Novels like Siheyuan: My Struggle
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- 151 Siheyuan: I Annoyed Jia Zhangshi from the Start 四合院：开局气坏贾张氏 One day, he wakes up to find that he's been transported into the world of Birds in the Courtyard, where the whole neighborhood gangs up on him from the start. How could he possibly put up with that? He slaps “Yi Buqun,” drives Jia Zhangshi into a faint, punches “War God” Silly Zhu, and kicks Jia Dongxu... 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 A Multiverse of Film and TV, Beginning in Siheyuan 从四合院开始的诸天影视 Li Qingshan, an orphan from the 21st century, is a web novelist whose books barely get noticed. To keep his web novel from going on hiatus, he stays up writing for a whole week, but eventually he can't hold on any longer and collapses asleep on his keyboard. By chance, he obtains the Myriad Realms Film and TV System. The System tells him that he died from staying up too late, his body has been cremated, and only a wisp of his consciousness remains in the System's space. If he wants to be reborn, 388Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 153 Zhuzi, Want a Wife? 柱子，你要老婆不要？ Food poisoning caused Xu Kai to transmigrate to a parallel world based on Love in the Courtyard, where he became the universally despised Xu Damao. But he didn't let it get him down. He had his own plans. Since he had already transmigrated to this era full of opportunities, he was determined to make Xu Damao's life shine in a whole new way! 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 1960: I Have a Super Mall 1960，我有超级商城 Back in that fiery, passionate era, how could a modern man not make a fortune and thrive? Make money, and make it fast! Chase girls, and chase them hard! With a life on easy mode, he races ahead all the way!! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1952, Fleeing Famine to Beijing 四合院：重生52年，逃荒北京城 Just as Lu Weimin transmigrates, the Yellow River floods and swallows the village where he lives. To survive, he promptly climbs aboard a train, escapes his home, and makes his way to the capital. It is a time of military administration, when people with special skills are especially valuable. Thanks to a recommendation from Mr. Wang at the relief station, Lu Weimin, a man with exceptional abilities, gets a job at a factory. This gives him a job, an urban household registration, and a place to l 6Reads—Score114d adds
- 156 Siheyuan: One Dish from the Start, Astonishing Lou Bancheng 四合院：开局一道菜，震惊娄半城 Lou Bancheng visits the steel mill. A transmigrator from a later generation immediately spots a young woman by Lou Zhenhua’s side. It’s clearly Lou Xiao'e. So he volunteers and wins her over with a single dish. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Reborn in the Beast-Filled Siheyuan to Watch the Show 重生禽满四合院看大戏 A man from the future arrives in the beast-filled courtyard. Watch as I rip away Qin Huairu's mask, teach the courtyard's uncles how to behave, and make my way to success in the compound. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Siheyuan: I Join the Neighborhood Office, and the Whole Courtyard Panics 四合院：入职街道办，全院人慌了 After transmigrating, Chen Kaixuan finds himself in the world of "Love in the Courtyard". But he soon discovers that everyone in the compound is scheming against him. The Jia family, in particular, has its eyes on his house and the inheritance his parents left him, constantly looking for a chance to snatch them away. After landing a job at the subdistrict office, Chen Kaixuan begins his revenge. Before long, the scoundrels are all panicking. Yi Zhonghai: “Kaixuan, I was wrong! You can take my sp —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Siheyuan: Sending Every Villain to Prison 四合院：把恶人都送进监狱 I never expected to transmigrate into Love in the Courtyard. There are so many villains in it, each one sinister, cunning, and vicious. I'll start by dealing with Jia Zhangshi. You want to set me up? Tch! With the System at my command and a pocket dimension in hand, I'll use my beast-taming technique to send every last one of you to prison! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Siheyuan: The Legend of Lingxi 四合院之灵犀传奇 Low on hostility and rich in humanity, a fantastical stroke of fate changes the life of a minor character in a courtyard compound and sets him on the path to legend. The road to a powerful nation begins. When the young are strong, the nation is strong. If you don't like Piaomiao's changes to the original story, start reading from Volume Two. That's where Piaomiao follows the original story's progression. 3Reads6.4Score114d adds
