Novels like Siheyuan: Becoming Silly Zhu from the Start and Snatching Lou Xiao'e
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- 1 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. 222Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Siheyuan: I Got God-Tier Cooking Skills from the Start 四合院：开局获得神级厨艺 In that extraordinary era, everyone silently endured the crushing weight of daily life. Having enough food and clothes was nothing but a dream. But when a soul from the twenty-first century entered a courtyard home, everything changed... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 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—14d adds
- 4 Siheyuan: I Transmigrate into Silly Zhu 四合院：穿越成傻柱 I transmigrated and became Silly Zhu, only to be falsely accused of stealing a chicken. Watch me prove my innocence, and refuse to let the widow string me along. I won't get caught up in the neighbors' gossip or bogged down by petty factory business. I'll quietly plan my path to riches and wait for the winds of reform and opening up. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 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! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Siheyuan: This Guy Never Lets Himself Lose Out 四合院：这人不吃一点亏啊 As Zhao Yuanming munches on sunflower seeds, everything suddenly goes black, and he transmigrates into the world of film and television! He becomes a resident of Love in the Courtyard. He has a wife, Zhou Li, and an adorable daughter, Zhao Xiaoyou. The original owner drank all day and beat his wife and daughter, but Zhao Yuanming, who has transmigrated into his body, won’t act that way. After activating the System, he enjoys a happy life with his wife and child by his side! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Siheyuan: My Little Crew Is a Billion Strong 四合院：我的小弟有亿点多 After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, he gets bound to a System that lets him recruit underlings! In this courtyard crawling with scoundrels, Zhao Cheng begins a very different life. What’s the point of merely dealing with the scoundrels? You have to make them submit to you completely! (A fresh take on life in the courtyard. Everyone’s welcome!) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Siheyuan: I Quit My Job to Study, and Now I’m a Spendthrift? 四合院：辞工就学，成败家子了？ Li Weiguo transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes an ordinary resident. In his predecessor’s family, Li Weiguo’s father is a seventh-grade fitter who earns over seventy yuan a month. Li Weiguo spends his days living off his father and enjoying himself, squandering the family’s savings. Now the family is dirt poor, and after an accident at his father’s factory, Li Weiguo has the chance to inherit his fitter position. But Li Weiguo resolutely decides to go to school. Everyone in t 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 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—14d adds
- 10 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 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 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—14d adds
- 12 I Arrived at the Siheyuan and the Entire Courtyard Seized My Family's Fortune 四合院刚来就被全院霸占了家产 Gu Nan, a nobody from the twenty-first century, unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming the Gu Nan everyone loves to bully. See how he makes his way in this society and carves out a world of his own. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Threaten the Heavenly Venerable of Morality 四合院：开局威胁道德天尊 I transmigrated. I thought I'd be able to dominate everyone, but all I could do was get beaten up. A new life in the courtyard. A different path through life begins, with a System as standard. In the most brilliant of eras, I'll let my own light shine. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Siheyuan: I Will Inherit the Chancellor's Ambitions 四合院：吾必继承丞相之志 For unknown reasons, He Yuzhu on Earth was conducting experiments on himself when he fell into a coma. On Blue Star, He Yuzhu recalled his miserable life just before dying, giving rise to an intense obsession. The two were drawn together and arrived in a world that was both strange and familiar, where they began a new life. With He Yuzhu in the lead, they would take on life in the courtyard compound according to his own ideas. A new life, beautiful women, scientific research, and answers: I, He 565Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 15 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. 107Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 16 Siheyuan: Starting Out by Working Hard for Two Stars 四合院：从为两颗星努力奋斗开始 A modern martial arts enthusiast loses consciousness in a car accident, then transmigrates through space into the Dragon and Snake world, carrying with him the methods of traditional Chinese martial arts. He arrives a hundred years in the past and becomes Qin Huairu's older brother. Unwilling to live an unremarkable life, he resolves to make something of himself. After declaring, “A true man should wield a three-foot sword and achieve deeds without equal. How can he toil in the fields as a mere 2Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 17 From the Start, I Beat Banggeng Into the Ground and Leveled Up My Skills 开局扁棒梗，技能飞升 After waking up, Lin Jinsong discovered that he had transmigrated into The Beast-Filled Courtyard. His father had died in the line of duty, his mother had passed away early, and his younger sister was frail and timid. It was enough that the System favored him. He could master any skill in an instant. From the start, Banggeng broke into his home to steal, and got a beating. Jia Zhangshi tried to take over his house, so he kicked her out. The old hag's tantrums and floor-rolling were useless. He h 445Reads8.0Score11514d adds
