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- 51 Siheyuan: Did I Cut Off the Jia Family's Lifeline from the Start? 四合院:开局断了贾家命脉? Chen Feng transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he was bound to the Assassin System. After feeling the mistreatment his predecessor had suffered, he decided to teach that pack of beasts a proper lesson on his predecessor’s behalf. 19Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 52 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Breaks Off the Engagement, So I Put the Neighborhood’s Vermin in Their Place 四合院:秦淮茹悔婚,我镇压众禽 [Courtyard house + personal space + putting the beastly neighbors in their place + bitter regret] Ye Ming transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1953 and is adopted by the Ye family, a widowed mother and her orphaned daughter. He is also engaged to Qin Huairu. But Yi Zhonghai interferes, teaching Jia Dongxu to steal Qin Huairu away! He even wants to team up with the neighbors to seize Ye Min's property! That's when Ye Min arrives, with the System in tow! The System opens up a pocket dimension wit 213Reads—Score10114d adds
- 53 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu’s Daily Life 四合院:傻柱的日常生活 He Yuzhu transmigrates to the 1950s, into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Unlike the original character, from the start he gives Bang Geng, the chicken thief, a thorough beating! When the courtyard's miscreants dare to provoke him, he strikes back without hesitation! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 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—14d adds
- 55 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated to 1960 and Hit the Jackpot 四合院:穿越60,我是大赢家 Love in the Courtyard brings the warmth of everyday life back to the screen, launching a soul-stirring journey across time and space. When modern young man Zhou Ming transmigrates to Beijing in the 1960s, entering an era of swirling snow and flying sparks from the steelworks, how will he rewrite his fate with unyielding determination amid the clash of reality and dreams, and tell a tale of a burning, passionate age? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Siheyuan: Reborn as Xu Damao, Starting on My Wedding Night 四合院:穿成许大茂,开局新婚夜 A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 The All-Conquering Master of the Myriad Worlds 综影视万界我为主宰 After his business failed, Huang He was preparing to flee when he unexpectedly bonded with the Myriad Worlds Film and TV System. From then on, he wandered through countless worlds... ...The current plan includes: Love in the Courtyard, A Little Reunion, Ode to Joy, A Lifelong Journey, Growing Pain, All Is Well, and My Huckleberry Friends... I hope you'll support the book. Thank you, everyone! 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: Here's the Truth, I'm Going to Punish You All 四合院:摊牌了,就是要惩治你们 What’s going on? Qin Feiran has only just transmigrated, but discovers that this is set many years before Four Courtyard Full of Scoundrels. Qin Huairu’s husband is still alive. Qin Feiran wants to keep his head down, but the System won’t let him. He can grow stronger just by collecting emotions? Then what are we waiting for? 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: Reborn as Damao, I Let My Charisma Shine 四合院:重生大茂,我霸气侧漏 An honest, conscientious intern transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. What would that be like? Xu Damao's mind went completely blank in an instant. But then, with a ding, a prompt rang out in his mind. [Ding! The Item Pickup System has been activated!] [Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have obtained intermediate clinical medical skills!] [Clinical Medical Skills: Intermediate (0/100)] Xu Damao stared wide-eyed at the nurse in disbelief. Could it be... that he could gain someone's abilities j —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Siheyuan: She Wants Me to Become Chancellor 四合院:她想让我当丞相 [If you consider a story where women are told about the pocket world and eternal life a deal-breaker, don't read this.] He transmigrated into the courtyard. He Daqing hadn't run off yet, and Jia Dongxu hadn't married. He'd originally planned to snatch Qin Huairu away, but when he saw the little darling clinging to his leg, he realized he was already married. Still, luckily, monogamy hadn't yet been implemented in 1949. At that thought, Shen Ping'an turned to look at the graceful woman beside him 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Siheyuan: I'm a Senior Engineer 四合院:我,高级工程师 After transmigrating into a courtyard compound and binding to a System, he rises from a lowly odd-job worker at a steel mill to a senior engineer, directly threatening Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong’s standing. The two scheme together to drive him out, never imagining that he’ll build a life of astonishing success in the courtyard compound everyone else despises! 