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- 1 Siheyuan: If I Don’t Slack Off, I’ll Fight You All 四合院：我不摆烂就跟你们对着干 The residents of the Siheyuan are all devious schemers, each more cunning than the last? Then I’ll outscheme every one of you! You’re all petty villains, so let’s see who has the sharper tricks! Li Qiang has a golden finger, and he’s not the cautious type. As long as things are going his way, he’s going to show off and dish out some face-slapping! Otherwise, how could he live up to the name of someone who transmigrated? 204Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 2 He Yuzhu’s Revenge 何雨柱的复仇 He Yuzhu is dead! He worked hard all his life, neglecting his own son and raising the three ungrateful kids of Qin Huairu to adulthood. He sold everything he owned, and with moral righteousness as their banner and all kinds of schemes, the three uncles kept him firmly by their sides until he could care for them in old age and see them to their graves. After Qin Huairu died, Banggeng and the others finally kicked him out. He eventually froze and starved to death in a rundown rented room, meeting 29Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 3 Comparing Two Siheyuan: This He Yuzhu Is a Bit Too Ambitious 双四合院对比，这个何雨柱有些卷 On the occasion of Old Master He’s 85th birthday, a dual-viewing System activated before the eyes of the entire world. The lives of He Yuzhu from two different worlds were laid bare for everyone to see. At that moment, comparing the life of the other He Yuzhu with Old Master He’s, the difference was like heaven and earth. Everyone witnessed the rise of a legend, and the rise of China!! 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Siheyuan: My System of More Children, More Blessings 四合院之我的多子多福系统 After I transmigrated, do I still have to have more children, more blessings? I'm Wang Gang, and every day I have to ask myself: Do I still have any limits? Can I afford to raise all those kids? What? Having a child means you'll definitely have twins? Can I give this blessing away to someone else? Anyone interested? Elder One, come have some. Elder Two, you too. Even you, Grandma... Nobody gets to fight over it!!! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Siheyuan: I'm Done Being a Doormat 四合院之我不再当冤种 Reborn as Liu Hongchang, one of the three biggest suckers alongside Silly Zhu, he is framed as a hooligan by his sister-in-law from the start! What? Married for a year and still haven't shared a bed? A whole family of ungrateful leeches is sucking him dry? His own elderly mother is bedridden, with no one to care for her? Sorry, I'm done putting up with this. I'm getting a divorce! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 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! 97Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Starting with That Siheyuan 从那个四合院开始 He has only his memories, no System. The greatest golden finger he has is the knowledge stored in his mind!!! He transmigrated here from another world. He studied mechanical manufacturing and spent more than a decade loafing around at a firearms research institute without accomplishing a thing. He took part in plenty of projects, but always as a gofer. After more than ten years at an institute full of talented people, Li Shengli was still just a researcher. Now he has arrived in 1961, in the leg 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Siheyuan: I Have a Supermarket in the 1960s 四合院：我在六十年代有个超市 My new work is here! You can 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! 10Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 9 Siheyuan: The God of War, Silly Zhu, Rises Again 四合院之战神傻柱雄起 Silly Zhu, who spent his whole life giving warmth to a widow and raising a family of ungrateful leeches, has been reborn, returning to the familiar courtyard house and the 1960s. Now that he knows how things will end for a man who keeps helping a widow, how will he deal with Qin Huairu and her hypocritical family? How will he handle the courtyard's three masters? How will he thrive before Reform and Opening Up, then soar to the top afterward and become one of the most influential figures on the 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Siheyuan: A Serial Murder Case Leaves Every Beast Dead 四合院：连环杀人案，禽兽全死光 [Taking down the bullies + courtyard drama + scheming + serial killer + satisfying read] Lin Jiang transmigrates to the world of the courtyard along with a psychopathic serial killer. He receives a spatial System... The psychopathic serial killer kills someone in the courtyard every so often... From the start, someone in the Jia family is dead, and Qin Huairu is at her wit's end... Then people in Liu Haizhong's family start dying one after another... Is Uncle Yi really childless?... Huaihua is b —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Siheyuan: Forging My Fortune With the System 四合院：靠系统打铁发家致富 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Siheyuan: I Opened My Eyes and Beat Jia Dongxu to a Pulp 四合院：睁开眼暴揍贾东旭 He Chao, a young man in the modern era, is editing videos about a Beijing courtyard compound. His computer gives him an electric shock. When he opens his eyes, he finds that he has transmigrated to a courtyard compound in the 1960s! Since he’s here, he’s going to make something of his life. He incites Yi Zhonghai to get Jia Dongxu killed, beats Liu Haizhong with his fists, and kicks Jia Zhangshi. They can forget about leeching off him. The fake white lotus and the so-called Thief Saint will both —Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 13 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Slapped Jia Zhangshi Across the Face 四合院：开局赏给贾张氏一耳光 Yang Gang transmigrates to 1959. After his uncle passes away, he leaves Yang Gang an inheritance. Armed with a letter, Yang Gang heads to the capital. What? Jia Zhangshi is trying to steal his house? He gives her a slap right away. What? First Master wants to set him up? Hey, why is there a strange sound coming from the cellar? What? Rumors are flying everywhere. Sor-ry about that, sor-ry about that. I’m the one who spread them. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Siheyuan: My Golden Finger Is the Everyman 四合院：我的金手指是路人甲 Liu Hao transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard, activates the System, and receives ten thousand background characters as a reward from the start. At first, he goes looking for his own underlings. Only later does he realize that everyone living nearby, not just in the Red Star Courtyard, is one of his people. Yi Zhonghai tries to guilt-trip him at a meeting, but the neighbors drown him in spit. Silly Zhu challenges him to a spar, only to have the crowd beat him until his arms and legs are broke —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Siheyuan: A Spirit Spring Space from the Start, Living Life to the Fullest 四合院：开局灵泉空间，快意人生 [Farming + Spirit Spring Space + Claiming a Mountain] He woke up one day and transmigrated to the famine years of the 1950s. While everyone else was digging up wild vegetables and eating tree bark, he had an entire Spirit Spring Space at his disposal. He could grow whatever he wanted and raise whatever he pleased. Not only did he transform from a scrawny, ugly toad into a handsome young man with rosy lips and pearly white teeth, he also raised his little sister to be plump and rosy-cheeked. In a 41Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 16 Siheyuan: Beat the Troublemakers and Level Up 四合院：打禽升级 Zhang Yang is reborn in 1955. In his previous life, He Yuzhu bullied him in the kitchen, the three old men in the courtyard morally blackmailed him, and he was expected to support the Jia family. Now that I’m here, you still think things will be the same as before? What are you thinking? If you’ve got the nerve, kill me! 208Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 17 Storm-Struck Siheyuan: I Have a Fishing System 暴雨四合院：我有垂钓系统 Liu Ying transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. The courtyard's scheming neighbors make things difficult for him, and then a sudden downpour hits. Luckily, he has a fishing System. While they go hungry, I eat meat and grow plump. While they get drenched, I hold an umbrella and stay completely dry. While they eat dirt, I fish, and I won't even give them the bait. While they freeze, I go swimming. I can't help it, I just love water. 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Is Reborn as the Sneaky One 四合院：何雨柱重生成了老六 In his previous life, He Yuzhu raised Qin Huairu's children and became a sucker who took on another man's family. Given another chance, he refuses to live such a painful, resentful life. First, he turns the tables on Yi Zhonghai, leaving Qin Huairu in agony, then begins his face-slapping campaign against the fake innocent and scheming women. 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Siheyuan: Punishing the Wicked from the Start 四合院：开局惩治恶人 He transmigrates into the son of Wang Jianguo, only to discover that everyone is hoping he and his father will die so they can inherit the family business. If that's how they want it, then they can't blame him for being ruthless. Wang Cheng also gets a medical System, and immediately punishes the villains. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 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
- 21 Siheyuan: A Storm Is Brewing 四合院之风云四起 After returning from a mission at the border, Lin Feng took sick leave to visit his family after getting bitten by a peanut. Little did he know, his parents were obsessed with the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. In the spirit of keeping the family happy and harmonious, he started watching it with them. He hadn't realized how infuriating it was until he saw it for himself. The whole courtyard was full of petty thieves and hypocrites. That night, as he lay in bed, he thought: If I transmigrate int —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Siheyuan: A Life with Cheats Enabled 四合院之开挂的人生 Who could have seen this coming? He Yuzhu, history’s biggest fall guy, unexpectedly gained a System and began turning his life around. Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi, all of them would have to take a back seat this time! A friendly warning: this story favors the perspective of the locals, with no all-knowing viewpoint at the start. It’s a slow burn, so readers should proceed with care... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Siheyuan: I Don’t Understand My Own System Either 四合院：我的系统我也不懂 He transmigrates into a courtyard, and what does it mean that the System is still loading? This tsundere girl of a System won’t even let me hurry her along. The System has changed the courtyard beyond recognition. Where’s my Bang Geng? When did Qin Huairu become about the same age as Lou Xiaoe? What’s the point if everyone’s the same age? Come see a different courtyard and different people, with no hostility, violence, or gore, only an abundance of human kindness. 