Looking for Quality Love in the Courtyard Fics, Not Written by Al 求情满四合院精品，不要al写的

1. 1 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 202kReads9.4Score13.6kShelves

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   Come on, plenty of it! All top-rated! Plenty of words, great plot, and amazing characters! Is that enough? Enough? Enough? Go go go!

2. 2 回 Rewind: A Different Approach, One More Time 回档：换个姿势再来一次 Coffee with Garlic咖啡就蒜Urban10.6M WordsOngoing Because Bai Ershisan, a senior employee in the Netherworld’s Department of Soul Guidance, made a mistake, Li Le was kicked straight out of the cycle of reincarnation. The great science of quantum mechanics tells Li Le that time’s arrow points only toward the future. As for why he has gone back thirty years, if you can’t figure it out, asking him won’t help either. All Li Le can do is pull himself together and live through the script of his life once again. 84.1kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves
3. 3 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 181.8kReads9.3Score11kShelves
4. 4 四 Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things Under Heaven 四合院：垂钓诸天万物 If I Become the Azure Emperor One Day他日我若为青帝Male-Channel Fanfiction7.3M WordsCompleted Lin Shaowen got drunk at a class reunion. After sleeping and waking up, he inexplicably arrived in the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming Lin Shaowen, an outstanding graduate of Beijing College of Chinese Medicine. He had just graduated from university and now faced a choice: should he become a promising full-time doctor at Union Hospital, or an obscure factory doctor at a steel mill? Without a second thought, Lin Shaowen chose to become a factory doctor. There was no helping it. Sending a 90.7kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves

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   I'd mainly recommend the first book. The author provides ample power-ups, the harem is naturally developed (all hand-picked), and the addition of original characters compensates for the women the protagonist gets early on, effectively extending the book's lifespan. The second book has a few minor flaws, but it's barely readable. The third book has some plot holes, but they're minor; after all, it started off strong, and the handling of the courtyard house is quite good. The fourth book has a very novel power-up. The fifth book is alright, but honestly, the protagonist's name is poorly chosen; it feels like an unsuitable name—Li Santian…

5. 5 人 In the Siheyuan, I Became the Ultimate Insider 人在四合院，成为最强关系户 Ten Years of Lingering Dreams十年殘夢Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted The train of the times rushes forward, and Wei Lai arrives at the courtyard from a TV drama. He activates the Relative System, which gives him a new relative every two weeks. Faced with a courtyard full of beasts, Wei Lai decides to strike first so he can live a good life. Why is Yi Zhonghai roaring in the middle of the night? It turns out Silly Zhu is growing distant from him. Why is Liu Haizhong sweeping the toilets? It turns out his own son stabbed him in the back. Why is Granny Deaf wailing 32.4kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
6. 6 四 Siheyuan: Seeing the Scheme Through to the End 四合院之将截胡进行到底 Little Mo of South City南城小陌Male-Channel Fanfiction6.0M WordsOngoing [Multiple female leads, not for everyone] [Protagonists from various TV dramas collide, each with their own protagonist aura] [Disinfecting with iodine while whipping] Siheyuan, Zhengyang Gate, People Are Like Iron, Glorious Times, The Great New Era, Golden Wedding, Hutong, The Qiao Family Children... In the Name of the People, Ordinary Years, The War Between Two Women] [System for stealing female leads, self-interest, do-gooders, stay away] [No original female leads, characters from other stori 195.9kReads9.0Score13.2kShelves
7. 7 四 Siheyuan: I'm the Upgraded Xu Damao 四合院：我是升级版许大茂 Apprentice Scholar of Kunlun昆仑后学术士Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating as Xu Damao, he takes his talent for being a shameless pest to the extreme, turning the whole courtyard upside down. The miser Yan Laoxi retires from the scene, the career-obsessed Liu Pangzi gives up on becoming an official, and model citizen Yi Zhonghai is so furious he vomits blood! But no one has it worse than Jia Zhangshi. Still, let's not spoil that part. Xu Damao's ambitions stretch beyond the courtyard, to the steel mill, the Cultural Revolution work group, and then 8.1kReads8.3Score331Shelves
8. 8 让 I Told You to Go Undercover, Not Hit on the Boss's Wife! 让你卧底，没让你勾搭大嫂！ Bei Cai贝才Urban3.5M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + never a saintly heroine + multiple heroines + wildly satisfying] Lei Zhen transmigrates to a parallel world in 1995. Starting out as a low-level underling, he rises through the ranks with ruthless force, amassing wealth and beautiful women until he rules everything with an iron fist! 105.7kReads9.3Score11.6kShelves
