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- 1 Siheyuan: A Life of Freedom After Saving a Beauty 四合院从英雄救美后的逍遥 Liu Aiguo, from 2023, travels back to the 1960s and a courtyard compound. After saving Lou Xiao'e and her daughter, he unlocks the golden finger he brought with him and enjoys a carefree life from then on. This book has multiple female leads, so don't read it if that's not your thing. He doesn't trade advanced technology or supplies for status, and there won't be any trips to Hong Kong. The focus is on a carefree, easygoing life, though he'll deal with anyone who makes his life unpleasant... All —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 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
- 3 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Unusual Life 四合院：傻柱的别样人生 He Yuzhu went to sleep and woke up as He Yuzhu. What the hell, this is such a raw deal! And to make matters worse, that little brat Bang Geng is rummaging through his house looking for something. What kind of nonsense is this? 9.6kReads6.9Score48914d adds
- 4 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. 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 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
- 6 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
- 7 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Taught Yi Zhonghai a Lesson 四合院：开局教训易中海 After transmigrating into The Birds of the Courtyard, the whole lot of them actually want to gang up and get me killed? Fortunately, I transmigrated with a golden finger. After turning the tables, I snatch victory from the jaws of defeat! It’s either you die or I do! 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 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
- 9 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
- 10 Across Time and Space 跨越时空 Li Jun: Should I take Qin Huairu in? Should I stand up to Yi Zhonghai? Should I beat up Sha Zhu? Should I help Jia Zhangshi meet a man? What should I do about Bang Geng, Xiao Dang, and Huai Hua? Li Jun: Should I be Changle's big brother, or her man? Li Jun: My dad and big brother went from ordinary people to leading Huaxia to prosperity. My brothers-in-law are powerful regional officials, and my sisters-in-law are the richest women in the world. What should I do? Li Jun: Should I save Zeng Moyi? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Reborn in the Siheyuan: A Web of Espionage 重生四合院之谍影迷踪 My name is Wang Jianguo. I close my eyes, open them again, and find myself in the capital in the autumn of 1948. Just then, someone outside yells, “Silly Zhu, stop right there! Run again and I'll break your legs.” Good grief! How did I end up in this “concentration camp for good people”? This story will weave together elements from The Glorious Era, Kite, Little Woman, and Blood-Colored Romance. And of course, a System is a must. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Siheyuan: It All Begins When I Meet Qin Huairu 四合院：从遇到秦淮茹开始 Transmigrating into the Beast-Filled Courtyard: From the Start, He Runs Into Qin Huairu In his previous life, Qin Shousheng was a fitness streamer with 250 followers, not 250,000. Though he had a decent physique and good-looking muscles, he just couldn't get views or followers. With no other choice, he followed others in taking steroids. His muscles grew, but his strength stayed exactly the same as before, without the slightest improvement. Then one day, during a livestream, his followers finall 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Siheyuan: I Got Cursed Out by Jia Zhangshi from the Start 四合院：居然开局就被贾张氏骂 What would an utterly ordinary wage worker do if he transmigrated into a world full of beasts? Ah, the whole courtyard is packed with beasts, and another one has popped up. What a nuisance! Why won't any of them behave? The protagonist is a bit too soft at first. Slow burn. 107Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 14 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. 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Siheyuan: Hello, Qin Huairu 四合院：你好！秦淮茹 Ever since Chen Da moved into the courtyard, one thing after another went wrong. A curious reporter went in to investigate. The first person interviewed was Yi Zhonghai. Yi Zhonghai gave a bitter smile. “That apprentice of mine... Sigh!” The second was Jia Zhangshi. Jia Zhangshi grabbed at her remaining strands of hair in frustration. “That neighbor of mine... Sigh!” The third was Silly Zhu. Silly Zhu looked up at the sky, his face full of indignation. “That grandfather of mine... Sigh!” The fou —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Siheyuan: Picking Up a White Lotus? She’s My Moonlight 四合院：捡尸白莲花？白月光啊 Li Xu, a firefighter, died heroically while on duty. Carrying a shattered piece of a Spirit Spring space, he transmigrated to the Love in the Courtyard world. It was the three-year famine. Just see how Li Xu uses this tiny, broken space to make himself a carefree and prosperous life in this world! “By the way, isn’t this cultivation technique a little indecent?” Looking at the technique he’d picked up, which said it increased * ability, Li Xu couldn’t help falling into deep thought. 1Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 17 Siheyuan: I Transmigrate and Steal Qin Huairu Away 四合院：穿越截胡秦淮茹 “I transmigrated? I actually transmigrated!” By chance, he transmigrated into a courtyard home and became an ordinary resident. His older neighbor had a promising blind date, so he activated a steal-the-match System and made her his wife... He seemed ordinary, but he wasn’t. Just yesterday, the original owner inherited all of his maternal grandfather’s property: two courtyards and three storefronts. He was so thrilled that he drank himself silly. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Siheyuan: Graduating from College and Joining the Factory, Crushing the Beasts 四合院：大学毕业进厂，压垮禽兽 Liu Jianguo is reborn as a resident of the Courtyard. His little family is full of loyal patriots! After graduating from Nanda, he still returns to the Courtyard, where beasts are everywhere. But this time, Liu Jianguo has returned as chief engineer at the steel mill, a Level 14 state cadre entitled to a special allowance, and an equal of the deputy factory director. What's more, returning to the Courtyard awakens his System. He wins awards for helping build the nation, and even earns a commenda —Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 19 Siheyuan: Answering the Call to Go Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside! 四合院：响应号召，上山下乡！ The call of the times has sounded, and young people across the country are about to leave their hometowns. Zhou Dong gets assigned to a fairly desirable place. But who could have guessed? The Jia family has its eye on this prize and wants to trade places with Zhou Dong. The old shrew, Yi Zhonghai, and Silly Zhu all step in. No more blabbering. Let's get straight to it. 16Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 20 Siheyuan: I’m He Yuzhu, No Ordinary Man 四合院：我何雨柱，岂是池中物 He Yuzhu, who died a tragic death away from home, is reborn at the age of sixteen. With unexpected help from a System, he gains a cheat that changes his life. He becomes the finest chef in the capital, its top entrepreneur, and its greatest collector. In this life, he keeps his distance from all the courtyard’s beasts and their moral blackmail, determined to live life on his own terms! 1Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 21 Siheyuan: The Tan Family Cuisine Heir, Rewarded for Hard Work 四合院：谭家菜传人，天道酬勤 He Yuzhu died a miserable death beneath a bridge, but at the very end, he finally saw the truth. The parasitic white lotus Qin Huairu, the ungrateful brat Banggeng she'd painstakingly raised, the First Uncle who used moral pressure to control him, the Second Uncle who threw his weight around, the scheming Third Uncle, and the little man Xu Damao! That little courtyard was full of beasts. He was the only one who was truly human. As he closed his eyes, he swore to the heavens: if he got another —Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 22 Siheyuan: Reborn as He Yuzhu, I Start Turning My Life Around 四合院：重生何雨柱，开始逆袭 The most impressive part was his personal guard. Every one of them had been handpicked by him. They needed not only exceptional combat skills, but also to share his views on money. Pan Jin believed this was the only way to ensure his wealth would not be wasted. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 A Happy Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之幸福人生 Zheng Jianye, a 29-year-old virgin, got blackout drunk and ended up in the world of Love in the Courtyard, where he began to let loose. He was ready to leave his old life behind and enjoy himself. He'd keep his options open and let those flags keep flying. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 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 792Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 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 195Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 26 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! 96Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 More Children, More Blessings in the Siheyuan 我在四合院多子多福 My new work is out! Welcome to Tomato Novel to read it. I'm a newcomer just starting to write, so please give my work your support. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your attention motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! Bai Ziwei transmigrates to a parallel world of courtyard houses. See how he sets the whole courtyard of troublemakers straight, builds his career, and lives life on his own terms. How far can the motherland go with his help? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 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—14d adds
