Novels like Siheyuan: A Pair of Embroidered Shoes from the Start
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- 51 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu and His Life Simulator 四合院 傻柱和他的人生模拟器 [System + Rewriting the Plot + Everyday Life + Farming] In Love in the Courtyard, He Yuzhu wasn’t possessed! He didn’t transmigrate! He simply got a magical System! Born in the 1930s and now with experiences unlike anyone else’s, what can he do? 8Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 52 Secrets of the Mortuary 殓尸秘录 Chen Mo is the young heir to the Wangsheng Studio funeral home. He thought he would spend his life in quiet company with cold, lifeless bodies. Then he took charge of a strange corpse known as the “Bride in Red,” and everything began to spiral out of control. The body never decays, and its smile is as lovely as a flower. The bronze bell tied around its ankle rings silently in the dead of night. From then on, Chen Mo is swept into one whirlpool after another, woven from local ghost stories and ho 3Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 53 Siheyuan: If You’re Not Satisfied, Come at Me 四合院：不服就碰碰 After his shift, supermarket worker Zhao Hu sat in his dormitory, sipping beer and watching TV. He nodded off in a daze. When he opened his eyes again, Would you believe it? He'd transmigrated! What a perfect fit, what a wonderful turn of events. 7.1kReads8.0Score31014d adds
- 54 Siheyuan: From the Start, My Traveling Frog Brings Gifts 四合院：开局旅行青蛙带礼物 Yang Huan transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and gets dumped by Qin Huairu from the start. Qin Huairu: “So what if I’m a gold digger? I want to call off the engagement!” Yang Huan is also ostracized by all kinds of people in the courtyard. … Then the Travel Frog game goes live. A television, a 28-inch bicycle, meat at every meal, a warehouse piled high with grain: Yang Huan’s life gets better and better. Qin Huairu: “Yang Huan, I regret it…” Get lost! [I’m not good at writing blurbs. Ple 301Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 55 Across the Myriad Heavens, Starting with Love in the Courtyard 诸天从情满四合院开始 After transmigrating for the first time, Hua Yunfei dies when his enemies drag him along as he self-destructs, all because he wouldn’t stop running his mouth. His soul transmigrates again, this time into Love in the Courtyard, where he possesses a fool who was driven out of the courtyard by its residents and froze to death outside. This story is entirely fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental. 378Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 56 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Happy Life 四合院之傻柱的幸福生活 “Xu Damao, tell us the truth. Why did you sneak up behind someone and knock them out?” “I, I couldn't help myself.” Xia Junfeng inexplicably transmigrates to the era of the drama-filled courtyard. He becomes Silly Zhu and wants to pursue his own happiness, while facing a whole courtyard full of trouble, and getting caught up in factional infighting. What path will he take? Life is ordinary, but full of fun. Silly Zhu wants nothing more than to be happy. May he get his wish! 5.1kReads8.1Score31014d adds
- 57 Siheyuan: A New Dad in the 1960s 四合院：人在60年代，刚成奶爸 I woke up to find I’d transmigrated into the world of The Bustling Siheyuan. Not only had I become an engineer, I was a single dad, too! There’s Qin Hairu, who sucks people dry; Silly Zhu, who lusts after widows; the sanctimonious First Master; the Second Master, who has grand ambitions but little ability; the Third Master, who’s always looking for a bargain; the ungrateful Wang Banggeng; Jia Zhangshi, who refuses to act her age; and Xu Damao, who’s full of schemes… The courtyard is packed with 5.2kReads6.7Score15414d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: Starting with Daily Sign-Ins 四合院，从每日签到开始 Zhou Jianjun transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and awakened a sign-in System. Faced with a courtyard full of beasts, he remained cool and composed. When Yi Zhonghai tried to morally blackmail him, he exposed his hypocrisy on the spot. When the notorious thief Bang Geng stole chickens