Novels like Siheyuan: I Get Promoted from the Start, and the Beasts Envy Me
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- 101 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
- 102 Siheyuan: Nobody Better Mess with Me 四合院之谁都别来惹我 [Three things this book has: a devoted male lead, a loyal female lead, and a cast of courtyard scoundrels with problems] [Three things it doesn't: a sensible author, a harem, or any promise of quality] Ding Yong, a modern mercenary, dies in action. He transmigrates into the body of Ding Yong, a decorated soldier who earned a first-class merit and was discharged due to injury in November 1958. Ding Yong is assigned a place to live in Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang, with no idea what kind o 231Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 103 Siheyuan: Sucking Me Dry? I'll Slap You Silly! 四合院：吸我血？我一个大兜逼！ [Siheyuan + putting bullies in their place + System + a ruthless streak] Zhang Jian transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan, where he once even went on a blind date with Qin Huairu. Now that her husband, Jia Dongxu, is dead, she wants to suck up to him and bleed him dry? He fires back with a huge slap across her face! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 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
- 105 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
- 106 Siheyuan: In a Year of Disaster, Xu Damao Defies Fate 四合院：大灾年，许大茂逆天改命 Xu Damao transmigrates into the world of a Beijing courtyard in 1957, with a great disaster looming from the start. That year, he is only nineteen and has just become a full-time projectionist. That year, he turns over a new leaf, and his life with Lou Xiao'e gets back on track. That year, he builds up his strength and cures his infertility, so he no longer has to fear Silly Zhu. That year, he grows grain and medicinal herbs, stockpiles supplies, and waits for the year of disaster to arrive. 263Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 107 Siheyuan: Starting in ’52, I Steal Qin Huairu Away! 四合院：52开局，截胡秦淮茹！ [This book has no angst, just funny everyday life!] Li Weiguo transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1952. He arrives just as eighteen-year-old Qin Huairu comes to the courtyard to meet Jia Dongxu on a blind date. He has to steal her away from Jia Dongxu. After doing so, he helps Qin Huairu get a job at the steel mill. From then on, Li Weiguo begins a leisurely, carefree life. Jia Zhangshi: Li Weiguo, how dare you steal my daughter-in-law? Old Jia... Li Weiguo: Old Jia, come take a look! Come get 3.1kReads5.9Score13814d adds
- 108 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
- 109 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
- 110 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
- 111 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
- 112 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
- 113 Quick Transmigration Across the Heavens, Starting in Siheyuan 快穿诸天，从四合院开始 A story spanning the myriad heavens, so I won’t bother with a synopsis. (˵¯͒〰¯͒˵) The first world is the courtyard, the second is a martial arts world, and the third is the world of Don’t Starve... “Huanghai Zeli, have you seen my Chinese textbook?” Huang Yueying’s voice came from the doorway. She was already there. Creak The door opened. Hearing the explosive sounds beside her, she widened her eyes. “Mom, Huanghai Zeli is watching...” “Mm...!” 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 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
- 115 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
- 116 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 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 117 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
- 118 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
- 119 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
- 120 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
- 121 Siheyuan: An Engineer from the Start in 1961 四合院：1961，我开局工程师 Zhao Changle transmigrates into a Siheyuan, where he becomes both a colleague and a neighbor of Jia Dongxu. At the time, Zhao Changle is working the same job as Jia Dongxu. Jia Zhangshi insists that Zhao Changle killed her son! Influenced by her mother-in-law, Qin Huairu comes to hate Zhao Changle just as much. Led by Uncle One, the Siheyuan residents take pity on the Jia family and turn against Zhao Changle. 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 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
- 123 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, the Heartbreaker 四合院：偷心傻柱 Reborn as Silly Zhu, he uses his knowledge of the future to deal with the scoundrels and ungrateful wretches in the courtyard. But above all, he focuses on enjoying life, taking it easy every day and watching the many faces of human nature with a smile. With a lighthearted plot and everyday family affairs, the story fulfills all the desires in his heart... 608Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 124 Reborn in the Siheyuan: Now I'm Unstoppable 重生四合院，这不无敌了 Era + Siheyuan + Otherworld + System + Decisive and ruthless + One heroine It all begins when he draws a fruit ability. Though he is reborn in an era of shortages, that doesn't stop him from living life on his own terms. No supplies? No problem. With the Food-Food Fruit, even roadside stones can be turned into top-quality ingredients. No cooking skills? No problem. He can apprentice under a master and become a nationally renowned culinary grandmaster. No martial arts skills? No problem. The Syst 18.3kReads6.7Score67414d adds
