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- 101 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 205Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 102 Siheyuan: Starting by Drawing Bang Geng, I'm Ruthless and Soft-Spoken 四合院：开局抽棒梗，人狠话少 He Yuzhu transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he awakens the Tycoon System. The System comes with an upgrade feature. As long as he earns enough experience points, he can level up. He also receives a corresponding cash reward each time. As He Yuzhu cooks more and more dishes, the experience meter on his System keeps climbing. He Yuzhu was already a skilled chef. With this System, he's in his element. From this moment on, He Yuzhu's life takes off. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 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 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 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
- 105 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
- 106 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. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 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
- 108 Silly Zhu and Liangzi Take on the World 傻柱和亮子闯世界 After becoming Silly Zhu, he thinks that in this special era he'll be stuck in the courtyard house and the steel mill. Unexpectedly, he gets to travel all across the country and overseas. After the reforms and opening up, he figures being a restaurant owner will be enough, but he unexpectedly becomes an Olympic champion. He thinks that being a champion, then a coach, and eventually a leader is a fine way to spend his life, but then he accidentally shows off his talents in the investment world. 116Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 109 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
- 110 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
- 111 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. 3.2kReads5.7Score15914d adds
- 112 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
- 113 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? 753Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 114 Siheyuan: Taking Silly Zhu on a Budget Trip 四合院：拎着傻柱去穷游 [Poverty Travel System (the kind of “poor” where you don't even have underwear!) + Deadpool Template + Deserted-Island Survival] By day, he tames the unruly birds in a courtyard house, turning the place into chaos. By night, he takes girls and idiots on budget trips to island getaways for seafood barbecues! Guaranteed laughs! He's already taken Qin Huairu on a shoestring trip to Pacific islands and Lou Xiao'e on a budget journey through the forests and islands of Lake Baikal. Other characters ar 1Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 115 Siheyuan: From the Start, Taken Into Custody 四合院：开局就被扣押 Li Dehou transmigrates to the 1960s, but his original self is in Iceland, on the other side of the Earth. His grandfather lives in the northern Icelandic town of Hauganes and runs a farm and fishery. Having been a proper citizen of Huaguo in his previous life, Li Dehou could never spend the rest of his days tending a farm and ranch on the other side of the Earth. Not even a golden finger could dampen his longing to return home. But… why is he arrested as an enemy as soon as he gets back? And… ho 1.1kReads5.4Score11414d adds
- 116 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
- 117 Siheyuan: The Judge System Sentences the Whole Courtyard’s Vermin to Death 四合院：判官系统，枪毙全院禽兽 [The most rage-fueled courtyard novel around. Life is hard enough, so watch decisive justice being served and the scum getting shot to relieve some stress. If there's even a hint of saintly, doormat behavior, feel free to tear into me. I won't talk back.] Li Jianghe transmigrates to the 1960s, into a courtyard teeming with scum. His father was killed by Yi Zhonghai after catching him cheating, and now, under the lead of the hypocrite Yi Zhonghai, the whole courtyard's scum are targeting Li Jiang 437Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 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
- 119 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
- 120 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. 55Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 121 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
- 122 Siheyuan: We Fall Out from the Start, and Jia Zhangshi Returns to the Countryside 四合院：开局闹翻，贾张氏回乡下 732Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 King of the Era: Starting with Years Like a Raging Fire 时代王者：从似火流年开始 A crossover fanfiction combining film and television, with a focus on period dramas. A World of Difference + The Knockout + Love in the Courtyard + In the Name of the People + Operation Icebreaker + Crime Crackdown + Hong Kong movies! Reborn into the world of A World of Difference, he is known alongside He Erqing as one of the Twin Tigers of Yanyang. Li Tian is surprised to discover that in the alley next door lives a young man called Banggeng, known as the Courtyard’s Thieving Saint. His stepfa 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Siheyuan: I Took Their Advice, and Everyone in the Courtyard Lost It 四合院，我听劝后，全院人麻了 [Siheyuan courtyard + System + not too much malice + lighthearted comedy] Lin Yang transmigrates to a siheyuan courtyard in 1953, becoming neighbors with a whole yard full of scheming nuisances. He thinks he’ll have to spend his days plotting against them. Then he activates the Take Advice System. Following a suggestion triggers a System task, and completing it earns him all sorts of rewards. From then on, Lin Yang becomes the most advice-taking person in the courtyard. His ill-intentioned neigh 2Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 125 Siheyuan: I Catch a Human Trafficker from the Start 四合院：开局抓个人贩子 Listen to good advice, and you'll never go hungry. After unexpectedly arriving in a Beijing courtyard compound, Xie Xizhou finds himself surprisingly at ease among all its colorful characters! From the start, he takes Jia Dongxu's advice and catches a human trafficker, earning himself a commendation and setting off down a path of no return... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 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
