Novels like Siheyuan: Starting Out as a Level-Five Chef
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- 51 Making a Scene in Siheyuan 在四合院整活 Because of a little accident, I ended up in a magical place. Where I come from, stealing is called borrowing, bullying people is called joking around, and extortion is called helping each other out. My neighbors are all childlike in spirit. They often do things that take you by surprise. There’s a golden finger, but no System. It’s mostly lighthearted and funny, with a surprisingly powerful aftertaste. 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Siheyuan: You Want Me to Support You in Old Age? I'll Bleed You Dry First 四合院：让我养老，我啃老啃死你 Reborn as He Yuzhu, he finds that He Daqing has just run off. All that's left are He Yuzhu and his five-year-old sister, He Yushui. From the start, Yi Zhonghai advises him to stand on his own two feet. He should be a good son to the whole courtyard from now on. You still think I'm a sucker you can take advantage of? You want me to support you in your old age? I'll just lie flat and live off my parents. What are you going to do about it? In short, I, He Yuzhu, will never let fate repeat itself. Y 7Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 53 Jurassic Park in My Siheyuan 四合院随身携带侏罗纪 Zhang San accidentally transmigrates into the notorious courtyard compound. He brings an entire Jurassic world along with him. Every day, he explores a new world of adventure among prehistoric dinosaurs. The vast sky, sprawling land, and boundless ocean are all his hunting grounds. Soaring pterosaurs, ferocious Tyrannosaurus rex, and all kinds of deep-sea behemoths are his prey. Times may change, but love and good food should never be neglected. Let's go exploring together! 4Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 54 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
- 55 Siheyuan: From Having Nothing to Becoming the World’s Richest 四合院，从一无所有，到世界首富 From a street food stall to the owner of a food factory… From repairing cars to running an automobile factory… From having nothing to becoming the richest person in the world… All you need is a System. I’m Chen Ping'an, and I’m my own spokesperson. 273Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 56 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Pulled Old Jia Up From Down Below 四合院：开局把老贾从下边带上来 After transmigrating into a courtyard house, Chen Guan isn't worried at all. If those few beasts really provoke him, he has at least nine ways to deal with them. Nine! The late 1950s are very different from the future. As a newcomer, Chen Guan worries that unfamiliar customs and speech might accidentally get him killed, so he decides to observe things first and adjust. He thinks Love in the Courtyard became a courtyard full of beasts only because of the grudges between those few people. He hasn' —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Yin He Sha's 8th Book 银河沙的第8本书 Wei Jianguo, a great scientist who studied time and space, was reborn in the 1960s in a courtyard compound, bringing along the portable space he had created before an accident in the lab. Knowing nothing about the vicious residents of the courtyard, he used a scientist's intelligence and instincts to enjoy a good life in the compound and at the steel mill. From the start, he sent Deputy Factory Director Yang Huaide to prison. Qin Huairu, Qin Jingru, Liang Zhaodi, and Lou Xiaoe all had something 7Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 58 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! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 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
- 60 Siheyuan: What Aunt Bai? She’s Just a Widow 四合院：什么白姨，就一寡妇 He Yuzhu, who had died miserably away from home, was reborn at the age of sixteen. From the start, He Daqing brought the White Widow home and announced he was leaving! He Yuzhu laid down his terms and received a huge sum of money! With the System’s help, he also unlocked a life-changing advantage. The best chef in the capital, the top entrepreneur in the capital, and the capital’s greatest collector. In this life, he would steer clear of the neighbors’ moral blackmail and swear to live life on h 62Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 61 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
- 62 The Courtyard: A New Beginning in Life 四合院，人生的新起点 Lin Li transmigrates to a courtyard compound in the 1950s and gains a golden finger. He makes waves in the 1950s and 60s, securing a bright future for himself and becoming a pioneer of his era. Along the way, he first settles the everyday squabbles in the compound, keeps the violence low, and gets caught up in love and hate with beautiful women. 5Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 63 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
