Top-Quality, Must-Read Siheyuan Novels from Late January 2025 2025年1月下旬高质量超好看四合院，看了不亏

1. 101 穿 Transmigrated to 1960: Watching the Tigers Fight from the Mountain 穿越60：坐山观虎斗 Three-Foot Green Peak三尺青峰Male-Channel Fanfiction705k WordsCompleted [Period setting + System + spatial realm + daily life + lighthearted, no angst + watching the dogs fight from the sidelines] Chen Xiaoman, a modern-day loser, transmigrates to the capital in the early 1960s. He lives at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, right next to courtyard No. 97... Chen Xiaoman thought he was doomed to a life of going hungry and wearing threadbare clothes. Unexpectedly, his golden finger arrives: he obtains the Social Elite System. The beginner's gift pack contains all kinds of basic s 21kReads6.3Score742Shelves
2. 102 这 There Are Three Transmigrators in This Siheyuan 这个四合院有三个穿越者 Duke Zhou Ping周平公Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Dongqun transmigrates to 1950 and becomes Chen Ergou. He has always lived in the countryside, thinking he is in an ordinary period of history. Only when he comes to the capital with his mother does he discover that he has landed in the world of Love in the Courtyard. Hoping to watch the drama unfold up close, Chen Ergou begs his grandmother to buy a house in Courtyard No. 95. But once he moves in, he realizes things aren't nearly as simple as he imagined. Damn it, there are other transmigra 18.9kReads7.9Score729Shelves
3. 103 在 Those Years I Worked in HR at the Siheyuan and Did Anything but My Job 在四合院当人事不干人事的那些年 After the Wine, a Silken Drama酒阑牵丝戏Male-Channel Fanfiction419k WordsCompleted Last life, a lawyer. This life, a human resources manager! [System] + [One female lead] Lawyer Zhang, a smooth talker with impeccable manners, arrives at the beastly Four-Appliance Courtyard and begins enjoying the good life of this vibrant era. 12.3kReads8.2Score442Shelves
4. 104 四 Siheyuan: I'm Liu Guangtian, and I Won't Be a Foolishly Obedient Son! 四合院：我刘光天不做糊涂孝子！ Busy Wheat Awn麦芒有点忙Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Liu Guangtian woke up one day and found that he had transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. He had become Liu Guangtian, the second son of Liu Haizhong, the Second Master. Liu Guangtian was a little panicked! So his beloved eldest son, Liu Guangqi, could date a leader's daughter, his callous father, Liu Haizhong, had poured all the family's resources into supporting Liu Guangqi! The second son, Liu Guangtian, couldn't even afford food at school. He was so hungry that he suffered f 12.7kReads7.1Score476Shelves
5. 105 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Took My Little Sister in and Made a Life for Us 四合院：开局带妹妹过日子 Guan Zhi观祗Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan] [Period] [Technology to Strengthen the Nation] [One Heroine] [Putting the Yard's Troublemakers in Their Place] What? I've been reborn in a Siheyuan in 1950, and I'm a student at a top university, a genius in the top three of my year. As he recalls the fragmentary memories in his mind, Li Xiao breaks down completely. “I studied the humanities in my past life. What is this supposed to be? Is this some kind of joke?” From gas-cylinder cannons to Type 63 rocket launchers. From motorcycles 48.8kReads8.2Score1.8kShelves
6. 106 四 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated as Silly Zhu's Uncle 四合院：穿越成傻柱舅舅 Brother Ge Rises Night After Night夜夜升哥Male-Channel Fanfiction349k WordsCompleted In 1958, Li Jianjun transmigrated into the body of a demobilized soldier. This man turned out to be He Yuzhu's uncle, who was also named Li Jianjun. After leaving the military, he took a job as the chief of security at the Steel Mill and officially moved into the courtyard. Silly Zhu and He Yushui finally experienced the care of an elder. With no way out, Yi Zhonghai was left dumbfounded. 95Reads8.6Score—Shelves
