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- 101 Returning Home After Mastering My Craft in the Siheyuan 四合院之学成归来 Li Qingfeng transmigrates to Siheyuan, gets into university, and becomes an engineer. See how Li Qingfeng takes the Siheyuan world by storm, toys with all those troublemakers, and uses knowledge from his previous life to change the future. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Siheyuan: After the College Entrance Exam, I Ruled the Compound 四合院：高考后，在大院作威作福 [Courtyard Compound + College Entrance Exam Comeback + Throwing His Weight Around] In the early stages, he keeps his head down and prepares for the college entrance exam. In the middle stages, after getting into university, he starts dealing with the scum in the courtyard compound. During this time, he makes Bang Geng die in the womb. The above is all wrapped up in fifty thousand words. After graduating and becoming an official, everyone in the compound begins to live in a nightmare. Jia Dongxu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Transmigration: Marrying Chen Xueru in the Siheyuan 穿越：四合院娶妻陈雪茹 A modern-day corporate drone transmigrates into the TV world of "The Birds Are Full in the Courtyard", becoming He Yuzhu and acquiring a sign-in System. From then on, the courtyard has one fewer simp and one more womanizer... 367Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 104 Siheyuan: The Scheming Troublemaker Who Stirs Up the Whole Courtyard 四合院：幕后老六折腾全院 Zhang Chi: “Always believe that something wonderful is waiting for you. If it hasn't happened yet, it's surely on its way. And if life doesn't seem wonderful enough, then you must have taken a wrong turn.” 576Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 105 Siheyuan: The Jia Family Schemes, but I Snatch Qin Huairu Away 四合院：贾家算计，我截胡秦淮茹 Li Weiren has just transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard. In the bitter cold of winter, he is about to be branded a traitor and national sellout, then exiled to the Great Northern Wilderness. At this critical moment, the System activates. [Ding! Picked up the Cunning Old Fox attribute x1] [Ding! Picked up the Cold Resistance attribute x1] [Congratulations! You picked up the Military Bearing attribute x1] Qin Huairu: “Weiren, you may be a bit too rich for your own good, but I like that. Me 55Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 106 Siheyuan: The Weakest Loser Makes a Comeback and Conquers the World from the Start 四合院开局：最强弱鸡，逆袭寰宇 Transmigrated? Keep your head down! Behold the weakest man in history... How Xu Jiu boasts and bluffs! The bugle rings out, shaking the universe! When the first bonk on the head echoes through the courtyard... The butterfly effect spreads across the cosmos... Question: What's at the end of the universe? Answer: At the end of the universe, all eight characters in the birth chart are Yin! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Siheyuan: After I Woke Up, Silly Zhu Was Stunned 四合院：我醒来后，傻柱人麻了 [A brutal beatdown of the scoundrels, with a fast-paced plot!] Chen Yiming, who has just arrived from another world, calls the police from the start. He sends Silly Zhu and Uncle One to prison. He punches Bang Geng and kicks Jia Zhangshi. He slaps Deaf Granny and beats Xu Damao. Scoundrels of the courtyard, go ahead and cry your hearts out! 387Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 108 Siheyuan: A Wealthy Nation and a Prosperous People 四合院之国富民强 Death is an ending, a release. Living in a state worse than death is the greatest punishment! Charging into battle is a soldier's job. Being the mastermind behind the scenes is far more fun. Get whatever you wish for, tease the courtyard's beasts, and be a happy schemer. 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Siheyuan: I Own a Supermarket 四合院：我有一间超市 Kong Dongsheng's girlfriend of six years dumps him after hooking up with a rich second-generation heir. Worse, he can only watch as the heir runs over both his legs with a car. At the end of his rope, Kong Dongsheng unexpectedly encounters a robber attacking a cashier in a supermarket. At the critical moment, he steps in to help. After an accident, he transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and acquires an identical supermarket space. His ex-girlfriend's betrayal leaves him wary of everyone. An 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Siheyuan: Reborn as He Yuzhu, I Defy Fate 四合院：重生何雨柱，我逆天改命 [Heaven-Defying Comprehension + Myriad Worlds + System + Data Flow] From the start, he is reborn and transmigrates into a world that blends period dramas like The Courtyard. He becomes He Yuzhu, the blood bank for the courtyard's rotten neighbors. In the winter of 1950, He Daqing abandons He Yuzhu and He Yushui. He Yuzhu is only fifteen at the time, while He Yushui is five. Fortunately, He Yuzhu is