Looking for Courtyard House Stories with No Forced Dumbing Down and a Historically Authentic Setting 求四合院，不要强行降智，符合时代的书

1. 551 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Took Down the Retirement Crew 四合院：开局打服了养老团 Ah Dou Ah Ah Ah阿斗啊啊啊Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted Zhang Dacheng of the 1950s was so overcome with grief after his mother died that he was replaced by a doctor from the future, also named Zhang Dacheng, who was terminally ill and had perished taking a con man down with him. The moment he arrived in this world, he heard someone cursing him. Zhang Dacheng wasn't about to let that slide: he beat Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi with a stick, then hacked at Yi Zhonghai and He Yuzhu with a blade, first beating the retirement gang into submission... 22.3kReads8.0Score948Shelves
2. 552 重 Reborn as Xu Damao, I Snatch Lou Xiaoe from the Start 重生许大茂，开局截胡娄晓娥 Maplewhisper Writes枫语作Male-Channel Fanfiction140k WordsCompleted Xu Damao has been reborn. This time, I can’t be a coward. I’m going to cling to Lou Xiao'e and have her bear me a whole litter of kids. Silly Zhu, I’ve been reborn, so don’t think you can beat me this time. 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A prodigal son who returns is more precious than gold; Xu Damao returned home and became incredibly wealthy.

3. 553 四 Siheyuan: Transmigrating into Turbulent Times, Remember to Build Your Defenses First 四合院：穿越混年代，记得先叠甲 Lu Sheng Beneath the Pen笔下卢生Male-Channel Fanfiction317k WordsOngoing [Revenge + Business + Multiple Women + Strong-Willed Hero + Power Struggles Across an Era] After transmigrating to 1947, He Peng only wants to stay alive and, while he's at it, enjoy a somewhat better life. A little more money. A few more women. But before he knows it, his life has grown far beyond that. He earns five more First-Class Special Merits, gains a whole bunch of uncles, turns his business into a nationwide network, and even becomes the adopted son-in-law of the Chairman's wife. More s 912Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's a new book, without a system. The protagonist joins the army in 1947, and returns to Beijing in 1950, severely wounded and honored with merits. After attending a banquet at Haizi, his fortunes begin to rise. The everyday life of the family in the courtyard is also quite interesting.

4. 554 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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   A true courtyard house is one where no one steals the house or lends meat. Take a look, sir.

5. 555 半 Half a Life on the Wrong Road 半生歧途 Eggplant Casserole风味茄子煲Urban225k WordsCompleted Beneath the bustle of everyday life, undercurrents stir, as human relationships and rules become entangled. Hidden webs of self-interest and illicit dealings quietly erode the foundations of order. When ideals are tested by reality, and temptation besieges people’s original convictions, some lose their way and sink, while others step forward. A long, arduous campaign against corruption tears away layers of disguise and restores justice to the world. 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Take you on a different kind of courtyard novel experience

6. 556 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. 18.9kReads8.4Score608Shelves

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   Time travel is not convoluted, personalities are independent, and it's not too exaggerated.

7. 557 四 Siheyuan: I Won’t Be Silly Zhu! 四合院：我不当傻柱！ Listening to the Wind and Rain听风言雨Male-Channel Fanfiction491k WordsCompleted [Changing the plot + multiple dramas and films + System] What? I choked to death on cola and transmigrated into Silly Zhu, the fool everyone takes advantage of? Whoever wants this lousy role can have it! Qin Huairu plays the victim to beg for food? I'll show her the door! Yi Zhonghai tries to guilt-trip me? I'll flip the table and fight back! He Yuzhu is no Silly Zhu! Watch him climb, one step at a time, to the peak of life! The full story is even better! Read it and see! 5.6kReads5.5Score234Shelves

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   Hey everyone! Tingfeng's new book, *The Courtyard: I'm Not Going to Be a Fool!*, Has officially started updating! It's got that familiar feel—no Mary Sues, no dragging, just a head-on confrontation with all the awful characters in the courtyard, full of social skills, decisive action, and intrigue! A fresh take on the blind box genre, with an even wilder path and more exciting moments, plus a new setting with multiple film and television connections. The entire book has been meticulously crafted, so you can trust the quality. Two updates every day at noon, without fail! Click the link below to read the new book, or search for it on Tomato Books. Please support it, and see you in the new story!

