Novels like Siheyuan: I Stole the Protagonist’s Cheat and Made It to the Modern World
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- 51 Siheyuan: With Supplies in Hand, Happiness Is Within Reach 四合院：物资在手，幸福会有 An office worker is electrocuted and transmigrates into the drama as the character Silly Zhu, He Yuzhu. He saves a beauty and wins himself a wife, settling on Lou Xiao'e from the start. Who still spends every day chasing after a widow? Qin Huairu’s whole family can get lost. The freeloaders in the courtyard think Silly Zhu is a fool? Let them try whatever tricks they like. Who’s afraid of whom?! Watch He Yuzhu use his golden finger to marry a wife, get promoted, earn a raise, and live life in st 160Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 52 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 62Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 53 Siheyuan: Bringing Lou Xiao'e to the Modern Era to Have a Child 四合院：带娄晓娥回现代生孩子 Li Xu obtains the “Movie and TV Survival System.” He has to bring characters from Love in the Courtyard to the modern day and help them survive for ten days, while making sure his chosen target earns ten thousand yuan. For his first target, he chooses Qin Huairu. Watch Qin Huairu figure out how to survive in modern society! 2.3kReads7.0Score139Shelves
- 54 Siheyuan: The Legacy of Cao Wei 四合院之曹魏遗风 Cao Wei dies and unexpectedly transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard, becoming one of the courtyard’s residents. Cao Wei, who has relied on his elder brother Cao Zheng for support, now finds the courtyard’s scoundrels plotting to take away his and his brother’s home. In the empty house, Cao Wei is reborn. Cao Wei is furious. I’m not a pushover anymore! In this life, Cao Wei decides to stand up for justice. This time, he’ll take back what belongs to him, get his job back, and reclaim everything 4Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 55 Siheyuan: Hitting the Gas from Hu Tong Tian Zao 四合院：从胡同田枣开始狂飙 This book is being revised, with a System being added. The main storyline is being adjusted to better match the original show. For example, Hongbin Restaurant didn't exist until 1955. For example, He Yuzhu only worked at the neighborhood committee before he was sixteen. For example, Jia Dongxu never lost Dandan. Revision 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 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! 55Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 My Family's Supermarket Connects to the Siheyuan 我家超市通四合院 In November 1951, He Daqing abandoned his children and eloped with a widow, leaving behind two frightened siblings. While honoring their late mother, Sha Zhu and his sister unexpectedly transmigrate to a modern supermarket. The supermarket owner, Liu Ruyun, looks remarkably like their deceased mother. With her help, He Yuzhu and He Yushui find themselves on different paths in life. The sinister schemers of the courtyard fall apart: the deaf old lady who pretends to be hard of hearing and Yi Zhon 6Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 58 He Daqing Reborn in the Siheyuan 四合院之何大清重生 As He Daqing lay dying, a voice sounded. “He Daqing, do you regret the way you lived your life?” Hearing the voice, He Daqing closed his eyes and shed a single tear of regret. In a faint voice, he replied, “I do. I regret not taking better care of Zhuzi and Yushui.” “Then live your life over again! Fulfill the wish you’ve held in your heart.” “Take good care of He Yuzhu and He Yushui!” After the voice vanished, a dazzling light appeared before He Daqing’s eyes. “Dad, Dad, wake up! Please wake up 9Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 59 Siheyuan: I'm a Layabout, and the Whole Courtyard Wants Me to Get a Divorce 四合院：我街溜子，全院劝离婚 The wealthy Song He is reborn as a resident of a courtyard compound, the sole survivor of a family of fallen heroes, and becomes a notorious layabout in the surrounding villages. Looking at his hungry daughter and beautiful wife, Song He decides to change everything. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Sign-In at the Siheyuan: 1964 签到四合院之一九六四 Ye Jianjun’s soul transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard in 1964. From her memories, he discovered that this really was the world of Love in the Courtyard. Worst of all, Silly Zhu had beaten him into an eunuch when he was a child. 2Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 61 The Good Life in Siheyuan 四合院的美丽生活 A college student from the twenty-first century accidentally travels to the capital in the 1960s while hiking in the wilderness. He gets a System of his own and meets characters from a TV drama he watched in the past. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 Urban: Returning to Live an Ordinary Life 都市：归来做个凡人 [Treasure Hunting + Invincible + Live-in Son-in-Law + Supernatural + Immortals and Mortals] (Any resemblance is purely coincidental.) Hu Da returns from the world of the Siheyuan. Hu Da wants to live on Earth for a while, so the Star and the Primordial Chaos Mirror have sealed space completely. He cannot use even the slightest spatial power on Earth, or the planet's space would burst apart. His own spatial domain has already grown larger than the Star's. During his time in the world of the Sihey —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 Siheyuan: The Beasts' Malice 四合院：众禽的恶意 Liu Xian of the Siheyuan eventually fails to escape the clutches of the neighborhood bullies and dies with bitter resentment. The resentful spirits of the Liu family bring over another Liu Xian. The bullies embark on a “glorious and moving” journey. Liu Xian: “All of you, do your best to stay alive and let me get a good taste of your malice.” Liu Xian: “None of you are getting out of this alive. Let me get a good taste of your malice.” Liu Xian swings the little whip of fate and starts lashing t 6kReads8.4Score240Shelves
- 64 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—Shelves
- 65 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. 9.7kReads7.8Score501Shelves
- 66 Siheyuan: I Just Want to Live a Peaceful Life 四合院：我只想安稳过日子 Bai Hao transmigrated into the world of the courtyard, becoming an ordinary resident there. With the Super Farm System at his disposal, all Bai Hao wanted was to live a peaceful life. But fate had other plans. The beasts were beasts by nature, so how could they let Bai Hao live in peace? The moral busybody Yi Zhonghai is trying to guilt-trip me into giving him an advantage? No problem, I can play that game too. Let’s see who loses out in the end. Second Master, that official-obsessed guy, wants 5kReads6.3Score110Shelves
- 67 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
- 68 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Became Twelve-Year-Old Silly Zhu 四合院：开局成了12岁傻柱 A middle-aged man from modern times is hit by a car and killed while delivering food. He transmigrates into the body of twelve-year-old Silly Zhu. “System? Why can’t I transmigrate directly?” “You’re too weak. The story needs time to develop. You can only influence things occasionally. You won’t awaken for another fourteen years...” “System, you can go to hell...” Once I awaken, just watch how I deal with all those animals. 11.2kReads7.9Score267Shelves
- 69 Rising to Leadership in the Siheyuan, I Sweep the Courtyard 四合院晋升负责人横扫四合院 After transmigrating into the era of the beasts running rampant in the Siheyuan, he gets a System. He fights head-on when it’s time to fight, and schemes when it’s time to scheme. He clears every obstacle with top-notch acting skills. Trying to guilt-trip me? Not a chance. As long as I hold the moral high ground, nobody can guilt-trip me. You want me to support you? Sorry, I’m even poorer than you are. Threatening me with violence? I’ll beat you until you’re black and blue, then say I was only a 894Reads6.7Score113Shelves
- 70 Rising to the Top with Sign-Ins in Siheyuan 四合院之签到崛起 Rising to the top doesn’t have to be a solo journey. This is the story of a transmigrator who inexplicably transmigrates into a courtyard, alongside a cast of people from the original world. Just some casual writing to share a few thoughts. There’s no hostility in this book, and the characters won’t be made into monsters. If it’s not for you, feel free to drop it. Thanks! 450Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 71 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 1.8kReads8.0Score106Shelves
- 72 Siheyuan: The Battle of Lake Changjin 四合院：从长津湖开始 Qin Bing was a modern special forces soldier and king of the battlefield. After a strange stone he bought at an antique market drew him into a conspiracy by a foreign mercenary organization, Qin Bing died and transmigrated to Longguo in 1949... 582Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 73 Siheyuan: Back to the Sixties, I Strengthen the Nation and Toy with Beasts 四合院：穿回六零，强国戏禽 Qin Dong arrives in the 1960s, in Love in the Courtyard, and becomes a fitter at a steel mill. He has a gentle wife and an adorable daughter, but the scheming neighbors nearly destroy his family. At the crucial moment, his memories awaken. In this era of scarcity, a carefree man has appeared. He advances the nation with cutting-edge technology when busy, and teases the scheming neighbors in his spare time. One day, Qin Dong looks back and realizes he's become an unparalleled national talent. 137Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 74 Siheyuan: Between Two Worlds, I'm a Purchasing Agent! 四合院：两界穿越，我是采购员！ The orphan Chen Qi accidentally transmigrates into the world of the courtyard houses, becoming Jia Dongchen, who has parents and two older brothers. With his family's help, he gets a job as a procurement officer and moves into the infamous courtyard at Tongluogu Alley. Of course, his Jia family has absolutely nothing to do with Jia Dongxu's family. After transmigrating, Jia Dongchen discovers that at night he can travel back and forth to a modern small city, buying and selling supplies along the 304Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated Several Decades Too Early 四合院：穿越早了几十年 Everyone wants to transmigrate, but what do you do if you end up in a courtyard compound decades too early? What do you do when someone points a bayonet at your face? We need answers, and fast! Follow the exciting life of a skinny weakling, from the War of Resistance against Japan to the courtyard compound. 3Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 76 Siheyuan: Plants Vs. Beasts 四合院之植物大战禽兽 A shut-in transmigrates to a courtyard compound with the powers of Plants vs. Zombies. In an era of hunger, he makes sunflower seeds, corn, pumpkins, and watermelons freely available! Watch Bang Geng step on a potato mine and Silly Zhu get hit by a chili pepper bomb. Who will be scared to death by a newspaper zombie? 8Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 77 Siheyuan: A Thousandfold More Deadly Traps, and the Beasts Beg for Mercy 四合院：万倍坑杀，禽兽求饶 After waking up, Su Ming transmigrates into the beastly courtyard. He just wants to live a quiet life, but these beasts insist on causing trouble. Yi Zhonghai stands in the way of my promotion? I'll ruin your reputation and have you die horribly in the street. That's only fair, right? Jia Dongxu tries to sabotage me? I'll make sure you lose both legs above the knee. Bang Geng steals my things, and the Jia family expects me to pay them back? I'll call the police. Granny Deaf wants me to support h 2.4kReads7.2Score103Shelves
- 78 Siheyuan: Getting Roasted Pig Trotters Through Sign-In 四合院：从签到获得烤猪蹄开始 Dawn brightened, and a streak of orange-red crept over the rooftops in the distance. The whole world seemed to wake up bit by bit. The breakfast stalls outside the residential complex began steaming, while office workers on electric scooters zipped past in their coats. Everything was proceeding as usual. 710Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 79 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Reborn, Making Money and Building a Career 四合院：傻柱重生，搞钱搞事业 [Reborn] [Secret Realm Space] [Immense Wealth] [Grand Viceroy] [Live-in Son-in-Law] In his old age, frail and foolish Silly Zhu was dumped beneath a bridge by Bang Geng. Xiao Dang and Huai Hua refused to help him, and in the end, he froze to death beneath the bridge, cold and hungry. A wandering master gave him the chance to be Reborn, along with a silver painting that could lead to a lost space. And so the wheels of fate began to turn... Did you know that there are no kings in this era? Yet 367Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 80 Siheyuan: Leave Me Alone 四合院：别烦我 Li Fan transmigrates, apparently into a TV drama. What a disaster! And of all shows, it had to be this one. Wouldn’t a xianxia world be much better? The problem is, now that he’s here, there’s no going back! He arrives just in time for his parents to die in an accident at the steel mill, and for the whole courtyard to gather for a feast. Once they’ve finished eating, he can leave, right? But they want his family’s house too! And they’re even holding a full-courtyard meeting! They’ve got quite th 3.4kReads7.9Score113Shelves
- 81 Siheyuan: My Original Self Was Kicked to Death from the Start, Time for Revenge! 四合院，开局原身被踢死，报仇！ On a dark and stormy night, Lin Yang sat alone in front of his computer, constantly pulling tissues from the box on his desk. It was freezing that day, and after sitting at his computer playing Minecraft, both his hands had turned stiff and purple. All Lin Yang could do was keep wiping his nose. Just as the character he was controlling walked across the screen, lightning suddenly struck it. At the same time, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky and struck him, leaving not even a trace behi 438Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 82 Siheyuan: Forcing Qin Huairu to Marry Me and Subduing the Beasts 四合院：强娶秦淮茹，镇压众禽兽 Liu Jianshe unexpectedly arrives in Love in the Courtyard and starts by winning over the White Lotus! He activates the Fortuitous Encounters System, then reclaims all the money the beasts have bled from him, exposes their hypocritical faces, and rises to success! As for his admirers, Lou Xiao'e, Yu Li, Ding Qiunan, and the others, Liu Jianshe can only sincerely apologize: he's a saint, after all! 882Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 83 The Pinnacle of Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之人生巅峰 A modern-day overworked employee, a 007 who never stops working, is reborn in a parallel world. By chance, he gains a golden finger. This is the story of how, starting with nothing but a middle-school education, he gradually leads his whole family out of poverty and into prosperity. It all begins in a courtyard house. 4.3kReads8.3Score174Shelves
- 84 Siheyuan: I’m a Public Security Officer 四合院之我是治安官 During the famine years, he accidentally transmigrates into a siheyuan courtyard. With a golden finger at his disposal, he uses his wits and plans every move as he battles the courtyard’s troublemakers for his life and his interests. 40Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 85 Siheyuan: Riding the Tide into a Glorious Era 四合院逆流光荣时代 [A period novel set in a courtyard compound. While staying true to the original work, it adds new elements. The main storyline follows Li Jinnian's rise to success.] Returning to that glorious and turbulent era, standing at the crossroads of his life, Li Jinnian lights a cigarette... 27Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 86 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—Shelves