still an apprentice at Hongyan Restaurant, and he has bound himself to the Heaven-Defying Comprehe 40Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 111 Siheyuan: With Heaven-Defying Comprehension, I Marry the Lovely Chen Xueru 四合院：悟性逆天，娶娇妻陈雪茹 [Golden Finger + Peaceful Life + No Bloodlust + Comedy + Wits] Guo Daqing transmigrates to 1952 and discovers that this is the world of the courtyard house drama. His parents died before his time, leaving him three spacious rooms in the courtyard house. Fortunately, he awakens a System and gains heaven-defying comprehension and a virtual space. With only a little study, he can quickly master any knowledge or skill. As his skills improve, the virtual space gradually expands, even developing diffe 98Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 112 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 85Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 113 Siheyuan: From Custom-Designed Genes to a Thriving Farm 四合院：从基因定制到大兴农场 This book isn't too heavy on hostility; petty squabbles are just part of everyday life. When dealing with beasts, strength beats a hundred tricks. If the birds refuse to play fair, then play even dirtier than they do. Cheng Ling, who transmigrated here, never intended to change anyone's fate. He watches from the sidelines, amused as the birds scheme against one another. Using genetic customization technology, he establishes Daxing Farm; using dark matter, he creates a perpetual-motion source of —Reads—Score114d adds
- 114 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
- 115 Siheyuan: I Came from the Future 四合院之我来自未来 Li Zhenbang transmigrated to a courtyard compound in 1953. The deaf old lady here is the compound's big boss and a sinner against the nation and its people. She has hidden her identity and become the compound's revered matriarch. Li Zhenbang never bothers with the bunch of scoundrels in the compound. He only fights back when they provoke him. Yet this fine young man, a paragon of good character, has been ostracized by the compound. Well, if you don't want to live, I'll send every one of you on y 2Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 116 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Simulated Life 四合院：何雨柱的模拟人生 In 1955, He Yuzhu obtained a Life Simulation System and learned that his future self would be a worn-out old ox, propping up the Jia family. The widowed Jia woman would leech off him, the old folks in the courtyard would guilt-trip him into supporting other people in their old age, and he would even raise a whole brood of ungrateful wolves. After much soul-searching, He Yuzhu decided to change his fate. He would start by changing what happened when his father, He Daqing, ran off with a widow. In 1Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 117 Across the Heavens Through Film and TV, Starting with Xu Damao 影视剧从许大茂开始的诸天 [TV drama] A transmigration story turned on its head Chen Chun transmigrated and became Xu Damao. Unfortunately, Xu Damao fought back and took over his consciousness. This was a strange, unfamiliar world. Xu Damao opened his eyes and discovered that his parents were alive. Wait, they were my parents? No way. His father walked over and looked at Xu Damao. “Damao, come here.” Note: This is neither an overpowered protagonist story nor a simple slice-of-life novel. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Siheyuan: Even More Hypocritical Than Yi Buqun 四合院：比易不群更岳不群 A transmigration story set in Love in the Courtyard, with no System... He Yuzhu transmigrates into the body of He Yuzhu, a resident of a courtyard in 1954. He has never watched the Love in the Courtyard TV series, but he has read quite a few novels about it, giving him a rough idea of what life in the courtyard is like. He Yuzhu has no System, nor is he a professional with a knack for invention. As an ordinary wage slave, all he can do is make a decent life for himself. He has no power to change 2.2kReads6.8Score—14d adds
- 119 Siheyuan: Terminator of the Beasts 四合院：禽兽终结者 Zhao Hui, a young man who was content to lie flat in 2023, accidentally arrives in this great new era, then accidentally moves into a siheyuan full of brutes. He’s frail, sickly, and not long for this world, all because of Silly Zhu and Banggeng. Everyone in the courtyard bullies Zhao Hui, waiting for him to die so they can seize his property. Then he suddenly obtains a farm space and four farmers. Zhao Hui uses them and the farm space to get revenge on the courtyard brutes, beating up the old w 214Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 120 Siheyuan: In the Famine Years, I Can Synthesize Supplies 四合院：灾荒年，我能合成物资 Eighteen-year-old He Li transmigrates to a courtyard in 1960 and becomes He Yuzhu. Luckily, he has a shopkeeping mini-game with him. Once he completes the game and helps the young women in it open their shops, he can return to the modern era. The game is simple, something anyone can do: just use your nimble fingers to drag low-level goods around the grid and combine them into higher-level goods to fill orders. The only catch is that dragging items requires Mind Points. So helping single mothers 354Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Have an All-Knowing Space! 