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- 151 Siheyuan: Living Life in My Own Colors 四合院：活出我的色彩 (There's not that much hostility, and everyone uses the proper courtesies, so at least things seem harmonious on the surface. You won't actually get taken advantage of. For example, lending money: borrow once, enjoy it once; keep borrowing, keep enjoying it.) After transmigrating into a courtyard compound full of beasts, Zhang Sanbao arrives just as the toughest years begin. With a System that lets him accumulate proficiency and level up his skills, along with the people skills he picked up in h —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 152 A Leisurely Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之悠闲小日子 The early chapters focus on family and everyday life, with the story developing later on. Now that he’s returned to this era, he’ll simply take the time to experience life as it was. No angst, just Cao Cao’s laid-back life as he enjoys the little things. There’s a System in the early part of the story, but it leaves around the middle. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 153 A Sunny Siheyuan 晴漫四合院 A low-key, secretly passionate courtyard-house fanfic with none of the usual hostility. It may go against what most readers want! There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes. This was inspired by watching the TV series more than a dozen times! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 154 The Bookish Old Scholar's 27th Book 文弱老书生第27本书 A low cry rang out in a small mountain village. Forging, crafting, and enchanting, with Siheyuan and dungeon worlds. At 100,000 words, Siheyuan; at 200,000 words, Middle-earth; at 300,000 words, Siheyuan, and so on... This is my first attempt at jumping between multiple dungeon worlds. Please excuse my limited writing skills. 2.6kReads5.9Score220Shelves
- 155 Siheyuan: My Life as a Cannon Fodder 四合院：我的炮灰生涯 He transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan and becomes He Yuzhu. When He Yuzhu transforms himself, the entire courtyard’s balance of power changes. Because of him, the times themselves gradually begin to head in an unknown direction. 60Reads—Score—Shelves
- 156 Siheyuan: After Ending the Jia Family Line, I Take Off 四合院：绝种贾家后，直接起飞 Chen Feng unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan, becoming an ordinary resident there. From the start, he awakens the Killer System and receives a mission. After learning that the original owner took his own life because Jia Dongxu led the others in ostracizing him, Chen Feng immediately decides to get revenge. From that moment on, he starts a killing spree through the entire compound! Jia Banggeng, the chicken thief: dead! Liu Haizhong, the pompous hypocrite: dead! Granny Dea —Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 157 Siheyuan: I’m Silly Zhu, and I Marry Ran Qiuyie from the Start 四合院：我傻柱，开局迎娶冉秋叶 [Ding! Mission triggered!] As someone who had transmigrated, He Yuzhu loved hearing that sound more than anything. In an era of shortages, a System was absolutely unbeatable! 169Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 158 Siheyuan: Collecting Debts from the Start and Sending Jia Dongxu to His Grave 四合院：开局要债，送贾东旭归西 Jia Zhangshi takes over the Xu family’s home to avoid paying back her debt, and even eggs on her son, Jia Dongxu, to rig the wiring and electrocute Xu Lei to death. She plans to seize the house the next day, but never expects Xu Lei, the rich second-generation heir who also died by electrocution, to transmigrate. Someone who’s been electrocuted twice can’t have all bad luck. Xu Lei discovers that he can generate electricity whenever he gets angry... So from the start, he strikes Jia Dongxu dead, 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
- 159 After the Qin Sisters Turned Against Each Other, I Decided to Lie Flat 秦家姐妹反目后，我躺平了 Courtyard loafer He Yuzhu missed a step while going downstairs. With one stride, he transmigrated into the world of the courtyard house. He also successfully replaced He Yuzhu. Now he would live in this world. Since that's how things are, let me take the original owner's place and break free from this lovesick fool's life! 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 160 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Become the Richest Man in the Capital 四合院：重生成傻柱到四九城首富 His soul transmigrates into the courtyard, where he becomes Silly Zhu. He obtains a Grudge Points System: every point of resentment can be exchanged for one yuan, and all kinds of skills are available too. By angering the courtyard's troublemakers and racking up Grudge Points, He Yuzhu amasses a vast fortune. With his clever mind, he becomes the director of the steel mill, buys land, trades stocks, and starts companies, rising step by step to become the richest man in the capital. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 161 Siheyuan: Starting Out as a Descendant of the Japanese Army 四合院：从日军后代开始 Chen Shengjie transmigrates into this world, and at first thinks it is the world of Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy. But only after settling in the capital and meeting a boy about his own age named He Yuzhu does he realize that he has transmigrated into a world that combines multiple television dramas and films... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 162 Siheyuan: The Beasts Are Sickos, but I'm Even Worse 四合院：禽兽变态，我更变态 Liu Junlin transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and activates the Ghost-Control System from the start. If those scoundrels come looking for trouble, they’re just asking for trouble. Starting with Jia Dongxu, they’ll all come knocking just to get themselves killed! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 163 Siheyuan: I Can Simplify Technology 四合院：我能简化技术 “Xu Yang” [Occupation: Repair Technician] [Skills: Clamp Work (Beginner), Table Tennis (Beginner), Cooking (Beginner)] [Special Ability: Simplified Version] Using this ability requires a certain amount of energy.] [Energy: 1] This System automatically replenishes one stamina point each day. The System updates once every day at midnight.] “Tailoring skills.” “Beginning basic operation.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 164 Siheyuan: Reborn in the 1960s, Like a Dragon Entering the Sea 四合院：重生六零年，如龙入海 Synopsis: He Yuliang, a business magnate in his previous life, a regional tycoon and the wealthiest man around, transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. He was a demobilized military officer entitled to special allowances. He was also He Yuzhu's cousin. After arriving in the courtyard, He Yuliang used his extraordinary knowledge and wisdom to bring the entire place under his control. Go ahead and fight. Go ahead and make a fuss. What can you do to me? —Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 165 Transmigrate to the Siheyuan: How a Villain Is Made! 穿越四合院：坏蛋是怎样炼成的！ Just because Banggeng objected, Silly Zhu waited eight years for Qin Huairu without marrying her. Yet when Banggeng got married, Silly Zhu eagerly handed over a house for him to use as his wedding home! Silly Zhu, Silly Zhu... was he really stupid? Why had Jia Zhangshi, despite her family’s straitened circumstances, become addicted to painkillers? Had Granny Deaf really been kind to First Master just so he would look after her in her old age? Jia Dongxu died unexpectedly in a “workplace acci 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 166 Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Refuse to Be a Doormat 重生傻柱，拒绝当怨种 Back in the 1960s, he arrives at a Siheyuan crawling with birds. What, he's actually the God of War, He Yuzhu! “Ding! Host has activated the Hundredfold Return System.” “Ding! The Host's diligent work has been detected. Your Steel Plant wages of 37.5 yuan have been issued. You receive a hundredfold return: 3,750 yuan has been deposited!” What kind of divine System is this? In an era of scarce supplies, am I going to become the compound's first ten-thousand-yuan household? “Ding! The Host's dilig 800Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 167 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Train the Whole Pack of Beasts 四合院：重生傻柱调教众禽兽 He Yuzhu, one of the so-called "four-nothings youth" of the future, dies suddenly and is reborn in the 1960s as Silly Zhu from a TV drama. Facing all the scoundrels surrounding him, He Yuzhu clenches his fist of "justice" and launches a fierce counterattack. 193Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 168 Siheyuan: The Answering Space 四合院之答题空间 After watching two days of courtyard dramas, Yang Qi went to sleep. When he woke up, he found himself in a courtyard compound, where he had also acquired a quiz dimension. The people in the compound were thrown into chaos. With Yang Qi leading them on step by step, they all wound up in the West, worshipping Buddha and fetching the scriptures. 96Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 169 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
- 170 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Beat Jia Zhangshi to a Pulp 四合院：开局暴揍贾张氏 I transmigrated and got a golden finger. Now I'm rich. Jia Zhangshi got jealous and teamed up with Silly Zhu to set me up? I struck back and made them pay. My swift, decisive methods made me someone no one in the courtyard dares to provoke! 