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1. 51 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
2. 52 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

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   This book is hilarious! These days, courtyard novels are all so similar in plot, but this one takes a different approach. The protagonist appears to be a model of virtue and righteousness, but secretly he castrates everyone in the courtyard one by one... The author writes it very humorously.

3. 53 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, You Dare Take My Sister to a Cheap Hotel 四合院：傻柱你敢带我妹去小旅馆 Yi Ye Er一也儿Male-Channel Fanfiction445k WordsCompleted After enjoying twenty years of offerings from Xu Damao's younger sister, Silly Zhu is reborn. Now that he’s back at eighteen, isn’t Xu Xiaoyun the perfect choice? A fishing-the-heavens System, an island in a pocket space, and a ruthless approach. In fewer than ten chapters, Yi Zhonghai’s legs will be broken, Bang Geng will be crippled, and the White Widow’s whole family will be taken down. After drifting around for twenty years, he’s come back with just a tiny bit more spite than before. 17kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves

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   Sha Zhu tricks Xu Damao's sister into going to a cheap hotel, then tricks the girl into returning to get her household registration book so they can secretly get a marriage certificate. Xu Damao, realizing his sister has been taken advantage of, immediately transforms into Ma Chao, the villain, declaring, "You traitor, you villain, I'll never forgive you!" He then lashes out, "Damao, I'm not just after your sister, I've got my eye on your wife too!!!"

4. 54 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Reborn After Jia Dongxu's Death 四合院：傻柱从贾东旭死开始重生 Garuda伽楼罗Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Reborn in a Siheyuan setting, with one female lead. The story isn't too heavy or full of hostility. He changes He Yuzhu's life, doesn't suck up to Deaf Granny or Director Yang, and lives life on his own terms. 7.7kReads8.5Score325Shelves
5. 55 四 Siheyuan: My Wife Shows Up and Immediately Takes Down the Jia Family 四合院：媳妇刚过来就干翻贾家 Garuda伽楼罗Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Dotingly devoted husband, sweet romance, love, fishing System, leveling up. The male lead transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and obtains the Fishing Master System. Using it, he enjoys the good life in this unusual era, eating well and living comfortably. The male lead mostly stays behind the scenes, while his wife takes all the limelight. This is a story about a husband who spoils his wife to the extreme! This novel is very different from other courtyard-household stories. Its plot has vir 7.4kReads8.1Score274Shelves
6. 56 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, Reporting Yi Zhonghai to the Police 四合院：开局报警抓易中海 Garuda伽楼罗Male-Channel Fanfiction344k WordsCompleted The younger sister, who was being fostered in Yi Zhonghai's home, was driven away by him. The original owner went to demand an explanation, only to be beaten to death by Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi working together. After transmigrating, the protagonist immediately castrates Bang Geng, chokes Jia Zhangshi to death in a cesspit, gets Yi Zhonghai executed, and forces Qin Huairu to repay the money. 1.9kReads8.2Score111Shelves
7. 57 四 Siheyuan: I Return from Famine Refuge, Only to Find My Sister Sold 四合院：逃荒归来妹妹被卖 Garuda伽楼罗Male-Channel Fanfiction384k WordsCompleted One heroine, a fishing System, fishing across myriad worlds, and putting troublesome people in their place. Siblings Ye Tiancheng and Ye Tianshuang are entrusted to the Jia family by their parents. When disaster strikes and there isn't enough food, the protagonist follows his master away from home. The Jia family schemes to get rid of his younger sister and seize his family's home. When the protagonist returns, they even hire people to beat him. After he dies tragically, a modern-day man with th 1.4kReads6.9Score101Shelves
8. 58 四 Siheyuan: The Worst Silly Zhu in History 四合院：这是有史以来最坏的傻柱 Garuda伽楼罗Male-Channel Fanfiction796k WordsCompleted Silly Zhu is reborn a few months before the great famine of 1958. He builds walls around the courtyard and digs a cellar to stockpile food. This time, he's going to turn the tables on everyone who set him up in his previous life. When He Daqing carries on with a widow, Silly Zhu breaks his legs with a single blow, then wipes out the entire Bai Widow family. He is reborn, marries Lou Xiao'e, raises his younger sister, and has a pocket dimension. This is pure wish fulfillment, so just sit back and 16.3kReads8.0Score798Shelves
9. 59 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

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   Cultivating immortality in a courtyard house; having brains; not confronting beasts head-on.

