Siheyuan Stories: I've Already Dropped So Many! Only Recommend the Best! 四合院的书，我已经删过好多本了！只要最精的！

1. 851 四 Siheyuan: The Family Split from the Start 四合院之开局就分家 Not Sweet, Not Salty不甜不要咸Male-Channel Fanfiction134k WordsCompleted Liu Shaoping had just been accepted to Peking University. To earn his tuition, he stayed up all night writing during summer vacation, until he suddenly died at his computer desk. When he woke again, he found he had transmigrated into a TV drama he had watched in his previous life, taking the place of Liu Haizhong’s second son. From the start, he discovered that his predecessor had been beaten to death by Liu Haizhong after sneaking an egg. He immediately resolved to split from the family. 5.4kReads8.5Score156Shelves

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   The first one is the one I'm currently reading; it's really good. The others I found on my bookshelf, and I can't remember exactly what they were about right now. But the ones I finished reading were generally good; I abandoned the ones I didn't like halfway through.

2. 852 四 Siheyuan: Giving the Nation a Little Boost 四合院：带给国家亿点小发展 A Little Milk一只小牛奶Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan courtyard + System + putting troublemakers in their place + strengthening the nation through science and technology + period novel] This book has a lot of hostility. Don’t read it if you don’t like that. If you mindlessly flame me, I’ll flame you back, so don’t come looking for trouble. Developing science and technology to strengthen the nation is what matters most. Teaching troublemakers a lesson is just a bit of fun on the side. Li Wangting transmigrates back to 1962, arriving in the 6kReads8.0Score218Shelves
3. 853 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Off to Hong Kong in 1963 重生年代文，63年前往港岛 Liu Jifeilipu刘吉飞利浦Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted During the 2024 New Year celebrations, Chen Hao, an internet user, was sitting at home reading the news online, looking for something to amuse himself. Little did he know disaster was about to strike. The gas he’d used to cook breakfast had not been fully turned off, and fireworks were still bursting in the sky outside. A stray spark sent him into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Let’s see how he thrives in those days of hardship. 9.8kReads7.2Score353Shelves

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   The latest Siheyuan (courtyard house) novels without a system: Book 1: The protagonist, Zhang Hao, transmigrates to a Siheyuan 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 Siheyuan. 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.

4. 854 巜 The Bronze Talisman 巜铜符》 The Yin-Yang Fish Flies into the Sky阴阳鱼飞上天18k WordsCompleted Copper Talisman —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 855 四 Siheyuan: Hard Work Is the Key to Success 四合院：人生的崛起全靠努力 Not Sweet, Not Salty不甜不要咸Male-Channel Fanfiction384k WordsCompleted After enduring all kinds of trials, Qin Yi, an ordinary graduate of a third-rate university, finally finds a decent job. On his first day at work, he's involved in a car accident and transmigrates to the world of Love in the Courtyard in the late 1950s. See how an ordinary young man from the modern era makes a thriving life for himself in those times. Golden finger: A portable 20m x 20m x 20m space, plus cooking and medical skills that 13.7kReads8.7Score314Shelves

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   123 Can be considered the pinnacle of courtyard house design.

6. 856 四 Siheyuan: Xu Damao's Carefree Life 四合院：许大茂的潇洒人生路 I Just Love Chewing Sugarcane就爱啃甘蔗Male-Channel Fanfiction203k WordsCompleted After dying in an accident, I was reborn as Xu Damao from the courtyard drama! Just thinking about the plot is depressing! Damn it, Silly Zhu cuckolded me, and on top of that, I was infertile! This time, watch what I do! The most carefree job there is, bar none! But I really need to get this infertility treated! 7.6kReads8.6Score233Shelves
7. 857 四 Siheyuan: The Mad Tree Demon Transmigrates Again and Again 四合院：疯癫树妖穿越不息 Fox Beneath the Green Mountain青山下的狐Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration, can inhabit male or female bodies, comes with a spatial dimension, unhinged personality] Having lived for several hundred years as a tree demon, it nearly wiped out humanity in the apocalypse. The Heavenly Dao of the main world kicked it into a small world to serve its sentence. As the saying goes, only a villain can deal with another villain. A mutant pomegranate tree demon with no sense of right or wrong thrives in a courtyard full of villains. Along the way, it also hel 31kReads8.0Score1.6kShelves
8. 858 废 A Recluse's Unconventional Life: Anything but Lying Flat 废宅的另类生活除了躺平啥都干 Middle-Aged Greasy Man中年油腻男Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted A modern-day loser and shut-in’s transmigration fantasy. No pocket dimension, no toilet humor, no drawn-out romantic tension, and no handsome men or beautiful women. Just a quiet, ordinary story. There’s a crippled System, a rear-wing room, and a job he can inherit. Really, it’s just a story about life in a bygone era wearing a courtyard-compound costume. The first half revolves around the courtyard-compound world, while the second half is set in Hong Kong, so the story feels a little disjointed 665Reads6.6Score100Shelves
9. 859 重 Reborn, This Monk's Dharma Name Is Jieshen 重生后贫僧法号戒嗔 The Yin-Yang Fish Flies into the Sky阴阳鱼飞上天Historical30k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, This Poor Monk's Dharma Name Is Jieshen —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 860 四 He Daqing's Happy Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之何大清的幸福生活 Thunderbird Bro雷鸟哥Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigrate into He Daqing, Silly Zhu's father! Sure, I'm a seasoned widow-chaser and a classic scumbag, but a man still loves his own son! My boy was bullied to death by the beasts in the courtyard. As his real father, how could I just stand by? My boy! Your dad is back! 14.9kReads8.5Score518Shelves

