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- 51 Siheyuan: I Got Silly Zhu to Marry Qin Huairu 四合院：我让傻柱娶了秦淮茹 A modern-day office drone suddenly drops dead by accident. His soul slumbers in another dimension for 10 years, and when he wakes, he discovers he has transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. The System detects that the Host has awakened and issues an automatic sign-in reward... Wait, a System? Hahaha, that’s great! Now I can... The System detects that the Host hasn’t used any of the sign-in rewards from the past 10 years. The System suspects the Host is dissatisfied with its abili —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 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—14d adds
- 53 Siheyuan: It All Began When I Became the Team Leader 四合院：从我当队长开始 After Qin Younian transmigrates, he makes his first fortune in life by selling sweet potatoes in that space. With the domineering beauty Chen Shuting by his side, his life takes off, and he rises higher with every step... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Siheyuan: Invisibility from the Start, Scaring Old Lady Deaf to Death 四合院：开局隐身术，吓死聋老太 Chen Anping transmigrates to a parallel-world courtyard compound, activates the System, and livestreams for evil spirits in the Eighteenth Level of Hell. From the start, he obtains the secret art of invisibility. The evil spirits all watch with disdain. “What kind of garbage is this? It can't attack at all. Hurry up and kill yourself, then make a new account.” Chen Anping looks at the secret art of invisibility and smiles faintly. “You don't get it. This is a good thing...” Then... Jia Zhangshi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Unconventional Life 四合院之傻柱的另类人生 Zhuzi transmigrates into the courtyard of The Birds of the Courtyard. Knowing how the story goes, he is determined not to be a doormat. He face-slaps Xu Damao, outsmarts Yan Laoxi, rejects Qin Huairu, and uses all sorts of outrageous tricks to climb step by step to the pinnacle of life... 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 A Happy Siheyuan Life Beginning in the 1950s 四合院幸福生活从五十年代开始 [Siheyuan + transmigrate + Qin Huairu + golden finger] Not a brainless power fantasy, and not too much hostility After transmigrating into a siheyuan, he becomes the hapless fool Sha Zhu. Fortunately, it’s the 1950s, and nothing has started yet. Why keep chasing after a widow? Wouldn’t it be better to have Qin Huairu all to yourself? Life may be hard in the 1950s, but I have a System. See how the protagonist makes a happy life for himself in this era. 131Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 57 From the Siheyuan to the Worlds Beyond: A Transmigration Novel 从四合院到诸天穿越书 While hiking alone one day, Chen Feng was looking at his phone and failed to watch where he was going. He tripped over a rock and stumbled a few steps toward a nearby cliff before falling off. Somehow, he transmigrated into a TV series he had just been watching, Love in the Courtyard. 991Reads5.8Score10414d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: Beating Up Silly Zhu, I Call the Shots in This Courtyard 四合院：暴打傻柱，这院我说了算 Zeng Zhenguo transmigrates into a courtyard house at the very start of the TV series. Bang Geng has just stolen a chicken, and Zeng Zhenguo, who hasn’t had meat in days, steals one too. He was planning to frame Silly Zhu, but unexpectedly, this gives him the chance to activate the System. When the First Grandpa twists the truth, Zeng Zhenguo, as a transmigrator, naturally steps forward and exposes him for what he is. Yi Zhonghai is instantly enraged and sends his top enforcer, Silly Zhu, into th 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: I Became a Tycoon by Trading Goods 四合院：我做倒爷成首富 A young man with nothing going for him accidentally transmigrates into the world of The Courtyard Is Full of Beasts, becoming the protagonist, He Yuzhu. In this era of scarcity, he has a System and isn’t worried in the least. As long as he completes the System’s missions, he can return to his original world. By moving goods between the two worlds, he can become a tycoon without lifting a finger! He had planned to live a quiet life, but trouble keeps finding him. The five bloodsuckers of the Jia 135Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 60 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu, the Thief-Swashbuckler 四合院：盗帅何雨柱 An ordinary college student, He Yuzhu, is browsing an antiques market when he unexpectedly inherits the legacy of the Thief King. During his training, he accidentally goes into qi deviation and blows himself up, only to transmigrate to the Beast-Filled Courtyard as another He Yuzhu. Relying on his peerless martial arts, he takes on all the courtyard's troublemakers, marries the girl he loves, and lives a life unlike any other. 284Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 61 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] 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Siheyuan: Arresting the Whole Courtyard from the Start, Driving the Ne'er-Do-Wells Crazy 四合院：开局逮捕全院，逼疯众禽 Cao Hongbo never expected that he would transmigrate, let alone into the legendary world of Love in the Courtyard. When faced with all the foul, outrageous nonsense in the courtyard, why bother being polite? He simply turns around and reports them. Bang Geng is implicated in a murder and executed by firing squad, Jia Zhangshi deliberately covers it up, Qin Huairu seizes someone else’s property, and the deaf old lady has faked her identity... Cao Hongbo sends this whole bunch of beasts to prison 175Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Siheyuan: The Sea King's Pinduoduo System 四合院，海王的拼夕夕系统 A simp in his past life, a womanizer in this one Plus an endlessly nagging System He never backs down when stirring up trouble, but readily admits defeat when playing the victim A petty crook, a freeloader, a hoodlum, a thug This is how you do a siheyuan story right —Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 64 The Good Life in Siheyuan 四合院的美丽生活 A college student from the twenty-first century accidentally travels to the capital in the 1960s while hiking in the wilderness. He gets a System of his own and meets characters from a TV drama he watched in the past. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated as Silly Zhu and Became Everyone’s Favorite 四合院：穿越成傻柱，我成香饽饽 Chen Yu was a nobody among online novelists. When the pandemic left him unemployed at home, he started writing web novels. One stormy night, as thunder rumbled and lightning flashed and the magnetic field went haywire, Chen Yu was writing by candlelight when he transmigrated to the era of "Love in the Courtyard". He suddenly became He Yuzhu, the very man he had looked down on most. What Chen Yu hadn't expected was for a plague of rats to break out in the courtyard. The N95 mask he had brought wi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai Is Executed by Firing Squad, and the Neighbors Tremble 四合院：易中海被枪决，众禽发抖 Lin Yang accidentally transmigrated to the 1950s and unexpectedly bound himself to the Decisive Action System. As long as he deals decisively with the scoundrels in the courtyard and doesn’t play the saint, he’ll earn generous rewards! To avenge his parents, he first reported everyone in the entire courtyard, stirring up a huge storm. Yi Zhonghai was executed by firing squad for intentional murder! Auntie Yi was sentenced to a year of reform through labor for encouraging someone else to commit s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Reborn in 1960: Starting in the Siheyuan 重生1960年：从四合院开始 In his previous life, Li Jinnian transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan. After countless trials and tribulations, he ultimately ascended to immortality! In this life, Li Jinnian has become an Immortal Emperor, but was ambushed by an enemy and escaped with only a wisp of his remnant soul. He has returned to the world of the Siheyuan to begin his cultivation journey anew! 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Siheyuan: I Just Want to Live My Own Life Well 四合院之我只想过好自己的日子 Jiang Feng accidentally transmigrates to the 1950s and discovers that he's landed in Love in the Courtyard, the fanfiction he often reads on Tomato. Since he hasn't read the original novel or watched the TV series, all he knows from reading the fanfiction is that there isn't a single good person in the entire courtyard. The authors also write transmigrators as if they're idiots, so he decides to show everyone in the courtyard just what a transmigrator can do. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 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
- 70 Siheyuan: All I Want Is to Cultivate Immortality 四合院：我只想修仙 He Yixia of another world had once been a supreme immortal emperor, high above all others. But while discussing the Dao with a rival, he was ambushed. Just as he thought he was about to be reduced to dust, he unexpectedly found himself reborn in a courtyard house. What was even more surprising was that everyone in this place was a remarkable talent, and the house was full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers: the super chef He Yuzhu, the “husband-killing” empress Qin Huairu, and the lecher Xu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Siheyuan: I Can Get Stronger Just by Adding Points 四合院：只有加点就能变强 Su Weidong, a young man from 21st-century society, transmigrates into a siheyuan and awakens an unlimited attribute-point System. The more points he adds, the stronger he becomes. A devoted fan of the siheyuan stories, Su Weidong is about to embark on a happy new life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 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
