Novels like Siheyuan: An Ordinary Life Beginning in 1958
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- 151 Siheyuan: Making Qin Huairu Go to Work 四合院：让秦淮茹去上班 After transmigrating to a courtyard house in the 1950s, Lin Yang gets a sign-in System and marries Qin Huairu from the start. Whether it's an eighth-grade fitter card, a master chef card, or a Wing Chun grandmaster card, he uses them all on Qin Huairu. He enjoys a leisurely life, tending his fields, drafting plans, and building up the nation. He strengthens the country while messing with the courtyard's troublemakers. Life couldn't be better! 5.3kReads7.9Score246Shelves
- 152 The Twelfth Book by Bixia Yuan 笔下缘第12本书 A feel-good courtyard-house story, full of romance and thrilling fun! No heartbreak, no melodrama! If you have any requests about the plot, feel free to share them. I'll do my best to work them in! P.S. I'll do my best to avoid gross-out humor, so it doesn't ruin the reading experience! 47Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 153 Siheyuan: I Made a Mess from the Start 四合院：开局捅了娄子 [Siheyuan + System + Multiple Heroines + Taming the Courtyard's Troublemakers] Li Bin transmigrates into a siheyuan courtyard and awakens the Ace Beast Tamer System from the start. Taming beasts earns him rewards, and his very first beginner mission is to tame the vicious beast Xu Damao. Thus begins his journey as an ace beast tamer. The beast of morality, Yi Zhonghai; the beast obsessed with power, Liu Haizhong; the miserly beast, Yan Bugui; the white-lotus beast, Qin Huairu; the undead beast, 8Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 154 Siheyuan: I'm Nothing Like Xu Damao 四合院：我可不是许大茂 Xu Damao transmigrates into Xu Damao. Fortunately, he gets a quest-based System to give him something to look forward to. He completes missions, earns rewards, and heads to Xiangjiang with Ezi. While Xu Damao is in Xiangjiang, the Courtyard is still in chaos. When An Jiahe, a twisted and violent man, barges into the courtyard, a new story begins to unfold. In short, he becomes a big shot in the 1960s, gets into real estate in the 1970s, makes it in entertainment in the 1980s, and gives back to s 4.7kReads8.1Score135Shelves
- 155 Siheyuan: Gaining Supreme Culinary Skills from the Start 四合院：开局获得无上厨艺 After transmigrating into a Beijing courtyard, Zhao Yunchuan just wants to live a peaceful life, but the scoundrels around him won’t let him! Sigh, forget it. I’ll stop pretending and lay my cards on the table. I, Zhao Yunchuan, am the greatest chef, the greatest doctor, the greatest warrior... Come on, you scoundrels, let’s see what you’ve got! 9.8kReads7.8Score352Shelves
- 156 Siheyuan: Liu Guangfu's Coming-of-Age Story 四合院，刘光福成长记 I'm getting older, and I love reading stories set in a bygone era. I figured I'd have some fun writing one myself! No need to explain the setting, right? A courtyard compound! Everyday life, no melodrama! See the courtyard compound through Liu Guangfu's daily life! Look back on this era and its history! You could call it a period novel wearing a courtyard-compound disguise! This book starts in 1958, before the three years of natural disasters began! Jia Dongxu is still alive, and Lou Xiaoe isn't 783Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 157 I Transmigrated to the Siheyuan, and Yi Zhonghai Became My Godfather 穿越四合院，干爹易中海 Transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan: beasts run rampant, and villains rule the roost! Yi Zhonghai and his wife put on a show of kindness to secure their retirement. The Jia family women are unreasonable and aggressive, utterly vicious, and Silly Zhu is there to help them do evil. In this world, justice can only be served with your fists!! 816Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 158 Siheyuan: Starting with Bicycle Repairs 四合院：从修自行车开始 This book isn't too intense. It's a peaceful story set in an era of everyday life. The protagonist transmigrates to 1962 and lives across the hall from Third Uncle. He isn't a character from the original show. An utterly ordinary slice-of-life novel, about as exciting as a primary school essay. I try to keep things close to what life was really like back then, and to reflect the customs and social norms of ordinary people. I try not to be a homewrecker or collect junk, not to make everything ab 113Reads5.1Score—Shelves
