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- 1 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—14d adds
- 2 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—14d adds
- 3 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—14d adds
- 4 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—14d adds
- 5 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—14d adds
- 6 The Life of Silly Zhu 傻柱的一生 The loves and grudges of He Yuzhu and the residents of his courtyard will reshape He Yuzhu’s personality and bring in some new characters. No harem, and every grudge will be repaid… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is No Fool 四合院：傻柱不傻 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 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—14d adds
- 9 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
- 10 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—14d adds
- 11 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
- 12 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—14d adds
- 13 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—14d adds
- 14 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Married a Village Girl and Drove the Neighbors Mad 四合院：开局娶村姑，众禽气疯了 Li Hongqi’s soul transmigrated to the 1960s. He was mocked while on a blind date with two sisters. After the older sister turned him down, the younger one confessed her feelings for him. From then on, Qin Jingru became the happiest heroine, while Li Hongqi built her a luxurious modern courtyard home, complete with an integrated indoor bathroom and heating system. It attracted attention from all quarters and plenty of envy. The beasts of the courtyard schemed against him? He turned the tables and 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Siheyuan: Reborn, Yi Zhonghai Gives Up 四合院：重生后，易中海摆烂了 In his previous life, Yi Zhonghai tied Silly Zhu and Qin Huairu together so he could have someone look after him in his old age. But after he died, his soul did not fade away. He followed Silly Zhu and watched him buy houses and arrange marriages for Qin Huairu's children. He watched them drain every last bit of value from Silly Zhu, then throw him out into the freezing winter once he could no longer work. In the end, Silly Zhu, who had spent his whole life acting foolish and tough in the Sih 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 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—14d adds
- 17 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—14d adds
- 18 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—14d adds
- 19 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
- 20 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—14d adds
- 21 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—14d adds
- 22 Siheyuan: Returning from the Army as a Grade Six Technician 四合院：当兵归来从六级技术员起 (Siheyuan courtyard + System + everyday life + changing the plot) Chen Jinguang transmigrates into the 1950s and 60s, becoming a second-generation heir and a notorious playboy in the capital. After returning from five years of military service, he passes the exam to become a Level Six technician and moves into a siheyuan courtyard in Nanluoguxiang. He obtains a god-tier mission check-in System. As long as he completes check-in missions, he can earn a wealth of resource rewards. “Thirty jin of wh 51Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 23 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—14d adds
- 24 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—14d adds
- 25 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—14d adds
- 26 Siheyuan: Inherit Jigong's Legacy and Avenge My Father 四合院：获得济公传承，为父报仇 Geng Mingshan transmigrates into an era of shortages, only to see his adoptive father, who raised him for eleven years, die in prison after the entire courtyard conspires to report him. Geng Mingshan inherits Jigong's legacy, learning all kinds of magic and gaining Jigong's magic fan. Every wave of the fan increases his cultivation. His father raised him, but now that he wants to repay that kindness, his father is gone. The vengeance for his father's murder can never be shared. He dares not forg 284Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 27 Love in the Courtyard: I Am Silly Zhu 情满四合院之我是傻柱 The train of time thunders forward, bound for an unknown destination, and He Yuzhu furrows his brow. Having transmigrate into the body of a man with the same name, he silently vows never to meet the fate of the original story and never to live a miserable life. First things first: he will keep his distance from the widow. [Courtyard House: currently serialized] Next world: [An Ordinary Life]. 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Siheyuan: I'm the Little Prince of Late Nights 四合院：我是熬夜小王子 Ma Yue, who loves staying up late, transmigrates into the story of the courtyard. At the unreliable System’s urging, he has to turn Forty-Nine City into a city that never sleeps. There’s none of the usual stuff from other fanfics: fighting over family property, competing for houses, and getting beaten up. Ma Yue is sorely disappointed! “How am I supposed to get revenge like this?” “If you won’t let me have my fun, then nobody gets to sleep! Get up and party!” —Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 29 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—14d adds
