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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—Shelves
- 2 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, Keep Acting Like a Doormat and You'll Be the Death of Me 四合院：傻柱你再当舔狗我会死的 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Get a Director System 四合院：重生傻柱，获得导演系统 After an accident, Guo Xinxin transmigrates into the Siheyuan, becoming Silly Zhu as a young boy. By sheer coincidence, he also becomes the sworn son of Lou Xiao'e's father. Even better, he awakens a Director System that can randomly alter the main storyline. [Godfather + System + Cunning, steamrolling everyone all the way] As for Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu, Lou Xiao'e, Qin Jingru, Yu Li, and Yu Haitang... heh heh. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Starts Life Anew 四合院傻柱重启人生 Silly Zhu died miserably beneath a bridge. Looking at his corpse being torn apart by wild dogs, he was consumed by grief and rage. He had loved and cherished those three children for decades, never imagining they would turn out to be three ungrateful wretches. Qin Huairu, fine, very well. If I get another life, I, Silly Zhu, will never be a lovesick fool again. —Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 5 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Killed Someone? Serve Him a Bowl of Prison Time! 四合院：傻柱杀人？送牢饭一碗！ Hearing those words only strengthened Chen Rufeng’s resolve. He knew Ran Qiuye was right: Liu Guangtian was a formidable opponent. But he refused to give up so easily. He would expose the conspiracy, clear his name, and take back control of the situation. 2Reads—Score—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: In the Famine Years, I Was Rolling in Wealth! 四合院：饥荒年代，我富的流油！ After transmigrating to the 1960s, Li Jianguo binds himself to a System Space. It can store anything. It’s the famine years, and the beasts can’t sit still anymore. Li Jianguo, why won’t you donate grain to us? We’ll only take one spoonful, just one! But all they get in response is a single word! That is: Get lost! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 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—Shelves
- 9 Siheyuan: My Simple, Beautiful Life 四合院：我平淡的美好生活 After waking up, Li Qingshan transmigrated to 1963. Once he received a worker's assignment to be sent from the steel mill to the countryside, he became an ordinary resident of a courtyard house. With the System activated from the start, he began enjoying a life that was peaceful yet extraordinary in an era of scarcity. A warm, happy life, the legacy of A Man, and one stroke of good luck after another... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Siheyuan: Getting Married from the Start, My Identity Is Exposed 四合院：开局娶亲，身份被曝光了 Lin Dongtian transmigrates into the Courtyard Drama and becomes an ordinary resident. His comfortable financial situation makes him a target for the courtyard's schemers, and he even loses his life because of them. After the protagonist transmigrates, he activates his golden finger and turns the tables. But even he never expected that the previous owner's identity was far from ordinary… 1.5kReads—Score101Shelves
- 11 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. 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Siheyuan: This Reporter Has a Conscience, But Not Much of One 四合院：这个记者有点良心但不多 Zhang Xuewu, who stayed up late reading novels, transmigrates into the world of "The Loveable Courtyard". As a noble transmigrator, he’s bound to have a golden finger. He moves into the courtyard, along with Louzi, Huai Jing, Haitang, Moli, Qiuye, and Yushui. Heh heh... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Siheyuan: Back from Studying Abroad, Starting as an Engineer 四合院：留学归来，开局工程师 Li Weidong transmigrates into the world of Full Courtyard! From the start, he returns from studying abroad and awakens a golden finger, setting his life on easy mode. This is an age of heroes, an age when the motherland is developing and building at full speed! Since he's here, he might as well make the best of it and devote his passion to the country! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 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
- 15 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Stole Jia's Wife 四合院：开局抢了贾家的媳妇 Zhao Tian transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. There, he deals with the whole courtyard's rotten lot and, to right a wrong that weighs on his heart, finds Silly Zhu a match and changes his tragic ending. At the same time, Zhao Tian starts a very different life of his own. But as he learns more and more about this world, he realizes it is far from what it seems. To find out what happens next, read the story. 261Reads6.1Score112Shelves
- 16 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—Shelves
- 17 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—Shelves
