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- 151 Siheyuan: You Stole My Family’s Fortune and Still Expect Me to Be Generous? 四合院：抢我家财，还逼我大度？ [Pure catharsis + putting brutes in their place (without too much hostility) + high-tech national power + romantic tension] After transmigrating into the world of Courtyard of Beasts, Chu Weiguo discovered that the original owner had been beaten to death by Silly Zhu, who'd stolen his compensation money. And Silly Zhu hadn't even stolen it all the first time. He came back the very next day! With a new soul in his body, Chu Weiguo wasn't about to let Silly Zhu run wild. Two kicks were all it took 1.9kReads6.6Score11714d adds
- 152 The Siheyuan System Wants Me to Stir Up Trouble 四合院系统让我搞事 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.5kReads7.7Score10014d adds
- 153 Siheyuan: He Daqing, 1965 四合院之何大清1965 A veteran spy in his fifties wakes up in He Daqing's body. Watch this middle-aged man whip the courtyard's miscreants into shape! There's a little violence and a bit of aggression. My first work has its flaws, and I hope to learn alongside all my readers. 1.1kReads8.9Score—14d adds
- 154 Love in the Courtyard: A Carefree Bystander 情满四合院：悠闲路人甲 After unexpectedly arriving in Love in the Courtyard, Lu Xu faced Yi Zhonghai, the sanctimonious hypocrite known as First Master; Jia Zhangshi, the shameless, quarrelsome necromancer; the courtyard’s so-called “war god,” the protagonist nicknamed Silly Zhu, whose real name was He Yuzhu, who inherited his father’s noble habit of loving widows; Qin Huairu, a beautiful but insincere widow raising three children; Liu Haizhong, the Second Master, who craved official status, loved throwing his weight 226Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Siheyuan: This Is Ridiculous! I Have an Infinite Supply of Meat 四合院：离谱！我竟然有无限肉吃 [Courtyard-house setting + System + slice of life + mild edge + period flavor + historical inventor] The story has a mild edge, so there won't be violence at the drop of a hat, though there'll still be schemes when needed. The tone is light and cheerful. Reborn as He Yuzhu, he brings his little sister along and takes in Xiaodang, whom she was supposed to replace, so he can dismantle the bloodsucking family from within. The bloodsucking mother-in-law and daughter-in-law can't drain He Yuzhu anymo 416Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 156 Siheyuan: The Perfect 6.19 Edition 四合院六点一九完美版 Title: The Courtyard, Perfect Edition, June 19 There are countless courtyard stories on Tomatoes. And countless more courtyards that readers have seen. My courtyard story has no System! Pay attention! No System! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Siheyuan: Reborn as a Martyr's Family Member, Brimming with Positive Energy 四合院：魂穿成烈属，浑身正能量 (Not too dark) Lu Chunsheng accidentally transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he swindles Jia Zhangshi out of two jin of cornmeal. Later, everyone realizes that anyone who crosses him is bound to meet a bad end... 3.2kReads7.2Score12314d adds
- 158 A Capable Man in the Siheyuan 四合院里的能人 Happy to have transmigrated? Sure. He just never expected to be forced to split up the family from the start, followed by his parents’ untimely deaths. He may have a golden finger, but it’s not what he imagined. Amid the everyday squabbles of a courtyard household and the old Beijing life beneath Zhengyang Gate, watch how Zhang Jingqian carves a path through this turbulent era. (A story in the Courtyard series. This book isn’t particularly dark or hostile.) 204Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 159 Siheyuan: I Just Want to Be a Bystander 四合院：我只想当，看客 In his thirties and from Qing City, Wancheng, Wang Xiaowu was riding his electric scooter along a country road when a box truck knocked him into the nearby river. He fought to swim upstream, but the scooter shorted out and electrocuted him. The current swept him to the riverbed, where, as he lay dying, a black hole sucked him in. When he opened his eyes again, he was in Beijing in the 1960s. He had landed in the world of a TV drama. Fortunately, transmigration always comes with cheats that are b 4.5kReads7.1Score12114d adds
