Novels like A Good Life in the Siheyuan
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- 51 I'm the Villain of the Siheyuan 四合院我是小人 Fang Xing, a university student from the twenty-first century, was transmigrated to the 1960s after an accident while repairing some electrical wiring. Even more terrifying, he ended up in Love in the Courtyard. But there's no need to worry: if they're beasts, then I'm a scoundrel. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Siheyuan: Green Tea, Get Lost! Sign-In to Soar 四合院：绿茶速退，签到起飞 Courtyard life + sign-ins + feel-good story The timeline differs from the original show. Just enjoy the story and don't take it too seriously. If that's not your thing, read at your own risk. After watching Brazil lose in the World Cup, Qin Haiyi's blood pressure soared and he died, only to transmigrate into a courtyard. Was the original owner out of his mind? He got drunk over Qin Huairu and died suddenly... Qin Huairu thinks my family's bride price is too small. I just retired from the army, a 90Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 53 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
- 54 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
- 55 Siheyuan: Starting Out as a Police Officer 四合院：从警察开始 A veteran sacrificed his life saving someone, then returned to those passionate years. In The Courtyard, Where the Birds Are, he watched coldly from the sidelines, occasionally lifting a finger to stir up a storm. Xu Guangfu, now a police officer, began his new life in the 1960s. 429Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 56 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
- 57 Siheyuan: Love in the Courtyard 四合院之情满四合院 This book brings together Love in the Courtyard, Under the Zhengyang Gate, The Little Woman Under the Zhengyang Gate, and Men Are Iron, Rice Is Steel. Watch the protagonist make waves with the help of the System, enjoy a house full of children and grandchildren, and live a thoroughly happy life. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: You Ruined My Reputation, Yet You Want Me to Let You Off? 四合院：毁我名声，还求我放过？ He transmigrates into the world of "The Birds of the Siheyuan" and becomes one of the courtyard’s residents. From the start, Qin Huairu breaks off their engagement, and the other schemers ruin his reputation, turning him into the courtyard’s laughingstock. Fortunately, he awakens a System. Grain coupons, bicycles, television sets... Things that are always in short supply are now everywhere for Li Jianguo. So the very people who once slandered him come forward one after another, trying to curry f —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: Starting by Drawing Bang Geng, I'm Ruthless and Soft-Spoken 四合院：开局抽棒梗，人狠话少 He Yuzhu transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he awakens the Tycoon System. The System comes with an upgrade feature. As long as he earns enough experience points, he can level up. He also receives a corresponding cash reward each time. As He Yuzhu cooks more and more dishes, the experience meter on his System keeps climbing. He Yuzhu was already a skilled chef. With this System, he's in his element. From this moment on, He Yuzhu's life takes off. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Siheyuan: I Arrived with a Package Delivery 四合院之带着快递而来 With a warehouse full of packages, he transmigrates to an era of material shortages. Cao Dajun looks at the mountain of packages. Each one is a mystery box. He opens one: a box of Viagra. He opens another: a bottle of red wine. He opens another: a box of cigars. And in one of them, he even finds adult products? 12Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 61 Siheyuan: A Dashing and Carefree Life 四合院之风流潇洒的生活 Reborn in a Siheyuan, he becomes Silly Zhu's neighbor and watches the courtyard descend into hilarious chaos. Jia Zhangshi wants to take advantage of him, and the First Uncle tries to guilt-trip him with moral blackmail. He sends them all packing and lives life on his own terms in the Siheyuan! 670Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 62 The Siheyuan Patrolman’s Reversal of Fortune 四合院之保卫科巡逻员的逆袭人生 After transmigrating into the Four-Heaven Courtyard, I focus on living my own quiet life. If things get too tough, I'll just make a run for it! I'll help when I can and say no when I don't want to. If anyone tries to mess with me, I'll show them what happens. The story takes its time, and my writing is limited, so please bear with me. 377Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 63 Siheyuan: I Want to Live to See the New Century 四合院之我要活到新世纪 Watch how someone with a modern soul survives into the new century by using his knowledge of the future. See how an overlooked nobody in a Beijing courtyard manages to live well in the 1950s. A story about pursuing a happy life. 954Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 64 Siheyuan: The Soaring Years 四合院：飞扬年代 The 1960s were a time of youthful exuberance, and unfortunately, our protagonist transmigrates there. He thought he was unlucky, but it turns out there is always worse. As if transmigrating wasn't enough, he ends up in the infamous Siheyuan full of schemers. Yi Zhonghai, a hypocrite skilled at using morality to manipulate others. Liu Haizhong, whose parents were unkind and whose children were unfilial. Yan Bugui, calculating to the bone. Then there's Silly Zhu, the top simp, Qin Huairu, the sain 94Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 65 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
- 66 Siheyuan: Finding Bargains as a Community Police Officer 四合院：捡漏做片警 [Siheyuan courtyard + period setting + farming + no System] Chen Qiqiang transmigrates to the 1960s, when life is desperately poor. Fortunately, his father is a procurement officer, so he doesn’t have to go hungry every day. From the start, an unexpected lucky break lands him a job as a neighborhood police officer. To make his work easier, Chen Qiqiang moves into a courtyard full of scoundrels. From then on, the courtyard’s troublemakers are in for a rough time. Jia Zhangshi tries to seize someo 3Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 67 Siheyuan: The Factory Director's Driver Crashes a Truck into the Courtyard 四合院：厂长司机，卡车撞大院 Zhao Weidong transmigrates to the 1960s and binds himself to a System. He inherits his parents' jobs and becomes the factory director's driver. A life of comfort and respect. A wife, children, and a warm bed! Watch him take the chaos of the courtyard residents in stride and become the king of his corner of the world! 43Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 68 Siheyuan: The Unusual People in the Courtyard 四合院之院里不一样的人 Gu Jianguo is made a scapegoat and executed by firing squad, then transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard, reborn as an ordinary resident of the courtyard. He vows never to let his family control him again, only to discover that, besides himself, his household consists of two sons and a daughter. Now, see how Gu Jianguo makes his dreams come true. 181Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 69 Siheyuan: In the Twilight of Life 四合院：风烛残年 Born here, raised here. A world of countless strange and wondrous things, beginning in a courtyard house and ending in a universe of endless possibilities. From as far back as he could remember, Xiao Tianfeng had felt as if an invisible boulder weighed down on him. He could neither let go nor break free, wandering aimlessly amid the ways of the world. In a noisy, chaotic society, he lived with both resilience and timidity, again and again battering against the shackles of his heart. Like a man w 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Siheyuan: The 1970s Scholar Is a Little Sweet 四合院：70学霸有点甜 The protagonist accidentally transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes Yan Hongxing, the son of Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li. In an era of scarcity, you need ration coupons to buy anything. How can you get by without a System? Little Hongxing uses his wits to become a top student, rise through the ranks, make a fortune, and win a Nobel Prize, all while living a sweet and happy life. This is the story of a little kid who outsmarts the courtyard's schemers and makes a name for himself around 3Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 71 Siheyuan: Deputy Director Li Becomes My Uncle from the Start 四合院：开局李副厂长成为我舅舅 Gu Guangyuan transmigrates into a courtyard house, with both parents alive from the start and an uncle who is a deputy factory director and dotes on him. Since he's transmigrated, surely getting a golden finger isn't too much to ask. See how Gu Guangyuan sets the courtyard's troublemakers straight and enjoys a happy life of his own! [The blurb can only say so much. Please head to the story for more.] 249Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 72 Siheyuan: Starting Out as a Level Eight Engineer 四合院：从八级工程师开始 Li Muyun transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes an apprentice engineer under