Novels like Siheyuan: Gaining Supreme Culinary Skills from the Start
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- 101 The Tycoon Who Rose from the Siheyuan 四合院走出的首富 After transmigrating into a courtyard house, Chu Liang is ostracized by the other residents. He starts building his fortune by roasting sunflower seeds, and eventually buys the entire courtyard house. The other residents all regret their actions. Qin Huairu even asks someone to arrange for her daughter to marry Chu Liang, and both Huaihua and Xiaodang say they are willing. 42Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 102 Siheyuan: I Have a Causality Chart 四合院：我有一张因果图 Siheyuan + Martial Arts + Comedy (similar to My Own Swordsman; martial arts are just a bit of variety) Many years later, in the famous martial-arts-loving Siheyuan. Moral Sage Yi Zhonghai: I am the First Master of this courtyard. I cultivate the Palm of Human Relations, which teaches “winning people over with virtue.” Once you enter this courtyard and take a hit from my Retirement Aura, do you think you can just walk away without calling me Dad? Necromancer Jia Zhang: The Aura of the Undead! Old 1.3kReads6.7Score5714d adds
- 103 Siheyuan: Starting at the Air Force Logistics Office 四合院：从空军后勤处开始 I transmigrated to the 1960s and became a staff member in the Air Force logistics department. Ding! Congratulations, Host: You have received five futuristic bombers. Ding! Congratulations, Host: You have received a high-tech laser aircraft. Ding! Congratulations, Host: You have received a super-modern galaxy battleship! Zhao Jianguo decisively put the System up for sale. From then on, he had it all: status, influence, fame, money, and even the perfect blind date. Whatever he wanted, he could get —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Siheyuan: Do Me a Favor 四合院：给我个面子 Transmigrate into the story of the Siheyuan and become Silly Zhu’s father, He Daqing. Gain the Face Fruit. Anyone I speak to has to do as I say and show me respect. Qin Huairu trying to take advantage of me? Not a chance. Silly Zhu wants to act up? Spare the rod, spoil the child. Send Uncle One to the hospital! Take his place as the courtyard’s head. Bang Geng is stealing and causing trouble? I’ll break his hands myself. 2Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 105 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Ordinary Life 四合院，何雨柱的平凡生活 Their father ran off with a widow, leaving the brother and sister to depend on each other. Everyone minds their own doorstep and leaves others to deal with the frost on their roof. Low on hostility, low on violence, and a little saintly: just an ordinary person living an ordinary life. The blurb doesn't do it justice, so please read the novel. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Siheyuan: Who Says I’m a Beast? 四合院：谁说我是禽兽 When he arrived in the 1950s, Wang Jianguo initially just wanted to live comfortably. He never expected to be treated like an animal in that compound, said to be full of them, and end up living better and better. [Slice of life, no angst, period fiction] 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Turns Foolish and Torments the Whole Lot 四合院之变傻柱虐众禽 After reading so many stories about the courtyard, I decided to write one myself. My writing isn’t great, so please don’t flame me in the comments. If you like it, keep reading. If not, feel free to leave. Thank you, everyone! 2.9kReads8.1Score11314d adds
- 108 Siheyuan: I'm Just Too Talented 四合院：我太有才了 Who could have expected that an ordinary man, carried away by a moment of excitement, would transmigrate into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, arriving just as Jia Xudong and Qin Huairu were starting their life together? Watch how he steals Qin Huairu away and takes on the courtyard once more. 1.6kReads7.5Score—14d adds
- 109 I Lay Low in the Siheyuan and Become a Tycoon 在四合院的我苟成首富 It was just a fall into the water. So how did I wake up in the 1960s, apparently in a courtyard full of beasts? And the worst part is, I don't even have the System every transmigrator is supposed to get. How am I supposed to play this game? 1.8kReads8.0Score—14d adds
- 110 The Siheyuan Playboy 四合院海王 He transmigrates into the world of the courtyard and obtains a womanizer sign-in System. And so, a romantic rake is born. From then on, the courtyard fills with the scent of love, its air ripples with the sweet troubles of happiness, and its residents struggle through tales of unbridled caprice. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Beats Xu Damao to a Pulp from the Start 四合院：我傻柱开局暴揍许大茂 I woke up after transmigrating, only to be accused of stealing a chicken. So from the start, I beat up Xu Damao. Sneaking around to listen in the middle of the night, I discovered that Banggeng was actually Uncle Yi's biological son! Xu Damao has no children? I'll make you a proud father right after your wedding. Uncle Yi causes a scene at the funeral hall, followed by a savage fight in front of the vegetable cellar. Uncle Yi is crippled, and Jia Zhangshi breaks her leg. A shadow dares to set a 5kReads7.7Score14514d adds
