The Ultimate Siheyuan Novel. I Won’t Accept Any Arguments 四合院神书，不接受任何反驳

1. 51 四 Siheyuan: This Time, It's Finally My Turn, Right?! 四合院之这次终于轮到我了吧！ Little Mo of South City南城小陌Male-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsCompleted [If you dislike Qin Huairu, don't read] [Multiple heroines] [System] Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, He Yuzhu, Xu Damao, Jia Zhangshi, and Deaf Granny. With these seven people all in one place, there'll never be a shortage of stories... 44.7kReads8.6Score2kShelves
2. 52 四 Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty Is Back 四合院：大清回来了 Suisui the Bricklayer搬砖的碎碎Male-Channel Fanfiction744k WordsCompleted A powerful survivor from the apocalypse is reborn as He Daqing. He first deals with his two ungrateful stepsons, then makes a triumphant return to the courtyard house, marries a lovely wife, and takes on his wicked neighbors, changing Silly Zhu’s life along the way. Read on to discover all the exciting details! 17kReads8.5Score522Shelves

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3. 53 四 Siheyuan: My Hunting Life 四合院：我的狩猎生涯 Suisui the Bricklayer搬砖的碎碎Male-Channel Fanfiction783k WordsCompleted A hero who fought floods and rescued disaster victims returns to the world of Siheyuan. To survive, he takes up hunting and feeds his whole family through these turbulent times. Come see a different Siheyuan: no mindless characters, no hostility. The author pours care into every page, even staying up late to write! Thank you all for your support! 11.1kReads8.0Score360Shelves
4. 54 傻 The Wonderful Life of Silly Zhu 傻柱的精彩人生 Suisui the Bricklayer搬砖的碎碎Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted “A sick mother, a gambling-addict father, a younger brother still in school, and a divorced woman.” Who wouldn’t feel sympathy for a young woman like that? I was just feeling a little sympathetic and trying to help her out of a difficult situation. Why did I have to transmigrate into this courtyard full of beasts? And into the body of one of the beasts, Silly Zhu, no less! Heaven is so unfair! 23.8kReads7.4Score910Shelves
5. 55 在 Life in the Siheyuan 在四合院里过日子 Suisui the Bricklayer搬砖的碎碎Male-Channel Fanfiction621k WordsCompleted After reading lots of stories about courtyard life, I decided to try writing my own take on it. This is a practice piece, so please be kind if it's not to your taste! My second carefully crafted novel, The Courtyard: The Qing Dynasty Is Back, has just launched. I hope you'll give it a read! Li Ping'an was an obscure older bachelor in modern society. He died after doing a good deed for once, presumably because good deeds bring good fortune. He transmigrated to a courtyard in the late 1950s, where 16.5kReads7.8Score521Shelves
6. 56 四 The Daily Life of a Movie Projectionist Who Likes to Stroll Around the Siheyuan 四合院逛街型放映员的日常 Eating Chili Peppers and Drinking Hot Water吃辣椒喝热水Male-Channel Fanfiction2.3M WordsOngoing After a dream lasting nineteen years, Zhang Wushi has only recently fully awakened the memories of his previous life, thanks to the mystery of his prenatal memories. In 1950, he happens to encounter Qin Huairu, a character from the story, and realizes that he has transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. A bold idea comes to him. What if, and he means what if, he disrupts the story at its very roots? What would happen? Using the special ability he has in this life, he lands a job 31.7kReads7.1Score2.2kShelves

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   Gaga is hilarious

7. 57 四 Siheyuan: In Front of a Madman, Those Beasts Are Nothing 四合院：精神病面前禽兽算个球 Nightfall Gathers at Dusk夜色凝夕Male-Channel Fanfiction587k WordsCompleted New book: I Drive Li Er Crazy, and the Tang Dynasty Goes Wild for Me (no holier-than-thou saint, no viciousness, no putting up with mistreatment, focused on a mentally ill protagonist doing as he pleases). Lin Fan is a severely mentally ill patient who transmigrates by accident and becomes He Yuzhu's younger brother, He Yufan. Watch how a mentally ill man who can drive the System crazy lives life to the fullest in this world crawling with beasts! 5.9kReads7.8Score149Shelves
8. 58 穿 I Transmigrated as Xu Damao: I'll Ruin the Lives of Every Scoundrel 穿越许大茂：我让众禽兽家破人亡 A Real Daydream真实的白日梦Male-Channel Fanfiction786k WordsCompleted He transmigrates as Xu Damao, and from the start catches Lou Xiao'e bringing her bastard son He Xiao back to the courtyard to kowtow to Silly Zhu. She looks at me like I'm a maggot. She's all high and mighty with me, but grovels before Silly Zhu and lets him suck her dry? If you want to be a bitch, that's your business. Then fall into hell with that beast and taste the bitter fruit of regret in an abyss with no way out! You ate the food I provided and lived under the protection of my former s 8.4kReads8.0Score228Shelves

