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- 51 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated as Yan Jiefang 四合院：我穿越成为阎解放 Yan Jiefang, an overworked office drone in 2023, works seven days of overtime straight and drops dead, all for the promise of a big bonus from his boss. To his surprise, fate gives him a chance to start over. He wakes up as the eldest son of Third Uncle Yan Bugui. I don’t start trouble, but I’m not afraid of it either. With the System, I’ll make the most of life in the siheyuan courtyard. I’ll marry Yu Li and cherish my young wife. Qin Huairu, you don’t want Banggeng to get hurt, do you? Witness 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 My Four Strange Godfathers in the Siheyuan 四合院之我的四位奇怪干爹 My new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Uses Her Beauty to Teach the Beasts a Lesson 四合院：秦淮茹施美人计虐禽 "It's not fair to let Qin Huairu ruin Silly Zhu's life all by himself!" "If this is a courtyard full of beasts, then shouldn't we torment them one by one?" In 2023, the lovesick Qin Datou transmigrated into Qin Huairu's body in 1965. His assigned System was Lin Jingjing, a beautiful older woman who had been tormented to death by beasts. Hate: 999,999,994 Vitality: 000,000,006 A beautiful System whose vitality had been severely suppressed by hatred, A man who had died for love, If they wanted to 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 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—Shelves
- 55 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—Shelves
- 56 Siheyuan: After Transmigrating, the Big Shots Can Hear My Thoughts 四合院：穿越后被大佬倾听心声 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 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—Shelves
- 58 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—Shelves
- 59 Love in the Courtyard: He Comes from the Future 情满四合院，他来自未来 Transmigrating from 2023 to 1960 A different world, a different life The ability to come and go at will gives him boundless hope. From humble beginnings, he gradually rises to become a tycoon whose influence sweeps across the globe 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 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—Shelves
- 61 Siheyuan: I'm Taking the College Entrance Exam, Studying to Rise 四合院：我要高考，为崛起而读书 Reborn into a new life, He Yuzhu refuses to work in a factory and spend his whole life as a cook. From the start, he comes clean to He Daqing: he wants to study, to pursue knowledge for the sake of making the nation rise. He Daqing smacks him on the forehead with a spoon and says a steady job is the way to go. But He Yuzhu calmly replies, “Of all things, studying is the noblest!” I, He Yuzhu, have decided: in this new life, I will dedicate myself to science and technology! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Turns Foolish and Torments the Whole Lot 四合院之变傻柱虐众禽 After reading so many stories about the courtyard, I decided to write one myself. My writing isn’t great, so please don’t flame me in the comments. If you like it, keep reading. If not, feel free to leave. Thank you, everyone! 2.9kReads8.1Score113Shelves
- 63 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, the Jia Family Begs for Mercy on Their Knees 四合院：重生傻柱，贾家磕头求饶 He Yuzhu walked to the market and spotted a familiar stall around the corner. The vendor was a middle-aged man who looked simple and honest. A dressed duck hung beside him. He was cutting the duck into pieces, and business was clearly still brisk. 102Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 64 Siheyuan: I'm a Good Person 四合院之我是好人 Li Qianjin transmigrated into the world of the courtyard compound and became an ordinary resident. From the start, he activated the sign-in System and married Lou Xiao'e. And so began his incredible journey of crushing all the vultures in the courtyard. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 Siheyuan: Shocking! Granny Deaf Is Pregnant 四合院：震惊！聋老太太有喜了 The hapless original owner went on more than a hundred blind dates, but the Deaf Granny ruined every one of them. He was about to settle the score with her when Silly Zhu punched him into the grave. The man who transmigrated into his body sought revenge for this “murder” by giving the Deaf Granny a “pregnancy talisman.” The news that the Deaf Granny was expecting sent the whole siheyuan courtyard into an uproar! 1Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 66 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. 679Reads6.3Score104Shelves
- 67 Siheyuan: He Daqing Is About to Run from the Start 四合院之开局何大清要跑 A soul from the modern world transmigrates just as He Daqing is about to run off. It witnesses the rise of China while living a quiet, peaceful life of its own. The golden finger is modest, and the female lead has yet to be decided. 1.1kReads7.7Score101Shelves
- 68 Siheyuan: The Rebirth of He Yuzhu 四合院之何雨柱重生记 In his old age, He Yuzhu lost the ability to work, and on a cold winter night, Bang Geng kicked him out of the house. After he froze to death beneath a bridge, his soul drifted in midair, where he saw his old rival Xu Damao taking his body away for burial. Perhaps Heaven had witnessed his miserable life and let He Yuzhu return with his memories to the beginning of the story. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 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 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 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—Shelves
- 71 Siheyuan: My Uncle, Yi Zhonghai 四合院：我的舅舅易中海 I'm not good at writing introductions. This is a slice-of-life story, not a brainless one. The personalities and timeline have been changed. Maybe it's a heartwarming period drama wrapped in a courtyard-compound setting? It's just a world dreamed up by someone bored. 66Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 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—Shelves
- 73 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—Shelves
- 74 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—Shelves
- 75 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—Shelves
- 76 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—Shelves
- 77 From Daily Life in the Siheyuan to a Sign-In Journey to Hong Kong 从四合院日常开始签到走向香江 He wakes up as Jia Zhangshi's eldest son, Jia Xuguang, Banggeng's real uncle. Bet you didn't see that coming… Jia Zhangshi has another eldest son, a long-lost blood relative! First, he marries his childhood sweetheart, Lou Xiaoe, then activates the Myriad Worlds Destiny-Changing Sign-In System. Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi, Banggeng, and all the other oddballs in the courtyard: get ready for your fates to be reshaped! You may be tough as iron, but even you won't escape. Every one of you wil 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
- 78 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—Shelves
- 79 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—Shelves
- 80 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 6.5kReads7.6Score147Shelves
- 81 Sign-In: In the Siheyuan, Starting as a Chef 签到，人在四合院，从大厨开始 A head chef at a five-star hotel in the 21st century transmigrates by accident into the TV series Love in the Courtyard, becoming the head chef in the canteen of a steel mill in the 1960s. He binds to a sign-in System and possesses the Clearwater Space. The sign-in System specializes in giving him all kinds of magical kitchen tools and divine ingredients. Watch as he relies on the power of food to overcome every obstacle and reach the pinnacle of life... 52Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 82 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—Shelves
- 83 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. 3.4kReads5.7Score162Shelves
- 84 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—Shelves
- 85 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—Shelves
- 86 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—Shelves
- 87 Siheyuan: The Jia Family Owes Me Money, So Qin Huairu Will Pay It Off 四合院：贾家欠我钱，秦淮茹抵债 After transmigrating to the courtyard, the first thing he does is demand repayment of a debt. If Jia Zhangshi won't pay up, he'll use Qin Huairu as collateral. With no parents and only a supply and marketing cooperative left to him, how far can he lead the women? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 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—Shelves
- 89 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—Shelves
- 90 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—Shelves
- 91 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—Shelves
- 92 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—Shelves
- 93 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—Shelves
- 94 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 1.1kReads8.0Score119Shelves
- 95 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—Shelves
- 96 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—Shelves
- 97 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—Shelves
- 98 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—Shelves
- 99 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—Shelves
- 100 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 438Reads6.7Score104Shelves