- 64 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Beat Xu Damao to a Pulp 四合院，开局痛打许大茂 [Transmigration + Fan Fiction + System + Pocket Dimension + Period Setting + Strong Female Lead] Qin Hui is a martial arts champion from the 21st century. After watching Love in the Courtyard, she curses the fake-hearted Qin Huairu and all the scheming beasts in the courtyard. Then a bolt of lightning strikes, and she transmigrates into Qin Huairu in Love in the Courtyard. Just as she’s wondering what to do, the System appears, bringing a pocket dimension with it. The original owner’s body is we 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Siheyuan: Training Qin Huairu to Be My Virtuous Wife 四合院：调教秦淮茹做我的贤妻 I transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard, but it was set before Qin Huairu was married. And as soon as I arrived, I became the father of two children. He Yuzhu, Jia Dongxu, and Xu Damao from the Siheyuan are all a few years younger than me and still unmarried. Yet they watched me marry the young and beautiful Qin Huairu, their hearts filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment… Not only did I marry Qin Huairu, I also turned her into a virtuous wife and a wonderful stepmother to the children,… 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Uses Her Beauty to Teach the Beasts a Lesson 四合院：秦淮茹施美人计虐禽 "It's not fair to let Qin Huairu ruin Silly Zhu's life all by himself!" "If this is a courtyard full of beasts, then shouldn't we torment them one by one?" In 2023, the lovesick Qin Datou transmigrated into Qin Huairu's body in 1965. His assigned System was Lin Jingjing, a beautiful older woman who had been tormented to death by beasts. Hate: 999,999,994 Vitality: 000,000,006 A beautiful System whose vitality had been severely suppressed by hatred, A man who had died for love, If they wanted to 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Siheyuan: Starting in 1950, Cooking Like a God 四合院：50开局，烹饪逆天 Hello, everyone! Please support my new novel. This is a story set in the Courtyard House. The protagonist transmigrates into the Courtyard House, devotes himself to learning how to cook, and begins a life unlike any other. 59Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 68 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
- 69 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu, You Two Can Stick Together 四合院：易中海秦淮茹你们绑死吧 He Yuzhu: First Uncle, since you don't have any children anyway, why not take Banggeng as your own? Qin Huairu: First Uncle, from now on Banggeng will be your son, and so will I. The Jia family can only depend on you! Yi Zhonghai: Thank you, all of you... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Siheyuan: Reborn for a Second Life, I Choose Ran Qiuye 四合院：重活一世，我选择冉秋叶 He transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard while watching TV and becomes He Yuzhu. Given a second life, several women flash before his eyes: the shrewd Qin Huairu, Qin Jingru, a vain and foolish woman, Yu Haitang, who seems clever but is actually stupid, and the kind and beautiful Ran Qiuye. This time, he won’t let her slip away. Given a second life, I choose Ran Qiuye. 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 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. 54Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 72 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
- 73 Siheyuan: My Soul Transmigrates into Silly Zhu in 1966, and I Defy Fate 四合院：魂穿六六傻柱，逆天改命 [Courtyard + System + Comedy] Xu Qi'an has normal intelligence but an appallingly low emotional quotient, provoking the wrath of Heaven. He was supposed to transmigrate into Cao Aman, but by a twist of fate, he ends up in He Yuzhu's body in the courtyard of 1966. With no other choice, he keeps his head down in the courtyard's cesspit, playing the sly operator as he quietly grows stronger, improves his people skills, and defies fate. Using the advanced knowledge he gained before transmigrating, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 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
- 75 Reborn as the Most Handsome Engineer 重生之最帅工程师 After his death, Li Xiaoran, a world-class hardware development engineer, ends up in the underworld repairing computers. Hoping to be reborn as soon as possible, he makes full use of his expertise. Not only does he become the top repairman for the underworld's electronic devices, he also becomes sworn brothers with the White-Robed Soul-Reaping Messenger and learns the underworld's ultimate art, Soul-Destroying Fist. After promptly repairing the Judge of Life and Death's chat phone, he earns the 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 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
- 77 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
- 78 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
- 79 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
