Your Best Siheyuan Novel, But Not the Mindless Wish-Fulfillment Kind! 你认为的最好的四合院，不是无脑爽的那种!

1. 1 四 Siheyuan: How Did I End Up Here? 四合院我怎么来了 Wheel Sea Secret Realm轮海秘境Male-Channel Fanfiction258k WordsCompleted I became “Silly Zhu.” What the heck! I’m not even surnamed He! My name doesn’t sound anything like his, either! And I can’t cook! Just a couple ounces of liquor and I transmigrated! No truck, no speeding car. The story hasn’t even begun, and I’m already flipping the table and smashing the pot. Who has time to put up with you people? I’ll follow the course of history and, every now and then, toss a pebble into the river. 19.1kReads8.4Score622Shelves

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   Passing through He Yuzhu, without pulling.

2. 2 百 The Many Faces of He Yuzhu 百变何雨柱 Wheel Sea Secret Realm轮海秘境Male-Channel Fanfiction264k WordsCompleted A courtyard story about ordinary people. The protagonist has an incredible power: with energy from a Rubik's Cube, his T-1000 can take on countless forms. This isn't some lofty, highbrow story. The protagonist takes over another body and is reborn. He won't meddle with the causes and consequences of things Silly Zhu never did. He just wants to enjoy life with an ordinary man's outlook. 204Reads7.1Score104Shelves
3. 3 四 Siheyuan: I Only Want to Live a Quiet Life 四合院：只想平淡过一生 Beneath the Stars, Just for You披星戴月只为你Male-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsCompleted This book is dedicated to my younger self, to the chaos of those days and the loneliness buried deep inside, and to everyone who can't help looking back on the past. It's also dedicated to you, if you'd like to learn about life in Beijing's crowded courtyard compounds. This place was once a little world of its own: the gray walls were mottled, the doorways stood side by side, and life was noisy and real. Neighbors schemed and quarreled, clashing over every inch of land and wall, and getting red 35.9kReads7.9Score1.3kShelves

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   Starting in 1953, this is a favorite among veteran bookworms, featuring original male and female protagonists. It avoids any extreme violence or aggression, with the protagonist initially appearing saintly, only to later reveal his cunning and manipulative nature. The story avoids simplistic black-and-white characterizations, delving into the historical and human logic behind the characters' actions, presenting the survival dilemmas and choices of ordinary citizens in a unique era. The protagonist possesses a grand vision, a deep concern for his country and its people, and clear goals. He quietly dedicates himself using his knowledge, which is ahead of his time. The disputes within the courtyard house are merely background; he is never dragged into petty infighting. What he truly cares about is the world beyond the walls, waiting to rise. The gains and losses within the courtyard house are never part of his strategic plan.

4. 4 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] 21.7kReads8.5Score922Shelves

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   The first rule for time travelers: Don't try to reason with beasts! This unconventional period novel is a cure for all kinds of frustration! The protagonist is male, with strong moral principles! A satisfying read!

5. 5 四 Siheyuan: I’m the Party Secretary at an Agricultural Machinery Factory 四合院，我在农机厂当书记 Barbecue Sauce烧烤酱Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted A slow-paced story set in a bygone era! Multiple love interests, a crafty protagonist, no suffering in silence, and only a little edge. No mass-killing rampages. If that's not your thing, please move along! Zhang Xingguo's soul transmigrates into an alternate world, where he discovers that it's actually the famous Four-Sided Courtyard world. Since he's here, he might as well have some fun! He can't have come all this way for nothing. One little tip a day, and he'll rule the Four-Sided Courtyard 22.7kReads6.2Score864Shelves

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   A novel about courtyard houses with brains

6. 6 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- 15.8kReads7.3Score526Shelves
7. 7 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 9.2kReads7.6Score295Shelves
8. 8 四 Siheyuan: Enjoying Life in the Revolutionary Era 四合院：火红年代享受生活 Wishing You Wealth and Prosperity恭禧發財Male-Channel Fanfiction2.2M WordsOngoing The male lead, Liu Ping'an, somehow finds himself transported to a world full of different realms, back before Liberation. With both parents alive, he works hard at farming, plunders foreign countries, and builds his fortune. The early chapters mainly focus on his comical life teasing the neighborhood busybodies. In the middle, he ventures out to expand his horizons. This book will be at least a million words long. Xu Damao: Women are devils! My greatest joys in life are eating, sleeping, and be 14.5kReads7.8Score459Shelves

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   This would have been fine.

