Novels like Siheyuan: The Beast King Arrives, and All the Beasts Retreat
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- 101 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
- 102 I Make a Wish and Become a God in the Siheyuan 我在四合院许愿成神 Welcome to my story. This is a tale about a modern person living peacefully in a courtyard full of beasts. It's also a story about someone who dreams of becoming a god. Life in a courtyard can take a thousand different forms. I simply want to tell the story of courtyard life as I imagine it. 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 103 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
- 104 Siheyuan: The Engineer Can Sign In 四合院：工程师能签到 A science student from 2023 transmigrates for no reason after watching the TV drama Love in the Courtyard and gets bound to a sign-in System. This is the story of how he puts the courtyard’s troublesome residents in their place while leading his country to achieve a great national rejuvenation. 341Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 105 Siheyuan: While Others Eat Chaff, You Feed Meat to Dogs 四合院：别人吃糠咽菜你拿肉喂狗 [Slow-paced opening] [Please don't complain if it's not to your taste] Chen Zi'an was an upstanding young man of the twenty-first century. After dying in an accident, he woke up to discover that he'd transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard with a miraculous farmers' market. In this era of scarcity, while others go hungry, he can feast on meat and fish every day. When he first transmigrated, his family was so poor that even a mouse would leave in tears. Then Banggeng came to steal f 118Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 106 Siheyuan: Laying Low and Growing Strong 四合院：苟着猥琐发育 Zhang Jianjun especially loves TV dramas that depict the customs and daily life of the 1950s and 60s. Recently, he came across a show called Love in the Courtyard, and watching it left him absolutely furious. Unexpectedly, after staying up all night watching the show and getting so worked up, he died and entered the world of Love in the Courtyard he had long dreamed of visiting. Watch as he keeps his head down among a courtyard full of scoundrels, quietly building his strength while occasionally 650Reads5.5Score10714d adds
- 107 Siheyuan: The Perfect 6.19 Edition 四合院六点一九完美版 Title: The Courtyard, Perfect Edition, June 19 There are countless courtyard stories on Tomatoes. And countless more courtyards that readers have seen. My courtyard story has no System! Pay attention! No System! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Siheyuan: Delivering Takeout at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 四合院：在供销社里送外卖 After working as a food delivery driver in a later era, Bai Shuhao transmigrates to a courtyard house. He comes with a Food Delivery System that lets him buy all kinds of delicious food and supplies. Following the principle of “treat others as they treat you,” Bai Shuhao turns the courtyard house upside down, while also helping the good people there. The System classifies customers as red or green. He seeks positive reviews from green customers and negative reviews from red customers. Bai Shuhao 1.5kReads8.2Score10214d adds
- 109 Siheyuan: A Veteran Detective Arrests Every Criminal in the Courtyard 四合院：退伍刑警，抓捕满院罪犯 In the 1950s, Ma Baoguo, who has transmigrated from another time, becomes a demobilized soldier. As soon as he steps off the train, he catches several pickpockets and two spies, awakens the Police God System, and unlocks the Eye of Evil. Before he's even assigned a job, the police bureau recruits him, and he becomes a proud neighborhood officer. When he follows the neighborhood committee to his assigned housing, he discovers that it's a whole courtyard full of scoundrels. And with the Eye of Evi 342Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 110 Siheyuan: Lou Xiao'e and I Make the Perfect Pair 四合院：和娄晓娥成双入对 Li Xiangdong stood up, stretched, and took a deep breath. The sunlight was a little harsh, but it helped him feel more alert. He pushed open the window and felt the cool air outside. The street below was busy and noisy, pedestrians hurrying past as if everything were constantly spinning and turning. 118Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 111 The Bookish Old Scholar's 27th Book 文弱老书生第27本书 A low cry rang out in a small mountain village. Forging, crafting, and enchanting, with Siheyuan and dungeon worlds. At 100,000 words, Siheyuan; at 200,000 words, Middle-earth; at 300,000 words, Siheyuan, and so on... This is my first attempt at jumping between multiple dungeon worlds. Please excuse my limited writing skills. 2.4kReads5.9Score21614d adds
