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- 51 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Turns Foolish and Torments the Whole Lot 四合院之变傻柱虐众禽 After reading so many stories about the courtyard, I decided to write one myself. My writing isn’t great, so please don’t flame me in the comments. If you like it, keep reading. If not, feel free to leave. Thank you, everyone! 2.9kReads8.1Score11314d adds
- 52 Siheyuan: Gaining Supreme Culinary Skills from the Start 四合院：开局获得无上厨艺 After transmigrating into a Beijing courtyard, Zhao Yunchuan just wants to live a peaceful life, but the scoundrels around him won’t let him! Sigh, forget it. I’ll stop pretending and lay my cards on the table. I, Zhao Yunchuan, am the greatest chef, the greatest doctor, the greatest warrior... Come on, you scoundrels, let’s see what you’ve got! 9.5kReads7.8Score35614d adds
- 53 Siheyuan: My System Is a Little Overpowered 四合院：我的系统有点强 [Decisive and ruthless + always repays a grudge + ambitions of a prime minister + stockpiling supplies] Cao Haotian is bitten while catching eels, and then finds himself in the 1960s, where there’s a courtyard known as Love in the Courtyard... From the start, he is framed and has one of his legs broken. Just as he’s fallen into utter despair and has no idea what to do, a mechanical voice sounds in his mind: “Host detected to have less than a day to live. Samsara Gate System emergency startup in 2.1kReads6.9Score12114d adds
- 54 Siheyuan: I Get Stronger by Picking Things Up 四合院，我靠拾取能变强 An accident sends Xiao Yu back to 1962. His previous self was injured and reassigned, ending up in the notorious courtyard compound and joining the security department of a steel mill. The Pickup System has arrived. Is he supposed to scavenge junk? No. He picks up attributes, money, supplies, and even skills. Through all sorts of clashes with the local “natives,” Xiao Yu gradually heads further and further down the path to becoming a total monster. He gets stronger, tougher, and capable of every 24Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 55 Siheyuan: The Quiet Life of an Angler 四合院之钓鱼佬的平淡生活 [Low on hostility, focused on everyday life] A fisherman's a fishing soul. A modern-day angler accidentally transmigrates to the 1960s, and ends up in a courtyard once dubbed by netizens the “Courtyard of a Hundred Beasts.” Watch as this humble fishing enthusiast makes his way through the beastly courtyard and lives a peaceful life. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Jia Zhangshi of the Siheyuan: While Others Fight for the Household, I Farm 四合院之贾张氏，别人宅斗我种田 After transmigrating into the drama Love in the Courtyard as Jia Zhangshi, a character disliked both on and off screen, Zhang Jiajia can only shake her head and sigh. Her good-for-nothing son Jia Dongxu is already dead, and Qin Huairu, who spent more than a decade mourning him in the show, is actually planning to remarry?! Zhang Jiajia says: Respect other people's choices, and stop trying to save them! She'll just grow crops, raise the kids, and enjoy her own little life! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Extraordinary Life 四合院：傻柱的妖孽人生 Petty, trivial matters were the most genuine reflection of how neighbors interacted in that era. He Yu accidentally transmigrates to the Red Star Courtyard in the 1960s and awakens a simp System! From the eighty-year-old deaf Granny to little Huaihua, who's only three or four, every single one is a target! This is utterly depraved, worse than an animal! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: I Catch a Human Trafficker from the Start 四合院：开局抓个人贩子 Listen to good advice, and you'll never go hungry. After unexpectedly arriving in a Beijing courtyard compound, Xie Xizhou finds himself surprisingly at ease among all its colorful characters! From the start, he takes Jia Dongxu's advice and catches a human trafficker, earning himself a commendation and setting off down a path of no return... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: I Woke Up as He Yuzhu? 四合院：一觉醒来我成何雨柱了？ A modern-day wage slave ends up in the world of a TV drama after an accident, becoming the ultimate simp, He Yuzhu. But this time, he refuses to be Silly Zhu. He wants a life of his own! 14.6kReads6.9Score62214d adds
