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- 151 I Was Reborn as Silly Zhu in the Siheyuan 我重生成了四合院里的傻柱 Winter, 1950. Winter. On a railway in the Forty-Nine City. He Yuzhu was no longer the He Yuzhu he used to be. He was none other than He Yuzhu, who had come back to life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 You Dare Mess with Me in the Siheyuan? Have a Dose of Poison! 四合院敢惹我？随手丢个毒！ A new novel is here! Come read my work 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! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 The Everyday Affairs of the Siheyuan 四合院里大小事 Shen Guoqiang has lived in a courtyard compound for years when he suddenly awakens memories of his previous life. He realizes that the place he lives is the famous “Beast-Filled Courtyard,” but everyone around him seems like a good person. “Right, Aunt Jia? Thanks for giving me those insoles.” “Right, Sister Qin? Thanks for, hehe... looking out for me.” “Right, Brother Dongxu? Thanks for marrying Sister Qin on our behalf.” “Right, First Uncle? Thanks for giving me food.” “Right, Second Uncle? Th 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Siheyuan: Starting Out in Patched Trousers 四合院，从穿补丁裤开始 He Kun, a graduate of the National Medical College, transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. On his very first day there, Qin Huairu ambushes him with a shell attack. He Kun can only lament, “What a fate!” He cries out that he's let down his ancestors! What a coincidence! He Kun transmigrates into the body of He Yuzhu's brother, He Erzhu. They share the same surname. He Erzhu is also a traditional Chinese doctor, trained by Guan Nianren, the renowned Hua Tuo of the capital. On the 45Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 155 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
- 156 Siheyuan: The Neighbors Are So Terrified They Beg Me for Mercy 四合院：几位大爷怕得要命直求饶 One Female Lead + Everyday Life + No System or Storage Space A doctoral student drives into a river and transmigrates, only to be inexplicably rescued by the protagonist of a TV drama! To his surprise, he ends up in the body of someone with an extraordinary identity. Right from the start, he sends Banggeng to prison. Even Deaf Granny treats him especially well. Lou Xiao'e has run away, and Qin Huairu is figuring out how to marry Silly Zhu. Then a stranger suddenly shows up and ruins her plans. I 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Siheyuan: The Bystander Life of an Extra 四合院：路人甲的围观生活 [System + growing male lead + lots of inner monologue + adorable kids and young men] He transmigrates to the 1960s, into a courtyard-house world headed for an unknown future. As an ordinary passerby, all he wants is to live quietly in the capital, enjoying an easy life beneath a roof with a fish tank and pomegranate tree, alongside a boy, a fat dog, and a chubby girl. Every now and then, he can enjoy a bit of gossip and watch the colorful lives of the characters unfold (in glorious chaos). But t —Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 158 Siheyuan: Saving the Queen of the Daughters' Kingdom from the Start 四合院：79开局救下女儿国国王 Li Dong transmigrates to a courtyard compound in 1979 and gets bound to a Garbage Dump of Ten Thousand Worlds. It's the era of reform and opening up, full of both opportunities and challenges. Publishing works, making adaptations, collecting antiques, starting companies... With his own hard work and the things from the Garbage Dump of Ten Thousand Worlds, Li Dong sets out on a legendary path. Years later. Zhu Lin: “Dongdong, I heard you're making a drama. How about letting me play the female lea —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Transmigrating to My Siheyuan 穿越我的四合院 The protagonist, Lin Dongfang, transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. Stir up trouble, then get involved with Huairu. He helps Silly Zhu and foils Yi Zhonghai’s plan to rely on him in old age, bringing peace to the courtyard. When the winds shift, he rises rapidly. This story isn’t gloomy or bitter. A spirit of Jian'an-era heroism. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Gets Married from the Start 四合院：开局傻柱直接娶媳妇 A new work is here! 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! 1Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 161 Siheyuan: Bringing Qin Huairu to the Modern Era to Work Like a Horse 四合院：带秦淮茹回现代当牛做马 Li Xu obtains the “Movie and TV Survival System.” He has to bring characters from Love in the Courtyard to the modern day and help them survive for ten days, while making sure his chosen target earns ten thousand yuan. For his first target, he chooses Qin Huairu. Watch Qin Huairu figure out how to survive in modern society! 2.2kReads7.0Score13214d adds
