Novels like The 1950s: Making a Happy, Prosperous Life
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- 101 A Carefree Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之淡然生活 Zhang Haoran, an upstanding young man living in the 21st century, accidentally falls off a cliff and transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard in a parallel world. See how a modern young man makes a life for himself in a new family and a different era. First time writing, so go easy on me! Thanks so much~ 18.2kReads7.9Score72814d adds
- 102 Siheyuan: Reborn as Damao, I Ruin the Beasts' Lives 四合院：重生大茂，坑惨众禽 At death's door, Xu Damao finally saw the light. He realized that everything he'd done over the years had been utterly ridiculous. Sadly, he was already old, with no chance to make amends. He had completely failed to return Lou Xiao'e's deep devotion, and marrying Qin Huairu's cousin, Qin Jingru, had been a disastrous move. Everyone despised him. He'd also been so blinded that Li Huaide swindled him out of every last cent, leaving him destitute and alone in his old age. It seemed being left with 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Siheyuan: Put a Wolf's Face on a Sheep? 四合院：给羊换张狼脸？ Siheyuan: Giving a Sheep a Wolf's Face? 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Siheyuan: Sign-in System! Hmm, Pretty Powerful! 四合院：签到系统！嗯，很强大！ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Siheyuan: Starting in 1952 四合院：从五二年开始 Lu Juemin transmigrated to 1952 and became a refugee fleeing famine. Relying on the System he had activated, he managed to stay in the capital, known as the City of Forty-Nine. Only then did he realize this was the world of the Siheyuan series. At this point in time, He Yuzhu's father had yet to run off with a widow, Qin Huairu had not yet married Jia Dongxu, Yi Zhonghai was not yet a Level Eight fitter, and the courtyard was not yet run by its three neighborhood leaders. Every era has people wh 1.4kReads6.2Score10114d adds
- 106 Life Is Still Wild in the Siheyuan, Even with a Lousy Pocket Dimension 四合院空间拉胯人生依然肆意 Yang Chao transmigrates back to the eve of the Japanese surrender in 1945, a little too far into the past. He has transmigrated into the body of a teenage boy whose mother is dead and whose father despises him. As for the standard transmigrator's starter kit, all he gets is a ten-cubic-meter storage space and one dose of enhancement serum. It's not the worst possible start, but life is still a bumpy ride. After finally joining the army and fighting through one battle after another, he is forced 29.3kReads7.4Score1.2k14d adds
- 107 Reborn in the Siheyuan: Fleeing Famine in 1942 重生四合院：从42年逃荒开始 Li Qingfeng, an orphan from the twenty-first century, was delivering food during his junior-year summer break when he died in a traffic accident. The jade pendant around his neck carried his soul into Love in the Courtyard, a parallel world. Now, let's see how a young man from the modern era builds a new family during a time of war. (If you dislike Qin Huairu, don't read this.) 33.4kReads8.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 108 Siheyuan: The Eldest Son of the Third Master's Family 四合院：三大爷家的大儿子 In the summer of 1961, Yan Jiecheng transmigrates into a world where the college entrance exam is just a week away! Thankfully, he discovers that his mind has become much sharper. As the saying goes, even a last-minute cram can help you shine! 781Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 109 Siheyuan: A Man and a Dog Transmigrate 四合院：一人一狗的穿越 A period-drama courtyard + a man and his dog reborn + a cunning protagonist + suspense + sowing discord until the Yan father and son turn against each other + sending Yi Zhonghai off to the northwest to eat sand. Chen Guoqiang and his big yellow dog are reborn in 1965 at Courtyard No. 96, Nanluoguxiang, where a series of hilarious mishaps unfold. The blurb isn’t doing it justice, so please head straight to the story. 1.3kReads5.5Score—14d adds
