Siheyuan Stories with a Laid-Back Pace and Sound Values, No Harem or Retirement-Home Vibes 四合院平淡三观正,不后宫远离养老派
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- 251 Siheyuan: I Beat Three Generations of One Family on My First Day Home 四合院:回家第一天揍了祖孙三代 The courtyard scoundrels: Xu Changqing, let go of Silly Zhu! Xu Changqing: How can I stop halfway through beating someone? [Ding~ The Host refuses everyone’s demand to stop, triggering a tenfold critical bonus!] [Reward: Mastery of Bajiquan, ten Forever-brand bicycles, one hundred jin of cooking oil, one hundred jin of chicken, and one hundred jin of vegetables.] Qin Huairu: Xu Changqing, how about you help me raise my child? Xu Changqing: An old ox still wants to eat tender grass? Get lost! [Di 3.5kReads6.0Score—14d adds
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From the Start: I, Silly Zhu, Move Out of the Courtyard 开局:我傻柱搬离四合院
He Yuzhu lived in the twentieth century. Since he shared the same name as Silly Zhu from the courtyard compound, people around him never stopped teasing him. One day, after drinking at home, his soul transmigrated into the world of the courtyard compound, where he became Silly Zhu. With help from the System, he eventually became a business and entertainment mogul.
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- 253 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Awakening 四合院:傻柱的觉醒 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 18.8kReads6.6Score40614d adds
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Siheyuan: The Warmth of Everyday Life 四合院之烟火人间
The story is still set in that familiar courtyard, yet something about it feels a little different. Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui all have the same air about them as before, just as you remember. Xu Damao still gets that obnoxious streak from time to time. He Yuzhu, however, has become a little more level-headed. Perhaps because he has decided to lie flat, he seems to appear less often in the story. The most puzzling of all is Jia Zhangshi, who is currently comforting her daughter-in-
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- 255 Siheyuan: You Abandoned Your Father? I’ll Send Him Straight to the Military Administration Committee 四合院:弃养?反手送父上军管会 The moment He Yuze transmigrated into He Yuzhu, he had no time to experience life as the whole courtyard's punching bag. He took the proof of abandonment and hauled He Daqing straight to the Military Control Commission. His own father wanted to shirk responsibility? Not a chance! Then the System dropped a learning buff on him, and his cooking, appraisal, medical, and other skills skyrocketed. Now look at the courtyard's scheming residents: Yi Zhonghai tried to guilt-trip him with moral lectures? 34.9kReads7.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 256 From the Start, a Mute Files a Petition to the Emperor, His Fists Subdue the Beasts of the Courtyard 开局哑巴告御状,拳压四合众禽伏 The silent are the loudest of all. Modern young man Zhou Jin transmigrates into a mute in a Siheyuan. From the start, he puts up a big-character poster and takes his grievance straight to the top! He cannot speak, but his pen is as sharp as a blade. On his very first day, he sends “Virtue Incarnate” Yi Zhonghai, “Necromancer” Jia Zhangshi, “Siheyuan War God” Silly Zhu, “White Lotus” Qin Huairu, “Power-Hungry Fathead Fish” Liu Haizhong, and “Human Abacus” Yan Bugui to prison, leaving the whol 15.8kReads6.4Score55614d adds
- 257 Siheyuan: Returning from a Mass Grave, I Slaughter the Entire Courtyard 四合院:从乱葬岗归来,血洗全院 A truck sends Zhou Han into the animal-infested courtyard house. The moment he opens his eyes, Silly Zhu frames him for stealing a chicken. The courtyard’s beasts beat him up and dump him in a mass grave to fend for himself. At death’s door, the System activates and forcibly keeps him alive, bringing him back from the brink. From then on, Zhou Han is no more. In his place is a vengeful ghost who crawled back from the underworld to claim lives. Granny Deaf, Silly Zhu, the Qin Huairu family, Jia Z 14.9kReads6.4Score43214d adds
