The Ten Greatest Siheyuan Novels 四合院十大巅峰小说

1. 301 四 Siheyuan: I Don’t Want a Promotion, I Just Want to Wait for Reform and Opening Up 四合院之我不想升职只想等改开 Smoking When Bored无聊时抽烟Male-Channel Fanfiction400k WordsCompleted [Multiple films and TV shows, multiple heroines, mostly behind the scenes, no drawn-out drama, no angst] Zhong Lang transmigrates into the world of Siheyuan during the Great Famine. He takes things slowly, keeping a low profile as he faces the tide of events. There are no endless schemes or complicated love-hate entanglements with enemies. He simply takes them all out in one go. The early chapters focus mainly on Zhong Lang’s daily life and romantic relationships, while he lays the groundwork in 1.6kReads6.2Score103Shelves
2. 302 四 Siheyuan: A Wild Boar Gets Me a Ten-Mu Greenhouse from the Start 四合院：开局野猪送我十亩地大棚 Yu Li Chacha余鲤茶茶Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [Gossip] [Watching the Show] [Period] [Transmigration] [Purchasing Agent] [Invincible] [Witty] [Funny] [Daily Life] [One Female Lead] [Ruthless] PS: The Courtyard House content doesn’t make up a particularly large portion of this story. Most of it focuses on the protagonist’s everyday life. If that’s not your thing, don’t read! PS: The male lead has a pet companion who provides the comedy, but the pet’s role becomes less prominent later on. If you’re not into pets, feel free to skip those part 39.6kReads8.3Score2.4kShelves

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   🔥Hot!🔥🔥 Lin Chen transmigrated to a war-torn era in his womb, growing up with a barefoot doctor as his grandfather since he could remember! Carrying memories of his past life, he only realized he had transmigrated to a parallel world of multiple films and television series after meeting an acquaintance one day! The Lou family patriarch, to thank his grandfather for saving his life, arranged for the two of them to live in courtyard number 95 in Nanluoguxiang…

3. 303 四 Siheyuan: I Bring Three Hundred Clansmen to Nanluoguxiang 四合院我带三百族人闯入南锣鼓巷 Hunan Uncle湘派大叔Male-Channel Fanfiction878k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a year of famine, Zhang Changshun found himself in a hopeless situation from the start. Just as he was about to seek refuge with his second uncle, who worked at a steel mill, he received another devastating blow. Fortunately, before his uncle died, he left all his property to Zhang Changshun in his will. But when Zhang Changshun arrived at the courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, he discovered that the Jia family, Yi Zhonghai, and the others had seized everything hi 95.5kReads6.2Score5.5kShelves

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   The most ruthless and wildly popular courtyard novel is here! With over 100,000 words, it's already garnered over 300,000 readers. The story begins with the protagonist leading 300 clansmen into Nanluoguxiang, taking down Director Wang and Chief Zhang, relentlessly attacking the Yang faction, and even managing to bring back 200,000 jin of grain for the entire village during a famine. A violent and relentless attack, it's all about crushing them!

4. 304 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 119.9kReads7.5Score9.6kShelves

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   I recommend a new courtyard house.

5. 305 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 35kReads7.9Score1.2kShelves

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   Over two million words have been completed! Hooray! Everyone is intelligent, the writing style is humorous, and it's a clean and straightforward book, free of toilet humor. Set in 1953, it features a rigorous and logically sound industrial powerhouse. There's no hostility; the protagonist, a seemingly saintly figure, is actually quite calculating, manipulating everyone and everything around him. It avoids simplistic black-and-white characterizations and presents a protagonist with a grand vision.

