Novels like Siheyuan: Starting in 1951
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- 51 Siheyuan: I Build My Fortune Starting with a Ton of Lard 四合院：从一吨猪油开始发家致富 Zhang Jin transmigrated into a siheyuan courtyard and appeared at Qin Huairu's home in the middle of the night, almost sparking a passionate encounter with the widow! His golden finger was a portable storage space, with a modest power level of half a star! From the start, he had a ton of lard. He traded it for all kinds of goods and went on to make a fortune, living a carefree life! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Send Silly Zhu in for Tea 四合院：开局送傻柱进去喝茶 Wang Jianguo transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard as a procurement officer and awakened an Emotion Points System. His newcomer gift pack included a magic pen. By collecting Emotion Points, he could redeem different abilities for it. “Jianguo, the factory is short on grain. You have to find a way. We can't let a single worker go hungry.” “Jianguo, if you can get the factory a new lathe, you're guaranteed to be named an outstanding worker this year!” “Jianguo, a senior official wants to know i 213Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated to 1950 and Used a System to Save People from Famine 四合院：穿越50我靠系统救饥荒 When he wakes up, Wan Jianshe is shocked to discover that he has transmigrated into a world full of “beasts,” the courtyard world. What’s more, the timeline is frozen in the 1950s. With nothing to his name and no life skills, he is horrified to learn that a great famine is about to strike. He is filled with fear and unease. Just as Wan Jianshe thinks he’ll have to struggle to survive in these dire circumstances, a farming System unexpectedly awakens, like a ray of light in the darkness. As long 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 Siheyuan: My Father Is Prime Minister Zhou, and the Whole Courtyard Is Shook 四合院：家父周丞相，全院破防了 Zhou Jingguo transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard as a rabies patient on the verge of an outbreak. The courtyard’s three senior residents imprison him, claiming they’re trying to prevent him from hurting anyone. In reality, they want to stop him from transferring his house to his mother. The Deaf Old Lady, Jia Zhangshi, and the Third Master spend every hour of the day brainwashing Zhou Jingguo, trying to make him give them the house for free. The whole courtyard is waiting for him to succumb 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 Siheyuan: The System Starts Me Off as Deep in Debt, and the Whole Courtyard Loses It 四合院：开局首负系统，全院破防 Also known as: Courtyard: The Bottom-Loser System Runs Up Losses Every Day, and Everyone Loses It. Courtyard: From the start, the short-lived Jia Dongxu wants to take my house and steal my woman. After transmigrating here, Chu Feng discovers that Jia Dongxu has set him up. The short-lived guy wants to take his woman and occupy his house while he's dead! And it's not just him: all the old geezers in the courtyard have their eyes on Chu Feng's house. So honest people are easy to bully, huh? Ding! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 In the Siheyuan, Lou Xiaoe Can Hear My Inner Thoughts 人在四合院，娄小蛾能听到我心声 {Beijing courtyard} + {no harem} + {lighthearted} + {everyday life} + {System}. In 1950, from the start, he moves in with Yan Bugui and settles in a Beijing courtyard on Nanluoguxiang. He successfully activates the gossip System: all he has to do is listen in on gossip to receive all kinds of rewards. He originally thought Tongzi was a deadbeat, but who knew he was also a total troublemaker? At just ten years old, Yan Fugui Jr. runs wild in the courtyard, making life miserable for Xu Damao and H —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Can Take Things from My Dreams 四合院：重生傻柱，我能梦中取物 Silly Zhu, who froze to death beneath a bridge, is reborn. He also gains the ability to retrieve things from his dreams, bringing objects from his dreams into the real world. The bloodsucking Qin Huairu, the hypocrite Yi Zhonghai? He Yuzhu says: Now that I'm reborn, why would I keep letting people leech off me or become someone else's fall guy? He cuts off all support for the Jia family, leaving the mother and daughter-in-law dumbfounded. They try to stop him from finding a match, and getting ma —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 58 Siheyuan: Moral Blackmail? I Have No Morals! 四合院：道德绑架？我没有道德！ [Siheyuan + pocket dimension + farming + one female lead + taming the schemers] Lin Hai, an overworked corporate drone from the 24th century, dies suddenly after slaving away for nothing. By a twist of fate, he ends up inside the TV drama he watched shortly before his death, The Poultry-Filled Siheyuan. He becomes a procurement officer and awakens the [Emotion Collection System]. Silly Zhu, don’t run! I swear I won’t beat you to death. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 Siheyuan: A Decent Person Doing Something Indecent 四合院之有道德的人做没道德的事 The harsher survival gets, the more responsibility you need to shoulder. The harder life becomes, the more you should strive to live well. Look after your younger siblings and enjoy a carefree life! Stir up trouble when you’re busy, and enjoy some gossip in your downtime! The First Master wants everyone to donate to the Jia family? No problem. They can donate as much as they like. Then I’ll turn around and take several times that amount from the Jia family and Yi Zhonghai’s household. The Second —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Siheyuan: Whoever Messes with Me Gets What’s Coming 四合院：众禽谁惹我，我搞谁 Silly Zhu, the God of War of the Courtyard? The ultimate simp! He only has himself to blame, since he was willing! Qin Huairu, the master of the art of seduction? A maxed-out vampire talent! Bang Geng, the Courtyard’s Thieving Saint? Off to juvenile detention! Jia Zhangshi is a widow too, so let’s set her up! Xu Damao, the sharp-tongued king with a belly full of schemes, deserves to be impotent! You sanctimonious First Uncle, sneaking out at night to spread warmth? Let’s expose you! The Second U 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 Siheyuan: The Whole Flock of Beasts Breaks Down, and I Grow Stronger 四合院：众禽破防我变强 [Scheming]+ [Satisfying Read]+ [Highly Intelligent Male Lead]+ [Period Drama] (I'm not good at writing introductions, please read the story) Su Ming, a seasoned drifter in Beijing, transmigrates to a 1965 courtyard house. As long as he gets the courtyard's beasts riled up and makes them feel negative emotions, he can earn generous rewards. Skills, supplies, connections, space... After getting a taste of the benefits, everyone in the courtyard becomes Su Ming's plaything. “Silly Zhu, take my advi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 Siheyuan: Little Ancestor, You're Going to Be the Death of Us! 四合院：小祖宗，要了我们的命啊 A new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 Siheyuan: Bang Geng Has a Powerful Backer? I'll Make Sure You're Finished 四合院：棒梗有靠山？我要你亡 “Qin Huairu, I feel like I’m a little lost. I don’t know whether this is really the job I want,” Zhou Fang said bluntly. Qin Huairu paused, then looked at him seriously. “Zhou Fang, you’ve always worked hard. I believe you’ll make the best choice. Is all the pressure making you doubt yourself?” Zhou Fang nodded and sighed. “Yeah. I thought changing jobs would help me grow, but now I’ve realized I’m racing against the clock every day and have no time to think.” She spoke softly. “Actually, that’s —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 Siheyuan: Matchmaking Lottery System 四合院：相亲抽奖系统 This is a nostalgic transmigration novel. The protagonist, Li Wen, unexpectedly transmigrates back to Beijing in 1959, penniless and with no one to turn to. Just as he reaches the depths of despair, he is thrilled to discover a mysterious System that rewards him for going on blind dates. In an era when a lottery ticket can decide your fate, every blind date tests Li Wen's wit and charm, while also offering a chance to win supplies, skills, and even historic opportunities. From a naive traveler t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 Siheyuan: A Wild Ride All the Way 四合院之一路狂飙 Reborn after Gao Qiqiang from The Knockout dies, he finds himself in the world of Siheyuan in the 1960s. With the Jia family bleeding him dry, Yi Zhonghai using moral blackmail, and all the courtyard's vile residents banding together to exclude him, he decides that if they pick a fight with him, nobody gets to come out unscathed. Yi Zhonghai is stuffed into a sack by street thugs and thrown into the city moat. Liu Haizhong eats a poisoned egg and drops dead. Jia Zhangshi is sent back to the co —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu the Fool's Astonishing Comeback 四合院：傻子何雨柱的逆天翻盘 After ranting about a TV drama, I fell asleep and woke up transmigrated into the story as He Yuzhu, a fool with the same name. The only silver lining was the farming space I had brought with me. It contained land that could speed up the growth of all kinds of fruits and vegetables, as well as an inexhaustible supply of magical spring water. Standing at the entrance to the courtyard, He Yuzhu vowed to change the miserable life of the fool He Yuzhu from the TV drama, who had been bullied and abuse 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 Siheyuan: I Transmigrate into a Purchasing Agent 四合院：我穿越成采购员 Zhang Xiaoguang transmigrates to the courtyard world of 1959, becoming an ordinary purchasing agent at the Red Star Steel Mill. From the start, a wild boar chases him off a cliff. He then gets himself a wife who's exceptionally strong and loves meat. Everyone has to make do with less at the start, and life is hard enough alone, let alone as a couple. Luckily, the System that comes with transmigrating is generous. It includes a portable storage warehouse, a System farm, a ranch, an orchard, and m 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 Siheyuan: Defeating the Beasts with Magic 四合院：用魔法打败众禽兽 Mao Yiyi, a goofy college student from the modern era, transmigrates into a Siheyuan, where everyone wants to teach him a lesson for being such a ‘goofball.’ ‘Magic System’: Learn to fight magic with magic, and you’ll earn System rewards! With the rewards from the System, Mao Yiyi rises from the Siheyuan to the factory, then from the city to the nation, climbing all the way to the top! ‘Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve reached Level 8 as a fitter!’ ‘Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve reached 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 My Wonderful Life in the Courtyard 我在四合的美好生活 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Fanqie Novels. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 Siheyuan: I'm Invincible Thanks to AFK Leveling 四合院：挂机升级的我无敌了 P.S. The timeline has been heavily altered. The novel's year 1960 corresponds to 1965 in the TV drama. Please stop saying the timeline is wrong. The author has read so much about it that their head is spinning. After a bad bout of flu, Su Cheng transmigrated to a Siheyuan in 1957. He was bedridden when Qin Huairu tried to take his food. She even dared to steal a sick man's rations. Qin Huairu, you've sealed your own fate. So one dark, windy night, Su Cheng took a sack and pulled it over Qin Huai 218Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 71 Siheyuan: Among the People, My Heart Belongs to the Red Star 四合院：身在民间，心向红星 Old Yang, otherwise known as Yang Shangjin, was going nowhere in life. In a hurry to find a part-time job, he accidentally transmigrated. After arriving in the new world, all he had was a storage space that kept expanding as it absorbed energy. With no System and no System tasks holding him back, he let loose and headed straight to Hong Kong to start a company, funnel money back to his country, and draw the attention of the great powers, buying his nation time to rise. Using his predecessor's id 595Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 72 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Awakened a Pocket Dimension and Crushed the Cretins 四合院：开局觉醒空间，横扫禽兽 Fang Yu transmigrates into the world of the miscreants in the Siheyuan and awakens a pocket dimension. But the scoundrels in the courtyard have no idea that their nightmare is about to begin. Fang Yu plans to use his pocket dimension to thoroughly clean up the entire courtyard. Xu Damao is the first to come knocking, so Fang Yu will start with this scoundrel and make him taste the bitterest hardships life has to offer... 268Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 Siheyuan: I Beat the Yard's Troublemakers from the Start, I'm the Real Boss 四合院：开局暴打众禽，我才是爷 [Survival Rules for a Siheyuan in the 1960s: 1. Keep your mystic arts under wraps. 2. Don’t let Yu Meng go hungry. 3. Watch out for the little brats who trade ration coupons for candy.] Demobilized soldier Wu Kai transmigrates after feeling the bullet hole in his martyr’s certificate, with a seven-year-old girl in his arms, entrusted to him by a dying comrade. When Zi Wei astrology meets the ration-book era of the siheyuan, and a tough soldier faces off against the neighborhood aunties in their 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Isn’t So Silly 四合院：傻住不傻 Reborn for a second time, He Yuzhu is done letting people bleed him dry. Fighting the courtyard’s vermin is far more fun than fighting fate! You preach morality? I’ll use moral blackmail on you for a change. From the start, I steal Yu Li right out from under them and keep everyone on my side! 86Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 Back to 1958: Xu Damao, the Agent 回到1958，特工许大茂 From the start, he transmigrates as Xu Damao. Familiar with the plot, Xu Damao doesn’t want to end up without children, nor does he want selfishness and cunning to control his life. To turn the original character’s disastrous story around, Xu Damao decides to start by treasuring the people around him. Step by step, he steadily embarks on a career in law enforcement and begins his legendary career as a secret agent in this era. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 Siheyuan: I Want to Be a Good Person 四合院：我想做一个好人 Yang Jianjun transmigrates to the world of the courtyard houses and gains a System of his own. As long as he can stir up other people's emotions, whether positive or negative, he earns Emotion Points. He can use those points to exchange for all kinds of items in the System Shop. From then on, Yang Jianjun lives by his own principles: he will be a good person, and he begins a lifetime of good deeds in the courtyard. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 Siheyuan: An Antique Peddler Transmigrates Through Period Dramas 四合院：古玩小贩来回穿越年代剧 At twenty, just after graduating from college, Lin Han is a young man who works at an antique shop. Thanks to a bronze pendant handed down through his family, he can transmigrate back and forth between the worlds of various period dramas. From the start, he trades a small bottle of soy sauce in the world of The Story of a Noble Family for a Hetian jade bracelet! He turns around and sells it in the real world for 50,000 yuan! After making trade after trade, he grows rich and powerful in both worl —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 Siheyuan: I Keep My Head Down and Live Peacefully with the Life System 四合院：我用生活系统安稳苟着 A food delivery rider from the 21st century is caught in an accident. The world spins around him, and when he opens his eyes again, he discovers that he has transmigrated into the world of Birds Filling the Courtyard. He has barely arrived when he finds himself in the middle of the days when the moral paragon Yi Zhonghai is PUAing Silly Zhu into bringing lunchboxes to the Jia family. Looking at the scene before him, the delivery rider can't help thinking, "A lunchbox? Why not just eat it myself? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 Siheyuan: Using My Pocket Dimension to Help the Era Flourish 四合院：带着空间助力火红年代 [An original story with one heroine. No stirring up trouble, and no romantic entanglements with any of the women from the original series. Includes body-swapping. The male lead likes to plan before he acts and is cautious in this extraordinary era. His identity is somewhat unusual. If you don't like this setup, consider yourself warned.] Zhao Zhenye transmigrates to a Siheyuan in the 1960s. He will settle the original owner's grudges and disputes from that era. But after transmigrating, he can't 4Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 80 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Fed 13 Billion People with Boxed Meals 四合院：开局我用盒饭养13亿人 He Xiaoba's soul is brought to the world of the TV series The Beastly Courtyard by Pang Ju, a guide from the Lunchbox System. He successfully activates the Lunchbox System. It is now the early 1960s in China... [Ding! Host, use the lunchbox kitchen in the Lunchbox Space to make 1.3 billion lunchboxes, each containing four meat dishes, one vegetable dish, and one soup, within one year.] [Time in the Lunchbox Space: one day in the real world equals 24 days inside.] [Mission rewards: One aerospace —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 Siheyuan: Jia Dongxu Entrusts His Wife and Daughter to Me from the Start 四合院：开局贾东旭托妻献女 My old book, The Courtyard: I'm Bang Geng's Biological Uncle, is updating regularly. If you want more to read, check it out. Thanks for your support! I had just transmigrated, and when I opened my eyes, I was in a hospital. As Jia Dongxu lay dying, he grabbed Er Biaozi's hand and entrusted him with Qin Huairu, who was heavily pregnant, and Xiao Dang. What was this supposed to be? Entrusting him with his wife and son? No, his wife and daughter! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu, You Don't Want to Get Beaten Up, Do You? 四合院：秦淮茹，你也不想被揍吧 When he wakes up, Lu Xiaoliu, one of the 006 army and a man utterly devoid of virtue, somehow finds himself in a period-drama universe centered on Love in the Courtyard. Lu Xiaoliu: “Qin Huairu, don’t you want to avoid going home empty-handed and getting beaten by your mother-in-law and husband?” Lu Xiaoliu: “Lou Xiao'e, don’t you want to avoid marrying a ‘eunuch’ like Xu Damao?” Lu Xiaoliu: “Yu Li, don’t you want to avoid marrying into a family that schemes all day long?” Lu Xiaoliu: “Jia Zhang 1kReads5.6Score122Shelves