- 258 Siheyuan: Round Them All Up and Take Them to the Security Office 四合院:全都抓进保卫科 After taking off his military uniform, Zhou Zhenhua returns to civilian life and settles in an ordinary Beijing courtyard house. He wants neither great wealth nor fame, only a peaceful life. Unfortunately, everyone around him is calculating and insatiably greedy, repeatedly showing up to bully him and demand favors. But when enough is enough, enough is enough. This tough-as-nails veteran stops taking things in stride and strikes back at every scheme with thunderous force. He takes on one opponen 30kReads6.2Score1.3k14d adds
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Siheyuan: Getting Rich Quietly 四合院:闷声发大财
Courtyard Life #Period Fiction #Comedy #Feel-Good Fiction #Old Fox #Harem #Farming Fiction He transmigrated to 1952 and became Chen Yuanshan, an apprentice at Fengzeyuan. His father was a martyr and left him 13 million in old currency and two main rooms. He thought he could lie flat, but the courtyard was full of beasts. Jia Zhangshi sat on the ground every day, wailing, “Old Jia! Someone’s bullying me!” Silly Zhu called every woman “Sister Qin” and beat up Xu Damao whenever he saw him. Xu Damao
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- 260 Siheyuan: A Carpenter Moves into the Courtyard 四合院:院里来了个木匠 He transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes a level-two carpenter, one of the Eight Great Tradesmen. Faced with the whole courtyard full of scheming neighbors, Jiang Chen just wants to live in peace. You can plot your schemes, and I'll live my life. When Qin Huairu comes over to borrow something, he makes her write an IOU. When Jia Zhangshi throws a tantrum and refuses to take no for an answer, he reports her to the authorities. When Xu Damao tries to sow discord, Jiang Chen shuts 6Reads—Score—14d adds
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Siheyuan: Spring Blossoms and Autumn Harvest 四合院之春华秋实
It takes hardship to make a person; without setbacks, one remains naive. Since ancient times, heroes have emerged from hell, while wealth and status come from the mortal world. Who can amount to anything while living in a drunken haze? Ride out with spear in hand and claim the realm. Lead your troops across a thousand miles, and the land will still be there; make your name and leave your fame to posterity. How should one live after getting a second chance at life? Qin Zheng transmigrated into th
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- 262 Siheyuan: Hard Work Is the Key to Success 四合院:人生的崛起全靠努力 After enduring all kinds of trials, Qin Yi, an ordinary graduate of a third-rate university, finally finds a decent job. On his first day at work, he's involved in a car accident and transmigrates to the world of Love in the Courtyard in the late 1950s. See how an ordinary young man from the modern era makes a thriving life for himself in those times. Golden finger: A portable 20m x 20m x 20m space, plus cooking and medical skills that 12.9kReads8.7Score38614d adds
- 263 The Wonderful Life of Silly Zhu 傻柱的精彩人生 “A sick mother, a gambling-addict father, a younger brother still in school, and a divorced woman.” Who wouldn’t feel sympathy for a young woman like that? I was just feeling a little sympathetic and trying to help her out of a difficult situation. Why did I have to transmigrate into this courtyard full of beasts? And into the body of one of the beasts, Silly Zhu, no less! Heaven is so unfair! 23.6kReads7.5Score92314d adds
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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
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
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Reborn in 1959: Little Everyday Moments in Nanluoguxiang 重生59南锣鼓巷之小日常
He transmigrates to the capital and settles on Nanluoguxiang. He fishes and farms, living a carefree life, learning to cook, appraising antiques, occasionally trading barbs with Zhang Haixing, and picking on the courtyard busybodies now and then.