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   A revenge-themed novel that started in 1984, an absolute masterpiece, "The Courtyard House," is free of scatological humor, convoluted plots, idiotic storylines, and mindless tropes; it's completely grounded in real historical events.

9. 59 开 Reporting to the Authorities from the Start, Getting Silly Zhu Shot 开局报公，请傻柱吃枪子 A Real Daydream真实的白日梦Male-Channel Fanfiction444k WordsCompleted I transmigrate as Xu Damao, the biggest victim in the courtyard. The original Xu Damao has just been stripped naked by Silly Zhu and tied to a tree, where he nearly froze to death. I laughed. Silly Zhu, Deaf Granny, Yi Zhonghai... You like playing games? Then let's start by settling things in private. One by one, we'll take our time. Don't worry, I'm not sending you to prison. I'm sending you to your deaths. Then I'll take Lou Xiao'e and make us the richest people in Hong Kong's upper class. 18.5kReads6.2Score505Shelves
10. 60 四 Siheyuan: Who Can Be More Shameless Than Me? 四合院：谁能有我贱 Man Flying Through the Sky飞中空人Male-Channel Fanfiction403k WordsCompleted Qin Yuan, a bastard who got struck by lightning for tricking a little girl, woke up to find he had transmigrated into the world of a 1949-era courtyard house. He was also bound to a martial-arts version of the Big Villain System, and got Xiao Li’s Flying Dagger and Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill from the start. Watch as Qin Yuan wreaks havoc in the courtyard-house world and cons countless people. 24kReads7.6Score1kShelves
11. 61 四 Siheyuan: Helping Others for Fun? I'm Righteous to the Core! 四合院：助人为乐？我正的发邪！ A Little Snack on the Front Tooth门牙上的小零食Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [A story told from Yan Jiecheng's point of view...] Because he shared the same name as a character, Yan Jiecheng was recommended a TV drama called Birds-Filled Siheyuan by a coworker. To his surprise, he transmigrated into it... In this hard-pressed era, when everything required ration coupons, he was fortunate enough to awaken the Good Samaritan System. Faced with a whole courtyard full of beasts, however, he found himself at a loss. Were these beasts really worth helping? That is, until he dis 6.8kReads5.9Score297Shelves
12. 62 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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    This is interesting; the main character is just watching the show from behind the scenes.

13. 63 四 Siheyuan: Wang Dapeng the Jester's Happy Life 四合院，乐子人王大鹏的快乐人生 Number One Water Fish水鱼一号Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted A hilarious, low-conflict period piece set in a Beijing courtyard, with a scheming protagonist, a professional troublemaker, and a real scoundrel's way of doing things. Wang Dapeng transmigrates into a courtyard full of villains, where he goes head-to-head with the residents and discovers that his reputation is taking a hit. His motto is: if you can't adapt to your surroundings, make them adapt to you. If you get soaked, don't let your opponents have umbrellas. So Wang Dapeng decides to make sur 58.3kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
14. 64 四 Siheyuan: I’ll Scare You All to Death 四合院：我吓死你们 The Spycraft Angler谍战钓鱼佬Male-Channel Fanfiction465k WordsOngoing [Comedy] [Just for fun] [No forgiveness letter] Chen Lang transmigrates too late. His body has already been buried and left to rot. All he can do is attach himself to other objects and scare people to earn Fear Points. He needs one million Fear Points to become human again. At first, Chen Lang doesn't want to transmigrate if it means he can't become human. But his younger sister is being cruelly bullied in a courtyard full of scoundrels, and it's just too pitiful. Chen Lang grits his teeth and g 4.4kReads6.5Score117Shelves

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    These books are thrilling to read, funny, and have fresh themes.