- 30 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—14d adds
- 31 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
- 32 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
- 33 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Unconventional Life 四合院之傻柱的另类人生 Zhuzi transmigrates into the courtyard of The Birds of the Courtyard. Knowing how the story goes, he is determined not to be a doormat. He face-slaps Xu Damao, outsmarts Yan Laoxi, rejects Qin Huairu, and uses all sorts of outrageous tricks to climb step by step to the pinnacle of life... 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 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—14d adds
- 35 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
- 36 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
- 37 Siheyuan: I Want to Be a Beast 四合院：我要做禽兽 [If you’re here for an absurdly overpowered golden finger, keep moving!!!] He Yuzhu woke up to find he’d become He Yuzhu, the biggest doormat in a period drama! But he was a stunning beauty. Why had he transmigrated into a man? Just as he was lamenting how absurd his transmigration was, and how the original owner had squandered a winning hand, he heard a wonderful voice. His golden finger had finally arrived! “Eligible Host detected. The Legend-Crafting System requests a contract. Do you agree?” 895Reads8.0Score10214d adds
- 38 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
- 39 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—14d adds
- 40 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—14d adds
- 41 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 786Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 42 Siheyuan: I Have a Hundred Empress Sisters 四合院：我有一百个女帝妹妹 Pang Hu, the food supermarket instructor: “Congratulations, Host! You’ve received ingredients from your younger sister. Within 24 hours, prepare one million lunch boxes with meat and vegetable options.” He Xiaohu: “Hey, Pang Hu! What are the prices for the lunch boxes?” Pang Hu: “Host! One meat lunch box costs just ten one-jin grain coupons. Coupons from any province are accepted. One vegetable lunch box costs just two jin of grain coupons.” “As long as a million people can eat their fill, who c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Siheyuan: A Reborn Academician Starts Out as a Translator 四合院：院士重生，从翻译员开始 In her previous life, Chen Guohua was a nationally renowned scholar, always stepping forward whenever the country faced trouble. He thought that once he had more time to spare, he could give his wife and daughter a happy life. But who could have imagined it? When Chen Guohua returned to look for the wife and daughter he had abandoned, he learned that the residents of the courtyard had driven them back to the countryside. In the end, they had even starved to death! Chen Guohua was consumed with r —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Enduring Legacy of Cao Feng in Siheyuan 四合院之曹风永存 Cao Feng, who has a bit of Wei Wu's flair, transmigrates into Silly Zhu's body and gains the golden finger 'Chef God Mode.' Only then does Cao Feng realize that the courtyard is just a pond. The real world begins once he ventures out. PS: This book isn't too dark, and it doesn't have that much animosity toward the original characters. Please don't flame it if it's not to your taste! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 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
- 46 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—14d adds
- 47 The Siheyuan, Starting in 4660 四合院从4660年开始 The protagonist, Li Chenghao, has his soul transmigrate from 2022 into the body of someone from the past who shares his name. A few days later, a System appears. Its first demand is that he move into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. When Li Chenghao arrives, he finds himself amid all the chaos in the courtyard. To earn the System’s rewards, he has to pull a few little tricks there from time to time, but the benefits are simply irresistible. From the moment he arrives at the courtyard, Li Cheng —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Siheyuan: A Hodgepodge of Period Dramas 四合院：年代剧大杂烩 Transmigration + Food + Everyday Life + Showing Off + Changing the Plot + One Female Lead + Mutual Devotion I transmigrated into He Yuzhu, and there’s a bug: a System has grown right on top of him. It’s not great, but it’ll do. Get married, settle down, soak up the spirit of the times, grow alongside the country, and witness an era of change. This novel isn’t full of hostility. The main framework follows the TV series, but some events will be changed. The main goal is to capture all aspects of l 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 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—14d adds
- 50 Siheyuan: Back to 1960, Starting in the Security Division 四合院：回到六零，从保卫科开始 A new work is out! You can read my story on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 800Reads6.5Score—14d adds