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    For courtyard houses with a rating of 8 or higher, you can check them out.

11. 861 四 A Siheyuan Country Boy Moves to the City 四合院小农民进城 Gentle Breeze Blows In清风徐来临Male-Channel Fanfiction233k WordsCompleted #Love in the Courtyard #Not Following the Original Plot #Old Fox At the end of 2023, a junior office worker is electrocuted while on duty. He transmigrates to the world of Love in the Courtyard. The office worker is terrified. This is supposed to be a place where everyone in the courtyard is evil! But there’s no going back. What is he supposed to do? Heaven doesn’t even give him a System or anything. All he has is a jade pendant left behind by the body’s original owner. Its pocket dimension is o 976Reads8.1Score103Shelves
12. 862 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
13. 863 四 Siheyuan: He Yushui’s Soul Travels Back to 1959 四合院：何雨水魂穿1959 Low-Key Xiaoxiao低调的笑笑Male-Channel Fanfiction401k WordsOngoing He Tianjiao was a heaven-blessed prodigy from a powerful martial arts family in a future era. After an unexpected incident during a martial arts match, she transmigrates to the world of a Siheyuan in 1959, where her soul merges with He Yushui, who has fainted from the cold and hunger. Save He Yuzhu, and watch how I, He Yushui, defeat every scheming beast without fail! 2.6kReads6.7Score—Shelves
14. 864 四 Siheyuan: A Life Remade 四合院：翻新生活 Smiling Toward the South微笑向南Male-Channel Fanfiction595k WordsCompleted A man with nothing to do in life had just made himself a bowl of instant noodles at home. As he watched Qin Huairu toy with He Yuzhu again and again, he lost his temper and kicked over the noodles on the coffee table. Water splashed into the power outlet, sparks flew everywhere, and he blacked out. When he woke up, he had transmigrated into a courtyard house. Here, he was an orphan whose parents were both gone, but thanks to a small merit his father had earned before he died, he had gotten a job 2.9kReads8.3Score101Shelves
15. 865 9 99.99% Comedy Series: A Love Story Between a Monk and a Nun 99.99%搞笑系列之巜贫僧和尼姑的爱情故事》 The Yin-Yang Fish Flies into the Sky阴阳鱼飞上天Historical16k WordsCompleted The 99.99% Comedy Series: The Love Story of a Monk and a Nun —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 866 四 Siheyuan: I'm Yushui's Cousin 四合院：我是雨水表哥 Won’t Let You Off Even in My Dreams做梦都不放过Male-Channel Fanfiction3.1M WordsCompleted A modern owner of a rural guesthouse transmigrates to the 1950s, hoping to get by in modest comfort. To his surprise, he discovers he’s in the Cursed Courtyard, and that he’s He Yushui’s cousin. See how the three siblings survive in this era... 11.7kReads6.5Score427Shelves
17. 867 四 Siheyuan: I Have a Myriad Worlds System 四合院：我有一个诸天系统 Global Film and TV King环球影视王Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Wang An transmigrates into the world of Birds Fill the Courtyard without warning, and a little girl has appeared by his side, too. Don't panic. It's no big deal! Is Silly Zhu actually silly? Just what kind of person is Qin Huairu? Is First Master really a sanctimonious hypocrite? Wang An: What does any of that have to do with me? If you don't mess with me, I won't mess with you. Whoever crosses me, I'll make them cry. That's right, I only go after scumbags! 350Reads8.0Score176Shelves
18. 868 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
19. 869 四 Siheyuan: The Mysterious Doctor Strikes, Unrivaled Under Heaven 四合院：怪医出击，天下无敌 Master Goldrim金边大师Male-Channel Fanfiction238k WordsCompleted He transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he activates the Quack Doctor System, maxing out his eccentric traditional Chinese medicine skills. In an era of material scarcity, Lin Hao uses an unconventional range of treatments and pulls off one medical miracle after another! The only catch is that everyone he treats develops a random side effect! Some people love these strange side effects, while others can't stand them. When dealing with the courtyard's troublemake 77Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a book about the full spectrum of life's experiences. It's not just about thrills; it also touches on family, love, and passion. If you read it from beginning to end, you'll understand what I mean!