- 18 Siheyuan: I Can See Hints About Everything 四合院：我能看到万物提示 Xu Fan transmigrates into the world of "The Birds Crowing in the Courtyard" by accident. To his surprise, he discovers that he can see written prompts about everything around him. He also awakens a Trouble-Making System, which lets him win prizes as long as he stirs up trouble in the courtyard. Xu Fan starts scheming to turn the courtyard upside down, happily collecting his rewards along the way. But what leaves him speechless is that the prizes seem to get more and more outrageous... At first, 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Siheyuan: My Merit System 四合院：我的功德系统 Wu Zhixun's soul transmigrates into a courtyard home in the 1950s, where he discovers that he is a graduate of Huaxia University of Technology. He awakens a merit System, rejects job assignments from the Red Star Steelworks and the Ministry of Industry, and resolutely chooses to study medicine... Watch as Wu Zhixun heads to the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, marries Qin Huairu, toys with the three bigwigs, and uses his own two hands to fulfill Jia Zhangshi's dream... System bro: There's noth 271Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Siheyuan: Cao Cao Is Reborn as Silly Zhu, and the Door Gets Knocked to Pieces 四合院：曹操重生傻柱，门被敲烂 Cao Cao is dumbfounded: he's been reborn, and what's more, he's become Silly Zhu in a Siheyuan a thousand years in the future. But after meeting Qin Huairu, Lou Xiao'e, Qin Jingru, Ran Qiuyue, Yu Haitang, and the others, he puts aside thoughts of building an empire for the ages and decides to talk about life first. In his spare time, he has endless fun messing with the beasts in the compound. Before long, the Siheyuan is in an uproar. Bang Geng: “Uncle Zhu, please stop hitting me! I'll do whatev 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Siheyuan: I’m Just an Ordinary Resident, Yet the King of Chefs 四合院：我，普通住户，厨王之王 Zhang Liang woke up one day to find himself an ordinary resident of a Siheyuan courtyard. His father was a gambler, his mother had gone back to her parents' home, and his older brother was in debt... One wrong step and you're doomed for life. Ahem. But then... The protagonist's halo soon shone down on Zhang Liang. In this era, there were no restrictions on street vending, so Zhang Liang set off, pushing a little cart. In just one month, while everyone else was still tightening their belts to get —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Siheyuan: I'm He Yuzhu's Older Brother 四合院：我是何雨柱大哥 An accident brings the soul of a 33-year-old from 2023 to an unfamiliar courtyard in the capital in 1949. In a strange environment, with a soul from the future and foreknowledge of the plot, should he follow the story and let events unfold, or make up for its regrets? A new story begins with our protagonist… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Siheyuan: Turning Trash into Treasure and Taking Over the Capital 四合院：变废为宝，玩转四九城 He Ping transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he binds himself to a Turn Trash Into Treasure System! Can he grow stronger by collecting scrap? Can the scrap-collecting System turn it into cash? Hahaha, does this mean I’m going to take off? Before long, while putting the courtyard’s troublemakers in their place, He Ping is already living a comfortable life… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Siheyuan: One Rumor Takes a Second to Spread, but a Lifetime to Disprove 四合院：造谣一张嘴，辟谣跑断腿 Newly crowned Best Actor Sun Jianjun was watching Love in the Courtyard and complaining that every character was a villain when he unexpectedly transmigrated into the courtyard himself. From the start, he was the target of rumors, awakening the Rumor System. If you’re going to spread rumors about him, slander him, and ruin his reputation, then he won’t hold back either. Watch Sun Jianjun make his way through the 1960s, matching wits and battling it out with everyone in the courtyard. This story 380Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Siheyuan: Robbed at Home from the Start 四合院：开局被偷家 [He has a System, which he uses at crucial moments. His medical skills are unmatched.] After their parents passed away, Shen Zhaoyang and his younger sister, Shen Xia, were bullied by everyone in the courtyard house. They studied hard and worked toward university entrance exams, but the original Shen Zhaoyang died of exhaustion just before the exam. Shen Zhaoyang from the 21st century transmigrates into his body, gets into medical school, and becomes a doctor at the Hongxing Steel Plant Affiliat 743Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Siheyuan: I Show Up at Her Door to Break Off the Engagement from the Start 四合院：开局我直接上门退婚 Jiang Xiaoyu wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into a beastly Siheyuan, and it's already the late 1980s. Everyone here has their own agenda and is scheming to suck him dry. To make matters worse, he is a hopeless pursuer of Jia Huaihua. Their families betrothed them as children, and from then on, her family has been sucking him dry like demons. Jia Zhangshi: “Don't even think about marrying my Huaihua unless you have ten thousand yuan! Our Bang Geng still isn't married, and he needs mon 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 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
