Any Laid-Back Siheyuan Novels Without All the Hostility? 有没有无戾气，的四合院悠闲一点的。

1. 1 四 Siheyuan: I’m Yi Zhonghai’s Brother-in-Law 四合院之我是易中海小舅子 Wild Garlic野蒜Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing An accident sent Tan Sansheng, aged 25, transmigrating back to early 1952, in the first years after the founding of the nation. He became a fourteen-year-old boy with the same name and awakened memories that had long lain dormant in his mind… No System, but he has a pocket space. Watch as a modern office drone makes a decent life for himself in the red era. 263.8kReads7.4Score35.5kShelves

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   Three books by one person, two completed, both quite good, all heartwarming, the one that primarily hurts the deaf old lady, the others almost entirely making up for various regrets.

2. 2 四 Siheyuan: I Received My Ancestor's Legacy from the Start 四合院之开局得到先祖遗赠 Wild Garlic野蒜Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted An accident sends Zhang Ping'an back to the early days of the founding of the nation. He becomes Jia Zhangshi and Zhang Xiaohua’s younger half-brother, twenty-one years younger than his sister. Old Jia is rescued from the start, and He Daqing never leaves for Baoding. Will the courtyard still be ruled single-handedly by Yi Zhonghai and the Deaf Granny? 44.8kReads7.8Score2.4kShelves
3. 3 四 Siheyuan: I Am Jia Dongxu's Biological Uncle 四合院之我是贾东旭亲叔 Wild Garlic野蒜Male-Channel Fanfiction926k WordsCompleted An accident sends Jia Youwei back to 1945, where he becomes the younger brother of Jia Youqian, the biological father of Jia Dongxu. The two brothers are a full fifteen years apart... My new work is now available! Come read 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! 11.4kReads8.1Score461Shelves
4. 4 开 From the Start, I Brought My Seven Younger Siblings to Seek Help from Yi Zhonghai 开局带七个弟弟妹妹投奔易中海 Amateur Trader业余盘手Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing The rating is out, and it is sure to rise over time. This is a period novel, with absolutely no cultivation. The golden finger is just for show. A name from his uncle's household was dragged from the depths of Yi Zhongding's memory. At the center of countless worlds and transmigrators stood Love in the Courtyard, home to a Daoist sage of morality, an eighth-grade fitter, and a master of elder care. Yi Zhonghai was the eldest son of Yi Zhongding's uncle, Yi Shidan! As Yi Zhongding thought about t 5.8kReads7.8Score301Shelves

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   How could we forget this lighthearted slice-of-life story, completely devoid of any hostility?

5. 5 四 Siheyuan: My Wife Is Feng Baobao 四合院：我老婆冯宝宝 John Doe, Jane Doe, and the Rest路人甲乙丙丁Male-Channel Fanfiction477k WordsCompleted [A little edge] This book doesn’t have people getting killed at the drop of a hat. If that bothers you, don’t read. After transmigrating into He Yuzhu, he encounters an unreliable Street Punk System. From the start, the Street Punk System snatches Feng Baobao, the heroine of The Outcast, and gives her to He Yuzhu as his wife. Let’s see how He Yuzhu and Feng Baobao take the courtyard by storm. 13.3kReads7.8Score363Shelves

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   The first book had some conflicts, but I moved soon after. The second book is about how I rarely pay attention to the people in the courtyard house.

