Looking for a Siheyuan Novel Focused on Everyday Life, Without Qin Huairu or the Jia Family, and Without Idiotic Characters 求四合院，偏生活风，不想看秦怀茹、贾家，不降智

1. 151 四 Siheyuan: Old Man Jia Dapao 四合院之老汉贾大炮 Laugh, Laugh, Laugh, Say Nothing笑笑笑不说话Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted Multiple female leads, no self-righteous do-gooder, and the little details of everyday life: the happy life of young wife Qin Huairu and Old Jia. As the times change, turmoil returns to the courtyard house. 35kReads7.6Score2.2kShelves
2. 152 四 Siheyuan: Huairu’s Springtime Before She Came of Age 四合院之淮茹未满，傻子春光 Laugh, Laugh, Laugh, Say Nothing笑笑笑不说话Male-Channel Fanfiction213k WordsOngoing Entirely hand-written, no AI, heavily reworked! Multiple heroines… Li Erbang was born with an intellectual disability and grew up with Qin Huairu as his childhood sweetheart. But her parents married her off to Jia Dongxu. Qin Huairu had only one condition: that she take along the helpless young man with no one to care for him… And so, an extraordinary journey begins! 310Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 153 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Became a Secret Agent 四合院之开局成了特务 The Hand That Holds the Sword执剑的手Urban452k WordsOngoing [Original, One Female Lead] [No System] [No Pocket Dimension] [A Story of Hard Work] I transmigrated and immediately received an appointment as a secret agent? My own father was a counterrevolutionary? And he was executed by firing squad? My own brother was a secret agent too? See how Ren Sheng escapes these heavy shackles and lives a wonderful life of his own. As for the courtyard house? I dealt with the secret agents. You think I can't handle you lot? I've got work to do, and I have to date my 6kReads—Score242Shelves

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   Original single female lead, no cheat codes, not mindless, proceed with caution.

4. 154 四 Siheyuan: I Beat Three Generations of One Family on My First Day Home 四合院：回家第一天揍了祖孙三代 Jing Zishu景子舒Male-Channel Fanfiction294k WordsOngoing The courtyard scoundrels: Xu Changqing, let go of Silly Zhu! Xu Changqing: How can I stop halfway through beating someone? [Ding~ The Host refuses everyone’s demand to stop, triggering a tenfold critical bonus!] [Reward: Mastery of Bajiquan, ten Forever-brand bicycles, one hundred jin of cooking oil, one hundred jin of chicken, and one hundred jin of vegetables.] Qin Huairu: Xu Changqing, how about you help me raise my child? Xu Changqing: An old ox still wants to eat tender grass? Get lost! [Di 3.5kReads6.0Score—Shelves
5. 155 四 Siheyuan: A Man and a Dog Transmigrate 四合院：一人一狗的穿越 Where to Go at the Crossroads十字路口何去Male-Channel Fanfiction467k WordsOngoing A period-drama courtyard + a man and his dog reborn + a cunning protagonist + suspense + sowing discord until the Yan father and son turn against each other + sending Yi Zhonghai off to the northwest to eat sand. Chen Guoqiang and his big yellow dog are reborn in 1965 at Courtyard No. 96, Nanluoguxiang, where a series of hilarious mishaps unfold. The blurb isn’t doing it justice, so please head straight to the story. 1.2kReads5.5Score—Shelves

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   This one is more slice-of-life. And it looks pretty good.

6. 156 四 Siheyuan: I Make Jia Zhangshi My Godmother 四合院之我认贾张氏当干妈 Elder Sugar Is So Sweet糖长老很甜Male-Channel Fanfiction802k WordsCompleted An ordinary office drone from the 21st century transmigrates into 1950s Beijing. Other transmigrators get farming Systems, Systems that exchange points for advanced technology, cultivation, portals between worlds, and so on. But all he gets is the so-called “Strongest” System. No advanced technology to exchange for, and no firearms either. And a jin of rice costs 5 yuan, a jin of flour costs 5 yuan, instant noodles cost 5 yuan, and a jin of ham sausage still costs 5 yuan. That’s 5 yuan in 1950s 819Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I highly recommend this novel; it's very good and free of violence.

