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- 51 Love in the Courtyard: My Online Shop Connects to the Afterlife 情满四合院，我的网店通后世 After transmigrating to 1958, I was also bound to a Pinduoduo System. It was an era of change, and an era of passion. Zhou Bai was quite happy with the times, but what could he do about turning into a little kid? Should he quietly work hard and amaze everyone one day? No. I want to be a dazzling presence from the start, blinding everyone. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Siheyuan: The Second Master’s Precious Eldest Son 四合院：二大爷的宝贝大儿子 Liu Guangqi closes his eyes and opens them again, and suddenly he’s gone from a Shanghai drifter to a local Beiping resident. He lives in a courtyard, his father is Second Uncle, and he starts out as the old man’s precious eldest son. His father may have ten measures of wisdom, but Liu Guangqi has nine all to himself. At first, he can’t summon a System, but just as he’s about to make it on his own, the System activates. He can’t quite lie back and enjoy life, but he doesn’t have the energy to co 100Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 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
- 54 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. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 The Fiery Red Years of the Capital 四九城之火红年代 After transmigrating, Zhang Zerong just wants to build a good life for himself. A little nobody’s happy life begins with A Little Woman Under Zhengyang Gate... Wait, my System actually ran away... What the heck? An Alluring Eye, a storage ring... Heh, looks like I still have a golden finger after all. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Siheyuan: After Taking Advice, I Drove the Beasts Mad 四合院：我听劝后，禽兽们气疯了 Gu Cheng transmigrates into a courtyard-house world in 1965 and binds himself to the [Heed Advice] System. He gets an instant reward whenever he takes someone's advice. And if that advice comes from someone with bad intentions, completing the task earns him an even bigger reward! Third Master: I only told him to write couplets for free. Who knew he'd become a calligraphy master and make a fortune? I'm green with envy! Second Master: I only told him to buy a fake blue-and-white vase. It smashed, 2Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 57 Siheyuan: I, He Yuzhu, Won't Lend You Grain 四合院：我，何雨柱不借粮 After being reborn, He Yuzhu discovers that he has returned to the familiar courtyard compound. This time, he is determined not to repeat his old life. He will change his fate on his own terms. Unlike other people who have been reborn, He Yuzhu isn't consumed by bitterness. He knows that violence can't solve problems and will only bring more trouble. So he chooses to meet every challenge with intelligence and strategy. In this world, only one woman finds her way into his heart: the kind and beau —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Myriad Worlds: I Start by Marrying Chen Xueru in the Siheyuan 诸天：从四合院娶陈雪茹开始 After transmigrating, he finds himself in a shared universe featuring stories such as "The Pleiades of the Courtyard" and "A Little Woman Below Zhengyang Gate". Chen Xueru is still a young girl, and Qin Huairu is just a country girl with dreams of city life. Everything is only just beginning, and none of the tragedies have happened yet. Zhuge Xingchen travels through the Myriad Worlds, experiencing the different wonders of each one. The planned worlds include "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Na 1Reads5.8Score114d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: The Mountains and Rivers Seal Leads Me to Immortality 四合院：山河印带我修仙 After Wang Jinghua accidentally activates a treasured secret of his sect while saving someone, he transmigrates to a world where several period dramas, including Love in the Courtyard and Under the Zhengyang Gate, have merged. But a space turbulence accident sends him tumbling into it along the way. —Reads—Score114d adds
- 60 Siheyuan: God of Dimensions 四合院：维度之神 One day, a cultivation-obsessed shut-in suddenly attained enlightenment, shattered the void, and transmigrated to the world of Siheyuan Courtyard. See how the protagonist, with mind and body as one, transforms in countless ways and roams the world freely... The story isn't too aggressive, and has both good and evil. The protagonist is a cold man with few feelings, yet also an ordinary person full of compassion... 298Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 61 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! 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Li Mu's Survival System in the Siheyuan 四合院李木的苟活系统 Li Mu was slacking off at work, scrolling through Love in the Courtyard. The more he watched, the angrier he got. His supervisor came by without noticing, then started yelling at him. In a fit of anger, Li Mu got into a fight with him and was accidentally killed by his supervisor. He then transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard. What kind of life would he lead there? 1Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 63 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
- 64 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
