Novels like Siheyuan: The Ordinary Road
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- 151 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Reborn to Settle Scores and Repay Kindness 四合院：傻柱重生快意恩仇 On New Year's Eve, Silly Zhu is driven out of the courtyard compound by Banggeng. On a snowy night, wild dogs bite him to death beneath a bridge. His resentment is so great that it alerts the King of Hell, who gives him a chance to be reborn and start over. With no System and no space, will Silly Zhu end up following the same old path...? 17.7kReads7.4Score868Shelves
- 152 Siheyuan: With a Demon-Refining Gourd, I Remake China 四合院之手持炼妖壶魔改华夏 “I've got a juicy peach here. It's packed with juice.” “Liar. How much juice could it possibly have? Enough to drown me?” ...Help! There's a flood in my house, it's underwater... He only cut open a peach, and there was still a whole basket of them! Liu Yishou unexpectedly acquired an ancient man's chamber pot and gained the power to make good things fail and bad things come true. Thus began his absurd, unrestrained life. 168Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 153 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu, Get Out! 四合院，秦淮茹你给我滚 The protagonist was a down-and-out young man from the 21st century. After an accident sent his soul into a Siheyuan, he got a System to protect him, and a very different life began. White lotuses, ungrateful wolves, moralizing hypocrites, and all those things that aren't even remotely decent can stay far away from me. Come near, and I'll break your legs... 2.8kReads8.0Score102Shelves
- 154 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? 1.7kReads8.0Score—Shelves
- 155 Period: Planting Trees in Saihanba 年代：我在塞罕坝植树 An accident sends a college student from the modern era transmigrating into a popular youth TV drama. The new story begins in 1956. The pacing is fairly slow, and the college student has just arrived at the dam. My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.6kReads6.6Score102Shelves
- 156 He Yuzhu's Passionate Life 何雨柱的激情人生 This is a brand-new Siheyuan story. What? I'm He Yuzhu? Hu Xiaohu is a little bewildered. But never mind. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I'm done being a doormat. I'll be the master of my own life. White lotuses, holier-than-thou busybodies, and ungrateful wolves, get lost and stay away! (Please don't copy the original TV series wholesale.) 2.1kReads8.1Score101Shelves
- 157 Siheyuan: I Start as a Factory Director and Unleash Black Technology 四合院，从做厂长开始暴发黑科技 (System, farming, black technology, interstellar conquest.) Li Hao, a programmer working a 996 schedule, transmigrates into the world of "The Full Courtyard" and gets a Decomposition System. He takes on the role of Qin Huairu's husband and becomes a factory director from the start. There's no way I'm going to work for someone else. I'm a man with a System, and I'll never be an employee in this life, unless I'm the factory director or a shareholder. See how Li Hao takes the Red Star Steel Mill fr 1Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 158 Zhao Shanhe's Happy Life in the Siheyuan 赵山河在四合院的快乐生活 A courtyard-house story beginning in the late 1950s. No saintly do-gooding + No letters of forgiveness + No groveling + No reckless stabbing How will Zhao Shanhe make a life for himself in the courtyard? I hear even the Zhuxian Sword Formation can't do a thing about it. 643Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 159 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Make He Yuzhu Marry Qin Huairu 四合院：开局我让何雨柱娶秦淮茹 [System + Multiple Love Interests + Clever Face-Slapping + Slice of Life + Slow Burn + No Meandering] Right after getting rejected with a “you're a nice guy” card, the protagonist transmigrated into the world of Full Courtyard. He was just about to punch Jia Zhangshi and kick Qin Huairu, but the Good Person System bound itself to him, forcing him to be a good person if he wanted to receive its rewards and survive in this world of scarcity. Fine, then. Let's start by setting He Yuzhu and Qin Huai 459Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 160 Siheyuan: I Report That the Deaf Old Lady Is Empress Dowager Cixi 四合院：举报，聋老太是慈禧太后 After his father dies, Chu Fan leaves the countryside to seek help from his father's friend, who lives in the Red Star Courtyard. But just after arriving in the capital, he catches a cold, and Bang Geng steals the last ten yuan he has on him. Fortunately, Chu Fan obtains the Exaggerate the Facts to Get Stronger System. He immediately exaggerates what happened and reports to the police that Bang Geng stole a hundred yuan from him, demanding that Bang Geng be sent to prison. The Jia family has no 5.9kReads5.3Score195Shelves
