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- 1 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
- 2 Siheyuan: I Took Over the Pigeon Market and Became the Power Behind the Scenes 四合院：拿下鸽子市，成幕后大佬 Wang Xuan transmigrated into a courtyard compound. Faced with a bunch of scheming nuisances, he decided to play for real. After clearing Jia Zhangshi and the others of their false accusations, Wang Xuan began recruiting allies and launched himself into a high-flying new life. He took over the pigeon market and became the man behind the scenes. Then he befriended a powerful figure and secured a position as a leader at a steel mill. From then on, Wang Xuan became a great man whom everyone in the c —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 I've Got Connections in the Capital 我有背景在京城 After completing a mission for the Ministry of State Security, a small-time operative leaves his undercover life behind and enters the world of politics. With connections and talent, he rides the waves of officialdom, navigates life's twists and turns, and ultimately achieves great things. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Siheyuan: I Just Want to Live My Own Life 四合院：我只想过自己的日子 I've been struggling to find anything good to read lately, so I decided to write something myself. The protagonist transmigrates into a Beijing courtyard, with no System to rely on, and can only live quietly and cautiously. Let them watch as the towers rise and the banquets begin, and then I'll bring those towers crashing down. This is my first book, so I'm inexperienced. Feel free to share your thoughts. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 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
- 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: 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
- 8 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
- 9 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—Shelves
- 10 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
- 11 Siheyuan: I’m a Great Director 四合院：我是大导演 That year, Silly Zhu was fourteen, Xu Damao was thirteen, Jia Dongxu was seventeen, and the protagonist, Ye Hao, was eighteen. That year, He Daqing had not run off, Old Jia was still alive, and Yi Zhonghai was not yet the courtyard's senior uncle. That year, the steel mill had just been renovated. Lou Bancheng was still Lou Bancheng, and Lou Xiao'e was still a young lady. Qin Huairu was still earning work points. And yet, that very same year, He Daqing ran off, Old Jia was paralyzed, and Yi Zhon —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Siheyuan: I Am the Ultimate Overlord! 四合院：我，极道霸主！ [No Saintly Do-Gooder + Wildly Reworked + Off-Script + Ruthless + System + Pocket Dimension + …] An absolute overlord who roams the dark world transmigrates to Love in the Courtyard after an accident, becoming one of its residents. Faced with a courtyard full of ungrateful leeches, bloodsuckers, hypocrites, and outright villains, he has always believed that if you can settle things with your fists, there’s no need to run your mouth. Now he’ll show everyone what “truth” really means! (This book i 98Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 13 Siheyuan: Cursing Second Uncle from the Start 四合院之开局诅咒二大爷 Fang Yuan volunteered at a nursing home, playing basketball with the old men until he collapsed from exhaustion. When he woke up, he discovered that he had transmigrated to the legendary courtyard. Xu Damao stopped Fang Yuan on his way home from work. “Keep my chicken company!” Fang Yuan: “Sure. Hope you turn into a chicken!” The Second Uncle knocked on Fang Yuan's door. “You've been fired!” Fang Yuan: “Sure. Hope you suffer from incontinence for three days!” After awakening his System, Fang 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Siheyuan: Xu Damao Reborn 四合院之重生许大茂 A young cultivator from a later age, Xu Damao, suffers qi deviation while breaking through. His soul transmigrates into the world of a parallel-timeline courtyard, where he finds himself in the body of Xu Damao, a man hated by everyone, even dogs, who hurts others without helping himself and is a notorious heartbreaker. See how he makes his way through the turbulent 1960s... (The timeline, characters' ages, and jobs may have been changed. Please bear with the author!) —Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 15 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—Shelves
- 16 Siheyuan: Conquering the World with a Few Moves 四合院：一招半式闯天下 The protagonist, Ji Liancheng, transmigrates by chance and successfully takes over another body. Reborn under the name Ji Liancheng, he inherits the nickname “Old Fool” and becomes the village idiot of Nanluoguxiang, one of the “crazy, feeble-minded, dull, and foolish” bunch. Thus begins an ordinary yet extraordinary life. This book doesn’t center on the courtyard plot. Those events are woven into the lives of the original characters. The author respects the source story and its era, and tries 16Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 17 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
- 18 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. 99Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 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—Shelves
- 20 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—Shelves
- 21 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 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 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 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
- 23 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
- 24 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—Shelves
- 25 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
- 26 Siheyuan: I Send Zhang Cuihua Peanuts from the Start 四合院：开局送张翠花吃花生米 For unknown reasons, modern man Xiao Lang transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. After awakening a System, Xiao Lang obtains a magical space. Eating the fruits and vegetables grown there gives him terrifying physical strength. See how the courtyard world develops under Xiao Lang's rule! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 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
