Novels like Starting with Borrowing a Room from the Jia Family in Siheyuan
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- 101 Starting in Siheyuan, I Journey Through the Myriad Worlds 诸天万界从四合院开始 Li Yi, a young man from the modern era, transmigrates through various worlds after an accident and lives freely, following his own heart. He sets out to see the splendor of those worlds… First stop: the Siheyuan courtyard. [This is not an invincible-protagonist story. If you don't like it, please don't flame me. Thank you!] 1Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 102 Siheyuan: Stirring Up the Flocks and Becoming a Beijing Big Shot 四合院：搅乱众禽当京城大佬 Siheyuan + reborn in the 1970s + farming + a new main story built around side plots from the original, with many new characters Expose Old Lady Deaf's identity, reclaim the family inheritance, and leave Silly Zhu stunned! Qin Huairu: Why does the organization get to occupy my family's house? Jia Zhangshi: You can bully me all you want, but I'll roll up my bedding and sleep inside. What are you going to do about it? Yi Zhonghai: You little beggar, go back where you came from! Liu Haizhong: It's n —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Regrets Breaking Off the Engagement, and Karma Comes Fast 四合院：秦淮茹悔婚，报应有点快 [Siheyuan Courtyard + Miracle Doctor + Scheming + Comedy + Wei Wu Legacy + Pictures Don't Lie] Yang Xiangdong was about to register his marriage to Qin Huairu, but the Jia family secretly sabotaged it. Furious, he struck back, leaving Qin Huairu paralyzed from the neck down! The Jia family wanted nothing to do with her, so they handed Qin Huairu over to Yang Xiangdong and even had to pay him Jia Zhangshi's retirement savings! Qin Huairu recovered completely in just three days, and Jia Dongxu was 5Reads6.4Score314d adds
- 104 Siheyuan: Ancient and Modern Worlds Collide, and Life Is Too Hard 四合院：古今结合，这个世界太难 There are no watches, sewing machines, or bicycles here. All they have are grand red bridal sedans, looms, and horses! And this isn’t a monogamous society! I’m sold! 4Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 105 Siheyuan: It All Begins with a Blind Date with Qin Huairu 四合院：从与秦淮茹相亲开始 After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, Zhang Dingguo becomes a fellow villager of Qin Huairu. Influenced by the previous owner’s obsession, he goes on a matchmaking date with Qin Huairu from the start and is forced to give her a serious amount of money. He thinks she has changed her mind, but in the blink of an eye, she marries into the city. Ten years later, the System activates. Zhang Dingguo moves into the courtyard, becomes a Grade Three worker, and builds a thriving l 1Reads5.4Score114d adds
- 106 Siheyuan: Bad Luck Follows Me as I Take Down the Beasts 四合院：霉运缠身坑杀禽兽 (This is a mindless power fantasy) Lin Li unexpectedly drops dead, only to transmigrate straight into the courtyard house. His parents are both dead, and the beasts are watching him like hawks. From the start, Jia Zhangshi tries to snatch his food, while Yi Zhonghai takes her side. At the crucial moment, he awakens the Bad Luck System. Whoever dares mess with me will be plagued by bad luck! One misfortune after another! What?! Banggeng and Jia Zhangshi snuck in at night to steal my fish?! I'll h 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Siheyuan: I’ll Bring the Whole Courtyard’s Scoundrels Down 四合院：我整垮全院禽兽 [Courtyard Drama + System + Power Fantasy] Lu Jian transmigrates to a courtyard house and takes two years to activate his System. With daily sign-ins granting him supplies, he’s practically a big shot in the neighborhood. Qin Huairu has her eye on my things, Jia Zhangshi wants to take advantage of me, and Xu Damao is even planning to send me to prison? Keep dreaming!! You courtyard-dwelling beasts, just wait. I’ll deal with every one of you and show you who really calls the shots around here. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Siheyuan: I Am Cao Shuang, Cao as in Cao the Thief! 四合院：在下曹爽，曹贼的曹！ Courtyard House + Glorious Era Cao Shuang, a model young man, transmigrates to a parallel 1962 and gets dumped by He Yushui right from the start! He unexpectedly awakens a System! From then on, everyone in the courtyard lives in fear! Jia Zhangshi: “Do you even have any respect for me, your aunt?” Yi Zhonghai: “I’m telling you, Cao Shuang, don’t think you’re so great just because you became a section chief!” Silly Zhu: “Dongxu’s gone, so let me take care of Sister Qin!” Cao Shuang smiles faintly —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 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
