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- 101 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1954, with Silly Zhu as My Neighbor 四合院：重生54年，邻居傻柱 Li Zhenmin transmigrates to the world of the Siheyuan in 1954 and becomes He Yuzhu's neighbor. Knowing what the future holds, the first thing Li Zhenmin does after awakening the System is learn to cook. A cook will never go hungry, no matter the era. At this point, He Yuzhu is still a naive little kid, following Li Zhenmin around and calling him “big brother” whenever he gets the chance. Xu Damao isn't as bad as he'll become in the future, either. He keeps pestering Li Zhenmin to take him on as 28.1kReads7.4Score1.3k14d adds
- 102 Siheyuan: From Forty-Nine City to Hong Kong Cinema 四合院：从四九城到港综 He transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan and returns to the 1960s. Faced with a courtyard full of people scheming for petty gains, Xia Chen just wants to live a quiet life of his own. There's no hostility here, only warmth. The Siheyuan setting features only briefly at first. Later, he establishes himself in Hong Kong and expands worldwide. He builds the largest family business and becomes the richest hidden boss. Antiques, industry, farms, film and entertainment, technology and the inter 27.7kReads8.7Score1.4k14d adds
- 103 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Choose to Collect Scrap 四合院： 开局选择收破烂 After transmigrating to the world of The Full Courtyard, how can one live better in this era of scarce supplies? Jia Ping inherits his uncle’s estate and activates a System called Turning Trash into Treasure. As long as any scrap meets the requirements, he can easily restore it. So what’s he waiting for? He’ll trade his job at a state-owned factory for a position at a recycling station. This place is full of things he can restore. This is a courtyard story that doesn’t follow the original plot. 17.1kReads8.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 104 Siheyuan: I Picked Up Qin Jingru, and the Whole Courtyard Is Green with Envy 四合院：捡到秦京茹，全院羡慕哭 [Siheyuan Courtyard + Lighthearted + No Hostility] Jia Dongyang unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of a siheyuan courtyard in 1959. Following Xu Damao's example, he intercepts Qin Jingru in an alley and wins her over. The young couple's life just keeps getting better. From then on, the courtyard has a new good man, a “heartless scoundrel,” a matchmaker, and the head of the Women's Association. Xu Damao: “Thanks, little brother Dongyang!” Silly Zhu: “You really are heartless, making me mar 12.1kReads8.4Score47914d adds
- 105 Siheyuan: I Was Just Passing By, Do You Believe Me? 四合院之我只是路过，你们信吗？ After an accident, the protagonist transmigrates into a parallel universe based on a TV drama. Here are Yi Zhonghai, the morally upright sage; Liu Haizhong, the loving father whose children respect him; Yan Bugui, the generous man; Jia Zhangshi, the master spirit-caller; Qin Huairu, the virtuous white lotus of a golden age; Jia Banggeng, the rooftop-running acrobat; and He Yuzhu, who inherited the family tradition of fawning over widows. Hey, you forgot me, Xu Damao, strutting down the red carp 25.7kReads8.3Score86114d adds
- 106 Siheyuan: The God of Slaughter Descends 四合院：杀神降临 [Six types of superpowers + early-stage development + decisive and ruthless + no holier-than-thou heroine + no promiscuity either. If you’re looking for steamy scenes, turn left and keep walking.] Feiji would like to make this clear: readers who want to kill their own countrymen, please move along. You’re not welcome here, and neither are people who are pro-Japan. Once the protagonist grows stronger later on, he’ll kill them all. If you’ve only read a couple of pages and are commenting before ev 9.3kReads8.5Score39914d adds
- 107 Seventy Years of Laying Low in the Siheyuan 四合院苟生七十年 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! 9kReads8.6Score28814d adds
- 108 Siheyuan: More Children, More Blessings, Starting with Widow Qin 四合院：多子多福，从秦寡妇开始 [Courtyard Drama + More Children, More Blessings System] Multiple heroines, crossover with multiple TV dramas Lu Chen transmigrates into the apocalypse with the More Children, More Blessings System. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself in Love in the Courtyard. Since he's here, he might as well make the best of it. Having children makes him stronger. Just how strong can he become? Starting with the widow Qin, he earns rewards... In the end, Lu Chen achieves the status of a tycoon, a philanth 4.4kReads5.5Score16914d adds