9. 9 四 Siheyuan: I Refused to Pay Back My Debts and Made Jia Zhangshi Cry 四合院：我欠钱不还，气哭贾张氏 Spring Breeze Like a Blade春风如刀Male-Channel Fanfiction880k WordsCompleted Lin Yuan transmigrated to a courtyard compound, where everyone was said to be a villain and the whole place was full of beasts. But Yi Zhonghai offered to lend him money. Jia Zhangshi brought him shoes. Liu Haizhong gave him eggs. Even Yan Laokou went out of his way to bring him a hen. Something’s not right. Why isn’t there a single beast in this courtyard? 19.4kReads8.3Score665Shelves
10. 10 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Refused to Bring a Lunchbox 四合院之开局从拒绝带饭盒开始 The Drowsy Fine Demon打瞌睡的精细鬼Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, He Yuzhu is asked by Yi Zhonghai to bring a lunchbox to a widow. He Yuzhu immediately refuses! One heroine, an original character. See how He Yuzhu rewrites Silly Zhu’s life and lives the life he always wanted. [Not a revenge story] [Everyday life] [No violence] 21.9kReads8.5Score906Shelves
11. 11 重 Reborn in 1960 with a Pocket Dimension 重生60带空间 Young Master Lin Jiaquan林家權少Urban5.5M WordsOngoing After saving someone, Lin Hao unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s and is reborn in the body of a martyr's orphan with the same name and gender. Fortunately, a pocket dimension comes with him as a golden finger. Follow Lin Hao as he enjoys a carefree life during the three years of natural disasters. As he explores the pocket dimension, he gradually unlocks many of its functions, learns martial arts and traditional Chinese medicine, hunts, and enjoys life freely. 176.9kReads8.8Score15.9kShelves
12. 12 四 Siheyuan: Young Silly Zhu's Comeback 四合院：青年傻柱的逆袭人生 Threshing Glacier打谷冰川Male-Channel Fanfiction512k WordsCompleted At twenty-five, he transmigrates into the world of the courtyard house and becomes He Yuzhu! What? His father, He Daqing, ran off! Good riddance. Isn’t this a perfect start? His father’s gone and left behind a big house. The old man may not care about his foolish son, but plenty of other people do. Leech off the old man? Absolutely. Might as well get the money back early, since he’s going to be taking it anyway. Yi Zhonghai: “Zhuzi, here’s 200 yuan. Go buy yourself a bicycle.” He Yushui: “Brothe 15.7kReads8.8Score607Shelves
13. 13 四 Siheyuan: Ditch Morality and Enjoy a Shameless Life 四合院：摒道德素质，享缺德人生 Ximen Yuzhu西门雨柱Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: No morals? No problem. I'm enjoying my shameless life. [Film and TV Crossover] [Scheming Opportunist] How do you deal with the beasts in the courtyard? Simple: be even beastlier than they are! An unconventional period drama and feel-good courtyard-compound story. The protagonist is cynical, devious, and utterly shameless. Goody-goodies and moral guardians, stay away. Are you tired of protagonists who are always righteous and noble, who only fight back after someone else picks on t 26.9kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves
14. 14 四 Siheyuan: This Time, It's Finally My Turn, Right?! 四合院之这次终于轮到我了吧！ Little Mo of South City南城小陌Male-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsCompleted [If you dislike Qin Huairu, don't read] [Multiple heroines] [System] Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, He Yuzhu, Xu Damao, Jia Zhangshi, and Deaf Granny. With these seven people all in one place, there'll never be a shortage of stories... 45.2kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves
15. 15 我 I Solve Cases to Put Food on the Table 我靠破案养家糊口 Empty Words in a Dream梦中的虚语Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1958, I moved into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. Did I transmigrate into a TV drama or transmigrate into a book? Good thing I have so many buffs stacked that I don't have to spend all day playing family power games in one little courtyard! 5.2kReads9.3Score571Shelves
16. 16 四 The Old Sixth Doctor in the Siheyuan 四合院里的老六医生 Ah Dou Ah Ah Ah阿斗啊啊啊Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted A medical PhD from the 21st century arrives in the 1950s. His mother has just passed away, and his father has started a new family in the Northeast. He studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and is assigned to the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. He moves into the compound at No. 95 Hongxing Street. Just as he enters, he runs into a general meeting of the residents. Will he let them have their way? 42.6kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves
17. 17 疯 Madness in 1960: The Street Punk Leads the Courtyard Astray 疯癫1960：街溜子带偏四合院 Water Does Not Rush Ahead水不争先Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Crime Solving] [Comedy] [Nanluoguxiang] [My Dad Is a Hidden Big Shot] In 1960, with the enemy still lurking among the people and not yet fully eliminated, Xu Huai nearly got shot. Only after joining the Public Security Bureau did he discover that his father was a hidden big shot. 60.8kReads9.0Score5.7kShelves
18. 18 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 162.1kReads9.5Score18.1kShelves
19. 19 重 Reborn in 1980: From the Start, I Married My Sister’s Best Friend 重生1980：开局迎娶姐姐闺蜜 Cang Yue Aotian沧月傲天Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [The new novel Reborn in 1975: I Want It All, From a Loving Wife to a Fortune in Scientific Research is now a hit! Click the author's name to read it!] Li Yi is reborn, back in a small mountain village in 1980! When Tang Xue asks him to marry her once again, he doesn't hesitate. His answer rings out loud and clear: “I do!” In his previous life, he was blinded by his own foolishness and watched helplessly as Tang Xue fell into darkness! With a second chance at life, he swears to make her the happ 11.7kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
20. 20 港 Hong Kong Crossover: The Ultimate Smuggler 港综：最强大捞家 Scapegoat Prawn背锅大虾Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted In the world of Hong Kong Island, the Money Empire era has just ended. The four great detectives are long gone, and the underworld is in turmoil. The mighty tide of a new age surges in. He Wenyao, who has lived two lives, travels from north to south, crossing the sea to arrive. When the bells of the new century ring out and Lighthouse magazine asks its question, he looks around and finds no equal in the world. 61.2kReads9.3Score3.9kShelves
21. 21 四 Siheyuan: I Was Just Passing By, Do You Believe Me? 四合院之我只是路过，你们信吗？ Found Flowers Still Awake发现花未眠Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted After an accident, the protagonist transmigrates into a parallel universe based on a TV drama. Here are Yi Zhonghai, the morally upright sage; Liu Haizhong, the loving father whose children respect him; Yan Bugui, the generous man; Jia Zhangshi, the master spirit-caller; Qin Huairu, the virtuous white lotus of a golden age; Jia Banggeng, the rooftop-running acrobat; and He Yuzhu, who inherited the family tradition of fawning over widows. Hey, you forgot me, Xu Damao, strutting down the red carp 25.6kReads8.3Score856Shelves
22. 22 四 Siheyuan: Sent to the Countryside from the Start 四合院：开局就下乡 A Square Meets a Triangle方块遇到三角形Male-Channel Fanfiction350k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a Beijing courtyard house in 1975, all he has to do is keep his head down and stay safe until the country opens up, and then the whole world will be his oyster. Who knew the neighbors would scheme against him and send him to the countryside? And on Bang Geng's behalf, no less? Going to the countryside sounds great. Bang Geng can come along too! In the courtyard, you may have strength in numbers, but once we get to the countryside, I'll make sure you experience everything 6.4kReads8.3Score167Shelves

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    "The Courtyard House: Framed and Sent to the Countryside at the Start" stands out among courtyard-themed novels with its unique "sent to the countryside" setting. The protagonist, Lin Ye, transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1975, hoping to live a peaceful life until the reform and opening up, but is betrayed by the residents and forced to take the place of a servant and go to the countryside. Faced with this desperate situation, he doesn't accept his fate but instead uses a clever strategy, engaging in a thrilling battle of wits and self-growth in the rural Northeast. I. Character Setting: A Sober Transmigrator VS A Classic Courtyard House Portrait The protagonist Lin Ye's character is highly realistic. As a transmigrator, he has no special abilities, only the identity of a martyr's orphan and the money left by his predecessor. Faced with the courtyard house's schemes, he doesn't choose to confront them head-on, but instead uses information asymmetry and the rules of the era to maneuver—when framed and sent to the countryside, he calmly collects evidence, creates public opinion, and even threatens to hang himself to force the local government to comply, demonstrating a rationality and ruthlessness beyond his years. This "ordinary people struggling to survive in dire straits" setting makes it easier for readers to empathize. The portrayal of the courtyard group continues the classic villain configuration: the cunning Yi Zhonghai, the bloodsucking Qin Huairu, the shrewish Jia Zhangshi, and the foolish and irritable Bang Geng. However, through Lin Ye's perspective, the author reveals the logical roots of these "beastly" behaviors—such as Yi Zhonghai