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- 201 Transmigrating Through Film and TV Universes, Starting as Silly Zhu 影综穿越诸天从我是傻柱开始 Zhou Fan suffers from ALS, an incurable disease that gradually freezes the body. He transmigrates through the worlds of various film and TV dramas, experiencing the many different flavors of life. First world: Love in the Courtyard (Silly Zhu) Second world: The Tale of Rose (Fang Xiewen) Third world: A Lifelong Journey (provisionally Zhou Bingkun) 172Reads—Score—Shelves
- 202 Siheyuan: My Pocket Dimension Can Nurture Anything 四合院：我的空间可孕育一切 He accidentally transmigrates into the world of the courtyard and even gets a pocket dimension and an astonishing talent for understanding! Things are tough from the start, but that’s no big deal! With a wave of his hand, Li Huaishan easily picks up hunting and fishing skills. While everyone else is still scraping by on bran and wild greens, he’s already enjoying fish and meat! And mastering other skills is just as easy: a quick look is all it takes to become an expert. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 203 Siheyuan: Stirring Up Trouble in the Future Apocalypse 四合院之在未来末世，搅风搅雨 Wang Yitu transmigrates to a future world and is forced to play a game, all by himself. Then, unexpectedly, he awakens two Talent Skills. But the characters he can summon are from Love in the Courtyard. And the thing is, every one of them is powerful. Anyway, they’re all stronger than Wang Yitu. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 204 Siheyuan: From the Start, I'm the Canteen Director 四合院：开局就是食堂主任 My new work is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 936Reads6.7Score103Shelves
- 205 Siheyuan: The World of Street Hustlers 四合院，街溜子的世界 A pharmaceutical scientist is reborn in a courtyard house in the 1950s. He is the descendant of a martyr, but also a street loafer. This transmigration changes the fate of his entire family. Through those hard times, he leads his family in dealing with the scoundrels in the courtyard. 4.9kReads8.6Score188Shelves
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Siheyuan: Upholding Justice 四合院之主持公道
[1] [No Hostility] He arrives in 1951 and lives in Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. His parents sacrifice their lives for the country, leaving him an orphan. Reborn, Yang Jianguo works as an apprentice fitter at a steel mill. Knowing what lies ahead, Yang Jianguo seizes an opportunity during the steel mill’s reforms. Gradually, his wages rise higher and higher. With a high salary and a full stomach, of course he starts making things happen. He meddles here and there, only to discover that he h
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- 207 Siheyuan: You Hit Me and Think You'll Get Away with It? Dream On 四合院：打了我还想好过，做梦 Thanks to all our friends for your support and kindness! With the Spring Festival approaching, the editor would like to wish you a happy New Year, success in everything, and happiness for your whole family! We hope you’ll continue to support us in the new year! Our writing skills are limited, so please be kind if it’s not to your taste! Thank you, everyone!!! 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 208 Siheyuan: I Crush the Beasts, and They Treat Me Like the Supreme One 四合院：暴虐禽兽，见我当如太上 Just complete the tasks assigned by the System, and you can earn all kinds of supplies, reunion meals, and ration coupons! In this resource-starved 1960s, that makes you a bona fide tycoon! The beasts in the whole courtyard watch, green with envy! When Jia Zhangshi tries to extort you, you beat her up without hesitation! Beasts, when you see me, you should treat me like the Supreme One! When Qin Huairu tries to seduce you, sorry, I'm not interested in bloodsuckers! 3Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 209 Siheyuan: Traditional Chinese Medicine Makes the Nation Strong 四合院：中医强国 Chen Jianguo transmigrates to the world of the Courtyard, and from the start inherits the medical legacy of the legendary physician Hua Tuo and activates a magical medicinal herb garden. But there is one condition: he must move into the courtyard. For the sake of Hua Tuo's medical legacy, Chen Jianguo has no choice but to move into a courtyard full of beasts. That doesn't stop him from championing traditional Chinese medicine. He sets out to bring it to the world, while also putting those beast 56Reads—Score—Shelves
- 210 Siheyuan: The Days of Tormenting the Bullies 四合院：在四合院虐禽的日子 Hou Weimin transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes a Grade One lathe operator. He's surrounded by schemers. Yi Zhonghai organizes a charity drive, but because he donates only one yuan to the Jia family, Jia Zhangshi bullies and extorts him. Targeted by the self-righteous moral authority and an experienced sycophant, he has no choice but to grudgingly pay the Jia family thirty yuan in compensation. But... the System may be late, but it has finally arrived! 605Reads—Score—Shelves