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- 266 Siheyuan: Heading to Lake Changjin from the Start and Earning Great Merit 四合院:开局奔赴长津湖,立大功 After mercenary Li Weidong dies in action, he transmigrates to the year 1950 with a space filled with weapons, becoming the sickly Li Weidong of Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. From the start, the scheming devils in the courtyard want to seize his home. They plot to trick Li Weidong into joining the army and getting himself killed, but instead send him off to earn extraordinary military honors. See how Li Weidong, after distinguishing himself in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, returns to the 26.8kReads8.3Score1.7k14d adds
- 267 Siheyuan: The Road of Life 四合院之人生之路 This book has no System and no angst. The first volume mainly follows the protagonist as he quietly watches the drama unfold in the courtyard, sticking to the original plot. If that’s not your cup of tea, don’t read it. The second volume tells the story of going to the countryside in Shuangshui Village, from A Ordinary World. If you don’t want to read the first volume, you can start with the second. It also reveals what happens to the protagonist and the other residents of the courtyard. Startin 417Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 268 Siheyuan: He Daqing Plans to Run Away from the Start 四合院:开局何大清要跑路 Transmigrating to 1952, He Yuzhu is left to care for his little sister, He Yushui, after He Daqing runs off. He gains a Spirit Spring Space. See how he makes his way in the world of Love in the Courtyard. 1.1kReads8.0Score11214d adds
- 269 A Carefree Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之淡然生活 Zhang Haoran, an upstanding young man living in the 21st century, accidentally falls off a cliff and transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard in a parallel world. See how a modern young man makes a life for himself in a new family and a different era. First time writing, so go easy on me! Thanks so much~ 17kReads7.9Score65914d adds
- 270 Siheyuan: I’ll Hold This Family Together! 四合院:我要扛起这个家! After watching the TV series about the courtyard house, Chen Zhixing opens his eyes in a courtyard in 1965. From the start, his father is gone, his mother is ill, and he has a younger sister in middle school. Chen Zhixing has to shoulder the burden of supporting the family. 7.1kReads7.6Score29414d adds
- 271 Siheyuan: The Road to Life Begins in 1953 四合院:53年开启生活之路 In 1953, in a parallel timeline, at Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang in the capital, Xiao Zhen stood calmly at the gate and said, “Mr. Yan?” “That's right, it's me,” Yan Fugui replied, adjusting his glasses... “Damn this damn courtyard!” Xiao Zhen thought, but his hands didn't stop. He pulled out two Huazi cigarettes... And so Xiao Zhen began his journey to study hard, work diligently, and strive to become a successor to socialism! 2.5kReads6.4Score10014d adds
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Siheyuan: How Did This Returnee from Studying Abroad Turn So Wicked? 四合院:这留学回来的心咋这么黑
[No System] [Slow-paced] [Everyday Life] [Lighthearted and Funny] Before he transmigrated, Chen Weiguo was a miserable coding grunt. He made a couple of snarky comments about the plot of Love in the Courtyard, and then actually wound up inside it. At first, he thought he'd come to set the courtyard house in order. Then he realized: did this dump even need him to fix it? He only had to stir things up a little, and the place went crazier than anywhere else. Silly Zhu: Is Chen Weiguo even better
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Siheyuan: What's Wrong with My Sleight of Hand? 四合院:我妙手空空怎么了?
Ever since the Silly Zhu, whom everyone in the courtyard used to push around, got the Sleight-of-Hand System, everything changed. Framed for stealing meat, shunned by the whole courtyard, and humiliated by Xu Damao rubbing his face in the dirt? He can spot corruption, exploitation, and scheming at a glance! Deputy Director Li's dirty money and betrothal gifts? I'll take them! Jia Zhangshi's secret stash? Mine! Xu Damao's betrothal gifts? I'll take those too! Silly Zhu is Silly no more! He deals
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Siheyuan: The Wonderful Life I Earned 四合院:赚到的美好人生
[A low-key, cautious protagonist who stays behind the scenes and stirs things up, reasonably intelligent, avoids widows and trouble, original female lead, gets a bit hostile later on, slow-paced at first. If that's not your thing, don't read.] Transmigrated? And into the Siheyuan, a world of scarce food and clothing and schemers crowding every corner in the 1960s? Zhang Ping'an says none of that is a problem for someone who's scored a second life. What matters to him is turning that second chanc
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Siheyuan: Living the Life Everyone Envying Me Wants 四合院:活成别人羡慕的样子
After beating up Silly Zhu, he is ambushed by him and dies. Naturally, he must avenge his predecessor, starting by breaking Silly Zhu’s arms and legs before dealing with him properly. They say the Siheyuan is dangerous. They’re right, it really is. So, to secure a better life in the future, he needs to grow strong until everyone in the Siheyuan can only look up to him, respect him, and fear offending him. Any danger must be stamped out before it can take root, and then there won’t be any danger.