6. 306 四 Siheyuan: I Was Born a Villain 四合院：我本恶人 Where the Rivers Flow Home江河的归处Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted Siheyuan + people Our predecessors once said that when people don’t have enough to eat, they have only one worry: getting enough to eat. All other worries arise only after they’ve eaten their fill. I want to see whether that’s really true. 15.8kReads6.6Score694Shelves
7. 307 四 Siheyuan: Starting Out as a Grade Seven Worker 四合院，从七级工开始 Rong Yi戎亦Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted A modest golden finger, a mostly slice-of-life feel, little hostility, no fawning over Silly Zhu, no playing housekeeper, one heroine, and the occasional punishment of scoundrels. He transmigrates into the world of Siheyuan, gains a pocket space and a genius-level brain, and becomes a seventh-grade worker from the start, beginning a happy life. 18.3kReads5.9Score706Shelves
8. 308 马 Ma Liu's Daily Life in the Siheyuan 马六的四合院日常 daxgMale-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted That year, Silly Zhu hadn't become a sucker yet. That year, Yi Zhonghai wasn't in a rush to find someone to support him in his old age. That year... The story begins when Ma Liu was fifteen and started working. I wrote this just to vent a little. Please forgive me if it's not very good. 27.7kReads6.6Score1.2kShelves
9. 309 四 Lao Liu from the Courtyard's Propaganda Office 四合院宣传科的宋老六 Loves Watermelon Milk Tea爱吃西瓜奶茶Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Song Xiaofeng transmigrates and wakes up as a junior high school student who drowned in Songjia Village, a rural village on the outskirts of the capital. To get a decent meal as soon as possible, he studies hard and earns a place at a technical secondary school. He also becomes a publicity officer at a steel mill and ends up living next door to Xu Damao and Silly Zhu. 18.8kReads6.1Score685Shelves
10. 310 四 Siheyuan: I Became He Yushui's Boyfriend 四合院：我成了何雨水对象 Spicy Hot-and-Sour Noodles, Extra Spicy酸辣粉佳辣Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing Zhao Zheng transmigrates into a Siheyuan and becomes a beat cop. By chance, he rescues He Yushui, a neighbor from the middle courtyard, and never expects that from then on, the girl will fall for him. 496Reads7.2Score253Shelves
11. 311 四 Siheyuan: I Kicked the Deaf Old Lady Unconscious from the Start 四合院：开局踹晕聋老太太 A Jug of Wine by the Green Bamboo青竹一壶酒Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted (One heroine + a touch of edge + no suffering + no making trouble + no chasing girls) After getting too carried away with something, a modern shut-in suddenly drops dead. He transmigrates to a courtyard compound in 1957. Watch as he puts the neighborhood scoundrels in their place and plans out his life. 24.9kReads7.7Score1kShelves
12. 312 四 Siheyuan: The Happy Life of an Eighth-Grade Worker 四合院之八级工的幸福生活 Divine Words Yu101神言羽101Male-Channel Fanfiction937k WordsCompleted This novel has no System and no over-the-top melodrama, and things are relatively harmonious. Synopsis: Lin Yu transmigrates into a courtyard in the 1950s and gets a terrible start. Through his own hard work, he gradually becomes an eighth-grade worker and gives his family a happy life. 49.1kReads7.9Score2.2kShelves
13. 313 四 Siheyuan: Dacan Eliminates the Three Evils 四合院：大灿除三害 I Bought an Elephant我买大象了Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [Everyday life in a bygone era] + [Transmigration] + [Pocket dimension, no System] + [Original single heroine] + [Doesn't cause trouble] Xu Dacan is a man who transmigrated, and a close cousin of Xu Damao, the original resident of the courtyard compound. By a twist of fate, he arrived in the era of the notorious courtyard compound, and Xu Dacan was less than thrilled. Worse, he ended up with an older cousin who was lecherous, timid, and extremely jealous. That made things even more infuriating. 8kReads7.8Score291Shelves
14. 314 四 Siheyuan: Li Tianyou, the Brilliant Detective 四合院：妙笔神探李天佑 Mo Yiquan墨一圈Male-Channel Fanfiction948k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 140Reads7.9Score111Shelves
15. 315 四 Siheyuan: Becoming a General in the Red-Hot Era 四合院：我在火红年代当将军 Longlong Is My Precious Darling龙龙是我的心肝大宝贝Male-Channel Fanfiction459k WordsCompleted [Siheyuan] + [No System] + [Enlist to Serve the Country] Defending our homes and our country is our generation’s duty. Wang Xin, a former special forces soldier in his previous life, is reborn in a Siheyuan. Petty family squabbles and scheming all day long? Nothing beats going to the front lines to kill the enemy. As long as he keeps earning merit, one day he’ll become a general. 2.9kReads7.0Score101Shelves

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    The second book is a bit short, but the others are all good choices.

