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- 51 In a Siheyuan, From the Start I Called a Beast My Father 人在四合院，开局认禽作父 [Cunning protagonist] + [Doesn't grovel to the old lady] + [Puts the courtyard's fools in their place] The best is yet to come. Please give it a chance, dear readers! When Cao Jian'an opened his eyes, he discovered he had transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming an orphaned tenant in the compound. To establish himself there, Cao Jian'an immediately asked Yi Zhonghai, the First Master, to become his adoptive father. He set the courtyard's residents against one another and c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Broke Bangeng’s Legs 四合院：开局就断棒梗腿 He transmigrated into a courtyard house and became Bang Geng’s older cousin. From the start, he was bound to a God-Tier Sign-In System. As long as he signed in at the courtyard house, he could claim all kinds of god-tier rewards. Bang Geng sneaking off to eat eggs from his own home? He’d break that brat’s legs in no time. His mother brainwashed by the scoundrels? He’d set her straight right away. Jia Zhangshi showing up to steal his house? He’d slap her and cut ties with her for good. Before lon —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 In Siheyuan, I Give Jia Zhangshi Three Deer Milk Powder from the Start 四合院之开局就送贾张氏三鹿奶粉 A new story is out! You can find my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 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—Score—14d adds
- 55 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
- 56 Siheyuan: I Quit My Job to Study, and Now I’m a Spendthrift? 四合院：辞工就学，成败家子了？ Li Weiguo transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes an ordinary resident. In his predecessor’s family, Li Weiguo’s father is a seventh-grade fitter who earns over seventy yuan a month. Li Weiguo spends his days living off his father and enjoying himself, squandering the family’s savings. Now the family is dirt poor, and after an accident at his father’s factory, Li Weiguo has the chance to inherit his fitter position. But Li Weiguo resolutely decides to go to school. Everyone in t 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Siheyuan: Trading with the Times 四合院：火红年代搞外贸 A former trade tycoon transmigrates into the world of Full Courtyard and decides not to lie low or coast through life. In this age of waving red flags, he'll ride the waves and make his mark. From purchasing apprentice to model trader, he makes a name for himself in the Hong Kong export trade by taking on the Sugar King, Guo. He becomes a key player in foreign trade during the fiery red era, earning foreign currency for his country. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Liu Guangqi's Carefree Life Between the Siheyuan and the Modern World 刘光齐四合院与现代的逍遥日子 A working-class man from the modern world gets drunk one night and transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard, becoming the beloved eldest son of Liu Haizhong, a man obsessed with officialdom. With the ability to travel back and forth between the modern world and his new world, Liu Guangqi takes advantage of the vast price differences between the two realms and easily builds a carefree life that everyone envies. 500Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: What Could a Veterinarian Like Me Possibly Do Wrong? 四合院：我兽医能有什么坏心思？ [Absurd, lighthearted, slice-of-life, no angst, hilarious, miracle doctor, period setting] Hou Jian transmigrates into a siheyuan and becomes Qin Huairu’s neighbor. He awakens the abilities of a miracle doctor, and from the start, the neighborhood’s scoundrels come knocking, asking him to treat their infertility. Faced with a courtyard full of troublemakers, he has his hands full. Yi Zhonghai can’t have children? Fine, divorce him and pair him with Jia Zhangshi! Xu Damao has no kids? Fine, let h 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 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
- 61 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
- 62 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
- 63 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… 315Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 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 120Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 65 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Rejects Qin Huairu and Becomes a Chef God 四合院：拒绝秦淮茹，傻柱成厨神 He Yuzhu transmigrates into the Beastly Siheyuan and becomes He Yuzhu, binding himself to the Poultry Punishment Comeback System. Silly Zhu is no longer silly. The three senior masters of the courtyard keep getting outmaneuvered, the parasitic widow Qin Huairu reaps what she sows, the wicked mother-in-law Jia Zhangshi gets what she deserves, and the hypocrite Xu Damao gets bullied... He Yuzhu thrives at the steel mill and becomes the richest man in the courtyard. 3.6kReads8.0Score16314d adds
- 66 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. 45Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 67 Siheyuan: A Different Silly Zhu 四合院：不一样的傻柱 A new story is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 322Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 68 Siheyuan: A Hero for Half a Lifetime 四合院：半世枭雄 [No supernatural powers + no System + little hostility] Cao Qianji is reborn as the illegitimate son of a high-ranking leader. After his mother dies, the leader, feeling guilty, arranges for him to move into Silly Zhu's Siheyuan and tells Director Yang to look after him and help him get ahead. But Cao Yu Lian, the pampered legitimate son of the leader's family, has always seen Cao Qianji as a threat and secretly resorts to one scheme after another to kill him. As a result, the steel mill and the 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Siheyuan: The Easy Road to a Winning Life 四合院：躺赢人生 Li Aidang, a street loafer with a troubled past, shows a girl just a little extra kindness and suddenly finds himself in Qin Man's Siheyuan, where supposedly everyone is a bad person. From the start, a shrew forces him to get a divorce. Luckily, the Selection System arrives and sends him soaring. Now, let Comrade Li Aidang take us on a tour of a different kind of Beast-Filled Siheyuan, where we can experience a different sort of warmth and humanity. 82Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 70 Siheyuan: Don’t Try to Guilt-Trip Me 四合院：不要道德绑架我 Ma Tengfei has just transmigrated from the future when he finds himself at the utterly absurd whole-courtyard assembly. Jia Dongxu had died only recently, and the First Master is already using moral pressure to make me help the Jia family. But if I want to get married someday, I'm not about to let the Jia family bleed me dry. 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 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? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 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