and pilfered from others, he got you free accommodation at the juvenile detention center. When Jia Zhang cursed him out, he taught her how to behave. Qin Huairu, you white lotus, I’m no Silly Zhu 781Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: With God-Tier Sign-In, I Become a Miracle Doctor 四合院：神级签到，我成神医 After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, Ye Lang becomes a nineteen-year-old boy, gravely injured and paralyzed, relying on his younger sister for support. Their parents are both dead, and the siblings struggle to get by, surrounded by wolves eager to bare their fangs at them. At the critical moment, he awakens a System and inherits the legacy of the Medicine King. He eventually becomes a miracle-working physician and reaches the pinnacle of life! You courtyard beasts aren't 1.4kReads5.3Score10114d adds
- 60 Siheyuan: There Really Is No System 四合院之真滴木有系统 Ding Yi transmigrates into a courtyard house. Let’s see how a black fish with no System can stir up the seemingly calm waters of this pond. Can a transmigrator with modern ideas breathe freely under the constraints of the times? To be clear: there’s no System. 8Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 61 Siheyuan: My Father Died in an Accident from the Start 四合院：开局父亲就意外牺牲了 Lin Ye is a young wage slave in modern society. He unexpectedly transmigrates to the world of "The Birds Fill the Courtyard", returning to the 1960s. He has just graduated from technical school when his father dies in the line of duty. Lin Ye takes over his father's job and joins the procurement department of the logistics office at the steel mill. Surrounded by beasts in the courtyard, all he originally wanted was to quietly live his own modest life. But after the System activates, he begins li 1.5kReads7.5Score10014d adds
- 62 Siheyuan: I Came from the Countryside 四合院：我从农村来 #Siheyuan #Pocket Dimension #Farming #Slow Pace This is a farming story. The protagonist transmigrates from the modern era, and the focus is on farming. But who could have guessed that he would get a pocket dimension, and that the secret to unlocking it would be getting into a fight with educated youth Banggeng? Banggeng is the first one to toil in the fields for the protagonist. Later, more and more of the courtyard's scoundrels join him in working the fields. Wang Fugui truly lives up to his n 95Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated to the 1960s for a Brilliant Life 四合院：穿越六零璀璨人生 After accidentally transmigrating to the 1960s, He Yuzhu moves into a courtyard house full of scoundrels. Does he really have to spend every day squabbling over trivial matters and getting dragged into Xu Damao’s mess with a pack of floozies? How boring! He Yuzhu plans to give the original owner a second chance at life. He’ll marry the virtuous young woman Guan Xiaoguan and rise to the top as a master chef. He’ll take on the steel mill’s factory director and bring the rural districts of Haidian 2.2kReads8.2Score10514d adds
- 64 Strange Tales of the Northeast 东北鬼事异闻 A collection of strange tales about ghosts and supernatural happenings in Northeast China. Some are hearsay, while others are terrifying paranormal events that happened right before the storyteller's eyes. A weasel spirit gaining human form, a fox stealing an elixir, a corpse crushed beneath a millstone... 1.9kReads—Score10614d adds
- 65 Grudge-Locked Patterns 怨气锁纹 Dai Xiaochao, the protagonist, is a college graduate in architecture from the 1990s. Under heavy financial pressure, he moves into a tenement building where a locked-room murder took place two years earlier. Surveillance was scarce in those days, so the police had to investigate door to door, and the case made little progress. Then the ancient Taotie jade pendant inherited by Dai Xiaochao’s family, along with its Taotie patterns, begins to react... And that is where the story begins. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: The First Master’s Son 四合院之一大爷之子 If Yi Zhonghai, the moral paragon of Love in the Courtyard, has a child to carry on his family line, will He Yuzhu still end up following his old path of supporting a widow? And how will the Jia family change? A new story from a new author. 5Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 67 The Thirteenth Eye 第十三只眼 As a kid, I was a mischievous little brat, and I once caused a whole lot of trouble. As a result, I hit the jackpot and ended up with three shadows. One black, one red, and one blue. I bragged about them plenty, even though I was the only one who could see them. One night, the red shadow slipped away from beneath my feet and sprinted into the darkness... I panicked and chased after it! If you run off, what am I supposed to brag about? You've been with me this long. The least you could do is say 36Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 68 Siheyuan: Starting by Teaching the First Grandpa a Lesson 四合院：从教训一大爷开始 After transmigrating into the world of the Siheyuan, Liu Kaixuan is unlucky enough to become a complete sucker. The Jia family borrows money and refuses to pay it back, shamelessly insisting they owe nothing. Silly Zhu acts as Qin Huairu’s enforcer, while Yi Zhonghai pretends to be righteous and takes her side, letting her get away with not paying her debts. When Liu Kaixuan goes to collect the money, they beat him so badly he is left seriously injured, lying at home waiting to die. Since this w 7.3kReads6.1Score20614d adds
- 69 Siheyuan: Becoming a Billionaire Through Sign-In 四合院：签到成亿万富翁 After transmigrating into a courtyard house, Li Dasheng became Xu Damao's neighbor. He kept a low profile for five years, seeing through all the scheming beasts in the courtyard. First Master Yi Zhonghai: self-righteous on the surface, but childless. Second Master Liu Haizhong: ruthless and power-hungry. Third Master Yan Bugui: concerned only with scheming and grabbing every advantage. Silly Zhu really is silly. Qin Huairu's whole family are bloodsuckers. In short, not a single one of them is an 901Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 70 My Days Working at a Funeral Home 我在殡仪馆工作的那些事儿 My name is Ling Yu. I work at a funeral home with Big Fatty. One day, a beautiful corpse wearing Chanel arrived at the funeral home. I stole the Chanel outfit and gave it to my girlfriend. Then a string of sinister things began to happen... Deaths kept piling up, closing in on Big Fatty and me step by step. How can we escape Death's pursuit? 2kReads5.9Score10614d adds
- 71 A Recluse's Unconventional Life: Anything but Lying Flat 废宅的另类生活除了躺平啥都干 A modern-day loser and shut-in’s transmigration fantasy. No pocket dimension, no toilet humor, no drawn-out romantic tension, and no handsome men or beautiful women. Just a quiet, ordinary story. There’s a crippled System, a rear-wing room, and a job he can inherit. Really, it’s just a story about life in a bygone era wearing a courtyard-compound costume. The first half revolves around the courtyard-compound world, while the second half is set in Hong Kong, so the story feels a little disjointed 644Reads6.6Score10014d adds
- 72 Siheyuan: Rejecting Qin Huairu from the Start 四合院：开局拒绝秦淮茹 After a car accident, he transmigrates into the world of Birds-Filled Siheyuan and becomes He Yuzhu. With a golden finger, the world is his! From then on, He Yuzhu tears Qin the Widow to pieces and kicks Xu Damao around. With him around, the Siheyuan will never belong to those damn birds! He'll fit the chariot of the times with an engine. But as he learns more, He Yuzhu discovers that this world isn't as simple as he thought. 6kReads7.9Score21614d adds
- 73 Case Files of Unusual Investigations 异案调查录 Throughout the vast world, from ancient times to the present, there have always been mysterious events that humans cannot explain. And there is a group of people who endure countless hardships in their pursuit of the truth. The cases they investigate are all considered paranormal… 501Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 74 Siheyuan: She Refused to Marry Him Then, and Now She Regrets It Bitterly 四合院：当年不肯嫁，如今悔断肠 Wang Zheng transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming an ordinary resident of the compound. He also starts dating Qin Huairu, and the two soon get serious enough to discuss marriage. But at the last moment, Qin Huairu looks down on Wang Zheng for being a low-level apprentice and breaks off the engagement, claiming his wages are too low. She turns around and marries Jia Dongxu, who lives in the same compound. Wang Zheng is a little disappointed, but he keeps his head down and 1.3kReads6.1Score—14d adds