15. 65 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. 22.3kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves

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    "The Courtyard House: After Being Struck by Lightning, I Can Travel Between Worlds" breaks away from the traditional "domestic power struggles" framework of courtyard novels. With "traveling between worlds + resource plundering" as its core appeal, the protagonist, Wang Yu, freely switches between a courtyard house in 1959 and a mysterious other world. He uses modern thinking and otherworldly resources to navigate this special era, staging a hardcore comeback story of "freedom to eat meat + overwhelming force." The story begins with a lightning strike that awakens a portal between worlds, turning a food wasteland into a paradise. The protagonist, Wang Yu, immediately encounters "survival hell" upon his arrival: in 1959, the courtyard house is facing food shortages, with his family of seven surviving on wild vegetables and cornbread, while his neighbor, Jia Zhangshi, is even eyeing his meat. However, an unexpected lightning strike activates a "gateway" in his mind, connecting him to a primeval forest in another world, instantly reversing the situation. His first act upon arrival involves hunting a unicorn rabbit and bringing back thirty pounds of roasted meat, allowing his family to enjoy a long-awaited meal of meat. The author uses details such as "the aroma of roasted meat attracting the neighbors' envy" and "Mrs. Jia cursing and begging for food" to create a strong contrast between the hunger of the era and the protagonist's sense of satisfaction. The panic of the mother, Chen Chunhua, who mistakenly believes the meat is "stolen," further highlights the harsh reality of human nature under resource scarcity. The alternate world setting: a primeval forest hides secrets, and the time difference creates a "resource cheat." The alternate world is portrayed as a "treasure trove of primitive creatures": unicorn rabbits the size of wolves, bone-spiky birds with wingspans of over ten meters, three-meter-long pig-headed lion-bodied beasts, and even giant snakes coiled in trees—danger and opportunity coexist. The "time difference" setting of the portal (4 hours in the alternate world = 20 minutes in reality) is a stroke of genius, allowing Wang Yu to "work during the day and hunt beasts at night," efficiently accumulating resources. He uses the Ming Jin strength of Bajiquan to hunt strange beasts, wraps meat in leaves to avoid detection, and even plans to "get guns" in the black market to improve his combat power, making the "alternate world resources—real-world monetization" routine incredibly successful. A Portrait of a Courtyard House: Warmth and Calculation Amidst the Everyday Life. The novel's portrayal of the courtyard house is rich in the texture of the era: Uncle Yi Zhonghai, the eldest, is fair in his dealings but harbors a hidden moral blackmail; Uncle Yan Bugui, the third, is fond of taking advantage of others; Jia Zhangshi's "shrewish survival" is astonishing; while the Wang family's "low-key martial arts training + united protection of food" stands out as a breath of fresh air. Through plots such as "the whole courtyard meeting to buy grain" and "secret codes for black market transactions," the author reveals the delicate balance among neighbors in a special era—both huddling together for warmth and calculating their own interests. The Wang family's good relationship with Uncle Zhou's family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, and their "tacit understanding among martial artists" with Sha Zhu, add a touch of warmth to the cold competition for survival. Plot Pace: Seamless Switching Between Combat, Development, and Daily Life. The author excels at switching the pace between "intense hunting" and "everyday survival": one chapter shows Wang Yu climbing trees to roast rabbits and dodging giant snakes in another world, while the next chapter shows him back in the courtyard dealing with Jia Zhangshi's unreasonable demands; he just used force to intimidate thugs in the black market, and now he's learning welding techniques from his father in the factory. This "dynamic and static" narrative satisfies readers' expectations for "another world adventure" while retaining the down-to-earth feel of the courtyard setting. In particular, Wang Yu's use of meat from the other world to "reverse-poverty alleviation" his rural hometown not only echoes the historical context but also foreshadows the "expansion of family power" in later plot developments. Core Theme: Using "Cheat Codes" to Solve Predicaments, Hiding a Gentle Deconstruction of the Era. On the surface, this is a "revenge story of overcoming adversity with a system cheat code," but it actually contains a profound insight into a particular era. Wang Yu's ability to travel between worlds is essentially about using "surreal means" to solve "real-world dilemmas"—when food rationing and coupon systems restrict survival, the other world becomes a "green channel" to break the rules; when neighborly scheming and moral blackmail are ubiquitous, Bajiquan (a martial art) and otherworldly resources become the strongest voice. This setting not only provides readers with a thrilling experience but also subtly pays homage to "survival in dire straits"—as Wang Yu's father, Wang Bao, says: "In these days, being able to get food is a skill." *The Courtyard House: After Being Struck by Lightning, I Can Travel Between Worlds* redefines the courtyard house genre with its "mind-blowing setting + hardcore survival," allowing readers to experience the thrill of traveling between worlds while glimpsing the resilience and wisdom of ordinary people in a special era. If you're tired of the "intrigue" of traditional courtyard houses and want to see how the protagonist uses "otherworldly resources" to overcome the predicaments of the times, this work will definitely give you a fresh perspective—after all, while others are still worrying about half a pound of food, Wang Yu's barbecue grill is already up and running—that's true "dimensional reduction attack"!