- 162 Love in the Courtyard: A Carefree Bystander 情满四合院：悠闲路人甲 After unexpectedly arriving in Love in the Courtyard, Lu Xu faced Yi Zhonghai, the sanctimonious hypocrite known as First Master; Jia Zhangshi, the shameless, quarrelsome necromancer; the courtyard’s so-called “war god,” the protagonist nicknamed Silly Zhu, whose real name was He Yuzhu, who inherited his father’s noble habit of loving widows; Qin Huairu, a beautiful but insincere widow raising three children; Liu Haizhong, the Second Master, who craved official status, loved throwing his weight 226Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 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
- 164 A Multiverse of Film and TV, Beginning in Siheyuan 从四合院开始的诸天影视 Li Qingshan, an orphan from the 21st century, is a web novelist whose books barely get noticed. To keep his web novel from going on hiatus, he stays up writing for a whole week, but eventually he can't hold on any longer and collapses asleep on his keyboard. By chance, he obtains the Myriad Realms Film and TV System. The System tells him that he died from staying up too late, his body has been cremated, and only a wisp of his consciousness remains in the System's space. If he wants to be reborn, 388Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 165 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
- 166 Siheyuan: Sending Someone to Prison from the Start 四合院：开局送人进监狱 He transmigrated into the world of the courtyard. And in this world, his background was utterly tragic! So what should he do? Of course, send that person straight to prison! 519Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 167 Siheyuan: I'm a Senior Engineer 四合院：我，高级工程师 After transmigrating into a courtyard compound and binding to a System, he rises from a lowly odd-job worker at a steel mill to a senior engineer, directly threatening Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong’s standing. The two scheme together to drive him out, never imagining that he’ll build a life of astonishing success in the courtyard compound everyone else despises! 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 After the Qin Sisters Turned Against Each Other, I Decided to Lie Flat 秦家姐妹反目后，我躺平了 Courtyard loafer He Yuzhu missed a step while going downstairs. With one stride, he transmigrated into the world of the courtyard house. He also successfully replaced He Yuzhu. Now he would live in this world. Since that's how things are, let me take the original owner's place and break free from this lovesick fool's life! 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Siheyuan: The System Makes Me Complete Missions 四合院：系统要我完成任务 Wang Jian was on his way to work when he was suddenly in a car accident. After waking up, he found himself inside Love in the Courtyard, and the System had designated him as its Host. From that moment on, his life took a different path... 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Beasts in the Siheyuan: I'm a Beast Tamer! 禽满四合院：我是训禽师！ Li Guang transmigrates into the world of "Four-Courtyard Shadows", where sign-in rewards make life a joy. Uncle One earns a high salary. Li Guang says he’s only a tiny bit behind him. How much is a tiny bit? About as much as Mount Everest. Uncle Two is obsessed with becoming an official? Consider it done. You’re now the director of the steel mill toilets! Uncle Three is stingy. Great. I’ll make sure you don’t even have a door to skimp on. Silly Zhu? Hold on. What did you just call me? Your godfa 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Siheyuan: System Activated, Qin Huairu Visits Me at Night 四合院：系统激活，秦淮茹夜访我 Ancient architecture restoration expert Su Chen transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, where he becomes a descendant of a renowned traditional doctor and awakens the Ancient Architecture Legacy System. Faced with his ancestral home, occupied by a pack of opportunists, and a web of tangled personal rivalries, he relies on long-lost mortise-and-tenon craftsmanship, traditional medical wisdom, and a vision far ahead of his time. Not only does he reclaim his family estate, he also tr 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 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
