Novels like Siheyuan: The Family Split from the Start
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- 1 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
- 2 Siheyuan: Liu Guangtian from the Start, No Marriage into the Family, Straight into the Ministry 四合院开局刘光天，不赘婿改入部 [Transmigration + Difficult Start + Subverting Expectations + National Destiny Sign-In System] After a lifetime of toil in his previous life, he transmigrates one day into the body of Liu Guangtian from Love in the Courtyard. His family favors his older brother. He never gets the good opportunities and has to shoulder every problem. Now they’re even forcing him into a live-in marriage to gain an advantage. Faced with his family’s schemes and conflicts with the neighbors, Liu Guangtian refuses t 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 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
- 4 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
- 5 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
- 6 Siheyuan: Full Throttle 四合院：一路狂飙 When Jia Tianming woke up, he discovered that he had transmigrated into the era of Love in the Courtyard. His System went on strike from the start, so Jia Tianming had no choice but to race through life at full throttle... Thinking back on all the women he'd been with over the years, it was truly hard to forget... Su Meng, Zhou Xiaobai, Qin Huairu, Lou Xiao'e, Qin Ling... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 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
- 8 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
- 9 Reborn in Siheyuan: Racing Ahead with Chen Shuting 重生四合院：带着陈书婷一路狂飙 With the sound of a gunshot, Gao Qiqiang transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. The place is crawling with beasts, every last one of them vicious and scheming! There's the hypocritical First Master, the power-hungry Second Master, the Third Master who's practically a walking abacus, the lovesick Silly Zhu, and the bloodsucking Qin Huairu. From the start, he sends Banggeng to prison. If you can't control your child, someone else will do it for you. If you can't bring yourself to act, someone e 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Siheyuan: Liu Guangfu’s Life as a Master Chef 四合院：刘光福的厨神生涯 Liu Guangfu transmigrates into the third young master of the Liu family and inherits the Dark Culinary God System. Silly Zhu is always making life difficult for him. If you’re going to make my life miserable, then I’ll make sure you never have another peaceful day either. Time for some outrageous food-tech tricks. At 100 jin, Sister Qin is charming and alluring! Silly Zhu drools. At 150 jin, Sister Qin is full-figured and captivating! Silly Zhu lets his imagination run wild. At 200 jin, Sister Q 1.2kReads6.1Score107Shelves
- 11 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
- 12 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
- 13 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
- 14 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
- 15 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
- 16 Siheyuan: Transmigrated as Liu Guangfu 四合院之穿成刘光福 A laborer has an accident at a construction site. While the company is paying compensation, his children scheme over the money. He then discovers that they aren’t his biological children and is so enraged that he dies, coughing up blood onto the jade pendant his grandmother left him. He obtains a spatial farm and is transported to the time Liu Guangfu is born, where he discovers even more dark secrets in Love in the Courtyard. This is the story of a protagonist who goes from hating life, to seei 117Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Siheyuan: The Beasts I've Beaten Up Over the Years 四合院：那些年，我吊打过的禽兽 You could call this the greatest courtyard novel ever, but I prefer to call it The Courtyard Prequel or The Extraordinary Life of Chen Xigou. The story takes place in the early 1950s. With Chen Xigou's arrival, the courtyard's conflicts officially begin. As everyone knows, there are three masters in the courtyard. But do you know how they came to be? Don't rush, the book will tell you. Do you think Xu Damao was born unable to have children? Don't rush, the book will tell you. He Daqing and the W 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 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
- 19 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
- 20 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
- 21 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
- 22 Siheyuan: Born with a Golden Finger 四合院之自带金手指 Li Youcai transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard, steals Qin Huairu away from her suitor, beats up Silly Zhu, and sets Xu Damao up. After outsmarting the courtyard's collection of oddballs, he becomes someone everyone fears and wants to curry favor with. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Stole Lou Xiao'e's Bride 四合院：开局抢婚娄晓娥 [No harem, no womanizing, no System, a period piece about everyday life.] (If you're biased against the characters from the courtyard, please stay away! They're all ordinary people trying to make a living, so don't overanalyze things.) On the brink of death, He Yuzhu silently vowed, “If I get another chance, I, Silly Zhu, will marry Lou Xia'e! Even the Jade Emperor himself won't stop me! That's final!” Also, if I get to live again, I will never cook another dish! I'm never cooking again, not in —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 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
- 25 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
- 26 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
- 27 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