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Siheyuan: Lou Xiao'e Is Sweet, Not Foolish 四合院:白甜不傻娄晓娥 (Against transmigrators, not the original inhabitants) Lou Xiao'e has always been considered the foolish woman of the courtyard, a silly goose. But what if she weren't foolish? After an accident, her soul is replaced, and a quick-transmigration traveler becomes Lou Xiao'e. Everything in the courtyard changes... But is the courtyard really the den of beasts everyone says it is? Are transmigrators really good people? Now that Lou Xiao'e is here, how will everything change? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Siheyuan: Taking Down the Jia Family from the Start 四合院:开局先搞垮贾家 After transmigrating into the world of the courtyard homes, Wang Wenming is dismayed to discover that his predecessor was bullied to death... The Jia family sucks him dry! Yi Zhonghai constantly takes their side! Silly Zhu blindly fawns over the widowed Qin! The whole courtyard is shrouded in gloom, with Yi Zhonghai wielding unchecked power. There's no point wasting words anymore. I'll have to use my fists to punch through these dark clouds! 154Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 64 Siheyuan: I Personally Send My Younger Brother to Raise Pigs in the Countryside 四合院:亲手送弟弟去乡下养猪 Yan Jiecheng accidentally caught his wife and younger brother in the act. Overcome with rage, he fainted. As he fell, he hit the back of his head, and a car mechanic transmigrated into his body. Your wife and brother are in love? I’ll give you my blessing. Your parents charge you for meals at home? I’m splitting from the family. They signed me up to mine coal? I’m off to work at a factory instead. 69Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 65 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Activated the Mission System 四合院开局激活任务系统 In the courtyard compound, he awakens a quest System. He has to complete each task to earn a reward. Jia Zhangshi, Yi Zhonghai, where are you? Come help me grind out some tasks! And you, courtyard compound battle god, just you wait. Tonight, I’ll have a little chat with you about which of us is the real battle god. 205Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: I'm Xu Damao, and I Stroll Through a Sea of Beauties 四合院:我许大茂,万花丛中过 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 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—14d adds
- 68 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—14d adds
- 69 Siheyuan: The Worst Villain, Silly Zhu, Gave Yushui Away 四合院:首恶傻柱把雨水送人啦 Silly Zhu is reborn. Who knows whether the legendary womanizer merged with Silly Zhu, or Silly Zhu merged with the legendary womanizer. Either way, neither of them is any good. Put the two together, and heh heh heh. 924Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 70 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—14d adds
- 71 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu’s Poor Relative 四合院:秦淮茹家的穷亲戚 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 1961: Uncovering How the Courtyard Neighbors Get Their Meals 年代1961:揭秘众禽有饭吃 Lin Han transmigrated into a courtyard house and activated a miraculous Revelation System. [Ding! Revealed Bang Geng's chicken theft. Reward: Gene Enhancement Fluid!] [Ding! Revealed Silly Zhu's falsified background. Reward: God-tier cooking skills!] [Ding! Revealed the cause of Jia Dongxu's death. Reward: Portable dimension!] [Ding! Revealed Yi Zhonghai's embezzlement of a money order. Reward: Talent boost!] [Ding! Revealed Widow Qin getting an IUD... Reward: ...] [Ding! Revealed Xu Damao's inf 6Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 73 Siheyuan: Day After Day 四合院:日复一日 Zhao Wenle, a young man from the twenty-first century, transmigrated by chance to a courtyard house in the late 1950s and even got into college. On graduation day, he got drunk at Yi Zhonghai's home. An unexpected encounter with Lou Xiao'e activated the Tenfold Return System. From then on, his life took off without a hitch. The women at the factory said Zhao Wenle was a great factory director. The male leaders said Zhao Wenle was a great comrade. Zhao Wenle said, “Life is a dream, the land is a 