Novels like Siheyuan: The Imperial Age of the 1960s
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- 151 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Triumphant Return 四合院之傻柱强势归来 A young man from the modern era accidentally transmigrates into He Yuzhu's body. With a System at his side, he rises to become the cafeteria director and marries a stunning beauty. As for the assorted nuisances in the courtyard, they can go cool their heels somewhere else. 5.8kReads6.3Score20014d adds
- 152 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... 595Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 153 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
- 154 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
- 155 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
- 156 A Good Life in the Siheyuan with He Yushui 四合院带着何雨水单过好日子 Transmigration + System + Plot After a drunken night, poor Zhang Bin unexpectedly transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, where he became He Yudong, the younger brother of Silly Zhu. Knowing the tragic ending awaiting Silly Zhu, he tried to change his brother's fate, only for Silly Zhu to buy out their brotherly bond for four yuan and fifty cents. With the arrival of the System, He Yudong embarked on a fantastical journey of crushing the courtyard's vile characters. 4.2kReads6.8Score10114d adds
- 157 Siheyuan: I Want to Live Happily and Freely 四合院：我要开心乐逍遥 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 333Reads6.7Score10214d adds
- 158 The Door to My Pigsty Leads to a Siheyuan 我家猪圈门通【四合院】 Middle-aged He Dawei is a lifelong bachelor. He's planning to retire back in his hometown village. He's too tired to keep working. He thinks of how he's all alone, with his wife having run off with their daughter. Two words sum him up: truly pathetic. He thinks he'll grow old and die in bed, with nobody caring... But then! The door to his pigsty can't stand to watch anymore... The protagonist is pretty laid-back. He's not out to slaughter everyone; he just wants a comfortable life and a son to 37Reads8.2Score10514d adds
- 159 Siheyuan: The First Master’s Son 四合院之一大爷之子 If Yi Zhonghai, the moral paragon of Love in the Courtyard, has a child to carry on his family line, will He Yuzhu still end up following his old path of supporting a widow? And how will the Jia family change? A new story from a new author. 5Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 160 Siheyuan: Does This Qin Huairu Come with a System? 四合院：这届秦淮茹自带系统？ Transmigrating into a Siheyuan in 1955, he finds Qin Huairu has snatched him up from the start? Happiness had come so suddenly that Lin Changsheng was completely stunned. Just as he was at a loss, the Soft Rice, Hard to Swallow System arrived. Eat soft rice, and earn rewards! “Stay out of my business, okay?” Reward earned: a perfect physique! “From now on, don't badmouth my friends in front of me!” Reward earned: Master-Level Eighth-Grade Fitter Skills! “Are you trying to tell me what to do?” Re 636Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 161 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—14d adds
- 162 Siheyuan: Xu Damao Screens Movies 四合院：许大茂放电影 That day, Xu Damao transmigrated. He went into the mountains and screened movies. At the factory, he kept getting promoted. After seeing too much hostility everywhere, let's have something heartwarming for a change. A blend of stories from several shows, just for fun. 391Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 163 Siheyuan: Building the Strongest Tech Nation 四合院：打造最强科技龙国 This is a brand-new courtyard compound novel, with none of the familiar plotlines about stealing chickens and the like. Instead, it has plenty of fresh storylines you haven’t seen before. The later chapters get even more exciting. I hope you’ll stick around for the epic events to come! 715Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 164 Siheyuan: Farming with All the Beautiful Women! 四合院，我和众美女一起种田！ Zheng Tong, an ordinary modern man at the bottom of society, transmigrates to the capital in the 1960s. Who says the transmigration gods don’t look after working-class people like him? Look, didn’t he transmigrate? But then Zheng Tong discovers that he has transmigrated into "The Birds-Filled Siheyuan", a TV drama he once watched! (^_^) And he’s just an insignificant background character! So should he keep lying flat, or get back on his feet and take off? Read the story of the modern “King of Sl 381Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 165 Siheyuan: Zhou Xiaobai Breaks Off the Engagement, So I Marry Lou Xiao'e 四合院：周小白退婚，我娶娄小娥 Chen Aidang transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. To his surprise, he was forced to marry Lou Xiao'e, whom Xu Damao had broken off his engagement with. It should have been a good thing, but Lou Xiao'e had become a vegetable. He was going to spend the rest of his life with a woman in a vegetative state. Chen Aidang was stunned, but fortunately, every intimate contact with Lou Xiao'e earned him a reward. Congratulations, Host, on touching Lou Xiao'e for the first time. You have re 3.3kReads5.9Score30114d adds