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 171 Siheyuan: I Steal Qin Huairu Away and Make a Fortune 四合院：截胡秦淮茹，我赚翻了 Wang Fugui transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and activates a redemption System! On Jia Dongxu's wedding day, Wang Fugui decisively steals the bride and gets a taste of Qin Huairu. [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You successfully stole Qin Huairu and completed your first mission. Reward: 1,000 redemption coins.] When Jia Zhangshi comes to his door, pretending to be possessed, Wang Fugui gives her a taste of her own medicine! [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You successfully scared 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 172 Siheyuan: I'm He Yuzhu, and I Just Want to Be the Richest Man 四合院：我何雨柱，只想当首富 [Courtyard Life] [Everyday Life] [No System] [Business] [Not Too Grim] While charging his phone, He Yuzhu's phone exploded. He Yuzhu, from 2023, transmigrated to 1965 and into Love in the Courtyard. Knowing how the story went, he was determined not to be a sucker. He rode the tide of the times, seized every opportunity, and built his own business empire one step at a time, becoming the richest man in the world! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 173 Siheyuan: This Courtyard Is a Little Different 四合院之这个四合院有点不一样 Yang Wen, a transmigrator from the 1960s, arrived in a courtyard compound. He thought he would spend his days dealing with family squabbles and petty grievances, finding endless amusement in fighting with others. But then he realized there was something strange about this courtyard. By chance, he actually saw characters from The Most Beautiful Youth, set in Saihanba, and this Saihanba was nothing like he had imagined. What was Feng Jin doing here? And then things got even more bizarre: why were 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 174 Siheyuan: Nobody Messes with an Eight-Year-Old 四合院：八岁娃娃惹不起 A soldier king transmigrates into the body of an eight-year-old boy. Orphaned, with Japanese invaders running rampant, he flees alone with his three-year-old little sister to the capital. He moves into a courtyard residence, summons his brothers, dotes on his sister, and stirs up trouble. 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 175 Siheyuan: Starting Out in 1952, in Charge of the Security Department 四合院：52开局，负责保卫科 Nanluoguxiang. After arriving in this new place, Li Pingchuan gained a life System with sign-in rewards and lucky draws. “Sign in.” Li Pingchuan chose to sign in without hesitation. It was an essential golden finger for any transmigrator. He obtained an incredible Comprehension System!!! Li Pingchuan was completely bewildered, and from then on began his journey to becoming a winner in life! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 176 Siheyuan: Filling Workers' Stomachs to the Brim 四合院，让工人的胃满满登登 (This novel focuses on everyday life and realistic details, mainly depicting local customs and the historical traces of that extraordinary era.) Liu Dong, furious after being bullied by fifteen-year-old Silly Zhu, heads back to his hometown. He arrives just as his village is fighting with neighboring Qin Family Village over water. Rushing in to help, Liu Dong is unlucky enough to be beaten to death with a stick by Qin Gang, Qin Huairu's younger brother. A twenty-first-century man named Liu Don 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 177 Siheyuan: Life Doesn't Always Go as Planned 四合院之人生不尽如意 After watching courtyard dramas and reading courtyard novels for many years, I still hadn’t seen some of the things I wanted to see, so I finally picked up a pen and started writing. This is a beginner’s work, so please don’t flame me if it isn’t your cup of tea. I’ll do my best to write as many of the stories I want to tell as I can! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 178 My Cultivation Life in the Siheyuan 四合院我的修仙生活 This book has no angst. It’s all about taking it easy, enjoying life, and having fun~ Multiple heroines Song Cheng transmigrates into the world of the courtyard houses. As the only cultivator, watch how he lives his life. Relaxed, happy, carefree, and at ease 1Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 179 Siheyuan: The System Won’t Let Me Be a Slacker 四合院：系统不允许我做咸鱼 In the capital’s old city, in a traditional courtyard house. Li Aiguo woke from a drunken stupor and reached for the water by his bedside, but his hand found nothing. He touched only empty air, which struck him as strange. He reached around several more times, but still came up empty-handed. Only then did he realize this was no joke. He opened his eyes and saw an old, spacious house. The room was bare, everything in its most untouched state. He was utterly astonished… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 180 Siheyuan: Huairu, You Don’t Want Banggeng to Go Hungry, Do You? 四合院：淮茹你也不想棒梗挨饿吧 Qin An transmigrated into the world of "The Full Courtyard", becoming a hunter in Qinjia Village who never had to worry about food or drink. He thought he would spend his days living a quiet, ordinary life. But then, during the severe snowstorm and famine of 1960, he found Qin Huairu collapsed from hunger right outside his home. Seeing Qin Huairu eyeing his air-dried cured meat with hungry longing, Qin An grinned wickedly. “Sister-in-law Huairu, you wouldn’t want Banggeng to go hungry, would you 5Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 181 Courtyard House: Am I the Foolish One? I Can't Even Cook 四合院之我是傻住？我不会做菜啊 He Yuzhu choked to death while eating barbecue and woke up in the body of Silly Zhu. He had no memories, no System, and no cooking skills. He was doomed. How was he supposed to survive? He Daqing had run off, he couldn’t get into the steel mill, he still couldn’t cook, and there were petty people scheming against him behind his back. What was he supposed to do? Help, urgent! 1.1kReads6.1Score—Shelves