- 112 Siheyuan: I Strike Out on My Own from the Start and Build a Fortune 四合院：开局另起炉灶发家致富 Transmigrate to a courtyard and return to the 1960s. How do you survive in an era without a System or pocket dimension? He Yu, a vocational-school-trained chef, transmigrates into the body of Silly Zhu, a lovesick fool who can't face Qin Huairu as she pursues him relentlessly. But he's not the original owner! Qin Huairu, back off, back off, back off! Every day as Silly Zhu, He Yu wonders when his wages will go up and hopes the era of reform and opening up will arrive soon. 95Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 113 Did I Just Transmigrate Into a Siheyuan? 四合院这就穿越了？ [Qin Huairu is in this story. If that bothers you, don’t read it. Let the courtyard’s beasts tremble!] “Hey, have you heard? In a few days, you’ll be able to see a once-in-a-century meteor shower from the top of Kunlun Mountain.” “Where’d you get that rumor? Are you sure it’s reliable?” “Of course it is! I heard it from my nephew. It can’t be wrong.” Ye Shisan listened to the two people beside him and rolled his eyes. He couldn’t believe anyone would fall for such nonsense. After silently scoffi 540Reads8.1Score11414d adds
- 114 Siheyuan: I Got Beaten to Death from the Start 四合院：开局就被打死 A man works himself to death at his desk from overwork. He transmigrates to a courtyard compound in the 1960s. To his surprise, Silly Zhu kills him as soon as he arrives. With the System’s help, let’s see how I turn the tables and shake things up. Beasts, our battle begins now. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 A Man in the Siheyuan Becomes the Strongest Silly Zhu! 人在四合院，成为最强傻柱！ He transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, expecting to become Silly Zhu, who’s hopelessly entangled with a widow! But instead, he transmigrates into Silly Zhu’s body when he’s not quite eighteen. That night, He Daqing sneaks away, planning to leave without saying goodbye! He Yuzhu chases him all the way to the bus station, hoping to squeeze one more handout out of him! There, he unexpectedly runs into nineteen-year-old Chen Xueru?! But this year, he’s no longer He Yuzhu, the famo 191Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Siheyuan: Black Lotus Bang Geng Gets a Golden Finger from the Start 四合院：黑莲花棒梗开局金手指 Chen Shun, a literature graduate, transmigrates into Birds Fill the Courtyard and becomes eight-year-old Banggeng? He turns into a black-hearted Banggeng, and his golden finger arrives from the start! His path of making fun of the courtyard’s beasts begins. Xu Damao refuses to accept it? Beat him up! Yi Zhonghai wants to be his godfather? Ruin him! Jia Zhangshi gets on his nerves? Off to the nursing home! Banggeng is a versatile prodigy with a cheat. One day, he makes a name for himself thro 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 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
- 118 Siheyuan: The Street Loafer Silly Zhu Wants Me to Be His Godfather 四合院：街溜子，傻柱认我当干爹 [Transmigration + face-slapping + period piece + from the start + fan fiction] After transmigrating to a Beijing courtyard compound in the 1950s, Li Jianjun finds himself a street loafer despised by everyone. He's at a loss. Luckily, he has a golden finger: the Godfather Recognition System. Whenever someone calls him their godfather, he gets a hundredfold return in goods, money, and skills. He Daqing runs off, so Li Jianjun lends a helping hand, and Silly Zhu calls him Dad on the spot. Xu Damao, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 In a Siheyuan, From the Start I Called a Beast My Father 人在四合院，开局认禽作父 [Cunning protagonist] + [Doesn't grovel to the old lady] + [Puts the courtyard's fools in their place] The best is yet to come. Please give it a chance, dear readers! When Cao Jian'an opened his eyes, he discovered he had transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming an orphaned tenant in the compound. To establish himself there, Cao Jian'an immediately asked Yi Zhonghai, the First Master, to become his adoptive father. He set the courtyard's residents against one another and c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Siheyuan: Taking Silly Zhu Down First from the Start 四合院：开局先干废傻柱 After transmigrating to the world of Siheyuan, Zhang Aiguo discovers that he has become the target of bullying by the whole courtyard full of beasts. To catch the bandits, first catch their leader. Zhang Aiguo decides to cripple Silly Zhu, the strongest fighter in the courtyard, and make an example of him! 3.7kReads5.0Score10614d adds