- 60 In the Siheyuan, If They Ignore You, Climb Your Way Up 四合院之不理你就往上爬 [Siheyuan] [Slice of Life] [Farming] Wang Hao transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard by accident. From the start, he saved Widow Liu. “What? They all say women with big bottoms are good at having babies.” But he soon discovered that the people here were scheming and fighting among themselves. But Wang Hao was no longer the Silly Zhu of the past. What would his life be like now… Who wouldn’t want to be Wang Hao, and yet who could ever measure up to him? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Quick Transmigration Across the Heavens, Starting in Siheyuan 快穿诸天，从四合院开始 A story spanning the myriad heavens, so I won’t bother with a synopsis. (˵¯͒〰¯͒˵) The first world is the courtyard, the second is a martial arts world, and the third is the world of Don’t Starve... “Huanghai Zeli, have you seen my Chinese textbook?” Huang Yueying’s voice came from the doorway. She was already there. Creak The door opened. Hearing the explosive sounds beside her, she widened her eyes. “Mom, Huanghai Zeli is watching...” “Mm...!” 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Across the Heavens, Starting in the Siheyuan 诸天，从四合院开始 The first three chapters take place in the real world. If you don't like a mission world, feel free to skip it. He Changsheng graduated years ago, but has always struggled to make ends meet. Then he became the first person to get a cheat, and his wonderful life began. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Beat Jia Zhangshi Senseless 四合院：开局暴打贾张氏 Xie Lang transmigrates into a courtyard house in the 1960s, just as Jia Zhangshi is trying to seize his home. Xie Lang sends her straight off to prison to learn a thing or two about how to behave. Yi Zhonghai wants me to support him in his old age? Then you can go with Jia Zhangshi! Qin Huairu wants to bleed me dry? Then I'll play along and give her a taste of her own scheming. Silly Zhu wants to play the gallant protector? You simp, just wait until you end up without a family of your own! The v 158Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 64 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 40Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 65 Siheyuan: My Brother-in-Law Is the Head of the Public Security Bureau 四合院：我姐夫是治安局局长 Zhang Weidong transmigrates into the world of courtyard houses. His parents were martyrs who gave their lives for the country. His parents' comrades are even more powerful leaders than the big boss! His older sister is the head of the neighborhood office! His brother-in-law is the director of the Beijing Public Security Bureau! And a whole group of uncles and elders, whose names people don't dare say aloud, look after him! With connections like these, he has an incredibly lucky start! Every day 254Reads5.4Score10414d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: Starting by Saving Lou Bancheng 四合院从救娄半城开始 This is the story of a young modern man who transmigrates to the 1960s. There’s a System, Lou Xiao’e, Yu Li, Yu Haitang, He Yushui, Liang Ladi, Ding Qiunan, Zheng Juan, and Qin Jingru. And most importantly, there’s Widow Qin. It may be a familiar setup, but it still has plenty of fresh ideas. This is pure, unbeatable wish fulfillment. Dear readers, please stick around. This book might be just your cup of tea. 3.5kReads6.4Score19114d adds
- 67 Siheyuan: I Just Want a Peaceful Life 四合院：我只想安逸的生活 Zhang Xiaotian transmigrates to the world of Love in the Courtyard, surrounded by beasts on all sides. He outwits them all, beating the ungrateful wolves of the Jia family and kicking the courtyard's “war god.” He gets Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong so worked up that they cry, “I'm going home to tell my mom!” He just wants to live a peaceful life, so why is it so hard? Whoever messes with him gets taken out! 235Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 68 Siheyuan: From the Start, One Fishing Rod Was All It Took to Catch Dilraba! 四合院：开局一根杆，垂钓热巴！ Li Wuwei, an avid angler, transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Familiar with the plot, he planned to steer clear of the beasts and make a living by fishing. Unexpectedly, he awakened a God-Tier Fishing System that could catch anything across the Myriad Worlds! Beef and mutton, vegetables, eggs, and milk are all fine by me. Cultivation techniques and pills are understandable too. But why on earth did I fish up Dilraba??? 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Siheyuan: Starting with an Inheritance 四合院：从继承遗产开始 Li Qingshan, a university graduate from a later era who has transmigrated into the past, inherits all of his second uncle's estate and moves into a courtyard with a group of “good neighbors.” He uses everything at his disposal to outwit and outfight the “good neighbors” in the courtyard: taking on the “Moral Paragon,” kicking the “Courtyard God of War,” slapping the “Necromancer,” and teaching the courtyard's “Master Thief” a lesson... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, the Jia Family Begs for Mercy on Their Knees 四合院：重生傻柱，贾家磕头求饶 He Yuzhu walked to the market and spotted a familiar stall around the corner. The vendor was a middle-aged man who looked simple and honest. A dressed duck hung beside him. He was cutting the duck into pieces, and business was clearly still brisk. 102Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 71 Jia Dongxu’s Happy Life 贾东旭的幸福生活 Love in the Courtyard? Or a courtyard full of scoundrels? I'm Jia Dongxu. My mother, Jia Zhangshi, is nicknamed the Necromancer for her ability to summon the dead. My son, Bang Geng, is hailed as a child of fate and a master thief. My wife, Qin Huairu, is supposedly a saintly white lotus. She leeches off He Yuzhu, yet devotes herself wholeheartedly to the Jia family. I've arrived, and it's still the same courtyard, but life here will be different. 112Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 72 Love in the Courtyard: He Comes from the Future 情满四合院，他来自未来 Transmigrating from 2023 to 1960 A different world, a different life The ability to come and go at will gives him boundless hope. From humble beginnings, he gradually rises to become a tycoon whose influence sweeps across the globe 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Siheyuan: Building a Safe Haven 四合院：打造避风港 A courtyard drama + special abilities + heroine + everyday life. Nie Hao transmigrates and awakens memories of his past life from the start. A war hero moves into the rear building, and his System and special abilities arrive late but right on time, letting him dive straight into the fun. It's an everyday-life story with a slower plot. Jia Dongxu is going on a blind date? Dongxu, you can't handle this. I'll head to Changping first. He catches an enemy spy, and Chen Xueru won't leave him alone? W 636Reads6.3Score11414d adds
- 74 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Rise to Success 四合院：我何雨柱，功成名就 He gently reached out and closed the refrigerator door, as if shutting a door to the past. Then he turned to face Lin Zhan, his gaze firm yet warm. “From now on, no matter what happens, we'll face it together, okay?” 134Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Siheyuan: Conquer Lou Xiao'e from the Start! 四合院：开局征服娄晓娥！ He transmigrates to a courtyard house and becomes a character who never existed. After inheriting his uncle's estate, he becomes a thorn in the side of all the scheming tenants. They are always cooking up schemes to drive him out of the courtyard house. But he is a transmigrator with a System space. Those scheming tenants? He doesn't even take them seriously. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Siheyuan: I Took Advice from the Start, and the Troublemakers Lost Their Minds 四合院：开局听劝，禽兽们气疯了 My new work is out! Come 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—14d adds
- 77 After Unifying Siheyuan, You Invade a Parallel World 一统四合院后，你又入侵平行世界 I’d just died suddenly from overwork when I was recruited into the ranks of the immortals and dropped into the full-of-beasts courtyard from the start. My boss’s first beginner assignment was to steal the underwear of Xu Damao, a reborn man, and hang it outside the door of the hypocritical First Master? Me, Gu Ping’an, a burned-out office worker who just wants to lie flat, forced into becoming an outlaw who specializes in low-down tricks! Every beast in the courtyard has a cheat! Xu Damao has re 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 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
- 79 Siheyuan: A Blizzard of Feathers, Yet I Defy Fate 四合院：鹅毛大雪，我自逆天改命 What am I supposed to do when I can't come up with any good ideas? I still have to write to make a living. I'm having such a hard time. 55Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 80 A Great Emperor Emerges from the Siheyuan 四合院，走出个大帝 [Siheyuan] [System] [Reborn] A modern person is reborn as He Yuzhu, the protagonist of the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. Watch as he rises through the ranks and marries Lou Xiao'e, while sending every scheming white lotus, self-righteous moralizer, and ungrateful backstabber packing... 183Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 81 From the Start, I Deliver a Face-Slapping Blow to Yi Zhonghai, Shocking the Whole Courtyard 开局打脸易中海，全院震惊 Chen Feng wakes up one night and finds himself back in the courtyard. This time, he doesn't give his gift to Yi Zhonghai, who kicks him out instead. But Chen Feng is incredibly lucky: he actually manages to awaken his System. He steadily climbs the ranks, becoming a senior engineer, while Yi Zhonghai is left disgraced and filled with regret. “If only I'd known, I should have driven Chen Feng out of the courtyard!” “Wait! Master Chen, please take me on as your disciple!” 