- 161 Siheyuan: I'm on a Rampage! All That's Left Is the Show's Title 四合院：我！杀疯了，就剩剧名了 Lu Ning transmigrates into a courtyard compound and awakens a Killing System. He discovers that the original owner was tormented to death by Jia Dongxu and the other brutes, ending his life beneath a crooked tree in the suburbs. Thus begins a campaign of revenge and slaughter against the brutes. 26Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 162 Siheyuan: The Dark, Steady Old Sixth 四合院：黑稳苟老六 No System, no pocket dimension, no golden finger of any kind, yet he transmigrates into the infamous Siheyuan full of vicious neighbors!!! Born into poverty to honest parents, he is no chosen protagonist, yet the courtyard’s “beasts” keep picking on him... Watch Han Li, who is determined to become the slyest player around, outwit the whole lot and flap a butterfly’s wings until a hurricane blows through and changes the world! Until one day, Qin Huairu becomes a virtuous wife and loving mother pr 335Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 163 Siheyuan: I'm the Smiling Tiger 四合院：我就是笑面虎 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 66Reads—Score—Shelves
- 164 The Birds of the Siheyuan Were Bullied to Tears 四合院众禽被虐哭 [The System is just a support tool + lighthearted + funny + scheming protagonist + ruthless and sparing with words] His soul transmigrates into Zhao Guozhu, who shares his name with a character from Full Courtyard of Beasts, and becomes an assistant cook in the steel mill’s No. 2 canteen. Damn, this place is crawling with beasts! The white lotus Qin Huairu, Yi Zhonghai the master of moral blackmail, Liu Haizhong the beating enthusiast, Yan Bugui the schemer, Silly Zhu, the courtyard’s strongest 196Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 165 Siheyuan: Those Years, Those Stories 四合院：那些年，那些事 No one knows how Yang Jun ended up in this turbulent era. Drawing on his knowledge of the future, he matches wits with the formidable schemers of the courtyard compounds and ultimately builds a new life of his own. 511Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 166 Siheyuan: From the Start, I, He Xiao, Make Qin Huairu Get a Divorce 四合院：开局我何晓让秦淮茹离婚 After being struck by lightning, Qi Tongwei unexpectedly comes back reborn as He Xiao. His mission from the start is to make Qin Huairu get a divorce! So he exposes Qin Huairu's parasitic, bloodsucking nature and gets her to divorce He Yuzhu. Next, he reclaims the money and house that Qin Huairu's family exploited him for, makes the ungrateful Banggeng lose his job and his wife, and sends Xu Damao and his father to prison. At the wedding banquet for Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi sets 635Reads8.0Score106Shelves
- 167 Siheyuan: The Banners Fly High, Starting with Qin Huairu 四合院：彩旗飘扬从秦淮茹开始 He opens his eyes and discovers that he has transmigrated into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. The original owner was honest and simple-minded. After Yi Zhonghai talked him into it, he lent Qin Huairu 300 yuan. First, he catches Banggeng stealing a chicken and soy sauce, and gets him to write a confession. Qin Huairu has no choice but to borrow money to pay off the debt. She even has to introduce Qin Jingru to him, against her will. After Hao Dali punishes Qin Huairu, he faces pressure from 628Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 168 Siheyuan: After the Engagement Is Called Off, Qin Huairu Snatches My Family's Ancestral Home 四合院：退婚后秦淮茹抢我家祖屋 He transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. Lin You just wants to live an honest life, but Qin Huairu breaks off their engagement, citing his low salary and poor family background! In a fit of anger, he leaves the courtyard and serves his country. Eight years later, he has become a peerless God of War and a nationally treasured scholar. Now he returns to the courtyard and finally activates the Perfect Life System. Only to discover that Qin Huairu has taken over his ancestral home! He storms the 2Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 169 Siheyuan: They Force Me to Marry a Widow, So I Take on the Whole Courtyard from the Start 四合院：逼我娶寡妇，开局怼全院 [Reborn + System + Dad Life + Over-the-Top Humor + Wild Reimagining] Li Dongliang is reborn in a Beijing courtyard house and finds himself with an adorable daughter. He never expected all the neighbors in the courtyard to try to force him to marry Qin Huairu, the widow! What respectable man would marry a widow?! Shameless! Anyone who tries to talk me into it is getting a tongue-lashing!! (The first 500,000 words take place in the courtyard. After that, the protagonist takes h 4.2kReads6.8Score104Shelves