16. 66 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! 21.9kReads6.0Score507Shelves
17. 67 重 Reborn in the Siheyuan: Fleeing Famine in 1942 重生四合院：从42年逃荒开始 Big Mountain Doesn't Drink大山不喝酒Male-Channel Fanfiction618k WordsCompleted Li Qingfeng, an orphan from the twenty-first century, was delivering food during his junior-year summer break when he died in a traffic accident. The jade pendant around his neck carried his soul into Love in the Courtyard, a parallel world. Now, let's see how a young man from the modern era builds a new family during a time of war. (If you dislike Qin Huairu, don't read this.) 40.7kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves
18. 68 老 Lao Mo, Eating Fish in the Siheyuan, Dominating Hong Kong 老默，四合院吃鱼，香江称霸 The Spycraft Angler谍战钓鱼佬Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless] [No dragging things out] [Kills them all] [Unexpected twists] To find his daughter, he kills his way from a Beijing courtyard house all the way to Xiangjiang. The protagonist is Lao Mo, Jinghai’s top assassin: arrogant, cold, ruthless, and a man of few words who kills without batting an eye. He terrifies every lowlife around, and even the mention of his name makes them quake. Everyone who’s read it says it’s an absolute thrill. If you don’t believe them, check out the rev 42.9kReads7.9Score2.1kShelves
19. 69 我EN I Made Up Cultivation Techniques, So How Did You All Become Great Emperors? 我瞎编功法，你们怎么都成大帝了 Drunk on Wind and Smoke风烟醉Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Chen Xuan transmigrates to the Xuantian Continent. Unable to cultivate, he unexpectedly awakens a System that makes him stronger every time he takes on a disciple. To grow stronger, he starts bluffing his way into taking disciples. When he doesn’t know a cultivation technique, he just makes one up. To his complete surprise, every one of his disciples masters their techniques. A hundred years later, Chen Xuan watches as each of his disciples becomes an unparalleled Great Emperor and can’t help 2.7kReads8.9Score653Shelves
20. 70 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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    Detailed historical research, no hunting or fishing involved. Currently serialized at two million words, rejecting formulaic writing. All characters are intelligent, the writing style is humorous, a clean and straightforward book, free of toilet humor, starting in 1953, with a rigorous and logically sound portrayal of a powerful industrial nation. No hostility; the protagonist, seemingly a saint, is later revealed to be calculating and manipulative towards everyone and everything around him. Not darkly charismatic or intellectually challenged, it transcends stereotypical black-and-white portrayals. The protagonist has a grand vision, a deep concern for his country and its people, clear goals, and quietly dedicates himself using his advanced knowledge; the courtyard disputes are merely background.

21. 71 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Kill Banggeng and the Deaf Old Lady! 四合院：开局宰棒梗，杀聋老太！ Azure Dragon on the Left左青龙Urban315k WordsCompleted [Pure malice]+ [Decisive and ruthless]+ [Leave no one alive]+ [No System]+ [No drawn-out push and pull]+ [Suspense and espionage] Lin Feng transmigrates into the world of The Full Courtyard, and has no intention of showing mercy from the start. Bang Geng steals chickens and causes trouble? He breaks his hands first, then makes him disappear for good! Granny Deaf is an enemy agent? He tears off her hypocritical mask and sends her to her grave! This time, Lin Feng will make sure this filthy 3.1kReads5.4Score100Shelves

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    A "divine book" doesn't necessarily mean it's well-written; there are too many good books. A "divine book" is a rare phenomenon, and it's also a highly controversial one.

