Novels like Laying Low in Siheyuan
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- 151 Siheyuan: Wield the Moral High Ground and Enjoy a Carefree Life 四合院：举道德大棒，享自在人生 1958, Back to that fiery red era, into the courtyard house everyone loved to talk about, where the neighbors showed the best and worst of human nature, goodness and ugliness, in all their glory, Li Weiguo, a wage slave from the 21st century, began his legendary life! Note: There is no farm for growing crops, only the static space that comes with the Emotion Collection System. If that bothers you, read at your own risk! 14.5kReads7.6Score46014d adds
- 152 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Copies Top-Tier Cooking Skills from the Start 四合院：傻柱开局，复制顶级厨艺 [Siheyuan courtyard + System + reborn + farming] He Yuzhu was reborn in the 1950s and discovered that the place he lived really was a “courtyard full of beasts.” Fortunately, he had also awakened a god-tier copying System that could copy anyone else's skills. [Copied He Daqing's cooking skills] [Copied Level 8 fitter skills] [Copied...] He Yuzhu smiled. This time, he planned to prepare for the national college entrance exam and take a completely different path. The entire courtyard's schemes and 7.3kReads7.3Score33114d adds
- 153 Siheyuan: I Was Forced to Do Good Deeds 【四合院】我被迫助人为乐 (Multiple female leads. If that's not your thing, don't come in.) Why transmigrate to the Siheyuan? What could await you there? Is it a love that runs deep, or the everyday troubles of life? …,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 362Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 154 Siheyuan: The Wonderful Life I Earned 四合院：赚到的美好人生 [A low-key, cautious protagonist who stays behind the scenes and stirs things up, reasonably intelligent, avoids widows and trouble, original female lead, gets a bit hostile later on, slow-paced at first. If that's not your thing, don't read.] Transmigrated? And into the Siheyuan, a world of scarce food and clothing and schemers crowding every corner in the 1960s? Zhang Ping'an says none of that is a problem for someone who's scored a second life. What matters to him is turning that second chanc 29.4kReads7.3Score1.3k14d adds
- 155 A Tough Guy in the Siheyuan 四合院一狠人 The courtyard house stays the same, but transmigrators come and go. Today, our protagonist Li Hui is lucky enough to transmigrate into the legendary Birds-Fill-the-Courtyard! He’s already dead when he arrives! Lying in the funeral hall, he listens as a bunch of people discuss how to divide up his family’s property. He gets up and scares the life out of those beasts. Relying on his ruthless streak, he begins a life of taking on the world and beating the beasts. Yi Zhonghai, the moralizing sage, t 10.8kReads7.0Score43114d adds
- 156 Siheyuan: From the Start, My 188-Centimeter Wife Knows Tai Chi 四合院开局：我媳妇188会太极 Yang Qing transmigrates into the son of a capitalist who went to Taiwan. Tired of being bullied by the vermin filling the courtyard, all of whom covet his family’s property, he just wants to be left alone. With Director Wang’s help, Yang Qing makes it to 1961. That year, he marries a 188-centimeter-tall refugee woman. To his surprise, she comes from a family of martyrs and is also an heir to the Chenjiagou style of Tai Chi. From then on, he finally stands up for himself, punching Silly Zhu and k 3.6kReads7.8Score25314d adds
- 157 I Transmigrate into Siheyuan and Become the Big Villain 穿越四合院我成了大反派 After transmigrating into the courtyard world, he awakens the Villain Development System right away. As the son of a powerful senior official, he comes from a distinguished family and has influence everywhere. Sorry, gentlemen, but from now on, this courtyard answers to me! The protagonist has the spirit of Wei Wu and the bearing of a prime minister. There are multiple heroines, including Qin Huairu. After about 250,000 words, the story starts weaving in the plot of Under the Zhengyang Gate, and 126Reads8.2Score2514d adds
- 158 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Reborn and Leaves the Whole Yard of Vermin in Ruins 四合院：傻柱重生，坑惨众禽 In his first life, He Yuzhu devoted himself wholeheartedly to the Jia family. He not only helped Qin Huairu, but also supported the First, Second, and Third Masters in their old age. Yet, as he lay dying, Jia Geng abandoned him. Just as he was on the brink of death, he never expected to get another chance at life. After being reborn, He Yuzhu finally came to his senses. He would no longer let people take advantage of him, and instead would give the courtyard's schemers a piece of his mind. The F 9.4kReads7.6Score35014d adds