- 211 Siheyuan: The Carefree Years 四合院之逍遥篇 Li Changsheng, captain of the Qinglong Special Operations Team in the Huaxia Guardian Army, perishes alongside a spy while on a mission. He is reborn in 1950 at Changchun Spring in Dali and inherits the Xiaoyao Sect’s legacy, cultivating the carefree art of controlling the wind and practicing its carefree martial arts. When he returns to the capital and moves into Siheyuan No. 95, he obtains a National Fortune System. What is carefree? A pure heart and unimpeded thoughts: that is carefree. What 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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Siheyuan: The Immortal Couple's Strange Tales 四合院：仙侣奇踪
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- 213 Reborn: Isn’t This a Piece of Cake? 重生：这不有手就行吗？ “Xiao Liu, you can even cook dishes for a state banquet?” “Director, isn’t it something anyone with hands can do?” Liu Yushu replied casually. “Comrade Yushu, aren’t you a cook? How come you can also do fitter’s and welding work? And you’re as good as an eighth-grade worker.” Liu Yushu waved a hand. “Factory Director, isn’t it something anyone with hands can do? There’s no job in this factory I can’t handle. And if there is, just let me take one look, and I’ll know how to do it the next second!” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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Siheyuan: I Steal Qin Huairu Away to a Happy Life 四合院：截胡秦淮茹的幸福生活
Drawing on the memories in his mind, Zhang Xiaofan realized he had arrived at the Red Star Steel Mill in 1951. When the residents of the courtyard tried to seize his house, he firmly refused. He also abandoned his original plan to simply live quietly and stay away from everyone in the courtyard. Instead, he decided to match wits with them. When he heard Jia Dongxu was going on a blind date, Zhang Xiaofan turned his gaze to the fair-skinned beauty Qin Huairu... Years later, Zhang Xiaofan looked a
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- 215 Reborn in the Beast-Filled Siheyuan to Watch the Show 重生禽满四合院看大戏 A man from the future arrives in the beast-filled courtyard. Watch as I rip away Qin Huairu's mask, teach the courtyard's uncles how to behave, and make my way to success in the compound. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 216 My Uncle-in-Law in the Siheyuan Is Li Yunlong 四合院我的姑父是李云龙 My main soul has only just returned to the courtyard, and I'm already up against the retirement crew. With cheats like mine, why would I be afraid of you? What? My aunt is Yang Xiuqin? Then Li Yunlong must be my uncle-in-law! With connections like that, I really don't know how Li Ping'an still got bullied by that bunch of beasts... —Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 217 Reborn in Siheyuan: From the Start, They Make Me Hand Over the Household Money 重生四合院，开局让我交家用 Yan An arrived in the courtyard from the start, reborn as Yan Jiefang. Bound to the [Strongest Emotion Points System], "Yan Bugui, stop yapping at me!" "Plain rice and broth, without even a bite of pickles. You think I want to eat this?" [Yan Bugui's anger: +1000] [Yan Jiefang's shock: +300] [Yan Jikuang's shock: +666] He unexpectedly rescued Mrs. Lou and befriended Liu Bancheng. He landed a job at the steel mill without a hitch. [Ding-dong!! Congratulations, Host, you've received 5 76Reads—Score—Shelves
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Siheyuan: I Exposed the Three Elders’ Secrets from the Start 四合院：开局揭了三位大爷的底
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- 219 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Feast on Jia Dongxu 四合院：开局吃席贾东旭 Zhang Nan was a top lawyer in the 21st century, but after a car accident, he transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. He thought he would spend his life keeping a low profile. But from the start, he picked a fight with Yi Zhonghai and awakened the strongest Comeback System. But this System is a little out of line! From then on, the wheels of fate began to turn... 515Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 220 Siheyuan: A Role Model for Our Generation 四合院之我辈楷模 Zhao Dadan was originally an upstanding young man of the twenty-first century. Then, by a twist of fate, he ended up in the 1960s. He discovered that he was in the world of Love in the Courtyard. In his previous life, he'd read quite a few novels about the courtyard. They all bragged that every heroine here was gorgeous, and each one more alluring than the last. Now that he was here, he was going to find out for himself whether it was true. In the end, he lived up to everyone's expectations and 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 221 Siheyuan: A Family of Loyal Heroes 四合院：满门忠烈 After transmigrating into 1950, Cheng Haoyi awakens the War God System and resolutely brings his childhood friend He Yuzhu to the recruitment office to enlist. Together, they fight the enemy, defend their country, and earn distinction. A worthy man is born between heaven and earth. He should strive courageously to rise above the rest. How could he stoop to petty scheming and fall in with the crowd? From now on, every household in the courtyard will be a family of heroes! 8.6kReads6.5Score269Shelves