6. 6 开 Starting in the Siheyuan, Jia Zhangshi: I've Got Connections Down Below 开局四合院，贾张氏：我下边有人 The Milky Way Is a Long Way Off星河路遥Male-Channel Fanfiction727k WordsCompleted At Jia Zhangshi's cry of “Old Jia!”, Tian Xu secretly bestowed the Summon Skeleton skill. Old Jia, now nothing but a skeleton, appeared in the courtyard, sending the birds and beasts scattering in panic. Tian Xu, a billionaire, was helpless against his daughter's strange illness. Just when all hope seemed lost, the Myriad Worlds Power-Leveling System descended. With a full set of Taoist skills from a legendary game, he transmigrated into one world after another, taking the place of different cha 566Reads6.2Score—Shelves
7. 7 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, 1959, A Gentle World 四合院：开局五九，人间温柔 Dionysus狄俄尼索斯Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines] [No angst] [Teasing scumbags] In 1959, Gu Qing awakened memories from a past life and arrived at courtyard number 95 on Nanluoguxiang, a sacred site for transmigrators. At the same time, he awakened a cheat that let him fish for treasures from across the heavens. “Fishing reward: [World Tree]” “Fishing reward: [Conch Girl]” “Fishing reward: [Attack Speed Boots]” “Fishing reward: [Owl Sentry]” “Fishing reward: [Overlord’s Armor]” With such a comprehensive cheat, Gu Qing 127.6kReads7.5Score10.2kShelves

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   A courtyard novel with little hostility

8. 8 四 Siheyuan: I Only Want to Live a Quiet Life 四合院：只想平淡过一生 Beneath the Stars, Just for You披星戴月只为你Male-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsCompleted This book is dedicated to my younger self, to the chaos of those days and the loneliness buried deep inside, and to everyone who can't help looking back on the past. It's also dedicated to you, if you'd like to learn about life in Beijing's crowded courtyard compounds. This place was once a little world of its own: the gray walls were mottled, the doorways stood side by side, and life was noisy and real. Neighbors schemed and quarreled, clashing over every inch of land and wall, and getting red 35.5kReads7.9Score1.3kShelves

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   There's no ceiling to violence, and crucially, it doesn't lower intelligence; the historical materials are detailed, and the logic is rigorous. The protagonist is a shrewd and calculating sixth man, and every step he takes is purposeful.

9. 9 四 Siheyuan: Lin Jiu Lives in the West Courtyard 四合院之林玖住在西跨院 Dao Ru'an盗如岸Male-Channel Fanfiction320k WordsCompleted Someone once said, “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” I couldn’t agree more. In my first work, I didn’t dare delve into the individual reasons, so I could only follow the common thread. Lin Jiu lives in the western side courtyard, and the only way to find happiness is through hard work. It won’t be very long, just 300,000 words as planned. Since it’s not long, I can promise I won’t pad it out, and I haven’t used any writing tools. The original courtya 10.4kReads8.1Score258Shelves
10. 10 逃 Fleeing Famine to the City, Conquering the Era 逃荒进城，征服年代 Misty Rain in a Quiet Mountain Village寂静山村烟雨蒙蒙Male-Channel Fanfiction398k WordsCompleted A former elite soldier is reborn in the body of a thirteen-year-old refugee, with his six-year-old sister on his back. After a long, arduous journey, they reach the capital and pass by a courtyard house, where he unlocks a pocket dimension. There, he lives a very different life. 22.4kReads8.9Score812Shelves
11. 11 四 Siheyuan: Small but Cunning, Feared by Everyone! 四合院，人小鬼大谁见谁怕！ Fishing抓鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted Li Anquan opens his eyes and realizes he has transmigrated, and landed in the year 1962. Even worse, he has transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard! His mother, Ma Xiaojuan, has just died in a factory accident alongside Jia Dongxu, but Qin Huairu is trying to pocket the compensation money meant for his family! He Yuzhu uses threats and intimidation, while Yi Zhonghai helps him behind the scenes! And he has a promise to keep to the original owner: protect and take good care of his younger si 1.6kReads5.7Score104Shelves
12. 12 四 Siheyuan: Lord Zhu Came from the Apocalypse 四合院之柱爷我从末世来 Xuanzang Sweeps the Pagoda唐僧扫塔Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing He Ping, captain of the post-apocalyptic mercenary squad “Optimus Prime,” awakens a space-type ability and is ambushed out of jealousy by another mercenary squad. He dies in the attack and transmigrates into He Yuzhu in the world of Love in the Courtyard. Determined to change his fate in this life, he looks forward to his work and enjoys life, savoring the beauty of time. 7.1kReads8.2Score259Shelves
13. 13 四 Siheyuan: Spring Blossoms and Autumn Harvest 四合院之春华秋实 Xuanzang Sweeps the Pagoda唐僧扫塔Male-Channel Fanfiction471k WordsCompleted 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 10.9kReads8.4Score358Shelves
14. 14 四 The Old Sixth Doctor in the Siheyuan 四合院里的老六医生 Ah Dou Ah Ah Ah阿斗啊啊啊Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted A medical PhD from the 21st century arrives in the 1950s. His mother has just passed away, and his father has started a new family in the Northeast. He studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and is assigned to the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. He moves into the compound at No. 95 Hongxing Street. Just as he enters, he runs into a general meeting of the residents. Will he let them have their way? 42.6kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves

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    These three books are basically about brotherly love and harmony within a courtyard house, and the protagonist helps everyone in the house. The protagonist has prestige and authority within the house.

15. 15 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 202kReads9.4Score13.6kShelves
16. 16 四 Siheyuan: Enjoying Life in the Revolutionary Era 四合院：火红年代享受生活 Wishing You Wealth and Prosperity恭禧發財Male-Channel Fanfiction2.2M WordsOngoing The male lead, Liu Ping'an, somehow finds himself transported to a world full of different realms, back before Liberation. With both parents alive, he works hard at farming, plunders foreign countries, and builds his fortune. The early chapters mainly focus on his comical life teasing the neighborhood busybodies. In the middle, he ventures out to expand his horizons. This book will be at least a million words long. Xu Damao: Women are devils! My greatest joys in life are eating, sleeping, and be 14.7kReads7.8Score481Shelves
17. 17 四 Siheyuan: I’m the Courtyard’s Spiritual Mentor 四合院之我是院里的精神导师 Tuantuan Is Not a Kid团团不是个小孩Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and is rather low, but it’ll go up later.) Liu Yubin has always believed he was born to live in comfort. Now in his forties and shameless as ever, he transmigrates into the body of a fifteen-year-old boy from Lu Province who happens to share his surname. As the days go by, he discovers that not only are his strength, speed, and other abilities growing stronger every day, but he also has a Pinduoduo trading System that lets him buy and sell things, along with a three-bed 33.6kReads7.0Score2.4kShelves

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    Neither book is particularly aggressive; the first educates Yi Zhonghai on how to retire, and the second leads the people of the courtyard house to establish a nation overseas.

18. 18 从 Starting with a Laugh at Siheyuan 从爆笑四合院开始 A Well-Fed Pig in the Wind风中有个吃饱的猪Male-Channel Fanfiction2.2M WordsOngoing There’s no pent-up resentment here. Since the protagonist suppresses the entire courtyard from the start, no resentment can build up. The story has now reached the point where he leads the courtyard residents overseas to found a country, and has already turned it into a military, economic, and technological powerhouse that ranks among the top three, or perhaps even number one. (Absurdist comedy: it’s all nonsense and surprises. One person spouts wild claims, and gradually leads the whole courtya 25.2kReads7.2Score907Shelves
19. 19 四 Siheyuan's Dual Sign-In System 四合院之双签系统 The Wind Blows Free风飞扬啊Male-Channel Fanfiction3.8M WordsOngoing [Courtyard setting + golden finger + dual transmigration + marriage before love + time travel] If you can handle a lot, start from the beginning and get the complete story. If you can’t stand being wronged, I suggest jumping ahead to Chapter 60! By a twist of fate, two strangers transmigrate together into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Bound tightly together by the System, they have no choice but to do their best to play the part of a loving couple in order to survive in their new surroundi 44kReads6.9Score2.1kShelves

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    The best movie I've seen this year [smile]