- 110 Siheyuan: I'm a Street Loafer, and I Turn My Life Around by Picking Up Attributes! 四合院：我街溜子，捡属性逆袭！ When Chen Yufan woke up, he had transmigrated into the world of a 1962 Beijing courtyard compound. Things were a disaster from the start. His mother had died in childbirth, his father had been killed while capturing enemy agents, and he was an idle street loafer who now had to raise his five-year-old sister. To make matters worse, the beasts in the courtyard were plotting to take the two rooms his family owned. Just then, Chen Yufan awakened the Attribute-Picking System and began his rise to gre 42kReads8.1Score2.6k14d adds
- 111 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Carried Me Home from the Start 四合院：开局被傻柱扛回家 [One female lead] [No angst] Chen Dashan transmigrates into The Story of the Courtyard, becoming Aunt One's nephew and getting a bizarre System. And so the story begins. As long as he makes progress, the System gives him rewards. Can he get knowledge rewards for improving his studies? What about making progress as a fitter? He can get... And advancing in his career can get him... Chen Dashan says, “I want to get ahead more than anything...” 1.1kReads6.4Score10214d adds
- 112 Siheyuan: From the Start, I'm the Canteen Director 四合院：开局就是食堂主任 My new work is out! You can find it 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! 888Reads6.7Score10314d adds
- 113 Siheyuan: Back to 1960 as a Teacher, I Crush Bang Geng 四合院：回60当老师，虐飞棒梗 Lin Feng was so enraged while helping his son with homework that he nearly burst a blood vessel. He transmigrated back to 1960, became a teacher, and obtained the Super Teacher System, which bound him to Bang Geng, the notorious thief who was still in elementary school. As long as he improved Bang Geng’s grades, he would receive a hundredfold points rebate. Bang Geng was awful in every way, but his studies were the worst! Luckily, corporal punishment was still allowed! And Bang Geng was the sort 1kReads7.9Score12314d adds
- 114 Silly Zhu Is About to Turn the Siheyuan Upside Down 四合院傻柱要闹翻天 I transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. I brought along a little farm. I grow crops, raise chickens, raise fish, and provide for myself. Qin Huairu thinks she can manipulate me? Not a chance. Yi Zhonghai wants to guilt-trip me? Keep dreaming. I’m Silly Zhu, and I’m going to turn this place upside down. 27Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 115 Siheyuan: I Married the Deaf Old Lady from the Start 四合院：开局娶了聋老太 "A lighthearted story set in a courtyard compound, with no dark themes or animal abuse. If you're only here for the novelty, think twice to avoid disappointing each other." After transmigrating into the world of The Birds Fill the Courtyard, Xu Duoyu was completely dumbfounded. Other people transmigrated into the prime of their lives, but he had ended up in the body of an old man! Fortunately, his golden finger soon arrived, and he grinned... Doing good deeds earned him Good Samaritan Points, an 674Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 116 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!) 116.3kReads8.2Score8.4k14d adds
- 117 Siheyuan: They’re After My Home? I’ll Take Huai Ru to Live in a New House! 四合院：众禽抢我房？我抢淮茹住新房！ Li Changping transmigrates into the world of the siheyuan. He awakens the Snatching System and takes back everything that should have been his. The Jia family tries to steal his house, so he slams the deed in their faces! Li Changping: “You’re refusing to move? Tear it down!” Jia Zhangshi: “Old Jia... come down here and take a look...” The Jia family tries to steal his girl, so he snatches Qin Huairu right out from under them! Jia Dongxu: “Waaah... Does this mean I’ll end up without an heir?” Li 2.5kReads5.2Score11114d adds
- 118 Period: Living Well in the Siheyuan 年代：四合院之好好生活 [Transmigration, period setting, System, survival] Li Shengli was an ordinary construction worker in the 21st century. After a traffic accident, he fell asleep and woke up in the early 1960s. After being demobilized and reassigned, he took a job as deputy head of security at the Red Star Steel Mill. Wait, isn't this the courtyard drama I used to follow, Full Courtyard of Fowl? He Yuzhu, Qin Huairu, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, Old Mrs. Deaf, and all the rest... Li Shengli doesn't care a 542Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 119 Siheyuan: The Unbridled Cao Section Chief 四合院之肆意妄为曹科长 [Multiple heroines, don’t read if that’s not your thing] [System] [Slice of Life] [Siheyuan] [The Story of Zhengyang Gate] [Man Is Iron] Cao Dalong inexplicably transmigrates to the 1960s. After three years of military service, he is demobilized and assigned to the security division by his adoptive father, Zhao Dezhu. He earns rewards by putting the courtyard birds in their place and quickly builds a fortune by taking control of the black market. A story about winning over beautiful women along 10.9kReads6.6Score54414d adds
