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- 101 Siheyuan: Punishing the Beasts 四合院，惩治禽兽 The synopsis is weak, so read the story itself. Multiple heroines, a rather vicious edge, and there will be a small personal space, though it won’t feature much. From the start, Chen Yaozu becomes the head of security at a steel mill, setting off on an eventful life. If anyone messes with me, I’ll take them down. Pure satisfaction, no bootlicking, no dragging things out. I’ll do whatever it takes to achieve my goals. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Siheyuan: I Answered the Call to Go to the Countryside, Who Dares Stop Me? 四合院：响应号召下乡，谁敢阻拦 Zhou Dong was so exhausted from working overtime that he fell asleep at his desk. When he woke up, he discovered that he had transmigrated. According to the original owner's memories, this was the world of the courtyard house. He was an orphan living in the back courtyard. His neighbors included: The bloodsucking Qin Huairu and her family. Silly Zhu, with his explosive fighting power. Second Uncle Liu Haizhong, who loved throwing his weight around, and the selfish Xu Damao. And last but not leas 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Siheyuan: I'm the Biggest Beast in the Yard 四合院：我是大禽兽 After transmigrating into the Siheyuan, the protagonist faces a courtyard full of beasts. Watch as he becomes the biggest beast of them all and single-handedly brings the whole courtyard to heel! He uses whatever underhanded methods he can to deal with every injustice, one by one. But once he steps beyond the Siheyuan, the protagonist discovers just how many girls and women there are out in the world! 4Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 104 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Turns Foolish and Torments the Whole Lot 四合院之变傻柱虐众禽 After reading so many stories about the courtyard, I decided to write one myself. My writing isn’t great, so please don’t flame me in the comments. If you like it, keep reading. If not, feel free to leave. Thank you, everyone! 2.7kReads8.1Score11314d adds
- 105 Beijing's Little Master Chef: He Yushui 京城小狂厨：小当家何雨水 In 1956, He Yushui, the twelve-year-old younger sister of He Yuzhu, also known as Silly Zhu, is egged on by the women in the courtyard to marry her brother’s friend, Liu Xing. Liu Xing has no choice but to give her a tentative verbal promise... With Liu Xing, a transmigrator, doting on her, little chef He Yushui gets up to all kinds of mischief. In the end, she takes on a hundred opponents and defeats over a hundred top chefs, becoming the youngest master chef and culinary technician. When tensi 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Siheyuan: Call Me King Xu 四合院：请叫我许大王 “Sister-in-law, you wouldn't want anyone else to find out about this, would you?” Qin Huairu huddled in the corner, not daring to make a sound... When he woke up, he discovered he had transmigrated into Qin Man Siheyuan. He also unexpectedly obtained the Gear-Dropping System. One slap, and his intelligence goes up by 5! One kick, and a skill book drops! From then on, Xu Damao became a diligent little worker bee, reaping a rich harvest as he battled the courtyard's birds and beasts! —Reads6.0Score214d adds
- 107 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—14d adds
- 108 Siheyuan: After My Chance Was Stolen, I Lay Low Until the End 四合院：被截胡后苟到寿终正寝 “Silly Zhu, wake up!” After being slapped hard across the face twice, little Su suddenly opened his eyes... Congratulations, Host, you have awakened the Heaven-Defying Comprehension System. Good grief, Qin Zhunru slapped him twice across the face, and that was enough to awaken the System. Little Su, who had just transmigrated into He Yuzhu, was green with envy. “If slapping Silly Zhu can awaken a System, what about slapping someone else?” Qin Zhunru was getting excited. As little Susu silently r 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 A Simple Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之平淡人生 After transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard, Wang Yue becomes the First Aunt from the TV series. With her golden finger, she changes the fates of most of the people around her and lives happily with the First Uncle. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Transmigrating into the Siheyuan, I Enjoy a Life of Tender Romance 穿越四合院，，温柔乡里享温柔 He Yuzhu, whose name and surname match the original, transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. Knowing the story in advance, why would he want to be anyone’s yes-man? Enjoying life in the arms of a gentle beauty is what a sensible man should do!! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Who Moved the Siheyuan to the Daqing Oilfield? 谁把四合院搬到了大庆油田？ He Daqing, the namesake of the father of the fool from the quadrangle courtyard, transmigrated while on his way to Baoding with the White Widow. Since I’m here, I might as well make the best of it. I’m not going to be the He Daqing who was wronged his whole life. Turns out there really was something going on. When trouble comes, I’m not afraid to face it. Good thing I brought a library with me. It’s not much use for anything else, but at least I’ll never go hungry or thirsty. I’ll take my good s 177Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 112 A Wacky Life Begins in the Siheyuan 鬼马人生从四合院开始 The beginning of the three-year period of hardship in 1959! An unlucky otaku transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan and uses his superpowers to right some of the injustices around him... There's not too much hostility at the beginning. The story follows how some of the Siheyuan residents' personalities change... It also includes a few supernatural mystery chapters... Watch as the protagonist changes the fates of the residents of Siheyuan No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Siheyuan: I Beat Jia Dongxu Up Right from the Start 四合院：开局就打了贾东旭 After an accident, Yang Jianjun transmigrates to the world of the 1960s and becomes a farmer. When Yang Jianjun takes over his uncle's job, he discovers that he has transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Yang Jianjun never planned to get involved with the people in the courtyard. He just wanted to be a quiet, handsome man, find a wife, and live a peaceful life. But though the tree longs for stillness, the wind will not cease. Yang Jianjun wants nothing to do with them, yet they i 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Siheyuan: Starting Out as a Level-Five Chef 四合院：从五级厨师开始 Yang Jianguo transmigrated to Love in the Courtyard and became a resident of Nanluoguxiang in the old city of Beijing, as well as a Level Five chef at a steel mill. That winter, the courtyard was full of arguments and chaos, while Yang Jianguo sat back and watched it all unfold, perfectly at ease. 2.5kReads5.2Score—14d adds
- 115 Jia Dongxu’s Happy Life 贾东旭的幸福生活 Love in the Courtyard? Or a courtyard full of scoundrels? I'm Jia Dongxu. My mother, Jia Zhangshi, is nicknamed the Necromancer for her ability to summon the dead. My son, Bang Geng, is hailed as a child of fate and a master thief. My wife, Qin Huairu, is supposedly a saintly white lotus. She leeches off He Yuzhu, yet devotes herself wholeheartedly to the Jia family. I've arrived, and it's still the same courtyard, but life here will be different. 114Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 116 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—14d adds
- 117 My Quiet Little Life in the Siheyuan 我在四合院的小日子 Li Jie inexplicably transmigrates to the 1950s and moves into No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, where he gets a sign-in System. From then on, he no longer has to worry about making ends meet. How will things unfold? 758Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 118 From Daily Life in the Siheyuan to a Sign-In Journey to Hong Kong 从四合院日常开始签到走向香江 He wakes up as Jia Zhangshi's eldest son, Jia Xuguang, Banggeng's real uncle. Bet you didn't see that coming… Jia Zhangshi has another eldest son, a long-lost blood relative! First, he marries his childhood sweetheart, Lou Xiaoe, then activates the Myriad Worlds Destiny-Changing Sign-In System. Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi, Banggeng, and all the other oddballs in the courtyard: get ready for your fates to be reshaped! You may be tough as iron, but even you won't escape. Every one of you wil 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Siheyuan: Surrender and Lose Half 四合院之投降输一半 When he wakes up, he discovers he's become the villain Xu Damao in the courtyard. No System, no inherited legacy. With the idea that if you can't beat them, join them, and surrendering means losing only half, let's see how he thrives in this trap-filled courtyard. 156Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Siheyuan: Good Fortune Abounds, I’ll Spoil Huairu! 四合院：福气多多，宠淮茹！ (Doting on Qin Huairu + multiple heroines + ambition to become prime minister + refusing to follow the original plot + abundant supplies + pocket dimension + farming + System) Cao Xiangguo is a senior in college on Earth! He was so infuriated watching Love in the Courtyard that he died! And somehow, he transmigrated into the show! From that day on, the whole courtyard changed! Qin Huairu: “Xiangguo, save some food for Huaihua!” Yu Li: “Xiangguo, I don’t have money to get home, sob!” Ever sin 9Reads6.1Score114d adds
