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- 1 Book Five by Han He Zhou 寒河舟的第5本书 My new story 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! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Siheyuan: It All Began When Qin Huairu Took Over My House 四合院：从秦淮茹霸占我的房开始 A new story is here! You can read my work 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! 189Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 3 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Beat My Way Through the Courtyard 四合院：开局打穿四合院 Siheyuan courtyard + System + one heroine Jiang Fan transmigrates into a Siheyuan courtyard and learns what happened to the original owner's family. He swears that everyone in the courtyard will have a miserable time. In short, nobody gets off easy! 23Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 4 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? 141Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Siheyuan: What Should Be Done and What Shouldn't Be Done 四合院之有所为有所不为 [Put the Scoundrels in Their Place] [Decisive] [System] [Multiple Female Leads] Given a second life, Hu Zhengyang transmigrates into Silly Zhu, the easy target everyone in the courtyard takes advantage of. The original Silly Zhu was exploited all his life and met a miserable end. This time, he returns with a System and just one rule: Do what you should, and don't do what you shouldn't! He won't be a sucker or raise ungrateful brats. He won't put up with moral blackmail or indulge anyone's nasty 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Siheyuan: Choosing the Harshest Path from the Start, I Send Every Beast Packing 四合院：开局选最狠，禽兽全送走 [Male-oriented + courtyard + tycoon + invincible + close sibling bond + wish fulfillment + decisive and ruthless + System + period setting + golden finger] He transmigrates into a 1960s courtyard. From the start, both parents are dead, his little sister is sick and disabled, and the courtyard is crawling with beasts. What could possibly go wrong? [Ding! Detected that Silly Zhu is plotting against your little sister. Please choose!] [One: Swallow your anger and earn the title “Ninja Turtle”!] [Tw 1.6kReads—Score10014d adds
- 7 Siheyuan: It All Started When I Asked Yi Zhonghai for Money 四合院：问易中海要钱开始 A carefree rich kid goes out with a girl and somehow gets the legendary fatal orgasm...! Then his soul transmigrates to a courtyard complex, where he becomes He Yuzhu, the biggest sucker of them all...! Cursing inwardly, he decides to stay away from this bunch of beasts. So Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu are having an affair? Then he’ll report them and ruin Yi Zhonghai’s reputation. So someone dares to pocket my money? They’d better pay it back, or we’re not done. Holy crap, Xu Damao was transmigrat 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Transmigrating to the Siheyuan: Nine Suns Divine Skill from the Start 穿越四合院：开局九阳神功 In 1959, seventeen-year-old Li Weimin died of hunger in the freezing December cold after years of mistreatment. Out of spite, he had refused to eat. The three-waste youth Li Weimin somehow took over the original owner’s body. In the dead of winter, with nothing to eat or drink, he thought he would die in the cold too. But when he casually tossed out a piece of cornbread, he unexpectedly awakened the System. From the start, he obtained a copy of the Nine Yang Manual. Sure, this was the age of mod 4kReads7.0Score22714d adds
- 9 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai Says I’m Heartless 四合院：易中海说我心黑 Lu Cheng transmigrates one day and discovers that he works at a supply and marketing cooperative. Great. Because of his job, he even gets to live in a courtyard full of beasts. Great. He has a System, and his specialty is putting those beasts in their place. 365Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Siheyuan: Tales from the Cellar 四合院：地窖往事 Chen Guoliang transmigrated. He arrived in a Beijing courtyard house in 1954, becoming a high school student not yet fifteen. In an ordinary courtyard house, a very unusual cellar becomes the setting for the tangled, unspoken neighborly relationships between two generations. The courtyard’s chaos was enough to make even Chen Guoliang, a newcomer whose soul had seen plenty of the wider world, exclaim, “What the hell?” The father you call Dad might not actually be your father? The wife you think i 4Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 11 Siheyuan: Day After Day 四合院：日复一日 Zhao Wenle, a young man from the twenty-first century, transmigrated by chance to a courtyard house in the late 1950s and even got into college. On graduation day, he got drunk at Yi Zhonghai's home. An unexpected encounter with Lou Xiao'e activated the Tenfold Return System. From then on, his life took off without a hitch. The women