9. 9 四 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Reborn in One Body, Returning to 1949 四合院何雨柱三合一魂穿1949 Shellfish Eats Little Fish贝壳吃小鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction788k WordsOngoing A rookie writer's commentary, set in a slow-burning, realistic period drama! A chef, a practitioner of traditional martial arts, and a skilled slingshot shooter, with no System and no accelerated time in the pocket dimension. It may look like a story about everyday family life, but the food, antiques, and hunting are all portrayed with absolute realism. The words are imbued with love for the country and its people, and readers only need to uncover the foreshadowing that's worth savoring. Feel fr 10.9kReads8.2Score327Shelves

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   Take on the challenge! A period novel born from satire! Slow-burn, realistic, no system, no space-speed. The protagonist doesn't hesitate to confront the worst, is incredibly low-key in building his career, and quietly amasses wealth through underhanded maneuvering against the tides of history, while subtly weaving in a patriotic sentiment between the lines. The backstory has been rewritten and creatively constructed; feel free to critique its plausibility and logic—it's all waiting for thoughtful readers to appreciate!

10. 10 四 Siheyuan: I'm Yi Zhonghai's Biological Son 四合院：我是易中海的亲儿子 Of the Xianghuang Family镶黄家的Male-Channel Fanfiction356k WordsCompleted A modern mechanical engineer transmigrates into the world of the courtyard and becomes Yi Zhonghai's biological son. With a son of his own, will Yi Zhonghai still scheme against others? Will Silly Zhu still become their meal ticket? Will Love in the Courtyard still turn into a courtyard full of beasts? Ordinary people just want enough to eat and warm clothes. There's no need for so much resentment or sinister scheming, just everyday family squabbles. In this backward era, do your best to help de 37kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
11. 11 四 Siheyuan: I Have a Production Base 四合院我有个生产基地 Killer Instinct of the Recluse隐者杀机Male-Channel Fanfiction533k WordsCompleted After arriving in the world of the courtyard, Zhao Zhenhua realizes that not fighting over a house from the start is the sensible choice. The Deaf Old Lady’s background makes it unlikely she’s really a recipient of state support. Yi Zhonghai seems benevolent on the surface, but there’s no end to the dirty tricks he hides inside. As for Jia Zhangshi, it turns out she became so domineering because Yi Zhonghai pushed her to it. What should he do when the Deaf Old Lady starts scheming? Send her away 1.4kReads6.4Score105Shelves

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    No house robbery, no meat lending, a courtyard house belonging to someone who isn't a martyr's family member or a war hero—take a look!

12. 12 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
13. 13 四 A Common Man in the Siheyuan 四合院小市民 Wandering the Northwest流浪的西北Male-Channel Fanfiction686k WordsCompleted A single heroine, in a gentler era without hostility. This story is simply about the quiet, ordinary life of that time, the helplessness of everyday people, and life in a courtyard house amid the sweeping changes of a great age. 5.4kReads8.9Score166Shelves
14. 14 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! 10.8kReads9.1Score359Shelves
15. 15 四 Siheyuan: A House Full of Happiness 四合院之合家欢乐 Wandering the Northwest流浪的西北Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsOngoing A family of four living in the northwest returns by accident to a parallel-space version of Beijing, to Love in the Courtyard. They do their best to build an earnest life together amid different times and cultures. They work hard and strive to improve, each with their own principles for how to live. A clash of completely different ideas and attitudes toward life! Please go easy on this newbie! Thank you!!! 55Reads8.9Score—Shelves
16. 16 四 Siheyuan: I'm Liu Guangtian 四合院：我是刘光天 North of the Mountain, South of the River山之北水之南Male-Channel Fanfiction785k WordsOngoing A Love in the Courtyard fan fiction. After transmigrating into Liu Guangtian, the second son of the Second Uncle’s family, he has no standing at home and gets bullied whenever he steps outside. Luckily, his Academic Prodigy System activates. As long as he studies, he can keep getting stronger. He beats up the school bully, gets into a technical secondary school, becomes childhood sweethearts with Yushui, and contributes what little he can to the country’s technological development! Through tirel 2.3kReads7.6Score102Shelves