7. 157 四 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Reborn in One Body, Returning to 1949 四合院何雨柱三合一魂穿1949 Shellfish Eats Little Fish贝壳吃小鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction788k WordsOngoing A rookie writer's commentary, set in a slow-burning, realistic period drama! A chef, a practitioner of traditional martial arts, and a skilled slingshot shooter, with no System and no accelerated time in the pocket dimension. It may look like a story about everyday family life, but the food, antiques, and hunting are all portrayed with absolute realism. The words are imbued with love for the country and its people, and readers only need to uncover the foreshadowing that's worth savoring. Feel fr 10.5kReads8.2Score302Shelves

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   Written by a novice writer, this is a slow-burn, realistic period drama! No system, no speed-up in the spatial realm, but the food, antiques, and hunting are faithfully recreated. Hidden between the lines is a touch of patriotism, and there are subtle foreshadowing elements worth savoring. Feel free to critique the plot's logic and coherence; it's all up to the reader who loves to analyze and uncover details to unlock this historical reversal of fortune!

8. 158 四 Siheyuan: The Glorious Years of Xiangdong 四合院：向东的火红岁月 Fengtian Tofu Soup奉天豆腐汤Male-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsCompleted In the late 1950s, Xiang Dong unexpectedly received news that his second uncle had died in the line of duty. On the way to the capital, Xiang Dong, a college student from a later era who was used to being worked to the bone, took over his body. It was only after moving into the lucky No. 95 courtyard on Nanguluo Lane that Xiang Dong awakened his spatial ability. See how Xiang Dong grows step by step in this vibrant era, and how he gradually beats Yi Zhonghai until his old back gives out... (P.S. 32.2kReads6.8Score1.9kShelves

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   Recommended, lightly angsty, slice-of-life stories.

9. 159 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Report the Old Deaf Lady as a Spy 四合院开局：举报聋老太是间谍 Second Young Master Wei魏家二少Male-Channel Fanfiction419k WordsCompleted A new story is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 8.5kReads6.0Score191Shelves
10. 160 开 From the Start: I, Silly Zhu, Move Out of the Courtyard 开局：我傻柱搬离四合院 Second Young Master Wei魏家二少Male-Channel Fanfiction526k WordsCompleted He Yuzhu lived in the twentieth century. Since he shared the same name as Silly Zhu from the courtyard compound, people around him never stopped teasing him. One day, after drinking at home, his soul transmigrated into the world of the courtyard compound, where he became Silly Zhu. With help from the System, he eventually became a business and entertainment mogul. 9.6kReads6.2Score184Shelves

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    You can check out the new book.

11. 161 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Awakening 四合院：傻柱的觉醒 Second Young Master Wei魏家二少Male-Channel Fanfiction533k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 18kReads6.6Score377Shelves
12. 162 四 Siheyuan: The Troublemaker in the West Wing Courtyard 四合院之西跨小院的搅局者 Dao Ru'an盗如岸Male-Channel Fanfiction469k WordsCompleted Told entirely from the protagonist’s perspective, with a fast-paced, slice-of-life feel. At its most basic, life is all about rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea. Whether you make it wonderful depends on your outlook. What matters most is the warmth of everyday life: tend the hearth so its fire doesn’t go out, and raise a few children. Of course, you need a solid material foundation, too. If you want to shake things up, first make sure your own life is comfortable and your abilities ar 1.6kReads8.0Score102Shelves

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    I think that even detailed descriptions are not pleasing. This author must be a winemaker; "mellow" is exactly what I like.

