Novels like Siheyuan: I'll Take Back Everything I Lost
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- 1 Siheyuan: I’m Silly Zhu, What Should I Do? 四合院之我是傻柱，咋办？ Mi Lu runs a package pickup station, and spends every day dealing with parcels. She once heard people talking about the TV series The Story of the Courtyard, but she doesn't like family dramas and has never watched it. Then an accident somehow turns her into the young Yuzhu. What now? Just go with the flow! Do whatever feels right! Handle it however she likes! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Siheyuan: Reborn for a Second Life, I’m Going to Study 四合院：重活一世，我要读书 I don’t know if the He family’s ancestors must have had smoke rising from their graves, because this kid is nothing like the rest of them. He’s been a born student since childhood, and he’s made it all the way through school. Now, not long after the college entrance exam was announced, he’s getting ready to take it and go to university... —Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 3 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—Shelves
- 4 Reborn in the Siheyuan: I Refuse to Be Anyone's Fool 重生四合院：打死不做冤大头 He Yuzhu transmigrates into the body of He Yuzhu. He becomes Ma Guobao's disciple! Knowing the original story's plot, he sets out on a different path of his own. Learn to cook? No way! I'm going to study hard and serve my country! 2Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 5 He Yuzhu’s Revenge 何雨柱的复仇 He Yuzhu is dead! He worked hard all his life, neglecting his own son and raising the three ungrateful kids of Qin Huairu to adulthood. He sold everything he owned, and with moral righteousness as their banner and all kinds of schemes, the three uncles kept him firmly by their sides until he could care for them in old age and see them to their graves. After Qin Huairu died, Banggeng and the others finally kicked him out. He eventually froze and starved to death in a rundown rented room, meeting 29Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 6 Siheyuan, Thank You, System 四合院，感激系统 In the turbulent year of 1965, our country has just detonated a nuclear bomb, greatly raising its standing on the world stage. In this era, our protagonist, Lin Yang, inexplicably transmigrates into the body of someone with the same name. He also acquires a special System. 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Siheyuan: Revenge Is the Start of Great Endeavors 四合院：大业从复仇开始 I transmigrated into the world of the courtyard! And on top of that, I got a System… “Beep!” A synthesized electronic voice suddenly rang out in Liu Yue’s mind. Liu Yue’s eyes lit up. In his previous life, he had often seen posts online about transmigrators getting cheat abilities. “You’ve received a ‘Newcomer Starter Pack.’ Would you like to open it?” Liu Yue: “Open it.” The System’s prompt rang out. “Ding! Congratulations, Host. You’ve obtained a secret spirit-spring realm.” “Ding! Congratulat —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 A Journey to Godhood Starting from Siheyuan 从四合院开始的超神之旅 After finally passing the civil service exam upon graduating in 2022, Xu Weiguo learns that his assigned workplace is in the Forty-Ninth City in 1958! After a chime, a gentle but unmistakably synthetic voice rings in his ear: “The Employee Service System of Huaxia No. 3 Import and Export Trading Co., Ltd. is now online. Please follow the instructions to learn how to use it and familiarize yourself with the employee regulations...” 273Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 9 Siheyuan: The Neighbors Are So Terrified They Beg Me for Mercy 四合院：几位大爷怕得要命直求饶 One Female Lead + Everyday Life + No System or Storage Space A doctoral student drives into a river and transmigrates, only to be inexplicably rescued by the protagonist of a TV drama! To his surprise, he ends up in the body of someone with an extraordinary identity. Right from the start, he sends Banggeng to prison. Even Deaf Granny treats him especially well. Lou Xiao'e has run away, and Qin Huairu is figuring out how to marry Silly Zhu. Then a stranger suddenly shows up and ruins her plans. I 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Siheyuan: The Beasts Are Sickos, but I'm Even Worse 四合院：禽兽变态，我更变态 Liu Junlin transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and activates the Ghost-Control System from the start. If those scoundrels come looking for trouble, they’re just asking for trouble. Starting with Jia Dongxu, they’ll all come knocking just to get themselves killed! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Reborn: Lending a Helping Hand in the Siheyuan 重生之四合院帮扶开始 He Jianguo, a young man from modern times, was up late at home watching Love in the Courtyard when a ding suddenly rang in his mind: he had successfully awakened the Support System. He then transmigrated to the day before He Yuzhu's father, He Daqing, left, and became He Daqing's younger cousin. He also got a Support System containing billions of supplies. Its only task was to help Silly Zhu get married and have children, after which he could return to the present. He Daqing found He Jianguo and 772Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Siheyuan: I Have Infinite Supplies, and It Drives the Beasts Crazy 四合院：我有无限物资，气死众禽 Su Wuwei transmigrates into the world of the Beast-Filled Siheyuan. From the start, he falls victim to Qin Huairu’s honey trap? Watch how Su Wuwei turns the tables and leaves Qin Huairu humiliated and disgraced. Silly Zhu wants to fight you? Watch how Su Wuwei tricks Silly Zhu into losing everything and being abandoned by everyone. Yi Zhonghai tries to hold you down? See how Su Wuwei wrecks Yi Zhonghai’s plans for a comfortable old age. Before long, Su Wuwei has dealt with every beast in 173Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 13 Traveling Through the Myriad Realms, Starting from Siheyuan 诸天旅行从四合院开始 [Myriad Worlds + Wild Imagination + Cao Thief] Hua Xiaochen's soul transmigrates to another world, where he awakens the Myriad Worlds Travel System and sets out on a journey across countless worlds. In Love in the Courtyard, he saves the ill-fated Lou Xiao'e. In The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, he meets the disheartened Ning Zhongze. During the Battle of Lingguan, he turns the tide... The noble spirit of Jian'an, the lingering legacy of the Wei dynasty. This story is entirely fictional. Any resembla —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 I Live in the Siheyuan, and Yi Zhonghai Is My Brother! 人在四合院，易中海是我亲哥！ Courtyard setting + one heroine + period piece, focused on everyday life with very little angst. Yi Zhonghe transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming Yi Zhonghai's younger half-brother. With a high school diploma, he gets a chance to work at the steel mill with Yi Zhonghai's help. From then on, Yi Zhonghe begins his smooth ascent to success. With the System backing him, he won't miss out on a promotion, a fortune, or a wife! 155Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Siheyuan: I'm Done Being a Doormat 四合院之我不再当冤种 Reborn as Liu Hongchang, one of the three biggest suckers alongside Silly Zhu, he is framed as a hooligan by his sister-in-law from the start! What? Married for a year and still haven't shared a bed? A whole family of ungrateful leeches is sucking him dry? His own elderly mother is bedridden, with no one to care for her? Sorry, I'm done putting up with this. I'm getting a divorce! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 In the Siheyuan, I Forge an Extraordinary Life 人在四合院，成就非凡人生 [One heroine] The train of time raced forward, and Lu Feifan transmigrated back to the capital in the 1960s. He activated an achievement System and became neighbors with Qin Huairu, Sha Zhu, and the others. Complete achievement missions to earn all sorts of amazing rewards: incredible skills, powerful items, and advanced technology, enough to let Lu Feifan thrive in that era. As he watched his motherland flourish and change by the day, Lu Feifan also went toe-to-toe with the courtyard's beasts 1Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 17 Siheyuan: I’m a Tycoon from the Start, and the Greedy Neighbors Are Jealous 四合院：我开局大富豪，众禽馋了 [Siheyuan + System + Humiliating the Whole Menagerie] Lu Yang transmigrates into a siheyuan and gets a System. In this resource-scarce decade of the 1960s, he eats meat at every meal and drinks himself silly. Want a Phoenix-brand bicycle? He can buy one whenever he likes. He’s definitely one of the richest people in the courtyard! Qin Huairu tries to flirt with Lu Yang and get herself a permanent meal ticket? Get lost! My blind date blows you away, Qin Huairu, by a mile. Xu Damao wants to borrow 914Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 18 Siheyuan: My Name Is Zhang Xingwen 四合院：我叫张兴文 Hypocritical and self-righteous, the “Yue Buqun” of the Huashan Sect, First Uncle Yi Zhonghai. All he wants is a government post. He loves scrambled eggs and believes that a good beating makes a dutiful son: Second Uncle Liu Haizhong. “Food won’t make you poor, clothes won’t make you poor, but failing to keep an eye on your money will.” Known to everyone as “Yan the Miser”: Third Uncle Yan Fugui. The self-proclaimed “queen of the seas” and “mastermind behind every cheater”: the “white lotus” Qin —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 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. 318Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Siheyuan: I Am He Yuzhu, Defying Fate 四合院：我何雨柱，逆天改命 He Yuzhu, who froze to death under a bridge, is reborn in 1951. At the time, He Daqing has just run off with White Widow. Qin Huairu has only recently married into the courtyard, and Xu Damao is still single. Watching the three courtyard elders call a general meeting at the drop of a hat, Silly Zhu decides he won’t make the same mistakes again. He awakens a practice-makes-perfect System: repeat an action enough times, and he can become a master of anything. The capital’s number-one chef, its num 1.8kReads7.0Score102Shelves