- 161 Silly Zhu, the Hustler of Siheyuan 四合院爱钻营的傻柱 Now that I'm here, the first thing I should do from the start is work hard and keep my head down. Why waste every day on all that nonsense? They fought for a lifetime, and neither got a thing out of it. A few tears were enough to swindle away a lifetime's hard-earned savings. What a sucker. I can't let that happen again. 123Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 Siheyuan: Medicine and the Way Share the Same Roots 四合院：医道本同源 [Comedy + traditional Chinese medicine + military service to boost one's credentials + low hostility + plot-driven] Fang Mingyan is reborn in 1950 as Silly Zhu's sworn brother, but his System is useless from the start: he has no home, no job, and only a mighty arm! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Siheyuan: Cast Off Morality and Enjoy a Life of Freedom 四合院：摒道德素质，享恣意人生 Before transmigrating, Li Weiguo was an ordinary working stiff. He came from a small village, had an average family, did poorly in school, was bad at video games, had no special talents, wasn’t handsome, and was a bit socially anxious. When he tried to be a good person, he ended up being a pushover; when he tried to be bad, he never went all the way. He couldn’t hold on to the people he liked, and no one had ever firmly chosen him. He’d lost out in education, family background, and looks, and al 403Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 164 A Loser Storms the Siheyuan 四合院屌丝来袭 (System + tormenting scumbags + stirring up trouble + play the pig to eat the tiger) After an accident in the modern world, he transmigrates into a TV drama and wins the System’s favor! Watching you people act like fools is downright hilarious! Beasts will be beasts, after all. No wonder this place is called the Full Yard of Beasts! Look at this crowd of ridiculous, pitiful people! Let’s see how Li Yue deals with every beast in the courtyard!!! 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Siheyuan: My Grandma Is the Deaf Old Lady 四合院：我奶奶可是聋老太太 Li Xiuxiu is an obstetrics nurse. She never expected that one day, after complaining about something, she would transmigrate into a courtyard house in 1950 and become Deaf Granny’s adopted granddaughter. Silly Zhu is only 15, and Xu Damao is only 12! Having the whole protagonist group call me Big Sis isn’t bad, either. And that old geezer He Daqing hasn’t left yet?! Then you’re not going anywhere. I’ll find you a wife and get you a chubby little son! Who should the wife be? I think Jia Zhangshi 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 In Siheyuan, More Children Mean Greater Blessings 四合院之娃多爹贵 How do you make yourself heard in a siheyuan? Probably by having lots of sons. Then no one dares to pick a fight with you. Li Ronghua got it. He took them all in. From then on, every new member of the family meant one more room and three more mu of land in his pocket dimension. Many years later, Li Ronghua stood at the edge of his land in the pocket dimension and roared at the sky, “There's no way we can eat all this!” He raised chickens and pigs, and life grew better and better. Every now a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Sent Banggeng Straight to Prison 四合院：开局先送棒梗蹲监狱 After transmigrating into the Siheyuan world, Wang Jianshe was nearly killed when the Jia family framed him. The First Uncle and Qin Huairu were in cahoots, while Silly Zhu did their dirty work and acted as their accomplice. A whole pack of beasts ruled the Siheyuan with an iron fist. Unbelievable... It’s a new era, and they’re still pulling this kind of stunt? Wang Jianshe went straight to the police! First, he’d send the little beast Banggeng away to prison! 40Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 168 Siheyuan: The Kid Is Mine? And You Expect Me to Pay? 四合院：孩子是我的？要我给钱？ Shen Jianguo woke up to find he had transmigrated into the world of the courtyard, only to have the Jia family come to his door demanding money. The child wasn’t Shen Jianguo’s, so what were they asking him for money for? At the crucial moment, Shen Jianguo awakened a power that made him stronger whenever someone refused him. So Shen Jianguo started making unreasonable demands of everyone else. “Qin Huairu, we’re neighbors. Surely you wouldn’t mind having a child with me?” “First Master, we’re n 2.8kReads—Score10614d adds