- 166 Siheyuan: Enjoying Life With a Pocket Dimension 四合院：带着空间享受生活 Modern chef Zhang Sen brings his storage space with him when his soul transmigrates into the body of Zhang San in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He uses the space to live in luxury, beats down all the troublemakers in the courtyard, and finds success in both love and career. 5.4kReads7.9Score18214d adds
- 167 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—14d adds
- 168 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
- 169 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Steal a Level Seven Forger 四合院：开局偷到七级锻工 Liu Guangfu woke up to find his eyes bloodshot. After thinking it over, he realized he was Liu Guangfu, the son of Second Master Liu Haizhong from the courtyard. Because of a fried egg the night before, his own father, Second Master Liu Haizhong, had struck him in the temple. The transmigrator Liu Guangfu awakened the Thief System and stole Liu Haizhong's Level 7 metalworking skill from the start. Silly Zhu, I hear you're a great cook. Well, your cooking skills are mine now. Third Master, I hear 789Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 170 Siheyuan: Sending the First Lord to Jail from the Start 四合院：开局把一大爷丢进局子 From the start, he was a penniless beggar. Following his second uncle’s last will, he came to the Siheyuan! But he discovered that his bankbook and money had been stolen, and someone had seized his house! Right from the start, he had the hypocritical Yi Zhonghai thrown in jail, where he could work on an assembly line to earn his own peanuts! What’s that? You want me to show respect to Deaf Granny and Director Yang? I’ll show you a whole string of respect! Actually, I’ll grind all your dignity in 2.5kReads6.8Score10314d adds
- 171 Reborn in the 1960s: A New Life Begins in the Siheyuan 魂穿六零：从四合院开始新的人生 Su Qing transmigrates back to a courtyard compound in the 1960s. He activates the Fate System. As long as he changes someone else’s fate, he earns a reward. Facing the residents of the compound, he decides: good people will be rewarded, and bad people will get what they deserve. Either way, he gets a reward. 2.1kReads7.9Score—14d adds
- 172 Siheyuan: The Little Blacksmith Who Started in 1946 四合院：从1946开始的小铁匠 Fang Guoqiang transmigrates to 1946, but he soon discovers that this world isn't the real one. Here, Silly Zhu is an idiot who sells steamed buns on the street at the age of eight. Mu Chunhua is willing to become another man's concubine in exchange for three doses of penicillin. Wu Youren is a greedy official sent to take over property. Tian Zao is determined to avenge her father. Tian Dan is a highly intelligent, exceptionally calm special agent. Liu Rusi is a bewitching beauty with alluring ey 17Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 173 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 1.9kReads6.1Score10114d adds
- 174 Siheyuan: Promoted to Level-Six Fitter from the Start 四合院：开局晋升六级钳工 After Yang Jianjun died, he was reborn in a parallel world, in Love in the Courtyard, as an ordinary resident of the courtyard. The shock of his father's death awakened his memories of a past life. He expected a golden finger to appear, but never imagined it would take so long to show up. With no other choice, Yang Jianjun worked hard at his studies and honed his skills, gradually raising his fitter rank. It took him just seven years to become a Level 6 fitter, and then the System finally activa 74Reads5.3Score1214d adds
- 175 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
- 176 Siheyuan: I'm Trash, and You're All Beasts 四合院：我是垃圾，诸位是禽兽 (Courtyard House + farming + feel-good novel + everyday life in a bygone era + System) In his previous life, college student Li Tiancai coasted through life and slacked off every day. After an accident, he transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes a lonely tenant with no family in the courtyard. Fortunately, he has a System, as if bestowed with imperial robes and destined to rule the world. First Uncle, the Supreme Paragon of Morality! Second Uncle, hopelessly obsessed with officialdo 146Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 177 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
- 178 Across the Myriad Heavens, Starting with Love in the Courtyard 诸天从情满四合院开始 After transmigrating for the first time, Hua Yunfei dies when his enemies drag him along as he self-destructs, all because he wouldn’t stop running his mouth. His soul transmigrates again, this time into Love in the Courtyard, where he possesses a fool who was driven out of the courtyard by its residents and froze to death outside. This story is entirely fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental. 378Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 179 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. 346Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 180 Siheyuan: Quietly Munching on Melon Seeds 四合院之默默吃瓜 I never thought I’d catch the transmigration wave one day, let alone end up in that famously colorful courtyard. Faced with all kinds of dramas, let’s see how I quietly sit back and watch the show 3.6kReads5.4Score10914d adds
