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- 51 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Beat Banggeng to a Pulp 四合院：开局暴揍棒梗 After unexpectedly transmigrating into the world of the TV series about life in a Beijing courtyard, Chen Ergou gains a System and a golden finger. See how he deals with the bunch of scoundrels in the courtyard and becomes its most powerful grand patriarch! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Siheyuan: I Earned a Distinguished Service Award from the Start, and I'm Silly Zhu's Uncle 四合院：开局特等功，我傻柱舅舅 [Defend the Homeland]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Punish the Scoundrels] In the early 1950s, 18-year-old Li Anyang resolutely enlisted in the army, embarking on a fight to defend her homeland. Contributing to her country was her unquestionable duty. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Siheyuan: I Really Don't Want to Deal with You People 四合院：我真不想收拾你们 After transmigrating to the countryside in the 1960s and unlocking his golden finger, Lin Ping'an is brimming with fighting spirit. He knows these are hard times: food and clothing are scarce, and a turbulent period lies ahead. But none of that is a problem. What he never expected was to end up living in a “Beasts-Fill-the-Courtyard House.” He never wanted to get too involved with the courtyard’s residents. But they can’t help envying Lin Ping'an’s life... 2kReads5.8Score10114d adds
- 54 Siheyuan: Bad Luck Plagues Them, Driving the Courtyard Bullies Mad! 四合院：霉运缠身！逼疯禽兽！ When Lin Hua woke up, he found himself transmigrated into a Siheyuan. But who could have expected such a disastrous start from the start? Both his parents were dead. Fortunately, a Live Life to the Fullest System awakened right then! Whoever dares to mess with me, I'll make sure misfortune follows them everywhere! You can all suffer grievances, but I have to live life to the fullest! What?! Bang Geng wants to steal my things?! Then let's arrange for him to crack his head open in a fall! The Deaf 157Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 55 After My Soul Transmigrated into the Siheyuan, the Pocket World Wore Me Down 魂穿四合院以后我被小世界玩废了 Soul transmigration + courtyard + System + another world Is bringing peace to the courtyard only the beginning? Why is He Yuzhu trapped in another world? Can he return to the courtyard as he wishes? “Jingru, wait for me…” 214Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 56 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
- 57 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Slapped Jia Zhangshi Senseless 四合院：开局狂扇贾张氏 [Comedy]+ [System]+ [Transmigration] Xiao Zhang transmigrates into the world of Birds Fill the Courtyard. Jia Zhangshi refuses to pay back her debts? I'll slap her silly! The Thieving Saint Banggeng steals my things? I'll stuff you with a pound of stuffed intestines first! Silly Zhu is the courtyard's greatest fighter? Let's see if the knife in my hand agrees! Brother Dongxu, I've got a hat I'd like to give you. Brother Damao, sorry, it's not that I'm a bad brother. I just can't help myself when —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: I Bury a Landmine at the Door and Blow Off Banggeng’s Leg 四合院：门口埋地雷，炸断棒梗腿 [Cao Cao-style romance + feel-good power fantasy + transmigration + ruthless and vicious] Chu Yang transmigrates into the Siheyuan courtyard and explodes with rage when the courtyard’s troublemakers provoke and frame him! Qin Huairu wants to seize the property his parents left behind? He buries a landmine right at the door… Silly Zhu brings people over to stand up for her? He beats his mouth crooked. Xu Damao keeps scheming against him? How about sending a green hat right to his door… The First 2Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 59 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
- 60 Siheyuan: If I’m Not a Beast, Then Who Is? 四合院：我不做禽兽谁做禽兽 [Courtyard Drama + Slice of Life + Wild Ideas + Plot Changes + Period Fiction] Chen Dagou used to waste his days at a screw factory in his previous life. After transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard, he realized that his arrival was slowly stripping Qin Huairu of her leading-lady aura and tying her to Xu Damao. The storylines of everyone around him also changed beyond recognition. They’re beasts, but Chen Dagou is an even bigger beast. Just you wait. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 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
