Novels like Siheyuan: The Art of Being a Sneaky Schemer
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- 101 Reborn as Silly Mao: Sending Banggeng to Juvenile Detention from the Start 傻茂重生，开局送棒梗儿进少管所 “Drawing Sword,” “Under the Zhengyang Gate,” “The Little Woman Under the Zhengyang Gate,” “Snow Leopard,” “Hutong,” “The Age of Galloping,” “Man Is Iron, Rice Is Steel,” “Glory Era” Xu Damao is reborn on the very day Banggeng steals a chicken. He sends the thief's whole family to prison, gets the Lou family out of town, and begins his unstoppable comeback! 2.3kReads—Score10014d adds
- 102 Siheyuan: Beautiful, Don’t Be Like That 四合院：美女别这样 [Courtyard Life + Multiple Female Leads + Decisive Actions + System] After transmigrating as a new resident in the courtyard who was being bullied to death by the old folks expecting him to support them, he reports them to the police and gets Jia Zhangshi sent to the firing squad, while Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui are thrown in jail. He blocks the entrance to Deaf Granny’s home and eats egg cakes, making the old hag shriek with envy. Can helping others really earn rewards? How does 65.9kReads7.3Score4.2k14d adds
- 103 Siheyuan: Starting with a Street Stall 四合院：从摆地摊开始 Chen Jun dies suddenly from working overtime and wakes up in Nanluoguxiang in 1954. His father died young, his mother is sick, his little sister is helpless, and he is unemployed. What a disastrous start! Luckily, with the System’s help, Chen Jun gains the means to establish himself. Faced with all the troublemakers in the courtyard, Chen Jun lives by the principle that he ignores minor losses, but anyone who causes him major losses goes straight to prison. From the start, he gets Jia Zhangshi s 66.9kReads7.6Score3.6k14d adds
- 104 Siheyuan: My Wife Was Snatched Away After I Returned from the Battlefield 四合院：战场归来媳妇被截胡 Lin Ping transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan. After Yi Zhonghai schemes against him, Lin Ping has no choice but to join the army and head to the battlefield. When he returns to the capital, he never expects Jia Dongxu to steal the woman who was supposed to be his wife. But not marrying Qin Huairu suits him just fine. Using the golden finger he brought from his previous life, he goes on to live a happy life that everyone envies. 37.2kReads7.2Score1.7k14d adds
- 105 Siheyuan Culinary God: I, He Yuzhu, Got Married from the Start 四合院神厨：我何雨柱开局就结婚 [Heartwarming + everyday life + plot changes + one heroine] After transmigrating as He Yuzhu and awakening the Chef God System, how will he deal with the bunch of pests in the courtyard? He marries a wife from the start, so Qin Huairu and Uncle Yi can forget about guilt-tripping him! Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng, don’t cause trouble, or Brother Zhu will make you pay! 30.2kReads8.1Score1.2k14d adds
- 106 From Deputy Director to Army Commander: The Yan Family's Rise 从副局长到入朝军长阎家逆袭 [Siheyuan] + [Romance in the Blood] + [Glorious Era] + [The Little Woman Under Zhengyang Gate] + [Under Zhengyang Gate] + [Hutong] + [Bright Sword] + [Snow Leopard] Yan Suma, the cousin of Yan Bugu and Yan Shuzhai, joins the honored ranks of the public security forces when the city of Beiping is liberated. Yang Ruihua: “Dear, what's your cousin's background?” Yan Bugu: “I'd like to know that myself! The guy won't tell us a thing. Everyone drinking with him last night was bragging like crazy!” 12.3kReads6.1Score45414d adds
- 107 Silly Zhu Reborn in 1951: Paralyzing Ring from the Start 傻柱重生51，开局获得麻痹戒指 [Siheyuan] + [Bright Sword] + [Under the Zhengyang Gate] + [Hutong] + [Bright Sword] + [Snow Leopard] + [Blood Romance] + [Legendary Special Ring] + [Dragon-Slaying Saber] + [Rebirth Ring] + [Love Ring] Reborn in Siheyuan, Silly Zhu, He Yuzhu, had endured a miserable half-life. As he closed his eyes, he spotted his old nemesis Xu Damao rubbing his hands together, waiting to collect his body! Xu Damao slipped Lou Xiao'e's dowry snuff bottle into his pocket, awakening the Hit-for-Hire System! The 23.4kReads7.5Score1.5k14d adds