四合院：开局获得全知空间！ [Heartwarming + Relaxed Pacing + Period-Era Scenery] Wang Anguo transmigrates into a Siheyuan and lives with his grandfather. He had planned to keep his head down and live out his life, but after his grandfather mysteriously disappears, he awakens a god-tier omniscient pocket dimension and receives all kinds of skills and treasure chest rewards. Starting out as a film projectionist, Wang Anguo lives a very different life in this world of beasts in the courtyard! 105Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Silly Zhu, the Invincible Man of Siheyuan 四合院之傻柱无敌 Everyone thinks Silly Zhu is a bit of an idiot, but that’s just how things go in the TV drama. Ever since a young man from the twenty-first century, He Yuzhu, transmigrated into the protagonist after sneaking a peek at a female classmate bathing, though, you can’t call him stupid anymore. He’s gone completely wild, with absolutely no restraint. Luckily, transmigrators all get a golden finger, or he would’ve been beaten to death long ago. 240Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Siheyuan: I Was Set Up from the Start, So I Snatch Lou Xiao'e 四合院：开局被坑，截胡娄晓娥 Reborn in 1966, Xu Zhigang gets a System from the start, with a steady supply of goods. He tears into the First Master, makes the Third Master drool with envy, and refuses to help the Second Master pull strings for an official post. He rises through the ranks, steals Lou Xiao'e away, teaches He Yuzhu and Xu Damao a lesson, sends Banggen to juvenile detention, and sets up the Qin sisters to run a honey trap. In the world of the Siheyuan, I, Xu Zhigang, call the shots! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Siheyuan: I Snatched Qin Huairu from the Start 四合院：我！开局截胡秦淮茹 Li Wuwei transmigrated to a siheyuan compound in 1952 and activated an ability called the “Cut-In System.” When he discovered that Qin Huairu was on a blind date with Jia Dongxu, he didn't hesitate to use the System's power. He successfully stepped in and won Qin Huairu's heart. Afterward, he arranged for Qin Huairu to take over his job at the steel mill, sending her out to work and earn money while expecting her to handle the housework once she got home. Meanwhile, he enjoyed a life of leisure, 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 I Live Next Door to Siheyuan, and My Name Isn't Wang 四合院我住隔壁不姓王 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Siheyuan: Hello, Liu Guanghong 四合院：你好！刘光洪 A slow-burn story, best savored slowly! If you like rage-filled stories, watching Jia Zhangshi stir up trouble, or seeing Qin Huairu and Silly Zhu cozy up to each other, this book probably isn't for you. (A special note: the author is “crazy” but stubbornly refuses to take medication. At the end of every chapter, there's a little animated interlude called “The Return Blow,” which has nothing to do with the main story. It's like Sakuragi Hanamichi clowning around in Slam Dunk. Feel free to skip i 45Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 127 God of War Who Guards the Nation: One Man Defends China, Unmatched Under Heaven 镇国战神：一人镇国，华夏无敌 [No Heroine] + [Changes to the Original Story] + [Supernatural Powers] + [Parallel Worlds] (Not much of the Love in the Courtyard storyline. Don’t read if that’s not your thing!) (I’m not very good at writing blurbs, so please head straight to the story!) New blurb: Reborn in the 1960s, Xu Tian thinks that with his knowledge of the future, he can make a little money just like the protagonists in other novels. Then he finds out this is a world where people awaken supernatural powers. “...What the 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Siheyuan: Hoarding Ten Million Tons of Grain from the Start 四合院：开局，囤粮千万吨 Li Yang went to sleep and woke up in a courtyard full of brutes. It was now 1950, during a famine so severe people were starving to death. Fortunately, Li Yang awakened the “Hunt and Cultivate” System. By hunting monsters, he could obtain all kinds of technology. [Ding! You killed a fawn and acquired the Cooking skill!] [Ding! You killed a pheasant and acquired Gene Fusion!] “Ding! You killed a boar and acquired a hybrid seed!” 5Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 129 Siheyuan: Reborn as He Yuzhu, Yi Zhonghai, Pay Me Back 四合院：重生何雨柱，易中海还钱 After the Jia family’s ungrateful wolves drove elderly He Yuzhu out of their home, he starved to death beneath a bridge and was torn apart by wild dogs. Looking back, He Yuzhu could only feel helpless. But fortunately, Heaven gave He Yuzhu another chance at life. He returned to 1952, the year He Daqing ran off to Baoding with the White Widow! Reborn, He Yuzhu decides to turn over a new leaf, stop letting those beasts control him, and get revenge on them while he’s at it! First, he makes Yi Zhong 2.9kReads6.5Score10014d adds
