Novels like The Siheyuan Turmoil
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- 101 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
- 102 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 472Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Siheyuan: After Shooting Jia Zhangshi, I Take Off 四合院:枪崩贾张氏后,我起飞了 Zhao Weizhong transmigrates to a courtyard in 1961, takes a job as a technician, and marries Lou Xiao'e. Using the encyclopedia in his mind, he draws up a great many blueprints. Before he can make them public, Jia Dongxu gets injured in a workplace accident due to improper operation. Jia Zhangshi barges into the factory to cause a scene and even tries to tear up the blueprints. Zhao Weizhong won't put up with it. He snatches a rifle from the security department and opens fire. With that single s 2.8kReads5.2Score10014d adds
- 104 Siheyuan: The Eighth-Level Electrician 四合院之八级电工 [Courtyard house + space + no hostility + one heroine] (No getting into trouble + no flirting around + no stealing or breaking the law) Reborn in the 1960s, Zhang Jianguo relies on his own hard work and skill panels, climbing one step at a time and moving up a level each year (one skill point per year), steadily and surely making his way to the peak of life... 10Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 105 Siheyuan: Six Lives, Six Reincarnations 四合院:六生六世 In his first life, He Yuzhu. In his second, He Xiao. In his third, a member of the Lou family. In his fourth, He Yuzhu's neighbor and brother-in-law. In his fifth, a security department worker. In his sixth, middle-aged Silly Zhu. An endless cycle of reincarnation, an endless series of lives to experience. 7.5kReads8.3Score20114d adds
- 106 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! 936Reads6.7Score10314d adds
- 107 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
- 108 Life in the Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Happy Life 人在四合院:何雨柱的幸福生活 Courtyard compound + System + one female lead + good food and drink + a loving wife, children, and a warm bed Also known as: (Transmigrated as Silly Zhu, why marry a pretty widow?) He transmigrates to 1953 and becomes the biggest simp in the period drama Love in the Courtyard: He Yuzhu! Yi Zhonghai: “Zhuzi, I've decided. You should pay Liu Haizhong twenty yuan in compensation, and then we'll call it settled.” He Yuzhu: “Damn it, you old bastard. If anyone's paying compensation, it's you. I'm no 15.3kReads7.5Score55214d adds
- 109 Siheyuan: Living a Simple, Cautious Life 四合院:平淡苟活 A young man from 2023 thinks he transmigrated to No. 95, Nanluoguxiang, Beijing, in 1958. Yes, the very same courtyard from Love in the Courtyard. This is the story of surviving in that difficult era. 5.9kReads6.8Score19614d adds
- 110 Siheyuan: Starting in 1940, He Daqing Joins the Army 四合院:开局40年,何大清从军 [War of Resistance] + [Reborn in a Bygone Era] A different kind of traditional Beijing courtyard story, where flesh and blood forge an unbreakable Great Wall! A car accident sends him back to the heartbreaking and heroic year of 1940. He Daqing refuses to submit. With unshakable conviction, he assembles an armed force and vows to teach the enemy a bitter lesson. The land lies shattered. The truly brave face danger without fear, while hot-blooded youths give their lives for their country. 844Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 111 The Taoist Priest of Siheyuan 四合院里的道士 [Courtyard + System + Dual Transmigration + One Female Lead + New Map] Being summoned to the world of the courtyard as a Taoist priest is dangerous! This is a world with ghosts and supernatural powers, and of course, a System too. Here, you have to contend not only with the beasts, but also with superpowered forces. And don't push things too far, or the consequences will be severe! There are also other System Hosts who might stab you in the back at any moment. Where are they hiding and watching 862Reads5.4Score10014d adds
- 112 Siheyuan: How Is Your Hunger My Problem? 四合院:你们吃不饱关我什么事! Living in a courtyard house, he had hoped to shut the door and enjoy a peaceful life. But reality won't let him, so he can only face it and accept it. Before he has grown strong enough: If no one messes with me, I won't mess with anyone! If someone messes with me, I'll give them some leeway! Once he's grown stronger: If no one messes with me, I won't mess with anyone! If someone messes with me, I'll hit back! If they do it again, I'll wipe them out root and branch! 372Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 113 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 29.6kReads7.4Score1.3k14d adds
- 114 Siheyuan: The Road to Life Begins in 1953 四合院:53年开启生活之路 In 1953, in a parallel timeline, at Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang in the capital, Xiao Zhen stood calmly at the gate and said, “Mr. Yan?” “That's right, it's me,” Yan Fugui replied, adjusting his glasses... “Damn this damn courtyard!” Xiao Zhen thought, but his hands didn't stop. He pulled out two Huazi cigarettes... And so Xiao Zhen began his journey to study hard, work diligently, and strive to become a successor to socialism! 2.5kReads6.4Score10014d adds
- 115 Reborn as He Yuzhu, Staying Out of Trouble 重生何雨柱远离是非 In this life, He Yuzhu stands tall and wants to live for himself for once. Now that the Jia family no longer has He Yuzhu to bleed dry, will they get by just as well? In an era of scarce food and clothing, will they still be well-dressed and all plump and well-fed? Will they still end up as the biggest beneficiaries in the Siheyuan? What will happen to He Yushui without He Yuzhu by her side? If Xu Damao and He Yuzhu became buddies, would his fate change? Will the Deaf Old Lady, Yi Zhonghai, 2.9kReads5.3Score10014d adds