22. 72 四 Siheyuan: I'm Nothing Like Xu Damao 四合院：我可不是许大茂 Toad Slug蟾蝓Male-Channel Fanfiction715k WordsCompleted Xu Damao transmigrates into Xu Damao. Fortunately, he gets a quest-based System to give him something to look forward to. He completes missions, earns rewards, and heads to Xiangjiang with Ezi. While Xu Damao is in Xiangjiang, the Courtyard is still in chaos. When An Jiahe, a twisted and violent man, barges into the courtyard, a new story begins to unfold. In short, he becomes a big shot in the 1960s, gets into real estate in the 1970s, makes it in entertainment in the 1980s, and gives back to s 4.7kReads8.1Score130Shelves
23. 73 四 Siheyuan: Steal My Workstation? I'll Break Your Legs! 四合院：抢工位？打断你狗腿！ Azure Dragon on the Left左青龙Male-Channel Fanfiction546k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a Siheyuan in the 1960s, Lin Youcai has barely taken over his father's pension and job when Jia Zhangshi and her son start hounding him. They try to steal his job, throw tantrums, and even threaten to dig up his father's grave! With all that anger bottled up, how could Lin Youcai put up with it? Faced with Jia Zhangshi making a scene, Jia Dongxu plotting revenge behind his back, and Yi Zhonghai scheming under the guise of “making peace,” Lin Youcai refuses to play the s 2kReads—Score102Shelves
24. 74 四 Siheyuan: Everyone on Your Feet, Salute Your Godfather 四合院：全体起立，给干爹敬礼 Ten Years of Lingering Dreams十年殘夢Male-Channel Fanfiction496k WordsCompleted As the train of time sped along, Lu Yao arrived in a Beijing courtyard in the 1960s. He activated the Strongest Godfather System. Anyone who acknowledged him as their dad would earn him huge rewards. Facing a courtyard full of scoundrels, Lu Yao was always one step ahead. Yi Zhonghai: “Lu Yao, you shouldn't be so selfish.” Lu Yao: “I give meat to twelve courtyard residents who have no family to support them every week, and I help six struggling households here. You call that selfish?” Yi Zhongha 12.8kReads9.1Score458Shelves

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    You're trying to morally blackmail me with a male protagonist who has no flaws? Sorry, but I'm a descendant of a martyr, the most outstanding young man in Tongluoguxiang (later an outstanding middle-aged man [smirk]), and my backing is beyond your imagination.