- 73 Siheyuan: Invincible After Reporting Bang Geng 四合院：从举报棒梗开始无敌 Bang Geng steals a chicken? I'll report it. I'm a model citizen! Bang Geng: Silly Zhu, you have no honor! First Master: He's just a child! He Yuzhu: First Master, do me a favor and stay out of it. Bang Geng stealing a rooster is wrong. The police will give you a good talking-to. Qin Huairu: Look, could you lend me some grain? He Yuzhu: Same as always. Come over yourself! Han Chunming: Boss, we've struck it rich! He Yuzhu: Keep calm! Keep calm! We're people destined for great thing —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Siheyuan: The Nation's Military Industry, and My Wife Dilraba 四合院：大国军工，老婆热巴 After transmigrating to the 1960s, Meng Dong gets a sign-in for the nation’s cutting-edge military technology from the start. After several years in the army, he has grown into the country’s greatest engineer. Only after returning to the capital does Meng Dong discover that his mother is being pressured by a pack of beasts to give up their home. There’s also a girl in the house who looks just like Dilraba. When the beasts try to force their demands on him, Meng Dong takes decisive action. He kic 2Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 75 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Refuse to Be a Sucker 四合院：穿成傻柱，拒绝当冤大头 [System novel + Putting the beasts in their place] Pity them for their misfortune, and rage at them for refusing to fight back! Every time Silly Zhu brings home a meal from the cafeteria, Qin Huairu swipes it with just a few peanuts. Bang Geng steals things from his home every day. In the end, even his wages are collected on his behalf by Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu's family leeches off Silly Zhu, and he couldn't be happier about it. But since I've transmigrated into Silly Zhu, I won't let any of thi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 The Siheyuan Fate Compass 四合院之命运罗盘 Börjigin Ye Qiu transmigrates into a Siheyuan and, from the start, wants to wipe out the entire Jia family. At just sixteen years old, how is he supposed to survive in this era? Fortunately, he has a golden finger! As he upgrades his golden finger, he also helps those who are suffering... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: I’m a Public Security Officer 四合院之我是治安官 During the famine years, he accidentally transmigrates into a siheyuan courtyard. With a golden finger at his disposal, he uses his wits and plans every move as he battles the courtyard’s troublemakers for his life and his interests. 42Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 78 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu, Get Out! 四合院，秦淮茹你给我滚 The protagonist was a down-and-out young man from the 21st century. After an accident sent his soul into a Siheyuan, he got a System to protect him, and a very different life began. White lotuses, ungrateful wolves, moralizing hypocrites, and all those things that aren't even remotely decent can stay far away from me. Come near, and I'll break your legs... 2.8kReads8.0Score10214d adds
- 79 Siheyuan: Please Don’t Lecture Me on How to Be a Person 四合院：请不要教我做人 Siheyuan + soldier king + tycoon + urban life + System Gu Fan is 24 years old. Orphaned by a fallen soldier at 15, he was taken by his parents' comrades into the military, a fiery crucible where he spent nine years tempered and tested on the southwestern border of his country. Two months ago, while leading his troops in a fierce battle against the Indian army, Gu Fan was struck in the head by a rock blasted loose by an enemy shell in the trenches. He was gravely wounded and lost consciousness on 37Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 80 Siheyuan: My Sister Is Being Forced to Marry? I'll Go on a Rampage 四合院：亲姐被逼嫁人？我杀疯了 [Love in the Courtyard + Man Is Iron + Beneath the Zhengyang Gate + Blood-Colored Romance + Days of Our Youth, with the story centered around the courtyard] Jiang Shan transmigrates into the courtyard, where he now has a lovely older sister and a mother who has worked herself ragged all her life. What?! You’re forcing my sister to marry someone in exchange for a chicken right from the start? That’s the only thing our family owns that’s worth anything! Fine! Silly Zhu, you can kiss your job 1.9kReads—Score—14d adds
- 81 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 414Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Love in the Courtyard: I Am Silly Zhu 情满四合院之我是傻柱 The train of time thunders forward, bound for an unknown destination, and He Yuzhu furrows his brow. Having transmigrate into the body of a man with the same name, he silently vows never to meet the fate of the original story and never to live a miserable life. First things first: he will keep his distance from the widow. [Courtyard House: currently serialized] Next world: [An Ordinary Life]. 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 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—14d adds
- 84 Siheyuan: I’m a Rogue, So What? 四合院：我是无赖我怕谁 A young rascal from the 21st century transmigrates into the story of Love in the Courtyard while watching the TV series, becoming Silly Zhu, a man people both love and hate. Watch him outwit the whole bunch of scoundrels and become a winner in life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 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—14d adds
- 86 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
