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- 1 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu, a Man Who Stands Tall 四合院：顶天立地何雨柱 No. 95, Tongluogu Lane, in the capital. A wisp of cooking smoke rises, and the irresistible aroma of meat wafts through the whole courtyard. “Is that He Yuzhu again?” The Third Master, reading the newspaper in his glasses, licked his lips. “It's strange, isn't it? Ever since He Daqing left, that boy's been doing better and better. He eats meat every few days.” The Third Madam chimed in, holding a shoe insole as she threaded her needle. And so the story begins... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Siheyuan: Brothers United, Pursuing a Happy Life 四合院：兄弟同心，奔赴幸福生活 An unexpected accident turns Chu Feifan's life upside down. When he wakes again, he has “regressed” from a promising young man of the 21st century into He Chunsheng, a “fool” living in a courtyard compound in the 1960s! And He Chunsheng is the younger brother of Silly Zhu (He Yuzhu), despite having no blood relation to him! Faced with this upheaval, Chu Feifan is inexplicably excited. From now on, he is He Chunsheng! He is determined to change Silly Zhu's bleak life. The two brothers will work t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Siheyuan: Reborn as a Chief Engineer, I Settle Scores with the Beasts 四合院：重生技术总工清算禽兽 A tingle at the back of his neck means disaster is coming. After being reborn in 1965, Lu Cheng'an gains “Spider-Sense.” When Qin Huairu splashes water at him, he dodges. When there's a trap in the technical department, he chooses the workshop instead. He spots a crack in a piece of scrap metal at a glance. The whole factory thinks the college graduate is just lucky. Only Yi Zhonghai senses something is off. This apprentice acts respectful, but how does he always dodge every trap I set? What Yi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Siheyuan: The Commune Brigade Leader Is Here 四合院：公社大队长来了 After transmigrating to Beiping in 1963, Cao Xiaoman is surprised to discover that he has become the team leader of the Hongxing Commune. Qin Huairu is a village girl who married and moved away. She’s come back to visit her family with all her children in tow. Qin Jingru is still unmarried, dreaming of marrying the team leader. Lou Xiao'e wants to buy some mountain delicacies from me to nourish herself, due to her health problems. Yu Li is bringing national grain coupons to the village to trade 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Stand Against the Entire Courtyard 四合院：我！开局与全院为敌 Once, he had a happy family of four. After his parents passed away, he had only his younger sister to rely on, and she only had him. But their tragic circumstances won them no sympathy. Instead, everyone was scheming about how to take advantage of them. Lu Chen transmigrated into the Four-Sided Courtyard, activated his golden finger, and foiled the schemes of the whole pack of scoundrels. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Siheyuan: I Punish the Scum on Behalf of the Myriad Worlds 四合院：我代表诸天惩治禽兽 The male lead is a scheming sort who loves to stab people in the back! Wei Boran, a young man from the modern era, unexpectedly has his soul transported into the world of The Beasts of the Courtyard and becomes Deaf Granny's younger brother, just 17 years old. His seniority immediately puts him above all the beasts. The First, Second, and Third Masters all have to address him respectfully as Young Master Wei. Everyone across the Myriad Worlds says it's hard to get by as the protagonist in a cour 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Siheyuan: Returning from Abroad, with Li Yunlong as My Subordinate 四合院：留学归来，下属李云龙 [Science and Technology to Strengthen the Nation] [High-Profile Humiliation of the Enemy with a Dimensional Strike] [A Masterpiece Handcrafted by the Author] After eight years studying abroad, He Bing, an eighteen-year-old genius from RWTH Aachen University in West Germany, resolutely gave up his lucrative overseas prospects and overcame countless obstacles to return home and serve his country. Just then, the nation's air defense lines collapsed. Its outdated J-5 fighters were powerless to inter 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Siheyuan: The Three Children Aren't Mine, So I Divorce Huairu on Our Wedding Night 四合院：三孩非亲生新婚休淮茹 A stress-relieving, laugh-out-loud story packed with high emotions. Jia Dongxu was murdered, but his resentment refused to fade. His soul merged with that of Jia Dong, who had transmigrated into this world, and he returned to 1952, right in the middle of his wedding night. Faced with Qin Huairu, who had saddled him with three children that weren’t his, Jia Dongxu awakens the Beast-Taming System. His first move is to divorce her, then deal with Silly Zhu, who cuckolded him, and the First Uncle, w 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Won't Marry? Then I'll Marry Little Huaihua 四合院：秦淮茹不嫁？