- 169 Siheyuan: Bringing Warmth to a Period Drama 四合院：我在年代剧里送温暖 A blend of period dramas: The Courtyard, Little Woman, Man of Iron, and other feel-good period dramas A food-delivery guy travels between two worlds, completing orders and solving problems for people in period dramas as he helps them find happiness. One System mission after another brings romantic encounters and period-drama love stories. (Collecting cards of the Qin women + drinking rainwater + nibbling pears + a big white goose + helping Ladi...) 93Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 170 Siheyuan: Liu Ergou Reborn 四合院之刘二狗重生 Liu Lin accidentally stepped on an egg, slipped, and died. He unexpectedly came back reborn in a Siheyuan. The story only gets started in Chapter 40, when his new life in the courtyard begins. Everything before that was the dream of unlucky Liu Ergou. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Silly Zhu's Easygoing Life in the Siheyuan 四合院，傻柱的悠闲生活 He Manyu, a top chef who cooked for state banquets, accidentally transmigrates into the body of He Yuzhu in A Courtyard Full of Vile Neighbors. A master chef skilled in all eight major regional cuisines has transmigrated into the body of a cook, and in an era of scarce resources, He Yuzhu is naturally going to live very comfortably. Whether it's First Master Yi Zhonghai, who uses morality to manipulate others, Second Master Liu Haizhong, obsessed with power, or Yan Fuguai, who's stingier than Sc 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Siheyuan: I Take Silly Zhu to the Battlefield 四合院：我带傻柱上战场 [Military Service + Medicine + Fast-Paced + Plot-Driven + No Saintly Hero] After returning from the battlefield, Zhang Mingshuo studies medicine and rises through the ranks. After the country opens up, he goes on to establish pharmaceutical companies, real estate firms, schools, supermarkets, and more. Back then, every wage earner had just one dream: to join the Zhang Group. Zhang Mingshuo himself had just one hobby: standing outside the group headquarters and handing out money~ 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Siheyuan: The Carefree Years 四合院之逍遥篇 Li Changsheng, captain of the Qinglong Special Operations Team in the Huaxia Guardian Army, perishes alongside a spy while on a mission. He is reborn in 1950 at Changchun Spring in Dali and inherits the Xiaoyao Sect’s legacy, cultivating the carefree art of controlling the wind and practicing its carefree martial arts. When he returns to the capital and moves into Siheyuan No. 95, he obtains a National Fortune System. What is carefree? A pure heart and unimpeded thoughts: that is carefree. What 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Transmigrating into a Second Life in the Siheyuan 穿越之四合院人生重来 There is no System and no cheat. The protagonist relies on his own abilities to defy fate and change his life. On a rainy day, a 21st-century wage earner accidentally transmigrates into the hit TV series about a courtyard. Shock, pessimism, speechlessness, determination, composure,… 158Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 He Yuzhu After Waking from a Dream 梦醒后的何雨柱 I’ve read too many fan novels based on Love in the Courtyard. A lot of them don’t seem to have anything to say, and feel like they’re just a way for their authors to vent their inner darkness. So I wanted to write a story of my own. There’s no System, and no womanizing protagonist. It’s mostly about an ordinary life. I thought about this book for a long time before deciding to write it. I hope those who enjoy it will show their support, 2.9kReads6.8Score10114d adds