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Siheyuan: My Heaven-Defying Comprehension Dominates the 1960s 四合院:逆天悟性,镇压60年代 Chen Feng transmigrates to a courtyard house in the 1960s and builds a thriving life by mastering skills. Living on bran and wild greens during the hard times? Not a chance. Toss some food into his storage space and get a bumper harvest? Smacking a rat to death can earn him a skill? Fishing, hunting, weaving: he masters them all at a touch. Can he learn other skills just by taking a look? That’s not all. His talents, abilities, and every attribute improve, opening up endless possibilities. In th 180Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 75 Siheyuan: I Grew Up in the Same Village as Huairu 四合院之我和淮茹同村 Starting in 1950. Skip the beginning if it’s not your thing! [The early chapters focus on farming and hunting, showing the protagonist’s living conditions.] Romance + Cao Cao-style womanizing + jokes + low on angst + calls people out to their faces + if necessary, uses makeup and disguises to set traps. Warm toward family, ruthless toward enemies. A shut-in from the 21st century arrives in the 1950s. Through the protagonist, readers learn about the development of that era. He enjoys a quiet lif 1.3kReads6.7Score—14d adds
- 76 Siheyuan: He Daqing of the Tan Family Cuisine Takes Down Yi Zhonghai 四合院:谭家菜何大清,灭易中海 He wore a somewhat outdated gray-blue homespun jacket, and mud spattered his boots. Yet in his eyes was a quiet longing: he wanted to apprentice as a pastry chef. Standing outside a cake shop filled with sweet, soft aromas, he held close the hope of a new beginning. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: Getting Rich Starts with Taking a Wife! 四合院:致富,从娶妻开始! Li Henian woke up one morning and found himself transmigrated to 1960. He lived at No. 95, Nanluoguxiang, and his identity was... an employee at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. Staring at the hard-to-swallow cornmeal porridge in his bowl and the meager greens on his plate, Li Henian decided to live a different kind of life. But in an era that prized the idea that “the more you suffer, the more glorious you are,” changing your life was no easy matter. Fortunately, with the neighborhood commit 444Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 78 Siheyuan: From the Start, the System Ran Away 四合院:开局系统就跑路 After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, watch Lin Feng thrive among the colorful characters filling the courtyard, making a carefree life for himself with the limited spatial ability he has. The blurb can’t do it justice. Go straight to the story. 488Reads6.2Score10514d adds
- 79 Siheyuan: Simple Days of Coarse Grains and Bitter Greens 四合院:吃糠咽菜的平淡日子 [Period setting. No groveling after anyone, no getting involved with widows, no causing trouble. No grand, tumultuous life. If that's not your thing, don't read.] The Courtyard House storyline begins after Chapter 27. They say a pheasant can't be matched with a phoenix! The dutiful son Qin Shouye volunteers to work in the countryside and becomes a barefoot veterinarian. With his System for punishing evil and promoting good, he eventually leaves the village and returns to the capital, where he ev 185Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 80 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated After Nearly Drowning and Offended My Powerful Protector from the Start 四合院:穿越溺水,开局得罪靠山 [Transmigration + System + period setting + one female lead] The moment Xu Jiujiang opens his eyes, he’s transmigrated. But who knew he’d transmigrate into the water, on the verge of drowning? “Could this transmigration be any less reliable?” He’s transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, but Xu Jiujiang has only watched the first episode. He takes on a mission and offends a minor character. The useless System then turns around and says, “That person is your backer.” Xu Jiujiang: “C 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Siheyuan: I Am Qi Tongwei, Half a Step Ahead of the Beasts 四合院:我祁同伟,胜禽半子 This book is also known as "Courtyard: I Step on Silly Zhu and Point a Gun at Yi Zhonghai." After a gunshot, he transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and becomes the head of the neighborhood office. Qi Tongwei resolves to dominate all the vermin in the courtyard. First Master Yi Zhonghai: “Director Qi, just tell me what you want me to do, and I’ll do it.” Second Master Liu Haizhong: “Tongwei, look how hard I’m working. I want to get ahead!” Qi Tongwei: “Liu Haizhong, you should address me by 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Siheyuan: Reported for Taking Over a Job, Accused of Collaborating with the Enemy? 四合院:顶岗被举报,罪名通共? Su Chen transmigrated to a Beijing courtyard in 1952. After his only relative, his grandfather, died of illness, Su Chen prepared to take over his job. But during the background check, Yi Zhonghai egged Jia Zhangshi on to report that his grandfather had been to prison! Jia Dongxu: “Your grandfather has a criminal record from doing time. Hand over that job, kid!” Jia Zhangshi: “You’ll starve to death in Beijing without a job. You might as well give up the house and go back to the countryside.” Yi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Siheyuan: Starting in 1962 四合院从1962开始 An ordinary middle-aged man wakes up one day in 1962, an era when people can barely get enough to eat. Watch the protagonist take things one step at a time and build a good life for himself. He has a golden finger, but it isn’t especially powerful. 140Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 84 Living in Siheyuan, I Start Out as a Chef! 人在四合院,从厨师开始! Cheng Jianguo, who transmigrated to 1955, arrives in the world of Love in the Courtyard, and obtains a Favorability System. From the start, he happens to catch Silly Zhu's father running away, so he immediately decides to take Silly Zhu on as his apprentice. Later, he discovers that Lou Xiao'e has yet to marry Xu Damao, and immediately decides to bring her home as his wife! As the System levels up, Chen Jianguo's life grows more and more prosperous. 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Siheyuan: Marrying Bai Ling and Turning the Tables on My Enemies 四合院:娶妻白玲,逆转复仇 Chen Jianguo had only just transmigrated when his wife demanded a divorce. He was already in a foul mood, and now Jia Zhangshi was running her mouth. I hadn’t transmigrated, and you were picking on Chen Jianguo. Now that I’ve transmigrated, you’re still picking on Chen Jianguo. Then what the hell was the point of transmigrating? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Siheyuan: A New Life, Starting as an Engineer 四合院:重启人生,从工程师开始 Transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, he becomes an ordinary resident of the courtyard. His life was harmonious, and he was even once on the verge of marrying Qin Huairu, with whom he shared deep feelings. But after his parents passed away, Qin Huairu gave in to material temptations and married Jia Dongxu. She then slandered him for no reason and coveted the two ancestral homes his family owned. Unable to bear it any longer, Xu Weiyang fought back. With a flurry of sharp retort 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Slaughter Banggeng, Leaving No One Alive! 四合院:开局坑杀棒梗,杀光了! Lu Ning transmigrates into the Siheyuan courtyard and awakens a fortune System. He discovers that the original owner’s home was robbed by the “Thief Saint.” When he goes to demand an explanation, the Jia family joins forces with the other courtyard scoundrels and beats him half to death. He struggles in his hospital bed for three whole days, with no one offering help, and dies in misery. And so begins a bloody journey of revenge!!! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Reborn: He Yuzhu’s Days of Changing His Fate in Siheyuan 重生何雨柱在四合院里改命的日子 Reborn as the hapless Silly Zhu of the courtyard, he arrives just as Jia Dongxu dies, Qin Huairu begins to turn villainous, and the retirement clique prepares to shift its target. After being reborn, the protagonist gains a personal storage space and slowly changes his fate. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 I Transmigrate to the 1980s, Build a Fortune, and Marry a Beautiful Rich Girl 穿越八零年代发家致富迎娶白富美 [Urban Farming] + [Urban] + [Farming] + [One Female Lead] + [Transmigration] + [No Harem] + [One-on-One Romance] + [Countryside] + [Reborn] + [Period] + [Building Wealth] Lin Feiyu unexpectedly transmigrates to 1980 and sets out to build a fortune. This is an original story, and the pacing may be a little slow. I hope readers will understand. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Siheyuan: Three Years of Famine, Unlimited Coarse Grain from the Start 四合院:三年饥荒,开局无限粗粮 Cao Yang transmigrates and becomes an ordinary resident of the Beast-Filled Courtyard. It’s the three-year famine, and food supplies in the capital are running out. Just as the courtyard’s beasts gang up on Cao Yang, he activates the System and gets an unlimited supply of cornmeal buns right from the start. As long as there are resentment points, the supplies will keep coming! While everyone else is eating bran and wild greens, Cao Yang uses the resentment points provided by the courtyard reside —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Living It Up, Starting in the Siheyuan 从四合院开始潇洒 Li Jianjun, equipped with a status panel, arrives in a Siheyuan, where he witnesses the people and events of a bygone era. This book has a slice-of-life feel, and the female lead isn't someone readers will recognize. I'm easygoing by nature and can't write the kind of contentious Siheyuan stories some people enjoy, so this one may feel a little mellow. If that's not your thing, read with caution... 7.1kReads8.4Score17614d adds
- 92 In the Siheyuan, Fight Magic with Magic 四合院魔法才打败魔法 [Siheyuan + System + various eras and worlds (submissions welcome.)] Protagonist: Lu Yuan. Female lead: Qin Huairu. After staying up all night cultivating immortality, he never expected to wake up and transmigrate into a Siheyuan. He awakened a magic System, but this magic was nothing like Western magic. Any character from the story targeted by Lu Yuan would earn him a reward. This is a crossover world. There are no high-level martial arts, no martial arts, no immortal cultivation, and no magic. 1.1kReads5.9Score10014d adds
- 93 Siheyuan: It All Began When Qin Huairu Took Over My House 四合院:从秦淮茹霸占我的房开始 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! 189Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 94 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...? 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Defy Fate and Change My Life 四合院开局逆天改命 He Yuzhu's modern-day self transmigrates into his character Silly Zhu from the drama. Amid the courtyard's family squabbles and the sweeping tides of the times, He Yuzhu reshapes his worldview and changes not only his own fate but also that of his country, leaving a shining mark on the road to national rejuvenation! PS: This is a faithful-to-the-plot tale about the beasts of the siheyuan. There is no System and no aggression. After teaching the courtyard's beasts a lesson, he lives a good life, 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 A Quiet Life in the Courtyard 四合院平淡的生活 Li Jianguo from the future transmigrated to Love in the Courtyard, where a whole yard full of beasts awaited him. In those difficult times, Li Jianguo awakened a pocket dimension, and from then on he never had to worry about food or drink. Courtyard life + farm space + no hostility + everyday slice of life 4Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 97 Siheyuan: Li Changhai’s Happy Life 四合院:李长海的幸福生活 A slice-of-life story set in the past + mild edge + scheming + sly tricks + comedy + more than one female lead (This book is a little slow-paced at the beginning. Proceed with caution if that's not for you!) Li Changhai transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan stories. He had planned to keep his head down and live in peace until the reforms and opening-up! Unfortunately, he got a troublemaking System that collects the negative emotions of characters from the story and exchanges them for supp 326Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 98 Silly Zhu’s Livestream 傻柱的直播间 Silly Zhu inexplicably started streaming live. Listening to all the strange comments, he thought at first that he was hallucinating. But when the gifts people sent actually appeared in front of him, he finally believed it. So Qin Huairu really was that kind of woman! After staying away from Qin Huairu, Silly Zhu went on to reach the pinnacle of life! 1kReads8.0Score—14d adds
- 99 Siheyuan: Back to 1950, Tiezhu Joins the Army 四合院:重回50年,铁柱从军 [Enlistment + Decisive and ruthless + No holier-than-thou heroics + Defend home and country + Repel foreign invaders] From the start, he transmigrated into He Tiezhu, the long-lost eldest son He Daqing had lost contact with years ago. Knowing the entire story of the courtyard and drawing on his own tragic past, he refused to let his younger brother, He Yuzhu, follow the same path and become someone else’s pawn. He also didn’t want to see him turned into a sucker. To change their circumstances an 1Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 100 Siheyuan: Starting by Rejecting Moral Blackmail 四合院:拒绝道德绑架开始 Chen Weidong transmigrates to the notorious courtyard compound. As a hot-blooded young man, he does his part for the country. When he returns home with honors, he plans to live quietly for himself, but the assorted birds in the courtyard have no intention of leaving him alone. 116Reads5.5Score—14d adds

















