- 120 Siheyuan: From the Start, Scaring Yi Zhonghai So Bad He Pees Himself 四合院之：开局吓尿易中海 2.2kReads6.8Score10614d adds
- 121 Silly Zhu Reborn: Starting by Keeping Away from the Beasts 傻柱重生：从远离禽兽开始 In his old age, He Yuzhu transferred ownership of his Siheyuan home to Bang Geng, only to be driven out on New Year's Eve by that ungrateful wolf. Under a bridge, he was attacked by wild dogs and ultimately torn apart. In the end, it was his old rival Xu Damao who came to collect his body. In this life, he will tear away Yi Zhonghai's hypocritical mask. Shatter Liu Haizhong's dream of becoming an official. Destroy Qin Huairu's white-lotus heart... 1.3kReads6.3Score10214d adds
- 122 From Mechanical Engineer to Ruler of the World at the Siheyuan 四合院从机械工程师开始制霸全球 Transmigration into a courtyard compound + System + Industrial superpower. While watching the TV drama, Yang Chen complained that the characters in Love in the Courtyard were far too beastly. Then, by a twist of fate, his soul transmigrated into the show, and he became the least welcome resident in the compound. To make matters worse, he discovers that he has arrived during a year of famine, with barely enough food or clothing. Fortunately, he activates the Divine Return System of the Myriad Wor 387Reads6.4Score10314d adds
- 123 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's New Life 四合院：傻柱的新生 In his previous life, Silly Zhu became estranged from everyone for the sake of a widow. In the end, he died beneath a bridge on a freezing winter night, and it was his sworn enemy who collected his body. Now reborn with memories of his previous life, can He Yuzhu escape his old fate and build a better life? Let's wait and see! 15.5kReads8.1Score56414d adds
- 124 Siheyuan: I Make Jia Zhangshi My Godmother 四合院之我认贾张氏当干妈 An ordinary office drone from the 21st century transmigrates into 1950s Beijing. Other transmigrators get farming Systems, Systems that exchange points for advanced technology, cultivation, portals between worlds, and so on. But all he gets is the so-called “Strongest” System. No advanced technology to exchange for, and no firearms either. And a jin of rice costs 5 yuan, a jin of flour costs 5 yuan, instant noodles cost 5 yuan, and a jin of ham sausage still costs 5 yuan. That’s 5 yuan in 1950s 765Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Love in the Courtyard: The Years Slip Away 情满四合院之流年逝水 (Transmigration + Multiple Heroines + Multiple Eras + No System + Some Ensemble Cast!) This is a slice-of-life story, with little fighting and killing. It focuses on everyday family matters, and there are no cheats. If you like decisive, ruthless protagonists, I'm sorry, but this book can't give you what you want. The author bows in apology! The protagonist may seem a little timid from the start. He won't pick a fight with several neighbors over every little thing. Since he has no System, the pr 3.6kReads6.9Score16114d adds
- 126 Siheyuan: Deaf Granny, Say Goodbye at the Start! 四合院：聋老太，开场说再见！ Daoist inheritance + System + petty streak + bad temper. He can pick a fight with a dog. Confucianism: Pick it up. Buddhism: Put it down. Daoism: Take it down. Xie An, a young man of the new era, was just another nobody in the 21st century. For some reason, he transmigrated into the story of Love in the Courtyard. Starting out as an apprentice, he awakened his ancestral inheritance and began living freely and carefree in the courtyard, watching its drama unfold with a smile. You might not provok 11.1kReads6.8Score59114d adds