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    This book can

17. 17 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Reborn After Jia Dongxu's Death 四合院：傻柱从贾东旭死开始重生 Garuda伽楼罗Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Reborn in a Siheyuan setting, with one female lead. The story isn't too heavy or full of hostility. He changes He Yuzhu's life, doesn't suck up to Deaf Granny or Director Yang, and lives life on his own terms. 7.6kReads8.5Score329Shelves

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    These two books, I guess! The second one has live audio.

18. 18 四 Siheyuan: My Wife Shows Up and Immediately Takes Down the Jia Family 四合院：媳妇刚过来就干翻贾家 Garuda伽楼罗Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Dotingly devoted husband, sweet romance, love, fishing System, leveling up. The male lead transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and obtains the Fishing Master System. Using it, he enjoys the good life in this unusual era, eating well and living comfortably. The male lead mostly stays behind the scenes, while his wife takes all the limelight. This is a story about a husband who spoils his wife to the extreme! This novel is very different from other courtyard-household stories. Its plot has vir 7.3kReads8.1Score265Shelves
19. 19 四 Siheyuan: The Glorious Years of Xiangdong 四合院：向东的火红岁月 Fengtian Tofu Soup奉天豆腐汤Male-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsCompleted In the late 1950s, Xiang Dong unexpectedly received news that his second uncle had died in the line of duty. On the way to the capital, Xiang Dong, a college student from a later era who was used to being worked to the bone, took over his body. It was only after moving into the lucky No. 95 courtyard on Nanguluo Lane that Xiang Dong awakened his spatial ability. See how Xiang Dong grows step by step in this vibrant era, and how he gradually beats Yi Zhonghai until his old back gives out... (P.S. 31.2kReads6.8Score1.8kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book! I personally think it's really good!!

20. 20 四 Siheyuan: Sorry, I'm Uneducated 四合院：对不起，我没文化 Pork Trotters Braised with Duck猪脚焖鸭肉Female-Channel Fanfiction451k WordsCompleted Zhao Damei arrives in Qin Huairu’s body with nothing on and plans to get the courtyard’s property deeds so she can fulfill her dream of becoming a modern rich woman. System objective: Change the beasts’ fates. They can be killed, driven away, trampled... or... After transmigrating into Qin Huairu’s body, Zhao Damei grows more and more ruthless in her efforts to collect the property deeds from everyone in the courtyard. Qin Huairu wipes out the whole courtyard for the deeds... How does she do it? 27Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    Look at Qin Huairu

21. 21 四 In the Siheyuan, Silly Zhu Stops Being a Doormat 四合院傻柱不在做冤大头 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted Snow blanketed the world. As he lay dying beneath a bridge, He Yuzhu watched his archrival, Xu Damao, summon the last of his strength to carry him back to the courtyard, and regret tore at his heart. Reborn as a young man, he awakens a mysterious pocket dimension and gains the skills of a culinary god. He immediately cuts ties with the Jia family. He will repay the deaf old lady's kindness, ease his younger sister's suffering, and rekindle his bond with Lou Xiao'e. As for those bloodsucking para 918Reads8.6Score101Shelves

