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- 151 Siheyuan: The Ultimate Connections! 四合院：最强人脉！ After staying up all night working construction, Lin Yao opens his eyes and discovers that he has transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard. Faced with all the beasts living in this courtyard, he isn't worried in the slightest. From the start, he awakens the Super Connections System. With each sign-in, he can turn a person into one of his connections and gain their abilities. When twenty-year-old Lin Yao arrives at the courtyard, he discovers that someone has occupied his home. Without a word, he 147Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 152 Siheyuan: Lou Xiao'e and I Make the Perfect Pair 四合院：和娄晓娥成双入对 Li Xiangdong stood up, stretched, and took a deep breath. The sunlight was a little harsh, but it helped him feel more alert. He pushed open the window and felt the cool air outside. The street below was busy and noisy, pedestrians hurrying past as if everything were constantly spinning and turning. 118Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 153 The Bookish Old Scholar's 27th Book 文弱老书生第27本书 A low cry rang out in a small mountain village. Forging, crafting, and enchanting, with Siheyuan and dungeon worlds. At 100,000 words, Siheyuan; at 200,000 words, Middle-earth; at 300,000 words, Siheyuan, and so on... This is my first attempt at jumping between multiple dungeon worlds. Please excuse my limited writing skills. 2.4kReads5.9Score21614d adds
- 154 Siheyuan: I'm the God of Medicine 四合院，我就是药神 (One female lead, no angst, and the story doesn't follow the original plot all the way.) Wang Teng, heir to a traditional Chinese medicine practice, was reborn in a Beijing courtyard compound. Seeing all the sick people living there, he secretly made up his mind. I'm going to cure them. A physician heals illnesses, people, families, the nation, and the world. Wang Teng may not have such lofty ambitions, but he doesn't want to fade into the crowd, either. So he'll start with this little courtyard 3.1kReads8.0Score11114d adds
- 155 Did I Just Transmigrate Into a Siheyuan? 四合院这就穿越了？ [Qin Huairu is in this story. If that bothers you, don’t read it. Let the courtyard’s beasts tremble!] “Hey, have you heard? In a few days, you’ll be able to see a once-in-a-century meteor shower from the top of Kunlun Mountain.” “Where’d you get that rumor? Are you sure it’s reliable?” “Of course it is! I heard it from my nephew. It can’t be wrong.” Ye Shisan listened to the two people beside him and rolled his eyes. He couldn’t believe anyone would fall for such nonsense. After silently scoffi 540Reads8.1Score11414d adds
- 156 Siheyuan: I Shed My Loser Label from the Start 四合院：开局摆脱败家子头衔 The moment Lin Qiufeng opens his eyes, he discovers he’s transmigrated into a siheyuan full of beasts, and he’s currently a good-for-nothing wastrel! Plenty of vermin are scheming against him and sucking up to him! Lin Qiufeng just laughs. In response to their contempt and schemes, he turns every trick right back on them! Got a problem with that? Go eat shit! Looking for trouble? Watch your step on those dark roads, or you might break a leg! While he’s at it, he’ll become a Level Eight fitter 2.3kReads5.6Score10514d adds
- 157 Siheyuan: I Got Beaten to Death from the Start 四合院：开局就被打死 A man works himself to death at his desk from overwork. He transmigrates to a courtyard compound in the 1960s. To his surprise, Silly Zhu kills him as soon as he arrives. With the System’s help, let’s see how I turn the tables and shake things up. Beasts, our battle begins now. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 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 191Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Siheyuan: Take Advantage of Me, and I’ll Make You Regret It! 四合院：占我便宜，我坑哭你！ Shen Weibang transmigrated into the world of the courtyard compound, became a factory driver, and awakened the System of Good and Evil Recompense. When evil people took advantage of him, the harm bounced back several times over. When he helped good people, he received multiple rewards. He gave Jia Zhangshi ten yuan, and she fell into a cesspit. Liu Haizhong tried to extort a pound of pork from Shen Weibang, then got mistaken for a traitor and arrested, ending up in the detention center. Yan Bugu 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Love in the Courtyard: My Underground Bunker System 情满四合院之我的地窟系统 On hiatus. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Siheyuan: I Smile Like a Psychopath. What Are You Afraid Of? 