- 182 Siheyuan: No Turning into Spirits After the Founding of the Nation 四合院：建国之后不许成精 [System + Violence + Ruthless] Yang Wengong unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of the Courtyard Series and awakens the standard System for transmigrators. But this System is anything but ordinary. It offers no vast fortune or endless supplies, but it does grant abilities belonging to the monsters and spirits of myth and legend. Why bother making peace? Wouldn't killing your enemies settle everything once and for all? Why ask for compensation? Isn't it better to just take what you want? 6Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 183 Siheyuan: Making Banggeng Incapable of Having Children from the Start 四合院：开局先让棒梗绝后 [Siheyuan + System + Period Novel + Brutally Punishing the Vermin] Note: This story is full of rage. If that's not your thing, don't read it, and don't come looking for a fight. Ren Jianping was browsing the internet when he meant to take a quick nap, but unexpectedly transmigrated to 1962, into a world of a Siheyuan packed with vermin. From the start, he finds himself at a whole-courtyard meeting. They took the compensation money for his father's death, and now they want to divide up his father —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 184 Siheyuan: The National Medicine Master Outshines the Whole Lot 四合院：国医圣手力压众禽 Cao Jianguo transmigrates into the world of the courtyard compound, with both his parents dead and no one left but him. Someone has cleared out his wardrobe, and now those courtyard vultures want to seize his home too! Jia Zhangshi: “I want the room on the left! Banggeng will need it when he gets married!” Second Uncle: “The middle room is mine. Liu Guangqi is getting married soon, so this will be the bridal chamber!” Because Cao Jianguo is honest and easygoing, the entire compound bullies him. 327Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 185 Siheyuan: I, Zhu Si, Will Never Be Anyone's Sugar Daddy 四合院：我朱四绝不拉帮套 Zhu Si of the World of Romantic Debts never imagined that, after growing up, his own son would look down on his history as Jiang Qi’s live-in son-in-law, then return to the Jiang family to care for Jiang Qi, that cuckold, until his dying day. Old and frail, Zhu Si gazes at the furniture factory he spent half his life building as he lies on his deathbed. Thinking of his life as a complete sucker, he breaks down in tears. He swears that if he gets another life, he’ll never be another man’s live-in 422Reads—Score—Shelves
- 186 After Rejecting His Proposal, Qin Huairu Regretted It! 拒婚后，秦淮茹悔不当初！ After Qin Huairu rejects the Li family’s marriage proposal because they are poor, she turns around and marries Jia Dongxu. Li Jiankang transmigrates into this world and transforms his fortunes through his own efforts, rising all the way to become an eighth-grade technician. Meanwhile, the Jia family’s quality of life keeps getting worse. Qin Huairu regrets her choice! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 187 A Carefree Life for a Nobody in the Siheyuan 四合院之废物的惬意人生 With the help of the Useless Aid System, an even more useless man than Sha Zhu makes his way through life in the Siheyuan. After settling in, this newcomer gradually blossoms over time. The pace of this book is a little slow. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 188 Siheyuan: Back to an Era of Passion 四合院：重回激情时代 Back to that era of hunger, how will our protagonist, Fang Dali, use his ability to control the land to make sure he and the people close to him have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear? A new writer with a new book. Thanks for reading! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 189 Siheyuan: I Eloped with Lou Xiao'e on My Wedding Day 四合院：结婚时，我带娄晓娥逃跑 Just after Li Jianhua transmigrated, he faced a difficult choice: his lifesaver, Lou Xiao'e, was about to be forced into marrying Xu Damao. She was unwilling and asked him for help. So here's the question: should he help her or not? If he helps her, how can he get her out of the heavily guarded Lou family home? Li Jianhua racked his brains but still couldn't think of a way out, until he saw Xu Damao passing nearby. A flawless plan immediately sprang to mind. Heh, Brother Damao, sorry about this~ —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 190 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
