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- 51 Siheyuan: A Family of Loyal Heroes 四合院：满门忠烈 After transmigrating into 1950, Cheng Haoyi awakens the War God System and resolutely brings his childhood friend He Yuzhu to the recruitment office to enlist. Together, they fight the enemy, defend their country, and earn distinction. A worthy man is born between heaven and earth. He should strive courageously to rise above the rest. How could he stoop to petty scheming and fall in with the crowd? From now on, every household in the courtyard will be a family of heroes! 8.6kReads6.5Score26914d adds
- 52 Siheyuan: Every Child in the Courtyard Is Mine 四合院，满院都是我下的崽 When He Daqing woke up one morning, his appearance had changed! He had been a handsome, dashing, charming young man, so striking that flowers bloomed at his sight, everyone adored him, and car tires burst when he passed by! He’d spent all night drinking with a few good-for-nothing friends, and when he woke up, he looked like this! A bald forehead! A stiff, expressionless face, with two dark circles under his eyes standing out sharply. And the worst part wasn’t even that! It was his age! What the 3.1kReads8.7Score12914d adds
- 53 Siheyuan: Hard Work Is the Key to Success 四合院：人生的崛起全靠努力 After enduring all kinds of trials, Qin Yi, an ordinary graduate of a third-rate university, finally finds a decent job. On his first day at work, he's involved in a car accident and transmigrates to the world of Love in the Courtyard in the late 1950s. See how an ordinary young man from the modern era makes a thriving life for himself in those times. Golden finger: A portable 20m x 20m x 20m space, plus cooking and medical skills that 12.9kReads8.7Score38614d adds
- 54 Siheyuan: I Live Next Door to Xu Damao, and My Surname Is Wang 四合院：家住许大茂隔壁，我姓王 Wang Jinyin transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes an ordinary electrician. He lives next door to Xu Damao and is a warmhearted sort. From the start, when Xu Damao goes to the countryside to screen films, Wang Jinyin heads over to Xu Damao's home to fix a light. Who could have guessed? Xu Damao comes home early! With the System at my side, the world is mine. Wang Jinyin's motto is: “If you have a problem, I'll lend a hand. I live next door, and my surname is Wang!” Of course, since doing aw 9.3kReads6.8Score35414d adds
- 55 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
- 56 Siheyuan: The Security Chief Takes the Whole Compound in Hand 四合院：保卫科长，镇压全院 One day, in the midst of a year of famine, Li Meng transmigrates and becomes one of the many refugees fleeing to the capital. He collapses from hunger and cold in an alley, but luckily a plain-looking young woman finds him and takes him home. Before long, he becomes her live-in son-in-law. What he never expected was that this was the world of The Animals of the Courtyard. With the help of his System, Li Meng settles into a peaceful life in the crowded courtyard. By a stroke of luck, he rises fro 63Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 57 Siheyuan: I, Xu Damao, Am the King of Technology 四合院：我许大茂科技之王 (No bloodlust + one heroine + no flirting around + industry) After his soul transmigrates into Xu Damao, a man with the same name and appearance as the one Silly Zhu knocked out with a club, he suddenly finds himself in the disastrous year of 1958. Xu Damao is determined to do something for his country. Starting at the steel mill, he takes it one step at a time, leading the way in technological development and progress. 5.4kReads7.9Score23714d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: A House Full of Descendants, King of the Troublemakers 四合院：子孙满堂众禽之王 He Yuzhu: Whoever messes with my little brother will have to answer to me! Qin Huairu: Xiaoyi, Huaihua has run out of milk. What should we do? The Deaf Old Lady: Anyone who doesn't want to celebrate New Year, just say the word! The whole flock: Director! Wait, which one of us is the real beast here? Bai Yi: ??? I have three sons already? (A slow-paced, slice-of-life farming story. Please don't flame it if it's not your thing. I bow to all my dear readers.) 503Reads8.1Score4614d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: I'm Liu Guangtian 四合院：我是刘光天 A Love in the Courtyard fan fiction. After transmigrating into Liu Guangtian, the second son of the Second Uncle’s family, he has no standing at home and gets bullied whenever he steps outside. Luckily, his Academic Prodigy System activates. As long as he studies, he can keep getting stronger. He beats up the school bully, gets into a technical secondary school, becomes childhood sweethearts with Yushui, and contributes what little he can to the country’s technological development! Through tirel 2.3kReads7.6Score10214d adds
