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. 1001 四 Siheyuan: The Army Marches into the City, and My System Runs Away in Fear 四合院：大军进城，我系统吓跑了 Add an Egg to the Noodles吃面加个蛋Male-Channel Fanfiction225k WordsOngoing Lighthearted slice of life, one heroine: Qin Huairu Zhou Jingming arrives in 1949, in the world of the Siheyuan. He thought that with a System, life in this era would be easy. But when the army entered the city, the System got scared and ran away! All it left him was one basic function. Wasn't he completely screwed? 245.6kReads7.1Score20kShelves
2. 1002 穿 Transmigrated to 1960, I Start with Eight Calabash Brothers 穿越60的我开局带八个葫芦娃 Xin Chujiu5 2新初酒五2Urban554k WordsCompleted [Period Setting] + [Spatial Storage] + [Lighthearted] + [Single Heroine] + [Decisive and Ruthless] He transmigrates to the 1960s. While other transmigrators arrive with both parents, grandparents, and siblings around, Yang Zhiyuan finds himself fleeing famine. And he has eight kids to look after. From the start, he nearly starves to death. Other people start with a bowl and end up with a noose. He starts with a jar and ends up with eight Calabash Brothers and a noose. See how Yang Zhiyuan manage 5.4kReads7.9Score240Shelves

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   Not set in a traditional courtyard house, featuring a male protagonist, a high-quality and enjoyable read, highly recommended by a 20-year veteran reader.

3. 1003 四 Siheyuan: Xu Damao's Leisurely Life 四合院：许大茂的悠闲人生 Gold Bricks Falling from the Sky天上掉金砖Male-Channel Fanfiction511k WordsCompleted He transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard in 1960 and becomes the rotten Xu Damao. He has a medicinal herb garden pocket dimension as his golden finger. In this life, Xu Damao gives up being a projectionist and becomes a doctor. He plans to cure his “infertility” and, more than anything, live a leisurely life. “If no one crosses me, I won't cross them” is his creed in this life. 1.5kReads7.1Score106Shelves

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   He transmigrated into the body of Xu Damao, quitting his job as a projectionist to become a doctor, and was accompanied by a naive and clueless girl named Lou Xiao'e who was a burden to him.

4. 1004 综 Film and TV Crossover: A Hundred Flavors 综影视：百般滋味 Jin Yi Shiyi金壹十一Male-Channel Fanfiction2.6M WordsOngoing I woke up as Xu Damao in a courtyard house. Love in the Courtyard In the Name of the People Dream of the Red Chamber The Story of Minglan The Golden Years The Mansion Gate A Lifelong Journey Empresses in the Palace One screen world after another The warmth of everyday life Nobles and ministers All the flavors of life, savored one by one Transmigration through screen worlds | The ways of human society | Episodic stories 170.6kReads8.5Score15.4kShelves
5. 1005 四 Siheyuan: Round Them All Up and Take Them to the Security Office 四合院：全都抓进保卫科 Lingran7泠然7Male-Channel Fanfiction576k WordsCompleted After taking off his military uniform, Zhou Zhenhua returns to civilian life and settles in an ordinary Beijing courtyard house. He wants neither great wealth nor fame, only a peaceful life. Unfortunately, everyone around him is calculating and insatiably greedy, repeatedly showing up to bully him and demand favors. But when enough is enough, enough is enough. This tough-as-nails veteran stops taking things in stride and strikes back at every scheme with thunderous force. He takes on one opponen 32.2kReads6.2Score1.5kShelves
6. 1006 四 Siheyuan: The Warehouse Keeper’s Laid-Back Life 四合院之仓管员的悠哉生活 Su Xiaowei酥小唯Male-Channel Fanfiction165k WordsCompleted After overworking himself, Su Qingyuan died suddenly and woke up in 1958 as the son of Su Damin, a purchasing agent at a steel mill. He had also become a nameless nobody in Love in the Courtyard. During the Three Years of Hardship, everyone tightened their belts to get by, but the Su family often had the smell of meat wafting from their home… 98Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The first book: Su Qingyuan transmigrates to a courtyard house world in 1958 and becomes the son of Su Damin, a purchasing agent at a steel rolling mill! Fortunately, he obtains a cheat system called the "Daily Check-in System," which allows him to check in once a day! Checking in grants him random items, and this time he obtains the "Peach Blossom Spring Space"!