sacrificing others to consolidate his position, and Qin Huairu resorting to any means to survive. This portrayal makes the characters more three-dimensional and makes Lin Ye's counterattack more reasonable. II. Plot Development: A satisfying narrative from being passively sent to the countryside to actively breaking the deadlock. The opening plot of being "framed and sent to the countryside" quickly escalates the conflict. From initial shock to using his status as a "martyr's orphan" to create momentum in front of the street office, and then forcing Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu to pay 1,500 yuan and a large number of tickets, the plot is fast-paced and full of satisfying moments. In particular, his action of asking Bang Geng to go to the countryside with him not only retaliates against the framers but also foreshadows the subsequent rural storyline. The plot after Lin Ye's arrival in the countryside is particularly noteworthy. Lin Ye, with his modern knowledge and the supplies he received as compensation, thrives in the rural Northeast: using a carrying pole for self-defense, documenting Bang Geng's embarrassing moments with a camera, and cultivating good relationships with the local villagers. Bang Geng, on the other hand, suffers repeated punishments for his laziness and troublemaking, creating a stark contrast. This "city beast meets its match in the countryside" setup is both logical and satisfies the reader's desire for revenge. III. Historical Details: A True Recreation of the Social Landscape of the 1970s. The author's recreation of the historical context of 1975 is remarkably accurate: - Scarcity of Resources: The use of grain coupons, cloth coupons, and industrial coupons; the exorbitant prices (one thousand yuan) for job openings on the black market; and the greed of courtyard residents for these coupons all demonstrate the economic conditions of the time. - Social Ecology: The bureaucratic style of the street offices, the policy of sending educated youth to the countryside, the crowded conditions of the green-skinned trains, and the special treatment afforded by the status of "orphan of a martyr" all contribute to a realistic portrait of the era. - Everyday life details: Scenes such as cotton fluffing, buying a second-hand camera from a trust store, and selling boxed meals (one yuan each) on a green train are full of life, immersing the reader in the experience. IV. Themes: Survival in Dire straits and the battle of human nature. Through Lin Ye's experiences, the novel conveys multiple themes: - Survival in dire straits: Faced with a perilous situation, Lin Ye did not wallow in self-pity but instead used all available resources (identity, money, wisdom) to break the deadlock, demonstrating the resilience of "survival of the fittest." - The battle of human nature: The framing by the people in the courtyard and Lin Ye's counterattack are essentially a battle of selfishness and greed. Lin Ye's victory proves that in complex environments, kindness alone is not enough; wisdom and ruthlessness are also needed. - The limitations and opportunities of the era: While the "Down to the Countryside Movement" policy of the 1970s was restrictive, it also provided Lin Ye with an opportunity to escape the conflicts of the courtyard and accumulate initial capital. This dialectical relationship of "crisis as opportunity" gives the plot a deeper meaning. V. Unique Perspective: The Rural Expansion as an Innovative Breakthrough in the Courtyard Novel Genre. Making "going to the countryside" the core plot line is the biggest innovation of this work. Previous courtyard novels were mostly confined to the power struggles within the courtyard, but this book expands the stage to the wider rural areas through the rural setting, bringing new highlights: - Environmental Contrast: The intrigue within the courtyard contrasts with the simplicity (or barbarity) of the countryside, enriching the plot's layers. - Character Growth: Lin Ye's independent life in the countryside allows him to transition from relying on compensation materials to actively creating value, achieving genuine growth. - Revenge Thrill: Bang Geng's experiences in the countryside satisfy readers' expectations of "the beast getting its comeuppance," enhancing the reading pleasure. *The Courtyard: Framed and Sent to the Countryside at the Start* injects new vitality into the courtyard novel genre with its solid historical background, tight plot pacing, and innovative rural setting. If you're tired of endless power struggles within the courtyard and want to see how a time traveler breaks through and survives in a wider world, this work is definitely worth reading. It is not only a revenge story, but also an epic of survival that tells how ordinary people used their wisdom to rewrite their destiny in a special era.

