Novels like A Simple Life in the Siheyuan
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- 101 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
- 102 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
- 103 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 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 The A, B, C, and D of the Siheyuan 四合院里的甲乙丙丁 This book is best enjoyed at 2x speed or faster. It’s better for listening than reading! One heroine! No harem! There’s a pocket dimension! Inner monologues! Multiple perspectives! The butterfly effect! There really is no System! The pocket dimension gives him a bit of a cheat! It’s a little rambly! My first time writing, so I have no experience! If you like it, give it a try! If you don’t, feel free to move on! This is my first time writing, so the early part is pretty bad... But after the auth 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 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
- 106 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
- 107 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 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 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 1.2kReads5.4Score11414d adds
- 109 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
- 110 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
- 111 Siheyuan: Starting with a Bad-Luck System, the Yard's Fools Are Stunned 四合院：开局霉运系统众禽人麻了 [This book has a dark edge and an overpowered protagonist. Mostly played for laughs] Lin Yuan was reborn into Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he activated the Bad Luck System. The whole courtyard is full of beasts? Then I'll be even worse than them! You dare bully me? Then get ready for bad luck! Jia Zhangshi tried to steal meat and fell into the latrine, nearly drowning. Jia Dongxu stole my bicycle? He broke his leg the moment he stepped outside. Yi Zhonghai bullied me? He walked out and —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Siheyuan: I Answered the Call to Go to the Countryside, Who Dares Stop Me? 四合院：响应号召下乡，谁敢阻拦 Zhou Dong was so exhausted from working overtime that he fell asleep at his desk. When he woke up, he discovered that he had transmigrated. According to the original owner's memories, this was the world of the courtyard house. He was an orphan living in the back courtyard. His neighbors included: The bloodsucking Qin Huairu and her family. Silly Zhu, with his explosive fighting power. Second Uncle Liu Haizhong, who loved throwing his weight around, and the selfish Xu Damao. And last but not leas 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 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
- 114 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
- 115 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 29Reads—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 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
- 119 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
- 120 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
- 121 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 197Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 122 Siheyuan: Acquiring the Sharingan from the Start 四合院：开局获得写轮眼 Wang Yuzhi accidentally transmigrated to the 1960s, into a beast-filled courtyard, and gained the utterly unrelated Mangekyo Sharingan, which he uses to put these beasts in their place. Morally blackmail the First Uncle, put the Second Uncle in his place, scheme to get benefits from the Third Uncle, deal with the thieving little saint Banggeng, take advantage of bloodsucking Qin Huairu, and summon the dead right in front of Jia Zhangshi. 412Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Siheyuan: The Fishing Club That Spans the Heavens 四合院：垂钓诸天俱乐部 The courtyard is full of lovable people: Moral exemplar Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu the saintly white lotus, Jia Banggeng, a born master thief, Jia Zhangshi, the necromancer, and so on. Together, they became the backdrop of an era. Xu Ziru also became a member of the Fishing Across the Heavens Club, angling in countless worlds. Apocalyptic worlds, future worlds, interstellar worlds. He fishes across the heavens, acting as a middleman with his fellow anglers to trade goods between countless worlds. H 2Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 124 Siheyuan: I'm He Yuzhu, and I'm Really the Villain 四合院：我何雨柱真的是反派 [Siheyuan] + [Villain] + [God-tier choices] + [Putting the courtyard’s beasts in their place] He transmigrates to the Siheyuan. He Yuzhu gets a new lease on life. From the start, he activates a god-tier choice System. He Yuzhu ignores the System’s rewards and picks whichever option feels the best. When he’s done driving all twenty-plus households in the Siheyuan out of their homes and leaving them destitute and alone, He Yuzhu laughs. “I said I was the Villain. Do you believe me now?” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Bright Sword in the Siheyuan: A Reborn Soldier King Marries a Widow 亮剑四合院：兵王重生娶了个寡妇 Elite soldier Huang Siguang’s family tomb must have had smoke rising from it, because he is reborn in the wartime years of the Great Xia. This time, he won’t be a spoiled playboy. He’ll court Widow Pan, fall in love, and take a few Japanese soldiers out along the way. Before he knows it, the once-declining Huang family is on the rise again! 