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- 101 Siheyuan: I Take on Yi Zhonghai Alone, and the Beasts Panic 四合院：我单挑易中海，众禽慌了 [Courtyard house + System + tormenting the beasts + high angst + feel-good power-up] Chen Jianjun transmigrates to a courtyard house and gets bound to an Anger Points System. Don’t know how to get under someone’s skin? Find their weak spot and you can ruin them in minutes! 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Siheyuan: From the Start, the Jia Family Wants to Steal My Home 四合院：开局贾家要抢我房 [System + not a single heroine + no moral blackmail] I'll kick Silly Zhu, slap Jia Zhangshi across the face, and tear into Yi Zhonghai for his moral blackmail. I'll deal with every beast in this courtyard myself. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 A Simple Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之平淡人生 After transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard, Wang Yue becomes the First Aunt from the TV series. With her golden finger, she changes the fates of most of the people around her and lives happily with the First Uncle. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Ate a Hamburger and Made the Whole Courtyard Drool 四合院：开局吃汉堡，全院馋哭了 He transmigrates into the Siheyuan as Zhou Baoguo, a dim-witted little fool whose parents died young. Everyone in the courtyard bullies him, seeing that he has no one to rely on. Banggeng shoves him, and he hits his head, develops a high fever, and falls into a coma. Instead of saving his life, these people want to let him die on his own and scheme to take his house. His overwhelming instinct to survive awakens the System. Whenever he triggers someone else's emotions, he can earn treasure chests 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Siheyuan: Xu Damao Defies Fate 四合院：许大茂逆天改命 After accidentally transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, he becomes Xu Damao, a man with the same name as his own. Xu Damao has no intention of being a good person in this new world. He’s going to teach those scoundrels a good lesson. He activates the System from the start. In this era of scarcity, he can obtain cash, ration coupons, fruit, watches, skills, and more from the System... Bang Geng steals a chicken? He’ll send Bang Geng straight to the police station. Qin Huairu wa —Reads—Score114d adds
- 106 Siheyuan: Even the Number One Grandpa Goes Wild 四合院：一大爷也疯狂 Same old setup, a different story. A scumbag young man from the 21st century dies during a date after going all the way, only to wake up in a courtyard full of beasts. After shamelessly begging everyone from his grandpa on down, he finally gets an unreliable Choice System. What, you're older and have higher seniority? So what? He's taking you all down. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Who Moved the Siheyuan to the Daqing Oilfield? 谁把四合院搬到了大庆油田？ He Daqing, the namesake of the father of the fool from the quadrangle courtyard, transmigrated while on his way to Baoding with the White Widow. Since I’m here, I might as well make the best of it. I’m not going to be the He Daqing who was wronged his whole life. Turns out there really was something going on. When trouble comes, I’m not afraid to face it. Good thing I brought a library with me. It’s not much use for anything else, but at least I’ll never go hungry or thirsty. I’ll take my good s 188Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 108 Siheyuan: The Head Elder Wants Me to Support Him in His Old Age? I'll Live Off My Parents 四合院：一大爷想我养老？我啃老 I transmigrated into a Siheyuan and got bound to a System. From then on, my life was on the rise. Uncle Yi wants me to support him in his old age? Hah! I'll freeload off him and spend every last bit of his savings! Qin Huairu wants to bleed me dry? I might collect a little interest, but she can forget about getting any help from me! Bang Geng stole my stuff? No discussion, you're going to prison. Xu Damao picks a fight with me? I'll expose the truth about your infertility, then steal Lou Xiao'e 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Siheyuan: I Beat Jia Dongxu Up Right from the Start 四合院：开局就打了贾东旭 After an accident, Yang Jianjun transmigrates to the world of the 1960s and becomes a farmer. When Yang Jianjun takes over his uncle's job, he discovers that he has transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Yang Jianjun never planned to get involved with the people in the courtyard. He just wanted to be a quiet, handsome man, find a wife, and live a peaceful life. But though the tree