7. 1007 四 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated as He Daqing and Was Blackmailed from the Start 四合院：穿越何大清，开局被要挟 Di Shu地术Male-Channel Fanfiction334k WordsCompleted Main character: He Daqing [Feel-good story + no saintly self-sacrifice + spiritual spring space + taking the initiative] A mercenary from the future transmigrates into He Daqing, Silly Zhu’s biological father! From the start, he faces a deadly trap laid for him by Deaf Granny, Yi Zhonghai, and White Widow working together... A honey trap? You all want to force me to leave the capital? Sorry, buddy. In my previous life, I was willing to risk my life on the battlefield for money. Do you really thi 10.8kReads6.4Score267Shelves

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   Those who are experiencing a reading slump can check this out.

8. 1008 四 Siheyuan: From Procurement to Special Supply 四合院：从采购到特供 Listening to the Wind and Rain听风言雨Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted A little dark-edged + changing the plot + a touch of comedy + satisfying read + social savvy + Lou Xiao'e The moral paragon Yi Zhonghai? The freeloading white lotus Qin Huairu? The notorious thief Bang Geng?… Wang Junlin accidentally transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard… Lou Xiao'e is the one thing he can’t let go of… And perhaps she isn’t the only one… If that’s the case, let me change things! There are family squabbles and old grudges in the courtyard, as well as grand ambitions to serve t 13kReads7.3Score447Shelves

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   This is not mindless criticism; it's still being serialized.

9. 1009 四 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Gets Both Wealth and Beauty 四合院之何雨柱财色兼收 Wanderer of the Southern Frontier南境游侠Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted A PhD in metallurgy was killed in an ambush by Jia Banggeng’s grandson, then unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of He Yuzhu in the courtyard compound. Fortunately, although resources were scarce in this era, he had his metallurgical knowledge and Silly Zhu’s remarkable cooking skills. He could go to university, produce high-grade steel, design the Beijing Jeep, develop televisions, train master craftsmen for the nation, take domestic cars abroad, research electrical appliances, open up th 964Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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   Damn, this is the only courtyard house that made me cry.

10. 1010 四 Siheyuan: I Became the Patriarch from 1951! 四合院：从1951年开始当爷！ Di Shu地术Male-Channel Fanfiction205k WordsCompleted [Feel-good power fantasy + No humiliation + The whole courtyard is full of villains + Pocket-space golden finger + Founding a country overseas] After transmigrating as He Yuzhu, he immediately finds himself facing his father, He Daqing, who plans to run off with the family’s assets! Awakening an [Extreme Physique + Stasis Space], Silly Zhu turns on him at once: Leave the house deed! Leave the recipes! Split the money in half! Want to abandon your family and children? Not a chance! 13.9kReads8.0Score386Shelves
11. 1011 四 Siheyuan: It Starts When I'm Tricked into Going to the Countryside 四合院：从被骗下乡开始 Ouyang Yi欧阳邑Male-Channel Fanfiction264k WordsCompleted As soon as Liu Dongfang transmigrates into a Beijing courtyard compound, Yi Zhonghai tricks him into joining a rural work team. Jia Zhangshi has her heart set on his house, Qin Huairu is scheming to get his job, and Banggeng has his eye on Liu Dongfang's younger sister. But Liu Dongfang remains calm. He plans to sell his job first, then take his sister with him to join the rural work team. With his Species Collection System backing him up, he is confident he can make his mark in the vast country —Reads6.4Score—Shelves
12. 1012 四 Siheyuan: Getting Silly Zhu to Beat Jia Zhangshi from the Start 四合院：开局让傻柱暴打贾张氏 Lich King Aote巫妖王奥特Male-Channel Fanfiction302k WordsCompleted [Transmigration--Courtyard--System] Wang Jianguo, a 21st-century corporate drudge, transmigrates to 1954 Beijing, inhabiting the body of a young man with the same name who lives in Courtyard No. 95. The courtyard is overrun with scoundrels. The male protagonist had planned to keep his head down and grow stronger, but after awakening his System, his power no longer lets him stay low-key. The Deaf Old Lady, First Master, and the rest are all sent packing. A little steel mill is nothing but a shall 298Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This novel, set in a courtyard house, features a system where the protagonist diligently accumulates wealth, especially later on when he wipes out the Japanese invaders and collects all their gold and antiques into the system. The author's writing is fluent, and the storyline is very compelling.

