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- 51 Siheyuan: Let Them Be Strong, Like a Breeze Passing Over the Mountain 四合院：他强由他强，清风拂山岗 Shen Fei transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. Faced with a whole courtyard full of beasts, he lets the strong be strong, like a breeze brushing over the mountain ridge. He lets the arrogant strut, like the bright moon shining over the river! Let them be cruel and vicious. I have more than enough true energy within me! Building the nation through technological inventions is the true path. As for the rest? Green-tea Huai Ru thinks she can manipulate me with a pretty face? I can take advantage 3Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 52 Siheyuan: From the Start, Qin Huairu Takes Up Farming 四合院：开局秦淮如种地 My name is Old Cao… no, Old Wang. Wang as in Wang Dezhu, De as in Wang Dezhu, Zhu as in Wang Dezhu. I seem to be in the world of "The Courtyard of Birds", but there’s a woman who seems to have her eye on my food. She says her name is Qin Huairu, and there’s an adorable little one beside her… 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Love and Fulfillment: What a Disaster! From the Start, I Took My Girl into a Wolf's Den 情满：夭寿啦！开局带妹进了狼窝 Zhang Ming was dumbfounded. How did a post-90s old-timer like me suddenly transmigrate just from going shopping with a post-2000s kid? Heaven, why are you doing this to me? I thought I’d be able to make something of myself, but instead I’ve transmigrated into a courtyard full of beasts! How am I supposed to survive… Since I’m here, I might as well make the best of it. I can’t fight fate, but with a System at my side, surely I can handle a bunch of beasts? (This is my first novel, so some details 147Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 54 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—14d adds
- 55 Siheyuan: Saving the Courtyard's Misfits 四合院之拯救众禽 He Lai obtains a Celestial Master’s inheritance and is reborn in a courtyard house. Watch him use magic to save all the troublesome residents: the white lotus becomes a skilled expert, Silly Zhu stops obsessing over widows, the First Master has someone to care for him in his old age, the Second Master puts down his cudgel, and the Third Master stops being so stingy. He Lai’s goal is to turn the courtyard house into a famous tourist attraction, build an inn and a tourism industry group, make ever 3.2kReads8.6Score15114d adds
- 56 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Was Jia Dongxu 四合院：开局我是贾东旭 Jia Dongxu’s motto is: “I won’t work for little pay, do heavy work, or work without enough rest.” If anyone dares to curse me out, I’ll grab my bucket and quit on the spot. I said it, and there’s nothing anyone can do about it. 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 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 600Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: Talking Back to the Head Elder from the Start, and Getting a Portal 四合院：开局怼一大爷，获传送门 Dong Jianguo transmigrates to a Siheyuan and unexpectedly activates the Myriad Worlds System. Complete the System’s missions, and you can obtain portals to other worlds. Expose the moral paragon Yi Zhonghai, thrash the courtyard’s undefeated champion Silly Zhu, and send Jia Zhangshi to join her late husband, Jia. With portals to one world after another in hand, Dong Jianguo thrives! In the Siheyuan, as long as I, Dong Jianguo, am here, every beast will tremble in fear. I’m a professional at putt 99Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: Tame the Beasts and Find a Home Full of Love 四合院：驯服禽兽终会情满 This story is mostly free of hostility. It simply tells of the ordinary, uneventful lives of neighbors, with the protagonist observing and getting to know the Siheyuan. It follows how everyone’s attitudes change. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Siheyuan: I, Xu Damao, Refuse to Be a Villain 四合院之我许大茂不当小人 My name is Xu Damao. I’m a modern man who accidentally found himself in the world of the Courtyard House. Since we shared the same name and looked remarkably alike, I fell from the sky and accidentally crushed Xu Damao to death. The new Xu Damao won’t be a villain. This isn’t a story about picking fights with the world; it’s about a loving, harmonious courtyard. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 This Guy in Siheyuan Is a Menace 四合院这个家伙是个祸害 This troublemaker has arrived in the courtyard. Who is his one true love, or are all the beauties his true loves? Will you watch him feast on lavish food every day, or toil tirelessly to help people day after day? 2.3kReads6.5Score10114d adds
