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- 51 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Called Off the Wedding, So I'm Grateful I Didn't Marry Her 四合院：秦淮茹悔婚，谢不嫁之恩 Zhang Ming transmigrates into a courtyard house and becomes an ordinary resident. He also learns that his late parents had arranged a marriage for him, and his fiancée is none other than the bloodsucking Qin Huairu! Zhang Ming is exasperated. “Dad, Mom! Aren’t you setting your own son up?” Just as Zhang Ming decides to accept his fate, word comes that the Qin family has called off the engagement. “What? I haven’t even called it off, and you’re already backing out?” “You think the bride price is 74Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 52 Siheyuan: I Can't Keep Up with the Daily Sign-In 四合院：每日签到我苟不住了 I woke up to find that I had transmigrated as Silly Zhu's father, He Daqing! What? Qin Huairu, you still want to ruin my son's life? Not a chance! As his father, I'll just have to take one for the team and win you over myself! A scheming bitch and a cunning man: a match made in heaven! This book is also known as He Daqing Is Here! Behold, You Beasts of the Siheyuan! Tremble! 2.7kReads8.9Score10614d adds
- 53 He Daqing's Happy Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之何大清的幸福生活 Transmigrate into He Daqing, Silly Zhu's father! Sure, I'm a seasoned widow-chaser and a classic scumbag, but a man still loves his own son! My boy was bullied to death by the beasts in the courtyard. As his real father, how could I just stand by? My boy! Your dad is back! 16kReads8.5Score57214d adds
- 54 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated to the 1960s and Married Qin Huairu 四合院：穿越六零，娶妻秦淮茹 When he woke up, Wang Jianhua had become a bona fide Beijinger, with a spacious three-room house in a traditional courtyard. The bad news was that it was now 1959. That’s right, he had transmigrated. As he absorbed his new memories, he noticed that his neighbors’ names sounded familiar: Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui... He had landed in the world of Love in the Courtyard. At this point, Jia Dongxu was still unmarried, He Daqing hadn’t run off with a widow, and Yu Li hadn’t married into the 15.1kReads7.1Score65614d adds
- 55 Siheyuan: Rising to the Top with Sign-Ins 四合院：从签到开始崛起 Bah! What a load of garbage! He Yuzhu was so furious watching the TV series that he was ready to smash the television. But just as he was about to do it, everything went black. When he opened his eyes again, he had somehow arrived in the world of the courtyard house drama, and, of all people, become its protagonist, He Yuzhu! What the... He Yuzhu was dumbfounded. But when his golden finger arrived, he began living a very different life. Every day, he did his sign-in, drank tea, and played with a 112Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 56 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Made the Neighbor’s Kid Bang Geng Drool 四合院：开局馋哭隔壁小孩棒梗 Jiang Chen accidentally transmigrates into a courtyard home and gets a sign-in System from the start. What? Signing in directly rewards me with twins, making me a dad overnight! What? Signing in instantly makes me a millionaire, leaving everyone in the courtyard in the dust! What? Signing in grants me the skills of a Level Eight fitter! What? Signing in grants me god-tier cooking skills! What? Signing in rewards me with a bicycle voucher! ...Then I can just sit back and win, right? 6.9kReads7.9Score29314d adds
- 57 Siheyuan: Sending the Jia Family Mother and Son to Detention from the Start 四合院：开局送贾家母子去拘留 Zhang Wenjin's soul unexpectedly transmigrated to the 1960s. He possessed the body of Zhang Wenjin, the grandson of an old doctor in a courtyard compound. After learning about Zhang Wenjin's tragic past and the old doctor's death, a dubious System golden finger activated. Watch as Zhang Wenjin deals with the beasts around him. Watch as Zhang Wenjin saves his unreliable System golden finger. 