Novels like Siheyuan: Becoming a Big Shot Starting in 1953
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- 151 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Takes Me In as Her Son-in-Law 四合院：被秦淮茹捡回当女婿 Shen Xingyun, a business elite from the 21st century, transmigrates into the story of the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. It is the summer of 1976, during the events of episode 18, and Qin Huairu finds him and takes him in. Jia Xiaodang falls in love with Shen Xingyun at first sight. When Jia Xiaodang confesses her feelings, Shen Xingyun says he wants to focus on his career first. The story focuses on everyday life, so the plot won’t be too explosive. I’m not good at writing introductions, so le 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu, the Anger-Forging Master 四合院之戾气锻造师何雨柱 He Yuzhu, a miserable modern-day wage slave, has his soul transmigrate into Sha Zhu. How to make a name for himself in a courtyard full of beasts becomes the challenge facing him. “Ding!” The “Malice Forging System” activates. Collect malice, and the System can level up. Need supplies? He's got supplies! Need skills? He's got skills! He Yuzhu becomes the most powerful big shot in the courtyard! Watch as he puts those beasts in their place and lives a spectacular life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 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—14d adds
- 154 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
- 155 Siheyuan: Everyone in the Courtyard Is Stunned After Taking My Advice 四合院：听劝后，全院人惊了 Li Xiaohu unexpectedly arrived in the Siheyuan in 1952 and awakened a mysterious ability to take advice. Whenever he follows someone's suggestion, he gets an unexpected reward. And if someone gives him advice with malicious intent, his reward is even more astonishing. Third Grandpa: “I just suggested he go up the mountain and gather some herbs. Who knew he'd find rare medicinal herbs and sell them for a fortune? His luck is incredible.” Second Grandpa: “I was teasing him when I said the old furn —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Siheyuan: I Don't Know the Plot, but I Have a Subsidy 四合院之不知剧情但我有补贴 A young man transmigrates into a Siheyuan. He doesn't know the plot, but he has a hundred billion in subsidies. From then on, he begins a wonderful life that leaves everyone envious. He builds a career, marries a good wife, and masters new skills, achieving a happy life. 195Reads—Score214d adds
- 157 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—14d adds
- 158 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
- 159 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Became a Millionaire! 四合院：我，开局就成万元户！ [System + Feel-Good Story + Film and TV Fanfiction] A promising young man from a later generation accidentally lands in Love in the Courtyard and becomes the steel mill's clinic doctor. He's a millionaire from the start, and the whole courtyard is jealous! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Siheyuan: Dongxu, I’m Taking Over Your Inheritance 四合院：东旭，你的遗产我接手了 [Courtyard House + System + Serving the Country + Changing Everyone's Life] Zhang Weiguo transmigrated to a parallel-world China in the early 1950s. With help from the System, he skipped grades, finished university, then went to America for three years of graduate school. When he returned home in 1961, he discovered that he hadn't just transmigrated to a parallel world. He'd also ended up in the courtyard house from a TV drama he'd watched in his previous life, The Courtyard of Beasts. Since I'm 347Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 161 Siheyuan: Transmigrating to the 1960s, Yan Jiefang Has a Pocket Dimension 四合院：穿越六零闫解放有空间 [Courtyard + Period Setting + System + One Female Lead] An orphan is brought by a System to the capital in the winter of 1960. And he’s one of the characters from a TV drama, living in that very courtyard? Does that mean he has to mix with all those scoundrels? Luckily, the sign-in System is pretty generous! Yan Fugui: Son, why have you brought more stuff home again? Yi Zhonghai: Why was He born if I was going to be born too? Silly Zhu: I’ll never forgive Mao Jiefang! Yan Jiefang: Silly Zhu, you 1.1kReads6.3Score—14d adds
