I Only Want the Siheyuan Setting, Not the Characterization 只想找四合院背景的，不想看里面的人物设定
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Li Kuiyong: A Different Kind of Bloody Romance! 李奎勇：不一样的血色浪漫！
[Passionate Years + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension with Immortal Spring + Educated Youth + Multiple Female Leads] He wakes up to find himself back in 1968, an era of upheaval, passion, and madness. Somehow, he has become Li Kuiyong, the short, ugly, and poor character from Passionate Years. Good heavens, isn't this the tragic figure people in later generations describe when they say: Everyone wants to be Zhong Yuemin, but they all end up living like Li Kuiyong. Surely the heavens aren't playi
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Siheyuan: The Road to Life Begins in 1953 四合院：53年开启生活之路
In 1953, in a parallel timeline, at Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang in the capital, Xiao Zhen stood calmly at the gate and said, “Mr. Yan?” “That's right, it's me,” Yan Fugui replied, adjusting his glasses... “Damn this damn courtyard!” Xiao Zhen thought, but his hands didn't stop. He pulled out two Huazi cigarettes... And so Xiao Zhen began his journey to study hard, work diligently, and strive to become a successor to socialism!
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Forced to Transmigrate: No. 76 Nanluoguxiang 被迫穿越：南锣鼓巷76号
A perfect life after all? Li Feng is kicked into Nanluoguxiang in 1960. Though still a child, he has to shoulder responsibilities that were never meant to be his. Luckily, there’s someone he likes. In an era when travel is slow, being able to meet and come to understand each other doesn’t sound so bad, does it?
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The Life of an Old Fox, Starting in 1944 从1944年开始的老六人生
[A Composite World of Fictional TV Dramas + Multiple Female Leads + Pocket Dimension + Comedy] Hou Jie transmigrates to the days before Japan's surrender and uses his pocket dimension to intercept Japan's wealth and national treasures. During the Korean War and the three years of disaster that follow, he helps the country time and again, earning great merit. The ridiculous part is that, because of his interference, the people living in these TV dramas end up leading chaotic lives. Chen Xueru: We
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Period: From the Start, I Fought My Way Out of the Siheyuan and on to the Great Northern Wilderness 年代：开局杀穿四合院辗转北大荒
Easygoing + a little overpowered + farming + no harem + a pocket dimension + a courtyard house for the first 30 chapters + the Great Northern Wilderness later on The story begins in 1955. The protagonist leaves Beijing and heads to the Great Northern Wilderness to farm. There's a pocket dimension, farming, animal husbandry, good times and hard times, cruelty and warmth. The story has just been released. You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support m
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Siheyuan: My Background Is So Powerful, I'm Invincible 四合院：背景通天的我无敌了
A gunshot rang out, and Li Feng transmigrated to a courtyard full of scoundrels. With nothing but bare walls to his name, he and his younger sister were living under someone else’s roof, while the courtyard’s scoundrels schemed to take their home and jobs. Fortunately, at the crucial moment, Li Feng awakened the God-Tier Choice System. With the System and his own wits, Li Feng made a good life for himself, and the courtyard gained a little tyrant of its own. Silly Zhu: Hitting people is against
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Siheyuan: Everyone on Your Feet, Salute Your Godfather 四合院：全体起立，给干爹敬礼
As the train of time sped along, Lu Yao arrived in a Beijing courtyard in the 1960s. He activated the Strongest Godfather System. Anyone who acknowledged him as their dad would earn him huge rewards. Facing a courtyard full of scoundrels, Lu Yao was always one step ahead. Yi Zhonghai: “Lu Yao, you shouldn't be so selfish.” Lu Yao: “I give meat to twelve courtyard residents who have no family to support them every week, and I help six struggling households here. You call that selfish?” Yi Zhongha
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Siheyuan: I Became the Only Son of Capitalist Lou Bancheng 四合院之我成了资本家娄半城独子
A young man from a later era unexpectedly transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard as the only son of the tycoon Lou Bancheng and the younger brother of Lou Xiao'e. He thought he would enjoy a comfortable life as a capitalist in Hong Kong, but various circumstances force him to return to the mainland. Watch how Lou Lin carefully navigates his way through mainland China in the 1960s.
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Siheyuan: Following My Heart 四合院：随心而动
Love in the Courtyard, Man Is Iron, Food Is Steel, and Little Woman at Zhengyang Gate. Everything you love is here. Xu Congyun holds Qin Huairu in his arms and rolls his eyes at her. “You’re clinging to me and crying over another man. What kind of person does that make you?” Furious, Qin Huairu sheds a few tears while pounding his chest. “You’re the one who’s a person! Then what are your hands doing?” The characters are from the shows, but their ages have been changed! Ride the tide of the time
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Siheyuan: Starting Out as a Police Officer, Merits Come Knocking 四合院：警察开局，功劳主动上门
Jiang Yu transmigrated to the world of the courtyard houses. He became a police officer at a neighborhood police station. On his first day reporting for duty, Jiang Yu happened to catch a thief on the way. After a few rounds of memory-restoration techniques, heavens, the guy wasn't just a thief, he was also a murderer! What should have been an ordinary arrest turned into a major criminal case!