- 181 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 4.7kReads6.3Score11814d adds
- 182 Siheyuan: The Joy of Fighting the Troublemakers 四合院：与禽斗其乐无穷 Lin Fan wakes up one day to discover he has transmigrated. What, this is Love in the Courtyard? Interesting. So I’m supposed to go head-to-head with these beasts. That saying really is true: there’s endless fun in fighting beasts! The tone isn’t too intense, with the focus on an easygoing life. 14.7kReads6.9Score50314d adds
- 183 Starting in 1963 从1963开始 A slow-burn, reborn period drama, not a mindless power fantasy. A mash-up of TV dramas. Not too dark, so feel free to give it a try. The protagonist is kind, just, brave, and full of positive energy... All right, I made that up. He's just a crafty schemer! 24Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 184 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Have Silly Zhu Sent to the Firing Squad 四合院：开局请傻柱吃枪子 Ye Xuan is sent flying by a wild yak while on a road trip and accidentally transmigrates to the 1960s! He becomes a nobody in a courtyard compound. His parents died serving in the military, and he makes a living collecting scrap with his younger sister! From the start, he sends Silly Zhu and Yi Zhonghai away to face the firing squad! Then he sends Jia Zhangshi and the Deaf Old Lady away to serve time in prison! The retirement gang? Heh! He’ll wipe them all out! Punishing these beasts is his duty 662Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 185 Life in the Siheyuan with He Yushui 四合院之跟何雨水过日子 Old bachelor Liu Guangming is watching the TV drama Love in the Courtyard at home, while middle-schooler Liu Guangming gets heatstroke during an exam at school. A little notebook accidentally gives him an electric shock, sending the old bachelor from 2022 to 1959. He moves into a courtyard house and ends up with He Yushui. 7.9kReads6.8Score20914d adds
- 186 Siheyuan: There Really Is No System 四合院之真滴木有系统 Ding Yi transmigrates into a courtyard house. Let’s see how a black fish with no System can stir up the seemingly calm waters of this pond. Can a transmigrator with modern ideas breathe freely under the constraints of the times? To be clear: there’s no System. 8Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 187 The Little Ant of the Siheyuan 四合院之小蚂蚁 This is a wish-fulfillment story with a slow build. No System, no harem, no stealing other men’s women, no saintly do-gooder, and no groveling to anyone. The protagonist lives for himself and has no lofty ideals. A good-for-nothing from the future transmigrates into the past. 36Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 188 Siheyuan: My Father Died in an Accident from the Start 四合院：开局父亲就意外牺牲了 Lin Ye is a young wage slave in modern society. He unexpectedly transmigrates to the world of "The Birds Fill the Courtyard", returning to the 1960s. He has just graduated from technical school when his father dies in the line of duty. Lin Ye takes over his father's job and joins the procurement department of the logistics office at the steel mill. Surrounded by beasts in the courtyard, all he originally wanted was to quietly live his own modest life. But after the System activates, he begins li 1.5kReads7.5Score10014d adds
- 189 Siheyuan: Finding Happiness as a Pot Mender 四合院：从补锅匠开始幸福 Su Chengming transmigrates and is reborn in the 1970s. He becomes a pot mender. He travels from street to street and over mountains, repairing broken pots for families everywhere. By chance, he discovers that the world he's arrived in is actually the world of Love in the Courtyard. When he returns to his hometown, he meets Han Chunming, Zhong Yuemin, Shuai Hongbing, and others, who have been sent down to the countryside. After that, more and more people from all walks of life enter his life... 1.6kReads6.8Score—14d adds
- 190 Siheyuan: I Became Qin Huairu, and the Beasts Are Stunned 四合院：我成了秦淮茹，禽兽麻了 After being reborn in a parallel world, Luo Yuan discovers that he has become a resident of the world of Love in the Courtyard, and that he shares one soul with Qin Huairu. He is both Luo Yun and Qin Huairu. This is going to be trouble. All the lecherous men have their eyes on this pretty widow! But with a System at his disposal, how could Luo Yun let them have their way? Watch Luo Yun and Qin Huairu join forces to turn the tables, tame the beasts and toy with the lecherous men, all while buildi 8Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 191 Siheyuan: Xu Damao Is Reborn and Ready to Gossip 四合院：许大茂重生要吃瓜 [A heavily reworked version of Love in the Courtyard. Ages and timeline may differ from the original, and the plot has also been changed somewhat, so please don’t get too hung up on the details. This story has one heroine, and the characters don’t go around insulting everyone. If that’s not your thing, read with caution.] In a vast, empty space, Xu Damao stared blankly at the pages of Love in the Courtyard flipping over and over before him. Was he a villain? Selfish and self-serving? A hypocrite 1.1kReads6.9Score—14d adds