- 21 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. 418Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 22 Siheyuan: Back to an Era of Passion 四合院：重回激情时代 Back to that era of hunger, how will our protagonist, Fang Dali, use his ability to control the land to make sure he and the people close to him have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear? A new writer with a new book. Thanks for reading! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 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—Shelves
- 24 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 188Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Siheyuan: I Chop Bricks with My Bare Hands and Drive the Beasts Insane 四合院：我空手劈砖，禽兽吓疯癫 [Period setting + farming + courtyard life + reborn + System + from the start] Li Tiancai, the ruthless heartbreaker, has arrived! A pig-slaughtering street thug, he’s tough and doesn’t waste words. If you cross him, he’ll throw down in an instant and beat those scoundrels into the ground. Qin Huairu, you want to take advantage of me? Fine. Let’s see if you live long enough to enjoy what you get! Bang Geng, you little brat, you want to steal the meat I’m saving to go with my liquor? Fine. I’ll t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Siheyuan: If I Don’t Slack Off, I’ll Fight You All 四合院：我不摆烂就跟你们对着干 The residents of the Siheyuan are all devious schemers, each more cunning than the last? Then I’ll outscheme every one of you! You’re all petty villains, so let’s see who has the sharper tricks! Li Qiang has a golden finger, and he’s not the cautious type. As long as things are going his way, he’s going to show off and dish out some face-slapping! Otherwise, how could he live up to the name of someone who transmigrated? 204Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 27 Siheyuan: It Starts with Tearing into Jia Zhangshi 四合院：从怒怼贾张氏开始 In one courtyard house, this group of neighbors, who may be good or bad, lays bare greed, anger, delusion, hatred, love, evil, and desire. Wang Gang, who unexpectedly transmigrates there, doesn't care about any of that. His happy life begins when he helps Qin Huairu deliver her baby. 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 I, Silly Zhu, Rule the Siheyuan 我，傻柱！称霸四合院 Transmigrated into a courtyard and became Silly Zhu. But he wasn't silly at all. He stopped being Qin Huairu's lovesick puppy and focused on managing his own System space. What generosity! He handed out grain coupons and meat coupons to every household. All the courtyard busybodies followed his lead. He Yuzhu was no longer Silly Zhu! 99Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 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—Shelves
- 30 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—Shelves
- 31 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 634Reads5.5Score107Shelves
- 32 Siheyuan: I’m He Yuzhu, and I’m Absolutely Dominant! 四合院：我何雨柱，绝对霸气！ He transmigrates into the world of the Courtyard, becoming He Yuzhu, everyone's doormat. But to his surprise, he transmigrates too early, arriving in the winter of 1951, the year He Daqing abandoned He Yuzhu and his sister. That year, He Yuzhu is sixteen, and He Yushui is seven. Given a second chance, He Yuzhu vows not to be a pushover or let anyone take advantage of him again! He turns every scheme in the courtyard to dust, leaving Yi Zhonghai fuming helplessly, the Deaf Granny sighing in despa 5.5kReads6.6Score219Shelves
- 33 Siheyuan: Sending Someone to Prison from the Start 四合院：开局送人进监狱 He transmigrated into the world of the courtyard. And in this world, his background was utterly tragic! So what should he do? Of course, send that person straight to prison! 475Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 34 Siheyuan: I’m Silly Zhu, and I Marry Ran Qiuyie from the Start 四合院：我傻柱，开局迎娶冉秋叶 [Ding! Mission triggered!] As someone who had transmigrated, He Yuzhu loved hearing that sound more than anything. In an era of shortages, a System was absolutely unbeatable! 169Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 35 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. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Beasts in the Siheyuan: I'm a Beast Tamer! 禽满四合院：我是训禽师！ Li Guang transmigrates into the world of "Four-Courtyard Shadows", where sign-in rewards make life a joy. Uncle One earns a high salary. Li Guang says he’s only a tiny bit behind him. How much is a tiny bit? About as much as Mount Everest. Uncle Two is obsessed with becoming an official? Consider it done. You’re now the director of the steel mill toilets! Uncle Three is stingy. Great. I’ll make sure you don’t even have a door to skimp on. Silly Zhu? Hold on. What did you just call me? Your godfa 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 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—Shelves
