Novels like Siheyuan: A Life of My Own Choosing
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- 151 Siheyuan: Living a Different Kind of Life 四合院，活出不一样的人生 Reborn in 1959, Li Zilei finds himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard. Now that he has arrived in this era, how will he make a comfortable life for himself? Join him as he matches wits with the courtyard's scheming residents and discovers a different kind of courtyard story. P.S. Multiple heroines, enter at your own risk. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Siheyuan: Xiang Yu, the Overlord of Hong Kong 四合院：香江霸主向雨柱 Silly Zhu was reborn in 1976, back at the point when he was about to marry Qin Huairu, only for Banggeng, who had just returned to the city, to object. But the reborn Silly Zhu was no longer the man he used to be. From then on, the story took a sharp turn: the courtyard’s scoundrels became the ones Silly Zhu milked for all they were worth. Once he got tired of milking them, he would finish them off one by one... Then, after arriving in Hong Kong, Silly Zhu began sweeping all before him. He rose 759Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 153 Siheyuan: I Am Ni Baba 四合院：我是倪八八 I’m Ni Baba, the poor relative of the neighborhood committee director. I’ve just arrived at the courtyard, so all you good folks, young and old, can show your support by chipping in some money or just showing up. I’ve heard people say you’re all a pack of beasts, but I beg to differ. After seeing you for myself, I can confirm you’re all fine, upstanding comrades. Who says Third Uncle is stingy? It’s not that I don’t want this bicycle. He insists I ride it! Look, he even cleans it for me every 78Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 154 Back to the 1960s: From the Start on Nanluoguxiang! 重回60年代：开局南锣鼓巷！ [Period setting + farming + daily life + inner space + no saintly do-gooder + decisive and ruthless] Li Qing was enjoying life when a knock at the door startled him so badly that he jumped out of a building! He transmigrated to the courtyard at No. 95, Nanluoguxiang, in the 1960s! Li Qing also discovered that he had brought an inner space with him when he transmigrated. But it was completely barren, so he got to work developing it nonstop. He wanted to turn it into a paradise! 1.8kReads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Siheyuan: VIP Treatment from the Very Start 四合院开场特级享受最高待遇 Yang Shengli is an exceptionally capable college student who wants to escape his parents’ shadow and prove himself. By a twist of fate, he ends up in a Siheyuan notorious for its beasts. With sky-high intelligence and abysmal people skills, how will Yang Shengli transform himself through his experiences in the Siheyuan, and how will he make a spectacular turnaround in an ordinary life...? 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Siheyuan: Yuzhu Is No Fool 四合院之雨柱不傻 Now that Silly Zhu has a new soul in his body, can widows still leech off him and the courtyard’s scoundrels still use morality to blackmail him? Let’s see our protagonist live an ordinary, happy life in this extraordinary era. (His golden finger isn’t much. He keeps his head down, watches the drama, and doesn’t follow the original plot.) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Siheyuan: I Merge All Things and Send the Birds to Prison 四合院，万物融合，我送众禽入监 Li Jianye’s soul transmigrates into a courtyard house in the 1960s. To his dismay, he discovers that the person he’s transmigrated into was beaten by Silly Zhu and made a eunuch. This is beyond tolerance. An uncle might put up with it, but I won’t. So Li Jianye reports Silly Zhu to the police and gets him sent to prison. Just as Li Jianye becomes the laughingstock of the whole courtyard for being a eunuch, he gets bound to the Everything Fusion System. “Ding! Congratulations, Host. You fuse —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Siheyuan: It All Began When I Became a Projectionist 四合院：从一个放映员开始 The media define an endless longing for the past as an extremely “leftist” trend of thought. Faced with this definition, Xu Dong asked himself honestly: he probably only counted as half of one, or perhaps less. He did indeed miss the past, but at the same time, he knew that life back then had been difficult. What he missed was the moral awareness and standards of the past, not its material comforts. A young man like him, who was afraid of hardship, transmigrated into the world of the courtyard h —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Became Deputy Workshop Director 四合院：开局晋升车间副主任 Li Weiguo, an office worker in the 21st century, transmigrated to the world of The Birds Are Full in the Courtyard in the early 1960s. He was bound to the [Traveling Frog System], and the little frog brought back generous rewards every day. "Ding! Your frog brought back master-level carpentry skills!" "Ding! Your frog brought back advanced cooking skills!" "Ding! Your frog brought back +100% fitter proficiency." In those hard times, the courtyard's residents went hungry, while Li Weihua enjoyed —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Returns in Triumph 四合院之何雨柱强势归来 Tan An was a top chef in the 21st century. One day, he unexpectedly transmigrated and became He Yuzhu in a courtyard house, taking on the scheming Qin Huairu and the beast in human skin, Yi Zhonghai. But what is really going on here? Is it a distortion of human nature, or a moral abduction? 1.2kReads5.1Score—14d adds
