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- 51 Siheyuan: My Family Is Full of Spendthrifts 四合院：我家都是败家子 Cao Xiaren transmigrates into a parallel world of courtyard houses and discovers from the start that he has ten godsons. It's the 1960s, after all, and in this age of widespread hunger and deprivation, it's hard enough for him to feed himself, let alone ten growing boys. Faced with such a disastrous start, Cao Xiaren panics. Fortunately, the Spendthrift System arrives just in time... 711Reads8.6Score10314d adds
- 52 Siheyuan: I Have the Beasts Surrounded 四合院之我包围了众禽 He Yu, from the 21st century, transmigrates to the 1970s and lands right in the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, in the very same courtyard where all those miscreants live their “happy” lives. 293Reads7.7Score10914d adds
- 53 Reborn in Siheyuan: I, Xu Damao, Am Not to Be Messed With 重生四合院：我许大茂不是好惹的 He dodged the enemy’s bullets, but not his teammate’s knife. In a battle against drug traffickers in the primeval forest, he was killed by a stab in the back from his teammate. As his mind sank into endless darkness, he knew he was going to die. He died full of resentment. When he opened his eyes again, he could hardly believe what he was seeing… 149Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 54 Siheyuan: My Name Is Cao Meng 四合院：我叫曹孟 [Siheyuan] [Feel-good power fantasy] [System] [Putting the vile neighbors in their place] Cao Meng transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming an ordinary resident of a Siheyuan. From the start, facing Qin Huairu as she kneels before him and begs desperately, Cao Meng firmly says, “No!” He absolutely refuses to become anyone's live-in son-in-law! He's already transmigrated. Why would he become a live-in son-in-law? All he wants is to find a woman of his own and enjoy a quiet, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1952 四合院之重生1952 Ye Zi is a corporate drone who thinks the only thing separating him from his seniors is being in the right place at the right time. Catch the express train of development, and even a pig can fly. After transmigrating into a courtyard compound, he's determined to be the king of all those pigs. He wants to get ahead, but more than that, he wants to enjoy life. Jia Zhangshi comes over to freeload? Sure, he gives her food, then secretly laces it with croton seeds. When she comes after him, he sets a 377Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 56 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 2kReads6.8Score—14d adds
- 57 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... 371Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: The Greatest Antique Peddler 四合院：最牛古董商贩 [Sent down to the countryside]+ [Bringing his wife back to the city]+ [Antique dealer]+ [Treasure hunting and collecting]+ [Entering the business world] On the day Jiang Huaizhi gets married while working as an educated youth in the Northeast, he receives orders to return to the city. Unlike those faithless men, Jiang Huaizhi chooses to bring his wife back with him. With millions of educated youths waiting to be assigned jobs, Jiang Huaizhi doesn't take up scrap collecting or factory work. Inste 1.4kReads7.6Score—14d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: I'm Done Being a Doormat 四合院：再不当老实人 By accident, Zhang Xiaofan transmigrates into a courtyard compound and becomes the hapless He Yuzhu. Zhang Xiaofan is so furious he wants to curse. Fortunately, He Yuzhu is only in his teens when Zhang Xiaofan transmigrates, and the beasts in the courtyard haven't started leeching off him yet. This time, he's going to live a different kind of life. 825Reads5.5Score10214d adds
- 60 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. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Siheyuan: My Name Is Liu Kaixuan 四合院：我叫刘凯旋 My name is Liu Kaixuan. I was watching TV at home when I suddenly transmigrated, into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. But I soon realized that the people here seemed a little different from the ones on TV. There's plenty of work to do in this courtyard, and plenty of fun too. As one member of the great transmigrator army, I have to show you what I can do. Tch! If I'm unhappy, no one else is going to have a good time either. 469Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 62 Siheyuan: Living the Life Everyone Envying Me Wants 四合院：活成别人羡慕的样子 After beating up Silly Zhu, he is ambushed by him and dies. Naturally, he must avenge his predecessor, starting by breaking Silly Zhu’s arms and legs before dealing with him properly. They say the Siheyuan is dangerous. They’re right, it really is. So, to secure a better life in the future, he needs to grow strong until everyone in the Siheyuan can only look up to him, respect him, and fear offending him. Any danger must be stamped out before it can take root, and then there won’t be any danger. 4.5kReads6.8Score10714d adds