- 80 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Ate a Hamburger and Made the Whole Courtyard Drool 四合院：开局吃汉堡，全院馋哭了 He transmigrates into the Siheyuan as Zhou Baoguo, a dim-witted little fool whose parents died young. Everyone in the courtyard bullies him, seeing that he has no one to rely on. Banggeng shoves him, and he hits his head, develops a high fever, and falls into a coma. Instead of saving his life, these people want to let him die on his own and scheme to take his house. His overwhelming instinct to survive awakens the System. Whenever he triggers someone else's emotions, he can earn treasure chests 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Siheyuan: In the Twilight of Life 四合院：风烛残年 Born here, raised here. A world of countless strange and wondrous things, beginning in a courtyard house and ending in a universe of endless possibilities. From as far back as he could remember, Xiao Tianfeng had felt as if an invisible boulder weighed down on him. He could neither let go nor break free, wandering aimlessly amid the ways of the world. In a noisy, chaotic society, he lived with both resilience and timidity, again and again battering against the shackles of his heart. Like a man w 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 My Four Strange Godfathers in the Siheyuan 四合院之我的四位奇怪干爹 My new story is out! You can read my work 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! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Marry Chen Xueru 四合院：开局娶妻陈雪茹 But Wei Ming didn't realize that his words had hit Yu Ning right where it hurt, Ye! Yu Ning had been about to deceive herself with some excuse like “checking in,” but she never expected him to say that. Wasn't he just asking for a beating? 99Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 84 Siheyuan: With X-Ray Vision from the Start, I Can Only Become a Gambling God 四合院：开局透视眼我只能做赌神 Work your days away, keep your spirit alive. As long as you don't die, you can coast through every day. Wu Changsheng lives in a Beijing courtyard house. He's spent more than a decade being a good-for-nothing. But when he takes a look at the street early this morning, why is everyone walking around without clothes? Is my mind playing tricks on me, or has the whole world gone crazy? When Wu Changsheng realizes he's developed X-ray vision, he knows gambling is the fastest way to make money! And wh 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Siheyuan: Snatching Qin Huairu Away and Sending the Whole Courtyard into Chaos 四合院：截胡秦淮茹，让全院崩溃 Li Jianming transmigrates into the world of the period drama "The Turbulent Courtyard". After binding to the [Keep Your Promises] System, he receives a beginner's gift pack. Besides a supermarket space spanning over ten thousand square meters, he also gains grandmaster-level medical skills. And that's not all. If anyone dares to fool or deceive Li Jianming, the System can force them to keep their promises! This ability is so amazing that the whole courtyard full of crooks is left in despair! Qin 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Siheyuan: Bullied from the Start, Now the Neighbors Beg Me for Help 四合院：开局被欺！众禽跪抱大腿 Zhou Xiaotian was a 21st-century university student who worked as a food-delivery rider. After an accident, he transmigrated into the body of another Zhou Xiaotian, who shared his name, in the 1960s. Wait, it's 1964? And this is the Beast-Filled Siheyuan?… The original Zhou Xiaotian was timid and introverted. When people bullied him, he couldn't get a word out for ages! Now he was merely a purchasing clerk at the Red Star Steel Plant. He'd only gotten the job because his father had died in 155Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Kick Granny Deaf Out of the Back Courtyard 四合院：开局把聋老太太赶出后院 System + multiple women + tormenting brutes Just as Zhou Long was getting ready to reward himself by learning some new moves, a page popped up on his computer inviting him to claim a System. A scam? He never expected it to be real. But Zhou Long got one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. The good news was that he really had claimed a System. The bad news was that he could only use it after transmigrating. Follow Zhou Long as he transmigrates into the world of the courtyard and finds o 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Siheyuan: Cursing Second Uncle from the Start 四合院之开局诅咒二大爷 Fang Yuan volunteered at a nursing home, playing basketball with the old men until he collapsed from exhaustion. When he woke up, he discovered that he had transmigrated to the legendary courtyard. Xu Damao stopped Fang Yuan on his way home from work. “Keep my chicken company!” Fang Yuan: “Sure. Hope you turn into a chicken!” The Second Uncle knocked on Fang Yuan's door. “You've been fired!” Fang Yuan: “Sure. Hope you suffer from incontinence for three days!” After awakening his System, Fang 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Took My Little Sister and Ran 四合院：开局就带妹妹跑路 He Yuzhu transmigrates into a courtyard house and becomes Silly Zhu. At the same time, He Yuzhu notices that, aside from Jia Dongxu, another important figure is Yi Zhonghai and the others. Unlike in the original story, they aren't plotting against him, which makes He Yuzhu think this is the perfect chance to ask the fool for help. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Siheyuan: A Million-Acre Farm from the Start, Time to Take Off 四合院：开局百万农场，起飞 Li Zhenmin transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he binds to a God-Tier Farm System. Li Zhenmin never expected to get a golden finger of his own. He opens the beginner's gift pack right away! [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have received a million mu of farmland.] [Farm System bound successfully.] Li Zhenmin is overjoyed. With a God-Tier Farm System and a million mu of land, he'll be rich in no time. No more worrying about not finding work or having no money to —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Give Yi Zhonghai a Son 四合院：开局就送了易中海一个儿 In 1953, a weighty page of history turned. The story of the siheyuan courtyard was far from over, and Wang Baoguo unexpectedly found himself in Love in the Courtyard, where he began a legendary life! —Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 92 Siheyuan: After They Took My Advice, the Beasts Ended Up in Prison 四合院：听劝后，众禽牢狱之灾 Lin Chenghua transmigrates into the world of a TV-and-film fanfiction set in a courtyard. Listen to good advice, and you'll never go hungry. Whenever he follows someone else's advice and acts on it, he receives all kinds of rewards. Auntie Number One: “I only tricked that fool into going out to dig for wild vegetables with me. How did he end up digging up a whole box of gold bars? My heart...” Uncle Number One: “You offended me and still think you can get a job at the Red Star Steel Mill? I'll m 1.8kReads5.1Score—14d adds
- 93 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. 161Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 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
- 95 Siheyuan: From the Start, the System Steals Jia Zhangshi's Hidden Cash 四合院：开局系统偷贾张氏私房钱 Liu Jianguo, the kind-hearted man of the Siheyuan, choked to death on a steamed corn bun. A wage slave from the twenty-first century, also named Liu Jianguo, took the chance to occupy his body. As he fretted over how to survive, the System came through. To live a peaceful life, Liu Jianguo decided to keep being a good-hearted man. So everyone in the Siheyuan swarmed him, eager to bleed him dry... No matter who came asking to borrow money or food, Liu Jianguo never turned anyone away. Strangely e 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 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? 17Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 97 Siheyuan: A Master Craftsman Returns Home to a Hero's Welcome 四合院：大国工匠返乡，专车接送 After transmigrating, Meng Dong found himself in the military. He bound himself to a sign-in System and received a major national defense-industry gift pack. From then on, Meng Dong's name resounded throughout the military, even reaching the ears of some high-ranking officials. Five years later, China's defense industry had made a qualitative leap forward. Once his five years were up, Meng Dong returned home to care for his parents, back to the courtyard he had dreamed of for so long… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Siheyuan: I Report the Deaf Old Lady for Speculation from the Start 四合院：开局举报聋老太太投机 Lin Zhen finds himself in Love in the Courtyard. After leaving the military, he becomes a Level 9 engineer. Then he awakens the Emotion Value System. Is it hard for technicians to get promoted? I, Lin Zhen, can level up in just ten minutes! Jia Zhangshi stole my house? I might as well have her sent to a labor camp! Is Qin Huairu playing me? I'll make you mine! I, Lin Zhen, am the master here. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 The Siheyuan Playboy 四合院海王 He transmigrates into the world of the courtyard and obtains a womanizer sign-in System. And so, a romantic rake is born. From then on, the courtyard fills with the scent of love, its air ripples with the sweet troubles of happiness, and its residents struggle through tales of unbridled caprice. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Siheyuan: Reporting Yi Zhonghai and Sending Him to Prison from the Start 四合院：开局举报易中海蹲大牢 In his old age, He Yuzhu was thrown out of the Jia family's home by those ungrateful wretches. Looking back on his life, all he could feel was helplessness. On a snowy, rainy morning, He Yuzhu couldn't hold on any longer and froze to death beneath a bridge. As he died, He Yuzhu never expected that Xu Damao, his lifelong enemy, would come to collect his body. “Silly Zhu... We've both been played. We've both been played!” Hearing Xu Damao's lament, He Yuzhu thought back on the past. With the last 99Reads5.4Score—14d adds
