Novels like Liu Guangqi's Carefree Life Between the Siheyuan and the Modern World
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- 151 Siheyuan: The Rebirth of He Yuzhu 四合院之何雨柱重生记 In his old age, He Yuzhu lost the ability to work, and on a cold winter night, Bang Geng kicked him out of the house. After he froze to death beneath a bridge, his soul drifted in midair, where he saw his old rival Xu Damao taking his body away for burial. Perhaps Heaven had witnessed his miserable life and let He Yuzhu return with his memories to the beginning of the story. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Siheyuan: The Great Famine, I Produce Hundreds of Millions of Tons of Grain 四合院：大饥荒，我产粮亿万吨 After waking from a nap, Wan Ping'an found himself back in the courtyard full of birds and beasts, in his fifties. Wan Ping'an had no particular skills and was facing the threat of starvation! He was desperate! But fortunately, he had a farming System! With these things, I'll have everything I need! “Ding! Plant a rice paddy and receive eight divine skills!” “Ding! Plant a thousand meters of crops and receive a mysterious pocket dimension!” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Siheyuan: Living Life to the Fullest 四合院：积极生活 (Siheyuan + System + everyday life + changing the plot) Huo Heping transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, quietly watching the world change and savoring life's many flavors. If no one wrongs me, I won't wrong anyone. I'll enjoy the spectacle and make light of life. Watch as the little demon king Huo joins life in the courtyard. —Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 154 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Changes His Fate for a Cheat-Code Life 四合院：傻柱改命，开挂人生 Zhang Hao transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and, by a stroke of bad luck, becomes He Yuzhu, the most pathetic and unlucky character in the show, at least in Zhang's opinion. But with the System's help, He Yuzhu is no longer the foolish chef everyone knew. He's now a man of substance, heart, and backbone. Relying on his knowledge of the plot and the System's support, he turns every scheme in the courtyard into a complete failure. Yi Zhonghai feels as if he's fallen into a pit. When his sch 375Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 155 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Ate a Hamburger and Made the Whole Courtyard Drool 四合院：开局吃汉堡，全院馋哭了 He transmigrates into the Siheyuan as Zhou Baoguo, a dim-witted little fool whose parents died young. Everyone in the courtyard bullies him, seeing that he has no one to rely on. Banggeng shoves him, and he hits his head, develops a high fever, and falls into a coma. Instead of saving his life, these people want to let him die on his own and scheme to take his house. His overwhelming instinct to survive awakens the System. Whenever he triggers someone else's emotions, he can earn treasure chests 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Siheyuan: Bringing Qin Huairu to the Modern Era to Work Like a Horse 四合院：带秦淮茹回现代当牛做马 Li Xu obtains the “Movie and TV Survival System.” He has to bring characters from Love in the Courtyard to the modern day and help them survive for ten days, while making sure his chosen target earns ten thousand yuan. For his first target, he chooses Qin Huairu. Watch Qin Huairu figure out how to survive in modern society! 2.2kReads7.0Score13214d adds
- 157 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Snatched Lou Xiao'e 四合院：开局截胡娄晓娥 Yang Guanglin transmigrates to a courtyard compound in 1955, becomes a worker at a steel mill, and awakens the Courtyard Choice System! From the start, he butts in and sabotages Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e's blind date. He takes it easy at the steel mill while building his own big business! Instant noodles, beer, plastic bottles, canned goods: he gets whatever sells and produces whatever is in short supply! He has all kinds of things that other people have never even heard of! No matter how everyone 23Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 158 Siheyuan: Hitting the Gas from Hu Tong Tian Zao 四合院：从胡同田枣开始狂飙 This book is being revised, with a System being added. The main storyline is being adjusted to better match the original show. For example, Hongbin Restaurant didn't exist until 1955. For example, He Yuzhu only worked at the neighborhood committee before he was sixteen. For example, Jia Dongxu never lost Dandan. Revision 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Siheyuan: Natural Disasters Strike 四合院：天灾四合院 The tide surges in on the Qiantang