Novels like Siheyuan: Life at Ease in 1952
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- 101 Siheyuan: I Have a Pocket Dimension, So I Have Nothing to Fear 四合院之我有空间心不慌 A nobody from 2023 was reborn as Silly Zhu. With the advantage of knowing what lay ahead and a pocket dimension as his golden finger, he enjoys life in the turbulent Red Era, watching the tides of history rise and fall. 367Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 102 Starting in the Siheyuan, I Help Lou Xiaoe Take on Qin Huairu! 开局四合院，帮娄小娥斗秦淮如！ After Liu Xiaohua dies, her soul binds to a System and she enters a courtyard, becoming He Yushui. From then on, life is a breeze. Bang Geng steals things. “System, lock him in place for an hour.” Xu Damao uses underhanded tricks behind her back. “System, mute Xu Damao for three days.” Once the mute effect takes hold, poor Damao thinks he's gone dumb. He runs around looking for doctors, and eventually even comes to Yushui. Yushui: “All right, let's see how I treat you.” 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 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 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Siheyuan: Training Qin Huairu to Be My Virtuous Wife 四合院：调教秦淮茹做我的贤妻 I transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard, but it was set before Qin Huairu was married. And as soon as I arrived, I became the father of two children. He Yuzhu, Jia Dongxu, and Xu Damao from the Siheyuan are all a few years younger than me and still unmarried. Yet they watched me marry the young and beautiful Qin Huairu, their hearts filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment… Not only did I marry Qin Huairu, I also turned her into a virtuous wife and a wonderful stepmother to the children,… 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Siheyuan: Sign-In Rewards, and Sister Qin Says I'm Amazing 四合院：签到打卡，秦姐说好厉害 Jiang Chen wakes up in the depths of winter, with New Year's firecrackers almost close enough to smell, yet he's still all alone. His life changes with a daily sign-in, and Jiang Chen swears that from now on, every holiday will bring a lively crowd to his doorstep! Jiang Chen stumbles into a chaotic era. Qin Huairu is still a virgin, shy and charming, pure and sweet. Qin Jingru still knows nothing of the world, like a blank sheet of paper waiting for someone to mold her and paint it in e 3Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 106 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—14d adds
- 107 Siheyuan: I Replaced the First Uncle and Put the Beasts in Their Place 四合院：取代一大爷，我整治禽兽 [Siheyuan Courtyard + Sign-in System + Yang Mi] Zhao Chen transmigrated into the Siheyuan Courtyard and bonded with a sign-in System. Every day of his life was a new peak. His ultimate goal was to oust the First Master and become the courtyard's one and only master! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Siheyuan: I Refuse to Swap Houses with the First Uncle from the Start 四合院：开局拒绝一大爷换房 After arriving in the Siheyuan, Shen Yaodong successfully bound himself to the Good and Evil Opposites System. Then he was suddenly hit with the unreasonable demand that he switch houses with Uncle Yi. In the past, he could only have swallowed the loss. But this time, he had to refuse! 3.1kReads5.3Score10414d adds
- 109 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
- 110 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
- 111 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
- 112 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
- 113 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—14d adds
- 114 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Reborn, Making Money and Building a Career 四合院：傻柱重生，搞钱搞事业 [Reborn] [Secret Realm Space] [Immense Wealth] [Grand Viceroy] [Live-in Son-in-Law] In his old age, frail and foolish Silly Zhu was dumped beneath a bridge by Bang Geng. Xiao Dang and Huai Hua refused to help him, and in the end, he froze to death beneath the bridge, cold and hungry. A wandering master gave him the chance to be Reborn, along with a silver painting that could lead to a lost space. And so the wheels of fate began to turn... Did you know that there are no kings in this era? Yet 343Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 115 Siheyuan: The Last Normal Person 四合院：最后一个正常人 A food-delivery guy transmigrates to the Four-Nine City of 1961, and from the start finds himself in Love in the Courtyard. Luckily, he awakens a sign-in System and even has a pocket dimension treasure. As someone who likes to lie flat, what kind of story will unfold for him in this courtyard full of scoundrels? Will he quietly give in, or fight back hard? Come and see. This isn’t a traditional courtyard story, so please don’t nitpick. 73Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 116 Siheyuan: He Xiao Returns and Strikes It Rich 四合院：何晓归来致富 At Courtyard House No. 95 on Nanluogu Lane in the capital, the bracelet Lou Xiao'e left for He Yuzhu suddenly flashes with dazzling light. At that very moment, He Xiao, who has been unconscious in Hong Kong for a long time, slowly opens his eyes. This is a proper Courtyard story, without all those ghosts and goblins. The first part follows the residents as they battle wits and schemes; the later part is about He Xiao making his fortune! 160Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 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