- 63 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 3kReads6.5Score10014d adds
- 64 Siheyuan: You Want to Morally Blackmail Me from the Start? 四合院，开局就想道德绑架我？ Courtyard, Space, System, Face-Slapping, Taming the Courtyard's Trouble-Makers Liu Tao accidentally transmigrates into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. Seeing the courtyard full of scoundrels, he wants to escape, but then he gets bound to a sign-in System and a pocket dimension. He can only sign in while inside the courtyard. With no other choice, Liu Tao has to make his home there. Just look at the courtyard's crowd of scoundrels: The grandmaster of moral blackmail, eighth-grade worker and F 1kReads5.7Score—14d adds
- 65 Siheyuan: Jia Dongxu's Journey to Success 四合院：贾东旭的进步人生 He transmigrates to a courtyard in 1950 and becomes Jia Dongxu. Luckily, there’s still time to change everything! Jia Zhangshi’s harsh, overbearing personality hasn’t fully developed yet; Qin Huairu is still a gentle, warm-hearted young woman; He doesn’t go apprentice himself to Yi Zhonghai. Instead, he takes down Liu Haizhong, drives Yan Bugui away, and brings all three of the courtyard elders down one after another! Silly Zhu won’t become everyone’s doormat, either, and Yushui is well cared fo 2.3kReads8.0Score—14d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: I Came Back from the Army to Find My Home Gone 四合院：转业后发现家没了 After his soul transmigrated into Li Weiguo, he thought things over carefully and gave up the chance to become an officer in the army, choosing instead to return home after leaving the service… But when he got back, he discovered that this was the world of Love in the Courtyard. He learned that his home was gone, his mother had died in an accident, and his younger sister was being bullied by the whole courtyard full of beasts. He exploded… 424Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 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
- 68 The Happy Life in the Siheyuan 四合院的快乐生活 Zhao Hao returns to his hometown to visit family. The village chief talks him into coming back to start a business, but an accident happens, and he is reborn in 1961 in the capital, bringing along the ecological farm he had founded. And this is the capital from Love in the Courtyard. 10.9kReads7.9Score31114d adds
- 69 Siheyuan: Lying Flat Early with Lou Xiao'e 四合院：带着娄晓娥提前躺平 Lou Bancheng? I know a great place to get into real estate. Xu Damao, I’ll take care of your wife for you. Jia Xudong isn’t dead yet? Qin Huairu, you wouldn’t want your kids getting sent to the station, would you? Silly Zhu, forget about the First Lord. Take care of me in my old age instead. Second Lord, if you want to be an official, surely that comes at a price? Third Lord, give me some money to spend. Transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard? Working for a living is out of the question. The 22.1kReads5.9Score1.5k14d adds
- 70 Siheyuan: The Legacy of Wei Wu 四合院：魏武遗风四合院 Chen Dazhu arrived at the Siheyuan, inherited a house and a job, and became related to Qin Huairu by marriage. From the start, at the whole-courtyard meeting, Yi Zhonghai tried to guilt-trip Chen Dazhu into supporting Qin Huairu's family. Chen Dazhu readily agreed. “Everyone, don't worry. Aunt Qin is family, so I'll definitely take good care of them.” At the meeting, Chen Dazhu immediately told the courtyard's troublemakers to donate money. They were dumbfounded. Why not use their money to do wh 3.3kReads6.0Score15114d adds
- 71 Siheyuan: He Daqing, the Anti-Japanese Warrior 四合院：抗日修罗何大清 A ruthless protagonist who kills both monsters and enemies. A formidable man from the future transmigrates to the wartime era, into a Beijing courtyard house, and becomes He Daqing in his youth. Using his golden finger, He Daqing embarks on a legendary journey in those turbulent, desperate times... 4.4kReads8.4Score21414d adds