River; only today do I finally know who I am. After Lu Ze broke through the mystery of his birth and regained his memories from the haze, he found familiar yet unfamiliar people around him. Weren't they characters from a TV series in his previous life? Why does this Siheyuan come with natural disasters too? [Period setting + Siheyuan + natural disasters + myriad worlds] 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Siheyuan: After They Took My Advice, the Beasts Ended Up in Prison 四合院：听劝后，众禽牢狱之灾 Lin Chenghua transmigrates into the world of a TV-and-film fanfiction set in a courtyard. Listen to good advice, and you'll never go hungry. Whenever he follows someone else's advice and acts on it, he receives all kinds of rewards. Auntie Number One: “I only tricked that fool into going out to dig for wild vegetables with me. How did he end up digging up a whole box of gold bars? My heart...” Uncle Number One: “You offended me and still think you can get a job at the Red Star Steel Mill? I'll m 1.8kReads5.1Score—14d adds
- 161 Siheyuan: Li Yunlong's Great-Nephew, and My Surname Is Zhao! 四合院：李云龙他大侄我姓赵！ This is an extremely chaotic fanfic: the timeline is a mess, the order in which characters appear is a mess, the plot is a mess, and the relationships between characters are even more tangled. It perfectly reflects that chaotic era. [If it's not your cup of tea, please don't flame me. Thanks!] 486Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 162 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. , 448Reads7.4Score10314d adds
- 163 Siheyuan: Inherit a Fortune, Farm the Land, and Make Yu Li a Smuggler 四合院：继承财富种田，坑于莉做倒爷 [Courtyard life + farming + merchant] Li Weixing inherits his grandfather's fortune. What does he get in the capital's old city? Three rooms in a tiled-roof house, plus a shop. However, using that money isn't easy for Li Weixing. From the start, he marries Yu Li and begins a life free of worries about food and clothing. Will Li Weixing be kind to everyone in the courtyard? Of course not! With his System to back him up, he has plenty to eat and wear, trades ration coupons, and lives comfortably. 34Reads5.1Score414d adds
- 164 From Daily Life in the Siheyuan to a Sign-In Journey to Hong Kong 从四合院日常开始签到走向香江 He wakes up as Jia Zhangshi's eldest son, Jia Xuguang, Banggeng's real uncle. Bet you didn't see that coming… Jia Zhangshi has another eldest son, a long-lost blood relative! First, he marries his childhood sweetheart, Lou Xiaoe, then activates the Myriad Worlds Destiny-Changing Sign-In System. Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi, Banggeng, and all the other oddballs in the courtyard: get ready for your fates to be reshaped! You may be tough as iron, but even you won't escape. Every one of you wil 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Siheyuan: Changing the Fate of the Yard’s Troublemakers 四合院：改变众禽命运 When He Daqing opened his eyes, he discovered he had been reborn in Baoding. He decided to return to the courtyard early and save his foolish son, Silly Zhu. At the same time, he would change the fates of all the courtyard's troublemakers and help them live like normal people. All the misfortune in the courtyard was because Silly Zhu lacked a good father: He Daqing, reborn. 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 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
- 167 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Copied Silly Zhu's Cooking Skills 四合院：开局复制了傻柱的厨艺 Siheyuan courtyard + everyday life + the legacy of Wei Wu After watching a TV show, Zhou Zhengguo transmigrated into it and became a penniless young man with nothing to his name. In the bitter cold of winter, he nearly froze to death in this capital city. Fortunately, he had the System. From the start, he tricked Silly Zhu out of his chicken. Then he fleeced Qin Huairu for her money. He even set one trap after another for Xu Damao. By taking advantage of the people in the courtyard, Zhou Zhenggu 21Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 168 The Twelfth Book by Bixia Yuan 笔下缘第12本书 A feel-good courtyard-house story, full of romance and thrilling fun! No heartbreak, no melodrama! If you have any requests about the plot, feel free to share them. I'll do my best to work them in! P.S. I'll do my best to avoid gross-out humor, so it doesn't ruin the reading experience! 51Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 169 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? 210Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 170 Siheyuan: Country Doctor, God of Wealth in the Making 四合院：下乡小神医，致富活财神 New title: "Courtyard: The Country Doctor Who Brings Wealth and Good Fortune". After transmigrating as Yan Jiedi, the youngest daughter of Third Master Yan in a 1960s courtyard, she gains a System and becomes the apprentice of an old folk doctor. After heading to the countryside, she treats people's illnesses to build her reputation, leads everyone to prosperity to earn prestige, and helps the army gain support... She also takes on a soldier king as her apprentice, and by a strange twist of fate 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Sign-In: In the Siheyuan, Starting as a Chef 签到，人在四合院，从大厨开始 A head chef at a five-star hotel in the 21st century transmigrates by accident into the TV series Love in the Courtyard, becoming the head chef in the canteen of a steel mill in the 1960s. He binds to a sign-in System and possesses the Clearwater Space. The sign-in System specializes in giving him all kinds of magical kitchen tools and divine ingredients. Watch as he relies on the power of food to overcome every obstacle and reach the pinnacle of life... 53Reads5.9Score414d adds
- 172 Siheyuan: I Took Advice from the Start, and the Troublemakers Lost Their Minds 四合院：开局听劝，禽兽们气疯了 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Siheyuan: The Happy Life of Xu Damao 四合院：穿成许大茂的快乐人生 After studying all night, he never expected to wake up in a courtyard house, transmigrated into a man named Xu Damao. But since he was here, he might as well make the best of it. He feared none of the scoundrels filling the courtyard. With memories of the future, he was determined to live freely and enjoy himself. But after Qin Huairu arranged to meet him at the warehouse, everything began to take a different turn. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Siheyuan: Starting from A Place Where the Wind Is 四合院：从去有风的地方开始！ (Courtyard House + System + Daily Life + Changing the Plot) He Aiguo transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming Silly Zhu’s younger cousin. He calmly watches the world change and savors all the ups and downs of life. He won’t bother anyone who doesn’t bother him; he’ll enjoy the show and make a game of life. Watch as the young He, a future big shot, joins life in the courtyard house. 1Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 175 A Happy Siheyuan Life Beginning in the 1950s 四合院幸福生活从五十年代开始 [Siheyuan + transmigrate + Qin Huairu + golden finger] Not a brainless power fantasy, and not too much hostility After transmigrating into a siheyuan, he becomes the hapless fool Sha Zhu. Fortunately, it’s the 1950s, and nothing has started yet. Why keep chasing after a widow? Wouldn’t it be better to have Qin Huairu all to yourself? Life may be hard in the 1950s, but I have a System. See how the protagonist makes a happy life for himself in this era. 131Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 176 A Simple Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之平淡人生 After transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard, Wang Yue becomes the First Aunt from the TV series. With her golden finger, she changes the fates of most of the people around her and lives happily with the First Uncle. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Siheyuan: I Report the Deaf Old Lady for Speculation from the Start 四合院：开局举报聋老太太投机 Lin Zhen finds himself in Love in the Courtyard. After leaving the military, he becomes a Level 9 engineer. Then he awakens the Emotion Value System. Is it hard for technicians to get promoted? I, Lin Zhen, can level up in just ten minutes! Jia Zhangshi stole my house? I might as well have her sent to a labor camp! Is Qin Huairu playing me? I'll make you mine! I, Lin Zhen, am the master here. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Siheyuan: The Jia Family Owes Me Money, So Qin Huairu Will Pay It Off 四合院：贾家欠我钱，秦淮茹抵债 After transmigrating to the courtyard, the first thing he does is demand repayment of a debt. If Jia Zhangshi won't pay up, he'll use Qin Huairu as collateral. With no parents and only a supply and marketing cooperative left to him, how far can he lead the women? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 The Siheyuan Playboy 四合院海王 He transmigrates into the world of the courtyard and obtains a womanizer sign-in System. And so, a romantic rake is born. From then on, the courtyard fills with the scent of love, its air ripples with the sweet troubles of happiness, and its residents struggle through tales of unbridled caprice. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 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. 11.6kReads7.9Score27914d adds
