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- 1 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu, Kung Fu Chef God 四合院：功夫厨神何雨柱 Who says a chef can’t get rich? Who says a chef can’t make something of himself? Watch as He Yuzhu, a transmigrator, uses his less-than-reliable cooking skills to find a sensible, legal path to fortune in the 1960s! We’re not jumping from one thing to another. Before reform and opening up, we’re focusing on the kitchen and the little world of the siheyuan! This book isn’t too aggressive. It’s mostly about borrowing the tiger’s skin to make a banner. A conflict? We don’t like head-on clashes. We’ 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Siheyuan: The Rise of Me, Xu Damao 四合院：我，许大茂的崛起人生 Overnight, he arrives in a siheyuan full of romance. And he’s none other than Xu Damao, the man everyone loves to hate? Wait, something doesn’t seem right. He’s still just a high school student? At this age, becoming a doctor would be perfect. But does he really have to become a film producer? With Feilu as his backer and a skill menu, can he still learn anything in this life? But right now, he has to face the grudge of someone who kicked him in the crotch. If he’s going to be left unable to hav 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Siheyuan: Rising to Power with a Sign-In System 四合院：从签到系统开始崛起 In Love in the Courtyard, Lin Yu becomes an ordinary family member. His father was a revolutionary martyr, and his mother worked at a steel mill. Lin Yu once had a relationship with Qin Huairu, but after his mother suddenly fell ill and died, Qin Huairu turned around and married Jia Dongxu, an apprentice at a rolling mill. Qin Huairu joined forces with the Jia family to slander Lin Yu in all sorts of ways, ruining his reputation in the courtyard. Lin Yu takes over his mother’s job and works at t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Siheyuan: I’m a Good Person 四合院：自己是一个善良的人 When Li Jun sees his three family members in Love in the Courtyard, he decides to give them a better life. As for that pack of beasts in the courtyard, what do they have to do with me? I just want to be a good person! These days, all that matters is living well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Siheyuan: Protecting Home and Country 四合院：保家卫国 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Siheyuan: Doting on Bai Ling, Leaving the Whole Courtyard Green with Envy 四合院：宠妻白玲，全院羡慕哭了 Recently, the Xiongnu invasion had been giving Emperor Qin Shi Huang a major headache. Later, Xu Fu devoted himself to researching the elixir of immortality, leaving Qin Shi Huang depressed and despondent until he finally died in despair. The Qin cavalry was hailed as the mightiest force in the world. In theory, the Xiongnu, a mere people from the northern frontier, should have posed no threat at all. But the reality was quite the opposite. The Xiongnu were northern steppe people, skilled with b —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Siheyuan: Saving Jia Dongxu from the Start 四合院之开局救了贾东旭 A courtyard with Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, Qin Huairu, He Yuzhu, and Xu Damao is already chaotic enough. Now Jia Dongxu has been added to the mix after being rescued. Li Desheng says: “Saving him wasn't my choice, but watching you all tear into each other sure makes a good meal!” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Siheyuan: Soul Masseuse, Born to Be Among the Elite 四合院：灵魂推拿师，天命人上人 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 My Siheyuan Comes with a Different Space 四合院之我有异空间 I used to be an ordinary wage worker. Just when I'd finally gotten a chance at a promotion, an accident sent me transmigrating to a siheyuan in 1965, where I became a young man named He Yuzhu, nicknamed Silly Zhu. Luckily, I came with a pocket-dimension System, and inside the pocket dimension was the entire Xidan Shopping Center. In this era of scarce goods, let's see how I play the pig to eat the tiger. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Xu Damao, the Bystander Who Loves the Gossip 吃瓜群众许大茂 This is Xu Damao at his most principled, and also at his unluckiest. He has a powerful System, but it turns him into the most punchable man around. He ignores everyone in the courtyard and gives his compassion to “strangers.