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- 51 Siheyuan: I Show No Mercy 四合院之绝不留情 System + Single Female Lead + Animal Husbandry + Shop + Kind Face, Black Heart After transmigrating into a courtyard-house world, Li Xin uses his natural knack for scheming to thrive in the courtyard and throughout the entire capital. He seems like the perfect young man, but underneath he’s ruthless and never lets a grudge go unpaid. With help from the System, Li Xin flourishes in this era and builds a glorious future. 665Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 52 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—Score—Shelves
- 53 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
- 54 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—Shelves
- 55 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—Shelves
- 56 Siheyuan: A Blizzard of Feathers, Yet I Defy Fate 四合院：鹅毛大雪，我自逆天改命 What am I supposed to do when I can't come up with any good ideas? I still have to write to make a living. I'm having such a hard time. 54Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 57 Siheyuan: A Level Nine Chef, Now Living High on the Hog 四合院：九级厨师，从此吃香喝辣 He Yuzhu lay helplessly by the roadside, his body blanketed by the heavy snow. A beggar stripped off his clothes, and a stray dog passing by devoured his body. He was left without even a whole corpse. Then, all at once, he woke up and found himself back at eighteen. In this life, He Yuzhu would be ruthless. He would never let those beasts leech off him again. A Level Nine chef from the start. From now on, he would look out for himself! Good food and drink, and that was that! 28Reads5.1Score—Shelves
- 58 Siheyuan: I Have a City of Ten Thousand Worlds 四合院：我有一个万界城 Buy anything, sell anything. Zhao Qian has the City of Ten Thousand Realms in his hands, so how did he transmigrate to this unlucky place called the Siheyuan Courtyard? No matter. Though I bear the burden of the Siheyuan Courtyard, I must also support countless planes with one hand. I, Zhao the Heavenly Emperor, am invincible in this world! “My dear, save me!” Ahem, back to the point. I have waged wars across worlds and saved planes plagued by natural disasters. I have broken the Pirate King's l —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 Siheyuan: I’m Heading to the Countryside 四合院：我要上山下乡 Xu Jinyan left a courtyard and became the only son in a once-prosperous farming family that had fallen on hard times. It was the height of the educated youth movement, and he was fortunate enough to be assigned to Xiaoqinghe, in nearby Fangshan. Who could have guessed that the gang would try to seize his home? So Qin Huairu and Silly Zhu joined forces, taking advantage of Xu Jinyan's family background. They wanted to send him to a remote area to tend horses. Luckily, he got a choice. “Option One —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu, the Trouble-Maker Who Always Stirs Things Up 四合院，专捅娄子何雨柱 The more devoted he was at first, the more of a jerk he became later. Compared to He Yuzhu in the later chapters, Xu Damao's scumbaggery is barely a drizzle. Though He Yuzhu is called Silly Zhu, he isn't stupid at all. He's quite shrewd, but how many people can see things as clearly as an outsider? There are so many things that leave you wishing things had gone differently. Without a System, there will be more characters from the same era. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 Siheyuan: From the Start in 1962, I Marry Yu Haitang 四合院：开局62年，娶妻于海棠 Du Yu, from the modern world, transmigrates into a cinematic universe and takes the place of the Du Yu who lives at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. Bound to a [System] From 1962 onward, he turns the tide with a flick of his hand. He marries Yu Haitang and has money and ration coupons. Yu Haitang: “A ship needs its helmsman, and my happiness depends entirely on you. Who are we? We’re whoever this era needs us to be.” Yu Li: “Brother-in-law, the face cream you gave me smells wonderful. Yan Jiecheng is askin —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 You Dare Mess with Me in the Siheyuan? Have a Dose of Poison! 四合院敢惹我？随手丢个毒！ A new novel is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 Siheyuan: Technician? No, Call Me Big Brother! 四合院：技术员？不，叫大哥！ The story follows Wu Weiguo as he works his way up from a technician to a leadership position through his own ability and ingenuity. Along the way, he has a series of encounters with his neighbors in the courtyard, offering a glimpse into people’s lives and clashing values in that era. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 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