7. 107 四 Siheyuan: I Support My Family by Fishing 四合院：我靠钓鱼养家糊口 Medicine Stone Man's Clothes药石男衣Male-Channel Fanfiction614k WordsCompleted Yan Xiewen transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan, becoming a second son who never existed in the original story. By sheer coincidence, he arrives just as the three-year famine begins. Lost and uncertain, he awakens his own golden finger: a fishing System. He can earn points and all kinds of supplies by fishing... From then on, he makes a living and supports his family by fishing... 7.5kReads7.6Score364Shelves
8. 108 文 Showbiz: I Earn Foreign Currency for My Country 文娱：我为国家赚外汇 Already Regretting It已经后悔了Male-Channel Fanfiction604k WordsOngoing [Chinese Showbiz] + [World Superstar] + [Super Idol] + [Siheyuan] + [Hong Kong Showbiz] After transmigrating into the world of Siheyuan, he becomes Yan Jiekang, who shares his name with the original. He brings over works from across the entertainment industry and, after Reform and Opening Up, becomes a superstar. 612Reads8.2Score—Shelves
9. 109 四 Silly Zhu Gets Married and Moves Out of the Siheyuan 四合院傻柱娶媳妇儿搬家了 A Mess on the Floor S一地鸡毛SMale-Channel Fanfiction645k WordsCompleted Silly Zhu goes back to 1951, marries Qin Huairu, and moves to Zhengyangmen, where Han Chunming, Su Meng, and Cheng Jianjun become his neighbors. He then discovers that Cai Quansheng is his uncle and finds Xu Huizhen a wife. Later, he brings his father, He Daqing, back to the capital and finds him a wife, Liang Ladi. Later on, He Yuzhu and Qin Huairu's son marries Han Chunming's second older sister, while their daughter marries Han Chunming. He Yuzhu himself becomes a legend. 16.9kReads7.5Score744Shelves
10. 110 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Gets Married in Secret, Leaving the Neighbors Stunned 四合院：傻柱偷偷结婚，众禽傻眼 Hardworking Little Bai费力的小白Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [Heartwarming + everyday life + plot changes + one heroine] After transmigrating as He Yuzhu and awakening the Chef God System, how will he deal with the bunch of pests in the courtyard? He marries a wife from the start, so Qin Huairu and Uncle Yi can forget about guilt-tripping him! Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng, don’t cause trouble, or Brother Zhu will make you pay! 38.4kReads8.1Score1.4kShelves

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11. 111 傻 Silly Zhu's Tragic Death on a Snowy Night: Reborn in 1961 傻柱雪夜惨死：重生1961年 Lu Xiaofeng鹿小疯Male-Channel Fanfiction403k WordsCompleted [System]+ [Reborn]+ [Space] [This book isn't too intense. If it's not to your taste, please don't flame it.] Everything is told from an ordinary person's perspective, with a focus on staying true to oneself. He Yuzhu helped Qin Huairu raise three ungrateful brats. Using the money Lou Xiaoe had given him, he opened a retirement home in the courtyard, helping hypocrites like Yi Zhonghai live out their golden years in comfort. But once He Yuzhu grew old and was no longer useful, Qin Huairu tricked 4.7kReads8.0Score191Shelves
12. 112 傻 Silly Zhu's Siheyuan 傻柱子的四合院 Halfway Across This Life余生半渡Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted The protagonist is a little confused. I only went out for a budget trip, so how did I inexplicably become Silly Zhu? Well, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. At least I won't have to worry every day about scraping together a bite to eat. Sure, material goods are scarce in this era, but the people are honest and kind! Life is good! Well... except for this cannibalistic courtyard and the birds who live in it. 15.3kReads8.8Score653Shelves
13. 113 四 Siheyuan: Happiness Begins with a One-Cent Instant Kill 四合院：从一分钱秒杀开始幸福 Stir-Fried Marshmallows爆炒棉花糖Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Courtyard Drama + System + Everyday Life + Changing the Plot] Zhou Jianjun transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard, only to discover that his arrival had changed some of the plot. This world was great: not only did he have a house, but also a beautiful wife and an adorable daughter. He even had a System that let him buy anything for a penny. Not enough food or supplies? Not a problem. Zhou Jianjun just wanted to live happily with his wife and daughter for the rest of his life, so nobody had be 45.9kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
