Novels like Love in the Courtyard: I Am Qin Jingru
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- 51 Siheyuan: Dumped from the Start, I Came Out on Top 四合院：开局被甩，我赢麻了 Shen Yuan dozed off for a moment and transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. What’s there to fear about getting dumped from the start? I’m a future engineer with five houses to my name. Surely I can find a wife? Who knew he’d run into Qin Huairu, who’d gotten lost on her way to the bathroom, as soon as he stepped outside? One look at Shen Yuan, and Qin Huairu fell for him for life. From then on, she wouldn’t leave him alone. Jia Dongxu: “But you were the girl I was set up with!” H 227Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 52 Siheyuan: Love in the Courtyard 四合院之情满四合院 This book brings together Love in the Courtyard, Under the Zhengyang Gate, The Little Woman Under the Zhengyang Gate, and Men Are Iron, Rice Is Steel. Watch the protagonist make waves with the help of the System, enjoy a house full of children and grandchildren, and live a thoroughly happy life. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 A Different Kind of Life in the Siheyuan 四合院不一样的烟火 Multiple heroines + changing the plot After transmigrating into He Yuzhu in the courtyard-house world, he rises to a high position from the start, attracting women left and right. He changes the global order and makes the whole world submit to our great China. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Siheyuan: I Smile Like a Psychopath. What Are You Afraid Of? 四合院：我笑的核善，你们怕什么 If you want to read about Li Zhendong using his space and the main plot to deal with Silly Zhu, start at Chapter 73. Li Zhendong transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, bringing with him a mysterious Spirit Domain space. Inside is a magical tree that grants powerful skills, and Spirit Spring water that boosts brainpower. Living creatures placed in the space can reproduce rapidly. From then on, Li Zhendong never has to worry about food again... After a series of conflicts, he decid —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 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—Score114d adds
- 56 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
- 57 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Rejects Qin Huairu and Becomes a Chef God 四合院：拒绝秦淮茹，傻柱成厨神 He Yuzhu transmigrates into the Beastly Siheyuan and becomes He Yuzhu, binding himself to the Poultry Punishment Comeback System. Silly Zhu is no longer silly. The three senior masters of the courtyard keep getting outmaneuvered, the parasitic widow Qin Huairu reaps what she sows, the wicked mother-in-law Jia Zhangshi gets what she deserves, and the hypocrite Xu Damao gets bullied... He Yuzhu thrives at the steel mill and becomes the richest man in the courtyard. 3.6kReads8.0Score16314d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: I Have a Million, but Pretend to Be Broke from the Start 四合院：开局百万我装穷光蛋 Love on Jiudao Bay: one family of bloodsuckers. Watching the show will send your blood pressure through the roof, as fortunes shift unpredictably. One day, he transmigrates as Yang Shumao, with a million supplies in hand from the start and an infinite storage space. Watch him drive away the beasts and bloodsuckers infesting the place! 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: Life After Transmigrating Is Wonderful 四合院：穿越生活很美好 The moment Li Shengli opens his eyes, he discovers that he has transmigrated to the resource-scarce 1960s. And not just anywhere, but into that courtyard compound full of scoundrels. He himself is a lovesick fool who has practically let Qin Huairu bleed him dry. He has just finished stewing pork with vermicelli when Qin Huairu shows up at his door asking for some. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Siheyuan: A Hundred Chapters of Slaughter 四合院：百章开杀 Qin Zhaoyang is struck by lightning while fishing in a thunderstorm and unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of a courtyard-house drama, becoming the younger brother of Qin Huairu's family. To make a living, he takes up fishing again, only to unexpectedly acquire a fishing interface. After four years of building himself up, he opens the Little Fish Shop. It comes with the ability to exchange for supplies. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Sign-In Across the Heavens, Starting in Siheyuan 签到诸天从四合院开始 “Ding, sign-in successful, First Master.” “Ding, Second Master signed in successfully. Blacksmith level increased to 7.” “Ding, Xu Damao signed in successfully. You have gained a new ability: you can't lay eggs.” After wandering for a long time in the world of Love in the Courtyard. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 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