13. 163 穿 I Transmigrated to the Siheyuan a Little Too Early 穿越四合院来的有点早 Dao Ru'an盗如岸Male-Channel Fanfiction194k WordsCompleted A story about an ordinary man surviving through troubled times. Slow-paced, with little bitterness. When times are hard, you have to look after yourself. In any era, making a living takes effort; supporting a whole family takes twice as much. 1.6kReads8.5Score111Shelves
14. 164 香 A Hong Kong Island Native 香江本地人 Dao Ru'an盗如岸Urban671k WordsCompleted The story focuses on the rhythm of everyday life. The protagonist starts out as an athlete, makes a fortune in horse racing and earns a silver medal in the financial markets, then studies finance and law at university. He succeeds in both his career and family life. In 1974, Hong Kong had just weathered a stock market crash, and the economy was beginning to recover. Of course, the protagonist isn’t in a position to save the economy at this point. So he studies hard, trains in weightlifting, goes 1.6kReads6.9Score103Shelves
15. 165 四 Siheyuan's Dual Sign-In System 四合院之双签系统 The Wind Blows Free风飞扬啊Male-Channel Fanfiction3.8M WordsOngoing [Courtyard setting + golden finger + dual transmigration + marriage before love + time travel] If you can handle a lot, start from the beginning and get the complete story. If you can’t stand being wronged, I suggest jumping ahead to Chapter 60! By a twist of fate, two strangers transmigrate together into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Bound tightly together by the System, they have no choice but to do their best to play the part of a loving couple in order to survive in their new surroundi 44kReads6.9Score2.1kShelves

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    Give myself a push!

16. 166 四 Siheyuan: I’m the Party Secretary at an Agricultural Machinery Factory 四合院，我在农机厂当书记 Barbecue Sauce烧烤酱Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted A slow-paced story set in a bygone era! Multiple love interests, a crafty protagonist, no suffering in silence, and only a little edge. No mass-killing rampages. If that's not your thing, please move along! Zhang Xingguo's soul transmigrates into an alternate world, where he discovers that it's actually the famous Four-Sided Courtyard world. Since he's here, he might as well have some fun! He can't have come all this way for nothing. One little tip a day, and he'll rule the Four-Sided Courtyard 23.2kReads6.2Score880Shelves

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    The plot is not about the Jia family.

17. 167 四 I, Yan Jiekang, Start Out as a Sent-Down Youth in the Countryside 四合院我阎解旷开局下乡当知青 Yi Zhuliu易逐流Male-Channel Fanfiction385k WordsCompleted Yan Jiekang, an aimless young man from the 21st century, accidentally transmigrates into the body of a man with the same name. To make matters worse, his father is nicknamed Yan the Cheapskate. Isn’t this the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, the one he used to find so infuriating? And his courtyard really is a case of big trouble in a small place, with all sorts of top-tier troublemakers everywhere! Thankfully, he awakens a spatial ability, giving him hope for an easier life. With no job, Yan Jie 10.6kReads7.4Score359Shelves

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    Yan Jiekuang, a resident of a courtyard house, went to the countryside to take the college entrance exam and lived a carefree life.

18. 168 四 I Transmigrated into Siheyuan Too Early 四合院穿越太早 Lay Buddhist Willow Catkins柳絮居士Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan] [No stealing others’ romantic interests] [No grimdark drama] [No System] [Industrial development] After transmigrating as a beggar, he finds himself in the Siheyuan, a place said to be impossible to overcome. Without a golden finger, what is he supposed to do? He transmigrates into the Siheyuan twenty years early. With a humble background and a young age, all he can do is work hard one step at a time... Welcome to Siheyuan: Twenty Years Early 12.9kReads7.5Score300Shelves

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    This story starts with a beggar, it's quite slice-of-life, and has relatively little connection to the traditional courtyard house tale.

19. 169 四 A Great Craftsman in the Siheyuan 四合院大国工匠 Nostalgic for the Past怀念往昔Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted The story of a software engineer from the twenty-second century who is reborn in the 1950s. With an astonishing talent for understanding, he keeps driving the growth of industry and helps the nation recover ahead of schedule! 20.1kReads7.7Score882Shelves

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    🍀🍀🍀🔥🔥🌈3️⃣ The male homeowner was in the courtyard house when his son, Liu Guangqi, from the second family, went out to play. Later, he woke up in bed. He touched the bed, feeling a little unsure. Then, he accepted reality and went to school.

