Novels like Splitting Up the Family from the Start: Taking on the Scoundrels of the Siheyuan
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- 101 Siheyuan: Li Weishuo Is Back Again 四合院：我李伟硕又回来了 (I'm revising the novel, folks.) A soul from the future transmigrates to the capital in the 1960s. Let us see what kind of upheaval an utterly ordinary playboy from the future can stir up in this courtyard. 2Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 102 Siheyuan: I’m a Rogue, So What? 四合院：我是无赖我怕谁 A young rascal from the 21st century transmigrates into the story of Love in the Courtyard while watching the TV series, becoming Silly Zhu, a man people both love and hate. Watch him outwit the whole bunch of scoundrels and become a winner in life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 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
- 104 Siheyuan: 1951, A Fierce Dragon Crosses the River 四合院：1951猛龙过江傲世间 Synopsis: Gao Changsheng accidentally transmigrates to a parallel world in 1951 and obtains a magical System. The world map lies before him in an era when gold is everywhere: jadeite, precious stones, gold, silver, antiques, rare minerals, rare earths, mountain ranges, ranches, technology, estates, and oil. He makes an early start on laying plans across the globe. This is a parallel world with no connection whatsoever to reality, so don't read it as a reflection of the real world. You're respons 235Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 105 Siheyuan: The Rich Heiress Lou Xiao'e Is My Wife from the Start 四合院，开局千金娄晓娥是我老婆 The world of Love in the Courtyard is full of scoundrels. Watching the show drives me crazy, so I want to transmigrate through time and be by Lou Xiao'e's side. Silly Zhu can just go wait somewhere else. I'll make up for all the regrets I had while watching the show. 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 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—14d adds
- 107 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
- 108 Siheyuan: Family Bliss 四合院之阖家欢乐 Cao Mengde wakes up to find himself in the world of Siheyuan, where every neighbor is a complete oddball: Liu Haizhong, the big-stick patriarch; Yi Zhonghai, the master of mind control; and Jia Zhangshi, the necromancer... This world is just fascinating. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Siheyuan: I’m a Tai Chi Master Moving Into the Courtyard 四合院：我，太极宗师，入住大院 After transmigrating to the 1960s, He Yuzhu becomes a resident of the courtyard house. His father runs away? No way. He’s leaving me the money and the properties, all of them! He Yuzhu binds himself to the Farm System and, with his younger sister He Yushui by his side, enjoys a life that just keeps getting better! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Sent Xu Damao to Prison 四合院：开局送许大茂进监狱 [Transmigration + feel-good power fantasy + slightly altered setting] Zhou Zheng transmigrates into the world of the Courtyard House and discovers that the previous owner was sabotaged by Xu Damao. Using the System, Zhou Zheng sends him to prison. When the devious residents of the Courtyard House start causing trouble, watch how Zhou Zheng handles them... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Siheyuan: Rooted Deep, Unable to Break Free 四合院：扎根而入，无法自拔 Song Xiangdong transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and awakens a sign-in System, earning all kinds of astonishing rewards. He unlocks a spatial farm, tempting Qin Huairu to come knocking for meat. He awakens his musical talent, leaving the cultured Lou Xiao'e wishing they had met sooner. His ability to spend money like water has the down-to-earth Qin Jingru begging to be his. His vast knowledge leaves the intellectual Ran Qiuyue utterly impressed. As Song Xiangdong rises rapidl —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 He Yushui Arrives at the Siheyuan from the Start 四合院开局迎来何雨水 A wandering singer unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard as Xu Damao. But without a System or a golden finger, what is he supposed to do in this era? The author isn’t very good at writing blurbs, so come on in and take a look! 1Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 113 Reborn in the Siheyuan: I Have a Golden Finger 重生四合院：我有金手指 I'm an innocent person. Please don't make me write... All right! Since you've bestowed this on me, I'll write it (ಡωಡ)hiahiahia Synopsis: I, Yang Ri Tian Kong, transmigrated and became Wang Xingxue, male, twenty-four. Distinguishing feature: a huge nose. Character: helpful and good at reading people's clothes. Favorite food: dumplings. Master and school: the closed-door disciple of Hunyuan Xingyi Tai Chi. After walking through a forest, Wang Xingxue brushed the fallen leaves off himself, turned 12Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 114 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
- 115 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
- 116 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
- 117 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
- 118 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
- 119 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