- 127 Siheyuan: A Life of Twists and Turns 四合院之跌宕人生 A physics graduate from a famous university in Kyoto is stabbed by two “body snatchers” while trying to rescue a drunk woman who frequented his bar. His soul crosses over into the world of Love in the Courtyard, where he becomes Li Yuan, an ordinary employee at a neighborhood scrap depot. He obtains a sign-in System. By signing in each day to receive a small amount of everyday supplies, he hopes to make his life happy and fulfilling. Starting at a scrap recycling station, he invents and creates 4kReads7.3Score12214d adds
- 128 Siheyuan: I Just Saved Enough for the Bride Price, and You Marry Jia Dongxu 四合院：刚攒够彩礼，你嫁贾东旭 Qin Huairu: You’ve saved enough for the bride price, but Jia Dongxu has a house and a job. You don’t even have a job. Qin Huairu: We’re not right for each other. Let’s break up. You’ll meet someone better. Before he was reborn, Jiang Yueshen was engaged to Qin Huairu. To save up for the bride price, Jiang Yueshen sold all the furniture in his home and even sold his blood for money. At last, he had saved enough, but his already impoverished family was pushed to the brink. Who could have guessed t 17.9kReads7.1Score90114d adds
- 129 Siheyuan: Lu Chuan 四合院之陆川 Lu Chuan, a surgeon from the 21st century, is reborn in the body of a man with the same name in the 1950s. Drawing on memories from his past life, Lu Chuan can't bear to see Silly Zhu's tragic fate, so he takes the initiative to help He Yuzhu escape the schemes against him and change the course of his life. 5kReads8.7Score13014d adds
- 130 Siheyuan: The Driver's Happy Life 四合院之驾驶员的幸福生活 [Siheyuan courtyard + transmigration + spatial dimension + ruthless streak + multiple heroines + revenge without delay] Lin Ping'an transmigrates to the 1960s, into the “Beasts Fill the Siheyuan” world, where he becomes a veteran driver in the steel mill's transport team. He awakens a portable spatial dimension that can duplicate supplies. In that era of fervent passions, Lin Ping'an refuses to back down in the face of the courtyard's scheming villains, and takes a firm stand against them. He pu 11.1kReads7.3Score50314d adds
- 131 Siheyuan: I'm the Mastermind Behind the Scenes 四合院：我在背后当老六 Liu Minghui returns to 1957, an era when material life is far from abundant. Using the plentiful supplies in his pocket dimension, he successfully becomes a worker at a steel mill and moves into a traditional courtyard home. The story mainly follows Liu Minghui's everyday life at the steel mill and in the courtyard, with little tension or hostility. 20.5kReads6.7Score83614d adds
- 132 Siheyuan: Defying Fate and Taking Revenge on All the Courtyard’s Vermin 四合院：逆天改命，报复众禽 [Beijing Courtyard Compound + Pocket Dimension + Transmigration] Heroine: Lou Xiao'e (The story begins in 1951.) He Yuzhu, who had been scraping by in the post-apocalyptic world, died a horrible death. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in the Beast-Filled Courtyard, as Silly Zhu, the cannon fodder who had sacrificed himself for the beasts. This time, without a script to follow, He Yuzhu sets out to defy fate with his pocket dimension. When the beasts try to take advantage of him, h 474Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 A Tale of the Courtyard 大话四合院 A new story is here! You can 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! 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Siheyuan: A Happy Life That Begins in the Kitchen 四合院：从厨师开始的美满生活 Beijing, 1962. Li Qiang, executive chef at a five-star hotel, has been single for thirty-eight years. His death is absurd: he walks past a farmers' market and gets buried alive under a truckload of cabbages after a landslide. He opens his eyes to find himself reborn as a newly qualified apprentice cook in Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. The plaster is crumbling off the walls, he has 31.5 yuan in his pocket, and the courtyard's First Uncle, full of talk about benevolence and morality, is s 1.7kReads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Siheyuan: My Survival System 四合院：我的求生系统 [The author is a complete beginner when it comes to period dramas…] [This book is basically an attempt to learn about a new niche.] [One heroine: Qin Jingru][If there are two heroines, that means the