- 62 I Make a Fortune in the Siheyuan 我在四合院疯狂揽财 Liu Kai, a ruthless 21st-century supervisor, accidentally transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan drama, where he suffers one hardship after another. His new identity is the hapless Silly Zhu! A widow is leeching off him, Xu Damao is causing trouble, and there's office politics and family drama. Liu Kai just wants to get away as soon as possible, but the rules say he has to save up 10,000 before he can return to where he came from??!!! He checks his wallet, and would you believe it, he has —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 I Transmigrated Into a Siheyuan and Became Invincible with a System 穿越四合院有系统的我无敌了 The early part of this book is a real trap, the middle is goofy, and the later part... This book brings together a whole bunch of worlds, including Love in the Courtyard, Beneath the Zhengyang Gate, The Big Chef, and more. Any similarities are purely coincidental. 347Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 64 The Siheyuan's Super-Lucky Star 四合院超级无敌幸运星 A modern-day genius helps He Yuzhu achieve fame and success. His life seems to be on cheat mode, and his luck is incredible. But “Silly Zhu” still faces plenty of twists and turns in love. This time, though, he isn’t being played. Instead, he has to deal with all kinds of potential partners. The failures are the same, but the stories are different. New characters will be introduced to make the story richer. 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Siheyuan: The Ultimate Connections! 四合院：最强人脉！ After staying up all night working construction, Lin Yao opens his eyes and discovers that he has transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard. Faced with all the beasts living in this courtyard, he isn't worried in the slightest. From the start, he awakens the Super Connections System. With each sign-in, he can turn a person into one of his connections and gain their abilities. When twenty-year-old Lin Yao arrives at the courtyard, he discovers that someone has occupied his home. Without a word, he 147Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: Immortality, Marriage, and the Art of Taming Birds 四合院：长生娶妻从戏禽开始 [Feel-good fiction + courtyard house drama + cultivation through stat points + immortality and taking wives + more children, more blessings] Gao Qiangsheng, a low-ranking security guard, transmigrates to 1965 and binds to an attribute cultivation System from the start! As long as he makes decisive choices and completes missions against the beasts in the courtyard, he earns attribute points to boost his physical stats and skills! Bang Geng is bullying his little sister? Jia Zhangshi is taking ove 1Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 67 In Siheyuan, I Give Jia Zhangshi Three Deer Milk Powder from the Start 四合院之开局就送贾张氏三鹿奶粉 A new story is out! You can find my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 The Beasts of the Siheyuan Are Jealous of Me to the Point of Madness 四合院禽兽们嫉妒我到发狂 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 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
- 70 An Ordinary Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之普通的人生 Zhang Zhiguo, who has come from the future, thrives in the courtyard, getting along with everyone and making a name for himself. See how he deals with the people there and chooses to help those in need. 58Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 71 Siheyuan: Old Madam Deaf Wants Me Dead, So I’m Feasting at Her Funeral 四合院：聋老太要我死，我吃她席 Li Jianmin transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes the deaf old lady’s nephew? At first, all he wants is to live a decent life. Then he discovers that the wicked deaf old lady has repeatedly tried to kill him and steal his parents’ compensation money. If that’s how it is, then there’s nothing more to say. I’ll just eat at your funeral feast. What about her accomplices, Silly Zhu, Yi Zhonghai, and the others? I’ll send them straight off to sing “Tears Behind Bars”! Not a 1.2kReads5.3Score—14d adds