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- 276 He Daqing's Happy Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之何大清的幸福生活 Transmigrate into He Daqing, Silly Zhu's father! Sure, I'm a seasoned widow-chaser and a classic scumbag, but a man still loves his own son! My boy was bullied to death by the beasts in the courtyard. As his real father, how could I just stand by? My boy! Your dad is back! 16kReads8.5Score57214d adds
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Ma Liu's Daily Life in the Siheyuan 马六的四合院日常
That year, Silly Zhu hadn't become a sucker yet. That year, Yi Zhonghai wasn't in a rush to find someone to support him in his old age. That year... The story begins when Ma Liu was fifteen and started working. I wrote this just to vent a little. Please forgive me if it's not very good.
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Siheyuan: I Master Divine Arts, and You Call Me Superstitious? 四合院:道法通神,你说我迷信?
[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
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A New Life Begins in the Siheyuan 四合院开始新人生
A modern-day antique shop owner and part-time collector buys a jade talisman on the black market, then dies in a car accident. The talisman is activated, and he transmigrates to the 1950s. Realizing that his misfortune has brought him an incredible opportunity, he is reborn into a new life. From then on, he becomes a man of many talents: by day, an ordinary government cadre; behind the scenes, a cultivator, collector, and major black-market dealer, among other identities. In the end, he breaks f
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- 280 Siheyuan: Cultivating Immortality Amid the Bustle of Everyday Life 四合院:烟火红尘修仙 A special forces soldier from the modern world transmigrates into another world in the late 1950s. By a twist of fate, he gains a chance to cultivate. Reborn, he vows to pursue the Great Dao and seek immortality. To build up merit and change his fate, he experiences the bustle of everyday life in a courtyard during that extraordinary era, explores human nature, bears witness to people's hearts, tempers his will, and freely reshapes his destiny. 13.3kReads7.7Score48014d adds
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A Siheyuan Story Beginning on the Eve of Liberation 从解放前夕开始的四合院
A modern chef’s soul travels back to 1948, on the eve of Liberation. He moves into a courtyard residence with no System, no talismans, and no superpowers. All he has is a family heirloom storage ring, and he lives a leisurely life in a harsh era. He goes to work, cooks, and occasionally teases the misfits in the courtyard. The story isn’t too angsty: no toilet humor, and no wishing people would hurry up and die. A tranquil life in a bygone age,
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- 282 Siheyuan: My Name Is Yi Zhonghe 四合院:我叫易中河 A modern man transmigrates into the world of the courtyard drama, becoming Yi Zhonghe, Yi Zhonghai’s younger brother, a character who never appeared in the show. He moves into the courtyard and takes a job at the steel mill. See how a modern soul reforms the courtyard’s self-serving residents, turning the “courtyard full of miscreants” into a true Love in the Courtyard. 84.8kReads8.0Score4.6k14d adds
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Siheyuan: Infinite Creation in My World 四合院之我的世界无限创造
Invincible! Pure wish fulfillment! If it doesn't satisfy you, you don't pay! Chen Tian was playing Minecraft at home when he unexpectedly transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. There, he obtained the ultimate authority to create without limits in Minecraft, allowing him to reshape the world around him at will. As he transformed more and more places, the energy fed back by this authority kept changing his body, making him invincible. Don't like the little Japanese? Wipe out their
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Siheyuan: My Fishing System Is Anything but Proper 四合院,我的钓鱼系统不正经
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-
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- 285 Siheyuan: What I Say Goes in This Canteen 四合院,这个食堂我说了算 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 9.2kReads7.6Score29514d adds
- 286 Siheyuan: I Was Reborn During the Founding Ceremony 四合院,我重生在建国大典 There's something unusual about this courtyard. Yi Zhonghai, the Virtuous Heavenly Venerable? Liu Haizhong, the belt-wielding loving father? Yan Bugui, the master schemer? Granny Jia, kind to everyone? So you're the one they call Silly Zhu? You say that as if anyone else's head works any better. Around here, everyone knows my big brother is a peerless doctor. Three needles to take a life, ah, no, three needles and you're gone, Du Jiang? 95Reads5.9Score—14d adds
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Xu Damao's Story Begins in the Siheyuan 许大茂从四合院开始
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