- 176 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Takes on Silly Mao from the Start 四合院：开局傻柱打傻茂 Yan Bugui: “I don’t know! I came out and saw Silly Zhu beating up Silly Mao. I was completely stunned!” Xu Damao: “Grandpa He, I’ll never dare to go against you again as long as I live.” Yi Zhonghai: “I’d been counting on Silly Zhu to look after me in my old age, but I ended up being paraded through the streets.” Granny Deaf: “Good boy, why did you give me something so hard to eat? Ah, my tooth fell out!” Qin Huairu: “If only I’d married Zhu back then.” Bang Geng 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Siheyuan: Meeting Qin Jingru in 1962, Right from the Start 四合院：1962开局遇上秦京茹 A slice-of-life story with multiple heroines A medical team heads to the countryside from the start, bound for Qin Village in Changping! The moment I open my eyes, I see the adorable little Qin Jingru. She’s pretty, and she’s good at all sorts of things~ Steal her away? Steal what? The one I met first is mine! 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Siheyuan: My Name Is Jia Dongxu 四合院：我叫贾东旭 [A message to readers: Due to account issues, I can no longer continue updating this book. This account will no longer be used starting September 1, 2024.] [Deeply sorry] [So very sorry] [I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry] 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Siheyuan: I Am He Yuzhu, Accompanied by the Pangu System 四合院之我是何雨柱盘古系统伴随 He Yuzhu was born in the 1980s and grew up in the countryside, so he feels a deep affection for life after Liberation. His favorite TV series is Love in the Courtyard. After falling ill, he died on the operating table and his soul returned to the courtyard. He merged with He Yuzhu, who had frozen to death beneath a bridge, and went back to the 1960s. Given a second chance at life, he was determined to live again with anger, resentment, and a longing for a better life! 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Siheyuan: Stop Acting, the Whole World Is Watching 四合院之别演了外面全是观众 Ma Baoguo was a late-blooming heir to a demolition payout. Just as he was about to use his compensation money to reach the pinnacle of life and spend his days flirting with beautiful women, he suddenly transmigrated into the beginner village of the period-drama world: the courtyard. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Lou Xiaoe's Dream Courtyard of Beasts 【娄晓娥的梦中禽院】 Lou Xiao'e, a modern beauty, accidentally broke the most inconspicuous jade pendant in an antique shop. Then, just like in countless web novels, she pricked her finger. It started sizzling and bubbling... no, not oil, blood. Damn it, she'd transmigrated. What? It's 1961? Oh, heaven, you're practically my own father! Did you ask my permission before dumping me here? Where did my food delivery guy, online shopping, friend circle, and Wi-Fi all disappear to? After she finished yelling to no avail, 30Reads—Score314d adds
- 182 Siheyuan: Cao Tan’s Unrestrained Life 四合院：曹叹的肆意人生 [Note: This is a fanfic based on the TV series. There won't be endless monsters that keep coming back no matter how many times they're beaten.] Cao Tan was accidentally bitten by a five-pace viper in a wardrobe and died, only to transmigrate to the world of Love in the Courtyard. After awakening his golden finger, he began living life exactly as he pleased. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Siheyuan: A Peerless Divine Doctor, and the Beasts Are Trembling 四合院：超绝神医，禽兽颤抖了 [Siheyuan, feel-good story, face-slapping, one heroine, the Myriad Worlds, crossover with film and TV] Ye Jianhua transmigrates into a siheyuan and binds himself to an invincible System. His skills in medicine, cooking, metalworking, electrical work, and everything else are maxed out. He beats Xu Damao to the punch, goes on a blind date with Lou Xia'e, and successfully steals her away. He registers their marriage, and his wife is Lou Xia'e. They have twins on their first try. Let the other court 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Sent Silly Zhu to the Farm 四合院：开局送傻柱进农场 (No harem, a ruthless edge, mildly overpowered, no sanctimonious heroine, spatial storage, no System) Also known as: "The