longs for stillness, the wind will not cease. Yang Jianjun wants nothing to do with them, yet they i 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Siheyuan: Profit Comes First 四合院之利字当头 This novel has no System, no invincible protagonist, no brainless characters, and no saintly do-gooders. Every character acts for personal gain, and every scheme is a means to that end. In this story, everyone has one thing on their mind: profit. Xiang Xu spent half his life struggling for fame and fortune. Just when he was one step away from success, his friends and family set him up, leaving him with a tragic end. But now that life has opened its doors to him once more, can he seize this once —Reads—Score114d adds
- 111 Siheyuan: I'm the Smiling Tiger 四合院：我就是笑面虎 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! 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Siheyuan: After Transmigrating, the Big Shots Can Hear My Thoughts 四合院：穿越后被大佬倾听心声 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Give Yi Zhonghai a Son 四合院：开局就送了易中海一个儿 In 1953, a weighty page of history turned. The story of the siheyuan courtyard was far from over, and Wang Baoguo unexpectedly found himself in Love in the Courtyard, where he began a legendary life! —Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 114 Siheyuan: Nobody Better Mess with Me 四合院之谁都别来惹我 [Three things this book has: a devoted male lead, a loyal female lead, and a cast of courtyard scoundrels with problems] [Three things it doesn't: a sensible author, a harem, or any promise of quality] Ding Yong, a modern mercenary, dies in action. He transmigrates into the body of Ding Yong, a decorated soldier who earned a first-class merit and was discharged due to injury in November 1958. Ding Yong is assigned a place to live in Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang, with no idea what kind o 231Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 115 Siheyuan: After They Took My Advice, the Beasts Ended Up in Prison 四合院：听劝后，众禽牢狱之灾 Lin Chenghua transmigrates into the world of a TV-and-film fanfiction set in a courtyard. Listen to good advice, and you'll never go hungry. Whenever he follows someone else's advice and acts on it, he receives all kinds of rewards. Auntie Number One: “I only tricked that fool into going out to dig for wild vegetables with me. How did he end up digging up a whole box of gold bars? My heart...” Uncle Number One: “You offended me and still think you can get a job at the Red Star Steel Mill? I'll m 1.8kReads5.1Score—14d adds
- 116 From Daily Life in the Siheyuan to a Sign-In Journey to Hong Kong 从四合院日常开始签到走向香江 He wakes up as Jia Zhangshi's eldest son, Jia Xuguang, Banggeng's real uncle. Bet you didn't see that coming… Jia Zhangshi has another eldest son, a long-lost blood relative! First, he marries his childhood sweetheart, Lou Xiaoe, then activates the Myriad Worlds Destiny-Changing Sign-In System. Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi, Banggeng, and all the other oddballs in the courtyard: get ready for your fates to be reshaped! You may be tough as iron, but even you won't escape. Every one of you wil 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Siheyuan: From the Start, One Fishing Rod Was All It Took to Catch Dilraba! 四合院：开局一根杆，垂钓热巴！ Li Wuwei, an avid angler, transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Familiar with the plot, he planned to steer clear of the beasts and make a living by fishing. Unexpectedly, he awakened a God-Tier Fishing System that could catch anything across the Myriad Worlds! Beef and mutton, vegetables, eggs, and milk are all fine by me. Cultivation techniques and pills are understandable too. But why on earth did I fish up Dilraba??? 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Yin He Sha's 8th Book 银河沙的第8本书 Wei Jianguo, a great scientist who studied time and space, was reborn in the 1960s in a courtyard compound, bringing along the portable space he had created before an accident in the lab. Knowing nothing about the vicious residents of the courtyard, he used a scientist's intelligence and instincts to enjoy a good life in the compound and at the steel mill. From the start, he sent Deputy Factory Director Yang Huaide to prison. Qin Huairu, Qin Jingru, Liang Zhaodi, and Lou Xiaoe all had something 7Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 119 A Different Path Through the Siheyuan 四合院别样人生路 Welcome, everyone, and thank you for reading my work. This book isn't filled with so much hostility. The protagonist's parents and siblings are all alive and well, so he won't have to endure the misery of living under someone else's roof or being pushed around. He only needs to keep a low profile and build up his strength early on. In the middle, he'll make a name for himself, and in the end, he'll rise to prominence and become unstoppable. I hope you'll follow along! 