Stories With a System and Pocket Dimension, Set in the 1940s or 1950s, Moving to the Capital to Settle Down 有40/50年代，到四九城安家的系统空间类的文

1. 251 四 Siheyuan: I Move Out from the Start, Leaving the Courtyard Animals Stunned 四合院：开局搬走，众禽麻了 Buy a Fish买条鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction2.5M WordsOngoing Lin Hai, a young man from a later era, transmigrates into the world of the courtyard house. Knowing full well that this menagerie of a compound is no place to stay, he moves out from the start without a moment's hesitation. Yi Zhonghai: “Lin Hai, could you empty the old lady's chamber pot for me…” Jia Zhangshi: “Lin Hai, my family is having money troubles. Could you donate a few dozen yuan…” Qin Huairu: “These steamed buns just came out of the steamer and are still hot. How about letting Banggen 34.1kReads5.4Score935Shelves
2. 252 四 Siheyuan: The Family Is So Fierce the Neighbors Want to Move Away 四合院：家人太凶悍众禽想搬家 The Past We Can’t Return To回不去的过去Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Li Wenhua passed away peacefully. After all, there was nothing worth longing for. But when he woke up again, he wasn't in Heaven or Hell. He was in the world of "The Birds Are Full of the Courtyard". A doting grandma and grandpa, a mother whose strength was unknown but who only got stronger against powerful opponents, a thick-skinned father, a dim-witted yet obedient second brother with extraordinary talent, and a well-behaved, sensible little sister. On the day they moved into the courtyard, he 47.9kReads8.5Score2.8kShelves
3. 253 四 No Idlers Allowed in the Siheyuan 四合院里不养闲人 The Dark Horse Prince Rides a White Horse黑马王子骑白马Male-Channel Fanfiction2.3M WordsCompleted Even after transmigrating, I won't forget the nation's grudge. Though young, I can still drive out the enemy. I distinguished myself in the War of Resistance and the Liberation War, and made the American invaders tremble during the Korean War. In peacetime, I fight enemy agents; in hard times, I help family and friends. The economy takes off at an unstoppable pace, and I ride the tide of business. The Siheyuan is full of remarkable people, a place where hidden talents abound. One act ends and an 6.3kReads7.6Score251Shelves

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   No idlers are kept in a courtyard house [drooling emoji]

4. 254 暗 The Shadow War in the Siheyuan 暗战四合院 The Dark Horse Prince Rides a White Horse黑马王子骑白马Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted The whole country had already been liberated, yet I became an underground operative! All because an elder once told me, “Only by standing in the darkness can you observe the darkness more clearly!” 1.2kReads6.5Score—Shelves
5. 255 年 Period: The Pig Butcher’s Leisurely Life 年代：杀猪匠的悠闲生活 Give Me a Big B Slap给个大B斗Urban920k WordsCompleted [Siheyuan Courtyard + One Female Lead + Everyday Life + Pocket Dimension + No Violence] Chen He was doing outdoor parkour when he fell into a space-time tunnel and transmigrated to 1943. He became a child of about six or seven and gained a mysterious pocket dimension. Naturally, he had to learn from the advanced methods of those who came before him. The local bullies' money? Seize it 10.4kReads6.8Score422Shelves
6. 256 六 The 1960s: My Pocket Dimension Only Collects My Enemies 六零：我的空间专收仇人 Where Is Anyuan安远在哪Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [A satisfying revenge story with a pocket dimension + three older sisters and one mother who dote on the heroine + a mysterious master + one brother in the military and another in the police + the heroine tells me to wait until she grows up + the patriarch charges me, so I collect interest] Su Cheng, a post-90s owner of a travel company, burned to death in 2026 while saving someone. When he opened his eyes again, he was a beggar who had been beaten to death in 1960. Only a few days after transmi 7.5kReads7.0Score767Shelves

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   Su Cheng transmigrated into the body of a beggar and awakened a spatial ability. She raided her enemy's house and became rich overnight. She apprenticed under a master to learn technology, modified textile factory equipment, and tripled production. She reclaimed 10,000 acres of wasteland in the Great Northern Wilderness, piling up grain like mountains. She mined in Africa, earning foreign exchange. She fought enemies in the port city, using Gatling guns and C5 bombs. A medal of national heroism adorned her chest, but her master said: "Come with me to see the Grand Elder tomorrow." Su Cheng asked who, but her master didn't answer; his hands trembled.

