Looking for Realistic Siheyuan Novels Without Malice or Villainization, True to Their Era 找没有戾气，不魔化的四合院小说。符合年代的

1. 351 四 The Siheyuan Era: Make a Name for Yourself While You're Young 四合院年代：出名要趁早 Chen Da陳耷Male-Channel Fanfiction154k WordsOngoing The timeline primarily follows Love in the Courtyard, with elements from multiple film and television series woven together. It's mostly everyday life, and the wish-fulfillment takes a while to arrive, but the story is grounded rather than mindlessly showing off and face-slapping. When Chen Mo wakes up, he finds himself in the era of the courtyard house. A junior doctor at a steelworks, he makes the Russian doctors at Friendship Hospital lower their proud heads. With medical resources scarce acr 51Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I highly recommend this book; it's really well-written.

2. 352 四 Siheyuan: I Trained Every Heroine into a Big Shot 四合院：我把女主都培养成了大佬 Painting Life with a Pen挥笔画人生Male-Channel Fanfiction367k WordsOngoing By chance, I transmigrated into Liu Duidui in a courtyard-house setting. Since he had a grudge against Silly Zhu, Liu Duidui was determined to ruin his life. He swore to marry his sister and take Qin Huairu away from him... Who could have guessed that he would end up raising all the heroines into powerful figures... 319Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 353 我 Siheyuan: I Was Forced to Do Good Deeds 【四合院】我被迫助人为乐 Hermit of the Taihang Mountains太行散人Male-Channel Fanfiction339k WordsCompleted (Multiple female leads. If that's not your thing, don't come in.) Why transmigrate to the Siheyuan? What could await you there? Is it a love that runs deep, or the everyday troubles of life? …,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 405Reads8.1Score—Shelves
4. 354 採 The Flower-Picking Little Bee of Siheyuan 採花小蜜蜂之四合院 Hermit of the Taihang Mountains太行散人Male-Channel Fanfiction301k WordsCompleted A different kind of courtyard, with multiple female leads. If that's not your thing, don't read! This story is purely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental! Don't assume it's about you. No need for a long introduction. Just enjoy the ride! 718Reads6.7Score—Shelves
5. 355 四 Siheyuan: Jia Zhangshi With a One-Hit-Kill System 四合院之带着秒杀系统的贾张氏 Different Kinds of Daydreams不同脑洞Female-Channel Fanfiction643k WordsOngoing {Era setting + slice of life + ensemble cast + everyday family matters} A modern office worker transmigrates into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard and suddenly finds herself more than ten years older. She never had a moment to rest amid the hectic pace of modern life, but after transmigrating to this extraordinary era with a one-hit-kill space, she becomes Jia Zhangshi. She declares that she has no intention of working hard for the rest of her life. To enjoy a comfortable retirement and change 21.2kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves

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   A novel about living life earnestly without being demonized.

6. 356 四 Siheyuan: Zhuzi Marries Li Xiuzhi, a Girl from Sichuan and Chongqing 四合院：柱子娶川渝妹子李秀芝 I'm Braised Pork Ribs with Potatoes我是土豆焖排骨Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + revenge + feel-good fiction + settling scores + courtyard compound + period feel-good fiction + one heroine + devoted husband + fiercely protective husband] P.S. A Sichuan girl's gentleness is at 100%. Li Xiuzhi took 97% of it with her when she fled the famine. All that's left is: “I'll count to three.” I, He Yuzhu, have crawled back from hell! In my previous life, Yi Zhonghai schemed to make me support him in old age, Liu Haizhong abused his authority to bully me, Yan Bugui nickeled a 5.3kReads5.4Score199Shelves

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   A fantastic novel about courtyard houses, highly recommended!!!! Chinese people don't lie to other Chinese people! [OK][OK][OK][OK]~

7. 357 四 Siheyuan: I'm He Yushui's Older Brother 四合院：我是何雨水哥哥 I'm Braised Pork Ribs with Potatoes我是土豆焖排骨Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard setting + Silly Zhu + He Yuzhu + He Yuzhu’s older brother + no System + one female lead + period setting + a little hot-tempered, but not too much + won’t take a loss or let others push him around] My name is He Gaoheng. I’ve never trained in martial arts and couldn’t even hurt a chicken with my bare hands!!! One day, I transmigrated and became He Gaoheng, the older brother of Silly Zhu from the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang! He Daqing, the He family’s pillar, ran off, leaving the 6.6kReads5.4Score183Shelves
8. 358 四 Siheyuan: A Technician with a Farm 四合院：带农场的技术员 Lianjiang Dianping连江点萍Male-Channel Fanfiction981k WordsOngoing Meituan delivery rider Zhao Cheng returned to the era before the founding of the nation. Reborn as a baby with no golden finger, he planned to keep his head down and stay safe. After he started working, he discovered he'd ended up in the infuriating world of the Beastly Courtyard. Fortunately, his golden finger arrived too: Moral Sage: Yi Zhonghai Necromancer: Jia Zhangshi Pure White Lotus: Qin Huairu First-Blood Champion: Xu Damao No matter who you are, don't come bothering me. (A story com 1.4kReads5.5Score104Shelves

