Novels like Siheyuan: From Having Nothing to Becoming the World’s Richest
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- 101 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??? 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Siheyuan: Defeating the Beasts with Magic 四合院：用魔法打败众禽兽 Mao Yiyi, a goofy college student from the modern era, transmigrates into a Siheyuan, where everyone wants to teach him a lesson for being such a ‘goofball.’ ‘Magic System’: Learn to fight magic with magic, and you’ll earn System rewards! With the rewards from the System, Mao Yiyi rises from the Siheyuan to the factory, then from the city to the nation, climbing all the way to the top! ‘Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve reached Level 8 as a fitter!’ ‘Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve reached 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Siheyuan: There Is Still True Kindness in This World 四合院：人间自有真情在 Zhao Mingda transmigrated into the world of the siheyuan courtyard. He discovered it was the television drama about the animal-filled courtyard. Only children make choices. I want it all... Except for Jia Zhangshi, of course. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Xu Damao's Remarkable Life in the Siheyuan 四合院许大茂的精彩人生 An ordinary young man from the 21st century transmigrates into the 18-year-old Xu Damao. Watch Xu Damao make an exciting life for himself. How will he whip the entire courtyard compound into shape? He’ll show those courtyard pests what it means to be a beacon of righteousness. 679Reads6.3Score10414d adds
- 105 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
- 106 Siheyuan: Conquer Lou Xiao'e from the Start! 四合院：开局征服娄晓娥！ He transmigrates to a courtyard house and becomes a character who never existed. After inheriting his uncle's estate, he becomes a thorn in the side of all the scheming tenants. They are always cooking up schemes to drive him out of the courtyard house. But he is a transmigrator with a System space. Those scheming tenants? He doesn't even take them seriously. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 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
- 108 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
- 109 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
- 110 Siheyuan: The Ultimate Villain Frames Banggeng from the Start 四合院：最强反派，开局诬陷棒梗 [Villain] + [Scheming] + [Ruthless] + [Steady Updates] He transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes the protagonist, He Yuzhu. From the start, Bang Geng breaks into his home to steal money. He promptly sends the boy to the police station. When Qin Huairu begs him to let Bang Geng off, He Yuzhu says, “Qin Huairu, you don’t want Bang Geng sent to a juvenile detention center, do you?” When Xu Damao frames him, He Yuzhu makes sure Xu Damao gets to experience all-inclusive 188Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 111 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
- 112 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
- 113 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
- 114 Siheyuan: I, He Daqing, Snatch Qin Huairu 四合院：我！何大清，截胡秦淮茹 [System + stealing someone's love interest + period setting + flirting, with minor changes to the original plot] By a stroke of luck, college student He Daqing unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of a courtyard in the 1950s. He becomes Silly Zhu's father and awakens a System that rewards him for stealing other people's love interests. Every time he does, he gets a reward. That year, Qin Huairu has just arrived in the city and hasn't married Jia Dongxu yet. Without a second thought, He Daqi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Siheyuan: Don't Mess with Me, or You'll Regret It 四合院：别惹我，会让你后悔 Ye Jianjun transmigrates into an ordinary family in Love in the Courtyard. He has a younger sister who would live and die alongside him. After transmigrating, all he wants is to live well and give his sister a better life! As for Silly Zhu, getting bled dry by Qin Huairu is entirely his own fault! Xu Damao may be doing well for himself, but he'll end up without an heir! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 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! 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Jia Dongxu’s Happy Life 贾东旭的幸福生活 Love in the Courtyard? Or a courtyard full of scoundrels? I'm Jia Dongxu. My mother, Jia Zhangshi, is nicknamed the Necromancer for her ability to summon the dead. My son, Bang Geng, is hailed as a child of fate and a master thief. My wife, Qin Huairu, is supposedly a saintly white lotus. She leeches off He Yuzhu, yet devotes herself wholeheartedly to the Jia family. I've arrived, and it's still the same courtyard, but life here will be different. 112Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 118 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
- 119 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
- 120 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
- 121 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
- 122 Siheyuan: Yan Bugui Has a Portal Between Two Worlds 四合院：闫埠贵有个双穿门 After Xu Damao announces that he's turned over a new leaf, everyone in Happy Home (the courtyard) looks forward to a bright and prosperous future. Only one person realizes that he no longer belongs. From a distance, he watches his own body lying motionless, wanting to return to it but unable to muster the strength. When his wife discovers that he isn't breathing, the whole courtyard falls into chaos... After witnessing his own funeral, his soul slowly fades away. He thought the Yellow Springs wo 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 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
- 124 Siheyuan: Starting by Taming Qin Huairu 四合院：从驯服秦淮茹开始 Cao Yang, a man with the makings of a prime minister, transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Not only does he awaken a villain System from the start, but he also comes from a prominent family and is devastatingly handsome. Before long, he's the object of everyone's affection, living a carefree life of luxury. Qin Huairu, Lou Xiao'e, Yu Li, Yu Haitang... One after another, they all gather around Cao Yang. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Siheyuan: Hard Times, Bright Little Days 四合院：困难年代，红火小日子 [Period Flavor] [Power Fantasy] [Deserted Island] [Fishing Across Worlds] After an accident in an esports game, Zhang Weiqiang wakes up in the world of Love in the Courtyard, where he has become an outstanding graduate of a prestigious Beijing medical university. Fresh out of college, he faces three major problems: his parents died in service to their country, he needs to find a job, and his younger sister was placed in someone else's care after he was buried. After he “rises from the dead” and 134Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Siheyuan: I Stand Tall and Proud, Absolutely Dominant 四合院：挺直腰板，我绝对霸气 In his early years, he often practiced on old scrolls, never growing tired of it. The writing beneath his brush was not a declaration to the outside world, but a profound conversation with the past and with time. Those characters were like his friends, sometimes generous, sometimes sharp, sometimes gentle. They conveyed more than their literal meanings: they carried the stirrings of his heart, thoughts and feelings he could not put into words. 22Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 127 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
- 128 Thanks for Asking: I'm in the Siheyuan, Punishing the Troublemakers 谢邀：人在四合院，惩治众禽 [First book, lighthearted, takes down the scheming residents, satisfying] After being enraged to death, the protagonist’s soul enters the courtyard, and the System follows close behind! “Genius Thieving Sage” Bang Geng “Ultimate Simp” Silly Zhu “Grand Summoner” Jia Zhangshi “Moral Sage” Yi Zhonghai “Virtuous White Lotus” Qin Huairu With a crowd like this, how could the courtyard ever be anything but lively? The blurb is short. Head to the main story for more. 449Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 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
- 130 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
- 131 Siheyuan: A Tough Guy in Wartime 四合院：战火浑人 A story in the Siheyuan series. The protagonist is just an ordinary person, without all that self-righteous virtue or saintly self-sacrifice. It focuses on clear-cut love and hate, with a thoroughly rough-around-the-edges lead. It is undoubtedly a satisfying read, but more than that, it offers food for thought about the future. 1kReads6.8Score10414d adds
- 132 Siheyuan: Rising from the Snowstorm 四合院：从大雪中崛起 [Alternate apocalyptic snow disaster + watching the courtyard's awful residents struggle from the sidelines + special abilities + evolution in extreme cold + mutated beasts + more children, more blessings] Han Fei transmigrates into the body of a courtyard resident. The moment he opens his eyes, he's bound to a seed-and-copy System, and a snow disaster is set to strike in just fifteen days! Han Fei knows all too well how little humanity those awful residents have. He stockpiles supplies and puts 187Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 133 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
- 134 Siheyuan: Making the Third Master Cry with Food from the Start 四合院：开局吃哭三大爷 Aini and Wei Zhenzhen transmigrate to the 1960s and also acquire a Feast System. Every meal brings them rewards, and eating at someone else's home earns extra rewards. Who would bother eating at home after hearing that? After a meal at Third Uncle's place, Yan Bugui cries, “How can you eat so much?” At the same time, the System reward arrives. [Ding! Congratulations on mooching a meal from Third Uncle Yan Bugui. Base reward: 10 yuan. Bonus reward: Spirit Spring Space] After a meal at Second Uncl 438Reads6.7Score10414d adds
- 135 Reborn in 1956 in the Siheyuan: Liu Guangqi 四合院重生56之刘光齐 [Love in the Courtyard + Everyday Life + Not a wish-fulfillment story + Pocket Dimension + Useless System] Why has Liu Qi, a boy from an orphanage, ended up in the world of Love in the Courtyard? Does Silly Zhu, who seems so honest, have a hidden past? Did He Daqing really leave Sijiu City for a widow? Were the factory directors, Yang and Li, fighting over nothing but power? What are Yi Zhonghai and the Deaf Old Lady’s true identities? Was the great leader’s departure from Sijiu City really as s 314Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 136 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—Score—14d adds
- 137 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 3.1kReads8.1Score10014d adds
- 138 Siheyuan: The Beast He Yuzhu 四合院之禽兽何雨柱 Don’t call me Silly Zhu! I like it when people call me a beast. I just want to write a novel I’ll enjoy. This is my first time writing, so please share any valuable feedback. 9.1kReads7.9Score33214d adds
- 139 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1958, My Son Is Silly Zhu 四合院：重生58年，我儿是傻柱 Armed with the Perfect Life System, I was reborn in 1958 and became Silly Zhu's father! That year, He Daqing was 33 years old. His wife had been dead for five years, and he was still a chef at Fengzeyuan. His son, He Yuzhu, was fourteen, and his daughter, He Yushui, was seven! Yi Zhonghai wants to set me up with the widow Bai so I can remarry? Get lost. Do you really think I don't know what you're up to? He Yuzhu's urge to support widows has awakened? I'll send him straight off to work as a p 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Everyone in the Siheyuan Struggles to Get By, but I Want for Nothing 四合院大伙艰难度日我却吃喝不愁 In the early 1960s, an utterly ordinary worker nearly loses his life in an accident, but unexpectedly opens the door to a “new world” at the same time. From then on, he begins his powered-up life, with countless resources and knowledge of the next several decades of development. He matches wits with the beasts of the Siheyuan and rises steadily through the ranks within just a few years… 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 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
- 142 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
- 143 Becoming a Big Shot, Starting in the Siheyuan 从四合院开始成为大佬 By chance, I ended up in the world of the Siheyuan. Looking at the many villains in the courtyard, Zhang Xing had only one thing to say: Don’t drag me into your mess! Qin Huairu? She’s just my devoted admirer! Lou Xiao'e, Lin Fang, Yu Haitang, Yu Li, He Yushui, Ran Qiuyue, Qin Jingru... Who else? Not one of them is getting away. Work hard and help the Four Modernizations through production. After finally getting a second chance at life, I don’t want to deal with your petty squabbles. Seize the o 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Siheyuan: I Can Level Up My Skills! 四合院，我能刷技能熟练度！ A new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your follows are what keep me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 415Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 145 Siheyuan: Transmigrated as a Tycoon, Lou Xiao'e Takes Control of the Entire Courtyard 四合院：穿成霸总娄晓娥拿捏全院 [Fanfiction] + [Period Drama] + [Face-Slapping and Scum-Bashing] + [Devoted Husband] + [Strong Female Lead] After watching Love in the Courtyard, I never expected to die suddenly and transmigrate, only to become Lou Xiao'e of the courtyard. Luckily, I transmigrated before marrying Xu Damao, so there's still a chance to turn things around. Just watch how I take down the scumbags and torment the widow's whole family, lure He Yuzhu home to be my husband on the cheap, and have his children. We'll ma 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Laid-Back Life After Being Reborn 四合院，傻柱重生后的摆烂生活 In his old age, Silly Zhu had finally become useless to the Jia family, so they drove him out. He died miserably, but thankfully, Heaven gave him another chance at life. Qin Huairu: “Silly Zhu, please help me just this once. Just once.” Silly Zhu: “If I help you again, I'll be a damn fool!” Yan Bugui: “Silly Zhu, how about I find you a wife? Your Third Master can arrange it!” Silly Zhu sneered. “Worry about your own business. I'm perfectly happy keeping everything to myself.” Old Lady Deaf: “Sil 1.4kReads5.3Score10014d adds
- 147 Siheyuan: I Made the First Master Disappear 四合院：我把一大爷弄没了 "No womanizer"+ "No saint"+ "Steady growth" I woke up one morning to find that I'd transmigrated to the 1960s!!! I also discovered that the people around me included a chef called Silly Zhu, an eighth-grade fitter named Yi Zhonghai, and a pretty widow called Qin Huairu. There's even a pocket dimension in my mind. What? It can speed up time, too? Then ginseng that's a hundred or even a thousand years old will be mine in no time! I'll dig up a few antiques while I'm at it! After lying low for a wh 6.5kReads7.6Score14714d adds
- 148 Siheyuan: The He Family's Eldest Uncle Joins the Uprising 四合院：何家大伯从起义开始 At the end of the dynasty, He Weiqing enters the world of the Siheyuan and becomes the He family's eldest son, He Taiqing. In the fourteenth year of the Mingguo era, He Taiqing changes his name to He Weiqing and heads south with his wife. Through careful maneuvering, he becomes a regiment commander under Wan Lu. He takes in a handsome young man who makes baskets in the mountains, and meets a comrade named Dongfang Wei. From then on, the two support one another and work hand in hand. That same ye 19Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 149 Siheyuan: The Old Trickster Gets a Match, With Plenty of Food and Drink 四合院：老六配秀，有酒有肉 The System bugged out and ended the story automatically, but it can still be edited. There’s nothing for it: I can only copy it into another book. This one will have to be abandoned... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 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