10. 60 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
11. 61 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
12. 62 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
13. 63 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
14. 64 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

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    My brain is still working.

15. 65 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
16. 66 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
17. 67 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
18. 68 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
19. 69 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
20. 70 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
21. 71 四 Siheyuan: After I Transmigrated, I Married My Wife's Grandmother 四合院：穿越后娶了媳妇她外婆 Wild Phoenix 1983乱凤1983Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted Sang Biao got drunk and transmigrated. His big reveal exposed the entire compound, and he went all-in with his cards face up from the start, leaving no room to play! Then the System ran off, so he basically has no cheats! And his father is a fake Daoist, a remnant of "feudal superstition"... Will that affect my chances, as the compound's third-generation leader, of riding a Phoenix 28-inch bicycle one-handed and hitting on women during the Great Leap Forward's tenth year? Help me figure this out 25.4kReads7.4Score1.1kShelves

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    I just came to join the fun; these three books made me laugh like a caterpillar.

22. 72 四 Siheyuan: Dad Joined Chiang Kai-shek’s Side, Making Us Rich Peasants. How Am I Supposed to Live? 四合院：老爹投蒋成分富农我咋活 Wild Phoenix 1983乱凤1983Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted My family is classified as rich peasants. Dad backed Chiang Kai-shek in 1949, and my maternal grandfather's family fled to Hong Kong. I have cerebral palsy and keep waving my hands around. Now I've transmigrated to a courtyard house in 1960, right in the middle of the natural disaster years… How am I supposed to survive this disastrous start? The pocket dimension is useless, and the System only cares about settling old scores. It's got no ambition at all… Fang Ping'an, a rural resident with no r 16.1kReads7.3Score737Shelves
23. 73 四 Siheyuan: Xu Damao, I’m Going to the Moon 四合院：许大茂，我要上月球 Wild Phoenix 1983乱凤1983Male-Channel Fanfiction974k WordsCompleted [Lunar Development System] [A Manure Fork Takes Down Satellites] [Farming on the Moon] [Lunar Lord] [Space Weapons] [Rapping and Beatboxing] [A Door-Sized Blade to the Head] [Golden Bell Shield and Iron Shirt] [Founding a Nation Overseas] [Unreasonable Cutting-Edge Tech] [Wild Shenanigans] I, Xu Damao, have a grand dream: I want to farm on the moon! Ever heard of seeds for space? Seen a potato as big as a watermelon? What? The Americans want to land on the moon? If they dare step on my fields, I 1.2kReads6.4Score121Shelves
24. 74 四 Siheyuan: Hey, You! Want to Date? 四合院：小妞站住！搞对象不？ Say Nothing, Know When to Stop弗言明止Male-Channel Fanfiction576k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a courtyard compound in 1965, he married Jingru, cherished Yushui, and in the end, fell helplessly into the arms of Qin Huairu. It all came from that curse: [Hey, you there, stop! Want to go out with me?] A womanizer? No! It was fate… Is there truly no way to have it both ways, to be faithful to Yushui and Qin Huairu? Half of me has gone mad in this life. The other half might as well give up. In my next life, I hope someone will still say “Shu Dao Shan” to me (crosse 1.4kReads7.9Score109Shelves