- 162 Siheyuan: I, Li Huaide, Will Climb to the Top One Step at a Time 四合院：我李怀德要一步步往上爬 This novel has no System. It’s a grounded story of transmigration and striving in the real world. It follows Li Huaide, a top history student who transmigrates into the body of Li Huaide from the Siheyuan, and begins a new journey of hard work… 213Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated as He Yuzhu and Married Qin Huairu 四合院：穿越何雨柱，娶妻秦淮茹 He Yuzhu transmigrates to 1951 and becomes the hapless He Yuzhu. It is no big deal that there are no elders at home to look after him, but he can't do without a woman to keep house. As luck would have it, he finds out that Jia Dongxu is going to meet a potential match. He can't let himself live a hard life after transmigrating, so he rushes to Jia Zhangshi and asks her to play matchmaker. Jia Zhangshi: “Zhuzi, I’ve matched you with Qin Huairu. What’s Jia Dongxu supposed to do?” Xu Damao: “Jia Do 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 The Good Life of Siheyuan's Sneakiest Resident 四合院老六的美好生活 Enjoy the lie-flat life. Bored? Put the courtyard troublemakers in their place. Yi Zhonghai shows up with the Old Deaf Woman to demand meat? Break all four of their limbs and leave them to die! Jia Zhangshi starts trouble for no reason? Have her limbs amputated! Silly Zhu is the protagonist? Then the hospital will be your second home! For more exciting scenes, head on over to the main story! No cultivation!!! 786Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 165 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 299Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 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! 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 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
- 168 I, Xu Damao, Swear to Heaven, This Is Absolutely True 我许大茂对天发誓，这绝对是真的 Zhang Qing was busy in his vegetable garden, single and unemployed, enjoying his freedom. Today, he transmigrates into Xu Damao. Making a little trouble won't hurt. What a disaster! Zhang Qing had grown tired of city work and was enjoying a peaceful country life back home. But while picking vegetables in his garden, he was struck by an object falling from the sky, turning his life upside down... 141Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Siheyuan: The Rise of a Business Empire 四合院之商业帝国崛起 [Comedy + passion + no female lead (the male lead is underage early on, but one may be added later)] Golden finger: unlimited supplies. The more he sells, under certain conditions, the more types he unlocks. He can also spend gold to gain other abilities, such as enhancing his body, creating unlimited storage space, and recruiting loyal death squads. At first, he keeps a low profile and quietly develops in the courtyard compound. In the middle and later stages, he establishes a foreign trade com 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 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—14d adds
- 171 Siheyuan: Deputy Section Chief from the Start, with Lou Xiao'e as My Wife 四合院：开局副科长，媳妇娄晓娥 In the winter of 1960, Chen Chang'an returned to the capital. Lou Xiao'e wasn't married to Xu Damao yet, so he acted decisively. At first, he kept a cool head in the courtyard thanks to his position as head of security at the steel plant. Later, he followed the Lou family to Hong Kong, where he started a company, built a large factory, and enjoyed a life of success. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Tales of the Siheyuan: I Am He Yushui 四合院故事之我是何雨水 He Yu arrives in the world of the Siheyuan and begins her life as He Yushui... The famous male lead is her brother, Silly Zhu; there is Yi Zhonghai, who is one thing on the surface and another underneath; and Qin Huairu, a scheming white lotus... Fortunately, He Yu arrives in this world with a well-prepared pocket dimension. She discovers that Silly Zhu’s fate is hard to change, until Lou Xiaoe leaves... There is less hostility in this story, and more descriptions of life in that era and reflect 89Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 173 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
- 174 Siheyuan: From the Start, They Forced Me to Split Up the House 四合院：开局逼我分房 [Courtyard drama + pocket dimension + farming + smart protagonist + power fantasy + one female lead] An accident brought Lin Yuan to the world of Love in the Courtyard. The good news was that he got a Critical Hit System. The bad news was that he ran into a whole-courtyard meeting from the start. Jia Dongxu’s family brazenly wanted Lin Yuan’s house, Yi Zhonghai wanted to stand up for his beloved apprentice, and Jia Zhangshi even reached out and demanded the keys to the house. 759Reads5.4Score10714d adds