- 121 Siheyuan: The Specialist in Dealing with Every Kind of Scumbag 四合院之专治各种人渣 There was no helping it. The protagonist transmigrated into a courtyard house. In this place, truth and falsehood are turned upside down, and right and wrong are indistinguishable. The three elders and the Deaf Old Lady have bewitched everyone living in the courtyard. 2Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 122 Siheyuan: With Skills Like Mine, How Could I Just Sit Back and Do Nothing? 四合院：我这实力怎么允许当老六 I returned to an era full of hope. I wouldn’t let those beasts trap me; I’d treat them as a little spice in life. Also, even though I want to be the sneaky one, my strength just won’t let me! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Siheyuan: Renovating a House from the Start 四合院之开局装修房子 One stint of overtime and one drunken night later, a fragment of a soul mysteriously arrives in the 1960s and takes over the body of the protagonist of Love in the Courtyard. Can he carve out a remarkable life of his own, or will time send him down the original storyline? Is this something to look forward to? 20Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 124 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. 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 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
- 126 Siheyuan: I Stand Tall and Proud, Absolutely Dominant 四合院：挺直腰板，我绝对霸气 In his early years, he often practiced on old scrolls, never growing tired of it. The writing beneath his brush was not a declaration to the outside world, but a profound conversation with the past and with time. Those characters were like his friends, sometimes generous, sometimes sharp, sometimes gentle. They conveyed more than their literal meanings: they carried the stirrings of his heart, thoughts and feelings he could not put into words. 20Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 127 Siheyuan: There Is Still True Kindness in This World 四合院：人间自有真情在 Zhao Mingda transmigrated into the world of the siheyuan courtyard. He discovered it was the television drama about the animal-filled courtyard. Only children make choices. I want it all... Except for Jia Zhangshi, of course. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Siheyuan: Peerless Comprehension, and Bang Geng Goes Missing from the Start 四合院：顶级悟性，开局棒梗失踪 After transmigrating into a courtyard house, he becomes a worker at a steel mill. His parents died young because of workplace injuries. A wife, children, and a warm home: that's the true meaning of life. This was Li Daguo's goal in life, but a plot by Silly Zhu and Jia Zhangshi leaves him no choice but to find a way out of his predicament. Fortunately, his comprehension is maxed out. See how Li Daguo turns the courtyard upside down and thrives in this era. 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Siheyuan: From the Start, I’m a Patrol Officer, and the Whole Courtyard Gets Arrested on the Spot 四合院：开局巡捕，全院就地正法 When Zhang Weijun woke up, he had already become a fallen soldier. After returning from the Northeast, he was reassigned to the courtyard compound and became a police officer. Who could have guessed those brutes would actually seize Jia Zhangshi and throw him in prison? Jia Dongxu? Execute him on the spot! Yi Zhonghai is a profiteering merchant who traffics in state-owned assets. He deserves to be executed! That deaf old lady is actually an enemy spy? Shoot her on the spot! 801Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Siheyuan: I Pick Up a Little Girl, and the Beasts Are Finished 四合院：捡个小萝莉，禽兽不活了 Li Guanhai transmigrates into the world of "The Birds-Filled Courtyard". It's the 1960s, an era of scarce supplies when nobody has enough to eat or wear. Reborn as an orphan who nearly starved to death, he isn't fazed by this hellish start. He even finds a well-behaved little sister on the road. Ding! Congratulations, Host, you've bound to the System and received a Spirit Spring Space! First Uncle: Come support me in my old age! Second Uncle: Young people should learn to follow orders! Jia Zhang 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 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