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    Amidst the everyday life of a traditional courtyard house, one encounters both tranquility and passionate legend. "Courtyard House: Beautiful Women, Flowing Years" is a stunning work of male-oriented time-travel novels. With a unique perspective, vivid characters, and a dramatic plot, it transports readers to a traditional courtyard house in 1965 Beijing, weaving a vibrant and exciting tapestry of life. The novel's premise is ingenious. The protagonist, Hao Qiang, travels to the world of "Full of Love in the Courtyard House" and unexpectedly activates the "Five-Good Courtyard House System," an innovative fusion that instantly captivates readers. The system aims to guide the protagonist through a benevolent journey, helping him build a five-good courtyard house. It not only provides the protagonist with a goal to strive for but also cleverly combines good deeds with personal growth, filling the story with a sense of mission and anticipation. When Hao Qiang searches for the system by the river and it finally activates six months later during the incident of Bang Geng stealing soy sauce, the layers of foreshadowing and the resulting surprise make readers excitedly follow the protagonist, eager to see how he will use the system to make his mark in the courtyard's world. The character development is superb. The protagonist, Hao Qiang, is no longer the traditional "naive and innocent" time traveler. He possesses the wisdom and clarity of his future life, navigating the turbulent interpersonal relationships within the courtyard house in a unique way. Faced with Sha Zhu's simple-mindedness, Qin Huairu's scheming, and Xu Damao's maliciousness, he remains composed, neither blindly pandering nor impulsively confronting. Like in the scene of the courtyard assembly, he skillfully escalates the conflict and disrupts the situation with sharp words, showcasing remarkable strategy and courage, a truly impressive feat. Characters from the original novel, such as Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu, are also more three-dimensional and well-developed in the author's writing. Their personalities and motivations are vividly portrayed, making readers feel as if they are in the courtyard, witnessing their joys and sorrows firsthand. The plot unfolds at a tight pace, with constant conflict yet maintaining a sense of realism. From the trivialities of daily neighborly affairs, such as the auntie's "casual fish theft," to the courtyard assembly turmoil triggered by a chicken theft, every scene is lively and vivid, brimming with the rich atmosphere of everyday life. The interaction between the protagonist and the system, and the process of completing tasks and earning rewards, adds a touch of fantasy and excitement to the story. The scene where Hao Qiang fights Sha Zhu after taking the physique-enhancing pill is particularly thrilling and showcases the protagonist's growth and transformation vividly. "The Courtyard: Beautiful Women, Fleeting Years" uses time travel as a starting point and a system as a thread, presenting readers with a vibrant world within the confines of a traditional courtyard house. Here, you'll find both the warmth and trivialities of family life and the exhilarating triumphs and growth—a must-read!

25. 75 四 Siheyuan: He Daqing Takes Qin Huairu by Force from the Start 四合院：何大清开局强娶秦淮茹 Grand Scholar of the Celestial Empire天朝大学士Male-Channel Fanfiction741k WordsCompleted After working late into the night, He Daqing suddenly dies and wakes up in He Daqing's body, reborn in 1951 and ready to start a new life. At this point, the White Widow has only just arrived at the steel mill and hasn't yet gotten to know He Daqing. There's still time to change everything. To avoid the tragedy of being thrown out by his adopted son in his old age, He Daqing decides to marry Qin Huairu first. Why bother with a widow or take on the burden of supporting someone else's family? Woul 8.6kReads8.1Score259Shelves
26. 76 四 Siheyuan: Yan Jiecheng's Fishing Rod 四合院：阎解成的钓鱼竿 I Won't Eat a Single Piece of Fatty Meat一口肥肉都不吃Male-Channel Fanfiction407k WordsCompleted In a rental apartment in the capital, Yan Chen was watching Love in the Courtyard, at the scene where Third Uncle divides peanuts among his family for the New Year. He had just remarked, "You have to hand it to Third Uncle, he really knows how to make ends meet." Munching on sugar mandarins, he kept up his commentary. "Ding! The plot of Love in the Courtyard has been detected as suitable for transmigration. Transmigration will now begin. Countdown: one minute. 59, 58, 57..." 4.1kReads8.2Score181Shelves
27. 77 四 Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's Carefree Life 四合院：阎解旷的潇洒人生 Eggs Boiled in Sweet Soup糖水煮蛋Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Yan Youkuang accidentally opened a portal and transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan, becoming Yan Jiekuang, the third son of the Third Master, Yan Bugui. Once there, Yan Jiekuang first broke the leg of Banggeng, the courtyard's notorious thief, to collect some interest. Then he went on to make life difficult for the courtyard's retirement crew. If you won't let me have an easy time, I won't let you get comfortable either. If I'm unhappy, don't expect you to be happy. In this courtyard wor 13.3kReads8.2Score461Shelves
28. 78 四 Siheyuan: The Fat Guy’s Comeback 四合院：胖子的逆袭 I Bought an Elephant我买大象了Male-Channel Fanfiction766k WordsCompleted [This is an everyday-life story set in a bygone era: no bitterness, no slow start, and no brainless antics. If you’re the sort who likes fighting heaven, earth, and even the air, please move along.] He transmigrates into the parallel world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming Fatty, Silly Zhu’s apprentice. He has elderly parents to support and three older sisters who are all worried about finding husbands. Fatty hones his cooking skills and protects his family, starting out as an inconspicuous no 1.9kReads8.2Score102Shelves
29. 79 四 Siheyuan: Living Life to the Fullest 四合院之红红火火过日子 The Eagle Soars in September九月鹰飞Male-Channel Fanfiction406k WordsCompleted Zhang Zhiqiang transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming neighbors with He Yuzhu, Xu Damao, Qin Huairu, and the others. In this spirited era, Zhang Zhiqiang wanted nothing more than to live well with the help of his personal space. But some people insisted on provoking him, so he had no choice but to stand up for himself. He beat up Jia Zhangshi, saved Xu Damao, set He Yuzhu straight, and exposed Yi Buqun. With his help, Lou Xiao'e and her husband had a child, and he and Xu 1.6kReads8.3Score101Shelves
30. 80 四 Siheyuan: Li Xiuyu's Era 四合院：李修禹的年代史 Jujube Tree on the Cliff崖上的酸枣树Male-Channel Fanfiction760k WordsCompleted One heroine + everyday life + security department + cozy courtyard + no angst A courtyard house, carved windows, drooping green willows, and red begonias. Inside the imperial city, grand mansions with flying dragons carved in stone and phoenixes winding around pillars, jade-green tiles adorned with auspicious beasts gazing up at the sky. The story begins in a courtyard house in 1959. 21.5kReads8.2Score566Shelves