- 160 Siheyuan: I’m the Son of a Senior Official 四合院：我竟然是首长之子 [Courtyard Houses + System + Upgrades + Face-Slapping the Courtyard Beasts] Zhang Weiguo was reborn in the 1960s, only to discover that he'd landed in a courtyard full of beasts. Luckily, he awakened a System from the start and began his path to invincibility. Jia Zhangshi insults my wife? I'll slap her right back! A Japanese runt insults Chinese martial arts? One kick will send him straight to the afterlife! America blocks China's technological progress? I'll take a nuclear bomb and blow up the 445Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 161 Siheyuan: A Chest Full of Medals of Honor 四合院之满身的荣誉勋章 There’s a tree in my heart. Whatever I wish for, I get, but there’s a catch: first, I have to fight the tree spirit. Win, and I get something good. Lose, and I have to get lost. Li Zheng wasn’t having it. He couldn’t beat you as a kid, so he’d just wait until he grew up. Then he’d beat you to a pulp! 96Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 162 From Mechanical Engineer to Ruler of the World at the Siheyuan 四合院从机械工程师开始制霸全球 Transmigration into a courtyard compound + System + Industrial superpower. While watching the TV drama, Yang Chen complained that the characters in Love in the Courtyard were far too beastly. Then, by a twist of fate, his soul transmigrated into the show, and he became the least welcome resident in the compound. To make matters worse, he discovers that he has arrived during a year of famine, with barely enough food or clothing. Fortunately, he activates the Divine Return System of the Myriad Wor 404Reads6.4Score10314d adds
- 163 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Go on a Crazy Antique-Buying Spree at the Jia Family's 四合院：开局在贾家疯狂收古董 Li Ze transmigrates to the world of Love in the Courtyard. He successfully activates a System. But his System is different from everyone else's: it lets him travel back and forth between the present and the future. From the start, Bangzi steals food and knocks over the pickle jar at Li Ze's home. Li Ze goes to the Jia family to demand compensation. Ding! System alert: The pickle jar at Qin Huairu's home is a blue-and-white octagonal porcelain jar from the Yuan dynasty, worth 230 million in the f 368Reads7.9Score10714d adds
- 164 My Father Ran Away from the Start 开局父亲跑路 My 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! 30Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 165 Seasons in the Siheyuan 四合院春秋 The Li family: Owners of the courtyard house, where generations of the family have lived The Wang family: The Li family's neighbors, with complicated family ties to them Professor Zhang: A scholar who studies traditional Chinese architecture and has a deep affection for courtyard houses 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Siheyuan: The Little School 四合院之小学堂 Niu Xiaoman unexpectedly arrived in the world of the courtyard as an ordinary passerby. Looking at the courtyard full of beasts, each with a whole host of masters in their own right, he felt a chill all over. When the beasts turned to look at him, Niu Xiaoman tucked his face into his trouser pocket, pulled out a dime, and said: “Whoever helps me find the neighborhood office director and file a police report can have this dime.” The beasts were speechless. And so the law-enforcement pioneer Niu X 75Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 167 Siheyuan: Invincible at Eight to Protect My Family 四合院：为保护家人，八岁便无敌 After transmigrating into a courtyard compound, Ye Fan becomes an eight-year-old boy. He discovers that his father, Ye Jianguo, died a hero serving his country, leaving behind only his unemployed mother and his little sister, who has just started school. To let Ye Fan focus on his studies, his mother has no choice but to beg on the streets, while his sister drops out to take care of the family. But the compound’s greedy vultures set their sights on the Ye family. Yi Zhonghai wants to drive them 5Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 168 Siheyuan: A Penny to Slay Them All, and a Home Full of Supplies 四合院：一分钱秒杀，物资送了家 Zhao Youfu transmigrates to the Siheyuan, where he can buy supplies for a single cent each. He only meant to keep his head down and get promoted, but from the start, he acts a little too recklessly. … Thanks to everyone who clicked to read. Let me give you a heads-up first. I only wrote this book because I couldn't find anything else to read. I'm not fond of characters arguing and trading insults, or mocking and humiliating one another. That's why I ran out of things to read. So this book has a 1.1kReads5.8Score10314d adds
- 169 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Slap Jia Zhangshi in a Rage 四合院：开局怒扇贾张氏 [Torturing the bullies without being a do-gooder + Strike first + The bloodsucking family gets what they deserve] After waking up, Lin Jianye discovers that he has transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Fortunately, he activates the System in time, obtains a golden finger, and begins a happy life in the courtyard, enjoying all the perks and throwing his weight around. Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu, Yi Zhonghai, Silly Zhu: not one of them will get away. They'll all be sent to reform-th 9.1kReads6.4Score31414d adds