25. 75 四 Siheyuan: A Little Chef's Happy Life 四合院：小厨师的幸福生活 Little Qingqing小清清啊Male-Channel Fanfiction662k WordsCompleted Silly Zhu: Why is his cooking so much better than mine? The gap is ridiculous. Yi Zhonghai: There’s no room in this courtyard compound for someone this amazing. Qin Huairu: He really is a good man, but unfortunately, I’m a widow. (The story isn’t too intense, focuses on everyday life, has a touch of the devoted-dad genre, and features one female lead.) 10.3kReads8.1Score301Shelves
26. 76 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! 11.1kReads6.4Score228Shelves
27. 77 四 Siheyuan: I Wanted to Lie Flat, but Became a Tool Man 四合院，想躺平的我却化身工具人 The Tiger Won't Meow老虎不发喵Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Zhang Xingwang transmigrates into the body of the only boy in a family where the men have been the sole heirs for three generations. Getting a job? Not a chance. He’d planned to lie flat, but then he runs into a severely nerfed system and a family on the verge of falling apart. In these years of scarce supplies, simply surviving is the biggest goal. Eating well and drinking your fill is a dream! Looking at the dilapidated home, Zhang Xingwang grumbles as he turns into a human tool and gets to wo 10.1kReads8.0Score392Shelves
28. 78 重 Reborn as an Entertainment Master 重生之娱乐宗师 A Carefree Leaf一叶风流Urban5.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world with a highly developed entertainment industry, Xiao Yunhai made a name for himself with the knowledge he retained from his previous life. Music, screenwriting, literature, martial arts: there was nothing he couldn’t do. He became a true master of the entertainment world. 10.7kReads8.7Score864Shelves
29. 79 四 Siheyuan: Yan Jiecheng's Fishing Rod 四合院：阎解成的钓鱼竿 I Won't Eat a Single Piece of Fatty Meat一口肥肉都不吃Male-Channel Fanfiction407k WordsCompleted In a rental apartment in the capital, Yan Chen was watching Love in the Courtyard, at the scene where Third Uncle divides peanuts among his family for the New Year. He had just remarked, "You have to hand it to Third Uncle, he really knows how to make ends meet." Munching on sugar mandarins, he kept up his commentary. "Ding! The plot of Love in the Courtyard has been detected as suitable for transmigration. Transmigration will now begin. Countdown: one minute. 59, 58, 57..." 4.3kReads8.2Score183Shelves
30. 80 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s with a Pocket Dimension to Become a Security Guard 穿越60带着空间当保安 No Good People in the Six Realms六界无好人Urban2.6M WordsCompleted Who am I? Where am I? Other people transmigrate, and so do I. They can crush the heavens, the earth, and everything in between. One burst of their kingly aura, and they get whatever they want. I transmigrated here and have nothing. I can’t even get enough to eat. I’m sixteen, but built like a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old. A gust of wind could blow me away. Where’s my System? Aren’t Systems standard issue for transmigrators? ... 88kReads8.5Score6kShelves
31. 81 四 Siheyuan: He Daqing Takes Qin Huairu by Force from the Start 四合院：何大清开局强娶秦淮茹 Grand Scholar of the Celestial Empire天朝大学士Male-Channel Fanfiction741k WordsCompleted After working late into the night, He Daqing suddenly dies and wakes up in He Daqing's body, reborn in 1951 and ready to start a new life. At this point, the White Widow has only just arrived at the steel mill and hasn't yet gotten to know He Daqing. There's still time to change everything. To avoid the tragedy of being thrown out by his adopted son in his old age, He Daqing decides to marry Qin Huairu first. Why bother with a widow or take on the burden of supporting someone else's family? Woul 8.7kReads8.1Score261Shelves
32. 82 四 Siheyuan: Hey, You! Want to Date? 四合院：小妞站住！搞对象不？ Say Nothing, Know When to Stop弗言明止Male-Channel Fanfiction576k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a courtyard compound in 1965, he married Jingru, cherished Yushui, and in the end, fell helplessly into the arms of Qin Huairu. It all came from that curse: [Hey, you there, stop! Want to go out with me?] A womanizer? No! It was fate… Is there truly no way to have it both ways, to be faithful to Yushui and Qin Huairu? Half of me has gone mad in this life. The other half might as well give up. In my next life, I hope someone will still say “Shu Dao Shan” to me (crosse 1.4kReads7.9Score109Shelves
33. 83 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
34. 84 从 A Siheyuan Story Beginning on the Eve of Liberation 从解放前夕开始的四合院 Qing Yao's Little White Cat晴瑶的小白猫Male-Channel Fanfiction3.8M WordsOngoing A modern chef’s soul travels back to 1948, on the eve of Liberation. He moves into a courtyard residence with no System, no talismans, and no superpowers. All he has is a family heirloom storage ring, and he lives a leisurely life in a harsh era. He goes to work, cooks, and occasionally teases the misfits in the courtyard. The story isn’t too angsty: no toilet humor, and no wishing people would hurry up and die. A tranquil life in a bygone age, 66.4kReads7.7Score2.7kShelves