我娶小槐花 He transmigrates to the 1980s world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes Silly Zhu. Then he discovers that Banggeng nearly beat him to death just because he wanted to hug Qin Huairu. Since Qin Huairu looks down on me and Banggeng is an ungrateful brat, I, He Yuzhu, don’t want either of you anymore! No woman stays twenty forever, but there will always be women who are twenty! At the same time, He Yuzhu awakens the strongest family System. As long as he binds himself to a wife, his age will start —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 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
- 11 Siheyuan: Qin Jingru Forces Me to Marry Her from the Start 四合院：开局被秦京茹逼婚 He lands in a courtyard house and, from the start, He Yuzhu kicks his door in. After binding to a System, he takes He Yuzhu’s place in the canteen with his master-level cooking skills. While all the men hate him so much their teeth ache, he becomes the object of every beautiful woman’s desire. From the start, Qin Jingru pressures him to marry her. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Siheyuan: They Overheard My Thoughts, and the Fools Went Berserk 四合院：心声被偷听，众禽杀疯了 [Siheyuan Courtyard + Everyday Life + Period Atmosphere + Inner Thoughts Overheard + Storage Space + A Little Edge] Sun Chaoyang transmigrates while watching the TV drama Birds of a Feather in the Siheyuan Courtyard! He transmigrates into the world of the 1962 Siheyuan Courtyard and, by a twist of fate, becomes a projectionist at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. At this point, Jia Dongxu is still up to no good~ Xu Damao isn't married yet either~ Silly Zhu is still the same old Silly Zhu~ But 141Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Siheyuan: Trading White Sugar for Qin Huairu 四合院：白糖交换秦淮茹 Zhou Li wakes up to find he has transmigrated into the world of the courtyard. From the start, he's a complete idiot, and he feels utterly doomed. His neighbors are all troublemakers, so how can he survive surrounded by these animals? Luckily, he awakens a golden finger that lets him deal with each neighbor who bullies him, one by one. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Siheyuan: Sending Jia Zhangshi to Prison from the Start! 四合院：开局送贾张氏吃牢饭！ Shi Zhonglei transmigrates to the world of Love in the Courtyard! Surrounded by a whole courtyard full of shameless beasts, each one more self-righteous than the last, and all experts at moral blackmail! Well, I'm not putting up with that! I'll punch Yi Buqun and kick Jia Dongxu! I'll send Jia Zhangshi to prison for a taste of jail food! And I'll give the Thieving Saint, Banggeng, a lifelong psychological scar! 51Reads5.0Score—Shelves
- 15 Siheyuan: A Little Test of My Skills from the Start Leaves Everyone Green with Envy 四合院：开局小试牛刀，谗哭众禽 Su Chen transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and, from the start, catches Bang Geng stealing from him. Then he awakens the Traveling Frog System. That very night, the Traveling Frog brings Su Chen master-level cooking skills. Early the next morning, he tries his hand at twice-cooked pork, leaving the whole courtyard drooling. The next day, the Traveling Frog brings him master-level fishing skills and modern medicine. When Su Chen goes fishing, the fish practically leap into his 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Is Reborn, and I’ll Defy Fate 四合院：何雨柱重生，我逆天改命 [Courtyard life + System + satisfying read + punishing the beasts] He Yuzhu was reborn after death. In this life, He Yuzhu swore he would never again be the lovesick fool Silly Zhu had been in his previous life. With the System bound to him and cheats at his disposal, he swept through the courtyard and gave the beasts a thorough beating! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Siheyuan: Luring Banggeng into the Game 四合院，从诱惑棒梗入局开始 P.S. The story’s timeline differs somewhat from the TV series. Also, this book focuses on physical relationships rather than emotional ones, so readers who mind should proceed with caution. Feng Tao transmigrates with a System that has a special function. It’s a System that can connect to the future. By traveling between a Siheyuan in the 1960s and a future society, Feng Tao becomes an intermediary. He brings worthless junk from that special era, things no one values and that are even on the ver 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 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