- 192 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
- 193 Siheyuan: Damao and I Are Brothers 四合院：我和大茂是兄弟 Lou Xiao'e + one female lead + a lighthearted, everyday story with no hostility + no overpowered System + a pocket dimension. He transmigrates into a Siheyuan courtyard and becomes Silly Zhu, the gullible big villain who gets scammed by everyone in the compound. Fortunately, it is still early, and there is time to change everything. He Yuzhu resolves to be a good person who cares for his family, gets along with his neighbors, and stands up to evil forces. 5.4kReads8.7Score14414d adds
- 194 Siheyuan: Invincible at Eight to Protect My Family 四合院：为保护家人，八岁便无敌 After transmigrating into a courtyard compound, Ye Fan becomes an eight-year-old boy. He discovers that his father, Ye Jianguo, died a hero serving his country, leaving behind only his unemployed mother and his little sister, who has just started school. To let Ye Fan focus on his studies, his mother has no choice but to beg on the streets, while his sister drops out to take care of the family. But the compound’s greedy vultures set their sights on the Ye family. Yi Zhonghai wants to drive them 5Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 195 Siheyuan: I Have More Brothers Than I Can Count 四合院：我的兄弟有亿点多 The train of time arrived in the 1960s, and Wang Chongyi found himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he was a Level Six chef at a steel mill, and he activated the Best Buddies System, embarking on a remarkable life. Want to hire someone to beat me up? Sorry, the street tough is my buddy! Want to call the police and have me arrested? Sorry, the station chief is my buddy! Want to report me to the neighborhood office? Sorry, the neighborhood office director is my buddy! Wan 7.8kReads6.7Score25314d adds
- 196 Siheyuan: I Get Rewards for Roasting People 四合院：我怼人就可以获得奖励 His predecessor was strangled to death by his desperate wife, who looked just like Yang Mi. After transmigrating, Su Jian activated the People-Insulting System. Insulting people earns him top-tier cooking skills. Insulting people earns him top-tier engineering skills. Of course, Su Jian does more than just insult people. He sends Silly Zhu back to the canteen as an apprentice. He drives Jia Dongxu to his impulsive death. He makes Banggeng pay a heavy price. In short, he makes life misera 176Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 197 Siheyuan: Xu Damao's Carnival 四合院，许大茂的嘉年华 Xu Huimao learned to cook at Lanhai Technical School. After months of tossing a wok, he learned to make quite a few dishes. Seeing others repair machine tools and drive excavators, he thought learning machinery repair sounded good too... In the end, he went through every course at Lanhai Technical School. With a smattering of eighteen different skills and mastery of none, Xu Huimao somehow carved out a place for himself, building a real estate business that became the second-largest in the provi 1.9kReads8.1Score10514d adds
- 198 Laughing Proudly in Siheyuan 笑傲四合院 Also known as Laughing at the Courtyard, this novel is full of humor and wit. Set in a traditional courtyard compound, it tells a series of hilarious stories about the tangled relationships and everyday lives of the different families in this unique community. With vivid descriptions and a sharp eye, it deftly combines the human dramas of courtyard life with the bustle of the city, capturing the joys and sorrows of urban living. To prove that Silly Zhu isn't stupid, he sneaks into the TV drama L 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Siheyuan: My Identity Is Exposed After I Shoot Bang Geng 四合院：枪毙棒梗后我身份曝光了 Wang Qiang transmigrates into the world of The Birds Are Full in the Siheyuan. From the start, he moves into the siheyuan holding the memorial tablet of his father, a national hero! While he is in mourning, the beasts, not knowing what's good for them, watch Wang Qiang's comfortable life with envy and jealousy, and even start ostracizing and provoking him. As the saying goes: If you don't provoke me, I won't provoke you! When Bang Geng smashes the medal and destroys the memorial tablet, even the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Siheyuan: Huairu Is Panicking, This Stepfather Is Awful 四合院：淮茹心慌，这后爹好坏 I transmigrated into a Four-Sided Courtyard and became the unlucky neighbor of the Jia family? To hell with that. I'm not going to be some hapless fool. I'm going to be the old Wang next door! First, I'll sweet-talk Qin Huairu into marrying me, leave Silly Zhu stunned, and then switch into domineering stepfather mode! Bang Geng won't call me Dad? I'll give him a good smack! He dares to steal? I'll break whichever hand he used! And Jia Zhangshi? Sorry, I married Qin Huairu, not Jia Zhangshi. If s 3.8kReads7.9Score13414d adds