13. 1013 何 He Yuzhu: Let Me Be Young Again! 何雨柱：可否许我再少年！ Black Night黑色的夜色Male-Channel Fanfiction330k WordsOngoing If I could be young again, I’d trade an ounce of gold for an ounce of spring breeze. He Yuzhu was reborn with a heart full of resentment on the day of the donation, the turning point of his life. Yi Zhonghai: “Zhuzi, the Jia family is so pitiful, with only a widow and her children. You have to support them.” He Yuzhu: “I’m reborn, damn it. Why should I be afraid of you? Go to hell!” Qin Huairu: “Zhuzi, sis is pregnant, and I’m not getting enough nutrition. Could you maybe...” He Yuzhu: “So what 31Reads5.6Score—Shelves
14. 1014 四 Siheyuan: Joined the Ever-Victorious Army in 1950 from the Start 四合院：开局1950加入万岁军 Half-Dreaming Through Spring Break半梦春休Male-Channel Fanfiction415k WordsOngoing [Joining the army to fight the Americans + Korean War support + no goody-two-shoes protagonist] He Yuzhu, drowning in debt, is unexpectedly reborn in 1950 as Silly Zhu from the bustling courtyard compound. At this point, his opportunistic father He Daqing hasn't yet packed up and run off. To keep their crumbling family afloat, He Yuzhu resolutely enlists and heads to Korea to fight the Americans. From then on, the courtyard compound is one Silly Zhu short, while the battlefield gains a crafty op 1.3kReads7.3Score105Shelves

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    The protagonist, burdened by online loans and desperate, unexpectedly travels back to 1950 and becomes He Yuzhu. To change He Yuzhu's miserable life, the protagonist joins the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and fights in Korea. With the help of a system, he reverses the decline of the 38th Army and dominates the battlefield, thoroughly defeating the Americans...

15. 1015 北 Beidahuang: I’m in the Siheyuan, and I Have a Recycling Station 北大荒：人在四合院我有回收站 Illiterate Scholar不识字的儒生Male-Channel Fanfiction243k WordsOngoing [Sent down to the Great Northern Wilderness + Multiverse Recycling Station + farming + putting the courtyard’s troublemakers in their place] Lin Bei wakes up one morning to find himself in a courtyard house. He soon awakens the Multiverse Recycling Station. He refuses to back down in the face of the courtyard’s troublemakers: if they dare mess with him, he’ll make them pay. Later, Lin Bei joins the younger generation from the courtyard as they head off to the Great Northern Wilderness. When they 10Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1016 四 Siheyuan: I Can Hear Their Thoughts, So I Married Ding Qiunan 四合院：偷听心声，娶妻丁秋楠 Whirlwind Scrambled Egg旋风蕊蛋Male-Channel Fanfiction368k WordsCompleted [Plot changes + less hostility + several period dramas combined + putting the scoundrels in their place] He Yuzhu suddenly discovers that he can hear other people's thoughts! Is this Siheyuan really full of scoundrels? Is there not a single good person here? Good thing I'm no saint myself! With all the secrets he overhears, He Yuzhu thrives. In this vibrant era, all He Yuzhu wants is a loving wife, children, a warm bed, and a quiet life of his own! Elder Yi: Why has Silly Zhu suddenly stopped a 437Reads5.9Score—Shelves
17. 1017 四 Siheyuan: I Can't Believe I Became the Thieving Sage 四合院：我竟成了盗圣 Yu Linjun御琳君Male-Channel Fanfiction330k WordsCompleted He wakes up to discover that he has transmigrated into the body of Banggeng, the Thief Saint, and awakened a divine talent: Master Thief. He can steal anything in the world. See how the protagonist puts the beasts of the courtyard through their paces, and deals with his bloodsucking, sanctimonious mother, Qin Huairu, and his necromancer grandma, Jia Zhangshi… 217Reads5.8Score—Shelves
18. 1018 开 Starting at 54, There's an Old Man in My Ring 开局54，我的戒指里有个老 River Immortal z临江仙zUrban115k WordsOngoing In 1954, in Dongliu Village outside the Forty-Nine City, Wang Yuan was unexpectedly struck by lightning. When he woke up, he found a ring in his hand, and inside it was an old man from more than a thousand years in the future! From then on, he embarked on a different path and encountered a world beyond the imagination of ordinary people! 297Reads—Score108Shelves
19. 1019 重 Reborn as He Yuzhu, Ruthlessly Slaughtering Every Mongrel in the Courtyard 重生何雨柱，心狠手辣屠尽院内狗 Bloodstained Youth染血芳华Male-Channel Fanfiction3.1M WordsOngoing [Siheyuan + War Smoke over Peking + Rickshaw Boy + Drawing Sword + The Glorious Era + Sesame Alley + Little Woman at Zhengyang Gate + At Zhengyang Gate + Blood Romance + The Outcast + Hong Kong Drama Crossover] Aged He Yuzhu was driven out of his home! At last, he saw the light! With a kitchen knife, he sent the entire Jia family to hell! Then, while turning himself in, he died on the way to the police station! When he woke up again, he discovered he had returned to the age of nine! His mother w 24.6kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves

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    🌻① Lin Shaowen, drunk, transmigrated and became a TCM graduate in the novel *Full House of Love*. Faced with the choice between Peking Union Medical College Hospital and a factory doctor at a steel mill, he decisively chose the latter. As soon as he made the choice, he activated the "Fishing Across the Heavens" system [facepalm]. Could it have come any later? He worked as a factory doctor at the steel mill, saving lives, restructuring businesses, and gradually building himself into a business tycoon... *Full House of Love* series 📚~

20. 1020 人 Life in the Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Happy Life 人在四合院：何雨柱的幸福生活 Dongpo Pork东坡肉肉Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted Courtyard compound + System + one female lead + good food and drink + a loving wife, children, and a warm bed Also known as: (Transmigrated as Silly Zhu, why marry a pretty widow?) He transmigrates to 1953 and becomes the biggest simp in the period drama Love in the Courtyard: He Yuzhu! Yi Zhonghai: “Zhuzi, I've decided. You should pay Liu Haizhong twenty yuan in compensation, and then we'll call it settled.” He Yuzhu: “Damn it, you old bastard. If anyone's paying compensation, it's you. I'm no 15.6kReads7.5Score532Shelves

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    Single female lead, no ambiguous relationships, and no connection to the women in the original book.

21. 1021 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Confess to the Nation That I Transmigrated 四合院：开局向国家坦白穿越者 Autumn Frost Like Sugar秋天有霜如糖Male-Channel Fanfiction804k WordsCompleted Transmigrating into a siheyuan at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang in 1951. I wake up to a hopeless situation from the start, locked up by a bunch of beasts, who take all my food! They really want me dead. The first thing Lin Xiao does after breaking free is go to the garrison and confess that he's a transmigrator. Perhaps his golden finger won't change much about this Red-Hot Era if he keeps it to himself. But in the hands of a wise person, it could be more powerful than anyone could imagine. When Lin Xiao 7.8kReads6.8Score255Shelves
22. 1022 四 Siheyuan: The Iron-Clad Detective Cracks Cases, Leaving the Sisters-in-Law Flustered 四合院：铁警破案，嫂子们麻了 Purple-Gold Fire Dragon King紫金火龙王Male-Channel Fanfiction2.5M WordsCompleted Yi Jiahe was reborn in the late 1950s, a pure and passionate era. He had planned to use the System to live a carefree life, but an unexpected turn of events revealed that his late father, who had supposedly died, had an older brother named Yi Zhonghai. Did that mean he’d gained an uncle? Wait, this is the wrong show! Isn’t this Love in the Courtyard? Yi Jiahe was a little stunned, but Yi Zhonghai was delighted. “With a nephew standing at my door, I’m not a man without descendants!” From then on, 24.1kReads6.6Score2.5kShelves
23. 1023 四 Siheyuan: I “Love Helping Others” 四合院：我“助人为乐” A Newbie Pikachu一只萌新皮卡丘Male-Channel Fanfiction896k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Ye Qiu dreamed of nine dragons pulling a coffin and thought he had the makings of a Great Emperor. But when he opened his eyes, he’d transmigrated to this passionate, fiery 1960s. After being assigned a job, he even ended up living in the courtyard house from Love in the Courtyard... Ever-helpful Ye Qiu speaks up for what’s right: Brother Zhuzi, I know you’re not a thief. I’ll help you! Brother Damao, I know you’re too embarrassed to say it. Let’s go to the hospital for a c 1.2kReads7.6Score—Shelves
24. 1024 四 Siheyuan: A Professional Retirement Companion 四合院，职业养老人 Da Bi Dou大觱兜Male-Channel Fanfiction233k WordsCompleted He Yuzhu is reborn in the body of his namesake, Silly Zhu. In this life, he won't get involved with widows or support anyone in their old age. But fate gives He Yuzhu a System that rewards him for supporting others in their old age. Let's see how he takes down the beasts. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both of these books are ones I've recently read, and they're both very good and quite thought-provoking. I highly recommend them.