- 132 I, He Yuzhu, Have a Son! 我何雨柱有儿子了 Han Bing is a school cafeteria chef who enjoys reading novels about old Beijing courtyards. One summer day, while the cafeteria is frying chicken legs, a sudden fire breaks out. He rushes in without hesitation to put it out, but suffers severe burns and is admitted to a burn hospital. When he wakes, he discovers he has become Silly Zhu and is living in a courtyard compound. He remembers the scenes from the novels he read and Silly Zhu’s life of being manipulated. He’s determined to escape that f 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Chef Zhao’s Passionate Years in the Siheyuan 赵大厨的激情岁月之四合院 My new work is here! Head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 A Transmigrated Life in the Siheyuan 四合院的穿越人生 I followed the trend and transmigrated into the world of a traditional courtyard home. My surname is Wang, so I have to do the kinds of things an old Wang would do. Watch as a protagonist without a golden finger tries to survive in these difficult times. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 A Different Xu Damao in the Siheyuan 四合院不一样的许大茂 The protagonist of a courtyard drama should be Xu Damao. When he was young, he married Lou Xiaoe, a rich family's sweet and naive daughter. While traveling to the countryside to screen films, he even had a young widow throw herself at him. After his divorce, he immediately took Qin Jingru off someone else's hands, and he also hid out in a small storeroom with Qin Huairu. He never had to worry about food or money, and his inability to have children meant he could fool around without getting into —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Siheyuan: I Married Bai Ling, So Get Lost, You Outsiders 四合院：娶妻白玲，不远方就滚 Yang Jianguo transmigrated into the courtyard and married Bai Ling. He thought he had it made, but Bai Ling had someone else in her heart and kept pining for her old flame. In a fit of anger, he divorced her on the spot. With the Miracle Doctor System, his life kept getting better. Wealth, power, women: he wanted it all! Bai Ling, who had left Yang Jianguo, finally regretted it and kept begging him. But who do you think you are, Bai Ling? Get lost! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Siheyuan: From the Start, a Scheme Within a Scheme, Silly Zhu Is Furious! 四合院：开局计中计，傻柱气坏！ Getting schemed against from the start? He gave them a taste of their own medicine and turned the tables on Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu. Silly Zhu was so furious he passed out, yet he still insisted on getting revenge? Was he not going to stop until he drove him out of the courtyard? He wouldn't show any mercy! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Siheyuan: From the Start, Qin Huairu Asks Me to Wipe Her Back 四合院：开局秦淮如请我帮她擦背 I think the story is pretty interesting, definitely worth a look. If you don’t like it, come find me. It starts out in a Beijing courtyard, then heads to Hong Kong to make delicious food. Please be kind. If it’s not for you, just skip it. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Siheyuan: The Siblings Thrive, and the Neighbors Lose It 四合院：姐弟日子红火，众禽破防 Cheng Weimin transmigrated to a 1950s-era courtyard compound full of beasts. From the start, he was dealt a nightmare: his parents had died in a car accident, their bodies had gone missing, his younger siblings were still little, and his sister had caught the eye of the beasts around them. After he arrived, things quietly began to change. His sister got a good job, a good husband, and good in-laws who pampered her like a princess. His younger siblings got the best schools, the best education, an —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Sent Yi Zhonghai to the Detention Center 四合院之开局送易中海进拘留所 Warning: Yi Zhonghai won’t be written out early on, but he’ll be dealt with later. There’s a pocket dimension, though it won’t be used much. Yi Zhonghai, you shameless bastard! Zhuzi, Yushui, don’t be afraid. Your big brother is here. He, He Yuduo, is here. Yi Zhonghai, don’t even think about scheming against anyone. Qin Huairu, get lost. There are no leftovers for you. As long as Silly Zhu isn’t allowed to bring any home, there can’t be leftovers. All you other beasts in the courtyard, tremble! 2.1kReads8.0Score10214d adds