35. 85 四 Siheyuan: Fighting the Japanese in the Capital 四合院：抗日闯京 Lu Yier鲁一二Male-Channel Fanfiction875k WordsCompleted In July 2024, Li Yaozu, a Yanjing University graduate, was on his way back to his family’s old home in the mountains when he noticed flashes of light around his family’s ancestral tomb. He was just about to call the police when the lookout spotted him. Then everything went black, and he lost consciousness. When he came to, it was pitch-black all around him, and the air was thick with the smell of earth. Just as he was about to be stabbed to death, a flash of red light appeared. He transmigrated, 11.2kReads8.2Score489Shelves
36. 86 四 Siheyuan: Living Life to the Fullest 四合院之红红火火过日子 The Eagle Soars in September九月鹰飞Male-Channel Fanfiction406k WordsCompleted Zhang Zhiqiang transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming neighbors with He Yuzhu, Xu Damao, Qin Huairu, and the others. In this spirited era, Zhang Zhiqiang wanted nothing more than to live well with the help of his personal space. But some people insisted on provoking him, so he had no choice but to stand up for himself. He beat up Jia Zhangshi, saved Xu Damao, set He Yuzhu straight, and exposed Yi Buqun. With his help, Lou Xiao'e and her husband had a child, and he and Xu 1.6kReads8.3Score101Shelves
37. 87 四 Siheyuan: Iron Monkey Li Kong 四合院：铁猴子李空 An Ordinary Person Who Dreams of Being Ideal人间理想俗人Male-Channel Fanfiction269k WordsOngoing After Li Kong devoured the soul of Yan Kong from the movie Iron Monkey, he inherited all of Yan Kong's martial arts. He became Qi Tongwei's patron, Gao Yuliang's close friend, the Little Bastard's big brother, and the one Feng Kuozi feared most, —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 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 Fanfiction2.9M 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. 60.5kReads6.2Score2.7kShelves
39. 89 四 Siheyuan: Li Xiuyu's Era 四合院：李修禹的年代史 Jujube Tree on the Cliff崖上的酸枣树Male-Channel Fanfiction760k WordsCompleted One heroine + everyday life + security department + cozy courtyard + no angst A courtyard house, carved windows, drooping green willows, and red begonias. Inside the imperial city, grand mansions with flying dragons carved in stone and phoenixes winding around pillars, jade-green tiles adorned with auspicious beasts gazing up at the sky. The story begins in a courtyard house in 1959. 21.6kReads8.2Score569Shelves
40. 90 四 The Land God of the Siheyuan 四合院的土地爷 Prince Dongming东明王爷Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted In the late autumn of 1953, Wang Tudi, a modern-day drudge, transmigrates to Beijing and becomes a resident of Courtyard No. 95. He inherits the position of the Earth God and protects the peace of the local community. He Yuzhu, Jia Dongxu, Liu Guangqi, Xu Damao, and Yan Jiecheng are all childhood friends of Wang Tudi. They fought together and went hungry together. In the original owner's memories, none of the courtyard's ridiculous dramas ever happened. Everyone stuck together and worked hard ju 6.7kReads8.4Score333Shelves
41. 91 四 A Siheyuan Country Boy Moves to the City 四合院小农民进城 Gentle Breeze Blows In清风徐来临Male-Channel Fanfiction233k WordsCompleted #Love in the Courtyard #Not Following the Original Plot #Old Fox At the end of 2023, a junior office worker is electrocuted while on duty. He transmigrates to the world of Love in the Courtyard. The office worker is terrified. This is supposed to be a place where everyone in the courtyard is evil! But there’s no going back. What is he supposed to do? Heaven doesn’t even give him a System or anything. All he has is a jade pendant left behind by the body’s original owner. Its pocket dimension is o 976Reads8.1Score103Shelves
42. 92 四 After Graduating from College, I Started Working as a Technician at a Factory in the Siheyuan 四合院大学毕业进厂当了技术员 Loves Watermelon Milk Tea爱吃西瓜奶茶Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Liu Qingshan, a young man of the new era, transmigrates to the fiery-red years. The fusion of his two lives gives him an extraordinary brain, but how is he supposed to get by without a System? This courtyard is full of people who are anything but decent. Luckily, his parents are alive, and he has an older brother and sister. 32.1kReads7.7Score1kShelves
43. 93 四 Siheyuan: Put Your Personal Decency Aside 四合院：放下个人素质 I Won't Eat a Single Piece of Fatty Meat一口肥肉都不吃Male-Channel Fanfiction671k WordsCompleted [Has a family + original character + System story + one heroine] [If you like stories about scraping by on meager meals, this one's not for you. This is a System story.] Twenty-year-old Li Changsheng died before his time because Black and White Impermanence claimed the wrong soul. But he was given a chance to transmigrate, and by some strange twist of fate, he chose the world of Love in the Courtyard. With his golden finger, what kind of life will he make for himself in the courtyard...? 20.2kReads8.2Score634Shelves
44. 94 四 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Remarkable Life 四合院：何雨柱的精彩人生 Brother Jing井哥Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted After possessing Silly Zhu, the protagonist watches his entire life unfold from the perspective of an observer. Silly Zhu spends his whole life being schemed against by the scoundrels in the courtyard. In the end, they swindle him out of everything he owns, and the three siblings led by the notorious thief Bang Geng drive him out. He freezes to death beneath an overpass, his body almost devoured by wild dogs. At last, the protagonist takes Silly Zhu's place and gets a second chance at life. See 21.4kReads8.1Score659Shelves