- 108 Siheyuan: Bridging the Myriad Worlds 四合院之对缝诸天万界 Whether the courtyard is in chaos or not is up to the Jia family. Silly Zhu does the dirty work, and Old Yi keeps watch. But ever since Wang Xiaotian arrived at the courtyard, everything changed... 15Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 109 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
- 110 The Junkyard Monkey of the Siheyuan 四合院之破烂猴儿 After transmigrating into the world of Republican-era film and television, he becomes a young Hou the Junk Dealer. Here are Seventh Master from The Grand Mansion Gate, Tian Zao from the hutongs, Wu Jingzhong from Lurk, the colorful residents of the courtyard house on Nanluoguxiang, and characters from many other period dramas. See how Hou Tianlai makes his way through the world of film and television and toys with all those colorful characters… 5.5kReads8.5Score20114d adds
- 111 Siheyuan: I'm Yi Zhonghai's Biological Son 四合院：我是易中海的亲儿子 A modern mechanical engineer transmigrates into the world of the courtyard and becomes Yi Zhonghai's biological son. With a son of his own, will Yi Zhonghai still scheme against others? Will Silly Zhu still become their meal ticket? Will Love in the Courtyard still turn into a courtyard full of beasts? Ordinary people just want enough to eat and warm clothes. There's no need for so much resentment or sinister scheming, just everyday family squabbles. In this backward era, do your best to help de 37kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds
- 112 Siheyuan: I Handed Everything Over to the Nation 四合院之我把一切上交国家 In the long course of history, one era is forever etched into the deepest recesses of the Chinese people's memory: the grueling War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. He Daqing arrives in the world of the Siheyuan, becoming another He Daqing. When the invaders' iron hooves trample our land, the country is shattered and its people suffer. But the sons and daughters of China never surrender. They stand tall, composing one stirring anthem of resistance after another with their blood and the 1.7kReads6.5Score—14d adds
- 113 Siheyuan: The Jie Sect's Fortune! Seizing the Fortune of All Things! 四合院：截教气运！截取万物！ In the Battle of the Investiture of the Gods, the Jie Sect suffered a crushing defeat, and Tongtian was forced to swallow the Saint-Falling Pill. Enraged, Tongtian stripped away the remnants of the Jie Sect's fortune and sent them into the endless void, hoping that one day someone destined to inherit it could lead the Jie Sect to greatness again. Hongjun learned of this. The Creation Jade Disc nurtured among his three flowers shot out a beam of golden light, intent on scattering the Jie Sect's 9.1kReads8.1Score48614d adds
- 114 Machinist in the Red-Hot Era: Helping the Pioneers Forge Great Weapons 火红年代机械师：我助先辈铸重器 It was a fiery, passionate age, but also one of scarcity and backward technology. Jiang Xia transmigrates into this era. He sees the giant bending machine in the workshop break down and grind to a halt. He sees the older generation laboring for the nation’s industry and defense, eating rough cornbread and working late by lamplight as they chart a path to national strength on sheet after sheet of paper. He can’t bear it, and he can’t accept it. The System he has is barely useful; only the fault a 40.6kReads8.8Score2.6k14d adds
- 115 Siheyuan: This Time, It's Finally My Turn, Right?! 四合院之这次终于轮到我了吧！ [If you dislike Qin Huairu, don't read] [Multiple heroines] [System] Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, He Yuzhu, Xu Damao, Jia Zhangshi, and Deaf Granny. With these seven people all in one place, there'll never be a shortage of stories... 45.8kReads8.6Score2.2k14d adds