20. 870 巜 Rice in the Bowl, You in My Heart 巜盆里有米，心里有你》 The Yin-Yang Fish Flies into the Sky阴阳鱼飞上天10k WordsCompleted There’s Rice in the Bowl, and You in My Heart —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 871 四 A Great Craftsman in the Siheyuan 四合院大国工匠 Nostalgic for the Past怀念往昔Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted The story of a software engineer from the twenty-second century who is reborn in the 1950s. With an astonishing talent for understanding, he keeps driving the growth of industry and helps the nation recover ahead of schedule! 19.6kReads7.7Score859Shelves
22. 872 四 Siheyuan: I Became Silly Zhu's Newlywed Wife 四合院：穿成了傻柱的新婚媳妇儿 Little Round-Faced Lee小圆脸LeeMale-Channel Fanfiction124k WordsOngoing Wang Xueqin wakes up to find herself newly married to Silly Zhu... Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu, open the door! Hurry up and open the door... From the start, she tracks down He Daqing, exposes Yi Zhonghai, and lands herself a stay in the little black room... With Qin Huairu having lost her two biggest backers, can she still stir up trouble in the courtyard? Qin Huairu: You don't understand my charm... Wang Xueqin: Ha! You think you're ready to take on Aunt Xue? You're still too green! 366Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 873 巜 The Top Student System's Quest to Win Her Heart 巜学霸系统追妻记》 The Yin-Yang Fish Flies into the Sky阴阳鱼飞上天13k WordsCompleted The Top Student System’s Quest to Win Her Heart —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 874 四 Siheyuan: Entering the Dao Through Martial Arts, Building an Immortal Clan! 四合院：以武入道，建长生家族！ Qian Zilan, Who Loves Fresh Milk爱吃鲜奶的千紫蓝Male-Channel Fanfiction554k WordsCompleted [Siheyuan] [One Female Lead] [No System] [No Pocket Dimension] [Transmigration] A modern young man takes a nap by chance. When he wakes up, he has been reborn as He Yuzhu, a character of the same name from Love in the Courtyard. He is only fifteen years old. To make matters worse, his father, He Daqing, ran off with Widow Bai yesterday, leaving him and his six-year-old sister, He Yushui, to depend on each other. 4.1kReads6.7Score101Shelves
25. 875 四 Siheyuan: Damao, I'm a Really Good Guy 四合院：大茂我是真好人 Take a Big Flight放个大飞机Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted "Not a bunch of messy female leads + Everyone knows planes have never been saints + An easygoing life" What? I'm Xu Damao, and I'm actually that Xu Damao? What am I supposed to do now? Am I meant to make a difference in this era as a model citizen? They're genuinely good people, while I'm just a really good person. Well, this should be fun... Send Yi Zhonghai to the Jia family's bed, send Silly Zhu to the Jia family's bed, send... 19.4kReads7.1Score1kShelves

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    It's really good, welcome to anyone looking for a book to read!

