Novels like I Became an Elder in the Siheyuan
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- 51 Rising to Power After Transmigrating into Siheyuan 从穿越四合院开始崛起 Zhao Gang binge-watches TV dramas all night, then wakes up to discover that he has not only transmigrated into the Siheyuan, but has also bound himself to a System called Divine Draw. From that moment on, an ordinary college graduate begins his rise to success… 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 Siheyuan: I Can Hear Other People's Thoughts 四合院：我能听到别人心声 Meng Fan wrote a Siheyuan fanfic on a certain tomato-novel platform and got flamed to the heavens by readers. Calling himself the Keyboard Immortal of the universe, he picked up his keyboard and smiled faintly. Bring it on! After getting banned seven or eight times, he finally came to his senses. There was no point in one person taking on an entire crowd, so he promptly abandoned the story and started a new book. A golden finger? Coming right up! An unbelievably powerful background? Coming right 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 Qin Huairu of Siheyuan: Sis Just Wants to Build a Career 四合院秦淮茹，姐我只想搞事业 Qin Huairu, a top HR director in the 21st century, dies suddenly from overwork and finds herself in the period drama Full Courtyard, as the “pretty widow” Qin Huairu. From the start, it’s her husband’s funeral. Her wicked mother-in-law makes a scene in front of the mourning hall and tries to grab the compensation money, the fake-gentleman neighborhood chief tries to smooth things over, the whole courtyard of scoundrel neighbors is waiting to laugh at her, and she has three hungry children to sup —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 Siheyuan: I Put the Courtyard Beasts in Their Place and Married Ran Qiuye 四合院：我整治众禽，迎娶冉秋叶 [Siheyuan + System + feel-good power fantasy + tormenting the vile neighbors] He Yuzhu was reborn after his death. In this life, He Yuzhu swears he won't be the lovesick fool Silly Zhu was in his previous life. Bound to a System and armed with a cheat-like advantage, he sweeps through the siheyuan and makes the vile neighbors suffer! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 Siheyuan: Banggeng’s Rise 四合院：棒梗崛起 Jia Nainai is reborn in the body of Banggeng from the Siheyuan world, and gets two opposing Systems as a bonus. See how Banggeng uses the Systems to change his own fate and that of his family... and help the nation grow stronger along the way. Then he conquers countless worlds and begins a brand-new chapter... —Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 56 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Married Xiao Dang and Made the Beasts Weep 四合院：开局娶小当，禽兽哭了 He transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1979. The unfortunate part is that he becomes Silly Zhu. Even worse, he becomes middle-aged Silly Zhu. And worst of all, why is Xiaodang lying beside him? Fortunately, the country has begun reform and opening up. Xiaodang is in the prime of her youth, and she's alluring and charming. Qin Huairu has leeched off He Yuzhu for all these years and piled up so many debts. That's right, he'll marry Xiaodang. A mother's debts are paid by her daughter. He Yuzhu: Y —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 Siheyuan: I’m Old Xu, and I Want It All! 四合院：我老许，要，什么都要！ Transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard. Becoming Xu Damao, complete with a built-in buff. By coincidence, Jia Dongxu has just had an accident, and Qin Huairu has just started working at the factory. As a generous man among the factory workers, how could he possibly not help Qin Huairu? Sister Qin, the family's short on money and you want steamed buns? Will this be enough, Sister Qin? Enough? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 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—Shelves
- 59 Siheyuan: I Took Advice from the Start, and the Troublemakers Lost Their Minds 四合院：开局听劝，禽兽们气疯了 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Siheyuan: A Master Craftsman Returns Home to a Hero's Welcome 四合院：大国工匠返乡，专车接送 After transmigrating, Meng Dong found himself in the military. He bound himself to a sign-in System and received a major national defense-industry gift pack. From then on, Meng Dong's name resounded throughout the military, even reaching the ears of some high-ranking officials. Five years later, China's defense industry had made a qualitative leap forward. Once his five years were up, Meng Dong returned home to care for his parents, back to the courtyard he had dreamed of for so long… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 Siheyuan: My Soul Transmigrates into Silly Zhu in 1966, and I Defy Fate 四合院：魂穿六六傻柱，逆天改命 [Courtyard + System + Comedy] Xu Qi'an has normal intelligence but an appallingly low emotional quotient, provoking the wrath of Heaven. He was supposed to transmigrate into Cao Aman, but by a twist of fate, he ends up in He Yuzhu's body in the courtyard of 1966. With no other choice, he keeps his head down in the courtyard's cesspit, playing the sly operator as he quietly grows stronger, improves his people skills, and defies fate. Using the advanced knowledge he gained before transmigrating, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 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—Shelves
- 63 Rising Through the Publicity Department of Siheyuan 四合院从宣传科崛起 Shen Jianjun makes a living in the bustling big city by editing all kinds of film and TV clips for Douyin. Whenever he has a little spare cash, he heads to a village on the outskirts of town to help some young women in ragged clothes improve their lives. Who would have thought that he’d wake up one morning in a courtyard house... 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 Reborn as the Most Handsome Engineer 重生之最帅工程师 After his death, Li Xiaoran, a world-class hardware development engineer, ends up in the underworld repairing computers. Hoping to be reborn as soon as possible, he makes full use of his expertise. Not only does he become the top repairman for the underworld's electronic devices, he also becomes sworn brothers with the White-Robed Soul-Reaping Messenger and learns the underworld's ultimate art, Soul-Destroying Fist. After promptly repairing the Judge of Life and Death's chat phone, he earns the 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 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—Shelves