20. 20 四 Siheyuan: The Mogul Who Rose From Beiying Film Studio 四合院：从北影厂走出来的大亨 Return of the South Wind on a Plum Rain Day梅雨天的回南天Male-Channel Fanfiction764k WordsCompleted [Multiple Heroines] [Twins] [Feel-Good Story] [Western Beauties] A courtyard tale! No pointless chatter! Fast-paced! From the start, Jia Dongxu is sent to Saihanba and Yi Zhonghai to the Northwest. A film developer at the Beijing Film Studio. He marries a capitalist's daughter, who was his sister-in-law in his previous life and the person who treated him best. As for her twin sister, well... When the famine hits, Jia Dongxu loses his job and is sent to the Northwest. How will the Jia family surv 2.2kReads6.3Score111Shelves
21. 21 全 Everyone's Security: Protecting the Family Jewels 全民安保：保护下三路 Wild Poria野生茯苓Urban479k WordsOngoing Lu Xuan transmigrated into a world of universal security work. Here, everyone plays either a security guard or a raider, entering dungeons to fight in PVP battles and obtain more powerful weapons and abilities. “Wait, your security guards all carry guns?” Lu Xuan's career in security begins with a multifunctional electric baton. “Rectal shock straight to the heart. Nobody survives!” “Codename: Sky Falcon. Specializes in low blows.” “Nickname: Ground Chicken. Unbeaten at roasting eggs.” From then 1.5kReads6.4Score126Shelves
22. 22 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Take the Jia Family's House 四合院：开局就抢贾家房 Half a Cup of Tea, Half a Cup of Lake-Bottom Sand半盏茶半杯湖底沙Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted Zhao Hu transmigrates. Starting out as a junior officer in a unit reorganized in Beiping, he fights in campaigns across the country, from north to south and then back north again, earning the Death God Corps its fearsome reputation by taking on seventeen opponents at once. Afterward, he establishes a food company and develops foreign trade. He founds the Nine-Headed Bird and spreads its intelligence network to every corner of the world. Zhao Hu does his job well, but never forgets to enjoy himse 2kReads7.8Score281Shelves
23. 23 静 Jing Zhaixin's First Book 静斋心的第1本书 Jing Zhai Xin静斋心Male-Channel Fanfiction422k WordsCompleted After waking up, Li Jianguo finds himself an orphan being bullied in a courtyard house. The Jia family has taken his home, and his parents were hounded to death. Just as he's about to explode with rage, the Divine Sign-In System activates! [Gene Serum] strengthens his body, letting him knock Silly Zhu out with one punch. [Master Chef] fills the courtyard with the aroma of meat and makes Banggeng next door drool. [Divine Halo] activated. Anyone who means him harm will be struck by bad luck as soo 71Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 老 Lao Mo, Eating Fish in the Siheyuan, Dominating Hong Kong 老默，四合院吃鱼，香江称霸 The Spycraft Angler谍战钓鱼佬Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless] [No dragging things out] [Kills them all] [Unexpected twists] To find his daughter, he kills his way from a Beijing courtyard house all the way to Xiangjiang. The protagonist is Lao Mo, Jinghai’s top assassin: arrogant, cold, ruthless, and a man of few words who kills without batting an eye. He terrifies every lowlife around, and even the mention of his name makes them quake. Everyone who’s read it says it’s an absolute thrill. If you don’t believe them, check out the rev 43.6kReads7.9Score2.2kShelves
25. 25 港 Hong Kong Crossover: What Decent Person Joins a Gang? 港综：正经人谁混社团啊 Seven-Tailed, No Sugar七尾不耐糖Male-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsCompleted The protagonist transmigrates, the System runs off, and from the start he’s aboard a pirate ship in the Hong Kong action-film universe. How’s he supposed to get by without a System? But there’s no going back. What do you run into most often in Hong Kong? Gangs, of course. You expect me to join a gang? Pah! What respectable person joins a gang? But once you’re here, whether you join a gang or not, you’ll get mixed up with them sooner or later. The protagonist has no choice but to become someone 50.8kReads7.3Score2.7kShelves
26. 26 大 Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty: Holding His Brother’s Head, He Confronts Li Er 大唐李承乾，提弟弟人头质问李二 In My Old Age, My Fate Is Unclear and My Hair Has Turned Red晚年不详长红毛Historical1.5M WordsCompleted The seventeenth year of Zhenguan, in the Eastern Palace. Li Chengqian, the disgraced crown prince whose rebellion has failed, is trapped in a desperate situation from the start: he is about to be placed under house arrest and left to die, then declared “dead of illness” by his own father, Li Er, in Qianzhou! After absorbing all the memories of a man from a later age who shares his name and pronunciation, Li Chengqian of the Tang dynasty refuses to bow to fate! Li Chengqian: “Imperial Father, sin 1.9kReads7.7Score148Shelves
27. 27 四 Siheyuan: Jia Geng's Survival Guide 四合院：贾梗生存指南 Beneath the Stars, Just for You披星戴月只为你Male-Channel Fanfiction469k WordsOngoing [Scheming] [Master of playing the long game] [No bloodlust] [Tight logic] How did I end up as Bang Geng? Before I could even get used to this little body, disaster struck at the steel mill: Jia Dongxu was dead. A crushing blow, a disastrous start from the start. What the hell is this unlucky kid supposed to do now? The family is so poor their teeth are chattering, but the heart beating in Jia Geng's chest belongs to a soul from another era. I'm not here to accept my fate. I'm here to turn things 1.4kReads—Score128Shelves