26. 876 四 Siheyuan: My Invention Shocks the Nation 四合院：我的发明惊动国家 Wu Yao悟遥Male-Channel Fanfiction755k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard, Lin Chen becomes He Yuzhu's poor relative. From the start, he uncovers He Daqing's plan to run off with a widow! Luckily, he binds to a System. By changing the plot and standing up to the worst troublemakers, he can earn points and trade them for great items! Watching Yi Zhonghai and Deaf Granny try to turn Silly Zhu into their retirement plan, Lin Chen sneers: “You want to take advantage of us? Not a chance!” He unlocks cooking skills, trades for 2.7kReads6.8Score106Shelves
27. 877 我 My System Is Here to Test Human Nature 我的系统是来测试人性的 The Yin-Yang Fish Flies into the Sky阴阳鱼飞上天12k WordsCompleted My System Is Here to Test Human Nature —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 878 四 Siheyuan: Making My Own Way to Success 四合院：风生水起靠自己 Take a Big Flight放个大飞机Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [No harem + fierce, scheming protagonist + a touch of invincibility + lighthearted slice of life + space-based farming + building a family + no saintly do-gooder] In the real world, there was a passionate young man with an unbending sense of justice. His name was Zheng Yi. By a twist of fate, he stumbled upon an extraordinary opportunity that took him to the year 1955. What left Zheng Yi most dumbfounded was that this was the world of Love in the Courtyard. That’s right, the world of Love in the 15.2kReads6.9Score607Shelves
29. 879 四 Siheyuan: Building a Nation Through Heavy Industry 四合院：重工兴国 Occasional Mistake偶尔失误Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted The top student Fang Xiang transmigrates into the world of The Courtyard after falling asleep at the wheel. Using the knowledge from his previous life, he easily gets into Shuimu University. The Dongfanghong tractor's engine isn't good enough? Leave it to me! The Hongqi sedan's engine is having problems? I'll take care of it! The Jiefang truck's engine needs an upgrade? Who else could do it but me! What? You need me to work on engines for off-road vehicles, heavy trucks, tanks, and planes too? C 10.6kReads7.7Score343Shelves
30. 880 四 Siheyuan: He Daqing and His Wife Travel Between Two Worlds 四合院：双穿何大清夫妇 Jian Hai坚亥Urban363k WordsOngoing An accident sends a middle-aged couple of overworked wage slaves, both retired early, to transmigrate into a parallel world of Love in the Courtyard. [Slice of Life] [Normal People] [No Hostility] [No Bathroom Humor] 2.5kReads6.0Score105Shelves
31. 881 我 Damn! How Did a Manly Man End Up Reborn in a Woman's Body? 我靠！堂堂七尺男儿尽重生到女人身上！ The Yin-Yang Fish Flies into the Sky阴阳鱼飞上天Ancient Romance79k WordsCompleted Damn! A grown man, a full seven feet tall, has actually been reborn in a woman’s body! —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 882 四 Siheyuan: Absorbing Bang Geng's Luck to Extend My Life from the Start 四合院：开局吸取棒梗气运来续命 Online Courtesy礼上网睐Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan courtyard · Period setting · System · Pocket dimension · One heroine · Enemy spies...] (Also known as Siheyuan: I Join the National Investigation Department at Eight and Siheyuan: I Absorb Bang Geng's Luck from the Start to Prolong My Life) Mei Wenhua, an overworked laborer, exhausts himself rescuing someone from the water and transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan courtyards, where he activates the System. He gains the ability to absorb and plunder people's luck. As long as some 11.4kReads7.9Score526Shelves

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    A rare novel featuring a tragic backstory [Adoration], it's already completed, so you can enjoy it without worry! The later parts about educated youth going to the countryside are original plot points, and it looks quite good! [Cool]

33. 883 四 Life Is Still Wild in the Siheyuan, Even with a Lousy Pocket Dimension 四合院空间拉胯人生依然肆意 Morning and Evening朝昔Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Yang Chao transmigrates back to the eve of the Japanese surrender in 1945, a little too far into the past. He has transmigrated into the body of a teenage boy whose mother is dead and whose father despises him. As for the standard transmigrator's starter kit, all he gets is a ten-cubic-meter storage space and one dose of enhancement serum. It's not the worst possible start, but life is still a bumpy ride. After finally joining the army and fighting through one battle after another, he is forced 28.7kReads7.4Score1.2kShelves
34. 884 高 Top-Rated Story: Death Replayed 高分榜之死亡重演 The Yin-Yang Fish Flies into the Sky阴阳鱼飞上天23k WordsCompleted Death Reenacted: A Top-Ranked Mystery —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 885 四 Siheyuan: I'm Jia Dongxu, the Master of Wall-Mounting 四合院之我是挂墙高手贾东旭 You Little Brat, Stop Running兔崽子别跑Male-Channel Fanfiction804k WordsCompleted [Courtyard + space + no System + low angst + no demonization] After waking up in the courtyard as Jia Dongxu, who hasn't yet been hung on the wall, he thinks of the versions of his cheap mother, Jia Zhangshi, the spirit-summoning necromancer; his wife, Qin Huairu, the peerless white lotus; his son, Banggeng, the backstabbing thief; and his master, Yi Zhonghai, the Heavenly Venerab 10kReads7.8Score448Shelves
36. 886 荒 The Boss's Wife on a Deserted Island 荒岛求生之老板娘 The Yin-Yang Fish Flies into the Sky阴阳鱼飞上天48k WordsCompleted The Boss’s Wife on a Deserted Island —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 887 四 Siheyuan: Working at a Funeral Home, Living a Carefree Life 四合院：殡仪馆上班，生活乐悠悠 Wild Boar Peppa野猪佩奇Male-Channel Fanfiction617k WordsCompleted [Courtyard + folk customs + everyday life + not too much bad luck] (The rating just came out, so it’ll go up!) Chen Xinmin accidentally transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes a cremator at a funeral home. Working at the funeral home means having a secure public-sector job, with excellent pay and benefits. On top of that, his golden finger System activates. Every time he cremates a body, he receives a System reward. [Ding! Host has cremated a body and received one big-u 3.5kReads6.2Score201Shelves