- 60 Siheyuan: I Break Silly Zhu's Leg from the Start 四合院：开局打断傻柱的腿 A modern urban professional is reborn in the world of Love in the Courtyard with a System! Faced with the whole courtyard’s beasts scheming against him and pushing him around, Lin Hao takes his Beast-Taming skill straight to the max! The big sucker Silly Zhu stands up for his “goddess”? Break his legs! The First Master likes to guilt-trip people? How about a little late-night “warmth”? The Second Master wants to be an official? We’ll make him the “director” of the toilet!!! Qin Huairu puts on a 163Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 61 Siheyuan: I Can Fish in the Myriad Worlds 四合院：我能垂钓诸天万界 After transmigrating into the world of the Siheyuan, he becomes a neighborhood office official. The troublemakers in the courtyard think he's young and easy to push around. They all want to take advantage of him. Then he awakens a System and uses its power to teach those courtyard troublemakers a proper lesson. Try to take advantage of me, and I'll knock your teeth out. 4.6kReads7.0Score22514d adds
- 62 Siheyuan: You Want Me to Pay a Bride Price Because You Got Promoted? Forget It, I’m Not Marrying You 四合院：看我晋升加彩礼？不娶了 Shen Fei transmigrates to a courtyard house and becomes an ordinary resident. He was supposed to get engaged to Qin Huairu and marry her. When the Qin family hears Shen Fei has been promoted, they demand a higher bride price at the last minute. What? You're raising the bride price because I got promoted? Otherwise, she'll marry Jia Dongxu? Shen Fei flatly says he's not getting married! Years later, Shen Fei discovers that this courtyard is a complete mess! Turns out Banggeng isn't really part of 13.5kReads7.9Score56614d adds
- 63 Siheyuan: Super Tourist System 四合院：超级游客系统 This book has a System, transmigration, beautiful women, screen worlds, and an invincible protagonist. After dying, scapegoat Lu Renjia receives a Super Wanderer System. His first trip takes him to a screen world centered on the courtyard, and he even finds himself on the battlefield. Though he's only a tourist with a System, he ends up doing more and more. 10.2kReads7.6Score41614d adds
- 64 Zhang Jianshe's Ordinary Path in the Siheyuan 四合院之张建设的平凡之路 A web novel set in a courtyard compound. Zhang Jianshe transmigrates to 1959, into the world of Love in the Courtyard. There are He Yuzhu, Qin Huairu, Xu Damao, Jia Dongxu, and more... Not too much hostility, no gross-out bathroom humor, and no talismans or incantations... I'm a new writer. If you like it, stay awhile. If you don't, please don't curse me. I'll write whatever comes to mind, and you can read it however you like. Thanks! 18kReads7.2Score68214d adds
- 65 Siheyuan: Transmigrating as a Young Silly Zhu 四合院：穿越成少年傻柱 Space + hoarding supplies + raising a child + no Qin Huairu + doing business To beat his competitors, He Yuzhu arranges for people to eat the neighboring buffet restaurant out of business. When his rival retaliates, he transmigrates to 1951 and becomes the young Silly Zhu. With He Daqing about to take off and leave them behind, he responds cleverly, planning ahead to make a good life for himself. He shakes off the group trying to rope him into supporting them in their old age and lives an exciti 17.9kReads7.4Score51214d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: I Spoil My Kids, So What? Get Lost! 四合院：我宠娃干你们屁事，滚 Jiang Fan wakes up to find himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard. His predecessor was a drunken scumbag who beat his wife. And he even has an adorable little daughter. Her sweet, obedient face melts Jiang Fan's heart. I'm serious about spoiling my daughter. You beasts of the courtyard, what business is it of yours if I spoil my girl? Get lost! Don't go looking for trouble. If you cross me, I'll ruin you! [A mostly everyday story, with plenty of sweet doting and scenes of putting the cour 33Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 67 Siheyuan: My Wife Shows Up and Immediately Takes Down the Jia Family 四合院：媳妇刚过来就干翻贾家 Dotingly devoted husband, sweet romance, love, fishing System, leveling up. The male lead transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and obtains the Fishing Master System. Using it, he enjoys the good life in this unusual era, eating well and living comfortably. The male lead mostly stays behind the scenes, while his wife takes all the limelight. This is a story about a husband who spoils his wife to the extreme! This novel is very different from other courtyard-household stories. Its plot has vir 7.3kReads8.1Score26514d adds
