Novels like Siheyuan: Life Doesn't Always Go as Planned
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- 51 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—14d adds
- 52 Siheyuan: I’m Silly Zhu, What Should I Do? 四合院之我是傻柱，咋办？ Mi Lu runs a package pickup station, and spends every day dealing with parcels. She once heard people talking about the TV series The Story of the Courtyard, but she doesn't like family dramas and has never watched it. Then an accident somehow turns her into the young Yuzhu. What now? Just go with the flow! Do whatever feels right! Handle it however she likes! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu, the God of Calamity Himself 四合院：何雨柱，真是人间太岁神 The bitter winter wind howled, and snow covered He Yuzhu as Bang Geng drove him out of his home. Lying beneath a bridge, he looked back on his life. Almost all of it had been spent living for others: the Jia family, Yi Zhonghai, and everyone in the courtyard. Not a single day had been lived for himself. And in the end, this was what he had come to... Resentment swelled in his heart, and his burning hatred awakened the jade pendant on his chest. This extraordinary pendant had actually made He Yuz —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 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—14d adds
- 55 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu, The Wind Rises and the Clouds Soar 四合院：何雨柱，大风起兮云飞扬 Silly Zhu is reborn at sixteen with a personal space. He realizes it is the very day his father, He Daqing, is about to run off with the White Widow. Silly Zhu goes straight to the police, and He Daqing is arrested. He successfully transfers the house into his own name. Then he uses his personal space to raise livestock and grow crops, amassing a fortune. In the end, he marries Qin Huairu and lives a life everyone envies. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Reborn in the Siheyuan: I Carry a Farm and Ranch in My Pocket 重生四合院：随身携带农牧空间 Xu Rang woke up to find himself transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, going from a man with a house and a car in his previous life to a young man living alone. Fortunately, a Farm System came with him. Let the wind blow and the rain fall outside. With my farm, I have all the food and drink I need. He had planned to live in the moment and enjoy his new life, but his neighbors wouldn't leave him in peace... The rabbits went missing, and you want to frame me? Do you think everyone 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Siheyuan: Bet You Didn't Know I'm a Beast Too 四合院：没想到吧，我也是禽兽哦 From the start, he was given a beastly task: trade food for young women. Jin Shuang transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard and was panicking over how to survive. Then he unexpectedly received a sign-in System that gave him supplies every time he signed in: ration coupons, cash, food, and all kinds of rare treasures. Jin Shuang means real comfort! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: I Became a Master Fortune-Teller 四合院：我成了算命大师 [Courtyard + Fan Fiction + Feel-Good Story] Transmigrating into the courtyard, you think you can make me the sucker who takes the blame? Not a chance! Watch as I use the fortune-telling System to shatter the beasts' assumptions and expose them all. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: Reborn After Activating the System 四合院：激活系统重生 My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Unbelievable! I Spent My Entire Fortune Buying a Siheyuan 离谱！我竟然倾家荡产拍了四合院 A wildly reworked courtyard drama, snark, and a director of cringeworthy shows A failed web novelist transmigrates into the body of a third-rate director of cringeworthy dramas! And this guy has sold his house and car and taken out a loan to make a show, and the show is Season Two of Love in the Courtyard! To avoid going bankrupt, Su Cheng has no choice but to revamp the show on set. Nobody wants to watch melodramas, but surely people will love a cringeworthy drama about someone reborn in that e —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 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—14d adds
- 62 Siheyuan: An Engineer from the Start, Defying Fate 四合院：开局工程师，逆天改命 After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, Li Yang becomes an engineering student. After graduating, he is assigned to work at the Hongxing Steel Plant. With his own intelligence and the System's incredible abilities, Li Yang thrives at the factory. The beasts want to make things difficult for him? He won't go easy on them! Lou Zhenhua wants to marry his daughter to him? He'll think about it! 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 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. 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Siheyuan: Hello, Qin Huairu 四合院：你好！秦淮茹 Ever since Chen Da moved into the courtyard, one thing after another went wrong. A curious reporter went in to investigate. The first person interviewed was Yi Zhonghai. Yi Zhonghai gave a bitter smile. “That apprentice of mine... Sigh!” The second was Jia Zhangshi. Jia Zhangshi grabbed at her remaining strands of hair in frustration. “That neighbor of mine... Sigh!” The third was Silly Zhu. Silly Zhu looked up at the sky, his face full of indignation. “That grandfather of mine... Sigh!” The fou —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Siheyuan: My Gourmet Supermarket in 1952 四合院：1952年我有美食超市 He Tianbao transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and successfully unlocks a gourmet supermarket. It is now 1952, and the Flower Planter is taking on seventeen gangs all by itself. [Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have successfully produced one million servings of medicinal cuisine to treat frostbite. Eat it, and frostbite will be cured.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have successfully produced Strength Medicinal Cuisine, Agility Medicinal Cuisine…] ] ] ] 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 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—14d adds