- 66 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—Shelves
- 67 Siheyuan: I Was Chosen 四合院之我被选召了 Online keyboard warrior Cao Feng gets sent to live in Love in the Courtyard after maliciously insulting someone he should never have crossed. A series of absurd and hilarious events unfolds in the compound. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 Jia Zhangshi of the Siheyuan: While Others Fight for the Household, I Farm 四合院之贾张氏，别人宅斗我种田 After transmigrating into the drama Love in the Courtyard as Jia Zhangshi, a character disliked both on and off screen, Zhang Jiajia can only shake her head and sigh. Her good-for-nothing son Jia Dongxu is already dead, and Qin Huairu, who spent more than a decade mourning him in the show, is actually planning to remarry?! Zhang Jiajia says: Respect other people's choices, and stop trying to save them! She'll just grow crops, raise the kids, and enjoy her own little life! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 Siheyuan: Ruin These Vile Neighbors and Become the Richest Man 四合院：坑死这帮禽兽做首富 After He Yu discovers the System, he learns that he can possess He Yuzhu in the beastly courtyard-house world. He uses this chance to travel between the two worlds and becomes a supplier in both. By moving goods that are in short supply from one world to the other, he brings about tremendous changes in both. 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 I Don't Even Want Your Body Anymore, So Why Are You Crying? 我都不馋你身子了，你哭啥？ After transmigrating into the role of Silly Zhu in the courtyard, a man from the 21st century vows to rewrite Silly Zhu's tragic fate. In an era of shortages, he plans to shut the door and enjoy a happy life with a wife, children, and a warm bed. Qin Huairu wants to suck him dry? No way. I'm not even lusting after you anymore, and I'm done being a simp. So why are you still shamelessly trying to bleed me dry? You cry because I won't let you suck me dry? What good will crying do? I'm not so easy —Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 71 Siheyuan: Who Says I’m a Beast? 四合院：谁说我是禽兽 When he arrived in the 1950s, Wang Jianguo initially just wanted to live comfortably. He never expected to be treated like an animal in that compound, said to be full of them, and end up living better and better. [Slice of life, no angst, period fiction] 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 Siheyuan: Transmigrating Across the Heavens as Xu Damao 四合院：从许大茂开始穿越诸天 In Love in the Courtyard, he is Xu Damao, the man who makes all the scoundrels tremble. In Brotherhood of Blades, he is Lu Wenzhao, a Brocade Guard of the Northern Commandery who wins over Liaodong and pacifies the Jianzhou Jurchens for the factory eunuch. In New World, he is Lee Ja-myung, the newest chaebol to rise in South Korea. His legend is known throughout the Myriad Worlds. The story begins here. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai Reported Me? I’ll Send Him to Prison 四合院：易中海举报我？送他坐牢 [Courtyard + System + sign-in + satisfying revenge] After transmigrating into the courtyard, I get reported by Yi Zhonghai from the start. Reporting me? You must be tired of living! Yi Zhonghai isn't clean himself. Just watch how I investigate him in turn and send him to prison! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Siheyuan: Changing the Fate of the Yard’s Troublemakers 四合院：改变众禽命运 When He Daqing opened his eyes, he discovered he had been reborn in Baoding. He decided to return to the courtyard early and save his foolish son, Silly Zhu. At the same time, he would change the fates of all the courtyard's troublemakers and help them live like normal people. All the misfortune in the courtyard was because Silly Zhu lacked a good father: He Daqing, reborn. 61Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 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—Shelves
- 76 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Forced the Bullies to Move Out, Leaving the Whole Courtyard Stunned 四合院：开局逼禽兽腾房全院麻了 Li Cheng arrived in a courtyard house and became an ordinary man. He lived a happy life, and Qin Huairu and Yu Li often asked matchmakers to find them husbands, making many of the courtyard's scoundrels jealous. But after his parents passed away, Qin Huairu was egged on by Deaf Granny and Yi Zhonghai to marry Jia Dongxu. Yu Li, meanwhile, was introduced to Yan Jie by Yan Bugui's deaf old mother and got together with him. They even set their sights on one of the houses in Li Cheng's home, hoping 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 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—Shelves
- 78 Siheyuan: Reborn for a Second Life, I Choose Ran Qiuye 四合院：重活一世，我选择冉秋叶 He transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard while watching TV and becomes He Yuzhu. Given a second life, several women flash before his eyes: the shrewd Qin Huairu, Qin Jingru, a vain and foolish woman, Yu Haitang, who seems clever but is actually stupid, and the kind and beautiful Ran Qiuye. This time, he won’t let her slip away. Given a second life, I choose Ran Qiuye. 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 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—Shelves