8. 558 我 I Am Li Huaide's Bodyguard 我是李怀德的警卫员 Lying-Flat Enthusiast躺客Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsOngoing Li Dahu, a soldier, served as Li Huaide's bodyguard. After leaving the military, he was assigned to the Hongxing Steelworks. This is the story of how he struggled through years of famine while supporting his three younger brothers and three younger sisters, and gradually built a better life for himself at the Hongxing Steelworks. 48kReads7.2Score3.1kShelves

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   Push push push push

9. 559 四 Siheyuan: Head of the Household at Eight 四合院：8岁的我顶门立户 The Not-Too-Far, Not-Too-Near Flying Shadow Hero不远不近的飞影侠Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted After Qin Shuli is discharged from the army, he dies saving someone on his way to university. He transmigrates into the body of an eight-year-old boy in Beiping in 1943. The boy’s father has been taken by the Japanese. His mother has been ill for years. He also has three-year-old twin siblings. With such a disastrous start, Qin Shuli decides to lie flat. Luckily, his golden finger arrives. He can take care of his family and kill Japanese soldiers at the same time. Every now and then, he also has 157Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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   The latest, hottest, and most explosive courtyard house adventure! ① I've traveled to a courtyard house in an era of scarcity, where survival is the biggest challenge. With my own abilities and knowledge, and the help of my spatial ability, I thrive!

10. 560 四 Siheyuan: From the Start in 1950, Silly Zhu Joins the Army 四合院：1950开局傻柱当兵 Big Head Never Flashes大头没有闪Male-Channel Fanfiction371k WordsCompleted [Volume One: Resist America; Volume Two: Resist Japan] [Courtyard + Korean War + crossing the Yalu River into enemy territory + 38th Parallel + crucible of war + Lake Changjin + Water Gate Bridge...] During recruit training, he digs up a complete set of AKM blueprints. Before a battle, he takes on a plane in a rifle duel. At Lake Changjin, he digs up another hundred thousand mink coats. At Water Gate Bridge, he digs up a Type 40 rocket launcher... 5.8kReads8.4Score280Shelves
11. 561 四 Siheyuan: Even the King of Hell Is Furious from the Start 四合院【开局就连阎王也怒了】 Grass Dreams of Chasing Light草梦追光Male-Channel Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted Silly Zhu once had a glorious reputation in the courtyard, but as his life drew to a close, he was overcome by endless desolation. Banggeng, Qin Huairu, Yi Zhonghai, Deaf Granny, Jia Zhangshi, Liu Haizhong, Xu Damao, and He Yushui had all schemed against him his entire life. The ghost officer reported to King Yama in a panic: “This ghost is consumed by resentment. Even the underworld can barely keep him under control.” Silly Zhu cried out, “I, He Yuzhu, have never done anything wicked in my life 687Reads8.2Score102Shelves
12. 562 四 Siheyuan: From the Steel Mill to the Pig Farm 四合院：从轧钢厂转战养猪厂 A Two-Hundred-Pound Cat两百斤的猫Male-Channel Fanfiction2.3M WordsCompleted Also known as: The System Is in The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, but I'm in the Courtyard Good news: I got a System. Bad news: It took me to the wrong set! Ye Xiaonan got a System that promised to take him to the world of the courtyard. But while he was away, the System accidentally ran off to the neighboring world of The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. The good news is that he can still connect to the System. The bad news is that these quests seem a little off. [Main Quest: In the martial world, stre 13.4kReads7.1Score1kShelves
13. 563 四 Siheyuan: A General's Path, the Son of He Daqing 四合院之何大清之子的将军之路 Walking Alone一个人走过Male-Channel Fanfiction513k WordsCompleted In the war-torn year of 1943, amid a crowd of beggars, a dazed fool knows only that his father is He Daqing, his mother is Zhang Guilan, and he has a younger brother named He Yuzhu. He knows nothing else. With neither his father nor his younger brother by his side, the Japanese have already begun their sweep through the area... 1.6kReads5.7Score101Shelves
14. 564 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Go to Korea to Aid the War, Then Return to Arrest Deaf Granny 四合院：开局援朝，归来抓聋老太 Xiao Lu Loves Reading Novels小陆爱看小说Male-Channel Fanfiction760k WordsOngoing [System] [Small Worlds] [Crushing the Japanese] [One Female Lead] [Hunting Enemy Spies] [Cultivation Meets the Real World] This story follows a transmigrator who seeks to grow stronger by continually capturing criminals. It depicts events in Courtyard No. 95 from the perspective of an ordinary passerby. From the start, he captures Old Mrs. Deaf, Director Wang, Director Yang, and others. He has a cheat, encounters special cultivators, and eventually ascends after eliminating enough criminals. The 31.9kReads6.3Score1.4kShelves