- 118 Siheyuan: The He Family's Eldest Uncle Joins the Uprising 四合院：何家大伯从起义开始 At the end of the dynasty, He Weiqing enters the world of the Siheyuan and becomes the He family's eldest son, He Taiqing. In the fourteenth year of the Mingguo era, He Taiqing changes his name to He Weiqing and heads south with his wife. Through careful maneuvering, he becomes a regiment commander under Wan Lu. He takes in a handsome young man who makes baskets in the mountains, and meets a comrade named Dongfang Wei. From then on, the two support one another and work hand in hand. That same ye 19Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 119 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
- 120 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
- 121 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
- 122 Siheyuan: Three Slaps Leave My Brother Silly Zhu Stunned 四合院：三个巴掌扇懵我哥傻柱 After the great explosion of the Apocalypse, I transmigrated into He Yushui from Love in the Courtyard, and got beaten up right from the start. The one who hit me was none other than my biological older brother, Silly Zhu, an invincible simp. Whatever. Anyone who dares lay a hand on me is getting hit right back. I even chopped up zombies in the Apocalypse, so of course I won't go easy on my own brother. I'd beat up even my own father without hesitation. I used to chase down zombies and chop them 558Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 123 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. 1.1kReads7.7Score10114d adds
- 124 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Invents Things at the Steel Mill 四合院，傻柱在轧钢厂里搞发明 A mechanical engineer from the 21st century transmigrates with a System and becomes He Yuzhu. A cook endures everyone’s strange looks as he enters the workshop and embarks on a path of invention and promotion. Even the matchmaking prospects who once looked down on him change their tune. New book. “The System Forces Me to Be a Bully, and the Princess Makes Me Rule the Realm” Welcome, everyone! From the start, he gets a hundred simple-minded followers. The transmigrator Lin Xiao only wants to l 1.7kReads6.2Score—14d adds
- 125 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—14d adds
- 126 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—14d adds
- 127 Siheyuan: The Rogue He Daqing 四合院，泼皮何大清 A slacker protagonist: unruly, arrogant, domineering, and full of rage. No brainless characters, no endless back-and-forth. One move is all it takes to make them submit. The ruffian He Daqing is reborn. Starting out as someone universally despised, he sets off on a path of redemption. A stronger nation and a prosperous people! 17Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 128 I Married Lou Xiao'e, So Why Are You Crying, Qin Huairu? 我娶娄晓娥，秦淮如你哭什么？ Song Zichuan accidentally transmigrates into the world of a 1960s Beijing courtyard and becomes a sixth-grade engineer whose engagement to Qin Huairu has been broken off. He can’t be bothered with the courtyard’s scheming and dirty dealings, so he decisively moves out. Starting with the design of an air fryer, he steadily rises to become a master craftsman of the nation, and his life gets better and better. Watching Song Zichuan with Lou Xiao’e, Qin Huairu is so full of regret that her heart bre 416Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 129 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
- 130 Reborn in 1956 in the Siheyuan: Liu Guangqi 四合院重生56之刘光齐 [Love in the Courtyard + Everyday Life + Not a wish-fulfillment story + Pocket Dimension + Useless System] Why has Liu Qi, a boy from an orphanage, ended up in the world of Love in the Courtyard? Does Silly Zhu, who seems so honest, have a hidden past? Did He Daqing really leave Sijiu City for a widow? Were the factory directors, Yang and Li, fighting over nothing but power? What are Yi Zhonghai and the Deaf Old Lady’s true identities? Was the great leader’s departure from Sijiu City really as s 314Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 131 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
- 132 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Ate a Hamburger and Made the Whole Courtyard Drool 四合院：开局吃汉堡，全院馋哭了 He transmigrates into the Siheyuan as Zhou Baoguo, a dim-witted little fool whose parents died young. Everyone in the courtyard bullies him, seeing that he has no one to rely on. Banggeng shoves him, and he hits his head, develops a high fever, and falls into a coma. Instead of saving his life, these people want to let him die on his own and scheme to take his house. His overwhelming instinct to survive awakens the System. Whenever he triggers someone else's emotions, he can earn treasure chests 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 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
- 134 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
- 135 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
- 136 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—14d adds
- 137 Siheyuan: I Report the Deaf Old Lady for Speculation from the Start 四合院：开局举报聋老太太投机 Lin Zhen finds himself in Love in the Courtyard. After leaving the military, he becomes a Level 9 engineer. Then he awakens the Emotion Value System. Is it hard for technicians to get promoted? I, Lin Zhen, can level up in just ten minutes! Jia Zhangshi stole my house? I might as well have her sent to a labor camp! Is Qin Huairu playing me? I'll make you mine! I, Lin Zhen, am the master here. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 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