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   The courtyard house has tiled floors, not much hostility, and no letter of forgiveness.

9. 359 四 Siheyuan: Your Third Uncle Yan Is the Doorkeeper 四合院你闫家三大爷做门神 Author Sits to Write and Gets Backache作者坐着写书腰疼Male-Channel Fanfiction495k WordsOngoing After inexplicably becoming Third Master Yan of the Yan family, he was convinced he wouldn’t survive more than a few days. On the third day, he received an equally inexplicable System. It gave him no tasks. All he had to do was stay alive! Yan Bugui, with his eventful life, Yan Laosan, a clock-in worker who’s given up, He Yushui, the financial calamity, Xu Damao, with a two-trillion-yuan goal. This is the survival saga of a man who doesn’t fit into this world! Come on in, make yourself at home! 678Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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   The plot is normal, reasonable, not convoluted, and non-toxic!

10. 360 四 Siheyuan: The Civil Engineering Big Shot Has Arrived! 四合院：土木大佬驾到！ Fat Cat Calico肥猫花布Male-Channel Fanfiction575k WordsOngoing [No System] [Has a Spatial Dimension] [Low on Violence] Liu Bo: an utterly ordinary name. But if you have an arrogant subordinate named Long Aotian, then Liu Bo must be someone extraordinary. The quintessential big-shot protagonist, no doubt about it. But he's not the protagonist of this story. Liu Bo is a construction worker in 2025, working as a site manager at a construction site in a tiny county town ranked somewhere around the eighteenth tier. It happens to be a night shift pouring concrete 1.6kReads5.9Score107Shelves
11. 361 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Eat as Much as I Want 四合院：开局实现干饭自由 February Coconut二月椰子Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard life + System + Everyday life] Lin Aijun is accidentally reborn and transmigrates to a parallel world of Love in the Courtyard, but the butterfly effect sends him there several years early, in 1959. Damn, supplies are scarce in this era! Luckily, the sign-in System comes through for him, giving him food freedom from the start and making everyone in the courtyard green with envy. Now that he is in the courtyard, he can't spend every day bickering with the neighbors over trivial matters 4.6kReads7.4Score112Shelves

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    This historical novel was absolutely thrilling! A disillusioned modern doctor transmigrates into the body of a military doctor during the Korean War, defying fate in an era of scarce medical resources. The plot is incredibly exciting!

12. 362 我 My Fantasy Town Leads Straight to a Siheyuan! 我的幻想小镇直通四合院！ The Lazy Ox on the Commune Farm生产队的大懒牛Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines] [Farming] [Slow burn] [Beyond the Siheyuan] [Above the Siheyuan] [Set beyond the Siheyuan, with a slice-of-life feel. There will be Siheyuan-related plotlines, but the Siheyuan itself is only fit to be a toy…] After writing so many novels, the down-and-out author Hu Fan finally encounters a “ghost.” He discovers that the game he just played, Fantasy Town, leads straight to the Siheyuan! And he can even bring out the sup 1.2kReads6.3Score113Shelves
13. 363 港 Hong Kong Crossover: Starting Out as a White Fan 港综：从白纸扇开始 Cold Breeds Toughness寒冷孕育彪悍Male-Channel Fanfiction918k WordsCompleted Li Xin: Nicknames: Blade King Xin, Terror of Ghosts, Immortal Xin He is Immortal Xin of Hong Kong Island, the ultimate godfather of the criminal underworld, the uncrowned king of the underground worlds of Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, and Southeast Asia's underworld philanthropist. At the European and American roundtable, everyone shouts, “Father!” Li Xin smiles faintly. “Rise, my sons.” 51.1kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves
14. 364 四 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Beast-Taming Space 四合院，何雨柱的御兽空间 Lonely and Unbeatable孤独不胜Male-Channel Fanfiction546k WordsCompleted My Beast Taming System is unlike any other: it can only form contracts with human beasts. Beasts of the courtyard house, are you ready? Here I come! At first, He Yuzhu lets his beasts grow at their own pace. Later, they slaughter their way through everything, make China’s might known in international wars, and repay He Yuzhu in kind. The sons and daughters of China are all dragons and phoenixes! Less hostility, no angst, and fewer violent clashes in the courtyard house. If this isn’t your thing, 1.2kReads8.0Score—Shelves