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22. 22 四 Siheyuan: My Revenge Begins at the Mass Grave 四合院：从乱葬岗开始复仇 Eggplant Casserole风味茄子煲Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn on a mass grave, Zhang Aiguo returns with a System. The scoundrels stole my family’s property, sold my younger sister, and left me for dead. This time, they’ll pay for every drop of blood! The hypocritical patriarch, the venomous old woman, every last one of them: none will get away! Watch as this young man delivers the ultimate judgment and gets his revenge in this man-eating courtyard! 373Reads8.8Score145Shelves
23. 23 四 Siheyuan: Becoming a Rogue Everyone Loves 四合院：做一个人见人爱的流氓 Hermit of Xiangshan Creek香山溪客Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing [System] [Multiple Heroines] [Low on Grimness] [Historical Fantasy] Lin Muzhi, a down-and-out writer from the 21st century, wakes up as Lin Weidong, a backward young man in a 1965 courtyard. His neighbors are rubbing their hands together, ready to crush this “troublemaker” and take everything from him. But... The whole courtyard soon realizes that this time, the newcomer isn't prey. Armed with the perspective of a modern civilization, he's come to rule this world of tangled relationships like it 40.3kReads8.7Score1.9kShelves
24. 24 都 The Urban Supreme: Starting by Tearing Up the Marriage Contract 都市至尊，从撕毁婚书开始 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Urban492k WordsCompleted A mysterious marriage contract was drawn up twenty years ago. Twenty years later, Lin Jiuxiao descended from the mountains with the contract, only for his wealthy fiancée to tear it up in front of everyone. “A country bumpkin from the mountains thinks he’s worthy of marrying me?” Amid the laughter, Lin Jiuxiao calmly gathered the scraps. “The contract can be destroyed. But the Su family has enjoyed three generations of wealth thanks to my master’s sect. Today, it’s time to pay it back.” The mome 778Reads7.0Score—Shelves
25. 25 热 Legend of Mir: The Dragon Era 热血传奇：天龙纪元 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Sports2.0M WordsCompleted Lin Xiao was an ordinary person from an ordinary world. After an accident, he transmigrated into a thrilling, legendary world full of danger. Unknown threats and challenges lurked everywhere. New to this strange world, Lin Xiao struggled to find his footing. But fate can turn in an instant. He met like-minded companions, including Su Li and Nuoxue. Fighting side by side and growing stronger together, they gradually conceived a bold idea: to establish the Longyuan Star Alliance. Through everyon 236Reads9.5Score—Shelves
26. 26 热 The Path to Taming Demons in the Zuma Continent 热血传奇：祖玛大陆的训魔之路 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Sports1.5M WordsCompleted Lin Xiao is the quintessential rich second-generation heir, usually idle and carefree, with a passion for immersing himself in Legend of Mir. His father chairs a publicly listed conglomerate, and his mother is also a successful businesswoman. But the powerful Wang family of the capital sets its sights on the Lin family's business. Old Master Wang holds a high-ranking national post, and the family's heir apparent, Wang Jingyu, colludes with local officials to maliciously undermine the Lins so he 14Reads7.6Score—Shelves
27. 27 老 Lao Mo, Eating Fish in the Siheyuan, Dominating Hong Kong 老默，四合院吃鱼，香江称霸 The Spycraft Angler谍战钓鱼佬Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless] [No dragging things out] [Kills them all] [Unexpected twists] To find his daughter, he kills his way from a Beijing courtyard house all the way to Xiangjiang. The protagonist is Lao Mo, Jinghai’s top assassin: arrogant, cold, ruthless, and a man of few words who kills without batting an eye. He terrifies every lowlife around, and even the mention of his name makes them quake. Everyone who’s read it says it’s an absolute thrill. If you don’t believe them, check out the rev 43.2kReads7.9Score2.1kShelves

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    This book is truly excellent. In his search for his daughter, he fights his way from a traditional courtyard house to Hong Kong. The protagonist is Lao Mo, the top assassin in Beijing, extremely arrogant, ruthless, and a man of few words who kills without blinking an eye. He slaughters so many that even the most ruthless and cruel are terrified of him. Those who have read it say it's incredibly thrilling; if you don't believe me, read the reviews before you jump in.

28. 28 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, 1959, A Gentle World 四合院：开局五九，人间温柔 Dionysus狄俄尼索斯Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines] [No angst] [Teasing scumbags] In 1959, Gu Qing awakened memories from a past life and arrived at courtyard number 95 on Nanluoguxiang, a sacred site for transmigrators. At the same time, he awakened a cheat that let him fish for treasures from across the heavens. “Fishing reward: [World Tree]” “Fishing reward: [Conch Girl]” “Fishing reward: [Attack Speed Boots]” “Fishing reward: [Owl Sentry]” “Fishing reward: [Overlord’s Armor]” With such a comprehensive cheat, Gu Qing 131.8kReads7.5Score10.4kShelves

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    I recommend this book.

29. 29 人 I’m in a Siheyuan, and I Can Reach the Heavens Above 人在四合院，我能上达天听 Wutong Yimeng梧桐沂蒙Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis [Lighthearted] + [Everyday Life] + [One Female Lead] + [China] + [Building a Strong Nation Through Technology] + [System] + [Alternate History] From the start, my parents headed off to the northwest and entrusted four-year-old me to Yi Zhonghai, the senior resident of the courtyard. My life changed completely from then on. The System arrived, and I unlocked a learning space, beginning a life unlike any other. He Yuzhu got married from the start, Banggeng became an engineer, Jia Dongxu b 5.8kReads8.0Score209Shelves

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    Not mindless fun, but without any hostility.

30. 30 1 1955: From the Start, I Was Sent to Bring Warmth 1955开局送温暖 Clams Boiled in Clear Water清水煮花蛤Male-Channel Fanfiction756k WordsCompleted A new story is here. No System, but there is a pocket dimension, and the protagonist isn't a bleeding heart. No powerful connections to lean on. From the start, he's just a young hunter with martial arts training, hoping to keep his head down and live quietly in the village. But life is unpredictable, and...! 7.4kReads7.9Score210Shelves
31. 31 四 Siheyuan: I’m Yushui’s Uncle 四合院之我是雨水舅父 Clams Boiled in Clear Water清水煮花蛤Male-Channel Fanfiction838k WordsOngoing [Set in 1951 from the start.] [Based on popular TV dramas, this is unlike 99% of fan fiction set in the Courtyard Siheyuan universe.] [System novel, feel-good novel.] [Overpowered in the later stages, with a more slice-of-life feel early on.] [One female lead] [Featuring stories from A Little Woman at Zhengyang Gate and Men Are Iron, Rice Is Steel.] The day He Daqing left for Baoding with a widow, Qi An arrived at Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. A warm, peaceful life began to unfold... 35.4kReads7.3Score1.8kShelves
32. 32 正 The Real Love in the Courtyard 正的情满四合院 Clams Boiled in Clear Water清水煮花蛤Male-Channel Fanfiction150k WordsCompleted I've read a lot of novels about the courtyard. Nine out of ten are brainless wish-fulfillment stories, some even turning the characters into outright monsters. They're all churned out like products on an assembly line. I've written one where everyone gets along, so feel free to share your thoughts. The protagonist transmigrates early and starts at the top. By that, I mean he is at the top among the people in the courtyard. He has a pocket dimension but no System. He does what he can for the coun 3.4kReads6.5Score106Shelves
33. 33 四 Siheyuan: Cao Yi, a Good Man 四合院之曹义好人 Clams Boiled in Clear Water清水煮花蛤Male-Channel Fanfiction249k WordsCompleted Reborn in a parallel world of courtyard houses, with the resort from his previous life in tow. He may not have a System, but his pocket dimension is powerful, bringing cutting-edge technology from 2024 to this world. The protagonist can be a little too kind, yet he is also decisive and ruthless, making him a complicated character. In short, he's an ordinary person who lives as he pleases in any given situation. There's one female lead, and later on he'll flee to Hong Kong. 393Reads6.7Score—Shelves
34. 34 重 Reborn in the Siheyuan: Starting in 1953 重生四合院：从1953年开始 Xu Xiaoshuai Isn't Handsome徐小帅不帅Male-Channel Fanfiction757k WordsCompleted After a night of drinking, he is reborn on a snowy night as a young man named Ling Yun. He lands in 1953, in Love in the Courtyard. Fortunately, he awakens an assistant System. While everyone else schemes over food coupons, I hide in my pocket space to farm, raise cattle, and conduct experiments. While everyone else fights for influence in the courtyard, I quietly finish college and casually take the top spot in the imperial examination. Wasn’t this supposed to be all about social ties and petty 7.4kReads6.9Score178Shelves

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    You can come and take a look!