20. 170 四 Siheyuan: You Abandoned Your Father? I’ll Send Him Straight to the Military Administration Committee 四合院：弃养？反手送父上军管会 Lingran7泠然7Male-Channel Fanfiction667k WordsCompleted The moment He Yuze transmigrated into He Yuzhu, he had no time to experience life as the whole courtyard's punching bag. He took the proof of abandonment and hauled He Daqing straight to the Military Control Commission. His own father wanted to shirk responsibility? Not a chance! Then the System dropped a learning buff on him, and his cooking, appraisal, medical, and other skills skyrocketed. Now look at the courtyard's scheming residents: Yi Zhonghai tried to guilt-trip him with moral lectures? 35kReads7.4Score1.1kShelves
21. 171 四 Siheyuan: How Did This Returnee from Studying Abroad Turn So Wicked? 四合院：这留学回来的心咋这么黑 When You're Mad, Be Sneaky About It生气时要悄咪咪Male-Channel Fanfiction220k WordsOngoing [No System] [Slow-paced] [Everyday Life] [Lighthearted and Funny] Before he transmigrated, Chen Weiguo was a miserable coding grunt. He made a couple of snarky comments about the plot of Love in the Courtyard, and then actually wound up inside it. At first, he thought he'd come to set the courtyard house in order. Then he realized: did this dump even need him to fix it? He only had to stir things up a little, and the place went crazier than anywhere else. Silly Zhu: Is Chen Weiguo even better —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That book is really good. The protagonist, Chen Weiguo, is a struggling programmer who accidentally transmigrates into the world of "Love in a Courtyard House." And to make matters worse, he doesn't even have a system! Yet, he still manages to navigate the entire courtyard house with its humorous and witty style! It's especially interesting! [Cool][cool][cool]

22. 172 开 From the Start, a Mute Files a Petition to the Emperor, His Fists Subdue the Beasts of the Courtyard 开局哑巴告御状，拳压四合众禽伏 Lingran7泠然7Male-Channel Fanfiction447k WordsCompleted The silent are the loudest of all. Modern young man Zhou Jin transmigrates into a mute in a Siheyuan. From the start, he puts up a big-character poster and takes his grievance straight to the top! He cannot speak, but his pen is as sharp as a blade. On his very first day, he sends “Virtue Incarnate” Yi Zhonghai, “Necromancer” Jia Zhangshi, “Siheyuan War God” Silly Zhu, “White Lotus” Qin Huairu, “Power-Hungry Fathead Fish” Liu Haizhong, and “Human Abacus” Yan Bugui to prison, leaving the whol 15.4kReads6.4Score546Shelves
23. 173 四 Siheyuan: Returning from a Mass Grave, I Slaughter the Entire Courtyard 四合院：从乱葬岗归来，血洗全院 Lingran7泠然7Male-Channel Fanfiction524k WordsCompleted A truck sends Zhou Han into the animal-infested courtyard house. The moment he opens his eyes, Silly Zhu frames him for stealing a chicken. The courtyard’s beasts beat him up and dump him in a mass grave to fend for himself. At death’s door, the System activates and forcibly keeps him alive, bringing him back from the brink. From then on, Zhou Han is no more. In his place is a vengeful ghost who crawled back from the underworld to claim lives. Granny Deaf, Silly Zhu, the Qin Huairu family, Jia Z 14.6kReads6.4Score424Shelves
24. 174 四 Siheyuan: Round Them All Up and Take Them to the Security Office 四合院：全都抓进保卫科 Lingran7泠然7Male-Channel Fanfiction576k WordsCompleted After taking off his military uniform, Zhou Zhenhua returns to civilian life and settles in an ordinary Beijing courtyard house. He wants neither great wealth nor fame, only a peaceful life. Unfortunately, everyone around him is calculating and insatiably greedy, repeatedly showing up to bully him and demand favors. But when enough is enough, enough is enough. This tough-as-nails veteran stops taking things in stride and strikes back at every scheme with thunderous force. He takes on one opponen 31.3kReads6.2Score1.4kShelves
25. 175 四 Siheyuan: What I Say Goes in This Canteen 四合院，这个食堂我说了算 Barbecue Sauce烧烤酱Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Renkang inexplicably finds himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He works his way up from a lowly kitchen helper to become the cafeteria director. What? Silly Zhu wants to cause trouble? Give him a beating and kick him out of the cafeteria. What? Qin Huairu wants a free ride? Ha, I won't do it unless I get something out of it. What? Yi Zhonghai wants me to take care of him in his old age? Dream on. I throw in my lot with Li Weimin and thrive. Watch Zhang Renkang take on the whole 16.1kReads7.6Score580Shelves