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    ^QUxJg$c''

15. 365 以 I Thought I Was the Protagonist, but Turns Out I’m Just an Extra 以为是主角，谁知是个打酱油的 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了72k WordsCompleted Thought I was the protagonist, but it turns out I'm just a bit player 156Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good looks are the most important thing.

16. 366 四 Siheyuan: Our Damai Won’t Take This Lying Down 四合院：咱大茂绝不憋屈 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了87k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: Our Da Mao refuses to be pushed around 211Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 367 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, We’ll Get Revenge for You 四合院：傻柱，这仇咱替你报了 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了92k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, we'll help you get your revenge 901Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 368 重 Reborn in the 1960s, I Made the System My Godfather. Who’d Eat Rotten Meat Now? 重生60年代，拜系统为义父，谁还吃臭肉 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了95k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1960s, I take the System as my godfather. Who still eats rotten meat? 142Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 369 游 When the Game Descended, the Simp Awakened and Became Invincible 游戏降临，舔狗觉醒后无敌了 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了60k WordsCompleted The game arrives, and after the simp awakens, he becomes invincible 118Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 370 末 The Apocalypse Doesn’t Exist, Because I’m Mentally Ill 末日，不存在的，因为我是精神病 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了80k WordsCompleted The apocalypse doesn't exist, because I'm mentally ill 114Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 371 高 High Martial: System 250, My Qi and Blood Are Soaring 高武：系统250，气血嘎嘎涨 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Male-Channel Fanfiction74k WordsCompleted High Martial: System 250, my blood energy is surging 141Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 372 四 Siheyuan: The Simp Killed the White Lotus, All in the Name of Harmony 四合院：舔狗杀了白莲花，主打一个和睦 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了84k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: The simp kills the white lotus, all in the name of harmony 196Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 373 修 Is Cultivating Immortality Hard? You Can Do It with Just Your Hands 修仙难吗？还不是有手就行 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了67k WordsCompleted Is cultivating immortality hard? You can do it as long as you have hands 89Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 374 我 I Came Here to Fight for the Emperor’s Favor, So Why Are You Making Me Fight Zombies? 我是来宫斗的，你却让我打僵尸 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Mystery72k WordsCompleted I came here to fight palace intrigue, but you want me to fight zombies. 35Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 375 穿 I Transmigrated with a Braised Egg and Became a Princess in the Continent of Hanyue 穿越，带着卤蛋当公主，大陆翰月 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了75k WordsCompleted Transmigrate, bring a braised egg and become a princess, on the Hanyue Continent 38Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 376 七 After Seven Rebirths, I Was Spoiled Rotten, Yu Yutianmo 七次重生后我被宠上天雨宇天墨 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Ancient Romance99k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn Seven Times, I Was Doted on by Everyone, by Yu Yutianmo 34Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 377 瑞 Rui Guan: The Void 瑞冠虚无 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Urban1.5M WordsCompleted I was born in the central Hebei plain in 1922. Ever since I was little, demons and monsters had their eyes on me, but luckily an old woman secretly protected me. On my seventh birthday, a cat's piercing cry rang through the sky... From that day on, I embarked on a strange and dazzling path into the void! This is my true story. You can also read it as a novel, but don't connect it to reality, because this is a parallel world. 114Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 378 四 The Siheyuan in an Artistic Age 四合院之文艺时代 Cotton Candy Bubblegum棉花泡泡堂Male-Channel Fanfiction534k WordsCompleted Su Qing transmigrates to No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, the legendary courtyard house from a novel. All he wants is a beautiful wife, adorable kids, and a warm bed. From the day he transmigrates, he decides to become a leading figure in the entertainment industry of the future, starting as a screenwriter and moving on to directing. No bitterness, just everyday family life, with respect for the original story. 895Reads5.3Score—Shelves

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    It's fairly normal and fits the era, but it's more of a literary youth trope, which might be a bit hard to understand.