23. 23 四 Siheyuan: Lin Jiu Lives in the West Courtyard 四合院之林玖住在西跨院 Dao Ru'an盗如岸Male-Channel Fanfiction320k WordsCompleted Someone once said, “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” I couldn’t agree more. In my first work, I didn’t dare delve into the individual reasons, so I could only follow the common thread. Lin Jiu lives in the western side courtyard, and the only way to find happiness is through hard work. It won’t be very long, just 300,000 words as planned. Since it’s not long, I can promise I won’t pad it out, and I haven’t used any writing tools. The original courtya 10.4kReads8.1Score258Shelves
24. 24 四 Siheyuan: Me, Silly Zhu, with Divine Medical Skills from the Start 四合院：我，傻柱，开局神级医术 Fahai Understands Love法海懂爱Male-Channel Fanfiction766k WordsCompleted He becomes He Yuzhu, also known as Silly Zhu, in the world of Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he rejects Qin Huairu and activates the heaven-defying System, setting out on an extraordinary life. He punishes evil, upholds justice, heals the sick, saves lives, changes the fates of characters, and earns Reversal Points. A minor doctor heals individuals; a great doctor heals the nation. With the System in hand, he deals with ungrateful people, builds up his strength, and makes the nation rich 4.6kReads8.4Score214Shelves
25. 25 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is My Younger Brother 四合院，傻柱是我弟 Silent Clouds密云不语Male-Channel Fanfiction782k WordsCompleted This is my first book. I’ve read a ton of fan fiction about the courtyard house and watched the TV series, and I just can’t accept how things turned out. Silly Zhu and Yushui’s lives shouldn’t have gone that way. There should have been someone to save them, someone who could change things in that courtyard. 29.6kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves
26. 26 四 Siheyuan: Starting by Giving Silly Zhu Ten Big Slaps 四合院：从给傻柱十个大比兜开始 Too Messy to Wear a Hairpin浑不胜簪Male-Channel Fanfiction362k WordsCompleted After the college entrance exams, Wang Bo unexpectedly transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan, beginning a life of matching wits and trading blows with the assorted beasts around him. To make a living, Wang Bo first hauled sacks, then pedaled a tricycle, and eventually joined the steel mill as a patrolman. But what fun was there in hauling bricks? It was much more entertaining to bring a little warmth to the beasts of the Siheyuan. When it comes to helping good people, I, Wang Bo, am more 5.8kReads8.1Score173Shelves
27. 27 四 Siheyuan: From Head Chef to King of the Food Industry 四合院：从大厨到餐饮之王 A Lump of Dog一坨狗Male-Channel Fanfiction570k WordsCompleted He returns to the 1960s and becomes He Yuzhu from Love in the Courtyard. He doesn't have a golden finger with him? No problem. From the start, he'll keep his head down for twenty years. Twenty years later, he'll dominate the food and beverage industry. In that business, He Yuzhu is king! 485Reads8.4Score—Shelves
28. 28 四 Siheyuan: Transmigrating to 1966 四合院之穿越1966 Nine Peanuts九粒花生Male-Channel Fanfiction616k WordsCompleted In September 2024, a forty-year-old chef at a state guesthouse was dragged into the sea by a mysterious force while sea fishing. Somehow, he transmigrated to 1966 and, by a strange coincidence, ended up in the body of Silly Zhu, that pitiful, pathetic, and hateful fool. He had no desire to be Silly Zhu. Back when he was alive, his wife once came up with a little verse while watching the TV drama: “One man’s toil builds the whole courtyard, while every last one calls Silly Zhu ‘Dad.’ Birth father 9.9kReads8.2Score376Shelves
29. 29 太 So Bored! I’m Building Nuclear Weapons for My Country in the Siheyuan 太无聊！我在四合院为国造核弹 It's Chengcheng是城城啊Male-Channel Fanfiction510k WordsCompleted [Courtyard drama + System + reborn + patriotism] Lin Hao transmigrates into the period drama Love in the Courtyard. From the start, Lin Hao gets a System and happens to save a beautiful woman, Qin Huairu. Although Qin Huairu is a bit of a green tea, Lin Hao thinks she can still be turned around. When Jia Zhangshi throws a tantrum, Lin Hao gives her a slap right across the face! When Xu Damao starts causing trouble, Lin Hao gives him a slap too! When Liu Haizhong acts like a thug, Lin Hao sends h 745Reads8.4Score—Shelves