the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry. With his own hard work and the help of his System, after five years on the job, he completes his apprenticeship, becomes a full-time employee, earns a promotion, and quickly rises to become a Level Eight engineer. Just as Li Muyun's life is getting better and better, his superiors suddenly issue an order transferring him to serve as chief engineer at Hongxing No. 3 Steel Rolling M 61Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 73 Siheyuan: Marrying Lou Xiao'e 四合院：迎娶娄晓娥 Liu Jun transmigrates to 1962. With the help of the System, he keeps a low profile and lives in comfort through the turbulent years. When the winds of reform and opening up finally sweep across China, he uses his knowledge of the times to make a modest contribution to the nation’s rejuvenation. 2Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 74 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—Score—14d adds
- 75 Siheyuan: Li Yunlong's Great-Nephew, and My Surname Is Zhao! 四合院：李云龙他大侄我姓赵！ This is an extremely chaotic fanfic: the timeline is a mess, the order in which characters appear is a mess, the plot is a mess, and the relationships between characters are even more tangled. It perfectly reflects that chaotic era. [If it's not your cup of tea, please don't flame me. Thanks!] 486Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 76 From Daily Life in the Siheyuan to a Sign-In Journey to Hong Kong 从四合院日常开始签到走向香江 He wakes up as Jia Zhangshi's eldest son, Jia Xuguang, Banggeng's real uncle. Bet you didn't see that coming… Jia Zhangshi has another eldest son, a long-lost blood relative! First, he marries his childhood sweetheart, Lou Xiaoe, then activates the Myriad Worlds Destiny-Changing Sign-In System. Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi, Banggeng, and all the other oddballs in the courtyard: get ready for your fates to be reshaped! You may be tough as iron, but even you won't escape. Every one of you wil 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: I, Xu Damao, Want a Son! 四合院：我许大茂要生儿子！ A top student from the 21st century accidentally transmigrates into a courtyard house, only to find himself in the body of Xu Damao, the man everyone loves to hate! He’s going to change all that. He’ll turn Xu Damao into a good person, and make sure Xu Damao has a son, too! 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 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
- 79 Siheyuan: Starting from A Place Where the Wind Is 四合院：从去有风的地方开始！ (Courtyard House + System + Daily Life + Changing the Plot) He Aiguo transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming Silly Zhu’s younger cousin. He calmly watches the world change and savors all the ups and downs of life. He won’t bother anyone who doesn’t bother him; he’ll enjoy the show and make a game of life. Watch as the young He, a future big shot, joins life in the courtyard house. 1Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 80 Siheyuan: I'm Just Too Talented 四合院：我太有才了 Who could have expected that an ordinary man, carried away by a moment of excitement, would transmigrate into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, arriving just as Jia Xudong and Qin Huairu were starting their life together? Watch how he steals Qin Huairu away and takes on the courtyard once more. 1.6kReads7.5Score—14d adds
- 81 Siheyuan: Back to 1960 四合院：回到1960 [Transmigration + System + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Minor Changes!!] Ji Xingxian transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard. From the start, both his parents were dead, and before the seven-day mourning period was over, the neighbors had already called a meeting and tried to trick him into handing over the property his family had left behind. Ji Xingxian wasn't the same short-tempered pushover he used to be. He torments He Yuzhu, deals with Xu Damao, and wins over Lou Xiaoe... See how Ji Xingxian 401Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 82 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
- 83 Siheyuan: I Came to Get Rich, and Teach You How to Behave Along the Way 四合院：我来发财顺便教你们做人 Chen Fugui opens his eyes. What the hell is this place? Bricks and boards for a bed, with a tattered quilt that reeks. Wait! Hey! Hey... Good grief! My head's killing me! When he comes to, he understands: he has transmigrated. What the hell is this nonsense? If I was going to transmigrate, couldn't you have made me an emperor? A crown prince would have been fine too! Why make me some damn pauper? At least I'm not an orphan this time! Damn it! I'm pretty much an orphan anyway! I've also got a dil 1.8kReads8.0Score10614d adds
