Novels like Siheyuan: The Cautious King
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- 1 Siheyuan: Choosing Qin Jingru 四合院：选择秦京茹 Lin Cong returns to the 1960s, moves into the beast-filled courtyard, and marries Qin Jingru, the most obedient woman around. With his knowledge of what the future holds, he steadily builds the life he wants. The beasts in the courtyard think they can take advantage of me? Not a chance. Watch me turn the whole courtyard upside down… 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Siheyuan: My Rules Are the Rules 四合院，我的规矩就是规矩 After transmigrating into a Beijing courtyard, all I want is a quiet life. But the whole bunch of troublemakers keep popping up, each taking their turn in the spotlight. Since they won't behave, the protagonist will have to set some rules and do a proper job of managing these troublemakers. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 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
- 4 Across the Screen: Starting with Beating Up Bang Geng 影视世界从暴打棒梗开始 Li Wen inexplicably gained the ability to transmigrate between worlds, but he couldn’t control it. And so, his extraordinary journey began. His first stop was a courtyard house world in 1965. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 An Ordinary Man in the Siheyuan 四合院平凡人 A passionate era, a beautiful era: embracing life and loving it amid ordinary days… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 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—14d adds
- 7 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Beat Banggeng to a Pulp 四合院：开局暴揍棒梗 After unexpectedly transmigrating into the world of the TV series about life in a Beijing courtyard, Chen Ergou gains a System and a golden finger. See how he deals with the bunch of scoundrels in the courtyard and becomes its most powerful grand patriarch! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Siheyuan: Famous Scene Check-In System 四合院：名场面打卡系统 [Feel-good fiction + smart protagonists + two heroines + good and evil both meet their just deserts] Li Yu is a mechanical maintenance technician from the future, but he gets kicked back sixty years into the world of the Courtyard of Beasts. The System orders him to visit all the iconic scenes from the original story and make sure every scoundrel gets what they deserve. Li Yu can only say: This is so hard. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Heaven-Chosen Villain of the Siheyuan 四合院天命大反派 With the spirit of Jian’an and the fate of a great antagonist, modern man Sun Jian’an transmigrates into The Birds Fill the Courtyard. As long as he viciously torments the whole pack of beasts, he can earn Villain Points and reach the pinnacle of life. So what are you waiting for? If they’re not dead yet, torment them until they are! 1Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 10 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
- 11 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Is Too Much to Handle 四合院：秦淮茹水太深你把握不住 Du Xiaotian has only just transmigrated when he discovers that he’s become He Yushui’s boyfriend. Then he finds himself at the neighborhood meeting called after Jia Dongxu’s death. Yi Zhonghai, the First Master, suggests that He Yuzhu take better care of Qin Huairu, and He Yuzhu is about to agree on the spot. But Du Xiaotian speaks up at once. “No. This concerns Yushui’s reputation, so you can’t agree.” “Besides, Qin Huairu is more than you can handle!” That’s what Du Xiaotian tells He Yuzhu... 156Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 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
- 13 Siheyuan: Battling the Courtyard Beasts Since the 1950s 四合院：从五十年代开始斗禽 [Silly]+ [Invincible]+ [Taking on the Courtyard Schemes] Li Qiqiang unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1950s and becomes an ordinary resident of a Beijing courtyard house. He binds to a Comeback Reward System. Every time he fires back, he earns a reward, and the harsher the comeback, the better the prize! Host’s strength = the combined strength of every resident in the courtyard. First, he snatches Qin Huairu away, stirring up a huge storm. Then he tears into He Yuzhu, beats Xu Damao to a pulp, a 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Compared to the Siheyuan: Without Comparison, There's No Realizing How Bad It Is 对比四合院，没有对比就没有伤害 After transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard, he becomes Silly Zhu's older brother. He marries Qin Huairu and has children with her. Just as He Guoliang thinks he'll spend the rest of his life this way, the System appears. It's actually a comparison System. The higher the evaluation he earns from the comparisons, the more emotional energy he gets, and the greater his rewards. Many people don't understand how these comparisons work. They put two people's life paths side by side, one with a gol 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Living in a Siheyuan: I Turned Out to Be He Yuzhu 人在四合院：我居然是何雨柱 He woke up one morning and found he had transmigrated into He Yuzhu in a Siheyuan. Standing at the entrance to the infamous courtyard, He Yuzhu wore a cold smile. With He Yuzhu’s arrival, the train of the times began picking up speed. The courtyard full of beasts would no longer be ruled by beasts. A warm, simple, everyday story... Come along and step into that era... 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 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—14d adds