- 110 Siheyuan: I'm a Cautious Street Loafer 四合院：我是慎重的街溜子 When Gao Qiming transmigrated, he discovered that someone else had transmigrated before him. But that senior had already been taken out for being too conspicuous. From that moment on, Gao Qiming decided to be more cautious. He would keep a low profile and handle everything quietly. 511Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 111 Siheyuan: Don’t Try to Guilt-Trip Me 四合院：不要道德绑架我 Ma Tengfei has just transmigrated from the future when he finds himself at the utterly absurd whole-courtyard assembly. Jia Dongxu had died only recently, and the First Master is already using moral pressure to make me help the Jia family. But if I want to get married someday, I'm not about to let the Jia family bleed me dry. 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 The System Space That Began in a Beijing Courtyard 四合院开始的系统空间 Lin Shan transmigrates with a System into the world of Love in the Courtyard. This System has no sign-in feature, no god-tier choices, and no rewards for punishing scoundrels. Lin Shan suspects this System might be a fake. Luckily, it comes with a storage space and a subsidy feature. World One: Love in the Courtyard 141Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 113 Courtyard House: Am I the Foolish One? I Can't Even Cook 四合院之我是傻住？我不会做菜啊 He Yuzhu choked to death while eating barbecue and woke up in the body of Silly Zhu. He had no memories, no System, and no cooking skills. He was doomed. How was he supposed to survive? He Daqing had run off, he couldn’t get into the steel mill, he still couldn’t cook, and there were petty people scheming against him behind his back. What was he supposed to do? Help, urgent! 1.1kReads6.1Score—14d adds
- 114 Siheyuan: From Helping Yu Li With Chores to Changing Everything 四合院：从于莉上门打杂开始 He Yudong transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes Silly Zhu's younger brother. One day, Silly Zhu insults He Yudong in every way, beats him up, and proposes splitting up the household. Fine, let's split up! If Silly Zhu is willing to let others bleed him dry, that's his problem. After the split, He Yudong's life gets better and better. With his younger sister, He Yushui, and Yu Li, who comes around to do odd jobs, he builds a lively, thriving life for them all. 7Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 115 The Doctor of the Siheyuan 四合院的医生 In his previous life, the protagonist was a master physician who collapsed on the operating table after exhausting himself during surgery. After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, he became He Yuzhu’s biological older brother. Watch him teach those villains a lesson. —Reads—Score114d adds
- 116 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. 3.2kReads7.7Score11014d adds
- 117 Siheyuan: Saving Lou Xiao'e 四合院之拯救楼晓娥 Zhou Jianlin is reborn in Love in the Courtyard and acquires a life-simulation System. With its help, he grows stronger. He gets into a few scrapes with the courtyard residents, finds himself a young wife, and settles down to enjoy the simple life. 325Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 118 Siheyuan: Neighbor Lao Li, Uncle Jiang Defu 四合院：邻居老李，叔叔江德福 Characters from period dramas such as Love in the Courtyard, Blood-Colored Romance, Bright Sword, and Parents’ Love will all make an appearance! Shen Lang transmigrates into the world of the courtyard and discovers that he became the courtyard’s head elder because he stood up for someone in need. On top of that, he works in the steel mill’s security department. No more talk, it’s time to put every beast in the courtyard through their paces! Yi Zhonghai refuses to accept it? He’ll keep getting a 370Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 119 A Different Kind of Life in the Siheyuan 四合院不一样的烟火 Multiple heroines + changing the plot After transmigrating into He Yuzhu in the courtyard-house world, he rises to a high position from the start, attracting women left and right. He changes the global order and makes the whole world submit to our great China. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Siheyuan: Starting Out in 1952, in Charge of the Security Department 四合院：52开局，负责保卫科 Nanluoguxiang. After arriving in this new place, Li Pingchuan gained a life System with sign-in rewards and lucky draws. “Sign in.” Li Pingchuan chose to sign in without hesitation. It was an essential golden finger for any transmigrator. He obtained an incredible Comprehension System!!! Li Pingchuan was completely bewildered, and from then on began his journey to becoming a winner in life! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Siheyuan: I Stockpile Supplies Through Sign-In Rewards 四合院：我靠签到囤物资 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 130Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 122 Siheyuan: Content with a Modest Fortune 四合院之小富即安 A fan fiction about the life of an ordinary person. I've read too many courtyard stories, and they've shattered my worldview. Now I've returned to the courtyard setting to experience the ordinary life of an ordinary person. 169Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 123 Siheyuan: I Will Inherit the Chancellor's Ambitions 四合院：吾必继承丞相之志 For unknown reasons, He Yuzhu on Earth was conducting experiments on himself when he fell into a coma. On Blue Star, He Yuzhu recalled his miserable life just before dying, giving rise to an intense obsession. The two were drawn together and arrived in a world that was both strange and familiar, where they began a new life. With He Yuzhu in the lead, they would take on life in the courtyard compound according to his own ideas. A new life, beautiful women, scientific research, and answers: I, He 565Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 124 Silly Zhu’s Second Life 傻柱的二次人生 Everyone knows that Silly Zhu sacrificed his entire life for the greater good, but no one knows how miserable his final years were. Now that he has been reborn once more, how will he face it all?... Step into the story and discover a different kind of life in the courtyard. 395Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 125 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Father-in-Law Has Returned 四合院：赘婿傻柱他爸回来了 [Courtyard life + plot twists + comedy] Ever since Silly Zhu's father, He Daqing, returned to the courtyard, one secret after another has come to light! Silly Zhu takes charge and angrily calls him a kept son-in-law. The Third Master wants to be the one calling the shots, so he makes fools of all three masters! Bang Geng challenges him, and he puts him down with one hand! Xiao Dang and Huai Hua try to wheedle him, but he calls them bloodsuckers. Qin Huairu schemes against him, but he turns her o 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Siheyuan: I Take Odd Jobs and Can Travel to the Underworld 四合院：我能接白活，也能通地府 Li Yong transmigrates into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, a place full of scoundrels and not a single decent person. From the start, he's cursed with the fate of a lone star, and his parents die on the very first day. The courtyard's scoundrels even try to drive Li Yong and his younger sister, Li Li, out. Li Yong fights back with everything he's got, shedding blood just to win a chance to breathe. Who could have guessed that his blood would drip onto a family heirloom and awaken an ancient —Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 127 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai Is Executed by Firing Squad, and the Neighbors Tremble 四合院：易中海被枪决，众禽发抖 Lin Yang accidentally transmigrated to the 1950s and unexpectedly bound himself to the Decisive Action System. As long as he deals decisively with the scoundrels in the courtyard and doesn’t play the saint, he’ll earn generous rewards! To avenge his parents, he first reported everyone in the entire courtyard, stirring up a huge storm. Yi Zhonghai was executed by firing squad for intentional murder! Auntie Yi was sentenced to a year of reform through labor for encouraging someone else to commit s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Siheyuan: A Journey of Survival 四合院：求生之旅 If you want to read about the Siheyuan, start with the main text of Volume Two. You can skip the extra chapters; they only explain where the protagonist's cheat comes from and how he successfully got his first deputy director position. 2Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 129 I'm the Beast King of the Siheyuan 四合院我是禽兽之王 A stunt double from the 21st century accidentally transmigrates into a courtyard compound and becomes Xu Damao, the worst scoundrel among a yard full of scoundrels. How will she survive in this den of beasts? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Siheyuan: A Down-and-Out Man Makes a Comeback 四合院之破落户翻身 After his soul transmigrates into Fang Yaoguan, who was bullied to death, he naturally inherits the original owner's mission of revenge. With no powerful backers, he can only brave every obstacle and press forward to take revenge on each of his enemies. At long last, he either kills or cripples all his enemies. Just as he's basking in his triumph, he's forced into another calamity. Now reborn, which path will he choose next? 210Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 131 Siheyuan: Country Doctor, God of Wealth in the Making 四合院：下乡小神医，致富活财神 New title: "Courtyard: The Country Doctor Who Brings Wealth and Good Fortune". After transmigrating as Yan Jiedi, the youngest daughter of Third Master Yan in a 1960s courtyard, she gains a System and becomes the apprentice of an old folk doctor. After heading to the countryside, she treats people's illnesses to build her reputation, leads everyone to prosperity to earn prestige, and helps the army gain support... She also takes on a