- 139 The Siheyuan Playboy 四合院海王 He transmigrates into the world of the courtyard and obtains a womanizer sign-in System. And so, a romantic rake is born. From then on, the courtyard fills with the scent of love, its air ripples with the sweet troubles of happiness, and its residents struggle through tales of unbridled caprice. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Siheyuan: I Keep Dancing on the Brink of Death! 四合院：我在作死边缘反复横跳！ Chen Tianming was reborn in a courtyard house in 1960. Jia Dongxu was still alive, Xu Damao was still unmarried, and everything seemed to have worked out just right! The beasts filling the courtyard hadn't completed their final evolution yet, but the signs were already there. Chen Tianming had originally planned to keep a low profile, but thanks to the System, he started recklessly testing how far he could go before getting himself killed! 8Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 141 Siheyuan: Back from the Army, It's Time to Win Them Over with Virtue 四合院：退伍了该以德服人 Liu Shengyang never stole or robbed, and always kept his feet firmly on the ground. He never expected to transmigrate right after graduating from university, landing in the legendary world of Birds All Over the Courtyard. With the memories of the original owner, he became a veteran army cook. Let's see how he makes a name for himself in the courtyard... 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 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
- 143 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—14d adds
- 144 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 1.1kReads8.0Score11914d adds
- 145 Siheyuan: I Ruined Your Reputation from the Start. Are You Asking to Die? 四合院：开局毁我名声，找死是吗 From the start, Lin Fan is accused by the Jia family of being a quack. They claim he botched an emergency treatment, ruin his reputation, then demand compensation and that he give up his home! Lin Fan flips the table. “I’m done with this!” He reports them and moves out, gets Yi Zhonghai stripped of his position as the courtyard’s head, then moves into a private courtyard right across the way! With a god-tier sign-in System, he can sign in from time to time and receive max-level medical skills, a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Transmigrating as He Daqing, I Marry Chen Xueru 穿越何大清，娶妻陈雪茹 After transmigrating into the world of a courtyard drama, he became He Daqing, He Yuzhu’s father. But to his surprise, he arrived at the end of 1952... That year, He Yushui was eight and He Yuzhu was seventeen. He Daqing was just about to go to Baoding with the Widow Bai. After transmigrating, he discovered that the Widow Bai was no good at all. She had secretly gotten an IUD long ago and wouldn’t bear him a child. She also demanded that he hand over all his money and forbade him from contacting 392Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 147 I'm the Second Uncle of the Siheyuan 四合院我是二大爷 Here we go, here we go! The brand-new version of the Second Master of the courtyard is here. Are you sick of seeing stories where the protagonist transmigrates into Silly Zhu? Are you thrilled by stories where the protagonist transmigrates into someone else and turns the courtyard upside down? Are you tired of the same old stories where the protagonist transmigrates into Damou and starts striving for success? This brand-new version of the Second Master of the courtyard will make for a satisfying 689Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 148 Siheyuan: This Veterinarian Is Anything but Proper 四合院：这个兽医不正经 A silver needle, a few acupressure points. Lou Xiao'e and her mother both rave about his amazing medical skills. Qin Huairu, Qin Jingru, and Qin Pinru: all three Qins gathered in one place. And so on and so forth. A thousand-square-foot house can't contain a whole hall full of peonies. What are veterinarians best at? Of course, putting beasts in their place. Xu Damao won't behave? Castrate him. Jia Zhangshi is too unruly? Turn her into a chicken. Bang Geng is an ungrateful brat? Bury him. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Siheyuan: Yan Bugui Has a Portal Between Two Worlds 四合院：闫埠贵有个双穿门 After Xu Damao announces that he's turned over a new leaf, everyone in Happy Home (the courtyard) looks forward to a bright and prosperous future. Only one person realizes that he no longer belongs. From a distance, he watches his own body lying motionless, wanting to return to it but unable to muster the strength. When his wife discovers that he isn't breathing, the whole courtyard falls into chaos... After witnessing his own funeral, his soul slowly fades away. He thought the Yellow Springs wo 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Siheyuan: The Happy Life of an Electrician 四合院：我当电工的幸福日子 Li Qinghe, a Shaolin martial monk, transmigrates to a courtyard compound in the 1960s with his portable space after studying Buddhist teachings with a young woman. He finds himself gradually growing fond of this place. “I’m no good person, so don’t expect me to do anything noble.” “I’m no bad person either, so I have no intention of hurting anyone.” Don’t bother me. It’s best if we all get along. We’re ordinary people, so why carry around so much resentment? Xu Damao: “Brother Qinghe, you’re my 56Reads8.2Score—14d adds
