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- 51 Siheyuan: You Fired Me, So I Joined the Rival Company, Now You're Crying 四合院：罢免是你，我去对家你哭 Power fantasy + System + putting the scoundrels in their place + technology Lin Yi transmigrates to a courtyard-house world in 1958. The upside is that his original self was a genius. By revising production processes, improving machinery, and using other methods, he boosts the steel mill’s output and product quality. He helps the Red Star Steel Mill grow and thrive, becoming its youngest technical director. He is also a strong contender for the position of deputy factory director. Unfortunately, 337Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 52 Siheyuan: You Dare Kick Me? Don't Blame Me for Playing Dirty 四合院，敢踹我，别怪我下手黑了 After transmigrating into a Siheyuan, the protagonist finds that the original owner's family consists of just one person, who is also seriously ill. The Jia family, Yi Zhonghai, and others come to prey on the household. After the protagonist transmigrates into the body, he first sends Jia Dongxu to his death. Yi Zhonghai, Silly Zhu, Qin Huairu, and everyone else each get what they deserve… 7.9kReads6.1Score278Shelves
- 53 Siheyuan: Returning from Wudang Mountain 四合院：从武当山归来 Transmigrating as Wang Ye, a Taoist priest from Wudang Mountain, he masters martial arts and traditional Chinese medicine from childhood. After descending the mountain, he becomes a factory doctor and moves into a courtyard full of villains. From then on, he toys with the courtyard's troublemakers, thrives in love, and climbs the career ladder. Life couldn't be better! 629Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, Damou, and I Became Sworn Brothers 四合院：我和傻柱大茂拜把子 [Siheyuan courtyard + System + everyday farming + period setting] I, He Yuzhu! I, Zhou Guohua! I, Xu Damao! Today we swear brotherhood, though born on different days, in different months, and different years, we only ask to die (He Yuzhu: later than Xu Damao; Xu Damao: later than He Yuzhu; Zhou Guohua: later than both of them). Zhou Guohua transmigrates into a siheyuan courtyard and meets the so-called "beasts." This courtyard really is a troubled place, but he has a universal vending mac 1.3kReads6.7Score—Shelves
- 55 Siheyuan: Every Day Brings New Fun 四合院：乐子天天有 Duke Zhuang of Zheng defeated his younger brother Duan at Yan. The heroine is Qin Huairu, a woman who takes matters into her own hands. There is no System, no toilet humor, and Jia Dongxu never ends up on the wall. No saving trash collectibles like stamps and antiques for the son, either. The beginning of Volume Two has a few rather complex chapters that might take some brainpower... 6Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 56 Siheyuan: A Level Six Engineer from the Start 四合院：开局六级工程师 Transmigrated into a parallel world before birth, Lin Yi returned to China with a doctorate from the Soviet Union. A senior leader personally saw him off to the steel mill, where he took up the post of head of the R&D team with the benefits of a Level Six Engineer. To quietly help build the nation, Lin Yi first had to deal with the pack of miscreants in the courtyard. Everyone says that Jia Zhangshi calls the shots when it comes to the courtyard's chaos. But Yi Zhonghai, Jia Zhangshi's backer, i 9.1kReads6.2Score295Shelves
- 57 Transmigrating to 1960: From the Start, I Can Eat Meat Whenever I Want 穿进1960开局吃肉自由 A sulky, flirtatious post-90s guy stumbles into the world of the Siheyuan in a daze. There’s negativity and positivity, confusion and touching moments. Savor life’s many flavors, its bitterness and sweetness, and face it all with courage. As the saying goes: Every day is a day, no matter how you live it, so why be unhappy? Be happy and enjoy every day! 262Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 58 Siheyuan: Where There Are People, There's a World of Its Own 四合院，有人就有江湖 Reborn in a courtyard, I open my eyes and see nothing but talented people. Whoa! Isn’t that Yi Zhonghai? Zheng Chaoyang? Good grief, this is a world where film and TV dramas overlap! There’s going to be plenty to do! The darkness before dawn is often the hardest to endure. This is a story about transmigrators gathering kindling and starting a fire. Multiple heroines, no saintly do-gooder, justified bullying of the courtyard’s beasts, lighthearted comedy, and a sly, petty-minded protagonist. 3.9kReads6.4Score129Shelves