- 159 Siheyuan: I Inherit a Little Tavern, and Xu Huizhen Is My Sister-in-Law 四合院：继承小酒馆，嫂子徐慧真 After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, he becomes Xu Huizhen's brother-in-law. He returns from studying abroad on a government scholarship and activates a System. Just as the whole country is working hard to build up the motherland, Su Zhengping leisurely chats about ideals with a host of female leads, casually bringing out one piece of cutting-edge technology after another. What? He Daqing, you're planning to run away? Sure, go ahead! But don't you want to think about wha 168Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 160 Siheyuan: I Make a Mess from the Start, and Qin Huairu Panics 四合院：开局捅娄子，秦淮茹急了 Wang Qiang wakes up from a nap to find himself inexplicably in the world of Love in the Courtyard, as a former fortune-teller who has just been swept away. To survive, Wang Qiang relies on the System to dominate the courtyard. Lou Xiao'e is still unmarried when he swoops in and wins her over, while Qin Huairu, left alone at home, silently sheds tears. 12.9kReads6.1Score52314d adds
- 161 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu’s Life Takes a Turn 四合院：傻柱子的反转人生 [Domestic squabbles + cunning protagonist + told from multiple characters’ perspectives] Transmigrated into a courtyard? I’ve become the hapless Silly Zhu. And now I’ve run into Ran Qiuyue for the second time. Should I seize this second chance to change my fate? Or let things take their course and allow Widow Qin to ruin the match? Then help the widow raise a whole family of ungrateful brats? And finally freeze to death peacefully under a bridge? As someone who’s transmigrated, I absolutely can’ 9.5kReads8.4Score41414d adds
- 162 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 15.1kReads7.1Score66514d adds
- 163 The Flower-Picking Little Bee of Siheyuan 採花小蜜蜂之四合院 A different kind of courtyard, with multiple female leads. If that's not your thing, don't read! This story is purely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental! Don't assume it's about you. No need for a long introduction. Just enjoy the ride! 664Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 164 Courtyard, Don't Mess with Me 四合院，别惹我 A sixteen-year-old’s story of growing up wild, struggling to support a family, and fighting back hard against the scoundrels in the courtyard! Don’t mess with me! I won’t listen to your self-righteous drivel! You think you can scheme against me? Let’s see you try! Curse my family, and I’ll beat up your eldest grandson! Sha Zhu, you can’t beat me, so stop embarrassing yourself! 15.7kReads7.6Score71014d adds
- 165 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Fell in Love with He Yushui 四合院：开局恋爱何雨水 Transmigrate + System + Miracle Doctor + Feel-Good Story After transmigrating into the world of the Siheyuan, he discovers that both his parents are dead, but he has money and a home. Then he awakens the Miracle Doctor System! Putting the troublesome neighbors in their place is a piece of cake! He Yuzhu gets married and stops looking after the neighbors. Qin Huairu is dumbfounded, Jia Zhangshi gets sent to a psychiatric hospital, and the First Master and Deaf Granny are left with no one to care 10kReads6.6Score33414d adds
- 166 Siheyuan: I Voluntarily Donate the Steel Mill from the Start 四合院：开局我主动捐出轧钢厂 [Glory Age + The Little Woman Under Zhengyang Gate + Under Zhengyang Gate + Courtyard Compounds] I wake up and find a woman lying beside me who looks familiar. Isn’t that Xu Huizhen, the owner of the tavern? How did I, a sales director, end up back in the 1950s as Lou Bancheng, the private owner of the Red Star Steel Mill? Lou Xiao'e is actually my own daughter. Can you believe that? Having a second chance at life, I’m certainly not going to let the likes of Xu Damao and Silly Zhu take advantage 2.5kReads6.4Score10414d adds
- 167 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
- 168 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. 19.5kReads8.5Score69314d adds