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Taking Yifei and Nuolan on a Daring Siheyuan Adventure 带着一菲诺澜勇闯四合院
After ten years together, Nan Chen, Hu Yifei, and Qin Yumo have reached a major turning point in their lives. A choice that should have led to a bloody showdown instead sends all three of them to the 1950s, thanks to Chen Meijia’s bright idea to use a bottle of “love-at-first-sight potion” that expired ten years ago. And so begins a showdown between Love Apartment and the courtyard house. [This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental.]
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Siheyuan: Xu Damao's Wild Days 四合院之浪荡的许大茂
On some day in 2024, at a certain studio, Director Liu was chatting with a young screenwriter he'd just recruited from university, nicknamed Xu Big Bird. "Big Bird! What do you think of this script, Foolish Dad? Give me your thoughts, then we'll start shooting!" said Director Liu. "Heh, Director Liu, I'm actually a huge fan of yours. I love all your shows, from Full Courtyard to Foolish Spring and Under Zhengyang Gate." Hearing Xu Big Bird's flattery, Director Liu was delighted. "Of course. I sp
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Siheyuan: The Legacy of Wei Wu 四合院：魏武遗风四合院
Chen Dazhu arrived at the Siheyuan, inherited a house and a job, and became related to Qin Huairu by marriage. From the start, at the whole-courtyard meeting, Yi Zhonghai tried to guilt-trip Chen Dazhu into supporting Qin Huairu's family. Chen Dazhu readily agreed. “Everyone, don't worry. Aunt Qin is family, so I'll definitely take good care of them.” At the meeting, Chen Dazhu immediately told the courtyard's troublemakers to donate money. They were dumbfounded. Why not use their money to do wh
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Siheyuan: My Name Is Liu Kaixuan 四合院：我叫刘凯旋
My name is Liu Kaixuan. I was watching TV at home when I suddenly transmigrated, into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. But I soon realized that the people here seemed a little different from the ones on TV. There's plenty of work to do in this courtyard, and plenty of fun too. As one member of the great transmigrator army, I have to show you what I can do. Tch! If I'm unhappy, no one else is going to have a good time either.
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Siheyuan: The New Resident in the East Courtyard 四合院，东跨院的新住户
After Shao Jianfeng of the Spirit Realm failed his tribulation, a remnant wisp of his soul drifted through parallel timelines alongside the small world he had crafted before attempting the tribulation. He happened upon a System in a technological timeline, and the two collided and merged. The Soul-Nurturing Jade that sustained his soul shattered, leaving him on the brink of complete annihilation. With no other choice, he seized a body and was reborn. As fate would have it, the youth whose body h
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Siheyuan: Emotional Blackmail? I Don't Do That 四合院：道德绑架？我没这个东西
Li Lianjiang, an overworked office drone used to the 996 grind of the 21st century, unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1960s, into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang, a place teeming with scoundrels. With a heart set on building the nation, he resolutely joins the courtyard's labor force. Thanks to his second uncle, Li Huaide, he becomes deputy head of the security department, rising step by step to the pinnacle of life.
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In the Siheyuan: Starting as a Backyard Resident 人在四合院：从后院住户开始
Su Chen transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and acquires the Divine Choice System. From the start, he catches Banggeng stealing a chicken! [Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have activated the Divine Choice System!] [Please make your choice!] [Choice One: Turn a blind eye. Reward: two pounds of pork!] [Choice Two: Expose Banggeng. Reward: five pounds of beef!] [Choice Three: Beat Banggeng senseless. Reward: two pounds of pork, five pounds of beef, and basic mastery of traditiona
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Siheyuan: I Blow Up Bang Geng from the Start, Leaving the Jia Family Without an Heir 四合院：开局炸废棒梗，贾家绝户
The courtyard in "The House of the Beasts" was originally thriving, but then Li Weiguo arrived with a fishing System. From the start, he crippled Banggeng and left the Jia family without an heir. Putting the beasts of the courtyard in their place became part of everyday life. Banggeng: “Grandma, save me! The sparrows I raised are gone! Waaah!” Jia Zhangshi: “Silly Zhu, if you care about Banggeng, give him your sparrows.” Yi Zhonghai: “Granny Deaf, you were the one who gave me the sterilizing dru
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Siheyuan: You Want to Retire Here? Did I Agree? 四合院：想养老，我同意了吗？
Warning: The protagonist is no saint and can be a little petty. Cross him, and you’ll have to watch your back every moment in case he gets revenge! Zhang Shaoan accidentally transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard after saving someone. He had planned to live a peaceful life and use his golden finger to make sure his family had plenty to eat and drink. He would lie low until the arrival of a new era, then make his move. But he never expected that people would keep assuming he was an
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Siheyuan: A Professional Retirement Companion 四合院，职业养老人
He Yuzhu is reborn in the body of his namesake, Silly Zhu. In this life, he won't get involved with widows or support anyone in their old age. But fate gives He Yuzhu a System that rewards him for supporting others in their old age. Let's see how he takes down the beasts.
