Novels like Siheyuan: The Soaring Years
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- 1 Siheyuan: Xu Damao Reborn 四合院之重生许大茂 A young cultivator from a later age, Xu Damao, suffers qi deviation while breaking through. His soul transmigrates into the world of a parallel-timeline courtyard, where he finds himself in the body of Xu Damao, a man hated by everyone, even dogs, who hurts others without helping himself and is a notorious heartbreaker. See how he makes his way through the turbulent 1960s... (The timeline, characters' ages, and jobs may have been changed. Please bear with the author!) —Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 2 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu, One Step from Victory 四合院：胜天半子何雨柱 [Courtyard House + Transmigration + Slow Burn] A gunshot rings out, and Sheng Tianbanzi transmigrates as Silly Zhu in the courtyard house. What kind of sparks will fly when he faces the whole courtyard of parasites who only want to bleed him dry? When it comes to Qin Huairu, he’s got a real temper. The courtyard’s thief saint, white-eyed wolf Banggeng Jia is repeatedly sent into trouble by his schemes. He has never shortchanged the people around him. In this life, he swears he will never again b 14Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 3 I'm in Siheyuan, and I Have a Modern Cargo Port 人在四合院，我有一个现代化货港 An era of sweeping change is just beginning, and the five-star red flag is about to pierce the darkness. Chen Jianghe returns to an age of scarcity with a modern cargo port, becoming a soldier discharged from the military due to injury... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Siheyuan: Nurturing the Courtyard's Troublemakers with Positive Energy for Immortality 四合院：正能量调教众禽之长生 Courtyard drama + feel-good power fantasy + immortality + strengthening the nation! Lin Beiwang is reborn in the body of an immortal Daoist priest, whose Daoist title is Fajizhi! The neighborhood committee calls on residents to make room for military families! Lin Bei volunteers to move into a smaller house, and as soon as he enters the courtyard, he sees Silly Zhu using a groin kick! The First Master takes sides and covers for him! Lin Bei decides to promote traditional virtues! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Siheyuan: I Got Divine Medical Skills from the Start! 四合院：开局获得神级医术！ Qin Shou transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes a doctor who has just moved into the compound. From the start, after winning over Qin Huairu, he gains god-tier medical skills. As for the other ingrates, he wants nothing to do with them. The most important thing is to enjoy his own quiet life. As Qin Shou’s life gets better and better, the ingrates grow green with envy! Bring it on. With my miraculous medical skills, if you dare to provoke me, don’t blame me for showing no mercy... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Siheyuan: From the Start, Qin Huairu Offers Up Her Life Essence 四合院：开局秦淮茹献出生命源泉 (Cao Cao-esque protagonist + System + everyday life) Yang Baoguo transmigrates into the world of the 62nd-generation Siheyuan, only to find a house stripped bare. His sole possession is his niece, left behind when his elder sister died of illness. To find food for her and make a better life for them both, Yang Baoguo is willing to sacrifice himself and work hard to complete the System's missions. At last, the dawn of happiness returns to the world. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Siheyuan: My Carefree Life 四合院之我的逍遥人生 Fang Xing, a 21st-century graduate student, is hit by a car while saving a little girl as he crosses the street. When he wakes up in the hospital, he thinks he made it. But when he asks a nurse, she tells him it's the 1960s. After finally being assigned a place to live, he discovers it's a courtyard house! Heaven, why are you doing this to me? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 I've Got Connections in the Capital 我有背景在京城 After completing a mission for the Ministry of State Security, a small-time operative leaves his undercover life behind and enters the world of politics. With connections and talent, he rides the waves of officialdom, navigates life's twists and turns, and ultimately achieves great things. