Novels like Siheyuan: Back to the Sixties, I Strengthen the Nation and Toy with Beasts
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- 1 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
- 2 Siheyuan: I Became Invincible After Collecting Qin Huairu's Resentment 四合院：从收集秦淮茹怨气后无敌 Chu Yu transmigrated into the courtyard, only to discover that Qin Huairu had called off their engagement because he was poor! His neighbors and relatives also ostracized him in every way. Then his System activated, and Chu Yu's life got better and better each day. Qin Huairu regretted it. She was jealous! Qin Huairu: Can't you give me one more chance? 25Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 3 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
- 4 Siheyuan: I Steal Qin Huairu Away and Make a Fortune 四合院：截胡秦淮茹，我赚翻了 Wang Fugui transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and activates a redemption System! On Jia Dongxu's wedding day, Wang Fugui decisively steals the bride and gets a taste of Qin Huairu. [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You successfully stole Qin Huairu and completed your first mission. Reward: 1,000 redemption coins.] When Jia Zhangshi comes to his door, pretending to be possessed, Wang Fugui gives her a taste of her own medicine! [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You successfully scared 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Life of Silly Zhu 傻柱的一生 The loves and grudges of He Yuzhu and the residents of his courtyard will reshape He Yuzhu’s personality and bring in some new characters. No harem, and every grudge will be repaid… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 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
- 7 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Married a Village Girl and Drove the Neighbors Mad 四合院：开局娶村姑，众禽气疯了 Li Hongqi’s soul transmigrated to the 1960s. He was mocked while on a blind date with two sisters. After the older sister turned him down, the younger one confessed her feelings for him. From then on, Qin Jingru became the happiest heroine, while Li Hongqi built her a luxurious modern courtyard home, complete with an integrated indoor bathroom and heating system. It attracted attention from all quarters and plenty of envy. The beasts of the courtyard schemed against him? He turned the tables and 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Siheyuan: The Simp Wakes Up and Still Wants to Suck Me Dry? 四合院：舔狗觉醒还想吸我血？ Chen Yue transmigrates to a Siheyuan in the 1960s, only to find he's been a pathetic simp for Qin Huairu? The Jia family wants to take over my home under the pretense of borrowing it? No way! Dream on! Qin Huairu wants to bleed me dry, too? Bullshit. First, pay back every cent you took from me, with interest! Jia Zhangshi slanders me? Get lost! Yi Zhonghai tries to guilt-trip me? Then don't blame me for being ruthless. Silly Zhu blindly defends Qin Huairu? You deserve to die without an heir. The 2Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 9 Siheyuan: I Got Silly Zhu to Marry Qin Huairu 四合院：我让傻柱娶了秦淮茹 A modern-day office drone suddenly drops dead by accident. His soul slumbers in another dimension for 10 years, and when he wakes, he discovers he has transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. The System detects that the Host has awakened and issues an automatic sign-in reward... Wait, a System? Hahaha, that’s great! Now I can... The System detects that the Host hasn’t used any of the sign-in rewards from the past 10 years. The System suspects the Host is dissatisfied with its abili —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Reborn in 1960: Starting in the Siheyuan 重生1960年：从四合院开始 In his previous life, Li Jinnian transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan. After countless trials and tribulations, he ultimately ascended to immortality! In this life, Li Jinnian has become an Immortal Emperor, but was ambushed by an enemy and escaped with only a wisp of his remnant soul. He has returned to the world of the Siheyuan to begin his cultivation journey anew! 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 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
- 12 Siheyuan: Starting as a Procurement Officer in the 1960s 四合院：六十年代，从采购员开始 When Chen Guoqiang wakes up, he finds himself in the beast-filled courtyard. There's the impartial First Uncle, the desire-free Second Uncle, the generous Third Uncle, the chaste and virtuous Qin Huairu, He Dazhu, who never hits anyone, and Bang Geng, the legendary master thief... In this era of scarcity, Chen Guoqiang uses his technical-college education to land a job as a procurement clerk. With help from his spatial realm, he thrives. When arguments break out in the courtyard, he wants no par —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Siheyuan: The Nation's Military Industry, and My Wife Dilraba 四合院：大国军工，老婆热巴 After transmigrating to the 1960s, Meng Dong gets a sign-in for the nation’s cutting-edge military technology from the start. After several years in the army, he has grown into the country’s greatest engineer. Only after returning to the capital does Meng Dong discover that his mother is being pressured by a pack of beasts to give up their home. There’s also a girl in the house who looks just like Dilraba. When the beasts try to force their demands on him, Meng Dong takes decisive action. He kic 2Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 14 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
- 15 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
- 16 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
- 17 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
- 18 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