- 59 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated as Silly Zhu's Younger Brother and Snatched the House 四合院：穿成傻柱弟弟，反手抢房 [Siheyuan] [Spatial dimension] [A child with an old head] [Never takes a loss] Twenty-six-year-old He Jianshe transmigrated into the Siheyuan world and became Silly Zhu's younger half-brother. From the start, he was only two years old, and Silly Zhu put him up for adoption at a courtyard meeting. But the whole courtyard looked down on him. Auntie Yi wanted to adopt him, but Yi Zhonghai refused. In the end, the poorest family in the courtyard adopted two-year-old He Jianshe. Everyone waited for t 3kReads7.1Score129Shelves
- 60 Siheyuan: Starting with Daily Sign-Ins 四合院，从每日签到开始 Zhou Jianjun transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and awakened a sign-in System. Faced with a courtyard full of beasts, he remained cool and composed. When Yi Zhonghai tried to morally blackmail him, he exposed his hypocrisy on the spot. When the notorious thief Bang Geng stole chickens and pilfered from others, he got you free accommodation at the juvenile detention center. When Jia Zhang cursed him out, he taught her how to behave. Qin Huairu, you white lotus, I’m no Silly Zhu 801Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 61 Siheyuan: It's Haunted, and the Yard's Villains Want to Move Out 四合院：闹鬼了，众禽要搬离 When Su Hongyang first arrives in the capital, he suddenly realizes that he has landed in the world of Love in the Courtyard. Even more remarkably, he gets an Emotion Value System. The only thing is… this System is downright creepy. What? Yi Zhonghai is trying to guilt-trip me with morality? No problem. I’ll hit him with a soul-purifying critical strike. What? Jia Zhangshi wants to summon Old Jia? Well, we can’t have that. Hurry up and let Old Jia come up here. What? Old Deaf wants to throw rock 27.8kReads6.9Score1.2kShelves
- 62 More Children, More Blessings: I Become the Supreme Patriarch of the Siheyuan 多子多福：我在四合院称尊道祖 Li Xiangqian, a middle-aged bachelor, transmigrates into a parallel world of multiple TV dramas. He opens his eyes to find himself with a wife, and awakens the More Children, More Blessings System. In his previous life, he failed to continue the Li family line. Well, he’ll make up for it all in this life. With the System to help him, he’s determined to make life prosperous and joyful. To make his wish come true, Li Xiangqian decides to take the initiative. From then on, the courtyard starts fill 569Reads6.8Score201Shelves
- 63 The Happy Life of the Yan Family's Second Son in the Siheyuan 四合院阎家老二的幸福生活 This is a new author's first attempt, and my writing is limited, so I hope my dear readers will be understanding. I don't have a set outline and write wherever the story takes me. Please forgive me if anything seems familiar or if I've left something out. Thank you all for your support. 2.7kReads6.8Score105Shelves
- 64 Siheyuan: Passing Off the Fake as Real, Winning Both Wealth and Beauty 四合院：我以假乱真，财色兼收 [Courtyard houses + transmigration to a bygone era + golden finger + passing off the fake as real, taking over another’s place] Xu Jun transmigrates to a parallel world from the start. Just as he’s worrying about how to make ends meet, Xu Damao asks him to impersonate him. At first, Xu Jun is only trying to get a meal. Later, Xu Damao turns malicious, but Xu Jun strikes back. Xu Jun: “Brother Damao, go in peace. I’ll take care of your wife!” Xu Damao mutters: “I regret asking you to impersonate 2.9kReads6.9Score117Shelves
- 65 Siheyuan: Third Master Begs Me to Be His Nephew 四合院：三大爷求我当侄儿 “Ever since the day I arrived at 95 Nanluoguxiang, I've told myself the same thing every day.” “What thing?” “Stay away from gambling, stay away from drugs, and stay away from Yan Bugui!” “So you hired someone to shove him into the latrine?” “Much as I'd like to take credit, that really wasn't me.” “Mm-hmm.” The police officer nodded as he took down the statement: “Good, so you admit it...” 5.2kReads5.7Score182Shelves
- 66 Siheyuan: I, He Daqing, Can Raise Zhu Right 四合院：我何大清能把柱子带好 The spring of 1951 was bitterly cold. He Daqing turned down the White Widow’s offer to abandon his family and children. He stayed in the capital to teach Silly Zhu. That year, Yi Zhonghai’s scheme failed, and his wife divorced him and ran off. Who could have guessed that he would end up marrying Qin Huairu? He Daqing married Liu Lan and had a son. After Old Yi’s scheming, He Yuzhu also had a son with Qin Huairu. From then on, Old Yi’s mind grew twisted. Qin Huairu began taking maternity leave an 2.1kReads6.3Score106Shelves