7kReads8.5Score27514d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: I Had a Home from the Start 四合院，开局有了家 Heartbroken, Qin Changchuan got drunk and went to the seaside alone in the middle of the night to clear his head. He never expected that after walking along the shore as the tide receded, he would pass out on the beach. When the tide came in, it carried him away and took his life. When he opened his eyes, he discovered he had transmigrated into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. He hadn't been dealt a bad hand by fate. He'd been given a perfect start from the very beginning. Before, he had felt 79Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: I Break Silly Zhu's Leg from the Start 四合院：开局打断傻柱的腿 A modern urban professional is reborn in the world of Love in the Courtyard with a System! Faced with the whole courtyard’s beasts scheming against him and pushing him around, Lin Hao takes his Beast-Taming skill straight to the max! The big sucker Silly Zhu stands up for his “goddess”? Break his legs! The First Master likes to guilt-trip people? How about a little late-night “warmth”? The Second Master wants to be an official? We’ll make him the “director” of the toilet!!! Qin Huairu puts on a 163Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 60 So Bored! I’m Building Nuclear Weapons for My Country in the Siheyuan 太无聊！我在四合院为国造核弹 [Courtyard drama + System + reborn + patriotism] Lin Hao transmigrates into the period drama Love in the Courtyard. From the start, Lin Hao gets a System and happens to save a beautiful woman, Qin Huairu. Although Qin Huairu is a bit of a green tea, Lin Hao thinks she can still be turned around. When Jia Zhangshi throws a tantrum, Lin Hao gives her a slap right across the face! When Xu Damao starts causing trouble, Lin Hao gives him a slap too! When Liu Haizhong acts like a thug, Lin Hao sends h 738Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 61 Siheyuan: You Want Me to Pay a Bride Price Because You Got Promoted? Forget It, I’m Not Marrying You 四合院：看我晋升加彩礼？不娶了 Shen Fei transmigrates to a courtyard house and becomes an ordinary resident. He was supposed to get engaged to Qin Huairu and marry her. When the Qin family hears Shen Fei has been promoted, they demand a higher bride price at the last minute. What? You're raising the bride price because I got promoted? Otherwise, she'll marry Jia Dongxu? Shen Fei flatly says he's not getting married! Years later, Shen Fei discovers that this courtyard is a complete mess! Turns out Banggeng isn't really part of 13.5kReads7.9Score56614d adds
- 62 Siheyuan: My Wife Shows Up and Immediately Takes Down the Jia Family 四合院：媳妇刚过来就干翻贾家 Dotingly devoted husband, sweet romance, love, fishing System, leveling up. The male lead transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and obtains the Fishing Master System. Using it, he enjoys the good life in this unusual era, eating well and living comfortably. The male lead mostly stays behind the scenes, while his wife takes all the limelight. This is a story about a husband who spoils his wife to the extreme! This novel is very different from other courtyard-household stories. Its plot has vir 7.3kReads8.1Score26514d adds
- 63 Siheyuan: Don’t Mess with Me, or I’ll Have You Locked Up 四合院：不要惹我，惹我就送进去 After waking up, Li Luo transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and became one of the residents of the courtyard. Through his own tireless efforts, he spent five years working his way up to become a Level Five electrician. Just then, a familiar yet strange voice suddenly rang out in his mind: “The five-year deadline has arrived. System activated.” From then on, Li Luo’s life became all the more colorful. Granny Deaf throwing her weight around because of her age? Then he’d have to r 22.6kReads7.6Score79014d adds
- 64 Siheyuan: The Jia Family Throws a Feast, and I Turn Their World Upside Down 四合院：贾家开席，搅它天翻地覆 One night, Zhao Xuecheng wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the world of The Courtyard Is Full of Beasts. The Jia family is throwing a banquet? I'll turn the place upside down. Silly Zhu wants to sell his house? Zhao Xuecheng: “Uncle Daqing, Silly Zhu is an ungrateful bastard. Take Aunt Bai and get out of here, quick!” Liu Haizhong wants to become a team leader? Beat him up and send him off to clean the toilets! Bang Geng, I hear your nickname is the Thieving Saint? I'll break your 9.4kReads7.8Score28114d adds
