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- 51 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. 139Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 52 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Redirected Jia Dongxu's Romantic Luck 四合院：开局转移贾东旭的桃花运 Zhou Quan: Jia Dongxu, I’m taking your luck with women. The original, authentic Thirteenth Aunt? Delicious. Silly Zhu, I’m taking your martial luck. That arm you’ve trained for over a decade is mine now. Xu Damao, I’m taking your fortune. Deputy Director Li, I’m taking yours too. From now on, finding money just by going out is no dream. You could even dig up a gold bar while looking for worms to use as fishing bait. First Master, Second Master, I’m taking your career luck. From now on, you can b 37Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 53 Siheyuan: Invisibility Lets Me Steal Jia Zhangshi’s Coffin Savings 四合院：隐身偷光贾张氏棺材本 Zhang Zhihui transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, bringing along an Invisibility System. He’s focused on building his career and doesn’t want to get involved in the neighborhood’s petty squabbles, but there’s no helping it: this bunch of beasts are always looking for trouble. What? Bang Geng stole the money I’d saved to marry a wife? Then I’ll steal the money his grandma, Jia Zhangshi, saved for her coffin. After that, I’ll get the courtyard’s elders to hold a meeting and teach 239Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Siheyuan: I Handed the Technology to the Nation, and the Ne'er-Do-Wells Panicked 四合院：技术交给国家，禽兽慌了 Xu Guoqiang transmigrates to the 1960s world of Love in the Courtyard. His notebook, computer, and phone all come along with him, and he suddenly discovers that his computer and phone can connect to Wi-Fi. From then on, he begins a cheat-powered life in the capital. 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Siheyuan: A Ten-Year-Old Kid, and the Cabinet Opens into the Modern World 四合：十岁小娃，柜子通现代 Modern-day office worker Lin Feng transmigrates into the body of a ten-year-old boy and arrives in the world of the Menagerie-Filled Siheyuan. Then he discovers: He has a six-year-old genius little sister with many sides to her personality: sometimes haughty, sometimes dripping with attitude. And from the start, she sets out to kill Bang Geng. His dad is a jack-of-all-trades, talented at just about everything and capable of holding his own against an engineer. There’s also a wooden cabinet t 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Siheyuan: A Different He Yuzhu 四合院之不一样的何雨柱 Zhang Ming unexpectedly found himself reborn as He Yuzhu in this era. Remembering He Yuzhu’s tragic fate in his previous life, he resolved to take down the holier-than-thou Qin Huairu and kick the treacherous thief Jia Geng to the curb. Neighborhood solidarity? Qin Huairu’s saintly act? Just watch me turn the tide and ride the waves of this era. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 A Leisurely Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之悠闲小日子 The early chapters focus on family and everyday life, with the story developing later on. Now that he’s returned to this era, he’ll simply take the time to experience life as it was. No angst, just Cao Cao’s laid-back life as he enjoys the little things. There’s a System in the early part of the story, but it leaves around the middle. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Unconventional Life 四合院之傻柱的另类人生 Zhuzi transmigrates into the courtyard of The Birds of the Courtyard. Knowing how the story goes, he is determined not to be a doormat. He face-slaps Xu Damao, outsmarts Yan Laoxi, rejects Qin Huairu, and uses all sorts of outrageous tricks to climb step by step to the pinnacle of life... 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: The Super Beast Tamer 四合院之超级驯兽师 [Siheyuan courtyard + transmigration + System] A university student from the modern era transmigrates back to the famous siheyuan courtyards of the 1960s. With his animal trainer System, the protagonist cherishes family bonds and finds love. There's no earth-shaking transformation of the world, but those ungrateful pests still need to be tamed... 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Siheyuan: Finding Bargains as a Community Police Officer 四合院：捡漏做片警 [Siheyuan courtyard + period setting + farming + no System] Chen Qiqiang transmigrates to the 1960s, when life is desperately poor. Fortunately, his father is a procurement officer, so he doesn’t have to go hungry every day. From the start, an unexpected lucky break lands him a job as a neighborhood police officer. To make his work easier, Chen Qiqiang moves into a courtyard full of scoundrels. From then on, the courtyard’s troublemakers are in for a rough time. Jia Zhangshi tries to seize someo 3Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 61 Middle-Aged Silly Zhu in the Siheyuan 四合院中年傻柱 No System + Laid-back daily life + One heroine + Business development + Low on hostility. Don't read if that's not your thing. He Yong takes a nap and wakes up in 1976 as Silly Zhu. Watch him stir up the tides of the era. He and Lou Xiao'e are inseparable, making everyone in the courtyard envious and jealous, yet powerless to do anything about it. With no pocket dimension and no System, see how he relies on himself to leave behind an enduring legend in this era. 4.7kReads8.1Score10114d adds