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Siheyuan: Everyone Becomes a Slave, and I Just Laugh 四合院：众禽当奴隶，反而笑嘻嘻 My new work is out! You can head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Siheyuan: Cursing Out Yi Zhonghai 四合院：怒骂易中海 After transmigrating as a minor character in a courtyard, he was only nineteen when he was literally angered to death. Then, to his surprise, he gained an emotion System. As long as he could influence other people’s emotions, he would earn rewards. Reborn with a System at his side, he was determined never to live such a miserable life again. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Siheyuan: Back to an Era of Passion 四合院：重回激情时代 Back to that era of hunger, how will our protagonist, Fang Dali, use his ability to control the land to make sure he and the people close to him have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear? A new writer with a new book. Thanks for reading! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 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 3.2kReads8.0Score111Shelves
- 28 A Man in the Siheyuan Becomes the Strongest Silly Zhu! 人在四合院，成为最强傻柱！ He transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, expecting to become Silly Zhu, who’s hopelessly entangled with a widow! But instead, he transmigrates into Silly Zhu’s body when he’s not quite eighteen. That night, He Daqing sneaks away, planning to leave without saying goodbye! He Yuzhu chases him all the way to the bus station, hoping to squeeze one more handout out of him! There, he unexpectedly runs into nineteen-year-old Chen Xueru?! But this year, he’s no longer He Yuzhu, the famo 188Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 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. 115Reads5.1Score—Shelves
- 30 Siheyuan: I'm No Saint 四合院：我不是贤者 The blurb is short and unimpressive, but the story is fantastic. Dare to bet on it? I'm no saint. If someone wrongs me, I get even on the spot. Of course, I can let you off once, or even twice, but I'm no horse keeper. Middle-parted hair, beer belly. They call me Uncle Chen, so remember it!! After transmigrating, Chen Bo's life was far from easy. He had become a resident of a courtyard house. But his former self had a rather unusual background: an orphan, bullied by everyone, and doomed to 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Siheyuan: Everyone in the Courtyard, Act Innocent 四合院：全院嫌疑人通通老实点 When Ma Zhiyong wakes up, he realizes something’s wrong. What the heck is a homeless people’s mutual aid platform? Do I look like someone who can’t make it in a courtyard neighborhood? Seriously, though: this is a story about a beat cop and his wife solving cases. As for the squabbles in the courtyard neighborhood, you can deal with those yourselves. Just don’t get yourselves killed. And Qin Huairu, you and your sister should watch yourselves. You’re being way too shameless. Note: One female lea 58Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 I, Silly Zhu, Rule the Siheyuan 我，傻柱！称霸四合院 Transmigrated into a courtyard and became Silly Zhu. But he wasn't silly at all. He stopped being Qin Huairu's lovesick puppy and focused on managing his own System space. What generosity! He handed out grain coupons and meat coupons to every household. All the courtyard busybodies followed his lead. He Yuzhu was no longer Silly Zhu! 107Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Transmigrated into a Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Starts Out Using PUA on Qin Huairu 穿越四合院傻柱开局pua秦淮茹 After He Yuzhu, a Hunan cuisine chef with the same name, dies in a car accident, he transmigrates to the world of the Siheyuan. Knowing the truth about the courtyard's schemers, he sets out on a very different path from Silly Zhu. Qin Huairu, who spent a lifetime manipulating Silly Zhu, finds herself manipulated in turn. Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady, who had plotted to make him support them, are outmaneuvered by him instead. If you're planning to scheme your way into having me support you i —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Siheyuan: I Became a Master Fortune-Teller 四合院：我成了算命大师 [Courtyard + Fan Fiction + Feel-Good Story] Transmigrating into the courtyard, you think you can make me the sucker who takes the blame? Not a chance! Watch as I use the fortune-telling System to shatter the beasts' assumptions and expose them all. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Siheyuan: Reborn After Activating the System 四合院：激活系统重生 My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Unbelievable! I Spent My Entire Fortune Buying a Siheyuan 离谱！我竟然倾家荡产拍了四合院 A wildly reworked courtyard drama, snark, and a director of cringeworthy shows A failed web novelist transmigrates into the body of a third-rate director of cringeworthy dramas! And this guy has sold his house and car and taken out a loan to make a show, and the show is Season Two of Love in the Courtyard! To avoid going bankrupt, Su Cheng has no choice but to revamp the show on set. Nobody wants to watch melodramas, but surely people will love a cringeworthy drama about someone reborn in that e —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Siheyuan: The Beasts Are Sickos, but I'm Even Worse 四合院：禽兽变态，我更变态 Liu Junlin transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and activates the Ghost-Control System from the start. If those scoundrels come looking for trouble, they’re just asking for trouble. Starting with Jia Dongxu, they’ll all come knocking just to get themselves killed! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Siheyuan: With the Heavenly Lord of Morality on My Side, I Can Do Whatever I Want 四合院：靠道德天尊，我为所欲为 Zhang Jianjun transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard. Soon afterward, he activated a System of his own. At first, he thought he’d be perfectly content just using the System to deal with the neighborhood troublemakers. But he never expected Yi Zhonghai to see him as someone who would care for him in his old age. And so, the whole courtyard changed. Zhang Jianjun focused on putting the troublemakers in their place, while Yi Zhonghai stood behind him as his protector. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Save the Lou Family's Daughter 四合院：开局救下娄家千金 He Yupeng accidentally transmigrated and became an honorably discharged military doctor. He was bound to a good-deeds System. As long as he did good deeds, he would earn System points. The points could be exchanged for anything from any world. From then on, the capital gained a warmhearted, upright benefactor. He Yupeng: “Qin, you’re washing Silly Zhu’s underwear. You’re only doing it to stop him from dating, so you can leech off him for the rest of his life, aren’t you?” He Yupeng: “Yi Zhonghai —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Siheyuan: Making Banggeng Incapable of Having Children from the Start 四合院：开局先让棒梗绝后 [Siheyuan + System + Period Novel + Brutally Punishing the Vermin] Note: This story is full of rage. If that's not your thing, don't read it, and don't come looking for a fight. Ren Jianping was browsing the internet when he meant to take a quick nap, but unexpectedly transmigrated to 1962, into a world of a Siheyuan packed with vermin. From the start, he finds himself at a whole-courtyard meeting. They took the compensation money for his father's death, and now they want to divide up his father —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 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 509Reads8.1Score114Shelves
- 42 Siheyuan: I Have a House of Gold and a Beauty Like Jade 四合院：我有黄金屋，也有颜如玉 The demonic path's great overlord He Yuzhu transmigrated into the body of He Yuzhu from the Siheyuan. The hundreds or even thousands of acres of blessed aperture land that should have exploded into existence upon his ascension had shrunk to a mere three acres. He Yuzhu used those three acres to build a never-ending treasure trove of resources. Standing at the entrance to the Siheyuan, He Yuzhu gave a cold laugh. The tide of the era was coming, sweeping everything before it. All your schemes will 79Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Turning My Fate Around in the Siheyuan 人在四合院逆天改命 He Yuzhu is reborn in the world of Ode to Joy, but what he really wanted was to be reborn in the world of Love in the Courtyard. Fortunately, he has a portal that lets him travel back and forth between the two worlds. This is the story of how He Yuzhu defies fate in both worlds... 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 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
- 45 Reborn: Lending a Helping Hand in the Siheyuan 重生之四合院帮扶开始 He Jianguo, a young man from modern times, was up late at home watching Love in the Courtyard when a ding suddenly rang in his mind: he had successfully awakened the Support System. He then transmigrated to the day before He Yuzhu's father, He Daqing, left, and became He Daqing's younger cousin. He also got a Support System containing billions of supplies. Its only task was to help Silly Zhu get married and have children, after which he could return to the present. He Daqing found He Jianguo and 772Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Siheyuan: As the Head Elder, I Can Simplify Anything 四合院：我一大爷，能简化一切 After transmigrating into the world of a Beijing courtyard compound, he becomes Yi Zhonghai, the First Master. A 20-year-old soul in a 50-year-old body, but he activates a Simplification System that can simplify anything, including ways to stay healthy... As long as he drinks tea every day, he can grow young again and return to the physical condition of a 20-year-old. By then, the First Madam has already died ahead of time. It’s time to show everyone how an old bull can feast on young grass. Wit —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Siheyuan: Villain Xu Damao Makes Trouble from the Start 四合院：反派许大茂，开局捅娄子 Ye Qingxuan transmigrated to the world of Love in the Courtyard in 1962. He became Xu Damao on the eve of his wedding night and could cause trouble openly and without fear. From the start, he activated the Villain System. As long as he caused trouble without thinking, he could earn points and exchange them for any item or skill. First, he bound Silly Zhu as his critical-hit target. Pay up, you pathetic simp! A hen that can't conceive, bear children, or lay eggs? One cup of spirit spring water wi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 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—Shelves
- 49 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 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Siheyuan: Back to the 1950s, Defying the Heavens with My Insight 四合院：重回五十年代，逆天领悟 Xu Hu transmigrates back to the 1950s and binds to a System. With heaven-defying comprehension, he can quickly master anything after just a little practice. Watch someone cook for a little while, and he quickly picks up the tricks of the trade. Practice tai chi one morning, and he quickly grasps its deepest principles. Watch someone brew liquor, and he goes on to create a famous spirit that takes the whole country by storm. But the troublemakers in the courtyard relentlessly ostracize Xu Hu —Reads—Score—Shelves
