Novels like Siheyuan: Taking Life as It Comes
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- 101 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Awaken a Talent System 四合院：开局觉醒天赋系统 His super-talent System awakens! Wang Shengli thinks Love in the Courtyard isn’t all that awful after all. These people are quite lovable: they talk so nicely and treat others so well! One by one, they all end up bowing at his feet! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 Siheyuan: If This Place Won’t Have Me, There’s Always Somewhere That Will 四合院：此地不留爷，自有留爷处 “I’m your family. Why won’t you let me in?” “Don’t you think you’re being cruel?” Zhao Dongfang’s voice carried a chill. “Bullshit.” “Since when did our family have such a poor relative?” “Get lost, now, or I’m calling the police!” “People like you are obviously no good. If the cops catch you, they’ll beat you until you look like a pig’s head, then throw you in a cattle pen to work as a slave.” “Fine! If this place won’t have me, somewhere else will!” The System binds! The story begins! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 103 Siheyuan: Scheming and Deception 四合院：勾心斗角尔虞我诈 The heroine runs a company in ancient times, and all kinds of people work there: petty schemers, villains, and more. It's just like the palace, full of intrigue and backstabbing! One person cultivates their way to immortality. Some are cast into the eighteenth level of hell. How do the male and female leads end up together? Later, the heroine and hero both have their minds read. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Inherited a Billion-Dollar Fortune 四合院：开局继承亿万家产 He transmigrates into a courtyard house at the age of five, then gets adopted by his uncle overseas. As it turns out, his uncle left for America before liberation. His uncle goes on to amass a fortune worth billions. That’s quite the explosive start, isn’t it? Even more astonishing, there’s another soul inside his body, one that wants nothing more than to return to its roots. After his biological father dies, the soul inside him torments him, leaving him no choice but to return to the courtyard —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 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—Shelves
- 106 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—Shelves
- 107 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Have a Pocket Dimension 四合院之开局小空间 From the start, all he has is a tiny pocket of space. Every day, he lives in fear of being discovered, doing his best to fit into society at the time, experience everyday life, and meet the people of that era. 729Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 108 Siheyuan: My Warehouse Is a Little Too Huge 四合院：我的仓库有亿点大 A raging fire transmigrated warehouse manager Zhao Guangming to 1960. To his surprise, he not only gained a warehouse that was unbelievably huge, but also got bound to a Wish System. Help others, and you receive happiness and rewards. Just 2 happiness points got Qin Jingru to rub his shoulders and massage his legs. With 16 happiness points, he even won Qin Huairu over! With his ridiculously huge warehouse and Wish System, he decided to reform the atmosphere in the courtyard. Thanks to his effort 102Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 Siheyuan: The Sneaky Guy Lurking in the Shadows 四合院：躲在暗处的老六 Lin Yi refuses to transmigrate to a courtyard full of beasts, but the King of Hell gives him no second choice and sends him there anyway. Lin Yi thought he'd spend his whole life struggling against the courtyard beasts. He never expected the King of Hell to take pity on him and give him a sneaky little guide to getting people into trouble. Complete the tasks in it, and he'll receive corresponding rewards, including all kinds of food, supplies, skills, and more. With the help of this troublemakin 118Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 Siheyuan: Shocking Everyone 四合院之惊爆众人 Ye Feng transmigrates to the 1960s, where people can't even get enough to eat, and he's still being exploited. What should he do? The First Master wants Ye Feng to support him in his old age? Qin Huairu knocks on his door in the middle of the night. What does she want? Ye Feng says, “With a sly guy like me around, just watch me deal with this bunch of animals.” 