soldier king as her apprentice, and by a strange twist of fate 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Redirected Jia Dongxu's Romantic Luck 四合院：开局转移贾东旭的桃花运 Zhou Quan: Jia Dongxu, I’m taking your luck with women. The original, authentic Thirteenth Aunt? Delicious. Silly Zhu, I’m taking your martial luck. That arm you’ve trained for over a decade is mine now. Xu Damao, I’m taking your fortune. Deputy Director Li, I’m taking yours too. From now on, finding money just by going out is no dream. You could even dig up a gold bar while looking for worms to use as fishing bait. First Master, Second Master, I’m taking your career luck. From now on, you can b 38Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 133 Siheyuan: The Dragon Rises Here 四合院：龙腾于此 (This isn't a power fantasy.) Also known as: Siheyuan: The Dragon Rises Here The fool Niu Mantun and the Emotion Collection System awaken in a siheyuan. Starting from the courtyard, they struggle to make a living and reap rewards like crazy, all while sharing the country's fortunes and hardships. They won't be frogs at the bottom of a well, confined to the siheyuan. This courtyard is just where a dragon begins to rise... 20Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 134 Siheyuan: A Different He Yuzhu 四合院之不一样的何雨柱 Zhang Ming unexpectedly found himself reborn as He Yuzhu in this era. Remembering He Yuzhu’s tragic fate in his previous life, he resolved to take down the holier-than-thou Qin Huairu and kick the treacherous thief Jia Geng to the curb. Neighborhood solidarity? Qin Huairu’s saintly act? Just watch me turn the tide and ride the waves of this era. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Siheyuan: I Won Qin Huairu Over from the Start! 四合院，开局拿下秦淮茹！ [Urban farming, period setting, urban life, farming, System, pocket dimension, transmigration] Wang Dongqiang transmigrates to a Beijing courtyard compound in 1951, and from the start, Qin Huairu cracks him over the head. He ends up with a choice-based System: each choice he makes earns him a corresponding reward. 1. Agree to Jia Tairan’s request and marry Qin Huairu: no reward. 2. Refuse to marry Qin Huairu: 50 jin of rice. 1. Help He Yuzhu find a date by introducing him to a girl who’s sturd 5.5kReads6.0Score38414d adds
- 136 Siheyuan: You Took My Living Expenses and Still Expect Me to Support You in Your Old Age 四合院：占我生活费，还想我养老 [No System! Cozy Everyday Life!] [If you dislike Qin Huairu, don't read!] In the capital, during the bitter cold of winter, beneath a bridge. Flecks of starlight rose from a skin-and-bones corpse and gathered in the mind of He Yuzhu, a cook in the steel mill's back kitchen. After thirty-one years of being a fool, He Yuzhu was reborn anew. Qin Huairu wants to suck me dry? Jia Zhangshi, the necromancer, throws tantrums and acts like a bully? Bang Geng steals and schemes, treating my home like his 816Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 137 The Rebirth of Doctor Xiao Zhao 小赵大夫重生记 A story with no System, no cultivation, and no special powers. Zhao Guorui is a post-90s surgeon who unexpectedly transmigrates to the capital in the 1960s. He puts down roots at the steel mill and becomes its factory doctor. Moving into a courtyard house, he becomes the “Dr. Zhao” everyone knows. Since he’s already here, he might as well make the best of it. Zhao Guorui simply wants to find the meaning of life in this unassuming era. 400Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 138 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Happy, Lazy Life 四合院：何雨柱幸福的咸鱼生活 After getting drunk, he accidentally transmigrates to 1965 and becomes He Yuzhu, a chef at a steel mill. After transmigrating, he has a System but no golden finger. He has no interest in fame or fortune. All he wants is to live a laid-back life in this simple era, with a wife and children gathered around the hearth. Without a golden finger, he relies on his own abilities to marry a beautiful, wealthy woman and live a happy, carefree life. 162Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 139 Siheyuan: The Imperial Age of the 1960s 四合院：六十年代的帝国时代 When Liu Hong appeared in the courtyard compound with the Age of Empires System, a system from another world built around rebellion, he knew that as long as he didn't break the law, he'd be invincible! Liu Hong declared, “I'm here to live my life and watch the show. Demons, monsters, and all you other weirdos, stay away from me! Once I've got enough people, I'll put on a show myself!” He'd been thinking too small. At first, he thought his life would be all about money, power, and women. But grad 10Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 140 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Made Qin Huairu a Widow 四合院: 开局把秦淮茹弄成寡妇 After his soul transmigrated into another