35. 35 许 Xu Damao's Story Begins in the Siheyuan 许大茂从四合院开始 Wandering the Jianghu江湖行Male-Channel Fanfiction738k WordsCompleted The courtyard is just where Xu Damao's story begins. How could an era of dramatic change and burning passion go by without me, in the prime of my youth? See how Xu Damao, once a genuine hypocrite and villain, and his two little companions build lives unlike any other. With an unreliable little System, we're not counting on him. The missions are yours, so what do they have to do with me? We'll make our own decisions and live our own lives! (A note: this is a slow-burn story that spans a long peri 2.1kReads5.8Score—Shelves

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    When our Da Mao is the main character, he gets really serious!

36. 36 四 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai Swapped My Name on the Promotion List 四合院：我被易中海偷换晋升名单 Through the Night穿过夜色Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [This book is full of anger, so don’t read if that’s not your thing. It’s about taking down scoundrels, not fawning over them.] After Chen Yu transmigrated, he discovered that the original owner had been killed by Jia Dongxu with a brick. Worse, his only family was his younger sister, who had stomach cancer and urgently needed money for medicine. From the original owner’s memories, he learned that after putting in enough years on the job, he was finally eligible for promotion to Level One fitter 22.1kReads7.8Score955Shelves

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    🏵️🥀High-quality courtyard novel, super stress-relieving, full of angst, you won't regret getting into it, it's incredibly addictive, the kind of thing that gets more and more addictive the more you read. The second book is still being serialized, the rest are already completed, super good!

37. 37 四 Siheyuan: The Neighbors Siphon Lifespans, So I Siphon Theirs 四合院：众禽吸血，我吸众禽寿命 Sword Heart Brewing Wine剑心煮酒Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Power Fantasy + Cunning Protagonist + Slightly Altered Setting] Short-lived Li Yu transmigrates into a courtyard compound. What? I've only got three days left to live? Then I'll just steal lifespans from the compound's beasts! They suck others dry, so I'll steal their lifespans. That's only fair. Ding! Successfully stole ten days of lifespan after verbally taking on Yi Zhonghai. Ding! Successfully stole ten days of lifespan after beating up Silly Zhu. Ding! Successfully stole t 26kReads6.8Score1.6kShelves
38. 38 穿 Transmigrate into a Siheyuan with an Unassailable Background: I’m the Real Boss! 穿越四合院，背景通天真大爷！ The Production Team's Lazy Donkey生产队的大懒驴Male-Channel Fanfiction716k WordsCompleted The whole Li clan are martyrs. From the start, Li Yuanba crashed a wedding and grabbed Ru; Silly Zhu flew into a rage and smashed his head, leaving it bloody and scaring the whole courtyard; Yi Jingyuan panicked and sent him to the hospital, while Director Wang angrily chewed him out; After it was all over, he went home, and Qin came to visit. He was accused of assault and kicked out; He went to bed early and didn't know what happened later. Yi took Qin to the owner's house; With sighs and reaso 5.4kReads8.1Score186Shelves
39. 39 四 Siheyuan: The Beast-Taming System 四合院：整治禽兽系统 Love's Magical Calendar, Going Round and Round爱的魔历转圈圈Male-Channel Fanfiction374k WordsCompleted The hostility in this book increases gradually. At first, it's just minor squabbles, but later the malice gets extremely intense. The protagonist has a twisted sense of right and wrong, and none of the vile characters meet a good end. It's an all-out purge, big and small: Qin Huairu and He Yushui are sold to Hong Kong to work as prostitutes; the old lady dies an unnatural death; Jia Dongxu's ashes are scattered by Xiao Dang after his death; Bang Geng is poisoned; Silly Zhu becomes a meal for a p 942Reads6.9Score—Shelves
40. 40 四 Starting as a Deputy Section Chief in Siheyuan 四合院从副科长开始 Plantain Weed Traveling in Dongguan车前草在东莞旅游Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsCompleted [Security Department Deputy Chief from the Start] [Sign-In Rewards] [Well-Connected] [All I Want Is to Be a Lazy Fish] After transmigrating into the chaotic world of the Four-Nine City courtyard compound, he starts out as the deputy chief of the steel mill's security department! Zhang Jianjun arrives in the central courtyard with his own pocket space, where he witnesses Jia Zhangshi whining about being poor and leeching off others, Silly Zhu using moral blackmail, and Yi Zhonghai plotting behi 56.8kReads6.4Score3.3kShelves