- 65 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
- 66 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Ordinary Life 四合院之何雨柱的平凡生活 [Transmigration + daily life + one female lead + sign-in System + pocket dimension + food] Liang Zhiyuan, a young man from the twenty-first century, was watching a TV drama before bed. When he woke up, he was astonished to find that he had transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard, the show he'd been watching the night before, and become Silly Zhu, the biggest sucker around. Luckily, fate treated him kindly and gave him a sign-in System. Now let's see how he manages to survive in Love in the Cour 258Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 67 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—Shelves
- 68 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 199Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 69 Transmigration: Starting by Burying Yi Zhonghai Alive in the Siheyuan 穿越：从四合院活埋易中海开始 [Not saintly + always repays a grudge + selfish + supreme self-regard + utterly ruthless + highly vengeful + lecherous + doesn't care about logic, as long as it's satisfying] Zhao Dagen, a food delivery guy, suddenly dies while making a delivery. His soul transmigrates into the body of a man in the 1960s who has the same name and was just beaten to death. After absorbing the body's original owner's memories, Zhao Dagen discovers that the man was killed by Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu. The former owner —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 A Relaxed Little Life in the Siheyuan 四合院里的悠闲小日子 Chu Ziyang transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, only to be forced to help Jia Dongxu marry Qin Huairu as soon as he arrives. “Dongxu, I can make you even stronger.” “Ziyang, I want to be as strong as Jia Dongxu, too.” Xu Damao begs Chu Ziyang to make him stronger. “Ziyang, I’m strong enough now, but I want to reach the next level.” He Yuzhu says, pretending not to care. Chu Ziyang never expected so many people in the courtyard to be less than strong enough. In that case, he’ll —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 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
- 72 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
- 73 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
- 74 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
- 75 Siheyuan: I’m Marrying Meng Xiaozao! 四合院：我，迎娶孟小枣！ Your family falls on hard times, and Qin Huairu breaks off your engagement? He transmigrates from the modern world and uses the advantages of his System to escape poverty and build a fortune! After the Jia family falls into ruin, Qin Huairu comes back asking to get back together? Sorry, you're not good enough! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 Jia Zhangshi of the Siheyuan: While Others Fight for the Household, I Farm 四合院之贾张氏，别人宅斗我种田 After transmigrating into the drama Love in the Courtyard as Jia Zhangshi, a character disliked both on and off screen, Zhang Jiajia can only shake her head and sigh. Her good-for-nothing son Jia Dongxu is already dead, and Qin Huairu, who spent more than a decade mourning him in the show, is actually planning to remarry?! Zhang Jiajia says: Respect other people's choices, and stop trying to save them! She'll just grow crops, raise the kids, and enjoy her own little life! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 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—Shelves
- 78 Siheyuan: I'm a Steel Mill Purchasing Agent 四合院：我，扎钢厂采购 When Lin Weidong opened his eyes again, he found himself in a place called "Love in the Courtyard"! Three years passed, then the god-tier Choice System activated, and the whole courtyard erupted! Jia Dongxu is getting married? I'm stealing the bride! Qin Huairu is only eighteen. She won't just hand over her child! Jia Zhangshi actually wants a grandson? I'll wipe out the Jia family! Silly Zhu wants to apply for a chef's job? You'd better spend at least three years mincing me into meat paste firs —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 Siheyuan: Life at Ease in 1952 四合院：人在52，我的悠闲生活 My new work is here! 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! 1.1kReads5.4Score—Shelves
- 80 Siheyuan: I'm a Senior Engineer 四合院：我，高级工程师 After transmigrating into a courtyard compound and binding to a System, he rises from a lowly odd-job worker at a steel mill to a senior engineer, directly threatening Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong’s standing. The two scheme together to drive him out, never imagining that he’ll build a life of astonishing success in the courtyard compound everyone else despises! 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 Siheyuan: The Gynecology Expert’s Devoted Love for Bai Ling 四合院：妇科圣手独宠白玲 Li Zhengming transmigrates to 1952 and becomes a handsome young man adopted by Deaf Granny. He awakens the Divine Doctor System, and Bai Ling falls for him. The two are loving before marriage, making the entire courtyard envious. While Li Zhengming saves people and treats the courtyard’s beasts, Bai Ling hunts enemy spies and keeps getting promoted. Before they know it, the plot of the courtyard has started going off course. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 Siheyuan: In 1960, I Helped the Nation Take Off 四合院：六零年，我带国家起飞 Top aerospace engineer Lu Ze unexpectedly transmigrates to China in 1950, a nation in the midst of rebuilding, and becomes a returning overseas student. He awakens the [Divine Civilization Simulation System]. By spending "national fortune points," he can instantly master and improve technologies far ahead of their time, but doing so puts an immense strain on his mind. Surrounded by vicious neighbors in a courtyard house, a backward industrial sector, and powerful enemies on all sides, Lu Ze choo 729Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 Siheyuan: I Kill Yi Zhonghai from the Start and Stir Up Trouble 四合院：开局杀死易中海，捅娄子 He transmigrates into the role of a street thug who rules the roost in the courtyard. He activates the Bounty Hunter System and takes justice into his own hands. From the start, he kills the monstrous Yi Zhonghai as a warning to the rest. Fear descends over the entire courtyard. Lou Xiao'e: “Don't kill me!” Qin Huairu: “I know I was wrong. Spare my life.” 4Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 84 Siheyuan: The Good Life 四合院之美好生活 [Everyday Life + Period Setting + No Saintly Protagonist] Bai Xiangyang had just had a couple too many drinks. When he woke up, he found himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He had planned to take over his grandfather’s job as a fitter, but through a twist of fate, he became a doctor at the steel mill instead. The residents of the courtyard sprang into action, launching one outrageous scheme after another to get Bai Xiangyang’s fitter position... But Bai Xiangyang was ready to meet eve —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 The Master of the Siheyuan 四合院的大师 A new work is here! Welcome to read my story on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 Siheyuan: Starting Out as He Yuzhu's Older Brother 四合院：从何雨柱的哥哥开始 Synopsis: Reborn as He Yuzhu's older brother, He Yukang was left seriously injured after getting into fights in his youth. Rescued by the Deaf Old Lady, he went off to serve in the army. After being wounded on the southern battlefield, he awakened memories of his past life and a sign-in System, then returned to the courtyard compound. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 87 Siheyuan: A Feast for the Eyes and a House Full of Beautiful Women 四合院：眼福艳福艳妇 Sixty years after transmigrating, a new life has just begun, and everything is slowly improving. Then disaster strikes, the worst in a century. It is right then that Liu Changgan unexpectedly runs into a childhood friend. And so begins a life of thriving success. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 Siheyuan: The Glorious Era of He Yuzhu 四合院：何雨柱的光辉时代 A soul from a later age, well versed in the original story, merges with Silly Zhu’s soul and keeps rising to prominence in the courtyard. In the end, he forges a legendary life of his own. As he rises, he never forgets to put the courtyard’s beasts in their place. 7.4kReads7.4Score173Shelves
- 89 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. 96Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 90 I’m an Engineer in a Siheyuan, and I’ve Joined the Ministry of Industry 我在四合院当工程师，进工业部了 System + courtyard drama + a strong and prosperous nation + the winds of reform sweeping the land + technology. As for the people in the courtyard, Ling Feng won't go out of his way to provoke them, but he won't let them off either. After more than a hundred chapters, he'll selectively take women into his harem. Liu Lan is already part of it. Chapters involving bodily functions come with a warning at the start, so you can skip them. Ling Feng woke up to find himself in 1956. He had transmigrated 81Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 91 Siheyuan: A Restarted Life 四合院之重启人生 My new work is out! You’re welcome to 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! 3.1kReads8.2Score108Shelves
