguo relies on his own hard work and skill panels, climbing one step at a time and moving up a level each year (one skill point per year), steadily and surely making his way to the peak of life... 10Reads6.3Score—Shelves
49. 949 四 Siheyuan: I Want a Child from the Start. If You Won't Have One, We'll Divorce 四合院：开局要孩子，不生就离婚 Xiao Qiang Waits to Turn His Life Around小强等翻身Male-Channel Fanfiction370k WordsCompleted “Ding! System starting... Congratulations, transmigrator number 100086 has successfully possessed a host. Rewards: one infinite space, one Rejuvenation Pill, and 99 yuan in a red packet. Please claim them within 24 hours!” 10.5kReads6.8Score256Shelves
50. 950 四 Siheyuan: Springtime for the Procurement Officer 四合院之采购员的春天 A Lone Lamp in the Rain孤灯照雨Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Yu Qing'an is reborn in the 1960s and discovers that he has become a purchasing agent at the Lao Daokou Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Yu Qing'an has no grand ambitions. He just wants a wife, children, and a warm bed. But the courtyard is full of schemers, every one of them looking to take advantage of him. Yi Zhonghai, if you want to be a moral paragon, go ahead. Don’t try to guilt-trip me into it. Liu Haizhong, if you want to be an official, go be one at the Hongxing Steel Plant. Being Seco 6.3kReads7.5Score243Shelves

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