- 72 Siheyuan: Starting in the Steel Mill Office 四合院：开局轧钢厂办公室 [Ding-dong! Congratulations, Host, you have successfully bound the System.] [Host: Zhou Huaimin] [Age: 25] [Constitution: ...] “Knock, knock, knock...” Someone knocked on the door. A young woman's voice drifted in softly... 996Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 73 Siheyuan: The Beasts Will Get What's Coming to Them 四合院之禽兽自有天收 1.8kReads5.9Score10114d adds
- 74 Siheyuan: A Life of Twists and Turns 四合院之跌宕人生 A physics graduate from a famous university in Kyoto is stabbed by two “body snatchers” while trying to rescue a drunk woman who frequented his bar. His soul crosses over into the world of Love in the Courtyard, where he becomes Li Yuan, an ordinary employee at a neighborhood scrap depot. He obtains a sign-in System. By signing in each day to receive a small amount of everyday supplies, he hopes to make his life happy and fulfilling. Starting at a scrap recycling station, he invents and creates 4.2kReads7.3Score12014d adds
- 75 Siheyuan: Make a Choice and Reap Insane Rewards 四合院：做出选择，奖励麻了 Liu Zhiming transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1952. His family of three is poor, hungry, thirsty, sick, and on the verge of death. He activates a choice System. Every choice he makes earns him a reward. He chooses to go fishing with Third Master and catches dozens of pounds of fish. He chooses to learn cooking alongside He Yuzhu and gains mastery of the culinary arts. He chooses to go on a blind date with Jia Dongxu and wins Qin Huairu. He chooses to save a child from a fire and gains the ba —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Siheyuan: Reborn as a Scoundrel, but My Beautiful Wife Won't Leave 四合院：重生为人渣，美妻不愿离 (Siheyuan Courtyard + farming + daily life + food + System + reborn) Billionaire Chen Mingzhi could get anything he wanted, from power and wealth to beautiful women. Yet he carried one great regret to his grave: he had never been able to find his wife and daughter, who had left after divorcing him sixty years earlier, so he could make amends and ease his guilt. The white-haired old man lay in his recliner, reminiscing with a sigh. “How I wish I could do it all over again.” Reborn in a Siheyuan C —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Reincarnation Begins in 1951 四合院之何雨柱轮回从51年开始 Endless cycles of rebirth, endless lives. See how He Yuzhu makes a better and better life for himself in the world of the Siheyuan, living more comfortably with every passing day. In his previous life, he sucked up to the White Widow for his sister’s sake. This time, to hell with all that! Yi Buqun, Qin Bailian, those ungrateful wretches: they can all get lost! 17.9kReads8.3Score52214d adds
- 78 Siheyuan: Forcing the Beasts to Turn Themselves In from the Start 四合院：开局逼众禽自首 Ye Fan's soul entered the world of Love in the Courtyard. He learned that the original owner's parents, wife, and daughter had all been murdered by the beasts living in the compound. He immediately swore to kill his enemies with his own hands and make them pay in blood. Just then, the System activated. If the Host could make the beasts of the compound turn themselves in and face justice, he would be able to start from the beginning again. In other words, everything could begin anew, returning 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Siheyuan: Sunshine and the Joys of Life 四合院：阳光的快乐生活 Yang Guang, a devious, sharp-tongued punk, transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes part of the cast of the TV series Courtyard House. He activates a lucky draw System and enjoys a happy life. The First Master wants to guilt-trip me into supporting him? I'll start by undermining the people he expects to care for him in old age. The Second Master wants to throw his weight around? I'll send him inside early to pick up the soap. The Third Master wants to take advantage of me? Let's see who ends up ta 18.5kReads8.6Score90814d adds