29. 379 四 Siheyuan: I Have a Little World of My Own 四合院：我有一个小世界 Swim Forward往前游Male-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsCompleted After exploring a glowing cave entrance on a sinkhole's cliff face, outdoor enthusiast Wang Yu transmigrates to the world of the Siheyuan, where he discovers that the glowing entrance is a portal to other worlds. Wang Yu leads a leisurely life in the Siheyuan world while exploring other worlds and selling weapons. Traveling back and forth between the two realms, he practices martial arts and cultivates immortality, living a carefree life. 22.6kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves
30. 380 四 Siheyuan: Transferred from the Military, Promoted to Department Chief on Day One 四合院：部队转业，入职即科长 Watching Snow at the Edge of a Dream梦的边缘看雪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Weiguo transmigrates to an era of shortages and deprivation. A decorated veteran, he is reassigned as a procurement chief at a steel mill and moves into a courtyard compound. With a golden finger in the form of a portable space, he changes the fate of everyone in the compound. When Heaven is unjust and fate is cruel, meet it head-on with all your strength. Watch Zhang Weiguo write his own legend in this turbulent era! 19.9kReads7.4Score894Shelves
31. 381 四 Seventy Years of Laying Low in the Siheyuan 四合院苟生七十年 Foodie Lao San吃货老三Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Gao Xiaowai's way of life is to keep his head down. He does it until it becomes a habit, until it becomes second nature. Just when Gao Xiaowai sees no hope of keeping his head down forever, fate plays a joke on him. Maybe he dreamed too sweetly, because when he wakes up, he's been thrown seventy years into the past. Gao Xiaowai's heart sinks. How is he supposed to survive now! 8.9kReads8.6Score289Shelves
32. 382 四 A Common Man in the Siheyuan 四合院小市民 Wandering the Northwest流浪的西北Male-Channel Fanfiction686k WordsCompleted A single heroine, in a gentler era without hostility. This story is simply about the quiet, ordinary life of that time, the helplessness of everyday people, and life in a courtyard house amid the sweeping changes of a great age. 5.5kReads8.9Score172Shelves
33. 383 四 The Blurry Years of the Siheyuan 四合院之模糊的年代 Delang and Mei德朗与梅Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Sign-in] [A few more brothers than most] [Behind the scenes] [Everyday life] [Childhood] [Quirky and unrestrained] [War] [A happy family] [Period drama with lots of film and TV elements] [Doesn't follow the original plot] [Pure wish fulfillment] [Original female lead] [Parallel world / similar timeline] [Please don't project real people or timelines onto the characters] Life in the cave dwelling has no fighting or killing, just eating and drinking. Life in the courtyard house has no social nice 24.8kReads9.2Score1kShelves
34. 384 四 Siheyuan: I Want Both Worlds 四合院：两界我全都要 Melody of the Night夜的旋律Male-Channel Fanfiction458k WordsCompleted Jiang Chen transmigrates into the world of the courtyard complex, becoming an unemployed street loafer with no parents. Fortunately, a System is never absent for someone who has transmigrated, and he gets a livestreaming System that lets him choose to go live every day. Each day, completing a livestream challenge earns him a treasure chest. Opening one can grant all sorts of rewards, and from then on his life becomes wonderfully eventful. 6.3kReads8.5Score261Shelves
35. 385 我 I Have a Universe That Starts in the Siheyuan 我有一个宇宙从四合院开始 Take a Big Flight放个大飞机Male-Channel Fanfiction552k WordsCompleted One male protagonist (no female leads) + expanding across the universe + all kinds of transmigration After leaving his job, Hu Da, a programmer with a respectable career, plans to pass the time with some mental nourishment. On the way, he comes across a secondhand bookstall and buys the Four Great Classical Novels along with more than a dozen popular novels from years past. When Hu Da rereads Stellar Transformation, he idly imagines himself as the protagonist and starts cultivating by following 4.1kReads8.7Score148Shelves
36. 386 四 Siheyuan: My Years in the Security Office 四合院之我在保卫处那几年 All Beings Beneath the Pen笔下皆众生Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted By some bizarre twist of fate, he transmigrated into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. Feng Bin, a small-time landlord from the future, became the head of the security office. After moving into the courtyard, he didn't find himself caught up in the usual scramble over housing. Feng Bin: Is this really the same courtyard I know? Yi Zhonghai: It is. Look at me now: all alone, with no one to rely on, destined to die lonely. Qin Huairu: Exactly. I worked so hard trading for steamed buns, and in th 28.5kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
37. 387 四 Siheyuan: My Life Starts Over 四合院：我的人生重新开始 Baiwang San百望三Male-Channel Fanfiction563k WordsCompleted A top student from the future accidentally arrives in the world of the courtyard houses. He wants no part in the petty squabbles in the neighborhood or the scheming at work. All he wants is to enjoy a peaceful life at home, whatever storms may rage outside. 6.9kReads8.4Score195Shelves
38. 388 年 Growing Up in a Bygone Era 年代中的成长 Ming Xu San Jia明旭三佳Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted A period drama, a piece of history! Step into that era and witness it together! Different lives, different stories! Ordinary days unfold with all kinds of joys and sorrows! Here I come, here I look! Growing alongside the times! 303Reads7.4Score146Shelves