- 28 Siheyuan: My Boundless Merit 四合院我功德无量 After graduating from a junior college, Ye Chen couldn’t find a suitable job and couldn’t bear to make his beloved girlfriend suffer alongside him. So he resolutely broke up with her and joined the ranks of delivery couriers. They agreed that they would rekindle their relationship once he had saved enough to buy a house in three years. With the deadline fast approaching, he was working himself to the bone making deliveries when he got into a car accident. His blood dripped onto a bracelet he had 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Siheyuan: The Super Beast Tamer 四合院之超级驯兽师 [Siheyuan courtyard + transmigration + System] A university student from the modern era transmigrates back to the famous siheyuan courtyards of the 1960s. With his animal trainer System, the protagonist cherishes family bonds and finds love. There's no earth-shaking transformation of the world, but those ungrateful pests still need to be tamed... 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Silly Zhu’s Second Life 傻柱的二次人生 Everyone knows that Silly Zhu sacrificed his entire life for the greater good, but no one knows how miserable his final years were. Now that he has been reborn once more, how will he face it all?... Step into the story and discover a different kind of life in the courtyard. 395Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 31 I'm the Beast King of the Siheyuan 四合院我是禽兽之王 A stunt double from the 21st century accidentally transmigrates into a courtyard compound and becomes Xu Damao, the worst scoundrel among a yard full of scoundrels. How will she survive in this den of beasts? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 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.] 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Siheyuan: From Spearfishing to Glory 四合院，从叉鱼开始走向辉煌 Yan Jiecheng, a small business owner in the machining industry, transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes a supporting character who shares his name. But with the modern knowledge he has retained, he sets out to change the plot and turn himself into the protagonist. 806Reads6.4Score10914d adds
- 34 Transmigrate to the Siheyuan, and You Must Get Married from the Start 穿越四合院，开局必须娶媳妇 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it 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! 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Happy Little Life 四合院：傻柱幸福的小日子 (Courtyard + space + period setting + daily life + sensible protagonist + feel-good story + one heroine + no System) A 698 somehow transmigrates into the courtyard, becoming Silly Zhu, with an extraordinary body and a space of his own. Qin Huairu is pretty, sure, but I don't want her. And don't come trying to leech off me. Lou Xiao'e is sincere, beautiful, and kind. Sorry, we're not meant to be. As for the neighbors in the courtyard, whatever you're planning, whoever you're targeting, you'd bett 15Reads—Score10314d adds
- 36 Siheyuan: I Have a Happy Farm 四合院：我有一座快乐农 Chen Tian unexpectedly transmigrated into the world of the courtyard houses. With both his parents dead, he had no choice but to go to the capital to seek refuge with relatives. But who could have guessed that these so-called relatives would be the Jia family! The Jia family were incredibly snobbish and looked down on Chen Tian. They even threatened to call the police and have him arrested. Chen Tian was furious. He pulled out the IOU and forced the Jia family to pay him back! They wouldn't pay? 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Siheyuan: The Yan Family’s Eldest, Ruling Hong Kong 四合院：闫家老大，纵横港岛 After transmigrating into the eldest son of the Yan family, he was schemed against by Yan Fugui and his wife. They kept a tally of everything he ate and drank, complained that he ate too much, and forced him to split from the family. But after activating the mission System, Yan Jiecheng gained max-level acupuncture skills. He saved an old leader at Shichahai, who arranged for him to work at the steel mill hospital and gave him three rooms in the east wing of the siheyuan. Yan Fugui and his wife 10.9kReads—Score84114d adds
- 38 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Take Jia Zhangshi to Task 四合院：重生傻柱，怒怼贾张氏 After transmigrating to the 1960s, he becomes Silly Zhu, the fool everyone schemes against. He had thought that simply ignoring Widow Qin’s family would be enough. But when he came home with his lunchbox, Jia Zhangshi grabbed him of her own accord. Her eyes were fixed on his lunchbox. “Ding! Random quest triggered. Jia Zhangshi wants the Host’s lunchbox. The Host should show her that you’re not who you used to be, and that you’re no longer the old Silly Zhu. Give Jia Zhangshi a sharp tongue-lash —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Siheyuan: Lou Xiao’e, My Godmother 四合院：干娘娄小娥 My name is Li Tianfang, my courtesy name is Huoran, and my nickname is Li the Cleft-Lip. I transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. [My parents died young after being sick, leaving me all alone. I’m lame in the leg and have a cleft lip. My godmother is Lou Xiao'e.] 