- 75 I’m the Protagonist, So How Could I Lose? 我都是主角了还怎么输 Fu Ci's biggest regret was choosing to save money instead of spending it. If he'd paid for a taxi, he wouldn't have gotten on the bus and ended up inside a supernatural instance. At least this trip hadn't been a complete loss. [Ding-dong~ Your System is now online! From now on, every time you spend a set amount of currency, you'll receive an exclusive skill~] Fu Ci's eyes lit up. From then on, he began spending freely, without a care in the world. While others saved, he spent. Seeing the confusi 158Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 76 The Yi Family Has a Son 四合院之易家有子 First, let me be clear: this book isn't full of hostility, nor is it a harem story. It's just something to pass the time with, so don't read it if that's not your thing. Reborn in the courtyard, he is taken in by the First Aunt from the start. As a result, the First Uncle can no longer use morality to manipulate everyone, and the residents' fates are rewritten. He witnesses the rise and flourishing of the New China right there in the courtyard. —Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: Gaining Supreme Culinary Skills from the Start 四合院：开局获得无上厨艺 After transmigrating into a Beijing courtyard, Zhao Yunchuan just wants to live a peaceful life, but the scoundrels around him won’t let him! Sigh, forget it. I’ll stop pretending and lay my cards on the table. I, Zhao Yunchuan, am the greatest chef, the greatest doctor, the greatest warrior... Come on, you scoundrels, let’s see what you’ve got! 9.5kReads7.8Score35614d adds
- 78 Siheyuan: Taking a Loss Is a Blessing 四合院之吃亏是福 Now that Silly Zhu has a System, will his fate change? Or will he keep following the same path as before? No one knows, and neither does he. But when another soul takes Silly Zhu's place and carries on with his life, will it still follow the same old path? 3.7kReads7.2Score10114d adds
- 79 From Girl to Boy: I Am Banggeng 女变男，我是棒梗 In 1961, just after Jia Dongxu’s death, a modern woman born in the 1990s transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan and becomes Banggeng. She battles the “male leads” who transmigrate into various fanfics, changing the fate of herself and her family, who would otherwise be mercilessly tormented by the protagonists. She helps her family live better lives and turns the many transmigrators over to the state so they can help build the country together. Note: This is the first book in the Zhang Cha 98Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 80 Siheyuan: Putting the Beasts in Their Place and Making a Fortune 四合院：整治禽兽，发家致富 (Period setting + drama + mystery-solving) After I transmigrated into the Siheyuan, I, Liu Jianguo, was determined to uncover all the mysteries hidden in the courtyard! This story begins in 1955! Volume One fills in the missing clues from the original story, letting readers learn the full story behind the courtyard's scoundrels. Volume Two begins the cleanup of those scoundrels. 3.9kReads7.3Score11414d adds
- 81 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated as the Unknown He Yushui 四合院：穿越成小透明何雨水 A private chef's apprentice is mistakenly transported back to the 1950s and into the body of He Yushui. Watch her make a dazzling name for herself in that era with her culinary skills. And, well, pick up a handsome man along the way. 2kReads7.3Score10214d adds
- 82 Siheyuan: You’re Making Me Move Out? I Beat You Up Instead 四合院：逼我腾房？被我反手暴打 From the start, he entered a courtyard house only to discover that the Jia family had taken over his home! They even accused him of being a thief? He immediately beat them senseless. Lu Chuan just wants a quiet life with his little sister. If no one messes with him, he won't mess with anyone. But if everyone in the courtyard refuses to show any decency? Then they can't blame him for being ruthless! 6.8kReads7.7Score21114d adds