- 159 Siheyuan: A Leisurely Life, Building the Land of Flowers 四合院：悠闲生活，建设种花家 He Yuzhu, who shares the same name as Silly Zhu, transmigrates into Silly Zhu’s body. He gains a Negative Emotions System. As long as he makes someone feel negative emotions, he gets a chance to draw a prize! From the start, he wins a prize and becomes a senior engineer! He even gets the benefits of a government cadre! Not only does he leave everyone in the Siheyuan green with envy, he can also help the nation’s technology advance by leaps and bounds! He lives for revenge and triumph, ruling the 1.7kReads7.3Score104Shelves
- 160 Siheyuan: Leeching Off the Number One Elder from the Start 四合院：开局啃老一大爷 Li Anye's soul transmigrates to a rural village in the 1960s. After graduating from technical secondary school, he is assigned to the Red Star Steel Mill, where he discovers that Yi Zhonghai is actually his long-lost great-uncle by marriage. With Li Anye around, Jia Dongxu and Silly Zhu will have to take a back seat. 1kReads5.1Score—Shelves
- 161 Siheyuan: Being a Sneaky Schemer Feels Great 四合院：做老六真香 Yan Jiefang, an executive chef at a five-star hotel, has his soul transmigrate into the world of Love in the Courtyard. He becomes the second son of Third Uncle Yan Bugui, with the same name and surname, and even gets a "Sly Old Fox System." He hadn't planned to be a sly old fox, but the System is offering way too much. 613Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 162 Siheyuan: Abandoning Yushui to End the Qing Dynasty 四合院：抛雨水断大清 In his previous life, Silly Zhu was swindled out of everything by everyone in the compound. He ended up dying beneath a bridge, torn apart by wild dogs. At the moment of his death, he understood: he had Dorgon’s fate, but not Cao Cao’s wisdom. Dorgon married a widow with a son, gave up the throne, and eventually fell off his horse and died. He was just an ordinary man who also married a widow with a son, and he froze to death beneath a bridge. Just look at Cao Cao: why was he so wise? Look at th 7.3kReads8.0Score207Shelves
- 163 Siheyuan: I'm Silly Zhu's Older Cousin 四合院：我是傻柱大表哥 Li Chengye knew his mother loved watching Love in the Courtyard, so he bought her the original novel, Silly Zhu. But after reading it, his mother, He Dahua, became furious over He Yuzhu's fate: Bang Geng kicked him out, and he froze to death under a bridge. She flew into a rage and pelted Li Chengye with the book. That one throw sent Li Chengye and his mother, He Dahua, into the story of Birds Fill the Courtyard. He became Silly Zhu's older cousin, while his mother became He Yuzhu's biological a 8.5kReads8.8Score307Shelves
- 164 Siheyuan: From the Start, Reporting Yi Zhonghai to the Police 四合院：开局报警抓易中海 The younger sister, who was being fostered in Yi Zhonghai's home, was driven away by him. The original owner went to demand an explanation, only to be beaten to death by Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi working together. After transmigrating, the protagonist immediately castrates Bang Geng, chokes Jia Zhangshi to death in a cesspit, gets Yi Zhonghai executed, and forces Qin Huairu to repay the money. 1.9kReads8.2Score111Shelves
- 165 Brothers Become Husband and Wife, Watching the Siheyuan from the Sidelines 兄弟变夫妻，冷眼旁观四合院 Two friends as close as brothers die unexpectedly from electrocution, then transmigrate into "Love in a Courtyard". They quietly get by in the courtyard and at the Red Star Steel Mill, watching from the sidelines as the neighborhood changes over the decades. 514Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 166 Siheyuan: I Live in the Back Courtyard with a Little Yard 四合院：我住后院带小院 This is not a wish-fulfillment novel, but a slice-of-life chronicle that stays close to ordinary life in the 1960s. Social relationships, prices, dialogue, and everyday routines are all kept as true to the era as possible. The protagonist's soul transmigrates into the past. He has no System or talismans, just a pretty decent pocket dimension. The story is based on the original drama and follows its main plot, with a few characters and events from A Little Woman and Men Are Made of Iron, Blood ad 4.8kReads8.0Score135Shelves