- 62 Love in the Courtyard: Two Guns Against the Beasts 情满四合院之双枪战禽兽 The courtyard is a microcosm of life, with Character No. 1 and Character No. 2 transmigrating one after the other. They bomb the courtyard like fighter jets, battling the beasts and taking on the schemers… 307Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Siheyuan: Power, Wealth, and Desire 四合院之权财色 Jiang Zhiqin inexplicably transmigrates to another world and into a siheyuan. He discovers that: Huaguo is one of the world’s great powers; The level of technology in this world is still very low; The influential figures here are all different; The only thing that hasn’t changed is the bunch of people in the siheyuan, each with their own schemes. Since none of them are good people, Jiang Zhiqin has no choice but to learn from the enemy in order to defeat them and fit into this big siheyuan famil 127Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 64 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
- 65 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Beat Jia Dongxu Senseless with Military Boxing 四合院：开局军体拳暴打贾东旭 (A period piece and fan fiction, with no System. It has some edge, but not too much, and follows a nation-strengthening path.) In 1962, Lin Xi, a demobilized medic, has his soul transmigrate into Love in the Courtyard. He reports Jia Dongxu to the police, who arrest him, and Jia dies in prison. He reports the old deaf lady as an enemy agent. He takes out Second Master Liu Haizhong's precious jewels. He sends First Master Yi Zhonghai off to sleep under a bridge. He turns Banggeng into a eunuch. . 3.3kReads6.0Score10514d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Reborn 四合院之傻柱重生 If He Yuzhu returned to the past with a divine-artifact System space, what kinds of trials would he face? Let's wait and see, actually, this synopsis is nonsense. This story is meant to be satirical. 4.1kReads8.6Score15414d adds
- 67 Siheyuan: Stealing Lou Xiao'e and Building a Happy Family 四合院：截胡娄晓娥，幸福一家人 Wang Yunlong transmigrates to a courtyard compound in 1952 and awakens a mission System from the start. He discovers that neither Lou Xiao'e nor Qin Huairu is married yet. Qin Huairu is a white lotus who chews people up and slaps them down. Wang Yunlong has no interest in her whatsoever. Lou Xiao'e, with her fair skin and beauty, is gentle and considerate. He wastes no time winning her over. And so, Wang Yunlong and Lou Xiao'e begin their married life. With their fill of food and drink, they sit —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Siheyuan: The Proud Police Officer 四合院：笑傲江湖的警察 Thanks for asking. I’m in the 1960s, fresh off the battlefield. With nothing better to do, He Kun had no idea how the transmigration god had noticed him. All he’d been doing was playing QQ Farm, yet somehow he transmigrated to the 1960s. He even ended up living in a famous courtyard compound. Was someone going to try to take his room from the start? No way. The people in the courtyard seemed pretty reasonable to He Kun. They even helped him move his furniture and tidy up. Let’s see how He Kun, a 759Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 69 A Capable Man in the Siheyuan 四合院里的能人 Happy to have transmigrated? Sure. He just never expected to be forced to split up the family from the start, followed by his parents’ untimely deaths. He may have a golden finger, but it’s not what he imagined. Amid the everyday squabbles of a courtyard household and the old Beijing life beneath Zhengyang Gate, watch how Zhang Jingqian carves a path through this turbulent era. (A story in the Courtyard series. This book isn’t particularly dark or hostile.) 207Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 70 Siheyuan: My Job Is Fixing Beasts 四合院：我的工作，修理禽兽 Transmigrate into Xiang Qianjin. After being struck by the shockwave from an artillery shell, he had no choice but to retire, only to discover that he was in the world of the courtyard house. With the System at his side, his career takes off, and he tramples all the clowns in the courtyard underfoot. 115Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 71 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu, the Strong-Willed Woman 四合院：女强人秦淮茹 [No golden finger. If you don't like Qin Huairu's family, don't read. In the early chapters, she matches wits with the beasts. Later, she starts her own business and works her way to wealth through hard work and intelligence.] Jia Dongxu has an accident, leaving the Jia family without its sole provider. It's easy to imagine how hard life will be for a family without a man to support it! Faced with three young children and a mother-in-law who spends all day in tears, Qin Huairu ultimately can't 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 He Daqing Reborn in the Siheyuan 四合院之何大清重生 As He Daqing lay dying, a voice sounded. “He Daqing, do you regret the way you lived your life?” Hearing the voice, He Daqing closed his eyes and shed a single tear of regret. In a faint voice, he replied, “I do. I regret not taking better care of Zhuzi and Yushui.” “Then live your life over again! Fulfill the wish you’ve held in your heart.” “Take good care of He Yuzhu and He Yushui!” After the voice vanished, a dazzling light appeared before He Daqing’s eyes. “Dad, Dad, wake up! Please wake up 9Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 73 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
- 74 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's New Beginning 四合院之何雨柱的新生 He transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and even becomes He Yuzhu. He stays away from all the ridiculous messes. Don’t try to guilt-trip me with morality. If you have something to say, just say it. He sticks to his own values and way of life. There is a System, but it isn’t all that overpowered. 2kReads7.9Score—14d adds
- 75 Siheyuan: Executing Yi Zhonghai by Firing Squad and Turning the Yard Upside Down 四合院：枪决易中海，掀翻四合院 Lin Fan opens his eyes again to find himself in the world of Birds Fill the Courtyard. He also has a little sidekick at his side and has been bound to a revenge System. To protect his family, he strikes without hesitation, exposing shocking secrets that leave the entire courtyard stunned. Yi Zhonghai is a sanctimonious hypocrite. His trick of keeping the child but getting rid of the father is masterful. Report him, and he'll get the firing squad. The shocking secret of Deaf Granny is exposed, st 753Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 76 Siheyuan: A Down-and-Out Man Makes a Comeback 四合院之破落户翻身 After his soul transmigrates into Fang Yaoguan, who was bullied to death, he naturally inherits the original owner's mission of revenge. With no powerful backers, he can only brave every obstacle and press forward to take revenge on each of his enemies. At long last, he either kills or cripples all his enemies. Just as he's basking in his triumph, he's forced into another calamity. Now reborn, which path will he choose next? 207Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Expose Jia Zhangshi for Murdering Her Husband 四合院开局揭穿贾张氏谋杀亲夫 One female lead, not too much angst, and a fairly lighthearted tone. If that bothers you, don't come in! In his previous life, the male lead was a prince. Bored out of his mind, he even arranged his own funeral to pass the time and make a little money from the funeral gifts. Who knew the fake funeral would become real? One moment he was in the mourning hall, the next he was fleeing famine! The Qing dynasty was gone, and the imperial palace had become a museum. Pork, which he once looked down on, 96Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 78 Siheyuan: I Actually Transmigrated into Qin Huairu? 四合院：我居然穿越成了秦淮茹？ Qin Xiaonan, a full-time web novelist, unexpectedly transmigrates into Qin Huairu. Luckily, she isn't married yet. So she decides to escape. When a matchmaker comes to take her into the city for a blind date, she signs up for the army instead. She thought that this time she would have nothing more to do with that “bird-brained” courtyard compound. Who could have guessed that on the very first day of her escape, she'd end up living in the compound? … —Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 79 Siheyuan: Taking a Loss Is a Blessing 四合院之吃亏是福 Now that Silly Zhu has a System, will his fate change? Or will he keep following the same path as before? No one knows, and neither does he. But when another soul takes Silly Zhu's place and carries on with his life, will it still follow the same old path? 3.6kReads7.2Score10114d adds
