Novels like Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Unusual Life
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- 101 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 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Reborn, and Anyone Who Messes With Me Is Finished 四合院：傻柱重生，谁惹我废谁 He Yuzhu, who froze to death under a bridge, is reborn. In this life, he swears he'll never be anyone's doormat again. He'll stay away from ungrateful people and stop letting others bleed him dry! He Daqing wants to run off with a widow? He can go, but the money stays! Yi Zhonghai wants to guilt-trip him? Then don't blame me for ambushing an old-timer without playing fair! From the start, he activates a simplified skills System. [Streamlining fitter skills... Fitter skills → turning screws] All 4.1kReads8.7Score116Shelves
- 103 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, 113Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 104 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 9.3kReads7.9Score279Shelves
- 105 Dreaming Back to Siheyuan: I Trade National Grain Coupons for Anything 梦回四合院我用全国粮票兑换一切 [Courtyard life + exchange anything + top student + play the pig to eat the tiger + childhood betrothal + Man Is Iron, Food Is Steel + Blood-Colored Romance] Hao Yongjun never dreamed he’d return to Yanjing in 1963. No. 12, Nanluoguxiang, Xiaojuhua Hutong. The Third Master finally gets his wish and becomes the courtyard’s First Master. And Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai? One is sweeping toilets, and the other has been executed. His parents have gone off to grow mushrooms? Zhou Xiaobai is actually 2.6kReads6.8Score101Shelves
- 106 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 132Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 I’m in a Siheyuan, and I Can Reach the Heavens Above 人在四合院，我能上达天听 Synopsis [Lighthearted] + [Everyday Life] + [One Female Lead] + [China] + [Building a Strong Nation Through Technology] + [System] + [Alternate History] From the start, my parents headed off to the northwest and entrusted four-year-old me to Yi Zhonghai, the senior resident of the courtyard. My life changed completely from then on. The System arrived, and I unlocked a learning space, beginning a life unlike any other. He Yuzhu got married from the start, Banggeng became an engineer, Jia Dongxu b 5.8kReads8.0Score209Shelves
- 108 Siheyuan: From the Start in 1962, a Level-Nine Engineer 四合院：开局62年，九级工程师 [Courtyard-house setting + System + period drama + strengthening the nation through technology + putting bullies in their place + technological development + one heroine] After transmigrating into a parallel world of the beast-filled courtyard-house compound, Zhao Xuecheng returns after graduating from university. He was ready to help build his country, but as soon as he gets back, he discovers that someone has taken over his house. After awakening the Old Six System, he begins a remarkable life 195Reads7.2Score159Shelves
- 109 Siheyuan: I’ll Hold This Family Together! 四合院：我要扛起这个家！ After watching the TV series about the courtyard house, Chen Zhixing opens his eyes in a courtyard in 1965. From the start, his father is gone, his mother is ill, and he has a younger sister in middle school. Chen Zhixing has to shoulder the burden of supporting the family. 7.1kReads7.6Score294Shelves
- 110 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
- 111 Siheyuan: From the Start, I'm a Police Chief with Reba as My Wife! 四合院：开局警司，老婆热芭！ Zhang Chengfei transmigrated into a courtyard house and became a veteran who had earned a first-class collective merit citation and a third-class individual merit citation. From the start, he joined the police force as a second-level superintendent, earning a monthly salary of 76 yuan. He awakened the Case-Solving System. Every case he cracked earned him generous rewards. He also married the pretty young Reba. Everyone in the courtyard envied them, grew jealous, and was also afraid of him. Grann 38.2kReads7.7Score2.4kShelves
- 112 Love in the Courtyard: Bixia Yuanjun 情满四合院之碧霞元君 With the protection of Bixia Yuanjun of Mount Tai, also known as Granny Mount Tai, Wang Shengwen's soul transmigrates into the story of Love in the Courtyard in the 1960s. He carries out the duties of “helping the nation prosper and its people thrive, aiding those in peril and rescuing those in danger, rewarding merit and punishing wrongdoing,” using real events as they happen to change the outlook of the people of that era. The protagonist has been deeply shaped by traditional Chinese Taoist th 2.3kReads8.1Score111Shelves
- 113 Siheyuan: I Picked Up Qin Jingru, and the Whole Courtyard Is Green with Envy 四合院：捡到秦京茹，全院羡慕哭 [Siheyuan Courtyard + Lighthearted + No Hostility] Jia Dongyang unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of a siheyuan courtyard in 1959. Following Xu Damao's example, he intercepts Qin Jingru in an alley and wins her over. The young couple's life just keeps getting better. From then on, the courtyard has a new good man, a “heartless scoundrel,” a matchmaker, and the head of the Women's Association. Xu Damao: “Thanks, little brother Dongyang!” Silly Zhu: “You really are heartless, making me mar 12.1kReads8.4Score479Shelves
- 114 Siheyuan: I Take Yi Zhonghai to Task and Demand 6,000 Yuan 四合院：手撕易中海，逼赔六千块 Chen Wangshan is a transmigrator. He has transmigrated into a notorious courtyard house from across the myriad heavens, full of beasts. No endless bickering back and forth. He'll teach those beasts how to behave by using the law. A new author with a new work. Please go easy on me, dear readers! A fist salute! Thank you! (The rating just came out and will rise later, so please read with confidence.) 83.7kReads5.5Score3.8kShelves