- 222 Siheyuan's 15th Book 四合院第15本书 After transmigrating into the world of the courtyard, he finds his fiancée being harassed by Bang Geng right from the start. When he goes to confront him, Silly Zhu knocks him unconscious. Yi Zhonghai uses moral pressure to get his way, ruling the courtyard with an iron fist. Li Feng somehow becomes the “honest fool” that all the beasts in the courtyard take turns bullying. To catch the bandits, first catch their leader: You old dog Yi, take this!!!! 88Reads—Score—Shelves
- 223 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Join the Army 四合院：开局从军 [Transmigrate + courtyard compound + farming + espionage + treasure hunting + landing on the moon + space adventures in a courtyard compound] Readers who aren't enjoying it can skip ahead to the 200,000-word mark. It gets really exciting after that, and the third volume is especially good. I originally wanted to change the title after the book was tested, but in the end I stuck with the original. After transmigrating to a courtyard compound, he nearly starves to death before meeting a benefactor 692Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 224 Siheyuan: One Hand Shrouds the Heavens 四合院：一手遮天 Luo Xiaoqing transmigrated to a courtyard house in 1952, becoming a lonely boy who had tragically been separated from his parents during the war and eventually ended up living on the streets. Luckily, an ordinary family living in the courtyard found and adopted him. He became their son, and they arranged his engagement to Qin Huairu. But unexpectedly, Yi Zhonghai got in the way, inciting Jia Dongxu to steal Qin Huairu from him. He then joined forces with the neighbors to ostracize Luo Xiaoqing —Reads—Score—Shelves
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The 1960s: From the Start, I Led the Village Through Famine to Feast on Meat 60年代：开局荒年，我带着全村吃肉
[Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Transmigration + Hoarding Supplies + Lighthearted + No Harem] Li Youfu transmigrates into the body of a man with the same name in 1960, a year of famine, and sees the man's entire life. In his previous life, he was the apple of his family's eye, but he was blind to the truth and married a woman who drained him to support her younger brother. His entire family was bled dry and met a tragic end. As he lay dying, all he wanted was to make up for his regrets and
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Siheyuan: Wang Dapeng the Jester's Happy Life 四合院，乐子人王大鹏的快乐人生
A hilarious, low-conflict period piece set in a Beijing courtyard, with a scheming protagonist, a professional troublemaker, and a real scoundrel's way of doing things. Wang Dapeng transmigrates into a courtyard full of villains, where he goes head-to-head with the residents and discovers that his reputation is taking a hit. His motto is: if you can't adapt to your surroundings, make them adapt to you. If you get soaked, don't let your opponents have umbrellas. So Wang Dapeng decides to make sur
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- 227 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Swindled Silly Zhu Out of Three Rooms 四合院：开局我先讹傻柱三间房 Zhang Chaoyang transmigrated to early 1962 and arrived at the familiar setting of The Turbulent Households of the Courtyard. From the start, he swindled Silly Zhu out of his three rooms. If the Jia family were going to bleed him dry, he might as well get there first. 23kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves
- 228 Siheyuan: Everyone on Your Feet, Salute Your Godfather 四合院：全体起立，给干爹敬礼 As the train of time sped along, Lu Yao arrived in a Beijing courtyard in the 1960s. He activated the Strongest Godfather System. Anyone who acknowledged him as their dad would earn him huge rewards. Facing a courtyard full of scoundrels, Lu Yao was always one step ahead. Yi Zhonghai: “Lu Yao, you shouldn't be so selfish.” Lu Yao: “I give meat to twelve courtyard residents who have no family to support them every week, and I help six struggling households here. You call that selfish?” Yi Zhongha 13.1kReads9.1Score510Shelves
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Siheyuan: A Mountain Runner with a Gun on Jia Dongxu from the Start 四合院：跑山人，开局枪指贾东旭
[Mountain hunter + tough and quiet + a bit hot-tempered when he gets involved] Jiang Yu transmigrates to the 1995 courtyard and becomes a mountain hunter. He has a younger sister at home, with no parents and no elders to help them. Things get off to a terrible start for Jiang Yu, who recently caught a chill. Just then, Jia Zhangshi tells Jia Dongxu to steal the game from Jiang Yu’s home. And just as Jia Dongxu is about to get his hands on it, Jiang Yu’s younger sister, Jiang Ling, steps in
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- 230 New to Siheyuan 初来乍到四合院 The moment I transmigrated, I felt as if a colossal wave had swept me away, and endless fear and confusion surged within me. Everything around me became strange and uncanny. The familiar scent of wine, laughter, and clamor vanished in an instant, replaced by an indescribable silence. My heart pounded violently, as if it might leap right out of my chest. My mind was a complete mess, and I couldn't think. All I could do was let this sudden upheaval batter my nerves. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 231 Siheyuan: If There’s Trouble, Call the Police 四合院，有事找警察叔叔 Just after transmigrating into a courtyard compound, before he can even open his eyes, someone clubs him over the head and sends him to the hospital. He nearly dies on arrival. He has no savings, no memories, no golden finger, and an unknown attacker to contend with, along with a whole group of neighbors watching him like hawks. Qin Feng isn't worried in the slightest. What era is this? An era when labor is glorious and the people are masters of their own country. As a proud worker, if anything 186Reads—Score—Shelves