- 120 Siheyuan: I Strike Out on My Own from the Start and Build a Fortune 四合院：开局另起炉灶发家致富 Transmigrate to a courtyard and return to the 1960s. How do you survive in an era without a System or pocket dimension? He Yu, a vocational-school-trained chef, transmigrates into the body of Silly Zhu, a lovesick fool who can't face Qin Huairu as she pursues him relentlessly. But he's not the original owner! Qin Huairu, back off, back off, back off! Every day as Silly Zhu, He Yu wonders when his wages will go up and hopes the era of reform and opening up will arrive soon. 95Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 121 I Transmigrated into Siheyuan as Xu Damao 穿越四合院之我是许大茂 “Because there are too many transmigrators, the System will reduce the help it gives its Host.” Xu Damao cursed under his breath. After thinking it over, he accepted it. He hadn't been a good person to begin with, anyway. He'd just have to get by on his own abilities. “Haha, you transmigrators all want to be good people. Me? I'm going to be a villain.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Xu Damao Gets Divorced from the Start 许大茂开局就离婚 No brutality, no darkness. If you like dark stories, please move along! Set against the backdrop of Love in the Courtyard and another TV drama, this story tells of a very different life for Xu Damao. 1Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 123 A Book by Dazui 大嘴的一本书 After transmigrating to 1952, he becomes Jia Dongxu in the courtyard complex and awakens the Travel Frog System. But then he discovers that Qin Huairu has been cheating on him with none other than Silly Zhu! Jia Dongxu swoops in and steals Silly Zhu’s blind date, pulling Qin Huairu’s cousin Qin Jingru into his arms. Then he exposes the true faces of Qin Huairu and Silly Zhu. From then on, he sleeps until he wakes naturally and lives a life where everything is brought to him, envied by everyone a 24Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 124 Siheyuan: An Ordinary Life 四合院：平凡的生活 After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, Bai Xiangyang feels a little disheartened. But since he’s here, he might as well make the best of it and live a good life. He has no intention of hurting anyone, but other people do... 138Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 125 Siheyuan: Trading with the Times 四合院：火红年代搞外贸 A former trade tycoon transmigrates into the world of Full Courtyard and decides not to lie low or coast through life. In this age of waving red flags, he'll ride the waves and make his mark. From purchasing apprentice to model trader, he makes a name for himself in the Hong Kong export trade by taking on the Sugar King, Guo. He becomes a key player in foreign trade during the fiery red era, earning foreign currency for his country. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 A Journey Through the World of Film and Television, Amidst the Flames of War 影视世界烽火旅程 He died unexpectedly and transmigrated to Beiping in 1938. When he opened his eyes, he found himself sprawled on the ground with a throbbing head and a pool of blood beside him. He was holding a baby in his arms… Looking at his own tender little hands, he realized he had transmigrated. …He searched his memories: the child was called He Yuzhu. Hmm… the name sounded familiar. This is the story of a middle-aged soul, worn down by life, rekindling his passion and fighting spirit. He fought the Japan —Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 127 Siheyuan: I Take Down Silly Zhu from the Start, and the Whole Courtyard Erupts 四合院：开局干翻傻柱，全院沸腾 He transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard of Beasts and becomes Silly Zhu's older brother. After returning from military service, he finds that He Daqing has left. He Yuzhu isn't supporting his younger sister's education, and has even let Yushui grow worryingly thin from hunger. He gives every bit of spare money to a widow, and dares to talk back to his own brother? He Yusheng can take no more. He gives Silly Zhu a furious beating and leaves the family home with He Yushui. But the commotion se —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 The Yi Family Has a Son 四合院之易家有子 First, let me be clear: this book isn't full of hostility, nor is it a harem story. It's just something to pass the time with, so don't read it if that's not your thing. Reborn in the courtyard, he is taken in by the First Aunt from the start. As a result, the First Uncle can no longer use morality to manipulate everyone, and the residents' fates are rewritten. He witnesses the rise and flourishing of the New China right there in the courtyard. —Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 129 Siheyuan: A Divine Medical Art from the Start 四合院：开局获得神级医术 Lin Yunfeng, an upstanding young man of the 21st century, accidentally transmigrates into the world of the TV series Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he gets everything he needs to make a living: a farm space and divine-level medical skills. With all that, dealing with those people who come looking for trouble is almost too easy. 1.6kReads5.6Score—14d adds
- 130 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Married a Pretty Widow 四合院，开局娶个俏寡妇 After transmigrating into the world of Birds All Over the Courtyard, he married a pretty widow from the start. The whole courtyard full of scoundrels thought he was an easy target? He turned around and reported them. Auntie Qin wants to set someone up? He'll dig a deep pit and bury her in it. Silly Zhu won't serve meals properly at the factory? He'll get him fired so he can't serve anyone a meal. First Uncle wants to play the good guy? He'll teach him what being a good person really means. 804Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 131 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