16. 316 觉 Awakening the System: Enjoying Life in the Siheyuan 觉醒系统：四合院里享受生活 Three-Foot Green Peak三尺青峰Male-Channel Fanfiction705k WordsCompleted [Period setting + System + spatial realm + daily life + lighthearted, no angst + watching the dogs fight from the sidelines] Chen Xiaoman, a modern-day loser, transmigrates to the capital in the early 1960s. He lives at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, right next to courtyard No. 97... Chen Xiaoman thought he was doomed to a life of going hungry and wearing threadbare clothes. Unexpectedly, his golden finger arrives: he obtains the Social Elite System. The beginner's gift pack contains all kinds of basic s 24.6kReads6.3Score858Shelves

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    Siheyuan, directly acquired

17. 317 四 Siheyuan: From Slaughterhouse Worker to Government Official 四合院：从肉联厂屠宰工开始进部 Salty Fish Who Loves Lemons爱吃柠檬的咸鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted [Completed, over a million words and ready to binge] [Reached No. 2 on the New Releases chart] Wang Jianguo transmigrates to a Beijing courtyard in 1952 and awakens the Slaughter System. Every time he slaughters a farm animal, he gains experience that he can trade for knowledge and techniques from the future! At first, the courtyard residents mock Wang Jianguo for biting off more than he can chew, thinking he can land a cushy job at the meatpacking plant! But their words are soon thrown back in 7.3kReads6.6Score367Shelves
18. 318 四 Siheyuan: Rising Up, Starting with a Job at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 四合院：从入职外交部开始崛起 Loves N Times in a Lifetime一生爱n次Male-Channel Fanfiction472k WordsCompleted [No System + No Hostility + No Vile Characters + Love in the Courtyard Fanfiction + Period Story + One Heroine + Building a Strong Nation + Diplomatic Intrigue] Zhao Fan transmigrates into the 1959 TV drama Love in the Courtyard, during the three years of natural disasters. Those who didn't work received no additional food rations, and everyone was just trying to stay alive. To make sure he had enough to eat, he put his foreign-language skills from his previous life to use and secured a job at t 10.5kReads7.3Score418Shelves
19. 319 从 Life in the Siheyuan, Beginning in the New World 从新世界开始的四合院生活 Someone's Home有个人在家Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsCompleted This is the story of an ordinary man who transmigrates into a world combining a whole host of period dramas. It follows him from before Liberation all the way to the new millennium. In the torrents of everyday life, simply keeping your footing is a struggle; making a name for yourself is harder than reaching the heavens. You and I are ordinary people, but ordinary people have dreams of their own, too. 2.5kReads8.2Score132Shelves
20. 320 四 Siheyuan: The Ordinary Life of an Angler 四合院：钓鱼佬的平凡人生 Longlong Is My Precious Darling龙龙是我的心肝大宝贝Male-Channel Fanfiction3.9M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [Fishing]+ [Earning foreign currency]+ [Becoming a factory director]+ [Period setting]+ [Siheyuan] An angler never comes home empty-handed! Chen Chang'an transmigrated thanks to fishing, then rose to prominence thanks to fishing. Amid the tides of a great era, he changed many people’s fates. 21.7kReads7.9Score1.3kShelves
21. 321 四 Siheyuan: From One Man to a Family of Soldiers and Police Officers 四合院：从一人到军警之家 Jujube Tree on the Cliff崖上的酸枣树Male-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsOngoing Also known as From One Man to a Family of Soldiers and Police and My Partner Is Both Red and an Expert This is a miraculous age spent struggling against the whole world. In the midst of desperation and devastation, a group of people dedicated themselves to a great cause, standing tall and raising monument after monument through their achievements. Amid the smoke and roaring artillery, people charged forward without regard for their own lives. On the peninsula, people willingly became ice sculptu 16.1kReads7.3Score853Shelves
22. 322 四 Siheyuan: I Transmigrate into Xu Damao 四合院之穿越成许大茂 Hong Xing鸿猩Male-Channel Fanfiction899k WordsOngoing [No more swallowing insults, feel-good revenge, putting the pests in their place, making money, farming, multiple female leads] Reborn as Xu Damao, he breaks Silly Zhu’s arm from the start. Silly Zhu, the fool in this nest of beasts, is dead! See how the pests of the courtyard keep stirring up trouble! 9.6kReads5.6Score552Shelves

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    A different kind of courtyard house, a different Xu Damao—you should check it out. (The radio station staff organized...)

