Novels like Siheyuan: The Foolish Zhu Turns Dark
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- 1 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is No Fool 四合院：傻柱不傻 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 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... —Reads5.3Score214d adds
- 3 Siheyuan: Reborn with a Vengeful Heart 四合院之逆血重生 Silly Zhu’s life was a tragedy. Few people know how miserable his old age was. Once he was no longer useful, he was thrown out of his own home and eventually died a wretched death on the street... But Heaven has given him a chance to be reborn. Watch as he turns the tide... 283Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 4 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, Racing All the Way 四合院：魂穿傻柱，一路狂飙 He Yuzhu, an overworked 996 office drone, transmigrates into the body of Silly Zhu in the world of the courtyard. Faced with the fate of being stuck with someone else's leftovers, He Yuzhu cries, “NO!” He decisively snatches Lou Xiao'e away, makes Xu Damao his sworn brother, and plans ahead. Then he races ahead on a golden path unlike any other. A different courtyard, a different kind of excitement. This synopsis is too short to do the story justice, so please head to the main text. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Reborn, and the Doormat Is Turning Dark 四合院：傻柱重生，冤大头要黑化 [Siheyuan + Reborn + System + Period Drama + Feel-Good Story] In his old age, He Yuzhu was driven out of the Qin family home and died a miserable death. But he was given the chance to be reborn! He returned to the 1960s and even activated the “All Gain, No Loss” Favorability System! After being reborn, He Yuzhu learned the hard way that a lovesick loner who lets himself be used ends up with nothing. He was determined to stop being “Silly Zhu” and become “Scumbag Zhu” instead! The story begins wh 122Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Running Rampant in the Siheyuan, Toying with All the Beasts 在四合院横行霸道，肆意玩弄诸禽 The courtyard isn't about fighting and killing, but about human relationships and social savvy. But when you're fantastically wealthy, what do you need social savvy for? Believe it or not, you could turn into a casualty the very next second! Liu Xuan gained access to 9,999 film and TV worlds and can transmigrate into any of them at will. He transmigrates into the courtyard, and from the start beats up Peng Geng. He only has to make a slight move to become invincible against every beast in the co 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Siheyuan: Life Beginning in the 1950s 四合院：五零年代开始的生活 I don’t need gifts or positive reviews, but please don’t be abusive either. Everyone has their own views on how to live, work, and treat others. My writing is pretty average. If you can put up with it, feel free to keep reading; if not, just leave. 48Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 8 Siheyuan: Please Don’t Lecture Me on How to Be a Person 四合院：请不要教我做人 Siheyuan + soldier king + tycoon + urban life + System Gu Fan is 24 years old. Orphaned by a fallen soldier at 15, he was taken by his parents' comrades into the military, a fiery crucible where he spent nine years tempered and tested on the southwestern border of his country. Two months ago, while leading his troops in a fierce battle against the Indian army, Gu Fan was struck in the head by a rock blasted loose by an enemy shell in the trenches. He was gravely wounded and lost consciousness on 39Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 9 Siheyuan: From the Start, Yi Zhonghai Schemes to Have Me Support Him in His Old Age 四合院：开局易中海算计我养老 This story is low on hostility, with character growth as the focus and taking down the courtyard’s pests as a secondary element. Liang Weiguo, from the 21st century, transmigrates into the TV series Full Courtyard of Beasts, though he arrives a little early. He transmigrates to 1958. At this point, Jia Dongxu is still alive, the young Thief Saint is still a child, and Lou Xiao'e has yet to marry into the courtyard... The protagonist is a schemer who uses magic to defeat magic in the courtyard. , 438Reads7.4Score10314d adds
- 10 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu from the Future 四合院：来自未来的何雨柱 A small machine-shop owner from the twenty-first century has his soul transported into Silly Zhu's body in the TV series Love in the Courtyard. From then on, he begins his rags-to-riches reversal and rewrites the life of this foolish simp. 2Reads8.0Score114d adds