- 125 Siheyuan: Natural Disasters Strike 四合院：天灾四合院 The tide surges in on the Qiantang River; only today do I finally know who I am. After Lu Ze broke through the mystery of his birth and regained his memories from the haze, he found familiar yet unfamiliar people around him. Weren't they characters from a TV series in his previous life? Why does this Siheyuan come with natural disasters too? [Period setting + Siheyuan + natural disasters + myriad worlds] 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Snatch Lou Xiao'e and Hit the Jackpot 四合院：开局截胡娄晓娥，赢麻了 [Siheyuan + Spirit Spring + Pocket Dimension + Stealing the Girl] Li Chang transmigrates into a siheyuan, where he gains a pocket dimension with a spirit spring. The courtyard's troublemakers are a handful, huh? That has nothing to do with him. He's got his eye on the pretty girls in the courtyard. From the start, he snatches Lou Xiao'e away. Lou Xiao'e is beautiful and kindhearted, the perfect wife. Heh heh... 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 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
- 128 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
- 129 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated as Yan Jiefang 四合院：我穿越成为阎解放 Yan Jiefang, an overworked office drone in 2023, works seven days of overtime straight and drops dead, all for the promise of a big bonus from his boss. To his surprise, fate gives him a chance to start over. He wakes up as the eldest son of Third Uncle Yan Bugui. I don’t start trouble, but I’m not afraid of it either. With the System, I’ll make the most of life in the siheyuan courtyard. I’ll marry Yu Li and cherish my young wife. Qin Huairu, you don’t want Banggeng to get hurt, do you? Witness 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 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
- 131 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1965, Ushering in a Dazzling New Era 四合院：重生65年开启飞扬年代 Lin Yang was reborn in 1965. After being adopted by his second uncle, he unexpectedly inherited his uncle’s job at the steel mill. Thinking of all the familiar beasts in the siheyuan, along with a few charming characters, Lin Yang felt his blood begin to race. At the same time, Lin Yang discovered that he could collect other people’s emotions. The emotions he gathered could be exchanged for all sorts of things: a pocket dimension, bundles of cash, bicycles, you name it. His new life in this vibr —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Siheyuan: I Met Qin Huairu First, and Huaihua Burst into Tears 四合院：先认识淮茹，槐花哭了 Siheyuan courtyard + everyday life + Wei Wu's wild legacy Xu Feng arrives in the world of Love in the Courtyard. To get a place in the courtyard, he pretends to be Jia Dongxu's younger brother and tricks Qin Huairu into taking him in with a bicycle and cornmeal, becoming one of the courtyard's residents. “Sister Huairu, here's a photo of your nephew Banggeng stealing a chicken. You don't want him to go to jail, do you?” “Sister Yu Li, I have more ration coupons than I can spend. Want some?” “Lou 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Siheyuan: Making the Most of a Wonderful Life 四合院之玩转精彩人生 [Scheming, Face-Slapping, Cao Cao Archetype, Everything You Want] Fang Li transmigrates to Beijing in the 1960s after an accident. What? He's in the world of Love in the Courtyard, too! On his very first day after transmigrating, Jia Zhangshi picks a fight with him, and he gives her a good slap across the face! Yi Zhonghai tries to guilt-trip him with morality? Sorry, that won't work on me. Sha Zhu wants to get physical? Then he can forget about it. The title of Courtyard's Fighting Champion is —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 The Little Master Chef in Siheyuan 小神厨在四合院 [Siheyuan + pocket dimension + aggression + from ancient times to the present] Lou Wenliang, an imperial chef from the Qing Dynasty, traveled from ancient times to the present and woke up in a Siheyuan in the 1960s. The Siheyuan had already been divided up, so he would just have to buy it back! Lou Xiao'e was his eighteenth-generation descendant, and Xu Damao wanted to seize her home? Well, he'd have to see whether the old ancestor approved! Watch as the old ancestor turns the Siheyuan's crooked 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 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
- 136 Across the Heavens, Starting in the Siheyuan 诸天，从四合院开始 The first three chapters take place in the real world. If you don't like a mission world, feel free to skip it. He Changsheng graduated years ago, but has always struggled to make ends meet. Then he became the first person to get a cheat, and his wonderful life began. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Siheyuan: Trading Food for Qin Huairu, I Made a Killing 四合院：粮食换秦淮茹，我赚麻了 Long Yizhi transmigrates to the world of the Courtyard, where he can travel back and forth between worlds. He becomes a middleman, trading grain for antiques and helping the Great Xia Kingdom rise to power. He also gets Qin Huairu for himself and goes on to live a happy life. 3.4kReads5.7Score16214d adds