- 80 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu, Get Out! 四合院，秦淮茹你给我滚 The protagonist was a down-and-out young man from the 21st century. After an accident sent his soul into a Siheyuan, he got a System to protect him, and a very different life began. White lotuses, ungrateful wolves, moralizing hypocrites, and all those things that aren't even remotely decent can stay far away from me. Come near, and I'll break your legs... 2.7kReads8.0Score10014d 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. 139Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 82 Siheyuan: I Don’t Want to Cause Trouble Either 四合院：我也不想捅娄子 Zhang Jun: This is a courtyard full of beasts? Pah! I'll show you what a real beast looks like! (This novel's male lead has something wrong with his head. He's a fool, an idiot, a pervert, and a lunatic! These are the opinions of some readers. If that's not your cup of tea, please move along. Unreasonable accusations, attacks, and insults will not be accepted. Thanks for reading! Writing with care is my way of showing warmth to all my brothers! Wishing you success in your careers and plenty of 1Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 83 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Became Twelve-Year-Old Silly Zhu 四合院：开局成了12岁傻柱 A middle-aged man from modern times is hit by a car and killed while delivering food. He transmigrates into the body of twelve-year-old Silly Zhu. “System? Why can’t I transmigrate directly?” “You’re too weak. The story needs time to develop. You can only influence things occasionally. You won’t awaken for another fourteen years...” “System, you can go to hell...” Once I awaken, just watch how I deal with all those animals. 11.8kReads7.9Score29014d adds
- 84 Siheyuan: The Engineer Can Sign In 四合院：工程师能签到 A science student from 2023 transmigrates for no reason after watching the TV drama Love in the Courtyard and gets bound to a sign-in System. This is the story of how he puts the courtyard’s troublesome residents in their place while leading his country to achieve a great national rejuvenation. 319Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 85 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
- 86 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Ordinary Life 四合院：何雨柱的平凡一生 After transmigrating into He Yuzhu, he refuses to become a pawn of the retirement clique. The clique uses every trick in the book to manipulate him from their supposed moral high ground. Everyone in the courtyard, whether openly or behind his back, either wants to avoid getting dragged into trouble or hopes to get a share of the spoils. They all treat He Yuzhu like a fool they can push around. The trouble is, they're like dog-skin plasters: they cling tight and won't leave him alone. 46Reads8.0Score10814d adds
- 87 Siheyuan: An Unusual System and a Portable Dimension 四合院：不一样系统随身空间 After transmigrating to become Liu Haizhong’s eldest son, he competes with Jia Dongxu for Qin Huairu. Why has Young Master Liu yet to make an appearance? The mystery of why Liu Guangqi went south is revealed from the start… 5.1kReads7.4Score28714d adds
- 88 Siheyuan: Reborn, Silly Zhu Has the Power to Read Minds 四合院：重生后，傻柱有了读心术 This book isn't especially dark in tone. The protagonist's personality is kept as close as possible to that of the original character, and the plot is designed to fit the historical setting. People won't be killed or crippled at the drop of a hat, and there are no disgusting scenes like falling into a cesspit. This isn't the kind of power fantasy where the protagonist fights or kills whenever he feels like it! He Yuzhu, who was drained dry by Qin Huairu and ultimately died alone, has been reborn 4.4kReads7.6Score13814d adds
- 89 Siheyuan: After Cutting Ties, the Second Master Breaks Down in Tears 四合院：断绝关系后，二大爷泪崩 [One heroine + Period setting + Farming + Siheyuan] Reborn as Liu Guangtian, the son of Second Uncle, the stingy miser. He gets a diligence-rewarded System: as long as he perseveres, he can become an all-around grandmaster! He had planned to contribute to the country's development, but first he has to deal with Liu Haizhong, who keeps squeezing him dry. And all the beasts in the courtyard! From then on, he uses the System to fight the courtyard's beasts while building the country, setting off on 2Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 90 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Reborn, Making Money and Building a Career 四合院：傻柱重生，搞钱搞事业 [Reborn] [Secret Realm Space] [Immense Wealth] [Grand Viceroy] [Live-in Son-in-Law] In his old age, frail and foolish Silly Zhu was dumped beneath a bridge by Bang Geng. Xiao Dang and Huai Hua refused to help him, and in the end, he froze to death beneath the bridge, cold and hungry. A wandering master gave him the chance to be Reborn, along with a silver painting that could lead to a lost