- 65 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Had Every Neighbor's Weakness 四合院：开局拿捏众禽把柄 He transmigrates into a courtyard house and becomes Lin Yang, a boy on the verge of adulthood. From the start, his father is dead and his mother is gravely ill. Before his mother can even breathe her last, the courtyard's vermin scheme together to divide up his family's property. Yi Zhonghai: "Let me borrow your wheelchair. I'm not taking it, just borrowing it, got it? Though I might not return it." Liu Haizhong: "My family has a lot of people. I want one of your rooms. Don't worry, I'll give yo 14.7kReads8.6Score87014d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu 四合院之傻柱 On the day He Daqing runs off, Silly Zhu inherits memories from the future. There is no System. Although goods are scarce in this era, it has its own unique wonders. Watch the protagonist strive to build an extraordinary life of his own. 14.3kReads8.8Score38814d adds
- 67 Siheyuan: Starting Out as Little Rascal Kang Jiu 四合院：从小混蛋康九开始 After waking from a deep sleep, I discovered I had become Kang Jiu, who was beaten to death by the children of the compound in Blood Romance. I also had a six-year-old little sister. And that wasn't all. The compound where I lived turned out to be the one from The Turbulent Households of the Courtyard. I planned to keep my head down for ten years and wait for my chance to take off. Bang Geng tried to steal my sister's food, so I slapped him flying. Jia Zhangshi tried to avenge her grandson, and 7.7kReads8.7Score28814d adds
- 68 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Uncover a Shocking Secret 四合院：开局发现惊天秘密 Zhang Xiaopi was reborn, and an unexpected job in the capital brought him there. For no apparent reason, he ended up living in the Beast-Filled Courtyard. See how Zhang Xiaopi makes his own way in this vibrant, tumultuous era. See how he puts the courtyard’s pests in their place. This is a slow-burn story, but it has plenty of bite and a satisfying ending. 20kReads8.5Score72114d adds
- 69 Silly Zhu's Siheyuan 傻柱子的四合院 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. 15.5kReads8.8Score71714d adds
- 70 Siheyuan: The Factory Director's Path, Snatching Qin Huairu from the Start 四合院：厂长路，开局截胡秦淮茹 In 1951, the animals of the courtyard were up to their usual antics. It was supposed to be Jia Xudong's wedding night, but Qin Huairu mistook the door and climbed into the wrong bed, landing in the arms of a certain lecher. From then on, life in the courtyard descended into chaos... 1.6kReads6.9Score19114d adds
- 71 Siheyuan: Starting in 1953 四合院从1953开始 He Yuzhu, who shares the same name as Silly Zhu, complained about the plot of the courtyard story and was chosen by the System. He was sent into the world where the story takes place and became Silly Zhu. Fortunately, the System showed some consideration: instead of dropping He Yuzhu into the story at the beginning, it sent him back to before He Daqing ran off with the widow. Since I’m here, and I have a System, I won’t be fooled again or act like a simp this time around. I’ll live for myself an 23.6kReads8.7Score69014d adds
- 72 Love in the Courtyard: Bixia Yuanjun 情满四合院之碧霞元君 With the protection of Bixia Yuanjun of Mount Tai, also known as Granny Mount Tai, Wang Shengwen's soul transmigrates into the story of Love in the Courtyard in the 1960s. He carries out the duties of “helping the nation prosper and its people thrive, aiding those in peril and rescuing those in danger, rewarding merit and punishing wrongdoing,” using real events as they happen to change the outlook of the people of that era. The protagonist has been deeply shaped by traditional Chinese Taoist th 2.3kReads8.1Score11114d adds
- 73 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 26.9kReads8.7Score1.3k14d adds
- 74 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 13.1kReads9.1Score51014d adds
- 75 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
- 76 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 [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! 22.4kReads6.0Score53314d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: My Life Starts Over 四合院：我的人生重新开始 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. 6.8kReads8.4Score20214d adds
- 78 Lao Mo, Eating Fish in the Siheyuan, Dominating Hong Kong 老默，四合院吃鱼，香江称霸 [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 43.2kReads7.9Score2.1k14d adds