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Siheyuan: If Huairu Won’t Marry Me, I’ll Marry Huaihua Instead 四合院：淮茹不嫁，我反手娶槐花 He transmigrates to 1979 and becomes Silly Zhu, the unfortunate man of the courtyard. That year, the older generation who once ruled the courtyard is already middle-aged, while the new generation is just starting to show its promise. That year, Huaihua is only eighteen, graceful and lovely. He Yuzhu, who has just transmigrated, decisively gives up on Qin Huairu and chooses an older man-younger woman marriage instead. Qin Huairu: “Silly Zhu, why are you marrying Huaihua? Why?” He Yuzhu: “Heh heh —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Siheyuan: Days of Chaos and Mayhem 四合院：鸡飞狗跳的日子 Lin Weiguo unexpectedly finds himself in the world of the siheyuan, facing a whole courtyard full of oddballs: He Yuzhu, Xu Damao, the First Uncle, the Second Uncle, the Third Uncle, and Qin Huairu. Lin Weiguo decides to live a quiet life and stay away from them. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Siheyuan: Fleeing Famine in 1950 for the Capital 四合院：50年，逃荒到四九城 As soon as Qiao Yingzi heard that, she panicked. She was already starting to regret it. She shouldn't have acted so impulsively and pinched Lu Yan's cheek, but Lu Yan hadn't reacted at all. It was hard to avoid getting the wrong idea from such an intimate gesture. All they could do now was hope the dean would be generous and let them off. If their parents were actually called in, everything would be over. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Life Journal 四合院：何雨柱的人生笔记 HE HSKJDASHDASHDAKSJHDKLAJSLK;KJHFDOVCHOIWFUWEIDFUSJCLKSADNCODSA; —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Siheyuan: My Happy Life with Chen Xueru 四合院：我和陈雪茹的幸福生活 [Kamisato Ayaka: That's right. I've taken charge of so many matters for the Kamisato family that I'm already well aware of them. (Amber, help me!)] [Kamisato Ayato: Ayaka, isn't this something you're supposed to do? (Paimon. Heh.) [Kamisato Ayaka: Yes, big brother.] (Seven o'clock)] [Ningguang: Those who understand the times are wise. They may all be opportunists, but they're not stupid.] [Keqing: Exactly. Most importantly, laws and ethics are useless in front of people like that.] —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Siheyuan: I Have a Little World of My Own 四合院：我有一个小世界 Zhang Yong works at the Hongxing Steel Mill and is assigned a room in a courtyard house. What kind of people live in the courtyard? Yi Zhonghai, who longs for a son to support him in his old age; Liu Haizhong, whose family is all filial piety and parental love; Yan Bugui, who quibbles over every little thing; Jia Banggeng, a master thief; Jia Zhangshi, a bloodsucking daughter-in-law who summons spirits; Xu Damao, a complete villain... The System gives Zhang Yong a pocket world. He smiles faintly —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Siheyuan: My Descendants Are More Than a Few 四合院：我的子孙有亿点点多 Chen Deming transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Not only did he marry a beautiful wife, he also had a big group of sons backing him up. And just recently, his golden finger arrived too. Chen Deming, who was already a doctor, awakened a Chinese herbal medicine pocket-dimension System. It took his life to a whole new level. But there were always some beasts who couldn't stand how comfortable Chen Deming's life was. And now, someone had come looking for trouble... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Siheyuan: I, He Xiao, a Business Prodigy of the 1990s 四合院我何晓九十年代商业鬼才 He Xiao transmigrates to the 1990s, only to discover that he's the son of Silly Zhu from the courtyard full of beasts! The 1990s are a land of opportunity, but He Xiao finds himself in dire straits. His mother dies of a heart attack, and when he returns to Beijing to find his father, He Yuzhu, he catches Banggeng driving him out of the house. What should He Xiao do now? Having transmigrated here, he vows to make everyone pay! Then he invests and starts businesses, mastering the world of finance. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Pidan Pipi's First Book 皮蛋皮皮的第1本书 In this life, he is Xu Damao, a projectionist at a steel mill. Wasn’t his greatest enemy supposed to be the number-one male lead? What a joke. Silly Zhu is nothing more than a bootlicker at best, while Xu Damao is the chosen male lead. His father, Xu Fugui, is an experienced film producer with a generous salary and excellent benefits. His wife Lou Xiao'e comes from a family with Lou Bancheng as her father-in-law, Tan Qiu as her mother-in-law, and the sole heir to the Tan family’s culinary tradit 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Siheyuan: A Feast for the Eyes and a House Full of Beautiful Women 四合院：眼福艳福艳妇 Sixty years after transmigrating, a new life has just begun, and everything is slowly improving. Then disaster strikes, the worst in a century. It is right then that Liu Changgan unexpectedly runs into a childhood friend. And so begins a life of thriving success. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 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
- 22 Starting Out as a Scrap Collector in the Siheyuan 从四合院开始收破烂儿 Yu Li: That’s my man. Louzi: Bad guy. Qin Huairu: He’s the man I can never have. Yu Ren: I collect scrap. I’ll take all kinds of discarded materials, living or dead, iron or wood... 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Siheyuan Livestream: From the Start, I Scare Xu Damao Half to Death 四合院直播：开局吓脲许大茂 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Hong Shuye20’s Sixth Book 红树叶20的第6本书 After transmigrating into a Beijing courtyard home, he becomes He Yuzhu and immediately cuts ties with that fake sweet girl. Without a System, he can collect stamps while earning money, and that’s fine by him. But today, a pretty little girl suddenly appears before him and takes him to the security office. “You’re my father, He Yuzhu!” With that, the Super Dad System activates! Spoiling his child is what matters most! Silly Zhu suddenly remembers the girl’s mother, whom he saw on a rainy night.. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Siheyuan: Huairu Became My Sister-in-Law 四合院：淮茹成了我嫂子 As Qin Huairu’s brother-in-law, he has a duty to put the Thief Saint, Jia Geng, on the right path, to change those two ungrateful little brats, to put an end to Jia Zhangshi’s necromancy, and make life just a little more luxurious. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Siheyuan: Rising to Power by Snatching Qin Huairu 四合院：从截胡秦淮茹开始崛起 This is the story of Li Hanyi, who transmigrates into the world of the TV drama Love in the Courtyard with a God-Tier Sign-In System. He battles wits and courage with the residents of the courtyard, using the System's power to overturn the established order, make the greedy pay, and bring peace to the kindhearted. After ten years of quietly signing in, he finally reveals his true identity: an unknown tycoon and a business magnate who leads the trends of his era. See how Li Hanyi navigates that e —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 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
- 28 Siheyuan: The Answering Space 四合院之答题空间 After watching two days of courtyard dramas, Yang Qi went to sleep. When he woke up, he found himself in a courtyard compound, where he had also acquired a quiz dimension. The people in the compound were thrown into chaos. With Yang Qi leading them on step by step, they all wound up in the West, worshipping Buddha and fetching the scriptures. 94Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 29 Xu Damao: I Was Born to Be Useful 许大茂：天生我材必有用 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 111Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Siheyuan: This Courtyard Is a Little Different 四合院之这个四合院有点不一样 Yang Wen, a transmigrator from the 1960s, arrived in a courtyard compound. He thought he would spend his days dealing with family squabbles and petty grievances, finding endless amusement in fighting with others. But then he realized there was something strange about this courtyard. By chance, he actually saw characters from The Most Beautiful Youth, set in Saihanba, and this Saihanba was nothing like he had imagined. What was Feng Jin doing here? And then things got even more bizarre: why were 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Siheyuan: Xu Damao Finally Lets Loose 四合院：彻底放飞自我的许大茂 [Siheyuan Courtyard + Pocket Dimension + Multiple Heroines] After transmigrating into the world of the Siheyuan Courtyard, Xu Damao is determined to escape the petty squabbles there and live a wonderful life of his own. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Siheyuan: I Am He Yuzhu, and I'm Defying Fate! 四合院：我何玉柱，逆天之路！ After being reborn, He Yuzhu discovered that he had returned to the very day his father, He Daqing, planned to run away. In his previous life, his father left him and his younger sister to fend for themselves. This time, he wouldn’t let them off so easily. It was true that in this life, with a portable space of his own, He Yuzhu no longer had to worry about food or drink. But his hatred for He Daqing had not diminished in the slightest. He Daqing wanted to leave? Fine. He’d make sure he left wit —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Siheyuan: Helping Women Speeds Up My Pocket Dimension 四合院：帮助女人能加速空间 [Multiple Heroines] Zhao Weimin returns to Four-Nine City in 1958 and becomes a resident of Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. With the three-year famine looming, he only wants to look after himself, but unexpectedly unlocks a game about raising a whole menagerie of birds and beasts. If he wants to live well, he has no choice but to keep helping those in need. Qin Huairu, Lou Xiao'e, He Yushui, Yu Haitang, Qin Jingru... With Zhao Weimin’s help, their lives gradually take very different paths. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Siheyuan: Heaven-Defying Comprehension from the Start 四合院：开局悟性逆天 Li Xiangdong is struck by lightning, and his soul travels back to 1961. He takes over the body of a junior engineer! Unfortunately, he is assigned to live in a courtyard compound. From then on, he begins his fight! His body sways back and forth, as if it were swaying back and forth. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Siheyuan: Fleeing to the Capital, Harvesting Millions of Jin of Grain 四合院：逃荒四九城，产粮千万斤 Ye Fan transmigrates to a courtyard compound and attends the same school as Bang Geng. He also unlocks a mysterious Farm System, enjoys gourmet food every day, and brings every boy in his class under his command! “What? You stole someone else's belongings, and you still blame me?” All right, brothers, get him! Tie him up, and do what I said: give his feet a little “time out”! He's a fearless fighter, too. —Reads—Score114d adds
- 36 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1950, I Put the Whole Courtyard in Its Place 四合院：重生50，镇压满院禽兽 He Yuzhu: Who do you think you are? You want to transfer me to the factory? I’d like to see whether Wang Kai will even let me into the kitchen. Bang Geng: How come you get meat every day, while I have to steal it? Silly Zhu has my back, so what are you going to do about it? Wang Kaixuan: He Yuzhu, you’ll never be allowed back in the kitchen for the rest of your life. You’d be better off staying put in the detention center. And as for everyone at the hospital, none of them will get away either. “ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Siheyuan: Going Tomb Raiding with Qin Huairu from the Start 四合院：开局带秦淮茹倒斗 Li Weihua transmigrates into a courtyard compound and binds the God-Tier Tomb Raiding System. By day, he is a fitter at a steel mill. In secret, he is a tomb raider. Thanks to tomb raiding, Li Weihua lives in great comfort, eating meat every day and even buying the “three big items and one sound”: a bicycle, a watch, a sewing machine, and a radio. One day, the Thieving Saint Bang Geng comes to Li Weihua’s home to “borrow” some things and discovers his secret. The Jia family is in dire straits: J —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Siheyuan: Beating Qin Huairu to a Pulp, Silly Zhu, Why Are You Crying? 四合院：暴揍秦淮茹，傻柱你哭啥 Cao Tiezhu returns home from military service and inherits a property, only to find someone occupying it. After binding to a System, she strikes back hard and wins a hefty payout, leaving the Jia family poor overnight. The Jia mother and son can do nothing but rage, calling her a jinx and forcing her to sell shoe insoles to support the family. “Tiezhu, could you spare me a bowl of chicken?” After a thorough beating, Qin Huairu gets to carry the chicken home as she wished. The blurb can't do it j —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 I Am Xu Damao 我是许大茂 Xu Damao’s chance at redemption in this world where different stories have merged. After learning everything there is to know about the people in this siheyuan, How will Xu Damao save his marriage? And perhaps save the unfortunate women of this world along the way. 362Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 40 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... 