- 112 Siheyuan: The Negative System Drives All the Hooligans Crazy 四合院：负面系统，逼疯众禽兽 Jia Youcai transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, only to have Jia Zhangshi try to seize his house from the start. Then he discovers he has only a few months left to live. Things couldn't be worse. At the critical moment, Jia Youcai awakens his Negative Emotion System. After that, why does Jia Zhangshi crow like a rooster in the middle of the night? Why does Yi Zhonghai end up disgraced? Why can Qin Huairu suddenly no longer leech off anyone? Jia Youcai smiles faintly. "I have n 301Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 113 Siheyuan: Covet My Wife? I'll Break Your Legs 四合院：肖想我媳妇儿？腿打断 [Doting Dad] [Devoted Husband] [Farming] Zhou Chuan had just transmigrated to the world of Love in the Courtyard when Jia Dongxu stole Qin Huairu away from him, turning him into a laughingstock in the whole compound. Fortunately, he met Zheng Juan, who had come from the parallel world of A Lifelong Journey in search of her family. She had brought her mother, Aunt Zheng, and her blind younger brother with her. Everyone laughed at Zhou Chuan, thinking he’d gone crazy after Qin Huairu dumped him an 166Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 114 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Ate a Hamburger and Made the Whole Courtyard Drool 四合院：开局吃汉堡，全院馋哭了 He transmigrates into the Siheyuan as Zhou Baoguo, a dim-witted little fool whose parents died young. Everyone in the courtyard bullies him, seeing that he has no one to rely on. Banggeng shoves him, and he hits his head, develops a high fever, and falls into a coma. Instead of saving his life, these people want to let him die on his own and scheme to take his house. His overwhelming instinct to survive awakens the System. Whenever he triggers someone else's emotions, he can earn treasure chests 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Jia Zhangshi of the Siheyuan: While Others Fight for the Household, I Farm 四合院之贾张氏，别人宅斗我种田 After transmigrating into the drama Love in the Courtyard as Jia Zhangshi, a character disliked both on and off screen, Zhang Jiajia can only shake her head and sigh. Her good-for-nothing son Jia Dongxu is already dead, and Qin Huairu, who spent more than a decade mourning him in the show, is actually planning to remarry?! Zhang Jiajia says: Respect other people's choices, and stop trying to save them! She'll just grow crops, raise the kids, and enjoy her own little life! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Siheyuan: Starting with Delivering Bang Geng 四合院：从接生棒梗开始 Doctor Zheng Mingliang transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. He unlocks two golden fingers: “Max-Level Medical Skills” and “God-Tier Choices.” From the start, he delivers Bang Geng? Bang Geng dies at birth? He treats Grandma Deaf, and she promptly kicks the bucket? And then there’s Yi Zhonghai... Animals? Sorry, I specialize in treating animals! 245Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 117 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Extraordinary Life 四合院：傻柱的妖孽人生 Petty, trivial matters were the most genuine reflection of how neighbors interacted in that era. He Yu accidentally transmigrates to the Red Star Courtyard in the 1960s and awakens a simp System! From the eighty-year-old deaf Granny to little Huaihua, who's only three or four, every single one is a target! This is utterly depraved, worse than an animal! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Siheyuan: With Skills Like Mine, How Could I Just Sit Back and Do Nothing? 四合院：我这实力怎么允许当老六 I returned to an era full of hope. I wouldn’t let those beasts trap me; I’d treat them as a little spice in life. Also, even though I want to be the sneaky one, my strength just won’t let me! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Siheyuan: I Catch a Human Trafficker from the Start 四合院：开局抓个人贩子 Listen to good advice, and you'll never go hungry. After unexpectedly arriving in a Beijing courtyard compound, Xie Xizhou finds himself surprisingly at ease among all its colorful characters! From the start, he takes Jia Dongxu's advice and catches a human trafficker, earning himself a commendation and setting off down a path of no return... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 In the Siheyuan, If They Ignore You, Climb Your Way Up 四合院之不理你就往上爬 [Siheyuan] [Slice of Life] [Farming] Wang Hao transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard by accident. From the start, he saved Widow Liu. “What? They all say women with big bottoms are good at having babies.” But he soon discovered that the people here were scheming and fighting among themselves. But Wang Hao was no longer the Silly Zhu of the past. What would his life be like now… Who wouldn’t want to be Wang Hao, and yet who could ever measure up to him? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Quick Transmigration Across the Heavens, Starting in Siheyuan 快穿诸天，从四合院开始 A story spanning the myriad heavens, so I won’t bother with a synopsis. (˵¯͒〰¯͒˵) The first world is the courtyard, the second is a martial arts world, and the third is the world of Don’t Starve... “Huanghai Zeli, have you seen my Chinese textbook?” Huang Yueying’s voice came from the doorway. She was already there. Creak The door opened. Hearing the explosive sounds beside her, she widened her eyes. “Mom, Huanghai Zeli is watching...” “Mm...!” 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Siheyuan: God-Tier Choices from the Start 四合院：开局神级选择 After watching the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, I woke up and found myself in its world. There isn't a single decent person here! Hypocrites, thieves, rotten to the core... And right from the start, the leech Qin Huairu comes knocking to borrow meat. Luckily, the System activates at that moment. With god-tier choices, I can enjoy a happy life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Across the Heavens, Starting in the Siheyuan 诸天，从四合院开始 The first three chapters take place in the real world. If you don't like a mission world, feel free to skip it. He Changsheng graduated years ago, but has always struggled to make ends meet. Then he became the first person to get a cheat, and his wonderful life began. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Siheyuan: The Mosquito-Raising System That Steals Other People’s Skills 四合院：养蚊系统，吸取他人技能 Qin Fen transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan and activates the Divine Mosquito System from the start. It randomly mutates all kinds of divine mosquitoes. Scout Mosquito → Shared vision, keeping him up to date on everything happening in the courtyard! Disease-Curing Mosquito → Transfers illnesses and gives people a complete makeover! Skill-Stealing Mosquito → Siphons skills for him to use! Old Deaf Granny: “Oh no! I've been complaining about feeling unwell every day, and now I've actually 3Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 125 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Beat Jia Zhangshi Senseless 四合院：开局暴打贾张氏 Xie Lang transmigrates into a courtyard house in the 1960s, just as Jia Zhangshi is trying to seize his home. Xie Lang sends her straight off to prison to learn a thing or two about how to behave. Yi Zhonghai wants me to support him in his old age? Then you can go with Jia Zhangshi! Qin Huairu wants to bleed me dry? Then I'll play along and give her a taste of her own scheming. Silly Zhu wants to play the gallant protector? You simp, just wait until you end up without a family of your own! The v 158Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 126 Siheyuan: From the Start, One Fishing Rod Was All It Took to Catch Dilraba! 四合院：开局一根杆，垂钓热巴！ Li Wuwei, an avid angler, transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Familiar with the plot, he planned to steer clear of the beasts and make a living by fishing. Unexpectedly, he awakened a God-Tier Fishing System that could catch anything across the Myriad Worlds! Beef and mutton, vegetables, eggs, and milk are all fine by me. Cultivation techniques and pills are understandable too. But why on earth did I fish up Dilraba??? 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Turn My Life Around 四合院：穿成傻柱，逆袭人生 He Zhao transmigrates into a courtyard-house compound and becomes the hapless Silly Zhu. Before, he could only feel He Yuzhu’s frustration and helplessness while watching the show! Now that he’s taken over He Yuzhu’s body, his life is on easy mode, and he has plenty of rumored girlfriends. Everyone else is green with envy! Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi, Banggeng: if you’re hoping to leech off him and make yourselves rich this time around, get lost! 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Siheyuan: Starting with an Inheritance 四合院：从继承遗产开始 Li Qingshan, a university graduate from a later era who has transmigrated into the past, inherits all of his second uncle's estate and moves into a courtyard with a group of “good neighbors.” He uses everything at his disposal to outwit and outfight the “good neighbors” in the courtyard: taking on the “Moral Paragon,” kicking the “Courtyard God of War,” slapping the “Necromancer,” and teaching the courtyard's “Master Thief” a lesson... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated While Watching My Former Self Get Beaten 四合院：看着前身被打我穿了 Peng Xinglong, who worked himself to death in the 21st century, has his soul transmigrate into the beast-filled Siheyuan and is completely stunned! What? I really get to live again! But these neighbors are anything but friendly. "Outsmart the whole courtyard of troublemakers, kick Xu Damao, punch He Yuzhu, turn the First Master’s own moral blackmail against him, slap Jia Zhangshi until she cries, and send that little white-eyed wolf off for reform." No! That's not what I want. I just want to liv 1.2kReads7.6Score—14d adds
