Novels like Siheyuan: I Never Meant to Bind Anyone's Soul
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- 51 Siheyuan: My Farming Space Makes Me a Fortune 四合院：我有种田空间赚麻了 Shen Dongqing, a highly educated modern man, accidentally transmigrates to the 1960s... I was never meant to be a commoner, yet now I have to live like a farmer tilling the fields in Nanyang... There is no need to farm in the real world, so why do I have to toil day and night just because I have a pocket dimension? I refuse. Since this pocket dimension is connected to a certain courtyard, I'll make them do my farming for me. That'll keep them busy and stop them from causing a ruckus. 334Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 52 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—14d adds
- 53 Siheyuan: Even the Number One Grandpa Goes Wild 四合院：一大爷也疯狂 Same old setup, a different story. A scumbag young man from the 21st century dies during a date after going all the way, only to wake up in a courtyard full of beasts. After shamelessly begging everyone from his grandpa on down, he finally gets an unreliable Choice System. What, you're older and have higher seniority? So what? He's taking you all down. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Siheyuan: I Have a Reading System 四合院：我有一个读书系统 (System + cold and aloof + a world of traditional martial arts + not a conventional period novel + a bit of a temper) After transmigrating to a courtyard house, Fang Yin was fortunate enough to get a reading System. As long as he read, he could obtain skills and items. Fang Yin slyly pulled out a copy of Journey to the West. “Ding... Reading complete. The reward item does not comply with this world’s rules and will be destroyed.” A heads-up to avoid misconceptions: this story features traditiona 7Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 55 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
- 56 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. 7kReads7.4Score15714d adds
- 57 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—14d adds
- 58 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—14d adds
- 59 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—14d adds
- 60 Transmigrated to a Siheyuan in 1957: How Will You Respond? 穿越57年四合院阁下该如何应对 [Period drama + farming] [Siheyuan] [System] [Portable space] [Multiple heroines] [Transmigration to another world] Gu Yu transmigrates, bringing a System with him. See how he thrives and finds happiness in the Siheyuan of 1957. 1Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 61 Siheyuan: I'm He Yuzhu, and I'll Never Be Anyone's Cash Cow 四合院：我何雨柱，誓不做吸血包 [Siheyuan, System, transmigration, fan fiction, anime, film and TV, Hong Kong, the Myriad Worlds, wish fulfillment, putting villains in their place] He transmigrated into Siheyuan as He Yuzhu and was bound to an absurdly powerful System. Qin Huairu wants to suck me dry? Get lost! I’m He Yuzhu, not Silly Zhu, the blood bank and lovesick doormat! Yi Zhonghai wants me to look after him in his old age? Ha! Dream on! 17Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 62 The Stingy World of Yan Bugui, the Siheyuan’s Third Master 四合院三大爷阎埠贵的抠门空间 Yan Bugui never expected to transmigrate into Third Master, or to get a miser’s spatial ability that could multiply supplies. A new work is out! Come read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 518Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 63 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
- 64 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
- 65 Siheyuan: Team Leader from the Start, Sign-In with Qin Huairu 四合院：开局组长，签到秦淮茹 Zhang Zhongyi transmigrates to the early 1950s, where his former superior brings him to the capital to serve as a team leader on the Military Control Commission. He also gets a sign-in System. His very first sign-in at home rewards him with a wife, and she is none other than Huairu, still a maiden. He is assigned a home in a courtyard compound. With his cadre connections, no one in the compound dares to take advantage of him. He originally hopes to keep the compound peaceful. Who could have gues 1.3kReads5.4Score10114d adds
- 66 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
- 67 Siheyuan: From the Start, Qin Huairu Wants to Marry Me! 四合院开局，秦淮茹要嫁我！ My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your follows are what motivate me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 517Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 68 Siheyuan: After Learning How It Ends, Silly Zhu Goes on a Rampage 四合院：得知结局的傻柱杀疯了 Bad news: Xu Damao caused trouble, and Banggeng refused to agree no matter what, so middle-aged Silly Zhu got dumped. Good news: In his daze, the furious Silly Zhu slipped into a river and rescued a young woman. He also got the chance to simulate a life. So??? The golden finger is a one-time deal, and pretty limited at that: he only gets one life simulation. But will Silly Zhu still be a fool? Will he still let people guilt-trip him into doing what they want? 480Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 69 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—14d adds