Courtyard: My Lovely, Lame Wife" Does being a fool mean you deserve to be bullied? Didn't fools have parents who raised them, too? The original protagonist's father died in an accident at the steel mill, leaving behind only an adopted older sister with a lame leg and the foolish original protagonist. The courtyard's pack of vultures set their sights on the compensation money —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Siheyuan: Qin Jingru Wants to Marry Me from the Start 四合院：开局秦京如想要嫁给我 A story about living in a courtyard house with an online shopping platform and System space, relying on all kinds of products from the future. From the start, Qin Jingru wants to marry me, Qin Huairu wants to marry me too, He Yushui wants to marry me, and Lou Xiao'e wants to marry me as well. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Siheyuan: My Name Is Liu Kaixuan 四合院：我叫刘凯旋 My name is Liu Kaixuan. I was watching TV at home when I suddenly transmigrated, into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. But I soon realized that the people here seemed a little different from the ones on TV. There's plenty of work to do in this courtyard, and plenty of fun too. As one member of the great transmigrator army, I have to show you what I can do. Tch! If I'm unhappy, no one else is going to have a good time either. 469Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 187 Siheyuan: It Begins with Me Becoming Silly Zhu 四合院：从我成为傻柱开始 The rating is low because this new book has only just received one. For He Yuzhu, a dirt-poor rural bachelor, becoming Silly Zhu in 1959 was like spending two yuan on a lottery ticket and winning fifty million. If he weren’t afraid someone would discover that the original owner had been replaced, he’d have reacted just like Fan Jin. 3.1kReads6.0Score10014d adds
- 188 Siheyuan: I Steal Qin Huairu Away to a Happy Life 四合院：截胡秦淮茹的幸福生活 Drawing on the memories in his mind, Zhang Xiaofan realized he had arrived at the Red Star Steel Mill in 1951. When the residents of the courtyard tried to seize his house, he firmly refused. He also abandoned his original plan to simply live quietly and stay away from everyone in the courtyard. Instead, he decided to match wits with them. When he heard Jia Dongxu was going on a blind date, Zhang Xiaofan turned his gaze to the fair-skinned beauty Qin Huairu... Years later, Zhang Xiaofan looked a 359Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 189 Siheyuan: Beijing’s Meat Grinder, Sending Every Invader to Hell 四合院：北平绞肉机，鬼子全归西 On the eve of Beiping’s fall, Zhang Lei was abducted by Lin Wan’er, the Black Wind Stronghold’s boss and the dual-pistol-wielding Red Whirlwind, to become her husband. After transmigrating, he obtained a vast arsenal of advanced weapons through the System. Barrett rifles, RPG launchers, Katyusha rocket launchers, Tiger tanks... With all this equipment, why stay holed up in a ravine playing bandit? So he united the Black Wind Stronghold’s forces, swallowed up six nearby bands of bandits, and beca 3.3kReads6.7Score19214d adds
- 190 Siheyuan: Da Mao's Life of Unrestrained Pleasure 四合院之大茂快意人生 By some inexplicable twist of fate, he transmigrates to Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang and becomes Xu Damao, a recent middle-school graduate learning to operate film projectors. With the wisdom of an outstanding young man who knows the next 500 years and the previous 50, Xu Damao doesn’t want to become a laughingstock again. All he wants is a warm home with a wife and children, but unfortunately, he doesn’t have the means for that! 312Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 191 Siheyuan: They Want to Rob the Orphan? I, a Fearless Cop, Turn My Life Around 四合院：吃绝户？我悍警逆袭人生 After Lu Jiwu’s parents die of illness, his aunt takes him in at the family’s courtyard house. Then his uncle dies of illness too. The neighbors call him a jinx and a harbinger of death, trying to drive him out and constantly targeting and ostracizing him. By 1952, Lu Jiwu is gravely ill. His aunt spends all her savings and racks up hundreds in debt trying to cure him, but to no avail. In the end, she suddenly falls ill too. The neighbors watch coldly, gloating and waiting to devour the Lu famil 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Siheyuan: I Am Yi Zhonghai's Nephew 四合院我是易中海侄子 Spring, 1961. After transmigrating to the capital, will Yi Xiaohe, now the nephew of Yi Zhonghai in the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, still leave Yi Zhonghai with no one to care for him in his old age? Will Silly Zhu still freeze to death beneath a bridge, just like in the original story? 