- 130 Siheyuan: The Beast-Taming Expert's Leisurely Life 四合院：驯禽高手的悠闲人生 Xu Ping'an boarded a bus and unexpectedly transmigrated to the world of "The Story of the Courtyard"! He and his younger sister had only each other to rely on, but luckily, his System awakened! Qin Huairu, that white lotus, wants to leech off him? Keep dreaming. Jia Zhangshi, that old harridan, needs to be dealt with! Bang Geng is an ungrateful brat. He needs a good thrashing. Xu Damao has his eye on Lou Xiao'e? Sorry, I’m taking her first. Silly Zhu, the courtyard’s undefeated champion? I’ll be 298Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 131 Siheyuan: The War Hero from the Start 四合院之开局战斗英雄 From the start, after transmigrating back to the world of sixties-era films and TV dramas, either seize power over all under heaven while awake, or lie drunk in the embrace of beauties. Ride the great tide of the times and become a proud pioneer! —Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 132 Siheyuan: From the Start, My Whole Family Is Bullied by Silly Zhu 四合院：开局全家被傻柱欺负 I wake up to find that I've transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard. My whole family is bullied by Silly Zhu and He Daqing, while everyone else waits to profit from the conflict. There isn't much entertainment in this era anyway, so let's have some fun with you all! Later on, the story also blends with Blood Romance and Under the Zhengyang Gate. 186Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 133 Siheyuan: Steal Luck to Make Delicious Food 四合院：夺人气运做美食 Lin Hai became an orphan at twelve. One night, drunk, he crashed into a TV and transmigrated into a siheyuan. After activating the Big Boss System, Lin Hai set out to steal other people's fortunes and trade them for gourmet skills. At the factory, he keeps a low profile as the cafeteria director. At home, he enjoys the company of beautiful women and delicious food. One day, his soul arrives in the courtyard, and all the scheming neighbors gather. If you ask how to deal with them, Lin Hai cries o 5kReads8.1Score25014d adds
- 134 Siheyuan: My Brother! Brutally Beating Bang Geng! 四合院：我弟！暴虐棒梗！ From the start, Lin Feng transmigrates to the world of the Siheyuan and obtains a sign-in System. Who could have guessed that the two cans of refined salt the factory gave him as a reward for his courageous act would be stolen by the notorious thief Bang Geng! There’s always someone worse to keep a villain in check. The thief stole it, then ate it, only to discover it was industrial salt. This sent everyone into a panic... Everyone except Lin Feng. 4.2kReads7.1Score17414d adds
- 135 Siheyuan: I Took Advice from the Start, and the Troublemakers Lost Their Minds 四合院：开局听劝，禽兽们气疯了 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Siheyuan: Teaching the Scoundrels a Lesson, Starting by Stealing Their Matches 四合院：教训禽兽，从截胡开始 (This is not a story about seducing other men. Its main focus is building a better life. If you can’t accept that, please leave of your own accord. The author won’t waste the readers’ time! Malicious reviews will be reported, no thanks needed. Some characters have been changed, so please don’t read this through the lens of the original work. Thank you!) After transmigrating from the 21st century into the world of the beast-filled siheyuan, Yang Chen spends several years there. Once he passes the 5Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 137 Siheyuan: A Blizzard of Feathers, Yet I Defy Fate 四合院：鹅毛大雪，我自逆天改命 What am I supposed to do when I can't come up with any good ideas? I still have to write to make a living. I'm having such a hard time. 54Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 138 Siheyuan: Renovating a House from the Start 四合院之开局装修房子 One stint of overtime and one drunken night later, a fragment of a soul mysteriously arrives in the 1960s and takes over the body of the protagonist of Love in the Courtyard. Can he carve out a remarkable life of his own, or will time send him down the original storyline? Is this something to look forward to? 17Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 139 From the Start, I Deliver a Face-Slapping Blow to Yi Zhonghai, Shocking the Whole Courtyard 开局打脸易中海，全院震惊 Chen Feng wakes up one night and finds himself back in the courtyard. This time, he doesn't give his gift to Yi Zhonghai, who kicks him out instead. But Chen Feng is incredibly lucky: he actually manages to awaken his System. He steadily climbs the ranks, becoming a senior engineer, while Yi Zhonghai is left disgraced and filled with regret. “If only I'd known, I should have driven Chen Feng out of the courtyard!” “Wait! Master Chen, please take me on as your disciple!” 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Siheyuan: I Became the Child Everyone Else Wishes They Had 四合院：我活成了別人家的孩子 [A blend of classic courtyard life, period dramas, no System, and realistic storytelling] Other people’s children are terrifying creatures... They excel at both academics and sports. Even when they sleep through class, they can still leave you, despite all your hard work, in the dust. Feng Shengli is reborn in a courtyard compound in the 1950s. In Banggeng’s eyes, he is exactly that kind of creature! Whenever Grandma or his parents compare Banggeng to Feng Shengli... It ends either in a scolding 313Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 141 Siheyuan: Please Call Me Brother Damao 四合院之请叫我大茂哥 After Xu Damao from a parallel world is reborn, he has all his former self’s memories, along with memories of how society developed afterward. So what path should he take, and how should he deal with all the petty squabbles in the courtyard? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Siheyuan: A Master Craftsman Returns Home to a Hero's Welcome 四合院：大国工匠返乡，专车接送 After transmigrating, Meng Dong found himself in the military. He bound himself to a sign-in System and received a major national defense-industry gift pack. From then on, Meng Dong's name resounded throughout the military, even reaching the ears of some high-ranking officials. Five years later, China's defense industry had made a qualitative leap forward. Once his five years were up, Meng Dong returned home to care for his parents, back to the courtyard he had dreamed of for so long… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Siheyuan: From the Start, Set Up a Match with Ding Qiunan 四合院：开局相亲丁秋楠 Year 1952. Wu Dongxi arrives at the courtyard and, from the start, teams up with Jia Dongxu to arrange a matchmaking date. One gets Ding Qiunan, the other Qin Huairu... Then the System suddenly arrives. Only children have to choose! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 A Life That Begins with Love in the Courtyard 从情满四合院开始的人生 When a modern man becomes the younger brother of He Yuzhu in Love in the Courtyard, he has no System or special powers, just a vague foreknowledge of what’s to come. What can he do? Should he watch as his brother He Yuzhu gets cheated out of everything and left with nothing? Or should he try to change it all? 153Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 145 Siheyuan: What’s Wrong with Being a Little Overbearing? 四合院：我霸道点怎么了？ Chen Changwu transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard just as his family falls apart. His maternal aunt by marriage, Jia Zhangshi, wants to take over his house. As if he'd put up with that! He beats her up, then goes and smashes up the Jia family home. Yi Zhonghai takes her side? He gets beaten! Silly Zhu sticks his nose in? He gets beaten! Liu Haizhong throws his weight around? He gets beaten! The foul-mouthed Xu Damao, the stingy Yan Bugui, the white lotus Qin Huairu... There's no 3.1kReads8.1Score10014d adds
- 146 Siheyuan: Banggeng Stole from My House 四合院：棒梗偷我家 Ye Xiangguo transmigrates into the world of The House of Beasts, so he decides to make the best of it. Bang Geng breaks into his home? He’ll beat stars into your eyes. Sha Zhu runs his mouth? He’ll beat you senseless. Yi, the hypocrite, tries to force him to donate? Then you’re no longer the neighborhood chief. Jia Zhang, the spirit-summoning witch, performs another ritual? Then he’ll let them come and see her for real. Ye Xiangguo never intended to put up with being taken advantage of after tr 2.8kReads7.7Score10414d adds
- 147 Siheyuan: I “Love Helping Others” 四合院：我“助人为乐” In his previous life, Ye Qiu dreamed of nine dragons pulling a coffin and thought he had the makings of a Great Emperor. But when he opened his eyes, he’d transmigrated to this passionate, fiery 1960s. After being assigned a job, he even ended up living in the courtyard house from Love in the Courtyard... Ever-helpful Ye Qiu speaks up for what’s right: Brother Zhuzi, I know you’re not a thief. I’ll help you! Brother Damao, I know you’re too embarrassed to say it. Let’s go to the hospital for a c 1.1kReads7.6Score—14d adds
- 148 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai Chooses Me to Care for Him in His Old Age 四合院：易中海选我做养老人 I woke up to find that I had transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard. Watching Silly Zhu and the others scheme against one another, and seeing how skilled Qin Huairu was at taking advantage of people, I decided to take a different path! 757Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 149 Siheyuan: A Lavish Farm from the Start 四合院：开局一座炫富农庄 After transmigrating into the world of the Siheyuan, I got a farm. The way to develop the farm was: show off my wealth. While everyone else could barely get enough to eat, I had meat and fish at every meal. While everyone else had to walk wherever they went, I bought three bicycles at once. Forever, Phoenix, Flying Pigeon: I had to get one of each. The more I showed off, the more I got. Today was another day of making Banggeng drool with envy. Everyone in the Siheyuan was green with envy. “Don’t 173Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 150 Siheyuan: The Rebirth of He Yuzhu 四合院之何雨柱重生记 In his old age, He Yuzhu lost the ability to work, and on a cold winter night, Bang Geng kicked him out of the house. After he froze to death beneath a bridge, his soul drifted in midair, where he saw his old rival Xu Damao taking his body away for burial. Perhaps Heaven had witnessed his miserable life and let He Yuzhu return with his memories to the beginning of the story. —Reads—Score—14d adds