- 232 Siheyuan: Huairu Is Twenty-Eight, Silly Zhu Should Call Her Mom 四合院：淮茹二十八，傻柱快喊妈 A modern man transmigrates into He Daqing in the courtyard, becoming Silly Zhu’s father. To his surprise, he comes with a Chinese Little Chef Food System. He Daqing: Silly Zhu, do you like Qin Huairu? Silly Zhu: She’s all right, I guess. We could make it work! He Daqing: Fine, I’ll help you marry her! She can be your mom! Silly Zhu: … 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 233 Siheyuan: I Just Want to Keep My Head Down, Not Get Caught Up in the Rat Race 四合院：我只想苟着，不想卷起来 Jiang Jiajin accidentally transmigrates to an era of scarcity, becoming a young man with rural household registration. He obtains a game System called Happy Farm, which lets him improve his family's life by growing crops. Using pumpkin seeds from the game, he trades for eggs and flour in the real world, and even plans to trade pumpkins for more supplies. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 234 Siheyuan: Beating He Daqing Senseless, That’s What True Filial Piety Looks Like! 四合院：痛打何大清，孝出强大！ My soul traveled back to the 1950s. I became He Yuzhu, the legendary God of War of the siheyuan courtyard. If I met a demon, I'd subdue it; if I met a ghost, I'd beat it down. Then suddenly, a slap came flying at me. I looked up and saw He Daqing. He Yuzhu had been bottling things up for a long time, so he hit right back with a left hook and a right hook. I'd already had enough of being pushed around in my previous life. If I couldn't enjoy myself here, then where could I? My anger reached its p 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 235 Transmigrating Into the Siheyuan: A Sign-In Life 穿越四合院之签到人生 In 1960s Beijing, life in a traditional courtyard compound is harsh. Supplies are scarce, life is difficult, and neighbors are always caught up in petty family matters. A young man from the modern era transmigrates there with a Sign-In System. He works hard to improve his life and gradually falls for a young woman in the compound. But when the unequal distribution of resources sparks jealousy and scheming, he discovers a shocking secret while fighting back and resolves to take revenge. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 236 Siheyuan: With a Divine Transfer System, I Make the Bullies Suffer 四合院：神级转移系统，虐死禽兽 After transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard, Ma Hua becomes Silly Zhu's apprentice and gets two rooms in the courtyard. As soon as he transmigrates, Silly Zhu shows up with Jia Zhangshi and orders Ma Hua to give one of his two rooms to the Jia family. Ma Hua kicks Silly Zhu to the ground and slaps Jia Zhangshi so hard she scrambles around looking for her teeth. Just then, the Divine Transfer System comes online. Ma Hua uses the Divine Transfer System to transfer his hemorrhoids onto Jia Zhan 3Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 237 More Children, More Blessings: Starting in the Siheyuan 多子多福，从四合院开始 Wang Dali was at home watching the recently popular Love in the Courtyard. After making a few complaints, he was transmigrated into the courtyard by the System. Using the System, Wang Dali begins a journey through the worlds of various TV shows, with more series to come later. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Marching Out of the Ten Thousand Mountains to Reclaim Our Homeland and Expand Our Borders 兵出十万大山，复故土拓新疆
Liu Yongfu went up the mountain to gather firewood. In a dream, an old man told him that he was a mighty general who should defend his home and protect his people. When he woke, he also had a new set of memories from the future. Liu Yongfu decided that, besides defending his homeland, he should find the Han people a place to settle, help them survive more than a decade of war and natural disasters, and fight against imperialism... [Some parts of this story take liberties with history, or happen
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- 239 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后，利用先知成富豪 By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.8kReads—Score110Shelves
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A Tough Guy in a Republican-Era Siheyuan 我在民国四合院当黑皮
[Multiple heroines + simple System + gradual development + goes on the run later] After criticizing a novel's spineless protagonist, I was banished by the You Think You Can Do Better System to a Republic-era courtyard house. Huh? There's also the TV dramas New World and The Glorious Era here? And a pocket dimension? Then let's spiral straight to the top. Since I've transmigrated, I want it all: beautiful women and money! I'll keep my head down at first, then enjoy the sweet life.