protagonist ran off][If the protagonist has a thing for stealing other men’s wives, that’s normal too…][The System is a mutated Seven Days to Die System…] I woke up with a rather odd System and found myself in the world of Love in the Courtyard. Figuring I should make the best of things, Yang Tao de 22Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 136 Siheyuan: I Marry Qin Huairu Before Jia Dongxu Does 四合院：我先贾东旭一步娶秦淮茹 Wang Yanbing transmigrates, and of all places, he ends up in Love in the Courtyard... But it seems he arrived a little too early. The young people in the courtyard are all still unmarried... Well, in that case, Qin Huairu, I'm marrying you first! 390Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 137 Siheyuan: Xu Damao and His Houseful of Descendants 四合院：子孙满堂许大茂 Modern man Xu Da wakes up one day and finds himself as Xu Damao, who is about to get married in Love in the Courtyard. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I was given an incomplete life, so let me make up for what was missing. Who says Silly Zhu is the protagonist? I, Xu Damao, will live better than him, with more children, more blessings... 507Reads5.8Score10114d adds
- 138 Siheyuan: The Courtyard's Trouble-Makers Crumble in 1948 四合院：1948众禽崩溃 It begins in a parallel 1948. Slice of life + putting the villains in their place + no compromising on quality of life + multiple love interests + an original story inspired by a TV drama, not following its plot beat for beat + gradually building up a foundation + characters from other storylines appear, but their plots are not followed + early story runs from 1948 to 1966, later moving on to the four great detectives of Hong Kong... [There’s a pocket dimension! There’s a pocket dimension! Keep 11Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 139 Siheyuan: If I'm Unhappy, None of You Will Have It Easy 四合院：我不爽，都别想好过 After one drinking binge, I ended up in the world of the Siheyuan. Looking at the courtyard full of scumbags, I figured I was doomed. Luckily, my cheat arrived just in time. One bag of rice, carried up several flights of stairs, would make the whole courtyard feel the pain. 19.5kReads7.3Score79514d adds
- 140 Siheyuan: Head of the Security Department, with Uncle Li Huaide 四合院：保卫科科长，舅舅李怀德 Lin Zhengyang is fishing when he accidentally swings his line into a high-voltage wire. His vision goes black, and he’s reduced to ashes. When he wakes up, he discovers that he has transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard. Li Huaide is his uncle, and Director Wang from the neighborhood committee is his godmother. What’s more, he’s the chief of the security department. How will the courtyard’s troublemakers deal with him now...? 33.7kReads8.3Score1.7k14d adds
- 141 Siheyuan: What Could a Little Kid Like Me Possibly Do Wrong? 四合院：我一个小孩能有什么坏心 What bad intentions could a little kid like me possibly have? After finally transmigrating, both my parents were here and my family was happy. Why would I have bad intentions? He Yushui has it pretty rough. She's our neighbor and a year older than me, so looking out for her is only right. He Yuzhu is He Yushui's brother, so helping him out while I'm at it is only right too. So why are you upset, Yi Zhonghai? That doesn't make sense. What bad intentions could a little kid like me possibly have? T 10.6kReads7.3Score32414d adds
- 142 Siheyuan: My Wife Was Snatched Away After I Returned from the Battlefield 四合院：战场归来媳妇被截胡 Lin Ping transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan. After Yi Zhonghai schemes against him, Lin Ping has no choice but to join the army and head to the battlefield. When he returns to the capital, he never expects Jia Dongxu to steal the woman who was supposed to be his wife. But not marrying Qin Huairu suits him just fine. Using the golden finger he brought from his previous life, he goes on to live a happy life that everyone envies. 37kReads7.2Score1.7k14d adds