- 109 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai Swapped My Name on the Promotion List 四合院：我被易中海偷换晋升名单 [This book is full of anger, so don’t read if that’s not your thing. It’s about taking down scoundrels, not fawning over them.] After Chen Yu transmigrated, he discovered that the original owner had been killed by Jia Dongxu with a brick. Worse, his only family was his younger sister, who had stomach cancer and urgently needed money for medicine. From the original owner’s memories, he learned that after putting in enough years on the job, he was finally eligible for promotion to Level One fitter 22.1kReads7.8Score95514d adds
- 110 Siheyuan: As a Procurement Officer, I Have a Pocket Dimension 四合院：身为采购员的我有空间 [Siheyuan courtyard + pocket dimension + farming + low angst + smart protagonist + satisfying read + one heroine] An accident brings the protagonist, Zhao Dongsheng, to Love in the Courtyard. He also gains a Blessed Land Space System. He becomes a procurement officer. In an era of scarce supplies, his job makes him incredibly popular. Wheat, rice, and corn: plant them all. And of course, make room for fruit, too. Raise chickens, ducks, fish, geese, and cows. All of them. As for the noi 36.8kReads7.6Score2.3k14d adds
- 111 Siheyuan: I Crossed the Grasslands and Climbed the Snowy Mountains 四合院，我走过草地翻雪山 Special forces soldier Zhao Yu is reborn in the body of a nine-year-old child. They are now crossing the grasslands. Fortunately, he brought along a pocket dimension. He crosses the grasslands and climbs the snowy mountains alongside the troops, fighting for several years. After being wounded, he recuperates in a courtyard house. 161Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 112 Easygoing Days in the Siheyuan 四合院里的悠哉日子 Back in 1955, he begins a carefree life amid all the chaos of that legendary courtyard. See how a modern man gets by and lives his own modest life in that era! (A low on hostility, high on everyday life, and all about watching the drama kind of story.) 38.6kReads7.7Score1.9k14d adds
- 113 Hunting, Hosting Feasts, Raising Kids, and a Ten-Mile Bridal Procession: The Siheyuan System 四合院打猎做席养娃十里红妆系统 My new book, Love in the Courtyard: From the Start, I Beat Xu Damao to a Pulp and Put the Whole Courtyard in Its Place, already has over a hundred thousand words. Give it a read, it’s better than this one. Click my profile to find it. Courtyard setting + fan fiction + transmigrate + male-oriented spin-off + System Zhao Zilong arrives in a merged world centered on Love in the Courtyard, with other film and TV worlds playing a supporting role. The worlds have merged, bringing even more colorful ch 264Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 114 Siheyuan: A Happy Life in the Red Era 四合院：火红年代的幸福生活 Pei Guang transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard in the late 1950s, and everything begins to change quietly. Qin Huairu: Where did this Liang the Widow come from? She actually stole my Silly Zhu away. Yi Zhonghai: Sigh! With Liang the Widow around, there's no counting on Silly Zhu anymore. Bang Geng: Sigh! My life is ruined! Golden finger: Hard work pays off + a pocket dimension (no farming) 19.4kReads8.5Score47614d adds
- 115 In the Siheyuan, I Became the Ultimate Insider 人在四合院，成为最强关系户 The train of the times rushes forward, and Wei Lai arrives at the courtyard from a TV drama. He activates the Relative System, which gives him a new relative every two weeks. Faced with a courtyard full of beasts, Wei Lai decides to strike first so he can live a good life. Why is Yi Zhonghai roaring in the middle of the night? It turns out Silly Zhu is growing distant from him. Why is Liu Haizhong sweeping the toilets? It turns out his own son stabbed him in the back. Why is Granny Deaf wailing 32.5kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
- 116 Siheyuan: The Good Life of a Laid-Back Man 四合院：咸鱼的美好生活 After transmigrating to a courtyard house in the 1960s, he gets a sign-in System from the start and enjoys a comfortable, thriving life... A gentle, warm, and cheerful story, lighthearted and witty, all about enjoying life and fulfilling your wishes... 2kReads7.2Score20514d adds
- 117 Siheyuan: Everyone on Your Feet, Salute Your Godfather 四合院：全体起立，给干爹敬礼 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 13.5kReads9.1Score53514d adds