- 79 Siheyuan: I Only Want to Live a Quiet Life 四合院：只想平淡过一生 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 35.9kReads7.9Score1.3k14d adds
- 80 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
- 81 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
- 82 Siheyuan Culinary God: I, He Yuzhu, Got Married from the Start 四合院神厨：我何雨柱开局就结婚 [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! 30.2kReads8.1Score1.2k14d adds
- 83 Siheyuan: Transmigrated as the Head Master's Nephew 四合院：穿成一大爷的亲外甥 [Siheyuan + period setting + farming + portable dimension + one heroine] Li Anye transmigrates to an era of scarcity, with no parents and not a penny to his name, so he has no choice but to seek help from his maternal uncle, Uncle Yi. As the saying goes, a maternal uncle is worth more than the heavens. Surely no one can complain if he leans on his uncle for support? After graduating from vocational school, Li Anye gets a decent job at a steel mill thanks to his uncle. His uncle, Yi Zhonghai, is 21.2kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 84 Siheyuan: The Greatest Livestock Breeder 四合院：最牛牲畜养殖人 [No harem protagonist + fierce and ruthless + a little devious + somewhat invincible + easygoing daily life + early-stage growth + decisive and merciless + no saintly do-gooder] My name is Bai Baoshan. I’m 45 years old. I’m a good person. All I know how to do is raise livestock. Don’t believe me? I’ll raise some and show you. And so... Every black pig weighed over 400 jin... The cattle and sheep were all plump and healthy, with delicious meat... Even the dairy cows and goats sprayed milk 11.3kReads8.6Score40714d adds
- 85 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
- 86 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
- 87 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
- 88 Siheyuan: Getting Rich Quietly 四合院：闷声发大财 Courtyard Life #Period Fiction #Comedy #Feel-Good Fiction #Old Fox #Harem #Farming Fiction He transmigrated to 1952 and became Chen Yuanshan, an apprentice at Fengzeyuan. His father was a martyr and left him 13 million in old currency and two main rooms. He thought he could lie flat, but the courtyard was full of beasts. Jia Zhangshi sat on the ground every day, wailing, “Old Jia! Someone’s bullying me!” Silly Zhu called every woman “Sister Qin” and beat up Xu Damao whenever he saw him. Xu Damao 15.5kReads5.3Score48414d adds
- 89 Siheyuan: Becoming a Rogue Everyone Loves 四合院：做一个人见人爱的流氓 [System] [Multiple Heroines] [Low on Grimness] [Historical Fantasy] Lin Muzhi, a down-and-out writer from the 21st century, wakes up as Lin Weidong, a backward young man in a 1965 courtyard. His neighbors are rubbing their hands together, ready to crush this “troublemaker” and take everything from him. But... The whole courtyard soon realizes that this time, the newcomer isn't prey. Armed with the perspective of a modern civilization, he's come to rule this world of tangled relationships like it 40.3kReads8.7Score1.9k14d adds
- 90 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 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.) 83.7kReads5.5Score3.8k14d adds
- 91 In the Siheyuan, Silly Zhu Stops Being a Doormat 四合院傻柱不在做冤大头 Snow blanketed the world. As he lay dying beneath a bridge, He Yuzhu watched his archrival, Xu Damao, summon the last of his strength to carry him back to the courtyard, and regret tore at his heart. Reborn as a young man, he awakens a mysterious pocket dimension and gains the skills of a culinary god. He immediately cuts ties with the Jia family. He will repay the deaf old lady's kindness, ease his younger sister's suffering, and rekindle his bond with Lou Xiao'e. As for those bloodsucking para 918Reads8.6Score10114d adds
- 92 Siheyuan: My Revenge Begins at the Mass Grave 四合院：从乱葬岗开始复仇 Reborn on a mass grave, Zhang Aiguo returns with a System. The scoundrels stole my family’s property, sold my younger sister, and left me for dead. This time, they’ll pay for every drop of blood! The hypocritical patriarch, the venomous old woman, every last one of them: none will get away! Watch as this young man delivers the ultimate judgment and gets his revenge in this man-eating courtyard! 373Reads8.8Score14514d adds