- 170 Siheyuan: Wang Dali's Happy Life 四合院：王大力的快乐生活 The author has revised some of the plot and the cringe-worthy parts. Readers who are interested can go back and take another look. No book in the world can suit everyone. This is the author's first book, so there are bound to be some parts that aren't entirely rigorous. Wang Dali accidentally transmigrates to 1962 and arrives in the world of "Full Courtyard of Birds." He also becomes a resident of the back courtyard. But because his parents left him three rooms, the Jia family sets its sights on 359Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 171 Yuewei Headlines 阅微头条 [Ghosts]+ [Spirits]+ [Supernatural] Presented in the style of reports from the Thatched Cottage News Agency, this work brings to life the ghosts, fox spirits, mysterious beings, phantoms, extraordinary people, and strange events found in classical texts such as Notes from the Thatched Cottage. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Siheyuan: My Identity Is Exposed After I Shoot Bang Geng 四合院：枪毙棒梗后我身份曝光了 Wang Qiang transmigrates into the world of The Birds Are Full in the Siheyuan. From the start, he moves into the siheyuan holding the memorial tablet of his father, a national hero! While he is in mourning, the beasts, not knowing what's good for them, watch Wang Qiang's comfortable life with envy and jealousy, and even start ostracizing and provoking him. As the saying goes: If you don't provoke me, I won't provoke you! When Bang Geng smashes the medal and destroys the memorial tablet, even the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 I'm He Yuzhu, the God of Cooking in the Siheyuan 四合院我何雨柱是厨神 A modern man transmigrates into He Yuzhu. He refuses to be a doormat, and he certainly won’t support a bunch of people who have nothing to do with him in their old age. He Yuzhu is not only the king of the courtyard, but also a master chef. Dongpo pork, kung pao chicken, twice-cooked pork, mapo tofu, Dongpo pork knuckle, husband-and-wife lung slices... It smells so good, enough to make every beast in the courtyard drool with envy. 11.6kReads7.5Score44914d adds
- 174 Siheyuan: Making Qin Huairu Go to Work 四合院：让秦淮茹去上班 After transmigrating to a courtyard house in the 1950s, Lin Yang gets a sign-in System and marries Qin Huairu from the start. Whether it's an eighth-grade fitter card, a master chef card, or a Wing Chun grandmaster card, he uses them all on Qin Huairu. He enjoys a leisurely life, tending his fields, drafting plans, and building up the nation. He strengthens the country while messing with the courtyard's troublemakers. Life couldn't be better! 5.1kReads7.9Score25114d adds
- 175 Across the Heavens: Starting in the Siheyuan Courtyard 诸天影视从四合院开始 6.4kReads8.1Score23514d adds
- 176 He Yuzhu, the Kitchen Knife Hero 菜刀大侠何雨柱 [Siheyuan] + [Wuxia], with a touch of comedy After mastering a set of knife techniques by practicing with a kitchen cleaver, He Yuzhu sets off to roam the martial world. Thanks to his signature move, “Little He’s Cleaver,” he earns the nickname “Little He the Heartbreaker.” Bold because of his “superior” skills, he leaves a trail of broken hearts wherever he goes. Along the way, he encounters such famous figures of the martial world as Qin Huairu and Lou Xiaoe. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Siheyuan: Starting with Bicycle Repairs 四合院：从修自行车开始 This book isn't too intense. It's a peaceful story set in an era of everyday life. The protagonist transmigrates to 1962 and lives across the hall from Third Uncle. He isn't a character from the original show. An utterly ordinary slice-of-life novel, about as exciting as a primary school essay. I try to keep things close to what life was really like back then, and to reflect the customs and social norms of ordinary people. I try not to be a homewrecker or collect junk, not to make everything ab 118Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 178 Transmigrating to a Siheyuan, I Begin a Life of Glory and Power! 穿越四合院，开启叱咤风云一生！ Before the economic reforms, the focus is on wacky antics and comedy; afterward, it shifts to business rivalries, so the style changes. The story leans heavily toward comedy, and the male lead isn't very domineering. The plot focuses on romantic entanglements, so don't read it if that's not your thing. Zhao Wansheng has just been dumped by his girlfriend of four years when an electric bike hits and kills him. He transmigrates into the world of the TV series Love in the Courtyard. After living a 1.2kReads5.9Score—14d adds