- 18 Reborn in Siheyuan: I Get Liu Lan to Divorce from the Start 重生四合院之开局让刘岚离婚 Reborn in a world where someone has transmigrated into Silly Zhu, only for that transmigrator to lose control and repeat Silly Zhu's life. Although he rises to prominence early on, he still ends up falling for Qin Huairu later. Watch how I, a reborn man, help Silly Zhu and the transmigrator expose the true face of the hypocritical Qin Huairu, one step at a time. And from the start, I help Liu Lan get a divorce. 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 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—Shelves
- 20 The Happy Days of the 1960s 60年代的幸福日子 1965. A remote region. Mo Long unexpectedly gets a “Shop System,” and from then on, his family lives a happy life. P.S. This isn't a power fantasy. If you don't like golden fingers, feel free to leave. This is a relaxed, slow-paced novel. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 A Legendary Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之传奇人生 There are no power struggles or vicious feuds in this courtyard, and no atmosphere of hostility. There is kindness, scheming, and compassion. Since I’ve been given another chance, I’ll move with the times. Ordinary people should simply live their lives well! Life is a muddled account, and nobody owes anyone anything. Just be happy! Of course, what matters most is that all you wonderful readers enjoy it! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 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—Shelves
- 23 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—Shelves
- 24 The Villain's Road to Growth in the Siheyuan 四合院之反派的成长之路 [The timeline in this book has been changed a little. Readers, please don’t worry about the details. Also, this is a wish-fulfillment novel, so please don’t overthink it. You can check your brains at the door.] After accidentally transmigrating, Lin Tian finds himself with a powerful background and awakens the Villain System. Just as Lin Tian thinks he can do whatever he wants, bully men and women, and rule the military compound, he is suddenly sent to work as deputy director of the Red Star Ste —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 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—Shelves
- 26 Siheyuan: I Wanted to Lie Flat from Day One 四合院一来就想躺平 “You can't go on like this! When everyone else arrives in this vibrant new era, they're eager to do their part for the country. Why is the first thing you want to do lie flat?” “I don't want to either! But in this day and age, even making money is forbidden, and you have to be careful with every word you say. Why can't I lie flat? Let me do it for twenty years first!” “Then why did you go and mess with Widow Qin? Aren't you afraid she'll bleed you dry?” “I didn't want to mess with her either! Bu 4Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 27 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—Shelves
- 28 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—Shelves
- 29 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—Shelves
- 30 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—Shelves
- 31 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 83Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Siheyuan: I Say You're Sick, So You Must Be 四合院：我说你们有病，指定有病 No morals + absurd humor + sly tricks + terrible puns + comedy. After transmigrating into the world of Birds Full of the Courtyard, he becomes a psychiatrist. Liu Jianshe says: I’m a psychiatrist. If I say you’re sick, then you’re sick. Silly Zhu is a simp? No! You’re not a simp, you’re a lunatic! It’s a kind of delusional disorder, and you need an amputation from the eyebrows down. Yi Zhonghai is using moral blackmail? No! You’re sick too. One slap, and you’re cured on the spot! Years later, lo —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Siheyuan: Starting by Reclaiming My Property 四合院：从收回房产开始 [Kindness gets you pushed around. Being too kind makes you an idiot.] After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, Xu Anping receives the house his father left him. He immediately sets out, traveling from the Northeast to the capital. On his very first day there to claim the property, he catches Qin Huairu bathing in his house! Only then does he realize that the Jia family had long since taken over his home! The other courtyard residents have even divided up all the furniture! U —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 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—Shelves