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    These two books are very interesting. Everyone in the cast is intelligent, and the characters are well-developed and not stereotypical.

28. 28 四 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu, Soft and Sweet, Is Brought Home 四合院:软软乎乎秦淮茹抱回家 Angel Big Beauty天使大美丽Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing Pure Love, Everyday Life, No Hostility, No Spatial System Marry a lovely wife, live a comfortable life, look good when you go out, have fun when you come home. Make money with ease, enjoy a lifetime of happiness, treat our Qin Huairu well, and build a happy family. Live happily ever after! Starting from nothing? No problem, I know how to make money! I draw posters and comics, earn extra cash, save grain, and stock up on supplies. I have no grand ambitions. An ordinary, peaceful life is what mat 71kReads8.8Score4.6kShelves

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    There's no hostility, no dramatic ups and downs, just the gentle flow of everyday life. Farming, raising children, going to the market, chatting with neighbors—in the mundane details of daily life, lies the most grounded warmth and deep affection. Perfect for flipping through a couple of pages before bed, offering a relaxing and soothing experience.

29. 29 穿 Transmigrating Into The Mustang: Stealing Xiuzhi as My Wife 穿越牧马人，截胡秀芝做老婆 Angel Big Beauty天使大美丽Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted (Pure Romance + Everyday Life in a Bygone Era + One Female Lead + A Touch of System Storage Space) Just finished! The simple, ordinary life is the best! “Old Xu, do you want a wife or not?” “If you do, I’ll send one over!” It was an era of poverty, with extremely scarce supplies. People had too little to wear and too little to eat. It was an innocent era, when love, friendship, and family bonds had nothing to do with money or self-interest. 13.7kReads8.9Score898Shelves
30. 30 牧 The Horse Herder: I'm No Cao Thief 牧马人：我不是曹贼 Angel Big Beauty天使大美丽Male-Channel Fanfiction407k WordsCompleted (Pure Romance + One Female Lead + Everyday Life in the 1960s + Hunting) A fanfiction based on the film The Herdsman. If you want chicken, I'll go catch one for you in the hills; If you want fish, I'll go spear some in the river; If you want wild fruit, I'll pick some for you in the woods; If you want wild vegetables, I'll dig some up for you in the fields. After all, I'm your wife, Li Xiuzhi. If I don't spoil you, who will? And since I'm a forest ranger, if we don't eat meat, who will? Other peo 1.3kReads8.4Score—Shelves
31. 31 六 A Chef at the Machine Repair Factory in the Sixties 六十年代，我在机修厂当厨师 Angel Big Beauty天使大美丽Male-Channel Fanfiction542k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Simple, Peaceful Life + One Heroine + Heartwarming] Is this the world of Man Is Iron, Food Is Steel? Sorry, Cui Dake, Ding Qiunan is mine. If they won't make her a permanent employee, I'll help her get the job. I'll find a solution for her parents' work too. If she wants to take the stage, I'll make it happen. Want to go to college? We'll go straight to graduate school. What can I say? I just love spoiling my wife. 2.5kReads8.1Score110Shelves
32. 32 四 Siheyuan: I'll Live My Own Life, So Don't Bother Me! 四合院：我过我的日子，别烦我！ Old Monster Born in the Eighties八零后老妖怪Male-Channel Fanfiction3.3M WordsOngoing 49.2kReads7.2Score2kShelves
33. 33 四 Siheyuan: Is There Any Future in Being a Factory Doctor? 四合院：当厂医有搞头吗？ Lao San Loves Baby Mandarins老三爱吃耙耙柑Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsOngoing While delivering food, delivery rider Li Huaishui is sent back to 1944 by a truck, into the womb of a family in Shandong. As he slowly grows up, he learns that his brother, who is more than twenty years older and rarely comes home, is named Li Huaide. Then he discovers that his eldest brother works at the Red Star Steel Mill in the capital… 16.7kReads5.5Score858Shelves