- 179 Siheyuan: The Yan Family’s Qilin Son 四合院之阎家的麒麟儿 Yan Jiecheng, the eldest son of the Yan family. A touch of antagonism, with both clever schemes and bold confrontations. He gets along with the Jia family by “fighting them tooth and nail.” In an era when the whole nation was caught up in a great drive to build the country, an overlooked nobody in a siheyuan is inhabited by the soul of a middle-aged engineer from 2023. Reborn, Du Baojun (Yan Jiecheng) works hard to live a serious life in a courtyard full of scoundrels. He watches them, takes the 3kReads6.6Score10414d adds
- 180 Siheyuan: A Nobody’s Carefree Life, Powered by Sign-Ins 四合院：小人物，靠签到逍遥世间 Jiang Weiguo accidentally transmigrates to 1962, into Love in the Courtyard, a place plagued by shortages and crawling with beasts. Watch how he rises to the top with the help of a sign-in System. The Jia family, don’t even think about taking a single advantage of me. Silly Zhu, you deserve to die without an heir. The First Master is a hypocrite; the Second Master is a useless fool; the Third Master is still scheming. P.S. Later on, he’ll go to Xiangjiang, and characters from other movies and TV 23Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 181 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 9.3kReads7.9Score27914d adds
- 182 Siheyuan: Taking Silly Zhu’s Place from the Start 四合院开局替代傻柱 9.2kReads7.5Score22614d adds
- 183 Siheyuan: Froakie Is Here, Thanks for Not Sucking Me In 四合院:蛙崽上线，感谢不吸之恩 A new story is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.8kReads7.5Score10014d adds
- 184 Siheyuan: They Squeezed Me Dry, So I Got a Billionfold Return 四合院：我，被吸血，亿万倍回报 I transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard. Everyone else is afraid of being exploited. Me, Xu Yuanchao, get exploited and receive a reward worth billions of times more. Jia Zhangshi's youngest son steals cabbage from my garden, and I get modern greenhouse farming technology. Bang Geng steals a string of firecrackers from me, and I get rocket launch technology. I teach Qin Huairu to become a Grade Five worker, and get the complete technology for a nuclear aircraft carrier. Man, this System 70Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 185 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—14d adds
- 186 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Ordinary Life 四合院：何雨柱的平凡一生 After transmigrating into He Yuzhu, he refuses to become a pawn of the retirement clique. The clique uses every trick in the book to manipulate him from their supposed moral high ground. Everyone in the courtyard, whether openly or behind his back, either wants to avoid getting dragged into trouble or hopes to get a share of the spoils. They all treat He Yuzhu like a fool they can push around. The trouble is, they're like dog-skin plasters: they cling tight and won't leave him alone. 46Reads8.0Score10814d adds
- 187 Siheyuan: I Live in the Back Courtyard with a Little Yard 四合院：我住后院带小院 This is not a wish-fulfillment novel, but a slice-of-life chronicle that stays close to ordinary life in the 1960s. Social relationships, prices, dialogue, and everyday routines are all kept as true to the era as possible. The protagonist's soul transmigrates into the past. He has no System or talismans, just a pretty decent pocket dimension. The story is based on the original drama and follows its main plot, with a few characters and events from A Little Woman and Men Are Made of Iron, Blood ad 4.4kReads8.0Score12414d adds
- 188 Siheyuan: This Guy’s a Bit of a Wild One 四合院之这货有点彪 A young man with nothing to his name wakes up in a wartime hospital after transmigrating into another body. Once his wounds heal, he is discharged, only to discover after returning home that this isn't a story about building a stronger nation. It's about punishing birds and beasts. If they can't get along, then there's no need to try. He'll just fight them head-on. 4.7kReads7.8Score10614d adds
- 189 Siheyuan: The Moral Vanguard 四合院：道德先锋 [Impatient readers, stay away] [Low on violence] If you like stories where the protagonist immediately stabs this person, then that person, please move along... This isn't the kind where they charge in and fight without thinking... The System is only there to provide support. The protagonist doesn't rely on it to slaughter his way through everyone... 3.8kReads7.2Score10314d adds