- 19 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
- 20 Siheyuan: From the Start, a Poor Nobody Builds a Fortune Through Face-Slapping 四合院：开局穷鬼靠打脸发家致富 [Courtyard + System + Feel-Good Story + Putting Scoundrels in Their Place + Everyday Life + Building a Business...] Chen Youqing wakes up in the courtyard as an ordinary resident. His family is so poor they can barely afford to eat. His gambling-addicted father mortgages their home, then runs off. His mother jumps into a river and dies in despair, leaving him and his younger siblings to fend for themselves. When creditors come demanding payment every day, he takes the fight to them and deals wit —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Siheyuan: I Viciously Torment the Whole Flock, and My Sister-in-Law Panics 四合院：狂虐众禽，嫂子心慌 When Xu Duoyu opened his eyes, he discovered he had transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. He had become Xu Damao’s younger cousin, a discharged soldier who had returned home to seek help from his older cousin and his wife. He moved into the courtyard house, only to find Xu Damao trying to cheat him out of his discharge pay and take his home! Luckily, he awakened his golden finger. From then on, the courtyard house would never be the same. Xu Damao can’t have children but wants a 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Siheyuan: Yu Haitang Is My Sister-in-Law 四合院：于海棠是我小姨子 135Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 23 Siheyuan: My Brother-in-Law Is the Head of the Public Security Bureau 四合院：我姐夫是治安局局长 Zhang Weidong transmigrates into the world of courtyard houses. His parents were martyrs who gave their lives for the country. His parents' comrades are even more powerful leaders than the big boss! His older sister is the head of the neighborhood office! His brother-in-law is the director of the Beijing Public Security Bureau! And a whole group of uncles and elders, whose names people don't dare say aloud, look after him! With connections like these, he has an incredibly lucky start! Every day 238Reads5.4Score104Shelves
- 24 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
- 25 I’ve Never Watched Siheyuan 从没看过四合院 What should I do if I find myself in Love in the Courtyard but have never watched it? Damn! I've never seen such a bizarre bunch of neighbors. Every single one is selfish and sanctimonious. I can't believe I got stuck with these neighbors. I'm speechless! 2Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 26 Siheyuan: The Short-Tempered Liu Guangtian 四合院之暴躁刘光天 A young modern man transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan. No manners, no morals: two strokes and it's a fight, two dots and a strength stroke and it's done! (Check out my profile for completed Siheyuan novels!) 118.4kReads8.2Score8.8kShelves
- 27 Siheyuan: Practicing Cultivation and Developing the Nation, Both at Once 四合院：修行发展国家两不误 A new book is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 In the Siheyuan, I Come with a Smart-Mouthed System 四合院，我自带贫嘴系统 Zhang Damin transmigrated into the courtyard from the TV series Zhang Damin's Happy Life. Every wisecrack earned him a corresponding reward, and every joke he told came true. Helping an old lady cross the street earned him 5,000 yuan. In that era of material scarcity, he became a handsome, rich man right from his first appearance. He wants to fix the show's regrets: his mother won't suffer from dementia in her old age, and his younger sister's illness will be cured. Fighting evil and promoting g —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Siheyuan: Zhou Wenzhong 四合院之周文忠 Zhou Wenzhong's story of striving, viewing the world from another perspective. 33Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 30 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Roast Qin Huairu and the Whole Courtyard of Beasts 四合院：开局锐评秦淮茹全院禽兽 [If I, Qin Huairu, had not been born, the scoundrels' path would have been shrouded in darkness for eternity] [Silly Zhu] [Xu Damao] [Yi Zhonghai] [Lou Xiao'e] The entire courtyard's pack of pests gets picked apart one by one! An exclusive, in-depth breakdown and critique of the original plot of Love in the Courtyard! The video comments are flooded with reactions! Episode 1: Qin Huairu's life of leeching off others? Episode 2: Xu Damao, the most devoted man in the courtyard? Episode 3: The cou 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Siheyuan: I Picked Up a Wife and Activated the System 四合院：捡个媳妇激活系统 Yang Jun has transmigrated to the 1950s, where he has to toil away carrying loads every day to support his entire family. After giving up his own rations to help a beggar who has collapsed from hunger, he not only finds himself a wife, but also awakens the System he’s dreamed of. However, this System is a bit low-end: to earn rewards, he has to work hard day in and day out. 17.4kReads6.3Score1.1kShelves