- 17 Siheyuan: Exposing Lies, I Become a National Scholar 四合院：猎捕谎言，我终成国士 Tian Yu transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan. When Silly Zhu refuses to give him any chicken, Tian Yu’s [Lie-Hunter System] suddenly activates. From then on, Tian Yu begins a life of hunting down lies. “Silly Zhu... you liar! Is this chicken even yours? You stole the factory director’s chicken, and you still have the nerve to act tough?” Tian Yu gains 10 Lie-Hunting Points. “Xu Damao, did the Red Star Commune really just give you those egg-laying chickens of their own accord? You threate —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Siheyuan: I Became a Factory Director in 1955 四合院：我在1955当厂长 After transmigrating to the frigid reaches of Siberia, Xiao Yi thought he had returned to the past. Only when he graduated and returned to China did he discover that he had actually transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. In 1955, when everything was waiting to be rebuilt, Xiao Yi was a factory director. Naturally, he was going to help the Chinese dragon take flight sooner. Who had time to care about the petty squabbles in the courtyard? —Reads—Score114d adds
- 19 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—14d adds
- 20 Siheyuan: Blasting the Vampires from the Start 四合院，开局炮轰吸血鬼 A real man never messes around! One word: guts. Transmigrated to the capital, he blows the bloodsuckers away right from the start. Then he gets down to business and builds a better life. From then on, happiness is his for the taking. —Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 21 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—14d adds
- 22 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
- 23 I Became a Rich Young Master by Selling My Landlord's Siheyuan 成为阔少从卖掉房东四合院开始 Not a siheyuan series! This is not a siheyuan novel! Not a siheyuan! Wealth fantasy + antique treasure hunting + emotional healing After inheriting his landlord’s siheyuan, wage slave Chen Pi turns around and sells it. Unexpectedly, he activates the Heavenly Eye System, and from then on there’s no stopping him. He finds hidden treasures in Panjiayuan and apprentices himself to Pohuai Hou. He attends an antique appraisal convention and becomes an overnight sensation. People in the business call h 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Siheyuan: A Retired Army Veterinarian Who Knows How to Handle Beasts 四合院：退伍老兽医，专治禽兽 Zhao Lidong transmigrates into the world of "The Courtyard of Birds and Beasts", becoming a veterinarian. After leaving the army, he moves into the Red Star Courtyard. He only wants to enjoy a peaceful retirement, but on his very first day in the courtyard, the troublemakers start causing problems. If those beasts don't know what's good for them, he won't go easy on them. This sixty-year-old veteran kicks Bang Geng flying and beats Jia Dongxu to a pulp. He helps Qin Huairu deliver her baby and t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Siheyuan: Mature Men and Women 四合院之熟男淑女 His previous life was full of hardship. In the first month he received his pension, a bottle of baijiu unexpectedly sent him transmigrating into the TV drama Full of Love in the Courtyard, where he became a little beggar. He's down on his luck from the start, scavenging discarded chicken bones to eat. Does that count as an indirect kiss? Your name's Dingdang, and mine's Ding Er. Looks like we're a family. Irreverent and humorous, with scenes and stories that never appeared in the original drama; —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Siheyuan: Turning My Life Around 四合院之逆转人生 This is a journey of reversal, and Xu Damao’s fate is finally going to be rewritten. Watch him turn his life around. I, Xu Damao, refuse to be a saint. Just watch how I deliver a face-slapping to Sha Zhu, and how I turn the tables, step by step, from an insignificant nobody... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Enduring Legacy of Cao Feng in Siheyuan 四合院之曹风永存 Cao Feng, who has a bit of Wei Wu's flair, transmigrates into Silly Zhu's body and gains the golden finger 'Chef God Mode.' Only then does Cao Feng realize that the courtyard is just a pond. The real world begins once he ventures out. PS: This book isn't too dark, and it doesn't have that much animosity toward the original characters. Please don't flame it if it's not to your taste! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 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