- 72 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Took Silly Zhu's Place as Head Chef 四合院：开局替代傻柱当上大厨 After being beaten by Silly Zhu, the protagonist's previous self transmigrated into a courtyard house and awakened a System that punishes evil. Now he plans to round up every beast in the whole compound. The saintly First Uncle uses morality to hold others hostage, so our paragon of virtue will leave him to die alone and helpless, just as he spends every day scheming to secure his own retirement. Qin Huairu, the top vampire in the country, will have no blood left to suck, and her whole family wi 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Siheyuan: Starting with Daily Sign-Ins 四合院：从每天签到开始 “Mm...” Ye Xiaobao slowly opened his eyes. Taking in the crude, unfamiliar surroundings before him, he was filled with confusion. “Didn't I jump off a building and die? Where am I now? Did someone save me? That's impossible. I jumped from the roof of a 120-story building. What kind of person could save me? They'd have to be Superman.” That's right, Ye Xiaobao was a promising young man in the 21st century. He wasn't even thirty, yet he owned a company worth over a hundred million. Business had be 352Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 74 Siheyuan: Just an Ordinary Man 四合院之平凡的我 A big mash-up of period dramas! The story won’t always follow the original plots. I’ll write whatever comes to mind, covering all kinds of lives from the 1950s and ’60s through to the present day. I’m no good at writing blurbs, so feel free to roast me. New author here! 1.2kReads5.7Score—14d adds
- 75 Siheyuan: Tender Feelings Set My Heart Soaring 四合院：柔情之我心飞扬 A lucky nobody dies in an accidental collision and transmigrates to a world much like the one in Birds Fill the Courtyard. With powerful help constantly coming his way, he enjoys life in this world of Birds Fill the Courtyard... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Siheyuan: The Villain Is Bound to a Good Person System 四合院：恶人被绑定好人系统 In his first life, he was Yi Zhonghai, an inveterate do-gooder. In his second, he was Xu Damao, a lecher with a rotten core. In his third, he was Jia Geng, the selfish thief. In his fourth, he was Yan Jiekang, a nobody. In his fifth, he was Liu Guangfu, beaten every single day. And in his sixth life...? The transmigrator was actually the soul of Wang Zongwei, a villain from the 1980s. He had committed countless misdeeds in his previous life, then knocked over a ghost bailiff while crossing the B 34Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu, Please Just Stop! 四合院：秦淮茹你别了吧！ I just transmigrated, and Second Uncle is already at my door trying to take my house! As expected, there are hardly any good people in this Beastly Courtyard! The others want to stick their noses in too. They should take a good look at themselves first! I threw Second Uncle in jail right from the start! Bind to the System with a drop of blood. Just watch how I beat all these beasts into submission! First Uncle, why are you pretending to be such a good person? Second Uncle, just how thick is your —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Siheyuan: I Am the God of War, and I Shall Crush All Opposition 四合院：我乃战神，当镇压一切 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Siheyuan: From the Start, I’m Rich, Handsome, and Hunted by Every Vixen 四合院：开局高富帅，被诸禽盯上 He transmigrates into a siheyuan courtyard in the resource-scarce 1960s. His parents died in the line of duty, leaving him the family of fallen heroes. Meanwhile, the residents of the courtyard, controlled by the Three Elders, exploit him. Looking at everything before him, he can only sigh. How did he end up transmigrating here out of nowhere? Well, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Though resources are scarce in this era, the people are simple and kind, and their happiness levels are high! (Ex —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Siheyuan: More Children, More Blessings, I’m Really Not a Scoundrel! 四合院：多子多福，我真不缺德！ Lu Weimin transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and unexpectedly awakens a more children, more blessings System! The more descendants he has, the longer his lifespan becomes, and he can also earn generous rewards! So... Many years later. All the women in the courtyard have grown old, but Lu Weimin still looks like a young man. When all the children in the courtyard see Lu Weimin come out of his room, they drop to their knees and kowtow, respectfully saying, "Greetings, Your —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 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
