Novels like Siheyuan: My Life as a Cannon Fodder
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- 51 Siheyuan: Starting in 1962, I Put the Jia Family in Their Place 四合院：1962开局整治贾家 No System + Slice of Life + Period Piece + One Female Lead Isn't a System essential when transmigrating into a courtyard house? My transmigration was an absolute failure. I saw with my own eyes how old I looked. No wonder no girls liked me. I don't care what happens to Silly Zhu, but anyone who messes with me will pay for it! 97Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, Racing All the Way 四合院：魂穿傻柱，一路狂飙 He Yuzhu, an overworked 996 office drone, transmigrates into the body of Silly Zhu in the world of the courtyard. Faced with the fate of being stuck with someone else's leftovers, He Yuzhu cries, “NO!” He decisively snatches Lou Xiao'e away, makes Xu Damao his sworn brother, and plans ahead. Then he races ahead on a golden path unlike any other. A different courtyard, a different kind of excitement. This synopsis is too short to do the story justice, so please head to the main text. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Life in the Siheyuan, Starting at Age Eight 八岁开始的四合院生活 A System and an invention-focused story. There's nothing too intense here, so just relax and read. A soul from the 22nd century transmigrates into the body of an eight-year-old child. In this passionate era, how will he shape the course of his life? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Siheyuan: As the Head Elder, I Can Simplify Anything 四合院：我一大爷，能简化一切 After transmigrating into the world of a Beijing courtyard compound, he becomes Yi Zhonghai, the First Master. A 20-year-old soul in a 50-year-old body, but he activates a Simplification System that can simplify anything, including ways to stay healthy... As long as he drinks tea every day, he can grow young again and return to the physical condition of a 20-year-old. By then, the First Madam has already died ahead of time. It’s time to show everyone how an old bull can feast on young grass. Wit —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Siheyuan: Nobody Messes with an Eight-Year-Old 四合院：八岁娃娃惹不起 A soldier king transmigrates into the body of an eight-year-old boy. Orphaned, with Japanese invaders running rampant, he flees alone with his three-year-old little sister to the capital. He moves into a courtyard residence, summons his brothers, dotes on his sister, and stirs up trouble. 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Siheyuan: Killing Jia Geng Is Just the Appetizer 四合院：弄死贾梗只是开胃菜 On a cold winter's day, Han Xiaodong transmigrated into a courtyard house. He woke up completely bewildered. Looking at his surroundings and the original owner's memories, Han Xiaodong decided he was done being human. And so, one bizarre incident after another began unfolding in the courtyard! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Love in the Courtyard: Taking Down the Jia Family from the Start 情满四合院开局先整贾家 Dark story + bizarre ideas + heavily altered setting Wu Lai is beaten to death by Silly Zhu. Wu Lai from the 21st century transmigrates into the past, inhabiting the Wu Lai of the courtyard compound and embarking on a life of conflict within the compound. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: I’m Silly Zhu, and I Refuse to Be a Simp 四合院：我傻柱，拒做舔狗 After He Qiliao accidentally saw his girlfriend's true colors, he was reborn as Silly Zhu. When Qin Huairu asked him for help, he swore he would never be a simp again and resolutely refused her. From then on, the courtyard's whole dynamic changed. One hapless Silly Zhu was gone, replaced by a sigma male. He thought that being a sigma male, combined with Silly Zhu's face that looked far too old for his age, meant no woman would ever come near him again. But to his surprise, Qin Huairu, Yu Haitang —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: I Returned from Overseas and Became Zhang the Combative 四合院：我从海外回，化身张怼怼 Zhang Haihan transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes an exceedingly rare returnee from overseas in that era, rising to become the director of a steel mill. He awakens a System that collects negative emotions. So Zhang Haihan keeps picking fights with people, until the courtyard's scoundrels are reduced to tears. But he's the factory director. What can anyone do about it? Zhang Haihan says, “Relax. Watch me argue him into the ground!” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Siheyuan: Starting by Driving Jia Zhangshi Mad 四合院：从气疯贾张氏开始 [Courtyard Setting + Lighthearted Humor + Taming the Harem + One Female Lead] Li Yang transmigrates to the courtyard and is framed by Jia Zhangshi for stealing a chicken. Then he awakens the Insulting People System. Watch as the protagonist gradually drives the ungrateful Jia Zhangshi mad, humiliates the hypocritical Qin Huairu, and beats up the ultimate simp, Silly Zhu... 749Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 61 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu from the Future 四合院：来自未来的何雨柱 A small machine-shop owner from the twenty-first century has his soul transported into Silly Zhu's body in the TV series Love in the Courtyard. From then on, he begins his rags-to-riches reversal and rewrites the life of this foolish simp. 2Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 62 The Siheyuan Prank System: I’m Invincible! 四合院最强整蛊系统，无敌了！ Geng Daniu transmigrates into the Courtyard and gets a prank System from the start. From then on, he thrives! Silly Zhu is jealous and tries to sabotage him? Sorted! One slap sends him flying! Jia Zhangshi makes a scene and refuses to listen to reason? Sorted! A whole pile of prank gadgets coming right up! Qin Huairu puts on an act, hoping to sponge off him? He smacks her across the face! Anyone who dares cross me, you troublemakers are done for! Yi Zhonghai, Old Mrs. Deaf, and the rest of the t 1.7kReads5.4Score—14d adds
- 63 Siheyuan: I Refuse to Be Silly Zhu! 四合院：我，拒绝当傻柱！ When Silly Zhu transmigrates and activates a System, gaining a mysterious space, he unexpectedly goes into business in this era. With the System at his feet and a space at his command, getting rich is no dream. 197Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 64 Love in the Courtyard: He Yuzhu, Changing His Fate One Point at a Time 情满四合院：加点改命的何雨柱 [Courtyard House + Everyday Life + System + Scheming + He Yuzhu] He Yuzhu, who transmigrated here, is dark-hearted and wicked. After arriving at the courtyard house, he’s like a mouse that’s fallen into a rice jar. Moral blackmail and clever schemes are nothing to him. With an all-seeing perspective, he plans every move in advance. He not only wins over all the women in the show, but also makes a fortune in that era and reaches the pinnacle of life. 279Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Siheyuan: Reborn in Silly Zhu’s Body, I Embark on a Dark Path 四合院：魂穿傻柱，开启黑化之路 “Damn, I'm still alive?” “Who am I?” “Where am I?” “Didn't I die beneath a car after saving a little girl?” “I've become He Yuzhu, also known as Silly Zhu.” “Since things have come to this, I'll be He Yuzhu. But I'm no fool, and you can forget about squeezing any more out of me.” 460Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: I Caught Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai Kissing 四合院：碰见秦淮茹易中海在亲亲 Yi Erju is terribly unlucky: He tries to drown his sorrows over being cheated on, then pees on a power strip. The electric shock transmigrates him to a strange world. He happens to witness someone else's intimate encounter. After an awkward moment, someone knocks him out from behind. Fortunately, he has a System golden finger with him. He can still live for a few more decades. But the whole courtyard is full of beasts. How is he supposed to live with such a huge headache? 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Transmigrating as the Liu Family's Prodigy 穿越刘家麒麟儿 Liu Guangqi, a young man from the modern era, dies suddenly in the street. After arriving in the underworld, he looks into his past and present lives and discovers that he is destined to be alone for thirteen lifetimes. If he is alone for yet another life after reincarnation, he will grow to hate the heavens and become a demon, unleashing a storm of bloodshed. The Great Luo Golden Immortals have no choice but to make an exception and defy fate to change his destiny. —Reads—Score114d adds
- 68 Siheyuan: I Hit Whoever I Want! 四合院我想打谁就打谁！ After waking up, he finds himself transmigrated into He Yuzhu, who froze to death. Once he understands how he got there, he decides to do something about it. He gradually changes his personality, cleverly takes care of Xu Damao, stops the Jia family from leeching off him, and breaks away from Yi Zhonghai to live his own quiet life. 400Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 69 Siheyuan: I'm Really Not Silly Zhu 四合院之真不是傻柱 This is a book about living a quiet, ordinary life, with a wife and children at home and a warm bed to return to. It is not the kind of story where people are constantly fighting and killing. On the surface, he seems indifferent to everything, but in secret he is building up his first fortune. Antique furniture, houses, shops, and more. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 A Century-Old Family Rises to Power, Starting in Siheyuan 家族百年，从四合院开始崛起 Synopsis: Rong Yao transmigrates to 1952 and, to his surprise, finds himself in the Siheyuan Courtyard from a TV drama. He also gains a pocket dimension. After getting to Qin Huairu first, Rong Yao secretly makes his way to Hong Kong. He starts out in the media industry, then branches into clothing, beverages, real estate, retail, hotels and entertainment, and more. He establishes a security group and builds the Rong family empire. After the turn of the century, people are astonished to discover 2Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 71 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu, Could You Pick Up the Soap? 四合院：何雨柱，帮捡捡肥皂吧？ After transmigrating into the world of "The Birds of the Courtyard", Zhen Cheng wants nothing more than to move out of the compound. By chance, he binds to a sign-in System. All he has to do is sign in to receive all kinds of generous rewards. The neighbors dare to mess with him? Silly Zhu, off to the station with you! Yi Zhonghai, same goes for you. The station can take care of you in your old age, so go on! At the compound's residents' meeting, Zhen Cheng shouts, “You birds of the compound, if —Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 72 Siheyuan: If You Won't Let Me Live in Peace, None of You Will Live 四合院：不让我好过，你们还想活 After transmigrating into the world of "The Birds of the Courtyard", Zhou Dong becomes a sent-down youth. With the time to head to the countryside fast approaching, he's about to join the great wave of young people sent out to help build rural communities. But the courtyard's scoundrels want to ship him off to the Great Northern Wilderness instead, so he won't get to enjoy a good life. When Zhou Dong finds out, he understands. These scoundrels are going to pay! —Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 73 Siheyuan: Mouthwatering Braised Meat That Has Adults and Kids Drooling 四合院：美味卤肉，馋哭大人小孩 Li Yue transmigrates into a courtyard compound and becomes the crazy man who's been raving mad for two years. Everyone in the compound witnesses Li Yue suddenly regain his senses and can't believe their eyes. Unable to find a job, Li Yue puts the skills he learned in his previous life to use and sets up a stall selling braised dishes. The residents of the compound expect to see him make a fool of himself. They never imagined his braised dishes would taste so good. They're a huge hit, and busines —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Siheyuan: Taking Jia Dongxu as My Disciple in the 1950s 四合院：50年代，收贾东旭为徒 After falling down the stairs drunk, I transmigrated to an impoverished era and became Li Huaimin, a quiet, taciturn man. Bound to the Disciple Recruitment System, I began taking on disciples in a courtyard house. Old Jia had just died, so I took Jia Dongxu as my first disciple... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 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
- 76 Siheyuan: The Self-Cultivation of a Purchasing Agent 四合院：采购员的自我修养 [Siheyuan + farming + period setting + transmigration] Chen Xinnian transmigrates to a difficult era of widespread shortages. Living in a Siheyuan full of beasts, how can he build himself a good life? First Grandpa: Xinnian's a good kid, just the sort to look after me in my old age. Too bad he's so crafty and hard to control. Second Grandpa: That kid got another radio coupon. How come the leaders like him so much? Third Grandpa: Kids, Lou Xiao'e invited Chen Xinnian over for meat again. The smel 91Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: A Furious Slap for the Old Man with No Heirs 四合院：怒扇老绝户 Liu Ming wakes up one morning to discover that he has transmigrated into the TV drama set in the courtyard. What? The three courtyard officials are forcing his mother to remarry? And they keep saying they’re doing what’s best for his family. Yeah, right. What a joke. Those shameless beasts saw his father die in the line of duty and figured they could gang up on his family. But Liu Ming, a man from the 21st century, has arrived, and he’s brought a golden finger with him. The Beast-Bullying System 1.5kReads5.4Score—14d adds
- 78 Reborn to Fill the Siheyuan 重生之噙满四合院 Reborn as He Yuzhu in Love in the Courtyard, he thought, if you want to bleed me dry, just see if I don't knock your teeth out. Qin Huairu, Xu Damao, just watch me beat you all down. And you so-called uncles? You're nothing in front of me. 1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Siheyuan: I Want to Be the Boss 四合院之我要当大爷 A young person from the new era finds their soul transported to the 1960s. With a scheming neighbor on one side and tangled workplace rivalries on the other, can they come out on top at every turn with nothing but an unreliable System? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Siheyuan: Starting on June 1, I Immediately Began Buying Scrap 四合院：人在六一开局直接收废品 Liu Yue thought he’d run into disaster, but his allotted lifespan wasn’t over yet. That was why he was reborn more than sixty years in the past, in an era when no one went hungry. Bound to an overpowered System, he starts out by collecting scrap and gradually climbs to the pinnacle of life! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Siheyuan: Jia Zhangshi Comes to Borrow Money from the Start 四合院：开局贾张氏来借钱 [One Female Lead (He Yushui), Lighthearted + Humorous] Zhang Xingyu was originally a college student in the 21st century. By a twist of fate, he transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming a Level Three fitter at the Red Star Steelworks and gaining the support of a System. His arrival changed everything in the courtyard… 1.4kReads5.5Score—14d adds