- 181 A New Beginning in the Siheyuan 四合院之新的开始 (New book: The Courtyard's Little Happiness) Reborn in 1962, he discovered that he was living in the world of Love in the Courtyard. Li Weiguo just wanted to find a wife, have a few children, and live a quiet life. He would work hard, strive to improve himself, and be a good man. He would stay away from trouble. This book has no negativity. Finally, he would do a little for the country, as much as he was able. PS: This book has one female lead and focuses on everyday life. Prices and events may 1.6kReads7.0Score—14d adds
- 182 My Quiet Little Life in the Siheyuan 我在四合院的小日子 Li Jie inexplicably transmigrates to the 1950s and moves into No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, where he gets a sign-in System. From then on, he no longer has to worry about making ends meet. How will things unfold? 753Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 183 Siheyuan: I'm the Smiling Tiger 四合院：我就是笑面虎 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Siheyuan: After Transmigrating, the Big Shots Can Hear My Thoughts 四合院：穿越后被大佬倾听心声 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Give Yi Zhonghai a Son 四合院：开局就送了易中海一个儿 In 1953, a weighty page of history turned. The story of the siheyuan courtyard was far from over, and Wang Baoguo unexpectedly found himself in Love in the Courtyard, where he began a legendary life! —Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 186 Transmigrating as Silly Zhu from the Start in the Siheyuan 四合院开局穿越成傻柱 Ye Xiao accidentally transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. A natural defender of the underdog, he was unlucky enough to be born into a world where people could be warm or cruel. His love life and career both fell apart, and then, with a single thought, he transmigrated into a courtyard full of affection. Watch Ye Xiao expose the hypocritical masks worn by the courtyard's scoundrels. Qin Huairu, the scheming gold-digger, wants to trade her looks for fine grain. What era do you th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Siheyuan: The Nine-Year-Old Genius Who Held Up the Sky 四合院：九岁天才，撑起一片天 Medical genius Li Xiangdong transmigrates to 1962. He becomes a resident of a siheyuan. His mother was killed by Yi Zhonghai and the others. Now Jia Zhangshi is about to steal his family's sewing machine. Li Xiangdong fights desperately to stop her, but Silly Zhu kicks him down and kills him! But there is always a way forward. Li Xiangdong binds himself to the Marketplace That Spans Past and Present. It has everything, from nuclear bombs to food! All right, you beasts. Your end is just around th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Siheyuan: Sign-In Rewards, and Sister Qin Says I'm Amazing 四合院：签到打卡，秦姐说好厉害 Jiang Chen wakes up in the depths of winter, with New Year's firecrackers almost close enough to smell, yet he's still all alone. His life changes with a daily sign-in, and Jiang Chen swears that from now on, every holiday will bring a lively crowd to his doorstep! Jiang Chen stumbles into a chaotic era. Qin Huairu is still a virgin, shy and charming, pure and sweet. Qin Jingru still knows nothing of the world, like a blank sheet of paper waiting for someone to mold her and paint it in e 3Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 189 Across the Heavens, Starting in the Siheyuan 诸天，从四合院开始 The first three chapters take place in the real world. If you don't like a mission world, feel free to skip it. He Changsheng graduated years ago, but has always struggled to make ends meet. Then he became the first person to get a cheat, and his wonderful life began. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 A Happy Life Starting in the Siheyuan 从四合院开始的幸福生活 Ye Feng transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and puts the courtyard’s vermin in their place. After gaining cooking skills, he steadily takes Silly Zhu’s job away from him and becomes the head chef of the stir-fry kitchen at the steel mill, kicking off a joyful life full of chaos in the courtyard. Yi Zhonghai: “Xiao Ye, listen to your First Uncle and give your house to Jia Zhangshi. Her family has so many people crammed into one room, and Qin Huairu has it tough.” Ye Feng: “Get lost. I don’t 101Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Siheyuan: The Soldier King, Awarded a Village from the Start 四合院：兵王，开局奖励一个村庄 Zhou Cheng'an transmigrates and becomes an elite soldier in a secret unit in the 1960s. He thought he would spend his life in the military, all alone. Then one day, a letter arrives from home: his father has died, and a beautiful wife is waiting for him there. Tired of the life-and-death struggles on the battlefield, Zhou Cheng'an returns home, only to discover that he has ended up in the world of Love in the Courtyard. What's more, the courtyard's troublemakers want to seize his father's pensio 3.9kReads7.9Score16714d adds