7. 257 穿 Transmigrated to 1960: Hunting to Feed My Nine Older Sisters 穿越60从打猎开始养活九个姐姐 The Blade Sees Smiling刀见笑Urban3.8M WordsOngoing [Transmigration]+ [1960s]+ [Family Life]+ [Family Bonds]+ [Building a Fortune]+ [Magic Space]+ [Spirit Pool Water]+ [Animal Companions]+ [Hunting]+ [Helping the Whole Village Get Rich]+ [No Dark or Violent Themes] After transmigrating to the 1960s, Zhang Xiaolong, once an orphan, now has grandparents, two healthy parents, and nine older sisters. Having gone from being utterly alone to the darling of his whole family, Zhang Xiaolong feels deeply loved, but also keenly aware of his great responsib 111.4kReads8.6Score7.3kShelves
8. 258 六 The Sixties: There's a Little Shop in My Mind 六零：脑海中有间小卖铺 Ah Hei Isn't White阿黑不白Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Period setting + pocket space + convenience store + family life + leisurely living + hunting + engineer] Li Xuewen transmigrates to the 1960s, where he faces a shortage of clothes, food, and supplies. Luckily, there's a magical little convenience store in his mind, stocked with everything: food, supplies, knowledge... If he can think of it, the store has it. With this magical little store, Li Xuewen's life goes swimmingly... 13.5kReads8.2Score973Shelves
9. 259 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: One Rebirth After Another 穿越六零：一重浪灭一重生 Last Night, Listening to Wind and Rain from the Little Tower小楼昨夜听风雨Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Li Xu transmigrates to the year 1960. In this era he has never seen, and has only heard about in books and from the elderly, the only thing he can do is make sure his family has enough to eat and can live a good life. 6.8kReads8.4Score316Shelves
10. 260 重 Reborn in 1960 重生1960 Pipi's Little Pig皮皮的小猪Urban575k WordsCompleted Xie Mian got incredibly lucky and acquired a space. As a fan of apocalypse movies, he woke from a long dream in a panic and swiftly sold all his assets, buying enough supplies to stock ten large supermarkets in preparation for the apocalypse. Unexpectedly, the apocalypse never came. Instead, he found himself in the 1960s. As if going hungry and lacking warm clothes weren't bad enough, he had ended up inside a period novel. In the book, he was a doomed cannon-fodder character who went out of his 2.1kReads8.4Score119Shelves
11. 261 回 Back to 1960: A Grand Life 回到60，壮阔人生 Faith of the Dragon Clan龙族的信仰Urban537k WordsCompleted Yang Jianjun returns to the 1960s and gains access to a personal space. He leads his family through the hardest few years. In an era when having enough to eat and warm clothes is all it takes to be happy, Yang Jianjun begins his own life with a cheat-like advantage. 3.7kReads8.5Score206Shelves
12. 262 重 Reborn in 1965: I'm the Only Son in the Family 重生六五，我为家中唯一男丁 Shangguan Suying上官素影Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted Alternate history, alternate history, alternate history. Some things are important enough to say three times!!! (A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, and there’s a spatial ability! Completed.) After working hard for ten years, she finally managed to buy a home and a car in a third-tier city. Life was getting better and better... Then one day, she transmigrated into a parallel era where food and clothing were scarce, and she was the only boy in her family. Fortunately, her family didn’t favor 7.5kReads9.0Score427Shelves
13. 263 年 Period: Starting in the Mountains 年代：从大山开始 A Square Meets a Triangle方块遇到三角形Urban393k WordsCompleted What would you do if you transmigrated to the 1960s? What would you do if you transmigrated to the 1960s and your father was a capitalist? What would you do if your father had already fled and left you behind? Wang Quanan transmigrated, dreaming of wielding power by day and sleeping with beautiful women by night. But reality told him that his first concern now was how to survive this predicament. He had no money or connections to run away. With no familiarity with the place, he decided it was be 564Reads8.3Score—Shelves