- 143 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Gets Both Wealth and Beauty 四合院之何雨柱财色兼收 A PhD in metallurgy was killed in an ambush by Jia Banggeng’s grandson, then unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of He Yuzhu in the courtyard compound. Fortunately, although resources were scarce in this era, he had his metallurgical knowledge and Silly Zhu’s remarkable cooking skills. He could go to university, produce high-grade steel, design the Beijing Jeep, develop televisions, train master craftsmen for the nation, take domestic cars abroad, research electrical appliances, open up th 881Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 144 Siheyuan: Starting in 1951 四合院：从51年开始 A courtyard home in 1951. He Daqing never ran away, and Qin Huairu never married into the Jia family... A giant dragon is stirring. The curtain is rising on a great new age... A goofy young man, starting out as a nobody: Lin Zhiyuan has just arrived. Where will life take him? He grows through confusion and defiance, becoming more cautious along the way. Even a laid-back person can have dreams. There’s great promise in this vast world. Watch Lin Zhiyuan step into this great age, witness it, and c 62Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 145 Siheyuan: Rejected at a Matchmaking Meeting, I Take In a Little Girl 四合院：相亲被嫌弃，捡个小萝莉 Li Ran somehow found himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard, in the body of the teenage He Yuzhu. At this point, He Daqing hadn't run off yet, He Yushui was still a little girl, and Qin Huairu hadn't married into the courtyard. Li Ran had hoped to get to Qin Huairu first, but she ended up rejecting him. Dejected, he unexpectedly came across the little Qin Jingru. From then on, he had not only his younger sister trailing after him, but a little bride as well. There are no brainless plot tw 499Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 146 Siheyuan: From the Start, a Mysterious Era 四合院开局：莫名时代 Set in an era gone by + no scheming coward + not entirely sane + an abnormal System. As a transmigrator, I'll never hesitate to act wild when I can, and I'll never hold back from living freely when I can. Life is all about movement... 38Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 147 He Lai, the Kid from Nanluoguxiang 南锣鼓巷贺来小子 [Transmigration]+ [Siheyuan]+ [No System]+ [Period]+ [Lighthearted Comedy] The story follows He Lai's life in the Siheyuan. He spends the rest of his life with the heroine Yushui, outwits the courtyard's old-timers, changes their values, and leads them toward a true Love in the Courtyard. 5.6kReads8.2Score22414d adds
- 148 Siheyuan: I, He Daqing, Have Never Been Outdone 四合院：我何大清，一生不弱于人 He Daqing transmigrates into the world of the courtyard. Somehow, he becomes the father of Silly Zhu, He Yuzhu. Faced with this absurd reality, He Daqing decides to make something of his own life. As for Silly Zhu, he won’t interfere with whoever the boy supports or simps for. But first, he decides to steal Qin Huairu away before she marries into the courtyard. Otherwise, there’d be nothing to look forward to... 963Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 149 Siheyuan: I Help Jia Dongxu Change His Fate 四合院，我带贾东旭改变命运 [Courtyard-house setting] + [Not brainless] + [Everyday life] + [Low on hostility] + [Period setting] + [Lighthearted] + [Technology] Reborn in the womb, he becomes a high school student living in the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. When his father dies, he is forced to become the family's main support. Because of his father's scheming, and so he can live a better life, he becomes the courtyard's First Master Yi's godson. This novel recreates the courtyard house in its most authentic form. Th 732Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 150 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai Seeks Medical Help, So I Slap Him First 四合院：易中海求医，先抽一嘴巴 [A little edge, humor and comedy, everyday family life, slow-paced, multiple women] Wang Yaowen transmigrates to a courtyard house in the early 1950s, awakens the Healer System, and gets a job at the steel mill infirmary. Yi Zhonghai comes by for medical treatment? Then he’d better take a slap first... The deaf old lady is bedridden? Could she be pregnant...? Jia Dongxu is going on a blind date? Let plump, gentle Qin Huairu into my bed first... No big ambitions. I’ll lie flat and enjoy a comfort 32.6kReads6.8Score2.3k14d adds