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Siheyuan: A Master Craftsman Returns Home to a Hero's Welcome 四合院：大国工匠返乡，专车接送 After transmigrating, Meng Dong found himself in the military. He bound himself to a sign-in System and received a major national defense-industry gift pack. From then on, Meng Dong's name resounded throughout the military, even reaching the ears of some high-ranking officials. Five years later, China's defense industry had made a qualitative leap forward. Once his five years were up, Meng Dong returned home to care for his parents, back to the courtyard he had dreamed of for so long… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Siheyuan: From the Start, Set Up a Match with Ding Qiunan 四合院：开局相亲丁秋楠 Year 1952. Wu Dongxi arrives at the courtyard and, from the start, teams up with Jia Dongxu to arrange a matchmaking date. One gets Ding Qiunan, the other Qin Huairu... Then the System suddenly arrives. Only children have to choose! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Siheyuan: What’s Wrong with Being a Little Overbearing? 四合院：我霸道点怎么了？ Chen Changwu transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard just as his family falls apart. His maternal aunt by marriage, Jia Zhangshi, wants to take over his house. As if he'd put up with that! He beats her up, then goes and smashes up the Jia family home. Yi Zhonghai takes her side? He gets beaten! Silly Zhu sticks his nose in? He gets beaten! Liu Haizhong throws his weight around? He gets beaten! The foul-mouthed Xu Damao, the stingy Yan Bugui, the white lotus Qin Huairu... There's no 3.1kReads8.1Score10014d adds
- 85 The Siheyuan System Wants Me to Stir Up Trouble 四合院系统让我搞事 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.5kReads7.7Score10014d adds
- 86 Siheyuan: What Should Be Done and What Shouldn't Be Done 四合院之有所为有所不为 [Put the Scoundrels in Their Place] [Decisive] [System] [Multiple Female Leads] Given a second life, Hu Zhengyang transmigrates into Silly Zhu, the easy target everyone in the courtyard takes advantage of. The original Silly Zhu was exploited all his life and met a miserable end. This time, he returns with a System and just one rule: Do what you should, and don't do what you shouldn't! He won't be a sucker or raise ungrateful brats. He won't put up with moral blackmail or indulge anyone's nasty 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Siheyuan: The Rebirth of He Yuzhu 四合院之何雨柱重生记 In his old age, He Yuzhu lost the ability to work, and on a cold winter night, Bang Geng kicked him out of the house. After he froze to death beneath a bridge, his soul drifted in midair, where he saw his old rival Xu Damao taking his body away for burial. Perhaps Heaven had witnessed his miserable life and let He Yuzhu return with his memories to the beginning of the story. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 How the Fierce Birds of Siheyuan Forged Their Ultimate Schemer 四合院众禽凶猛老六是怎样炼成的 Light comedy, mild angst. Zhou Ke, from the twenty-first century, transmigrated to Love in the Courtyard, where the original host turned out to be an idiot. Zhou Ke decided to play along at first, play the pig to eat the tiger, and mess with all the courtyard beasts. As he outsmarted them, Zhou Ke gradually grew stronger. The pocket dimension he carried with him also underwent a wondrous transformation. Traveling between worlds, he faced life-and-death trials time and again, and came to understa 390Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Siheyuan: I Took Their Advice, and Everyone in the Courtyard Lost It 四合院，我听劝后，全院人麻了 [Siheyuan courtyard + System + not too much malice + lighthearted comedy] Lin Yang transmigrates to a siheyuan courtyard in 1953, becoming neighbors with a whole yard full of scheming nuisances. He thinks he’ll have to spend his days plotting against them. Then he activates the Take Advice System. Following a suggestion triggers a System task, and completing it earns him all sorts of rewards. From then on, Lin Yang becomes the most advice-taking person in the courtyard. His ill-intentioned neigh 2Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 90 Siheyuan: The Ultimate Villain Frames Banggeng from the Start 四合院：最强反派，开局诬陷棒梗 [Villain] + [Scheming] + [Ruthless] + [Steady Updates] He transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes the protagonist, He Yuzhu. From the start, Bang Geng breaks into his home to steal money. He promptly sends the boy to the police station. When Qin Huairu begs him to let Bang Geng off, He Yuzhu says, “Qin Huairu, you don’t want Bang Geng sent to a juvenile detention center, do you?” When Xu Damao frames him, He Yuzhu makes sure Xu Damao gets to experience all-inclusive 188Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 91 A Simple Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之平淡人生 After transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard, Wang Yue becomes the First Aunt from the TV series. With her golden finger, she changes the fates of most of the people around her and lives happily with the First Uncle. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Siheyuan: The Jia Family Owes Me Money, So Qin Huairu Will Pay It Off 四合院：贾家欠我钱，秦淮茹抵债 After transmigrating to the courtyard, the first thing he does is demand repayment of a debt. If Jia Zhangshi won't pay up, he'll use Qin Huairu as collateral. With no parents and only a supply and marketing cooperative left to him, how far can he lead the women? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Siheyuan: Xu Damao Goes Wild on His Wedding Night 四合院：开局洞房，许大茂乐疯了 [Torturing the Hens] [Cozy Daily Life] [One Female Lead] [For Laughs] After transmigrating into the world of the Siheyuan, he becomes Xu Damao, the courtyard's punching bag. Yi Zhonghai picks on him, Silly Zhu beats him up, and Granny Deaf schemes against him. But that was then. Now he has arrived with the [Electronic Karma System]. As long as he helps the beasts pass on, he can earn supplies and skills! He starts from the start by tearing Qin Huairu apart... Together with Ezi, he sets out on th 415Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Siheyuan: I Told You to Stockpile Supplies, Not Go Farming! 四合院：让你囤物资，你去种田？ Qian Jin transmigrates to the 1960s, and anyone who gets on his nerves is in for a beating. Playing dirty? Then you’re in for a world of trouble. It’s not that he has a bad temper; he just knows he’s in Love in the Courtyard. Fake gentlemen, ungrateful backstabbers, sneaky schemers: every last one of them can go to hell! And he has a sign-in System, becoming a big shot from the start! 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Reborn in the Siheyuan: I Drive Everyone to the Brink of Madness 重生四合院，众禽都被我逼疯了 Light System + One Heroine (Lou Xiaoe) Reborn as Xu Damao, he marries the rich beauty Lou Xiaoe from the start. He takes down the whole flock of troublemakers led by Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai, one by one, leaving them utterly ruined! He also tames that idiot Sha Zhu and makes him his lackey. 244Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Siheyuan: Starting in 1950, Cooking Like a God 四合院：50开局，烹饪逆天 Hello, everyone! Please support my new novel. This is a story set in the Courtyard House. The protagonist transmigrates into the Courtyard House, devotes himself to learning how to cook, and begins a life unlike any other. 59Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 97 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Reborn in 1956 四合院：傻柱重生56年 He Yuzhu, who died a miserable death beneath a bridge, is reborn as a teenager. In an era of scarce supplies, having a pocket dimension is essential if you want a comfortable life. Surrounded by beasts, He Yuzhu wants nothing to do with them and only wants to live his own quiet life. But the beasts won't leave him alone. When Qin Huairu asks to borrow grain and He Yuzhu refuses, Jia Zhangshi runs straight to his door and makes a scene. Yi Zhonghai takes the Jia family's side and targets the He f 506Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 98 Siheyuan: After Qin Huairu Cut In, She Got Carried Away 四合院：截胡我后，秦淮茹飘了 Lin Bei transmigrates to 1954, into "Love in the Courtyard". By chance, he runs into Jia Dongxu on a blind date with the charming and alluring Qin Huairu. No need to say another word: Lin Bei takes Qin Huairu for himself! With help from the God-Level Reward System, Lin Bei thrives... 1.6kReads5.8Score10314d adds
- 99 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated With a House 四合院：带着一套房穿越了 Li Weiguo never expected to wake up one day and transmigrate into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Even worse, the timeline had landed right in the second year of a difficult period. Other people who transmigrated either got a sign-in System or some kind of farm golden finger. But when it was his turn, Li Weiguo got special treatment, huh? But soon, Li Weiguo discovered... his entire house had transmigrated with him! The things inside wouldn't increase, but... they refreshed every day at midn 197Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 100 Siheyuan: I Become a Godlike Chef in the Canteen 四合院：从食堂大厨开始超神 I used to watch Love in the Courtyard and wonder what on earth was wrong with everyone in it. Then, by chance, I became He Yuzhu, one of the residents of that courtyard. With everyone scheming and plotting against each other, he has a God-Tier Choice System. He changes He Yuzhu's fate, and the fate of this whole wretched courtyard… 25Reads7.3Score414d adds
