Novels like Siheyuan: Xu Damao Refuses to Give Up
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Siheyuan: Xu Damao Refuses to Give Up, best match first.
- 51 Siheyuan: Which One of Us Is the Beast? 四合院:咱俩谁禽兽? Yi Bu was about to go to bed when he transmigrated into the TV series Love in the Courtyard and became bound to the Beast System. At first, he was pretty put off by the System’s name. But after arriving in the courtyard, he realized it suited him perfectly. After all, the people in that courtyard were worse than beasts! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 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—14d adds
- 53 Siheyuan: I Shed My Loser Label from the Start 四合院:开局摆脱败家子头衔 The moment Lin Qiufeng opens his eyes, he discovers he’s transmigrated into a siheyuan full of beasts, and he’s currently a good-for-nothing wastrel! Plenty of vermin are scheming against him and sucking up to him! Lin Qiufeng just laughs. In response to their contempt and schemes, he turns every trick right back on them! Got a problem with that? Go eat shit! Looking for trouble? Watch your step on those dark roads, or you might break a leg! While he’s at it, he’ll become a Level Eight fitter 2.3kReads5.6Score10514d 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—Score114d adds
- 55 Siheyuan: The Foolish Zhu Turns Dark 四合院,傻柱黑化 In 1997, during a bitter winter, Shazhu died beneath a bridge. Only at the moment of his death did he finally see the truth. Heaven took pity on him and gave him a chance to be reborn, sending him back to that day in 1965. He refuses to be a widow’s pack mule ever again, or to raise three ungrateful ingrates. He’ll deal with Qin the Widow and tear Jia Zhangshi to pieces. He’s taking back everything that belongs to him! 127Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Siheyuan: Xu Damao Screens Movies 四合院:许大茂放电影 That day, Xu Damao transmigrated. He went into the mountains and screened movies. At the factory, he kept getting promoted. After seeing too much hostility everywhere, let's have something heartwarming for a change. A blend of stories from several shows, just for fun. 391Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 57 The Siheyuan's Super-Lucky Star 四合院超级无敌幸运星 A modern-day genius helps He Yuzhu achieve fame and success. His life seems to be on cheat mode, and his luck is incredible. But “Silly Zhu” still faces plenty of twists and turns in love. This time, though, he isn’t being played. Instead, he has to deal with all kinds of potential partners. The failures are the same, but the stories are different. New characters will be introduced to make the story richer. 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: Finding Bargains as a Community Police Officer 四合院:捡漏做片警 [Siheyuan courtyard + period setting + farming + no System] Chen Qiqiang transmigrates to the 1960s, when life is desperately poor. Fortunately, his father is a procurement officer, so he doesn’t have to go hungry every day. From the start, an unexpected lucky break lands him a job as a neighborhood police officer. To make his work easier, Chen Qiqiang moves into a courtyard full of scoundrels. From then on, the courtyard’s troublemakers are in for a rough time. Jia Zhangshi tries to seize someo 3Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 59 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—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 Siheyuan: I Don’t Want to Cause Trouble Either 四合院:我也不想捅娄子 Zhang Jun: This is a courtyard full of beasts? Pah! I'll show you what a real beast looks like! (This novel's male lead has something wrong with his head. He's a fool, an idiot, a pervert, and a lunatic! These are the opinions of some readers. If that's not your cup of tea, please move along. Unreasonable accusations, attacks, and insults will not be accepted. Thanks for reading! Writing with care is my way of showing warmth to all my brothers! Wishing you success in your careers and plenty of 1Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 64 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
- 65 Siheyuan: I’m Just Having Fun 四合院:我就是玩呗 Li Hao transmigrated into a courtyard house. He felt like the unluckiest man alive. His electric scooter had ended up right in a truck's blind spot as it turned, and even his metal helmet hadn't saved his life. Well, the Host he'd transmigrated into was also named Li Hao, a refugee who'd hit the jackpot. The neighborhood office had arranged for him to move into the Hongxing Courtyard and even found him a job as an apprentice at the Hongxing Steel Mill. Who could have guessed? On his very first d 32Reads8.2Score11614d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: Stirring the Pot in the Courtyard, Living Life to the Fullest 四合院:杂院抡大勺,生活乐无边 [A brand-new 2023 courtyard-house story, hot off the press!] [Master chef + down-to-earth + sincere + genius] After transmigrating into a courtyard house, He Yuzhu became Silly Zhu, a man with the same name. Cooking in the canteen? Eighty yuan a scoop! The whole factory is drooling! Jia Zhangshi wants to mooch a meal? He smashes her head in with a single scoop! He Yuzhu: “You won't get to eat three dishes in your whole life!” 1Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 67 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