25. 1025 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Turn He Yuzhu Into He Prisoner! 四合院：开局让何雨柱变何狱柱！ Evergreen Nanxun南浔长青Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing February 1963, just after the self-defense counterattack against India had ended. His parents were Red Army officers and soldiers. Raised in the sacred revolutionary heartland of northern Shaanxi, Zhou Li was a top-class combat hero with impeccable revolutionary credentials. After leaving the army, he returned to Beijing to become head of security at a steel mill and moved into the east side courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. Only then did he realize he had entered a world where period dramas ha 429Reads7.1Score101Shelves
26. 1026 虐 Torture the Birds, Kill the Birds, Plunder the Birds: I’m the Best in the Siheyuan 虐禽杀禽掠夺禽，四合院里我最行 Doesn't Like Cats不爱吃猫Male-Channel Fanfiction666k WordsOngoing [Siheyuan] [High Tension] [No Saintly Heroine] [Has a System] [Has a Pocket Dimension] [Takes Everything] [Multiple Film and TV Worlds, Ensemble Cast] Transmigrated back to the 1960s. That’s pretty exciting, except the original owner lives in the infamous Siheyuan crawling with vermin! Fortunately, the System arrives just in time, and it can plunder everything from those beasts! From then on, the Siheyuan enters a dark season of the hunt! Sha Zhu: “My family’s ancestral craft is gone?” Bang 419Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    Super good read! 🍒 The first one is heartwarming and without any hostility, depicting the helplessness of ordinary people. 🍒 The second one is very hostile, with a system, plundering everything, and no saintly sentimentality [laughs]. Both are incredibly good, masterpieces about courtyard houses.

27. 1027 四 Siheyuan: I Received My Ancestor's Legacy from the Start 四合院之开局得到先祖遗赠 Wild Garlic野蒜Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted An accident sends Zhang Ping'an back to the early days of the founding of the nation. He becomes Jia Zhangshi and Zhang Xiaohua’s younger half-brother, twenty-one years younger than his sister. Old Jia is rescued from the start, and He Daqing never leaves for Baoding. Will the courtyard still be ruled single-handedly by Yi Zhonghai and the Deaf Granny? 43.6kReads7.8Score2.3kShelves
28. 1028 四 Siheyuan: A General's Path, the Son of He Daqing 四合院之何大清之子的将军之路 Walking Alone一个人走过Male-Channel Fanfiction513k WordsCompleted In the war-torn year of 1943, amid a crowd of beggars, a dazed fool knows only that his father is He Daqing, his mother is Zhang Guilan, and he has a younger brother named He Yuzhu. He knows nothing else. With neither his father nor his younger brother by his side, the Japanese have already begun their sweep through the area... 1.6kReads5.7Score101Shelves

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    Good books about war in the courtyard

29. 1029 四 Siheyuan: Starting by Pretending to Be a Scientist Returned from Abroad 四合院：从冒充归国科学家开始 Deep-Fried Chili Sauce油炸辣椒酱Male-Channel Fanfiction472k WordsCompleted [Siheyuan] [Cutting-Edge Technology] [National Rise] [Single Female Lead] [No Excessive Violence] A computer expert from the 21st century accidentally transmigrates into the world of Siheyuan in 1960. Looking at his home in Beiluoguxiang, Wang Zhenxing falls into deep thought. Something about this doesn't seem right. Build power plants, develop the steel industry and computers, and train talent for the country. Help the motherland soar. But some forces don't want him quietly focusing on people's 106Reads7.7Score—Shelves
30. 1030 四 Siheyuan: I Have a Gourd Dimension 四合院之我有一个葫芦空间 The Fish Who Loves Books and Dreams爱看书爱做梦的鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing Fed up with his life as a mercenary, Hu Jianjun returned to his home country. While saving a child, his soul transmigrated into the body of a child in the Siheyuan neighborhood. His previous life had been spent amid blood and fire. In this life, Hu Jianjun only wants to live an ordinary life. But after transmigrating into the Siheyuan, will the whole courtyard full of scoundrels let him have his way? 6.8kReads7.8Score238Shelves
31. 1031 四 Siheyuan: Everyone Stand at Attention and Salute the Big Brother 四合院：全体起立，给大哥敬礼 Ten Years of Lingering Dreams十年殘夢Male-Channel Fanfiction314k WordsOngoing At eighteen, Chang Le awakened memories of his past life and discovered he was in the imperial capital in the early 1950s, living at the infamous No. 95 Nanluoguxiang Courtyard. By then, He Daqing had just run off, Silly Zhu was still a foolish little kid, Qin Huairu hadn't married into the courtyard, and Xu Damao was still a brat. Just as Chang Le was feeling utterly exasperated, he activated the Big Brother System. Every year, he could recruit twelve underlings. [Recruit an elite underling and 10Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    ❗️❗️①A courtyard house fanfiction [currently in progress], a new book [thumbs up][sad face]. The protagonist transmigrates to a courtyard house world, [facepalm] moves into a courtyard house, and is bound to a [smiling][almost crying] Big Brother System, gaining countless underlings. The legend begins here [cool]. [Smirking][evil grin]