- 32 After Unifying Siheyuan, You Invade a Parallel World 一统四合院后，你又入侵平行世界 I’d just died suddenly from overwork when I was recruited into the ranks of the immortals and dropped into the full-of-beasts courtyard from the start. My boss’s first beginner assignment was to steal the underwear of Xu Damao, a reborn man, and hang it outside the door of the hypocritical First Master? Me, Gu Ping’an, a burned-out office worker who just wants to lie flat, forced into becoming an outlaw who specializes in low-down tricks! Every beast in the courtyard has a cheat! Xu Damao has re 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 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
- 34 Siheyuan: Good Fortune Abounds, I’ll Spoil Huairu! 四合院：福气多多，宠淮茹！ (Doting on Qin Huairu + multiple heroines + ambition to become prime minister + refusing to follow the original plot + abundant supplies + pocket dimension + farming + System) Cao Xiangguo is a senior in college on Earth! He was so infuriated watching Love in the Courtyard that he died! And somehow, he transmigrated into the show! From that day on, the whole courtyard changed! Qin Huairu: “Xiangguo, save some food for Huaihua!” Yu Li: “Xiangguo, I don’t have money to get home, sob!” Ever sin 8Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 35 Transmigrating into Siheyuan: An Upright Life That Won’t Take the Blame 穿越四合院，正直人生不背锅 The protagonist transmigrates into the courtyard and becomes Lin Zhou, a man with the same name. His parents died when he was young, and he raised his younger sister on his own. He has a steady job at a steel mill. He absolutely refuses to be a pushover!!! He will never be a pushover!!! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Siheyuan: I Just Transmigrated, and They Already Want to Kick Me Out 四合院之刚穿越过来就要撵我走 Gu Nan, a loser from the twenty-first century, accidentally transmigrates while saving someone and ends up in the setting of Love in the Courtyard. See how Gu Nan deals with the cold-hearted schemer Qin Huairu, the wolf in human clothing Yi Zhonghai, and the spirit-calling shaman Jia Zhangshi. But is all of this just a dream, or an opportunity for Gu Nan? 143Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 37 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
- 38 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
- 39 Siheyuan: The Legend of Shen He 四合院之沈河传奇 [Pocket Dimension + Big Slap System + Beating Up Scoundrels + Invincible] Shen He transmigrates and becomes a purchasing agent who has just been murdered. Luckily, he binds to a System, heals his injuries, and kills his attacker in turn. Someone comes to steal meat from his home? Beat them up! Their son shows up? Beat him up! Their grandson launches a sneak attack? He’s just a kid? Beat him up! A lovesick fool pretends he can’t stand by and jumps in? Beat him up! Someone twists the truth, tries 3Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 40 Siheyuan: Transmigrated as He Yuzhu, I Marry Bai Ling 四合院：穿成何雨柱，娶妻白玲 After transmigrating into the world of "The Saga of the Courtyard", he becomes sixteen-year-old He Yuzhu, also known as Silly Zhu, and gains a Negative Emotions Lottery System. As long as he collects negative emotions, he can enter the lottery. That year, He Daqing has not yet run off with the White Widow. He Yuzhu makes his move without hesitation. “He Daqing, you wouldn’t want everyone to find out you killed your wife and abandoned your children, would you?” The White Widow has a niece, Bai Li 1.5kReads7.0Score105Shelves
- 41 Siheyuan: Reborn at Sixty, with Heaven-Defying Comprehension 四合院：重生60年，悟性逆天 [Siheyuan + System + Space + Storyline] Zhang Fan transmigrates to the 1960s and discovers that this is actually a parallel world of Siheyuan. After gaining heaven-defying comprehension and a System space, Zhang Fan can quickly grasp and master any knowledge or skill after only a brief exposure to it. Watching Zhang Fan's life grow ever more prosperous, the animals of the Siheyuan start plotting against him. While putting them in their place, Zhang Fan enjoys life. He only wanted to live well, b 14.7kReads6.1Score1.2kShelves