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    My novel, "Siheyuan: I Became Sha Zhu, But I'm Not Stupid," is a time-traveling story set in a courtyard house. It's logically sound, heartwarming, and offers the thrill of revenge. Each chapter is 3000 words long. You can add it to your bookshelf and read it later when it's more substantial. The original title is (Siheyuan: I Became Sha Zhu, But I'm Not Stupid).

45. 95 四 Siheyuan: I Spoiled Qin Huairu to the Heavens 四合院之秦淮茹被我宠上天了 Little Cow Goes Online小母牛上网Male-Channel Fanfiction376k WordsCompleted I transmigrated to the era of the Beast-Filled Siheyuan, only to discover that Qin Huairu and I had been childhood sweethearts. Faced with this whole bunch of beasts, I was lucky to have a System. Let me write a different kind of life in this great era. This book has no angst, one female lead, and a slow, low-key rise to power. 4.1kReads8.2Score153Shelves
46. 96 四 Siheyuan: A Song of Loyalty to the Nation Shook the Entire Factory 四合院：一首精忠报国震撼全厂 Old Wang the Slow王老慢Male-Channel Fanfiction339k WordsCompleted No brutality, and no excessive bloodlust. His relationship with Granny Deaf starts out good and turns bad, while his relationship with Silly Zhu goes from bad to good. The villains will all be punished eventually, but certainly not right at the start. 3.4kReads8.3Score115Shelves
47. 97 四 Siheyuan: I Take Yi Zhonghai to Task and Demand 6,000 Yuan 四合院：手撕易中海，逼赔六千块 Green Mountain Woodcutter青山樵Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing Chen Wangshan is a transmigrator. He has transmigrated into a notorious courtyard house from across the myriad heavens, full of beasts. No endless bickering back and forth. He'll teach those beasts how to behave by using the law. A new author with a new work. Please go easy on me, dear readers! A fist salute! Thank you! (The rating just came out and will rise later, so please read with confidence.) 81.2kReads5.5Score3.9kShelves

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    This is not open to rebuttal.

48. 98 四 Siheyuan: Sent to the Countryside from the Start 四合院：开局就下乡 A Square Meets a Triangle方块遇到三角形Male-Channel Fanfiction350k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a Beijing courtyard house in 1975, all he has to do is keep his head down and stay safe until the country opens up, and then the whole world will be his oyster. Who knew the neighbors would scheme against him and send him to the countryside? And on Bang Geng's behalf, no less? Going to the countryside sounds great. Bang Geng can come along too! In the courtyard, you may have strength in numbers, but once we get to the countryside, I'll make sure you experience everything 6.7kReads8.3Score170Shelves
49. 99 四 Siheyuan: Women Use Up Supplies, Get Ten Times Back 四合院：女人消耗物资，十倍返还 Walking the Strange Path by Night诡道夜行Male-Channel Fanfiction881k WordsOngoing The rating just came out and will rise after a while, so please be patient as you read. [Body transmigration] [Specializes in dealing with scoundrels] [Multiple heroines, don’t read if you dislike that] [Outlandish from the start] [More Children, More Blessings] [Saintly types, keep away] [Crossover with film and television dramas + original heroine] This book is so outrageous, it defies description. 95.1kReads8.0Score10kShelves

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    I just joined Tomato and found such a high-quality article, it's just as good as the paid ones.

50. 100 四 Siheyuan: Damao, I'm a Really Good Guy 四合院：大茂我是真好人 Take a Big Flight放个大飞机Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted "Not a bunch of messy female leads + Everyone knows planes have never been saints + An easygoing life" What? I'm Xu Damao, and I'm actually that Xu Damao? What am I supposed to do now? Am I meant to make a difference in this era as a model citizen? They're genuinely good people, while I'm just a really good person. Well, this should be fun... Send Yi Zhonghai to the Jia family's bed, send Silly Zhu to the Jia family's bed, send... 19.4kReads7.1Score1kShelves

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    This isn't a divine book, but it's still readable.

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