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    The correct way to experience a traditional courtyard house [I highly recommend it]

39. 389 四 Siheyuan Era: I Change My Fate and Get Rich with Three Divinations a Day 四合院年代：我每日三卦改命暴富 Chen Da陳耷Male-Channel Fanfiction270k WordsOngoing [Fortune-Telling + Courtyard Drama + Rural Farming + Finding Hidden Treasures + Rags-to-Riches Comeback] P.S. The courtyard-drama content is limited, and only some of its characters are borrowed. You can enjoy this story even if you've never read a courtyard drama. [Today's fortune: Excellent] [First reading: A century-old ginseng plant grows beneath the cliff on the main peak of Little Yang Mountain. Watch out for venomous snakes when you pick it.] [Second reading: There is a clay pot containin 42Reads5.2Score—Shelves

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    This book about courtyard houses has a strong sense of history; I recommend it.

40. 390 从 Signing In at Zhengyang Gate 从正阳门开始签到 Gentle Brother Qiang温柔的强哥Male-Channel Fanfiction351k WordsOngoing Chen Xueru, the spirited woman from Under the Zhengyang Gate, sees all three of her marriages end in failure. Each one leaves her with a different degree of pain and loss. Fu Weiguo, who transmigrates into this world, becomes the man behind Chen Xueru, the one she can rely on… 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Without lowering one's intelligence, without becoming a saint.

41. 391 魂 Reincarnated as He Daqing, I Marry Huairu and Change My Foolish Son's Fate 魂穿何大清娶淮茹为傻儿子改命 User88002538用户88002538Urban1.2M WordsCompleted “Seven-character Regulated Verse: Reflections on Transmigrating into He Daqing” Within the courtyard, schemes bring both warmth and woe; Reborn, one hand can turn grief to joy. With clever plans, grain and meat nourish a thousand heirs; Careful mending brings two phoenixes together beneath love’s sky. Hidden talents flourish amid the bustle of the streets; A home rich in virtue opens a new path. Looking back at the lights and kitchen smoke, The He family’s branches thrive, leaning on the railing 3.2kReads6.6Score108Shelves

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    [Thinking][Pouting][Pouting][Pouting][Pouting]

42. 392 我 I’m Really Not a Scumbag Pillar 我真不是渣柱 User88002538用户88002538Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted Zhang Baoshi, a young man from the modern world, unexpectedly finds his soul transported into the body of Silly Zhu, a sixteen-year-old character from Love in the Courtyard. Having read plenty of fanfiction, he immediately swoops in on Qin Huairu and activates a pocket-dimension System, hoping to live a quiet life. But fate has other plans: Qin Huairu ends up marrying Jia Dongxu, leaving him utterly disheartened. Remembering how the Jia family drained him dry in the original story, until he froz 31Reads6.1Score—Shelves
43. 393 一 Xu Damao, the First-Blood Champion 一血达人许大茂 User88002538用户88002538Male-Channel Fanfiction823k WordsCompleted Crossing Between Worlds: Xu Damao's Modern Comeback Xu Damao, a top literature student, couldn't find a job after graduation and became obsessed with the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. He especially envied the womanizing, cunning “Xu Damao,” jokingly calling him a master of getting women into bed. Then one day, he transmigrated and became the very Xu Damao he “admired,” just as he was about to marry the wealthy Lou Xiao'e! Faced with a courtyard full of beastly neighbors, including the calc 2.2kReads5.7Score129Shelves
44. 394 红 The Little Scoundrel of the Red Mansion 红楼小人 Authentic Peanut Oil正宗花生油Historical566k WordsOngoing Liu Ping'an enters the world of Dream of the Red Chamber. As the son of a high-ranking official, what kind of story will he make for himself there? Lin Daiyu? Absolutely. No one is more lovable than Sister Lin. Xue Baochai? Her too. How could he have Sister Lin without Sister Bao? Qin Keqing? He won't let a beauty's life be cut short. Jia Yuanchun, Jia Yingchun, Jia Tanchun, Jia Xichun, Shi Xiangyun. Liu Ping'an won't let the sea of flowers in the Red Chamber wither into a bleak ending. 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The injuries you suffered in the original story were all healed by Liu Ping'an and Shen Lang when they took you into the Dream of the Red Chamber—don't say we didn't tell you! There are secrets inside; boys will learn something from it, and girls will be wary of being scammed in love!! What? You like cunning? Watch Zhi Neng'er teach you how to scam your best friend!!!