- 67 Siheyuan: Fishing Unlocks Skills, Then I Beat the Whole Bunch of Vermin 四合院：钓鱼解锁技能，暴打众禽 [Courtyard House + Space + Farming + Mild Conflict + Smart Characters + Feel-Good Story + One Female Lead] After transmigrating to the 1960s, he becomes a fishing tycoon. When Cui Xiangdong wakes up, he discovers he's landed in the world of Love in the Courtyard, with Yi Zhonghai, who loves moral blackmail; Qin Huairu, the bloodsucker; Liu Haizhong, the careerist; and Jia Zhangshi, the ghostly matriarch... Given another chance at life, Cui Xiangdong sees the world clearly. He only wants to enjoy 1kReads6.5Score100Shelves
- 68 Siheyuan: I Moved Next Door, and the Neighbors Went Mad 四合院：搬到隔壁院子，禽兽哭了 Shortly after transmigrating into the world of a TV drama, Luo Bin was driven out of the courtyard because of his family background. Luckily, an elder from the neighboring courtyard took him in, saving him from freezing to death. The neighboring courtyard was home to Uncle Guo, Li Xiuzhi, Nan Yi, Liang Ladi... Their kindness stood in stark contrast to the hooligans in Luo Bin’s own courtyard. When the truth came out, it turned out his family background wasn’t bad at all. Luo Bin was the son of 23.3kReads6.9Score1.1kShelves
- 69 Siheyuan: The Xu Family’s Little Prodigy Is Quite the Rebel 四合院：许家小祖宗有点彪 The second Four-Person Courtyard fanfic. The male lead, Xu Chang'an, was a rich, idle second-generation heir in the 21st century who’d been content to waste his life away. After a chance encounter gave him a pocket dimension, he liquidated his assets and went on a frenzied shopping spree to stockpile supplies. But the apocalypse he’d heard about never came. Instead, an accident sent him to the early 1950s, and he was soon headed to the neighboring Korean battlefield. Two years later, Xu Chang'an 415Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 Siheyuan: The Wind of That Year 四合院：风吹那年 After transmigrating because of a strange chat group, don't get hung up on the courtyard house. Come take a look at the era I have in mind. The courtyard-house story begins when the main plot reaches its era. I'm stacking the thickest armor up front... The author likes to grind levels like a sword god on Shili Slope. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 Siheyuan: Finding Happiness as a Repairman 四合院：从维修工开始幸福 Zhao Zhongyi transmigrates to the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes a maintenance worker at the Hongxing Steel Mill. What do the squabbles in the courtyard have to do with him? He just wants to live a quiet, comfortable life of his own. Be a dutiful son to his mother and take good care of his wife and children. And have a happy life. 8.7kReads7.1Score188Shelves
- 72 A Quiet Life in the Siheyuan World 在四合院世界安静生活 A slow-burn story about an ordinary life, with no overpowered golden finger. Take your time, dear readers. After accidentally saving someone, he transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan. He only wanted to live a peaceful life. But all sorts of complicated troubles keep cropping up around him. Dear readers, come along with me into Xu Changping’s 1960s. 12.6kReads6.4Score432Shelves
- 73 I Lie Flat in the Siheyuan, and an Eighth-Level Fitter Feeds Me 人在四合院躺平，八级钳工来喂饭 He transmigrates into a courtyard house with nothing but bare walls and has just lost his parents. As Zhou Liye is about to feel sorry for himself, he suddenly discovers... He's a distant relative of Yi Zhonghai! In this situation, of course Zhou Liye chooses to... Go live with Yi Zhonghai! Come on, the man is a Level Eight fitter at the steel mill, earning 99 yuan a month! There's no way to spend it all. No way at all! Doesn't he need a nephew like Zhou Liye to help him solve his problems? With 78Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Siheyuan: After Being Sent to the Countryside, I Became the Brigade Leader 四合院：被赶下乡后做了大队长 [If you find the first few chapters boring, feel free to skip ahead. It gets better after chapter ten.] Ma Xiangdong is reborn in 1962. Was he originally engaged to Qin Huairu? He became a fool after injuring his brain in a fight while standing up for his older brother, who turned out to be an ungrateful wretch. After their father died, his brother actually drove Ma Xiangdong, their mother, and his younger brother back to their hometown in the countryside? After transmigrating, Ma Jiandong awake 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 Siheyuan: After I Was Removed from Office, All the Beasts Lost Their Jobs 四合院：被罢免后，众禽兽失业 Liu Jianshe, a graduate of Harbin Institute of Technology, helps the Third Steel Rolling Mill grow stronger and become its deputy director. Because he focuses on technology and doesn't know when to keep a low profile, he arouses Director Yang's suspicion and catches Li Huaide's attention. For the first time, Director Yang and Li Huaide join forces, conspiring with the courtyard's vermin to report Liu Jianshe and get him dismissed. At that moment, Liu Jianshe activates the heaven-defying comprehe 3.6kReads6.5Score136Shelves