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    A courtyard house doesn't lower your IQ (recommended) [smirk][thinking][admiration][admiration]

15. 565 四 Siheyuan: I Ruin Silly Zhu and Wipe Out the Whole Bunch 四合院：废了傻柱，全灭众禽 Xiao Lu Loves Reading Novels小陆爱看小说Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted From the start, he breaks Silly Zhu's right hand. After finding out how the Sixth Man System determines its verdict, he deals with the beasts by chapter 100. Silly Zhu ends up begging on the streets with all five limbs broken. Seriously, trust me, bro. 16.5kReads6.1Score540Shelves
16. 566 四 Siheyuan: Bully a Martyr’s Family? From the Start, Silly Zhu Goes to Prison 四合院：欺辱烈属？开局傻柱进牢 Xiao Lu Loves Reading Novels小陆爱看小说Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted A nineteen-year-old boy whose parents are both dead is cheated out of his family inheritance. After unlocking a golden finger, watch as he fights back, deals with the vile scoundrels, and finds a way to live well. With an Emotion Collection System, what will he do to gather enough emotion points? How will the fate of the courtyard change? 31.5kReads6.4Score1.1kShelves
17. 567 万 Myriad Realms: From the Start in Siheyuan, I Rise to the Supreme 万界之开局四合院，万界成至高 Xiao Lu Loves Reading Novels小陆爱看小说Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted A new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 19.4kReads7.4Score700Shelves
18. 568 四 Siheyuan: I Encountered a Bodhisattva from the Start 四合院：开局遇到女菩萨 Waiting for the Maple Leaves to Turn Red等枫叶红Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsOngoing In 1946, Li Ping’an from a later era unexpectedly transmigrated to Beiping, reborn in the body of a beggar who had frozen to death. The jade peace pendant he wore turned out to contain a mysterious space and a legacy of medical skills. Taken in by the kind widow Sister Lou, he used the resources in his space to survive the turmoil while secretly stockpiling supplies. As time passed, he unexpectedly discovered that the best friend of the wife who often came to visit him was actually Silly Zhu’s m 1.1kReads6.7Score234Shelves
19. 569 开 Sect Master from the Start: I Level Up with Blue Star to Become a God 开局宗主，我靠蓝星加点成神尊 Xiao Lu Loves Reading Novels小陆爱看小说Eastern Fantasy663k WordsOngoing [Myriad Realms] [Invincible] [Transmigrating Across the Myriad Worlds] [Cultivation] [Honghuang] [One Female Lead] [Blue Star] [Spiritual Qi Revival] [Myriad Realms Fusion] A transmigrator from Blue Star obtains a point-allocation System and binds himself to Blue Star, taking its inhabitants, primarily the people of Longguo, to other worlds. They cultivate the Dao, face invasions from other worlds, and witness the fusion of the Myriad Realms and the Spiritual Qi Revival on Blue Star. By steadily 1.8kReads—Score122Shelves
20. 570 四 Siheyuan: I Sold Jia Zhangshi to Butcher Wang from the Start 四合院开局我把贾张氏卖给王屠夫 Loves Caterpillars爱吃毛毛虫Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing Don't let the rating fool you. This book is a great read. No stealing other men's women, and no cowardice! Even better, it has hilarious scenes! He transmigrates into the chaotic Siheyuan and becomes Fan Debiao, an orphan of a fallen soldier. He awakens the sign-in System and stands up to the three uncles right from the start. Anyone who tries to guilt-trip him gets put in their place! He catches an armed spy with his bare hands and earns a special police appointment for his great service; He se 96.4kReads8.4Score8kShelves

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    This looks pretty good.

21. 571 四 Siheyuan: Making the Third Master Cry with Food from the Start 四合院：开局吃哭三大爷 Novel King Xianle小说王仙乐Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Aini and Wei Zhenzhen transmigrate to the 1960s and also acquire a Feast System. Every meal brings them rewards, and eating at someone else's home earns extra rewards. Who would bother eating at home after hearing that? After a meal at Third Uncle's place, Yan Bugui cries, “How can you eat so much?” At the same time, the System reward arrives. [Ding! Congratulations on mooching a meal from Third Uncle Yan Bugui. Base reward: 10 yuan. Bonus reward: Spirit Spring Space] After a meal at Second Uncl 457Reads6.7Score104Shelves

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    "Brother, will we be living here from now on?" Shen Xuan, who was less than a meter tall, asked. Shen Zhong pushed open the gate and replied, "Yes, you'll be living in this compound with me from now on."

22. 572 铁 The Iron-Blooded God of Cooking: Li Yunlong’s Siheyuan Showdown 铁血厨神：李云龙的四合院战争 I Won't Drink This Cup of Wine浊酒一杯我不喝Male-Channel Fanfiction384k WordsOngoing [No freezing to death under a bridge] [No being eaten by wild dogs] [No getting schemed against and left without an heir, as in all those popular web novels] [No mindless help from Yi Zhonghai for the widowed Qin] [If Jia Zhangshi’s son dies, she’ll finally stop acting so recklessly] [Slow-paced story, slice of life] If that’s not your thing, don’t read. It all begins on March 2, 1962. When Li Yunlong, who had committed suicide in 1968, opens his eyes, he finds himself in a parallel world, with 2Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    This is a novel about Li Yunlong's time travel to a traditional courtyard house, which I find very novel. There's no subsequent scene of him freezing to death under a bridge, nor is there any dismemberment by wild dogs; everything begins before Jia Dongxu's death in 1962.

23. 573 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 Fanfiction836k 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... 30.4kReads7.3Score1.6kShelves
24. 574 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, Bound to the Strongest Stat-Boosting System 四合院：开局绑定最强加点系统 The Divine Mind Is Hard to Read神心难测Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Liu Ping'an, a young man from the twenty-first century who just wants to lie flat, is sent by the System straight to the capital in 1955. Only then does he realize how wonderful life in the twenty-first century was. Still, at least he's got the System with him, so the world is his oyster. But the System was supposed to be a sign-in and stat-boosting system, and the sign-in function is gone. His laid-back days are over before they even begin. At least the stat-boosting function still works, and i 3.4kReads5.4Score138Shelves
25. 575 四 Siheyuan: Starting in 1952 四合院：从五二年开始 Waiting for the Spear待戈Male-Channel Fanfiction583k WordsCompleted Lu Juemin transmigrated to 1952 and became a refugee fleeing famine. Relying on the System he had activated, he managed to stay in the capital, known as the City of Forty-Nine. Only then did he realize this was the world of the Siheyuan series. At this point in time, He Yuzhu's father had yet to run off with a widow, Qin Huairu had not yet married Jia Dongxu, Yi Zhonghai was not yet a Level Eight fitter, and the courtyard was not yet run by its three neighborhood leaders. Every era has people wh 1.5kReads6.2Score101Shelves
26. 576 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...! 7.9kReads7.9Score232Shelves

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    The game begins with Qin Huairu pretending to be going back to the countryside. She is pregnant with Xu Damao's child.

27. 577 四 Siheyuan: The Violent Police Chief 四合院：暴力派出所所长 JJB Little Dazed OneJJB小呆呆Male-Channel Fanfiction329k WordsOngoing This story includes some mild cruelty toward the scoundrels, but the protagonist won't back down either. If he can solve something with his fists, he won't waste words. One heroine only! Everyone's welcome to discuss! Chen Ping'an was a top-tier corporate wage slave in the 21st century. Somehow, he transmigrated to 1948. After buying a house, fighting in the war for several years, and being assigned a job and a home, he was introduced to a dignified-looking man who said he was Yi Zhonghai, the s 2.6kReads5.8Score106Shelves
28. 578 情 Love in the Courtyard: Bixia Yuanjun 情满四合院之碧霞元君 Recluse of Mount Tai泰山居士Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsOngoing With the protection of Bixia Yuanjun of Mount Tai, also known as Granny Mount Tai, Wang Shengwen's soul transmigrates into the story of Love in the Courtyard in the 1960s. He carries out the duties of “helping the nation prosper and its people thrive, aiding those in peril and rescuing those in danger, rewarding merit and punishing wrongdoing,” using real events as they happen to change the outlook of the people of that era. The protagonist has been deeply shaped by traditional Chinese Taoist th 2.4kReads8.1Score109Shelves

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    This book about courtyard houses isn't popular. There are many issues with books on industrial development that are worth considering.