45. 395 我 Plucking Flowers in the Dream of the Red Chamber 我在红楼窃花海 Authentic Peanut Oil正宗花生油Historical485k WordsOngoing What's so bad about being the son of a eunuch? Shen Lang is going to show everyone exactly what's wrong with it! Ever since he took a godfather, his godfather has saved his life, given him money, and paved the way for his future. "Son, don't worry. Whatever happens, I'll back you up. Go ahead and do it!" "I'll help you win over the Jia family's young ladies!" Shen Lang arrives in Dream of the Red Chamber and meets Zhinen'er. What?! So she's the biggest golden finger of all????? Steal them, snatc 1.3kReads6.7Score—Shelves
46. 396 穿 Reborn as Silly Zhu in the Siheyuan, Only to Find Myself in The Outcast? 穿成四合院傻柱，竟是一人之下？ Beef Bun with No Beef牛肉包没有牛Male-Channel Fanfiction383k WordsCompleted After his soul transmigrates into Silly Zhu, he arrives in the Siheyuan, thinking he might spend this life as a cook, struggling to get along with the courtyard’s beasts. But then he realizes something is off about this place! The beasts can cultivate qi! He awakens a System and discovers that it even provides him with a wife! Oh my! It’s Feng Baobao! 1kReads6.0Score103Shelves

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    A must-read new book in May! A fusion of two characters, incredibly imaginative, and not at all filler – definitely worth reading! Recommended! [Sending heart]

47. 397 四 Four-Nation Courtyard: The Day I Transmigrated, I Became the Ancestor of the Capital’s Elite 四合院之穿越那天我成了京圈祖宗 A Heart as Vast as the Sea心胸像大海Urban246k WordsCompleted Lin Zhixing, a history graduate with outstanding academic credentials and an antiques appraiser, dies in an explosion at an auction in Hong Kong and transmigrates into a courtyard home. He uses cunning schemes to get revenge on the vile residents of the courtyard, then ventures beyond it and builds his own business empire with his extraordinary intellect, carving out a place for himself in both domestic and international business. 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He is free from malice, highly intelligent, and not demonic.

48. 398 四 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Life in the 1980s 四合院：何雨柱的年代生活 Chen Ge's Hammer陈歌的锤子Male-Channel Fanfiction2.7M WordsOngoing [Entirely handwritten, no AI] This is a long story, and I’ll tell it to you at a leisurely pace. You’ll need a little patience, but I promise it’ll be worth it. Those who see clearly are destined to suffer; those who know what’s coming can never find peace. The further the protagonist gets, the heavier, colder, and lonelier his heart will become. At first, this is a crossover fanfic bringing together several works. Later, it becomes a story set in a bygone era, with one real-life figure after an 25.5kReads7.9Score1.1kShelves
49. 399 四 Learning Foreign Languages in the Siheyuan 四合院从学外语开始 Fang Qianshan放千山Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted Fang Qingyun arrives in a Beijing courtyard in 1953. His enhanced physical strength from transmigrating and his gift for remembering everything he sees give him a head start in this era. Watch as Fang Qingyun improves his family’s living conditions and steadily rises through the ranks... 2.7kReads7.6Score179Shelves

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    This is good; they didn't get involved in backstabbing and scheming, and instead strived to become someone admired by others.

50. 400 四 Siheyuan: World-Famous Doctors Vie to Hand Me Their Scalpels 四合院：世界名医争相递手术刀 Chen Da陳耷Male-Channel Fanfiction177k WordsOngoing The story takes time to set things up at first, then the thrills kick in after chapter 20. The protagonist travels all over the world, bringing new technology to his country... The everyday setting is mainly Love in the Courtyard, with some original characters added. Those who haven’t watched the TV series can still enjoy the story... There are multiple female leads. Later, the protagonist will experience three major ups and downs in life because of romantic troubles... Shen Yanqing woke up to d 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this courtyard house; it's so well written.

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