- 28 Siheyuan: I Came, I Saw, I Conquered 四合院之我来我见我征服 Come see what happens to the poor little soul in the courtyard. The author is just writing for fun, so feel free to read casually. Please go easy on me if you leave criticism, I'm new to this. Without further ado, let's begin our story. 141Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 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
- 30 Siheyuan: Beating Up All the Beasts from the Start, Silly Zhu Is Full of Regret 四合院：开局暴揍众禽，傻柱悔恨 Jiang Yuanchao transmigrated into the world of the courtyard house and awakened a whistleblower System. As long as he reported the beasts around him, he would receive generous rewards! From the start, Silly Zhu accused him of stealing a chicken? “Director, I’m reporting that Banggeng stole the chicken, and Silly Zhu was his accomplice!” [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve received 3 bicycle vouchers!] Jia Zhangshi causing a scene and throwing a tantrum? “Officer, I’m reporting that Jia Zhangshi 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 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
- 32 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
- 33 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
- 34 Siheyuan: Qin, You Don't Want Banggeng to Get Scolded, Do You? 四合院：秦，你不想棒梗被批评吧 Xu Damao, a food delivery guy, transmigrates to a Siheyuan Courtyard in the 1960s and begins his delivery career. Bang Geng stole my stuff? Let it go. I can just go find Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu, I’ll put on a movie for you. Once you’ve watched it, we’ll call that chicken Bang Geng stole a settled matter. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 In the Siheyuan: I Drive for the Factory Manager 四合院之我为厂长开车门 In the winter of 1962, Huo Yaoguang returned from the southwest and set out on the journey home. One heroine. No womanizing, no saintly do-gooding. He lives only for himself and has absolutely no grand ambitions. 2Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 36 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. 191Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 37 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
- 38 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
- 39 Siheyuan: I Take Odd Jobs and Can Travel to the Underworld 四合院：我能接白活，也能通地府 Li Yong transmigrates into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, a place full of scoundrels and not a single decent person. From the start, he's cursed with the fate of a lone star, and his parents die on the very first day. The courtyard's scoundrels even try to drive Li Yong and his younger sister, Li Li, out. Li Yong fights back with everything he's got, shedding blood just to win a chance to breathe. Who could have guessed that his blood would drip onto a family heirloom and awaken an ancient —Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 40 Siheyuan: An Ordinary Life 四合院：平凡的生活 After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, Bai Xiangyang feels a little disheartened. But since he’s here, he might as well make the best of it and live a good life. He has no intention of hurting anyone, but other people do... 172Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 41 Siheyuan: Too Many Scoundrels, They’re After My Treasure Bag 四合院：禽兽太多，要抢我百宝袋 (Siheyuan + System + Slice of Life in the 1960s + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Farming) A fast-paced, satisfying story about crushing the scoundrels of the siheyuan! Quick, cathartic, and oh-so-satisfying! Li Qiufeng is A man of few words who hits hard, known around the jianghu as Brother Qiufeng. Reborn after transmigrating, he’s here to sweep through this siheyuan like an autumn gale and crush every last scoundrel! “Tell Xu Damao I’m in the mood for fish!” No fish? One kick will teach him a lesso —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Siheyuan: A Different Kind of Siheyuan 四合院之不一样的四合院 (Wei Wu’s legacy + becoming a dad by happy accident and all kinds of shameless schemes) A soul from the future takes over He Yuzhu just after the incident in which He Daqing ran off. He is destined to lead this story down a different path. Jia Dongxu still wants to marry Qin Huairu? Xu Damao still wants to stir up trouble and get close to Jingru? Dream on! Bang Geng still wants to grow up to be an ungrateful brat? I’ll make sure you’re gone! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 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 94Reads5.0Score—Shelves
- 44 Siheyuan: Reborn from the Start, I'm Changing My Fate Against All Odds 四合院：开局重生，我要逆天改命 [Radiant beauty × rising star in the food business] Qin Huairu × He Yuzhu [Complete, so read with confidence] In her previous life, Lou Xiao'e was set up and her business went bankrupt. She took her son He Xiao back to Hong Kong, and just a few days later, terrible news arrived... He Yuzhu's right hand was crippled. Despite his impressive cooking skills, he had nowhere to put them to use, and in his old age he couldn't earn a living. That family of bloodsuckers, led by Bang Geng, kicked him out, 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 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
- 46 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
- 47 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
- 48 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Trade Meat with Qin Huairu 四合院：开局和秦淮茹换肉 When Li Guoqing opens his eyes, he discovers he has transmigrated to the resource-scarce 1960s. And not just anywhere, but into that world of scoundrels, the infamous siheyuan courtyard. He himself is a lovesick fool whose blood Qin Huairu has practically drained dry. He’s just finished stewing pork with vermicelli when Qin Huairu comes knocking to ask for some. Li Guoqing refuses. Want meat? Then bring something to trade for it! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Siheyuan: A Radiant Spring 四合院，春光灿烂 A corporate drone from the future transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. The protagonist shares his name: Lu Chun. Lu Chun comes from a bad background. His family used to be landlords, with thousands of acres of land just outside the capital, and an entire street within the city belonged to them. But times changed. Lu Chun's parents died one after the other, leaving him alone to get by in a two-room home. Surrounded by a courtyard full of scoundrels, Lu Chun is even more of a sco 2Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 50 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—Shelves