- 73 Siheyuan: The Legacy of Cao Wei 四合院之曹魏遗风 Cao Wei dies and unexpectedly transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard, becoming one of the courtyard’s residents. Cao Wei, who has relied on his elder brother Cao Zheng for support, now finds the courtyard’s scoundrels plotting to take away his and his brother’s home. In the empty house, Cao Wei is reborn. Cao Wei is furious. I’m not a pushover anymore! In this life, Cao Wei decides to stand up for justice. This time, he’ll take back what belongs to him, get his job back, and reclaim everything 4Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 74 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. 2Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 75 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
- 76 Siheyuan: Dumped from the Start, I Came Out on Top 四合院：开局被甩，我赢麻了 Shen Yuan dozed off for a moment and transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. What’s there to fear about getting dumped from the start? I’m a future engineer with five houses to my name. Surely I can find a wife? Who knew he’d run into Qin Huairu, who’d gotten lost on her way to the bathroom, as soon as he stepped outside? One look at Shen Yuan, and Qin Huairu fell for him for life. From then on, she wouldn’t leave him alone. Jia Dongxu: “But you were the girl I was set up with!” H 227Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: Opening Treasure Chests at the Security Office 四合院：在保卫科开宝箱 At first, given his background and abilities, he thought he could treat the beasts in the compound as targets to fleece, so everyone could get along and be happy. But Chen Youli soon realized it was all too easy. There was a reason the place was known as the Beast-Filled Courtyard. Chen Youli decided to bring the axe down on some of those beasts. 16Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 78 Siheyuan: Love in the Courtyard 四合院之情满四合院 This book brings together Love in the Courtyard, Under the Zhengyang Gate, The Little Woman Under the Zhengyang Gate, and Men Are Iron, Rice Is Steel. Watch the protagonist make waves with the help of the System, enjoy a house full of children and grandchildren, and live a thoroughly happy life. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Siheyuan: I Will Inherit the Chancellor's Ambitions 四合院：吾必继承丞相之志 For unknown reasons, He Yuzhu on Earth was conducting experiments on himself when he fell into a coma. On Blue Star, He Yuzhu recalled his miserable life just before dying, giving rise to an intense obsession. The two were drawn together and arrived in a world that was both strange and familiar, where they began a new life. With He Yuzhu in the lead, they would take on life in the courtyard compound according to his own ideas. A new life, beautiful women, scientific research, and answers: I, He 565Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 80 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. 2.4kReads7.1Score11314d adds
- 81 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Father-in-Law Has Returned 四合院：赘婿傻柱他爸回来了 [Courtyard life + plot twists + comedy] Ever since Silly Zhu's father, He Daqing, returned to the courtyard, one secret after another has come to light! Silly Zhu takes charge and angrily calls him a kept son-in-law. The Third Master wants to be the one calling the shots, so he makes fools of all three masters! Bang Geng challenges him, and he puts him down with one hand! Xiao Dang and Huai Hua try to wheedle him, but he calls them bloodsuckers. Qin Huairu schemes against him, but he turns her o 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Siheyuan: Prosperity Through Agriculture 四合院：农业兴民 By a stroke of luck, Wang Heping transmigrates to the 1950s. He unexpectedly activates a Farm System. Its crops not only yield a plentiful harvest, but also come with special effects. He just wants to live a peaceful life, use the System to contribute to his country, and make up for the regrets of his past, so that his coming here won’t have been in vain. But he never expected to find a courtyard full of beasts here. Guided by the principle that he won’t bother anyone who leaves him alone, Wang 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 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!” 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Siheyuan: I’m a Weapons Expert, a Loyal Defender of the Nation! 四合院：我枪械专家，护国忠骨！ Xiang Yang instinctively threw himself over the bomb, shielding it with his body! Only a few seconds passed. He unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a badly injured soldier in the 1960s. He got a System from the start and received a healing potion! Just a few days later, he was discharged and, as assigned by his superiors, became chief of security at a research institute! Find the spies and protect China! This is my responsibility! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Siheyuan: From the Start, Second Master Won Qin Huairu 四合院之二大爷开局拿下秦淮茹 The protagonist has actually become the Second Master of Love in the Courtyard. Just as he's feeling thoroughly depressed, he discovers he has a System and can't help laughing triumphantly: “The mighty tide of a new era is here, and I'm ready! I'll teach Bang Geng a lesson, get rid of Jia Zhangshi, and lead Qin Huairu and the others toward a wonderful life of material abundance!” The people in the courtyard say, “The Second Master really is getting on in years without losing his spirit!” 10Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 86 Siheyuan: Building the Nation Through Industry and Marrying Da Mimi 四合院：工业兴国，娶妻大蜜蜜 After transmigrating into the world of The Beasts of the Siheyuan, Lin Hui became a mechanical engineer at a steel mill. Bound to a god-tier reward System, he designed and built a stamping press from the start, stunning the whole factory! But that was only the beginning. One new machine after another, along with weapons and heavy industrial equipment, gradually emerged from Hongxing Steel Mill! In just a few short years, China's industrial civilization rose, the whole nation celebrated, and the 415Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 87 Siheyuan: The Super Procurement Officer 四合院之超级采购员 People transmigrate into new bodies all the time. Is it my turn today? Zhao Dezhu wakes up looking the same, but his living conditions have changed beyond recognition. Would a young man with no morals, manners, or education care about Yi Zhonghai and the others trying to guilt-trip him? Would he fall for Qin Huairu’s manipulative act? Could he put up with pretentious bootlickers and petty villains? 169Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 88 Siheyuan: I Won Qin Huairu from the Start 四合院：开局拿下秦淮茹 [Make every villain cry + feel-good story + the more, the merrier] He Yangyang transmigrates into a courtyard house and becomes a member of the security department. From the start, he catches Bang Geng stealing a duck and awakens the Choice System. “Host perfectly matched. Choice mode activated!” “Option A: Turn a deaf ear and let Bang Geng grow up as he pleases. Reward: lose both your money and your girl!” “Option B: Catch him red-handed. Reward: one bundle of cash and three pork coupons.” “Opt —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Siheyuan: I’m a Public Security Officer 四合院之我是治安官 During the famine years, he accidentally transmigrates into a siheyuan courtyard. With a golden finger at his disposal, he uses his wits and plans every move as he battles the courtyard’s troublemakers for his life and his interests. 42Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 90 Siheyuan: Cross Me, and I'll Steal Qin Huairu Right Out from Under You 四合院：敢惹我，反手截胡秦淮茹 Li Weiguo transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1953. After someone steals his arranged date, he turns around and arranges a date with Qin Huairu. From then on, he sits back and watches the drama unfold in the courtyard... 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 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...” 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Siheyuan: One Rumor Takes a Second to Spread, but a Lifetime to Disprove 四合院：造谣一张嘴，辟谣跑断腿 Newly crowned Best Actor Sun Jianjun was watching Love in the Courtyard and complaining that every character was a villain when he unexpectedly transmigrated into the courtyard himself. From the start, he was the target of rumors, awakening the Rumor System. If you’re going to spread rumors about him, slander him, and ruin his reputation, then he won’t hold back either. Watch Sun Jianjun make his way through the 1960s, matching wits and battling it out with everyone in the courtyard. This story 380Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Siheyuan: Family Bliss 四合院之阖家欢乐 Cao Mengde wakes up to find himself in the world of Siheyuan, where every neighbor is a complete oddball: Liu Haizhong, the big-stick patriarch; Yi Zhonghai, the master of mind control; and Jia Zhangshi, the necromancer... This world is just fascinating. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 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 1Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 95 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
- 96 Siheyuan: Living a Good Life 四合院之好好生活 Across two lifetimes, Gu Ziyou has lived as two different people. All he has ever wanted is a stable life. He never dreamed of becoming rich or famous, let alone making a name for himself. In his previous life, poor Gu Ziyou had been an orphan since childhood and struggled just to survive. In this life, Gu Ziyou may have lost his parents, but at least he enjoyed twenty years of their love. What’s more, he has two younger brothers whom he raised from infancy and needs to give a safe haven, as wel 97Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 97 Silly Zhu’s New Life in the Courtyard 四合院傻柱的新生 What would become of Silly Zhu if he transmigrated into a siheyuan courtyard? How would he deal with all the schemers there? A reborn Silly Zhu is slowly making his entrance. 111Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Siheyuan, Qin Huairu, Don't Think You Can Get Away 四合院，秦淮茹你别想跑 Li Qinghai transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1952 and awakens a System. He discovers that Qin Huairu is about to go on a blind date with Jia Dongxu, a man destined to die young. Seeing this, Li Qinghai decides to step in. Who says Qin Huairu is a bloodsucker? I, Li Qinghai, absolutely won't stand for that. With Qin Huairu looking after him, he enjoys a life of having his clothes brought to him and his meals served every day. With the System's help, Li Qinghai meets a new beautiful confidante 5Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 99 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
- 100 Siheyuan: My Sister Is Qin Huairu 四合院：我姐姐是秦淮茹 Note: This isn't an especially bitter or intense story, just an ordinary tale set in a bygone era, with some plotlines involving characters from the courtyard house. My older sister is Qin Huairu, and she actually had someone send food back for me? How can I believe that? Forget it. To avoid giving myself away, I'll just enlist in the army anyway. Five years later, in the winter of 1965, Qin Jianjun is discharged and reassigned to civilian work... The story begins here. 290Reads5.7Score—14d adds