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Siheyuan: I Just Want to Live My Own Life 四合院：我只想过自己的日子 I've been struggling to find anything good to read lately, so I decided to write something myself. The protagonist transmigrates into a Beijing courtyard, with no System to rely on, and can only live quietly and cautiously. Let them watch as the towers rise and the banquets begin, and then I'll bring those towers crashing down. This is my first book, so I'm inexperienced. Feel free to share your thoughts. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu, a Scoundrel 四合院之刁民何雨柱 In his old age, his wife begged him to give all his family wealth to their adopted son and daughter, only for them to throw him out of the house. On a snowy winter night, he returned to the winter of 1963. Given another life, He Yuzhu vowed to change everything that had happened before and make everyone who had wronged him pay the price they deserved. 578Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 11 Siheyuan: Finding Happiness Through Revenge 四合院：从复仇开始幸福 After transmigrating to a courtyard compound and finding the place completely bare, Wang Xiaohu flies into a rage and sweeps through the whole compound with a trillion worth of supplies in tow. From then on, I’m Wang… the Wang in the Old Wang next door. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 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—Shelves
- 13 Splitting Up the Family from the Start: Taking on the Scoundrels of the Siheyuan 开局就分家：四合院里斗众禽 Would you believe it? He opened and closed his eyes, and somehow he’d become Silly Zhu’s younger brother? But Silly Zhu was such a heartbreaking older brother, using his own younger brother’s money to support someone else’s future wife. What a fine example of giving away someone else’s things! Didn’t he have any shame? As soon as He Wen arrived, he made up his mind: they were splitting up the family! No matter what, he had to draw a clear line between himself and Silly Zhu. From now on, I’ll tak 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Siheyuan: It's Hard to Be a Good Person 四合院：好人不好做 Zhang Yanhong transmigrated into the courtyard, the infamous “Courtyard Full of Beasts.” The First Master wants someone to support him in his old age? Easy. The Second Master wants a harmonious family? Easy. The Third Master wants a comfortable life? Easy. Qin Huairu wants life to be a little less hard? Easy. Silly Zhu wants a wife, and Xu Damao wants a child? Easy, too. Anything can be arranged. Just don't get on Zhang Yanhong's bad side. Zhang Yanhong wants to be a good person. But he knew fro 43Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 15 Siheyuan: Don't Mess with Me! Want to Go to Jail Again? 四合院：别惹我！又想吃牢饭了？ Wang Yu transmigrates into a courtyard compound. Through his memories, he discovers that the Wang Yu of this world had no source of income. Because he refused to let the ingrates divide up his property, they had left him to die, and he had literally starved to death in his sleep! The three uncles and Jia Zhangshi have no idea what happened to Wang Yu. They block his doorway and offer a hundred yuan per room to buy his house. But Wang Yu awakens the Prison Meal System. The more ingrates he sends 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 My Days in the Siheyuan 我在四合院的日子 He wakes from a dream to find himself in the story of Love in the Courtyard, living with the lovesick He Yuzhu and the calculating Qin Huairu. But what does any of that have to do with me, Wang Shun? I can just sing these songs and enjoy the show every day. Isn't that nice? 54Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 17 A Good Life in the Siheyuan 四合院：美好生活 If an ordinary person inexplicably returned to the past, how would they make the most of their life? This book has no System, only a slightly useless pocket dimension. There’s no hostility in this book, and the protagonist doesn’t know what happens in the original story. 4Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 18 Siheyuan: I Am the Island Owner 四合院之我是岛主 He Yuzhu dies beneath a bridge, and his spirit somehow finds its way to the modern era. There, he comes face-to-face with many of his old enemies from the Siheyuan and finally gets his revenge. With the System's help, he returns to that era, acquires an island, and becomes its lord. 