Novels like Starting with He Yushui's Life in Love in the Courtyard
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- 1 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Life of Unrestrained Joy 四合院：我何雨柱的快意人生 He transmigrates into The Full Courtyard, becoming He Yuzhu, the head chef at a steel mill! Bound to a god-tier System from the start, he sets off on a life of carefree triumph. From now on, the word “charity” is out of his vocabulary, and those people can forget about leeching off him. I, He Yuzhu, am young and strong. Getting married and having kids is the right path! What do I care about Old Madam Deaf or Yi Zhonghai? Whether you support them in their old age has nothing to do with me! And do —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Siheyuan: From the Start, I'm Beating the Hell Out of the Courtyard Pests 四合院：开局就是暴打众禽 Zhou Weiguo accidentally transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard. From the start, Jia Zhangshi seized his house by force, leaving him no choice but to spend his days in the outhouse. “What? You want me to sleep in an outhouse?” Zhou Weiguo stormed in and slapped Jia Zhangshi twice, knocking her to the ground. No explanation needed. That's how you show who's boss! Yi Zhonghai: “Zhou Weiguo, why don't you respect your elders and care for the young? How can you hit someone?” He Yuzhu: “Exactly! Wh 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Siheyuan: Transmigrate to the 1960s and Witness a Great Nation’s Rise 四合院：穿越六零见证大国崛起 Wang Jianhua, a young man from modern society, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a man with the same name in the 1960s. After experiencing the hardships of the era, he earns the System's approval. With the System at his side, Wang Jianhua becomes a proud worker, making a valuable contribution at his post! The courtyard where Wang Jianhua lives is quite something: its residents are all characters from Love in the Courtyard. The three grandpas each have their own little schemes. Jia Zhan 138Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 4 Siheyuan: Punishing the Beasts and Sending Them to Their Doom 四合院：整治禽兽，送上西天 In 2021, He Wei was so worked up ranting about the plot that he dropped his water glass onto a power strip. A flash of sparks later, our protagonist He Wei had transmigrated to the 1960s! From the start, he publicly tears into Yi Zhonghai, then gradually sends all those vile neighbors off to the underworld to have tea with King Yama! The story is fairly mild in the early chapters, but gets intense and brutal later on. If that's not your thing, don't read! No System! No System! No System! Intense 2Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 5 Starting with Borrowing a Room from the Jia Family in Siheyuan 四合院从贾家借房开始 Yang Yuguo, born in the 1990s, transmigrates to 1960s Beiping, into the courtyard compound from Love in the Courtyard! He even has a younger sister! He gains a storage space! From the start, he has to deal with Yi Zhonghai trying to borrow a room for the Jia family. Watch how he strikes back, and how he survives among all those beasts! No womanizing. 211Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 6 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Beat Jia Dongxu to a Pulp 四合院：开局暴打贾东旭 The early chapters may be dull, but the later ones are sure to be exciting. Please stick around, dear readers! [Invincible wish-fulfillment novel] [Siheyuan fanfiction] [Putting the villains in their place] Zhao Gangzi transmigrates into the world of the chaotic Siheyuan and becomes the Zhao Fool in everyone's eyes. From the start, Jia Dongxu tries to sell his house, only to get beaten up by Zhao Gangzi, who has just transmigrated. The next day, Jia Dongxu goes to work at the factory, and a mach 3.6kReads5.9Score10414d adds
- 7 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Reject Uncle Yi's Moral Blackmail 四合院：开局拒绝一大爷道德绑架 Also known as: I saved Jia Dongxu, and now you want to extort my house? After transmigrating into the world of "Love in the Courtyard", Su Yan becomes a traditional Chinese medicine doctor. Jia Dongxu suffers an accident at work. Su Yan's predecessor stops the bleeding, saving Jia Dongxu's life at the cost of leaving him disabled. Instead of being grateful, the Jia family blames Su Yan for his disability and plots to take over his house. Su Yan won't put up with it. He gives the courtyard's bull —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 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 194Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 9 The Myriad Worlds, Starting with Ride the Wind and Break the Waves 从乘风破浪开始的诸天 In a world beginning with The Rocking Sky, become brothers with Ma Ge, found Tencent together, and grow QQ... In Love in the Courtyard, marry Qin Huairu... Starting with The Rocking Sky, see how Zhou Lin makes his way through the myriad heavens... 45Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 10 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Sent Uncle Yi in for Tea 四合院：开局送一大爷进去喝茶 In 2022, Wang Yin was conducting a nuclear energy experiment at a Peking University research institute when unstable equipment triggered an explosion. His soul transmigrated to 1964, into the body of Wang Yin, an important researcher working on the atomic bomb on the Qingyin Beach grasslands by Qinghai Lake. After his wife died of illness, he needed to care for his daughter, so he received special permission to return to the turbulent old siheyuan and continue serving his country. Wang Yin has r 10Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 11 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
- 12 Siheyuan: I Took the Whole Inheritance, and You Still Want Me to Let You Off? 四合院：薅光遗产，还求我放过？ [Transmigration + wish fulfillment + slightly altered setting, with major changes later on] Jiang Beiliang transmigrated into a courtyard home. He discovered that the many scoundrels in the courtyard had taken every last bit of the compensation paid after his parents died in the line of duty. They had left him with nothing but a single cigarette, and were even plotting to use a beauty trap to seize his last two rooms! Jiang Beiliang was furious! I’m not the timid Jiang Beiliang I used to be! I’l 36Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 13 Siheyuan: You Stole My Family’s Fortune and Still Expect Me to Be Generous? 四合院：抢我家财，还逼我大度？ [Pure catharsis + putting brutes in their place (without too much hostility) + high-tech national power + romantic tension] After transmigrating into the world of Courtyard of Beasts, Chu Weiguo discovered that the original owner had been beaten to death by Silly Zhu, who'd stolen his compensation money. And Silly Zhu hadn't even stolen it all the first time. He came back the very next day! With a new soul in his body, Chu Weiguo wasn't about to let Silly Zhu run wild. Two kicks were all it took 1.9kReads6.6Score11714d adds
- 14 Siheyuan: Invincible at Eight to Protect My Family 四合院：为保护家人，八岁便无敌 After transmigrating into a courtyard compound, Ye Fan becomes an eight-year-old boy. He discovers that his father, Ye Jianguo, died a hero serving his country, leaving behind only his unemployed mother and his little sister, who has just started school. To let Ye Fan focus on his studies, his mother has no choice but to beg on the streets, while his sister drops out to take care of the family. But the compound’s greedy vultures set their sights on the Ye family. Yi Zhonghai wants to drive them 5Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 15 Siheyuan: My Identity Is Exposed After I Shoot Bang Geng 四合院：枪毙棒梗后我身份曝光了 Wang Qiang transmigrates into the world of The Birds Are Full in the Siheyuan. From the start, he moves into the siheyuan holding the memorial tablet of his father, a national hero! While he is in mourning, the beasts, not knowing what's good for them, watch Wang Qiang's comfortable life with envy and jealousy, and even start ostracizing and provoking him. As the saying goes: If you don't provoke me, I won't provoke you! When Bang Geng smashes the medal and destroys the memorial tablet, even the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 From Construction Worker to Big Shot in the Courtyard 四合院从民工到大人物 He forces Jia Zhangshi to move out, leaves Qin Huairu too afraid to speak, and easily sorts out the seemingly troublesome courtyard. Then he escapes to Hong Kong, where he thrives. He thinks he’ll enjoy a carefree life from then on, but Marvel barges into the mix. A chaotic crossover of courtyard drama, Hong Kong movies, and Marvel. 8.7kReads7.8Score42214d adds
- 17 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
- 18 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
- 19 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 942Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 20 In the Siheyuan, I Am Qin Huairu 四合院我是秦淮茹 In 2022, Qin Huairu, an engineering PhD at a research institute in the western suburbs of the Forty-Nine City, dies suddenly after working overtime on experiments for days. She transmigrates to 1962, arriving at Jia Dongxu’s funeral. After taking over his job at the steel mill, she embarks on a colorful working life, helping the Red Star Steel Mill develop the ability to research special steel and manufacture heavy machinery, and helping China’s industry reach new heights... 1.1kReads8.7Score10814d adds