23. 323 四 Siheyuan: Beating Up Yi Zhonghai, He Yuzhu Flips the Table 四合院：揍易中海，何雨柱掀桌子 Twenty-Eight Flying Tigers二八飞虎Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing On Lunar New Year's Eve in 2026, He Zhu, a high-quality bachelor past his prime, gets drunk and transmigrates into Silly Zhu from Love in the Courtyard, set in 1960. It's right around dinnertime on New Year's Eve. Brainwashed by Yi Zhonghai, Silly Zhu spends money on meat and vegetables and works hard all day to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner. He invites the Yi family, Deaf Granny, and the entire Jia family to celebrate together. But Jia Zhangshi eats all the meat and vegetables on the table 63.5kReads6.4Score4.9kShelves
24. 324 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! 28.5kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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    💥One of the top ten masterpieces of the Siheyuan series! 👍The content is truly amazing, it opened my eyes to a whole new world. It's definitely not ordinary. The protagonist is intelligent, not a saint, and doesn't procrastinate at all, unlike other brainless characters who let their enemies spring back to life.💥

25. 325 四 Siheyuan: Kicking Jia Zhangshi and Slapping Yi Zhonghai 四合院：脚踹贾张氏，掌掴易中海 Jin Wuya金无涯Male-Channel Fanfiction652k WordsCompleted Li Yang transmigrates to the Four-Nine City of 1957, into the beast-filled courtyard of Love in the Courtyard. His father was a squad leader in the steel mill's security department. He died on duty while capturing a spy, leaving Li Yang and his younger sister behind. Just after Li Yang finishes handling his father's funeral, Jia Zhangshi comes knocking, asking to borrow the house and his father's pension money, and even trying to snatch his food. Li Yang kicks her straight out the door. Yi Zhong 13.8kReads5.8Score688Shelves
26. 326 四 Siheyuan: Pummeling Yi Zhonghai and Slapping Qin Huairu Away 四合院，暴揍易中海，扇飞秦淮茹 Swords in July七月刀剑Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing I transmigrated into the role of He Yuzhu in The Beast-Filled Courtyard. His father, He Daqing, ran off, and everything edible and useful in the house was stolen overnight. But he’s not the Silly Zhu from his previous life. He has a System, yet Yi Zhonghai still thinks he can brainwash him. Yi Zhonghai: Silly Zhu, your father ran off with a widow. He Yuzhu: What? You’re asking for a beating? One kick sends him flying. Qin Huairu: How dare you hit Uncle Yi? He Yuzhu: Want to fly too? One slap sen 44.1kReads6.2Score2.7kShelves
27. 327 四 Siheyuan: Banggeng Stole from My House 四合院：棒梗偷我家 Jiujiu Dumpling酒酒团子Male-Channel Fanfiction699k WordsCompleted Ye Xiangguo transmigrates into the world of The House of Beasts, so he decides to make the best of it. Bang Geng breaks into his home? He’ll beat stars into your eyes. Sha Zhu runs his mouth? He’ll beat you senseless. Yi, the hypocrite, tries to force him to donate? Then you’re no longer the neighborhood chief. Jia Zhang, the spirit-summoning witch, performs another ritual? Then he’ll let them come and see her for real. Ye Xiangguo never intended to put up with being taken advantage of after tr 3kReads7.7Score104Shelves
28. 328 四 Siheyuan: The Unsung Hero Builds the Ultimate Life 四合院：老六加持，打造最强人生 Inch of Light寸芒Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan Courtyard + Shameless Old Sixth System + Strengthening the Nation Through Science and Technology + Putting the Courtyard's Vermin in Their Place] Li Jianxun arrives in the 1950s or 60s. From the start, he not only becomes the heir to a revolutionary family, but also gets the Shameless Old Sixth System, the strongest sign-in system. The catch? It can only be activated in a siheyuan courtyard overrun with pests. “Ding! Daily sign-in reward: ten big black ten-yuan notes.” “Ding! Monthly s 25kReads7.9Score1.2kShelves
29. 329 四 Awakening Memories from the Start in a Siheyuan 四合院开局觉醒记忆 Dugu the Wanderer独孤行者Urban453k WordsCompleted This novel features multiple heroines, no harem, a System, an infinite-flow setting, a lighthearted tone, an invincible protagonist, and a wish-fulfillment story. After being reincarnated into the worlds of The Courtyard, Drawing Sword, Snow Leopard, Deception, Kite, and other film and television series, Yi Nanping finds himself in the world of The Disguiser and obtains a super game system. From the start, he unlocks three games. Farm Game: Grow crops and raise animals. Besides providing food, t 5.4kReads6.8Score298Shelves