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Dreaming Back to the Siheyuan: The System Makes Me Play the Antagonist 梦回四合院：系统让我做反派 He transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan, and gets a Villain System from the start. As long as he stands up to those scoundrels and acts like a Villain, he can earn Villain Points to exchange for items. Zhou Ping decisively chooses the Villain's path. Xu Damao can't have children? He has to expose him! Sha Zhu steals food from the cafeteria? He has to report him! Qin Huairu wants to mooch off him? No problem, she can trade something for it. Granny Deaf thinks she can throw her weight arou 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Invincible Zhang Ziyu of the Siheyuan 四合院之无敌张子玉 Zhang Ziyu, from the twenty-first century, accidentally finds himself in the story of a courtyard home. Surrounded by beautiful women, he remains devoted to just one: He Yushui. While collecting scrap, he unexpectedly obtains the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, and from then on rises to the peak of his life. 165Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Siheyuan: Don't Talk Nonsense, I'm Really Not a Good Person! 四合院：别瞎说，我真不是好人！ “Lin Hao is no good!” Yi Zhonghai: “Nonsense! Lin Hao is a fine young man!” Silly Zhu: “How dare you insult my big brother? You’re asking for a beating!” Xu Damao: “I’m no good, sure, but Brother Lin definitely...” Lin Hao: “Huh? You’re right, I really am no good. But they don’t believe me, and there’s nothing I can do about that!” Lin Hao transmigrates into a Beijing courtyard house. Thanks to his cheat, most people think he’s a fine young man. But who could have guessed that he... 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Was Jia Dongxu 四合院：开局穿成了贾东旭 [Plot changes + everyday life + wild imagination] Me, Jia Dongxu, am alive again! Silly Zhu, you can have my wife. Xu Damao, I’ll take your wife. First Uncle, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, you’re all officially out of a job. And that’s not all. I’m going to drive every last one of you out of the courtyard! Bastards! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Siheyuan: Days of Opening Chests in the Security Department 四合院：在保卫科开宝箱的日子 I'm Liu Xia, a hot-blooded young man who just turned twenty. After transmigrating, I got a cheat, but I was up in the mountains learning martial arts from my master. At first, I was enthusiastic, but after spending a full month there, I started plotting how to get down the mountain and find myself a wife. But then one of my master's friends showed up and took me down the mountain to a steel mill, where he got me a job as a security guard. On my second day at work, something happened in the works 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 I'm the Villain of the Siheyuan 四合院我是小人 Fang Xing, a university student from the twenty-first century, was transmigrated to the 1960s after an accident while repairing some electrical wiring. Even more terrifying, he ended up in Love in the Courtyard. But there's no need to worry: if they're beasts, then I'm a scoundrel. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Siheyuan: I Started Out as a Max-Level Projectionist 四合院：我，开局满级放映员 [The surname is Cao, and his given name is a single character: Luo. Four-Courtyard World] Cao Luo transmigrated into the world of the Four-Courtyard House, only to discover, to his immense dismay, that his body had a congenital condition: he was a eunuch from birth. Luckily, his golden finger arrived just in time, and from then on, Cao Luo’s wonderful life began. —Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 26 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Use My Divine Healer Identity to Bring Yi Zhonghai to Heel 四合院开局从神医身份拿捏易忠海 Yang Mo transmigrated to the 1960s and obtained a mysterious space. A spiritual spring inside could irrigate all things. He started raising livestock, growing crops, and farming fish, and from then on he had plenty to eat and lived in comfort and wealth. He also inherited the legendary physician Bian Que's knowledge, gaining superb medical skills and striving to uphold the humanitarian spirit of healing others. Director Li, what are you and Liu Lan doing in the warehouse? I saw you! Madam Jia Zh 381Reads5.0Score—Shelves
- 27 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Send Jia Zhangshi to Prison 四合院：开局送贾张氏坐牢 Jia Zhangshi pressured Liang Wenhe to give up his room, so Liang Wenhe threw himself into the river in despair. After transmigrating, Liang Wenhe was determined to avenge the original owner and send Jia Zhangshi to prison. Little did he know that Jia Zhangshi's imprisonment was all part of a scheme laid by his father... 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 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. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 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—Shelves