- 118 Siheyuan: My Pocket Dimension Can Store Anything 四合院：我的空间能收取万物 It's been nearly three years since the novel ended, and I'm still getting such great results. I'm so flattered, so I've added some bonus chapters to thank my longtime readers. Zhang Jianjun wakes up one morning scared out of his wits. He's transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard! With the arrival of his golden finger, Zhang Jianjun's path to cheating begins. Beating people up is for brutes. Stabbing them in the back is an art. By the middle of the story, he starts traveling the world and sets u 49.9kReads8.6Score2.6k14d adds
- 119 Siheyuan: I Have a Little World of My Own 四合院：我有一个小世界 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. 22.7kReads8.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 120 The Fishing Enthusiast of the Siheyuan 四合院的钓鱼佬 After transmigrating to a courtyard home in the 1950s, she has both her parents and activates a Fishing System, letting her happily go fishing! The story is cheerful and heartwarming, with a relatively peaceful tone. She lives a comfortable little life in a courtyard full of troublemakers. 38.2kReads7.8Score1.7k14d adds
- 121 Siheyuan: Asking Qin Huairu for 500 Yuan from the Start 四合院：开局和秦淮茹要五百块 A directionless young man transmigrates into He Yuzhu, the man from "The Bustling Courtyard". But he has a System, and completing missions lets him travel back to the modern era. By moving goods between the two eras, he can become a tycoon without lifting a finger. He planned to live a quiet, peaceful life, but the crafty residents of the courtyard all want to take advantage of He Yuzhu. Well, too bad for them. Come see how he takes the courtyard by storm! The three uncles, Jia Zhangshi, and Xu 22.9kReads8.3Score1.2k14d adds
- 122 Siheyuan: Reborn as Yi Zhonghai's Only Son 四合院：穿成易中海的亲儿子 [Period novel + witty and humorous + chosen-by-heaven System + no saintly heroine + face-slapping + slice of life] Yi Tianci is reborn as Yi Zhonghai's biological son in Love in the Courtyard, making him a bona fide rich second-generation heir. With the System at his side, Silly Zhu can no longer rely on protection, and Old Deaf Granny is no longer the revered matriarch. No one can escape. While dealing with the courtyard's troublemakers, he also catches the tide of the times and writes a remark 34kReads8.1Score2.6k14d adds
- 123 Siheyuan: Wang Dapeng the Jester's Happy Life 四合院，乐子人王大鹏的快乐人生 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 60.4kReads8.9Score2.7k14d adds
- 124 A New Life Begins in the Siheyuan 四合院开始新人生 A modern-day antique shop owner and part-time collector buys a jade talisman on the black market, then dies in a car accident. The talisman is activated, and he transmigrates to the 1950s. Realizing that his misfortune has brought him an incredible opportunity, he is reborn into a new life. From then on, he becomes a man of many talents: by day, an ordinary government cadre; behind the scenes, a cultivator, collector, and major black-market dealer, among other identities. In the end, he breaks f 22.1kReads7.7Score1.4k14d adds
- 125 Siheyuan: Starting My Cultivation as a Procurement Chief 四合院之从采购科长开始修炼 Xiao Ping, an ordinary young man from the lower rungs of 21st-century society, was struck on the head by a flowerpot falling from a high-rise while saving someone. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated into a TV drama set in the 1960s. “Wait, what? I've ended up in the story of Love in the Courtyard, where everyone in the compound is a beast...? “What? I have a secret realm, and time moves faster inside it. I even have cultivation techniques! I'm already this powerful, so why waste my ti 158Reads8.2Score17814d adds
- 126 The Junkyard Monkey of the Siheyuan 四合院之破烂猴儿 After transmigrating into the world of Republican-era film and television, he becomes a young Hou the Junk Dealer. Here are Seventh Master from The Grand Mansion Gate, Tian Zao from the hutongs, Wu Jingzhong from Lurk, the colorful residents of the courtyard house on Nanluoguxiang, and characters from many other period dramas. See how Hou Tianlai makes his way through the world of film and television and toys with all those colorful characters… 5.4kReads8.5Score19514d adds
- 127 Siheyuan: This Time, It's Finally My Turn, Right?! 四合院之这次终于轮到我了吧！ [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... 45.8kReads8.6Score2.2k14d adds
