Novels like Middle-Aged Sha Zhu Opens a Restaurant in the 1980s
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- 151 I Transmigrate into Siheyuan and Become the Big Villain 穿越四合院我成了大反派 After transmigrating into the courtyard world, he awakens the Villain Development System right away. As the son of a powerful senior official, he comes from a distinguished family and has influence everywhere. Sorry, gentlemen, but from now on, this courtyard answers to me! The protagonist has the spirit of Wei Wu and the bearing of a prime minister. There are multiple heroines, including Qin Huairu. After about 250,000 words, the story starts weaving in the plot of Under the Zhengyang Gate, and 135Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 152 A Carefree Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之淡然生活 Zhang Haoran, an upstanding young man living in the 21st century, accidentally falls off a cliff and transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard in a parallel world. See how a modern young man makes a life for himself in a new family and a different era. First time writing, so go easy on me! Thanks so much~ 17kReads7.9Score65914d adds
- 153 Siheyuan: The Jia Family Throws a Feast, and I Turn Their World Upside Down 四合院：贾家开席，搅它天翻地覆 One night, Zhao Xuecheng wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the world of The Courtyard Is Full of Beasts. The Jia family is throwing a banquet? I'll turn the place upside down. Silly Zhu wants to sell his house? Zhao Xuecheng: “Uncle Daqing, Silly Zhu is an ungrateful bastard. Take Aunt Bai and get out of here, quick!” Liu Haizhong wants to become a team leader? Beat him up and send him off to clean the toilets! Bang Geng, I hear your nickname is the Thieving Saint? I'll break your 9.4kReads7.8Score28114d adds
- 154 Silly Zhu's Siheyuan 傻柱子的四合院 The protagonist is a little confused. I only went out for a budget trip, so how did I inexplicably become Silly Zhu? Well, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. At least I won't have to worry every day about scraping together a bite to eat. Sure, material goods are scarce in this era, but the people are honest and kind! Life is good! Well... except for this cannibalistic courtyard and the birds who live in it. 15.5kReads8.8Score71714d adds
- 155 Siheyuan: The Factory Director's Path, Snatching Qin Huairu from the Start 四合院：厂长路，开局截胡秦淮茹 In 1951, the animals of the courtyard were up to their usual antics. It was supposed to be Jia Xudong's wedding night, but Qin Huairu mistook the door and climbed into the wrong bed, landing in the arms of a certain lecher. From then on, life in the courtyard descended into chaos... 1.6kReads6.9Score19114d adds
- 156 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Stabbed Someone on a Snowy Night 四合院：开局大雪夜捅娄子 (Some spoilers appeared earlier on, but they've been removed for readers who didn't like them.) Xu Xiaosheng, Xu Damao's younger brother in Love in the Courtyard, was born impotent. After leaving the army, he joined the steel mill. On his first day at work, he moved out of the crowded courtyard. He couldn't care less about the petty dramas in the compound. He just wanted to live his own quiet life! 21.4kReads8.2Score91814d adds
- 157 Courtyard, Don't Mess with Me 四合院，别惹我 A sixteen-year-old’s story of growing up wild, struggling to support a family, and fighting back hard against the scoundrels in the courtyard! Don’t mess with me! I won’t listen to your self-righteous drivel! You think you can scheme against me? Let’s see you try! Curse my family, and I’ll beat up your eldest grandson! Sha Zhu, you can’t beat me, so stop embarrassing yourself! 15.7kReads7.6Score71514d adds
- 158 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. 20kReads8.5Score72114d adds
- 159 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. 79.9kReads8.3Score4.4k14d adds