- 84 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Unlocked Infinite Space 四合院：开局解锁无限空间 Transmigrate into the world of Love in the Courtyard? Sounds fun. No need to panic! Sign in every day to claim prizes, stash money and food in an infinite space, and become filthy rich in no time! Become a head chef, open a hotel, ride around in a luxury car... Color TVs, refrigerators, washing machines? Those are no big deal! Trample Xu Damao, put the Second Uncle in his place, and beat the stuffing out of Deputy Director Li... I’m justice incarnate. I love beating people up! Qin Huairu has a c 1.3kReads—Score10414d adds
- 85 Siheyuan: Sucking Me Dry? I'll Slap You Silly! 四合院：吸我血？我一个大兜逼！ [Siheyuan + putting bullies in their place + System + a ruthless streak] Zhang Jian transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan, where he once even went on a blind date with Qin Huairu. Now that her husband, Jia Dongxu, is dead, she wants to suck up to him and bleed him dry? He fires back with a huge slap across her face! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Born a Eunuch in the Siheyuan 四合院开局就是天阉 Lin Xiaofei transmigrates into the world of a courtyard compound in 1961, becoming an ordinary resident in the back courtyard. Then he learns about his predecessor from the memories in his mind. He was born without the ability to have sex! What should he do? Asking online! 6Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 87 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Join the Procurement Office and Drive the Courtyard's Beasts Wild with Envy 四合院：开局入职采购员馋疯众禽 Wang Fan accidentally arrives in the 1960s and, after an unexpected mishap, becomes a resident of a courtyard. From the start, the nasty old deaf lady comes over to smash his windows and demands that he cook meat for her every day. As if he'd put up with that! He starts gathering evidence right away, first stripping her of her status as a household supported by the state, then reporting her with ironclad proof that she's an enemy spy! Silly Zhu wants to come beat him up? Then Wang Fan will make 3Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 88 The Good Guy of Siheyuan 四合院之老好人 Hu Zhijun’s soul transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard, where the courtyard gains a good-natured fellow who knows just what to say to anyone, whether they’re human or ghost. This book has little bitterness and none of those tangled grudges and romances. It’s simply the quiet life of a lecher. 5kReads6.6Score12414d adds
- 89 Siheyuan: Starting with Goodwill, Banggeng Steals a Chicken and Gives It to Me 四合院：开局好感，棒梗偷鸡送我 Zhu Tianfan transmigrates into The Courtyard Is Full of Beasts and awakens a Favorability System. System: Ding! Bang Geng's favorability has reached the friend level. You have received a letter of introduction for a job at the Old Daokou Supply and Marketing Cooperative! Bang Geng: Uncle Zhu... I just found this old hen in the backyard. I'm giving it to you! Zhu Tianfan: What?! What the hell! System: Ding! Xu Damao's favorability has reached the friend level. You have received a Phoenix-brand bi 1.8kReads6.3Score11014d adds
- 90 Siheyuan: Starting in 1950, Cooking Like a God 四合院：50开局，烹饪逆天 Hello, everyone! Please support my new novel. This is a story set in the Courtyard House. The protagonist transmigrates into the Courtyard House, devotes himself to learning how to cook, and begins a life unlike any other. 59Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 91 Siheyuan: I Snatched Lou Xiao'e, and Now I'm Living the Winning Life 四合院：截胡娄晓娥，我人生赢家 [Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Urban + Romance + Urban Imagination + Reborn + System] Xu Zili transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1960, becoming an ordinary resident in the back courtyard. On his very first day after transmigrating, he discovers that Lou Xiao'e, the kindhearted woman from the original story, is on a blind date with the scheming Xu Damao. Xu Damao is in high spirits, but when he sees Xu Zili standing there watching the commotion, he mocks him for having no parents and says he's pro 1.4kReads5.5Score10314d adds