四合院：我笑的核善，你们怕什么 If you want to read about Li Zhendong using his space and the main plot to deal with Silly Zhu, start at Chapter 73. Li Zhendong transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, bringing with him a mysterious Spirit Domain space. Inside is a magical tree that grants powerful skills, and Spirit Spring water that boosts brainpower. Living creatures placed in the space can reproduce rapidly. From then on, Li Zhendong never has to worry about food again... After a series of conflicts, he decid —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 I Transmigrated into Siheyuan as Xu Damao 穿越四合院之我是许大茂 “Because there are too many transmigrators, the System will reduce the help it gives its Host.” Xu Damao cursed under his breath. After thinking it over, he accepted it. He hadn't been a good person to begin with, anyway. He'd just have to get by on his own abilities. “Haha, you transmigrators all want to be good people. Me? I'm going to be a villain.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Xu Damao Gets Divorced from the Start 许大茂开局就离婚 No brutality, no darkness. If you like dark stories, please move along! Set against the backdrop of Love in the Courtyard and another TV drama, this story tells of a very different life for Xu Damao. 1Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 164 Siheyuan: The Street Loafer Silly Zhu Wants Me to Be His Godfather 四合院：街溜子，傻柱认我当干爹 [Transmigration + face-slapping + period piece + from the start + fan fiction] After transmigrating to a Beijing courtyard compound in the 1950s, Li Jianjun finds himself a street loafer despised by everyone. He's at a loss. Luckily, he has a golden finger: the Godfather Recognition System. Whenever someone calls him their godfather, he gets a hundredfold return in goods, money, and skills. He Daqing runs off, so Li Jianjun lends a helping hand, and Silly Zhu calls him Dad on the spot. Xu Damao, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 In a Siheyuan, From the Start I Called a Beast My Father 人在四合院，开局认禽作父 [Cunning protagonist] + [Doesn't grovel to the old lady] + [Puts the courtyard's fools in their place] The best is yet to come. Please give it a chance, dear readers! When Cao Jian'an opened his eyes, he discovered he had transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming an orphaned tenant in the compound. To establish himself there, Cao Jian'an immediately asked Yi Zhonghai, the First Master, to become his adoptive father. He set the courtyard's residents against one another and c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Siheyuan: Reader, Sir, I Was Wrong! 四合院：读者大爷，我错了！ Watching the computer keys tap away like raindrops, typing on their own, clatter-clatter-clatter, Lu Ren clutched his heart, his hair standing on end. He was genuinely terrified! Right now, he wanted to say just one thing to his readers: Dear readers! I was wrong, I really was! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 In Siheyuan, I Give Jia Zhangshi Three Deer Milk Powder from the Start 四合院之开局就送贾张氏三鹿奶粉 A new story is out! You can find 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! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 The Beasts of the Siheyuan Are Jealous of Me to the Point of Madness 四合院禽兽们嫉妒我到发狂 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 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
- 170 Siheyuan: From Custom-Designed Genes to a Thriving Farm 四合院：从基因定制到大兴农场 This book isn't too heavy on hostility; petty squabbles are just part of everyday life. When dealing with beasts, strength beats a hundred tricks. If the birds refuse to play fair, then play even dirtier than they do. Cheng Ling, who transmigrated here, never intended to change anyone's fate. He watches from the sidelines, amused as the birds scheme against one another. Using genetic customization technology, he establishes Daxing Farm; using dark matter, he creates a perpetual-motion source of —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Red Alert Base: Ruling the Pacific 红警基地之制霸太平洋 Nanshan transmigrates to the War of Resistance era with a super-temporal Red Alert base, using a mobile giant dry dock to build a floating island. He then constructs all the Red Alert buildings on the island... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Join the Procurement Office and Drive the Courtyard's Beasts Wild with Envy 四合院：开局入职采购员馋疯众禽 Wang Fan accidentally arrives in the 1960s and, after an unexpected mishap, becomes a resident of a courtyard. From the start, the nasty old deaf lady comes over to smash his windows and demands that he cook meat for her every day. As if he'd put up with that! He starts gathering evidence right away, first stripping her of her status as a household supported by the state, then reporting her with ironclad proof that she's an enemy spy! Silly Zhu wants to come beat him up? Then Wang Fan will make 3Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 173 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—14d adds