- 29 Siheyuan: I Live Next Door to Xu Damao, and My Name Is Li 四合院：住许大茂隔壁，我叫老李 Transmigrating into the world of the courtyard houses, Xu Damao is getting married from the start. Li Qinghai: I don't care who's getting married in this courtyard, I, Li Qinghai, have to show up and help make a scene! Lou Xiao'e: Your cat can't do a backflip at all! Silly Zhu: Sigh, why hasn't my Brother Dong kicked the bucket yet? Qin Huairu: Old Li is really something, even though he's younger than me. Jia Dongxu: … The blurb isn't doing it justice. Head to the main story. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Siheyuan: Reborn, I Refuse to Take the Usual Path 四合院：重生之后，我不走寻常路 Reborn as He Yuzhu in the very year He Daqing left. He Yuzhu spent his whole life being spineless and foolish, but this time, after being reborn, he’s going to change everything! If he follows the old path, he’ll just continue down the same bumpy road to adulthood. How could he accept that? In the end, he’d still be stuck at the bottom of society, still the blood bank for the beasts of the courtyard. This time, he’ll forge an unconventional path! Martial arts, the college entrance exam... With h —Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 31 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
- 32 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—14d adds
- 33 I Was Reborn as Silly Zhu in the Siheyuan 我重生成了四合院里的傻柱 Winter, 1950. Winter. On a railway in the Forty-Nine City. He Yuzhu was no longer the He Yuzhu he used to be. He was none other than He Yuzhu, who had come back to life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 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
- 35 My Cultivation Life in the Siheyuan 四合院我的修仙生活 This book has no angst. It’s all about taking it easy, enjoying life, and having fun~ Multiple heroines Song Cheng transmigrates into the world of the courtyard houses. As the only cultivator, watch how he lives his life. Relaxed, happy, carefree, and at ease 1Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 36 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
- 37 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
- 38 Siheyuan: My Retired Soldier Grandpa Whips the Whole Courtyard into Shape 四合院：我的退伍爷爷，整治全院 Fang Mu transmigrated into the world of a courtyard house, only to discover that he was just nine years old and had an adorable little sister by his side. He thought that a pair like them would be bullied to death in this courtyard full of hooligans. But Fang Mu never expected that his grandfather was a tough retired soldier. Bang Geng bullies his little sister? Grandpa steps in and beats him so badly he can’t get out of bed! Qin Huairu wants to help them out? She can get lost, and he’ll make su —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 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
- 40 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
- 41 Siheyuan: After Ending the Jia Family Line, I Take Off 四合院：绝种贾家后，直接起飞 Chen Feng unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan, becoming an ordinary resident there. From the start, he awakens the Killer System and receives a mission. After learning that the original owner took his own life because Jia Dongxu led the others in ostracizing him, Chen Feng immediately decides to get revenge. From that moment on, he starts a killing spree through the entire compound! Jia Banggeng, the chicken thief: dead! Liu Haizhong, the pompous hypocrite: dead! Granny Dea —Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 42 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! 519Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 43 Siheyuan: From the Start, My Peach-Stealing Hands Drove the Whole Menagerie Crazy 四合院：开局偷桃手，逼疯众禽兽 Yi Zhonghai, fair and impartial. Liu Haizhong, a loving father and dutiful son. Yan Laoxi, cheerful and generous. Jia Zhangshi, kind-faced and benevolent. Jia Dongxu, destined for a long life. Qin Huairu, pure as ice and clean as jade. Wielding the little whip of education, Chen Luo watches them with a sinister grin. 280Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 44 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! 158Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 45 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Take Down Silly Zhu, and the Troublemakers Rage 四合院：开局干翻傻柱，众禽怒了 Li Jiafei transmigrates into the world of The Courtyard Full of Scheming Neighbors and unexpectedly binds to the Outrage System. To make myself stronger, I go up against all those scheming neighbors. They’re furious! I’m making a killing... 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 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
- 47 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai Treats Me Like His Own Son 四合院：易中海把我当亲儿子 [No female lead, or a single female lead] Yi Guoqiang, a thirty-year-old man, gets recruited into the Main God Space and unexpectedly binds himself to a System as well. Double the fun, right? But who could have guessed that the Main God and the System would be incompatible? After the two systems blow up, Yi Guoqiang falls into the legendary Love in the Courtyard. See how the protagonist rules the compound with just one “hand” gun, and no System or pocket dimension. (I've read lots of courty 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 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 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 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
- 50 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