- 67 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—14d adds
- 68 Siheyuan: Huairu, Put on a Maid Outfit! 四合院：淮茹，请穿女仆装！ My new work is out! You can 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! 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Siheyuan: Rising Step by Step at the Steel Mill 四合院：在轧钢厂步步高升的日子 24Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 70 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. 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 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—14d adds
- 72 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—14d adds
- 73 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—14d adds
- 74 Siheyuan: The Troublemaker Takes Action 四合院：混球在行动 Sun Zhengqiu, a 29-year-old bachelor and overworked manufacturing worker, transmigrates into the world of a TV drama set in a Beijing courtyard house, becoming Sun Zhenqiu, a man with elderly parents to care for and children to raise. He obtains the Courtyard Sandbox Game System, which lets him simplify the crafting and repair of items. He figures he’s about to take off and can finally enjoy life in another world. But then he sees the main quest: “Capture Qin Huairu.” The main quest reward is fo 21Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 75 In the Siheyuan, I Forge an Extraordinary Life 人在四合院，成就非凡人生 [One heroine] The train of time raced forward, and Lu Feifan transmigrated back to the capital in the 1960s. He activated an achievement System and became neighbors with Qin Huairu, Sha Zhu, and the others. Complete achievement missions to earn all sorts of amazing rewards: incredible skills, powerful items, and advanced technology, enough to let Lu Feifan thrive in that era. As he watched his motherland flourish and change by the day, Lu Feifan also went toe-to-toe with the courtyard's beasts 1Reads6.4Score214d adds
- 76 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—14d adds
- 77 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—14d adds
- 78 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated to 1963 and Live-Stream the Siheyuan 四合院：穿越六三年，直播四合院 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 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. 224Reads6.1Score11214d adds
- 80 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. 382Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 81 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—14d adds
- 82 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Win the Heart of a Beauty 四合院：重生傻柱，抱得美人归 After waking up, he found himself as He Yuzhu in the 1960s. His father, He Daqing, had just run off with a widow. Before he could even grieve, the System arrived! Then he met Chen Xueru. Forget widows. I’m going after a gorgeous beauty and living a happy life! 29Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 83 Siheyuan: So You're All Just Messing with Me, Huh?! 四合院：合着你们逗我玩是吧！ Scheming against Silly Zhu is one thing. Pulling the wool over the eyes of those rubberneckers is one thing, too. Heh! I, Wang Erdan, have barely stepped into the courtyard, and you’ve already joined forces to guilt-trip me? You want a house? You want money? Oh, come on! Silly Zhu, no wonder you’re such a fool! Wow! Granny, you’re getting on in years! Wouldn’t it be nice to stay home and enjoy your retirement? Stop sticking your nose into everything! Hey! I flip the table, and you still say it’s 401Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 84 Siheyuan: After Becoming He Yuzhu, I Defied Fate 四合院：变成何雨柱后我逆天了 After transmigrating to a courtyard compound world in 1955, he became He Yuzhu. Apart from inheriting two rooms, he was practically good for nothing. No mother, and his good-for-nothing father had run off with someone else! He and his younger sister, He Yushui, had only each other. Luckily, he awakened the God Chef System and received a beginner's gift pack from the start! A space where time moved ten times faster! A Marrow-Cleansing Pill! And a constant stream of newly unlocked recipes! Rejuven 2kReads—Score10014d adds
- 85 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. 2.2kReads5.9Score20714d adds
- 86 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 534Reads8.1Score11414d adds