- 21 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Dragged Bang Geng Through the Streets 四合院：开局抓棒梗游街 He Qiu transmigrates into a courtyard house. He becomes an inspector at the neighborhood office and gains the Divine Reporting System. Whenever he receives a report and handles the problem, he earns generous rewards. From grain coupons, meat coupons, and industrial coupons To all kinds of practical life skills, it has everything. In this era of scarce goods and limited resources, He Qiu uses the System to enjoy a life everyone envies. 22Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 22 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Was Promoted to Engineer 四合院：开局晋升工程师 After transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard, he becomes an ordinary resident. He almost marries Qin Huairu, but she looks down on his poverty and marries Jia Dongxu instead. After his System activates, Xu Qing keeps a low profile in the courtyard and works hard. If anyone dares to scheme against him, he won't hesitate to hit back. When he discovers that Xu Damao is still unmarried, he initially just wants to ruin Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e's wedding plans. But who could have guessed that Xu Qin 3kReads5.4Score12814d adds
- 23 Siheyuan: I'm the Hand Behind It All 四合院：我是一切的推手 [This book is mainly about taking down scumbags. The protagonist will strike back on his own, so move along if that’s not your thing] A chance accident sent Li Luo transmigrating to the 1960s. But things weren’t so simple. From the original owner’s memories, he learned that in the compound where he lived, the First Master was Yi Zhonghai, the Second Master was Liu Haizhong, and the Third Master was Yan Bugui... 4.8kReads7.7Score12914d adds
- 24 Siheyuan: I Live in the Back Courtyard with a Little Yard 四合院：我住后院带小院 This is not a wish-fulfillment novel, but a slice-of-life chronicle that stays close to ordinary life in the 1960s. Social relationships, prices, dialogue, and everyday routines are all kept as true to the era as possible. The protagonist's soul transmigrates into the past. He has no System or talismans, just a pretty decent pocket dimension. The story is based on the original drama and follows its main plot, with a few characters and events from A Little Woman and Men Are Made of Iron, Blood ad 4.4kReads8.0Score12414d adds
- 25 Siheyuan: I Have More Brothers Than I Can Count 四合院：我的兄弟有亿点多 The train of time arrived in the 1960s, and Wang Chongyi found himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he was a Level Six chef at a steel mill, and he activated the Best Buddies System, embarking on a remarkable life. Want to hire someone to beat me up? Sorry, the street tough is my buddy! Want to call the police and have me arrested? Sorry, the station chief is my buddy! Want to report me to the neighborhood office? Sorry, the neighborhood office director is my buddy! Wan 7.8kReads6.7Score25314d adds
- 26 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Sent the Jia Family Mother and Son to Prison 四合院：开局送贾家母子去坐牢 Ji Bufan transmigrates to the 1960s with a massive game System in tow. How will he outsmart and outmaneuver the troublemakers in the courtyard? See how he thrives in this era. See how he dominates in the game world. This story gets pretty intense in the courtyard. In the game world, he kills decisively. In the real world, he rises to immense wealth. 6.4kReads8.5Score17514d adds
- 27 Siheyuan: They Took My Home from the Start, Then Told Me to Get Out 四合院：开局霸占我房还让我滚 Zhang Jianguo is a modern man who somehow winds up back in the 1960s. Just after being assigned to a job in the capital, he heads to the house he was allocated and finds that the Jia family has occupied it for ten years. And so begins his battle of wits with the hooligans in the courtyard. Silly Zhu comes at me, and I send him flying three meters with a whip kick. Qin Huairu tries to take advantage of me? I tell her to leave the courtyard, turn left, and find everything she needs there. Yi Zhong 9.5kReads7.9Score30414d adds
- 28 I'm Liu Dashao, Living in a Siheyuan 人在四合院，我是刘大少 He transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan, becoming Liu Guangqi, the eldest son of the Liu family. All he wanted was to shut the door and enjoy a peaceful life of his own, with a wife and children gathered around the warm kang. But too many people refused to behave. Liu Guangqi: “Let me make this clear: the Jia family’s lack of descendants has nothing to do with me!” 3.7kReads8.0Score12114d adds
- 29 Siheyuan: I Just Want to Be a Good Person 四合院：我只想做个好人 Xu Chen unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of a Beijing courtyard complex and becomes a technician at a steel mill. At this point, Jia Dongxu is still alive, and He Yuzhu is still a good-hearted cook who looks after his younger sister. The courtyard seems peaceful on the surface, but beneath it, undercurrents are stirring. Yi Zhonghai, the paragon of morality; Liu Haizhong, devoted to the public good; Yan Bugui, generous to a fault; Xu Damao, the nicest man in the world... To make sure he 12.1kReads8.1Score46014d adds