- 68 Siheyuan: A House Full of Happiness 四合院之合家欢乐 A family of four living in the northwest returns by accident to a parallel-space version of Beijing, to Love in the Courtyard. They do their best to build an earnest life together amid different times and cultures. They work hard and strive to improve, each with their own principles for how to live. A clash of completely different ideas and attitudes toward life! Please go easy on this newbie! Thank you!!! 55Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 69 Siheyuan: I Ruled the Courtyard at Ten 四合院：我，十岁称霸四合院 I, Gu Congqing, am ten years old this year. I have a System that's determined to raise me into a little tyrant, And specializes in the Tyrant Diamond Groin Kick, Tyrant Fist, and everything else tyrannical... My mom, Doctor Zhou, is skilled with thirty-six knives, and not a single one is fatal. My dad, Engineer Gu, is skilled at hiding daggers behind a smile and hitting people over the head from behind. That's the lot of us. Let's start our happy life in the courtyard together~ La la la~ (The au 999Reads8.3Score9214d adds
- 70 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Called Off the Wedding, So I'm Grateful I Didn't Marry Her 四合院：秦淮茹悔婚，谢不嫁之恩 Zhang Ming transmigrates into a courtyard house and becomes an ordinary resident. He also learns that his late parents had arranged a marriage for him, and his fiancée is none other than the bloodsucking Qin Huairu! Zhang Ming is exasperated. “Dad, Mom! Aren’t you setting your own son up?” Just as Zhang Ming decides to accept his fate, word comes that the Qin family has called off the engagement. “What? I haven’t even called it off, and you’re already backing out?” “You think the bride price is 74Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 71 Siheyuan: I Rose to Success After Marrying Lou Xiao'e 四合院：娶了娄晓娥后，我高升了 [Siheyuan courtyard + System + everyday life + changing the plot + lighthearted + one female lead] [An everyday sweet comedy with little angst. If it's not your cup of tea, please be kind.] He Yu transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming an ordinary resident of the courtyard. He beats Jia Dongxu to the punch and wins Qin Huairu over, getting a taste of her charms. Just as they're about to get married, Qin Huairu suddenly changes her mind and demands twice the bride price 11.3kReads6.9Score42114d adds
- 72 Siheyuan: I Can't Keep Up with the Daily Sign-In 四合院：每日签到我苟不住了 I woke up to find that I had transmigrated as Silly Zhu's father, He Daqing! What? Qin Huairu, you still want to ruin my son's life? Not a chance! As his father, I'll just have to take one for the team and win you over myself! A scheming bitch and a cunning man: a match made in heaven! This book is also known as He Daqing Is Here! Behold, You Beasts of the Siheyuan! Tremble! 2.7kReads8.9Score10614d adds
- 73 Siheyuan: Don’t Mess with Me, or I’ll Have You Locked Up 四合院：不要惹我，惹我就送进去 After waking up, Li Luo transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and became one of the residents of the courtyard. Through his own tireless efforts, he spent five years working his way up to become a Level Five electrician. Just then, a familiar yet strange voice suddenly rang out in his mind: “The five-year deadline has arrived. System activated.” From then on, Li Luo’s life became all the more colorful. Granny Deaf throwing her weight around because of her age? Then he’d have to r 22.6kReads7.6Score79014d adds
- 74 He Daqing's Happy Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之何大清的幸福生活 Transmigrate into He Daqing, Silly Zhu's father! Sure, I'm a seasoned widow-chaser and a classic scumbag, but a man still loves his own son! My boy was bullied to death by the beasts in the courtyard. As his real father, how could I just stand by? My boy! Your dad is back! 16kReads8.5Score57214d adds
- 75 Siheyuan: Asura 四合院之修罗 A martial arts champion dies suddenly from overtraining and is reborn in the body of an eleven-year-old boy. To avenge his family, he fights the Japanese to the death, killing until they tremble in fear. With a powerful golden finger and help from kindhearted people, every time he acts, things go as smoothly as a fish in water. 9.3kReads8.9Score37614d adds