- 63 Siheyuan: Starting Out by Working Hard for Two Stars 四合院：从为两颗星努力奋斗开始 A modern martial arts enthusiast loses consciousness in a car accident, then transmigrates through space into the Dragon and Snake world, carrying with him the methods of traditional Chinese martial arts. He arrives a hundred years in the past and becomes Qin Huairu's older brother. Unwilling to live an unremarkable life, he resolves to make something of himself. After declaring, “A true man should wield a three-foot sword and achieve deeds without equal. How can he toil in the fields as a mere 2Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 64 Siheyuan: Little Fish Swims Across the Sea 四合院：小鱼儿之鱼游大海 The story of a lucky soul who transmigrates into a parallel world. He starts out living freely in the mountains and forests, then ends up in the Red Star Courtyard by accident, where he begins putting the courtyard’s cutthroats in their place, silencing them and making them disappear. The Host begins to roam freely through a world of his own choosing... (Note: The protagonist won’t spend too long in this nest of cutthroats. He’ll live life his own way, and the story won’t dwell too much on the e 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Siheyuan: I Have a Dream Space 四合院：我有一个睡梦空间 [The protagonist is a little evil. Righteous readers, stay away] In the dream realm, Li Wenbin has a hundred ways to make other people suffer. Qin Huairu plays the poor victim? He’ll put her on the tiger bench and make her drink pepper water, so she’ll have a real reason to cry. Jia Zhangshi refuses to listen to reason? He’ll pit a souped-up Jia Zhangshi against Yi Zhonghai and Silly Zhu. Fight poison with poison! Yi Zhonghai tries to guilt-trip people with morality? You, Silly Zhu, want to be a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: Which One of Us Is the Beast? 四合院：咱俩谁禽兽？ Yi Bu was about to go to bed when he transmigrated into the TV series Love in the Courtyard and became bound to the Beast System. At first, he was pretty put off by the System’s name. But after arriving in the courtyard, he realized it suited him perfectly. After all, the people in that courtyard were worse than beasts! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Siheyuan: I Will Inherit the Chancellor's Ambitions 四合院：吾必继承丞相之志 For unknown reasons, He Yuzhu on Earth was conducting experiments on himself when he fell into a coma. On Blue Star, He Yuzhu recalled his miserable life just before dying, giving rise to an intense obsession. The two were drawn together and arrived in a world that was both strange and familiar, where they began a new life. With He Yuzhu in the lead, they would take on life in the courtyard compound according to his own ideas. A new life, beautiful women, scientific research, and answers: I, He 565Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 68 Siheyuan: Xu Damao Refuses to Give Up 四合院不甘心的许大茂 The great villain strikes back! After transmigrating, he became Xu Damao. In this courtyard of four compounds, he was the most miserable of them all. Fortunately, it still wasn't too late. Lou Xiao'e: “My fiancé is so amazing! When will I get to marry him?” Xu Damao: “I just want to hide away by myself. Stay away from me!” 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Siheyuan: From the Start, Second Master Won Qin Huairu 四合院之二大爷开局拿下秦淮茹 The protagonist has actually become the Second Master of Love in the Courtyard. Just as he's feeling thoroughly depressed, he discovers he has a System and can't help laughing triumphantly: “The mighty tide of a new era is here, and I'm ready! I'll teach Bang Geng a lesson, get rid of Jia Zhangshi, and lead Qin Huairu and the others toward a wonderful life of material abundance!” The people in the courtyard say, “The Second Master really is getting on in years without losing his spirit!” 10Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 70 Siheyuan: If I’m Not a Beast, Then Who Is? 四合院：我不做禽兽谁做禽兽 [Courtyard Drama + Slice of Life + Wild Ideas + Plot Changes + Period Fiction] Chen Dagou used to waste his days at a screw factory in his previous life. After transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard, he realized that his arrival was slowly stripping Qin Huairu of her leading-lady aura and tying her to Xu Damao. The storylines of everyone around him also changed beyond recognition. They’re beasts, but Chen Dagou is an even bigger beast. Just you wait. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Siheyuan: Back to the Sixties, I Strengthen the Nation and Toy with Beasts 四合院：穿回六零，强国戏禽 Qin Dong arrives in the 1960s, in Love in the Courtyard, and becomes a fitter at a steel mill. He has a gentle wife and an adorable daughter, but the scheming neighbors nearly destroy his family. At the crucial moment, his memories awaken. In this era of scarcity, a carefree man has appeared. He advances the nation with cutting-edge technology when busy, and teases the scheming neighbors in his spare time. One day, Qin Dong looks back and realizes he's become an unparalleled national talent. 140Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 72 I'm Just a Spectator in the Siheyuan 我在四合院里当观众 Reborn into the world of Love in the Courtyard, the protagonist has neither the ability nor the noble spirit to save the nation and its people. They’re all ordinary people, with real feelings and flaws, and everyone has their own selfish motives. The courtyard is not a major focus, and this isn’t a pure courtyard novel. Or rather, it only borrows the courtyard as its setting. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Siheyuan: A Freewheeling Life That Began with Five Yuan 四合院，从五块钱开始的肆意人生 In the Siheyuan, Jia Zhangshi hurriedly shoved Qin Huairu into his home. Lou Xiaoe gave him the warmest affection, the First Master made him the courtyard's role model, the Second Master pestered him for advice on how to become an official, and the Third Master treated him like a lifelong friend despite their age gap... Who is he? He's the adorable Ye Qingchen, loved by everyone, whose arrival makes flowers bloom, cars burst their tires, and dogs stare in a daze. 6Reads6.0Score314d adds
- 74 Siheyuan: Don’t Try to Guilt-Trip Me 四合院：不要道德绑架我 Ma Tengfei has just transmigrated from the future when he finds himself at the utterly absurd whole-courtyard assembly. Jia Dongxu had died only recently, and the First Master is already using moral pressure to make me help the Jia family. But if I want to get married someday, I'm not about to let the Jia family bleed me dry. 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Snatch Qin Huairu 四合院：开局截胡秦淮茹 Li Baoqiang discovers that he has transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. He unlocks a mysterious sign-in System, gaining financial freedom and a limitless supply of food. Using his intelligence and ingenuity, he successfully steals Qin Huairu away from the male lead of the courtyard. He tricks the sweet-talking Qin Huairu into taking his place at the steel mill, so she can earn money and take care of the family at the same time. He takes on all the animals in the courtyard by him 98Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 76 Siheyuan: Rising Against the Wind 四合院之迎风而起 If you returned to an era of scarcity, what would you most want to do? Li Mingtang transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. And begins a life of cheats and good fortune. The blurb doesn’t do it justice. I’m a new author, so please be kind. 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: Too Many Beasts, but Bang Geng Is Well-Behaved 四合院：禽兽太多，棒梗很听话 [If you were a flower, would you fear spring leaving you? If you were spring itself, would you still fear having no flowers?] "The steamed buns are dirty. I'm not eating them." Jia Zhangshi's words immediately infuriated Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu kicked Jia Zhangshi's stool away, and Jia Zhangshi promptly toppled to the ground. "You three, go play in the courtyard." Qin Huairu's tone left no room for argument. Jia Zhangshi burst into loud sobs. This was getting out of hand... [Some details may be c 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Siheyuan: Li Weishuo Is Back Again 四合院：我李伟硕又回来了 (I'm revising the novel, folks.) A soul from the future transmigrates to the capital in the 1960s. Let us see what kind of upheaval an utterly ordinary playboy from the future can stir up in this courtyard. 2Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 79 Siheyuan: I Just Want to Live in Peace 四合院：我只想安静活着 (Multiple heroines, don’t read if that’s not your thing!) Three years ago, Wang Jingfeng somehow found himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard. At first, he was on the verge of a breakdown. Here, good people weren’t good, fools were truly foolish, bad people were rotten, and schemers were even more devious. Luckily, he had a golden finger… What? Honest people deserve to have guns pointed at them? They get used up, drained to the bone, and then praised as good people? Then I’ll be more beas —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Married Zhao Pan’er and Won at Life! 四合院：开局娶赵盼儿，躺赢！ Li Dong has just transmigrated and gets lucky by winning Zhao Pan'er! With a pocket dimension, he has no worries about food or drink. He has no ambitions and just wants to lie flat and enjoy the show! Come on, as a man who has Zhao Pan'er, he's already reached the pinnacle of life! What's better than a wife, kids, and a warm home? Why wear yourself out working for a few measly coins? What? You want me to become a cadre? Go to university? Be groomed for promotion? No way... I just want to keep my —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 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
- 82 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
- 83 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
- 84 Siheyuan: One Rumor Takes a Second to Spread, but a Lifetime to Disprove 四合院：造谣一张嘴，辟谣跑断腿 Newly crowned Best Actor Sun Jianjun was watching Love in the Courtyard and complaining that every character was a villain when he unexpectedly transmigrated into the courtyard himself. From the start, he was the target of rumors, awakening the Rumor System. If you’re going to spread rumors about him, slander him, and ruin his reputation, then he won’t hold back either. Watch Sun Jianjun make his way through the 1960s, matching wits and battling it out with everyone in the courtyard. This story 380Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 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