- 19 Siheyuan: The Local's Rise 四合院：土著的逆袭 This book mostly borrows the setting of a courtyard-house drama as a thin disguise. What it really depicts are various aspects of that era. It has little of the usual hostility, and the plot starts very late: even after at least 500 chapters, it still hasn't gotten underway. It's a decent period piece, but not a proper courtyard-house drama. If you like fights and black-market pardon letters, this isn't for you. But if you enjoy history, you won't regret giving it a try. 4Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 20 Siheyuan: Adopted by Qin from the Start 四合院：开局被秦收养 Cao Meng transmigrated into the adopted son of Qin Huairu, only to be thrown out from the start. From the start, he gained a sign-in System, along with a spatial spring. Then Jia Dongxu unexpectedly died, leaving behind his wife and daughter. He signed in to get top-tier medical skills and brought Yu Li on as his assistant! He signed in to get appraisal skills, found a priceless treasure, and made all the busybodies green with envy! The greater his abilities grew, the more responsibilities he ha 12Reads6.7Score314d adds
- 21 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
- 22 A Young Doctor in the Siheyuan Helps a Widow Prosper 四合院之小小中医带着寡妇奔小康 Chen Xiao, a traditional Chinese medicine doctor from the twenty-first century, finds himself in the world of the Siheyuan when Jia Dongxu dies in the line of duty. Defying the conventions and judgment of the times, he chooses to embrace love and build a new family with Qin Huairu. From everyday life through turbulent years and into the world of Hong Kong TV dramas, he keeps moving forward. 173Reads6.3Score—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 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
- 26 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
- 27 Love in the Courtyard: I Am Qin Jingru 情满四合院之我是秦京茹 Qin Jingru, a modern, dazzling and vivacious beauty, was a dedicated career woman. After working herself to exhaustion, she died at her desk and transmigrated into a world based on the television drama Love in the Courtyard, where she became Xu Damao's future wife, Qin Jingru. Bound to a strategy System, she had to stop the villain Xu Damao from turning evil. From then on, she stirred up a storm in this unfamiliar era. Like an enchanting woman who could steal anyone's heart, she embarked on a jo 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Siheyuan: The Sea King's Pinduoduo System 四合院，海王的拼夕夕系统 A simp in his past life, a womanizer in this one Plus an endlessly nagging System He never backs down when stirring up trouble, but readily admits defeat when playing the victim A petty crook, a freeloader, a hoodlum, a thug This is how you do a siheyuan story right —Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 29 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
- 30 From the Siheyuan to the Worlds Beyond: A Transmigration Novel 从四合院到诸天穿越书 While hiking alone one day, Chen Feng was looking at his phone and failed to watch where he was going. He tripped over a rock and stumbled a few steps toward a nearby cliff before falling off. Somehow, he transmigrated into a TV series he had just been watching, Love in the Courtyard. 991Reads5.8Score10414d adds
- 31 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Foolish Father Returns and Won't Let Him Be a Simp 四合院：傻爹归来不让傻柱当舔狗 [Courtyard setting + absolutely no becoming a simp + taking Xu Damao in hand + growing more desirable with age] Peking University graduate He Tiesheng is attending a graduation party when he unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes Silly Zhu’s father. From the start, the courtyard’s three elders oppose him. Seeing Silly Zhu acting like a simp makes his blood boil. Silly Dad: “Your old man is back. You can’t be a simp anymore. A simp stays a simp, and in the 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Siheyuan: Awakening the God of Cookery System from the Start 四合院：开局觉醒食神系统 Lu Ming'an woke up to find that he had transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard, becoming Silly Zhu's neighbor. In the courtyard, where everyone was constantly scheming against one another, Lu Ming'an proceeded cautiously, gradually bringing all the properties there under his name and starting a happy new life. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 A Banquet at the Jia Family’s Siheyuan, and I’m Seated with Qin Huairu 四合院贾家吃席，我跟秦淮茹一桌 Su Han wakes up one morning to find himself in "Love in the Courtyard". From the start, he has the identity of a Grade Nine Engineer, perfectly suited to his expertise. But there’s a bug: he hasn’t awakened a golden finger. Faced with the beasts filling the courtyard, all he can do is keep a low profile. Fortunately, after lying low for a hundred days, his Self-Healing System activates. As long as he can heal himself, he’ll receive a reward. “How am I supposed to heal myself?” Su Han is baffled. 295Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 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 1.9kReads—Score—14d adds
- 35 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
- 36 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
- 37 Siheyuan: I Show Up at Her Door to Break Off the Engagement from the Start 四合院：开局我直接上门退婚 Jiang Xiaoyu wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into a beastly Siheyuan, and it's already the late 1980s. Everyone here has their own agenda and is scheming to suck him dry. To make matters worse, he is a hopeless pursuer of Jia Huaihua. Their families betrothed them as children, and from then on, her family has been sucking him dry like demons. Jia Zhangshi: “Don't even think about marrying my Huaihua unless you have ten thousand yuan! Our Bang Geng still isn't married, and he needs mon 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Siheyuan: I'm the Little Prince of Late Nights 四合院：我是熬夜小王子 Ma Yue, who loves staying up late, transmigrates into the story of the courtyard. At the unreliable System’s urging, he has to turn Forty-Nine City into a city that never sleeps. There’s none of the usual stuff from other fanfics: fighting over family property, competing for houses, and getting beaten up. Ma Yue is sorely disappointed! “How am I supposed to get revenge like this?” “If you won’t let me have my fun, then nobody gets to sleep! Get up and party!” 1Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 39 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