- 191 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Life Reboot 四合院：何雨柱人生重启 Just as He Yuzhu is destined for a tragic ending, he gets the script for Love in the Courtyard right from the start. Will He Yuzhu, the hopeless simp, keep playing Silly Zhu and Silly Dad, or flip the table and start over? It all begins after Bang Geng steals the soy sauce. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 192 Siheyuan: Our Nation's Master Craftsman Is Far Ahead 四合院：大国天工遥遥领先 No System, no supernatural powers: technology, national destiny, military affairs, and farming. Reborn into a courtyard compound, surrounded by selfish neighbors and facing a lonely end, I can only defy fate and change my destiny. He Yuzhu, a cook, takes machinery as his ingredients and cooks up a glorious new age. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 193 Siheyuan: The Super Beast Tamer 四合院之超级驯兽师 [Siheyuan courtyard + transmigration + System] A university student from the modern era transmigrates back to the famous siheyuan courtyards of the 1960s. With his animal trainer System, the protagonist cherishes family bonds and finds love. There's no earth-shaking transformation of the world, but those ungrateful pests still need to be tamed... 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 194 Siheyuan: The Big Boss Is My Father-in-Law 四合院：大领导是我岳父 [Farming]+ [Period]+ [Putting the birds in their place] Chen Ming transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and gains a Criminal Suspect Alert System. On his very first day, it detects a criminal: He Daqing. His crimes include stealing public property from the Red Star Steel Plant for years, then absconding with the money and eloping with White Widow. After He Daqing is arrested, he reports the other criminals in the courtyard as well. Yi Zhonghai, Deaf Granny, Jia Zhangshi, Liu Haiz 194Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 195 Siheyuan: I Want to Be the Boss 四合院之我要当大爷 A young person from the new era finds their soul transported to the 1960s. With a scheming neighbor on one side and tangled workplace rivalries on the other, can they come out on top at every turn with nothing but an unreliable System? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 196 I'm the Beast King of the Siheyuan 四合院我是禽兽之王 A stunt double from the 21st century accidentally transmigrates into a courtyard compound and becomes Xu Damao, the worst scoundrel among a yard full of scoundrels. How will she survive in this den of beasts? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 Siheyuan: Fists for Silly Zhu, Kicks for Jia Zhangshi 四合院：拳打傻柱，脚踢贾张氏 Love in the Courtyard? More like a nest of vermin! Report Old Lady Deaf for being an enemy agent. First Uncle, aren't you rich? Hand it all over! Second Uncle, don't you love beating your son? Let's have your son fight back! Third Uncle, aren't you always scheming? How did you end up scheming yourself into such a miserable state? Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu, you wouldn't want Banggeng to take action, would you? See how Lin Hai makes his way in the 1960s. —Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 198 Siheyuan: You Forced Me to the Countryside, and Now You Expect Things to Go Well? 四合院：逼我下乡，你们还想好？ Ren Zhen transmigrates into the courtyard. The original owner was timid and had lost both parents. From the start, Yi Zhonghai joins forces with Silly Zhu and the Jia family to seize his home. That’s not all: Yi Zhonghai also wants to pocket the compensation money owed to Ren Zhen’s parents and even force him to register as a rural resident. He insists that he’s doing all this for Ren Zhen’s own good… As a member of the 21st-century transmigration wave, how could Ren Zhen put up with that? Ren Z —Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 199 Siheyuan: Old Wang's Life of Love and Loyalty 四合院：老王的情意人生 After transmigrating to the 1950s, there are no computers, no phones, and no pretty girls flirting with you through a screen~~ But people in this era have a real sense of human warmth! Yi Zhonghai: “I’m doing this for the good of the courtyard, for everyone’s sake!” Silly Zhu: “I’m just helping them out!” Liu Haizhong: “A beating means you care, and scolding means you love!” As the only protagonist and your friendly neighbor in the Siheyuan, your business is my business. Don’t worry, I’l 469Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 200 Siheyuan: Back to the 1950s, Defying the Heavens with My Insight 四合院：重回五十年代，逆天领悟 Xu Hu transmigrates back to the 1950s and binds to a System. With heaven-defying comprehension, he can quickly master anything after just a little practice. Watch someone cook for a little while, and he quickly picks up the tricks of the trade. Practice tai chi one morning, and he quickly grasps its deepest principles. Watch someone brew liquor, and he goes on to create a famous spirit that takes the whole country by storm. But the troublemakers in the courtyard relentlessly ostracize Xu Hu —Reads—Score—Shelves