- 29 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
- 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 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 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
- 32 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—14d adds
- 33 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—14d adds
- 34 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. 58Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 35 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
- 36 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
- 37 I, He Yuzhu, Am a Modern-Day Scumbag in the Siheyuan! 我，何雨柱，当代四合院渣男！ [Siheyuan fan fiction + scumbag + wish fulfillment + System] He transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes He Yuzhu. From the start, he discovers Xu Damao sneaking around with another man's wife at night. He promptly scares them off, then takes the opportunity to extort a chicken and an egg! Bang Geng likes stealing chickens to eat? He's still just a kid, so we have to make sure he spends some time in juvenile detention. Qin Huairu strips naked, revealing her fair, tender 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 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 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is No Fool 四合院，傻柱不傻 After transmigrating into the Siheyuan as Sha Zhu, the pretty widow still wants to borrow money from him? Not a chance. Not only will he refuse to lend her any, he'll make her pay back everything she owes from before. What do you mean, you don't have it? Then tell me how you plan to repay me. Xu Damao wants to steal his girl? I'll make sure you can't even get a bite of my leftovers. Any other shameless jerks have a problem with that? I'll tame them one by one... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Siheyuan: From the Start, I’m Silly Zhu, and I Have No System 四合院：开局傻柱，从无系统开始 [Siheyuan] [No System] Right after finishing Love in the Courtyard, He Yuzhu transmigrated into the show as its male lead, Silly Zhu. Faced with the bloodsucking Qin Huairu, He Yuzhu started breaking away from her and refused to let her take advantage of him. You want me to admit I stole the chicken? I’ll turn around and report Bang Geng! You want me to steal cornmeal for you? Keep dreaming. With no System, He Yuzhu relied on his own abilities to rise step by step to the top. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 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
- 42 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—14d adds
- 43 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
- 44 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—14d adds
- 45 Siheyuan: Don't Take Advantage of Me 四合院：我的便宜不好占 This book has no angst, little bitterness, and focuses on everyday life. In the courtyard, disaster follows me everywhere. Try to take advantage of me, and you’d better watch out! Bang Geng had just come out of his room, grinning as he carried his loot, when a roof tile fell and split his head open. He’d only taken two steps when he did the splits and ended up in the hospital. Silly Zhu was about to beat up Zhou Aiguo for Qin Huairu when he suddenly slipped. “Damn it! Where’d this watermelon rin 441Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 46 Siheyuan: The Ultimate Connections! 四合院：最强人脉！ After staying up all night working construction, Lin Yao opens his eyes and discovers that he has transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard. Faced with all the beasts living in this courtyard, he isn't worried in the slightest. From the start, he awakens the Super Connections System. With each sign-in, he can turn a person into one of his connections and gain their abilities. When twenty-year-old Lin Yao arrives at the courtyard, he discovers that someone has occupied his home. Without a word, he 147Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 47 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
- 48 In Siheyuan, I Give Jia Zhangshi Three Deer Milk Powder from the Start 四合院之开局就送贾张氏三鹿奶粉 A new story is out! You can find my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Beasts of the Siheyuan Are Jealous of Me to the Point of Madness 四合院禽兽们嫉妒我到发狂 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Siheyuan: I Just Want to Live My Own Life 四合院：我只想过好自己的日子 (Courtyard life + no System + slice of life + changing the plot + renovating the courtyard + many courtyard residents as antagonists + one female lead, He Yushui) (A new author, so mistakes are inevitable. If you spot one, please leave a comment. I read almost all of them and will fix what I can. If I can’t, I’ll explain separately.) After transmigrating to a courtyard, Du Ruo has no golden finger. But after putting certain residents surnamed Yi and Jia in their place and making it clear he isn’ —Reads—Score—14d adds