- 169 At Eight Years Old, I Unlock an Infinite System in the Siheyuan 四合院八岁就开启无限系统 Li Aiguo is reborn in the world of the courtyard compound. In this world, his entire family is made up of national heroes. Whenever the scoundrels bully him, Li Aiguo starts shouting: “My grandparents died on the battlefield, giving their lives for their country. My father died on the battlefield, giving his life for his country. My two older brothers also died on the battlefield, giving their lives for their country. My mother was also honored as a martyr. Are you bullying me because you want t 5.7kReads6.1Score28514d adds
- 170 Siheyuan: One New Persona Every Month 四合院：每月一个人设 Also known as: A New Skill Every Month Chen Ping'an transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1965, gaining a new skill every month. In the first month, he gets the Return skill, solving his food and clothing problems and landing a job in the steel mill's logistics department along the way; In the second month, he gets the Inner Voice skill, helping him navigate relationships with ease and even catch a spy; In the third month, he gets the Portable Spirit Field skill, builds greenhouses, grows mushro 10.7kReads7.8Score51814d adds
- 171 Siheyuan: Back to 1950, Silly Zhu Enlists in the Army 四合院：重回50年，傻柱从军 [Military + business warfare + politics + no self-sacrificing saint] From the start, he transmigrates as He Yuzhu, who has just been cruelly abandoned by his father, He Daqing. Knowing the plot inside out, He Yuzhu refuses to become someone else's pawn or sucker. Determined to live with his head held high, he grits his teeth and enlists in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea at the age of fifteen, beginning to write a legendary life of his own. 12.7kReads7.5Score48614d adds
- 172 Siheyuan: I Have the Original Novel in Hand 四合院之我有原著在手 The strongest male lead takes on the miscreants of the courtyard! He uses PUA tactics on Qin Huairu, turning her into an obsessed woman! He teases Yu Li and keeps her wrapped around his finger. He meets the love of his life, and the lovers finally get their happy ending. 4.4kReads5.8Score14514d adds
- 173 Siheyuan: The Good Life 四合院之美好人生 After transmigrating to the 1960s, Zhang Zhifei becomes an ordinary resident of a Beijing courtyard compound. At first, all he wants is to shut the door, live a quiet life with his younger siblings, and leave his mark on the era. Unfortunately, a small temple attracts big demons, and a shallow pond is full of turtles! In this little three-courtyard compound, there’s Yi Zhonghai, the “Virtue Venerable” known as the “perfect man”; Liu Haizhong, a power-hungry “official wannabe” and domestic abuser 24.2kReads8.4Score75214d adds
- 174 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
- 175 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
- 176 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
- 177 Xu Damao's Story Begins in the Siheyuan 许大茂从四合院开始 The courtyard is just where Xu Damao's story begins. How could an era of dramatic change and burning passion go by without me, in the prime of my youth? See how Xu Damao, once a genuine hypocrite and villain, and his two little companions build lives unlike any other. With an unreliable little System, we're not counting on him. The missions are yours, so what do they have to do with me? We'll make our own decisions and live our own lives! (A note: this is a slow-burn story that spans a long peri 2kReads5.8Score—14d adds
- 178 Siheyuan: I Can Absorb Life 四合院：我可以吸收生命 [A Little Playboy + A Little Sly + A Little Invincible + A Little Easygoing + Everyday Life] Ma Teng, a Level 3 electrician at a steel mill, risked his life to save state property by pulling the power switch. He died in the process, and his body was taken over by a modern man from a later era, also named Ma Teng, who had spent most of his life trudging along, honest and unassuming. What kind of waves will this honest modern man stir up in that era? 29.3kReads8.0Score1.4k14d adds
- 179 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 32.2kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
- 180 The Blurry Years of the Siheyuan 四合院之模糊的年代 [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 25.2kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 181 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 60.2kReads8.9Score2.7k14d adds
- 182 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 46.2kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds
- 183 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
- 184 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 199.5kReads9.0Score13.3k14d adds