32. 1032 四 Siheyuan: Liu Guangqi 四合院之刘光奇 Consort Cui Who Loves Seafood and Shrimp Porridge爱吃海鲜虾粥的崔太妃Male-Channel Fanfiction968k WordsCompleted Watch as modern young man Liu Guangqi returns to that fiery era with a System space at his disposal and makes his mark. There’s no hostility here, only inspiration. He never intended to change anything in the courtyard, but his influence turns out to be so powerful that he ends up changing a lot. With such powerful support, why not marry a beautiful wife and have a few adorable children? As long as the people in the courtyard don’t provoke me, we’re good. The steel mill is my home base! What? Yo 3.7kReads8.0Score134Shelves
33. 1033 四 Siheyuan: Hidden Behind the Scenes, Slaughtering the Beasts! 四合院：隐藏幕后，孽杀众禽！ Soaring扶摇Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing The Courtyard Is Full of Beasts! Chen Feng was completely baffled. There were no underwear, no flashes of lightning or claps of thunder. He had simply gone to sleep and woken up in the world of The Courtyard Is Full of Beasts. At this point, the original story was still six years away, and the country was in the midst of the Three Years of Natural Disasters. With people short on clothing and food, Chen Feng, a bachelor, became a target for the beasts’ schemes. A house! A car! Cash! Chen Feng was 59Reads7.0Score—Shelves
34. 1034 四 Siheyuan: Li Aiguo’s Happy Life 四合院之李爱国的快乐生活 Shi Xin Er Shan Wang士心而山王Male-Channel Fanfiction418k WordsCompleted This novel is centered on the courtyard compound and also blends in some great elements from "Under the Zhengyang Gate" and "Meals Are Ready". All the notable women from these stories will appear. The story isn’t too dark. The male lead is bound to have conflicts with his neighbors, but he won’t go around killing or driving people insane at the drop of a hat. Also, Qin Huairu is definitely part of the harem. Transmigrating into a courtyard novel without taking Qin Huairu would make the whole tri 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The latest collection of courtyard houses, so fresh! [Laughs]

35. 1035 四 Siheyuan: A Master Chef from the Start, Awakening Heaven-Defying Comprehension 四合院：厨神开局，觉醒悟性逆天 Can't Bear to Amuse the Heart娱心不忍Male-Channel Fanfiction606k WordsCompleted [Everyday Life + Not Much Anger or Conflict] Cao Ao, an ordinary nobody who originally lived in the Siheyuan, was reborn in 1954. He works in the kitchen of Hongfeng Restaurant, one of the Eight Great Restaurants, alongside He Yuzhu. After activating the Opportunity System, he received a ten-jin gold brick. It couldn't be traded, but it had a hidden property: a hit to the head could make someone lose some of their memories. And so... 10.9kReads8.1Score341Shelves
36. 1036 四 The Hard Life in the Siheyuan 四合院艰难生活 Dust by the Roadside路边的尘埃Urban1.5M WordsCompleted A family struggles to get by in four courtyards. In those difficult times, they face scheming from all sides and disaster after disaster, yet somehow manage to live through it all with a measure of happiness. 1kReads5.2Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! A new novel about the mundane life of a courtyard house: ① In Beijing in 2024, Chen Ping'an is struck by a mysterious stone and transmigrates to a courtyard house world, reincarnated as a two-year-old child. In the blink of an eye, the afterglow of the setting sun fades, and familiar footsteps are heard in the small village. It's his father, Chen Feng, and mother, Li Yu, returning home under the moonlight after a hard day's work. Later, the family moves to a courtyard house, and despite the scheming of many, they live happily in this difficult era.