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Siheyuan: Renovating a House from the Start 四合院之开局装修房子 One stint of overtime and one drunken night later, a fragment of a soul mysteriously arrives in the 1960s and takes over the body of the protagonist of Love in the Courtyard. Can he carve out a remarkable life of his own, or will time send him down the original storyline? Is this something to look forward to? 17Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 121 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 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Siheyuan: The Support System 四合院，辅助系统 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Siheyuan: The National Medicine Master Outshines the Whole Lot 四合院：国医圣手力压众禽 Cao Jianguo transmigrates into the world of the courtyard compound, with both his parents dead and no one left but him. Someone has cleared out his wardrobe, and now those courtyard vultures want to seize his home too! Jia Zhangshi: “I want the room on the left! Banggeng will need it when he gets married!” Second Uncle: “The middle room is mine. Liu Guangqi is getting married soon, so this will be the bridal chamber!” Because Cao Jianguo is honest and easygoing, the entire compound bullies him. 297Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 124 After Rejecting His Proposal, Qin Huairu Regretted It! 拒婚后，秦淮茹悔不当初！ After Qin Huairu rejects the Li family’s marriage proposal because they are poor, she turns around and marries Jia Dongxu. Li Jiankang transmigrates into this world and transforms his fortunes through his own efforts, rising all the way to become an eighth-grade technician. Meanwhile, the Jia family’s quality of life keeps getting worse. Qin Huairu regrets her choice! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Siheyuan: One Superpower Every Month 四合院：每月一个超能力 Lin Yi is an unlucky man who transmigrates into an ordinary job at a garbage station in City 49. He thought he would spend his whole life alone, living in two shabby little rooms and wearing dirty, ragged clothes. Unexpectedly, the emergence of a superpower completely changed his life. 343Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Siheyuan: I Married Hua Hua from the Start 四合院：开局迎娶槐花 He transmigrates into the courtyard complex and becomes middle-aged He Yuzhu. He works as the director of the steel mill cafeteria, has money in the bank, a Beijing household registration, and three houses in his name. Qin Huairu wants to break up because Banggeng works at a movie theater? Fine, let's break up. Who can't live without whom? He Yuzhu immediately turns his attention to Huaihua. Qin Huairu regrets it. “Waaah, Zhuzi, how can you get together with Huaihua? You're just trying to fool m —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Siheyuan: I Have a Heart Condition, So Watch Yourself! 四合院：我有心脏病，请你自重！ After arriving in the courtyard, Chen Yan discovers that he has heart disease. But the courtyard’s troublemakers have no sympathy for him and keep recklessly courting disaster. Luckily, Chen Yan obtains a System and becomes a specially protected person. He wants to slack off and live carefree, relying on the System to enjoy life. But the courtyard’s troublemakers change their tune and insist on encouraging him to strive for success! Qin Huairu: “Xiao Chen, could you please be a little more posit —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Dongxu Begs Me to Support His Wife and Kids in Siheyuan 四合院东旭求我养妻小 [Upright Moralists, Please Give This One a Miss. Much Appreciated.] [Low on Angsty Drama + Slice of Life + Jian'an Style + No Forced Choices] Chen An transmigrates into the role of a driver at a steel mill. A driver’s job is simple: get in and out safely. 2Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 129 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Life Reboot 四合院：何雨柱人生重启 Just as He Yuzhu is destined for a tragic ending, he gets the script for Love in the Courtyard right from the start. Will He Yuzhu, the hopeless simp, keep playing Silly Zhu and Silly Dad, or flip the table and start over? It all begins after Bang Geng steals the soy sauce. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Siheyuan: Heaven-Defying Medicine, Treating the Beasts Backward from the Start 四合院：医术逆天，开局反向治禽 Zhang Jijun transmigrates into a courtyard. He becomes a ten-year-old child. He has a System with a hidden space and a set of excellent medical skills, but he's too small to put his strength to use. What's more, his married sister insists on taking Zhang Jijun to her husband's family. “I'm not going! I'm not going!” Zhang Jijun throws a tantrum, rolling around on the ground. He'd rather die than go with Zhang Xia. Zhang Xia smiles helplessly. “You little rascal, always getting into mischief! If —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Siheyuan: The Courtyard's Old Patriarch, Still Going Strong 四合院：大院老祖宗，老当益壮 Zhang Yuan transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Thinking of the villains' misdeeds on television, Zhang Yuan, a man of great integrity, decided to teach them a proper lesson. But when he opened his eyes, he discovered that he was a hundred-year-old man. This left Zhang Yuan in a panic. Fortunately, the System promptly notified him that he had been bound to the Divine Doctor System. This System could make Zhang Yuan younger the longer he lived. There's plenty of time yet. You vi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Turns Foolish and Torments the Whole Lot 四合院之变傻柱虐众禽 After reading so many stories about the courtyard, I decided to write one myself. My writing isn’t great, so please don’t flame me in the comments. If you like it, keep reading. If not, feel free to leave. Thank you, everyone! 2.9kReads8.1Score11314d adds
- 133 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, Defying Fate 四合院：重生傻柱，逆天改命 He Yuzhu, who spent his whole life propping up the Jia family, was reborn, returning to the very beginning. That was the year Qin Huairu had just married into the Jia family, He Daqing had just run off with the widow Bai, and He Yuzhu was still a young apprentice at Hongbin Restaurant... Given another chance, He Yuzhu was determined to catch the tailwind of the times and build a brilliant life of his own. He Daqing abandoned his children, and now that he's old, he expects me to take care of him? 1.5kReads6.0Score—14d adds
- 134 Siheyuan: The Rebirth of He Yuzhu 四合院之何雨柱重生记 In his old age, He Yuzhu lost the ability to work, and on a cold winter night, Bang Geng kicked him out of the house. After he froze to death beneath a bridge, his soul drifted in midair, where he saw his old rival Xu Damao taking his body away for burial. Perhaps Heaven had witnessed his miserable life and let He Yuzhu return with his memories to the beginning of the story. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Siheyuan: Starting by Taming Qin Huairu 四合院：从驯服秦淮茹开始 Cao Yang, a man with the makings of a prime minister, transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Not only does he awaken a villain System from the start, but he also comes from a prominent family and is devastatingly handsome. Before long, he's the object of everyone's affection, living a carefree life of luxury. Qin Huairu, Lou Xiao'e, Yu Li, Yu Haitang... One after another, they all gather around Cao Yang. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Siheyuan: What Did You Say? Silly Zhu Is My Husband! 四合院之你说啥？傻柱是我老公！ Wang Zeqi transmigrates into a courtyard house and becomes He Yuzhu’s betrothed, promised to him in infancy. As a modern woman, how could she possibly become the wife of a complete sucker? She does everything she can to find Silly Zhu a wife, expose Master Yi’s benevolent facade, and send the Jia family straight to hell. She’ll bring some justice back to this world. 153Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 137 Siheyuan: I Report the Deaf Old Lady for Speculation from the Start 四合院：开局举报聋老太太投机 Lin Zhen finds himself in Love in the Courtyard. After leaving the military, he becomes a Level 9 engineer. Then he awakens the Emotion Value System. Is it hard for technicians to get promoted? I, Lin Zhen, can level up in just ten minutes! Jia Zhangshi stole my house? I might as well have her sent to a labor camp! Is Qin Huairu playing me? I'll make you mine! I, Lin Zhen, am the master here. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Siheyuan: The Jia Family Owes Me Money, So Qin Huairu Will Pay It Off 四合院：贾家欠我钱，秦淮茹抵债 After transmigrating to the courtyard, the first thing he does is demand repayment of a debt. If Jia Zhangshi won't pay up, he'll use Qin Huairu as collateral. With no parents and only a supply and marketing cooperative left to him, how far can he lead the women? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Siheyuan Playboy 四合院海王 He transmigrates into the world of the courtyard and obtains a womanizer sign-in System. And so, a romantic rake is born. From then on, the courtyard fills with the scent of love, its air ripples with the sweet troubles of happiness, and its residents struggle through tales of unbridled caprice. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 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 53Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 141 Siheyuan: This Silly Zhu Is Really Good at Keeping His Head Down 四合院之这个傻柱真的苟 A scrappy college student who values good manners and courtesy has his soul transported to the 1960s. His neighbors include Qin Huairu, First Uncle, and Xu Damao? And he's Silly Zhu himself? Let's see how I keep my head down in the Siheyuan and teach those beasts a lesson! 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Siheyuan: I Told You to Stockpile Supplies, Not Go Farming! 四合院：让你囤物资，你去种田？ Qian Jin transmigrates to the 1960s, and anyone who gets on his nerves is in for a beating. Playing dirty? Then you’re in for a world of trouble. It’s not that he has a bad temper; he just knows he’s in Love in the Courtyard. Fake gentlemen, ungrateful backstabbers, sneaky schemers: every last one of them can go to hell! And he has a sign-in System, becoming a big shot from the start! 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 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
- 144 Siheyuan: This He Yuzhu Is Defying Heaven! 四合院：这个何雨柱逆天了！ He Yuzhu got a second chance at life and transmigrated to the 1960s. Whenever he remembered the tragedy of his previous life, He Yuzhu couldn’t stop his heart from trembling. His father had been so heartless... He wanted to abandon them for a woman. He Yuzhu hated him with all his heart. So this time, no matter what He Daqing did, I, He Yuzhu, would never let him leave! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Siheyuan: A Glorious Life Begins in 1957 四合院：辉煌人生从57年开始 In 1957, Zhou Muyan wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, inhabiting a young man about to sit the college entrance exams. Let’s see how he changes his fate and carves out a world of his own. —Reads—Score214d adds
- 146 Xu Damao's Remarkable Life in the Siheyuan 四合院许大茂的精彩人生 An ordinary young man from the 21st century transmigrates into the 18-year-old Xu Damao. Watch Xu Damao make an exciting life for himself. How will he whip the entire courtyard compound into shape? He’ll show those courtyard pests what it means to be a beacon of righteousness. 679Reads6.3Score10414d adds
- 147 Siheyuan: Starting in 1950, Cooking Like a God 四合院：50开局，烹饪逆天 Hello, everyone! Please support my new novel. This is a story set in the Courtyard House. The protagonist transmigrates into the Courtyard House, devotes himself to learning how to cook, and begins a life unlike any other. 59Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 148 Siheyuan: Natural Disasters Strike 四合院：天灾四合院 The tide surges in on the Qiantang River; only today do I finally know who I am. After Lu Ze broke through the mystery of his birth and regained his memories from the haze, he found familiar yet unfamiliar people around him. Weren't they characters from a TV series in his previous life? Why does this Siheyuan come with natural disasters too? [Period setting + Siheyuan + natural disasters + myriad worlds] 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Snatch Lou Xiao'e and Hit the Jackpot 四合院：开局截胡娄晓娥，赢麻了 [Siheyuan + Spirit Spring + Pocket Dimension + Stealing the Girl] Li Chang transmigrates into a siheyuan, where he gains a pocket dimension with a spirit spring. The courtyard's troublemakers are a handful, huh? That has nothing to do with him. He's got his eye on the pretty girls in the courtyard. From the start, he snatches Lou Xiao'e away. Lou Xiao'e is beautiful and kindhearted, the perfect wife. Heh heh... 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Beat Xu Damao to a Pulp 四合院，开局痛打许大茂 [Transmigration + Fan Fiction + System + Pocket Dimension + Period Setting + Strong Female Lead] Qin Hui is a martial arts champion from the 21st century. After watching Love in the Courtyard, she curses the fake-hearted Qin Huairu and all the scheming beasts in the courtyard. Then a bolt of lightning strikes, and she transmigrates into Qin Huairu in Love in the Courtyard. Just as she’s wondering what to do, the System appears, bringing a pocket dimension with it. The original owner’s body is we 6Reads—Score—14d adds