- 38 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—Shelves
- 39 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Become the Richest Man in the Capital 四合院：重生成傻柱到四九城首富 His soul transmigrates into the courtyard, where he becomes Silly Zhu. He obtains a Grudge Points System: every point of resentment can be exchanged for one yuan, and all kinds of skills are available too. By angering the courtyard's troublemakers and racking up Grudge Points, He Yuzhu amasses a vast fortune. With his clever mind, he becomes the director of the steel mill, buys land, trades stocks, and starts companies, rising step by step to become the richest man in the capital. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Siheyuan: My Luck with Women Is Impossible to Resist 四合院：我的桃花运挡都挡不住 A new work is out! You can read my story 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! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Siheyuan: With the Heavenly Lord of Morality on My Side, I Can Do Whatever I Want 四合院：靠道德天尊，我为所欲为 Zhang Jianjun transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard. Soon afterward, he activated a System of his own. At first, he thought he’d be perfectly content just using the System to deal with the neighborhood troublemakers. But he never expected Yi Zhonghai to see him as someone who would care for him in his old age. And so, the whole courtyard changed. Zhang Jianjun focused on putting the troublemakers in their place, while Yi Zhonghai stood behind him as his protector. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 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—Shelves
- 43 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—Shelves
- 44 Siheyuan: I Have a House of Gold and a Beauty Like Jade 四合院：我有黄金屋，也有颜如玉 The demonic path's great overlord He Yuzhu transmigrated into the body of He Yuzhu from the Siheyuan. The hundreds or even thousands of acres of blessed aperture land that should have exploded into existence upon his ascension had shrunk to a mere three acres. He Yuzhu used those three acres to build a never-ending treasure trove of resources. Standing at the entrance to the Siheyuan, He Yuzhu gave a cold laugh. The tide of the era was coming, sweeping everything before it. All your schemes will 79Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Siheyuan: I Don’t Understand My Own System Either 四合院：我的系统我也不懂 He transmigrates into a courtyard, and what does it mean that the System is still loading? This tsundere girl of a System won’t even let me hurry her along. The System has changed the courtyard beyond recognition. Where’s my Bang Geng? When did Qin Huairu become about the same age as Lou Xiaoe? What’s the point if everyone’s the same age? Come see a different courtyard and different people, with no hostility, violence, or gore, only an abundance of human kindness. 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Turning My Fate Around in the Siheyuan 人在四合院逆天改命 He Yuzhu is reborn in the world of Ode to Joy, but what he really wanted was to be reborn in the world of Love in the Courtyard. Fortunately, he has a portal that lets him travel back and forth between the two worlds. This is the story of how He Yuzhu defies fate in both worlds... 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 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? 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Old Fox of the Siheyuan 四合院里的老六 As a transmigrator from the 21st century, Wang Mingluo joins the countless others swept into another world. His sly, troublemaking nature plays out again and again in the courtyard compound. Guided by the principle of doing nothing when there’s trouble, since doing more means making more mistakes, doing less means making fewer mistakes, and doing nothing means making none, the protagonist keeps trying and trying. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Siheyuan: Everyone Becomes a Slave, and I Just Laugh 四合院：众禽当奴隶，反而笑嘻嘻 My new work is out! You can head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Siheyuan: Cursing Out Yi Zhonghai 四合院：怒骂易中海 After transmigrating as a minor character in a courtyard, he was only nineteen when he was literally angered to death. Then, to his surprise, he gained an emotion System. As long as he could influence other people’s emotions, he would earn rewards. Reborn with a System at his side, he was determined never to live such a miserable life again. —Reads—Score—Shelves