- 82 Still a Corporate Drone in Siheyuan 四合院之仍为社畜 Jin Dong, a senior engineer from 2023, has his soul fused by a four-dimensional intelligence into the body of a steel-straight man born in 1955 with the same name. He moves into Red Star Courtyard and starts working at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. The higher-dimensional intelligence uses him as a tool. He has no absolute power, no run of good fortune, no wealth beyond measure, and no peerless martial prowess. As for what he does, it’s basically what an “ultimate corporate drone” is suppose 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Siheyuan: I Really Don't Want to Get Involved 四合院之我真不想掺和进去啊 Wei Wu woke up one day to discover that he had somehow become a resident of a Siheyuan. Fortunately, his original self had a mother, an older brother, a younger brother, and a younger sister, and came from a happy family. He had a high-level technical school education and had just gotten Wei Wu a promotion and a raise. But Wei Wu wanted nothing to do with that whole pack of beasts. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Siheyuan: A Hero for Half a Lifetime 四合院：半世枭雄 [No supernatural powers + no System + little hostility] Cao Qianji is reborn as the illegitimate son of a high-ranking leader. After his mother dies, the leader, feeling guilty, arranges for him to move into Silly Zhu's Siheyuan and tells Director Yang to look after him and help him get ahead. But Cao Yu Lian, the pampered legitimate son of the leader's family, has always seen Cao Qianji as a threat and secretly resorts to one scheme after another to kill him. As a result, the steel mill and the 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Siheyuan: I Came, I Saw, I Conquered 四合院之我来我见我征服 Come see what happens to the poor little soul in the courtyard. The author is just writing for fun, so feel free to read casually. Please go easy on me if you leave criticism, I'm new to this. Without further ado, let's begin our story. 141Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 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
- 87 Siheyuan: A Lowly Mailman Who’s Living the Dream 四合院：小小邮递员，赢麻了 Gao Liang transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard and activated the Postman System! Who says postmen can only deliver letters? His footsteps measure the land, His two wheels carry his soul! And as for the beasts in the courtyard? Just try biting me! A hardworking postman, living life his own way! In one word: awesome! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Siheyuan: Beating Up All the Beasts from the Start, Silly Zhu Is Full of Regret 四合院：开局暴揍众禽，傻柱悔恨 Jiang Yuanchao transmigrated into the world of the courtyard house and awakened a whistleblower System. As long as he reported the beasts around him, he would receive generous rewards! From the start, Silly Zhu accused him of stealing a chicken? “Director, I’m reporting that Banggeng stole the chicken, and Silly Zhu was his accomplice!” [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve received 3 bicycle vouchers!] Jia Zhangshi causing a scene and throwing a tantrum? “Officer, I’m reporting that Jia Zhangshi 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Siheyuan: Beating Up Silly Zhu, I Call the Shots in This Courtyard 四合院：暴打傻柱，这院我说了算 Zeng Zhenguo transmigrates into a courtyard house at the very start of the TV series. Bang Geng has just stolen a chicken, and Zeng Zhenguo, who hasn’t had meat in days, steals one too. He was planning to frame Silly Zhu, but unexpectedly, this gives him the chance to activate the System. When the First Grandpa twists the truth, Zeng Zhenguo, as a transmigrator, naturally steps forward and exposes him for what he is. Yi Zhonghai is instantly enraged and sends his top enforcer, Silly Zhu, into th 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Siheyuan: I Refuse to Marry Into the Family and Turn to Research 四合院：拒绝入赘后搞科研 [Courtyard House + Period Setting + Putting the Courtyard’s Beasts in Their Place + Strengthening the Nation Through Science and Technology + Clever Protagonist + Feel-Good Story] Transmigrated to the 1960s, he’s faced with becoming a live-in son-in-law from the start? Whoever wants to be a son-in-law can take the job! Now that he’s in this era, of course he’s going to do scientific research! Power generators, continuous hot-rolling mills, specialty steel, BJ212 jeeps, Yellow River heavy trucks, 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Siheyuan: First Take Down Yi Zhonghai, Then Pressure the Jia Family 四合院：先抬走易中海，再逼贾家 [Siheyuan, feel-good power fantasy, System, revenge, tormenting scumbags] Yang Fan transmigrates into a siheyuan. After his father dies in the line of duty, he becomes a state employee. With the System at his side, he improves his life and builds his fortune, only to attract the envy of the scumbags in the courtyard. Yi Zhonghai tries to guilt-trip him with moral blackmail? Take him away on the spot! Let's see you try to pull that again. Jia Zhangshi makes a career of extortion? Put those silver 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Siheyuan: I Treat the Sick, and the Beasts Cry for Help 四合院：我给人治病，禽兽喊救命 Song Kai transmigrates into the body of a retired military doctor. He starts work at the steel mill infirmary and moves into the Red Star Courtyard. Just as he's wondering how to make a living, a Divine System appears. His god-tier medical skills save a senior leader's life. The factory director is stunned and chases after him, eager to offer him money and power. Xu Damao conspires with Deputy Director Li and gets himself into trouble. Now he wants me to save him? Sorry, I save people, not vermi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Love and Fulfillment: What a Disaster! From the Start, I Took My Girl into a Wolf's Den 情满：夭寿啦！开局带妹进了狼窝 Zhang Ming was dumbfounded. How did a post-90s old-timer like me suddenly transmigrate just from going shopping with a post-2000s kid? Heaven, why are you doing this to me? I thought I’d be able to make something of myself, but instead I’ve transmigrated into a courtyard full of beasts! How am I supposed to survive… Since I’m here, I might as well make the best of it. I can’t fight fate, but with a System at my side, surely I can handle a bunch of beasts? (This is my first novel, so some details 147Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 94 Siheyuan: Little Fish Swims Across the Sea 四合院：小鱼儿之鱼游大海 The story of a lucky soul who transmigrates into a parallel world. He starts out living freely in the mountains and forests, then ends up in the Red Star Courtyard by accident, where he begins putting the courtyard’s cutthroats in their place, silencing them and making them disappear. The Host begins to roam freely through a world of his own choosing... (Note: The protagonist won’t spend too long in this nest of cutthroats. He’ll live life his own way, and the story won’t dwell too much on the e 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Siheyuan: Taking the Jia Family in Hand from the Start 四合院：开局收拾贾家人 Siheyuan Courtyard + Daily Life + Changing the Plot Chen Jianjun wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the world of Siheyuan Courtyard and become an ordinary resident there. The Jia family has taken over his house, and people are even eyeing his job. Everyone thinks Chen Jianjun is a little lamb they can push around. Then Chen Jianjun turns around and gives the Jia family a thorough beating. The self-righteous First Master tries to take their side, only for Chen Jianjun to shut him dow —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Siheyuan: The Sea King's Pinduoduo System 四合院，海王的拼夕夕系统 A simp in his past life, a womanizer in this one Plus an endlessly nagging System He never backs down when stirring up trouble, but readily admits defeat when playing the victim A petty crook, a freeloader, a hoodlum, a thug This is how you do a siheyuan story right —Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 97 Siheyuan: Conquering the World with a Few Moves 四合院：一招半式闯天下 The protagonist, Ji Liancheng, transmigrates by chance and successfully takes over another body. Reborn under the name Ji Liancheng, he inherits the nickname “Old Fool” and becomes the village idiot of Nanluoguxiang, one of the “crazy, feeble-minded, dull, and foolish” bunch. Thus begins an ordinary yet extraordinary life. This book doesn’t center on the courtyard plot. Those events are woven into the lives of the original characters. The author respects the source story and its era, and tries 17Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 98 In the Siheyuan: I Drive for the Factory Manager 四合院之我为厂长开车门 In the winter of 1962, Huo Yaoguang returned from the southwest and set out on the journey home. One heroine. No womanizing, no saintly do-gooding. He lives only for himself and has absolutely no grand ambitions. 2Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 99 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
- 100 Love in the Courtyard: Reborn as One of Qin Shou's Crew 情满四合院之穿成秦兽一员 An anime-obsessed shut-in with a serious thing for good looks transmigrates into the younger brother of the heroine in a TV drama he has never watched. What is this, Love in the Courtyard? The whole courtyard is full of beasts! His sister and her mother-in-law turn out to be the biggest bloodsuckers of them all. Just watch how I deal with the whole lot. With the help of a copy-and-exchange System, he grows into an all-around patriotic entrepreneur. 43Reads5.9Score—14d adds