34. 34 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Ruined the White Lotus's Face 四合院：开局毁了白莲花脸 Baling Loves Sour Plum Tea爱吃乌梅茶的霸凌Male-Channel Fanfiction336k WordsOngoing [Mindless wish-fulfillment + intense hostility + tormenting the vermin + scheming + everyone is evil + not one gets away] In 1961, Sun Dazhuang transmigrates into a new resident of a Beijing courtyard, a man beaten to death by the neighborhood’s old-age-care clique. He hits back by beating Silly Zhu into having no heirs and disfiguring Qin’s face, and that’s just the beginning! Watch him take revenge to the extreme, strip the vermin of what they care about most, and then slaughter them! 3.7kReads5.8Score102Shelves
35. 35 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Castrate Jia Dongxu 四合院：开局阉了贾东旭 Quiet Night Thoughts a静静静夜思aMale-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing Zhang Feng, an outstanding young man of the twenty-first century, is sent to the 1950s by more than a dozen tractor-trailers. He doesn't realize that this is the legendary world of Birds Fill the Courtyard until he arrives in the capital in 1959. On his very first day after moving in, he castrates Jia Dongxu. At the residents' meeting, he even publicly calls on everyone to leave Yi Zhonghai without an heir. 43kReads6.6Score2.3kShelves
36. 36 四 Siheyuan: I Built My Fortune by Breaking People’s Legs 四合院：我靠打断别人腿发家致富 Pudding Bunny Bunny Bunny布丁兔兔兔Male-Channel Fanfiction697k WordsCompleted Zhang Yifan transmigrates into the original host, whose legs were broken by Silly Zhu for refusing to lend Qin Huairu some meat, and merges with the host's soul. Zhang Yifan becomes a leg-breaking maniac, repeatedly staging leg-breaking incidents in the courtyard compound. From then on, everyone there lives in fear. Zhang Yifan not only avenges the original host, but also acquires supplies and skills, making his life more and more comfortable. 9.3kReads6.4Score466Shelves
37. 37 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Age of Empires 四合院：傻柱的帝国时代 Who Am I Wandering For为谁去流浪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted In the 1950s, life in the capital was hard, and the winds of change stirred beneath the surface. A modern soul found himself in the body of a young man known as Silly Zhu. His father had run off, leaving only his little sister behind. The courtyard was rife with trouble, and hidden currents swirled through the streets. Fortunately, he had a world of his own: the Age of Empires game world. Starting in the primitive Stone Age, he reclaimed land, developed production, and smelted metal, steadily l 42kReads7.3Score3.8kShelves
38. 38 四 Siheyuan: The Short-Tempered Big Brother Slaughters the Entire Courtyard 四合院：暴躁老哥，杀穿全院 Nan Nan Ting楠楠婷Male-Channel Fanfiction698k WordsOngoing The courtyard isn't big, but it's packed with ruthless people. To punish these scoundrels, the System specifically selects short-tempered, sinister guys and sends them to be reborn in the courtyard. Not one of them understands reason, but they all know how to throw a punch. First story, reborn as Silly Zhu: Throw a punch first, then ask all the questions afterward. Second story, an ordinary guy framed and sent to prison: Now that I've got a cheat, why clear my name with words? Wouldn't a knife b 14.4kReads8.2Score458Shelves
39. 39 四 Siheyuan: A Tough Guy Moves In 四合院：狠人进院 Seven-Inch Light-Year 112七寸光年112Male-Channel Fanfiction218k WordsCompleted Old Wang, who lived in a Beijing courtyard house, died suddenly of a heart attack. When the steel mill looked into his affairs, they discovered he had a nephew, Wang Tiezheng, living in the Northeast. And so, completely bewildered, Wang Tiezheng crossed through time and space, then somehow blundered into life in a courtyard full of vile characters! 44.7kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves
40. 40 祖 Homelander in Siheyuan 祖国人在四合院 Director Li of the Red Star Steelworks红星轧钢厂李主任Male-Channel Fanfiction849k WordsOngoing The ratings have only just come in. They'll slowly go up, everyone says so, and so do I... The cover was slapped together by AI. This is my first time writing a book, so I have no experience. After transmigrating to the capital in 1962, Huang Jinbu falls into the notorious Courtyard of Beasts. Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi, Silly Zhu, and a whole host of other top-tier troublemakers are all gathered there. Just as he thinks he'll have to scrape by, the Motherland 13.8kReads8.0Score1kShelves
41. 41 四 Siheyuan: Lock Down Yi Zhonghai and the Jia Family from the Start 四合院：开局锁死易中海和贾家 Citong2016刺桐2016Male-Channel Fanfiction358k WordsCompleted Take the initiative and put those courtyard pests in their place; Drop all pretense of personal virtue and enjoy a shameless life; Refuse to waste energy worrying, and go absolutely wild when trouble comes; Rather than make yourself suffer, make things difficult for others; When faced with a courtyard full of pests, the only answer is to strike first... 22.4kReads6.6Score991Shelves
42. 42 穿 Transmigrate as He Yushui: From the Start, I'm in Baocheng 穿越何雨水，开局竟然在保城 Second-Stage Curse Mark二阶段咒印Male-Channel Fanfiction308k WordsCompleted In early May 1951, six-year-old He Yushui is possessed by the soul of a modern person. The transmigrator, who has read all kinds of fan fiction and hundreds of transmigration novels, is instantly dumbfounded. “Wait, why is He Yushui in Baocheng? Shouldn't she be in the courtyard house on Nanluoguxiang?” After absorbing the original owner's memories, they discover that Silly Zhu brought her here. No need to ask: Silly Zhu has either been reborn or transmigrated too. Anyone who understands the law 27.6kReads7.5Score1.4kShelves
43. 43 七 I'm Seven and Raising a Child, and Everyone in Siheyuan Has Gone Crazy 七岁带娃的我，四合院全疯了 White Tea, Mildly Sweet白茶微甘Male-Channel Fanfiction729k WordsOngoing Only when I stepped through the courtyard gate did I realize I’d arrived in the world of the beastly residents of a Beijing courtyard. And you expect a seven-year-old kid like me to look after children? System, are you messing with me? You even ran off! At least my parents are both alive and well. Well, since I’m here, your great demon king has arrived! You beasts! Heh heh heh! Yi Zhonghai wants to make the rules? I’ll rant you into the ground. The old deaf lady is throwing her weight around? I’ 32.7kReads6.5Score1.8kShelves
44. 44 四 Siheyuan: A Veterinarian from the Start, Giving Everyone in the Courtyard a Vasectomy 四合院：兽医开局，帮全院净身 Great Grandpa Daoist Venerable道德天尊一大爷Male-Channel Fanfiction463k WordsOngoing I transmigrated into the world of "The Birds Fill the Courtyard" and became a veterinarian who goes to the countryside to castrate pigs. Others rely on their skills after transmigrating. I rely on a pig-castrating knife. Bound to the Great Love of Humanity System, my mission is to change the fates of all the birds and beasts. So I castrated Silly Zhu with one swipe. Zhu, don't hate me. I'm saving your life! The System rewards came through, and the whole courtyard of beasts trembled in fear. From 72kReads8.1Score5.3kShelves
45. 45 四 Siheyuan: The Fool Wakes from His Dream 四合院之傻子的梦醒了 The Last Jujube on a Branch in Winter寒冬枝头最后一颗枣Male-Channel Fanfiction305k WordsCompleted Was it rebirth, transmigration, or reincarnation? A soul spends thousands of years being reborn, living different lives and witnessing the rise and fall of multiple dynasties, before arriving at Courtyard House No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. What will it experience among the many formidable residents of the courtyard? 4.9kReads8.1Score104Shelves