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Siheyuan: I Can Hear People’s Thoughts 四合院：我能偷听心声
The mechanical dog Wu Yao transmigrated into the world of Birds in the Courtyard. As Wu Yao planned to use his mechanical expertise to help build the country, the scoundrels in the courtyard set their sights on him. Then Wu Yao suddenly discovered that he could hear their inner thoughts. Bloodsucker Qin Huairu: Wu Yao is so young and promising. If I could spend my life with him, there'd be hope for me and my three children. Necromancer Jia Zhangshi: Damn Wu Yao, living so well and not even givin
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Siheyuan: I Take Silly Zhu to the Battlefield 四合院：我带傻柱上战场
[Military Service + Medicine + Fast-Paced + Plot-Driven + No Saintly Hero] After returning from the battlefield, Zhang Mingshuo studies medicine and rises through the ranks. After the country opens up, he goes on to establish pharmaceutical companies, real estate firms, schools, supermarkets, and more. Back then, every wage earner had just one dream: to join the Zhang Group. Zhang Mingshuo himself had just one hobby: standing outside the group headquarters and handing out money~
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The Divine and Ghostly Summoner Begins in Siheyuan 从四合院开始的神鬼召唤师
The courtyard’s unbeatable Silly Zhu? I’ll summon a few wild beasts, then beat him to a pulp! The Japanese ninja god? I’ll summon a few demon beasts, then smash him to pieces! America’s massive nuclear bomb? I’ll summon a few immortal beasts and take it head-on, then pick up a few bombs on my way out. The mysterious beings in the depths of the stars? I’ll wait until I can summon a few divine beasts before I go picking a fight with them!
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Siheyuan: Picking a Fight with a Sickly Man? You'll Pay for It 四合院：对病秧子碰瓷？赔不死你
Siheyuan, one-on-one romance, with relatively little hostility. Wang Aiguo, who had bone cancer, transmigrated, only to end up in the body of another sickly person. Fortunately, he got a sign-in System. His body was so frail that the slightest touch could knock him over! From the start, he conned He Yuzhu in the siheyuan! Thanks to signing in every day, his health gradually improved, and his family's life got better and better. His sign-in rewards also gave him medical skills, and his beautiful,
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Siheyuan: I'm the God of Cooking, and the Beasts Are Drooling! 四合院：我为厨神，馋哭众禽！
[One heroine, space, period setting, infrastructure development, growth, farmland and ranches, face-slapping, everyday life] After unexpectedly dying and transmigrating into He Yuzhu, he tears into the hypocritical Qin Huairu from the start, refuses to be her doormat, refuses to bring her lunchboxes, demands back all the donations, and stands up to Yi Zhonghai to reclaim his child support payments. As for supporting the wicked neighbors in the courtyard when they grow old, whoever wants to can t
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Siheyuan: The Kids Run the House, Mama Haha! 四合院，小鬼当家，玛玛哈哈！
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
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Siheyuan: You Really Think You Can Reason with Hooligans? 四合院，你确定跟混混讲道理？
What’s the best way to deal with scumbags? Become an even bigger scumbag! Wang Baoyu is no good guy. He’s a thug himself. Watch as one thug teaches the scumbags in the courtyard a lesson. The blurb’s too short, so click to read more. Just to be clear, the quest System is only there to help him get involved in events. Otherwise, he’d have to live by the sea to stick his nose into everyone’s business.
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Siheyuan: From Street Punk to Pioneer in the Fight Against Spies 四合院之从街溜子到反特先锋
System: Zhang Someone is a member of the Japanese intelligence service. He'll deliver a piece of intelligence tonight beside the small bridge pier on the north bank of the Tonghui River. Yan Jiefang rushes to the Public Security Bureau that very night to report him. … Jia Zheng receives a new mission. Instructions: In seven days, meet secretly with He Jiahao of the Shanghai Black Dragon Society at the third pillar from the east end of the West Railway Station. Discuss the mission details in per
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Siheyuan: Beijing’s Meat Grinder, Sending Every Invader to Hell 四合院：北平绞肉机，鬼子全归西
On the eve of Beiping’s fall, Zhang Lei was abducted by Lin Wan’er, the Black Wind Stronghold’s boss and the dual-pistol-wielding Red Whirlwind, to become her husband. After transmigrating, he obtained a vast arsenal of advanced weapons through the System. Barrett rifles, RPG launchers, Katyusha rocket launchers, Tiger tanks... With all this equipment, why stay holed up in a ravine playing bandit? So he united the Black Wind Stronghold’s forces, swallowed up six nearby bands of bandits, and beca
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Siheyuan's Great Mage, He Yushui 四合院之大法师何雨水
He Dabao transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard as He Yushui, an overlooked nobody, bringing along an unreliable System. Watch how He Yushui thrives among the courtyard's troublemakers and gets rid of every last one of them.
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