- 175 Siheyuan: My Father Ran Away from the Start 四合院：我何雨水开局亲爹要跑路 He Yu, a thirty-year-old single nerd who has been a wizard all his life, suddenly transmigrates into the body of a young girl named He Yushui. Is this the world of Love in the Courtyard? Huh? Talk He Daqing out of running away with a widow? “She doesn’t want your money or your house? Then what does she want? Your age? The fact that you never bathe?” He Daqing falls deep into thought. To keep Silly Zhu from getting dazzled by a widow, his little sister decides to find him a good match! Who should 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 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—14d adds
- 177 Siheyuan: I'm He Yuzhu, and I Don't Have to Sleep Under a Bridge Anymore 四合院之我何雨柱不用睡天桥了 He transmigrates and unexpectedly becomes He Yuzhu. He vows never to be anyone’s simp, but then awakens a Simp System, leaving him no choice but to deliver the classic line: “Keep simping to the end, and you’ll get everything you want.” 569Reads6.0Score10114d adds
- 178 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
- 179 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
- 180 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—14d adds
- 181 Transmigrated into a Siheyuan, I Just Want to Quietly Draw Prizes 穿越四合院，我只想安静的抽奖 [Courtyard + System + Lottery + Plot Reimagining + Slice of Life + One-on-One Romance] [No bullying or pent-up anger, mild conflict, read with confidence] After pulling five consecutive overnight shifts, Xu Hao, a resident doctor at a top-tier provincial hospital, worked himself to death and transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard as an educated youth about to return to his hometown. Knowing the story, Xu Hao had no intention of getting mixed up in the courtyard’s mess. It wasn’t a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Siheyuan: Returning to the City After Working in the Countryside 四合院：从知青返城开始 A new work is out! You can 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! 322Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 183 Reborn in the Siheyuan: I’m Surrounded by Beautiful Women 重生四合院：我没美女包围了 Nineteen-year-old Wu De takes a job at a steel mill to find out what happened to his father. Starting in the mill's security department, he gradually rises through government offices, growing from an ordinary worker into a leading official and ultimately becoming a regional overlord. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 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
- 185 Life in the Siheyuan Is Full of Joy 四合院生活乐无穷 Ever since Su Ming transmigrated into the courtyard house, life there has become a lot more entertaining. In the middle of the night, Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu streak around the courtyard, while Jia Zhangshi takes Deaf Granny out to dance in the courtyard whenever she feels like it. Even young Banggeng refuses to be left behind, always finding ways to give everyone a laugh. 6Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 186 Xu Damao's Siheyuan 许大茂的四合院 Xu Damao, from the 21st century, transmigrates into the courtyard house of 1959 and becomes Xu Damao from the story... Facing Yi Zhonghai's moral blackmail, the Deaf Old Lady's schemes, and his nemesis Sha Zhu's fists, watch how Xu Damao deals with them... 1.6kReads8.3Score—14d adds
- 187 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated, So Why Am I Still Starving? 四合院：我都穿越了还吃不饱？ Note: The protagonist isn’t a saint. You could even say he’s not a good person. He’s just an ordinary man who’s a little petty and holds a grudge. He won’t bully anyone without cause, but if you wrong him, he’ll get even, from morning to night. Yan Jiekang unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. He becomes the Third Master’s son. This book has some bitterness, but not much. Nobody will be killed; it simply magnifies the everyday conflicts between neighbors in this era 1.1kReads7.6Score—14d adds
- 188 Siheyuan: Full of Love 四合院：情满 Zhang Dazhuang, a modern man, transmigrates to the 1960s, right into a Beijing courtyard full of scoundrels! And he's just a bit player? Well! Forget it. If you weren't born to be the protagonist, don't act like one. Since you're here, just settle in and get by. But... can things be changed? Probably... right? 4.2kReads6.5Score11414d adds
- 189 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