- 83 Someone New Appeared in the Footage 录像里多出一个人 The test shoot’s discarded footage was four seconds longer. Everyone in the frame held the same poses they had at the end of filming. No one moved. I counted three times. There were six people every time. But only five people had been there that day. On the hard drive my mother left behind, there was an empty folder with a four-character name: Do Not Fast-Forward. In the recycle bin was a deleted video, four minutes and twenty-five seconds long, which couldn’t be recovered. Our production crew w 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 He Yuzhu, the Kitchen Knife Hero 菜刀大侠何雨柱 [Siheyuan] + [Wuxia], with a touch of comedy After mastering a set of knife techniques by practicing with a kitchen cleaver, He Yuzhu sets off to roam the martial world. Thanks to his signature move, “Little He’s Cleaver,” he earns the nickname “Little He the Heartbreaker.” Bold because of his “superior” skills, he leaves a trail of broken hearts wherever he goes. Along the way, he encounters such famous figures of the martial world as Qin Huairu and Lou Xiaoe. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 I Work as a Mortuary Makeup Artist 我在殡仪馆做化妆师 I used to be a stylist on film and television sets. After reality put me through the wringer, I stumbled into a job as a mortuary makeup artist. Every day, I face all kinds of bizarre corpses, and they have shown me another world... 717Reads8.2Score10014d adds
- 86 Transmigrating to a Siheyuan, I Begin a Life of Glory and Power! 穿越四合院，开启叱咤风云一生！ Before the economic reforms, the focus is on wacky antics and comedy; afterward, it shifts to business rivalries, so the style changes. The story leans heavily toward comedy, and the male lead isn't very domineering. The plot focuses on romantic entanglements, so don't read it if that's not your thing. Zhao Wansheng has just been dumped by his girlfriend of four years when an electric bike hits and kills him. He transmigrates into the world of the TV series Love in the Courtyard. After living a 1.2kReads5.9Score—14d adds
- 87 Northeastern Folk Taboos 东北民间禁忌 The black soil of the Northeast holds too many stories, and hides too many rules. If you hear someone call your name in the middle of the night, never look back. On New Year’s Eve, if a dumpling wrapper breaks, it’s for the “good brothers” to eat. If you meet a woman in red while walking at night, remember to pull your hat down low... These taboos passed down by the older generation are superstition if you don’t believe in them. But if you break them, they become a ghostly gateway that leads str 1.6kReads—Score10314d adds
- 88 Siheyuan: At Five and a Half, I Can Beat Bang Geng, Can't I? 四合院：我五岁半吊打棒梗很合理吧 Transmigrated into the world of "The Story of Qiang Man in the Courtyard", Ye Su was the adopted son of the deaf old lady. He was five and a half years old, and very pleased with himself. Silly Zhu was an idiot, so he deserved what he got! Qin Huairu was a leech, Bang Geng was an ungrateful brat, Xu Damao was full of foul schemes, the First Master was a sanctimonious hypocrite, the Second Master was a shrewd official-seeker, and the Third Master was a schemer. Their children were all unfilial! J 1.5kReads8.4Score10214d adds
- 89 Siheyuan: A Reckless Man 四合院一莽撞人 Every Courtyard novel is one reader's take on the TV series. It brings every unfulfilled wish and regret back to life in fiction. This is the story of Li Mang, an ordinary modern man who travels back to the Courtyard with a System, where he banters and brawls with the residents, matching wits and trading blows as they go about their lives. 5.4kReads8.0Score14114d adds
- 90 The Eerie Coffin Bearers 诡抬棺 Nine peaks, a sea of blood, mountains of bones... Murderous danger lurks everywhere. Every step is fraught with peril, and I never know how much longer I'll survive. It wasn't until I deciphered the nursery rhyme I'd heard when I became someone's disciple that I uncovered a shocking secret... 63Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 91 Siheyuan: The Treasure Chest System Makes Me Invincible with Ten Pulls 四合院：宝箱系统，十连抽无敌 Watching the TV drama set in a traditional courtyard, Yang Weiguo was so furious at the bunch of scoundrels that his teeth were practically itching. The next moment, he transmigrated into the world of the courtyard and became one of its residents. The whole place was full of scoundrels. Silly Zhu was a fool, and he had only himself to blame! Qin Huairu was a bloodsucker! Banggeng was an ungrateful wretch! Xu Damao was full of bad intentions! First Uncle was a sanctimonious old bachelor, Second U 2.6kReads7.4Score10814d adds