- 138 Siheyuan: I Was Chosen 四合院之我被选召了 Online keyboard warrior Cao Feng gets sent to live in Love in the Courtyard after maliciously insulting someone he should never have crossed. A series of absurd and hilarious events unfolds in the compound. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Siheyuan: The Life of He Yuzhu 四合院之何雨柱的柱生 [Siheyuan + daily life + a bit of a temper] Reborn as He Yuzhu from The Courtyard of Beasts, he exposes hypocrite Yi Zhonghai’s good reputation right from the start and strips him of his title as one of the courtyard elders. 336Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 140 Siheyuan: A Chest Full of Medals of Honor 四合院之满身的荣誉勋章 There’s a tree in my heart. Whatever I wish for, I get, but there’s a catch: first, I have to fight the tree spirit. Win, and I get something good. Lose, and I have to get lost. Li Zheng wasn’t having it. He couldn’t beat you as a kid, so he’d just wait until he grew up. Then he’d beat you to a pulp! 96Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 141 Reborn in a Siheyuan in 1960 四合院重生1960 A look at the many faces of life in the courtyard: family squabbles and everyday routines. This is a slice-of-life story without much hostility, about farming and fishing. I’m just an ordinary person who can’t save the world; I only want to enjoy a good, simple life at home. 63Reads6.5Score10114d adds
- 142 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! 2.9kReads8.1Score11314d adds
- 143 Siheyuan: Back from the Army, It's Time to Win Them Over with Virtue 四合院：退伍了该以德服人 Liu Shengyang never stole or robbed, and always kept his feet firmly on the ground. He never expected to transmigrate right after graduating from university, landing in the legendary world of Birds All Over the Courtyard. With the memories of the original owner, he became a veteran army cook. Let's see how he makes a name for himself in the courtyard... 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Siheyuan: Why Does Everyone Call Me a Dead Man? 四合院：咋都叫我死鬼 Zhao Dabao was a student at a third-rate medical university. When he graduated in his fourth year, he went out for a farewell dinner with a few good friends. He drank too much baijiu and died. When he woke up, he had transmigrated into a courtyard house. He’d transmigrated into the body of the factory doctor Zhao Dabao, who shared his name. Faced with a whole courtyard full of “beasts,” he decided to become a “veterinarian.” And so began a ridiculous, laugh-out-loud story… 271Reads7.6Score11714d adds
- 145 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Returns as a Vengeful Ghost 四合院：化作厉鬼的傻柱归来 Everyone saw the ending, but they didn't see Silly Zhu, who had been swindled out of everything by the Jia family, getting taken away by the Pawnshop of All Things when Bang Geng kicked him out of the courtyard. Hahaha, you bastards never saw this coming, did you? I can use everything you own as collateral! 286Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 146 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu’s Regret 四合院：后悔的傻柱 On a snowy, stormy night, Silly Zhu dreamed of a wonderful life. But the reality was a spot beneath a bridge. Qin Huairu, Banggeng, Jia Zhangshi... Silly Zhu had done nothing to wrong anyone in the Jia family. But he had wronged He Yushui. And he had wronged himself. Silly Zhu, do you regret it? 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Siheyuan: I'm a Good Person 四合院之我是好人 Li Qianjin transmigrated into the world of the courtyard compound and became an ordinary resident. From the start, he activated the sign-in System and married Lou Xiao'e. And so began his incredible journey of crushing all the vultures in the courtyard. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Siheyuan: Eighteen Generations of Imperial Physicians 四合院之御医十八代 Li Hao lives in a courtyard house and is descended from eighteen generations of imperial physicians. His parents saved countless revolutionary soldiers during the War of Liberation, but both lost their lives on the battlefield, leaving behind their only child, a seven-year-old boy. With the courtyard full of beasts, can he survive? Read on to find out! 1.7kReads7.1Score10514d adds
- 149 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, Defying Fate 四合院：重生傻柱，逆天改命 He Yuzhu, who spent his whole life propping up the Jia family, was reborn, returning to the very beginning. That was the year Qin Huairu had just married into the Jia family, He Daqing had just run off with the widow Bai, and He Yuzhu was still a young apprentice at Hongbin Restaurant... Given another chance, He Yuzhu was determined to catch the tailwind of the times and build a brilliant life of his own. He Daqing abandoned his children, and now that he's old, he expects me to take care of him? 1.5kReads6.0Score—14d adds
- 150 Siheyuan: I Made a Mess from the Start 四合院：开局捅了娄子 [Siheyuan + System + Multiple Heroines + Taming the Courtyard's Troublemakers] Li Bin transmigrates into a siheyuan courtyard and awakens the Ace Beast Tamer System from the start. Taming beasts earns him rewards, and his very first beginner mission is to tame the vicious beast Xu Damao. Thus begins his journey as an ace beast tamer. The beast of morality, Yi Zhonghai; the beast obsessed with power, Liu Haizhong; the miserly beast, Yan Bugui; the white-lotus beast, Qin Huairu; the undead beast, 8Reads7.1Score—14d adds
