Novels like Love in the Courtyard: Two Guns Against the Beasts
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Love in the Courtyard: Two Guns Against the Beasts, best match first.
- 1 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... 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 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? 25Reads5.1Score—Shelves
- 3 Siheyuan: My Rules Are the Rules 四合院，我的规矩就是规矩 After transmigrating into a Beijing courtyard, all I want is a quiet life. But the whole bunch of troublemakers keep popping up, each taking their turn in the spotlight. Since they won't behave, the protagonist will have to set some rules and do a proper job of managing these troublemakers. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Siheyuan: Marrying Qin Huairu Is My Good Fortune 四合院：娶了秦淮茹是我的福气 He arrives in Love in the Courtyard and snatches Qin Huairu from under everyone’s nose from the start. Bound to a System that strengthens his skills, he begins a happy life with a wife and children, warm meals, and no worries about food, drink, or daily necessities! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is No Fool 四合院，傻柱不傻 After transmigrating into the Siheyuan as Sha Zhu, the pretty widow still wants to borrow money from him? Not a chance. Not only will he refuse to lend her any, he'll make her pay back everything she owes from before. What do you mean, you don't have it? Then tell me how you plan to repay me. Xu Damao wants to steal his girl? I'll make sure you can't even get a bite of my leftovers. Any other shameless jerks have a problem with that? I'll tame them one by one... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Siheyuan: From the Start, I’m Silly Zhu, and I Have No System 四合院：开局傻柱，从无系统开始 [Siheyuan] [No System] Right after finishing Love in the Courtyard, He Yuzhu transmigrated into the show as its male lead, Silly Zhu. Faced with the bloodsucking Qin Huairu, He Yuzhu started breaking away from her and refused to let her take advantage of him. You want me to admit I stole the chicken? I’ll turn around and report Bang Geng! You want me to steal cornmeal for you? Keep dreaming. With no System, He Yuzhu relied on his own abilities to rise step by step to the top. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 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
- 8 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
- 9 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
- 10 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
- 11 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
- 12 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 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 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. 191Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 14 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Went on a Face-Slapping Rampage 四合院：开局疯狂打脸 I opened and closed my eyes, and suddenly I was in the 1960s. What kind of life does a factory union worker lead? I'm going to become the richest person in the world... Face-slapping the rich, handsome young master? Watch me stage a comeback! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 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
- 16 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
- 17 Siheyuan: More Children, More Blessings, While the Troublemakers Suffer 四合院：多子多福，禽兽叫苦 Chen Deming transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and, of all things, finds himself a beautiful wife. Over the next few years, they have seven children in a row. Each of his seven sons has a special talent. Some are highly skilled in martial arts, some are exceptionally intelligent, and others have extraordinary abilities… Then one day, Bang Geng tries to teach Chen Deming's seven sons a lesson. Chen Deming's sons break his ribs on the spot. Jia Zhangshi: “You dare hit my grandson? I'll kill —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Siheyuan: Please Don’t Lecture Me on How to Be a Person 四合院：请不要教我做人 Siheyuan + soldier king + tycoon + urban life + System Gu Fan is 24 years old. Orphaned by a fallen soldier at 15, he was taken by his parents' comrades into the military, a fiery crucible where he spent nine years tempered and tested on the southwestern border of his country. Two months ago, while leading his troops in a fierce battle against the Indian army, Gu Fan was struck in the head by a rock blasted loose by an enemy shell in the trenches. He was gravely wounded and lost consciousness on 37Reads5.0Score—Shelves
- 19 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
- 20 Siheyuan: Arresting the Whole Courtyard from the Start, Driving the Ne'er-Do-Wells Crazy 四合院：开局逮捕全院，逼疯众禽 Cao Hongbo never expected that he would transmigrate, let alone into the legendary world of Love in the Courtyard. When faced with all the foul, outrageous nonsense in the courtyard, why bother being polite? He simply turns around and reports them. Bang Geng is implicated in a murder and executed by firing squad, Jia Zhangshi deliberately covers it up, Qin Huairu seizes someone else’s property, and the deaf old lady has faked her identity... Cao Hongbo sends this whole bunch of beasts to prison 175Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Siheyuan: So What If I’m a Scumbag? 四合院：人渣咋滴了 [There is a System, but it only appears once. It won't appear again later in the story. The author's only reason for including the System is to give the protagonist a better explanation for how he obtains certain things.] Fang Yu, from the 21st century, accidentally falls into the water. By the time he wakes up, he's arrived in the 1960s. And the kicker is that he lives in a place known as the Beast-Filled Courtyard. This… Wait, thank goodness, he even has the standard-issue 24Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 22 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. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Siheyuan: Adopted by Qin from the Start 四合院：开局被秦收养 Cao Meng transmigrated into the adopted son of Qin Huairu, only to be thrown out from the start. From the start, he gained a sign-in System, along with a spatial spring. Then Jia Dongxu unexpectedly died, leaving behind his wife and daughter. He signed in to get top-tier medical skills and brought Yu Li on as his assistant! He signed in to get appraisal skills, found a priceless treasure, and made all the busybodies green with envy! The greater his abilities grew, the more responsibilities he ha 10Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 24 Siheyuan: I’ve Turned into Silly Zhu 四合院：我变成了傻住 One late night, modern-day He Yuzhu unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of "Love in the Courtyard", taking over the body of another man named He Yuzhu. At the same time, He Yuzhu gains a gene-copying System. With this golden finger System, Silly Zhu not only gives the courtyard’s “snakes, rats, oxen, and sheep,” along with everyone else who bullied him, a thorough beating, but also becomes a legendary figure in the courtyard. 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Drive a Wedge Between Qin Huairu and Her Family 四合院：开局离间秦淮茹一家 Back in the 1950s, he is He Yuzhu, living in the courtyard. He has no idea what's going on, when He Daqing slaps him so hard he goes flying. He is about to abandon his son and daughter and leave with his widowed lover. He Yuzhu is so furious he could burst a blood vessel. "I went through all that trouble to transmigrate here from Earth, and you're still standing here talking to me??" He Yuzhu: "Close your eyes! I'm going to kill you!" He raises a leg and kicks He Daqing to the ground. As He Daqi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 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
- 27 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
- 28 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
- 29 Siheyuan: Rewriting the Past, I’m Silly Zhu the Master Chef 四合院：修改过去，我神厨傻柱。 [Humor + Comedy + System + Face-Slapping + Feel-Good] He Yuzhu transmigrates into the courtyard compound and changes the past from the start. [Ding! You’ve obtained the God of Cooking title and 15,000 yuan!] When the chicken from Xu Damao’s home gets stolen, He Yuzhu humiliates everyone at the courtyard meeting. In the kitchen, he makes Xu Damao impotent and gives him premature ejaculation. What a scumbag! He gets revenge on Banggeng with one shot, killing two birds with one stone. Both of them —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 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. 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Siheyuan: The Rise of the Pocket Dimension 四合院之空间崛起 One day, Hou Xiaotian transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. He was so annoyed that he never finished watching the show and only got through a little over twenty episodes, so he only has a vague grasp of the plot. Fortunately, he brings a pocket dimension with him when he transmigrates. It starts out only as big as a fist. Now watch him use it to truly rise to prominence. 249Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 32 Siheyuan: The Sea King's Pinduoduo System 四合院，海王的拼夕夕系统 A simp in his past life, a womanizer in this one Plus an endlessly nagging System He never backs down when stirring up trouble, but readily admits defeat when playing the victim A petty crook, a freeloader, a hoodlum, a thug This is how you do a siheyuan story right —Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 33 Siheyuan: He Xi 四合院之何曦 This is my first book, and I dedicate it to all the readers who, like me, enjoy Siheyuan stories. I hope you’ll see a different side of the Siheyuan. Please forgive me if anything doesn’t quite meet your expectations. This story aims to make up for some of the regrets readers may have from the book and the TV series, especially when it comes to certain characters and events. There’s no malice in this book, and no bullying the “birds.” The protagonist simply gives everyone choices, especially He 62Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 34 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—Shelves
- 35 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated as Silly Zhu and Became Everyone’s Favorite 四合院：穿越成傻柱，我成香饽饽 Chen Yu was a nobody among online novelists. When the pandemic left him unemployed at home, he started writing web novels. One stormy night, as thunder rumbled and lightning flashed and the magnetic field went haywire, Chen Yu was writing by candlelight when he transmigrated to the era of "Love in the Courtyard". He suddenly became He Yuzhu, the very man he had looked down on most. What Chen Yu hadn't expected was for a plague of rats to break out in the courtyard. The N95 mask he had brought wi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 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. 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 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
- 38 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
- 39 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
- 40 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
- 41 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
- 42 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
- 43 It All Began When Liang Ladi Knocked Me Down in the Siheyuan 四合院从被梁拉娣撞倒开始 Xu Damao transmigrates and discovers he has landed in a parallel world that combines stories from various eras. So why wait? Some villains have been itching to get at him for a long time. It's time to let them feel the fist of justice. Please ignore minor timeline inconsistencies~ 66Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 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—Shelves
- 45 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. 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 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
- 47 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—Shelves
- 48 Siheyuan: I Have a Million, but Pretend to Be Broke from the Start 四合院：开局百万我装穷光蛋 Love on Jiudao Bay: one family of bloodsuckers. Watching the show will send your blood pressure through the roof, as fortunes shift unpredictably. One day, he transmigrates as Yang Shumao, with a million supplies in hand from the start and an infinite storage space. Watch him drive away the beasts and bloodsuckers infesting the place! 54Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Siheyuan: I Really Am Just Helping People 四合院：我真的在助人为乐 A young man from the modern era transmigrates into Silly Zhu in 1965. Luckily, he brings along a “Do Good Deeds” System. The first thing he has to face is Xu Damao accusing him of stealing a chicken! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 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—Shelves