- 87 Love in the Courtyard: Two Guns Against the Beasts 情满四合院之双枪战禽兽 The courtyard is a microcosm of life, with Character No. 1 and Character No. 2 transmigrating one after the other. They bomb the courtyard like fighter jets, battling the beasts and taking on the schemers… 315Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Siheyuan: Power, Wealth, and Desire 四合院之权财色 Jiang Zhiqin inexplicably transmigrates to another world and into a siheyuan. He discovers that: Huaguo is one of the world’s great powers; The level of technology in this world is still very low; The influential figures here are all different; The only thing that hasn’t changed is the bunch of people in the siheyuan, each with their own schemes. Since none of them are good people, Jiang Zhiqin has no choice but to learn from the enemy in order to defeat them and fit into this big siheyuan famil 120Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 89 Siheyuan: Stirring the Pot in the Courtyard, Living Life to the Fullest 四合院：杂院抡大勺，生活乐无边 [A brand-new 2023 courtyard-house story, hot off the press!] [Master chef + down-to-earth + sincere + genius] After transmigrating into a courtyard house, He Yuzhu became Silly Zhu, a man with the same name. Cooking in the canteen? Eighty yuan a scoop! The whole factory is drooling! Jia Zhangshi wants to mooch a meal? He smashes her head in with a single scoop! He Yuzhu: “You won't get to eat three dishes in your whole life!” 1Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 90 Siheyuan: You Took My Entire Inheritance, and Still Expect Me to Support You 四合院：薅光我遗产，还让我养老 Xiao Beiran transmigrates to a courtyard in 1958. But he discovers that his predecessor, a third-grade lathe operator, couldn't even afford enough food for the New Year, let alone coal to get through the winter. How could he put up with that? No more looking after others in old age! No more moral blackmail! No more letting leeches cling to him! He'll destroy the image Yi Zhonghai and the Old Deaf Lady have built throughout the courtyard and wreck their retirement plans. Xiao Beiran will show eve 64Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 91 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—14d adds
- 92 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 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 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. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Siheyuan: Everyone in the Courtyard Is My Ultimate Tool 四合院，满院都是我的最强工具人 A temporary crossover between The Courtyard, Under the Zhengyang Gate, and The Little Woman Under the Zhengyang Gate. Multiple heroines; readers who prefer a single heroine, please don’t read. Li Yun dies of cancer and unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of The Courtyard, where he is rescued by the Nine Gates Commander and then gains a “spirit spring” that strengthens the body! But when he wakes up, he discovers that the courtyard’s so-called “beasts” have not only taken over his home but 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Siheyuan: I’m a Lunatic, and I’ll Drive All Those Fools Crazy 四合院：我神经病，逼疯众禽 Li Weimin transmigrates into the world of "The Birds Are Full in the Courtyard". He finds himself in the body of a mentally ill man named Li Weimin, who has little time left to live and is on the verge of death. Fortunately, there is always a way out. He awakens the golden finger every transmigrator needs. "Ding! Emotional Value System successfully bound. Host can exchange emotional values collected from the people in the courtyard for anything." Looking at all the food, medicine, and other item —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Sign-In at the Siheyuan: 1964 签到四合院之一九六四 Ye Jianjun’s soul transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard in 1964. From her memories, he discovered that this really was the world of Love in the Courtyard. Worst of all, Silly Zhu had beaten him into an eunuch when he was a child. 2Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 97 Siheyuan: From the Start, Kicking Jia Zhangshi Into the Outhouse 四合院：开局将贾张氏踢进厕所 Li Wei, a library administrator, gets drunk and accidentally falls into a black vortex. His soul transmigrates into a siheyuan, where he becomes Li Wei, the cultural center administrator at a steel mill. As he wonders what is going on, a voice suddenly rings in his mind: “Congratulations, Host, you have become the director of the Universal Library...” 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Siheyuan: Raising Two Pigs from the Start 四合院：开局先养两只猪 Reborn in the past, he becomes Xu Damao, a movie projectionist. He gains a portable space. Living in a courtyard house, Xu Damao has to tread carefully around all the troublemakers inside. He decides to do his job as a projectionist well, make good use of his portable space, and build himself up. No matter what, this courtyard must never again be ruled by birds! 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Lost in Siheyuan 误入四合院 After encountering alien technology, he gains the freedom to travel through four vast realms. On his first visit to a courtyard compound, the other residents teach him just how harsh society can be, so he starts fighting back, setting off a string of hilarious, absurd events. It’s fun and funny, and since the courtyard-compound world is an X-rated world, there are also stories about a world war against the Little Gray Men in the real world. 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 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—14d adds
