Siheyuan Masterpieces: You Won’t Regret Reading These, and These Are the Only Ones I Haven’t Deleted 四合院神作，看了不亏，没删的就这几本

1. 301 双 Crossing Between Two Worlds: From the Start in 1952, I Was Already a County-Level Cadre 双穿一九五二开局就是正科级 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban443k WordsOngoing In 2026, Su Tianci accidentally transmigrated to the war-torn Korean battlefield. Fortunately, he had brought along a pocket dimension. The System grabbed a bucket and ran. To return to 2026, he had to reach the siheyuan. Two vast eras lay before him. 28.5kReads5.5Score1.6kShelves

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   What a disastrous start!

2. 302 双 Traveling Between Two Worlds to Fight in Korea, I Beat Up the Americans 双穿抗美援朝，我暴打美国佬 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Historical632k WordsOngoing In 2026, overworked wage slave Su Tianci gets his writing royalties. He plans to go out for a foot massage with the full-service treatment, as a reward for himself. But he never expects to open his eyes and transmigrate to a battlefield engulfed in war. There’s no water, medicine, or food. Fortunately, he can return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 24.7kReads7.2Score1.7kShelves
3. 303 在 In the ’80s, Pretending to Be a Returnee Tycoon 在八零，伪装归国神豪 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban239k WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an overworked office drone in 2026, accidentally transmigrates to the resource-scarce 1980s. Fortunately, he can still return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 22Reads—Score127Shelves
4. 304 两 Crossing Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban361k WordsOngoing Drop the pretense of being a decent person and enjoy a shameless life. Refuse to waste your energy on inner turmoil; if something’s wrong, just lose it. Rather than make yourself suffer, make life difficult for someone else. That’s Su Tianci in 2026. By chance, he transmigrates to Beiping on the eve of liberation. The booming economy of 2026 and the war-torn year of 1949: two vastly different eras lie before him. 5kReads5.8Score216Shelves
5. 305 在 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.6kReads5.8Score316Shelves
6. 306 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s, and Now I'm a Refugee? 穿越六零，我成难民了？ Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Male-Channel Fanfiction114k WordsOngoing Drop your personal standards and enjoy a shameless life. Reject pointless self-torment and go completely off the rails when something happens. Better to make trouble for others than suffer in silence. That was Su Tianci in 2026. He’d only joined a cycling club and wanted to talk about cycling technique. Who could have guessed he’d somehow fall off a cliff? When he opened his eyes, he found himself in the materially deprived 1960s. 1kReads—Score—Shelves
7. 307 兵 Marching Out of the Ten Thousand Mountains to Reclaim Our Homeland and Expand Our Borders 兵出十万大山，复故土拓新疆 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Historical885k WordsOngoing Liu Yongfu went up the mountain to gather firewood. In a dream, an old man told him that he was a mighty general who should defend his home and protect his people. When he woke, he also had a new set of memories from the future. Liu Yongfu decided that, besides defending his homeland, he should find the Han people a place to settle, help them survive more than a decade of war and natural disasters, and fight against imperialism... [Some parts of this story take liberties with history, or happen 5.4kReads—Score385Shelves

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   The male protagonist is reborn and leads his fellow villagers and soldiers out of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, creating a new world for the Han people.

8. 308 回 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后，利用先知成富豪 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Urban841k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.7kReads—Score104Shelves
9. 309 热 The Hot-Blooded Hunter: God’s Assault 热血猎人神之袭击 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Survival] [Hunting] [Fighting the Japanese invaders and looting their gear] [Cultivation] Wang Fei has just entered the world of cultivation when he's forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. One blow shatters his dantian, setting him on a long road from staying alive to rising to greatness. Though he has lost his cultivation, he takes countless disciples. This novel was not written by AI. Every word was painstakingly typed out by the author, who only hopes readers will enjoy the story in its 27.3kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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   Life journeys from hardship to a wonderful and fulfilling one. From weakness to strength. [KISS]