- 170 Siheyuan: I’m Bai San, and My Aunt Is the Widow Bai 四合院：我叫白三我姑白寡妇 Aunt ran off with He Daqing, leaving Bai San unwanted. He and Silly Zhu depend on each other for survival, becoming the biggest tough guys in the capital. I’m Third Brother, a real man of the streets: I’m ruthless, and I’ve got plenty to say. If anyone dares defy me, I’ll hack them down, all the way to Hong Kong. 13Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 171 Siheyuan: I Cleaved Yi Zhonghai with One Blow. Who in the Courtyard Dares Object? 四合院：刀劈易中海，院里谁不服 Dad's dead, Mom's gone. What's the point of living? First, I'll chop down Yi Zhonghai. That's all there is to it. What? The synopsis has to be fifty characters? Let me think. Anyone in this courtyard who dares cross me can forget about having a good time. 11.9kReads6.9Score676Shelves
- 172 Siheyuan: I'm a Young TCM Doctor Who Can Treat Any Problem 四合院：我小中医专治各种不服 [Not too brutal, but those who can't stomach death and dismemberment should stay away] Don't mess with me. You can't afford to! Why? Because I've got needles! Make my woman angry, one prick and your mouth will twist, your eyes will go crooked. Make my man angry, one prick and you'll never get back on your feet. Make my kid angry, no needles needed. I'll just smack him across the face. 15.7kReads7.3Score561Shelves
- 173 He Yuzhu’s Life in a Bygone Era 何雨柱年代生活 After transmigrating into He Yuzhu, he punches Yi Daode, kicks the soul-summoning sorcerer, gives Qin Bailian a piece of his mind, and keeps the courtyard’s pests in line. He won’t fawn over anyone in the courtyard. If they don’t like it, they can fight him. 186Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 174 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, the Heartbreaker 四合院：偷心傻柱 Reborn as Silly Zhu, he uses his knowledge of the future to deal with the scoundrels and ungrateful wretches in the courtyard. But above all, he focuses on enjoying life, taking it easy every day and watching the many faces of human nature with a smile. With a lighthearted plot and everyday family affairs, the story fulfills all the desires in his heart... 618Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 175 Siheyuan: My Wife Was Stolen from Me from the Start 四合院：开局媳妇被抢了 Zhang Xiaojun from 2022 inexplicably transmigrates into the body of Zhang Xiaojun in the 1960s. To his surprise, he discovers that he has become a resident of a Beijing courtyard house. Most absurd of all, he has a wife he held a wedding banquet with but never consummated the marriage. With no System to help him, he starts living his day-to-day life. The troublemakers in the courtyard keep picking fights with him. Well, since he's here, he might as well make the best of it. He'll steal some 3.4kReads7.7Score146Shelves
- 176 Siheyuan: Someone Has Their Eye on My House from the Start 四合院：开局房子就被惦记 Our Xiuer hasn’t even figured out what’s going on from the start before the whole courtyard is about to divide up his house. Is he supposed to put up with that? He immediately awakens the Northwest Hammer King’s Proxy System, frightening the courtyard’s beasts into retreat. Then he breaks Bang Geng’s legs, hammers Silly Zhu, turns Yan Bugui into a machine servant, and makes Jia Dongxu into wetware. For him, death is only the beginning. On the night he transmigrates, he clears out all the old hen 303Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 177 Siheyuan: Rejecting the Retirement Support Group from the Start 四合院之开局拒绝养老团 After transmigrating into a Beijing courtyard full of scoundrels, he faces them all: Sharp ears and keen eyes: Old Mrs. Deaf The moral sage: Yi Zhonghai A long life of good fortune: Jia Dongxu Bloodsucking white lotus: Qin Huairu Sallow and emaciated: Jia Zhangshi A loving father and filial son: Liu Haizhong Widow specialist: Xu Damao Abacus incarnate: Yan Fugui All he can do is take his younger sister and run for their lives. 6.1kReads6.9Score128Shelves