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    The main characters in these novels are all rather old and simple.

38. 888 情 Love in the Courtyard: Bixia Yuanjun 情满四合院之碧霞元君 Recluse of Mount Tai泰山居士Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsOngoing With the protection of Bixia Yuanjun of Mount Tai, also known as Granny Mount Tai, Wang Shengwen's soul transmigrates into the story of Love in the Courtyard in the 1960s. He carries out the duties of “helping the nation prosper and its people thrive, aiding those in peril and rescuing those in danger, rewarding merit and punishing wrongdoing,” using real events as they happen to change the outlook of the people of that era. The protagonist has been deeply shaped by traditional Chinese Taoist th 2.4kReads8.1Score109Shelves

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    The courtyard houses that represent industrial development are good for widows and children.

39. 889 闯 Crossing the Pass: The Blood-Gold Mystery 闯关东之血金迷踪 The Yin-Yang Fish Flies into the Sky阴阳鱼飞上天20k WordsCompleted Blood Gold Mystery in Chuang Guandong —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 890 四 Siheyuan: Reborn as the Chief Elder's Daughter 四合院：胎穿成一大爷的女儿后 UU Doesn't Want to MoveUU不想动Female-Channel Fanfiction851k WordsOngoing [Courtyard compound + System + everyday life + providing for Uncle Yi in his old age + period setting + strengthening the nation through science and technology + top student + no violence + no preference for sons over daughters, doting on his daughter] Little Yi Jiale was famous in the courtyard compound for being a lazy girl. As the long-awaited daughter born to her parents later in life, she was adored by her father and cherished by her mother. Her father was also a famous eighth-grade fitter 510Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    After transmigrating into the body of the daughters of the eldest and second eldest uncles in a courtyard house... [Eating melon seeds][eating melon seeds][eating melon seeds]

41. 891 9 99.98% Comedy Series: Working as a Security Guard in Heaven, Catching Taibai Jinxing from the Start 99.98%搞笑系列之巜天庭当保安:开局抓了太白金星》 The Yin-Yang Fish Flies into the Sky阴阳鱼飞上天26k WordsCompleted 99.98% comedy series: "Working Security in Heaven: I Arrested Taibai Jinxing from the Start" —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 892 四 Siheyuan: Old Liu Is a Daughter-Obsessed Dad 四合院：老刘是个女儿奴 Primordial Treasure Tree鸿蒙宝树Female-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [System] + [Period] + [Space] + [Other Transmigrators] + [Long-Term Laborer] After Hong Yue dies unexpectedly, she is supposed to take her System to the world of cultivation and become a pretty little immortal maiden. But while traveling through the turbulence of time and space with her System, she collides with another System in an encounter that happens once in a thousand years. The collision sends her off course. Her soul is too weak, so the System drops her into the neares 3.3kReads7.2Score127Shelves
43. 893 巜 Midnight Taxi 巜午夜出租车》 The Yin-Yang Fish Flies into the Sky阴阳鱼飞上天8k WordsCompleted "The Midnight Taxi" —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 894 四 Siheyuan: I Do Whatever I Want! 四合院，我为所欲为！ Zhang Youfu张攸伏Male-Channel Fanfiction235k WordsCompleted Multiple heroines + self-interest + no troublemaking in the courtyard + officialdom + slow-burn development Timeline: The Courtyard + The Wreath at the Foot of the Mountain + In the Name of the People Promoted in the 1960s, offered protection and sent to work as an editor in Shanghai in the 1970s. Dismissed in the late 1970s, he moves to Hong Kong, then returns to China in the 1990s. This book doesn’t punish the vile characters in the courtyard. The difference in status is too great, and the pro 7.9kReads—Score264Shelves