- 173 Siheyuan: Sending Every Villain to Prison 四合院：把恶人都送进监狱 I never expected to transmigrate into Love in the Courtyard. There are so many villains in it, each one sinister, cunning, and vicious. I'll start by dealing with Jia Zhangshi. You want to set me up? Tch! With the System at my command and a pocket dimension in hand, I'll use my beast-taming technique to send every last one of you to prison! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 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—14d adds
- 175 Siheyuan: The Happy Life of Xu Damao 四合院：穿成许大茂的快乐人生 After studying all night, he never expected to wake up in a courtyard house, transmigrated into a man named Xu Damao. But since he was here, he might as well make the best of it. He feared none of the scoundrels filling the courtyard. With memories of the future, he was determined to live freely and enjoy himself. But after Qin Huairu arranged to meet him at the warehouse, everything began to take a different turn. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 A Journey That Begins in the Siheyuan 从四合院开始的旅程 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! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Siheyuan: I Caught Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai Kissing 四合院：碰见秦淮茹易中海在亲亲 Yi Erju is terribly unlucky: He tries to drown his sorrows over being cheated on, then pees on a power strip. The electric shock transmigrates him to a strange world. He happens to witness someone else's intimate encounter. After an awkward moment, someone knocks him out from behind. Fortunately, he has a System golden finger with him. He can still live for a few more decades. But the whole courtyard is full of beasts. How is he supposed to live with such a huge headache? 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Siheyuan: A Hero for Half a Lifetime 四合院：半世枭雄 [No supernatural powers + no System + little hostility] Cao Qianji is reborn as the illegitimate son of a high-ranking leader. After his mother dies, the leader, feeling guilty, arranges for him to move into Silly Zhu's Siheyuan and tells Director Yang to look after him and help him get ahead. But Cao Yu Lian, the pampered legitimate son of the leader's family, has always seen Cao Qianji as a threat and secretly resorts to one scheme after another to kill him. As a result, the steel mill and the 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Siheyuan: Cao Tan’s Unrestrained Life 四合院：曹叹的肆意人生 [Note: This is a fanfic based on the TV series. There won't be endless monsters that keep coming back no matter how many times they're beaten.] Cao Tan was accidentally bitten by a five-pace viper in a wardrobe and died, only to transmigrate to the world of Love in the Courtyard. After awakening his golden finger, he began living life exactly as he pleased. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Siheyuan: My Comprehension Is Unbelievable 四合院：我，领悟力惊人 Li Weiguo transmigrates into a poultry-filled courtyard and takes He Yuzhu’s place. From then on, the skies above No. 95 Nanluoguxiang are turned upside down! Cooking, martial arts, hunting, medicine, pharmaceuticals, mechanics, electronics, biology, chemistry, energy: there’s almost nothing they can’t do! Everything I, He Yuzhu, have achieved is thanks to my exceptional talent, unparalleled gifts, deep foundations, and heaven-defying comprehension! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Siheyuan: Fleeing Famine to the Forty-Nine City 四合院：逃荒来到四九城 Wu Guoqing grew up in a famine-stricken village. After his parents died, he had no choice but to flee with his younger sister. On the way back, he fell gravely ill and his memories awakened. Protecting his sister every step of the way, he eventually ended up at a street relief center in Sijiu City. Through his own efforts, he got a job at a steel mill and a home of his own. He realized he was doing quite well, and he and his sister went on to live happily together. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Siheyuan: I Say You're Sick, So You Must Be 四合院：我说你们有病，指定有病 No morals + absurd humor + sly tricks + terrible puns + comedy. After transmigrating into the world of Birds Full of the Courtyard, he becomes a psychiatrist. Liu Jianshe says: I’m a psychiatrist. If I say you’re sick, then you’re sick. Silly Zhu is a simp? No! You’re not a simp, you’re a lunatic! It’s a kind of delusional disorder, and you need an amputation from the eyebrows down. Yi Zhonghai is using moral blackmail? No! You’re sick too. One slap, and you’re cured on the spot! Years later, lo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Siheyuan: I, He Yuzhu, Have Descended from the Heavens! 