- 167 Siheyuan: Reborn as a Scoundrel, but My Beautiful Wife Won't Leave 四合院：重生为人渣，美妻不愿离 (Siheyuan Courtyard + farming + daily life + food + System + reborn) Billionaire Chen Mingzhi could get anything he wanted, from power and wealth to beautiful women. Yet he carried one great regret to his grave: he had never been able to find his wife and daughter, who had left after divorcing him sixty years earlier, so he could make amends and ease his guilt. The white-haired old man lay in his recliner, reminiscing with a sigh. “How I wish I could do it all over again.” Reborn in a Siheyuan C —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 168 Siheyuan: Revitalizing the Nation Through Science and Technology, Rewarded with Nanotech Armor 四合院科技兴国奖励纳米战甲 Synopsis: In a shabby, cramped room, Li Qiuye and her husband gaze at Shen Qiangguo's familiar face, the unique birthmark on his arm, and the Shen family's treasured heirloom hanging around his neck. They burst into tears. The next day, Li Qiuye and her husband return, beaming with pride. “Qiangguo, the steelmaking technology you submitted has been examined by expert researchers and judged to be world-class. It represents a major leap forward in efficiency, quality, and safety.” On the nth day, 114Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 169 Siheyuan: I'm Bang Geng's Biological Uncle 四合院：我是棒梗亲叔叔 I transmigrated. In my previous life I was a chef, and now I’ve become the heir to a traditional Chinese medicine practice. That’s not the important part. The real problem is that my biological mother is Jia Zhangshi, my sister-in-law is Qin Huairu, and I have a backstabbing nephew named Banggeng. What am I supposed to do? Asking for help onl 97Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 170 Siheyuan: Why Do You Look So Much Like Yi Zhonghai? 四合院：你怎么和易中海那么像？ Yi Feng transmigrated to the 1960s for no apparent reason. Before his mother died, she told him that he had an uncle in the city named Yi Zhonghai. And so, Yi Feng headed to the capital and gradually rose to the pinnacle of life! Yi Feng: “I admit, you've got some skill. But what if I told you my uncle is an eighth-grade engineer who can build an aircraft carrier by hand, a renowned paragon of virtue? What would you do then?” 2Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 171 Siheyuan: Beating Jia Zhangshi and Winning Qin Huairu 四合院：暴打贾张氏，拿下秦淮茹 After arriving in a courtyard house, Cheng Zhiguo only wants to live a quiet, peaceful life. But one after another, those awful neighbors keep causing trouble every day. Cheng Zhiguo refuses to put up with them. The Jia family causing trouble? He goes straight for Qin Huairu! Granny Deaf using her influence to bully people? He sends her to her grave! Yi Zhonghai secretly sabotaging him? Sorry, nobody will be there to support you in your old age! The best way to deal with evil people is to become 5.9kReads7.7Score192Shelves
- 172 Siheyuan: Forcing the Beasts to Turn Themselves In from the Start 四合院：开局逼众禽自首 Ye Fan's soul entered the world of Love in the Courtyard. He learned that the original owner's parents, wife, and daughter had all been murdered by the beasts living in the compound. He immediately swore to kill his enemies with his own hands and make them pay in blood. Just then, the System activated. If the Host could make the beasts of the compound turn themselves in and face justice, he would be able to start from the beginning again. In other words, everything could begin anew, returning 37Reads—Score—Shelves
- 173 Siheyuan: A Different Story 四合院：不一样的故事 Volume One: One heroine. He spoils Qin Huairu rotten, and even Banggeng and Xiaodang get their lives sorted out nicely; Volume Two: Two heroines. A relationship-building game in which He Yushui and Yu Haitang, supposedly best friends, compete for the same man; Volume Three: Two heroines. He helps Lou Xiao'e get her revenge and, along the way, helps Qin Huairu solve her problems; Volume Four: Two heroines. He wins over the Yu sisters and helps Yu Li's family escape hardship and enjoy a better lif 640Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 174 Love in the Courtyard: From the Start, I Stole Lou Xiao'e Away 情满四合院，开局截胡娄晓娥 Zhou Xun transmigrates into a courtyard compound, where he becomes Yi Zhonghai’s apprentice. Yi Zhonghai wants Zhou Xun to look after him in his old age, but Zhou Xun is rebellious to the core. First, he beats Yi Zhonghai to the punch and wins over Lou Xiao'e. Then he becomes an engineer. With a skill System at his disposal, Zhou Xun sits back and watches the scoundrels in the compound reveal their true colors. 2.5kReads7.7Score106Shelves