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    In 1960, enemy agents had not yet been completely eliminated, and bad people were still hiding among the masses. Xu Huai transmigrated into the body of a street urchin at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, but was framed for murder by enemy agents and was about to be executed.

31. 81 四 A Siheyuan Country Boy Moves to the City 四合院小农民进城 Gentle Breeze Blows In清风徐来临Male-Channel Fanfiction233k WordsCompleted #Love in the Courtyard #Not Following the Original Plot #Old Fox At the end of 2023, a junior office worker is electrocuted while on duty. He transmigrates to the world of Love in the Courtyard. The office worker is terrified. This is supposed to be a place where everyone in the courtyard is evil! But there’s no going back. What is he supposed to do? Heaven doesn’t even give him a System or anything. All he has is a jade pendant left behind by the body’s original owner. Its pocket dimension is o 967Reads8.1Score103Shelves
32. 82 四 Siheyuan: Put Your Personal Decency Aside 四合院：放下个人素质 I Won't Eat a Single Piece of Fatty Meat一口肥肉都不吃Male-Channel Fanfiction671k WordsCompleted [Has a family + original character + System story + one heroine] [If you like stories about scraping by on meager meals, this one's not for you. This is a System story.] Twenty-year-old Li Changsheng died before his time because Black and White Impermanence claimed the wrong soul. But he was given a chance to transmigrate, and by some strange twist of fate, he chose the world of Love in the Courtyard. With his golden finger, what kind of life will he make for himself in the courtyard...? 19.5kReads8.2Score599Shelves
33. 83 四 Siheyuan: I Spoiled Qin Huairu to the Heavens 四合院之秦淮茹被我宠上天了 Little Cow Goes Online小母牛上网Male-Channel Fanfiction376k WordsCompleted I transmigrated to the era of the Beast-Filled Siheyuan, only to discover that Qin Huairu and I had been childhood sweethearts. Faced with this whole bunch of beasts, I was lucky to have a System. Let me write a different kind of life in this great era. This book has no angst, one female lead, and a slow, low-key rise to power. 4kReads8.2Score147Shelves
34. 84 四 Siheyuan: From Head Chef to King of the Food Industry 四合院：从大厨到餐饮之王 A Lump of Dog一坨狗Male-Channel Fanfiction570k WordsCompleted He returns to the 1960s and becomes He Yuzhu from Love in the Courtyard. He doesn't have a golden finger with him? No problem. From the start, he'll keep his head down for twenty years. Twenty years later, he'll dominate the food and beverage industry. In that business, He Yuzhu is king! 485Reads8.4Score—Shelves
35. 85 四 Siheyuan: A Life Remade 四合院：翻新生活 Smiling Toward the South微笑向南Male-Channel Fanfiction595k WordsCompleted A man with nothing to do in life had just made himself a bowl of instant noodles at home. As he watched Qin Huairu toy with He Yuzhu again and again, he lost his temper and kicked over the noodles on the coffee table. Water splashed into the power outlet, sparks flew everywhere, and he blacked out. When he woke up, he had transmigrated into a courtyard house. Here, he was an orphan whose parents were both gone, but thanks to a small merit his father had earned before he died, he had gotten a job 2.8kReads8.3Score101Shelves
36. 86 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's New Life 四合院：傻柱的新生 Bitter Bamboo Shoots苦竹笋Male-Channel Fanfiction669k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Silly Zhu became estranged from everyone for the sake of a widow. In the end, he died beneath a bridge on a freezing winter night, and it was his sworn enemy who collected his body. Now reborn with memories of his previous life, can He Yuzhu escape his old fate and build a better life? Let's wait and see! 16.6kReads8.1Score600Shelves
37. 87 四 Being Silly Zhu's Housekeeper in the Siheyuan 四合院给傻柱当保姆 People Disperse, Wind Dies Down人散风停Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted 1950: I'm Here. I woke up one morning and found I had an aunt. I went to seek refuge with He Daqing and became cousins with Silly Zhu. The System isn't much help, so I'll keep my head down and grow stronger for now. If Heaven won't punish those beasts, I will. Their comeuppance is me. 15.3kReads7.9Score701Shelves
38. 88 四 Siheyuan: My Hunting Life 四合院：我的狩猎生涯 Suisui the Bricklayer搬砖的碎碎Male-Channel Fanfiction783k WordsCompleted A hero who fought floods and rescued disaster victims returns to the world of Siheyuan. To survive, he takes up hunting and feeds his whole family through these turbulent times. Come see a different Siheyuan: no mindless characters, no hostility. The author pours care into every page, even staying up late to write! Thank you all for your support! 10.9kReads8.0Score364Shelves
39. 89 四 Siheyuan: I’ll Hold This Family Together! 四合院：我要扛起这个家！ Towering Mountains崇山峻岭Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted After watching the TV series about the courtyard house, Chen Zhixing opens his eyes in a courtyard in 1965. From the start, his father is gone, his mother is ill, and he has a younger sister in middle school. Chen Zhixing has to shoulder the burden of supporting the family. 7.1kReads7.6Score308Shelves