四合院：我何雨柱就是天神下凡！ The Jade Emperor obtained a scroll depicting an extremely masculine man named He Yuzhu, then sent his soul into the River of Time. But unexpectedly, just as the River of Time was about to head for its intended world, a flash of light suddenly appeared from nowhere and smashed into it, knocking it toward a different point in space. That chosen one, He Yuzhu, was struck by the flash and sent straight into the year 1950, five years before the founding of Xia Country. When did I become a pillar? Wha —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 The Nice Guy of the Siheyuan: The Road to a Strong Nation 四合院的老好人，强国之路 (A heavily altered plot, the legacy of Wei Wu, a parallel universe) Zhang Changsheng, a transmigrator and the “good guy” of the courtyard compound, obtains a System and helps others while building up his influence. The story is a little disjointed. The courtyard compound is just a stepping stone. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Siheyuan: From the Start, Bang Geng Shows Up to Steal My Fiancée 四合院：开局棒梗上门抢我未婚妻 After an unexpected turn of events, Li Yan arrives in a Beijing courtyard compound in the 1980s. Before he's even had a chance to settle in, Banggeng shows up with his fiancée to break off their engagement. I'm a young man in the prime of my life. It's only fair that you pay me compensation for emotional distress, right? Silly Zhu's family opens a big restaurant, so of course I can open one across the street from them and hire He Daqing as my chef, right? This is a story about starting a busines 2Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 186 I Became the Factory Doctor at Hongxing Steel Mill 四合院，成为红星轧钢厂的厂医 Su Jianming transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard and became a factory doctor at the Hongxing Steel Mill. He earned fifty yuan for treating the sick and saving lives. Everyone turned green with envy. Qin Huairu: “Su Jianming, can't you spare fifty yuan? Our Banggeng needs it!” Jia Zhangshi said, “Su Jianming's parents are both dead. What does he need so much money for? He should give it to my Banggeng for school fees instead!” Jia Dongxu: “Su Jianming, are you going to pay for my Banggeng to —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Starting in the World of Siheyuan 从四合院世界开始 A soul from modern times transmigrates and is reborn in the world of Love in the Courtyard. As he grows older, what kind of waves will he make? Will he uncover the truth about the world? 9Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 188 Siheyuan: Everyone Likes Me! 四合院：我人缘贼好！ Lin Dagen transmigrates to the 1960s, into Love in the Courtyard. However, he doesn't live in the courtyard. In this era, Lin Dagen is certain of one thing: make friends far and wide! With so many friends, Lin Dagen thrives! 90Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 189 Siheyuan: The Honest Man Fights Back, and the Troublemakers Are Stunned 四合院：老实人反抗，众禽麻了 Wang Jianhua, a passionate young man with a System, transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and takes over the body of a young man named Wang Jian. Wang Jian is honest and timid, while Wang Jianhua is arrogant and refuses to let anyone take advantage of him. As soon as Wang Jianhua arrives at the courtyard, he catches a bunch of lowlifes trying to leave Wang Jian with nothing. How could he put up with that? Wang Jianhua: “First Master, you’re highly respected. You’re practically a 2.9kReads—Score10714d adds
- 190 Siheyuan: An Engineer from the Start in 1961 四合院：1961，我开局工程师 Zhao Changle transmigrates into a Siheyuan, where he becomes both a colleague and a neighbor of Jia Dongxu. At the time, Zhao Changle is working the same job as Jia Dongxu. Jia Zhangshi insists that Zhao Changle killed her son! Influenced by her mother-in-law, Qin Huairu comes to hate Zhao Changle just as much. Led by Uncle One, the Siheyuan residents take pity on the Jia family and turn against Zhao Changle. 