- 68 A Screwed-Up Life That Begins in the Siheyuan 从四合院开始的操蛋人生 Lin Ping'an wakes up to discover that he has transmigrated into the TV drama world of Love in the Courtyard. To his shock, he has the identity of a remnant of the Qing dynasty. In an era obsessed with class background, won't he be dragged off to face a firing squad in no time? But that's all right: the System gives him a tiny chaos world from the start. Inside this little world, Lin Ping'an is the very will of Heaven. Given enough materials, he can theoretically produce anything. Looks like thin 40Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 69 Siheyuan: I'm Xu Damao, and I Love Getting a Bargain! 四合院:我许大茂,就爱占便宜! Xu Damao transmigrates, bringing along a face even more handsome than Hu Ge's, and arrives in Love in the Courtyard. What's more, it's 1952, before the story begins, and Xu Damao has only just come of age. Lou Xiao'e is still in school, Qin Huairu hasn't married into the courtyard, and Silly Zhu hasn't yet taken charge of the wok. Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui haven't become the courtyard elders yet… With his transmigrator's advantage, Xu Damao gets ahead at every turn and ultimately 176Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 70 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—14d adds
- 71 Siheyuan: Old Madam Deaf Wants Me Dead, So I’m Feasting at Her Funeral 四合院:聋老太要我死,我吃她席 Li Jianmin transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes the deaf old lady’s nephew? At first, all he wants is to live a decent life. Then he discovers that the wicked deaf old lady has repeatedly tried to kill him and steal his parents’ compensation money. If that’s how it is, then there’s nothing more to say. I’ll just eat at your funeral feast. What about her accomplices, Silly Zhu, Yi Zhonghai, and the others? I’ll send them straight off to sing “Tears Behind Bars”! Not a 1.2kReads5.3Score—14d adds
- 72 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Join the Procurement Office and Drive the Courtyard's Beasts Wild with Envy 四合院:开局入职采购员馋疯众禽 Wang Fan accidentally arrives in the 1960s and, after an unexpected mishap, becomes a resident of a courtyard. From the start, the nasty old deaf lady comes over to smash his windows and demands that he cook meat for her every day. As if he'd put up with that! He starts gathering evidence right away, first stripping her of her status as a household supported by the state, then reporting her with ironclad proof that she's an enemy spy! Silly Zhu wants to come beat him up? Then Wang Fan will make 3Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 73 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—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 Love in the Courtyard: I Am Qin Jingru 情满四合院之我是秦京茹 Qin Jingru, a modern, dazzling and vivacious beauty, was a dedicated career woman. After working herself to exhaustion, she died at her desk and transmigrated into a world based on the television drama Love in the Courtyard, where she became Xu Damao's future wife, Qin Jingru. Bound to a strategy System, she had to stop the villain Xu Damao from turning evil. From then on, she stirred up a storm in this unfamiliar era. Like an enchanting woman who could steal anyone's heart, she embarked on a jo 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 A Different Kind of Life in the Siheyuan 四合院不一样的烟火 Multiple heroines + changing the plot After transmigrating into He Yuzhu in the courtyard-house world, he rises to a high position from the start, attracting women left and right. He changes the global order and makes the whole world submit to our great China. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 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
- 78 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
- 79 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
- 80 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
- 81 Siheyuan: Invisibility Lets Me Steal Jia Zhangshi’s Coffin Savings 四合院:隐身偷光贾张氏棺材本 Zhang Zhihui transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, bringing along an Invisibility System. He’s focused on building his career and doesn’t want to get involved in the neighborhood’s petty squabbles, but there’s no helping it: this bunch of beasts are always looking for trouble. What? Bang Geng stole the money I’d saved to marry a wife? Then I’ll steal the money his grandma, Jia Zhangshi, saved for her coffin. After that, I’ll get the courtyard’s elders to hold a meeting and teach 245Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu, Get Out! 四合院,秦淮茹你给我滚 The protagonist was a down-and-out young man from the 21st century. After an accident sent his soul into a Siheyuan, he got a System to protect him, and a very different life began. White lotuses, ungrateful wolves, moralizing hypocrites, and all those things that aren't even remotely decent can stay far away from me. Come near, and I'll break your legs... 2.8kReads8.0Score10214d adds
- 83 Siheyuan: First Things First, I’ll Build a Wall 四合院,开始我先砌道墙 I'm still in the beginner stage and figuring out how to write! Here's the premise of my new story: Wang Zhuo is unwillingly transported to a newly created world, to a courtyard house. Should he live quietly, or do something different? That depends on how powerful his cheat is! With his laid-back personality, he'll just take things as they come. Life is an adventure, full of surprises! A messy life feels all the more real! 47Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 84 Siheyuan: Becoming an Engineer 四合院之成为工程师 Gao Deliang transmigrates to the year 1953 by accident and takes over the body of a university student with the same name. After passing the junior engineer qualification exam, he graduates and is assigned to work as an engineer at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, beginning his life in the Hongxing courtyard. See how he deals with the whole bunch of scoundrels and, with a vision far beyond his time, contributes through his hard work to the great rejuvenation of Huaguo. 100Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Siheyuan: King of the Beasts 四合院:众禽之王 A work of pure villainy. People say the residents of the courtyard are all beasts. Wang Pili refuses to believe it. As far as he’s concerned, who could possibly be more beastly than him? After all, he’s the king of beasts!! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 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
- 87 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
- 88 Siheyuan: What Harm Could a Fishmonger Like Me Do? 四合院:我卖鱼的能有什么坏心思 In the midst of a wild ride, he ate a peanut and, through sheer luck, a big shot well-versed in Sun Tzu's Art of War was reborn in the 1960s. He meant to keep selling fish and building up his strength, waiting for the great tide to rise in the years ahead... Who knew that from the start, Yi Zhonghai and his wife would show up claiming to be his relatives? And he even got bound to a System that lets him choose how to make people suffer bad luck? If he can make it on a bigger, more influential sta —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 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
- 90 Republic Era: I Took Command as County Magistrate with a Battalion from the Start 民国,开局带着一个营上任县长 Lin Yang was dressed in a bit-part actor's costume when he suddenly found himself in another world. He could only rely on the System to make a place for himself there. On his very first day in that world, the System gave him 100,000 silver dollars. He used the money to buy the position of county magistrate. 2Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 91 Siheyuan: In a Year of Disaster, Xu Damao Defies Fate 四合院:大灾年,许大茂逆天改命 Xu Damao transmigrates into the world of a Beijing courtyard in 1957, with a great disaster looming from the start. That year, he is only nineteen and has just become a full-time projectionist. That year, he turns over a new leaf, and his life with Lou Xiao'e gets back on track. That year, he builds up his strength and cures his infertility, so he no longer has to fear Silly Zhu. That year, he grows grain and medicinal herbs, stockpiles supplies, and waits for the year of disaster to arrive. 263Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 92 Siheyuan: I Smile Like a Psychopath. What Are You Afraid Of? 四合院:我笑的核善,你们怕什么 If you want to read about Li Zhendong using his space and the main plot to deal with Silly Zhu, start at Chapter 73. Li Zhendong transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, bringing with him a mysterious Spirit Domain space. Inside is a magical tree that grants powerful skills, and Spirit Spring water that boosts brainpower. Living creatures placed in the space can reproduce rapidly. From then on, Li Zhendong never has to worry about food again... After a series of conflicts, he decid —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Xu Damao Gets Divorced from the Start 许大茂开局就离婚 No brutality, no darkness. If you like dark stories, please move along! Set against the backdrop of Love in the Courtyard and another TV drama, this story tells of a very different life for Xu Damao. 1Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 94 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
- 95 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
- 96 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
- 97 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's New Beginning 四合院之何雨柱的新生 He transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and even becomes He Yuzhu. He stays away from all the ridiculous messes. Don’t try to guilt-trip me with morality. If you have something to say, just say it. He sticks to his own values and way of life. There is a System, but it isn’t all that overpowered. 2kReads7.9Score—14d adds
- 98 Siheyuan: Unlucky Bang Geng's Great-Uncle Has Arrived 四合院:倒霉棒梗大爷驾到 They say you have to be born into a good family. Who the hell told me transmigrating into the right person mattered too? Bang Geng! Jia Geng! What did I do to deserve this? I arrive, and my dad's already dead! I can handle that! The real problem is that I took Xiao Dang and Huai Hua out to eat chicken today! And of all things, Grandma Jia Zhangshi managed to wheedle the truth out of us. Sigh! Huai Hua's still so little, she just doesn't know any better. Anyway, Silly Zhu's the idiot who took the 1.2kReads8.4Score11514d adds
- 99 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
- 100 Siheyuan: Winning Over He Yushui from the Start 四合院之开局拿下何雨水 Sun Xiaokong had been working overtime at a funeral home. After returning to his dorm, he was eating instant noodles and watching a show when he transmigrated into the world of Birds Crow in the Courtyard. He became the mastermind behind the scenes. Whatever happens has nothing to do with me. I'm a good person in the courtyard. 21.7kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds

















