- 174 Siheyuan: In 1952, Ten Years of Hard Work Made Me a World Power 四合院：52年，奋斗十年成列强 In 1952, Silly Zhu is only seventeen. A spur-of-the-moment decision to slack off leads to a modern person transmigrating into his body. As if transmigrating weren’t enough, he even brings Dilraba along. With He Yuzhu and Dilraba in the courtyard, things are never quiet again. Jia Zhangshi: Old Jia! Come take me away! Silly Zhu is going to beat me to death! Jia Dongxu: Master Zhu! I swear I never had any designs on Dilraba! Please spare me! Yi Zhonghai: Master Zhu! Surely we can still talk this o 752Reads7.1Score10214d adds
- 175 Immortality Begins in the Siheyuan: Be Good and Get Rewards 长生从四合院开始不老实就有奖 Honest man Li Haochun is chosen by the System because of his unusual constitution. But since he’s too honest, the System sends him to a courtyard home. Whenever he acts against his honest nature, he gets a reward. After getting a taste for the rewards, Li Haochun sets out on a path of transformation, from the courtyard home to the world of cultivation, all in pursuit of immortality. To earn rewards, he tells people of the era that men and women can have relationships beyond marriage, such as mas 587Reads7.2Score10314d adds
- 176 Siheyuan: Bad Luck Plagues Them, Driving the Courtyard Bullies Mad! 四合院：霉运缠身！逼疯禽兽！ When Lin Hua woke up, he found himself transmigrated into a Siheyuan. But who could have expected such a disastrous start from the start? Both his parents were dead. Fortunately, a Live Life to the Fullest System awakened right then! Whoever dares to mess with me, I'll make sure misfortune follows them everywhere! You can all suffer grievances, but I have to live life to the fullest! What?! Bang Geng wants to steal my things?! Then let's arrange for him to crack his head open in a fall! The Deaf 157Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 177 Siheyuan: Becoming a God by Having a Big Family and Doing Nothing 四合院之多子多孙摆烂成神 Bai Wan, an orphan with a terminal illness, had given up on life. One day, he happened to watch the TV series Love in the Courtyard. He was moved to tears by Cao the Adulterer Zhu, the filial Geng, the chaste Ru, the amiable Zhang, the hundred-children Yi, the thousand-grandchildren Xu, the generous Yan, the loving father Liu, and the benevolent Deaf Granny! Then he died on the spot! His soul transmigrated through time and space into the body of another Bai Wan, who had just died in the courtyar 1.2kReads8.0Score10814d adds
- 178 Siheyuan: Little Fish Swims Across the Sea 四合院：小鱼儿之鱼游大海 The story of a lucky soul who transmigrates into a parallel world. He starts out living freely in the mountains and forests, then ends up in the Red Star Courtyard by accident, where he begins putting the courtyard’s cutthroats in their place, silencing them and making them disappear. The Host begins to roam freely through a world of his own choosing... (Note: The protagonist won’t spend too long in this nest of cutthroats. He’ll live life his own way, and the story won’t dwell too much on the e 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Siheyuan: Taking on the Troublemakers and Making Them All Spit Blood 四合院：硬刚禽兽，全气到吐血 [A skilled actor, taking down scoundrels, no doormat romance, gets better the more you read] (The early chapters are rather aggressive, so if that’s not your thing, don’t read on. Later, the story features many events you won’t find in other courtyard novels.) (The early chapters focus on revenge. Starting from Chapter 115, the scoundrels are sent to their graves. Set to end on November 1, with 300,000 words total.) From the start, the original host is timid and weak. Qin Huairu sets him up, and 122Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated to 1963 and Live-Stream the Siheyuan 四合院：穿越六三年，直播四合院 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1958, My Son Is Silly Zhu 四合院：重生58年，我儿是傻柱 Armed with the Perfect Life System, I was reborn in 1958 and became Silly Zhu's father! That year, He Daqing was 33 years old. His wife had been dead for five years, and he was still a chef at Fengzeyuan. His son, He Yuzhu, was fourteen, and his daughter, He Yushui, was seven! Yi Zhonghai wants to set me up with the widow Bai so I can remarry? Get lost. Do you really think I don't know what you're up to? He Yuzhu's urge to support widows has awakened? I'll send him straight off to work as a p 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Starting from This Eerie Siheyuan 从这诡异的四合院开始 This courtyard story definitely has some unusual relationships in the mix! Whether the content feels fresh is for you to decide! It also features different settings and fantasy elements! Come give it a try! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Siheyuan Chaotic Matchmaking System 四合院乱点鸳鸯谱系统 Out of nowhere, I ended up in this notorious courtyard that people are afraid even to talk about. Other people awaken a god-tier System, a spirit spring, a planting System, or, at worst, a quest or sign-in System. But me... Forget it, I’ve had the worst luck. The System I awakened is called the Matchmaking Mayhem System. Have you ever heard of it? Exactly, I’m baffled too. Since you’ve never heard of it, let me explain it to everyone in detail...! 394Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Siheyuan: Reborn as Xu Damao, Defying Fate 四合院：重生许大茂，逆天改命 Reborn into the Siheyuan world in the early 1950s, Xu Damao returned to the age of eighteen. This time, he was determined to live a life unlike any other. Just you wait, you courtyard schemers... From the start, his return coincided with an inspection of the Red Star Steel Mill by senior officials! Xu Damao awakened a god-tier comprehension System, and his superb projection skills quickly won the leaders' favor. Then he mastered both medicine and martial arts. While getting stronger and healthie 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Siheyuan: Sent to the Countryside, the Green Years in Beidahuang 四合院：下乡，北大荒的青葱岁月 Two years ago, Xu Hao was watching a TV drama when he unexpectedly transmigrated into the world of a courtyard house. From the start, he answered the call to go up to the mountains and down to the countryside. He had planned to make the best of his new situation. Little did he know that the ideal was rosy, but reality was harsh. This godforsaken place was not only cold, with scarce food and clothing, but also full of hidden dangers. As someone who had transmigrated, how could he let himself look 2Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 186 Siheyuan: I'll Show My Strength, Not Be Anyone's Punching Bag 四合院：我要展雄风，不做出气包 Xu Damao transmigrates from the modern era to the 1960s. And, as luck would have it, he transmigrates into Xu Damao from Love in the Courtyard. Such is fate. Now that I’m in this world, I’m going to live life on my own terms. I’ll show what I’m made of, and I’ll never be anyone’s punching bag!!! —Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 187 Across the Heavens Through Film and TV, Starting with Xu Damao 影视剧从许大茂开始的诸天 [TV drama] A transmigration story turned on its head Chen Chun transmigrated and became Xu Damao. Unfortunately, Xu Damao fought back and took over his consciousness. This was a strange, unfamiliar world. Xu Damao opened his eyes and discovered that his parents were alive. Wait, they were my parents? No way. His father walked over and looked at Xu Damao. “Damao, come here.” Note: This is neither an overpowered protagonist story nor a simple slice-of-life novel. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Siheyuan: A House Full of Descendants 四合院之子孙满堂 Cao Dalu transmigrated into a courtyard house. He got a System, then promptly lost it. It also left him with a restriction. What a pain. To remove the seal, he has to father ten children! And things get even more complicated when it turns out Banggeng, Qin Huairu's son, is actually his from his previous life! But none of that can stop his resolve to spread his seed across the land. Now that he's transmigrated, he has nothing to fear! Watch Cao Dalu break free of his shackles and bring a very dif 1Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 189 Siheyuan: The Sea King's Pinduoduo System 四合院，海王的拼夕夕系统 A simp in his past life, a womanizer in this one Plus an endlessly nagging System He never backs down when stirring up trouble, but readily admits defeat when playing the victim A petty crook, a freeloader, a hoodlum, a thug This is how you do a siheyuan story right —Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 190 Siheyuan: I’ll Never Take Jia the Parasite Off Anyone’s Hands 四合院：我誓不接盘贾蛀虫 By sheer chance, he returned to the 1950s and took the place of a young Silly Zhu. From the very start, he got the beautiful woman first, leaving no chance for Xu Damao and his gang of bastards to lay a finger on her. He changed Silly Zhu’s original fate, made his way across the land, ventured through Zhengyang Gate, and seized the opportunities brought by the changing times. He became rich overnight. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Siheyuan: Starting Out as a Photographer in the Publicity Department 四合院：从宣传科摄影师开始 Everyday life, low on conflict, so read without worry. The courtyard isn’t about fighting and killing, it’s about navigating human relationships. Lin Xiang transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes a photographer in the propaganda department of a steel mill. Life seems peaceful, but under the surface, currents are running strong. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 The Good Life in Siheyuan 四合院的美丽生活 A college student from the twenty-first century accidentally travels to the capital in the 1960s while hiking in the wilderness. He gets a System of his own and meets characters from a TV drama he watched in the past. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Siheyuan: Heaven Will Punish These Scoundrels 四合院之禽兽必有天收 After transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard, Lin Tian just wants to live a good, quiet life and use his System to make his mark on the era. But the scoundrels in the courtyard won’t let him. They laugh when you have nothing and resent you when you have something. If the courtyard isn’t full of chaos and petty trouble, is it even a courtyard anymore? Lin Tian: Then let’s fight. After all, what goes around comes around! 4.8kReads7.0Score15214d adds
- 194 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 907Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 195 Siheyuan: This Cadre Has a Cheat 四合院：这个干部有外挂 [Not too dark, one heroine, smart characters, sensible plot] As the ancients said: “In books, you will find a beauty; in books, you will find a golden house.” At first, Zhao Weiguo didn't believe it. Then one day, after his golden finger came online, he discovered that books really did contain a golden house, and it was made of pure gold. The only catch was that it was too soft to live in. 4.6kReads7.3Score10414d adds
- 196 Siheyuan: I Became He Yuzhu 四合院之我成了何雨柱 He Yuzhu, a young man from the 21st century, complained about Silly Zhu, the character in Love in the Courtyard who shares his name. The System forcibly pulled him into the world of the courtyard houses. See how Silly Zhu, with a new soul, outsmarts everyone in the courtyard, changes the plot, and creates a very different life for himself. 407Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 197 Siheyuan: Old Madam Deaf Wants Me Dead, So I’m Feasting at Her Funeral 四合院：聋老太要我死，我吃她席 Li Jianmin transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes the deaf old lady’s nephew? At first, all he wants is to live a decent life. Then he discovers that the wicked deaf old lady has repeatedly tried to kill him and steal his parents’ compensation money. If that’s how it is, then there’s nothing more to say. I’ll just eat at your funeral feast. What about her accomplices, Silly Zhu, Yi Zhonghai, and the others? I’ll send them straight off to sing “Tears Behind Bars”! Not a 1.2kReads5.3Score—14d adds
- 198 Siheyuan: Please Don’t Lecture Me on How to Be a Person 四合院：请不要教我做人 Siheyuan + soldier king + tycoon + urban life + System Gu Fan is 24 years old. Orphaned by a fallen soldier at 15, he was taken by his parents' comrades into the military, a fiery crucible where he spent nine years tempered and tested on the southwestern border of his country. Two months ago, while leading his troops in a fierce battle against the Indian army, Gu Fan was struck in the head by a rock blasted loose by an enemy shell in the trenches. He was gravely wounded and lost consciousness on 37Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 199 Siheyuan: The Cautious King 四合院之谨慎为王 Hitting a low point in life isn't scary. Just hang in there, and you'll get through it. Maybe a rainbow will appear after the storm. Believe that you deserve something better... I'm not good at writing blurbs, so feel free to criticize. That way, I'll know what the problem is. 162Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 200 In Siheyuan, I Just Want to Be a Nobody 四合院我只想做个小透明 Chen Tian, a young man from modern times, transmigrates into the world of a courtyard drama. He only wanted to keep a low profile, but finds himself drawn into the courtyard's conflicts all the same. For the sake of a happy life, he has no choice but to go with the flow and match wits with the courtyard's residents. 20Reads5.4Score—14d adds