- 190 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! 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated as He Yuzhu and Married Ran Qiuye 四合院：穿越何雨柱，娶妻冉秋叶 “Huh, this TV series is pretty good. The main character even has the same name as me, though he has this unlucky nickname: Silly Zhu...” On April 15, 2024, bored college student He Yuzhu was scrolling on his phone when he came across a TV series. The main character had the same name as him, so he decided to watch it. After finishing it, he was furious! “TV He Yuzhu, just hurry up and die! You wasted your whole life. Let me change your pathetic, doormat life!” [Ding! The Host has been detected ex 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Siheyuan: Infinite Supplies, and I Rage-Buy Qin Jingru 四合院：我无限物资，怒买秦京茹 My 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! 225Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 The Siheyuan's Street Loafer Won't Let His Beautiful Wife Leave 四合院街溜子，漂亮老婆就不离 Li Weiguo, a modern man worth billions and wealthy enough to rival a nation, transmigrates into the world of a period drama set in a Beijing courtyard compound. He then transmigrates into the body of a shiftless loafer with the same name, a man everyone despises. What? A loafer like him actually has such a beautiful wife? What? He even has three adorable little daughters, as cute as dolls? What? He has such a wonderful wife and daughters, yet doesn't cherish them at all, beating and scolding 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Little Brother, Be Gentle. Big Sister Knows She Was Wrong 弟弟，轻点，姐姐知错了 My new work is here! You can 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! 4.1kReads6.4Score25014d adds
- 195 Love in the Courtyard: A Bright Future 情满四合院：风生水起 An unexpected transmigration, an unexpected era, and an unexpected golden finger: what kind of sparks will they create in those times? Can the warmth of a small courtyard endure? Silly Zhu watches everything happening in the courtyard without getting involved, just enjoying the show. Will the Jia family finally find happiness this time? Will Uncle One be able to enjoy a peaceful retirement? And what will become of Uncle Two and Uncle Three? What kind of business empire can He Yuzhu, now financia —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 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—14d adds
- 197 Siheyuan: I'm He Yuzhu, and I Can Outwit Those Beasts 四合院：我何雨柱，跟禽兽玩脑筋 He Yuzhu was reborn. Though he'd been through all this in his previous life, seeing He Daqing preparing to leave again in this life brought back that heartache so intense he could barely breathe. He Yuzhu knew that once He Daqing left, he wouldn't come back. So this time, He Yuzhu wasn't going to let He Daqing off so easily. At least for now, he and his little sister were still young, and He Daqing couldn't leave. As he thought this, He Yuzhu snatched He Daqing's suitcase and ran outside. No mat —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 He Yuzhu Reborn: Don’t Mess with Me This Time 何雨柱重生这次别惹我 This book's perspective: I believe in self-reliance and prefer not to ask others for help. It's better to rely on yourself than ask someone else. Ideally, you should solve every problem with your own abilities. If you really can't, then we'll think of something else. There's no shame in paying someone to get things done. These days, so many rebirth stories follow the same formula. They casually throw in some golden finger, some System, sign-in, farm, space, spirit spring, spirit ring, spirit tal —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Siheyuan: Starting with a Sign-In for Max-Level Medical Skills 四合院：从签到满级医术开始 Han Jianshe transmigrated into a courtyard-house compound and triggered a daily sign-in system, which gave him mastery of top-tier skills such as advanced spiritual energy detection, advanced alchemy, and advanced talisman-making. “Comrade, you don’t seem to be feeling well. Let me examine you.” After a few casual exchanges, Han Jianshe actually managed to strike up a relationship with Qin Xiangru. Yi Zhonghai: “Jianshe, old buddy, take a look at this condition of mine. Is there any hope of trea 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Siheyuan: From the Start, I’m an Electrician Who Steals Yu Li Away 四合院：开局电工，截胡于莉 [Stealing from all the worlds, with a touch of mischief] In 1962, Wang Yuan Chao inexplicably arrives in Love in the Courtyard. He takes over his uncle's job and becomes an honored electrician. All he wants is to marry a pretty wife and live a peaceful, simple life, but the scheming neighbors won't let him. Luckily, he has the “Hand of God.” From the start, he snatches Yu Li away and begins living a shamelessly carefree life! Every now and then, he teases the scheming neighbors. Granny Deaf beco 8kReads6.8Score29014d adds