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    A good novel about courtyard houses

26. 176 四 Siheyuan: My Fishing System Is Anything but Proper 四合院，我的钓鱼系统不正经 Zhang Youfu张攸伏Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted I wake up to find I've arrived in the 1950s, in Love in the Courtyard. As a man with a golden finger, is it too much to expect to be good at everything? Copying machine tools and building tanks are child's play. More importantly, under my leadership, the Dragon Kingdom will enter the age of standardized industrialization thirty years early and achieve its great goal of becoming the world's factory fifty years ahead of schedule. When the Indians cross the border, they won't be greeted by a three- 15.8kReads7.3Score526Shelves
27. 177 四 Siheyuan: I Was Reborn During the Founding Ceremony 四合院，我重生在建国大典 Barbecue Sauce烧烤酱Male-Channel Fanfiction363k WordsCompleted There's something unusual about this courtyard. Yi Zhonghai, the Virtuous Heavenly Venerable? Liu Haizhong, the belt-wielding loving father? Yan Bugui, the master schemer? Granny Jia, kind to everyone? So you're the one they call Silly Zhu? You say that as if anyone else's head works any better. Around here, everyone knows my big brother is a peerless doctor. Three needles to take a life, ah, no, three needles and you're gone, Du Jiang? 95Reads5.9Score—Shelves
28. 178 四 Siheyuan: Living a Simple, Cautious Life 四合院：平淡苟活 Chen Xunfeng, Who Loves Turtle Jelly Soup爱吃龟苓汤的陈寻风Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted A young man from 2023 thinks he transmigrated to No. 95, Nanluoguxiang, Beijing, in 1958. Yes, the very same courtyard from Love in the Courtyard. This is the story of surviving in that difficult era. 5.9kReads6.8Score212Shelves

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    🔥①There's no system, just everyday family matters. The story opens with the exchange of old and new currencies. Wang Yong advises his father not to worry, that it will happen sooner or later. Why is he so calm? Because a high fever has restored his memories of a past life and given him a new dimension. He knows that education is the only way to change one's destiny, therefore…

29. 179 我 I Solve Cases to Put Food on the Table 我靠破案养家糊口 Empty Words in a Dream梦中的虚语Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1958, I moved into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. Did I transmigrate into a TV drama or transmigrate into a book? Good thing I have so many buffs stacked that I don't have to spend all day playing family power games in one little courtyard! 5.2kReads9.3Score571Shelves
30. 180 四 Siheyuan: Bully a Martyr’s Family? From the Start, Silly Zhu Goes to Prison 四合院：欺辱烈属？开局傻柱进牢 Xiao Lu Loves Reading Novels小陆爱看小说Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted A nineteen-year-old boy whose parents are both dead is cheated out of his family inheritance. After unlocking a golden finger, watch as he fights back, deals with the vile scoundrels, and finds a way to live well. With an Emotion Collection System, what will he do to gather enough emotion points? How will the fate of the courtyard change? 31.4kReads6.4Score1.1kShelves

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    The courtyard house ignores the Jia family and Qin Huairu; it's animal cruelty, targeting the elderly care group.