14. 114 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Refused to Bring a Lunchbox 四合院之开局从拒绝带饭盒开始 The Drowsy Fine Demon打瞌睡的精细鬼Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, He Yuzhu is asked by Yi Zhonghai to bring a lunchbox to a widow. He Yuzhu immediately refuses! One heroine, an original character. See how He Yuzhu rewrites Silly Zhu’s life and lives the life he always wanted. [Not a revenge story] [Everyday life] [No violence] 23.9kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
15. 115 四 Siheyuan: With the Simp Gone, the Whole Courtyard Is in Ruins 四合院：舔狗没了全院惨了 Writing Three Lifetimes Beneath the Stone of Three Lives三生石下写三生Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted One snowy night in the twenty-first century, the north wind howled mercilessly. In Sijiu City, beneath a bridge, several stray dogs paid no heed to the bitter weather. Starving, they glared fiercely as they formed a triangle around a man in his seventies. The old man, grief-stricken, waved his right hand, trying to drive the dogs away. But how could hungry dogs pass up such a delicious late-night snack? In an instant, the lead dog spotted its chance and lunged, biting the old man's right hand. T 17.7kReads8.4Score751Shelves
16. 116 四 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s New Beginning 四合院：何雨柱的新生 Clouds Above, Wandering Immortal云霄散人Male-Channel Fanfiction571k WordsCompleted Reborn in Love in the Courtyard, with less hostility. See the everyday family squabbles in the courtyard from different perspectives. When faced with moral blackmail and scheming green tea, he firmly says no. Now that he's transmigrated, he intends to live life on his own terms. Change the plot, and change the people and events in the courtyard. Write a different story about the courtyard and experience the spirit of the era. In short, I'll be the one to decide how I live! Reborn, He Yuzhu will 28.1kReads8.7Score797Shelves
17. 117 四 I'm He Yuzhu from the Courtyard House 四合院我是何雨柱 Betel Nut and Cigarettes, All Five Poisons in One槟榔加烟五毒俱全Male-Channel Fanfiction608k WordsCompleted The life of an ordinary person. Come see what happens after He Yuzhu becomes an ordinary man, with no potty humor, no invincibility, and none of those talismans. Thanks for your support. 31.6kReads8.9Score749Shelves
18. 118 四 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Ordinary Path 四合院之何雨柱的平凡之路 A Lowly Soldier at the Frontier边关一小卒Male-Channel Fanfiction367k WordsCompleted A realistic portrayal of life in the 1960s. Back then, people had only one day off a week. Primary school lasted five years, middle school three, and high school two. Travel was slow, and people were simple and honest. Of course, the birds in the courtyard were the exception: the whole place was a den of villains. The worst was Qin Huairu, who'd eat you alive without leaving a bone. Second was Xu Damao, who reported his own wife. Third was Liu Haizhong, a petty man made all the more arrogant by 19.6kReads9.2Score746Shelves
19. 119 四 This Silly Zhu in the Siheyuan Is Quite the Charmer 四合院这个傻柱有点潇洒 Autumn Breeze, Little Nobody秋风小扑街Male-Channel Fanfiction203k WordsCompleted (If you don't like Qin Huairu, feel free to skip this.) He Yuzhu is reborn with a Negative Emotion Value System. Starting in 1952, he gets to Qin Huairu first and lives a full, satisfying life with little bitterness. Come see the everyday life of Silly Zhu! 13.8kReads8.9Score505Shelves
20. 120 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 Fanfiction3.7M 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, 72.2kReads7.7Score2.8kShelves

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    "Ding, congratulations to the host for getting the system portable space." "One acre of farm, one acre of pasture, one thousand cubic meters of warehouse, a spiritual spring, and a processing workshop." "Ding, congratulations to the host for getting the novice gift package."