- 178 Siheyuan: Watching the Courtyard's Fools with a Smile 四合院：笑看众禽 [System] [Not a do-gooder] [No dumbing down] [Overbearing] [Multiple female leads] The male lead, Li Tianyou, arrives in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He had planned to live peacefully through those turbulent years, but who could have guessed that a pack of troublemakers would keep trying to harm him? If you want to take me down, then striking first is better than sitting back and taking the blows. 753Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 179 Siheyuan: My Brother Is He Yuzhu, Mess with Anyone and He’ll Make Them Pay 四合院：我哥何雨柱，谁惹坑谁 He transmigrates to the 1960s, into a courtyard teeming with beasts, and faces a pack of vicious bullies. In an era of extreme scarcity, He Yuchen gets to feast on meat and fish every day! A Grade Eight fitter? Ha! Sorry, I'm a special-grade fitter! A Grade Three chef? Pathetic! You're too weak! I'm a special-grade chef! A millionaire? That's nothing! Don't even mention it! I'm richer than an entire country! A martial arts grandmaster? Tsk, tsk! Hear that? The Guardians of China call me their ma 199Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 180 Siheyuan: Beasts, Get Lost! Mess with Me and I'll Ruin You 四合院：禽兽都滚，谁惹坑惨谁 Li Weiqiang wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into a combined world of Love in the Courtyard, Man Is Iron, Food Is Steel, Under the Zhengyang Gate, and other shows, where he has become an ordinary resident. Silly Zhu is an idiot by nature, so he deserves what he gets! Widow Qin is a bloodsucker, and the whole Jia family, from Jia Zhangshi to Bang Geng, are a pack of ingrates! Xu Damao loves chasing women, but he's doomed to have no heirs! The First Master is all virtue and propriety on 65Reads5.2Score113Shelves
- 181 Siheyuan: After Getting My Money from Yi Zhonghai, I’ll Deal with Him 四合院：和易中海要完钱，就弄他 (Also known as: Little Old Man, Long Johns, I’m Your Grandpa, Got It?) In this world, he received He Yuzhu’s character card. The world he now finds himself in is Love in the Courtyard, where there’s no love, only beasts. That’s right, the beasts from “beasts.” More than a hundred people live in the courtyard, overseen by three neighborhood heads, none of whom are any good. In that case, don’t blame me for being ruthless! 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 182 Siheyuan: My Sister-in-Law Helps Me Grow Stronger 四合院：嫂子能助我变强 [Golden Finger] [Early Start] [No Hostility] He Yu, a homebody from Blue Star, never expected to open his eyes and find himself in a courtyard house, as the young He Yuzhu. He stares at the golden finger before him and falls into deep thought... 32Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 183 The Fifth Book I've Written While Drunk 我真酒精过的第5本书 (This book isn't particularly dark, and the methods used to tame the birds are fairly gentle. If you want to read about violent bird-taming, please look elsewhere. There are multiple heroines, so don't read if that's not your thing.) Zheng Qian is reborn in a Beijing courtyard compound. When he is ten, his father, an engineer at a steel mill, and his mother, a chef at Fengzeyuan, go back to their hometown to visit relatives and get into a car accident. They disappear. Zheng Qian goes to live in 33Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 184 Siheyuan: I Married the Deaf Old Lady from the Start 四合院：开局娶了聋老太 "A lighthearted story set in a courtyard compound, with no dark themes or animal abuse. If you're only here for the novelty, think twice to avoid disappointing each other." After transmigrating into the world of The Birds Fill the Courtyard, Xu Duoyu was completely dumbfounded. Other people transmigrated into the prime of their lives, but he had ended up in the body of an old man! Fortunately, his golden finger soon arrived, and he grinned... Doing good deeds earned him Good Samaritan Points, an 646Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 185 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Lie-Flat Life 四合院之何雨柱的躺平人生 He Yuzhu is reborn in 1951, and from the start sends Jia Zhangshi to prison. Like a butterfly flapping its wings, what changes will this bring to the courtyard? And what fate awaits the courtyard's villains? 17.3kReads6.7Score663Shelves
- 186 The Siheyuan System Wants Me to Stir Up Trouble 四合院系统让我搞事 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.5kReads7.7Score100Shelves
- 187 Siheyuan: Starting in 1951, Mastering the Divine Arts 四合院：从51年开始，道法通神 [Siheyuan] + [Period] + [spatial dimension] + [Cultivation] + [daily life] Chen Hao transmigrates to a Siheyuan in 1951 and discovers that his predecessor's father died in the line of duty, while the 800 yuan compensation money has vanished without a trace. Just as everyone in the compound is about to demand that he give a room to Jia Dongxu, Chen Hao can't help laughing. [You have comprehended the Daoist secret art Longevity Scripture and grasped the methods of Daoist cultivation. You have succ 6.3kReads5.3Score256Shelves