- 11 Siheyuan: Send the Villains to Heaven, and Their Power Is Boundless 四合院：禽兽祭天，法力无边 Yang Sheng transmigrated! He found himself in Love in the Courtyard of Beasts. In the animal-filled courtyard, Yang Sheng activated the Beast-Bullying Sacrifice System. And so began his campaign of tormenting the courtyard's fools. First, he went after Deaf Granny. Blood sprayed everywhere, and the old geezer ended up with a broken leg and crippled for life. Next, he went after Silly Zhu, making him swallow an egg and ensuring the He family line would end with him. Then he gave the so-called par —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Siheyuan: More Children, More Blessings, While the Troublemakers Suffer 四合院：多子多福，禽兽叫苦 Chen Deming transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and, of all things, finds himself a beautiful wife. Over the next few years, they have seven children in a row. Each of his seven sons has a special talent. Some are highly skilled in martial arts, some are exceptionally intelligent, and others have extraordinary abilities… Then one day, Bang Geng tries to teach Chen Deming's seven sons a lesson. Chen Deming's sons break his ribs on the spot. Jia Zhangshi: “You dare hit my grandson? I'll kill —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Hall of Reincarnation: Starting in Siheyuan 轮回殿堂从四合院开始 Lin Jianguo transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan and successfully stole Xu Damao's wife, Lou Xiaoe. Just as the couple were planning to settle down and live a good life, the Reincarnation Space descended upon the Siheyuan. This story is complete nonsense. Any resemblance to actual events is even more damn ridiculous. 2.5kReads7.1Score11714d adds
- 14 Siheyuan: I Want to Be a Beast 四合院：我要做禽兽 [If you’re here for an absurdly overpowered golden finger, keep moving!!!] He Yuzhu woke up to find he’d become He Yuzhu, the biggest doormat in a period drama! But he was a stunning beauty. Why had he transmigrated into a man? Just as he was lamenting how absurd his transmigration was, and how the original owner had squandered a winning hand, he heard a wonderful voice. His golden finger had finally arrived! “Eligible Host detected. The Legend-Crafting System requests a contract. Do you agree?” 944Reads8.0Score10214d adds
- 15 Roaming Through Film and Television, Starting in Siheyuan 从四合院开始漫游影视 [Love in the Courtyard + The Knockout + ...] Chen Xing can transmigrate into TV dramas and change every regretful outcome. He walks other people's paths but lives his own life. After traversing myriad worlds, he is no longer lost. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 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!” 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Reborn in the Siheyuan, I Won't Be a Fall Guy Like Zhu 重生四合院，我不当冤种柱 Given a second life, He Yuzhu turns the tables from the very start! He won’t fawn over Qin Huairu or indulge any of those awful people. Just watch as he uses his cooking skills and future knowledge to turn the whole courtyard upside down! 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Siheyuan: Transmigrate as Silly Zhu and Live an Amazing Life 四合院：穿越傻柱，活出精彩人生 He transmigrates into the world of a fanfiction based on The Poultry-Filled Siheyuan. He becomes the young He Yuzhu. Here, there are ungrateful parasites, bloodsuckers, self-righteous moralizers, and even the chosen one, Li Weihua. He faces a tragic fate: Qin Huairu is about to leech off him, Li Weihua will brutally crush him, and in the end, Banggeng will kick him out of his home, leaving him to freeze to death beneath a bridge. He Yuzhu's Proficiency System comes online. He fights the birds an 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Siheyuan: I Want to Be the Boss 四合院之我要当大爷 A young person from the new era finds their soul transported to the 1960s. With a scheming neighbor on one side and tangled workplace rivalries on the other, can they come out on top at every turn with nothing but an unreliable System? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Sets the Fowl Straight 四合院之傻柱调理众禽 Wang Chengcheng transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes Silly Zhu. He takes on everyone and specializes in putting Xu Damao in his place. This time, he will make Silly Zhu live for himself, turning the whole courtyard upside down while quietly reaping the rewards. 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 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. 1kReads5.8Score10414d adds
