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- 51 Siheyuan: A Level Nine Chef, Now Living High on the Hog 四合院：九级厨师，从此吃香喝辣 He Yuzhu lay helplessly by the roadside, his body blanketed by the heavy snow. A beggar stripped off his clothes, and a stray dog passing by devoured his body. He was left without even a whole corpse. Then, all at once, he woke up and found himself back at eighteen. In this life, He Yuzhu would be ruthless. He would never let those beasts leech off him again. A Level Nine chef from the start. From now on, he would look out for himself! Good food and drink, and that was that! 28Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 52 Siheyuan: Reborn as He Yuzhu, I’m Given Another Shot at My Destiny 四合院：重生何雨柱，我天命重来 He Yuzhu transmigrates to the 1960s and gets a heaven-defying comprehension System from the start. As long as he keeps at any given task, he can steadily earn proficiency. As the saying goes, if a cook doesn't sneak food home, the harvest will fail! The best part of being a chef is that you can occasionally bring a little food home, and the leftovers are from the leaders who get special meals. Starting today, I, He Yuzhu, get a second chance at life, just as fate intended! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Siheyuan: I’m He Yuzhu, No Ordinary Man 四合院：我何雨柱，岂是池中物 He Yuzhu, who died a tragic death away from home, is reborn at the age of sixteen. With unexpected help from a System, he gains a cheat that changes his life. He becomes the finest chef in the capital, its top entrepreneur, and its greatest collector. In this life, he keeps his distance from all the courtyard’s beasts and their moral blackmail, determined to live life on his own terms! 1Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 54 Siheyuan: The Strongest He Yuzhu 四合院：最强何雨柱 He Yuzhu has truly grand ambitions. He was born to change the world! The strongest He Yuzhu gets Qin Huairu from the start. Lou Xiao'e, Ran Qiuyue, Yu Haitang... Wait, what’s Ye Wenjie doing here?! As Laozi said, “Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish.” Yi Yin, prime minister to King Tang of the Shang Dynasty, was born a slave and worked as a cook, yet eventually became the teacher of kings. The strongest He Yuzhu, who transmigrates into the courtyard, has this to say: To hell wi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Siheyuan: Who Says I’m a Beast? 四合院：谁说我是禽兽 When he arrived in the 1950s, Wang Jianguo initially just wanted to live comfortably. He never expected to be treated like an animal in that compound, said to be full of them, and end up living better and better. [Slice of life, no angst, period fiction] 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Siheyuan: I Spoil Yang Mi, and the Whole Courtyard Is Green with Envy 四合院：宠妻杨密，全院羡慕哭了 Li An unexpectedly transmigrated to the 1960s and became an ordinary resident of a courtyard compound. From the start, he was bound to the Poultry-Taming System. All he had to do was make the scoundrels in the courtyard feel fear, sadness, or other negative emotions to receive rewards from the System. Banggeng is still young, but he's already gone astray? Send him straight to juvenile detention! Qin, the widow, is having an affair with Xu Damao? Make them parade through the streets and face publ 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 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
- 58 Siheyuan: You Call Me Your Big Brother? Take a Look in the Mirror 四合院：管我叫哥？麻烦照照镜子 [One female lead, Ding Qiunan] After transmigrating, Lin Yuanchao became a cripple who had just been discharged from the army due to an injury and returned home to a courtyard house. From the start, he found himself on a blind date with Qin Jingru. Unfortunately, Qin Jingru had her head in the clouds and looked down on him for being a cripple. Even his urban household registration wasn’t enough to convince her to marry him. In that case, she could return the betrothal gifts and sewing machine he 88Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 59 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Begin Cultivating Immortality in the Siheyuan 灵气复苏：从四合院开始修仙长生 [Infuriatingly Funny + Hilariously Ridiculous + Absurd + Multiple Heroines] His soul transmigrates into Silly Zhu, leaving him angry, heartbroken, and miserable. In the end, he decides to go all in and take them all. As for the beasts in the courtyard, of course he says goodbye to them. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Siheyuan: I’m He Yuzhu, and I Refuse to Be Exploited 四合院：我，何雨柱，决不被吸血 [Courtyard + System + Wish Fulfillment + Punishing the Scoundrels] After transmigrating, he becomes the courtyard's ultimate doormat, He Yuzhu. His father ran off with the White Widow, leaving him with only his younger sister, He Yushui. And now Qin Huairu has her eye on him, too. Does she want to use him as a human ATM? Not a chance! Qin Huairu wants his help? He needs to save his food for his sister. Who do you think you are? Xu Damao keeps picking fights with him? He'll teach you a lesson, so —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Siheyuan: A Feast for the Eyes and a House Full of Beautiful Women 四合院：眼福艳福艳妇 Sixty years after transmigrating, a new life has just begun, and everything is slowly improving. Then disaster strikes, the worst in a century. It is right then that Liu Changgan unexpectedly runs into a childhood friend. And so begins a life of thriving success. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Siheyuan: Picking Up a White Lotus? She’s My Moonlight 四合院：捡尸白莲花？白月光啊 Li Xu, a firefighter, died heroically while on duty. Carrying a shattered piece of a Spirit Spring space, he transmigrated to the Love in the Courtyard world. It was the three-year famine. Just see how Li Xu uses this tiny, broken space to make himself a carefree and prosperous life in this world! “By the way, isn’t this cultivation technique a little indecent?” Looking at the technique he’d picked up, which said it increased * ability, Li Xu couldn’t help falling into deep thought. 1Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 63 Siheyuan: I Pick Up a Little Girl, and the Beasts Are Finished 四合院：捡个小萝莉，禽兽不活了 Li Guanhai transmigrates into the world of "The Birds-Filled Courtyard". It's the 1960s, an era of scarce supplies when nobody has enough to eat or wear. Reborn as an orphan who nearly starved to death, he isn't fazed by this hellish start. He even finds a well-behaved little sister on the road. Ding! Congratulations, Host, you've bound to the System and received a Spirit Spring Space! First Uncle: Come support me in my old age! Second Uncle: Young people should learn to follow orders! Jia Zhang 93Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Starting Out as a Scrap Collector in the Siheyuan 从四合院开始收破烂儿 Yu Li: That’s my man. Louzi: Bad guy. Qin Huairu: He’s the man I can never have. Yu Ren: I collect scrap. I’ll take all kinds of discarded materials, living or dead, iron or wood... 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Siheyuan Livestream: From the Start, I Scare Xu Damao Half to Death 四合院直播：开局吓脲许大茂 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: This Guy Has No Sense of Honor 四合院：这人不讲一点武德 Transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, I become an ordinary resident. My predecessor was bullied by a bunch of beasts? I'm Qin Tian, and I'll slap them right back! You can't let these beasts get away with everything! You act like a beast and refuse to behave like a human? Fine, I'll stop acting human too! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu, One Chance Encounter with the Storm and I Become a Dragon 四合院：何雨柱，一遇风云便化龙 More than eighty years old, He Yuzhu has been bedridden for ten years, only to be thrown out of his home by a family of ungrateful wolves. Looking back on the twenty years he devoted himself to the Jia family, only to end up like this, fills He Yuzhu with bitter hatred. “If only... I could have... another chance to start over.” Perhaps through divine mercy, or perhaps as a devil's joke, He Yuzhu, who froze to death, returns to the 1950s. This year, He Yuzhu is only thirteen, and Qin Huairu has n —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 My Siheyuan Comes with a Different Space 四合院之我有异空间 I used to be an ordinary wage worker. Just when I'd finally gotten a chance at a promotion, an accident sent me transmigrating to a siheyuan in 1965, where I became a young man named He Yuzhu, nicknamed Silly Zhu. Luckily, I came with a pocket-dimension System, and inside the pocket dimension was the entire Xidan Shopping Center. In this era of scarce goods, let's see how I play the pig to eat the tiger. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Siheyuan: Huaihua and I Return to the City from the Countryside 四合院：我和槐花知青返城 Yang Xinghua was born in 1978. By chance, Yang Xinghua rescues Huaihua, who had been sent to the Northeast countryside as an educated youth. Yang Xinghua pulls a little trick, secures a spot to return to the city with Huaihua, and heads back to the capital. As soon as he gets back to Beijing, he takes Banggeng’s room for himself. He opens a restaurant, becomes a self-employed business owner, ventures into industry, and exploits Silly Zhu. Jia Zhangshi won’t be allowed to lounge around at home ei —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Siheyuan: Starting in Childhood, I Ruthlessly Punish the Brutes 四合院：幼时开始，狂虐禽兽 He is unexpectedly reborn into a courtyard filled with vile people. His System awakens, making him a peerless miracle doctor. Though Li Xiangdong is not yet ten years old, he wreaks furious revenge in the courtyard. The First Master picks a fight? Drag him off and lock him up with the widowed neighbor! The Second Master flaunts his official position? Sorry, the factory manager is my uncle! They retaliate and threaten to call the police? Officer, they bullied me first! Watch young Li Xiangdong sh —Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 71 Siheyuan: The God of War Returns, and the Beasts Are Crushed 四合院：战神归来，禽兽崩溃 Xu Guoqiang transmigrates into the world of the courtyard and awakens the War God ability. After being tormented by the courtyard's beasts, he finally returns as the War God and makes them suffer like never before. Yi Zhonghai: “Run! Escape from the capital if you want any chance of surviving. Xu Guoqiang is too strong.” Liu Haizhong: “I've already been demoted to a Grade Two worker. Isn't it enough that I'm surrendering? Please, just let me go.” Yan Bugui: “I'm just an elementary school teacher 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 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. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Siheyuan: Bang Geng Is My Son 四合院之棒梗是我儿子 My new work is out! You’re welcome to 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! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 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 1Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 75 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