body, the first thing Tong Zhi did was find Bang Geng. “Spit at Second Uncle’s doorway, and I’ll give you this dime.” Bang Geng: “You got it.” Half an hour later, Bang Geng came running over, bruised and swollen. “Tong Zhi, you set me up!” Tong Zhi: “Quiet. I’ll give you another dime to burn your dad’s pants.” Bang Geng: “You got it.” Half an hour later, the courtyard was ablaze. Tong Zhi sighed. “Bang Geng, I told you not to set a fire, but you wouldn’t 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Siheyuan: Robbed at Home from the Start 四合院：开局被偷家 [He has a System, which he uses at crucial moments. His medical skills are unmatched.] After their parents passed away, Shen Zhaoyang and his younger sister, Shen Xia, were bullied by everyone in the courtyard house. They studied hard and worked toward university entrance exams, but the original Shen Zhaoyang died of exhaustion just before the exam. Shen Zhaoyang from the 21st century transmigrates into his body, gets into medical school, and becomes a doctor at the Hongxing Steel Plant Affiliat 743Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Siheyuan: The System Won’t Let Me Be a Slacker 四合院：系统不允许我做咸鱼 In the capital’s old city, in a traditional courtyard house. Li Aiguo woke from a drunken stupor and reached for the water by his bedside, but his hand found nothing. He touched only empty air, which struck him as strange. He reached around several more times, but still came up empty-handed. Only then did he realize this was no joke. He opened his eyes and saw an old, spacious house. The room was bare, everything in its most untouched state. He was utterly astonished… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Siheyuan: Serving the Nation Is the True Way 四合院：为国做贡献，才是王道 Transmigrate into the world of "The Virtuous Ones of the Courtyard", and become a university graduate! A university graduate, no less! Yet in the eyes of those beasts, he’s not worth a penny! What? They look down on people? They need to be taught a lesson! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Siheyuan: The Great Artist, Mr. Chen 四合院：大艺术家Mr陈 A meteor shower brought Liu Mang to the world of Love in the Courtyard, where he became Chen Jianguo. The soul-summoning master Jia Zhangshi turned into a striptease granny who sang “Tantan”; First Grandpa Yi Zhonghai felt he had reached the peak of life; Second Grandpa Liu Haizhong was sentenced, while Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were shot dead. Third Grandpa stopped scheming, became a highway bandit, and even learned to recite poetry. Qin Huairu became a star, Silly Zhu traded being a battle —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Siheyuan: King of the Beasts 四合院：众禽之王 A work of pure villainy. People say the residents of the courtyard are all beasts. Wang Pili refuses to believe it. As far as he’s concerned, who could possibly be more beastly than him? After all, he’s the king of beasts!! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Siheyuan: A Police Chief Who Shot Up the Whole Compound 四合院：任职警司，枪杀全院 When he woke up, Li Jianghe discovered he had transmigrated into the beastly courtyard house. From the start, the Jia family had seized his family property, while Yi Zhonghai and the others took their side. Furious, Li Jianghe was consumed by murderous intent. A veteran returned from military service, he took up a post in the police force and went on a killing spree. Yi Zhonghai takes sides? Kill! Silly Zhu, that sanctimonious hypocrite? Kill! The deaf old lady is an enemy spy? Kill!! A —Reads5.4Score214d adds
- 147 He Yuzhu's Happy Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之何雨柱的幸福生活 A struggling online novelist transmigrates into He Yuzhu from The Birds of a Feather Courtyard. Taking the attitude that since he's here, he might as well make the best of it, he decides to live this life to the fullest. Naturally, his first order of business is to stop the bleeding in time. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Siheyuan: A Glorious Life Begins in 1957 四合院：辉煌人生从57年开始 In 1957, Zhou Muyan wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, inhabiting a young man about to sit the college entrance exams. Let’s see how he changes his fate and carves out a world of his own. —Reads—Score214d adds
- 149 Siheyuan: You Scorned Me After We Married, So Why Are You Crying Now That We're Divorced? 四合院：婚后嫌弃我，离婚哭什么 Li Weiguo's soul transmigrates to the 1950s and into the world of Love in the Courtyard. He and Bai Ling become husband and wife, but their life together is far from happy. Bai Ling keeps putting down the man who came before him, so Li Weiguo has no choice but to ask for a divorce. To his surprise, Bai Ling breaks down in tears. —Reads—Score114d adds
- 150 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