- 175 Siheyuan: Make a Choice and Reap Insane Rewards 四合院：做出选择，奖励麻了 Liu Zhiming transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1952. His family of three is poor, hungry, thirsty, sick, and on the verge of death. He activates a choice System. Every choice he makes earns him a reward. He chooses to go fishing with Third Master and catches dozens of pounds of fish. He chooses to learn cooking alongside He Yuzhu and gains mastery of the culinary arts. He chooses to go on a blind date with Jia Dongxu and wins Qin Huairu. He chooses to save a child from a fire and gains the ba —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 176 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Reborn in 1950! 四合院：傻柱重生回到1950！ [Siheyuan Courtyard + No Toxic Drama + Period Feel + Not Overly Reliant on the System + Everyday Family Squabbles!] In his old age, He Yuzhu was driven out of his home by the little beast Banggeng and froze to death beneath an overpass. It was his old nemesis Xu Damao who collected his body! Looking back on He Yuzhu’s life... He grew up without a mother, then lost his father while still young. Even his only younger sister was out to take advantage of him. And Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu’s whole f 11.9kReads7.7Score284Shelves
- 177 Siheyuan: I Want Both Worlds 四合院：两界我全都要 Jiang Chen transmigrates into the world of the courtyard complex, becoming an unemployed street loafer with no parents. Fortunately, a System is never absent for someone who has transmigrated, and he gets a livestreaming System that lets him choose to go live every day. Each day, completing a livestream challenge earns him a treasure chest. Opening one can grant all sorts of rewards, and from then on his life becomes wonderfully eventful. 6.3kReads8.5Score261Shelves
- 178 Transmigrate into a Siheyuan with an Unassailable Background: I’m the Real Boss! 穿越四合院，背景通天真大爷！ The whole Li clan are martyrs. From the start, Li Yuanba crashed a wedding and grabbed Ru; Silly Zhu flew into a rage and smashed his head, leaving it bloody and scaring the whole courtyard; Yi Jingyuan panicked and sent him to the hospital, while Director Wang angrily chewed him out; After it was all over, he went home, and Qin came to visit. He was accused of assault and kicked out; He went to bed early and didn't know what happened later. Yi took Qin to the owner's house; With sighs and reaso 5.5kReads8.1Score186Shelves
- 179 Across the Heavens: Starting in the Siheyuan Courtyard 诸天影视从四合院开始 6.6kReads8.1Score228Shelves
- 180 Siheyuan: I'm Dongxu's Younger Cousin, with the Spirit of Jian'an 四合院：我东旭堂弟，建安风骨 [Moderate angst] [Moderate pacing] [Everyday life and punishing scoundrels] A master of traditional Chinese medicine transmigrates into the world of a Beijing courtyard in 1951, becoming Jia Mingde, Jia Dongxu's cousin. He flees famine with his younger sister and comes to the capital to seek refuge with his aunt. But Jia Dongxu needs money for a marital home, so he plans to sell Jia Mingde off to work as a sailor and his sister to the countryside as a child bride. Luckily, Jia Mingde awakens the 77Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 181 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Change My Fate 四合院：重生傻柱，改天换命 He transmigrates to 1950 and into the beast-filled Siheyuan, becoming the young He Yuzhu. Starting out as an apprentice at Juxiangyuan, this time around, I'm saying a loud goodbye to the beasts in the courtyard and living a brilliant life on my own terms! What kind of person is Qin Huairu? And I'm supposed to grovel at her feet? Yi Zhonghai wants me to support him in his old age? Not a chance! Bang Geng, Jia Zhangshi, Granny Deaf? What a bunch of characters... 21.9kReads7.4Score1.1kShelves
- 182 Siheyuan: The Art of Slacking Off and My Treasure-Gathering Basin 四合院：摸鱼生活之我有聚宝盆 This book isn’t particularly intense. It focuses on everyday life and has a relatively gentle pace. If you don’t like it, feel free to complain, but don’t leave, okay? Hahaha. Chef Xu Dachun transmigrated into the body of a cousin of Xu Damao. He had planned to use his family’s ancestral treasure basin to live a quiet life in an era of scarce supplies. Unfortunately, the courtyard was full of filth and repulsive people. So, please leave. I’m living in this courtyard by myself. This book isn’t to 6.7kReads7.7Score240Shelves