29. 579 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 3.6kReads6.5Score106Shelves
30. 580 四 Siheyuan: Survive with a Cute Girl and Take Off 四合院：带萌妹求生，起飞了 User23248238用户23248238Male-Channel Fanfiction431k WordsOngoing Shen Zhong transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he gets a god-tier fishing System. Every day at eight in the morning, Shen Zhong can fish up a different reward. He gets three tries a day. One morning, as Shen Zhong fishes as usual, a notification suddenly sounds: Congratulations, Host. You have obtained a Command Talisman. A Command Talisman? What is that? In twenty years of fishing, he’s never reeled in anything like this. Shen Zhong is completely bewildered. T 18Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 581 四 Siheyuan: The Joyful Life of the Mastermind Behind the Scenes 四合院之背后推手的快乐人生 Draw Thirteen画十三Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Yuan unexpectedly arrives in the world of Love in the Courtyard. Already invincible from the start, he begins his life as a master schemer. In public, he appears to be a frail, retired soldier. Behind the scenes, he makes everything happen. Many years later, Lin Yuan is still carefree and at ease, watching life unfold with a smile. 180Reads8.0Score—Shelves
32. 582 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. 387Reads6.7Score—Shelves
33. 583 四 Siheyuan: Everyone in the Courtyard Helps Me Get Promoted 四合院之院里众人助我升职 Craving a Late-Night Snack at Dawn凌晨想吃宵夜Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted No toxic drama / Transmigration / System / Traditional Beijing Courtyard / One Heroine / Police / Crime Solving Zhang Lin transmigrates into the body of a top-ranking family's son. To escape trouble and take it easy, he moves into the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. When you're so powerful that nobody dares cross you, even the scoundrels turn into good people. Yi Zhonghai: The new guy in the courtyard isn't easy to handle. We have to get him kicked out! Liu Haizhong: He's a police officer, an 5.3kReads6.7Score196Shelves

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    Not lacking in intelligence, completely devoid of hostility, maintaining "harmonious" neighborly relations, in line with the times.

34. 584 四 Siheyuan: Huairu Is Eighteen, and Silly Zhu Calls Her Mom 四合院：淮茹十八，傻柱叫妈 One Tael of Astragalus黄芪一两Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted A man’s thirty-one, his prime years, Qin Huairu’s just turned eighteen. Dongxu next door, why are you crying? Yuzhu and Yushui need a mom. He transmigrates to 1951 and becomes He Daqing, the father of Sha Zhu. When the widow Bai tries to drag him off to Baoding, He Daqing firmly refuses and promptly steals Qin Huairu away from her blind date with Jia Dongxu. Jia Dongxu cries, “Uncle He, she’s my girl!” He Daqing says, “Dongxu, Yuzhu and Yushui need a mom, and I’ve got it rough too. You’re still 8.3kReads7.6Score627Shelves
35. 585 四 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 Jing Zishu景子舒Male-Channel Fanfiction294k WordsOngoing 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 3.6kReads6.0Score—Shelves
36. 586 四 The Fiercest Man in the Siheyuan 四合院第一狠人 Super-Sticky Bean Bun豆包超粘Male-Channel Fanfiction532k WordsCompleted [Transmigration--courtyard compound--System--single male lead] In 2026, on the Persian Gulf battlefield, He Dazhu, a Chinese-French mercenary working for the Wagner Group hired by the Americans, kills time during a ceasefire by rewatching Love in the Courtyard for the third time. He grumbles that Silly Zhu is a complete doormat, only for Iran to play dirty and launch a missile. When he wakes up, it's 1951 in the capital, and he's become the very doormat he'd mocked: Silly Zhu. To make matters wo 399Reads5.5Score115Shelves

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    This book is enjoyable, doesn't make you stupid, has clear logic, and is a satisfying read.