37. 1037 我 I'm an Elite Security Officer, and Bang Geng Is Panicking! 我，保卫科精英，棒梗慌了！ Salty, Never Idle, Never Too Salty咸咸不闲不咸Male-Channel Fanfiction313k WordsOngoing He was a law enforcement officer, but an accident transmigrates him into the courtyard, where he becomes a member of the security department. After binding to a System, he earns his superiors' favor, his career takes off, and he handles cases with decisive efficiency. Bang Geng is panicking! —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1038 四 Siheyuan: I'm Lin Tian Cai 四合院：我是林天才 Tianyue2578天越2578Male-Channel Fanfiction818k WordsCompleted Left behind in my previous life, blessed with a cheat in this one! Lin Tian's soul travels back to the 1950s, and he somehow becomes a sixth-grade pupil in a courtyard house? At least his family loves him, so there's no need to panic! Knowing how the story goes, he occasionally tests his skills. [Goal: Master both medicine and martial arts!] He studies under Wu, a master of Xingyi boxing and a renowned traditional Chinese doctor, and throws himself into combining Chinese and Western medicine! Th 24.8kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves
39. 1039 穿 I Transmigrated to a Siheyuan and Married a Widow from the Start 穿越四合院，开局入赘娶寡妇 The Wild Divine Beast Who Loves Dry-Roasted Tea爱吃干烘茶的荒神兽Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Zhao Chenhua transmigrated. His soul had traveled to a courtyard house in 1961. But after receiving the original owner’s memories, he was stunned. He was from the countryside. After three years of famine, he had nearly starved to death before fleeing to the capital. To survive, he agreed to marry into a family living in the courtyard house. Any children they had would have to take the wife’s surname, and he had even signed an agreement: if her whole family was dissatisfied with him, he would hav 5.9kReads7.6Score329Shelves

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    He transmigrates to a traditional courtyard house and marries into a wealthy family, becoming bound to a diary system. He earns rewards for writing in his diary based on its secrecy. ⌯Oᴗo⌯ A leader can see his diary and secretly protects him, giving him preferential treatment.

40. 1040 四 Siheyuan: With a Pocket Dimension, I'm Unbeatable 四合院：拥有随身空间的我无敌 Fan Dan番单Male-Channel Fanfiction667k WordsOngoing Chen Yu'an transmigrated by accident. More astonishingly, he landed in a world full of bestial behavior: a courtyard house, where he moved in with his younger sister right away. Fortunately, Chen Yu'an's Proficiency Sign-In System awakened. By signing in each day, he could earn rewards and steadily improve his proficiency in all kinds of skills. To make sure he wouldn't be schemed against by the beasts in the courtyard, Chen Yu'an set about frantically improving his cooking, medical skills, an —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1041 四 Siheyuan: After My Family Was Destroyed, I Left No One Alive! 四合院：家破人亡后！一个不留！ Battle for the Dawn黎明觉醒之战Male-Channel Fanfiction672k WordsCompleted {Siheyuan courtyard + no System + no female lead + mystery} Complete, original version!!! Pick whichever version you like!!! Lin Feng had a superhuman talent for computational simulation. He gave his life to research for his country, but died suddenly by accident! He transmigrated into the body of Lin Feng from the Siheyuan courtyard! The original Lin Feng had a family everyone envied, but the courtyard's vicious residents grew jealous and destroyed his family. His only younger sister was also s 191Reads8.5Score110Shelves
42. 1042 穿 I Reincarnated as Qin Huairu's Younger Brother, So What If I'm a Big Shot? 穿成秦淮茹亲弟弟，我就拽怎么了 Yan Jiujiu颜玖玖Male-Channel Fanfiction136k WordsOngoing After waking up, Qin Yuan discovers that he has transmigrated into the body of Qin Huairu’s younger brother. It is 1961, and the three years of drought have just ended. Fresh out of school, he sets off for the capital in search of a future. When Yi Zhonghai learns that Qin Yuan is Qin Huairu’s younger brother, he immediately offers him resources. Sha Zhu knows that if he wants to win over the woman of his dreams, he needs to win over her younger brother first. Jia Dongxu is dead? Jia Zhangshi ge 1Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1043 四 Siheyuan: Liu Guangtian's Carefree Life 四合院：刘光天的逍遥人生 Not Sweet, Not Salty不甜不要咸Male-Channel Fanfiction536k WordsCompleted Liu Guangtian transmigrates into the world of the courtyard house, just after the end of public-private partnerships. He is still in eighth grade, and his old man is Fat Liu. No need to say more: first, pass the technical college entrance exam and land a secure job, then take charge of his own life. As for the nasty residents...their fates are bound to be grim. 8kReads8.0Score271Shelves
44. 1044 四 Siheyuan: If There’s Trouble, Call the Police 四合院，有事找警察叔叔 Cinnamon Twig Decoction with Extra Cinnamon Twig桂枝加桂汤Male-Channel Fanfiction145k WordsCompleted Just after transmigrating into a courtyard compound, before he can even open his eyes, someone clubs him over the head and sends him to the hospital. He nearly dies on arrival. He has no savings, no memories, no golden finger, and an unknown attacker to contend with, along with a whole group of neighbors watching him like hawks. Qin Feng isn't worried in the slightest. What era is this? An era when labor is glorious and the people are masters of their own country. As a proud worker, if anything 150Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1045 四 Siheyuan: Moving Out Makes Silly Zhu Soar 四合院：搬出四合院，傻柱起飞了 Icebound Pavilion冰封阁Male-Channel Fanfiction338k WordsCompleted [Siheyuan + heaven-defying comprehension + Silly Zhu reborn + moving out of the courtyard + playing against the usual tropes] He Yuzhu, who froze to death beneath a bridge, was reborn in 1954. He discovered that his father, He Daqing, had abandoned him and his younger sister, He Yushui, and run off with a widow. Worse, Yi Zhonghai, the self-proclaimed paragon of morality, had pocketed the support money He Daqing left behind! Faced with a nightmare from the start, He Yuzhu immediately exposed Yi 1Reads5.0Score—Shelves