- 161 Siheyuan: The Warehouse Keeper’s Laid-Back Life 四合院之仓管员的悠哉生活 After overworking himself, Su Qingyuan died suddenly and woke up in 1958 as the son of Su Damin, a purchasing agent at a steel mill. He had also become a nameless nobody in Love in the Courtyard. During the Three Years of Hardship, everyone tightened their belts to get by, but the Su family often had the smell of meat wafting from their home… 100Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 Siheyuan: Living My Own Good Life 四合院之过自己的好日子 Come see what happens when a country boy arrives at a siheyuan. He's not one for scheming: if there's a problem, he tackles it head-on. His heart is set on the heroines, and he tries to stay out of the siheyuan's affairs. Multiple heroines. If that's not your thing, don't read. No excessive angst! 137Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Siheyuan: In This Life, Call Me He Yuzhu 四合院：这辈子，请叫我何雨柱 Welcome to the courtyard house. He Yuzhu gets a second chance at life. He decides to focus on becoming a good cook. He doesn’t want anyone to look down on him anymore. His heart is still pounding with excitement. At last, he can change his life. 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Siheyuan: Xia Yuchen's Tale of Tormenting the Beasts 四合院夏雨辰虐禽记 A famous male cross-player in the modern cosplay scene accidentally transmigrates into the body of a man with the same name in the world of Siheyuan. Only after the System explains the situation does she realize that the TV drama was far too tame: the real world is much darker than what it showed. Since she’s here, sitting around waiting to be devoured by the courtyard’s beasts is out of the question. It’s not in her nature. Watch her fight back from the brink. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 A Life That Begins with Love in the Courtyard 从情满四合院开始的人生 When a modern man becomes the younger brother of He Yuzhu in Love in the Courtyard, he has no System or special powers, just a vague foreknowledge of what’s to come. What can he do? Should he watch as his brother He Yuzhu gets cheated out of everything and left with nothing? Or should he try to change it all? 156Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 166 A Journey Through Myriad Worlds, Starting in the Siheyuan 从四合院开始的诸天之旅 Infinite-world novels inevitably include some fantastical elements. If that's not your thing, feel free to read something else. The Siheyuan is just the starting point. After two or three worlds, the story will move on to a fantasy world. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Siheyuan: Reborn, I Make a Comeback Starting with Washing Dishes 四合院：重生后从洗盘子开始逆袭 He Yuzhu was reborn. His time in the Siheyuan had been heartbreaking. He never imagined his previous life could be so miserable. Even now, he still hasn't recovered from it. He has to change. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Siheyuan: My System Is a Little Too Good 四合院：我的系统有点六 Reborn in a courtyard house, Zhou Wenbin has no choice but to shut the door and unleash the System against the courtyard's assorted schemers. He deals with them while also egging them on, hoping they'll go even further down the path they're already on. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Siheyuan: Bai Ling Overhears My Thoughts 四合院：白玲偷听我心声 Dongzhimen Police Station. Bai Ling: “Look at the other public security team members. They go out on patrol and manage to catch a few kids stealing chickens to eat.” Lin Chen mutters inwardly: “I not only know that the three of them stole Xu Damao's chicken, but also that He Yuzhu will take the blame for them because he stole a public chicken and can't explain himself. I even know Xu Damao got the chicken as a bribe while screening films in the countryside.” Bai Ling: “Lin Chen, what did you jus 599Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Transmigrating Through the Mirror: Starting in the Siheyuan 穿越镜从四合院开局 An unexpected discovery caused Hao Ren's soul to transmigrate into a courtyard house, where he took the place of a resident with the same name. Thus began his legendary life: from an ordinary man, he steadily embarked on the path to the extraordinary. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Siheyuan: Accused of Stealing a Chicken? I Called the Police! 四合院：冤枉我偷鸡？反手报警！ After transmigrating as He Yuzhu, he opens his eyes to a crowd of people accusing him of stealing a chicken. Am I the kind of guy Silly Zhu is, someone who'd give up the big prize for a quick thrill? Of course not. I'll fight back, call the police, and take this straight to the station. Let's see who's tougher! In this era, with everything waiting to be rebuilt... He Yuzhu has only just transmigrated, and he has no interest in grand narratives or the frustrating squabbles of family life. There 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Chef Silly Zhu 厨师傻柱 My new work is out! Everyone is welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Siheyuan: Sharing Abilities, and Learning Soul-Summoning from the Start? 四合院：能力共享，开局学招魂？ [Siheyuan + Pocket Dimension + Farming + Feel-Good + One Heroine] (What's yours is mine, and what's mine is still mine!) Li Tianyou transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard after an accident. He also gained an Ability-Sharing System. With the God of Luck watching over him, Li Tianyou even drew a Spirit Spring Pocket Dimension from his beginner's gift pack. On the very first day he bonded with the System, Li Tianyou extracted the ability to summon spirits from Jia Zhangshi! Li Tianyou: Yi Zhongha 1Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 174 Siheyuan: My Name Is Cao Aman 四合院：我叫曹阿瞒 Reborn in the 1960s, he is named Cao Aman. Aman’s ambitions are boundless. Since his name is Cao Aman, he must live up to it. And so, he makes his way in this world… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, Do You Want a Wife? 四合院：傻柱你要老婆不？ [Two female leads] [No System] If you're used to rich, hearty meals, why not try this pickled cabbage dish? After being reborn, He Yuzhu uses the golden finger brought by a wooden box to rise from an ordinary man, one step at a time. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 From the Siheyuan: A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and TV 从四合院开始的影视诸天 Just because Chen Zheng complained about the plot of Chasing the Wind, he got bound to a System! "Everyone in Birds Fill the Courtyard is a villain, yet they all get happy endings. The Host's mission is to rewrite their lives and dispel the resentment caused by viewers' complaints!" Before Chen Zheng could recover, the System kicked him into the world of Birds Fill the Courtyard. And so began his extraordinary life, traveling through the worlds of countless films and TV shows, rewriting characte —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Siheyuan: This System Is Always Up to Something 四合院：这个系统总整活儿 Yu Sanwei, heir to a royal chef, transmigrates into a Siheyuan and becomes an undocumented resident. Fortunately, the Treasure-Digging System is there to help him solve his problems. But he never expected the System to be such a prankster. [Ding! Treasure-Digging System: Your Host's most thoughtful little comforter is here~ Your welcome gift is ready. Host, please go dig it up under the bed in Granny Deaf's bedroom! A friendly reminder: Tap the bottom right corner to turn on live navigation. Tap —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Siheyuan: Damao's Rebellious Disciple Stirs Up a Storm 四合院：大茂逆徒，搅动风云 Zhao Wenjie, a regular at nightclubs and a cunning old schemer, transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan and becomes Xu Damao's apprentice. By a twist of fate, he moves into a side room in the courtyard. At first, he only wants to deal with Xu Damao, but because of Yu Li, he ends up at odds with the Yan family. As he becomes more and more outstanding, Qin Huairu sets her sights on him. Yi Zhonghai wants him to support him in his old age. Even Liu Haizhong tries to force him to put in a good —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Siheyuan: My Boundless Merit 四合院我功德无量 After graduating from a junior college, Ye Chen couldn’t find a suitable job and couldn’t bear to make his beloved girlfriend suffer alongside him. So he resolutely broke up with her and joined the ranks of delivery couriers. They agreed that they would rekindle their relationship once he had saved enough to buy a house in three years. With the deadline fast approaching, he was working himself to the bone making deliveries when he got into a car accident. His blood dripped onto a bracelet he had 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Siheyuan: From the Start, a Gold Digger Tried to Freeload 四合院：开局捞女在白嫖 Qin Huairu is perfectly capable of having children, but she refuses to have any with Silly Zhu. In this era, carrying on the family line is extremely important. It is something ingrained in people, passed down by their ancestors. So, does Qin Huairu love Silly Zhu? Absolutely not! If she really loved him, she would have given him a child or two. Since Qin Huairu could do something like this, logically speaking, she cannot possibly love Silly Zhu. So Qin Huairu is with Silly Zhu just to bleed him 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Silly Zhu's Uncle from the Start: True Love in Love in the Courtyard 开局傻柱小叔，真情满四合院 [Siheyuan + No needless cruelty + Decisive action + No goody-two-shoes] He Ping'an, a young man from the modern era, transmigrates to the 1950s and becomes Silly Zhu's uncle. He moves into a Siheyuan and makes sure everyone gets what they deserve. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 After Silly Zhu Really Became a Fool in the Siheyuan 四合院：傻柱真傻了之后 Silly Zhu has really gone silly. Nobody would believe it, but all it took was Jia Zhangshi summoning a spirit because he and Qin Huairu had grown too close. Then, in a moment of carelessness, he was knocked over and hit the back of his head... Everything changed. He Yushui was different. Xu Damao was different. Everyone was different. Only Deputy Director Li was still the same, and yet somehow different too. Don't get hung up on who the main character is. From where each person stands, they are 322Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Beat Bang Geng to a Pulp! 四合院：开局暴打棒梗！ [Siheyuan Courtyard + Transmigration + System + Spoiling His Younger Sister + Comedy] He transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes He Yuzhu, known as “Silly Zhu,” in a Siheyuan courtyard full of vile people. His mother is dead, his father has left, and He Yushui is the only family he has left. He Yuzhu becomes utterly devoted to spoiling his younger sister. He Yuzhu rises from canteen supervisor to deputy director, then director, and eventually becomes the top boss at the steel mill. Life in the co 7Reads5.6Score314d adds
- 184 Siheyuan: Please Stop Hyping Me Up, I'm About to Become a God! 四合院：求别吹，我要超神了！ Zhao Changsheng transmigrates to 1962 and activates the Bragging Made Real System. Whenever someone brags in front of him, whatever they boast about becomes his reality. Third Uncle Yan Bugui: I'm a master angler, famous throughout the capital! Zhao Changsheng: Acquired advanced fishing skills. Silly Zhu: My father can cook the finest dishes from both north and south, including a complete Manchu-Han banquet! Zhao Changsheng: Acquired advanced chef skills, plus the exclusive skill: a complete Man 796Reads6.1Score10014d adds
- 185 The Special Operations Team at the Steel Mill in the Siheyuan 四合院之轧钢厂特勤队 My name is White.Lee, and my Chinese name is Li Huaice. As a weapons expert and a special instructor for the LAPD, what can I do after transmigrating into the world of the Courtyard House? Answers online, please! White Lee transmigrates into the body of Li Huaice, a Volunteer Army soldier. He fights in the War to Resist America and Aid Korea, earning a reputation for bravery in battle! After returning home, he leaves the military and becomes head of security at a steel mill. He establishes the m 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Siheyuan: With the System in Hand, the World Is Mine 四合院：系统在手，天下我有 Wang Haoran, a modern man, was exploited by his capitalist boss for a salary of just a few thousand yuan a month and unexpectedly died suddenly. By a stroke of fate, he arrived in Love in the Courtyard. With the help of the System, he initially planned to use one hand to punish the beasts and the other to help the poor. Little did he know he would indirectly change the beasts' fates. During the three difficult years, food appeared on the black market in an endless stream, with no one knowing whe 159Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 187 Starting Out as Head of Security in the Siheyuan 四合院从保卫科长开始 Transmigrated into The Age of Blood Romance as Zhou Xiaojun, the second son of General Zhou Zhennan, he gets bound to Xu Damao because of a System anchor. Watch how Zhou Xiaojun uses memories of his previous life to make waves in this new world. 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Siheyuan: Kicking Bang Geng and Slapping Jia Zhangshi from the Start 四合院：开局脚踢棒梗掌掴贾张氏 [Multiple heroines + cultivation + a System for fishing across the heavens] He Yuzhu, from the 21st century, has an accident and transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard in 1956, inhabiting the body of his namesake, Silly Zhu. From then on, he begins a new life. Wait, how could a transmigrator possibly go without a System? Ding! The All-Heavens Fishing System is starting up… Keep being a simp? No way! You’re the ones who can grovel at my feet! 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 Transmigrated Into the Siheyuan, Don’t Expect Me to Support You in Old Age 穿到四合院，别想算计我养老 Feng Mingyuan had no idea what was going on. When he said he wanted to die, he didn't actually mean it, so why had Heaven really let him die and transmigrated him into He Yuzhu, the protagonist of the TV drama netizens jokingly call Birds of a Feather in the Siheyuan? He was speechless with frustration. Heaven, if you really are that powerful, why didn't you grant my wish when I said I wanted to get rich? Well, what's done is done. The one living now is Feng Mingyuan, so that little widow can fo 121Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 190 Siheyuan: You Chose Your First Love for Love, So Why Cry After the Divorce? 