- 22 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...” 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Mastermind of the Siheyuan 四合院之幕后大佬 On April 12, 2023, at 10 p.m., Zhang Zhicheng was struck by a beam of light from the sky while walking home. When he opened his eyes again, he had arrived in the Bird-Filled Siheyuan of 1959. Ding! The legacy crystal of a higher civilization has been successfully activated. Zhang Zhicheng: "Damn, what rotten luck. How did I end up in this bird-filled courtyard?" Ugh, just thinking about these people gives me a headache. Since I'm here, I might as well make the best of it. I'll take things one st 2Reads5.4Score114d adds
- 24 My Cultivation Life in the Siheyuan 四合院我的修仙生活 This book has no angst. It’s all about taking it easy, enjoying life, and having fun~ Multiple heroines Song Cheng transmigrates into the world of the courtyard houses. As the only cultivator, watch how he lives his life. Relaxed, happy, carefree, and at ease 1Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 25 Reborn in the Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Story Begins in 1951 四合院重生从51年何雨柱开始 (Slice of life + period drama + food + saving E Huang + social troublemaker + no System) “Son! There’s another five hundred thousand in the cabinet under the bed. Dad’s making a run for it!” He Daqing said quietly before turning around and heading far away. “Silly Zhu! I swear I’ll make your life hell!” Xu Damao crouched in a shadowy corner, eyes narrowed as he ground out the words through clenched teeth. “Silly Zhu! Give me money for my old age! Do you still want to get married and have a life? 2kReads7.1Score10114d adds
- 26 Siheyuan: I Tricked Silly Zhu into Ruining His Life 四合院：把傻柱忽悠瘸了 [Courtyard setting + no System + altered plot + everyday life] Lin Chen, a modern-day overworked office worker, transmigrates into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. He reforms the people in the courtyard and gets them to turn over a new leaf! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 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
- 28 Siheyuan: Unlucky Bang Geng's Great-Uncle Has Arrived 四合院：倒霉棒梗大爷驾到 They say you have to be born into a good family. Who the hell told me transmigrating into the right person mattered too? Bang Geng! Jia Geng! What did I do to deserve this? I arrive, and my dad's already dead! I can handle that! The real problem is that I took Xiao Dang and Huai Hua out to eat chicken today! And of all things, Grandma Jia Zhangshi managed to wheedle the truth out of us. Sigh! Huai Hua's still so little, she just doesn't know any better. Anyway, Silly Zhu's the idiot who took the 1.1kReads8.4Score11514d adds
- 29 Siheyuan: The Dream Thieves 四合院之盗梦空间 A System drops out of the sky and lands on Zhao Jie. To earn the System's approval, he has to do something utterly outrageous. As a company executive, he invents a bogus excuse, claiming he needs to reach the highest rank in Honor of Kings, and has his subordinates give him gifts. Maybe even the heavens can't stand it: a bolt of lightning strikes Zhao Jie dead, and he is reborn in Love in the Courtyard. The outrageous System grants him an outrageous skill, where even the absurd has a hint of rea 158Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 30 Siheyuan: From the Start, He Was No Human Being 开局四合院，他就不是个人 When Guo Qinshou opened his eyes again, he made up his mind: in this life... Sha Zhu: “Guo Dapi, try acting like a decent human being for once...” Qin Huairu: “Guo Dapi, you’re not even human...” Yi Zhonghai: “You’re not even human...” Liu Haizhong: “Not human...” Yan Bugui: “Human...” [This is purely a comedy novel, with no historical or real-world significance. It is an absurd work set in an imaginary world. Much of the description differs from reality, so please don't take it too seriously.] 265Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 31 Siheyuan: Arresting the Whole Courtyard from the Start, Driving the Ne'er-Do-Wells Crazy 四合院：开局逮捕全院，逼疯众禽 Cao Hongbo never expected that he would transmigrate, let alone into the legendary world of Love in the Courtyard. When faced with all the foul, outrageous nonsense in the courtyard, why bother being polite? He simply turns around and reports them. Bang Geng is implicated in a murder and executed by firing squad, Jia Zhangshi deliberately covers it up, Qin Huairu seizes someone else’s property, and the deaf old lady has faked her identity... Cao Hongbo sends this whole bunch of beasts to prison 183Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Siheyuan: The Rise of the Pocket Dimension 四合院之空间崛起 One day, Hou Xiaotian transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. He was so annoyed that he never finished watching the show and only got through a little over twenty episodes, so he only has a vague grasp of the plot. Fortunately, he brings a pocket dimension with him when he transmigrates. It starts out only as big as a fist. Now watch him use it to truly rise to prominence. 248Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 33 Across the Myriad Worlds: From the Start in Siheyuan, I Beat Qin Huairu to a Pulp 诸天开局四合院，我暴打秦淮如 Lin Xiaoqiang transmigrates into the world of "The Birds Fill the Courtyard". He awakens the Face-Slapping System. Face-Slapping System: Slap someone in the face to earn rewards. “Smack! Yi Zhonghai’s face swells up, and he gets ten jin of grain coupons as a reward.” “Smack! Xu Damao loses a tooth, and he gets a green hat as a reward.” “Smack! Jia Zhangshi gets a black eye, and she gets ten bills of Great Unity as a reward.” “Smack, smack, smack! Qin Huairu’s face turns red, and the reward is... 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Starting from This Eerie Siheyuan 从这诡异的四合院开始 This courtyard story definitely has some unusual relationships in the mix! Whether the content feels fresh is for you to decide! It also features different settings and fantasy elements! Come give it a try! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Siheyuan: A Wonderful Life Reborn 四合院：重活一世的精彩人生 Lin Guodong, a young office drone, drowns after heroically rescuing a child who fell into the water. When he opens his eyes again, he finds himself reborn in the world of a TV series he once watched, Love in the Courtyard. He has become an orphan about to starve to death in the courtyard. Let’s see what kind of stir Lin Guodong, who has worked hard all his life, can cause in an era this plain and simple... Watch how a young office drone in this new society carves out a future for himself and str —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 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
- 37 A Different Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之不一样的人生 Ye Chen unexpectedly finds himself in a courtyard home and gains access to a food-filled world thousands of times larger than Blue Star. The mountains, rivers, and streams are all delicious. Trees growing on the ground bear rice bowls topped with all kinds of dishes, while the rivers flow not with water but with premium brandy and other drinks. The mountains are made of every kind of ice cream, and even the clouds in the sky are cotton candy. Watch as Ye Chen brings this world overflowing with f —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Siheyuan: He Xi 四合院之何曦 This is my first book, and I dedicate it to all the readers who, like me, enjoy Siheyuan stories. I hope you’ll see a different side of the Siheyuan. Please forgive me if anything doesn’t quite meet your expectations. This story aims to make up for some of the regrets readers may have from the book and the TV series, especially when it comes to certain characters and events. There’s no malice in this book, and no bullying the “birds.” The protagonist simply gives everyone choices, especially He 68Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 39 The Pinnacle of Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之人生巅峰 A modern-day overworked employee, a 007 who never stops working, is reborn in a parallel world. By chance, he gains a golden finger. This is the story of how, starting with nothing but a middle-school education, he gradually leads his whole family out of poverty and into prosperity. It all begins in a courtyard house. 3.9kReads8.3Score15914d adds
- 40 Aunt Huairu, You Don't Want Banggeng Getting Hurt, Do You? 淮茹阿姨，你也不想棒梗出事吧 One day, Chen Shiwu transmigrates. He wakes up in the back courtyard of Love in the Courtyard. After he was injured while saving Banggeng and became an idiot, Jia Zhangshi had been taking advantage of him for half a year. Once he comes to his senses, he unexpectedly awakens an Affinity System. As long as he gets along with the residents, he earns rewards. Sigh... wait! Affinity? Does this mean he has to build a harmonious, happy courtyard? 2Reads—Score214d adds
- 41 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, with Lou Xiao'e as My Wife 四合院：重生傻柱，老婆娄小娥 For the Jia family, for Qin Huairu, and for Banggen, He Yuzhu gave it everything he had! When he grew old and could no longer earn a living, he was thrown out of the courtyard and froze to death beneath an overpass! Worse still, as he lay dying, wild dogs gnawed at his flesh! But his archenemy, Xu Damao, snatched his body away from a stray dog, leaving him with an intact corpse. He opens his eyes and is reborn at eighteen. With extraordinary talent and an incredible knack for mastering the culin 5Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 42 The First Book by Arctic Hot Wind 北极热风的第一本书 Fan, outside, wait, release, mark, curtain, mess with, fourteen strokes, ruthless, home, cinnabar, net, melon, goods, wild, point, good, Ju, speed, filling, life, absolute, birds, arm, throat, waist, topple, investigate, wine, teach, lock, nourish, muddle, Shen, spear, sore, control, lord, even, lotus, lose, dull, threaten, praise, admire, model, increase, plate, leisurely, calamity, general, dad, regret, yell, donkey, melt, image, color, blow, lean on, float, trace, hate, alone, donate, deceive 12Reads7.0Score214d adds