- 190 Siheyuan: I'm the Head of Security, and I Specialize in Killing Beasts 四合院：我保卫科长，专杀禽兽 After waking up, Chen Weijun discovers that he has transmigrated into the world of Birds Fill the Courtyard. He is gravely ill and bedridden, while the scoundrels in the courtyard are plotting to seize his property. Fortunately, Chen Weijun awakens a System and makes a full recovery. Not a single one of these scoundrels will get away. He'll send every last one of them to prison. But this is only the beginning: Chen Weijun rises to become head of the security department, dedicated to taking down 6.2kReads6.8Score21214d adds
- 191 The Happy Era of the Siheyuan 四合院之幸福时代 It’s the 1950s. Even though everyone is poor, they’re happy. He Wei arrives in this era by accident and becomes He Daqing, Silly Zhu’s father. Having learned how things play out in the courtyard, all he wants is to take his son and daughter far away from its conflicts. 15.1kReads8.6Score31014d adds
- 192 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 4.1kReads8.7Score11614d adds
- 193 Siheyuan: Yan Jiecheng 四合院：之阎解成 System + space + spirit spring Yan Cheng falls asleep and wakes up transmigrated into the body of Yan Jiecheng, who is in the middle of getting married. Let’s see how he manages to live comfortably in this era. 20.7kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds
- 194 Siheyuan: I'm Nothing Like Xu Damao 四合院：我可不是许大茂 Xu Damao transmigrates into Xu Damao. Fortunately, he gets a quest-based System to give him something to look forward to. He completes missions, earns rewards, and heads to Xiangjiang with Ezi. While Xu Damao is in Xiangjiang, the Courtyard is still in chaos. When An Jiahe, a twisted and violent man, barges into the courtyard, a new story begins to unfold. In short, he becomes a big shot in the 1960s, gets into real estate in the 1970s, makes it in entertainment in the 1980s, and gives back to s 4.8kReads8.1Score13614d adds
- 195 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. 7.1kReads7.6Score29414d adds
- 196 Siheyuan: Starting in 1940, He Daqing Joins the Army 四合院：开局40年，何大清从军 [War of Resistance] + [Reborn in a Bygone Era] A different kind of traditional Beijing courtyard story, where flesh and blood forge an unbreakable Great Wall! A car accident sends him back to the heartbreaking and heroic year of 1940. He Daqing refuses to submit. With unshakable conviction, he assembles an armed force and vows to teach the enemy a bitter lesson. The land lies shattered. The truly brave face danger without fear, while hot-blooded youths give their lives for their country. 844Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 197 Is This a Joke? 岂非儿戏 [Supernatural powers + transmigrate] [Comedic transmigration into a book] ^O^ Please don't read if this bothers you~ The invincible young Chen Long gains supernatural powers after stumbling upon an ancient magical artifact. He can summon wind and rain, and travel through countless lands. Using the Twin Fish Jade Pendant, he enters parallel worlds, visits Journey to the West, takes on Water Margin, and ventures into Dream of the Red Chamber, unraveling the unsolved mysteries of the myriad worlds. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Siheyuan: Is the He Family All Gone? I'm He Yuzhu 四合院：何家没人了？我是何雨柱 While watching the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, Wang Dashan was so enraged by how people treated He Yuzhu like a fool that he died of anger. Unexpectedly, he transmigrates and becomes He Yuzhu’s maternal uncle. A mother’s brother holds the highest place in a child’s heart. Now that he’s here, let’s see who dares bully Silly Zhu! The scoundrels of the courtyard will all pay the price! 2.5kReads5.4Score10414d adds
- 199 Bright Sword: Chen Shouting's Uncanny Dye Makes Cloth Bulletproof 亮剑：陈寿亭邪门染的布刀枪不入 [The Great Dye House + Drawing Sword + Snow Leopard] Chen Liuzi, an orphan from childhood, eventually makes his way to the city of Zhoucun. He survives thanks to Uncle Suozi and the people at Tonghe Dye House. After hearing Sun Flatnose tell a story on Zhoucun's Front Street about "kindness" and "ruthlessness," Chen Liuzi decides to plot the death of Master Wang, the dye house's foreman. To force Chen Liuzi to raise his prices, Manager Wang of Dachang Dye House hires bandits from the Changshan L 259Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 200 Siheyuan: Reborn as a Scoundrel, but My Beautiful Wife Won't Leave 四合院：重生为人渣，美妻不愿离 (Siheyuan Courtyard + farming + daily life + food + System + reborn) Billionaire Chen Mingzhi could get anything he wanted, from power and wealth to beautiful women. Yet he carried one great regret to his grave: he had never been able to find his wife and daughter, who had left after divorcing him sixty years earlier, so he could make amends and ease his guilt. The white-haired old man lay in his recliner, reminiscing with a sigh. “How I wish I could do it all over again.” Reborn in a Siheyuan C —Reads—Score—14d adds