- 130 Me in the Siheyuan, with an All-Purpose Space 四合院，拥有全能空间的我 My name is Wang Jianguo. I discovered that I'd transmigrated into a TV drama I'd watched, Love in the Courtyard. Here, I found that it wasn't just the people from the Siheyuan who were around. There were also Ding Qiunan, Chen Xueru, He Hongchang, and many others I'd heard of in my previous life. This seemed like a hellishly difficult challenge. After all, people in this era didn't have enough to eat or warm clothes to wear. I had no idea what to do. Just then, a voice rang out in my mind. Ding. 145Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 131 Siheyuan: Beginning in the 1950s 四合院之从五十年代开始 The story of a modern soul who transmigrates to the 1950s. People of that era each have their own ways of life. An ordinary city dweller will inevitably encounter all sorts of frustrations, but also meet plenty of interesting people. 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Siheyuan: What a Mess! Playing Matchmaker for the Troublemakers? 四合院：乱套了！帮禽兽做媒？ Lin Weidong accidentally transmigrates into a courtyard. The moment he opens his eyes, he finds himself “flying” through the sky, and awakens a bizarre Matchmaker System. He thinks it's the most useless System there is. But who could have imagined... First Uncle: “Become a live-in son-in-law. Start by changing your name to Jia Zhonghai.” Second Uncle: “Marry a woman three years older and you'll strike gold; marry one thirty years older and she'll give you an empire.” Jia Zhangshi: “Fro —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 The Strongest Strategist in the Siheyuan 四合院之最强大局观 Follow along with me as we watch a story unfold, without exaggerating, twisting human nature, or taking revenge to extremes. It's grounded in reality! This book tells of what you want to see, and what you never could have imagined! 26Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 134 Siheyuan: With So Many Beasts Around, I Have to Become a Fierce One 四合院：禽兽太多只能做猛兽 [No System + Reborn + No Goody-Two-Shoes + Urban Farming + Multiple Female Leads + Officialdom] Reborn in a Siheyuan, he happens to be on his first blind date with the younger cousin of Qin Huairu. The girl is pretty and knows how to run a household frugally. He can't let this one get away. Watch as the protagonist takes the Siheyuan by storm, puts all those miscreants in their place, and becomes a fearsome beast. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Siheyuan: I Control the Life and Death of All the Birds 四合院：我掌控众禽生死 [Siheyuan courtyard + medical skills + summoning cards + punishing scum] He Yiming transmigrates into a Siheyuan courtyard. So what if the whole courtyard is full of beasts? He’ll make Xu Damao suffer, deal with Jia Zhangshi, and expose Qin Huairu and the First Master for having an affair! He’ll destroy the Second Master’s dream of becoming an official. He’ll bring down the Deaf Old Lady. In this Siheyuan courtyard, only He Yiming is the true god! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Siheyuan: Who Doesn't Have a Few Awesome Godfathers? 四合院之谁还没几个牛掰的干爹呀 A story about Qin Huairu’s childhood friend, who leaves unexpectedly and later returns home in triumph. A pond won’t raise just one fish, and no fish can claim the whole pond for itself. He Yushui 534Reads7.3Score10414d adds
- 137 Siheyuan: My Family Has a Treasure 四合院：我家有宝 Liu Yang, a young doctor, only wants to enjoy a quiet life of his own. But his neighbors won't behave, and he gets caught up in a struggle over the treasures of the Mysterious Medicine Sect. See how he creates a harmonious courtyard and ultimately uncovers the treasure hidden there. 195Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 138 Siheyuan: I Have a Million-Strong Army of Dog-Headed Strategists 四合院：我有百万狗头军师 (A lighthearted, slice-of-life story set in a courtyard during the era) Gu Xueming transmigrates to the capital in 1963 and lives at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. That’s the notorious courtyard where Silly Zhu, Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu, and the others live… Fortunately, his consciousness can log onto the modern-day forum for The Birds Fill the Courtyard. He only has to post a question, and countless hilarious netizens will offer advice. If he follows their suggestions and completes the tasks, he can earn 2Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 139 Siheyuan: Rain, Clear Skies, Food, Medicine, and Martial Arts 四合院之雨住天晴食医武 A modern-day traditional Chinese medicine practitioner is reborn as He Yuzhu, the protagonist of the TV series Love in the Courtyard. Watch as he calmly lays his plans, looks down on all those ridiculous people, and changes He Yuzhu's tragic life. 3Reads8.0Score214d adds