- 76 Awakening Memories from the Start in a Siheyuan 四合院开局觉醒记忆 This novel features multiple heroines, no harem, a System, an infinite-flow setting, a lighthearted tone, an invincible protagonist, and a wish-fulfillment story. After being reincarnated into the worlds of The Courtyard, Drawing Sword, Snow Leopard, Deception, Kite, and other film and television series, Yi Nanping finds himself in the world of The Disguiser and obtains a super game system. From the start, he unlocks three games. Farm Game: Grow crops and raise animals. Besides providing food, t 4.6kReads6.8Score235Shelves
- 77 Siheyuan: You Birds Better Watch Out, I'm a Top-Tier College Graduate 四合院，众禽大胆，我乃本科巅峰 A courtyard house in the 1960s. Modern-day Zhang Youren has somehow ended up here. Knowing the plot, he can’t help but laugh! I’m a modern-day top student. How hard can it be to deal with a few old farts? 25Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 78 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai's Abducted Biological Child 四合院：被拐卖的易中海亲子 (Daily Life + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Not Mindless + Low on Hostility + Relaxed) Yi Xiaobao: Master, why were those eunuchs in ancient times all such amazing martial artists? Old Man Li: Because they didn't go around acting like fools. Synopsis: Sold into human trafficking from the start. In 1950, on the verge of death, I awakened the Life System. My name is Yi Xiaobao, the biological son of Yi Zhonghai from the courtyard. After I left the hospital, I met an old Chinese doctor who could tell f 6.1kReads6.3Score249Shelves
- 79 Siheyuan: A Great Life Begins as a Purchasing Agent 四合院：优秀人生从采购员开始 [Family members included + Original characters, not from the source drama + One female lead + A small System + Less hostility] Li Shijie was raised by his grandmother from birth, so he often heard her tell stories about the past. Years later, after going through several romantic and business setbacks, Li Shijie returns to his hometown. After an accident, Li Shijie transmigrates into the world of the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, which he had only recently watched, becoming “Li Shijie,” a procu 16kReads7.1Score649Shelves
- 80 I Transmigrated to Siheyuan, and My Dad Is Yi Zhonghai 穿越四合院，我老爸是易中海 A downtrodden wage slave transmigrates into the Siheyuan, starting out as an eight-year-old boy getting beaten up by Banggeng. There's no way he can put up with that. He beats the “Sage of Theft” into a pulp in return. But Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu, Sha Zhu, and the other jerks still think they can teach him a lesson. He turns into a little terror in an instant. With the System in tow, he takes down the whole courtyard of jerks. What? My dad is Yi Zhonghai? Perfect! You jerks, watch me unleash my 1.5kReads6.7Score100Shelves
- 81 I Transmigrate to 1960: The God-Tier Procurement Officer 穿越60：神级采购员 [Siheyuan courtyard + space + System + lighthearted] The System doesn't make much of a difference. Its main purpose is to exchange advanced technology for the country. The space is more like a habitat for the animals that will become increasingly scarce in the future. Zhao Yuan, a modern-day office worker, transmigrated to the 1960s after an accident and became one of the residents of a siheyuan courtyard. For a transmigrator, having a System is standard, and a portable space is a must. Short on 8kReads7.4Score498Shelves
- 82 Siheyuan: Everyone in the Courtyard Helps Me Get Promoted 四合院之院里众人助我升职 No toxic drama / Transmigration / System / Traditional Beijing Courtyard / One Heroine / Police / Crime Solving Zhang Lin transmigrates into the body of a top-ranking family's son. To escape trouble and take it easy, he moves into the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. When you're so powerful that nobody dares cross you, even the scoundrels turn into good people. Yi Zhonghai: The new guy in the courtyard isn't easy to handle. We have to get him kicked out! Liu Haizhong: He's a police officer, an 4.9kReads6.7Score179Shelves