- 80 Siheyuan: Revitalizing the Nation Through Science and Technology, Rewarded with Nanotech Armor 四合院科技兴国奖励纳米战甲 Synopsis: In a shabby, cramped room, Li Qiuye and her husband gaze at Shen Qiangguo's familiar face, the unique birthmark on his arm, and the Shen family's treasured heirloom hanging around his neck. They burst into tears. The next day, Li Qiuye and her husband return, beaming with pride. “Qiangguo, the steelmaking technology you submitted has been examined by expert researchers and judged to be world-class. It represents a major leap forward in efficiency, quality, and safety.” On the nth day, 113Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 81 Reborn in 1962: Slapping Qin Huairu in the Face from the Start 重生1962之开局怒扇禽淮茹 Siheyuan + rebirth in a bygone era + spatial dimension (the spatial dimension plays a minor role) Beneath a snow-swept bridge, He Yuzhu came to his senses. By a stroke of luck, he returned to the end of 1962 with his memories of his previous life! Looking at the familiar events unfolding before him after being reborn, He Yuzhu decided that since he’d been given another chance at life, he would live for himself this time, instead of throwing away his future for an old bachelor and a widowed leech 22kReads8.4Score1.2k14d adds
- 82 A Reborn Life in the Siheyuan 重生之四合院人生 A new story is here! You're welcome to read my work 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! 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Siheyuan: Making My Own Way to Success 四合院：风生水起靠自己 [No harem + fierce, scheming protagonist + a touch of invincibility + lighthearted slice of life + space-based farming + building a family + no saintly do-gooder] In the real world, there was a passionate young man with an unbending sense of justice. His name was Zheng Yi. By a twist of fate, he stumbled upon an extraordinary opportunity that took him to the year 1955. What left Zheng Yi most dumbfounded was that this was the world of Love in the Courtyard. That’s right, the world of Love in the 14.9kReads6.9Score60114d adds
- 84 A Hilarious Tale of Immortals and Heroes 仙侠笑传 A new story is here! You're welcome to read my work 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! 51Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 85 Siheyuan: The God of Slaughter Descends 四合院：杀神降临 [Six types of superpowers + early-stage development + decisive and ruthless + no holier-than-thou heroine + no promiscuity either. If you’re looking for steamy scenes, turn left and keep walking.] Feiji would like to make this clear: readers who want to kill their own countrymen, please move along. You’re not welcome here, and neither are people who are pro-Japan. Once the protagonist grows stronger later on, he’ll kill them all. If you’ve only read a couple of pages and are commenting before ev 9.3kReads8.5Score39914d adds
- 86 Siheyuan: The Carefree Life of a Villain 四合院：恶棍的潇洒生活 [No harem, prickly and cunning male lead, somewhat overpowered, laid-back everyday life, stockpiling supplies, decisive and ruthless, no bleeding-heart heroine] After waking up in a Beijing courtyard home in 1960, Shen He decides he'll never be a pushover again. I have a staff that can sweep away every injustice in the world. I have a staff that can make every scoundrel and spy tremble. I have a staff that can let the light of justice shine everywhere. Look... this is the Staff of Justi 25.5kReads8.2Score1k14d adds
- 87 Reborn in 1960: The Wood-Type Ability User Lives Life on Her Own Terms 重生60木系异能者肆意逍遥 After graduating from university, Chu Fan awakened a wood-type ability in a world overrun by zombies, only to be betrayed by his girlfriend. After his body died, Chu Fan’s soul arrived in the 1960s. See how Chu Fan uses his wood-type ability to shine in the 1960s. 9.5kReads8.8Score75114d adds
- 88 Siheyuan: The Elder Has a Son 四合院：一大爷有子 What stories would unfold in this courtyard if Yi Zhonghai had a biological son and no longer had to spend every day scheming over who would care for him in his old age? Yi Feng, a college student from the twenty-first century, becomes Yi Zhonghai's late-born son in the 1950s and 60s. What sort of story will follow? Note: Yi Jiabao doesn't know the plot of Love in the Courtyard. No angst, a gentle, gradual pace, and a golden finger that's useful but not overpowered. The story is about the Yi Jia 16.5kReads8.2Score66114d adds
- 89 Siheyuan: Starting in 1953 四合院从1953开始 He Yuzhu, who shares the same name as Silly Zhu, complained about the plot of the courtyard story and was chosen by the System. He was sent into the world where the story takes place and became Silly Zhu. Fortunately, the System showed some consideration: instead of dropping He Yuzhu into the story at the beginning, it sent him back to before He Daqing ran off with the widow. Since I’m here, and I have a System, I won’t be fooled again or act like a simp this time around. I’ll live for myself an 23.6kReads8.7Score69014d adds