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 Siheyuan: Not a Single One of You Is Getting Away 四合院：一个都别想跑 Chen Anping’s soul transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard, where he is trapped watching the original owner’s life for twenty years. At last, the original owner is driven to cough up blood and die. Chen Anping’s soul and body merge. With help from the System, he begins his happy life. He’ll avenge the murder. He’ll make those beasts suffer. Not one of them will get away. He needs a partner, too. Not one of them will get away. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 The Happy Life of Ding Qiunan 幸福的丁秋楠 Notes: 1. This novel has a single female lead. The early romantic entanglement with Liang Ladi lays the groundwork for what follows. 2. I've researched the period details in this novel, but online sources vary and may not be accurate. They may not perfectly match your memories of that era. 3. The protagonist treats those around him well, but he's no pushover. He takes any advantage he can and makes sure bad people are punished. 4. The story takes place in the same world as the courtyard novels, 4Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 113 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—Shelves
- 114 Siheyuan: Everyone Says I'm a Righteous Man 四合院：众人都说我仗义 In his previous life, he was an overworked 996 office drone getting chewed out in his boss's office. When he came to his senses, he had somehow landed in the world of Love in the Courtyard, as an outstanding graduate in iron and steel metallurgy. Should he join the Ministry of Industry, or the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill? What a stupid question!!! Of course he's going to Courtyard No. 40, to show all those scheming birds what he can do! He digs a pit for people, and they still thank him for it, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 115 Siheyuan: I, He Yuzhu, Am the One and Only God 四合院：我何雨柱，唯一的神 [Courtyard House, System, satisfying revenge, beating the scoundrels senseless, vicious and brutal] Transmigrated into the courtyard house as Silly Zhu, the groveling doormat? He won’t be anyone’s doormat. He’s going to be He Yuzhu! Qin Huairu wants to bleed me dry? I’ll send your son a pair of handcuffs, and he can rot in prison for the rest of his life! Yi Zhonghai wants me to support him in his old age? I’ll kick you out of your position as the First Master and stop you from throwing your wei 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 I Became the Factory Doctor at Hongxing Steel Mill 四合院，成为红星轧钢厂的厂医 Su Jianming transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard and became a factory doctor at the Hongxing Steel Mill. He earned fifty yuan for treating the sick and saving lives. Everyone turned green with envy. Qin Huairu: “Su Jianming, can't you spare fifty yuan? Our Banggeng needs it!” Jia Zhangshi said, “Su Jianming's parents are both dead. What does he need so much money for? He should give it to my Banggeng for school fees instead!” Jia Dongxu: “Su Jianming, are you going to pay for my Banggeng to —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 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
- 118 Siheyuan: My World-Building Camp 四合院：我的世界创造营 Another mysterious transmigration incident has occurred at the newly established Tomato Orphanage on Blue Star, the multiverse's main base! Zhou Youcai successfully lands in Birds Full of... no, Love in the Courtyard, carrying a huge Minecraft map that combines half Creative Mode and half Survival Mode! He can enjoy unlimited resources, but must also deal with unlimited danger! The danger comes not only from the world he carries with him, but also from the outside world he now inhabits. 2Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 119 Siheyuan: Please Call Me Brother Damao 四合院之请叫我大茂哥 After Xu Damao from a parallel world is reborn, he has all his former self’s memories, along with memories of how society developed afterward. So what path should he take, and how should he deal with all the petty squabbles in the courtyard? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 Siheyuan: Another Younger Brother of Silly Zhu 四合院：又一个傻柱的弟弟 Silly Zhu, the ultimate doormat, uses his younger siblings’ grain and cooking-oil rations and clothing coupons to support another family’s wife and children. With no other choice, his younger brother splits from the family, marries a beautiful wife, and helps his younger sister become a college student, making the neighbors in the courtyard green with envy. 140Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 121 Siheyuan: The Time-and-Space Trader 四合院之时空倒爷 After an accident, Xue Jianjun, a middle-aged man, finds himself in the era depicted in the TV series Courtyard. Unable to adapt to all the changes, he desperately wants to go home. Then he actually makes it back, and from that point on, he begins a new life as a trader dealing in goods between the two worlds. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 Siheyuan: Marrying the Lovely Chen Xueru 四合院：娶娇妻陈雪茹 I'm getting criticized again. “Criticize, criticize, criticize. All they want is for you to stop doing your job.” Jia Zhangshi's face was as sour as a bitter melon. He Xiangyang cursed inwardly, “Damn you. I don't give a damn about you!” He Xiangyang made a circuit of the workshop but didn't see Silly Zhu anywhere, so he headed for the fitter's section. The fitter's section was at the very back of the workshop, closest to the cafeteria. “Silly Zhu? Where the hell have you gone? You're nowhere to —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 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. 335Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 124 Siheyuan: I Do What Dorgon Did, but I Don't Claim the Title 四合院：多尔衮的事，我只做不当 “If you're still doing badly at thirty, society must be to blame.” Before the catastrophe, this was He Yuzhu's motto, so he decided to lie flat. Lying flat let him survive a few months longer than everyone else during the catastrophe. Just before he died, the System gave him a chance to start over. With the System's help, He Yuzhu transmigrates into the plot of Love in the Courtyard and becomes Silly Zhu, whose name sounds just like his own: He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu knows his good days are about to be 2.5kReads—Score105Shelves
- 125 Siheyuan: In Search of the Memories of an Era 四合院：寻找时代记忆 Love in the Courtyard tells the story of the people, changing lives, and social landscape of a Beijing courtyard from the 1960s through the 1990s. Screenwriter Wang Zhili's talent is on full display. Using the love between Silly Zhu and Qin Huairu as its thread, the show depicts a lively courtyard and reveals a glimpse of that era. The drama shows self-interest wrapped in apparent harmony, calculations for personal gain hidden behind talk of morality, and evil lurking within kindness. Like other 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Set a Trap to Ruin the Jia Family and Humiliate Banggeng 四合院：开局设计坑贾家阴棒梗 Modern young man He Yuzhu transmigrates into the world of the courtyard house. He becomes middle-aged He Yuzhu, who was strung along by Qin Huairu for eight years before she dumped him because Bang Geng was unhappy. So the transmigrated He Yuzhu decides to stop letting the Jia family bleed him dry. He throws Xiao Dang and Huai Hua, those two ungrateful brats, out of Yushui's room. He takes back the old lady's house that Bang Geng had occupied, then sets things up so Bang Geng gets his leg broken 1.7kReads7.5Score107Shelves
- 127 Siheyuan: Not a Single Goddess Left Behind 四合院：女神一个也不能少 Hao Han transmigrates into a courtyard-house world where several period dramas have merged. He activates the Emotion Farm System and gains an endless supply of goods and abilities. Just as he thinks he has everything under control and is ready to give the courtyard's scoundrels a thorough thrashing, the charming Qin Huairu, the passionate Chen Xueru, the clever and bold Xu Huizhen, and others unexpectedly vie to spoil their sworn little brother! Hao Han: I'm a strapping man. How could I let othe 1.7kReads6.3Score102Shelves
- 128 Siheyuan: I, Jia Dongxu, Have Returned for Revenge 四合院：我贾东旭回来报仇了 Jia Dongxu only understood the truth when he was about to die. His respected master, Yi Zhonghai, was the real father of his children. His beloved wife, Qin Huairu, had never loved him. Jia Zhangshi, who had raised him, wasn’t his real mother, but his enemy. Granny Deaf knew everything, yet helped make it happen. Xu Damao had benefited from Qin Huairu and laughed at Jia Dongxu’s misfortune. Yi Zhonghai had plotted to break his leg, Qin Huairu had poisoned him, and Jia Zhangshi had ultimately kil 385Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 129 Siheyuan: The Lie-Flat Life! 四合院：躺平人生！ [Courtyard life, “Man Is Iron, Food Is Steel”] [Everyday life] [Not a supernatural courtyard story] Yang Zhan has been going hungry every day since he transmigrated to this era. Unable to take it anymore, he decides to beg his way all the way to Hong Kong Island, but nearly starves to death on the road. Luckily, the System comes to his rescue. With the unbelievable identity it gives him, he moves into a courtyard house. Now that he has no worries about food or clothing, all he can do is put on o 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 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. 284Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 131 Siheyuan: I Tormented Qin Huairu and Refused to Let Her Bleed Me Dry 四合院：虐惨秦淮茹，决不被吸血 [Courtyard House + Wish-Fulfillment + System + He Yuzhu Rewrites His Fate] After transmigrating as Silly Zhu, the ultimate doormat of the courtyard house, he realizes that to stop Qin Huairu from leeching off him, it's not enough to learn to say no. He also has to give her a thorough thrashing to satisfy his pent-up resentment! 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 132 Siheyuan: Life in a Changing Era 四合院之时代生活 Beijing's courtyard houses were a hallmark of an era and the beginning of a new life. When Zhou Zhiyuan, who knew the course of history, stepped into one of these courtyards, his life in that era truly began. 85Reads—Score—Shelves
- 133 Siheyuan: The Moment Silly Zhu Is Reborn, the Whole Flock of Beasts Goes Crazy 四合院：傻柱一重生，众禽得发疯 On New Year's Eve, gray-haired He Yuzhu is kicked out of the house by Qin Huairu. He freezes to death in the snowstorm. When he opens his eyes again, he's back in 1959. At this point, Lou Xiao'e hasn't married Xu Damao yet. At this point, Qin Huairu hasn't become a young widow yet. At this point, Yi Zhonghai hasn't started scheming against Silly Zhu yet. At this point, everything can still be done over. The future is full of endless possibilities. Reborn once more, He Yuzhu looks at the neighbor —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 Siheyuan: My System Is Really Weird 四合院，我的系统很奇葩 [No harem + no female lead + a ruthless edge + the male lead focuses on his career and doesn't suck up to anyone in the courtyard] One day in 2023, Qin Weiguo is working on an assembly line when a System glitch causes him to transmigrate into the courtyard, where he takes the place of a man with the same name. How will he deal with the beasts filling the courtyard? On his first day there, someone frames him, then causes a scene at the clinic. On his second day, a widow comes knocking. Silly Zhu —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 Siheyuan: You Took My Room? I Beat Jia Zhangshi to a Pulp from the Start 四合院：占我房？开局暴打贾张氏 Deng Feng transmigrated to a parallel world. Before long, he learned that his great-uncle, who lived in a Beijing courtyard house, had passed away. As his only descendant, Deng Feng inherited his great-uncle’s estate: a main room and a side room in the courtyard house. But he never expected to be targeted the moment he moved in. The bloodsucking widow Qin and her family turned out to be his neighbors. As soon as Deng Feng moved in, he discovered that Bang Geng was living in his house. Before Den —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 Ruling the Siheyuan: It All Begins with Binding a System 称霸四合院，从绑定系统开始 He unexpectedly transmigrates into a Siheyuan, becoming a timid nobody whom everyone bullies. Granny Jia looks down on him and is always conspiring with the other courtyard residents to drive him out. Too bad for them, I’m not the same person I used to be. From the start, he sends the entire Jia family to prison! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 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—Shelves
- 138 Siheyuan: Reborn with a Shadow Clone 四合院：重生归来，我有影分身 After his mother died, Chen Ze entered a courtyard and acquired the “Clone System.” All he had to do was absorb the “emotional energy” of everyone in the courtyard, and he could conjure up as many bodies of his own as he pleased, controlling them however he wished! So in this courtyard lived an arrogant, overbearing man who picked fights with the residents every day. And yet, someone came to visit him every day. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 Siheyuan: Su Hao, Clear-Eyed About the Ways of the World 四合院：人间清醒苏昊 A story centered on everyday life: human relationships, family matters, romance, and competing interests. There’s little hostility, just ordinary life as it unfolds from the small world of the courtyard, to the steel mill, and then to society at large. 139Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 140 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