- 43 Siheyuan: After Being Dumped, Silly Zhu Gets More Children, More Blessings 四合院：被分手后傻柱多子多福啦 He Yuzhu, a post-90s delivery driver, suddenly gains a storage space that can keep things fresh. Thinking the end of the world is coming, he frantically stockpiles supplies. But after taking a nap, he wakes up in the body of Silly Zhu, a middle-aged man in Love in the Courtyard who has just been dumped by Widow Qin. Wait, what do you mean the original owner had a miserable life? How could that be? He couldn’t be happier! This is an era where gold is everywhere! He has money when he wants it, wom 2.2kReads6.0Score10214d adds
- 44 Siheyuan: I Made My Fortune in the 1980s 四合院：我从八十年代发家 A man from the 21st century has his soul transmigrate into Shen An, a man with the same name in Love in the Courtyard. What kind of life will he make for himself in this parallel world? It all begins in 1978. Watch as Shen An builds his fortune, changes his family’s fate, and makes all the courtyard’s beasts green with envy. P.S. You can think of this as a period novel about transmigrating into a courtyard-house story. There are conflicts with the courtyard’s residents, but the tone isn’t quite 942Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 45 Siheyuan: A Carefree Life Since Childhood 四合院：从小开始的悠闲生活 Chen Jianye wakes up to discover that he has transmigrated to the 1960s and become an orphan with no parents!! Most importantly, he's only twelve, and he's stuck in a Siheyuan full of scoundrels!!! This is a recipe for disaster. What should he do? Accept his fate or fight back? To be or not to be?? Well, if you can't beat them, join them. As long as he becomes the strongest scoundrel of them all, everyone in the courtyard will be a good person! 919Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 46 Siheyuan: Starting in the 1960s 四合院：从六十年代开始 Synopsis: He wakes up one day to discover that he has transmigrated into a world similar to the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. The timeline has shifted, and Xu Qingfeng has arrived in the courtyard in 1961. Jia Dongxu is still alive, Qin Huairu hasn't yet become a pretty widow, and Lou Xiao'e and Yu Li haven't married into the courtyard either. No bride price needed from the start, and he gets a beautiful wife, Sun Mingyue, for free. Xu Qingfeng says, “Qingfeng and Mingyue: a match made in heav 67Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 47 Siheyuan: Failed Tribulation from the Start, Lost All My Cultivation 四合院：开局渡劫失败，修为全无 [Siheyuan Courtyard + the Myriad Worlds + No Saintly Protagonist] Li Tianyi failed to survive his tribulation and transmigrated into a siheyuan courtyard. He activated the Heaven and Earth Ring and unlocked the Myriad Worlds. With one hand, he takes on the courtyard’s vile neighbors; with the other, he strengthens China’s national destiny. He conquers the Myriad Worlds, seizes resources, and becomes a god through faith. 165Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 48 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. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Siheyuan, Starting in 4660 四合院从4660年开始 The protagonist, Li Chenghao, has his soul transmigrate from 2022 into the body of someone from the past who shares his name. A few days later, a System appears. Its first demand is that he move into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. When Li Chenghao arrives, he finds himself amid all the chaos in the courtyard. To earn the System’s rewards, he has to pull a few little tricks there from time to time, but the benefits are simply irresistible. From the moment he arrives at the courtyard, Li Cheng —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Rising to the Top with Sign-Ins in Siheyuan 四合院之签到崛起 Rising to the top doesn’t have to be a solo journey. This is the story of a transmigrator who inexplicably transmigrates into a courtyard, alongside a cast of people from the original world. Just some casual writing to share a few thoughts. There’s no hostility in this book, and the characters won’t be made into monsters. If it’s not for you, feel free to drop it. Thanks! 464Reads6.6Score—14d adds