- 90 Siheyuan: As a Procurement Officer, I Have a Pocket Dimension 四合院：身为采购员的我有空间 [Siheyuan courtyard + pocket dimension + farming + low angst + smart protagonist + satisfying read + one heroine] An accident brings the protagonist, Zhao Dongsheng, to Love in the Courtyard. He also gains a Blessed Land Space System. He becomes a procurement officer. In an era of scarce supplies, his job makes him incredibly popular. Wheat, rice, and corn: plant them all. And of course, make room for fruit, too. Raise chickens, ducks, fish, geese, and cows. All of them. As for the noi 36.8kReads7.6Score2.3k14d adds
- 91 Siheyuan: I Can Absorb Life 四合院：我可以吸收生命 [A Little Playboy + A Little Sly + A Little Invincible + A Little Easygoing + Everyday Life] Ma Teng, a Level 3 electrician at a steel mill, risked his life to save state property by pulling the power switch. He died in the process, and his body was taken over by a modern man from a later era, also named Ma Teng, who had spent most of his life trudging along, honest and unassuming. What kind of waves will this honest modern man stir up in that era? 30.2kReads8.0Score1.5k14d adds
- 92 Siheyuan: The Greatest Livestock Breeder 四合院：最牛牲畜养殖人 [No harem protagonist + fierce and ruthless + a little devious + somewhat invincible + easygoing daily life + early-stage growth + decisive and merciless + no saintly do-gooder] My name is Bai Baoshan. I’m 45 years old. I’m a good person. All I know how to do is raise livestock. Don’t believe me? I’ll raise some and show you. And so... Every black pig weighed over 400 jin... The cattle and sheep were all plump and healthy, with delicious meat... Even the dairy cows and goats sprayed milk 11.3kReads8.6Score40714d adds
- 93 Siheyuan: I Have a Little World of My Own 四合院：我有一个小世界 After exploring a glowing cave entrance on a sinkhole's cliff face, outdoor enthusiast Wang Yu transmigrates to the world of the Siheyuan, where he discovers that the glowing entrance is a portal to other worlds. Wang Yu leads a leisurely life in the Siheyuan world while exploring other worlds and selling weapons. Traveling back and forth between the two realms, he practices martial arts and cultivates immortality, living a carefree life. 22.7kReads8.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 94 Siheyuan: The Old Man Who Collects Scrap 四合院：收废品的老汉 "No pointless romantic subplots + Feiji has never been a saintly do-gooder + easygoing everyday life" Li Shizhen has a very medical-sounding name. A disillusioned and unrestrained man born in the 1980s, he has seen all walks of life and become a scrap collector who grabs junk for a living. He has a change of heart and saves a boy who was supposed to transmigrate, only to unexpectedly transmigrate himself. Well, if he has to transmigrate, so be it. He never started a family in his previous lif 16.9kReads8.9Score67614d adds
- 95 Siheyuan: Wang Dapeng the Jester's Happy Life 四合院，乐子人王大鹏的快乐人生 A hilarious, low-conflict period piece set in a Beijing courtyard, with a scheming protagonist, a professional troublemaker, and a real scoundrel's way of doing things. Wang Dapeng transmigrates into a courtyard full of villains, where he goes head-to-head with the residents and discovers that his reputation is taking a hit. His motto is: if you can't adapt to your surroundings, make them adapt to you. If you get soaked, don't let your opponents have umbrellas. So Wang Dapeng decides to make sur 60.4kReads8.9Score2.7k14d adds
- 96 Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things Under Heaven 四合院：垂钓诸天万物 Lin Shaowen got drunk at a class reunion. After sleeping and waking up, he inexplicably arrived in the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming Lin Shaowen, an outstanding graduate of Beijing College of Chinese Medicine. He had just graduated from university and now faced a choice: should he become a promising full-time doctor at Union Hospital, or an obscure factory doctor at a steel mill? Without a second thought, Lin Shaowen chose to become a factory doctor. There was no helping it. Sending a 78.9kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds