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Siheyuan: The Strongest Villain, Xu Damao 四合院：最强反派许大茂 Xu Damao suddenly transmigrates on his way to work, becoming the villain Xu Damao from the Siheyuan, a man with the exact same name, and binds himself to the strongest Villain System! As long as he gets under people's skin and builds up their resentment, he can keep drawing prizes: grain coupons, meat coupons, all kinds of scarce supplies, and special skills like cooking, boxing, and driving! He Yuzhu loves showing off? Don't indulge him! Give him a beating when he deserves it, and chew him out 333Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 42 Siheyuan: I’m Heading to the Countryside 四合院：我要上山下乡 Xu Jinyan left a courtyard and became the only son in a once-prosperous farming family that had fallen on hard times. It was the height of the educated youth movement, and he was fortunate enough to be assigned to Xiaoqinghe, in nearby Fangshan. Who could have guessed that the gang would try to seize his home? So Qin Huairu and Silly Zhu joined forces, taking advantage of Xu Jinyan's family background. They wanted to send him to a remote area to tend horses. Luckily, he got a choice. “Option One —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 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
- 44 Siheyuan: A Dad’s Springtime 四合院：奶爸的春天 [A story set in a siheyuan courtyard. A chef from the 21st century has his soul transmigrate through time and into a parallel world, revealing how Silly Zhu got his name. He drives around with a child in tow, getting tangled up in feuds and rivalries with the courtyard’s neighbors. His clashes with his archenemy, Xu Damao, are an endless knot that can never be untangled. After the reform and opening-up, he helps his children make a fortune and takes pity on his neighbors, caring for them in thei 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Siheyuan: I Control the Life and Death of All the Birds 四合院：我掌控众禽生死 [Siheyuan courtyard + medical skills + summoning cards + punishing scum] He Yiming transmigrates into a Siheyuan courtyard. So what if the whole courtyard is full of beasts? He’ll make Xu Damao suffer, deal with Jia Zhangshi, and expose Qin Huairu and the First Master for having an affair! He’ll destroy the Second Master’s dream of becoming an official. He’ll bring down the Deaf Old Lady. In this Siheyuan courtyard, only He Yiming is the true god! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Siheyuan: I’m Xu Damao, and I’ve Gone Completely Dark 四合院：我许大茂，彻底黑化 What? Qin Xian wakes up to find he's become Xu Damao in the Siheyuan full of scoundrels. They say I'm a bad guy? Fine, I'll show you just how bad I can be. They say I can't have kids? Silly Zhu, if I don't father ten, I'll take your name. Qin Huairu is giving me the cold shoulder? Let's see how I expose the real you. I hear you... heh heh heh. Bang Geng stole a chicken, huh? I'll chop you up. Go on, try stealing again. I'm Xu Damao, and I've gone completely dark. What are you going to do about i 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Reborn in Siheyuan: The Young Lady Arrives 重生四合院：大小姐驾到 Yang Fan is hacked to death by his enemies in the street. As he lies dying, the jade pendant he has worn since childhood shatters, and a beam of green light flies out. The System is called “Miss.” Miss takes Yang Fan to a Siheyuan in the 1960s, where he becomes a brand-new He Yuzhu. With Miss’s help, He Yuzhu takes the Siheyuan by storm!!!!!!!! 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Siheyuan: Xu Damao, Let Go of My Wife! 四合院：许大茂，你放开我老婆！ Reborn as Xu Damao, he sets out on a different path in life. He transmigrates with a cheat, and he absolutely won’t put up with the Lou family. His pocket dimension has a ranch and a fishery, and he leads his trusted people in overcoming every obstacle. From then on, his life takes a different course! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Siheyuan: Reborn as Damao, I Let My Charisma Shine 四合院：重生大茂，我霸气侧漏 An honest, conscientious intern transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. What would that be like? Xu Damao's mind went completely blank in an instant. But then, with a ding, a prompt rang out in his mind. [Ding! The Item Pickup System has been activated!] [Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have obtained intermediate clinical medical skills!] [Clinical Medical Skills: Intermediate (0/100)] Xu Damao stared wide-eyed at the nurse in disbelief. Could it be... that he could gain someone's abilities j —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 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—14d adds