- 86 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, 979Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 87 Siheyuan: What a Mess! Playing Matchmaker for the Troublemakers? 四合院：乱套了！帮禽兽做媒？ Lin Weidong accidentally transmigrates into a courtyard. The moment he opens his eyes, he finds himself “flying” through the sky, and awakens a bizarre Matchmaker System. He thinks it's the most useless System there is. But who could have imagined... First Uncle: “Become a live-in son-in-law. Start by changing your name to Jia Zhonghai.” Second Uncle: “Marry a woman three years older and you'll strike gold; marry one thirty years older and she'll give you an empire.” Jia Zhangshi: “Fro —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Siheyuan: Xu Damao Is My Brother 四合院之许大茂是我哥 An ordinary girl gets so furious watching Love in the Courtyard that, when she wakes up one morning, she finds herself in the TV series as Xu Damao’s younger sister… A story about how she has to fight to save herself so she won’t be turned into an idiot like him. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Siheyuan: While Others Eat Chaff, You Feed Meat to Dogs 四合院：别人吃糠咽菜你拿肉喂狗 [Slow-paced opening] [Please don't complain if it's not to your taste] Chen Zi'an was an upstanding young man of the twenty-first century. After dying in an accident, he woke up to discover that he'd transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard with a miraculous farmers' market. In this era of scarcity, while others go hungry, he can feast on meat and fish every day. When he first transmigrated, his family was so poor that even a mouse would leave in tears. Then Banggeng came to steal f 118Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 90 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. 2Reads8.3Score114d adds
- 91 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
- 92 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
- 93 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Won't Pay Back Her Loan? I'll Make Her Pay 四合院：秦淮茹借钱不还？整死你 Li Xiang transmigrates into a courtyard house. He discovers that the original owner was bullied by the beasts for years. Faced with a courtyard full of beasts, he decides to teach them a lesson. What's the point of transmigrating if he doesn't deal with every beast in the courtyard? The first step in dealing with them: Qin Huairu, pay me back! 151Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 94 Siheyuan: I Won Qin Huairu from the Start 四合院：开局拿下秦淮茹 [Make every villain cry + feel-good story + the more, the merrier] He Yangyang transmigrates into a courtyard house and becomes a member of the security department. From the start, he catches Bang Geng stealing a duck and awakens the Choice System. “Host perfectly matched. Choice mode activated!” “Option A: Turn a deaf ear and let Bang Geng grow up as he pleases. Reward: lose both your money and your girl!” “Option B: Catch him red-handed. Reward: one bundle of cash and three pork coupons.” “Opt —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 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
- 96 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Made the Goddess Crawl Through a Dog Door 四合院：开局就让女神钻狗洞 (Courtyard setting + possibly one heroine + no System + making money) All he wants in this life is to make money. In 1995, instead of going to high school, he went to vocational school. In 1998, he learned how to repair big brother phones. At the end of 2003, he used every last bit of his own and his family's savings to open a pager shop. By 2012, he'd saved up quite a bit more. Thinking he couldn't open a store, he got into secondhand phones and bought up a lot of Nokias. In 2019, he opened a r 121Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 97 It All Began When Liang Ladi Knocked Me Down in the Siheyuan 四合院从被梁拉娣撞倒开始 Xu Damao transmigrates and discovers he has landed in a parallel world that combines stories from various eras. So why wait? Some villains have been itching to get at him for a long time. It's time to let them feel the fist of justice. Please ignore minor timeline inconsistencies~ 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Broke Bangeng’s Legs 四合院：开局就断棒梗腿 He transmigrated into a courtyard house and became Bang Geng’s older cousin. From the start, he was bound to a God-Tier Sign-In System. As long as he signed in at the courtyard house, he could claim all kinds of god-tier rewards. Bang Geng sneaking off to eat eggs from his own home? He’d break that brat’s legs in no time. His mother brainwashed by the scoundrels? He’d set her straight right away. Jia Zhangshi showing up to steal his house? He’d slap her and cut ties with her for good. Before lon —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 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
- 100 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