- 183 Siheyuan: I Am Yan Jiecheng 四合院：我是阎解成 [One Female Lead] [Everyday Slice of Life] [Not a Feel-Good Story] After transmigrating, Yan Jiecheng becomes a resident of the courtyard compound. He attends technical school, becomes a technician, then joins the Ministry of Industry as an official. Riding the tide of the times, he rises to become a senior leader and helps revitalize the country's industry. (The courtyard compound won't feature much. The story will focus on technology and the political world!) 43Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 184 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Sent the Jia Family Mother and Son to Prison 四合院：开局送贾家母子去坐牢 Ji Bufan transmigrates to the 1960s with a massive game System in tow. How will he outsmart and outmaneuver the troublemakers in the courtyard? See how he thrives in this era. See how he dominates in the game world. This story gets pretty intense in the courtyard. In the game world, he kills decisively. In the real world, he rises to immense wealth. 7kReads8.5Score185Shelves
- 185 Siheyuan: Your Third Uncle Yan Is the Doorkeeper 四合院你闫家三大爷做门神 After inexplicably becoming Third Master Yan of the Yan family, he was convinced he wouldn’t survive more than a few days. On the third day, he received an equally inexplicable System. It gave him no tasks. All he had to do was stay alive! Yan Bugui, with his eventful life, Yan Laosan, a clock-in worker who’s given up, He Yushui, the financial calamity, Xu Damao, with a two-trillion-yuan goal. This is the survival saga of a man who doesn’t fit into this world! Come on in, make yourself at home! 678Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 186 Rising to Prominence in the Siheyuan as a Welder 四合院从焊工开始崛起 Luo Xiaobao lost both his parents, struggled to make ends meet, and suddenly had his house forcibly demolished. The people behind it were rich and influential, with extraordinary beings backing them up. One night, while he was asleep, the pendant his parents had left him suddenly activated the Myriad Worlds Transmigration System. Luo 9.2kReads7.9Score271Shelves
- 187 Siheyuan: I Inherit a Little Tavern, and Xu Huizhen Is My Sister-in-Law 四合院：继承小酒馆，嫂子徐慧真 After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, he becomes Xu Huizhen's brother-in-law. He returns from studying abroad on a government scholarship and activates a System. Just as the whole country is working hard to build up the motherland, Su Zhengping leisurely chats about ideals with a host of female leads, casually bringing out one piece of cutting-edge technology after another. What? He Daqing, you're planning to run away? Sure, go ahead! But don't you want to think about wha 168Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 188 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1954, with Silly Zhu as My Neighbor 四合院：重生54年，邻居傻柱 Li Zhenmin transmigrates to the world of the Siheyuan in 1954 and becomes He Yuzhu's neighbor. Knowing what the future holds, the first thing Li Zhenmin does after awakening the System is learn to cook. A cook will never go hungry, no matter the era. At this point, He Yuzhu is still a naive little kid, following Li Zhenmin around and calling him “big brother” whenever he gets the chance. Xu Damao isn't as bad as he'll become in the future, either. He keeps pestering Li Zhenmin to take him on as 28.3kReads7.4Score1.4kShelves
- 189 Laughing Proudly in Siheyuan 笑傲四合院 Also known as Laughing at the Courtyard, this novel is full of humor and wit. Set in a traditional courtyard compound, it tells a series of hilarious stories about the tangled relationships and everyday lives of the different families in this unique community. With vivid descriptions and a sharp eye, it deftly combines the human dramas of courtyard life with the bustle of the city, capturing the joys and sorrows of urban living. To prove that Silly Zhu isn't stupid, he sneaks into the TV drama L 115Reads—Score—Shelves
- 190 Siheyuan: Starting in 1953 四合院从1953开始 He Yuzhu, who shares the same name as Silly Zhu, complained about the plot of the courtyard story and was chosen by the System. He was sent into the world where the story takes place and became Silly Zhu. Fortunately, the System showed some consideration: instead of dropping He Yuzhu into the story at the beginning, it sent him back to before He Daqing ran off with the widow. Since I’m here, and I have a System, I won’t be fooled again or act like a simp this time around. I’ll live for myself an 23.9kReads8.7Score681Shelves
- 191 Siheyuan: I Voluntarily Donate the Steel Mill from the Start 四合院：开局我主动捐出轧钢厂 [Glory Age + The Little Woman Under Zhengyang Gate + Under Zhengyang Gate + Courtyard Compounds] I wake up and find a woman lying beside me who looks familiar. Isn’t that Xu Huizhen, the owner of the tavern? How did I, a sales director, end up back in the 1950s as Lou Bancheng, the private owner of the Red Star Steel Mill? Lou Xiao'e is actually my own daughter. Can you believe that? Having a second chance at life, I’m certainly not going to let the likes of Xu Damao and Silly Zhu take advantage 2.4kReads6.4Score104Shelves