31. 181 四 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1952, Fleeing Famine to the Capital 四合院：重生52年，逃荒四九城 Salty Fish Kid咸鱼小子Male-Channel Fanfiction3.2M WordsOngoing Su Yuan transmigrates to 1952 and becomes a refugee fleeing famine who makes his way to the capital. The city is still under military administration. Fortunately, his grandfather, who lives in the city, leaves him an inheritance, allowing him to stay. Only after moving into a courtyard house does he realize he’s in the world of The Birds in the Courtyard. That year, Qin Huairu hasn’t married into the Jia family yet, He Daqing hasn’t run off with White Widow, the neighborhood committee hasn’t bee 20.6kReads6.9Score1kShelves
32. 182 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. 21.8kReads7.9Score1.3kShelves
33. 183 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Off to Hong Kong in 1963 重生年代文，63年前往港岛 Liu Jifeilipu刘吉飞利浦Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted During the 2024 New Year celebrations, Chen Hao, an internet user, was sitting at home reading the news online, looking for something to amuse himself. Little did he know disaster was about to strike. The gas he’d used to cook breakfast had not been fully turned off, and fireworks were still bursting in the sky outside. A stray spark sent him into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Let’s see how he thrives in those days of hardship. 9.3kReads7.2Score337Shelves
34. 184 四 Siheyuan: The Walls Have Ears 四合院之隔墙有耳 Uncle Shou手叔Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted (No System, gains a pocket dimension later, doesn’t fawn over Silly Zhu, doesn’t cause trouble, not a power fantasy, no grand and sweeping life story. Don’t read if that’s not your thing.) My name is Chang Wei. I’m not the Chang Wei who beat up Laifu. I’m a bit scheming and petty. Every day is about the seven essentials: firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea. Three questions every day: “Mom, have you eaten?” “Sis, have you had enough?” “Has everyone eaten their fill?” The story 9kReads8.0Score331Shelves
35. 185 四 Siheyuan: Building a Nation Through Heavy Industry 四合院：重工兴国 Occasional Mistake偶尔失误Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted The top student Fang Xiang transmigrates into the world of The Courtyard after falling asleep at the wheel. Using the knowledge from his previous life, he easily gets into Shuimu University. The Dongfanghong tractor's engine isn't good enough? Leave it to me! The Hongqi sedan's engine is having problems? I'll take care of it! The Jiefang truck's engine needs an upgrade? Who else could do it but me! What? You need me to work on engines for off-road vehicles, heavy trucks, tanks, and planes too? C 10.7kReads7.7Score349Shelves
36. 186 四 Reborn in the Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Stops Fawning Over Widows 四合院重生何雨柱不再舔寡妇 Old Mountain Ginseng ZF老山参ZFMale-Channel Fanfiction614k WordsCompleted Stay away from the retirement gang and live your own quiet life. [Reborn, not transmigrated] [Everyday life] [Watching from the sidelines] [Staying out of it] [Smart protagonist] [No golden finger] [No System] Silly Zhu is reborn, with none of that exhausting scheming. This is an everyday-life story about living happily and keeping away from the retirement gang. [I'm not a great writer, so please go easy on me. A bow of thanks!] At the end of 2008, snowflakes drifted from the sky, and the song 1.3kReads5.4Score—Shelves

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    A traditional courtyard house, devoid of systems and spaces. Less intrigue and backstabbing, more of a slice-of-life experience. Reborn to live one's own quiet life, far removed from the retirement community, an observer.

37. 187 四 Siheyuan: Xu Damao's Village Screening Stories 四合院：许大茂村里放映那些事儿 Old Mountain Ginseng ZF老山参ZFMale-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate, not reborn] + [wild imagination] + [plot changes] + [not brainless] + [low on hostility], a slow-burn power fantasy. A transmigration story, not a rebirth story. The protagonist has a different personality from Xu Damao in the show and won't inherit Xu Damao's grudges. I know the writing isn't great, so please go easy on me, dear readers. "Bows!" Xu Damao, a man of loyalty and honor! Well, sort of. A little flirtatious, a little flirtatious, a little flirtatious... The womanizing 1.1kReads5.4Score—Shelves
38. 188 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, Why Does Your Uncle Beat You Every Day? 四合院：傻柱，你大爷咋天天揍你 Listen to Miduo听米多Male-Channel Fanfiction517k WordsCompleted #System #MilitaryIndustry #PeriodSetting #Face-Slapping #Feel-GoodFiction #LightheartedAndFunny #PatrioticPassion #RiseOfTechnology I woke up in the world of Love in the Courtyard as the “early-dead” uncle of Silly Zhu! Right from the start, I got bound to the [Ding! God-Tier National Defense Support System activated!]. This unbelievable fortune had landed right in my lap! I’d never even been back to the courtyard? No problem! Silly Zhu’s father entrusted his two children to me on his deathbed. 260Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Focusing on everyday life and mundane matters, Sha Zhu no longer brings lunch.