30. 30 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's New Life 四合院：傻柱的新生 Bitter Bamboo Shoots苦竹笋Male-Channel Fanfiction669k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Silly Zhu became estranged from everyone for the sake of a widow. In the end, he died beneath a bridge on a freezing winter night, and it was his sworn enemy who collected his body. Now reborn with memories of his previous life, can He Yuzhu escape his old fate and build a better life? Let's wait and see! 16.6kReads8.1Score600Shelves
31. 31 四 Siheyuan: Don't Mess with Me, You Can't Afford the Consequences 四合院：别惹我，你们受不起 The Novelist Killer刺杀小说家Male-Channel Fanfiction980k WordsCompleted Zhang Haobai opened his eyes and discovered that he had transmigrated into the Beastly Courtyard. What’s more, he had a beautiful wife and a sweet, well-behaved daughter. The people in this courtyard are all sanctimonious beasts? So what? That’s none of my business! I’ll just keep my head down and live peacefully with my wife and daughter. But who would have thought that all those troubles and messes would insist on dragging him in? As the saying goes, if you don’t mess with me, I won’t mess wit 2.3kReads8.4Score106Shelves
32. 32 四 Siheyuan: Living Life to the Fullest 四合院之红红火火过日子 The Eagle Soars in September九月鹰飞Male-Channel Fanfiction406k WordsCompleted Zhang Zhiqiang transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming neighbors with He Yuzhu, Xu Damao, Qin Huairu, and the others. In this spirited era, Zhang Zhiqiang wanted nothing more than to live well with the help of his personal space. But some people insisted on provoking him, so he had no choice but to stand up for himself. He beat up Jia Zhangshi, saved Xu Damao, set He Yuzhu straight, and exposed Yi Buqun. With his help, Lou Xiao'e and her husband had a child, and he and Xu 1.6kReads8.3Score101Shelves
33. 33 四 Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's Carefree Life 四合院：阎解旷的潇洒人生 Eggs Boiled in Sweet Soup糖水煮蛋Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Yan Youkuang accidentally opened a portal and transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan, becoming Yan Jiekuang, the third son of the Third Master, Yan Bugui. Once there, Yan Jiekuang first broke the leg of Banggeng, the courtyard's notorious thief, to collect some interest. Then he went on to make life difficult for the courtyard's retirement crew. If you won't let me have an easy time, I won't let you get comfortable either. If I'm unhappy, don't expect you to be happy. In this courtyard wor 13.3kReads8.2Score461Shelves
34. 34 穿 Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Marry a Bride and Raise Eight Kids! 穿成傻柱，娶新妇，养八娃！ July Gardenia七月栀Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted This novel has one female lead and little angst. Don’t read if that bothers you! The number-one fanboy Shazhu has been cursed, and something is off about him. Not only does he ignore the alluring Qin Huairu, he even brings a young maiden home as his wife. She’s fair-skinned and beautiful, virtuous and good at managing the household. Best of all, she can have triplets in one go, and eight children in three pregnancies! An eight-year cancer survivor transmigrates into He Yuzhu. From then on, Shazh 8.7kReads8.2Score361Shelves
35. 35 四 Siheyuan: The Worst Silly Zhu in History 四合院：这是有史以来最坏的傻柱 Garuda伽楼罗Male-Channel Fanfiction796k WordsCompleted Silly Zhu is reborn a few months before the great famine of 1958. He builds walls around the courtyard and digs a cellar to stockpile food. This time, he's going to turn the tables on everyone who set him up in his previous life. When He Daqing carries on with a widow, Silly Zhu breaks his legs with a single blow, then wipes out the entire Bai Widow family. He is reborn, marries Lou Xiao'e, raises his younger sister, and has a pocket dimension. This is pure wish fulfillment, so just sit back and 16.3kReads8.0Score798Shelves
36. 36 四 Siheyuan: A Song of Loyalty to the Nation Shook the Entire Factory 四合院：一首精忠报国震撼全厂 Old Wang the Slow王老慢Male-Channel Fanfiction339k WordsCompleted No brutality, and no excessive bloodlust. His relationship with Granny Deaf starts out good and turns bad, while his relationship with Silly Zhu goes from bad to good. The villains will all be punished eventually, but certainly not right at the start. 3.2kReads8.3Score118Shelves