- 87 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—Shelves
- 88 Siheyuan: The Proud Police Officer 四合院：笑傲江湖的警察 Thanks for asking. I’m in the 1960s, fresh off the battlefield. With nothing better to do, He Kun had no idea how the transmigration god had noticed him. All he’d been doing was playing QQ Farm, yet somehow he transmigrated to the 1960s. He even ended up living in a famous courtyard compound. Was someone going to try to take his room from the start? No way. The people in the courtyard seemed pretty reasonable to He Kun. They even helped him move his furniture and tidy up. Let’s see how He Kun, a 735Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 89 I Seek Immortality in the Siheyuan 我从四合院求长生 [Courtyard House + System + Changing the Plot + Transmigrating Across the Heavens + A Love for All] Han Fei came across a TV drama with utterly warped values. As he angrily cursed a bunch of bloodsucking scumbags, the TV short-circuited. His body transmigrated into He Yuzhu's, and he fulfilled Banggeng's dream of going to prison, then arranged for Damao to marry Jia, the worn-out old shoe. Han Fei found all sorts of ways to make the shameless, unfilial, unkind, and unrighteous get what they dese 1.9kReads6.1Score101Shelves
- 90 Siheyuan: My Grudges and Good Times with Silly Zhu 四合院之我和傻柱的快意恩仇 A young antique restorer meets his end because of his womanizing ways, only to transmigrate into a courtyard house caught in turbulent times, where he becomes entangled with the women of several households. All he can do is take things as they come and treasure every moment. After working hard to make his way, he ultimately gets both wealth and beautiful women. 444Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 91 Siheyuan: A Doctor Without a System 四合院：没有系统的医生 Shang Yuan, a medical student, fell asleep and woke up transmigrated to the tumultuous 1960s. Is transmigration really that common these days? Faced with an era of poverty and scarcity, Shang Yuan felt helpless. Worse still, he didn’t even have a golden finger. But since he was already here, Shang Yuan could only steel himself and face it head-on. 4Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 92 Siheyuan: Ordinary Lives in a Great Era 四合院：大时代里的平凡生活 After waking up, Su Cheng transmigrated into the body of an ordinary boy named Su Zhengping in 1962. He soon discovered that this was the world of Love in the Courtyard, and luckily, he had a golden finger with him. In such a vibrant era, what could an ordinary person possibly do? This novel focuses on the quiet rhythms of everyday life and has little hostility. Readers who enjoy power fantasies may find it rather dull, so please steer clear if that's not your thing! 1.5kReads8.5Score108Shelves
- 93 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 347Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 94 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—Shelves
- 95 Siheyuan: The Legend of Xiao Qian 四合院：小千传奇 His name is Xiao Qian, and he really is a cardsharp. Tired of deceit and scheming, he plans to leave the underworld behind. But then he accidentally stumbles into a black hole and inexplicably arrives in a parallel world of courtyard compounds. 14Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 96 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. 5kReads8.5Score163Shelves
- 97 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
- 98 Siheyuan: I Just Love Watching the Show 四合院：就喜欢看热闹 He lives across the street from Love in the Courtyard. Both his parents were martyrs, and thanks to the state's benefits, he has a little home of his own, just a couple of rooms in a small courtyard. See how he moves among all sorts of characters and lives the life he wants. 4kReads6.5Score100Shelves
- 99 I, the Villain Xu Damao! 我，反派许大茂！ He winds up in the Siheyuan, and becomes the villain Xu Damao? The Thief Saint comes to steal meat? I'll serve him intestines instead. That's right, the very Xu Damao who got his own father killed and betrayed his wife. Only, none of that has happened yet, so there's still time to make things right. And from his memories, he learns that Silly Zhu had something to do with his infertility... He pampers Lou Xiao'e alone. 345Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 100 Siheyuan Survival Journal 四合院生存记录 Can't swallow cornbread buns? Is it really so hard when your throat feels like it's full of razor blades? Can't live without a flush toilet? Once you feel the urge, can you just make it go away? Can't get by without a System? Hundreds of millions of people have managed. Why can't you? A wage slave arrives in a Siheyuan with nothing to his name. Can he survive the tides of the times? 1.1kReads7.8Score108Shelves