at the factory said Zhao Wenle was a great factory director. The male leaders said Zhao Wenle was a great comrade. Zhao Wenle said, “Life is a dream, the land is a 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Siheyuan: The Mosquito-Raising System That Steals Other People’s Skills 四合院：养蚊系统，吸取他人技能 Qin Fen transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan and activates the Divine Mosquito System from the start. It randomly mutates all kinds of divine mosquitoes. Scout Mosquito → Shared vision, keeping him up to date on everything happening in the courtyard! Disease-Curing Mosquito → Transfers illnesses and gives people a complete makeover! Skill-Stealing Mosquito → Siphons skills for him to use! Old Deaf Granny: “Oh no! I've been complaining about feeling unwell every day, and now I've actually 3Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 13 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Activated the Mission System 四合院开局激活任务系统 In the courtyard compound, he awakens a quest System. He has to complete each task to earn a reward. Jia Zhangshi, Yi Zhonghai, where are you? Come help me grind out some tasks! And you, courtyard compound battle god, just you wait. Tonight, I’ll have a little chat with you about which of us is the real battle god. 205Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 14 Siheyuan: In a Year of Disaster, Xu Damao Defies Fate 四合院：大灾年，许大茂逆天改命 Xu Damao transmigrates into the world of a Beijing courtyard in 1957, with a great disaster looming from the start. That year, he is only nineteen and has just become a full-time projectionist. That year, he turns over a new leaf, and his life with Lou Xiao'e gets back on track. That year, he builds up his strength and cures his infertility, so he no longer has to fear Silly Zhu. That year, he grows grain and medicinal herbs, stockpiles supplies, and waits for the year of disaster to arrive. 263Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 15 Siheyuan: Shaqiang’s Happy Life! 四合院：傻强的幸福一生！ People transmigrate every year, and this year they’ve come to my home! A diamond bachelor over forty woke up one morning to find himself as an obscure passerby, Shaqiang, in a Beijing courtyard! He Yuzhu pretends to be clueless, using the nickname Silly Zhu to pick fights and stir up trouble with everyone. But Shaqiang is genuinely stupid. His father doesn’t care for him, his mother doesn’t love him, and people spend all day making a joke of him. Now that he’s transmigrated into Shaqiang and fin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Siheyuan: My System Is a Little Overpowered 四合院：我的系统有点强 [Decisive and ruthless + always repays a grudge + ambitions of a prime minister + stockpiling supplies] Cao Haotian is bitten while catching eels, and then finds himself in the 1960s, where there’s a courtyard known as Love in the Courtyard... From the start, he is framed and has one of his legs broken. Just as he’s fallen into utter despair and has no idea what to do, a mechanical voice sounds in his mind: “Host detected to have less than a day to live. Samsara Gate System emergency startup in 2.1kReads6.9Score12114d adds
- 17 Siheyuan: This Transmigration Is a Little Strange 四合院：这个穿越有点怪 What exactly is Deaf Granny's identity? A Qing loyalist? A traitorous collaborator? The ten great tortures of the Qing Dynasty? No, no, no, skinning and dismemberment are much more interesting. This is supposed to be a Siheyuan story, so what's with the Ming brothers? Just as I was getting ready to slack off, a cataclysm was about to descend? Fine, fine, so high-martial arts leads straight to ascension into a fantasy world? That would be one thing, but grave robbing is going too far, isn't it? W 444Reads6.4Score11014d adds
- 18 Siheyuan: Li Changhai’s Happy Life 四合院：李长海的幸福生活 A slice-of-life story set in the past + mild edge + scheming + sly tricks + comedy + more than one female lead (This book is a little slow-paced at the beginning. Proceed with caution if that's not for you!) Li Changhai transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan stories. He had planned to keep his head down and live in peace until the reforms and opening-up! Unfortunately, he got a troublemaking System that collects the negative emotions of characters from the story and exchanges them for supp 326Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 19 Dirt-Eating Auntie: Book 13 吃土小阿姨第13本书 [Reborn in the womb] + [System and spatial farm] + [Goes to the battlefield] + [Crossover with TV dramas and films] + [Multiple heroines] While Qin Shou was busy tightening a screw, he somehow transmigrated into He Yuzhu before birth and activated a Villain System. By stealing the luck of all the courtyard’s schemers, he could become more handsome and powerful. On the day he was born, he saved his mother from postpartum hemorrhaging with a stream of baby pee. From then on, He Yuzhu became famous 3Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 20 Transmigrating to a Siheyuan: I'm the Living King of Hell 穿越四合院：我是人间活阎王 Chen Fei is thriving in the modern world, but after drinking counterfeit liquor, he transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. In this era, the residents of the courtyard house in Nanluoguxiang are all a bunch of brutes. In a turn of events both unexpected and somehow inevitable, Chen Fei activates the Living King of Hell System. Now, beasts, face my fury! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Siheyuan: My Fists Are the Ultimate Law 四合院：我的拳头就是最大的道理 [Moderate grit + career success + satisfying revenge] Li Huaze transmigrates into the world of Siheyuan, becoming a former soldier and the neighborhood tough guy of Nanluoguxiang. He lives by the rules of a brawler: might makes right. Jia Zhangshi is trying to summon a ghost? He slaps her across the face. Bang Geng is stealing? He kicks him flying! Yi Zhonghai wants someone to support him in his old age? Li Huaze takes the security team and sends him to prison. Liu Haizhong is obsessed with gain 11.5kReads8.0Score38714d adds
- 22 Siheyuan: In This Life, Call Me He Yuzhu 四合院：这辈子，请叫我何雨柱 Welcome to the courtyard house. He Yuzhu gets a second chance at life. He decides to focus on becoming a good cook. He doesn’t want anyone to look down on him anymore. His heart is still pounding with excitement. At last, he can change his life. 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Siheyuan: An Engineer from the Start in 1961 四合院：1961，我开局工程师 Zhao Changle transmigrates into a Siheyuan, where he becomes both a colleague and a neighbor of Jia Dongxu. At the time, Zhao Changle is working the same job as Jia Dongxu. Jia Zhangshi insists that Zhao Changle killed her son! Influenced by her mother-in-law, Qin Huairu comes to hate Zhao Changle just as much. Led by Uncle One, the Siheyuan residents take pity on the Jia family and turn against Zhao Changle. 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Siheyuan: From the Start, I'm Schemed Out of a House 四合院：开局就被算计房子 Wang Hongjun transmigrates into the body of an insignificant nobody in a Beijing courtyard compound. Within days, Yi Zhonghai and the Jia family start scheming to take Wang Hongjun's only room and make him move out so Banggeng can live there. Wang Hongjun: “What about my younger sister?” Jia Zhangshi: “She's just a girl. We're not going to turn her away, so we'll let our Banggeng put up with her for a few years and have her share a room with him!” Wang Hongjun refuses, and Silly Zhu, the courtya 269Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Roast Qin Huairu and the Whole Courtyard of Beasts 四合院：开局锐评秦淮茹全院禽兽 [If I, Qin Huairu, had not been born, the scoundrels' path would have been shrouded in darkness for eternity] [Silly Zhu] [Xu Damao] [Yi Zhonghai] [Lou Xiao'e] The entire courtyard's pack of pests gets picked apart one by one! An exclusive, in-depth breakdown and critique of the original plot of Love in the Courtyard! The video comments are flooded with reactions! Episode 1: Qin Huairu's life of leeching off others? Episode 2: Xu Damao, the most devoted man in the courtyard? Episode 3: The cou 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Siheyuan: You Want to Destroy Me? I’m a Good Person! 四合院：赶尽杀绝？我为人良善！ Lin Haishan transmigrates into the body of a resident with the same name in a Beijing quadrangle in 1962. From his memories, he learns that he is a martyr's family member, yet his life is worse than a dog's. Can he put up with that? Absolutely not! The Jia family wants to take my home? Silly Zhu helps them bully me every which way? Yi Zhonghai watches for the fun of it? The other residents pretend not to hear or see? Do they really think I'm still the useless pushover I used to be? I'll punch Ji —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Siheyuan: A Wonderful Life Begins Again 四合院：精彩人生重新开始 In his previous life, Xu Damao was just an office drone, working nine to five for the capitalists. The harder he worked, the more money the capitalists made. Xu Damao’s salary, bonuses, and benefits never went up by a single cent. But now that he’s come to this world, isn’t that basically like having cheat codes? With what he knows from his previous life, he can crush everyone here by operating on a whole different level. He knows exactly when countless opportunities will appear, and can even us —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Siheyuan: I'm on a Rampage! All That's Left Is the Show's Title 四合院：我！杀疯了，就剩剧名了 Lu Ning transmigrates into a courtyard compound and awakens a Killing System. He discovers that the original owner was tormented to death by Jia Dongxu and the other brutes, ending his life beneath a crooked tree in the suburbs. Thus begins a campaign of revenge and slaughter against the brutes. 26Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 29 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1962, with Qin Huairu as My Sister-in-Law 四合院：重生六二年，嫂子秦淮茹 [Farm + mild hostility + taking on the courtyard bullies + collecting + raising] Jia Aiguo is reborn in a parallel world's courtyard house, starting in 1962. He's Jia Dongxu's cousin. His parents are both dead, and he and his six-year-old sister have only each other. Fortunately, the farming game he played in his previous life has become real. He can grow all kinds of crops and raise all kinds of livestock and poultry. His carefree life begins, with the occasional run-in against the courtyard bu 2Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 30 A Quiet Life in the Courtyard 四合院平淡的生活 Li Jianguo from the future transmigrated to Love in the Courtyard, where a whole yard full of beasts awaited him. In those difficult times, Li Jianguo awakened a pocket dimension, and from then on he never had to worry about food or drink. Courtyard life + farm space + no hostility + everyday slice of life 4Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 31 Siheyuan: Full of Love 四合院：情满 Zhang Dazhuang, a modern man, transmigrates to the 1960s, right into a Beijing courtyard full of scoundrels! And he's just a bit player? Well! Forget it. If you weren't born to be the protagonist, don't act like one. Since you're here, just settle in and get by. But... can things be changed? Probably... right? 4.2kReads6.5Score11414d adds
- 32 Nothing's a Big Deal in the Siheyuan 四合院这都不是事儿 Lin Jiefang, a second-tier kung fu star, dreamed his way back to the capital in 1958 and became an ordinary worker named Lin Jiefang. He also moved into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. Every neighbor in the courtyard was warm and friendly, and spoke so pleasantly. The First Grandpa was conscientious, responsible, and fair. The Second Grandpa, Liu Haizhong, was mild-mannered and humble, with far-reaching vision. The Third Grandpa, Yan Bugui, was charitable and always went out of his way to hel —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Siheyuan: After Shooting Jia Zhangshi, I Take Off 四合院：枪崩贾张氏后，我起飞了 Zhao Weizhong transmigrates to a courtyard in 1961, takes a job as a technician, and marries Lou Xiao'e. Using the encyclopedia in his mind, he draws up a great many blueprints. Before he can make them public, Jia Dongxu gets injured in a workplace accident due to improper operation. Jia Zhangshi barges into the factory to cause a scene and even tries to tear up the blueprints. Zhao Weizhong won't put up with it. He snatches a rifle from the security department and opens fire. With that single s 2.8kReads5.2Score10014d adds
- 34 Siheyuan: From the Start, I'm the Canteen Director 四合院：开局就是食堂主任 My new work is out! You can find it 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! 936Reads6.7Score10314d adds
- 35 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Goes Mad After Sneaking a Look at My Diary 四合院：偷看我日记，秦淮茹疯了 When Zhou Ming wakes up, he discovers that he has transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. He has become a security guard at a steel mill. He has also brought a diary along with him. At first, he plans to use the diary to make his grand ambitions come true. But the women living nearby start acting more and more strangely. Why did Qin Huairu turn down the blind date with Jia Dongxu? Why did Lou Xiao'e leave Xu Damao alone in an empty house? Why does Yu Li keep showing up in the cour 26Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 36 A Life of Splendor in the Siheyuan 四合院的风光人生 A special forces soldier from the twentieth century transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard, becoming He Yuzhu's cousin. See how He An gets the courtyard's beasts under control. Whether it's Yi Zhonghai, who loves using moral blackmail, or Qin Huairu, who likes to act like a helpless victim, He An gets every last one of them thoroughly in line. 278Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Siheyuan: Please Stop Hyping Me Up, I'm About to Become a God! 四合院：求别吹，我要超神了！ Zhao Changsheng transmigrates to 1962 and activates the Bragging Made Real System. Whenever someone brags in front of him, whatever they boast about becomes his reality. Third Uncle Yan Bugui: I'm a master angler, famous throughout the capital! Zhao Changsheng: Acquired advanced fishing skills. Silly Zhu: My father can cook the finest dishes from both north and south, including a complete Manchu-Han banquet! Zhao Changsheng: Acquired advanced chef skills, plus the exclusive skill: a complete Man 815Reads6.1Score10014d adds
- 38 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 360Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 39 Siheyuan: Laying Low in the Auto Repair Shop 四合院：苟在汽修科 Liu Weiguo, a veteran auto mechanic, transmigrates to 1962 in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He takes down the courtyard's whole pack of scoundrels and revels in the fun of fighting them. First, he'll set himself a small goal: do his best to survive. 2Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 40 I Transmigrated into a Siheyuan and Got a Sign-In System 穿到四合院我有签到系统 Li Chenyu transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard with a golden finger of his own: he awakens a sign-in System, picks up a few bargains along the way, and buys several courtyard houses. From then on, his life becomes a total cheat code. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Siheyuan: With the System in Hand, the World Is Mine 四合院：系统在手，天下我有 Wang Haoran, a modern man, was exploited by his capitalist boss for a salary of just a few thousand yuan a month and unexpectedly died suddenly. By a stroke of fate, he arrived in Love in the Courtyard. With the help of the System, he initially planned to use one hand to punish the beasts and the other to help the poor. Little did he know he would indirectly change the beasts' fates. During the three difficult years, food appeared on the black market in an endless stream, with no one knowing whe 150Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 42 Siheyuan: What’s a Letter of Forgiveness? Never Heard of One! 四合院：谅解书是啥？没见过！ Wu Tian wakes up one day and finds himself in a courtyard house. A pocket dimension, god-tier abilities, and a stingy System! He used to see people in the courtyard getting letters of forgiveness, but since arriving, he hasn't seen one even once! Using his pocket dimension and skills, he lives a simple, ordinary life! 1.8kReads5.5Score10014d adds
- 43 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. 380Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 A Quiet Life in the Siheyuan 四合院的平淡生活 Li Yu, executive chef at a five-star hotel, travels from Earth in 2013 to Blue Star in 1952. He becomes He Yuzhu, the number-one hapless fool, Silly Pig, from the TV series Beasts Fill the Siheyuan. Heh... 504Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Siheyuan: I Am the One True God 四合院：我是唯一真神 Lin Ye is reborn as an insignificant passerby in the Siheyuan and awakens the “Hongmeng Space.” From the start, he uses his knowledge of the future to steal Qin Huairu away on the day she is set up on a date with Jia Dongxu. With love lines far ahead of their time, “predictions” about the future, and a mysterious air, he wins her over. Within three days, he secretly registers their marriage, sending shock waves through the whole courtyard. At its heart, this story is not simply about conflicts i 881Reads—Score10514d adds
- 46 A Cultivator's Journey in Siheyuan 四合院之修仙旅途 A new story is here! You're welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you like it! Ahem, this is my first time writing a book, so please forgive me if there are any rough spots! 454Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Siheyuan: As Xu Damao, I'll Live It Up One Day at a Time 四合院：成许大茂能浪一天算一天 Trapped by the System in the world of the courtyard house, he restarted his life nine times and became Xu Damao, the one character everyone hated, both people and dogs alike, and the story's sole villain. Forget personal standards and enjoy a shameless life. Make each day count, and take things as they come. Going to the countryside to screen films is a way to bring warmth to people's spirits. Eating and lodging at other people's homes is a way to bring warmth to their lives. As long as you give —Reads—Score114d adds
- 48 Siheyuan: You Stole My Childhood Sweetheart? Just Watch What I Do to You 四合院：抢我青梅？看我怎么整你 Love in the Courtyard + Hunter + Period Piece + Childhood Sweethearts + Stealing Someone's Love + Revenge on a Rival -------------------- —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated with a System 四合院：自带系统穿越来 [Transmigrates early, in 1952; everyday life; the plot will change; crossover with other dramas] Li Zesheng, a senior at Blue Star University, is getting ready for an internship when, without warning, humanity transmigrates en masse to a deserted island to fight for survival… Fortunately, he awakens a sign-in System. What? There’s no hope of surviving here? Luckily, the System upgrades in time and brings him to the world of the courtyard houses! Having survived the brutal island, Li Zesheng just 35Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 50 Siheyuan: I Can Level Up My Skills! 四合院，我能刷技能熟练度！ A new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your follows are what keep me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 415Reads5.9Score—14d adds