- 76 A Happy Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之美满生活 Yang Song transmigrates in an instant into a blended world of Love in the Courtyard and Little Women. From the start, he has to face Qin Huairu breaking off their engagement and the grandmother who raised him dying of anger. See how he handles it, gradually unmasks the scheming people around him, and builds a happy life that others will envy. (No System, no womanizing.) 7.2kReads8.0Score19014d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: Ordinary People and Everyday Affairs 四合院之俗人俗事 A postmodern hedonist and born wage slave transmigrates to a courtyard house. As the saying goes, transmigrating without a cheat is just going through hardship all over again! Luckily, he awakens a tiny world for growing crops. Just as he’s ready to lie flat and enjoy a cozy life with a wife and children, the tides of the times push him forward, step by step! 7.6kReads8.0Score33714d adds
- 78 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated to the 1960s and Married Qin Huairu 四合院：穿越六零，娶妻秦淮茹 When he woke up, Wang Jianhua had become a bona fide Beijinger, with a spacious three-room house in a traditional courtyard. The bad news was that it was now 1959. That’s right, he had transmigrated. As he absorbed his new memories, he noticed that his neighbors’ names sounded familiar: Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui... He had landed in the world of Love in the Courtyard. At this point, Jia Dongxu was still unmarried, He Daqing hadn’t run off with a widow, and Yu Li hadn’t married into the 15.1kReads7.1Score65614d adds
- 79 Siheyuan: He Jian's Second Uncle 四合院之何家二叔 An ancient person’s soul transmigrates into a courtyard house, becoming Silly Zhu’s uncle. Knowing nothing about Silly Zhu’s future or the history of the courtyard, he strives to change the fates of those around him. 15kReads8.9Score44414d adds
- 80 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Awakens After Transmigrating 四合院之傻柱从穿越开始觉醒 An archaeology PhD accidentally found himself reborn in the body of Silly Zhu at age twenty-nine. There was no going back, so he could only rely on his foresight to set out on the path of becoming a cultured chef. When poor, look after yourself; when prosperous, help the world. Life is about survival. There’s no other way but to keep striving and making things happen. 8.3kReads8.7Score23114d adds
- 81 Siheyuan: The Third Master Has Arrived 四合院：三大爷来了 I really transmigrated! Just imagine, a handsome 185-centimeter man like me turned into a shriveled old geezer who’s only 165 centimeters tall. My heart aches! Then I saw the person beside me in bed, and it ached even more! And there’s a whole bunch of hungry kids to feed, none of them mine! Now it aches even more! 3.2kReads8.6Score10614d adds
- 82 Siheyuan: I Had a Home from the Start 四合院，开局有了家 Heartbroken, Qin Changchuan got drunk and went to the seaside alone in the middle of the night to clear his head. He never expected that after walking along the shore as the tide receded, he would pass out on the beach. When the tide came in, it carried him away and took his life. When he opened his eyes, he discovered he had transmigrated into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. He hadn't been dealt a bad hand by fate. He'd been given a perfect start from the very beginning. Before, he had felt 79Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 83 Siheyuan: The Wonderful Life I Earned 四合院：赚到的美好人生 [A low-key, cautious protagonist who stays behind the scenes and stirs things up, reasonably intelligent, avoids widows and trouble, original female lead, gets a bit hostile later on, slow-paced at first. If that's not your thing, don't read.] Transmigrated? And into the Siheyuan, a world of scarce food and clothing and schemers crowding every corner in the 1960s? Zhang Ping'an says none of that is a problem for someone who's scored a second life. What matters to him is turning that second chanc 29.9kReads7.3Score1.4k14d adds
- 84 I’m in a Siheyuan, and I Can Reach the Heavens Above 人在四合院，我能上达天听 Synopsis [Lighthearted] + [Everyday Life] + [One Female Lead] + [China] + [Building a Strong Nation Through Technology] + [System] + [Alternate History] From the start, my parents headed off to the northwest and entrusted four-year-old me to Yi Zhonghai, the senior resident of the courtyard. My life changed completely from then on. The System arrived, and I unlocked a learning space, beginning a life unlike any other. He Yuzhu got married from the start, Banggeng became an engineer, Jia Dongxu b 5.8kReads8.0Score20914d adds
