Novels like An Ordinary Life in the Siheyuan
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- 1 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
- 2 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… 90Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Siheyuan: Nurturing the Courtyard's Troublemakers with Positive Energy for Immortality 四合院：正能量调教众禽之长生 Courtyard drama + feel-good power fantasy + immortality + strengthening the nation! Lin Beiwang is reborn in the body of an immortal Daoist priest, whose Daoist title is Fajizhi! The neighborhood committee calls on residents to make room for military families! Lin Bei volunteers to move into a smaller house, and as soon as he enters the courtyard, he sees Silly Zhu using a groin kick! The First Master takes sides and covers for him! Lin Bei decides to promote traditional virtues! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 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
- 5 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 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 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
- 7 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
- 8 The Happy Life of Siheyuan 四合院之幸福生活 [This story isn’t too dark or intense] Li Wenguo transmigrates to the late 1950s. Amid the quiet routines of life, he watches the everyday squabbles in the courtyard. He doesn’t want to get involved in all the petty disputes there. He just wants to protect the people around him and live a peaceful, simple life. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 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
- 10 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
- 11 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
- 12 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
- 13 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
- 14 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
- 15 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
- 16 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
- 17 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
- 18 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
- 19 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
- 20 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—Shelves
- 21 Siheyuan: I, Xu Damao, Refuse to Be a Villain 四合院之我许大茂不当小人 My name is Xu Damao. I’m a modern man who accidentally found himself in the world of the Courtyard House. Since we shared the same name and looked remarkably alike, I fell from the sky and accidentally crushed Xu Damao to death. The new Xu Damao won’t be a villain. This isn’t a story about picking fights with the world; it’s about a loving, harmonious courtyard. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 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
- 23 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
- 24 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
- 25 Siheyuan: I, Silly Zhu, Set Traps for My Lovely Neighbors from the Start 四合院：我傻柱开局给美邻们挖坑 A scheming Immortal Emperor transmigrated into Silly Zhu and was nearly driven mad by Silly Zhu's stupidity. And the people in this courtyard, every last one of them is a damn scoundrel. But all your little schemes are child's play in front of this Great Emperor. Just watch me use your own dirty tricks against you. The road ahead is long, but I'll have nothing but scoundrels for company! Your dirty tricks are my dirty tricks. What this Great Emperor excels at most is the art of controlling scoun —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Siheyuan: A Carefree Life After Marrying Qin Huairu 四合院：娶了秦淮茹后的悠闲生活 Li Weiguo somehow transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Before he can figure out what’s going on, he runs into Jia Dongxu, who’s about to go on a blind date with Qin Huairu. Thinking about how Jia Dongxu, a man doomed to die young, will pass away just a few years after marrying Qin Huairu, Li Weiguo decides he has to lend her a hand and save her from a life of misery! But who could have guessed that this would bind him to a lie-flat System? The System’s rewards keep coming, but 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 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
- 28 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
- 29 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
- 30 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
- 31 Siheyuan: I, Li Hongwei, Race Ahead at Full Throttle 四合院：我李宏伟一路狂飙 Li Hongwei, the local bully of Mang Village, was killed by a cold fish before transmigrating to the 1960s and into the body of an idiot in a courtyard house. After years of being bullied by the courtyard's pack of beasts, his family was so poor that all they had left was a bed. Luckily, he bound himself to an Emotion Harvesting System. As long as he made the courtyard's residents feel resentment, he could earn points and exchange them for rewards. Now, with the System backing him, he takes on th 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 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. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 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—Shelves
- 34 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
- 35 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
- 36 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
- 37 Siheyuan: The Dragon Rises Here 四合院：龙腾于此 (This isn't a power fantasy.) Also known as: Siheyuan: The Dragon Rises Here The fool Niu Mantun and the Emotion Collection System awaken in a siheyuan. Starting from the courtyard, they struggle to make a living and reap rewards like crazy, all while sharing the country's fortunes and hardships. They won't be frogs at the bottom of a well, confined to the siheyuan. This courtyard is just where a dragon begins to rise... 24Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 38 Siheyuan: The Cautious King 四合院之谨慎为王 Hitting a low point in life isn't scary. Just hang in there, and you'll get through it. Maybe a rainbow will appear after the storm. Believe that you deserve something better... I'm not good at writing blurbs, so feel free to criticize. That way, I'll know what the problem is. 163Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 39 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
- 40 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
- 41 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! 1.1kReads5.7Score—Shelves
- 42 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu, Please Just Stop! 四合院：秦淮茹你别了吧！ I just transmigrated, and Second Uncle is already at my door trying to take my house! As expected, there are hardly any good people in this Beastly Courtyard! The others want to stick their noses in too. They should take a good look at themselves first! I threw Second Uncle in jail right from the start! Bind to the System with a drop of blood. Just watch how I beat all these beasts into submission! First Uncle, why are you pretending to be such a good person? Second Uncle, just how thick is your —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Siheyuan: From the Start, I’m Rich, Handsome, and Hunted by Every Vixen 四合院：开局高富帅，被诸禽盯上 He transmigrates into a siheyuan courtyard in the resource-scarce 1960s. His parents died in the line of duty, leaving him the family of fallen heroes. Meanwhile, the residents of the courtyard, controlled by the Three Elders, exploit him. Looking at everything before him, he can only sigh. How did he end up transmigrating here out of nowhere? Well, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Though resources are scarce in this era, the people are simple and kind, and their happiness levels are high! (Ex —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 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
- 45 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 148Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 46 Siheyuan: Working at a Newspaper, Exposing the Courtyard’s Beasts from the Start 四合院：报社上班，开局揭发众禽 Shen Liang transmigrates to a courtyard in the 1960s and becomes a newspaper employee. One day, the editor-in-chief asks him to write a long-running serialized novel. After much thought, Shen Liang decides to base it on the story of the courtyard's shameless residents. "Yi Zhonghai, a sanctimonious hypocrite with no children of his own, spends all day scheming to get other young men to support him in his old age." "Liu Haizhong is all ambition and no ability. He only finished elementary school, 975Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 47 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
- 48 Siheyuan: I'm Old Jia, and I'm Everyone's Cup of Tea 四合院之我老贾，老少皆宜 [Courtyard life + farming + period fiction] While others transmigrate into the courtyard as rich, handsome men, he transmigrates into the father of Jia Dongxu, the best-looking man in the whole courtyard. People call him Jia Daring. His given name is Gui. He can't believe who he's transmigrated into: Old Jia, Jia Zhangshi's husband, in the year 1950. At this point, Jia Zhangshi is still a beautiful woman in her prime, looking like a movie star. Since she'd only given birth to Jia Dongxu, she sti —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 I Transmigrated Into a Siheyuan and Became Invincible with a System 穿越四合院有系统的我无敌了 The early part of this book is a real trap, the middle is goofy, and the later part... This book brings together a whole bunch of worlds, including Love in the Courtyard, Beneath the Zhengyang Gate, The Big Chef, and more. Any similarities are purely coincidental. 331Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 50 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