- 92 The House of the Dead 空亡屋 There is a kind of house in this world whose door is always half open and half closed. The open half is for the living to enter. The closed half is for the dead. This kind of house is called a House of the Lost. As it happens, I'm the owner of one. In three years, I've encountered both clingy ghosts and evil people who cling to ghosts. 780Reads8.7Score12514d adds
- 93 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
- 94 Siheyuan: I Have a Skill System 四合院：我有一个技能系统 A world where period dramas collide! Pei Xingyuan is reborn. After his memories merge, he discovers that he is now in the capital in 1965! When the thrilled Pei Xingyuan discovers he also has a skill System, he gets even more excited! What? The System is incomplete? And the damn System is bound to the courtyard from that Beastly Courtyard, so he can only earn experience points by checking in there? The Thief Saint, Banggeng, isn't just his neighbor, but also his classmate? 8Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 95 The Maoshan Occultist 茅山诡术师 My name is Fang Gang. I was stolen the moment I was born. From then on, my life unfolded into an epic tale, as turbulent as it was mysterious. 379Reads8.6Score5814d adds
- 96 Old Tales of the Dead Village 死人村旧事 Chen Ergou holds a stalk of grass and gently pokes at the paper money still smoldering in front of him. Behind him, a dense crowd of “people” from the village and beyond stands packed together... Hanwa, his belly slit open and his tongue hanging down to his chest; Sufen, naked, with raw flesh exposed; the Fat Taoist, whose limbs and head are covered with tightly packed stitches at the joints; Tian Da, his body stiff, a walking stick jutting from his wide-open mouth; Xiao Zhao, pale-faced and dri 174Reads8.4Score10914d adds
- 97 The 13th Book by Zhiguang Xingyuan 知广行远第13本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 13Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 98 A New Life for an Obsession 执念新生 By day, he is a math teacher who keeps everyone at arm’s length; by night, he becomes an exorcist who punishes vengeful spirits. Gifted yet constantly in danger, he carries on until he meets her. She is clever and sweet, thoughtful and understanding, and willing to accompany him on the path to redemption. Along the way, she also fulfills the wish she has always held dear. Their love is a mutual choice, and neither of them ever backs down. With so many dear friends by their side, the senior and j 365Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 99 The Crown Prince of Siheyuan: My Uncle Is Yi Zhonghai 四合院太子爷之我舅是易中海 Sun Xiaobao transmigrates to an era of poverty. After losing both his parents, he suddenly remembers that he came from another world and has an uncle in the city. He quickly gathers up some of the junk from home and heads into town to seek his uncle's help. To his surprise, his uncle turns out to be the famous Yi Zhonghai. Great! Now he can live the good life with his uncle. It takes just one sentence for Sun Xiaobao to win Yi Zhonghai's whole heart: “Uncle, I'll take care of you in your old age 467Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 100 Siheyuan: Starting as a Level Seven Fitter 四合院：从七级钳工开始 Feng Guoqu transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and became a worker at a steel mill. He lived in the same courtyard as Qin Huairu, He Yuzhu, and the others. Everyone around him was a notorious beast. Feng Guoqu stayed on his guard around the scheming First Master, the potbellied Second Master who was desperate to become an official, the calculating Third Master, and Qin Huairu’s family, who specialized in taking over other people’s property. To keep himself from being sucked dry 1.7kReads5.3Score10214d adds