10. 310 黑EN Death God of the Night 黑夜杀神 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Eastern Fantasy509k WordsCompleted Hunted from the start, I barely escaped with my life. I fought to defy fate, launching attacks and taking down countless powerful opponents. Born with a beautiful face... I hope you enjoy the story. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.7kReads8.8Score201Shelves
11. 311 梦 Dreaming of All Under Heaven 梦想天下 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Historical206k WordsCompleted A fiery rebirth, slaying foes as I ascend to the Third Heaven. I will create the world of my dreams, so that wherever the sun and moon shine is Chinese land, and wherever people live, they learn Chinese characters and speak Chinese... 12Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 312 情 City of Heartbreak 情伤都市 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Urban215k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1kReads—Score—Shelves
13. 313 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Snatches Yu Li from the Start 四合院：傻柱开局截胡于莉 Mountains and Rivers Have a Voice山河有声Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing The economy is in a downturn, every industry is struggling, and tensions are high. Nobody has it easy. This book isn’t full of that kind of tension. It’s just here to cheer everyone up and let them live without feeling wronged. Winter, 1961. Three days before Jia Dongxu dies in a workplace accident. Reasoning with people? Not happening! Moral blackmail? One slap! Throwing your age around? One slap! Making a scene and rolling on the floor? Still one slap! In this life, He Yuzhu follows one princ 137.1kReads7.9Score12.6kShelves

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    A satisfying read about courtyard houses; you won't regret it.

14. 314 四 Siheyuan: The Wind of That Year 四合院：风吹那年 Yi Xin奕歆Male-Channel Fanfiction425k WordsOngoing After transmigrating because of a strange chat group, don't get hung up on the courtyard house. Come take a look at the era I have in mind. The courtyard-house story begins when the main plot reaches its era. I'm stacking the thickest armor up front... The author likes to grind levels like a sword god on Shili Slope. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Siheyuan Pi Chronicles.

15. 315 四 The Courtyard Fool's Smuggling Business 四合院傻柱的倒爷生活 Elegant Man Beneath the Moon月下雅人Male-Channel Fanfiction466k WordsCompleted After being reborn, Silly Zhu uses the System he brought with him to outsmart the various animals around him. Of course, this story isn’t violent; it has its tender moments, too. Some characters have been adjusted as needed. Given a second life, there’s more to it than trivial everyday affairs: he also takes on a responsibility, eventually leading the Dragon Kingdom to the pinnacle of the world. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A new beginning, a new life, without regrets.

16. 316 四 Siheyuan: The Medical Drama of Jinghua 四合院：京华医影 Summer's Big Melon夏天吃大瓜Male-Channel Fanfiction231k WordsOngoing In 1950s Beijing, the courtyard house is a microcosm of society, where winds rise beneath the eaves and waves surge in people’s hearts. Yun Xiao, a skilled emergency physician with two master’s degrees, moves into this little courtyard, armed with medical expertise enhanced by the System and a clear-eyed understanding of how to deal with people. He stands his ground against Jia Zhangshi’s provocations and exposes Yi Zhonghai’s schemes, making his place amid the everyday squabbles. He races again 484Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here's a new book for you all, a pure doctor story set in a traditional courtyard house. Multiple female leads, so if you're not into Qin Huairu's works, please don't read.

17. 317 四 Siheyuan: First I Take Out the White Lotus, Then I Leave No One Standing 四合院：先杀白莲花，一个不留 An Dudu安嘟嘟Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing {Siheyuan + Dark Revenge} On the night of the fire, his entire family perished in the flames. Chen Feng was the only one to survive, having been framed by everyone in the courtyard and sent to a labor camp. The day after Chen Feng arrived at the camp, his home caught fire. His parents died, and his younger sister disappeared. It took the camp authorities a whole month to tell him what had happened. When Chen Feng learned the news, he applied for permission to go home, but was denied. So he chose 461Reads7.1Score138Shelves

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    I recommend the one I've been watching.

18. 318 重 A Reborn Life in the Siheyuan 重生之四合院人生 Yun Xi Jiuxiao云兮九霄Urban877k WordsCompleted A new story is here! You're welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 13Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 319 仙 A Hilarious Tale of Immortals and Heroes 仙侠笑传 Yun Xi Jiuxiao云兮九霄Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing A new story is here! You're welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 51Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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