39. 189 四 A Life of Treasures in the Siheyuan 四合院之御宝人生 Master Craftsman明匠Male-Channel Fanfiction616k WordsCompleted Workaholic doctor Li Guangming woke up to find he had transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, as the eldest son of the Li family, a front-courtyard carpenter’s family, recently brought in from the countryside. Faced with a desperately poor family with barely anything to their name and too many mouths to feed, a stepmother with her own agenda, a taciturn father, and a whole courtyard full of “familiar faces” about to make their entrance, Li Guangming felt an unprecedented sense of 4.4kReads8.0Score184Shelves

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    You should check it out, it's a pretty good novel about a courtyard house!

40. 190 我 I Became Silly Zhu's Uncle 我成了傻柱他叔了 Commoner of Jianghuai江淮布衣Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Before I began writing this story, I hesitated for a long time. My previous story, Dreams Pursued in the Courtyard, still left me with many regrets. It was my first time writing, and I wanted to include too much, which made the story feel scattered later on. My portrayal of the courtyard’s characters also left room for debate. Ever since this period drama aired, opinions have been divided. More than anything, people today find it hard to imagine what life was like back then. Set in the heart of 6.4kReads7.1Score216Shelves

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    The protagonist is Sha Zhu's uncle, who is not aggressive. Through the protagonist's growth experience, the story reflects the lives of ordinary people in that era and portrays the past.

41. 191 四 Siheyuan: Damou's Brother-in-Law Has an Iron Body, What a Scammer 四合院：大茂妹夫铁身躯，坑人啊 Words Love Cigarettes字爱香烟Male-Channel Fanfiction790k WordsCompleted [The hottest Siheyuan story of 2025] [Sneaky schemer] [Funny] [Prankster] [Lots of conflict] [Feel-good power fantasy] He befriends Xu Damao and Li Huaide. Xu Damao is the brother-in-law of Sha Zhu. He sets traps for all the other troublemakers. This book is all about pranks: first, he swindles them out of their pocket money, then he makes them suffer miserably. Don't read if that's not your thing! 21.9kReads6.0Score514Shelves

    Reader note

    This was a completed work, and it was also very good.

42. 192 赵 Zhao Shanhe's Happy Life in the Siheyuan 赵山河在四合院的快乐生活 A Bowl of Spicy Offal一盆毛血旺Male-Channel Fanfiction163k WordsCompleted A courtyard-house story beginning in the late 1950s. No saintly do-gooding + No letters of forgiveness + No groveling + No reckless stabbing How will Zhao Shanhe make a life for himself in the courtyard? I hear even the Zhuxian Sword Formation can't do a thing about it. 643Reads6.1Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Highly recommended! I wrote this myself. Feel free to let me know any suggestions, and I'll revise it immediately. [Laughing emoji][laughing emoji]

