Novels like Playing Games in the Siheyuan
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- 101 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 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 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 684Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 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
- 104 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
- 105 Siheyuan: Starting All Over Again 四合院之从头再来 After witnessing Lou Xiao'e's death, Silly Zhu was reborn on the day in 1951 when He Daqing had just abandoned the two siblings and run off. What path should Silly Zhu choose for the rest of his life? 6kReads7.9Score15114d adds
- 106 Siheyuan: Liu Guangqi's Road to Redemption! 四合院：刘光齐的自赎之路！ [Siheyuan + Reborn + Space + A sensible path to strengthening the country (not brainless)] If you want to write a good Siheyuan novel, you can't just write about everyday life. You also need to capture the spirit of the times, the Cao Cao spirit, and positive energy. You should also write about things that weren't in the TV show, the things readers want to see. That's how you earn readers' approval. This is the story of Liu Guangqi returning reborn, making up for past regrets, and navigating fam 567Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 107 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
- 108 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] 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 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
- 110 Siheyuan: Xu Damao Turns Dark 四合院，黑化许大茂 A devoted man is bound to have his heart trampled in the end. After an accident sends him transmigrating into Xu Damao from Love in the Courtyard, he decides from that moment on to stop acting like a decent person. A womanizer? Hard to explain. Read the story and see for yourself! 254Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 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
- 112 Siheyuan: The Mosquito-Raising System That Steals Other People’s Skills 四合院：养蚊系统，吸取他人技能 Qin Fen transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan and activates the Divine Mosquito System from the start. It randomly mutates all kinds of divine mosquitoes. Scout Mosquito → Shared vision, keeping him up to date on everything happening in the courtyard! Disease-Curing Mosquito → Transfers illnesses and gives people a complete makeover! Skill-Stealing Mosquito → Siphons skills for him to use! Old Deaf Granny: “Oh no! I've been complaining about feeling unwell every day, and now I've actually 3Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 113 Siheyuan: I Have a Tiny Bit of Money, That's Totally Reasonable 四合院：我有亿点点钱，很合理吧 [System + transmigrate + tycoon + historical era + farming + everyday life + carefree slacker + Beijing courtyard] It was another night coming home under the dark sky, after ten days of working overtime in a row. He Yongzhu thought helplessly that if he got another chance at life, he would definitely be a wealthy slacker with plenty of money and free time. Suddenly, everything went black. He had transmigrated into the world of a Beijing courtyard and become He Yuzhu's younger brother. He could s 1.7kReads5.0Score—14d adds
- 114 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
- 115 Beating Yi Zhonghai to a Pulp from the Start 开局暴打易中海 After a night of indulgence following his college graduation, Lu Ya wakes up to discover that he has transmigrated into the body of Sha Zhu, the hapless fool from the novel The Birds-Filled Courtyard. As he thinks about the courtyard full of beasts he's about to face and starts to feel troubled, a “ding” sounds: the transmigrator's welcome gift, the System, has arrived... 1Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 116 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
- 117 Siheyuan: I Took Advice from the Start, and the Troublemakers Lost Their Minds 四合院：开局听劝，禽兽们气疯了 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Siheyuan: I'm Jia Zhangshi's Nephew 四合院：我是贾张氏内侄 I transmigrated. I get to live another life. I become Jia Zhangshi's nephew, return from military service, and become the head of the procurement department at the steel mill. Facing Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu, and the rest of their family... that's where the story begins. 8Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 119 Siheyuan: From Mail Carrier to Yin-Yang Courier 四合院：从邮递员到阴阳邮差 He became a courier, braving wind and rain, seeing every corner of life and experiencing all kinds of people. Born into a family where no one cared for him, how could he find a different path in the courtyard compound? Fortunately, there was a mysterious woman who had been waiting for him all along, helping him through his troubles and filling in whatever he lacked. In this courtyard without any family warmth, she gave him a rare taste of affection. But in the end, he somehow grew old enough to 176Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 120 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
- 121 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
- 122 Siheyuan: Damao Wants Me to Get Him in Trouble 四合院：大茂让我捅娄子 [Siheyuan] + [System] + [Feel-Good Story] Xu Shaoan transmigrated. When he opened his eyes, he was in the world of the Animal-Filled Siheyuan. He had become Xu Damao's younger brother. Before he could even take it all in, his cheap older brother Xu Damao made him an offer he couldn't refuse: "Shaoan! ... Help me sow my seed!" Xu Shaoan was stunned. He never would have expected anything like this. But... [Congratulations, Host. You have bound yourself to the 'Grow the Family Tree' System...] [Is 21Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 123 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
- 124 Siheyuan: I Can’t Believe My Brother Is Silly Zhu 四合院我哥竟然是傻柱 [Courtyard Drama + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + No Sycophancy] After staying up late watching TV, He Yushui couldn't help speaking up for a character when she realized they shared a name. Overcome by emotion, her heart raced, and she suddenly died. When she opened her eyes again, she had become He Yushui, the little girl in the story who had just been abandoned by her father. Silly Zhu, now that I'm your sister, I won't let you meet the same fate. This story mainly puts the Jia family thr 360Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 125 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
- 126 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
- 127 Siheyuan: I'm the Smiling Tiger 四合院：我就是笑面虎 My new work is out! You can read it 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! 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 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 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Siheyuan: Transmigrating as He Yushui, the Invisible Girl 四合院：穿越成为小透明何雨水 After an accident, college student Tang Yan transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes He Yushui, Silly Zhu's high-school-age younger sister. After keeping a low profile for three years, she gets into the university's accounting department. Upon graduating, she is assigned to work as a cashier at the Red Star Steel Mill. Starting by stopping Qin Huairu from collecting Silly Zhu's wages on his behalf, she puts obstacles in her way at every turn. In the end, she helps Silly 1.1kReads8.0Score11914d adds
- 130 Siheyuan: Sign-In Rewards, and Sister Qin Says I'm Amazing 四合院：签到打卡，秦姐说好厉害 Jiang Chen wakes up in the depths of winter, with New Year's firecrackers almost close enough to smell, yet he's still all alone. His life changes with a daily sign-in, and Jiang Chen swears that from now on, every holiday will bring a lively crowd to his doorstep! Jiang Chen stumbles into a chaotic era. Qin Huairu is still a virgin, shy and charming, pure and sweet. Qin Jingru still knows nothing of the world, like a blank sheet of paper waiting for someone to mold her and paint it in e 3Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 131 Siheyuan: Starting Out in the Security Department 四合院：从保卫科干起 [An Unexpected Transmigration to a Siheyuan Courtyard] [One Female Lead + Face-Slapping + Everyday Life] I went to sleep at home and, for no apparent reason, transmigrated to 1954. After getting a job arranged, I moved into a siheyuan courtyard. 1Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 132 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
- 133 Siheyuan: Life Is More Fun with a Beautiful Wife at Home 四合院：家有娇妻，人生才有趣 Lin Bei transmigrated to a courtyard compound in 1951, right in the middle of a difficult period. But with his golden finger, he was sure he could thrive. Still, life was more interesting with a beautiful wife at home, so he decided he would win Qin Huairu for himself. Lin Bei: “Huairu, why don’t you come with me? I promise you’ll have fish and meat at every meal, live in comfort, and be happy.” Qin Huairu put on a demure expression. “I’m not that kind of person…” 384Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 134 Siheyuan: My Wife Says I'm a Doormat, but Life with Huairu Is Sweet After Remarriage 四合院：舔狗老婆嫌，再婚淮茹甜 Yang Weiguo transmigrates into the shared world of courtyard dramas and movies, awakening the Diligence Makes Up for Lack of Talent System. When his peaceful days are shattered and he's bullied by the beasts and his wife's whole family, Yang Weiguo finally strikes back and begins his bold new life in the courtyard! Lou Xiao'e, Qin Huairu, Yu Li, He Yushui, Yu Haitang, Chen Xueru… This is a dazzling era, and Yang Weiguo will become the brightest star in the world! 1.1kReads5.3Score—14d adds
- 135 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
- 136 The Second Book by Yaonie Xu Damao 妖孽许大茂的第2本书 After waking up, he found that he had transmigrated into the world of "The Birds Gather in the Courtyard" as He Yuzhu. He also activated a daily sign-in System. By signing in at the courtyard every day, he could claim rewards. With the sign-in System, when faced with the whole courtyard full of beasts, He Yuzhu declared, “It’s my turn to toy with you now...” Qin Huairu, the saintly white lotus? You can be my devoted lapdog. Xu Damao, that pus-oozing lowlife? I’ll give him a green hat from the st 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 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
- 138 Siheyuan: I Simplify Skills and Make the Courtyard Vermin Weep 四合院：简化技能，我薅哭众禽 Li Guoqing transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and inherits a fitter's job. The System comes online, letting him gain skills just by watching. He watches Yi Zhonghai machine a part and instantly becomes a Level 3 fitter!!! He watches Jia Zhangshi throw a tantrum and roll around on the ground, and somehow learns to summon the dead!!! Yi Zhonghai: “I never even taught Li Guoqing any skills. How did he become a Level 5 fitter in just three days?” Jia Zhangshi: “Old Jia, I was only 18Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 139 Siheyuan: Dongxu Doesn't Die, and Huairu Is at Her Wits' End! 四合院：东旭不死，淮茹麻了！ Chen Fan transmigrated to the world of Love in the Courtyard, blessed with extraordinary medical skills. On his first day at work, a major accident occurred at the factory. He immediately stepped in to save people. One of them was so badly injured that even Chen Fan's medical skills could only prolong his life by three days. Later, he discovered that the man was Jia Dongxu. Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Jia Dongxu was about to die. Jia Zhangshi wailed, Qin Huairu's eyes welled wi 3.9kReads5.4Score26514d adds
- 140 Siheyuan: The Sneaky Guy Lurking in the Shadows 四合院：躲在暗处的老六 Lin Yi refuses to transmigrate to a courtyard full of beasts, but the King of Hell gives him no second choice and sends him there anyway. Lin Yi thought he'd spend his whole life struggling against the courtyard beasts. He never expected the King of Hell to take pity on him and give him a sneaky little guide to getting people into trouble. Complete the tasks in it, and he'll receive corresponding rewards, including all kinds of food, supplies, skills, and more. With the help of this troublemakin 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 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
- 142 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
- 143 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
- 144 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai's Abducted Biological Child 四合院：被拐卖的易中海亲子 (Daily Life + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Not Mindless + Low on Hostility + Relaxed) Yi Xiaobao: Master, why were those eunuchs in ancient times all such amazing martial artists? Old Man Li: Because they didn't go around acting like fools. Synopsis: Sold into human trafficking from the start. In 1950, on the verge of death, I awakened the Life System. My name is Yi Xiaobao, the biological son of Yi Zhonghai from the courtyard. After I left the hospital, I met an old Chinese doctor who could tell f 6kReads6.3Score24614d adds
- 145 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
- 146 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. 111Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 147 Siheyuan: My Grudges and Good Times with Silly Zhu 四合院之我和傻柱的快意恩仇 A young antique restorer meets his end because of his womanizing ways, only to transmigrate into a courtyard house caught in turbulent times, where he becomes entangled with the women of several households. All he can do is take things as they come and treasure every moment. After working hard to make his way, he ultimately gets both wealth and beautiful women. 426Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 148 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 400Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 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
- 150 Siheyuan: I Keep Dancing on the Brink of Death! 四合院：我在作死边缘反复横跳！ Chen Tianming was reborn in a courtyard house in 1960. Jia Dongxu was still alive, Xu Damao was still unmarried, and everything seemed to have worked out just right! The beasts filling the courtyard hadn't completed their final evolution yet, but the signs were already there. Chen Tianming had originally planned to keep a low profile, but thanks to the System, he started recklessly testing how far he could go before getting himself killed! 8Reads6.9Score—14d adds