- 83 The Handsomest Guy in the Siheyuan, Loved by Every Young Wife 四合院里最俊的仔小媳妇都喜欢我 [Reborn in a Beijing Courtyard, With a Pocket Dimension, Cheeky Shenanigans, Teasing the Birds, Lighthearted, Funny, Low on Hostility, Cunning] The protagonist, Zhao Shengli, is a sly old fox. While visiting his grandfather's grave, he complains that his grandfather never tried hard enough, leaving him unable to find a wife. His rant is so infuriating that it practically blows up the grave, and he transmigrates straight into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, which he just watched, as a young m 992Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 84 Siheyuan: From the Start, Qin Huairu Pushes Me Over 四合院：开局被秦淮茹推倒 (System + daily life + family intrigue + no toxic drama + no filler + one heroine + no saintly protagonist.) Wang Fugui transmigrates to 1958 and finds himself in Qin Family Village. When he learns about Qin Huairu, he recalls her notorious exploitative nature from his past-life memories and immediately keeps his distance. But no plan can account for fate. An unexpected incident turns what should have been a peaceful, uneventful life into something else entirely. Wang Fugui: Qin Huairu, what are 8.5kReads5.1Score332Shelves
- 85 Siheyuan: He Yushui’s Soul Travels Back to 1959 四合院：何雨水魂穿1959 He Tianjiao was a heaven-blessed prodigy from a powerful martial arts family in a future era. After an unexpected incident during a martial arts match, she transmigrates to the world of a Siheyuan in 1959, where her soul merges with He Yushui, who has fainted from the cold and hunger. Save He Yuzhu, and watch how I, He Yushui, defeat every scheming beast without fail! 2.5kReads6.7Score—Shelves
- 86 Siheyuan: Xu Damao, an Ordinary Man 四合院：小人物许大茂 He became Xu Damao's spineless nobody, replacing the small-time schemer who was always scrambling to climb the ladder. But Xu Damao only wanted to coast through life. Now he had to deal with the schemes and hostility of all the old neighbors in the courtyard, something this soul from the twenty-first century found hard to adjust to. Should he strive for success, or continue the carefree life he had never quite finished in his previous life? In the end, he suppressed that urge to take off. After 873Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 87 Siheyuan: Xu Damao, I’m Going to the Moon 四合院：许大茂，我要上月球 [Lunar Development System] [A Manure Fork Takes Down Satellites] [Farming on the Moon] [Lunar Lord] [Space Weapons] [Rapping and Beatboxing] [A Door-Sized Blade to the Head] [Golden Bell Shield and Iron Shirt] [Founding a Nation Overseas] [Unreasonable Cutting-Edge Tech] [Wild Shenanigans] I, Xu Damao, have a grand dream: I want to farm on the moon! Ever heard of seeds for space? Seen a potato as big as a watermelon? What? The Americans want to land on the moon? If they dare step on my fields, I 1.2kReads6.4Score121Shelves
- 88 The Bystander in the Siheyuan 四合院之旁观路人 Liu Pan'er unexpectedly finds herself inside the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, in the body of a widow who shares her name and lives next door to the male lead. At first, she doesn’t want to get involved in other people’s business, but trouble keeps finding her. As an ordinary bystander who loves a bit of gossip, she’d rather hear about everyone else’s troubles. She never expected that her arrival would already have changed several people’s fates. As the story strays further and further from it 127Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 Siheyuan: Transmigrating to the Golden Age 四合院：穿越黄金年代 He Yuting transmigrates to the 1980s and becomes Silly Zhu's cousin. In an era where gold seems to lie everywhere, who has time to fool around with those rotten people? The only sensible rule is to focus on making money! 5.2kReads7.7Score203Shelves
- 90 Siheyuan: Daily Sign-In Treasure Chests 四合院：每日签到宝箱 Zhang Jianshe was one ordinary person among countless others, with no great ambitions. He never imagined that even someone as average as him could transmigrate. And into Love in the Courtyard, a show he'd watched before! Now that was interesting... 7.8kReads6.5Score232Shelves
- 91 The Siheyuan Cultivation Loser's Comeback 四合院修仙废材的逆袭 [Siheyuan + System + Cultivation + Daily Life + …] Chen Shuai, who has lived two lives, transmigrates to the world of the Siheyuan. Yi Zhonghai, Silly Zhu, Jia Zhangshi… They’re nothing but dust. Just don’t mess with me, or else… What? There’s no spiritual energy in this world, so I can’t cultivate? No problem. I have secret body-tempering techniques, and spirit stones awarded by the System! What? This era is unusual, and making money is difficult? No problem. With my abilities, earning over ten 3.4kReads6.6Score138Shelves