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    Both are quite good. I'm currently following the second book. He no longer works at the steel mill and has moved out of the courtyard house.

46. 1046 重 Reborn in Siheyuan: From the Start, They Make Me Hand Over the Household Money 重生四合院，开局让我交家用 Wang Yiduo王一多Male-Channel Fanfiction122k WordsCompleted Yan An arrived in the courtyard from the start, reborn as Yan Jiefang. Bound to the [Strongest Emotion Points System], "Yan Bugui, stop yapping at me!" "Plain rice and broth, without even a bite of pickles. You think I want to eat this?" [Yan Bugui's anger: +1000] [Yan Jiefang's shock: +300] [Yan Jikuang's shock: +666] He unexpectedly rescued Mrs. Lou and befriended Liu Bancheng. He landed a job at the steel mill without a hitch. [Ding-dong!! Congratulations, Host, you've received 5 77Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1047 四 Siheyuan: He Daqing Plans to Run Away from the Start 四合院：开局何大清要跑路 Lie Flat Little Chubby躺平的小胖子Male-Channel Fanfiction2.3M WordsCompleted Transmigrating to 1952, He Yuzhu is left to care for his little sister, He Yushui, after He Daqing runs off. He gains a Spirit Spring Space. See how he makes his way in the world of Love in the Courtyard. 1.1kReads8.0Score105Shelves
48. 1048 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Reborn, and Anyone Who Messes With Me Is Finished 四合院：傻柱重生，谁惹我废谁 Little Snowflake, Snowflake, Snowflake小雪花花花Male-Channel Fanfiction669k WordsOngoing He Yuzhu, who froze to death under a bridge, is reborn. In this life, he swears he'll never be anyone's doormat again. He'll stay away from ungrateful people and stop letting others bleed him dry! He Daqing wants to run off with a widow? He can go, but the money stays! Yi Zhonghai wants to guilt-trip him? Then don't blame me for ambushing an old-timer without playing fair! From the start, he activates a simplified skills System. [Streamlining fitter skills... Fitter skills → turning screws] All 4.1kReads8.7Score104Shelves
49. 1049 四 Siheyuan: I Keep It Real and Snatch the Best Opportunities from Childhood 四合院：做一个俗人，从小就截胡 I Guess I Live by Watching Other People Live看见别人活着才活着呗Male-Channel Fanfiction298k WordsOngoing [Truth and lies, lies and truth. Think for yourself and learn to tell right from wrong.] Bai Xiaohe never imagined that, as a wealthy third-generation heir, he would transmigrate. He woke up to find himself in 1951. The good news: He had a System! The bad news: The System identified his fate as a string of romantic encounters (Epic), extraordinary talent (Mythic), and an early death (Mythic). 1Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1050 四 Siheyuan: How Did I Become Xu Damao at Fifty? 四合院：劳资成50许大茂？ Humanity Still Remains人心未泯Male-Channel Fanfiction25k WordsOngoing Read this with a reasonable mindset. There's not that much hostility, nor that much domestic bickering. Of course, the protagonist's belief is simple: if words don't work, fists and feet will do! 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm the author, and I'm shamelessly recommending these three books with three different character settings. I hope you'll leave a review after reading them, good or bad.

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