- 30 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. 55Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 31 Siheyuan: I Can Take Anything from My Virtual Farm 四合院：我可从虚拟农场取万物 [City life, courtyard houses, stockpiling supplies, period setting, System, transmigration, TV-inspired fiction, farming] Chen Feng transmigrates into a world from a TV drama and gets a farm System from the start. He can take anything from the farm into the real world. From then on, his life is on easy mode. He takes it easy, playing farming games every day. All he has to do is sow seeds, tend flowers, water crops, and sneak a few vegetables, and he’ll never have to worry about food or clothing. —Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 32 Siheyuan: My Pocket Dimension Can Store People 四合院：空间收人喽 A different kind of courtyard compound, where it turns out good and bad people aren't so easy to tell apart. If you dislike Qin Huairu, don't come in. If you dislike Silly Zhu, don't come in. If you like Xu Damao, don't come in. This is an original story, not fan fiction, and it's different from the TV series and novels. I write because I enjoy it; it's a hobby. My writing isn't great, and there are lots of typos. I have little education: I spent twelve years in elementary school and never got a —Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 33 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—Shelves
- 34 Love in the Courtyard: My Underground Bunker System 情满四合院之我的地窟系统 On hiatus. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Siheyuan: Li Yunlong's Great-Nephew, and My Surname Is Zhao! 四合院：李云龙他大侄我姓赵！ This is an extremely chaotic fanfic: the timeline is a mess, the order in which characters appear is a mess, the plot is a mess, and the relationships between characters are even more tangled. It perfectly reflects that chaotic era. [If it's not your cup of tea, please don't flame me. Thanks!] 464Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 36 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 16Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 37 Siheyuan: Content with a Modest Fortune 四合院之小富即安 A fan fiction about the life of an ordinary person. I've read too many courtyard stories, and they've shattered my worldview. Now I've returned to the courtyard setting to experience the ordinary life of an ordinary person. 168Reads5.0Score—Shelves
- 38 Siheyuan: After Becoming Jia Dongxu, I Became a Happy Slacker 四合院：成为贾东旭后，我咸鱼了 Jia Dongfeng transmigrated to a courtyard house in 1952, became Jia Dongxu, and awakened a System. At the time, he had just married Qin Huairu. Looking at the voluptuous woman before him, the displaced Jia Dongxu immediately decided to be a couch potato. He had Qin Huairu take his place at the steel mill while he stayed home to recuperate, went fishing by the river when he had nothing to do, and teased the courtyard's busybodies. What, Jia Zhangshi wanted meat? Forget it. She could support herse 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Siheyuan: I'm Jia Dongxu, and My Wife Is the Empress 四合院：我叫贾东旭，老婆是女帝 [Siheyuan + System + Everyday Life + A Fresh Story] After transmigrating to a parallel world, he discovers that he has suffered a work injury and become Jia Dongxu, who is paralyzed from the waist down. Qin Huairu is his wife, too. He awakens a golden finger and receives a pair of golden eyes. By a twist of fate, he takes Lou Xiao'e’s virginity. The Jia Dongxu who was supposed to die survives. He spends his days scratching lottery cards and even gets a super farm. The story takes a different tur 34Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 40 Love in the Courtyard: Silly Zhu and Dam Mao 情满四合院之傻柱与大茂 After transmigrating into the story of Love in the Courtyard as Silly Zhu, he sets out to turn his life around and avoid the fate he had in the original plot. He becomes brothers with Xu Damao and a winner in life. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Siheyuan: Reborn at the Pinnacle of Life 四合院：重生巅峰人生 Su Qin transmigrates and is reborn with a deep-blue AI brain in a parallel world made up of TV dramas set during the passionate, turbulent years, including Love in the Courtyard, Golden Marriage, At the Foot of the Imperial City, and Blood Romance. See how he uses his advantages to make plans in an era of scarcity, steadily build his strength, and reach the pinnacle of life. His tangled relationships with the heroines of these dramas also deserve to be brought vividly to life… 6Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 42 Siheyuan: I'm Just a Fortune-Teller Passing Through 四合院：我一个算命的路过此地 Zhou Yi transmigrates to the courtyard. The moment he steps inside, the scoundrels are already plotting to drive him out. You think you can take me on? You're still wet behind the ears! Try not to make your falls look too pathetic: chickens, dogs, foxes, rats... You want me to stay? Then I'll have to think about it. Silly Zhu: “I'll cook for you for a year!” Not interested! Qin Huairu: “My steamed buns are the best in the world.” They'd barely fill a tooth! Second Uncle: “I'll bring you Erguotou 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Siheyuan: Sending Jia Zhangshi to the Hell of Tongue-Ripping from the Start 四合院：开局送贾张氏进拔舌地狱 Wang Jianguo transmigrates into the world of "The Courtyard Teeming with Birds" and somehow brings along an eighteen-level Hell. Jia Zhangshi dares to curse me, so I send her straight to the Hell of Tongue-Ripping. The Thieving Saint, Bang Geng, steals my chicken, so I send him to the Hell of the Blade Mountain. Officer, Wang Jianguo knows witchcraft. Wang Jianguo says, “Comrades, you must believe in science.” Qin Huairu even tries to seduce me, so I send her to the Hell of the Ice Mountain. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Siheyuan: Starting from A Place Where the Wind Is 四合院：从去有风的地方开始！ (Courtyard House + System + Daily Life + Changing the Plot) He Aiguo transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming Silly Zhu’s younger cousin. He calmly watches the world change and savors all the ups and downs of life. He won’t bother anyone who doesn’t bother him; he’ll enjoy the show and make a game of life. Watch as the young He, a future big shot, joins life in the courtyard house. 1Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 45 Siheyuan: The Dragon Rises Here 四合院：龙腾于此 (This isn't a power fantasy.) Also known as: Siheyuan: The Dragon Rises Here The fool Niu Mantun and the Emotion Collection System awaken in a siheyuan. Starting from the courtyard, they struggle to make a living and reap rewards like crazy, all while sharing the country's fortunes and hardships. They won't be frogs at the bottom of a well, confined to the siheyuan. This courtyard is just where a dragon begins to rise... 24Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 46 Siheyuan: Jia Zhangshi Was Convinced from the Start 四合院：开局贾张氏被说服 Cao Chao transmigrates to the world of the Siheyuan, heads to Huijing, stirs up trouble, and puts all the courtyard pests in their place. This book is also known as The Legendary Life of Cao Chao, The Legendary Life of Jia Zhangshi, and The Legendary Life of Banggeng. Wei Wu —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 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 21Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 48 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Got Wong Fei-hung's Template 四合院：开局获得黄飞鸿模板 Reincarnator Cao Yueming is reborn in the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes a doctor at the Red Star Steel Rolling Plant. With Huang Feihong's template at his disposal, he outsmarts the three courtyard elders, crushes Silly Zhu, kicks Xu Damao, slaps Jia Zhangshi, and sends the thief Sheng Banggeng to the detention center. [Urban + Period Setting + Courtyard Life + Charismatic Villain Protagonist] 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Siheyuan: I'm a Doctor. Why Would I Hurt You? 四合院：我是医生，还能害你？ [The story initially focuses on life in the Siheyuan, then gradually moves beyond it to embrace a great new era.] Wang Ping'an transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan, only to be killed by Silly Zhu by mistake right from the start? After transmigrating, he immediately gives Silly Zhu a brutal beating and puts all the scoundrels in the Siheyuan in their place! As Wang Ping'an's family prospers, more and more people grow jealous. The sanctimonious Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, obsessed with beco 525Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Siheyuan: An Ordinary Person’s Extraordinary Life 四合院之平凡人不平凡的生活 The newly liberated capital welcomes the founding of New China, and the Four-Courtyard Compound’s troublesome residents are slowly coming back to life. Watch how He Yuzhu, transmigrated here with decades of experience and hard-won life lessons from his previous life, reforms and sets the compound straight. 49Reads—Score—Shelves