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- 288 Siheyuan: I’m Yushui’s Uncle 四合院之我是雨水舅父 [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... 35.4kReads7.3Score1.8k14d adds
- 289 1955: From the Start, I Was Sent to Bring Warmth 1955开局送温暖 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...! 7.4kReads7.9Score21014d adds
- 290 The Real Love in the Courtyard 正的情满四合院 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 3.4kReads6.5Score10614d adds
- 291 Siheyuan: Cao Yi, a Good Man 四合院之曹义好人 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—14d adds
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Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Beast-Taming Space 四合院,何雨柱的御兽空间
My Beast Taming System is unlike any other: it can only form contracts with human beasts. Beasts of the courtyard house, are you ready? Here I come! At first, He Yuzhu lets his beasts grow at their own pace. Later, they slaughter their way through everything, make China’s might known in international wars, and repay He Yuzhu in kind. The sons and daughters of China are all dragons and phoenixes! Less hostility, no angst, and fewer violent clashes in the courtyard house. If this isn’t your thing,
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Living Life to the Fullest in the 1960s 六零年代恣意活着
[Transmigration + Two Strong Leads + Period Setting + Daily Life] A career woman from the new century transmigrates as Ruan Mianmian and escapes her family of origin. When she reaches the right age, she marries Chen Yuan'an, a handsome, well-built regiment commander. They bicker in the early days, but later settle into a sweet life together: her husband dotes on her, and their son is clever and adorable. Both leads know how to enjoy life. In an era of scarcity, they use money to make sure they n
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Siheyuan: I Have a Little World of My Own 四合院:我有一个小世界
After exploring a glowing cave entrance on a sinkhole's cliff face, outdoor enthusiast Wang Yu transmigrates to the world of the Siheyuan, where he discovers that the glowing entrance is a portal to other worlds. Wang Yu leads a leisurely life in the Siheyuan world while exploring other worlds and selling weapons. Traveling back and forth between the two realms, he practices martial arts and cultivates immortality, living a carefree life.
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- 295 Siheyuan: Transferred from the Military, Promoted to Department Chief on Day One 四合院:部队转业,入职即科长 Zhang Weiguo transmigrates to an era of shortages and deprivation. A decorated veteran, he is reassigned as a procurement chief at a steel mill and moves into a courtyard compound. With a golden finger in the form of a portable space, he changes the fate of everyone in the compound. When Heaven is unjust and fate is cruel, meet it head-on with all your strength. Watch Zhang Weiguo write his own legend in this turbulent era! 19.9kReads7.4Score89414d adds
- 296 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Sell My Iron Rice Bowl 四合院:开局卖掉铁饭碗 [Everyday-life focus, with the spirit of the Wei and Jin dynasties, and not too much hostility.] After transmigrating to a Beijing courtyard in 1962, he sells his iron rice bowl from the start. He studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and becomes a technician. When the times change, he goes into business, opens a factory, and helps revitalize the country's industry. (Mostly everyday life, mostly everyday life, mostly everyday life. That's important, so we're saying it three times 10.6kReads7.7Score32314d adds
- 297 Seventy Years of Laying Low in the Siheyuan 四合院苟生七十年 Gao Xiaowai's way of life is to keep his head down. He does it until it becomes a habit, until it becomes second nature. Just when Gao Xiaowai sees no hope of keeping his head down forever, fate plays a joke on him. Maybe he dreamed too sweetly, because when he wakes up, he's been thrown seventy years into the past. Gao Xiaowai's heart sinks. How is he supposed to survive now! 9kReads8.6Score28814d adds
- 298 A Common Man in the Siheyuan 四合院小市民 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. 5.4kReads8.9Score16614d adds
- 299 The Blurry Years of the Siheyuan 四合院之模糊的年代 [Sign-in] [A few more brothers than most] [Behind the scenes] [Everyday life] [Childhood] [Quirky and unrestrained] [War] [A happy family] [Period drama with lots of film and TV elements] [Doesn't follow the original plot] [Pure wish fulfillment] [Original female lead] [Parallel world / similar timeline] [Please don't project real people or timelines onto the characters] Life in the cave dwelling has no fighting or killing, just eating and drinking. Life in the courtyard house has no social nice 24.8kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
- 300 Siheyuan: This Time, It's Finally My Turn, Right?! 四合院之这次终于轮到我了吧! [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... 45.8kReads8.6Score2.2k14d adds
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