- 132 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
- 133 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
- 134 Siheyuan: I'm Xu Damao, and I Love Getting a Bargain! 四合院：我许大茂，就爱占便宜！ Xu Damao transmigrates, bringing along a face even more handsome than Hu Ge's, and arrives in Love in the Courtyard. What's more, it's 1952, before the story begins, and Xu Damao has only just come of age. Lou Xiao'e is still in school, Qin Huairu hasn't married into the courtyard, and Silly Zhu hasn't yet taken charge of the wok. Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui haven't become the courtyard elders yet… With his transmigrator's advantage, Xu Damao gets ahead at every turn and ultimately 176Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 135 Siheyuan: I, Li Hongwei, Race Ahead at Full Throttle 四合院：我李宏伟一路狂飙 Li Hongwei, the local bully of Mang Village, was killed by a cold fish before transmigrating to the 1960s and into the body of an idiot in a courtyard house. After years of being bullied by the courtyard's pack of beasts, his family was so poor that all they had left was a bed. Luckily, he bound himself to an Emotion Harvesting System. As long as he made the courtyard's residents feel resentment, he could earn points and exchange them for rewards. Now, with the System backing him, he takes on th 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 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
- 137 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
- 138 It All Began When I Became Liu Haizhong 从我成了刘海中开始 Liu Zhong, an unemployed drifter, is hit by a car on his way home and unexpectedly transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard, taking the place of career-obsessed Liu Haizhong. He also gets a System, which gives him rewards for signing in every day. Familiar with the story, Liu Zhong just wants to use the System to earn enough money and enjoy life. He’ll leave the plot to fate and stay out of it whenever he can. —Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 139 Reborn in Siheyuan: Racing Ahead with Chen Shuting 重生四合院：带着陈书婷一路狂飙 With the sound of a gunshot, Gao Qiqiang transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. The place is crawling with beasts, every last one of them vicious and scheming! There's the hypocritical First Master, the power-hungry Second Master, the Third Master who's practically a walking abacus, the lovesick Silly Zhu, and the bloodsucking Qin Huairu. From the start, he sends Banggeng to prison. If you can't control your child, someone else will do it for you. If you can't bring yourself to act, someone e 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 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
- 141 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
- 142 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
- 143 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
- 144 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
- 145 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
- 146 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
- 147 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
- 148 Serve the Nation! Bang Geng’s Dream of Making the Siheyuan Strong! 尽忠报国！四合院棒梗的强国梦！ In the world of the Siheyuan, Bang Geng was originally headed down the path of becoming the Thieving Saint. After accidentally witnessing his master being executed by firing squad, he ran a fever for several days. While he was burning up, the Life Simulator System selected him. But Bang Geng’s resistance, the prayers of Qin Huairu, Xiao Dang, and Huai Hua, and the interference of Jia Zhangshi’s spirit-summoning screech disrupted the System’s attempt to take over his body. Instead, he gained a co 70Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 149 Siheyuan: Inherit a Fortune, Farm the Land, and Make Yu Li a Smuggler 四合院：继承财富种田，坑于莉做倒爷 [Courtyard life + farming + merchant] Li Weixing inherits his grandfather's fortune. What does he get in the capital's old city? Three rooms in a tiled-roof house, plus a shop. However, using that money isn't easy for Li Weixing. From the start, he marries Yu Li and begins a life free of worries about food and clothing. Will Li Weixing be kind to everyone in the courtyard? Of course not! With his System to back him up, he has plenty to eat and wear, trades ration coupons, and lives comfortably. 34Reads5.1Score414d adds
- 150 Siheyuan: Dumped from the Start, I Came Out on Top 四合院：开局被甩，我赢麻了 Shen Yuan dozed off for a moment and transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. What’s there to fear about getting dumped from the start? I’m a future engineer with five houses to my name. Surely I can find a wife? Who knew he’d run into Qin Huairu, who’d gotten lost on her way to the bathroom, as soon as he stepped outside? One look at Shen Yuan, and Qin Huairu fell for him for life. From then on, she wouldn’t leave him alone. Jia Dongxu: “But you were the girl I was set up with!” H 227Reads5.8Score—14d adds