- 70 Journey to the West: The Invincible Great Demon Monk 西游：无敌大妖僧 A country butcher transmigrates into the body of Tang Sanzang. Armed with a butcher's knife, he leads his disciples down a very different road to the West. Guanyin: “This is terrible, Buddha! Tang Sanzang has married the Queen of the Women's Country.” 8Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 71 Siheyuan: I'm the Top Dog in the Courtyard, Beating the Birds into Submission 四合院：我！院中一霸，暴虐众禽 Lu Ning transmigrates to a courtyard in the 1960s, becoming an ordinary tenant and working as a factory doctor at the steel mill. He hopes to live a quiet, trouble-free life, but the courtyard's many beasts won't let him. Yi Zhonghai is full of talk about benevolence and morality. Liu Haizhong has little ability but great ambition. Yan Bugui's motto: You won't starve from eating or drinking too much. You're poor because you don't know how to scheme. Jia Dongxu struts around whether he's a man or 48Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 72 Siheyuan: Sending Yi Zhonghai to the Northwest from the Start 四合院：开局送易中海支援西北 Ye Tian's soul transmigrates into a courtyard teeming with scoundrels. From the start, the Jia family tries to seize his house, while the self-righteous Yi Zhonghai fans the flames. Silly Zhu even gets into a fight just to win a beauty's smile. What they don't know is that Ye Tian's mother is a national model worker, and his father is a powerful military figure. With only a small show of force, Ye Tian gets Jia Zhangshi thrown in prison, while Yi Zhonghai and He Yuzhu are sent to support the Nor 397Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 73 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
- 74 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
- 75 A Simple Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之平淡人生 After transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard, Wang Yue becomes the First Aunt from the TV series. With her golden finger, she changes the fates of most of the people around her and lives happily with the First Uncle. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 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—14d adds
- 77 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
- 78 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
- 79 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
- 80 Siheyuan: Transmigrating as Qin Huairu and Marrying Silly Zhu 四合院：穿成秦淮茹嫁给傻柱 A modern-day office drone transmigrates into the unmarried Qin Huairu of the same name in the courtyard compound. She promptly marries Silly Zhu, starting ten years early on the bloodsucking, that is, living happily ever after. In the original story, apart from looking a little old and losing his mind whenever he dealt with his Qin-jie, Silly Zhu had no real flaws! Now she's his Qin-jie herself, so the latter doesn't even count as a flaw. Uncle Yi and Deaf Granny both want Silly Zhu to support t 5Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 81 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
- 82 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
- 83 Who Moved the Siheyuan to the Daqing Oilfield? 谁把四合院搬到了大庆油田？ He Daqing, the namesake of the father of the fool from the quadrangle courtyard, transmigrated while on his way to Baoding with the White Widow. Since I’m here, I might as well make the best of it. I’m not going to be the He Daqing who was wronged his whole life. Turns out there really was something going on. When trouble comes, I’m not afraid to face it. Good thing I brought a library with me. It’s not much use for anything else, but at least I’ll never go hungry or thirsty. I’ll take my good s 188Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 84 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
- 85 A Siheyuan Villain's Life 四合院之小人的一生 A miserable wage slave from the 21st century dies from working overtime and ends up in the capital in the 1960s. To his dismay, he discovers he's landed in the world of that damn courtyard. Watch me carve out a brilliant life of my own! 403Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 86 From the Start: I Dream of Immortals in the Siheyuan 开局：四合院我梦大仙 While watching a Four-Sided Courtyard TV drama, I couldn't keep my mouth shut and blurted out, “Let that married woman go, and let me have her!” I woke up to find myself completely screwed. I'd died once already, painlessly in my sleep. There was nothing I could do but make the best of it. I thought my life would be miserable, especially since I didn't even have a golden finger. Who could have guessed that after falling asleep, I'd dream of an immortal, who took me on as his disciple? Then, thro 152Reads6.1Score11814d adds