14. 264 植 A Plant-Based Cultivator Returns to Earth in the 1960s 植物系修士重返地球六十年代 Totoro Immortal龙猫仙人Urban2.1M WordsCompleted A top student at a prestigious university accidentally transmigrated to a cultivation world and spent a century there, eventually becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator. But when he returned to Earth, a temporal displacement sent him to the impoverished 1960s, where people barely had enough clothes or food. He had no System, no golden finger, and not even a trace of spiritual energy. All he had was a portable dimension where time flowed differently, so he set out to farm and make sure he always had 12.1kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves
15. 265 重 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽 Southern Lychee南方荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young! 3.8kReads9.0Score504Shelves
16. 266 穿 Back to the 1960s: From Eating My Fill to Becoming a Factory Boss 穿回六零：从吃饱饭到厂长老总 Warm Sunshine in Spring春天里的暖阳Urban1.4M WordsCompleted On a sweltering day, a bottle of ice-cold cola sent a young man struggling to make ends meet back to the early 1960s. He was reborn as the third great-uncle who had died young in his previous life. In an era when people worried just about getting enough to eat, he began a life of easy success. New book: Transmigrating to 1942: Starting with a Blade of Grass. I hope you’ll support it. 10.6kReads8.8Score578Shelves
17. 267 六 The 1960s: The Whole Family Gets Rich Thanks to Their Beloved Little One’s Pocket Space 六零：团宠萌娃靠空间带全家致富 Slippery Kitty脚滑的喵Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After dying, she returns to the age of five, back to those chaotic years of hunger and hardship. Her father hasn't been killed yet, and she's still the precious little girl in his eyes. Even better, she now has a pocket dimension where she can farm and raise livestock! To her surprise, the space keeps upgrading until it becomes a portal that can take her anywhere. Let's see how she uses it to gather supplies from all over the world, punish the wicked, and lead her whole family to a happy life... 1.1kReads8.9Score147Shelves
18. 268 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s: An Ordinary Life, A Chance to Start Over 穿越六零：平平无奇重新做人 Sang Yi桑意Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted [Period setting + fresh perspective + feel-good story] Song Yongxiu accidentally transmigrates to the 1960s in a parallel world. He goes from an unpopular street punk to a promising young man everyone looks up to. But he’s still the same oddball, with ideas that differ from most people of his time. Luckily, his wife quietly supports him, and together they make it through every hardship. In this vibrant era, they build a wonderful life together. Oddball: Describes someone unconventional, with a s 166Reads8.4Score—Shelves
19. 269 小 A Young Chinese Doctor Makes His Way in the 1960s 小中医闯荡六零 Young Master Tang堂少Urban711k WordsCompleted Zhang Xudong had been living an easy, comfortable life, with no worries about food or money thanks to the medical clinic his grandfather left him. But after falling asleep, he was struck by lightning and sent to an era where food and supplies were scarce. From the start, his dreadful mother knocked him unconscious. Every day after waking up, he felt that he wasn't living the life he wanted. Even as a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, he was becoming more and more distracted from his pro 9.9kReads8.8Score693Shelves
20. 270 四 Siheyuan: Becoming a Live-In Son-in-Law in 1976, Marrying Huaihua 四合院：七六年当赘婿，嫁给槐花 The World Has Already Seen My Hair Turn White人间已经见白头Male-Channel Fanfiction307k WordsOngoing Multiple heroines + Building wealth + Crossover with film and TV + Transmigration + The Courtyard + Male-oriented spin-off + Fan fiction + Spin-off This really is "Love in the Courtyard". In his previous life, Hao Mobi had no wife or children and spent his old age in misery. In this life, he’s determined to make up for those regrets. But just getting married and having children would be a waste of his talents. He’ll pursue an official career and climb the ranks, expand his businesses, and work h 1.1kReads6.7Score110Shelves