- 160 At Eight Years Old, I Unlock an Infinite System in the Siheyuan 四合院八岁就开启无限系统 Li Aiguo is reborn in the world of the courtyard compound. In this world, his entire family is made up of national heroes. Whenever the scoundrels bully him, Li Aiguo starts shouting: “My grandparents died on the battlefield, giving their lives for their country. My father died on the battlefield, giving his life for his country. My two older brothers also died on the battlefield, giving their lives for their country. My mother was also honored as a martyr. Are you bullying me because you want t 5.6kReads6.1Score27914d adds
- 161 Siheyuan: One New Persona Every Month 四合院：每月一个人设 Also known as: A New Skill Every Month Chen Ping'an transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1965, gaining a new skill every month. In the first month, he gets the Return skill, solving his food and clothing problems and landing a job in the steel mill's logistics department along the way; In the second month, he gets the Inner Voice skill, helping him navigate relationships with ease and even catch a spy; In the third month, he gets the Portable Spirit Field skill, builds greenhouses, grows mushro 10.5kReads7.8Score51014d adds
- 162 Siheyuan: I Have the Original Novel in Hand 四合院之我有原著在手 The strongest male lead takes on the miscreants of the courtyard! He uses PUA tactics on Qin Huairu, turning her into an obsessed woman! He teases Yu Li and keeps her wrapped around his finger. He meets the love of his life, and the lovers finally get their happy ending. 4.5kReads5.8Score15414d adds
- 163 Siheyuan: I Can Absorb Life 四合院：我可以吸收生命 [A Little Playboy + A Little Sly + A Little Invincible + A Little Easygoing + Everyday Life] Ma Teng, a Level 3 electrician at a steel mill, risked his life to save state property by pulling the power switch. He died in the process, and his body was taken over by a modern man from a later era, also named Ma Teng, who had spent most of his life trudging along, honest and unassuming. What kind of waves will this honest modern man stir up in that era? 30.2kReads8.0Score1.5k14d adds
- 164 Easygoing Days in the Siheyuan 四合院里的悠哉日子 Back in 1955, he begins a carefree life amid all the chaos of that legendary courtyard. See how a modern man gets by and lives his own modest life in that era! (A low on hostility, high on everyday life, and all about watching the drama kind of story.) 38.6kReads7.7Score1.9k14d adds
- 165 Siheyuan: The Good Life of a Laid-Back Man 四合院：咸鱼的美好生活 After transmigrating to a courtyard house in the 1960s, he gets a sign-in System from the start and enjoys a comfortable, thriving life... A gentle, warm, and cheerful story, lighthearted and witty, all about enjoying life and fulfilling your wishes... 2kReads7.2Score20514d adds
- 166 Siheyuan: My Pocket Dimension Can Store Anything 四合院：我的空间能收取万物 It's been nearly three years since the novel ended, and I'm still getting such great results. I'm so flattered, so I've added some bonus chapters to thank my longtime readers. Zhang Jianjun wakes up one morning scared out of his wits. He's transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard! With the arrival of his golden finger, Zhang Jianjun's path to cheating begins. Beating people up is for brutes. Stabbing them in the back is an art. By the middle of the story, he starts traveling the world and sets u 49.9kReads8.6Score2.6k14d adds
- 167 Siheyuan: I Have a Little World of My Own 四合院：我有一个小世界 After exploring a glowing cave entrance on a sinkhole's cliff face, outdoor enthusiast Wang Yu transmigrates to the world of the Siheyuan, where he discovers that the glowing entrance is a portal to other worlds. Wang Yu leads a leisurely life in the Siheyuan world while exploring other worlds and selling weapons. Traveling back and forth between the two realms, he practices martial arts and cultivates immortality, living a carefree life. 22.7kReads8.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 168 Siheyuan: The Old Man Who Collects Scrap 四合院：收废品的老汉 "No pointless romantic subplots + Feiji has never been a saintly do-gooder + easygoing everyday life" Li Shizhen has a very medical-sounding name. A disillusioned and unrestrained man born in the 1980s, he has seen all walks of life and become a scrap collector who grabs junk for a living. He has a change of heart and saves a boy who was supposed to transmigrate, only to unexpectedly transmigrate himself. Well, if he has to transmigrate, so be it. He never started a family in his previous lif 16.9kReads8.9Score67614d adds