- 85 Siheyuan: I Activated the More Children, More Blessings System 四合院：我激活了多子多福系统 “Jia Dongxu's wife, Qin Huairu, has given birth. Twins, two girls.” Wang Laifu hears Third Auntie shouting the news to Deaf Granny across the courtyard. “Wait, shouldn't the legendary thief Bang Geng be here?” Wang Laifu rubs his head, sensing that the plot of this courtyard is a little off. “Ding... Having more children benefits the nation and its people... The More Children, More Blessings System has been activated.” “Newbie gift pack... robust health, a one-in-three chance of hitting the mark 9.5kReads7.7Score43414d adds
- 86 Siheyuan: My Name Is Cao Wei 四合院：我叫曹魏 (Siheyuan, period drama, System, logical, low-conflict, slice of life) Question: What should you do if you transmigrate into the world of a siheyuan? Answer: Take it as it comes! Just get on with your life. Cao Wei has only three things he wants to do in this life: first, live up to his name; second, become a good chef; and third, enjoy a leisurely life. (Once again, this is a slice-of-life story. It’s simply about living an ordinary, everyday life. Even an ordinary life can be full of fun.) 26.4kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds
- 87 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Send He Daqing to Prison for Life! 四合院：开局送何大清牢底坐穿！ [Drawing Sword + Siheyuan Courtyard + Hutong Alley + Under the Zhengyang Gate + Glorious Era + Mess Hall Soldier Defusing Mines] He Daqing, who has been fooling around with the White Widow for years, actually wants to run away? He Yuzhu happens to learn of He Daqing and Yi Zhonghai's scheme. They plan to leave He Yuzhu and his sister in the care of Yi Zhonghai and his wife, while taking the White Widow and her two burdensome children to Baoding to live it up. How could he put up with that? If th 2.5kReads7.0Score10914d adds
- 88 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Regrets Her Marriage from the Start 四合院：开局秦淮茹悔婚 Jiang Hua transmigrates into the world of "The Man in the Courtyard" as an ordinary resident. He and Qin Huairu were originally engaged. But in the end, Qin Huairu decided Jiang Hua had no future, while Jia Dongxu offered 10 yuan more in betrothal gifts. She immediately married Jia Dongxu instead. The Jia family also began joining forces with the other residents to slander Jiang Hua. The residents of the courtyard followed the Jia family’s lead and began ostracizing Jiang Hua. With sparks flying 7.1kReads7.5Score32514d adds
- 89 Siheyuan: From the Start, I'm an Eighth-Level Fitter, and the Birds Are Fuming 四合院：开局八级钳工，众禽破防 Shen Nan transmigrated into the world of The Full Courtyard and rose to become a Grade Eight fitter thanks to rewards from the System, earning the envy and hatred of all the courtyard's residents. At the same time, he gained favor points for different characters from the System. He successfully maxed out the favor of the various bigwigs and leaders, becoming a social powerhouse. The scheming residents wanted to set him up? Not a chance! Watch Shen Nan take them down one by one! He became like a 16.2kReads7.5Score55414d adds
- 90 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Kick Bang Geng into the Toilet 四合院：开局把棒梗踹进厕所 Wang Jianfei transmigrated to the world of Birds Crowding the Siheyuan and originally had no intention of dealing with the animals in his courtyard. But the animals had no intention of leaving him alone. Qin Huairu was pretending to be an innocent white lotus? He'd expose her on the spot! The First Master was using morality to guilt-trip him? He'd snap back at him! Jia Zhangshi was spewing obscenities? He'd smack her right across the face! Bang Geng had started stealing from him? He'd cripple th 6.3kReads8.5Score22314d adds
- 91 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Fell in Love with He Yushui 四合院：开局恋爱何雨水 Transmigrate + System + Miracle Doctor + Feel-Good Story After transmigrating into the world of the Siheyuan, he discovers that both his parents are dead, but he has money and a home. Then he awakens the Miracle Doctor System! Putting the troublesome neighbors in their place is a piece of cake! He Yuzhu gets married and stops looking after the neighbors. Qin Huairu is dumbfounded, Jia Zhangshi gets sent to a psychiatric hospital, and the First Master and Deaf Granny are left with no one to care 10.4kReads6.6Score32014d adds
- 92 Siheyuan: Did Silly Zhu Transmigrate Too? 四合院:傻柱也是穿越者？ #New Book Alert, Come Check It Out# In his previous life, Lin Xiao had muscular dystrophy. After he died, he transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard and adopted a little girl. Facing the courtyard full of animals, Lin Xiao made his position clear: We'll stay out of each other's way, so don't mess with me. Otherwise, I won't go easy on you! But then he suddenly noticed that Silly Zhu, the courtyard's biggest doormat, was acting strangely. Not only had he stopped catering to everyone, he was also 6.3kReads8.2Score19914d adds
- 93 Fleeing Famine to the City, Conquering the Era 逃荒进城，征服年代 A former elite soldier is reborn in the body of a thirteen-year-old refugee, with his six-year-old sister on his back. After a long, arduous journey, they reach the capital and pass by a courtyard house, where he unlocks a pocket dimension. There, he lives a very different life. 22.1kReads8.9Score82114d adds
- 94 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s New Beginning 四合院：何雨柱的新生 Reborn in Love in the Courtyard, with less hostility. See the everyday family squabbles in the courtyard from different perspectives. When faced with moral blackmail and scheming green tea, he firmly says no. Now that he's transmigrated, he intends to live life on his own terms. Change the plot, and change the people and events in the courtyard. Write a different story about the courtyard and experience the spirit of the era. In short, I'll be the one to decide how I live! Reborn, He Yuzhu will 22.7kReads8.7Score74614d adds
- 95 The Real Love in the Courtyard 正的情满四合院 I've read a lot of novels about the courtyard. Nine out of ten are brainless wish-fulfillment stories, some even turning the characters into outright monsters. They're all churned out like products on an assembly line. I've written one where everyone gets along, so feel free to share your thoughts. The protagonist transmigrates early and starts at the top. By that, I mean he is at the top among the people in the courtyard. He has a pocket dimension but no System. He does what he can for the coun 3.4kReads6.5Score10614d adds
- 96 Siheyuan: I Tempt All the Animals with Delicious Food Every Day 四合院：天天美食馋死众禽兽 He Yuzhu transmigrates into Silly Zhu in the Courtyard House in 1955. He has a spatial farm with every kind of ingredient imaginable. Every day, he cooks delicious food in the courtyard house, driving all the beasts there wild with hunger. With the produce from his spatial farm and his master-level cooking skills, He Yuzhu stockpiles antiques and paintings, buys up courtyard houses, and starts a restaurant chain. He marries a beautiful wife and finds success in love, career, and life. He puts an 12.6kReads8.0Score52514d adds
- 97 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Ordinary Path 四合院之何雨柱的平凡之路 A realistic portrayal of life in the 1960s. Back then, people had only one day off a week. Primary school lasted five years, middle school three, and high school two. Travel was slow, and people were simple and honest. Of course, the birds in the courtyard were the exception: the whole place was a den of villains. The worst was Qin Huairu, who'd eat you alive without leaving a bone. Second was Xu Damao, who reported his own wife. Third was Liu Haizhong, a petty man made all the more arrogant by 25kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
- 98 Siheyuan: Heaven Rewards Hard Work, and a Fitter Becomes an Engineer 四合院：天道酬勤，钳工成工程师 [Courtyard Life + Spatial Storage + Farming + Mildly Vicious + Smart Protagonist + Wish Fulfillment + One Female Lead] An accident brings our protagonist, Zhang Yuandong, to the world of Love in the Courtyard, along with the Diligence Is Rewarded by Heaven System. From the start, he finds himself at a meeting of the whole courtyard. Before Zhang Yuandong can even figure out what’s going on, Jia Dongxu demands that he donate twenty yuan to his family. Yi Zhonghai takes the side of his beloved dis 35.8kReads7.4Score1.5k14d adds
- 99 Silly Zhu's Siheyuan 傻柱子的四合院 The protagonist is a little confused. I only went out for a budget trip, so how did I inexplicably become Silly Zhu? Well, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. At least I won't have to worry every day about scraping together a bite to eat. Sure, material goods are scarce in this era, but the people are honest and kind! Life is good! Well... except for this cannibalistic courtyard and the birds who live in it. 15.5kReads8.8Score71714d adds
- 100 Siheyuan: Li An’s Remarkable Life 四合院之李安的精彩人生 Two unlucky souls from different eras, their spirits and bodies joined together. In a special period, they spark something extraordinary, making up for the regrets neither could resolve alone. Watch as ideas from a new age emerge in the old one. Two ordinary people from different eras complement each other, combining to form a perfect whole. See how they shine in their time and compose a song unlike any other. 26kReads8.0Score1.4k14d adds