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Siheyuan: I'm Qin Huairu, and From the Start, My Husband Is Dead 四合院：我秦淮茹开局死老公 It all started with an online argument! Someone tracked him down through the internet and cracked him over the head with a jar. Even worse, he could have been saved, but the System forcibly made him transmigrate. Then it turned out they had the wrong person! His manhood was gone, his body was cremated, and there was no going back. Anyone there? I'm in a real hurry! He looks at Jia Dongxu's corpse, then at Jia Zhangshi with her fat face and loud, foul-mouthed ranting. What is he supposed to do? B 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 I Transmigrated, So Why Did I End Up in a Siheyuan? 我都穿越了，为什么来四合院 After finally getting the chance to transmigrate, Liu Siwu barely has time to celebrate before realizing something is wrong. He thought he'd transmigrate to ancient times or sometime after the year 2000. Who knew he'd end up in Love in the Courtyard, where everyone in the courtyard is the sort who'd eat you alive and spit out the bones? To survive, he pulls out every trick he has. Dignity is precious, but chastity is worth even more. When life is at stake, he can throw both away. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Flock of Birds in the Siheyuan 禽满四合院之一窝 My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Siheyuan: Chaos in the Courtyard 四合院：鸡飞狗跳 While slacking off at work, he suddenly transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes He Yuzhu, the ultimate doormat. Just as he's about to curse, he suddenly awakens a System and receives countless billions of exchange points, then the System crashes and disappears... 359Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 44 Siheyuan: Collecting Debts from the Start and Sending Jia Dongxu to His Grave 四合院：开局要债，送贾东旭归西 Jia Zhangshi takes over the Xu family’s home to avoid paying back her debt, and even eggs on her son, Jia Dongxu, to rig the wiring and electrocute Xu Lei to death. She plans to seize the house the next day, but never expects Xu Lei, the rich second-generation heir who also died by electrocution, to transmigrate. Someone who’s been electrocuted twice can’t have all bad luck. Xu Lei discovers that he can generate electricity whenever he gets angry... So from the start, he strikes Jia Dongxu dead, 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Siheyuan: Jia Zhangshi Has My Back 四合院：我后台是贾张氏 His soul transmigrates into Silly Zhu, and the System takes effect on Jia Zhangshi. The source of all the courtyard’s troubles, Jia Zhangshi, now protects Silly Zhu at every turn. Alarmed by Jia Zhangshi’s strange behavior, Silly Zhu moves out of the courtyard, leaves for another city, and changes both his name and surname. 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Calls Off the Wedding, So I Marry Chen Xueru 四合院：秦淮如悔婚，我娶陈雪茹 Zhu Ping transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Qin Huairu won’t marry me? Then I’ll marry Chen Xueru, the silk shop owner. What do you have to regret? My life gets better with each passing day, so why are you jealous, you bunch of scoundrels? I, Zhu Ping, will make this clear: don’t go looking for trouble. Anyone who messes with me will get it back a hundredfold! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Mastermind of the Siheyuan 四合院之幕后大佬 On April 12, 2023, at 10 p.m., Zhang Zhicheng was struck by a beam of light from the sky while walking home. When he opened his eyes again, he had arrived in the Bird-Filled Siheyuan of 1959. Ding! The legacy crystal of a higher civilization has been successfully activated. Zhang Zhicheng: "Damn, what rotten luck. How did I end up in this bird-filled courtyard?" Ugh, just thinking about these people gives me a headache. Since I'm here, I might as well make the best of it. I'll take things one st 1Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 48 Siheyuan: The System Won’t Let Me Be a Slacker 四合院：系统不允许我做咸鱼 In the capital’s old city, in a traditional courtyard house. Li Aiguo woke from a drunken stupor and reached for the water by his bedside, but his hand found nothing. He touched only empty air, which struck him as strange. He reached around several more times, but still came up empty-handed. Only then did he realize this was no joke. He opened his eyes and saw an old, spacious house. The room was bare, everything in its most untouched state. He was utterly astonished… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Business Tycoon of Siheyuan 禽满四合院之商业大佬 Back in 1960, in a courtyard house, he breaks free from those who’ve been bleeding him dry. Using his knowledge of the plot and history, he makes smart use of the resources at hand. Watch him use his cutting-edge technology to climb, step by step, to the top. If you’re poor, focus on bettering yourself; if you’re successful, help the whole world. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Siheyuan: Serving the Nation Is the True Way 四合院：为国做贡献，才是王道 Transmigrate into the world of "The Virtuous Ones of the Courtyard", and become a university graduate! A university graduate, no less! Yet in the eyes of those beasts, he’s not worth a penny! What? They look down on people? They need to be taught a lesson! —Reads—Score—14d adds