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    The first book is new; the later ones cover the 1940s and 50s, with both systematic and spatial elements.

21. 271 四 Hunting, Hosting Feasts, Raising Kids, and a Ten-Mile Bridal Procession: The Siheyuan System 四合院打猎做席养娃十里红妆系统 Zhao Shisan赵十三Male-Channel Fanfiction195k WordsOngoing My new book, Love in the Courtyard: From the Start, I Beat Xu Damao to a Pulp and Put the Whole Courtyard in Its Place, already has over a hundred thousand words. Give it a read, it’s better than this one. Click my profile to find it. Courtyard setting + fan fiction + transmigrate + male-oriented spin-off + System Zhao Zilong arrives in a merged world centered on Love in the Courtyard, with other film and TV worlds playing a supporting role. The worlds have merged, bringing even more colorful ch 258Reads5.9Score—Shelves
22. 272 四 Siheyuan: Beating Xu Damao to a Pulp from the Start and Bringing the Whole Courtyard to Heel 四合院：开局暴打许大茂镇压全院 Zhao Shisan赵十三Male-Channel Fanfiction194k WordsOngoing Siheyuan + Fan fiction + Male-oriented spin-off + Transmigration The System accidentally brought Wang Fugui into the fan-fiction world of Love in the Courtyard. He had two choices. Return to his original world and keep working as a security guard, unable to afford a wife. Or stay in this world, where he would get two rooms in a Beijing Siheyuan, along with compensation from the System. Even a fool would know what to choose! The System was pretty generous, and the compensation was quite good. He 320Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 273 四 Siheyuan: My Wife Was Snatched Away After I Returned from the Battlefield 四合院：战场归来媳妇被截胡 Leaves and Clear Breezes叶有清风Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Lin Ping transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan. After Yi Zhonghai schemes against him, Lin Ping has no choice but to join the army and head to the battlefield. When he returns to the capital, he never expects Jia Dongxu to steal the woman who was supposed to be his wife. But not marrying Qin Huairu suits him just fine. Using the golden finger he brought from his previous life, he goes on to live a happy life that everyone envies. 38.7kReads7.2Score1.7kShelves
24. 274 四 An Ordinary Life in the Siheyuan 四合院的普通人生 Betel Nut and Cigarettes, All Five Poisons in One槟榔加烟五毒俱全Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted A story about a courtyard house, seen through the eyes of an ordinary person. It's full of negativity, but there's positivity too. No invincible heroes, no toilet humor. Thank you for your support! 56.3kReads8.3Score1.8kShelves
25. 275 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
26. 276 四 Siheyuan: I've Become a Walking Sieve 四合院：穿成筛子了 Li Shiyi李十一Male-Channel Fanfiction259k WordsCompleted Because of the System, Liu Guangfu took to life as a street hooligan. He was either picking fights or on his way to one. The courtyard compound was battered by wind and rain, while the old lady was haunted by midnight terrors. . 6.6kReads8.2Score237Shelves
27. 277 四 Siheyuan: I Am Jia Erlengzi 四合院：我是贾二楞子 Winter Morning Sunshine冬天上午的阳光Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Jia Erlei fails to survive his tribulation and ends up in the body of a man with the same name in Compound No. 95 in 1959. He has a pocket dimension, but no supplies. Someone else has taken his job, and his uncle and aunt treat him badly. How will he survive in Compound No. 95? 22kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
28. 278 四 Siheyuan: I Really Don't Want to Transmigrate 四合院：我真不想穿越啊 Hua Xiaosheng话小生Male-Channel Fanfiction446k WordsCompleted Chen Dajun, a lowly workhorse in the new society, dies suddenly after working overtime nonstop. By a twist of fate, he transmigrates to the world of "The Full Courtyard", becoming one of the nameless passersby, a proud member of the proletariat. He wants to cry but has no tears. He really never wanted to transmigrate! He still has savings he hasn’t spent, he hasn’t met up in person with the cute Douyin girl he just met, and the zombie girl he adores is still waiting for him to send her gifts~ Si 14.3kReads7.3Score629Shelves
29. 279 四 Siheyuan: Starting as a Live-In Son-in-Law 四合院：从上门当赘婿开始 The Jianghu Road Is Chosen江湖路已选Male-Channel Fanfiction157k WordsOngoing Chen Liang transmigrates to the capital in 1965, becoming the transparent second son in a family where his father doesn’t care for him and his mother doesn’t love him... At first, he figures they’re all family, so if they don’t love him, so be it. But his biased parents won’t leave him alone. They insist he hand over to his older brother the job placement he risked his life to earn by rescuing someone from a lake. That’s when Chen Liang snaps. Damn it! If I’m unhappy, then none of you are going 708Reads5.6Score—Shelves
30. 280 四 Siheyuan: Getting By in the Era with a Game System 四合院，带着游戏系统混年代 Twenty Years Dumping Concrete on Construction Sites工地打灰二十年Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted Li Qinghe accidentally transmigrates into a television drama world set in 1955. In this composite world, where many period dramas have been brought together, Li Qinghe uses a video game cheat and works hard alongside his family to build a better life. Moving into a siheyuan, watching the drama, enjoying the gossip: a laid-back slice of life. No angst, no angst, no angst. If that's not your thing, don't come in! 45.4kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves
31. 281 轧 Behind the Steel Mill Kitchen: A Turbulent Tale 轧钢厂之后厨风云 Noisy and Lonely嚣寂寞Male-Channel Fanfiction176k WordsOngoing [Pocket Dimension + One Heroine + No Antagonism] This book is also known as: This Silly Zhu Is Such a Coward After transmigrating into a Beijing courtyard in 1958, Silly Zhu's top priority is to keep his head down and quietly plan his move out of the courtyard... [Important notice: He moves out of the courtyard before Chapter 60!!!] 5Reads6.4Score—Shelves
32. 282 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
33. 283 傻 A Different Life for Silly Zhu 傻柱的别样人生 Half-Paralyzed半不遂Male-Channel Fanfiction289k WordsCompleted On the very day Silly Zhu transferred ownership of his house to Bang Geng, Bang Geng heartlessly kicked him out of the Siheyuan. It was the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the coldest time of year, and snow was falling thick and fast. Poor Silly Zhu froze to death under a bridge. In the end, it was his sworn enemy, Xu Damao, who collected his body. . 16.4kReads8.4Score440Shelves
34. 284 年 Growing Up in a Bygone Era 年代中的成长 Ming Xu San Jia明旭三佳Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted A period drama, a piece of history! Step into that era and witness it together! Different lives, different stories! Ordinary days unfold with all kinds of joys and sorrows! Here I come, here I look! Growing alongside the times! 303Reads7.4Score146Shelves