37. 37 四 Siheyuan: I Spoiled Qin Huairu to the Heavens 四合院之秦淮茹被我宠上天了 Little Cow Goes Online小母牛上网Male-Channel Fanfiction376k WordsCompleted I transmigrated to the era of the Beast-Filled Siheyuan, only to discover that Qin Huairu and I had been childhood sweethearts. Faced with this whole bunch of beasts, I was lucky to have a System. Let me write a different kind of life in this great era. This book has no angst, one female lead, and a slow, low-key rise to power. 4kReads8.2Score147Shelves
38. 38 四 Siheyuan: Put Your Personal Decency Aside 四合院：放下个人素质 I Won't Eat a Single Piece of Fatty Meat一口肥肉都不吃Male-Channel Fanfiction671k WordsCompleted [Has a family + original character + System story + one heroine] [If you like stories about scraping by on meager meals, this one's not for you. This is a System story.] Twenty-year-old Li Changsheng died before his time because Black and White Impermanence claimed the wrong soul. But he was given a chance to transmigrate, and by some strange twist of fate, he chose the world of Love in the Courtyard. With his golden finger, what kind of life will he make for himself in the courtyard...? 19.5kReads8.2Score599Shelves
39. 39 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 967Reads8.1Score103Shelves
40. 40 四 Siheyuan: Li Xiuyu's Era 四合院：李修禹的年代史 Jujube Tree on the Cliff崖上的酸枣树Male-Channel Fanfiction760k WordsCompleted One heroine + everyday life + security department + cozy courtyard + no angst A courtyard house, carved windows, drooping green willows, and red begonias. Inside the imperial city, grand mansions with flying dragons carved in stone and phoenixes winding around pillars, jade-green tiles adorned with auspicious beasts gazing up at the sky. The story begins in a courtyard house in 1959. 21.5kReads8.2Score566Shelves
41. 41 四 Siheyuan: Super Monster-Fighting System 四合院：超级打怪系统 Dugu the Wanderer独孤行者Male-Channel Fanfiction503k WordsCompleted Lei Sanpao transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan and acquired a Super Monster-Slaying System. Defeating monsters could yield all sorts of skills, equipment, and cultivation techniques. The plants and animals in the System's inventory could also be brought outside, so while others struggled to find enough to eat, Lei Sanpao never lacked ingredients. It all starts in the Siheyuan: an easygoing, invincible story with multiple heroines. 5.7kReads8.2Score249Shelves
42. 42 逼 You're Forcing Me to the Countryside? I'll Empty the House and Head Off to the Farms in Style 逼我下乡？我搬空家底潇洒插队 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Rural Life378k WordsOngoing Reborn in 1975, Lin Jianguo looks at his biased parents and the younger brother about to take over his job, then gives a cold laugh. If you won't treat me right, don't blame me for returning the favor! He activates his pocket System and acquires Grandmaster-level Baji Fist, expert hunting skills, and expert marksmanship. He clears out every valuable belonging in his biased parents' house, then casually signs up his stepmother's son to go to the Great Northwest. With his bags on his back, he head 10.7kReads7.5Score809Shelves

    Reader note

    A truly wonderful courtyard house novel! [Sending a heart]

43. 43 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Revenge 四合院之傻柱复仇记 Eggplant Casserole风味茄子煲Male-Channel Fanfiction461k WordsOngoing A burned-out office worker who dropped dead in 2026 becomes Silly Zhu, who froze to death on the streets in 1951. Bound to a System, he learns cooking, traditional Chinese medicine, and Bajiquan. As he raises his little sister, he makes every beast who schemes against him pay the price. 27.6kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves
44. 44 四 Siheyuan: How Dare You Steal My Inheritance? 四合院：我的遗产你们也敢吞？ Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Male-Channel Fanfiction383k WordsOngoing When a doctoral graduate’s soul landed in 1961, he became a young man in rural Changping who shared his name. His parents were dead, and his uncle’s inheritance had been completely divided among the “old neighbors” in Courtyard 95 on Nanluoguxiang: three rooms, eight thousand yuan in savings, and a secure job at the steel mill, all seized. With no way to seek justice, he had only a will and the future technology and master-level martial arts bestowed upon him by his transmigration. From appealin 6.6kReads6.6Score201Shelves