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    They're all courtyard houses! Friends who like them can take a look. [Upvote][Upvote]

45. 895 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
46. 896 四 Siheyuan: The Procurement Officer with Both Parents 四合院，父母双全的采购员 Zhang Youfu张攸伏Male-Channel Fanfiction496k WordsOngoing This is a cozy, domestic story set in a bygone era. There’s no tormenting the beastly neighbors, so don’t read it if that’s not your thing. Read the description carefully, too. Don’t come here looking for that kind of story just to leave a bad review. It’s pointless. My name is Liu Guangqi. That’s right, I have a loving father named Liu Haizhong. I also have two younger brothers, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu. They’re often the recipients of my loving father’s care. Today I graduated from colleg 144Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    Both books are good.

47. 897 四 Siheyuan: What I Say Goes in This Canteen 四合院，这个食堂我说了算 Barbecue Sauce烧烤酱Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Renkang inexplicably finds himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He works his way up from a lowly kitchen helper to become the cafeteria director. What? Silly Zhu wants to cause trouble? Give him a beating and kick him out of the cafeteria. What? Qin Huairu wants a free ride? Ha, I won't do it unless I get something out of it. What? Yi Zhonghai wants me to take care of him in his old age? Dream on. I throw in my lot with Li Weimin and thrive. Watch Zhang Renkang take on the whole 16.1kReads7.6Score580Shelves
48. 898 拳 Fists Rule the Siheyuan 拳镇四合院 Three Mouthfuls and Half a Pig三口半只猪Male-Channel Fanfiction216k WordsOngoing [A courtyard-house setting, martial arts, no System. Lots of jokes, little romantic push-and-pull, and Yi Zhonghai gets sent to a labor camp to spend his old age. The first few chapters are transitional, with troublemaking and teasing Qin Huairu. The protagonist has standards, so if that's not your thing, don't read.] Wang Min, a fanatical Taoism enthusiast, happens upon a thread-bound book called Lightning and Thunder Fist. After practicing for a while, he gets nothing but a strong body and mo 26Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    I've read many books about courtyard houses, but very few are truly unique and interesting. They're almost all the same, talking about trivial matters. This one is alright; it starts from 1962, with more jokes and less angst, directly sending Yi Zhonghai to a labor camp for retirement. It also involves tricking Xu Damao into pretending to be Old Jia in the middle of the night to scare Jia Zhangshi.

49. 899 四 Siheyuan: The System Is Down, So I Have No Choice but to Join the Ministry 四合院：系统挂了，无奈只能进部 I Love Tomatoes爱吃西红柿啊Male-Channel Fanfiction506k WordsCompleted A young man from the modern world transmigrates to a courtyard house and becomes Yan Jiecheng. Apart from inheriting his family’s stingy ways, the original owner has no prospects in school and does nothing all day. Third Master starts pressuring him to go on a blind date! He wants Yan Jiecheng to settle down and then take odd jobs to help support the family. Yan Jiecheng snaps: “A blind date? No way! I’d rather stay single my whole life than give in! I’m going to school and becoming a cadre!” Hi 1.9kReads7.4Score109Shelves

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    These are some of the better books about courtyard houses.

50. 900 四 Siheyuan: I Beat the Crap Out of the Birds, Then Turned Around and Married Yu Li 四合院：虐爆众禽，我反手娶于莉 It's Xiuxiu是秀秀呀Male-Channel Fanfiction4.3M WordsCompleted [A Love in the Courtyard fan fiction with a System, satisfying face-slapping, and ruthless comeuppance for scumbags] Song Yu transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard, equipped with a god-tier System to make the courtyard’s vermin cry. He catches Qin Huairu cheating, beats Jia Dongxu to a pulp, and takes the place and prestige of the courtyard’s three elders. Then he casually chats up Yu Li. Life couldn’t be sweeter! 3.8kReads5.2Score242Shelves

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    2: Suddenly, Lin Fan's head began to throb with pain as memories flooded into his mind. "Have I transmigrated? And I'm still called Lin Fan, but this is the countryside in 1962?" "Both parents are dead, no sister, just a dilapidated house? What kind of start is this? A hellish start! System, come out here!"

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