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    The courtyard houses that have existed since 1947 are neither violent nor mindless! [Laughs]

35. 285 穿 Transmigrating to 1959: The System Space Has Everything 穿越1959系统空间全都有 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Urban farming] [Period] [Famine] [System] [Farm] [Ranch] [No harem] [Not a saint] This is an alternate history, so don’t try to match it to real people or events! Li Youcai transmigrates to 1959, the era of the Great Famine. He inherits the space left to him by the original owner, along with a System that keeps dangling empty promises and desperately insists on binding itself to him. Well, when in Rome... Whoa! The System has unlimited supplies, all available for purchase with points. Whoa! The 29.7kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves

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    🌈①A must-read survival epic of Beijing during the time of transmigrators! When the "Heaven rewards diligence" skill collides with a courtyard full of beasts, Su Yuan, with food coupons in his left hand and a spatial ability in his right, plays the role of a resource monopoly in the planned economy era! Beijing during the military control period was rife with starvation? No, his personal warehouse is overflowing with rice, flour, and cooking oil. 🌈Qin Huairu hasn't married yet? Yi Zhonghai hasn't taken power yet? Watch as the transmigrator uses modern thinking to subvert expectations, making the entire courtyard of beasts cry and beg him to be his "master"! (System + Space + Era Reversal, so satisfying it will overturn your understanding!) ☘️

