Novels like Siheyuan: My Childhood Friend Is Tian Zao
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- 51 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. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Siheyuan: I’m He Yuzhu, and I Refuse to Be Exploited 四合院：我，何雨柱，决不被吸血 [Courtyard + System + Wish Fulfillment + Punishing the Scoundrels] After transmigrating, he becomes the courtyard's ultimate doormat, He Yuzhu. His father ran off with the White Widow, leaving him with only his younger sister, He Yushui. And now Qin Huairu has her eye on him, too. Does she want to use him as a human ATM? Not a chance! Qin Huairu wants his help? He needs to save his food for his sister. Who do you think you are? Xu Damao keeps picking fights with him? He'll teach you a lesson, so —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Master of the Siheyuan 四合院的大师 A new work is here! Welcome to read my story 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
- 54 Siheyuan: Starting Out as He Yuzhu's Older Brother 四合院：从何雨柱的哥哥开始 Synopsis: Reborn as He Yuzhu's older brother, He Yukang was left seriously injured after getting into fights in his youth. Rescued by the Deaf Old Lady, he went off to serve in the army. After being wounded on the southern battlefield, he awakened memories of his past life and a sign-in System, then returned to the courtyard compound. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 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
- 56 Siheyuan: The Death-Bringing Poison Master 四合院之绝命毒师 Jiang Cheng somehow transmigrates into the courtyard and becomes an ordinary purchasing agent at a steel mill. While out buying supplies in the depths of winter, he has an accident and ends up bedridden. Barely has he transmigrated when Jia Dongxu from the Jia family comes to seize his home. Faced with the Jia family’s shameless provocation at his door, Jiang Cheng casts off his usual timid nature and fights Jia Dongxu for all he’s worth. At last, he awakens the System, and while completing a Sy 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Siheyuan: The Strongest He Yuzhu 四合院：最强何雨柱 He Yuzhu has truly grand ambitions. He was born to change the world! The strongest He Yuzhu gets Qin Huairu from the start. Lou Xiao'e, Ran Qiuyue, Yu Haitang... Wait, what’s Ye Wenjie doing here?! As Laozi said, “Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish.” Yi Yin, prime minister to King Tang of the Shang Dynasty, was born a slave and worked as a cook, yet eventually became the teacher of kings. The strongest He Yuzhu, who transmigrates into the courtyard, has this to say: To hell wi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: After Transmigrating, the Big Shots Can Hear My Thoughts 四合院：穿越后被大佬倾听心声 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: A Blizzard of Feathers, Yet I Defy Fate 四合院：鹅毛大雪，我自逆天改命 What am I supposed to do when I can't come up with any good ideas? I still have to write to make a living. I'm having such a hard time. 55Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 60 Siheyuan: From the Start, Set Up a Match with Ding Qiunan 四合院：开局相亲丁秋楠 Year 1952. Wu Dongxi arrives at the courtyard and, from the start, teams up with Jia Dongxu to arrange a matchmaking date. One gets Ding Qiunan, the other Qin Huairu... Then the System suddenly arrives. Only children have to choose! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 A Different Path Through the Siheyuan 四合院别样人生路 Welcome, everyone, and thank you for reading my work. This book isn't filled with so much hostility. The protagonist's parents and siblings are all alive and well, so he won't have to endure the misery of living under someone else's roof or being pushed around. He only needs to keep a low profile and build up his strength early on. In the middle, he'll make a name for himself, and in the end, he'll rise to prominence and become unstoppable. I hope you'll follow along! 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Siheyuan: He Xiao Returns and Strikes It Rich 四合院：何晓归来致富 At Courtyard House No. 95 on Nanluogu Lane in the capital, the bracelet Lou Xiao'e left for He Yuzhu suddenly flashes with dazzling light. At that very moment, He Xiao, who has been unconscious in Hong Kong for a long time, slowly opens his eyes. This is a proper Courtyard story, without all those ghosts and goblins. The first part follows the residents as they battle wits and schemes; the later part is about He Xiao making his fortune! 160Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated With a House 四合院：带着一套房穿越了 Li Weiguo never expected to wake up one day and transmigrate into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Even worse, the timeline had landed right in the second year of a difficult period. Other people who transmigrated either got a sign-in System or some kind of farm golden finger. But when it was his turn, Li Weiguo got special treatment, huh? But soon, Li Weiguo discovered... his entire house had transmigrated with him! The things inside wouldn't increase, but... they refreshed every day at midn 197Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 64 Starting in the Siheyuan, I Help Lou Xiaoe Take on Qin Huairu! 开局四合院，帮娄小娥斗秦淮如！ After Liu Xiaohua dies, her soul binds to a System and she enters a courtyard, becoming He Yushui. From then on, life is a breeze. Bang Geng steals things. “System, lock him in place for an hour.” Xu Damao uses underhanded tricks behind her back. “System, mute Xu Damao for three days.” Once the mute effect takes hold, poor Damao thinks he's gone dumb. He runs around looking for doctors, and eventually even comes to Yushui. Yushui: “All right, let's see how I treat you.” 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 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. 412Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: A Blizzard Rages, So I Head to the City to Find Old Yi 四合院：大雪漫天，进城找老易 After three straight days of heavy snow, darkness closes in and icy winds roar across the land. Yi Feng, who has transmigrated here, sits on his bed, shivering. It is the harsh natural-disaster period of the three difficult years, and many people in the village have frozen to death. Even his own elderly mother can barely withstand the cold. Getting back on their feet will be no easy feat. They have only one way out: find his uncle, Yi Zhonghai, in the capital. Without hesitation, Yi Feng takes h —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Transmigration: Starting by Burying Yi Zhonghai Alive in the Siheyuan 穿越：从四合院活埋易中海开始 [Not saintly + always repays a grudge + selfish + supreme self-regard + utterly ruthless + highly vengeful + lecherous + doesn't care about logic, as long as it's satisfying] Zhao Dagen, a food delivery guy, suddenly dies while making a delivery. His soul transmigrates into the body of a man in the 1960s who has the same name and was just beaten to death. After absorbing the body's original owner's memories, Zhao Dagen discovers that the man was killed by Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu. The former owner —Reads—Score114d adds
- 68 Siheyuan: I Start Raising Gu and Win by Doing Nothing 四合院：从养蛊开始躺赢 Wei Wu transmigrates into a courtyard house. After a quack doctor misdiagnoses him, he becomes a man with an embarrassing secret, and the vultures pull out every trick in the book to get their hands on his property. But they don't know that Wei Wu is from the twenty-first century, and he can adjust his limits whenever he wants! 509Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 69 Siheyuan: From the Start, One Fishing Rod Was All It Took to Catch Dilraba! 四合院：开局一根杆，垂钓热巴！ Li Wuwei, an avid angler, transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Familiar with the plot, he planned to steer clear of the beasts and make a living by fishing. Unexpectedly, he awakened a God-Tier Fishing System that could catch anything across the Myriad Worlds! Beef and mutton, vegetables, eggs, and milk are all fine by me. Cultivation techniques and pills are understandable too. But why on earth did I fish up Dilraba??? 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Siheyuan: Marrying Lou Xiao'e and Tormenting All the Scoundrels 四合院：迎娶娄晓娥，我虐惨众禽 He transmigrates to a courtyard house and binds himself to a System. From the start, he marries Lou Xiao'e, and from then on his life reaches new heights. With overwhelming abilities, he sweeps through the courtyard house and takes down all the scheming tenants! I'm the one and only true First Master! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Siheyuan: I'm Jia Zhangshi's Nephew 四合院：我是贾张氏内侄 I transmigrated. I get to live another life. I become Jia Zhangshi's nephew, return from military service, and become the head of the procurement department at the steel mill. Facing Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu, and the rest of their family... that's where the story begins. 8Reads6.6Score414d adds
- 72 Jia Zhangshi of the Siheyuan: While Others Fight for the Household, I Farm 四合院之贾张氏，别人宅斗我种田 After transmigrating into the drama Love in the Courtyard as Jia Zhangshi, a character disliked both on and off screen, Zhang Jiajia can only shake her head and sigh. Her good-for-nothing son Jia Dongxu is already dead, and Qin Huairu, who spent more than a decade mourning him in the show, is actually planning to remarry?! Zhang Jiajia says: Respect other people's choices, and stop trying to save them! She'll just grow crops, raise the kids, and enjoy her own little life! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 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
- 74 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Extraordinary Life 四合院：傻柱的妖孽人生 Petty, trivial matters were the most genuine reflection of how neighbors interacted in that era. He Yu accidentally transmigrates to the Red Star Courtyard in the 1960s and awakens a simp System! From the eighty-year-old deaf Granny to little Huaihua, who's only three or four, every single one is a target! This is utterly depraved, worse than an animal! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Siheyuan: I'm Taking the College Entrance Exam, Studying to Rise 四合院：我要高考，为崛起而读书 Reborn into a new life, He Yuzhu refuses to work in a factory and spend his whole life as a cook. From the start, he comes clean to He Daqing: he wants to study, to pursue knowledge for the sake of making the nation rise. He Daqing smacks him on the forehead with a spoon and says a steady job is the way to go. But He Yuzhu calmly replies, “Of all things, studying is the noblest!” I, He Yuzhu, have decided: in this new life, I will dedicate myself to science and technology! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Siheyuan: The Jia Family Owes Me Money, So Qin Huairu Will Pay It Off 四合院：贾家欠我钱，秦淮茹抵债 After transmigrating to the courtyard, the first thing he does is demand repayment of a debt. If Jia Zhangshi won't pay up, he'll use Qin Huairu as collateral. With no parents and only a supply and marketing cooperative left to him, how far can he lead the women? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Urged the Old Men to Think Bigger 四合院：开局劝大爷们把格局打开 A pure period novel, with no golden finger. This is the story of a marketing instructor who transmigrates into a siheyuan! First Uncle: Dongxu’s vision is so lofty that I’ve been pushed into the spotlight and have no choice but to devote myself selflessly! Second Uncle: Dongxu really knows his stuff. So being a leader isn’t as easy as I thought! Third Uncle: My horizons have broadened. I’ll never be petty again! Everyone in the courtyard: Brother Dongxu is the man! Whenever there’s trouble, he’s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Siheyuan: I, He Yuzhu, Take the Initiative 四合院：我何雨柱主动出击 He transmigrates to 1965, at the start of the courtyard-house story, and becomes He Yuzhu, gaining an Emotion Value System that rewards him whenever he makes people feel negative emotions. From the start, he takes the initiative: beats Bang Geng, extorts Xu Damao, blackmails Qin Huairu, and drives Yi Zhonghai up the wall, racking up rewards left and right. He Yuzhu masters cooking, traditional Chinese medicine, chess, metalworking, and more. Wherever he goes and whatever he does, he's always the 147Reads5.8Score10214d adds
- 79 Siheyuan: A Police Chief Who Shot Up the Whole Compound 四合院：任职警司，枪杀全院 When he woke up, Li Jianghe discovered he had transmigrated into the beastly courtyard house. From the start, the Jia family had seized his family property, while Yi Zhonghai and the others took their side. Furious, Li Jianghe was consumed by murderous intent. A veteran returned from military service, he took up a post in the police force and went on a killing spree. Yi Zhonghai takes sides? Kill! Silly Zhu, that sanctimonious hypocrite? Kill! The deaf old lady is an enemy spy? Kill!! A —Reads5.4Score214d adds
- 80 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, the Jia Family Begs for Mercy on Their Knees 四合院：重生傻柱，贾家磕头求饶 He Yuzhu walked to the market and spotted a familiar stall around the corner. The vendor was a middle-aged man who looked simple and honest. A dressed duck hung beside him. He was cutting the duck into pieces, and business was clearly still brisk. 102Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 81 Siheyuan: Jia's Boy Can Turn Invisible 四合院：会隐身的贾家小子 [Golden finger + personal space + immense strength] What's it like to transmigrate as Qin Huairu's eldest son? Like being doted on. Should he give up on this whole family or try to save them? Jia Tian decides to give it a shot. 3Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 82 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
- 83 How the Fierce Birds of Siheyuan Forged Their Ultimate Schemer 四合院众禽凶猛老六是怎样炼成的 Light comedy, mild angst. Zhou Ke, from the twenty-first century, transmigrated to Love in the Courtyard, where the original host turned out to be an idiot. Zhou Ke decided to play along at first, play the pig to eat the tiger, and mess with all the courtyard beasts. As he outsmarted them, Zhou Ke gradually grew stronger. The pocket dimension he carried with him also underwent a wondrous transformation. Traveling between worlds, he faced life-and-death trials time and again, and came to understa 390Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Love in the Courtyard: He Comes from the Future 情满四合院，他来自未来 Transmigrating from 2023 to 1960 A different world, a different life The ability to come and go at will gives him boundless hope. From humble beginnings, he gradually rises to become a tycoon whose influence sweeps across the globe 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Siheyuan: The Rebirth of He Yuzhu 四合院之何雨柱重生记 In his old age, He Yuzhu lost the ability to work, and on a cold winter night, Bang Geng kicked him out of the house. After he froze to death beneath a bridge, his soul drifted in midair, where he saw his old rival Xu Damao taking his body away for burial. Perhaps Heaven had witnessed his miserable life and let He Yuzhu return with his memories to the beginning of the story. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Siheyuan: Mom Knows My Heart 四合院之妈妈知我心 A different kind of feel-good story, with no golden finger. Beating people up isn’t satisfying, it’s reckless; shedding blood isn’t satisfying, it’s just gruesome. Real satisfaction comes from making people swallow bitter consequences, leaving them no room to argue, and making their hearts bleed... A fight feels good for a moment, but one sharp tongue can bring joy every day. That’s the difference... No fighting: mature people only use their words. No brawling: clever people only use their mouth 53Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 87 Siheyuan: I’m Old Xu, and I Want It All! 四合院：我老许，要，什么都要！ Transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard. Becoming Xu Damao, complete with a built-in buff. By coincidence, Jia Dongxu has just had an accident, and Qin Huairu has just started working at the factory. As a generous man among the factory workers, how could he possibly not help Qin Huairu? Sister Qin, the family's short on money and you want steamed buns? Will this be enough, Sister Qin? Enough? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Siheyuan: An Intellectual? More Like a Fanatic to the Death! 四合院：知识分子？至死分子！ Liu Jianguo, from the modern era, transmigrates by accident. He transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard as one of its residents. Unfortunately, his status is extraordinary. From the start, he becomes one of the rare university graduates of that era. The authorities appoint him as a Grade 14 cadre on the workers' committee, and he returns home in triumph. His family is full of loyal martyrs, yet these beasts have dared to take what belongs to them? I'm an intellectual, but that doesn't mean I ca —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Siheyuan: From the Start, the Jia Family Wants to Steal My Home 四合院：开局贾家要抢我房 [System + not a single heroine + no moral blackmail] I'll kick Silly Zhu, slap Jia Zhangshi across the face, and tear into Yi Zhonghai for his moral blackmail. I'll deal with every beast in this courtyard myself. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Changes His Fate for a Cheat-Code Life 四合院：傻柱改命，开挂人生 Zhang Hao transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and, by a stroke of bad luck, becomes He Yuzhu, the most pathetic and unlucky character in the show, at least in Zhang's opinion. But with the System's help, He Yuzhu is no longer the foolish chef everyone knew. He's now a man of substance, heart, and backbone. Relying on his knowledge of the plot and the System's support, he turns every scheme in the courtyard into a complete failure. Yi Zhonghai feels as if he's fallen into a pit. When his sch 375Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 91 Siheyuan: Xu Damao Defies Fate 四合院：许大茂逆天改命 After accidentally transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, he becomes Xu Damao, a man with the same name as his own. Xu Damao has no intention of being a good person in this new world. He’s going to teach those scoundrels a good lesson. He activates the System from the start. In this era of scarcity, he can obtain cash, ration coupons, fruit, watches, skills, and more from the System... Bang Geng steals a chicken? He’ll send Bang Geng straight to the police station. Qin Huairu wa —Reads—Score114d adds
- 92 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
- 93 Siheyuan: Old Wang's Life of Love and Loyalty 四合院：老王的情意人生 After transmigrating to the 1950s, there are no computers, no phones, and no pretty girls flirting with you through a screen~~ But people in this era have a real sense of human warmth! Yi Zhonghai: “I’m doing this for the good of the courtyard, for everyone’s sake!” Silly Zhu: “I’m just helping them out!” Liu Haizhong: “A beating means you care, and scolding means you love!” As the only protagonist and your friendly neighbor in the Siheyuan, your business is my business. Don’t worry, I’l 419Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 94 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
- 95 Siheyuan: Developing a Rocket Engine from the Start 四合院：开局研发火箭发动机 Yang Weiguo returned to a time more than sixty years earlier. At a secret base in the Northwest, he developed a solid-fuel rocket engine. He was put in charge of the most dangerous reconstructive surgery project. After three years of work, he finally completed it and became a weapon of the nation. On the night he was awarded a First-Class Military Merit, he received a letter from home telling him that his mother was on the verge of death. When Yang Weiguo returned to Yanjing, he discovered that 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 96 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
- 97 Siheyuan: What Did You Say? Silly Zhu Is My Husband! 四合院之你说啥？傻柱是我老公！ Wang Zeqi transmigrates into a courtyard house and becomes He Yuzhu’s betrothed, promised to him in infancy. As a modern woman, how could she possibly become the wife of a complete sucker? She does everything she can to find Silly Zhu a wife, expose Master Yi’s benevolent facade, and send the Jia family straight to hell. She’ll bring some justice back to this world. 153Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 98 Siheyuan: Changing the Fate of the Yard’s Troublemakers 四合院：改变众禽命运 When He Daqing opened his eyes, he discovered he had been reborn in Baoding. He decided to return to the courtyard early and save his foolish son, Silly Zhu. At the same time, he would change the fates of all the courtyard's troublemakers and help them live like normal people. All the misfortune in the courtyard was because Silly Zhu lacked a good father: He Daqing, reborn. 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 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. 155Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 I Transmigrated as Jia Dongxu and Told Qin Huairu the Truth 穿越成贾东旭，告诉秦淮如真相 [Multiple Heroines] [The System Keeps a Low Profile] [No Hostility] After transmigrating as Jia Dongxu, he tells Qin Huairu the truth from the start and saves all the courtyard's bullies! The setting is a little different from the TV series, so don't get too hung up on the details. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