    Reader note

    A courtyard house, ordinary daily life, security department, a touch of hostility, collecting antiques, a laid-back lifestyle.

41. 41 四 Siheyuan: Damou's Brother-in-Law Has an Iron Body, What a Scammer 四合院：大茂妹夫铁身躯，坑人啊 Words Love Cigarettes字爱香烟Male-Channel Fanfiction790k WordsCompleted [The hottest Siheyuan story of 2025] [Sneaky schemer] [Funny] [Prankster] [Lots of conflict] [Feel-good power fantasy] He befriends Xu Damao and Li Huaide. Xu Damao is the brother-in-law of Sha Zhu. He sets traps for all the other troublemakers. This book is all about pranks: first, he swindles them out of their pocket money, then he makes them suffer miserably. Don't read if that's not your thing! 22.4kReads6.0Score533Shelves

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    A completed, satisfying read.

42. 42 穿 I Transmigrated as Xu Damao: I'll Ruin the Lives of Every Scoundrel 穿越许大茂：我让众禽兽家破人亡 A Real Daydream真实的白日梦Male-Channel Fanfiction786k WordsCompleted He transmigrates as Xu Damao, and from the start catches Lou Xiao'e bringing her bastard son He Xiao back to the courtyard to kowtow to Silly Zhu. She looks at me like I'm a maggot. She's all high and mighty with me, but grovels before Silly Zhu and lets him suck her dry? If you want to be a bitch, that's your business. Then fall into hell with that beast and taste the bitter fruit of regret in an abyss with no way out! You ate the food I provided and lived under the protection of my former s 9kReads8.0Score273Shelves

    Reader note

    The first revenge-themed novel to begin in 1984, an absolute masterpiece, "The Courtyard House," is free of toilet humor, unnecessary drama, idiotic plots, and mindless drivel; it's completely grounded in real historical events.

43. 43 开 Reporting to the Authorities from the Start, Getting Silly Zhu Shot 开局报公，请傻柱吃枪子 A Real Daydream真实的白日梦Male-Channel Fanfiction444k WordsCompleted I transmigrate as Xu Damao, the biggest victim in the courtyard. The original Xu Damao has just been stripped naked by Silly Zhu and tied to a tree, where he nearly froze to death. I laughed. Silly Zhu, Deaf Granny, Yi Zhonghai... You like playing games? Then let's start by settling things in private. One by one, we'll take our time. Don't worry, I'm not sending you to prison. I'm sending you to your deaths. Then I'll take Lou Xiao'e and make us the richest people in Hong Kong's upper class. 17.7kReads6.2Score474Shelves
44. 44 四 The Siheyuan Detective Who Started by Preparing Silly Zhu's Body for Burial 四合院从给傻柱收尸开始的刑警 Rabbit Gets Grass兔得草Male-Channel Fanfiction781k WordsCompleted Period drama + Farming Through Famine + Mystery and Investigation + Intriguing Mysteries + Courtyard House [No harem, no formula, no invincibility, no System, no brainless plot, satisfying read] On New Year's Eve in 2012, a frozen male corpse is found beneath Yong'an Bridge in Beihai Park. Was it murder, or was the body dumped there? The victim is Sha Zhu, and the person who collects his body is Xu Damao. What kind of bond ties their lives together? At the scene is a Shanghai-brand watch that ca 1.6kReads7.1Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    All I can say is that the reader's imagination can't keep up with the author's! A masterpiece! 🥰🥰🥰