- 87 Siheyuan: Life Got Even Better During the Three-Year Famine 四合院：三年灾害，生活更幸福了 [Period drama + exchange System + courtyard compound + daily life + fighting the courtyard's beasts] Qi Jianjun is reborn in a courtyard compound, only to find himself in the three years of famine. He acquires an exchange System. Any item he bought with his phone online or in person before being reborn, as well as project photos and materials he saved on his phone for work, can all be exchanged for sign-in points. The hard times continue, and the courtyard neighbors struggle to make ends meet. Q 642Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 88 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—14d adds
- 89 Siheyuan: I Chop Bricks with My Bare Hands and Drive the Beasts Insane 四合院：我空手劈砖，禽兽吓疯癫 [Period setting + farming + courtyard life + reborn + System + from the start] Li Tiancai, the ruthless heartbreaker, has arrived! A pig-slaughtering street thug, he’s tough and doesn’t waste words. If you cross him, he’ll throw down in an instant and beat those scoundrels into the ground. Qin Huairu, you want to take advantage of me? Fine. Let’s see if you live long enough to enjoy what you get! Bang Geng, you little brat, you want to steal the meat I’m saving to go with my liquor? Fine. I’ll t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Defies Fate 四合院：逆天改命的傻柱 He Hongyuan was accidentally electrocuted to death, only to transmigrate and be reborn as Silly Zhu in a courtyard house. But to his surprise, the System had made a mistake: he had transmigrated to 1952, more than a decade before the story began. That year, he was only seventeen and still an apprentice at Hongbin Restaurant. With such a terrible start, and determined to get away from Qin Huairu and avoid being a complete sucker, he had no choice but to hit the books and take the college entrance —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 My Skills System Is Anything But Proper 人在四合院：我的技能系统不正经 After an inexplicable transmigration into the courtyard, Zhou Tai says, “Just because I keep a low profile doesn't mean I'm weak. If you cross me, you won't even sleep easy.” This novel isn't too intense. The protagonist just wants to live a quiet life in that era, occasionally trading moves with Yu Li, Qin Huairu, and He Yushui, then sparring with Silly Zhu, Xu Damao, and the Third Uncle. What's not to enjoy? 459Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 92 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? 203Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 93 Siheyuan: I’m One of Them 四合院：我是其中的一员 Li Weiguo was staying up late at home watching a TV drama when, out of nowhere, he transmigrated into the legendary courtyard house and became one of its residents. As Li Weiguo stirs up trouble and watches the show unfold in the courtyard house, he uses the golden finger that came with him to build a happy life. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Reborn in Siheyuan, I Refuse to Be a Doormat 重生四合院，我绝不做大冤种 He Yuzhu, who froze to death beneath an overpass, is reborn at the age of fifteen. Given another chance at life, I, He Yuzhu, swear I won't be a fool who lets everyone take advantage of him! I'm going to make the most of this life. Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu, I'm staying as far away from you as I can this time! —Reads5.3Score114d adds
- 95 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...! 402Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Siheyuan: The Truth Is Out, I Am the Supreme Instigator 四合院：摊牌了，我就是拱火天尊 I transmigrated into the world of The Beast-Filled Siheyuan in the 1960s, into the body of a stupid drunk who grovels at a woman's feet. Everyone around me is a beast. Sorry, but I'm worse than all of you. When I deal with these beasts, I start by laying into them with a couple of punches. Bang Geng stole a chicken? He's just a kid, no need to punish him. Let's have Qin Huairu pay for it instead. Stole food from the public canteen? Silly Zhu, you wouldn't want everyone to hear about this, would 984Reads8.0Score10314d adds
- 97 Siheyuan: I’m Silly Zhu, and I Marry Ran Qiuyie from the Start 四合院：我傻柱，开局迎娶冉秋叶 [Ding! Mission triggered!] As someone who had transmigrated, He Yuzhu loved hearing that sound more than anything. In an era of shortages, a System was absolutely unbeatable! 163Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 98 Myriad Worlds: Starting in the Siheyuan 诸天：从四合院开始 A reincarnator accidentally transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. Qin Huairu, Lou Xiao'e, Yu Li... The whole courtyard is full of women with tragic lives, all waiting for Lu Ping'an to save them. “Godfather, please, help us out.” Twenty years later. As he watched the now-grown Dang and Huaihua cling to his legs and beg desperately, Lu Ping'an looked a little troubled. “Well... it’s not impossible.” 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Become the Richest Man in the Capital 四合院：重生成傻柱到四九城首富 His soul transmigrates into the courtyard, where he becomes Silly Zhu. He obtains a Grudge Points System: every point of resentment can be exchanged for one yuan, and all kinds of skills are available too. By angering the courtyard's troublemakers and racking up Grudge Points, He Yuzhu amasses a vast fortune. With his clever mind, he becomes the director of the steel mill, buys land, trades stocks, and starts companies, rising step by step to become the richest man in the capital. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 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—14d adds