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    Can kill time

30. 330 四 Siheyuan: The Good Life of a Laid-Back Man 四合院：咸鱼的美好生活 Burning Rock燃烧石头Male-Channel Fanfiction4.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a courtyard house in the 1960s, he gets a sign-in System from the start and enjoys a comfortable, thriving life... A gentle, warm, and cheerful story, lighthearted and witty, all about enjoying life and fulfilling your wishes... 2kReads7.2Score205Shelves
31. 331 四 Siheyuan: Movie and TV Monster-Battling System 四合院：影视打怪系统 Dugu the Wanderer独孤行者Male-Channel Fanfiction671k WordsCompleted Liu Guanghong transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes Liu Haizhong’s second son, Liu Guanghong. He also gets a TV-drama monster-hunting System. Hunt monsters in the Huashan area and get Experience Pills, Primordial Chaos Skill, Violet Mist Divine Skill…and the Nine Swords of Dugu. Hunt monsters in the Shaolin area and get the Tendon-Transforming Sutra, Marrow-Cleansing Sutra… Hunt monsters at Misty Peak and get Carefree Wind-Riding, Heaven’s Revelation Divine Skill… Bes 6.6kReads7.8Score265Shelves
32. 332 四 Siheyuan: Liu Haizhong’s Uncle-in-Law 四合院：刘海中的小姑父 Dugu the Wanderer独孤行者Male-Channel Fanfiction668k WordsCompleted Strengthening the nation, cultivation, transmigration, invincibility, multiple heroines, System Zhen Xudong has just died and been reborn into the world of Courtyard House and its TV adaptations. He obtains a cash-powered lottery System that lets him draw once a month using his money. He spends untold sums of money on draws and wins all kinds of skills, inheritances, items, technology, and even people… 3kReads6.7Score137Shelves
33. 333 四 Siheyuan: Super Monster-Fighting System 四合院：超级打怪系统 Dugu the Wanderer独孤行者Male-Channel Fanfiction503k WordsCompleted Lei Sanpao transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan and acquired a Super Monster-Slaying System. Defeating monsters could yield all sorts of skills, equipment, and cultivation techniques. The plants and animals in the System's inventory could also be brought outside, so while others struggled to find enough to eat, Lei Sanpao never lacked ingredients. It all starts in the Siheyuan: an easygoing, invincible story with multiple heroines. 5.8kReads8.2Score243Shelves
34. 334 四 Siheyuan: The Vermin Are Gone 四合院：禽兽自己没了 Dugu the Wanderer独孤行者Male-Channel Fanfiction401k WordsCompleted Li Dalong obtains the Chaos Pearl and transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan. Within the Chaos Pearl, 129,600 universes evolve over the span of 129,600 years, according to the passage of time in the many universes. A few hundred years in the past, the world is full of spiritual energy; a few hundred years in the future, advanced technology is everywhere. The universes evolved by the Chaos Pearl have no people, but they contain all kinds of animals, plants, cultivation techniques, technolog 6.3kReads7.2Score621Shelves
35. 335 四 Siheyuan: Super Tourist System 四合院：超级游客系统 Dugu the Wanderer独孤行者Male-Channel Fanfiction670k WordsCompleted This book has a System, transmigration, beautiful women, screen worlds, and an invincible protagonist. After dying, scapegoat Lu Renjia receives a Super Wanderer System. His first trip takes him to a screen world centered on the courtyard, and he even finds himself on the battlefield. Though he's only a tourist with a System, he ends up doing more and more. 10.2kReads7.6Score415Shelves
36. 336 四 Siheyuan: Face-Slapping the Entire Courtyard and Stealing Lou Xiao'e Away 四合院打脸全院截胡娄晓娥 Zhou Yuan, Who Loves Tofu Stuffed with Meat爱吃豆腐酿的周元Male-Channel Fanfiction232k WordsOngoing System + transmigration + torment and face-slapping + control of the whole situation + reaping the rewards Reborn in 1958, he starts working at the steel mill and moves into a courtyard house. With a System and an all-seeing perspective, how will he deal with the vermin in the courtyard... 20.4kReads5.9Score646Shelves

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    A very good novel about a courtyard house. The story begins with Jia Zhangshi getting slapped across the face.