- 92 Slapping the World in the Siheyuan 四合院之掌掴天下 Li Wei accidentally transmigrated into a courtyard house and unexpectedly awakened the Slapping System. Every time he slapped someone who deserved it, he would earn 1 to 10 Slap Points, which he could use to exchange for skills in the Slapping Shop. From then on, Li Wei slapped the courtyard’s assorted troublemakers, starting with the moral paragon and double-standard king, Yi Zhonghai. Using the skills he learned, he slapped the foreign experts who tried to take over the steel mill right back o 54Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 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
- 94 Siheyuan: An Engineer from the Start, Defying Fate 四合院：开局工程师，逆天改命 After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, Li Yang becomes an engineering student. After graduating, he is assigned to work at the Hongxing Steel Plant. With his own intelligence and the System's incredible abilities, Li Yang thrives at the factory. The beasts want to make things difficult for him? He won't go easy on them! Lou Zhenhua wants to marry his daughter to him? He'll think about it! 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 Siheyuan: I Serve My Country, and the Beasts Are Green with Envy 四合院，为国家做贡献，众禽慕了 Ji Chen stayed up all night binge-watching dramas and died. He transmigrated into the show Love in the Courtyard, which he had been watching. He was also bound to a God-Tier Lucky Draw System. All he had to do was earn other people’s emotion points to get a draw. Ding! Host is so handsome he could split the heavens, winning Qin Huairu’s affection. Gained 99 emotion points. Ding! Host’s flirtation with Qin Huairu has made He Yuzhu jealous. Gained 999 emotion points. Ding! Host’s career has reache 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 In the Siheyuan, If They Ignore You, Climb Your Way Up 四合院之不理你就往上爬 [Siheyuan] [Slice of Life] [Farming] Wang Hao transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard by accident. From the start, he saved Widow Liu. “What? They all say women with big bottoms are good at having babies.” But he soon discovered that the people here were scheming and fighting among themselves. But Wang Hao was no longer the Silly Zhu of the past. What would his life be like now… Who wouldn’t want to be Wang Hao, and yet who could ever measure up to him? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 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… 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 Siheyuan: I’m Not That Fool, Shazhu 四合院，我不是那个傻柱 After transmigrating into Sha Zhu in the courtyard, he decides to be an ungrateful jerk too. Nobody in this courtyard is a good person, so one more won't make a difference. Before Xu Damao can marry Lou Xiaoe, he swoops in and steals her away. (If you don't like Lou Xiaoe, this one isn't for you.) The protagonist is He Yuzhu. Lou Xiaoe shows up much later, and won't appear before Chapter 100. Friends, don't expect this to follow every convention of period novels. Transmigration itself isn't scie —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 Siheyuan: I Want the Money and the Girl, You Do Whatever You Like! 四合院之我人财全要，你们随意！ If it's good fortune, you can't avoid it; if it's misfortune, you can't escape it. Sure enough, Chen Da had just finished watching Love in the Courtyard when he transmigrated into the very same courtyard. Looking at himself, all alone, and then at the courtyard full of scoundrels, Chen Da cried out in despair, “Heavens, send down a bolt of lightning and strike me dead!” Rumble! A loud crash rang out. But it wasn't lightning. It was the System arriving. Chen Da: “I'm doomed...” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 Siheyuan: Starting Out as an Ordinary Resident 四合院：从普通住户开始 “Yongming, where did your younger brother go? Did he finish that shovel he mentioned? A single shovel lasts over a month. I’ve never seen anything like it in my entire life!” Yongming held back his laughter and continued, “Big Brother has just grasped a new martial art. He wants to train for three more days. Once his strength has greatly increased, he’ll be able to serve the nation.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