43. 193 四 The Mastermind of the Compound 四合院之大院谋局者 Chen Ge's Hammer陈歌的锤子Male-Channel Fanfiction126k WordsOngoing [A Different Kind of Courtyard] [A Proper Period Drama in Fan-Fiction Clothing] [Entirely Handwritten, No AI + No Distorting the Original + No Dumbing Down + No Brain-Dead Decisions + No Forced Face-to-Face Confrontations + No Picking Fights with the World + No Malice + No System + Has a Pocket Space + Has Brains + No Overpowered Cheat + No Paper-Doll Characters + No Soap-Opera Nonsense + Consistent Logic Throughout] Shen Ming'an, a senior investment manager at Tencent, opened his eyes to find h 6.7kReads—Score433Shelves
44. 194 四 My Harem of Beauties in Siheyuan 四合院我的美人窝 Big Brick Brother大块砖头哥Male-Channel Fanfiction520k WordsCompleted Granny Jia is sent off to the countryside, the Second and Third Masters are tricked into going to support the Third Front, the First Master is duped into a car accident and killed, and the deaf old woman is raided and extorted. He even gets Xu Damao and Yan Jiecheng into danmei... This transmigrator is having a blast in the courtyard. 11.1kReads5.4Score485Shelves
45. 195 四 Siheyuan: Two Parents, Plenty of Siblings 四合院：父母双全，兄弟姐妹众多 The Hairy Crab Writes大闸蟹码字Male-Channel Fanfiction227k WordsCompleted [One female lead + slice of life + useless System] Zhang Xiaopeng transmigrated to a courtyard house in 1950. On his very first day there, he was set up on a blind date with Qin Huairu. Both his parents were alive, he had three older sisters, three younger ones, and seven comrades from his parents' generation. His eldest sister's husband worked at the steel mill, his second sister's husband at the meat-packing plant, and his third sister's husband at Tsinghua. I ask you, who else has it this goo 5.8kReads—Score197Shelves

    Reader note

    Look at this [frustrated] thing that started in 1950.

46. 196 四 Siheyuan: Doing Whatever I Please 四合院之随心所欲 Northeast Cool Breeze东北凉风Male-Channel Fanfiction516k WordsOngoing My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 11kReads6.4Score225Shelves
47. 197 四 Siheyuan: I Really Don't Have a System 四合院我真没有系统 Waffles Rise Up华夫饼雄起Male-Channel Fanfiction500k WordsCompleted Liu Xing's soul enters the body of a rural villager during the famine era after he saves someone. But he has no golden finger, only the technical knowledge in his head and a secret that means he must get to the city. With this knowledge, he helps his family survive the famine. With this knowledge, he makes it to the city and moves into a siheyuan courtyard. With this knowledge, he gets a factory job and becomes a key technical specialist. He marries and has children. With this knowledge, he achi 1.6kReads6.4Score—Shelves
48. 198 四 Siheyuan: The System Picks the Wrong Person from the Start 四合院：开局系统选错人 A Peaceful Life平静一生Male-Channel Fanfiction3.0M WordsOngoing After fifteen years of hard work, Zhang Ming bought a house and celebrated at home by himself. But after a couple of drinks, he fell asleep and was taken by the System to the world of the Siheyuan. Once it realized it had chosen the wrong person, the System ran off, leaving Zhang Ming stranded in this world. Watch how he uses his golden finger to survive. 59.7kReads6.2Score2.6kShelves
49. 199 四 Siheyuan: Hidden Behind the Scenes, Slaughtering the Beasts! 四合院：隐藏幕后，孽杀众禽！ Soaring扶摇Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing The Courtyard Is Full of Beasts! Chen Feng was completely baffled. There were no underwear, no flashes of lightning or claps of thunder. He had simply gone to sleep and woken up in the world of The Courtyard Is Full of Beasts. At this point, the original story was still six years away, and the country was in the midst of the Three Years of Natural Disasters. With people short on clothing and food, Chen Feng, a bachelor, became a target for the beasts’ schemes. A house! A car! Cash! Chen Feng was 59Reads7.0Score—Shelves
50. 200 四 Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's Life 四合院之阎解旷的人生 Ren Huahua任花花Male-Channel Fanfiction256k WordsCompleted Yan Jiekang had just graduated from college in the 21st century. After spending several years trying to make it in a big city, he had no house, no car, no wife, and no savings. He planned to return to his hometown and find an easy job, but then he came across two old women arguing. In the scuffle, someone shoved him, and through no fault of his own, he ended up transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard as the youngest son of Third Master Yan. (This is an alternate version of the past, so please 3kReads8.2Score116Shelves

    Reader note

    Although the story is short, the plot is fresh, original, and engaging, making it a very enjoyable read. It rarely features scenes set in a traditional courtyard house, and the protagonist is truly treated as such, rather than just a superficial attempt to create a story. Highly recommended! [Thumbs up]

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