37. 337 四 Siheyuan: Beat Duan Yu from the Start 四合院：开局打了段誉 Dugu the Wanderer独孤行者Male-Channel Fanfiction518k WordsCompleted System, invincibility, multiple women, winning over the original Qin, space, unlimited transmigration. On his first trip, he transmigrates into the worlds of Bright Sword, Under the Zhengyang Gate, Man Is Iron... and other film and TV settings centered on the Siheyuan. Jin Yuanbao receives a System that lets him beat people up. The All-Heavens Tower that comes with the System has five floors, corresponding to the Mortal, Spirit, Immortal, Divine, and Sacred ranks. With the beat-people-up System, 10.9kReads6.7Score561Shelves
38. 338 四 Siheyuan: Building a Happy Nation 四合院：缔造幸福国 Dugu the Wanderer独孤行者Male-Channel Fanfiction307k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the world of Siheyuan, Cui Shiyuan, who has an Invincible Chef System, originally just wanted to become a top chef. But he couldn’t bear to let the technology from the Biohazard world go to waste, so he went off track and dragged the Dragon Nation into a mad dash forward. Cui Shiyuan: I really am a chef. I just know too many things and can’t help showing them off! 676Reads6.9Score107Shelves
39. 339 四 Siheyuan: He Daqing Plans to Run Away from the Start 四合院：开局何大清要跑路 Lie Flat Little Chubby躺平的小胖子Male-Channel Fanfiction2.3M WordsCompleted Transmigrating to 1952, He Yuzhu is left to care for his little sister, He Yushui, after He Daqing runs off. He gains a Spirit Spring Space. See how he makes his way in the world of Love in the Courtyard. 1.1kReads8.0Score105Shelves
40. 340 花 The Carefree Little Miracle Doctor of Huaxi 花溪逍遥小神医 Wandering Divine General游方神将Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Handwritten, no AI] [Super-satisfying power fantasy] [Multiple heroines] [Decisive and ruthless] In Huaxi County's Huaxi Village, a former top-university graduate was beaten into the village fool. While saving the sister-in-law next door, he unexpectedly gained an ancient legacy. From then on, armed with god-tier medical skills, he heals the sick, helps the weak, enriches the nation and village, and enjoys the company of beautiful women as a carefree little miracle doctor in the countryside. Ev 7.8kReads8.5Score747Shelves

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    The rating is low, but the book is good.

41. 341 影 Film and TV: Starting in a Beijing Courtyard in 1947 影视：从1947年的四合院开始 Hobbit, Where Are You霍比特人你在哪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted A truck crashes through the barriers of time and space, sending a slightly goofy, occasionally absent-minded young man from the 21st century straight into a TV-drama era centered around a traditional courtyard compound. He decides to stay out of the courtyard's endless squabbles, refuses to play the self-sacrificing “do-gooder,” and won't let others guilt-trip him. He just wants to look after the person he loves and enjoy a relaxed, comfortable life in this vibrant era. But as time goes by, he g 7.1kReads6.7Score266Shelves

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    No saintly act, no letter of forgiveness

42. 342 四 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Is Mine from the Start 四合院：开局就送秦淮茹 Little Carp with Dragon Scales龙鳞小鲤鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted Lin Junsheng transmigrates to 1951, into the world of Love in the Courtyard. The bad news is that someone has stabbed him nearly to death. The good news is that he gets a wife. He realizes he was brought here because of a mix-up and doesn't mind. He just wants to live a peaceful life with his wife, but his abilities won't let him. 8.3kReads6.0Score366Shelves

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    The courtyard house has many female protagonists.