- 80 Love in the Courtyard: He Comes from the Future 情满四合院，他来自未来 Transmigrating from 2023 to 1960 A different world, a different life The ability to come and go at will gives him boundless hope. From humble beginnings, he gradually rises to become a tycoon whose influence sweeps across the globe 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 Siheyuan: Living Life in My Own Colors 四合院：活出我的色彩 (There's not that much hostility, and everyone uses the proper courtesies, so at least things seem harmonious on the surface. You won't actually get taken advantage of. For example, lending money: borrow once, enjoy it once; keep borrowing, keep enjoying it.) After transmigrating into a courtyard compound full of beasts, Zhang Sanbao arrives just as the toughest years begin. With a System that lets him accumulate proficiency and level up his skills, along with the people skills he picked up in h —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 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—Shelves
- 83 Siheyuan: The Fishing Club That Spans the Heavens 四合院：垂钓诸天俱乐部 The courtyard is full of lovable people: Moral exemplar Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu the saintly white lotus, Jia Banggeng, a born master thief, Jia Zhangshi, the necromancer, and so on. Together, they became the backdrop of an era. Xu Ziru also became a member of the Fishing Across the Heavens Club, angling in countless worlds. Apocalyptic worlds, future worlds, interstellar worlds. He fishes across the heavens, acting as a middleman with his fellow anglers to trade goods between countless worlds. H 2Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 84 Siheyuan: Starting Out in 1952, in Charge of the Security Department 四合院：52开局，负责保卫科 Nanluoguxiang. After arriving in this new place, Li Pingchuan gained a life System with sign-in rewards and lucky draws. “Sign in.” Li Pingchuan chose to sign in without hesitation. It was an essential golden finger for any transmigrator. He obtained an incredible Comprehension System!!! Li Pingchuan was completely bewildered, and from then on began his journey to becoming a winner in life! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 My Four Strange Godfathers in the Siheyuan 四合院之我的四位奇怪干爹 My new story is out! You can 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! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 Siheyuan: Making the Most of a Wonderful Life 四合院之玩转精彩人生 [Scheming, Face-Slapping, Cao Cao Archetype, Everything You Want] Fang Li transmigrates to Beijing in the 1960s after an accident. What? He's in the world of Love in the Courtyard, too! On his very first day after transmigrating, Jia Zhangshi picks a fight with him, and he gives her a good slap across the face! Yi Zhonghai tries to guilt-trip him with morality? Sorry, that won't work on me. Sha Zhu wants to get physical? Then he can forget about it. The title of Courtyard's Fighting Champion is —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 87 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—Shelves
- 88 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—Shelves
- 89 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—Shelves
- 90 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—Shelves
- 91 How the Fierce Birds of Siheyuan Forged Their Ultimate Schemer 四合院众禽凶猛老六是怎样炼成的 Light comedy, mild angst. Zhou Ke, from the twenty-first century, transmigrated to Love in the Courtyard, where the original host turned out to be an idiot. Zhou Ke decided to play along at first, play the pig to eat the tiger, and mess with all the courtyard beasts. As he outsmarted them, Zhou Ke gradually grew stronger. The pocket dimension he carried with him also underwent a wondrous transformation. Traveling between worlds, he faced life-and-death trials time and again, and came to understa 400Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 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] 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 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—Shelves
- 94 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—Shelves
- 95 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—Shelves
- 96 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Urged the Old Men to Think Bigger 四合院：开局劝大爷们把格局打开 A pure period novel, with no golden finger. This is the story of a marketing instructor who transmigrates into a siheyuan! First Uncle: Dongxu’s vision is so lofty that I’ve been pushed into the spotlight and have no choice but to devote myself selflessly! Second Uncle: Dongxu really knows his stuff. So being a leader isn’t as easy as I thought! Third Uncle: My horizons have broadened. I’ll never be petty again! Everyone in the courtyard: Brother Dongxu is the man! Whenever there’s trouble, he’s —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 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—Shelves
- 98 Siheyuan: In the Twilight of Life 四合院：风烛残年 Born here, raised here. A world of countless strange and wondrous things, beginning in a courtyard house and ending in a universe of endless possibilities. From as far back as he could remember, Xiao Tianfeng had felt as if an invisible boulder weighed down on him. He could neither let go nor break free, wandering aimlessly amid the ways of the world. In a noisy, chaotic society, he lived with both resilience and timidity, again and again battering against the shackles of his heart. Like a man w 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 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—Shelves
- 100 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Extraordinary Life 四合院：傻柱的妖孽人生 Petty, trivial matters were the most genuine reflection of how neighbors interacted in that era. He Yu accidentally transmigrates to the Red Star Courtyard in the 1960s and awakens a simp System! From the eighty-year-old deaf Granny to little Huaihua, who's only three or four, every single one is a target! This is utterly depraved, worse than an animal! —Reads—Score—Shelves