- 141 Siheyuan: I’m Going to Lie Flat on My Own Merit! 四合院：我凭实力摆烂！ Courtyard House: I Make My Way Around the Courtyard with Sign-Ins! Also known as: Courtyard House: I Have the Skills to Slack Off! [Courtyard House + Pocket Space + System + Feel-Good Fiction] Zhang Yaoyang had been staying up late to finish his thesis. But when he opened his eyes, he found he had transmigrated into the world of the 1965 drama "The Birds Fill the Courtyard". Now his grandfather has passed away, and as the owner of three rooms, he has to face the wolves, jackals, tigers, and le 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Reborn in the Siheyuan: First, I Marry Qin Huairu 魂穿四合院先娶秦淮茹 Wang Yuzhu transmigrates into the TV series about the Siheyuan courtyard, taking over the body of He Yuzhu, the blood-bank sucker for all the freeloaders. Just as he’s wondering how to change the original He Yuzhu’s fate, the System arrives right on cue... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Siheyuan: Huh? So This Is a Siheyuan! 四合院：咦？原来是四合院！ A university student from the 21st century is accidentally reborn in a turbulent era. He expects to undergo the trials of war, only to discover that he has somehow wandered into the world of a film or TV series he watched in his previous life. What kind of storm will he stir up? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Reborn in the Siheyuan: I Am Zhang Wei 重生四合院之我是张伟 A transmigration adventure for the Love Apartment gang! Zhang Wei grows into a pioneer of judicial reform, Zhao Haitang becomes the director of a steel mill, Lu Ziqiao takes a post at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hu Yifei becomes dean at Shuimu University, Qin Yumo rises to become the steel mill's Party secretary, and Zeng Xiaoxian bec —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Livestreaming the Wonderful Lives of Ten Thousand Worlds 直播万界精彩生活 A tremendous opportunity falls from the sky: Chen Jianbin can livestream his exciting life as he acts in cinematic worlds. First world: Love in the Courtyard For the second world, I want to write Romance of the Three Kingdoms; for the third, Naruto. Just to be clear, this is a wish-fulfillment story. The protagonist being happy is what makes it a wish-fulfillment story. I'll leave it up to you, dear readers. We'll vote later to choose your favorite. Well, I hope you'll all be satisfied. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Siheyuan: Don’t Chase Me, I’m Afraid of Marriage! 四合院：别追我，我恐婚！ When he wakes up to find that his rent-collecting days are over and he's transmigrated into the world of the courtyard house, Luo Ming can only cry, “Heaven, are you messing with me?” It's the early 1960s. Natural disasters are frequent, and supplies are scarce. With a hard-work-to-get-rich exchange shop in tow, Luo Ming has no choice but to keep going to work, rain or shine! But life in the courtyard turns out to be a little different from what he imagined. Silly Zhu is a hothead, Jia Dongxu is —Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 147 Siheyuan: The Daoist Celestial's Life Raising a Child 四合院：道法天尊的带娃生活 After being delivered to a cultivation world by a truck and achieving the title of Daoist Celestial Venerable, Mu Zhi began making arrangements to return to the 21st century. But he accidentally transmigrated to 1950, taking the place of a man who was about to go replace his uncle, who had died in the line of duty. So the former Daoist Celestial Venerable, after communicating with the Heavenly Dao, reluctantly decided to make the best of life in this era. Of course, “making the best of it” mostl 2Reads5.3Score114d adds
- 148 Siheyuan: The Time-Traveling Trader 四合院：往返时空的倒爷 [Siheyuan Courtyard + New World + Contemporary Urban Life + Golden Finger + Two Souls in One Body] [Two storylines, two storylines. If you only want a pure Siheyuan Courtyard story, this isn’t for you.] After getting drunk over a breakup, He Yuzhu encounters an old beggar frozen to death beneath a bridge and, by chance, sees him through his final moments. After obtaining the Lou family’s treasured bracelet, he gains the ability to travel back and forth to the Siheyuan Courtyard. He vows to take —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Siheyuan: I Set Jia Dongxu on Fire from the Start 四合院：开局烧了贾东旭 Meng Yu transmigrated into the story of the Siheyuan for the second time and discovered that he was the biggest beast in the courtyard, having actually driven his wife, Yu Li, to her death. Given another chance at life, Meng Yu decided that he would make sure no one in the world could bully his wife ever again! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 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