45. 45 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Rewrites His Life 四合院：傻柱改写人生 Eggplant Casserole风味茄子煲Male-Channel Fanfiction548k WordsCompleted In his previous life, he was driven out of the Siheyuan and froze to death beneath a bridge. Reborn in this life, he returns to find the courtyard just as it was. But He Yuzhu is no longer the Silly Zhu everyone could push around. 9.6kReads6.7Score338Shelves
46. 46 大 The Great Emperor Returns: Starting with the Annihilation of His Clan 大帝归来：从灭族开始 Eggplant Casserole风味茄子煲Urban305k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Lu Changsheng, the supreme cultivator of the cultivation world, spent a thousand years cultivating before ruling the myriad realms with a single sword. When he tore through space and returned to Blue Star, he discovered that only five years had passed on Earth. Monsters were running rampant across the Western Pacific, and half the country had fallen. With a single sweep of his sword, he wiped out countless demons. But when he finally returned home, he was met with this: His parents had 1.4kReads—Score170Shelves
47. 47 四 Siheyuan: My Uncle Is Yuan Tiangang 四合院：我舅舅是袁天罡 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Male-Channel Fanfiction382k WordsCompleted Yuan Tiangang, the Tang dynasty's Imperial Astrologer, wakes up to find himself the unlikely uncle of He Yuzhu, a man living in a Beijing courtyard. Jia Zhangshi throws a tantrum? A dose of Tiangang Arts will set her straight. Yi Zhonghai puts on a false front? Let's calculate the day your bad luck will strike. Qin Huairu wants to leech off you? Uncle will teach you what it means to “make you cry with the Huayang Needle.” Everyone is dumbfounded: Is this old man a divine being or a lunatic? He Y 2.5kReads—Score106Shelves
48. 48 四 After Graduating from College, I Started Working as a Technician at a Factory in the Siheyuan 四合院大学毕业进厂当了技术员 Loves Watermelon Milk Tea爱吃西瓜奶茶Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Liu Qingshan, a young man of the new era, transmigrates to the fiery-red years. The fusion of his two lives gives him an extraordinary brain, but how is he supposed to get by without a System? This courtyard is full of people who are anything but decent. Luckily, his parents are alive, and he has an older brother and sister. 31.8kReads7.7Score990Shelves

    Reader note

    The first book in the "Siheyuan" series is a masterpiece, lighthearted and humorous, without any hostility. The author's writing is powerful. It's arguably related to the Siheyuan setting, specifically the large courtyard houses nearby, and is a period drama. The latter two books are also pure Siheyuan stories, with less hostility and more humor.

49. 49 四 Siheyuan: I'm Liu Guangqi 四合院：我是刘光奇 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Female-Channel Fanfiction467k WordsCompleted A Love in the Courtyard fanfic. I transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and became Liu Guangqi. Emmmm, not a bad identity. Unlike other transmigrators who start out as orphans, at least the courtyard's scoundrels can't bully me. As for everything else, I'll just sit back and watch! 10.8kReads9.1Score367Shelves
50. 50 四 The Courtyard House: The Director Returns Home and Faces Yi Zhonghai at the Post Office 四合院，院长回国邮局对峙易中海 Daoist, I've Become 3道爷我成了3Male-Channel Fanfiction587k WordsCompleted [Violent makeover] [Career in government] [A complete overhaul of the He family] In 1948, He Jianghai works as a doctor at Baicaoting and serves as a courier for the underground organization in Beiping. The following year, he follows the army from the north to the south and takes part in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. After transferring to civilian work, he begins as a division-level official at the Ministry of Health and sets about establishing Red Star Hospital, becoming its 21.1kReads6.8Score981Shelves

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