- 35 System: Are You Sure This Is a Siheyuan? 系统：你确定这是四合院？ Transmigration into the Courtyard + Infinite Worlds + Original Plot + Female Leads from Film and TV + System Theme: The autumn wind should know my intent and sweep away all injustice beneath heaven. P.S. There's a major mastermind behind the scenes. Let's see who can guess who it is. If you guess right, I'll change it, hahaha. Zhou Feifan, an online troll from the 21st century, accidentally ended up in the world of Love in the Courtyard after insulting his fans. After awakening his System, he th —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Siheyuan: Starting Out on the Fast Track to Becoming Deputy Factory Director 四合院：步步高升成为副厂长开始 Reborn in the 1960s, he unexpectedly becomes Silly Zhu. He thought ignoring the Qin widow's family would be enough, but when he came home with his lunchbox, he caught Bang Geng stealing and eating chicken. Then Xu Damao falsely accused him. “Ding! Quest triggered: Xu Damao has accused the Host of stealing chicken. Does he think the Host is an easy target? Give Xu Damao a piece of your mind and show him the Host can't be pushed around. Reward: All attributes +1, cooking skill +1!” 391Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 37 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—Shelves
- 38 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—Shelves
- 39 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—Shelves
- 40 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! 97Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Siheyuan: Starting in Childhood, I Ruthlessly Punish the Brutes 四合院：幼时开始，狂虐禽兽 He is unexpectedly reborn into a courtyard filled with vile people. His System awakens, making him a peerless miracle doctor. Though Li Xiangdong is not yet ten years old, he wreaks furious revenge in the courtyard. The First Master picks a fight? Drag him off and lock him up with the widowed neighbor! The Second Master flaunts his official position? Sorry, the factory manager is my uncle! They retaliate and threaten to call the police? Officer, they bullied me first! Watch young Li Xiangdong sh —Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 42 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—Shelves
- 43 A Life That Begins with Love in the Courtyard 从情满四合院开始的人生 When a modern man becomes the younger brother of He Yuzhu in Love in the Courtyard, he has no System or special powers, just a vague foreknowledge of what’s to come. What can he do? Should he watch as his brother He Yuzhu gets cheated out of everything and left with nothing? Or should he try to change it all? 153Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 44 Blending In at the Siheyuan: I’m Steve 混在四合院：我是史蒂夫 A no-violence courtyard, a no-violence courtyard, a no-violence courtyard. Important things must be said three times. If you don't like it, don't read. Meng Fan brings My World with him as he transmigrates into the world of the courtyard. Huh, the deaf old lady really is a martyr's family member. The neighborhood office director, Wang, said so herself. Huh, Jia Zhangshi is actually so amiable, and He Yuzhu isn't a simp either? Oh, Jia Dongxu, the courtyard's number-one handsome man, is still aro 70Reads6.0Score100Shelves
- 45 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—Shelves
- 46 Siheyuan: The Life Paths of Two Men Named He Yuzhu 四合院：两个何雨柱的人生之路 Not much hostility here, with the focus on everyday life. The only world where Qin Huairu gets hurt has been achieved. Before he was reborn, he was He Yuzhu. He died beneath a bridge, his face mauled beyond recognition by wild dogs. After being reborn, he became Yi Zhonghai’s nephew. Faced with moral blackmail and the scheming of a two-faced woman, he would no longer be a fool. Back in the old courtyard, he helped the young He Yuzhu escape the widow’s spell, while steadily rising through the ran 526Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 47 Rising Through the Publicity Department of Siheyuan 四合院从宣传科崛起 Shen Jianjun makes a living in the bustling big city by editing all kinds of film and TV clips for Douyin. Whenever he has a little spare cash, he heads to a village on the outskirts of town to help some young women in ragged clothes improve their lives. Who would have thought that he’d wake up one morning in a courtyard house... 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 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—Shelves
- 49 Siheyuan: I Report the First Grandpa and Become Factory Director 四合院：举报一大爷，我成了厂长 Transmigrate into that beastly courtyard, and what could go better with it than a reporting System? Report Bang Geng for stealing a chicken from the start, and get a Level Six Fitter skill! Report the First Uncle for having an improper relationship with a widow, and get a god-tier skill! Report the factory director for taking bribes and making things difficult for female workers, and get a brand-new factory under your control! At first, He Jiuxiao thought he would just report people and secr 38Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 50 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Happy Life 四合院：何雨柱的幸福生活 A modern man transmigrates into the Beastly Neighbors of the Siheyuan and becomes the new He Yuzhu. He activates the Sign-in System and enjoys a comfortable life every day. Yi Zhonghai, don't even think about manipulating me with your moral lectures. I'll send you to prison first. Qin Huairu, you ate what I gave you? Spit it back out. Jia Zhangshi, dare to curse at me, and I'll give you a slap across the face. You ungrateful little thief, Bang Geng! You dare steal my things? I'll send you to juv —Reads—Score—Shelves