- 76 I Transmigrate to a Siheyuan and Discover I Can Disguise Myself 穿越四合院：竟然可以易容 He transmigrates to a courtyard compound, becomes a full-time factory employee, and moves into the compound! To his surprise, he can disguise himself... Ever since he gained the ability to change his appearance, the courtyard compound has grown more and more chaotic... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: I'm Not the Simp Silly Zhu 四合院之我不是舔狗傻柱 Wang Wei is a divorced single father who loves pretty young women. He spends all day holed up at home playing games with them, until his mother smacks him with her phone and sends him crashing into the courtyard drama she's watching. He becomes Silly Zhu. Remembering that Silly Zhu only fawned over Qin Huairu, Wang Wei decides he ought to fawn over several pretty young women to make the most of his transmigration. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 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
- 79 Siheyuan: My Unbelievable Background Leaves the Whole Lot Stunned! 四合院：背景逆天，吓傻众禽！ Five years ago, Meng Dong transmigrated to the 1960s and joined the military to research weapons. Now, the master craftsman of a great nation has returned! The leaders of the entire capital are stunned and rush out to welcome him from afar. But who could have imagined it? The scoundrels in the courtyard are plotting to take Meng Dong's house! He kicks the door open. Let's see which blind fool dares to steal my house! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Siheyuan: Upholding Justice on Heaven's Behalf 四合院：替天行道 Fang Xu returned to the courtyard house carrying an old hen. Bang Geng stared at the hen in his hands, drooling greedily, and his eyes began to turn bloodshot too. Fang Xu knew his hen was in danger... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Reborn in the 1960s: A Warm Marriage as Sweet as Honey 重生六零暖婚甜如蜜 [Period setting + Beijing courtyard homes + native heroine reborn + slice of life + space] Guan Yue was reborn thanks to a jade pendant from the person who had saved her life. Now that she was reborn, of course she had to avoid the miserable, unlucky life she'd lived before and enjoy herself! She'd also help out the person who had saved her! She hadn't intended to meddle in other people's business, so why was she being made a low-level women's federation clerk? And why were they saying they want 97Reads6.5Score1114d adds
- 82 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—14d adds
- 83 Siheyuan: Going Tomb Raiding with Qin Huairu from the Start 四合院：开局带秦淮茹倒斗 Li Weihua transmigrates into a courtyard compound and binds the God-Tier Tomb Raiding System. By day, he is a fitter at a steel mill. In secret, he is a tomb raider. Thanks to tomb raiding, Li Weihua lives in great comfort, eating meat every day and even buying the “three big items and one sound”: a bicycle, a watch, a sewing machine, and a radio. One day, the Thieving Saint Bang Geng comes to Li Weihua’s home to “borrow” some things and discovers his secret. The Jia family is in dire straits: J —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Siheyuan: Beating Qin Huairu to a Pulp, Silly Zhu, Why Are You Crying? 四合院：暴揍秦淮茹，傻柱你哭啥 Cao Tiezhu returns home from military service and inherits a property, only to find someone occupying it. After binding to a System, she strikes back hard and wins a hefty payout, leaving the Jia family poor overnight. The Jia mother and son can do nothing but rage, calling her a jinx and forcing her to sell shoe insoles to support the family. “Tiezhu, could you spare me a bowl of chicken?” After a thorough beating, Qin Huairu gets to carry the chicken home as she wished. The blurb can't do it j —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Siheyuan: Soul Masseuse, Born to Be Among the Elite 四合院：灵魂推拿师，天命人上人 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 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
- 87 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
- 88 Siheyuan: I, He Yuzhu, Take the Initiative 四合院：我何雨柱主动出击 He transmigrates to 1965, at the start of the courtyard-house story, and becomes He Yuzhu, gaining an Emotion Value System that rewards him whenever he makes people feel negative emotions. From the start, he takes the initiative: beats Bang Geng, extorts Xu Damao, blackmails Qin Huairu, and drives Yi Zhonghai up the wall, racking up rewards left and right. He Yuzhu masters cooking, traditional Chinese medicine, chess, metalworking, and more. Wherever he goes and whatever he does, he's always the 147Reads5.8Score10214d adds