    Reader note

    High-quality courtyard house novel, good reading volume and word count, and also quite good ratings.

40. 90 四 Siheyuan: A Happy Life in the Red Era 四合院：火红年代的幸福生活 Not Sweet, Not Salty不甜不要咸Male-Channel Fanfiction616k WordsCompleted Pei Guang transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard in the late 1950s, and everything begins to change quietly. Qin Huairu: Where did this Liang the Widow come from? She actually stole my Silly Zhu away. Yi Zhonghai: Sigh! With Liang the Widow around, there's no counting on Silly Zhu anymore. Bang Geng: Sigh! My life is ruined! Golden finger: Hard work pays off + a pocket dimension (no farming) 19.5kReads8.5Score471Shelves
41. 91 四 Easygoing Days in the Siheyuan 四合院里的悠哉日子 Fengjue风觉Male-Channel Fanfiction5.6M WordsOngoing Back in 1955, he begins a carefree life amid all the chaos of that legendary courtyard. See how a modern man gets by and lives his own modest life in that era! (A low on hostility, high on everyday life, and all about watching the drama kind of story.) 38.6kReads7.7Score1.9kShelves
42. 92 四 Siheyuan Culinary God: I, He Yuzhu, Got Married from the Start 四合院神厨：我何雨柱开局就结婚 Hardworking Little Bai费力的小白Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [Heartwarming + everyday life + plot changes + one heroine] After transmigrating as He Yuzhu and awakening the Chef God System, how will he deal with the bunch of pests in the courtyard? He marries a wife from the start, so Qin Huairu and Uncle Yi can forget about guilt-tripping him! Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng, don’t cause trouble, or Brother Zhu will make you pay! 29.3kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves
43. 93 四 Siheyuan: If You're So Tough, Why Don't You Do It? 四合院：你不是牛吗，你上 Dawlin Chen of Assateague Island阿萨蒂格岛的道林辰Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted I transmigrated as Silly Zhu. No, as He Yuzhu. No father, no mother, but I do have a younger sister. Not bad, not bad. I've got a pocket dimension and a spiritual spring, so I can just take it easy. What, someone's trying to bleed me dry? Let them. I'm a spend-it-all kind of guy! 25.7kReads7.7Score843Shelves
44. 94 四 Siheyuan: My Name Is Cao Wei 四合院：我叫曹魏 A Plump Little Pig一只胖胖的猪Male-Channel Fanfiction971k WordsCompleted (Siheyuan, period drama, System, logical, low-conflict, slice of life) Question: What should you do if you transmigrate into the world of a siheyuan? Answer: Take it as it comes! Just get on with your life. Cao Wei has only three things he wants to do in this life: first, live up to his name; second, become a good chef; and third, enjoy a leisurely life. (Once again, this is a slice-of-life story. It’s simply about living an ordinary, everyday life. Even an ordinary life can be full of fun.) 25.5kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

    Reader note

    Among all the books in the courtyard house, these few are generally okay and readable.

45. 95 四 Siheyuan: After My Wedding Was Stolen, I Married Zheng Juan Instead 四合院：被抢婚后，反手娶了郑娟 Bailu Fengdan白露枫丹Male-Channel Fanfiction458k WordsCompleted I transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard and became one of the courtyard's residents. From the start, I went on a blind date with Qin Huairu, only for the Jia family to snatch her away. Not only did I fail to win the beauty, I also became the neighborhood's laughingstock. Cheng Zhiguo refuses to indulge anyone. He simply brings Zheng Juan from A Lifelong Journey home. Only then do people see what a good wife and a dutiful daughter really look like. First Master: "Zhiguo, please let Zheng Juan 4kReads8.0Score129Shelves
46. 96 四 Siheyuan: Everyone on Your Feet, Salute Your Godfather 四合院：全体起立，给干爹敬礼 Ten Years of Lingering Dreams十年殘夢Male-Channel Fanfiction496k WordsCompleted 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
47. 97 火 Machinist in the Red-Hot Era: Helping the Pioneers Forge Great Weapons 火红年代机械师：我助先辈铸重器 Eggs and Tomatoes, Stir-Fried in Turns鸡蛋番茄轮番炒Male-Channel Fanfiction3.9M WordsOngoing It was a fiery, passionate age, but also one of scarcity and backward technology. Jiang Xia transmigrates into this era. He sees the giant bending machine in the workshop break down and grind to a halt. He sees the older generation laboring for the nation’s industry and defense, eating rough cornbread and working late by lamplight as they chart a path to national strength on sheet after sheet of paper. He can’t bear it, and he can’t accept it. The System he has is barely useful; only the fault a 41kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves
48. 98 四 Siheyuan: Born in 1950, Researching While Enjoying the Gossip 四合院：开局50，边吃瓜边科研 Guan Zhi观祗Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan] [Period] [Technology to Strengthen the Nation] [One Heroine] [Putting the Yard's Troublemakers in Their Place] What? I've been reborn in a Siheyuan in 1950, and I'm a student at a top university, a genius in the top three of my year. As he recalls the fragmentary memories in his mind, Li Xiao breaks down completely. “I studied the humanities in my past life. What is this supposed to be? Is this some kind of joke?” From gas-cylinder cannons to Type 63 rocket launchers. From motorcycles 31.3kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves
49. 99 穿 I Transmigrated as Xu Damao: I'll Ruin the Lives of Every Scoundrel 穿越许大茂：我让众禽兽家破人亡 A Real Daydream真实的白日梦Male-Channel Fanfiction786k WordsCompleted He transmigrates as Xu Damao, and from the start catches Lou Xiao'e bringing her bastard son He Xiao back to the courtyard to kowtow to Silly Zhu. She looks at me like I'm a maggot. She's all high and mighty with me, but grovels before Silly Zhu and lets him suck her dry? If you want to be a bitch, that's your business. Then fall into hell with that beast and taste the bitter fruit of regret in an abyss with no way out! You ate the food I provided and lived under the protection of my former s 8.6kReads8.0Score251Shelves

    Reader note

    A revenge-themed novel that begins in 1984, presented from a completely new perspective of a traditional courtyard house. It's an absolute masterpiece, free of scatological humor, unnecessary tropes, simplistic plots, and mindless storytelling. It's entirely grounded in historical reality.

50. 100 开 Reporting to the Authorities from the Start, Getting Silly Zhu Shot 开局报公，请傻柱吃枪子 A Real Daydream真实的白日梦Male-Channel Fanfiction444k WordsCompleted I transmigrate as Xu Damao, the biggest victim in the courtyard. The original Xu Damao has just been stripped naked by Silly Zhu and tied to a tree, where he nearly froze to death. I laughed. Silly Zhu, Deaf Granny, Yi Zhonghai... You like playing games? Then let's start by settling things in private. One by one, we'll take our time. Don't worry, I'm not sending you to prison. I'm sending you to your deaths. Then I'll take Lou Xiao'e and make us the richest people in Hong Kong's upper class. 18kReads6.2Score473Shelves

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