37. 587 四 Siheyuan: Turning the Tide in 1950 四合院：逆转1950 Sister Fan0樊姐0Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing He felt a moment of disorientation. When he came to, he discovered that he had transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan and become He Yuzhu, who would later be treated by everyone as a human ATM. But fate seemed to have played an even bigger joke on him: he had transmigrated too early, straight back to the winter of 1950. That was the year He Daqing cruelly abandoned him and his younger sister, He Yushui. He Yuzhu was only fifteen, and He Yushui was just five. He Yuzhu was still an apprentic 1.6kReads6.7Score—Shelves

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    500+ Novels about courtyard houses

38. 588 四 Siheyuan: Xu Damao, an Ordinary Man 四合院：小人物许大茂 Illusory Void Realm虚无幻界Male-Channel Fanfiction487k WordsOngoing He became Xu Damao's spineless nobody, replacing the small-time schemer who was always scrambling to climb the ladder. But Xu Damao only wanted to coast through life. Now he had to deal with the schemes and hostility of all the old neighbors in the courtyard, something this soul from the twenty-first century found hard to adjust to. Should he strive for success, or continue the carefree life he had never quite finished in his previous life? In the end, he suppressed that urge to take off. After 912Reads6.3Score—Shelves
39. 589 四 Siheyuan: From the Lone Survivor of the Ice Sculpture Company to the Island-Guarding War God 四合院：冰雕连独苗到镇岛军神 Worth a Look可以看看Male-Channel Fanfiction401k WordsCompleted Alongside General Li, the artillery god who led the daring seizure of Luding Bridge, and Chen Weiguo, only the second man ever promoted to general for outstanding individual combat, he earns the rarest of honors 49 times on the battlefield against the American devils. Later, in the Futian region, he shoots down one American reconnaissance plane after another for violating Great Xia's airspace. “Wherever our artillery reaches, that land belongs to Great Xia.” As Chen Weiguo says this, he gazes to 345Reads6.8Score—Shelves
40. 590 四 Siheyuan: I Just Want to Be a Bystander 四合院：我只想当，看客 Illusory Void Realm虚无幻界Male-Channel Fanfiction663k WordsCompleted In his thirties and from Qing City, Wancheng, Wang Xiaowu was riding his electric scooter along a country road when a box truck knocked him into the nearby river. He fought to swim upstream, but the scooter shorted out and electrocuted him. The current swept him to the riverbed, where, as he lay dying, a black hole sucked him in. When he opened his eyes again, he was in Beijing in the 1960s. He had landed in the world of a TV drama. Fortunately, transmigration always comes with cheats that are b 6.1kReads7.1Score147Shelves
41. 591 四 Siheyuan: Reborn in the 1960s, I Get Rich Hunting 四合院：重生六零，我打猎致富 Billt the Silver-Rank Killer银牌杀手比尔特Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted Xia Feng transmigrates into a Siheyuan in the 1960s, awakens the Hunter System, and unlocks a portable farm space. With the game he hunts and the farm's harvest, he has meat with every meal and all the white rice he can eat. Yet the beasts in the courtyard are full of malice toward him. Jia Zhangshi: “Bang Geng is just a child! What’s wrong with him being a little greedy and eating a few pieces of your wild rabbit meat...” First Master: “Xia Feng, you need to learn to get along with the people. 13.2kReads7.1Score805Shelves
42. 592 四 Siheyuan: A Nine-Year-Old Orphan's Beginning 四合院，9岁孤儿开始 Oyster Sauce with Cabbage蚝油配白菜Male-Channel Fanfiction531k WordsCompleted This isn’t a completely faithful courtyard-house story. I changed things myself, so just think of it as a parallel world. The early chapters were written while I was working, so my thoughts were a bit muddled. You don’t need to think too hard while reading. Finally, thanks to everyone who pointed out the issues. Much appreciated! As for the Japanese invaders, they’ll show up later, and I’ll make sure they get what’s coming to them. At first, the author was just muddleheaded and only remembered t 2.7kReads7.1Score109Shelves
43. 593 四 Siheyuan: He Xiao Is Reborn as Silly Zhu 四合院之何晓重生成为傻柱 Splendid Mortal Life浮生而华Male-Channel Fanfiction219k WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no pocket dimension, no wish fulfillment, no brainless characters. A story about the people around us, one that readers can relate to. Read with caution if that’s not your thing!) This is a new book, so it’s normal that it has no rating yet. The story is set in a courtyard house in the 1950s. The protagonist is still growing in the early chapters, so it’s normal for him to be weak at first. He’ll hit his stride later, and the story deepe 267Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's entertaining without being intellectually detrimental; the everyday family life is beautifully written.