- 92 Siheyuan: Reborn as the Pickpocket Saint’s Uncle 四合院：重生成盗圣的大伯 [A note before you start: This isn’t a dark, angry story. It leans more toward everyday life.] Reborn as Jia Dongxu’s older brother, he gets called in by Jia Zhangshi to take over Jia Dongxu’s job at the steel mill after an accident at the factory. “Well, looks like I’d better go see the famous courtyard from my previous life.” 893Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 93 I Transmigrated into a Siheyuan and Put Every Defiant Neighbor in Their Place! 穿越四合院，专治各种不服！ Bao Ying transmigrated, but he wasn’t happy about it at all. If we’re all transmigrators, why treat us so differently? Other people transmigrate into a courtyard house. They either get there a few years early, build themselves up, then lie low through the turbulent years before rising to prominence. Or they make plans for Hong Kong, using the chaos of the times to develop and build up their capital there. Or they arrive after the spring breeze, then ride it straight to success. But what about Ba 3Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 94 Siheyuan: Living Life to the Fullest 四合院：积极生活 (Siheyuan + System + everyday life + changing the plot) Huo Heping transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, quietly watching the world change and savoring life's many flavors. If no one wrongs me, I won't wrong anyone. I'll enjoy the spectacle and make light of life. Watch as the little demon king Huo joins life in the courtyard. —Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 95 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Rage at Yi Zhonghai and Shock the Whole Flock 四合院：开局怒怼易忠海，众禽震 Shen Zhigang transmigrates into the role of Yi Zhonghai's apprentice and activates the Get Stronger by Clapping Back System. When he meets the biased Yi Zhonghai, Shen Zhigang immediately gives him a piece of his mind and gets a bicycle voucher. When he catches Second Master Liu Haizhong acting all high and mighty, he teaches him a lesson and gets a sewing machine voucher. When the old deaf lady tries to trade on her age, he turns around and reports her as an enemy agent, earning a warehouse sto 5.1kReads5.5Score12814d adds
- 96 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai's Disowned Disciple Sends Him Straight to Prison 四合院：易中海弃徒，反手送监狱 Ye Jianguo transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes Yi Zhonghai’s first apprentice. But because he’s stubborn and wooden, nobody likes him, and Yi Zhonghai is always looking down on him. Once he learns what’s going on, how could someone with his fiery temper put up with it? He immediately cuts ties with Yi Zhonghai, breaking off all bonds with the hypocrite once and for all. During the subsequent Level Two fitter exam, Yi Zhonghai secretly rigs things and deliberately targets him. Ye 339Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 97 Sign-In at the Siheyuan: Starting in 1953 签到四合院从一九五三开始 A flop author on the Tomato platform transmigrates to 1953 Beijing and becomes a resident of a large courtyard, with a transmigrator's perk: a Sign-In System. 294Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 98 A Brief Respite in the Siheyuan 四合院之偷得浮生半日闲 Li Fusheng is reborn in the Forty-Nine City of 1961. The bad news is, he discovers that something is off about the world. How did he end up in the world of Full Courtyard of Birds? This story has a relatively realistic portrayal of Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu. If you don’t like Qin Huairu, please don’t read. There’s no need to waste your time and then give me a bad review. 10Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 99 Siheyuan: Life Is So Wonderful 四合院：生活如此美好 A jade bead took Zhang Chen fifteen years back in time to the Siheyuan. Using his knowledge of the future, he set out to make the greatest contribution he could to his country and people. Now middle-aged, Zhang Chen had finished his demanding work and was preparing to head home. On the way, he came across a street vendor selling jade. Zhang Chen knew that none of the goods here were anything special, but it was still worth spending a little money for fun, so he went over to see if there was anyt 6.9kReads8.2Score15314d adds
- 100 Siheyuan: The Family Split from the Start 四合院之开局就分家 Liu Shaoping had just been accepted to Peking University. To earn his tuition, he stayed up all night writing during summer vacation, until he suddenly died at his computer desk. When he woke again, he found he had transmigrated into a TV drama he had watched in his previous life, taking the place of Liu Haizhong’s second son. From the start, he discovered that his predecessor had been beaten to death by Liu Haizhong after sneaking an egg. He immediately resolved to split from the family. 4.8kReads8.5Score16514d adds