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Siheyuan: Bloodbath on the Battlefield, A Smooth Road to Officialdom 四合院，血洗战场，官路坦途
A modern young man, Li Qiang, transmigrates to 1945 after dying in a fit of rage, only to become He Yuzhu from the Siheyuan! Bound to a Silent Space: within 15 meters, he can silently collect corpses, and he empties the Japanese army’s arsenal like a ghost. He saves his mother and changes her fate, then joins Li Yunlong in a bloodbath at Lake Changjin! From a battlefield reaper to a reform pioneer, he turns the Northwest into a granary and brings a new dawn to Handong. He rises to the highest ra
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- 242 Transmigrating to the Siheyuan, Reborn to a Fortune-Filled Life as Silly Zhu 穿越四合院，重生傻柱的财满人生 Yang Wei, a young man from the modern day, is visiting a Beijing courtyard house when heaven takes pity on him and strikes him dead with lightning. His soul transmigrates into He Yuzhu in a courtyard house in 1958. He wakes up bewildered and discovers a golden finger: a storage space and the strength of ten thousand jin. Thus begins an extreme clash between his personal selfishness and the collectivism of the 1950s. Silly Zhu fills his space with wealth and lives life to the fullest. 11Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 243 Siheyuan: Thunderbolt Space, Hundredfold Combat Power 四合院：天雷空间，百倍战力 Yang Wei is struck by lightning and transmigrates into Silly Zhu! He gets a hundred acres of black soil for farming and thunderbolts in his palm! His body is tempered by heavenly lightning, and his punches pack twenty thousand jin of force! He talks back to the courtyard beasts: “I have no morals!” He shuts the doors and enjoys delicious food with his beautiful wife while everyone else turns green with hunger! He unearths mountains of antiques from the rundown courtyard! He opens a restaurant an 11Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 244 Reborn in the Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Rise in a Changing Era 重生四合院，逆袭年代的傻柱 A young man from the modern day transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1945 and becomes Silly Zhu as a boy. With a storage space to protect his mother and keep his younger sister safe, he creates his own cultivation technique and learns to cultivate. He becomes a rising star of the era... 4Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 245 Siheyuan: Reborn Silly Zhu Makes a Comeback in a New Era 四合院：重生傻柱逆袭年代 Wang Kui, a young man from the modern day, is reborn as ten-year-old He Yuzhu. He uses his storage space to keep his family well-fed and clothed, creates his own cultivation technique, and becomes the only cultivator. Using his cultivation abilities to change his family's fate, he turns his life around and becomes a winner. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 246 I Transmigrated as Silly Zhu and Learned to Cultivate Immortality in the Siheyuan 穿越成傻柱，四合院里学修仙 A young man from the modern day transmigrates into a courtyard house and becomes Silly Zhu. He quietly learns immortal cultivation and becomes the world's only cultivator. Keeping a low profile, he fights back against the scheming neighbors and uses his storage space to give his family a prosperous life and keep them safe. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 247 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Has a Pocket Dimension and a Life of Endless Joy 四合院：傻柱有空间逍遥乐无边 A modern young man transmigrates and is reborn as Silly Zhu. With the help of a pocket dimension, he gets everything for free and achieves financial freedom. He marries a young lady from a wealthy family, and after they wed, they have ten children. A sweet love story. He creates his own cultivation techniques and becomes the only cultivator on Earth. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 248 I Built a Mach 45 Fighter Jet, and My Little Factory Became a State-Owned Enterprise 造45马赫战机，我家小厂成国企 Zhang Yang is reborn and inherits the mess his family left behind. He obtains a battered old furnace passed down through the generations and embarks on a path to technology that defies the heavens. He builds a Mach 45 fighter jet and lives a sweet, happy life with his girlfriend, Lin Yue... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 249 Transmigrating to a Bygone Era, a Reborn Country Girl's Rise to Wealth and Power 穿越年代，重生农女豪门逆袭路 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
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