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    There was no fighting or extreme tension; it was all about human relationships and social interactions. It was a very beautiful courtyard house.

46. 46 渡 Struck by Lightning During My Nascent Soul Tribulation, I Landed in a Siheyuan 渡元婴天劫被雷劈到四合院 The Last Jujube on a Branch in Winter寒冬枝头最后一颗枣Male-Channel Fanfiction320k WordsCompleted He transmigrates to a cultivation world and accidentally binds a Void Tower with his blood. With its help, he cultivates all the way to the peak of the Golden Core stage. But when he undergoes the Nascent Soul tribulation, a lightning strike destroys his body and damages his soul. The Void Tower carries him through a spatial rift back to Earth, but he ends up in the world of Love in the Courtyard. 27.8kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves
47. 47 四 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1952 四合院，傻柱重生1952 The Last Jujube on a Branch in Winter寒冬枝头最后一颗枣Male-Channel Fanfiction497k WordsCompleted The male lead unexpectedly awakens memories of his past life and learns that he used to be Sha Zhu. After waking up, he finds himself back in 1952, when Sha Zhu is at his lowest point. See how the male lead changes the lives of everyone in the courtyard! 40.6kReads8.3Score3.6kShelves
48. 48 四 Siheyuan: Grandfather and Grandson Transmigrate Together, Leaving the Whole Courtyard Dumbfounded 四合院：祖孙双穿，全院懵逼 The Kindergarten's Number One Warrior幼儿园第一战士Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing (No malice, feel-good, System, causing trouble across borders, and an overprotective grandma.) The actors who played Liu Guangtian and Grandma Deaf are transported together into the world of "The Cunning of the Courtyard". With the power to teleport through space, Tian Dazhuang takes the whole neighborhood, young and old, across borders to cause trouble. Using the Bond System, Grandma Tian lives like the true matriarch of the courtyard. There are no schemes or backstabbing, just the everyday liv 23.6kReads8.4Score1.9kShelves

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    They were all well-behaved and sensible, without any hostility.

49. 49 四 Siheyuan: Wang Dapeng the Jester's Happy Life 四合院，乐子人王大鹏的快乐人生 Number One Water Fish水鱼一号Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted 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 59.4kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves

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50. 50 四 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Won't Leave Me Alone 四合院：秦淮茹赖上我 Champagne Before the Game Is Over半场开香槟Male-Channel Fanfiction5.3M WordsOngoing Zhao Xiyan was an ordinary small-town exam grinder. He had little ambition, but his family's comfortable means let him live a pretty decent life. But just as a speeding dump truck was about to hit one of his students, he rushed forward on instinct. He saved the student, but also had an intimate and decidedly unpleasant encounter with the truck. When he woke again, he was already riding in a donkey cart. Across from him, a young woman with bright eyes, pearly teeth, and two long braids was watchi 189.2kReads8.1Score9kShelves

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