- 128 Siheyuan: A Carpenter Moves into the Courtyard 四合院：院里来了个木匠 He transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes a level-two carpenter, one of the Eight Great Tradesmen. Faced with the whole courtyard full of scheming neighbors, Jiang Chen just wants to live in peace. You can plot your schemes, and I'll live my life. When Qin Huairu comes over to borrow something, he makes her write an IOU. When Jia Zhangshi throws a tantrum and refuses to take no for an answer, he reports her to the authorities. When Xu Damao tries to sow discord, Jiang Chen shuts 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Madness in 1960: The Street Punk Leads the Courtyard Astray 疯癫1960：街溜子带偏四合院 [Crime Solving] [Comedy] [Nanluoguxiang] [My Dad Is a Hidden Big Shot] In 1960, with the enemy still lurking among the people and not yet fully eliminated, Xu Huai nearly got shot. Only after joining the Public Security Bureau did he discover that his father was a hidden big shot. 61.5kReads9.0Score5.8k14d adds
- 130 The Urban All-Purpose Lottery System 都市全能抽奖系统 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 1.8kReads6.8Score10214d adds
- 131 Siheyuan: I Wield My Brush and Stir Up the Storm 四合院：执笔搅风云 Reborn in 1952, Wang Ping'an transmigrates to Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. Alone in the world, he seems like a timid, easily bullied orphan to his neighbors. He makes a living writing articles and stories, often drawing on the people and events in the courtyard for inspiration. Anyone who deliberately gives him a hard time or schemes against him ends up as a villain in one of his stories, and the rumors soon spread throughout the entire compound. Everyone assumes he is a helpless writer, 8.6kReads5.4Score25414d adds
- 132 Siheyuan: Happiness Begins with a One-Cent Instant Kill 四合院：从一分钱秒杀开始幸福 [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 45.9kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds
- 133 The Art of the Steal 捡漏 One glance spans a hundred years, and I am reborn in the modern city. A golden age of art, a world of antique collecting. Qin Dynasty steles and Zhou Dynasty ritual vessels, ancient inscriptions and paintings. Bronze and blue-and-white porcelain, jadeite and precious gems. Every rare treasure under heaven is in my hands. Reborn in the modern city, Jin Feng relies on his peerless eye for antiques to rise, step by step, to the top. He will carry forward the nation’s most time-honored culture and p 16.7kReads9.1Score1.7k14d adds
- 134 Playing the Ancient Immortal Path 玩古仙途 Ancient artifacts conceal strange secrets, and ordinary mortals dare knock on the gates of immortality. Young Fang Chen seeks out mysterious relics buried by time, and comes across a jade pendant with its own space. Through the struggles of the apocalypse, he parts layer upon layer of mist. Is the world a prison, or a game? Wherever he looks, a road lies ahead! He cultivates immortality all the way, and in the end, the young man attains the Great Dao! 1.9kReads6.2Score13714d adds
- 135 Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things Under Heaven 四合院：垂钓诸天万物 Lin Shaowen got drunk at a class reunion. After sleeping and waking up, he inexplicably arrived in the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming Lin Shaowen, an outstanding graduate of Beijing College of Chinese Medicine. He had just graduated from university and now faced a choice: should he become a promising full-time doctor at Union Hospital, or an obscure factory doctor at a steel mill? Without a second thought, Lin Shaowen chose to become a factory doctor. There was no helping it. Sending a 78.9kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds
- 136 Siheyuan: Seeing the Scheme Through to the End 四合院之将截胡进行到底 [Multiple female leads, not for everyone] [Protagonists from various TV dramas collide, each with their own protagonist aura] [Disinfecting with iodine while whipping] Siheyuan, Zhengyang Gate, People Are Like Iron, Glorious Times, The Great New Era, Golden Wedding, Hutong, The Qiao Family Children... In the Name of the People, Ordinary Years, The War Between Two Women] [System for stealing female leads, self-interest, do-gooders, stay away] [No original female leads, characters from other stori 199.3kReads9.0Score13.5k14d adds
- 137 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， 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. 201.2kReads9.4Score13.5k14d adds
- 138 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 948.8kReads9.6Score117.8k14d adds