- 89 Siheyuan: Life Doesn't Always Go as Planned 四合院之人生不尽如意 After watching courtyard dramas and reading courtyard novels for many years, I still hadn’t seen some of the things I wanted to see, so I finally picked up a pen and started writing. This is a beginner’s work, so please don’t flame me if it isn’t your cup of tea. I’ll do my best to write as many of the stories I want to tell as I can! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Transmigrating into the Siheyuan: Starting with a Family Split 穿越四合院：从分家开始 This book isn't about deep-seated grudges. It's a story about a “lucky guy” named Cao Weimin who transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan, works hard, and eventually finds success in a bygone era. In his previous life, Cao Weimin got involved with too many women and ended up getting knifed. He swears he'll never play the master seducer again... This time, he'll find himself a pretty wife and spend the rest of his life happily with his wife and kids. But! Gold shines wherever you put it. (Ple —Reads—Score114d adds
- 91 Siheyuan: My Retired Soldier Grandpa Whips the Whole Courtyard into Shape 四合院：我的退伍爷爷，整治全院 Fang Mu transmigrated into the world of a courtyard house, only to discover that he was just nine years old and had an adorable little sister by his side. He thought that a pair like them would be bullied to death in this courtyard full of hooligans. But Fang Mu never expected that his grandfather was a tough retired soldier. Bang Geng bullies his little sister? Grandpa steps in and beats him so badly he can’t get out of bed! Qin Huairu wants to help them out? She can get lost, and he’ll make su —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Siheyuan: Answering the Call to Go Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside! 四合院：响应号召，上山下乡！ The call of the times has sounded, and young people across the country are about to leave their hometowns. Zhou Dong gets assigned to a fairly desirable place. But who could have guessed? The Jia family has its eye on this prize and wants to trade places with Zhou Dong. The old shrew, Yi Zhonghai, and Silly Zhu all step in. No more blabbering. Let's get straight to it. 16Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 93 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Stole Jia's Wife 四合院：开局抢了贾家的媳妇 Zhao Tian transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. There, he deals with the whole courtyard's rotten lot and, to right a wrong that weighs on his heart, finds Silly Zhu a match and changes his tragic ending. At the same time, Zhao Tian starts a very different life of his own. But as he learns more and more about this world, he realizes it is far from what it seems. To find out what happens next, read the story. 261Reads6.1Score11214d adds
- 94 Siheyuan: Ruin These Vile Neighbors and Become the Richest Man 四合院：坑死这帮禽兽做首富 After He Yu discovers the System, he learns that he can possess He Yuzhu in the beastly courtyard-house world. He uses this chance to travel between the two worlds and becomes a supplier in both. By moving goods that are in short supply from one world to the other, he brings about tremendous changes in both. 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Siheyuan: The Reborn Silly Zhu's Father Takes Down the First Master 四合院：重生傻柱爹，弄死一大爷 He woke up to find himself in the world of the Siheyuan, as Silly Zhu’s father. At this point, He Daqing had already run off to Baicheng with a widow, but he had no intention of spending his life with her. Besides, he knew that after he left, his foolish son, He Yuzhu, would meet a truly tragic end. So He Daqing returned to the Siheyuan. He even earned a hero’s commendation on the train. After returning to the courtyard, He Daqing became a highly respected head chef at the steel mill and sent Yi 1Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 96 Siheyuan: The Tan Family Cuisine Heir, Rewarded for Hard Work 四合院：谭家菜传人，天道酬勤 He Yuzhu died a miserable death beneath a bridge, but at the very end, he finally saw the truth. The parasitic white lotus Qin Huairu, the ungrateful brat Banggeng she'd painstakingly raised, the First Uncle who used moral pressure to control him, the Second Uncle who threw his weight around, the scheming Third Uncle, and the little man Xu Damao! That little courtyard was full of beasts. He was the only one who was truly human. As he closed his eyes, he swore to the heavens: if he got another —Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 97 Siheyuan: Reborn as He Yuzhu, I Start Turning My Life Around 四合院：重生何雨柱，开始逆袭 The most impressive part was his personal guard. Every one of them had been handpicked by him. They needed not only exceptional combat skills, but also to share his views on money. Pan Jin believed this was the only way to ensure his wealth would not be wasted. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 A Happy Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之幸福人生 Zheng Jianye, a 29-year-old virgin, got blackout drunk and ended up in the world of Love in the Courtyard, where he began to let loose. He was ready to leave his old life behind and enjoy himself. He'd keep his options open and let those flags keep flying. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 System: Are You Sure This Is a Siheyuan? 系统：你确定这是四合院？ Transmigration into the Courtyard + Infinite Worlds + Original Plot + Female Leads from Film and TV + System Theme: The autumn wind should know my intent and sweep away all injustice beneath heaven. P.S. There's a major mastermind behind the scenes. Let's see who can guess who it is. If you guess right, I'll change it, hahaha. Zhou Feifan, an online troll from the 21st century, accidentally ended up in the world of Love in the Courtyard after insulting his fans. After awakening his System, he th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 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
