Novels like Siheyuan: A Little Bit of Ordinary
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- 1 Siheyuan: Reborn as the Romantic Husky! 四合院：重生之情圣二哈！ After transmigrating into a courtyard compound, Chen Dong discovers that his new identity is a dog, and not just any dog: he's a top-tier demolition expert, a husky! Of course Chen Dong isn't having it! Luckily, he activates the Lover System and gets bound to the heroine, Bai Ling. Every time he and Bai Ling act like a couple, he earns reward points. The points can buy all kinds of unbelievably powerful cheats and rewards, and once he has enough, he can turn back into a human. From then on, Chen —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Siheyuan: Bai Ling Won’t Marry Him? I’ll Snatch Qin Huairu 四合院：白玲不圆房？截胡秦淮茹 Li Liye transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes the husband of Bai Ling, a beautiful police officer. But nobody knows that behind closed doors, Bai Ling has no affection for Li Liye as a wife should. Instead, she still pines for her first love, the one who got away. He can’t take it! Not one bit! Li Liye promptly calls the police to have her arrested, then divorces her and starts a new life! After learning that Li Liye has divorced, the beasts around him start making th 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Ate the Chop-Chop Fruit 四合院：开局吃下四分五裂果实 [A sly schemer + humor + everyday life + moderate violence + Wei Wu’s legacy] In the year 1960, Cao Wenbin transmigrates into the courtyard as an orphaned NPC tenant, bullied by the other residents. He eats the Split-Split Fruit, gaining the ability to divide his body at will and control the pieces remotely. From that day on, strange things happen in the courtyard one after another. The Thief Saint, Banggeng, sees a head floating in the air every night and is scared out of his mind. Jia Zhangshi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 I'm at My Wits' End After Transmigrating to a Siheyuan 穿越到四合院的我麻了 Chu Ziyang transmigrates into the world of the courtyard, and the thought alone makes his scalp tingle. That’s because he’ll have to keep helping the residents of the courtyard fulfill their wishes. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Siheyuan: Starting in 1960, I Gathered a Crew of Lackeys 四合院：从1960开始收小弟 (Lighthearted daily life + multiple heroines + no hostility + revenge without delay + doting on younger brothers, younger sisters, wife, and kids) “Silly Zhu, let’s fight. Whoever wins gets to be the big brother!” [Congratulations, Host. The story character Silly Zhu has become your underling. Reward: God-Tier Sichuan Cooking Skills] “Old Qin, you should’ve said earlier that Director Li sent you! Starting today, you’re my big brother!” [Congratulations, Host. The story character Xu Damao has bec —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 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
- 7 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Comes to His Senses, Sister, Don't Do Anything Reckless 四合院：何雨柱清醒，姐姐别乱来 [No System + Plot-Driven + Urban + Everyday Life + Striving to Make a Living + Pursuing Truth, Kindness, and Beauty] He Yuzhu is fired from the steel mill cafeteria, and Qin Huairu’s family of five and the elderly neighbors are all so poor they can barely afford to eat! He Yuzhu can only head to Wangfujing and find a wealthy, beautiful boss to fleece. Then he unexpectedly runs into a child who looks exactly like him. The boy turns out to be the son of He Yuzhu and Lou Xiao'e. But this time, Lou 173Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Siheyuan: My Name Is Chen An, An as in Jian'an 四合院：我叫陈安，建安的安 [Slice of Life + Low Aggression + Noble Protagonist] Please spare me, True Lord of Morality. I’d be eternally grateful!!! After transmigrating to a courtyard house in 1959, he becomes a procurement officer. Qin Huairu: Wasn’t that just a dream? Lou Xiao’e: Chen An, you have to take responsibility! Yu Li & Yu Haitang: Sisters united! Qin Jingru & He Yushui: Why haven’t we grown up yet? Yi Zhonghai: Chen An, you’d better take responsibility for my daughter. I’m no good at writing introductions. Re —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Siheyuan: I'm Silly Zhu, the First Ten-Thousand-Yuan Household 四合院：我，傻柱，第一个万元户 [Period setting + Siheyuan + multiple heroines + face-slapping the troublemakers] He Yuzhu wakes up as Silly Zhu from Love in the Courtyard. It’s a classic scene from the start! In the dead of night, Qin Huairu sets aside her dignity as a married woman. Urged on by her mother-in-law, Jia Zhangshi, she comes to He Yuzhu’s door to borrow food. Fortunately, he’s bound to the [God-Tier Choice System]. From this moment on, the gears of fate begin to turn. “. . . . . . ” 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Siheyuan: I Set Jia Dongxu on Fire from the Start 四合院：开局烧了贾东旭 Meng Yu transmigrated into the story of the Siheyuan for the second time and discovered that he was the biggest beast in the courtyard, having actually driven his wife, Yu Li, to her death. Given another chance at life, Meng Yu decided that he would make sure no one in the world could bully his wife ever again! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Angler Who Started in the Siheyuan 四合院开始的钓鱼人 Li Jie, a transmigrator with an invincible fishing System, dominates one world of film and television after another, including Love in the Courtyard and Meet Yourself. Each world features one or more heroines, and the story is all about laid-back invincibility. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 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
- 13 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
- 14 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
- 15 Siheyuan: I Refuse to Be a Walking ATM, and I’ll Take on Those Beasts 四合院：我绝不当吸血包，虐众禽 Qin Yi felt a sharp pain in his head. His whole body trembled. He could no longer stand. The people at Steel Factory No. 3 drew in a sharp breath. “What happened, Qin Yi?” “Wake up, Qin Yi!” “Quick!” A group of people hurriedly helped Qin Yi out of the factory and outside. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 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
- 17 Siheyuan: Come On, You Call This Taking a Loss? 四合院：别闹了，你管这叫吃亏？ Jiang Beiliang transmigrates to 1954. The first person he meets after waking up is Bai Ling, who is trying to dig a pit for him to fall into! Fortunately, he activates the Pitfall System. Falling into a trap causes him no harm and even earns him rewards. Yan Bugui digs a pit for him, and ends up turning him into a top-tier angler. Silly Zhu digs a pit for him, and Jiang Beiliang becomes a heroic young man praised for helping others, drawing the admiration of countless women. Yi Zhonghai digs a p 251Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 18 The Unusual Xu Damao 不同寻常的许大茂 A university student transmigrates into Xu Damao, a film projectionist at a steel mill. He raises a family with Lou Xiao'e, puts the obsessive simp He Yuzhu in his place, then goes into business in the 1980s and becomes a business magnate. 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Is Reborn, and None of You Are Getting Away 四合院：何雨柱重生一个都别想跑 He Yuzhu was reborn, filled with overwhelming resentment. What he hadn't expected was that the world after his rebirth would be somewhat different from the one he knew in his previous life. Cai Quanwu and Xu Huizhen had somehow become his elder brother and sister-in-law. This world also had the ice-cold goddess Ding Qiunan, while a beautiful widow, Liang Ladi, lived in the rear courtyard of the Siheyuan... In his previous life, Xu Damao handled his funeral. In this life, he and Xu Damao became b 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Siheyuan: I Am Chen Bing 四合院之我是陈兵 A modern man who considers himself a good person reaches middle age and faces the prospect of being laid off. One heavy night of drinking sends him back to 1963, where he becomes Chen Bing, the youngest son of the Chen family in the rear courtyard. As a technical-school graduate in this era, he proudly becomes a technician at the steel mill. With a golden finger, all he wants is to keep his head down and grow steadily. Unfortunately, he's cursed with romantic luck and has no choice but to live s 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 I, He Yuzhu, Have a Son! 我何雨柱有儿子了 Han Bing is a school cafeteria chef who enjoys reading novels about old Beijing courtyards. One summer day, while the cafeteria is frying chicken legs, a sudden fire breaks out. He rushes in without hesitation to put it out, but suffers severe burns and is admitted to a burn hospital. When he wakes, he discovers he has become Silly Zhu and is living in a courtyard compound. He remembers the scenes from the novels he read and Silly Zhu’s life of being manipulated. He’s determined to escape that f 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Siheyuan: I Became Xu Damao 四合院我成了许大茂 I never imagined that after staying home for two years, I’d accidentally transmigrate. And what’s more, I transmigrated into the life of the protagonist I’ve always envied: Xu Damao, who has no children. I’m honestly at a loss for words about this new book of mine. I finally worked up the courage to write it. If you don’t like it, go ahead and roast me. It’s my fault if I didn’t write well. Give me a good kick so I can improve quickly. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 The Red-Hot Era: Starting with a Hand-Built Sidecar Motorcycle 火红年代：从手搓侉子开始 After transmigrating into the fiery Red Era, Chen Shi, blessed with a modest little cheat, feels he has to do something worthy of the elders who endured hardship for generations. His first step toward earning a little pocket money and having enough to eat and wear is to build a sidecar motorcycle by hand... PS: This is a parallel world based on film and television settings. The author is a novice, so expect pure wish fulfillment with a tiny bit of Baidu. Don’t take it too seriously, and connoiss 51Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 24 Siheyuan: My Mailbox Can Teleport Packages 四合院：我的快递箱能隔空投送 Chen Hao was delivering takeout to No. 95 Nanluoguxiang when he unexpectedly transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard. He had no original Host, no identity, and not a penny to his name. All he had was a delivery box he carried around with him. “Quanjude roast duck comes vacuum-packed.” “They don't have beef from Mentougou, but they do have snowflake beef from Qin Chuan.” “I wonder if you like this Casio quartz watch?” “I couldn't find a radio. How about I order you a karaoke machine instead?” .. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 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
- 26 The Siheyuan Old Fox with No System or Golden Finger 四合院之无系统金手指的老六 I'm Zhao Dong, an ordinary guy who transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard. I have no golden finger and no System space. I'm just a transmigrator at the very bottom of the ladder. Want to know how I claw my way to the pinnacle of life from between the cracks? Read on! 268Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 27 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
- 28 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
- 29 Period: I Wanted to Raise Chickens, but Somehow Became the Village Chief 年代：想要养鸡的我莫名成了村长 (Slice of life, period setting, one heroine, Qin Jingru; includes some Courtyard storylines, but not many. Low on drama, with a light and cheerful tone.) One of Huaguo’s Ten Outstanding Young People? A chicken-farming tycoon in Huaguo? The foremost pioneer in animal husbandry? What do any of those have to do with me, Shen Hao? I just want to walk my dog around the village, play with the cats, and have that little money-grubber pout and scold me for wasting money... How did I end up becoming 232Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 My Siheyuan Farm Can Grow Beautiful Girls 四合院我的诸天农场能种小姐姐 Zhang Zhiyuan arrives in a courtyard house in the 1960s. He ignores the neighbors and plans to quietly develop his own personal space, enjoying leisurely travels across the myriad heavens. Until one day... I’m giving writing a try just for fun, starting with a hugely popular courtyard-house novel to join in the fun. I hope everyone who reads it enjoys it, and, even better, that it earns me enough for a pack of cigarettes! 47Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 31 Siheyuan: I Am a Good Person 四合院之我是一个好人 Chu Xinyang's rule for getting things done is to use magic to defeat magic. Now that he's transmigrated into a courtyard compound, how can he defeat the magical big boss without knowing a little magic himself? Watch how the male lead plays the gentleman and the saintly do-gooder in the courtyard compound. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Starting in the Siheyuan, I Venture Across the Heavens 从四合院开始在诸天冒险 Wang Xiaoming is on night patrol when, after a typhoon, he unexpectedly transmigrates to a universe of worlds. Once he completes the mission in his current world, he can continue his adventures in the next one. With a space and a System, Wang Xiaoming goes from an utterly ordinary young man who just wants to lie flat to an adventurer who can travel between worlds. Each time, he completes missions while going about his daily life, sometimes deliberately and sometimes by chance. His actions may al 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Alchemist of the Siheyuan 四合院的炼金术士 What amusing stories might unfold when a being who wields ultimate power ends up in a humble courtyard-house world? Will things go the way you imagine? Stay tuned for The Alchemist of the Courtyard 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Siheyuan: I Became Silly Zhu’s Father, He Daqing 四合院：我成了傻柱他爹，何大清 I wake up to find myself in a courtyard full of love, and what's more, I'm He Daqing's Er Zhu's dad. What? From the start, I'm already aboard a train bound for Baoshi? Train driver, do me a favor. I want to go back to sleep. The White Widow: “...” I'm absolutely not going to form a gang. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Siheyuan: Punishing the Beasts 四合院，惩治禽兽 The synopsis is weak, so read the story itself. Multiple heroines, a rather vicious edge, and there will be a small personal space, though it won’t feature much. From the start, Chen Yaozu becomes the head of security at a steel mill, setting off on an eventful life. If anyone messes with me, I’ll take them down. Pure satisfaction, no bootlicking, no dragging things out. I’ll do whatever it takes to achieve my goals. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Siheyuan: I Really Didn't Want to Be Boss Cao 四合院：我真没有想当曹老板啊 After transmigrating into the world of the Siheyuan, Chen Yingjun only wants to find a few more “kindred spirits” and live a shamelessly carefree life. Chen Yingjun declares, “I’ll always like eighteen-year-olds!” Facing Qin Huairu and the others, the loudest thought in Chen Yingjun’s mind is: At first, I really never planned to become a Cao Cao! … 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Hey! I Don't Want to Come to the Siheyuan! 喂！我不想来四合院啊 During winter break in the 21st century, Su Xingchen is at home when an all-nighter sends his soul into a Siheyuan. Su Xingchen: Hey, I don't want to be in a Siheyuan! I want to go home. How am I supposed to take on all those beasts? There's a System? No, I still want to go back! Watch as Xingchen outsmarts all the beasts in the Siheyuan. 184Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 38 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
- 39 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
- 40 Siheyuan: Selling My Job from the Start, Manager in Half a Month 四合院：开局卖工作，半月当经理 Yun Xiaoqi, a small farmer from the new era, accidentally enters a courtyard house with a farm System. Just after moving into his new home, he discovers that Yi Zhonghai has set him up. As soon as he deals with that problem, his blind date gets him on the wrong side of the Steel Plant's big nephew. Yun Xiaoqi has to contend with enemies in this world while also helping fellow members of the transmigrator alliance build a brighter future. For the sake of profit, Yun Xiaoqi reveals his secrets aga 102Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Siheyuan: The Happy Life of the 1960s 四合院：60年代的幸福生活 A promising young man from the 21st century accidentally transmigrates into The Story of the Beast-Filled Courtyard! He quickly unlocks a sign-in System. Thanks to his parents, he starts out as the cafeteria director. Let's hope those beasts don't come looking for trouble. Otherwise, who knows what might happen? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Siheyuan: Taking Life as It Comes 四合院开始走到哪算哪 A new story is here! Feel free to 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! The courtyard is only the beginning! 443Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 43 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
- 44 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
- 45 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. 68Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 46 I Learn to Slay Gods in the Siheyuan 我在四合院里学斩神 [Youthful passion + Love of country and family + Chuunibyou elements + Romance + Inspirational growth + No System + Slow burn] Hell may be wonderful, but life in this world isn't worth it! What is love, that it can make people pledge their lives to one another? At just eight years old, a boy experiences the evil of the world for the first time. But he isn't the sort to admit defeat. In his diary, he writes down the great goal of his life: I will grow strong enough to stand up against every i 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 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 544Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 48 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
- 49 Siheyuan: Showing Off My Cooking Skills at Dawn Has the Neighbors Losing Their Minds 四合院：大清早秀厨艺，众禽麻了 After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, He Yuzhu finds himself penniless. The Jia family has been leeching off him for so long that all he has left at home is a bundle of dried noodles. One morning, just as He Yuzhu gets up early to cook them for breakfast, Banggeng shows up with a filthy basin the size of a washbasin and demands, “Silly Zhu, put the noodles in here and give them to me!” There's no way he can agree to that! He Yuzhu waves Banggeng over to come and get them 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Siheyuan: It Begins with Livestreaming Qin Huairu's Inner Thoughts 四合院：从直播秦淮茹心声开始 Zhang Weiguo unexpectedly transmigrates into the grand world of courtyard compounds! He even awakens a live-streaming gossip System. It can not only broadcast live to the old folks in the courtyard, but also broadcast Qin Huairu’s innermost thoughts directly. Meanwhile, Silly Zhu is on the verge of freezing to death beneath a bridge when he learns that Zhang Weiguo can save his younger self. He nearly goes mad with excitement. Qin Huairu is dumbfounded too. What’s going on? Why have all these pe 34Reads—Score—Shelves