- 188 Siheyuan: He Daqing, 1965 四合院之何大清1965 A veteran spy in his fifties wakes up in He Daqing's body. Watch this middle-aged man whip the courtyard's miscreants into shape! There's a little violence and a bit of aggression. My first work has its flaws, and I hope to learn alongside all my readers. 1.1kReads8.9Score—Shelves
- 189 Siheyuan: Factory Doctor from the Start, Keeping All the Beasts in Line 四合院：开局厂医，拿捏众禽 Wang Daye transmigrates to 1965, into a courtyard house full of trouble, and becomes the steel mill's factory doctor. With an incredible legacy of medical skills, he can heal people above and deal with pests below... Silly Zhu: Listen, I want to thank you. Because of you, I get beaten up three times a day. Qin Huairu: Leave the door open for me tonight, and I'll let Jingru marry you. Yi Zhonghai: To have a child, I'll give it everything I've got. One more brick... Xu Damao: Brothers for life. Co 2.1kReads6.7Score106Shelves
- 190 Wenjing Wen's Second Book 文静蚊的第2本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 191 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Isn't So Silly 四合院：傻柱不犯傻 Reborn as Silly Zhu in the courtyard house, he has no intention of letting Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi, or anyone else take advantage of him. Not on your life! Let’s see if my System will allow it. Every bad person will be punished. 3.4kReads7.7Score110Shelves
- 192 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—Shelves
- 193 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! 3.2kReads8.1Score113Shelves
- 194 Siheyuan: Snatching the Lou Family's Fortune and Owning Half the City's Concubines 四合院，截胡娄家，坐拥半城姨太 [Crack Down on the Beasts] [Renovating the Siheyuan] [Multiple TV Universes] There isn't a single good person in the siheyuan. When it comes to being the sneakiest of them all, the Xu family takes the cake. After transmigrating into the siheyuan, he learns medicine from a young age and goes undercover at the Lou Steelworks as an agent for the Social Affairs Department. His life as a sly schemer begins, and it gets a little indecent. 205.2kReads7.7Score31.7kShelves
- 195 Siheyuan: King of the Beasts 四合院：禽兽之王 In this menagerie of a courtyard, Lou Xiao'e is the one who leaves the deepest regret. From the start, I became Xu Damao, fleeced Yi Zhonghai and Silly Zhu until they were completely broke, submitted Miss Qiu's design blueprints, and became a deputy factory director. So after working hard for so long, can't I finally enjoy myself? 10Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 196 Siheyuan: The Greatest Divine Doctor Cures Jia Zhangshi from the Start 四合院：最强神医开局治好贾张氏 [No AI used. Feel free to check.] After transmigrating into the courtyard, he becomes an eighty-year-old man. He thought he was already halfway into the grave and wouldn't live much longer, but unexpectedly, he activates the Ultimate Divine Doctor System. He receives the medical inheritance of the legendary doctor Hua Tuo, and the System issues a quest: as long as he cures the courtyard's five beauties, Old Deaf, First Aunt, Second Aunt, Third Aunt, and Jia Zhangshi, he can earn divine medical r 109Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 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 6.9kReads6.1Score189Shelves
- 198 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 937Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 199 Siheyuan: Everyone Stand at Attention and Salute the Big Brother 四合院：全体起立，给大哥敬礼 At eighteen, Chang Le awakened memories of his past life and discovered he was in the imperial capital in the early 1950s, living at the infamous No. 95 Nanluoguxiang Courtyard. By then, He Daqing had just run off, Silly Zhu was still a foolish little kid, Qin Huairu hadn't married into the courtyard, and Xu Damao was still a brat. Just as Chang Le was feeling utterly exasperated, he activated the Big Brother System. Every year, he could recruit twelve underlings. [Recruit an elite underling and 10Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 200 Siheyuan: The Beast-Taming System 四合院：整治禽兽系统 The hostility in this book increases gradually. At first, it's just minor squabbles, but later the malice gets extremely intense. The protagonist has a twisted sense of right and wrong, and none of the vile characters meet a good end. It's an all-out purge, big and small: Qin Huairu and He Yushui are sold to Hong Kong to work as prostitutes; the old lady dies an unnatural death; Jia Dongxu's ashes are scattered by Xiao Dang after his death; Bang Geng is poisoned; Silly Zhu becomes a meal for a p 946Reads6.9Score—Shelves