44. 594 四 Siheyuan: Starting in 1957 四合院：从五七年开始 When Will You Return何时归来Male-Channel Fanfiction526k WordsCompleted [Slice of Life] [Taking Down the Beasts] Lin Feng transmigrates to the world of the courtyard. Faced with all those beasts, Lin Feng holds a grudge and always gets even. You scheme against me, and I'll make you pay. When it comes to enemies, of course you repay every grudge and settle every score. 496Reads5.6Score102Shelves
45. 595 四 Siheyuan: The Gentleman-Cultivation System 四合院：君子养成系统 Confessions of a Donkey一头驴的自述Male-Channel Fanfiction275k WordsCompleted With the help of the System, He Yuzhu transforms from Silly Zhu, a careless man who is easily manipulated, into a gentleman who is a master chef on the level of a state banquet, mild-mannered and composed, neat and charming in appearance, and mindful of boundaries with firm principles. He remains true to his moral code while learning to protect himself and make something of his life in the world around him. 22Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 596 四 Siheyuan: A Laid-Back and Easygoing Life 四合院：佛系且惬意的人生 Hua Yunfei华云飞Male-Channel Fanfiction459k WordsCompleted [Laid-Back Male Lead] + [Onlookers Enjoying the Show] + [Multiple Heroines] + [No Antiques] + [No Hong Kong] + [Western Medicine Focus] Ye Jiahe transmigrates into 1965 and becomes a proud factory doctor at the Steel Rolling Mill. He lives in a crowded courtyard at 95 Nanluoguxiang, next door to Xu Damao. He has no interest in the petty schemes and backstabbing in the courtyard, and is content to watch from the sidelines. The synopsis could use some work. Head to the main story instead. 2.1kReads7.2Score101Shelves
47. 597 四 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated as He Daqing and Was Blackmailed from the Start 四合院：穿越何大清，开局被要挟 Di Shu地术Male-Channel Fanfiction334k WordsCompleted Main character: He Daqing [Feel-good story + no saintly self-sacrifice + spiritual spring space + taking the initiative] A mercenary from the future transmigrates into He Daqing, Silly Zhu’s biological father! From the start, he faces a deadly trap laid for him by Deaf Granny, Yi Zhonghai, and White Widow working together... A honey trap? You all want to force me to leave the capital? Sorry, buddy. In my previous life, I was willing to risk my life on the battlefield for money. Do you really thi 10.8kReads6.4Score267Shelves
48. 598 梦 A Dream Come True, Only It’s 1958 梦想成真却是1958 WD Little GirlWD小妮子Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Xiang Wang, from 2024, arrives in the capital he has always envied after a freak car accident. He becomes a true Beijinger, but it’s 1958. He doesn’t want to be a Beijinger in this era, but what’s done is done. All he can do is struggle through this hunger-filled life, step by step, toward becoming the kind of Beijinger he has always dreamed of being. 18.9kReads8.3Score1.3kShelves
49. 599 四 Siheyuan: The Cruelest He Yuzhu in History! 四合院：史上最狠何雨柱！ Di Shu地术Male-Channel Fanfiction489k WordsCompleted His soul transmigrates to 1952, where he rewrites the story of the animal-infested courtyard. He Yuzhu, who has come from another world, combines a pocket dimension with ruthless decisiveness and a calculating nature... The courtyard beasts: “Zhuzi, how can you hit an old person?” He Yuzhu: “You must be seeing things. Where’s the old person? Lord Zhu is clearly hitting a beast.” 491Reads7.1Score161Shelves
50. 600 人 In the 1960s, I Took My Little Sister to the Countryside 人在六零，携妹下乡 Nostalgic Little Bai追忆小白Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Han Mingyu, from the twenty-first century, died... Liu Yuzhu, from the 1960s, died and came back to life... With a stepmother came a cruel father, and Liu Yuzhu’s life was a living hell... A hellish start, but thankfully, he has the transmigration essential: a golden finger, the Happy Farm System. 38.9kReads7.8Score2kShelves

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