- 169 Siheyuan: Back to 1950, Silly Zhu Enlists in the Army 四合院：重回50年，傻柱从军 [Military + business warfare + politics + no self-sacrificing saint] From the start, he transmigrates as He Yuzhu, who has just been cruelly abandoned by his father, He Daqing. Knowing the plot inside out, He Yuzhu refuses to become someone else's pawn or sucker. Determined to live with his head held high, he grits his teeth and enlists in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea at the age of fifteen, beginning to write a legendary life of his own. 12.6kReads7.5Score47314d adds
- 170 Siheyuan: Asking Qin Huairu for 500 Yuan from the Start 四合院：开局和秦淮茹要五百块 A directionless young man transmigrates into He Yuzhu, the man from "The Bustling Courtyard". But he has a System, and completing missions lets him travel back to the modern era. By moving goods between the two eras, he can become a tycoon without lifting a finger. He planned to live a quiet, peaceful life, but the crafty residents of the courtyard all want to take advantage of He Yuzhu. Well, too bad for them. Come see how he takes the courtyard by storm! The three uncles, Jia Zhangshi, and Xu 22.9kReads8.3Score1.2k14d adds
- 171 The Blurry Years of the Siheyuan 四合院之模糊的年代 [Sign-in] [A few more brothers than most] [Behind the scenes] [Everyday life] [Childhood] [Quirky and unrestrained] [War] [A happy family] [Period drama with lots of film and TV elements] [Doesn't follow the original plot] [Pure wish fulfillment] [Original female lead] [Parallel world / similar timeline] [Please don't project real people or timelines onto the characters] Life in the cave dwelling has no fighting or killing, just eating and drinking. Life in the courtyard house has no social nice 24.8kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
- 172 Siheyuan: The Greatest Livestock Breeder 四合院：最牛牲畜养殖人 [No harem protagonist + fierce and ruthless + a little devious + somewhat invincible + easygoing daily life + early-stage growth + decisive and merciless + no saintly do-gooder] My name is Bai Baoshan. I’m 45 years old. I’m a good person. All I know how to do is raise livestock. Don’t believe me? I’ll raise some and show you. And so... Every black pig weighed over 400 jin... The cattle and sheep were all plump and healthy, with delicious meat... Even the dairy cows and goats sprayed milk 11.3kReads8.6Score40714d adds
- 173 Siheyuan: This Time, It's Finally My Turn, Right?! 四合院之这次终于轮到我了吧！ [If you dislike Qin Huairu, don't read] [Multiple heroines] [System] Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, He Yuzhu, Xu Damao, Jia Zhangshi, and Deaf Granny. With these seven people all in one place, there'll never be a shortage of stories... 45.8kReads8.6Score2.2k14d adds
- 174 Siheyuan: Happiness Begins with a One-Cent Instant Kill 四合院：从一分钱秒杀开始幸福 [Courtyard Drama + System + Everyday Life + Changing the Plot] Zhou Jianjun transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard, only to discover that his arrival had changed some of the plot. This world was great: not only did he have a house, but also a beautiful wife and an adorable daughter. He even had a System that let him buy anything for a penny. Not enough food or supplies? Not a problem. Zhou Jianjun just wanted to live happily with his wife and daughter for the rest of his life, so nobody had be 45.9kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds
- 175 Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things Under Heaven 四合院：垂钓诸天万物 Lin Shaowen got drunk at a class reunion. After sleeping and waking up, he inexplicably arrived in the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming Lin Shaowen, an outstanding graduate of Beijing College of Chinese Medicine. He had just graduated from university and now faced a choice: should he become a promising full-time doctor at Union Hospital, or an obscure factory doctor at a steel mill? Without a second thought, Lin Shaowen chose to become a factory doctor. There was no helping it. Sending a 78.9kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds