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Middle-Aged Sha Zhu Opens a Restaurant in the 1980s 中年傻柱，八十年代里开饭店 A legendary modern chef transmigrates into the body of Sha Zhu. He decisively cuts ties with Qin Huairu and sets out to build a new life. In this new era, he puts his talents to use, opens a restaurant, and becomes a benchmark for the food service industry. 280Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 127 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! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Siheyuan: My Childhood Friend Is Tian Zao 四合院：我的青梅竹马是田枣 My name is Lu Ming. I transmigrated to early 1949. I was a soldier discharged from the army due to an injury. I thought I'd spend the rest of my life coasting along in my reassigned job. But by a stroke of luck, I got bound to the [Family System]. Since the System has arrived, of course I can't just coast through life anymore. But can someone tell me why my childhood sweetheart is named Tian Zao? And why the place I live is called No. 95 Nanluoguxiang? 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Siheyuan: A Radiant Spring 四合院之春光灿烂 I transmigrated to a courtyard house with a warehouse and a dock, and crushed the whole flock of troublemakers. With a supply dimension at my disposal, I keep a low profile in the courtyard and live an ordinary life, hiding all my achievements. A sharp mind and a cunning player. —Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 130 Siheyuan: A Barber’s Happy Life 四合院：理发师快乐生活 Modern-day Li An transmigrates overnight and becomes a barber in a siheyuan on Nanluoguxiang in Beijing. Faced with a three-courtyard residence of gray bricks and tiles and a dozen squabbling households, he grips his razor and decides to carve out his own place in this era. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Jurassic Park in My Siheyuan 四合院随身携带侏罗纪 Zhang San accidentally transmigrates into the notorious courtyard compound. He brings an entire Jurassic world along with him. Every day, he explores a new world of adventure among prehistoric dinosaurs. The vast sky, sprawling land, and boundless ocean are all his hunting grounds. Soaring pterosaurs, ferocious Tyrannosaurus rex, and all kinds of deep-sea behemoths are his prey. Times may change, but love and good food should never be neglected. Let's go exploring together! 4Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 132 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
- 133 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
- 134 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
- 135 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
- 136 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. 8Reads6.6Score414d 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'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
- 139 Siheyuan: Reporting Everyone Left and Right Until the Whole Courtyard Surrenders to Me 四合院：疯狂举报，全院服了这个老六 Xiang Nan transmigrates into the courtyard and becomes Qin Huairu's neighbor. His parents are dead, and his older siblings die in an accident. One blow after another leaves Xiang Nan in a hopeless situation from the start. But behind the tragedy, one horrifying secret after another gradually comes to light as Xiang Nan reports them to the authorities. Silly Zhu gets sent to prison four times. Yi Zhonghai gets locked up seven times. Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui take a day trip to the detention cent 20Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 140 Siheyuan: I’m He Yuzhu, and I Refuse to Be Exploited 四合院：我，何雨柱，决不被吸血 [Courtyard + System + Wish Fulfillment + Punishing the Scoundrels] After transmigrating, he becomes the courtyard's ultimate doormat, He Yuzhu. His father ran off with the White Widow, leaving him with only his younger sister, He Yushui. And now Qin Huairu has her eye on him, too. Does she want to use him as a human ATM? Not a chance! Qin Huairu wants his help? He needs to save his food for his sister. Who do you think you are? Xu Damao keeps picking fights with him? He'll teach you a lesson, so —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 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
- 142 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—Score114d adds
- 143 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
- 144 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
- 145 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
- 146 Siheyuan: Farming with All the Beautiful Women! 四合院，我和众美女一起种田！ Zheng Tong, an ordinary modern man at the bottom of society, transmigrates to the capital in the 1960s. Who says the transmigration gods don’t look after working-class people like him? Look, didn’t he transmigrate? But then Zheng Tong discovers that he has transmigrated into "The Birds-Filled Siheyuan", a TV drama he once watched! (^_^) And he’s just an insignificant background character! So should he keep lying flat, or get back on his feet and take off? Read the story of the modern “King of Sl 381Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 147 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
- 148 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
- 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. 336Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 150 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