36. 286 四 Siheyuan: In 1948, There Was No Silly Zhu, Only... 四合院：1948年没有傻柱只有 Eggs Boiled in Sweet Soup糖水煮蛋Male-Channel Fanfiction878k WordsCompleted He Yuzhu is a disabled veteran who was discharged from the army. After sacrificing himself to save someone, he transmigrates into the body of He Yuzhu. But this isn't at the beginning of the original story: it's 1948, and the courtyard compound is still taking shape. If He Yuzhu's mother hadn't died, would He Daqing still have been manipulated into abandoning his son and daughter? See how this He Yuzhu, with a new soul inside him, makes his way through the world. 123Reads8.8Score—Shelves
37. 287 穿 Transmigrating to 1959: A Procurement Officer on Nanluoguxiang 穿越59年，南锣鼓巷采购员 The Chimney Is Silent烟囱不语Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (Daily life + transmigration + pocket dimension + supplies) A modern-day office worker unexpectedly transmigrates to Nanluoguxiang in 1959. How will life in that era turn out with a ring containing a pocket dimension? 299Reads7.8Score182Shelves
38. 288 穿 I Transmigrate to 1960: The God-Tier Procurement Officer 穿越60：神级采购员 Dharma Name Yandong法号演东Male-Channel Fanfiction3.6M WordsOngoing [Siheyuan courtyard + space + System + lighthearted] The System doesn't make much of a difference. Its main purpose is to exchange advanced technology for the country. The space is more like a habitat for the animals that will become increasingly scarce in the future. Zhao Yuan, a modern-day office worker, transmigrated to the 1960s after an accident and became one of the residents of a siheyuan courtyard. For a transmigrator, having a System is standard, and a portable space is a must. Short on 8kReads7.4Score498Shelves
39. 289 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 7.2kReads6.9Score177Shelves

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    You could check this one out!

40. 290 回 Memories of 1931: Hunting, Fighting the Japanese, and Raising a Family 回忆一九三一养家打猎打鬼子日子 Broken Little Toe骨折得小脚趾Urban2.9M WordsOngoing In 1931, the Japanese invaded China. Ling Feng hunted to feed his family and fought the Japanese to capture supplies. He and his good brothers enjoyed the good life, built houses, and got married. 17.6kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
41. 291 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Take Over the Three Rooms of the Old Deaf Woman 四合院：开局霸占老聋子三间房 Pitch-Black Before Dawn黎明前的漆黑Male-Channel Fanfiction608k WordsCompleted Also known as: “The Courtyard, From the Start I Exposed the Deaf Old Lady’s Identity” and “The Courtyard, From the Start I Took Over the Deaf Old Lady’s Three Rooms” Master chef Zhuo Ran helped an old lady cross the street, and got incredibly lucky. When he woke up, he discovered he had transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard in 1954. Right from the start, the Deaf Old Lady snatched a bowl of lard from him. He promptly exposed her false claim to be the family of a fallen martyr and 6.7kReads7.0Score225Shelves

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    In modern times, Zhuoran is a chef with exceptional culinary skills. However, after traveling back to 1950s Beijing, his home is located in a traditional courtyard house. Right from the start, he has a heated confrontation with Yi Zhonghai, simply because Zhuoran neglected a deaf old lady while cooking. This small oversight prompts Yi Zhonghai to adopt a morally superior stance and launch into a lecture.

42. 292 四 Siheyuan: I Master Divine Arts, and You Call Me Superstitious? 四合院：道法通神，你说我迷信？ Crispy on the Outside, Tender Inside外酥里嫩Male-Channel Fanfiction311k WordsOngoing [Period Setting] [Pocket Dimension] [Daoist Arts] [Miracle Doctor] [No Goody-Two-Shoes] [Everyday Life] [Family Matters] [Unique Powers] Zhang Daoxuan arrives in a Beijing courtyard in the 1960s and awakens a Merit System. With a single hand, he saves countless lives using talisman water and earns the title “Living Immortal.” But Jia Zhangshi turns around and reports him for feudal superstition and murder for profit! The police station refuses to hear him out and forces him to return the money a 2.2kReads5.5Score—Shelves

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    This book is really good, highly recommended.