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Siheyuan: Li Aiguo’s Happy Life 四合院之李爱国的快乐生活 This novel is centered on the courtyard compound and also blends in some great elements from "Under the Zhengyang Gate" and "Meals Are Ready". All the notable women from these stories will appear. The story isn’t too dark. The male lead is bound to have conflicts with his neighbors, but he won’t go around killing or driving people insane at the drop of a hat. Also, Qin Huairu is definitely part of the harem. Transmigrating into a courtyard novel without taking Qin Huairu would make the whole tri 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 194 Braving Siheyuan in 1946 46年勇闯四合院 Zhang Qilong was living in the capital in 1946. When he learned in a dream that he was living in the world of the Courtyard House, he was completely stunned. “Qin Huairu is still just a little girl. Isn’t it a bit too early to steal her away from someone...?” “Where did the System go...?” “Ding... Host, the System may be late, but it will never be absent. Please wait patiently...” 4.8kReads5.9Score12814d adds
- 195 Siheyuan: A Loving Family 四合院：相亲相爱一家人 Just as Liang Hao, a young man from the twenty-first century, was ready to give up and coast through life, Heaven played a huge joke on him and sent him to an era of hardship and struggle. Now he can't afford to slack off, or he'll starve to death. (The story won't be too grim, but he won't suck up to the courtyard residents. Also, if you don't like Qin Huairu, feel free to skip it.) 9.5kReads6.9Score43114d adds
- 196 Siheyuan: From the Start, a Mysterious Era 四合院开局：莫名时代 Set in an era gone by + no scheming coward + not entirely sane + an abnormal System. As a transmigrator, I'll never hesitate to act wild when I can, and I'll never hold back from living freely when I can. Life is all about movement... 38Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 197 Siheyuan: Becoming a Security Office Clerk from the Start 四合院：开局成为保卫科干事！ [The rating just came out, so don't pay it any mind. It'll gradually go up.] [Courtyard + pocket space + farming + low angst] He transmigrates into the world of the courtyard. From the start, his parents are both dead, and he's stuck with a little sister who's a burden! Wait, no, it seems like I'm the burden here!!! Faced with the courtyard full of beasts, Hao Jianshe isn't the least bit afraid! I've got a super-sized supermarket. What have I got to fear? Qin Huairu, the pure-hearted white lotus 125Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 198 Siheyuan: Marrying Yu Li to Build a Better Life, Not Be Anyone's Blood Bag 四合院：娶于莉奔小康，不做血包 Take on Yi Zhonghai’s moral posturing, tear into the “white lotus,” punch Jia Zhangshi, and kick the ungrateful wretches. Join hands with the lovely Yu Li, keep up with the times, refuse to be anyone’s meal ticket, and don’t support anyone in their old age. Focus on building a prosperous life. 968Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 199 A Siheyuan Full of Beasts? Good Thing I’m No Saint Either 禽满四合院？正好我也不是啥好人 [Mostly everyday life, not too much angst, a schemer's way of doing things, a fun-loving rascal who could use a little more virtue, one heroine, no harem] In his previous life, Wang Dachui was a man who had it all. Now he has transmigrated to 1960s Beijing. Faced with a courtyard full of vicious troublemakers, he can't change his surroundings, so he'll just fit right in! I, Wang Dachui, am done being a decent person! Short on cash? No problem, I'll borrow a little from Yi Zhonghai. Then I'll cas 963Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 200 Siheyuan: System, Your Card-Collecting Method Is Weird 四合院：统你这集卡方式不对劲啊 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 255Reads6.5Score—14d adds