- 140 Siheyuan: Trying to Outdo Me at Being a Scoundrel? You're Not Quite There 四合院：跟我比无赖？你差点意思 [Mindless wish-fulfillment] [If I can handle it with my fists, I won’t waste words] Food delivery driver Qin Dazhuang wins five million yuan in the lottery. Because he trusts his girlfriend too much, he tells her, only to discover she already has another man and stages a car accident. He is accidentally reborn in the 1960s, in a courtyard house, and binds to a return System. He works hard to complete missions, all so he can return to the modern era and slap those two cheating scumbags in the fac —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Siheyuan: Moving Out Makes Silly Zhu Soar 四合院：搬出四合院，傻柱起飞了 [Siheyuan + heaven-defying comprehension + Silly Zhu reborn + moving out of the courtyard + playing against the usual tropes] He Yuzhu, who froze to death beneath a bridge, was reborn in 1954. He discovered that his father, He Daqing, had abandoned him and his younger sister, He Yushui, and run off with a widow. Worse, Yi Zhonghai, the self-proclaimed paragon of morality, had pocketed the support money He Daqing left behind! Faced with a nightmare from the start, He Yuzhu immediately exposed Yi 1Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 142 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Make Waves in the Security Department 四合院：开局从保卫科狂飙 Yang Changwen, an overworked 996 wage slave, transmigrates into the wildly fantastical drama The Courtyard Full of Beasts. From then on, the courtyard’s whole world changes. First Uncle, did you even ask me before saying that? Silly Zhu, looks like you’re itching for a beating! Xu Damao, I hear you’ve got quite a few little gold bars hidden at home. Watch how our protagonist, Yang Changwen, uses the System’s golden finger to blaze his way up, starting from the steel mill’s security departmen 1.1kReads5.5Score10314d adds
- 143 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 44Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 144 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
- 145 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Reborn, and the Jia Family Meets a Miserable End 四合院：傻柱重生，贾家凄惨 In his twilight years, after Silly Zhu had lost every last bit of value, the ungrateful Jia family kicked him out of the courtyard. Fortunately, the remorseful Xu Damao took him in. But Silly Zhu still died that night. He died on New Year's Eve, consumed by regret over his past. Heaven took pity on him and gave him another chance at life. That bloodsucking Jia family. That sanctimonious hypocrite Yi Zhonghai. They can all go to hell... 1.8kReads5.7Score10214d adds
- 146 My Happy Life in the Siheyuan 我在四合院的幸福生活 Chen Heming transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes a brand-new orphan. The three-year famine is nearing its end, but life in the countryside is still hard. Just as he is getting ready to head to the city, Qin Huairu faints from hunger outside his door early the next morning. And so... 171Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 147 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu’s Regret 四合院：后悔的傻柱 On a snowy, stormy night, Silly Zhu dreamed of a wonderful life. But the reality was a spot beneath a bridge. Qin Huairu, Banggeng, Jia Zhangshi... Silly Zhu had done nothing to wrong anyone in the Jia family. But he had wronged He Yushui. And he had wronged himself. Silly Zhu, do you regret it? 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Siheyuan: Divine Acupuncture, Taming Beasts to Guard the Home! 四合院：神针护体，驯兽镇宅！ A feel-good story. They won't get married, but that doesn't mean they won't date. The synopsis won't do it justice, so read the story. In short: Lin Youbang transmigrates into a Beijing courtyard and awakens the Divine Needle as his protector, along with a mastery of traditional Chinese medicine. Moralistic busybodies trying to guilt-trip him? Careerists pushing him out? Slick accountants taking advantage of him? Leeches sucking him dry? None of that is happening. He has no morals, a higher stat 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Past and Present Lives 四合院：何雨柱的前世今生 A different kind of new courtyard-house story. He Yuzhu is reborn in his later years and sees the fickleness of human nature for what it is. Given another life, he is determined to live it differently. To his surprise, once he leaves the courtyard's lowlifes behind, his life becomes remarkably brilliant. 2.8kReads8.2Score10114d adds
- 150 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, 314Reads6.4Score—14d adds