43. 343 四 Siheyuan: Why Did You Bring Qin Huairu to Me? 四合院：你把秦淮如送我这来干嘛 Li Baitian Loves Vegetables爱吃菜的李拜天Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyday Life in a Siheyuan] [No Hostility] [No System] [Multiple Heroines] Jia Yifei transmigrates into the world of a siheyuan and discovers that he's become Jia Zhangshi's youngest son... A hypocritical sister-in-law? A mother who's a necromancer? A nephew who's a master thief? No way! He'll help the Jia family turn their fate around. Poverty breeds schemes, while wealth breeds kindness. If life went smoothly, who would want to make a scene and stir up trouble? A new work is here! Come read 34.9kReads8.1Score1.8kShelves
44. 344 四 Siheyuan: I Make a Mess from the Start, and Qin Huairu Panics 四合院：开局捅娄子，秦淮茹急了 Secluded Study闭门斋Male-Channel Fanfiction2.5M WordsCompleted Wang Qiang wakes up from a nap to find himself inexplicably in the world of Love in the Courtyard, as a former fortune-teller who has just been swept away. To survive, Wang Qiang relies on the System to dominate the courtyard. Lou Xiao'e is still unmarried when he swoops in and wins her over, while Qin Huairu, left alone at home, silently sheds tears. 12.8kReads6.1Score538Shelves
45. 345 四 Siheyuan: More Children, More Blessings, Starting with Widow Qin 四合院：多子多福，从秦寡妇开始 Love Bandit爱情悍匪Male-Channel Fanfiction551k WordsCompleted [Courtyard Drama + More Children, More Blessings System] Multiple heroines, crossover with multiple TV dramas Lu Chen transmigrates into the apocalypse with the More Children, More Blessings System. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself in Love in the Courtyard. Since he's here, he might as well make the best of it. Having children makes him stronger. Just how strong can he become? Starting with the widow Qin, he earns rewards... In the end, Lu Chen achieves the status of a tycoon, a philanth 4.3kReads5.5Score160Shelves
46. 346 被 After My Adopted Son Abandoned Me, I Stopped Being Everyone's Father 被养子遗弃后，我不再给别人当爹 Tianchen Xingyu天辰星语Rural Life179k WordsOngoing After the male lead, Lin Yang, is abandoned by his five adopted sons, he loses all hope. Fortunately, his daughters-in-law are good to him, so he decides to stop dwelling on the past, help his five daughters-in-law build their fortunes, and embark on an extraordinary path. 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    [Heart][Heart]

47. 347 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. 7.2kReads8.2Score250Shelves

    Reader note

    Two high-quality books! Especially the first one! It doesn't have much toilet humor, and it's not overly aggressive; the more you read, the more interesting it becomes! A novel full of positive energy! The first one! Covering the period from the beginning of reform and opening up to its development and growth! This novel makes it very clear! A novel I've been following! I've read thousands of courtyard novels, and this one is a masterpiece in that genre! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] The author has a grand vision! It doesn't have the typical harem or multiple female leads stuff! It's very comfortable to read!

48. 348 须 The Sumeru Ring: My Road to a Comeback 须弥戒，我的逆袭之路 Turning the Tide of the Mortal World逆转红尘Urban1.4M WordsOngoing I was reborn on a rainy night in late autumn. Not far away, my second uncle and his son were digging a pit for me, preparing to bury me in a graveyard. In my previous life, I woke up and escaped, never to return. I drifted through life, and just before I died, I came across a news report. On this very day, my second uncle sold my newlywed wife to human traffickers, leading to her being abused and killed. This time, I won't run away. Whoever digs the pit will be buried in it. 8.5kReads7.4Score783Shelves
49. 349 四 Siheyuan: The Unbridled Cao Section Chief 四合院之肆意妄为曹科长 Li Xiang Danya莉香淡雅Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines, don’t read if that’s not your thing] [System] [Slice of Life] [Siheyuan] [The Story of Zhengyang Gate] [Man Is Iron] Cao Dalong inexplicably transmigrates to the 1960s. After three years of military service, he is demobilized and assigned to the security division by his adoptive father, Zhao Dezhu. He earns rewards by putting the courtyard birds in their place and quickly builds a fortune by taking control of the black market. A story about winning over beautiful women along 10.4kReads6.6Score534Shelves

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    A fine book about the spirit of the Jian'an era, well worth reading!

50. 350 封 Sealing the Heavenly Dao 封天道 Tianchen Xingyu天辰星语Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted The young master of a powerful family has his spiritual roots stripped away, leaving him crippled. Forced to honor a marriage contract and become a live-in son-in-law, he finds that the bride’s family has switched the bride, making her deaf-mute twin sister take her place. On his wedding day, instead of sharing the wedding night, he is thrown into the Spirit Beast Valley, where he must eat and live among spirit beasts. The moment the deaf-mute sister finds him, she is like a ray of sunlight pier 386Reads—Score—Shelves

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