- 192 Siheyuan: I Just Woke Up and They Want Me to Transfer to Civilian Work 四合院：刚醒就让我转业 Luo Xingchen, a special forces king in the 21st century, is killed in an ambush while saving hostages. His soul travels back fifty years and enters the body of a 20-year-old veteran company commander in Beijing. After years of combat, his body is badly injured and his physical abilities have severely declined, so his superiors order him to leave the military. On his very first day after leaving the service, his former commander arranges a blind date for him. The house he's assigned turns out to 13.2kReads8.4Score384Shelves
- 193 The Siheyuan: Yuzhu's Spatial Farm 四合院之雨柱的空间农场 (Lighthearted + multiple heroines + pocket dimension + crossover world) Yu Chen unexpectedly transmigrates into He Yuzhu and acquires a farm pocket dimension. Yu Chen breathes a sigh of relief at getting the farm dimension. Otherwise, how would someone from the twenty-first century survive after transmigrating here? With his farm dimension, how will he make a name for himself in this world...? 11.6kReads8.5Score463Shelves
- 194 Siheyuan: My Wife Shows Up and Immediately Takes Down the Jia Family 四合院：媳妇刚过来就干翻贾家 Dotingly devoted husband, sweet romance, love, fishing System, leveling up. The male lead transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and obtains the Fishing Master System. Using it, he enjoys the good life in this unusual era, eating well and living comfortably. The male lead mostly stays behind the scenes, while his wife takes all the limelight. This is a story about a husband who spoils his wife to the extreme! This novel is very different from other courtyard-household stories. Its plot has vir 7.4kReads8.1Score274Shelves
- 195 A Reborn Life in the Siheyuan 重生之四合院人生 A new story is here! You're welcome to read my work 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! 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 196 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai Swapped My Name on the Promotion List 四合院：我被易中海偷换晋升名单 [This book is full of anger, so don’t read if that’s not your thing. It’s about taking down scoundrels, not fawning over them.] After Chen Yu transmigrated, he discovered that the original owner had been killed by Jia Dongxu with a brick. Worse, his only family was his younger sister, who had stomach cancer and urgently needed money for medicine. From the original owner’s memories, he learned that after putting in enough years on the job, he was finally eligible for promotion to Level One fitter 23.2kReads7.8Score1kShelves
- 197 A Hilarious Tale of Immortals and Heroes 仙侠笑传 A new story is here! You're welcome to read my work 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! 51Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 198 Siheyuan: A Master Chef from the Start, Awakening Heaven-Defying Comprehension 四合院：厨神开局，觉醒悟性逆天 [Everyday Life + Not Much Anger or Conflict] Cao Ao, an ordinary nobody who originally lived in the Siheyuan, was reborn in 1954. He works in the kitchen of Hongfeng Restaurant, one of the Eight Great Restaurants, alongside He Yuzhu. After activating the Opportunity System, he received a ten-jin gold brick. It couldn't be traded, but it had a hidden property: a hit to the head could make someone lose some of their memories. And so... 10.1kReads8.1Score322Shelves
- 199 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Uncover a Shocking Secret 四合院：开局发现惊天秘密 Zhang Xiaopi was reborn, and an unexpected job in the capital brought him there. For no apparent reason, he ended up living in the Beast-Filled Courtyard. See how Zhang Xiaopi makes his own way in this vibrant, tumultuous era. See how he puts the courtyard’s pests in their place. This is a slow-burn story, but it has plenty of bite and a satisfying ending. 20.5kReads8.5Score729Shelves
- 200 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Reborn in 1953 四合院：傻柱重生从53年开始 Winter in the capital is especially bitter. Beneath an overpass, Silly Zhu curls into a ball, driven out of his home by the ungrateful Bang Geng, cold and hungry. In the biting wind, he thinks of the three-courtyard siheyuan, of Qin Huairu, of all the men and women in the courtyard, and of the absurd life in which he was schemed against until he had nothing left. Silly Zhu swears that if he gets another chance, he'll escape their schemes and live a life of his own. 81.8kReads8.3Score4.6kShelves