- 83 Siheyuan: Lou Xiao'e Takes Me Home from the Start 四合院：开局被娄晓娥捡回家 Fan Yu transmigrates into the body of a drunkard in the world of the courtyard houses. On a freezing day, he collapses in the snow, and Lou Xiao'e happens to find him and take him home. Thus begins an unforgettable journey. 461Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 Siheyuan: Becoming a Big Shot Starting in 1953 四合院：从五三年开始做大佬 [No-Brain Fun + Mildly Aggressive + Crossover + Siheyuan Courtyard + Farming + A Strong Nation Through Science and Technology] Chen Xueqing transmigrates into the world of Siheyuan Courtyard and activates a System called Emotion Collector. And so, a big bad who leaves all the courtyard's feathered nuisances utterly flummoxed is born! Trade emotions for cooking skills! Medicine! Taiji martial arts! Trade emotions for meat! Vegetables! Rice and flour! A pocket dimension! Chen Xueqing frantically t 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Change My Surname 四合院：开局先改个姓 There’s no such thing as the unluckiest man alive, only someone even unluckier… Cao Zhengqing had transmigrated to 1963, where he couldn’t get enough to eat or wear. He already felt like the unluckiest man around, but then it turned out he’d ended up with a textbook wicked mother! She took him along when she remarried, ate his Cao family’s food, used their belongings, and even joined her new husband’s family in making his life miserable? How could Cao Zhengqing put up with that? He had to fli 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 Siheyuan: A Survival Guide to Courtyard No. 95 四合院：95号院生存指南 Zhao Shanhe transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan. His first challenge is figuring out how to survive Yi Zhonghai’s moral blackmail, Silly Zhu’s iron fists, the Yan family’s schemes, and Qin Huairu’s tears. 177Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 87 Siheyuan: A Warm Bed, a Wife, and Children 四合院：老婆孩子热炕头 [Siheyuan + No System + Raising a Child + Doing Business + Everyday Life + Little Infighting] [A witty, exuberant dad + a reserved, clever son] All Lin Yi wants is a life without worries about food or drink, with a wife and child at home in a warm bed. He has a son now, so all he needs is a wife. The tofu shop beauty is so stunning she looks like a Hong Kong movie star. Everyone who sees her drools. Silly Zhu has his eye on her too, and has even cut ties with Qin Huairu. Xu Damao has also divor 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 Siheyuan: What a Sin, Bang Geng Is My Son! 四合院：造孽啊，棒梗是我儿！ “Dad, my Silly Uncle said he's coming over for dinner tonight. He said all you need to do is get some peanuts!” Jia Geng looked at his father's gloomy face, genuinely baffled about why his words had provoked such a strong reaction. “Your dad has quit drinking. Tell your Silly Uncle not to come over!” Jia Dongxu couldn't begin to describe how he felt at that moment. And where had Qin Huairu, that foolish woman, gone? I'd just transmigrated here, and I hadn't seen the woman anywhere. Damn it, I ha 614Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Makes Something of Himself, Leaving Qin Huairu Uneasy 四合院：傻柱出息秦淮茹不淡定了 After transmigrating, He Yuzhu gains access to a magical space. He gives up on Qin Huairu and decides to find a wife and live a happy life. When Qin Huairu sees that Silly Zhu is ignoring her, she can't let that stand. Silly Zhu is her cash cow. How can she let someone else get between them? Without Silly Zhu's support, Qin Huairu's life becomes a real struggle. She has no choice but to find more people to provide her with nourishment. 521Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 Siheyuan: Me, the Man Who Always Demands Extra Pay, Making the Compound's Vermin Cry 四合院：我，加钱居士，气哭众禽 After taking cephalosporin, Qin Ming was dragged by his boss to a drinking party and dropped dead on the spot. He transmigrated to a courtyard in 1966. From the start, everything was a disaster. His father died while volunteering to drive a truck to help with flood relief. His kind-hearted mother was weak-willed, and the courtyard's beasts schemed away both of their rooms. His younger sister was even forced to marry Silly Zhu, who was ten years older than her... Just as Qin Ming was about to gra 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 Siheyuan: The Divine Chef 四合院：神厨 He accidentally falls into a time vortex and lands in the 1960s, taking shelter in a Siheyuan rife with conflict. As the grandson of a hard-of-hearing old woman, he makes his debut by competing with a fellow known as “Silly Zhu” for the position of head chef in the steel mill cafeteria. But is his future really meant to be spent in this courtyard, fretting and struggling over petty squabbles and trivial matters? No compromises, Su Ye declares. And so, with his own intelligence and the power 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 Apocalypse Siheyuan: The Whole Flock of Beasts Kneels and Repents 末世四合院：众禽下跪忏悔 After being killed by the courtyard’s beasts and having his estate seized, Lin Yang comes back to life and gains a revenge System. While the beasts struggle with shortages of food and clothing in the frigid apocalypse, Lin Yang lives in a comfortable, warm room and eats an endless supply of food… Desperate to survive, the beasts fall to