space. And so the wheels of fate began to turn... Did you know that there are no kings in this era? Yet 324Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 91 Siheyuan: After the Second Run, Everyone Is a Transmigrator 四合院：二周目后都是穿越者 This book is divided into three volumes. The first tells a clichéd transmigration story. Although He Yuzhu is the protagonist, the System seems to have an ulterior motive. The second is about starting the cycle over, as one reborn person after another, transmigrators, and people who can travel freely along the timeline transform the courtyard beyond recognition. In the third, characters from the first two volumes all meet, and the System reveals its ultimate purpose, which is... 5.9kReads7.4Score21714d adds
- 92 Siheyuan: Xu Damao Screens Movies 四合院：许大茂放电影 That day, Xu Damao transmigrated. He went into the mountains and screened movies. At the factory, he kept getting promoted. After seeing too much hostility everywhere, let's have something heartwarming for a change. A blend of stories from several shows, just for fun. 438Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 93 Siheyuan: King of the Beasts 四合院：禽兽之王 In this menagerie of a courtyard, Lou Xiao'e is the one who leaves the deepest regret. From the start, I became Xu Damao, fleeced Yi Zhonghai and Silly Zhu until they were completely broke, submitted Miss Qiu's design blueprints, and became a deputy factory director. So after working hard for so long, can't I finally enjoy myself? 10Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 94 Siheyuan: I'm Bang Geng's Classmate 四合院之我是棒梗同学 A graduate student who had just finished college got drunk celebrating with friends after passing the civil service exam. That very night, a dump truck slammed him straight into the body of a ten-year-old boy in the courtyard, who also happened to be Bang Geng's classmate. (This story isn't especially dark; it's a straightforward transmigration novel. Of course, the scoundrels still need to be taught a lesson.) 4.1kReads7.3Score—14d adds
- 95 I Became the Young He Yuzhu 我成了少年何雨柱 He Yuzhu wakes up one day to find himself in the old days, selling steamed buns with He Daqing right across from him. He has become Silly Zhu. Wait, back then, he probably wasn’t called Silly Zhu yet. He was just Zhuzi! Thinking about the life of mockery ahead of him, He Yuzhu feels miserable. Luckily, he has a location-based sign-in System! Life gets better and better… 5.4kReads5.8Score15614d adds
- 96 Siheyuan: Enjoying Life With a Pocket Dimension 四合院：带着空间享受生活 Modern chef Zhang Sen brings his storage space with him when his soul transmigrates into the body of Zhang San in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He uses the space to live in luxury, beats down all the troublemakers in the courtyard, and finds success in both love and career. 4.5kReads7.9Score16214d adds
- 97 Siheyuan: Hey, It's Liu Guangtian 四合院：是刘光天啊 He wakes up to pain, then feels the scars on his body. Liu Guangtian glares at Liu Haizhong and says, “You’d better not try anything, or I’ll beat you to death. I mean it!” The story begins when Liu Guangtian joins the repair department and starts fixing the machine Jia Dongxu was using… 1.5kReads8.1Score—14d adds
- 98 Reborn in 1951: Am I Silly Zhu? 重生1951，我是傻柱？ He Yuzhu, a modern young man, is reborn in 1951. At this time, Sha Zhu’s father, He Daqing, has just abandoned his family and children. Watch as the newly reborn He Yuzhu takes his little sister and races toward a new life. 4.9kReads6.1Score14214d adds
- 99 Siheyuan: A Life Facing the Sun 四合院之向阳而生 A massive workplace accident at the Red Star Steel Mill claimed the lives of several workers. Two of the dead were from the same courtyard alone. One was from the Jia family, the other from the Li family. The Jia family had an old woman, a widow, two children, and one posthumous child. The Li family had an old woman, a widow, and three children. Jia Zhangshi: “The neighbors are eating meat and they don’t even think to bring any over for us widows and orphans! Old Jia! Dongxu! Take them away with 4Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 100 Siheyuan: Laying Low and Growing Strong 四合院：苟着猥琐发育 Zhang Jianjun especially loves TV dramas that depict the customs and daily life of the 1950s and 60s. Recently, he came across a show called Love in the Courtyard, and watching it left him absolutely furious. Unexpectedly, after staying up all night watching the show and getting so worked up, he died and entered the world of Love in the Courtyard he had long dreamed of visiting. Watch as he keeps his head down among a courtyard full of scoundrels, quietly building his strength while occasionally 675Reads5.5Score10714d adds