- 92 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! 821Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 93 Siheyuan: Winning People Over with Reason 四合院之以理伏人 This is an age when reason can take you anywhere. With reason on your side, you can ambush people, subdue them, and make them bow and scrape. Remember, whoever masters the quotations holds the truth. Watch how he brings order to this chaotic courtyard house. The female lead will not be any of the women from the courtyard house. There are no good people in that place. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to send them all off for reform or to meet their maker? 607Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 94 Siheyuan: Leeching Off the Number One Elder from the Start 四合院：开局啃老一大爷 Li Anye's soul transmigrates to a rural village in the 1960s. After graduating from technical secondary school, he is assigned to the Red Star Steel Mill, where he discovers that Yi Zhonghai is actually his long-lost great-uncle by marriage. With Li Anye around, Jia Dongxu and Silly Zhu will have to take a back seat. 1kReads5.1Score—Shelves
- 95 Siheyuan: I Became Silly Zhu's Newlywed Wife 四合院：穿成了傻柱的新婚媳妇儿 Wang Xueqin wakes up to find herself newly married to Silly Zhu... Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu, open the door! Hurry up and open the door... From the start, she tracks down He Daqing, exposes Yi Zhonghai, and lands herself a stay in the little black room... With Qin Huairu having lost her two biggest backers, can she still stir up trouble in the courtyard? Qin Huairu: You don't understand my charm... Wang Xueqin: Ha! You think you're ready to take on Aunt Xue? You're still too green! 352Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 Siheyuan: My Invention Shocks the Nation 四合院：我的发明惊动国家 After transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard, Lin Chen becomes He Yuzhu's poor relative. From the start, he uncovers He Daqing's plan to run off with a widow! Luckily, he binds to a System. By changing the plot and standing up to the worst troublemakers, he can earn points and trade them for great items! Watching Yi Zhonghai and Deaf Granny try to turn Silly Zhu into their retirement plan, Lin Chen sneers: “You want to take advantage of us? Not a chance!” He unlocks cooking skills, trades for 2.7kReads6.8Score102Shelves
- 97 Siheyuan: Chasing Dreams in Zhengyang 四合院之正阳逐梦 The novel opens in Beijing in the 1950s and 1960s, with a story centered on a traditional courtyard home. It is more than the author's own reminiscences of days gone by: through this work, the author also seeks to portray the distinctive spirit of that era. When material resources were extremely limited, how did people find joy in life with so little? How did they preserve their dignity and hope in difficult times? Was Silly Zhu really foolish? Rather than saying the widow had Silly Zhu under he 1.1kReads6.7Score—Shelves
- 98 Siheyuan: Vermin, I, He Yuzhu, Am Back for Revenge 四合院：众禽，我何雨柱杀回来了 He Yuzhu had seen the cruel realities of the world. Beneath a chilly bridge, he put an end to his life as everyone’s doormat. When he woke again, he had returned to the 1950s. That year, his father was still around, his ungrateful little sister was still young, Yi Zhonghai had not set his sights on him, and Qin Huairu had not yet become a scheming white lotus. Just then, his System activated. Now watch He Yuzhu transform and turn his life around. Courtyard No. 95, I, He Yuzhu, am back! 3.8kReads7.0Score116Shelves
- 99 Siheyuan: A Laid-Back Life Begins with Fishing 四合院：悠哉生活，从钓鱼佬开始 (Courtyard life + pocket dimension + fishing + laid-back daily life) Chen Weiguo, an avid fisherman, wakes up in the early 1960s in the capital. Courtyard homes, carved windows, drooping green willows, red crabapple blossoms. Not enough food or drink? Not a chance. From fishing to factory work, he applies himself diligently to his career! He buys the whole courtyard’s first imported color television! The first refrigerator! The first three-wheeled motorcycle! The first camera! And he installs th 175Reads6.8Score140Shelves
- 100 Reborn in Siheyuan: The Labor System 重生四合院之劳动系统 A gambling addict named Zhao Ritian, an ordinary man with more nerve than sense, dares to seduce a mob boss's girlfriend and gets thrown from the thirteenth floor. He gets a second life in Silly Zhu's place. See how he makes waves in that era. This is the world of Love in the Courtyard. The plot and characters are similar, but the timeline is different. Leave your brain here with the synopsis. 2kReads6.6Score105Shelves