- 28 Reborn in the Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Can Hear Everyone's Thoughts 四合院重生傻柱能听见所有人心声 Silly Zhu spent his whole life being taken advantage of. On his deathbed, the more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Having finally seen through it all, he was suddenly reborn and returned to the courtyard. This time, he discovered that he could hear other people's thoughts, and he also had a virtual Happy Farm plot where he could grow real crops! But he had to keep face-slapping people whenever he heard their malicious thoughts. Only by turning his losses into a normal life could he keep —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Slapped Jia Zhangshi Senseless 四合院：开局狂扇贾张氏 [Comedy]+ [System]+ [Transmigration] Xiao Zhang transmigrates into the world of Birds Fill the Courtyard. Jia Zhangshi refuses to pay back her debts? I'll slap her silly! The Thieving Saint Banggeng steals my things? I'll stuff you with a pound of stuffed intestines first! Silly Zhu is the courtyard's greatest fighter? Let's see if the knife in my hand agrees! Brother Dongxu, I've got a hat I'd like to give you. Brother Damao, sorry, it's not that I'm a bad brother. I just can't help myself when —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 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—Shelves
- 31 Siheyuan: Yan Jiecheng’s Carefree Life 四合院之阎解成的逍遥人生 When Yan Jiecheng wakes up, he discovers that he's landed in the TV series Love in the Courtyard and become Yan Bugui's eldest son, Yan Jiecheng. What's more, the moment he opens his eyes, there's a stunning beauty with a gorgeous figure lying beside him. Faced with this situation, Yan Jiecheng can't help but slowly smile... 177Reads5.9Score189Shelves
- 32 Siheyuan: From Spearfishing to Glory 四合院，从叉鱼开始走向辉煌 Yan Jiecheng, a small business owner in the machining industry, transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes a supporting character who shares his name. But with the modern knowledge he has retained, he sets out to change the plot and turn himself into the protagonist. 866Reads6.4Score109Shelves
- 33 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Frame Twenty-Year-Old Qin Huairu 四合院：开局碰瓷二十岁秦淮如 Liu Shuai never expected that after getting drunk at a bar, he would transmigrate into The Birds of the Courtyard! He runs into Qin Huairu on a blind date? He’ll pretend she bumped into him! Jia Dongxu isn’t injured? He’ll save him once! Silly Zhu is a lovesick fool? He’ll help him find a wife! Xu Damao has no children? He’ll give him a tip! See how the little nobody Liu Shuai sets out to redeem all the troublemakers in the courtyard! Not a brainless power fantasy. Low on hostility, no face-sla 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 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
- 35 Siheyuan: The Yan Family’s Eldest, Ruling Hong Kong 四合院：闫家老大，纵横港岛 After transmigrating into the eldest son of the Yan family, he was schemed against by Yan Fugui and his wife. They kept a tally of everything he ate and drank, complained that he ate too much, and forced him to split from the family. But after activating the mission System, Yan Jiecheng gained max-level acupuncture skills. He saved an old leader at Shichahai, who arranged for him to work at the steel mill hospital and gave him three rooms in the east wing of the siheyuan. Yan Fugui and his wife 10.4kReads—Score832Shelves
- 36 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
- 37 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
- 38 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 322Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Siheyuan: The Soaring Years 四合院：飞扬年代 The 1960s were a time of youthful exuberance, and unfortunately, our protagonist transmigrates there. He thought he was unlucky, but it turns out there is always worse. As if transmigrating wasn't enough, he ends up in the infamous Siheyuan full of schemers. Yi Zhonghai, a hypocrite skilled at using morality to manipulate others. Liu Haizhong, whose parents were unkind and whose children were unfilial. Yan Bugui, calculating to the bone. Then there's Silly Zhu, the top simp, Qin Huairu, the sain 98Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 40 Siheyuan: My Life Comes with a Proficiency System 四合院之我的人生有熟练度 An accident left one overworked corporate drone behind in the 21st century, while in that passionate era, a man with a cheat-like advantage appeared. See what impact he will have on his country and society during those turbulent, momentous times. An industrial novel disguised as a story about a courtyard compound 49Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 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
- 42 In the Siheyuan: Starting in 1965 人在四合院：从1965开始 After transmigrating into the world of Full Courtyard, he becomes a kitchen assistant in the steel mill cafeteria. Faced with the scheming Qin Huairu, who wants to bleed him dry, and the threats of the lovesick Sha Zhu, he obtains a sign-in System. From the start, he sends the "Thieving Saint" to juvenile detention, then takes Sha Zhu's head chef position. He won't let a single beast in the courtyard get away. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Siheyuan: A Lowly Mailman Who’s Living the Dream 四合院：小小邮递员，赢麻了 Gao Liang transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard and activated the Postman System! Who says postmen can only deliver letters? His footsteps measure the land, His two wheels carry his soul! And as for the beasts in the courtyard? Just try biting me! A hardworking postman, living life his own way! In one word: awesome! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 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—Shelves
- 45 Siheyuan: Family Bliss 四合院之阖家欢乐 Cao Mengde wakes up to find himself in the world of Siheyuan, where every neighbor is a complete oddball: Liu Haizhong, the big-stick patriarch; Yi Zhonghai, the master of mind control; and Jia Zhangshi, the necromancer... This world is just fascinating. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 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—Shelves
- 47 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—Shelves
- 48 Siheyuan: I Treat the Sick, and the Beasts Cry for Help 四合院：我给人治病，禽兽喊救命 Song Kai transmigrates into the body of a retired military doctor. He starts work at the steel mill infirmary and moves into the Red Star Courtyard. Just as he's wondering how to make a living, a Divine System appears. His god-tier medical skills save a senior leader's life. The factory director is stunned and chases after him, eager to offer him money and power. Xu Damao conspires with Deputy Director Li and gets himself into trouble. Now he wants me to save him? Sorry, I save people, not vermi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 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—Shelves
- 50 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 209Reads5.8Score—Shelves