四合院：为爱选初恋，离婚你哭啥 [Urban farming + period setting + System + pocket dimension + aggression + pranks] Xu Weiguo transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. After four years of marriage, he and his wife still haven't consummated it! She says her first love is feeling down, then spends the night alone with him away from home. She declares that if he doesn't want to stay married, they should get divorced. Fine, let's do it! But now that I've agreed to the divorce, what are you upset about? He binds himself 293Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Cement Router's First Book 水泥路由器的第1本书 My new work is out! You can head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Siheyuan: Scratching Off the Life I Want 四合院：刮出想要的人生 In 2024, Li Guodong, suffering from pneumonia and a high fever that wouldn't subside, transmigrated into a world filled with beasts in every courtyard... A loyal lottery player in his previous life, he unexpectedly obtained a scratch-card System... Now he had to face a courtyard full of villains. I could afford a spacious apartment just by winning the lottery in my previous life. Do you think I'm afraid of you? With all his buffs stacked, Li Guodong wasn't worried at all. Don't mess with me. He 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Siheyuan: My Wife Is Deaf Granny 四合院：我媳妇聋老太 A new story is here! You can 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! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Shot Granny Deaf to Death, Then Took Them All Out 四合院：开局枪毙聋老太，全毙了 [The Reporting Champion] [Shoot Them All] [May Every Beastly Villain Drop Dead] Fang Yuan transmigrates to the autumn of 1960 and becomes a resident of a Beijing courtyard compound. His predecessor was gravely ill, and the vile neighbors coveted his home. They angered him to death. Fang Yuan vows to avenge his predecessor and gains the Beast-Reporting System. Every successful report against a villain earns him a reward. So he immediately reports Old Mrs. Deaf. She is arrested and executed by fir 641Reads8.0Score11914d adds
- 195 Siheyuan: Exposing the Beasts' Scandals Sets the Whole City Ablaze 四合院：刊登禽兽丑闻，全城沸腾 After transmigrating to the 1960s, Guo Chengliang finds himself in the body of a man who shares his name. Not long ago, his predecessor had successfully landed a job at a newspaper. Now, Guo Chengliang has transmigrated and activated the Gossip System, giving him the perfect advantage. The scoundrels are running amok? He'll publish everything about them and let everyone in the capital see just how vile they are! 284Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 196 Siheyuan: I Have Decomposition and Synthesis Technology 四合院：我拥有分解合成技术 Lin Mu transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and obtains the Disassembly and Synthesis System. Yi Zhonghai, you’re a Level Eight fitter. Hand it over. Bang Geng, you’re young and have a long life ahead of you. Hand it over. “Little Lin is the only one in the courtyard who can make furniture, and his work is good too!” Yi Zhonghai says. “He became a Level Eight fitter in a week and earns 98 yuan. Why not help us out?” says Jia Zhangshi. “Lin Mu cooks well enough to open a restaurant,” says Qin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Siheyuan: I Drew Qin Huairu, Double the Fun 四合院：抽中秦淮茹，双倍快乐 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 8.1kReads6.2Score57914d adds
- 198 Keeping House the Siheyuan Way 四合院，持家有道 Lin Ming quietly transmigrates into the world of the courtyard houses after a disaster. To make a better life for himself, he works hard without pause. With help from his space, his life keeps getting better. There is envy and jealousy here, but not to the terrifying extent shown in the book. Relying on his clever mind, he navigates life with the people in the courtyard. 674Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 199 Xu Damao Takes Over the Siheyuan 许大茂玩转四合院 242Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 200 Siheyuan: My Words Become Law, the Courtyard’s True God 四合院：言出法随，四合院真神 Li Jianjun transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and awakened the Words Become Law System. All he has to do is collect negative emotions from characters in the original story. Then he gets one chance to make a random declaration come true. [Chaos and Mayhem: Everyone in the courtyard becomes extremely irritable and starts turning on one another!] [Gut-Wrenching Pain: The target suffers unbearable pain in their abdomen. Yi Zhonghai maliciously refuses to work, so his wages are doc 30Reads—Score—14d adds