- 127 Siheyuan: I Take on Yi Zhonghai Alone, and the Beasts Panic 四合院：我单挑易中海，众禽慌了 [Courtyard house + System + tormenting the beasts + high angst + feel-good power-up] Chen Jianjun transmigrates to a courtyard house and gets bound to an Anger Points System. Don’t know how to get under someone’s skin? Find their weak spot and you can ruin them in minutes! 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 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
- 129 Siheyuan: What’s Wrong with Being a Little Overbearing? 四合院：我霸道点怎么了？ Chen Changwu transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard just as his family falls apart. His maternal aunt by marriage, Jia Zhangshi, wants to take over his house. As if he'd put up with that! He beats her up, then goes and smashes up the Jia family home. Yi Zhonghai takes her side? He gets beaten! Silly Zhu sticks his nose in? He gets beaten! Liu Haizhong throws his weight around? He gets beaten! The foul-mouthed Xu Damao, the stingy Yan Bugui, the white lotus Qin Huairu... There's no 2.9kReads8.1Score10014d adds
- 130 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 236Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 131 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
- 132 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! 154Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 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
- 134 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
- 135 Playing Games in the Siheyuan 我在四合院玩游戏 Liu Chen was an ordinary university student from Blue Star who stumbled into a parallel world. After being wounded on the battlefield and returning home after leaving military service, he discovered that he had transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. He also gained a game world. Watch how he takes the courtyard by storm. Xu Damao: “Ha! I'm the chosen one!” Liu Chen: “Not even close. Ban his account.” Silly Zhu: “I'm going to kill monsters and get food to help Sister Qin.” Liu Chen 253Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 136 My First Book 我爱大番茄的第1本书 A new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Ate the Chop-Chop Fruit 四合院：开局吃下四分五裂果实 [A sly schemer + humor + everyday life + moderate violence + Wei Wu’s legacy] In the year 1960, Cao Wenbin transmigrates into the courtyard as an orphaned NPC tenant, bullied by the other residents. He eats the Split-Split Fruit, gaining the ability to divide his body at will and control the pieces remotely. From that day on, strange things happen in the courtyard one after another. The Thief Saint, Banggeng, sees a head floating in the air every night and is scared out of his mind. Jia Zhangshi —Reads—Score114d adds
- 138 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! 2Reads5.6Score114d adds
- 139 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. 149Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 140 Siheyuan: The Nine-Year-Old Genius Who Held Up the Sky 四合院：九岁天才，撑起一片天 Medical genius Li Xiangdong transmigrates to 1962. He becomes a resident of a siheyuan. His mother was killed by Yi Zhonghai and the others. Now Jia Zhangshi is about to steal his family's sewing machine. Li Xiangdong fights desperately to stop her, but Silly Zhu kicks him down and kills him! But there is always a way forward. Li Xiangdong binds himself to the Marketplace That Spans Past and Present. It has everything, from nuclear bombs to food! All right, you beasts. Your end is just around th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 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
- 142 My Happy Life in the Red-Hot Era Siheyuan 火红年代四合院，我的幸福生活 Zhou Qing transmigrated and became an ordinary resident of a courtyard compound. He had no interest in getting involved in the petty squabbles there. All he wanted was to use his golden finger to live a happy, peaceful life! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Siheyuan: After Taking Advice, I Drove the Beasts Mad 四合院：我听劝后，禽兽们气疯了 Gu Cheng transmigrates into a courtyard-house world in 1965 and binds himself to the [Heed Advice] System. He gets an instant reward whenever he takes someone's advice. And if that advice comes from someone with bad intentions, completing the task earns him an even bigger reward! Third Master: I only told him to write couplets for free. Who knew he'd become a calligraphy master and make a fortune? I'm green with envy! Second Master: I only told him to buy a fake blue-and-white vase. It smashed, 2Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 144 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
- 145 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
- 146 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
- 147 Siheyuan: Starting with an Inheritance 四合院：从继承遗产开始 Li Qingshan, a university graduate from a later era who has transmigrated into the past, inherits all of his second uncle's estate and moves into a courtyard with a group of “good neighbors.” He uses everything at his disposal to outwit and outfight the “good neighbors” in the courtyard: taking on the “Moral Paragon,” kicking the “Courtyard God of War,” slapping the “Necromancer,” and teaching the courtyard's “Master Thief” a lesson... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Siheyuan: Taking Over a Job in the City 四合院：从进城顶岗开始 [Lighthearted Comedy + No Playing Fair + Building Wealth + Moderate Animal Torment + Clear Main Plot + Original, Brainy Story] Zhao Xiaoqian transmigrated to a poor village in 1961. From the start, he took a city job and moved into a courtyard compound. Bang Geng kept provoking him, so he immediately made Qin Huairu work off her debt! Yi Zhonghai wanted to adopt his younger sister, so Zhao hired Yi Zhonghai's wife as a full-time nanny! He also hired Yan Bugui as a private tutor! Xu Damao was 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 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. 366Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 150 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. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