- 192 Siheyuan: Starting with a Job After Returning to the City 四合院之从回城工作开始 [Revenge]+ [Behind the Scenes]+ [Mastermind]+ [Period]+ [No Golden Finger]+ [No System] This novel has no System. The opening is slow, the scheming and traps take time to set up, and the story is long. If that bothers you, don’t click! “It’s the 1980s. If I don’t set traps for them now, those beasts will be old before I get the chance!” Forced by the beasts of the courtyard to go work in the countryside, Li Jun finally returns to the city to get his revenge! Third Master: loses all his money, ha 1.8kReads7.1Score—14d adds
- 193 Siheyuan: I Can Simplify Skills 四合院：我可以简化技能 Lin Luo woke up to find that he had transmigrated into a courtyard house and become He Yuzhu's sworn younger brother and He Yushui's sworn older brother. From the start, He Yuzhu knocked him out and stole all his money. With no one to treat him in time, he died on the spot. After transmigrating into his body, Lin Luo swore to avenge him. As luck would have it, he awakened the Super Simplification System! Every skill could be simplified. Did upgrading his fitter skills only require turning screws 1.5kReads6.4Score10114d adds
- 194 Reborn in 1965: A Warm Home with My Wife and Children 重生1965老婆孩子热炕头 [Courtyard life + farming + period setting + everyday life + one heroine] Also known as Yan Jia’s Second Son and the Roaring Years!, Yu Li: Your Brother Married Young, but I Wasn’t the Bride, and Yan Jiefang’s Years as a Master Chef. A true-to-life depiction of what life was like in the 1960s. Back then, people had only one day off a week. Elementary school lasted five years, middle school three, and high school two. Life moved at a slower pace, and people were simple and honest. Yan Jiefang, wh 1kReads6.0Score—14d adds
- 195 King of the Era: Starting with Years Like a Raging Fire 时代王者：从似火流年开始 A crossover fanfiction combining film and television, with a focus on period dramas. A World of Difference + The Knockout + Love in the Courtyard + In the Name of the People + Operation Icebreaker + Crime Crackdown + Hong Kong movies! Reborn into the world of A World of Difference, he is known alongside He Erqing as one of the Twin Tigers of Yanyang. Li Tian is surprised to discover that in the alley next door lives a young man called Banggeng, known as the Courtyard’s Thieving Saint. His stepfa 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 A Different Path Through the Siheyuan 四合院别样人生路 Welcome, everyone, and thank you for reading my work. This book isn't filled with so much hostility. The protagonist's parents and siblings are all alive and well, so he won't have to endure the misery of living under someone else's roof or being pushed around. He only needs to keep a low profile and build up his strength early on. In the middle, he'll make a name for himself, and in the end, he'll rise to prominence and become unstoppable. I hope you'll follow along! 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated Several Decades Too Early 四合院：穿越早了几十年 Everyone wants to transmigrate, but what do you do if you end up in a courtyard compound decades too early? What do you do when someone points a bayonet at your face? We need answers, and fast! Follow the exciting life of a skinny weakling, from the War of Resistance against Japan to the courtyard compound. 3Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 198 Love in the Courtyard: He Comes from the Future 情满四合院，他来自未来 Transmigrating from 2023 to 1960 A different world, a different life The ability to come and go at will gives him boundless hope. From humble beginnings, he gradually rises to become a tycoon whose influence sweeps across the globe 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Siheyuan: Xu Damao Is Reborn and Ready to Gossip 四合院：许大茂重生要吃瓜 [A heavily reworked version of Love in the Courtyard. Ages and timeline may differ from the original, and the plot has also been changed somewhat, so please don’t get too hung up on the details. This story has one heroine, and the characters don’t go around insulting everyone. If that’s not your thing, read with caution.] In a vast, empty space, Xu Damao stared blankly at the pages of Love in the Courtyard flipping over and over before him. Was he a villain? Selfish and self-serving? A hypocrite 1.1kReads6.9Score—14d adds
- 200 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. . 3.5kReads6.0Score11114d adds