21. 121 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Make Yi Zhonghai Donate to Me 四合院：开局让易中海给我捐款 Ah Dou Ah Ah Ah阿斗啊啊啊Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted A medical PhD from the 21st century arrives in the 1950s. His mother has just passed away, and his father has started a new family in the Northeast. He studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and is assigned to the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. He moves into the compound at No. 95 Hongxing Street. Just as he enters, he runs into a general meeting of the residents. Will he let them have their way? 33.9kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
22. 122 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. 18.9kReads8.2Score997Shelves
23. 123 都 The Urban All-Purpose Lottery System 都市全能抽奖系统 Demon-Slaying Order Abbot屠魔令斋主Male-Channel Fanfiction443k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feng, a young man from the city, obtained a sign-in lottery System. He discovered that he could win all kinds of skills, cultivation techniques, and items through the System's sign-in lottery... He could even use the System's power to transmigrate at any time into different film, TV, and novel worlds. Love in the Courtyard, Ode to Joy, Love Apartment, Drawing Sword, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Uncle Nine, Journey to the West, the Primordia 2.7kReads6.8Score102Shelves
24. 124 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! 16.6kReads7.4Score873Shelves
25. 125 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 251.6kReads9.4Score16.2kShelves
26. 126 四 Siheyuan: I Sold My Job to Go to Technical School 四合院：卖掉工作考中专 A Plump Little Pig一只胖胖的猪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyday-life focus, with the spirit of the Wei and Jin dynasties, and not too much hostility.] After transmigrating to a Beijing courtyard in 1962, he sells his iron rice bowl from the start. He studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and becomes a technician. When the times change, he goes into business, opens a factory, and helps revitalize the country's industry. (Mostly everyday life, mostly everyday life, mostly everyday life. That's important, so we're saying it three times 11.5kReads7.7Score284Shelves
27. 127 来 I Came to the Siheyuan, and I’m Living My Own Life 来到四合院，我自顾自的生活 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! 11.1kReads8.6Score346Shelves
28. 128 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. 5.2kReads8.9Score141Shelves
29. 129 回 Back to 1940: This Kid Is a Real Little Rascal 回到1940：这小孩虎里虎气 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 26.3kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
30. 130 四 My Siheyuan and Its Amazing System 四合院之我的系统很给力 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... 54kReads8.6Score2.6kShelves
31. 131 老 A Veteran Driver Reincarnates in Siheyuan, and the Bullies Tremble 老司机魂穿四合院，众禽瑟瑟发抖 Ximen Yuzhu西门雨柱Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: No morals? No problem. I'm enjoying my shameless life. [Film and TV Crossover] [Scheming Opportunist] How do you deal with the beasts in the courtyard? Simple: be even beastlier than they are! An unconventional period drama and feel-good courtyard-compound story. The protagonist is cynical, devious, and utterly shameless. Goody-goodies and moral guardians, stay away. Are you tired of protagonists who are always righteous and noble, who only fight back after someone else picks on t 22.8kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
32. 132 四 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu’s Firstborn Isn’t Banggen 四合院：秦淮茹的头胎不是棒梗 Rotten Chaos烂混沌Male-Channel Fanfiction621k WordsCompleted “Jia Dongxu's wife, Qin Huairu, has given birth. Twins, two girls.” Wang Laifu hears Third Auntie shouting the news to Deaf Granny across the courtyard. “Wait, shouldn't the legendary thief Bang Geng be here?” Wang Laifu rubs his head, sensing that the plot of this courtyard is a little off. “Ding... Having more children benefits the nation and its people... The More Children, More Blessings System has been activated.” “Newbie gift pack... robust health, a one-in-three chance of hitting the mark 10.7kReads7.7Score555Shelves
33. 133 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. 6.9kReads8.5Score366Shelves
34. 134 四 Siheyuan: I Have a Universe 四合院：我有一个宇宙 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 4.2kReads8.7Score161Shelves
35. 135 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 34.5kReads8.3Score1.3kShelves
36. 136 四 Siheyuan: My Supermarket Space 四合院：我的超市空间 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. 8.7kReads8.4Score238Shelves
37. 137 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. 34.6kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves
38. 138 九 The Nine Dragons Return to One Art 九龙归一诀 Mofeng Lie魔风烈Eastern Fantasy11.3M WordsOngoing He gains a treasure of chaos and cultivates the Nine Dragons Returning as One. He cleaves through the sun, moon, and stars, and slays demons from the ages. With Lu Chen's arrival, the winds and clouds stir, and the gods and ghosts of the Myriad Worlds tremble. Drunk in the arms of beautiful women, he brings joy to their faces; with the Three Thousand Great Dao, he saves all living beings. 40.1kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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