45. 45 四 Siheyuan: At Twenty, I Become the First Grandpa! 四合院：二十岁的我成了一大爷！ The Production Team's Lazy Donkey生产队的大懒驴Male-Channel Fanfiction691k WordsOngoing My new work is now available! You can read it on Fanqie Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 387Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    I'm just trying to recommend myself...

46. 46 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Kicked Out Louzi, and Silly Zhu Came to Take Over 四合院：开局踹娄子，傻柱来接盘 Say Nothing, Know When to Stop弗言明止Male-Channel Fanfiction775k WordsCompleted Reborn as Xu Damao in a Siheyuan, he is saddled with two ultimate scumbag missions: [Eight Divorces] and [Seven Sons Under Seven Stars]. Starting in the 1960s, he has to get divorced eight times and have seven sons. And if he wants to avoid being executed... what kind of hellish start is this? Damao spends his whole life either getting married or on the way to getting divorced. Grudges? Not a chance. Really, every family will leave someone alive. I swear on the sun! 71Reads8.7Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Of course, mine is the best! Even if I'm just self-promoting, I'm definitely not being mindless. 🤭🤭🤭

47. 47 四 Siheyuan: Hey, You! Want to Date? 四合院：小妞站住！搞对象不？ Say Nothing, Know When to Stop弗言明止Male-Channel Fanfiction576k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a courtyard compound in 1965, he married Jingru, cherished Yushui, and in the end, fell helplessly into the arms of Qin Huairu. It all came from that curse: [Hey, you there, stop! Want to go out with me?] A womanizer? No! It was fate… Is there truly no way to have it both ways, to be faithful to Yushui and Qin Huairu? Half of me has gone mad in this life. The other half might as well give up. In my next life, I hope someone will still say “Shu Dao Shan” to me (crosse 1.4kReads7.9Score109Shelves
48. 48 四 Siheyuan: Awakening the System, I Won't Let the Whole Courtyard Suck Me Dry 四合院：觉醒系统，不惯全院吸血 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Male-Channel Fanfiction317k WordsCompleted After transmigrating back to the 1960s and the beastly courtyard compound, the protagonist awakens a heaven-defying comeback System and sees through the evil intentions of everyone living there! There are no warm, friendly neighbors here, just a pack of bloodsuckers plotting against one another: the First Master, who abuses his position and uses moral pressure to get others to provide for his retirement; the Second Master, who dreams of becoming an official and loves throwing his weight around; 27Reads7.1Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    A courtyard house novel worth reading 💕

49. 49 朕 I’m Here to Set the Chaotic Siheyuan Straight 朕来整顿禽满四合院 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Male-Channel Fanfiction267k WordsCompleted After Zhu Yuanzhang died, he transmigrated into the body of a junior official. When he got home, he found that His wife was Empress Ma, doing laundry for someone else. His son was Zhu Biao, with a broken leg. His grandson was Zhu Xiongying, skin and bones. The so-called “good neighbors” in the compound stole from his family, insulted his wife, and schemed against his son. The whole place was full of beasts. Then the System arrived, bringing him master-level Chinese medicine, a farm he could c 1.2kReads6.1Score—Shelves
50. 50 四 Siheyuan: The Whole Courtyard Is Asking for Trouble, So I Wipe Them All Out 四合院：全院作死，我直接杀光 Eggplant Casserole风味茄子煲Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted After his Nascent Soul perishes, he returns to the courtyard in 1953 as a security chief, carrying on the legacy of a Celestial Master. But he discovers that his elder sister is dead and his nephew is on the brink of death. Those who seized the He family home and bullied the orphan will face karmic justice through a series of “accidents.” 594Reads8.6Score100Shelves

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