- 87 Siheyuan: The Old Trickster Gets a Match, With Plenty of Food and Drink 四合院：老六配秀，有酒有肉 The System bugged out and ended the story automatically, but it can still be edited. There’s nothing for it: I can only copy it into another book. This one will have to be abandoned... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Siheyuan: Eighteen Generations of Imperial Physicians 四合院之御医十八代 Li Hao lives in a courtyard house and is descended from eighteen generations of imperial physicians. His parents saved countless revolutionary soldiers during the War of Liberation, but both lost their lives on the battlefield, leaving behind their only child, a seven-year-old boy. With the courtyard full of beasts, can he survive? Read on to find out! 1.7kReads7.1Score10514d adds
- 89 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
- 90 Siheyuan: I Took Their Advice, and Everyone in the Courtyard Lost It 四合院，我听劝后，全院人麻了 [Siheyuan courtyard + System + not too much malice + lighthearted comedy] Lin Yang transmigrates to a siheyuan courtyard in 1953, becoming neighbors with a whole yard full of scheming nuisances. He thinks he’ll have to spend his days plotting against them. Then he activates the Take Advice System. Following a suggestion triggers a System task, and completing it earns him all sorts of rewards. From then on, Lin Yang becomes the most advice-taking person in the courtyard. His ill-intentioned neigh 2Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 91 Siheyuan's Driver 四合院之驾驶员 What changes will the glory and social benefits earned by a driver through the 1950s and 60s bring to this little courtyard house? What will happen when a decorated driver suddenly finds himself in a life where his family has a child bride? 198Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 92 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
- 93 Crossover: Handsome, Strong, and Tragic Screen Idols, with a Fairy Bringing Comfort 综：影视男神美强惨，妖精送温暖 Original female lead, quick transmigration; everyday life + sweetness + lightheartedness + love at first sight The heroine is a nonhuman beauty from the fox clan. She enjoys the finer things in life, is attracted to men, and has one partner. (Her strength depends on her mood, and she won’t reveal her identity.) Ever since the Investiture of the Gods, the Qingqiu Fox Clan has declined over the past thousand years. The younger generation has no ambition and is obsessed with human romance. The eld 754Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 94 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Defeated Bang Geng 四合院，开局斗败棒梗 Xu Damao is reborn after having been reduced to living on the streets and eventually freezing to death beneath a bridge. This time, he’s done with being lazy and good-for-nothing. He’s going to turn his life around and become a decent person. When it comes to the beasts of the courtyard, Xu Damao won’t show mercy anymore. He’ll give each of them a taste of their own medicine. (He only picks on the bullies, never goes easy on them, and leaves the whole place in chaos!) 531Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 95 Siheyuan: Zhao Shanhe's Happy Life 四合院之赵山河的快乐生活 It’s the same familiar courtyard house, with all the everyday staples and trivial little things of daily life. There’s no heavy-handed conflict, no System, no System, no System. Important things should be said three times. 9.4kReads7.5Score22814d adds
- 96 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
- 97 Siheyuan: I Inherit from Uncle Yi and Choose to Lie Flat 四合院：过继一大爷，我选择躺平 Hao Xiangyang transmigrates to the late 1950s. After living through a natural disaster and losing his parents to illness, he sets off alone to seek help from relatives in the distant capital. But when he reaches the courtyard, he discovers that the person he came to rely on is none other than Yi Zhonghai, the First Master of Love in the Courtyard! You want me to support you in your old age? Hao Xiangyang just wants to shamelessly mooch off someone else! He unexpectedly binds to the Grudge System —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Siheyuan: A Blessed Realm from the Start 四合院：开局一个福地洞天 Autumn, 1959. No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, in the capital. The virtuous Heavenly Lord, First Uncle, a shrewd and calculating man. Second Uncle, who spends his whole life chasing an official post and believes in raising filial children through beatings. Third Uncle, who would split one piece of pickled vegetable in half to save money. Jia Zhangshi, summoner of the dead. He Yuzhu, a crude brute who loves widows. Qin Huairu, the pretty widow. The sinister and cunning Old Deaf Lady. Xu Damao, a greedy, lec 7.2kReads5.6Score22714d adds
- 99 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
- 100 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