- 65 Siheyuan: Why Does Everyone Call Me a Dead Man? 四合院：咋都叫我死鬼 Zhao Dabao was a student at a third-rate medical university. When he graduated in his fourth year, he went out for a farewell dinner with a few good friends. He drank too much baijiu and died. When he woke up, he had transmigrated into a courtyard house. He’d transmigrated into the body of the factory doctor Zhao Dabao, who shared his name. Faced with a whole courtyard full of “beasts,” he decided to become a “veterinarian.” And so began a ridiculous, laugh-out-loud story… 274Reads7.6Score11714d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Returns as a Vengeful Ghost 四合院：化作厉鬼的傻柱归来 Everyone saw the ending, but they didn't see Silly Zhu, who had been swindled out of everything by the Jia family, getting taken away by the Pawnshop of All Things when Bang Geng kicked him out of the courtyard. Hahaha, you bastards never saw this coming, did you? I can use everything you own as collateral! 288Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 67 Siheyuan: From Soldier to Self-Made Tycoon 四合院：发家致富，从当兵王开始 The soul of a modern-day overworked wage slave transmigrates to the 1960s, taking over the body of a good-for-nothing young man who was scared to death after receiving his draft notice. After three years in the army, he becomes a top soldier, but a grudge held by a military brat forces him to retire. He gets a job in the security department of a steel mill and is assigned an apartment at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, where he lives under the same roof as a whole crowd of extraordinary characters. Luckil 40Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 68 Siheyuan: Acquiring the Sharingan from the Start 四合院：开局获得写轮眼 Wang Yuzhi accidentally transmigrated to the 1960s, into a beast-filled courtyard, and gained the utterly unrelated Mangekyo Sharingan, which he uses to put these beasts in their place. Morally blackmail the First Uncle, put the Second Uncle in his place, scheme to get benefits from the Third Uncle, deal with the thieving little saint Banggeng, take advantage of bloodsucking Qin Huairu, and summon the dead right in front of Jia Zhangshi. 429Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 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—14d adds
- 70 Siheyuan: Awakening the Villainous Scoundrel System 四合院：觉醒恶人极品系统 Zong Xingde awakens the Villain’s Ultimate System, which lets him redeem coupons with no restrictions. After transmigrating by accident, Zong Xingde moves into the courtyard in Love in the Courtyard with a wife and two children. Taking down so-called War God Silly Zhu is no problem at all. Unlimited redemptions? He’d better stock up on supplies. How did he accidentally end up opening a state-run restaurant? 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 The Peaceful Life of the Siheyuan 四合院的平静生活 Li Ping'an transmigrated, bringing his golden finger with him into the world of the courtyard, where stories from several period dramas are also mixed in. How will things unfold? 147Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 He Yuzhu's Life Swap 何雨柱的交换人生 He Yuzhu has lived his whole life in the old Dao Kou courtyard compound, and lately he’s come down with a strange ailment: headaches! He went to the hospital for tests, but they couldn’t find anything wrong. The doctor told him to eat better, saying his blood sugar might be low. But the shaman woman in Wudaokou said his yin and yang were out of balance, and that he’d recover as soon as he had a wife at home. The strange illness brings him one bizarre dream after another, each one seeming bot 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Siheyuan: I’ll Bring the Whole Courtyard’s Scoundrels Down 四合院：我整垮全院禽兽 [Courtyard Drama + System + Power Fantasy] Lu Jian transmigrates to a courtyard house and takes two years to activate his System. With daily sign-ins granting him supplies, he’s practically a big shot in the neighborhood. Qin Huairu has her eye on my things, Jia Zhangshi wants to take advantage of me, and Xu Damao is even planning to send me to prison? Keep dreaming!! You courtyard-dwelling beasts, just wait. I’ll deal with every one of you and show you who really calls the shots around here. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 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! 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 75 Siheyuan: A Winning Hand from the Start, Taking My Brother to Fight the Troublemakers 四合院：天胡开局，带着弟弟斗禽 [One heroine + no vicious drama + everyday family life] After transmigrating to 1951, Lü Xiaobu becomes an ordinary resident of the central courtyard in a Beijing quadrangle. No mysterious origins, no powerful family connections. As soon as he transmigrates, old grievances between the He and Lü families put him in He Daqing's crosshairs. Lü Xiaobu uses the opportunity to step on He Daqing to climb the ladder and snatch the cafeteria shift supervisor job from him. Then Yi Zhonghai and the Old De 1.5kReads5.4Score—14d adds