43. 293 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

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44. 294 四 Siheyuan: Springtime for the Procurement Officer 四合院之采购员的春天 A Lone Lamp in the Rain孤灯照雨Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Yu Qing'an is reborn in the 1960s and discovers that he has become a purchasing agent at the Lao Daokou Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Yu Qing'an has no grand ambitions. He just wants a wife, children, and a warm bed. But the courtyard is full of schemers, every one of them looking to take advantage of him. Yi Zhonghai, if you want to be a moral paragon, go ahead. Don’t try to guilt-trip me into it. Liu Haizhong, if you want to be an official, go be one at the Hongxing Steel Plant. Being Seco 6.5kReads7.5Score269Shelves
45. 295 四 Siheyuan: I Marry Yu Li, So Why Are You Crying, Qin Huairu? 四合院我娶于莉，秦淮茹你哭什么 Half Sober, Half Drunk一半清醒一半醉Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [One heroine + scheming + face-slapping + snow disaster] [A parallel-world story] He Yuzhu, who died a tragic death, was reborn. He would no longer be Silly Zhu. He flat-out rejected Yi Zhonghai’s moral blackmail and refused to be Qin Huairu’s personal ATM. He gave the beasts in the courtyard who had tricked and exploited him in his past life a thorough beating. He snatched Yan Jiefang’s chance and married Yu Li instead. When the snow disaster struck, everyone struggled to survive. He lived happ 4.1kReads7.0Score194Shelves
46. 296 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Fell in Love with He Yushui 四合院：开局恋爱何雨水 Hardworking Little Bai费力的小白Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigrate + System + Miracle Doctor + Feel-Good Story After transmigrating into the world of the Siheyuan, he discovers that both his parents are dead, but he has money and a home. Then he awakens the Miracle Doctor System! Putting the troublesome neighbors in their place is a piece of cake! He Yuzhu gets married and stops looking after the neighbors. Qin Huairu is dumbfounded, Jia Zhangshi gets sent to a psychiatric hospital, and the First Master and Deaf Granny are left with no one to care 10.8kReads6.6Score348Shelves
47. 297 四 A Good Life in the Siheyuan with He Yushui 四合院带着何雨水单过好日子 Useless Xiao Mulans小废物木蓝Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigration + System + Plot After a drunken night, poor Zhang Bin unexpectedly transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, where he became He Yudong, the younger brother of Silly Zhu. Knowing the tragic ending awaiting Silly Zhu, he tried to change his brother's fate, only for Silly Zhu to buy out their brotherly bond for four yuan and fifty cents. With the arrival of the System, He Yudong embarked on a fantastical journey of crushing the courtyard's vile characters. 4.4kReads6.8Score101Shelves
48. 298 四 Siheyuan: I Have Seven Fairies at Home, and I'm Really Busy 四合院：家有七仙女，我真忙 Lucky Brother吉利哥Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted "A Family with Seven Daughters" + "Everyday Family Life" + "Heartwarming" + "System" + "Pocket Dimension" + "Stockpiling Supplies" The story is plausible and true to its premise, with plenty of conflict, no demonization, and no saintly heroics. There are no grand ambitions. The goal is simply to live a good, quiet life. My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 5.5kReads7.0Score196Shelves
49. 299 四 Siheyuan: I Live Next Door to Xu Damao, and My Surname Is Wang 四合院：家住许大茂隔壁，我姓王 Year After Year岁岁年年Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Wang Jinyin transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes an ordinary electrician. He lives next door to Xu Damao and is a warmhearted sort. From the start, when Xu Damao goes to the countryside to screen films, Wang Jinyin heads over to Xu Damao's home to fix a light. Who could have guessed? Xu Damao comes home early! With the System at my side, the world is mine. Wang Jinyin's motto is: “If you have a problem, I'll lend a hand. I live next door, and my surname is Wang!” Of course, since doing aw 9.2kReads6.8Score339Shelves
50. 300 四 Siheyuan: I Have a Super Purchasing System 四合院：我有超级采购系统 Purple Shadow紫影Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigration + System + Everyday life Yu Zhile transmigrates into a procurement clerk in the back courtyard of a Beijing quadrangle, on the verge of being transferred because he can’t complete his assignments. “Ding! Purchase successful. You’ve obtained the movement technique, ‘Not a Leaf Clings to You.’” “Ding! Purchase successful. You’ve obtained master-level cooking skills.” With a super procurement System, every time he buys supplies for himself or someone else, he receives ten times the a 4kReads6.8Score225Shelves

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