their knees, confessing their sins and begging for mercy… Apocalypse + courtyard + ice age + dark revenge, no saintly heroics 101Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 Siheyuan: With the System in Hand, the Birds Tremble 四合院：系统在手，众禽颤抖 After watching the Siheyuan, An Qin was furious at the courtyard’s beasts and especially outraged by Silly Zhu’s actions. He wakes up after a night’s sleep and, for some inexplicable reason, transmigrates, becoming the very person whose actions had enraged him. He also finds himself with a System. From then on, the courtyard’s beasts end up with black eyes and swollen faces, dropping to their knees to beg for mercy, or having their wives stolen from under their noses… Before, the beasts saw Sill 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Point a Gun at Yi Zhonghai 四合院，开局枪指易中海 Twelve-year-old Zhou Zheng lost his father, who died protecting the steel mill, and was left to live alone in an entire east courtyard. This attracted the covetous attention of all the vultures around him. They used his father's funeral as an excuse to eat all the food in his home, then claimed the Jia family needed more housing and tried to take over every room. Unable to bear it any longer, he kicked the bucket! A soul from the future transmigrated into his body, only to find the vultures surr 1Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 95 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai, You’re the One I’ll Rely on in My Old Age 四合院：易中海，我的养老靠你了 Yi Jianjun was reborn in the days when people had to make do with chaff and wild greens! Orphaned, he went to live with his uncle Yi Zhonghai, a Grade Eight fitter who earned nearly a hundred yuan a month and had no children of his own. Yi Zhonghai raised him like a son, and Yi Jianjun was happy to take it easy. Thanks to his uncle’s connections, he landed a cushy job as a purchasing agent at the steel mill, and life was good. Yet the people in the courtyard mocked him as “the childless old man’ —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 Siheyuan: Living It Up as a Temporary Neighborhood Worker 四合院：从街道临时工开始浪 He transmigrated to 1965 and became a background character in a demonized courtyard compound. Wei Qing stayed calm: as long as he had no morals, he could enjoy a shameless life… (The protagonist is just an ordinary guy with no moral standards. His motto is: if someone gives him trouble, he fights back!) 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 From Zhengyang Gate to the Siheyuan, With Colorful Flags All Along the Way 从正阳门到四合院，一路彩旗飘飘 A feel-good period novel with multiple female leads, little angst, and a focus on everyday life, from Love in the Courtyard to The Little Woman Under Zhengyang Gate and Men Are Iron, Food Is Steel… (If there’s something you’d like to see, just ask. I’m all ears…) 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 Siheyuan: Taking Over the Entire Courtyard and Joining the Eternal Victory Army 四合院：拿下全院，我加入万岁军 He Yufei transmigrates into the world of the courtyard house and becomes Silly Zhu's older brother. Familiar with the story, He Yufei decides not to let the events of the TV series repeat themselves. He resolves to be a good big brother and make sure everyone in the courtyard ends up behind bars. After He Yufei sends everyone in the courtyard to prison, the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea enters its second phase. He Yufei applies to join the Vanguard Army. On the 651Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 99 Siheyuan: I'm Back, Jia Dongxu 四合院：我贾东旭又回来了 After Jia Dongxu died, his soul didn’t fade away. Instead, he wandered around the future and earned the title “Practice Makes Perfect, Heaven Rewards the Diligent.” After being reborn, that title gave him the golden finger “Practice Makes Perfect, Heaven Rewards the Diligent,” which lets him turn any knowledge he learns into a skill. He glances at a fitter’s skill book and learns fitting; He practices tai chi and learns the skill; He cooks a simple meal and learns cooking; He goes fishing with T 152Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 100 Siheyuan: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang in 1962 四合院：穿越1962之南锣鼓巷 [Comeback System] [Multiple heroines: not for you if you dislike that] Chen Fei transmigrates straight into a courtyard in 1962. Wow, this courtyard is even livelier than it was on TV! The whole-courtyard meeting is in full swing, and Yi Zhonghai and the two clowns from the Jia family are putting on quite a show, intent on stealing his home. Just then, Chen Fei discovers he’s been given a Comeback System! Ha! It’s practically a “comeback machine” made just for him! As long as he makes someone el 236Reads—Score—Shelves