- 62 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. 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 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 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Siheyuan: I'm Yi Shanghai, the First Uncle's Father's Generation 四合院：我易上海，一大爷父辈 [Period Drama Crossover + Alternate Parallel World + Daily Intelligence System + Powerful Background + Plenty of Beautiful Women and Opportunities + Good Luck + No Rat Race, Just Lying Flat + Enjoying a Prosperous Life + Putting Vicious People in Their Place + Moderate Attitude] A modern young man born in the 2000s and with no property transmigrates into a parallel world that combines several period dramas, including stories set in a Beijing courtyard. He becomes Yi Shanghai, the son of the seco —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Siheyuan: I Transmigrate with My Dad 四合院：带上老爸一起穿越 Intern doctor Li Rui and his father, Li Xinmin, transmigrate together into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Here, Li Rui is a young doctor in the Hongxing Steel Mill’s infirmary, while his father works in the repair shop... Li Rui’s family had constantly supported the Jia family, even as they struggled themselves. Unable to afford Jia Dongxu’s medical bills, the original Li Rui resorted to stealing medicine from the infirmary. Who could have expected that Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu would be —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 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 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Siheyuan: I Want to Change the World 四合院：我要改变世界 [Siheyuan Courtyard + Farming + Period Piece + System + One Female Lead] Jian Fei never imagined that he would transmigrate while half-asleep, let alone into the TV drama Full of Birds and Beasts in a Siheyuan Courtyard. If Jia Zhangshi picks on him, he'll send her to prison. If Jia Dongxu crosses him, he'll make him clean the toilets. If the whole courtyard turns against him, he'll bring the entire place down! Here, only I, Jian Fei, can call all the shots! Things other people rack their brains —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 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
- 69 The Doctor of the Siheyuan 四合院的医生 In his previous life, the protagonist was a master physician who collapsed on the operating table after exhausting himself during surgery. After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, he became He Yuzhu’s biological older brother. Watch him teach those villains a lesson. —Reads—Score114d adds
- 70 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
- 71 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—14d adds
- 72 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—14d adds
- 73 Siheyuan: I'm Huaihua's Younger Brother 四合院：我是槐花胞弟 He Hao transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard with a pocket dimension, becoming Huaihua’s biological younger brother and Qin Huairu’s youngest son. What are the people in the courtyard really like? Let’s find out together what kind of story this is. The plot of the TV series will appear in the first few chapters. The characters are set to be very young at the start, which many readers have complained about, but there’s nothing I can do about it now. I can’t change it, and I didn’t think it thr —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Siheyuan: King of the Beasts 四合院：众禽之王 A work of pure villainy. People say the residents of the courtyard are all beasts. Wang Pili refuses to believe it. As far as he’s concerned, who could possibly be more beastly than him? After all, he’s the king of beasts!! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 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
- 76 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
- 77 Siheyuan: The Unusual People in the Courtyard 四合院之院里不一样的人 Gu Jianguo is made a scapegoat and executed by firing squad, then transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard, reborn as an ordinary resident of the courtyard. He vows never to let his family control him again, only to discover that, besides himself, his household consists of two sons and a daughter. Now, see how Gu Jianguo makes his dreams come true. 181Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 78 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
- 79 Still a Corporate Drone in Siheyuan 四合院之仍为社畜 Jin Dong, a senior engineer from 2023, has his soul fused by a four-dimensional intelligence into the body of a steel-straight man born in 1955 with the same name. He moves into Red Star Courtyard and starts working at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. The higher-dimensional intelligence uses him as a tool. He has no absolute power, no run of good fortune, no wealth beyond measure, and no peerless martial prowess. As for what he does, it’s basically what an “ultimate corporate drone” is suppose 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Siheyuan: Ancient and Modern Worlds Collide, and Life Is Too Hard 四合院：古今结合，这个世界太难 There are no watches, sewing machines, or bicycles here. All they have are grand red bridal sedans, looms, and horses! And this isn’t a monogamous society! I’m sold! 4Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 81 In Siheyuan, I Train the Miscreants and Reach the Pinnacle of Life 人在四合院我靠训禽走上人生巅峰 Zhou Heng returned to a time when supplies were scarce and moved into the beastly courtyard supposedly known as Love in the Courtyard. The beasts in the courtyard are all waiting for a chance to strike, but with his System, Zhou Heng trains them into submission and rises to the top of the world. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 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 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 I Transmigrated into a Siheyuan and Put Every Defiant Neighbor in Their Place! 穿越四合院，专治各种不服！ Bao Ying transmigrated, but he wasn’t happy about it at all. If we’re all transmigrators, why treat us so differently? Other people transmigrate into a courtyard house. They either get there a few years early, build themselves up, then lie low through the turbulent years before rising to prominence. Or they make plans for Hong Kong, using the chaos of the times to develop and build up their capital there. Or they arrive after the spring breeze, then ride it straight to success. But what about Ba 3Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 84 Siheyuan: Old Deaf Granny's Little Grandpa from the Start 四合院：开局聋老太太的小爷爷 Lin Feng transmigrates to the courtyard, and his very first reward is the Lin Family Genealogy. Although he's only twenty-one, he's the great-grandfather of Lin Xiuying, the deaf old lady and courtyard matriarch. When the deaf old lady sees Lin Feng, she starts by calling him “you little brat.” Lin Feng immediately pulls out the Lin Family Genealogy. The deaf old lady drops to her knees and calls him Grandpa. Yi Zhonghai is forced to give up his position as the courtyard's First Uncle. “Why, He 133Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 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 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 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
- 87 Siheyuan: Just an Ordinary Man 四合院之平凡的我 A big mash-up of period dramas! The story won’t always follow the original plots. I’ll write whatever comes to mind, covering all kinds of lives from the 1950s and ’60s through to the present day. I’m no good at writing blurbs, so feel free to roast me. New author here! 1.2kReads5.7Score—14d adds
- 88 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Beat the Yard’s Troublemakers to a Pulp 四合院：开局吊打众禽兽 After transmigrating into the notorious courtyard, Li Dabao’s fiancée, Qin Huairu, is snatched away by Jia Dongxu, who uses a sewing machine to win her over. From then on, the Jia and Li families are sworn enemies. Jia Zhangshi and her son join forces with the courtyard’s other troublemakers to bully Li Dabao as a group. Their abuse leaves the original Li Dabao miserable, and he dies young. Li Dabao, who transmigrated from the new century, can’t stand the other residents’ ugly behavior. He takes 328Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 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
- 90 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
- 91 Love in the Courtyard: My Underground Bunker System 情满四合院之我的地窟系统 On hiatus. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 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
- 93 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 17Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 94 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
- 95 I Make a Fortune in the Siheyuan 我在四合院疯狂揽财 Liu Kai, a ruthless 21st-century supervisor, accidentally transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan drama, where he suffers one hardship after another. His new identity is the hapless Silly Zhu! A widow is leeching off him, Xu Damao is causing trouble, and there's office politics and family drama. Liu Kai just wants to get away as soon as possible, but the rules say he has to save up 10,000 before he can return to where he came from??!!! He checks his wallet, and would you believe it, he has —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 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—14d adds
- 97 Love in the Courtyard: Stealing Everything 情满四合院之偷取万物 Warning! Warning! Warning! This story has a dark tone. Do not read if you’re a self-righteous do-gooder. This is a dark courtyard story that stays true to the original. The male lead is no good guy. His principle is simple: if you treat me well, I’ll treat you well. If you don’t, that’s fine. But if you dare mess with me, I’ll make you wish you were dead. 101Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Siheyuan: Deputy Factory Director from the Start 四合院：开局副厂长 (This book won’t dwell on the petty squabbles of courtyard life, and it won’t be too full of hostility. It’s all based on the author’s imagination, so it may not be very rigorous. If you dislike Qin Huairu, don’t read. If you dislike cultivation, don’t read. It may be terrible, but the author likes it. If you’ve read this blurb and want to quit, go ahead!!!) Li An transmigrates to 1959. Looking at a world waiting to be rebuilt, his heart swells with ambition. Just watch how I, Li An, make a new 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Siheyuan: I'm a Hat Wholesale Dealer 四合院：我是帽子批发商 Since I’ve got a second chance at life, I might as well make something of it… I hear the courtyard is full of troublemakers, especially Xu Damao and Jia Dongxu. I’ve never liked you two. Doesn’t matter. I’ll handle it. Hahaha, what can I say? I’m a hat wholesaler. 3Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 100 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