- 82 My First Book 我爱大番茄的第1本书 A new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Siheyuan: After the Earthquake, the Jia Family Begs Me to Take Them In 四合院：地震后，贾家求我收留 After an earthquake, he is reborn as He Yuzhu. As fate would have it, the Jia family across the way had cut corners on their house, and it collapsed in the quake. With nowhere to go, several members of the Jia family come knocking, begging him to take them in. As He Yuzhu, who knows the entire epic history of the courtyard, he refuses to repeat the same mistakes. He gets a Super Farm System from the start and decisively turns the Jia family away. Those bloodsuckers can stay away from me! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Siheyuan: Old Yi, Hand It Over 四合院：老易啊，拿来吧你 Zhou Pingyuan transmigrates to a parallel world and gets bound to a System. Taking on a disciple is all it takes to grow stronger! And the stronger the disciple becomes, the stronger the master gets. Without a second thought, Zhou Pingyuan swoops in and takes Jia Dongxu for himself! The Venerable of Morality flies into a rage and comes after Zhou Pingyuan. Watch how he deals with the scoundrels. —Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 85 Siheyuan: The Beasts Set Off Firecrackers, So I Lit the Fuse 四合院：禽兽放炮，我点引信 Transmigrating into a courtyard compound in the 1950s, Gao Liping manages to live a fairly comfortable life thanks to his System. But the people in the compound are not easy to get along with. So, under the circumstances, Gao Liping decides to have some fun with them. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Siheyuan: My Gourmet Supermarket in 1952 四合院：1952年我有美食超市 He Tianbao transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and successfully unlocks a gourmet supermarket. It is now 1952, and the Flower Planter is taking on seventeen gangs all by itself. [Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have successfully produced one million servings of medicinal cuisine to treat frostbite. Eat it, and frostbite will be cured.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have successfully produced Strength Medicinal Cuisine, Agility Medicinal Cuisine…] ] ] ] 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Siheyuan: My Golden Finger Is the Everyman 四合院：我的金手指是路人甲 Liu Hao transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard, activates the System, and receives ten thousand background characters as a reward from the start. At first, he goes looking for his own underlings. Only later does he realize that everyone living nearby, not just in the Red Star Courtyard, is one of his people. Yi Zhonghai tries to guilt-trip him at a meeting, but the neighbors drown him in spit. Silly Zhu challenges him to a spar, only to have the crowd beat him until his arms and legs are broke —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 A Master Plan for the Siheyuan: Everyone Is in the Palm of My Hand 计定四合院：所有人在我股掌之间 Silly Zhu died and transmigrated back to 1976. In his previous life, once he was old and useless, the whole Bang Geng family drove him out of the courtyard compound, and he froze to death beneath a bridge. In this new life, Silly Zhu awakened the Prank System. The crueler his pranks, and the closer he pushed people to death, the richer his rewards! Qin Huairu, wasn’t everything you did for Bang Geng? Weren’t you afraid the Jia family would have no heirs? Fine, then I’ll castrate Bang Geng first! 102Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 89 Transmigrated into Siheyuan: I’ve Got Cheats 穿越四合院：开挂了 Lin Le transmigrates to a courtyard house. In his previous life, he was an orphan. Now, all at once, he has a wife and son. He binds to a sign-in System. “Divine-level medical skills, divine-level cooking, divine-level restoration.” He makes a thriving life for himself in the courtyard. Teasing the troublemakers is pure bliss. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Siheyuan: I’m Jia Dongxu, and I’m Critically Ill from the Start 四合院之我是贾东旭，开局病危 Lighthearted laughs + a crafty schemer + pure power fantasy After transmigrating into a courtyard compound, I became Jia Dongxu, with only three days left to live! Little Jia says, no need to panic. There's still time to have some fun! With three days left, shouldn't I have Qin Huairu take good care of me? After all, we're legally married! Who knew that one little session of being taken care of would nearly send me to the grave? Mostly because this body of mine is just too frail! Luckily, I've g —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Siheyuan: I Became a Master Fortune-Teller 四合院：我成了算命大师 [Courtyard + Fan Fiction + Feel-Good Story] Transmigrating into the courtyard, you think you can make me the sucker who takes the blame? Not a chance! Watch as I use the fortune-telling System to shatter the beasts' assumptions and expose them all. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Siheyuan: Reborn After Activating the System 四合院：激活系统重生 My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Unbelievable! I Spent My Entire Fortune Buying a Siheyuan 离谱！我竟然倾家荡产拍了四合院 A wildly reworked courtyard drama, snark, and a director of cringeworthy shows A failed web novelist transmigrates into the body of a third-rate director of cringeworthy dramas! And this guy has sold his house and car and taken out a loan to make a show, and the show is Season Two of Love in the Courtyard! To avoid going bankrupt, Su Cheng has no choice but to revamp the show on set. Nobody wants to watch melodramas, but surely people will love a cringeworthy drama about someone reborn in that e —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Siheyuan: I Just Can't Figure It Out 四合院：我百思不得其解 “What? I’ve been reborn? And in Love in the Courtyard? OMG, oh my god, are they trying to get this clueless little idiot killed?” Ding! The Completely Incomprehensible System is online. Quest System activated. Quest 1: … Quest 2: … Oh, what’s this thing? Isn’t this the hehehe System? I’m Cao Cao’s heir, after all. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Save the Lou Family's Daughter 四合院：开局救下娄家千金 He Yupeng accidentally transmigrated and became an honorably discharged military doctor. He was bound to a good-deeds System. As long as he did good deeds, he would earn System points. The points could be exchanged for anything from any world. From then on, the capital gained a warmhearted, upright benefactor. He Yupeng: “Qin, you’re washing Silly Zhu’s underwear. You’re only doing it to stop him from dating, so you can leech off him for the rest of his life, aren’t you?” He Yupeng: “Yi Zhonghai —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Isn't Silly Anymore, and the Whole Courtyard Is Stunned 四合院：傻柱不傻了，全院蒙了 A top-notch period piece. Lin Qi woke up one day and transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard, becoming the male lead, Silly Zhu. Silly Zhu's father, He Daqing, ran off with the White Widow, leaving his son and daughter behind. Qin Huairu already saw Silly Zhu as her meal ticket. Silly Zhu worked as a chef in the cafeteria, but his wages were low. Between the grueling physical labor and caring for his younger sister, the young Silly Zhu wore himself down, came down with a fever, and fell into a 64Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 97 Siheyuan: Filling Workers' Stomachs to the Brim 四合院，让工人的胃满满登登 (This novel focuses on everyday life and realistic details, mainly depicting local customs and the historical traces of that extraordinary era.) Liu Dong, furious after being bullied by fifteen-year-old Silly Zhu, heads back to his hometown. He arrives just as his village is fighting with neighboring Qin Family Village over water. Rushing in to help, Liu Dong is unlucky enough to be beaten to death with a stick by Qin Gang, Qin Huairu's younger brother. A twenty-first-century man named Liu Don 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 The Siheyuan's Troublesome Neighbors: Begging for Forgiveness 四合院众禽：求原谅 Fang Chang is reborn in a Beijing courtyard compound in 1963. In the courtyard opposite the Beast-Filled Courtyard, Yi Zhonghai shows up from the start with his apprentice Jia Dongxu and his family, trying to force Fang Chang to lend them his house. Fang Chang smiles and sends Yi Zhonghai off to the station for a cup of tea, then slowly strips Qin Huairu of her henchmen one by one. 3Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 99 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Refuse Yan Bugui 四合院：开局拒绝阎埠贵 He transmigrates into a courtyard and becomes someone who never existed in the original story. He activates a System and gains a mysterious pocket dimension. He plants all kinds of crops in the dimension while the System assigns him missions. Life couldn’t be more relaxing, but when everything is going too well, the jealous busybodies start making trouble… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 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