- 76 Happy Life in the 1960s 在60年代的快乐生活 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: I Just Want to Quietly Ruin You All 四合院：我只想静静的坑死你们 Lu Shiyi transmigrates into "Love in the Courtyard", and it all feels like a dream. When he returns from the army, he finds people bullying his younger sister in the courtyard. Jia Zhangshi, the ungrateful old woman? A sanctimonious man tries to guilt-trip him. What, he won’t even help him out? This is a scam! You’re all going to straighten up and reform! Qin Huairu is a zombie! What an ungrateful woman! Making you drink my blood is only what you deserve! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Siheyuan: I'm the Canteen Director, So Why Are You Jealous? 四合院：我食堂主任，你眼红什么 After transmigrating into a courtyard house, he focuses on building the rural life he wants. But the scheming neighbors keep getting in his way. Granny Deaf comes to steal from him, and Silly Zhu comes looking for trouble? He defeats them with a single move. Now none of the neighbors dare provoke him. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Siheyuan Livestream: From the Start, I Scare Xu Damao Half to Death 四合院直播：开局吓脲许大茂 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Grave Robbing Begins with a Courtyard House Youth Sent to the Countryside 摸金从四合院下乡知青开始 He wakes up in a courtyard house, free of troubles, only to be sent to the countryside. On the way, he discovers a descendant of tomb raiders, and his assigned destination turns out to be Niuxin Mountain. His new life begins: hunting in the mountains, farming in the fields, digging through underground tunnels and raiding tombs, lighting candles and seeking treasure. 11Reads8.5Score314d adds
- 81 Immortal Cultivation at Ease in the Siheyuan 四合院之自在修仙 Under the weight of life's daily pressures, one person heads to the countryside to unwind. By chance, they discover the hidden abode of an ancient cultivator and are carried back to the 1960s, transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard. 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 82 A Sunny Siheyuan 晴漫四合院 A low-key, secretly passionate courtyard-house fanfic with none of the usual hostility. It may go against what most readers want! There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes. This was inspired by watching the TV series more than a dozen times! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Siheyuan: Sent to the Countryside, the Green Years in Beidahuang 四合院：下乡，北大荒的青葱岁月 Two years ago, Xu Hao was watching a TV drama when he unexpectedly transmigrated into the world of a courtyard house. From the start, he answered the call to go up to the mountains and down to the countryside. He had planned to make the best of his new situation. Little did he know that the ideal was rosy, but reality was harsh. This godforsaken place was not only cold, with scarce food and clothing, but also full of hidden dangers. As someone who had transmigrated, how could he let himself look 2Reads5.4Score414d adds
- 84 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—Score114d adds
- 85 The Little Master Chef in Siheyuan 小神厨在四合院 [Siheyuan + pocket dimension + aggression + from ancient times to the present] Lou Wenliang, an imperial chef from the Qing Dynasty, traveled from ancient times to the present and woke up in a Siheyuan in the 1960s. The Siheyuan had already been divided up, so he would just have to buy it back! Lou Xiao'e was his eighteenth-generation descendant, and Xu Damao wanted to seize her home? Well, he'd have to see whether the old ancestor approved! Watch as the old ancestor turns the Siheyuan's crooked 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Begin Cultivating Immortality in the Siheyuan 灵气复苏：从四合院开始修仙长生 [Infuriatingly Funny + Hilariously Ridiculous + Absurd + Multiple Heroines] His soul transmigrates into Silly Zhu, leaving him angry, heartbroken, and miserable. In the end, he decides to go all in and take them all. As for the beasts in the courtyard, of course he says goodbye to them. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Siheyuan: 100 Billion Tons of Simp Supplies from the Start 四合院：开局100亿吨舔狗物资 After transmigrating into a world that combines multiple TV dramas, Wang Dazhu receives 100 billion tons of gifts for simps from the System. Spend them, and he gets ten times the amount back. The catch is that he can only spend these gifts on women: Qin Huairu, Chen Xueru, Xu Huizhen, Liang Ladi, Ding Qiunan... A little for each of them! To survive, Wang Dazhu embarks on an unconventional path to success... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Reborn in the Siheyuan: Rising to Great Heights 重生四合院的我平步青云 He transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, only to become Jia Dongxu's cousin. To make matters worse, from the start, Jia Zhangshi nearly gets him killed. After he finishes his studies and returns, the Jia family comes to leech off him? Not a chance. When faced with moral blackmail, as long as I'm more virtuous than you, you won't be able to blackmail me. Faced with Qin Huairu's desperate pleas and He Yushui's tender gaze... 38Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 89 Siheyuan: The Support System 四合院，辅助系统 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Siheyuan: You Turned the Steel Mill into an Arsenal 四合院：你把轧钢厂变成兵工厂 In 1955, after Lin Lunan returned from Mao Xiong, his superiors sent him to work as manager of a factory in Hong Xing. To his surprise, he ended up living in a compound. These were the best of times, and the worst of times. The ambitious Lin Lunan had no interest in dealing with these beasts. He was there to develop technology and reform the gardeners. Unfortunately, the beasts just wouldn't leave him alone. —Reads—Score114d adds
- 91 Siheyuan: Another Younger Brother of Silly Zhu 四合院：又一个傻柱的弟弟 Silly Zhu, the ultimate doormat, uses his younger siblings’ grain and cooking-oil rations and clothing coupons to support another family’s wife and children. With no other choice, his younger brother splits from the family, marries a beautiful wife, and helps his younger sister become a college student, making the neighbors in the courtyard green with envy. 139Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 92 Silly Zhu in the Siheyuan 四合院里的傻柱 Xu Damao, what are you doing? What am I doing? Sister Qin, have you forgotten the money I paid for your meals in the factory canteen? That was ages ago. What are you trying to do now? I’m not trying to do anything. Qin Jingru has been with me for so long, but we still don’t have a child. Is it wrong to want one? Sister Qin, you wouldn’t want Banggeng to lose his job, would you? Xu Damao, you could treat Banggeng as your own. If you’re good to him, he’ll definitely take care of you when you’re ol 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Siheyuan: I Became Silly Zhu’s Father, He Daqing 四合院：我成了傻柱他爹，何大清 I wake up to find myself in a courtyard full of love, and what's more, I'm He Daqing's Er Zhu's dad. What? From the start, I'm already aboard a train bound for Baoshi? Train driver, do me a favor. I want to go back to sleep. The White Widow: “...” I'm absolutely not going to form a gang. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Siheyuan: Back to 1952 with Heaven-Defying Comprehension! 四合院：重回52，悟性逆天！ [Officialdom + Courtyard life + Farming] He Yuzhu transmigrates to 1952, into the world of the courtyard house. From the start, he gains a System space and heaven-defying comprehension. By repeatedly doing the same thing, he can earn experience and level up his System. He brings cooking, combat, and officialdom to the highest level. Given a second life, He Yuzhu sees the world clearly and just wants to enjoy his own quiet little life. If those troublemakers dare to provoke him, he won't let a si —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Siheyuan: The Time-and-Space Trader 四合院之时空倒爷 After an accident, Xue Jianjun, a middle-aged man, finds himself in the era depicted in the TV series Courtyard. Unable to adapt to all the changes, he desperately wants to go home. Then he actually makes it back, and from that point on, he begins a new life as a trader dealing in goods between the two worlds. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 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
- 97 Siheyuan: Villain? What Could I Possibly Do That’s Bad? 四合院：反派，能有什么坏心思？ Cao Fei, a descendant of Wei Wu, transmigrates to a courtyard in the 1950s, becomes a fake eunuch, and activates a wicked System. Jia Zhangshi covets my house and sends Qin Huairu, his fiancée-to-be, to my place. I turn the tables and claim her for myself. Silly Zhu thinks I've got cancer and wants to inherit my assets and my woman. I turn the tables and strip him of everything he owns. Yi Zhonghai thinks I'm the last of my line and wants me to support him in his old age. I turn the tables and h —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Invents Things at the Steel Mill 四合院，傻柱在轧钢厂里搞发明 A mechanical engineer from the 21st century transmigrates with a System and becomes He Yuzhu. A cook endures everyone’s strange looks as he enters the workshop and embarks on a path of invention and promotion. Even the matchmaking prospects who once looked down on him change their tune. New book. “The System Forces Me to Be a Bully, and the Princess Makes Me Rule the Realm” Welcome, everyone! From the start, he gets a hundred simple-minded followers. The transmigrator Lin Xiao only wants to l 1.6kReads6.2Score—14d adds
- 99 Siheyuan: I Can’t Believe My Brother Is Silly Zhu 四合院我哥竟然是傻柱 [Courtyard Drama + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + No Sycophancy] After staying up late watching TV, He Yushui couldn't help speaking up for a character when she realized they shared a name. Overcome by emotion, her heart raced, and she suddenly died. When she opened her eyes again, she had become He Yushui, the little girl in the story who had just been abandoned by her father. Silly Zhu, now that I'm your sister, I won't let you meet the same fate. This story mainly puts the Jia family thr 353Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 100 Siheyuan: They All Want to Be with Me 四合院：她们都想和我好 [A rewritten story. Enter at your own risk if that bothers you!! The author works hard typing this story, just like any ordinary person, and it isn’t easy. If you don’t like it, you can move along. Please don’t leave a bad review without good reason. The author is grateful!] Li Weiguo wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the era of Love in the Courtyard. With the arrival of his golden finger, Li Weiguo’s extraordinary era is about to begin. Everyone has worldly desires. Who can escape 243Reads5.6Score—14d adds