- 121 Siheyuan: From the Start, Defeating Silly Zhu in One Move, Leaving Everyone Stunned 四合院：开局一招秒傻柱，众人惊 [Low on angst + Relaxed daily life + Period setting + Farming] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Jiandong arrives in Love in the Courtyard. He activates the System and gets a starter gift pack. With strength enough to knock Silly Zhu out in one punch and a handsome face that makes every woman chase after him! He slaps Jia Zhangshi and kicks Bang Geng, scaring Xu Damao half to death! Yi Zhonghai doesn't deserve his position, so Lin Jiandong replaces him as the head of the courtyard; L 7.5kReads5.4Score21314d adds
- 122 Siheyuan: I Am He Yushui 四合院之我是何雨水 He Yushui woke up one morning. Why had the scenery changed? At least she was on her own. Anywhere could be home. What's more, she now had two family members. She would never have to envy others again. She wouldn't be alone anymore. … … 1.6kReads7.1Score10414d adds
- 123 Siheyuan: From the Start, He Was No Human Being 开局四合院，他就不是个人 When Guo Qinshou opened his eyes again, he made up his mind: in this life... Sha Zhu: “Guo Dapi, try acting like a decent human being for once...” Qin Huairu: “Guo Dapi, you’re not even human...” Yi Zhonghai: “You’re not even human...” Liu Haizhong: “Not human...” Yan Bugui: “Human...” [This is purely a comedy novel, with no historical or real-world significance. It is an absurd work set in an imaginary world. Much of the description differs from reality, so please don't take it too seriously.] 274Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 124 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated to 1963 and Live-Stream the Siheyuan 四合院：穿越六三年，直播四合院 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Siheyuan: What Could a Veterinarian Like Me Possibly Do Wrong? 四合院：我兽医能有什么坏心思？ [Absurd, lighthearted, slice-of-life, no angst, hilarious, miracle doctor, period setting] Hou Jian transmigrates into a siheyuan and becomes Qin Huairu’s neighbor. He awakens the abilities of a miracle doctor, and from the start, the neighborhood’s scoundrels come knocking, asking him to treat their infertility. Faced with a courtyard full of troublemakers, he has his hands full. Yi Zhonghai can’t have children? Fine, divorce him and pair him with Jia Zhangshi! Xu Damao has no kids? Fine, let h 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Starting from This Eerie Siheyuan 从这诡异的四合院开始 This courtyard story definitely has some unusual relationships in the mix! Whether the content feels fresh is for you to decide! It also features different settings and fantasy elements! Come give it a try! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 A Journey That Begins in the Siheyuan 从四合院开始的旅程 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! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Siheyuan Chaotic Matchmaking System 四合院乱点鸳鸯谱系统 Out of nowhere, I ended up in this notorious courtyard that people are afraid even to talk about. Other people awaken a god-tier System, a spirit spring, a planting System, or, at worst, a quest or sign-in System. But me... Forget it, I’ve had the worst luck. The System I awakened is called the Matchmaking Mayhem System. Have you ever heard of it? Exactly, I’m baffled too. Since you’ve never heard of it, let me explain it to everyone in detail...! 394Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Siheyuan: Back to the 1950s, Defying the Heavens with My Insight 四合院：重回五十年代，逆天领悟 Xu Hu transmigrates back to the 1950s and binds to a System. With heaven-defying comprehension, he can quickly master anything after just a little practice. Watch someone cook for a little while, and he quickly picks up the tricks of the trade. Practice tai chi one morning, and he quickly grasps its deepest principles. Watch someone brew liquor, and he goes on to create a famous spirit that takes the whole country by storm. But the troublemakers in the courtyard relentlessly ostracize Xu Hu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Siheyuan: Starting Out as a Photographer in the Publicity Department 四合院：从宣传科摄影师开始 Everyday life, low on conflict, so read without worry. The courtyard isn’t about fighting and killing, it’s about navigating human relationships. Lin Xiang transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes a photographer in the propaganda department of a steel mill. Life seems peaceful, but under the surface, currents are running strong. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 A Different Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之不一样的人生 Ye Chen unexpectedly finds himself in a courtyard home and gains access to a food-filled world thousands of times larger than Blue Star. The mountains, rivers, and streams are all delicious. Trees growing on the ground bear rice bowls topped with all kinds of dishes, while the rivers flow not with water but with premium brandy and other drinks. The mountains are made of every kind of ice cream, and even the clouds in the sky are cotton candy. Watch as Ye Chen brings this world overflowing with f —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Siheyuan: I Have a Dream Space 四合院：我有一个睡梦空间 [The protagonist is a little evil. Righteous readers, stay away] In the dream realm, Li Wenbin has a hundred ways to make other people suffer. Qin Huairu plays the poor victim? He’ll put her on the tiger bench and make her drink pepper water, so she’ll have a real reason to cry. Jia Zhangshi refuses to listen to reason? He’ll pit a souped-up Jia Zhangshi against Yi Zhonghai and Silly Zhu. Fight poison with poison! Yi Zhonghai tries to guilt-trip people with morality? You, Silly Zhu, want to be a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Siheyuan: My Job Is Fixing Beasts 四合院：我的工作，修理禽兽 Transmigrate into Xiang Qianjin. After being struck by the shockwave from an artillery shell, he had no choice but to retire, only to discover that he was in the world of the courtyard house. With the System at his side, his career takes off, and he tramples all the clowns in the courtyard underfoot. 111Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 134 Siheyuan: I Actually Transmigrated into Qin Huairu? 四合院：我居然穿越成了秦淮茹？ Qin Xiaonan, a full-time web novelist, unexpectedly transmigrates into Qin Huairu. Luckily, she isn't married yet. So she decides to escape. When a matchmaker comes to take her into the city for a blind date, she signs up for the army instead. She thought that this time she would have nothing more to do with that “bird-brained” courtyard compound. Who could have guessed that on the very first day of her escape, she'd end up living in the compound? … —Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 135 Siheyuan: I Became He Yuzhu 四合院之我成了何雨柱 He Yuzhu, a young man from the 21st century, complained about Silly Zhu, the character in Love in the Courtyard who shares his name. The System forcibly pulled him into the world of the courtyard houses. See how Silly Zhu, with a new soul, outsmarts everyone in the courtyard, changes the plot, and creates a very different life for himself. 407Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 136 Siheyuan: Don’t Try to Guilt-Trip Me 四合院：不要道德绑架我 Ma Tengfei has just transmigrated from the future when he finds himself at the utterly absurd whole-courtyard assembly. Jia Dongxu had died only recently, and the First Master is already using moral pressure to make me help the Jia family. But if I want to get married someday, I'm not about to let the Jia family bleed me dry. 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Courtyard House: Am I the Foolish One? I Can't Even Cook 四合院之我是傻住？我不会做菜啊 He Yuzhu choked to death while eating barbecue and woke up in the body of Silly Zhu. He had no memories, no System, and no cooking skills. He was doomed. How was he supposed to survive? He Daqing had run off, he couldn’t get into the steel mill, he still couldn’t cook, and there were petty people scheming against him behind his back. What was he supposed to do? Help, urgent! 1.1kReads6.1Score—14d adds
- 138 Siheyuan: No Turning into Spirits After the Founding of the Nation 四合院：建国之后不许成精 [System + Violence + Ruthless] Yang Wengong unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of the Courtyard Series and awakens the standard System for transmigrators. But this System is anything but ordinary. It offers no vast fortune or endless supplies, but it does grant abilities belonging to the monsters and spirits of myth and legend. Why bother making peace? Wouldn't killing your enemies settle everything once and for all? Why ask for compensation? Isn't it better to just take what you want? 6Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 139 Siheyuan: Qin Jingru Regrets It and Wants to Throw Herself at Me? No Chance 四合院：秦京茹后悔想倒贴？没门 After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, Qin Hao is humiliated and rejected by Qin Jingru from the start. Qin Hao refuses to indulge her. He exposes her ugly true colors on the spot! He inherits the old man’s house and moves into the courtyard. When Bang Geng steals from him, Qin Hao sets a trap that leaves him with a broken leg! Qin Huairu wants to use her charms to bleed him dry, and Qin Jingru regrets turning him down and tries to throw herself at him? No way! The First M 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Siheyuan: Opening Treasure Chests at the Security Office 四合院：在保卫科开宝箱 At first, given his background and abilities, he thought he could treat the beasts in the compound as targets to fleece, so everyone could get along and be happy. But Chen Youli soon realized it was all too easy. There was a reason the place was known as the Beast-Filled Courtyard. Chen Youli decided to bring the axe down on some of those beasts. 16Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 141 Teaching for a Living in Siheyuan 四合院之舌耕 A scoundrel transmigrates into the world of a Beijing courtyard, becomes the night-school director at a steel mill, and has big ambitions but little ability, though he’s great with words. He starts out cautious and timid, then relies on his golden finger to build himself a reputation as someone who knows, understands, and obeys the law, hoping to create a better environment for himself. Who knew he’d keep clashing with Silly Zhu? So in Silly Zhu’s eyes, no matter how helpless and pitiful Sister 61Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 142 Siheyuan: Xu Damao, the Shameless God 四合院之贱神许大茂 Xu Damao is a dim-witted young man who spends all day acting like a jerk. One day, he accidentally falls into a latrine. When he wakes up, he discovers to his dismay that he has transmigrated into the plot of Love in the Courtyard and, by a cruel twist of fate, become the villain Xu Damao, whose name sounds exactly like his own. What is he supposed to do now? With no other choice, he keeps acting cute and playing the fool. Luckily, he gets a Jerk System: whenever someone feels disgusted by him, 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 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
- 144 Siheyuan: I'm Eight, and Everyone's Drooling over My Food! 四合院：八岁的我馋哭众禽！ “Damn! How did I transmigrate into this courtyard full of beasts?” Before, anyone could bully me, curse me, and beat me? Then I’ll show you whether you can afford to mess with me now. Watch how an eight-year-old with a talent for painting from the start takes over this courtyard full of beasts! “You’re the ones who bullied me, aren’t you?” “The principal’s on my side. Do you dare try anything?” “Didn’t you call me an idiot?” “Is my title of child prodigy enough to make you eat your words?” 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Gets Married from the Start 四合院：开局傻柱直接娶媳妇 A new work is here! You’re welcome to 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! 1Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 146 Siheyuan: You Forced Me to the Countryside, and Now You Expect Things to Go Well? 四合院：逼我下乡，你们还想好？ Ren Zhen transmigrates into the courtyard. The original owner was timid and had lost both parents. From the start, Yi Zhonghai joins forces with Silly Zhu and the Jia family to seize his home. That’s not all: Yi Zhonghai also wants to pocket the compensation money owed to Ren Zhen’s parents and even force him to register as a rural resident. He insists that he’s doing all this for Ren Zhen’s own good… As a member of the 21st-century transmigration wave, how could Ren Zhen put up with that? Ren Z —Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 147 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Marries Jia Zhangshi from the Start 四合院：开局傻柱娶了贾张氏 The courtyard was never about fighting and killing. It was more about human relationships and the ways of the world. Liu Xuan accidentally transmigrates into the courtyard and, from the start, sends Jia Zhangshi straight to Silly Zhu's wedding room. The Third Uncle dares to scheme? He gets hauled straight in. Bang Geng dares to steal? Toss him into the cesspit! Liu Xuan kills anyone who stands in his way, be they gods or Buddhas. From then on, he's king of the courtyard, and the other birds can —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 I'm Just a Spectator in the Siheyuan 我在四合院里当观众 Reborn into the world of Love in the Courtyard, the protagonist has neither the ability nor the noble spirit to save the nation and its people. They’re all ordinary people, with real feelings and flaws, and everyone has their own selfish motives. The courtyard is not a major focus, and this isn’t a pure courtyard novel. Or rather, it only borrows the courtyard as its setting. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Siheyuan: Starting in 1957 四合院：从五七年开始 [Slice of Life] [Taking Down the Beasts] Lin Feng transmigrates to the world of the courtyard. Faced with all those beasts, Lin Feng holds a grudge and always gets even. You scheme against me, and I'll make you pay. When it comes to enemies, of course you repay every grudge and settle every score. 470Reads5.6Score10214d adds
- 150 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Won't Pay Back Her Loan? I'll Make Her Pay 四合院：秦淮茹借钱不还？整死你 Li Xiang transmigrates into a courtyard house. He discovers that the original owner was bullied by the beasts for years. Faced with a courtyard full of beasts, he decides to teach them a lesson. What's the point of transmigrating if he doesn't deal with every beast in the courtyard? The first step in dealing with them: Qin Huairu, pay me back! 151Reads5.2Score—14d adds