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Siheyuan: Taking Over a Job in the City 四合院：从进城顶岗开始 [Lighthearted Comedy + No Playing Fair + Building Wealth + Moderate Animal Torment + Clear Main Plot + Original, Brainy Story] Zhao Xiaoqian transmigrated to a poor village in 1961. From the start, he took a city job and moved into a courtyard compound. Bang Geng kept provoking him, so he immediately made Qin Huairu work off her debt! Yi Zhonghai wanted to adopt his younger sister, so Zhao hired Yi Zhonghai's wife as a full-time nanny! He also hired Yan Bugui as a private tutor! Xu Damao was 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Siheyuan: My Name Is Zhang Xingwen 四合院：我叫张兴文 Hypocritical and self-righteous, the “Yue Buqun” of the Huashan Sect, First Uncle Yi Zhonghai. All he wants is a government post. He loves scrambled eggs and believes that a good beating makes a dutiful son: Second Uncle Liu Haizhong. “Food won’t make you poor, clothes won’t make you poor, but failing to keep an eye on your money will.” Known to everyone as “Yan the Miser”: Third Uncle Yan Fugui. The self-proclaimed “queen of the seas” and “mastermind behind every cheater”: the “white lotus” Qin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Siheyuan: Taking Jia Dongxu as My Disciple in the 1950s 四合院：50年代，收贾东旭为徒 After falling down the stairs drunk, I transmigrated to an impoverished era and became Li Huaimin, a quiet, taciturn man. Bound to the Disciple Recruitment System, I began taking on disciples in a courtyard house. Old Jia had just died, so I took Jia Dongxu as my first disciple... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Siheyuan: I'm a Layabout, and the Whole Courtyard Wants Me to Get a Divorce 四合院：我街溜子，全院劝离婚 The wealthy Song He is reborn as a resident of a courtyard compound, the sole survivor of a family of fallen heroes, and becomes a notorious layabout in the surrounding villages. Looking at his hungry daughter and beautiful wife, Song He decides to change everything. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Rebuilding My Life in the Siheyuan 重塑四合院人生 This is a story about the everyday ups and downs of family life. Quite a few readers have suggested that I change the title to Stud Farm in the Siheyuan. Interesting. You can tell what it means just from the title. I apologize. I'm sorry I didn't make this clear beforehand and spoiled your reading experience. If it's not to your taste, that's fine. Please feel free to move on. 93Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 196 Siheyuan: Starting from He Yuzhu’s Birth 四合院之从何雨柱出生时开始 If He Yuzhu could start his life over, would he still end up with the nickname Silly Zhu? Would Qin Huairu still have him wrapped around her finger? What would change if his soul belonged to a modern person instead? The most heartbreaking thing about the TV series is He Yuzhu’s mother. No one ever even mentions her. Now, a modern man is reliving He Yuzhu’s life. What kind of story will unfold? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 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
- 198 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Ordinary Life 四合院之何雨柱普通人生 Reborn as He Yuzhu, he uses his foresight to make money, buy antiques and houses, trade stocks, exchange yuan for dollars, and snap up the assets of Little Ukraine and Russia. He makes a small contribution to his country and people, then lives an ordinary life. 5Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 199 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Begs Me to Let Her Go from the Start 四合院：开局要账，秦淮茹求放过 An accident causes Wang Jian'an to transmigrate to the 1960s, where he becomes a resident of a Beijing courtyard compound and binds himself to a choice System from the start. It happens to be payday at the steel mill. Wang Jian'an: Qin Huairu, when are you going to pay back the money your family owes me? Qin Huairu: Wang Jian'an, can we put this off for a while? Wang Jian'an: Paying back a debt is only right and proper. What gives you the right to ask me to wait? With Wang Jian'an’s arrival, the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Siheyuan: Huairu Gets Pregnant Before Marriage, I Marry Xu Huizhen 四合院：淮茹未婚孕，娶妻徐慧真 Qin Huairu has an affair with a married man from a neighboring village. Worried that the affair will come to light, Qin Huairu decides to ask He Shengli for help. He Shengli, whose body has been taken over, sees through Qin Huairu’s scheme and refuses to be her scapegoat. After politely turning down Qin Huairu’s offer, she marries Xu Huizhen and becomes one of the most prominent business tycoons in the capital. With Xu Huizhen’s help, he seems to do nothing, but in reality he keeps improving. Wi —Reads—Score—14d adds