- 42 Siheyuan: Starting with the Temple Run Dungeon 四合院：从神庙逃亡副本开始 [System + virtual-space torment of the courtyard’s scoundrels + moderately dark] Wang Dachui transmigrates and receives the [Courtyard Readers’ Resentment System], which can drag all the courtyard’s scoundrels into a virtual space to teach them a lesson. Drawing on memories from before he transmigrated, Wang Dachui uses material from games and movies to create all kinds of virtual spaces, where the scoundrels act out the full spectrum of human nature. “Lao Jia! Hurry back! They’re all picking on 3.5kReads8.2Score180Shelves
- 43 Siheyuan: No More Hiding, I’m the Big Boss of the Steel Mill 四合院：不装了，我是轧钢厂老大 At 28, Zhang Lianshan is assigned by the steel mill to a two-courtyard residence at No. 96. Officially, he’s a fifth-level engineer at the mill. In reality, he spends his days loafing around, fishing, raising chickens, and taking pleasure in arguing with people. No one would ever guess that he’s actually the one in charge of the entire steel mill. The No. 96 siheyuan is directly connected to No. 95, the Beastly Neighbors’ den. When Zhang Lianshan moves into the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai teams up wi 8Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 44 Siheyuan: I Have Unlimited Supplies 四合院：我有无限物资 [Siheyuan Courtyard + System + Pocket Dimension + Sneaky Schemer + Backstabbing from the Shadows] The struggling author Liu Xiu was locked in solitary confinement for seven days yet again. Just before he lost consciousness, he bonded with the Sneaky Schemer System, which took him into the world of "The Birds of the Siheyuan Courtyard". The Sneaky Schemer System was made just for Liu Xiu. All he had to do was check in with the System every day to get sneaky-schemer tools. Acting like a sneaky sch 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Get a Wife for Free 四合院：开局白捡个媳妇 Xu Guoqiang transmigrated to a courtyard in the 1960s. His father was a veteran who died young. With his uncle's help, Xu found Zhang Cuihua and married her, but through a twist of fate, Lou Xiao'e went into the wrong room. They decided to go along with it, and Lou Xiao'e became his wife. Who would have thought that he would activate the System, the source of all evil, and begin a life of cheating his way to success? The System's space activated, and he became a veteran running a rice shop in th 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Siheyuan: The Rotten System Wrecks the Whole Courtyard 四合院：缺德系统坑惨众禽 This story is full of hostility, full of hostility, full of hostility. Important things bear repeating three times. If you don't like hostility, don't read. Moral blackmail? I'll hit you. And I won't just hit you, I'll ruin you. You play dirty, I'll play dirtier. I'll bring thugs, casinos, and black markets to heel. It's not just about making money, it's about ruining you. Yi Zhonghai, Jia Dongxu, Liu Haizhong, Yan Fugui, I'll make sure every last one of you loses your family and home. 480Reads—Score111Shelves
- 47 Siheyuan: My Name Is Qin Dazhuang, with Zhuang Meaning Mighty 四合院：我叫秦大壮，猛壮的壮 Qin Dazhuang comes from the future and returns to the early years of the People’s Republic of China. The woman he loves has married someone else, and his younger siblings can’t afford food or school. How will he change all that? I’m not great at writing blurbs, but I promise this book won’t be abandoned. It will be completed. Please enjoy it at your own pace, 3Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 48 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! 391Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 49 Siheyuan: What Should Be Done and What Shouldn't Be Done 四合院之有所为有所不为 [Put the Scoundrels in Their Place] [Decisive] [System] [Multiple Female Leads] Given a second life, Hu Zhengyang transmigrates into Silly Zhu, the easy target everyone in the courtyard takes advantage of. The original Silly Zhu was exploited all his life and met a miserable end. This time, he returns with a System and just one rule: Do what you should, and don't do what you shouldn't! He won't be a sucker or raise ungrateful brats. He won't put up with moral blackmail or indulge anyone's nasty 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 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
