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- 1 Siheyuan: I Became Invincible After Collecting Qin Huairu's Resentment 四合院：从收集秦淮茹怨气后无敌 Chu Yu transmigrated into the courtyard, only to discover that Qin Huairu had called off their engagement because he was poor! His neighbors and relatives also ostracized him in every way. Then his System activated, and Chu Yu's life got better and better each day. Qin Huairu regretted it. She was jealous! Qin Huairu: Can't you give me one more chance? 24Reads5.1Score—Shelves
- 2 The Siheyuan: Turning My Life Around 四合院之逆转人生 This is a journey of reversal, and Xu Damao’s fate is finally going to be rewritten. Watch him turn his life around. I, Xu Damao, refuse to be a saint. Just watch how I deliver a face-slapping to Sha Zhu, and how I turn the tables, step by step, from an insignificant nobody... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Siheyuan: Life After Transmigrating Is Wonderful 四合院：穿越生活很美好 The moment Li Shengli opens his eyes, he discovers that he has transmigrated to the resource-scarce 1960s. And not just anywhere, but into that courtyard compound full of scoundrels. He himself is a lovesick fool who has practically let Qin Huairu bleed him dry. He has just finished stewing pork with vermicelli when Qin Huairu shows up at his door asking for some. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Siheyuan: Blasting the Vampires from the Start 四合院，开局炮轰吸血鬼 A real man never messes around! One word: guts. Transmigrated to the capital, he blows the bloodsuckers away right from the start. Then he gets down to business and builds a better life. From then on, happiness is his for the taking. —Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 5 Siheyuan: A Reborn Baby Is Adopted by the First Master 四合院：重生婴儿竟被一大爷收养 When I opened my eyes, I had become an abandoned baby, barely clinging to life in the bitter winter of Beiping. Just as my consciousness began to fade, a man in work clothes picked me up. Yi Zhonghai, an eighth-grade fitter at the steel mill, was destined to become my adoptive father. Beneath the cozy bustle of courtyard life lurked schemes, and the neighbors’ concern always came with ulterior motives. Reborn with memories of my past life, I could see it all clearly. Master Yi was upright and k 916Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Siheyuan: Cao Cao Transmigrates into He Yuzhu 四合院：曹操穿越何雨柱 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Siheyuan: The Rise of the Heaven-Defying Rebate System 四合院：逆天返利系统的崛起 This is the story of Jiang Deyu, who unexpectedly gains the [Family Rebate] System and earns enormous rewards by giving selflessly. In this other world, he has an older brother, Jiang Defu, who is a naval officer, and a younger sister, Jiang Dehua. After earning outstanding military honors, he retires due to injury and turns to industry, becoming deputy director of the Red Star Steel Mill and taking charge of factory security. Faced with all kinds of people, Jiang Deyu uses the System to thwart 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Siheyuan: I'm Silly Zhu, and I Refuse to Be Anyone's Fall Guy 四合院：我傻柱绝不做冤大头 Birdsong fills the courtyard, and He Yuzhu has somehow transmigrated to the 1960s! Qin Huairu, three scheming old men, and a bunch of ungrateful people: He Yuzhu wears a cold grin. "Taking charge of this courtyard is my new life!" 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Siheyuan: Starting with Love in Nine River Bend! 四合院：从情满九道弯开始！ [Siheyuan + Love Fills the Nine-Bend Bay + Business Warfare + Putting the Baddies in Their Place!] He transmigrates into Love Fills the Nine-Bend Bay and becomes the male lead, Yang Shumao. After ten grueling years, he finally awakens the [Technology Analysis System] just before the story begins. It all starts when he returns to the city from his years as an educated youth. He ruins Jia Shifa's reputation, gets the better of his parasitic family, wins the female lead's heart, and sets off a stor —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 An Ordinary Man in the Siheyuan 四合院平凡人 A passionate era, a beautiful era: embracing life and loving it amid ordinary days… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 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. 2.1kReads7.1Score102Shelves
- 12 Siheyuan: Beating Banggeng from the Start 四合院：开局暴打棒梗 Chen Ergou, a successful man in the new era, unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of a period drama set in a courtyard. From the start, he beats Bang Geng until he runs away in terror. With the System’s golden finger and knowledge far ahead of his time, he makes a name for himself and shakes the world. 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Siheyuan: I Just Want to Live My Own Life Well 四合院之我只想过好自己的日子 Jiang Feng accidentally transmigrates to the 1950s and discovers that he's landed in Love in the Courtyard, the fanfiction he often reads on Tomato. Since he hasn't read the original novel or watched the TV series, all he knows from reading the fanfiction is that there isn't a single good person in the entire courtyard. The authors also write transmigrators as if they're idiots, so he decides to show everyone in the courtyard just what a transmigrator can do. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Love in the Courtyard: Silly Zhu and Dam Mao 情满四合院之傻柱与大茂 After transmigrating into the story of Love in the Courtyard as Silly Zhu, he sets out to turn his life around and avoid the fate he had in the original plot. He becomes brothers with Xu Damao and a winner in life. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Siheyuan: Going to the Countryside as a Sent-Down Youth with Bang Geng 四合院：从和棒梗知青下乡开始 By accident, he transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan stories and becomes a scumbag. He’d always been the sort to cozy up to the rich, and he abandoned the woman carrying his child, even though they were about to get married. The night before he was sent to the countryside, he regained the memories of his past life and chose to go there willingly. On the train, his family’s treasured jade pendant gave him a pocket dimension. He’ll atone for everything he did and make sure she lives a s —Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 16 A Carefree Life for a Nobody in the Siheyuan 四合院之废物的惬意人生 With the help of the Useless Aid System, an even more useless man than Sha Zhu makes his way through life in the Siheyuan. After settling in, this newcomer gradually blossoms over time. The pace of this book is a little slow. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Beat Banggeng to a Pulp 四合院：开局暴揍棒梗 After unexpectedly transmigrating into the world of the TV series about life in a Beijing courtyard, Chen Ergou gains a System and a golden finger. See how he deals with the bunch of scoundrels in the courtyard and becomes its most powerful grand patriarch! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Living in a Siheyuan: I Turned Out to Be He Yuzhu 人在四合院：我居然是何雨柱 He woke up one morning and found he had transmigrated into He Yuzhu in a Siheyuan. Standing at the entrance to the infamous courtyard, He Yuzhu wore a cold smile. With He Yuzhu’s arrival, the train of the times began picking up speed. The courtyard full of beasts would no longer be ruled by beasts. A warm, simple, everyday story... Come along and step into that era... 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Sign-In Across the Heavens, Starting in Siheyuan 签到诸天从四合院开始 “Ding, sign-in successful, First Master.” “Ding, Second Master signed in successfully. Blacksmith level increased to 7.” “Ding, Xu Damao signed in successfully. You have gained a new ability: you can't lay eggs.” After wandering for a long time in the world of Love in the Courtyard. 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Siheyuan: I Steal Jia Dongxu's Match from the Start 四合院：开局截胡贾东旭 In 1953, Jia Dongxu sets out from the 49th City for Qin Family Village in Changping to bring home his bride. On the way, a man who drops from the sky crushes his neck and breaks his spine. The man absorbs Jia Dongxu’s memories and takes over his identity. Riding Jia Dongxu’s borrowed old bicycle, he continues his journey to propose. This time, Qin Huairu doesn’t become a young widow. Nor does she have to live under the same roof as her wicked mother-in-law, Jia Zhangshi. Instead, she and the new 30Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 21 Transmigrate to the Siheyuan: How a Villain Is Made! 穿越四合院：坏蛋是怎样炼成的！ Just because Banggeng objected, Silly Zhu waited eight years for Qin Huairu without marrying her. Yet when Banggeng got married, Silly Zhu eagerly handed over a house for him to use as his wedding home! Silly Zhu, Silly Zhu... was he really stupid? Why had Jia Zhangshi, despite her family’s straitened circumstances, become addicted to painkillers? Had Granny Deaf really been kind to First Master just so he would look after her in her old age? Jia Dongxu died unexpectedly in a “workplace acci 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Refuse to Be a Doormat 重生傻柱，拒绝当怨种 Back in the 1960s, he arrives at a Siheyuan crawling with birds. What, he's actually the God of War, He Yuzhu! “Ding! Host has activated the Hundredfold Return System.” “Ding! The Host's diligent work has been detected. Your Steel Plant wages of 37.5 yuan have been issued. You receive a hundredfold return: 3,750 yuan has been deposited!” What kind of divine System is this? In an era of scarce supplies, am I going to become the compound's first ten-thousand-yuan household? “Ding! The Host's dilig 800Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 23 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Train the Whole Pack of Beasts 四合院：重生傻柱调教众禽兽 He Yuzhu, one of the so-called "four-nothings youth" of the future, dies suddenly and is reborn in the 1960s as Silly Zhu from a TV drama. Facing all the scoundrels surrounding him, He Yuzhu clenches his fist of "justice" and launches a fierce counterattack. 193Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 24 Siheyuan: Putting the Brutes in Their Place, Silly Zhu Reigns Supreme 四合院之整治孽畜，傻柱为王 No System, and the protagonist is smart. The early pacing is a little slow. Overnight, he transmigrates into the courtyard just as the chicken theft takes place, and Silly Zhu launches his campaign to set things right. He gets revenge without delay and makes the beasts work for him. Anyone who won’t behave gets dealt with. The whole courtyard is packed with vile beasts, and they’re all fair game. The courtyard is his own little urban farming plot, his very own city estate. 215Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Siheyuan: I Steal Qin Huairu Away and Make a Fortune 四合院：截胡秦淮茹，我赚翻了 Wang Fugui transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and activates a redemption System! On Jia Dongxu's wedding day, Wang Fugui decisively steals the bride and gets a taste of Qin Huairu. [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You successfully stole Qin Huairu and completed your first mission. Reward: 1,000 redemption coins.] When Jia Zhangshi comes to his door, pretending to be possessed, Wang Fugui gives her a taste of her own medicine! [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You successfully scared 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Put Laxatives in the Chicken Soup 四合院：开局鸡汤放泻药 Feng Qi is a third-rate audiobook narrator. He had just clicked on “Beasts All Over the Courtyard” and heard the opening music when he was sent to the world of the courtyard-house compound. With his all-purpose System, what path will Feng Qi choose? Help Silly Zhu, or side with the villains? It all comes down to a single thought. 46Reads5.0Score—Shelves
- 27 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is No Fool 四合院：傻柱不傻 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Siheyuan: The Women's Star 四合院：妇女之星 [An Old Setup + Fresh Gags + Everyday Life + A Little of Everything + Light Humor + A Touch of Cunning + Steady Pacing] Chen Qing swore that in his next life he would never be a simp again. Then he transmigrated into the world of the courtyard house and acquired the Simp God System. Damn it! One day, as Chen Qing helped the old ladies and young wives in the courtyard make handicrafts for foreign currency and dance in the square, he became the envy of all the men, young and old, and a woman-hated 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Siheyuan: Livestock-Raising System as a Starting Reward 四合院：开局奖励养殖系统 Liu Manjun transmigrated! He didn't end up as some dashing ancient king, marquis, general, or minister, nor in the hustle and bustle of a modern city. Instead, he transmigrated into the plot of the TV drama The Courtyard. But as soon as he arrived, he was falsely accused of stealing three chickens from Xu Damao's family. “Exactly! We can't keep this guy here. We have to kick him out, or there'll never be peace in this courtyard.” “That's right. Our chickens have been stolen more than once or twi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Across the Screen: Starting with Beating Up Bang Geng 影视世界从暴打棒梗开始 Li Wen inexplicably gained the ability to transmigrate between worlds, but he couldn’t control it. And so, his extraordinary journey began. His first stop was a courtyard house world in 1965. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 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… 329Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Siheyuan: Rising Against the Wind 四合院之迎风而起 If you returned to an era of scarcity, what would you most want to do? Li Mingtang transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. And begins a life of cheats and good fortune. The blurb doesn’t do it justice. I’m a new author, so please be kind. 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Siheyuan: I Eloped with Lou Xiao'e on My Wedding Day 四合院：结婚时，我带娄晓娥逃跑 Just after Li Jianhua transmigrated, he faced a difficult choice: his lifesaver, Lou Xiao'e, was about to be forced into marrying Xu Damao. She was unwilling and asked him for help. So here's the question: should he help her or not? If he helps her, how can he get her out of the heavily guarded Lou family home? Li Jianhua racked his brains but still couldn't think of a way out, until he saw Xu Damao passing nearby. A flawless plan immediately sprang to mind. Heh, Brother Damao, sorry about this~ —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 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 64Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 35 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 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Siheyuan: I Became a Tycoon by Talking Back 四合院：变成首富从怼人开始 [Siheyuan + System + lighthearted + reborn + transmigrate + tycoon + urban farming] “I transmigrated into a siheyuan?!” Xu Wan was dumbfounded. He'd actually transmigrated! “Xu Wan, get out here right now, you chicken thief!” “Xu Wan, come out and give us an explanation!” Xu Wan was already annoyed, and now he heard a crowd outside dumping the blame on him! “Get lost, all of you! Who wants your chicken? You have plenty of chickens!” [Ding! The Insulting People System has activated successfully.] 67Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 In the Siheyuan: I Snatched Yu Li from the Start 四合院之开局截胡于莉 The protagonist is a chef. One day, while cooking, he accidentally gets shocked by electricity. When he opens his eyes, he discovers that he has arrived in the world of Love in the Courtyard. To his surprise, he has also gained X-ray vision. He uses it to gamble on stones and buy antiques, gradually amassing a fortune. In love, he gets ahead of Third Master’s daughter-in-law Yu Li from the very start, and together they build a wonderful life. 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 A Comfortable Life in Siheyuan 四合院安逸人生 After transmigrating into the world of Siheyuan, I become Silly Zhu, the simp known throughout the neighborhood. In this life, I know how the story goes, and I’m going to stay behind the scenes and stir things up, stir things up, stir things up. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Siheyuan: Famous Scene Check-In System 四合院：名场面打卡系统 [Feel-good fiction + smart protagonists + two heroines + good and evil both meet their just deserts] Li Yu is a mechanical maintenance technician from the future, but he gets kicked back sixty years into the world of the Courtyard of Beasts. The System orders him to visit all the iconic scenes from the original story and make sure every scoundrel gets what they deserve. Li Yu can only say: This is so hard. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Siheyuan: Transmigrating Begins with Binding a System 四合院：穿越从绑定系统开始 [Courtyard House + System + Transmigration + From the Start + Changing the Plot] After an accident, Ma Hua transmigrates into the world of the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, becoming He Yuzhu’s apprentice, who shares his name. From the start, he has an invincible System. He had planned to shut the door and live a quiet, comfortable life, but the System automatically bound him to a mission to save He Yuzhu. Fine! Besides, he can’t stand watching the beasts in the courtyard bully He Yuzhu. But wh 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Love in the Courtyard: Stealing Everything 情满四合院之偷取万物 Warning! Warning! Warning! This story has a dark tone. Do not read if you’re a self-righteous do-gooder. This is a dark courtyard story that stays true to the original. The male lead is no good guy. His principle is simple: if you treat me well, I’ll treat you well. If you don’t, that’s fine. But if you dare mess with me, I’ll make you wish you were dead. 99Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Siheyuan: All I Want Is to Cultivate Immortality 四合院：我只想修仙 He Yixia of another world had once been a supreme immortal emperor, high above all others. But while discussing the Dao with a rival, he was ambushed. Just as he thought he was about to be reduced to dust, he unexpectedly found himself reborn in a courtyard house. What was even more surprising was that everyone in this place was a remarkable talent, and the house was full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers: the super chef He Yuzhu, the “husband-killing” empress Qin Huairu, and the lecher Xu —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Siheyuan: Deputy Factory Director from the Start 四合院：开局副厂长 (This book won’t dwell on the petty squabbles of courtyard life, and it won’t be too full of hostility. It’s all based on the author’s imagination, so it may not be very rigorous. If you dislike Qin Huairu, don’t read. If you dislike cultivation, don’t read. It may be terrible, but the author likes it. If you’ve read this blurb and want to quit, go ahead!!!) Li An transmigrates to 1959. Looking at a world waiting to be rebuilt, his heart swells with ambition. Just watch how I, Li An, make a new 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Siheyuan: Starting as a Procurement Officer in the 1960s 四合院：六十年代，从采购员开始 When Chen Guoqiang wakes up, he finds himself in the beast-filled courtyard. There's the impartial First Uncle, the desire-free Second Uncle, the generous Third Uncle, the chaste and virtuous Qin Huairu, He Dazhu, who never hits anyone, and Bang Geng, the legendary master thief... In this era of scarcity, Chen Guoqiang uses his technical-college education to land a job as a procurement clerk. With help from his spatial realm, he thrives. When arguments break out in the courtyard, he wants no par —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Siheyuan Fate Compass 四合院之命运罗盘 Börjigin Ye Qiu transmigrates into a Siheyuan and, from the start, wants to wipe out the entire Jia family. At just sixteen years old, how is he supposed to survive in this era? Fortunately, he has a golden finger! As he upgrades his golden finger, he also helps those who are suffering... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 The Heaven-Chosen Villain of the Siheyuan 四合院天命大反派 With the spirit of Jian’an and the fate of a great antagonist, modern man Sun Jian’an transmigrates into The Birds Fill the Courtyard. As long as he viciously torments the whole pack of beasts, he can earn Villain Points and reach the pinnacle of life. So what are you waiting for? If they’re not dead yet, torment them until they are! 1Reads5.1Score—Shelves
- 47 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—Shelves
- 48 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—Shelves
- 49 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu 四合院：重生傻柱 In his old age, He Yuzhu was completely drained and left destitute. His own son and family were nowhere to be found, and he had no one to care for him. Relying on the three ungrateful members of the Jia family to look after him was nothing but wishful thinking. At last, he was driven out of his own home, his own courtyard. Looking back on his life, He Yuzhu regretted everything. On that freezing winter day, the cold and snow gave him one final layer of warmth, letting him leave this world unseen 440Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 50 Siheyuan: The System Blesses My Path to Ascension 四合院：系统祝我飞升路 If you transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, what would you do? Liu Chongfeng chooses to strengthen the nation while taking down scumbags. The scoundrels regret ever being born, while the protagonist ascends on the spot. 95Reads5.8Score—Shelves