- 116 The Urban Supreme: Starting by Tearing Up the Marriage Contract 都市至尊，从撕毁婚书开始 A mysterious marriage contract was drawn up twenty years ago. Twenty years later, Lin Jiuxiao descended from the mountains with the contract, only for his wealthy fiancée to tear it up in front of everyone. “A country bumpkin from the mountains thinks he’s worthy of marrying me?” Amid the laughter, Lin Jiuxiao calmly gathered the scraps. “The contract can be destroyed. But the Su family has enjoyed three generations of wealth thanks to my master’s sect. Today, it’s time to pay it back.” The mome 825Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 117 Siheyuan: Wang Dapeng the Jester's Happy Life 四合院，乐子人王大鹏的快乐人生 A hilarious, low-conflict period piece set in a Beijing courtyard, with a scheming protagonist, a professional troublemaker, and a real scoundrel's way of doing things. Wang Dapeng transmigrates into a courtyard full of villains, where he goes head-to-head with the residents and discovers that his reputation is taking a hit. His motto is: if you can't adapt to your surroundings, make them adapt to you. If you get soaked, don't let your opponents have umbrellas. So Wang Dapeng decides to make sur 60.4kReads8.9Score2.7k14d adds
- 118 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Won't Leave Me Alone 四合院：秦淮茹赖上我 Zhao Xiyan was an ordinary small-town exam grinder. He had little ambition, but his family's comfortable means let him live a pretty decent life. But just as a speeding dump truck was about to hit one of his students, he rushed forward on instinct. He saved the student, but also had an intimate and decidedly unpleasant encounter with the truck. When he woke again, he was already riding in a donkey cart. Across from him, a young woman with bright eyes, pearly teeth, and two long braids was watchi 188.2kReads8.1Score9k14d adds
- 119 Siheyuan: Getting Better with Age, If You Can Do It, Step Up 四合院：越活越牛，谁行谁上 Song Yan, a top-ranked Honor of Kings streamer, dies suddenly during a livestream and transmigrates to the era of “Beasts in the Courtyard.” From the start, Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng bully him, but he unexpectedly awakens the Ultimate Counterattack System! Whenever he’s provoked, sabotaged, or set up, he instantly gets a reward: Any Honor of Kings skill he wants! Activate Kai’s Immortal Body, and anyone who touches me gets sent flying! Once Dian Wei goes berserk, every scumbag in the courtyard 4kReads7.3Score10214d adds
- 120 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
- 121 Siheyuan: The Whole Courtyard Is Asking for Trouble, So I Wipe Them All Out 四合院：全院作死，我直接杀光 After his Nascent Soul perishes, he returns to the courtyard in 1953 as a security chief, carrying on the legacy of a Celestial Master. But he discovers that his elder sister is dead and his nephew is on the brink of death. Those who seized the He family home and bullied the orphan will face karmic justice through a series of “accidents.” 594Reads8.6Score10014d adds
- 122 Siheyuan: Becoming a Rogue Everyone Loves 四合院：做一个人见人爱的流氓 [System] [Multiple Heroines] [Low on Grimness] [Historical Fantasy] Lin Muzhi, a down-and-out writer from the 21st century, wakes up as Lin Weidong, a backward young man in a 1965 courtyard. His neighbors are rubbing their hands together, ready to crush this “troublemaker” and take everything from him. But... The whole courtyard soon realizes that this time, the newcomer isn't prey. Armed with the perspective of a modern civilization, he's come to rule this world of tangled relationships like it 40.3kReads8.7Score1.9k14d adds
- 123 Siheyuan: I Take Yi Zhonghai to Task and Demand 6,000 Yuan 四合院：手撕易中海，逼赔六千块 Chen Wangshan is a transmigrator. He has transmigrated into a notorious courtyard house from across the myriad heavens, full of beasts. No endless bickering back and forth. He'll teach those beasts how to behave by using the law. A new author with a new work. Please go easy on me, dear readers! A fist salute! Thank you! (The rating just came out and will rise later, so please read with confidence.) 83.7kReads5.5Score3.8k14d adds