- 141 Siheyuan: A Little Bit of Ordinary 四合院：小平凡 Yang An transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard, where Jia Dongxu is still alive. Yang An only has to lift a finger: Silly Zhu gets married, the White Lotus falls from grace, and the God of Morality reluctantly adopts two orphans. The retirement squad falls apart completely... Meanwhile, with the help of his golden finger, Yang An enjoys a comfortable life of plenty in this difficult era. There aren't many demons or monsters in this story, just the ordinary rhythms of everyday life. 319Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 142 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
- 143 Siheyuan: Peerless Comprehension, and Bang Geng Goes Missing from the Start 四合院：顶级悟性，开局棒梗失踪 After transmigrating into a courtyard house, he becomes a worker at a steel mill. His parents died young because of workplace injuries. A wife, children, and a warm home: that's the true meaning of life. This was Li Daguo's goal in life, but a plot by Silly Zhu and Jia Zhangshi leaves him no choice but to find a way out of his predicament. Fortunately, his comprehension is maxed out. See how Li Daguo turns the courtyard upside down and thrives in this era. 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 Siheyuan: I Won Qin Huairu Over from the Start! 四合院，开局拿下秦淮茹！ [Urban farming, period setting, urban life, farming, System, pocket dimension, transmigration] Wang Dongqiang transmigrates to a Beijing courtyard compound in 1951, and from the start, Qin Huairu cracks him over the head. He ends up with a choice-based System: each choice he makes earns him a corresponding reward. 1. Agree to Jia Tairan’s request and marry Qin Huairu: no reward. 2. Refuse to marry Qin Huairu: 50 jin of rice. 1. Help He Yuzhu find a date by introducing him to a girl who’s sturd 5.6kReads6.0Score393Shelves
- 145 Siheyuan: It All Begins When Qin Huairu Throws Herself into My Arms 四合院：从秦淮茹投怀送抱开始 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! 292Reads—Score—Shelves
- 146 Siheyuan: I Claim a Rich Man as My Dad, and the System Does the Opposite of Slacking 四合院：认爹富豪，系统反向摆烂 Yu Qing transmigrates to the courtyard-house world of 1952 and becomes the long-lost son of a wealthy merchant. “Hahaha, at last I can slack off for the rest of my life...” At the same time: “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have activated the Reverse Slacking System.” “Hahaha, even a System has shown up. What could possibly stop me from slacking off!” “Wait a second... Why is it a reverse-slacking system?!” “…” From then on, Yu Qing embarks on a one-way journey of fighting monsters an 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 Siheyuan: I’m He Yuzhu, and I’m Sending Jia Zhangshi to Prison 四合院：我何雨柱，送贾张氏坐牢 [Courtyard + System + reborn + tormenting the courtyard beasts] He Yuzhu is reborn. In this life, he swears he will never again let Qin Huairu drain him dry, and will put an end to his past life as her lovesick fool. Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong... You bunch of beasts, just wait. I'm going to give you what you deserve! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 148 Siheyuan: Yu Haitang Is My Sister-in-Law 四合院：于海棠是我小姨子 135Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 149 Siheyuan: My Xinjiang Fiancée Arrives with Her Younger Brother from the Start 四合院：开局新疆未婚妻带弟来投 After a bout of drinking, the protagonist Zhang Nan inexplicably transmigrates into the body of a soldier in a time of war. With help from his golden finger, he fights across the country, north and south, until his injuries prove beyond repair and he is discharged, returning to the capital. His fiancée, who looks just like Dilraba, arrives with her younger brother to seek refuge with him. He thinks he'll finally enjoy a cozy family life with a wife and children, but instead he finds himself livi 29Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 150 My Siheyuan: My Little World Is Amazing 四合院我的小世界很神奇 My new work is here! Come 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! 1Reads6.0Score—Shelves