- 30 Siheyuan: I Had a Home from the Start 四合院，开局有了家 Heartbroken, Qin Changchuan got drunk and went to the seaside alone in the middle of the night to clear his head. He never expected that after walking along the shore as the tide receded, he would pass out on the beach. When the tide came in, it carried him away and took his life. When he opened his eyes, he discovered he had transmigrated into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. He hadn't been dealt a bad hand by fate. He'd been given a perfect start from the very beginning. Before, he had felt 79Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 31 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Ordinary Path 四合院之何雨柱的平凡之路 A realistic portrayal of life in the 1960s. Back then, people had only one day off a week. Primary school lasted five years, middle school three, and high school two. Travel was slow, and people were simple and honest. Of course, the birds in the courtyard were the exception: the whole place was a den of villains. The worst was Qin Huairu, who'd eat you alive without leaving a bone. Second was Xu Damao, who reported his own wife. Third was Liu Haizhong, a petty man made all the more arrogant by 25kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
- 32 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. 4.5kReads5.8Score15414d adds
- 33 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai Swapped My Name on the Promotion List 四合院：我被易中海偷换晋升名单 [This book is full of anger, so don’t read if that’s not your thing. It’s about taking down scoundrels, not fawning over them.] After Chen Yu transmigrated, he discovered that the original owner had been killed by Jia Dongxu with a brick. Worse, his only family was his younger sister, who had stomach cancer and urgently needed money for medicine. From the original owner’s memories, he learned that after putting in enough years on the job, he was finally eligible for promotion to Level One fitter 22.1kReads7.8Score95514d adds
- 34 Siheyuan: From Forty-Nine City to Hong Kong Cinema 四合院：从四九城到港综 He transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan and returns to the 1960s. Faced with a courtyard full of people scheming for petty gains, Xia Chen just wants to live a quiet life of his own. There's no hostility here, only warmth. The Siheyuan setting features only briefly at first. Later, he establishes himself in Hong Kong and expands worldwide. He builds the largest family business and becomes the richest hidden boss. Antiques, industry, farms, film and entertainment, technology and the inter 27.7kReads8.7Score1.4k14d adds
- 35 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 32.5kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
- 36 I’m Really Not a Scumbag Pillar 我真不是渣柱 Zhang Baoshi, a young man from the modern world, unexpectedly finds his soul transported into the body of Silly Zhu, a sixteen-year-old character from Love in the Courtyard. Having read plenty of fanfiction, he immediately swoops in on Qin Huairu and activates a pocket-dimension System, hoping to live a quiet life. But fate has other plans: Qin Huairu ends up marrying Jia Dongxu, leaving him utterly disheartened. Remembering how the Jia family drained him dry in the original story, until he froz 25Reads6.1Score514d adds
- 37 Siheyuan: Happiness Begins with a One-Cent Instant Kill 四合院：从一分钱秒杀开始幸福 [Courtyard Drama + System + Everyday Life + Changing the Plot] Zhou Jianjun transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard, only to discover that his arrival had changed some of the plot. This world was great: not only did he have a house, but also a beautiful wife and an adorable daughter. He even had a System that let him buy anything for a penny. Not enough food or supplies? Not a problem. Zhou Jianjun just wanted to live happily with his wife and daughter for the rest of his life, so nobody had be 45.9kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds
- 38 Xu Damao, the First-Blood Champion 一血达人许大茂 Crossing Between Worlds: Xu Damao's Modern Comeback Xu Damao, a top literature student, couldn't find a job after graduation and became obsessed with the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. He especially envied the womanizing, cunning “Xu Damao,” jokingly calling him a master of getting women into bed. Then one day, he transmigrated and became the very Xu Damao he “admired,” just as he was about to marry the wealthy Lou Xiao'e! Faced with a courtyard full of beastly neighbors, including the calc 2.3kReads5.7Score13314d adds
- 39 Reincarnated as He Daqing, I Marry Huairu and Change My Foolish Son's Fate 魂穿何大清娶淮茹为傻儿子改命 “Seven-character Regulated Verse: Reflections on Transmigrating into He Daqing” Within the courtyard, schemes bring both warmth and woe; Reborn, one hand can turn grief to joy. With clever plans, grain and meat nourish a thousand heirs; Careful mending brings two phoenixes together beneath love’s sky. Hidden talents flourish amid the bustle of the streets; A home rich in virtue opens a new path. Looking back at the lights and kitchen smoke, The He family’s branches thrive, leaning on the railing 3.2kReads6.6Score10814d adds