- 124 I Solve Cases to Put Food on the Table 我靠破案养家糊口 Reborn in 1958, I moved into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. Did I transmigrate into a TV drama or transmigrate into a book? Good thing I have so many buffs stacked that I don't have to spend all day playing family power games in one little courtyard! 5.2kReads9.3Score57114d adds
- 125 Legend of Mir: The Dragon Era 热血传奇：天龙纪元 Lin Xiao was an ordinary person from an ordinary world. After an accident, he transmigrated into a thrilling, legendary world full of danger. Unknown threats and challenges lurked everywhere. New to this strange world, Lin Xiao struggled to find his footing. But fate can turn in an instant. He met like-minded companions, including Su Li and Nuoxue. Fighting side by side and growing stronger together, they gradually conceived a bold idea: to establish the Longyuan Star Alliance. Through everyon 236Reads9.5Score—14d adds
- 126 In the Siheyuan, Silly Zhu Stops Being a Doormat 四合院傻柱不在做冤大头 Snow blanketed the world. As he lay dying beneath a bridge, He Yuzhu watched his archrival, Xu Damao, summon the last of his strength to carry him back to the courtyard, and regret tore at his heart. Reborn as a young man, he awakens a mysterious pocket dimension and gains the skills of a culinary god. He immediately cuts ties with the Jia family. He will repay the deaf old lady's kindness, ease his younger sister's suffering, and rekindle his bond with Lou Xiao'e. As for those bloodsucking para 918Reads8.6Score10114d adds
- 127 Siheyuan: My Revenge Begins at the Mass Grave 四合院：从乱葬岗开始复仇 Reborn on a mass grave, Zhang Aiguo returns with a System. The scoundrels stole my family’s property, sold my younger sister, and left me for dead. This time, they’ll pay for every drop of blood! The hypocritical patriarch, the venomous old woman, every last one of them: none will get away! Watch as this young man delivers the ultimate judgment and gets his revenge in this man-eating courtyard! 373Reads8.8Score14514d adds
- 128 Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things Under Heaven 四合院：垂钓诸天万物 Lin Shaowen got drunk at a class reunion. After sleeping and waking up, he inexplicably arrived in the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming Lin Shaowen, an outstanding graduate of Beijing College of Chinese Medicine. He had just graduated from university and now faced a choice: should he become a promising full-time doctor at Union Hospital, or an obscure factory doctor at a steel mill? Without a second thought, Lin Shaowen chose to become a factory doctor. There was no helping it. Sending a 78.9kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds
- 129 Siheyuan: Seeing the Scheme Through to the End 四合院之将截胡进行到底 [Multiple female leads, not for everyone] [Protagonists from various TV dramas collide, each with their own protagonist aura] [Disinfecting with iodine while whipping] Siheyuan, Zhengyang Gate, People Are Like Iron, Glorious Times, The Great New Era, Golden Wedding, Hutong, The Qiao Family Children... In the Name of the People, Ordinary Years, The War Between Two Women] [System for stealing female leads, self-interest, do-gooders, stay away] [No original female leads, characters from other stori 199.3kReads9.0Score13.5k14d adds
- 130 The Urban All-Purpose Lottery System 都市全能抽奖系统 By a twist of fate, Chen Feng, a young man from the city, obtained a sign-in lottery System. He discovered that he could win all kinds of skills, cultivation techniques, and items through the System's sign-in lottery... He could even use the System's power to transmigrate at any time into different film, TV, and novel worlds. Love in the Courtyard, Ode to Joy, Love Apartment, Drawing Sword, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Uncle Nine, Journey to the West, the Primordia 1.8kReads6.8Score10214d adds
- 131 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 201.2kReads9.4Score13.5k14d adds