- 40 Siheyuan: As Long as I'm Alive, No One Can Turn This Place Upside Down 四合院之我活着，院里翻不了天 This story doesn't aim for historical accuracy, since I'm not very familiar with the history of that era. Because the story takes place before the TV series, some details will be reimagined to make the plot fit the novel better. Everyday family life, warm and cozy, with little drama. Jia Dongxu: As long as I'm alive, nothing in the courtyard house can get out of hand. Qin Huairu: Hand in hand, we'll grow old together. Jia Zhangshi: Hardworking, devoting her whole life to making the Jia family's 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 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
- 42 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai Is Executed by Firing Squad, and the Neighbors Tremble 四合院：易中海被枪决，众禽发抖 Lin Yang accidentally transmigrated to the 1950s and unexpectedly bound himself to the Decisive Action System. As long as he deals decisively with the scoundrels in the courtyard and doesn’t play the saint, he’ll earn generous rewards! To avenge his parents, he first reported everyone in the entire courtyard, stirring up a huge storm. Yi Zhonghai was executed by firing squad for intentional murder! Auntie Yi was sentenced to a year of reform through labor for encouraging someone else to commit s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Love in the Courtyard: Stealing Everything 情满四合院之偷取万物 Warning! Warning! Warning! This story has a dark tone. Do not read if you’re a self-righteous do-gooder. This is a dark courtyard story that stays true to the original. The male lead is no good guy. His principle is simple: if you treat me well, I’ll treat you well. If you don’t, that’s fine. But if you dare mess with me, I’ll make you wish you were dead. 101Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Siheyuan: All I Want Is to Cultivate Immortality 四合院：我只想修仙 He Yixia of another world had once been a supreme immortal emperor, high above all others. But while discussing the Dao with a rival, he was ambushed. Just as he thought he was about to be reduced to dust, he unexpectedly found himself reborn in a courtyard house. What was even more surprising was that everyone in this place was a remarkable talent, and the house was full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers: the super chef He Yuzhu, the “husband-killing” empress Qin Huairu, and the lecher Xu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Siheyuan: I'm He Yuzhu, and I Won't Back Down 四合院：我何雨柱，绝对硬气 After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, he becomes the protagonist, He Yuzhu. In this life, he will live a dazzling life unlike any other. He'll stay away from bloodsuckers, ingrates, and moral blackmail... —Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 46 Siheyuan: Deputy Factory Director from the Start 四合院：开局副厂长 (This book won’t dwell on the petty squabbles of courtyard life, and it won’t be too full of hostility. It’s all based on the author’s imagination, so it may not be very rigorous. If you dislike Qin Huairu, don’t read. If you dislike cultivation, don’t read. It may be terrible, but the author likes it. If you’ve read this blurb and want to quit, go ahead!!!) Li An transmigrates to 1959. Looking at a world waiting to be rebuilt, his heart swells with ambition. Just watch how I, Li An, make a new 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Siheyuan: Going to the Countryside as a Sent-Down Youth with Bang Geng 四合院：从和棒梗知青下乡开始 By accident, he transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan stories and becomes a scumbag. He’d always been the sort to cozy up to the rich, and he abandoned the woman carrying his child, even though they were about to get married. The night before he was sent to the countryside, he regained the memories of his past life and chose to go there willingly. On the train, his family’s treasured jade pendant gave him a pocket dimension. He’ll atone for everything he did and make sure she lives a s —Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 48 Siheyuan: Stirring the Pot in the Courtyard, Living Life to the Fullest 四合院：杂院抡大勺，生活乐无边 [A brand-new 2023 courtyard-house story, hot off the press!] [Master chef + down-to-earth + sincere + genius] After transmigrating into a courtyard house, He Yuzhu became Silly Zhu, a man with the same name. Cooking in the canteen? Eighty yuan a scoop! The whole factory is drooling! Jia Zhangshi wants to mooch a meal? He smashes her head in with a single scoop! He Yuzhu: “You won't get to eat three dishes in your whole life!” 1Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 49 Siheyuan: A House Full of Descendants 四合院之子孙满堂 Cao Dalu transmigrated into a courtyard house. He got a System, then promptly lost it. It also left him with a restriction. What a pain. To remove the seal, he has to father ten children! And things get even more complicated when it turns out Banggeng, Qin Huairu's son, is actually his from his previous life! But none of that can stop his resolve to spread his seed across the land. Now that he's transmigrated, he has nothing to fear! Watch Cao Dalu break free of his shackles and bring a very dif 1Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 50 Siheyuan: I’ll Never Take Jia the Parasite Off Anyone’s Hands 四合院：我誓不接盘贾蛀虫 By sheer chance, he returned to the 1950s and took the place of a young Silly Zhu. From the very start, he got the beautiful woman first, leaving no chance for Xu Damao and his gang of bastards to lay a finger on her. He changed Silly Zhu’s original fate, made his way across the land, ventured through Zhengyang Gate, and seized the opportunities brought by the changing times. He became rich overnight. —Reads—Score—14d adds