- 116 Siheyuan: Reporting for Duty at the Police Station from the Start 四合院:开局派出所报到 In 1964, the protagonist, whose soul has traveled back in time, turns eighteen. Both his parents are alive, and after graduating from a technical secondary school, he is assigned to the Jiaodaokou Police Station and given a home at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. Well, well!!! This is Love in the Courtyard!! See how an ordinary young policeman lives and works in this era, and gets along with everyone in the courtyard. 21Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 117 Siheyuan: Dacan Eliminates the Three Evils 四合院:大灿除三害 [Everyday life in a bygone era] + [Transmigration] + [Pocket dimension, no System] + [Original single heroine] + [Doesn't cause trouble] Xu Dacan is a man who transmigrated, and a close cousin of Xu Damao, the original resident of the courtyard compound. By a twist of fate, he arrived in the era of the notorious courtyard compound, and Xu Dacan was less than thrilled. Worse, he ended up with an older cousin who was lecherous, timid, and extremely jealous. That made things even more infuriating. 7.7kReads7.8Score29814d adds
- 118 Siheyuan: The Security Chief Takes the Whole Compound in Hand 四合院:保卫科长,镇压全院 One day, in the midst of a year of famine, Li Meng transmigrates and becomes one of the many refugees fleeing to the capital. He collapses from hunger and cold in an alley, but luckily a plain-looking young woman finds him and takes him home. Before long, he becomes her live-in son-in-law. What he never expected was that this was the world of The Animals of the Courtyard. With the help of his System, Li Meng settles into a peaceful life in the crowded courtyard. By a stroke of luck, he rises fro 63Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 119 Siheyuan: A Special Forces Soldier Transmigrates to Serve and Defend the Nation Through Aviation 四合院:特种兵穿越参军航空报国 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! 494Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 120 Siheyuan: The Grassroots Hero's Rise 四合院之草根的逆袭 Red brick, green tiles, the cooing of pigeons; fried dough rings, fermented mung bean drink, savory pastries with decorative studs. Li Tianyi is reborn in an era of scarce supplies but soaring spirits. Watch how this ordinary man turns his life around in a traditional courtyard and changes his family's humble lot. 16.2kReads7.8Score44014d adds
- 121 Siheyuan: Joining the Long Live Army from the Start 四合院:开局加入万岁军 No System Li Yi, a modern military academy student, is born into the Republican era in the twentieth year of the Republic, in an ordinary household in a Beijing courtyard. Over the following decades, he rises from a nobody scraping by to a major power broker. There are family squabbles, struggles in officialdom, and bloody wars. As a child, he witnesses his homeland fall. Though helpless, he keeps striving. During his childhood, he joins the Communist Youth League and passes intelligence to comr 26.8kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
- 122 Siheyuan: I Inherit a Little Tavern, and Xu Huizhen Is My Sister-in-Law 四合院:继承小酒馆,嫂子徐慧真 After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, he becomes Xu Huizhen's brother-in-law. He returns from studying abroad on a government scholarship and activates a System. Just as the whole country is working hard to build up the motherland, Su Zhengping leisurely chats about ideals with a host of female leads, casually bringing out one piece of cutting-edge technology after another. What? He Daqing, you're planning to run away? Sure, go ahead! But don't you want to think about wha 168Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 123 Siheyuan: Transmigrating to the 1950s and Enlisting to Fight the Americans 四合院:穿越五零年代参军打鹰酱 [Espionage + period setting + courtyard house + from the start + special forces + pocket dimension + transmigration] Modern special forces soldier Yi Xiaotian transmigrates to the 1950s and becomes Yi Xiaotian, the son of Yi Zhonghai. He leads his childhood friends from Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluogu Lane, He Yuzhu, Xu Damao, Jia Dongxu, Xue Jie, and Li Mingfei, onto the battlefield. These passionate young men join the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, fighting the Yankees and defending 1kReads7.1Score—14d adds
- 124 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu’s Life Takes a Turn 四合院:傻柱子的反转人生 [Domestic squabbles + cunning protagonist + told from multiple characters’ perspectives] Transmigrated into a courtyard? I’ve become the hapless Silly Zhu. And now I’ve run into Ran Qiuyue for the second time. Should I seize this second chance to change my fate? Or let things take their course and allow Widow Qin to ruin the match? Then help the widow raise a whole family of ungrateful brats? And finally freeze to death peacefully under a bridge? As someone who’s transmigrated, I absolutely can’ 9.7kReads8.4Score41314d adds
- 125 Siheyuan: I Arrive in 1959 with a Warehouse 四合院:带着仓库来到1959 [Low-conflict, everyday life, spatial powers, lighthearted; not for readers who enjoy stories about hardship and nostalgia] Niu Wangcai transmigrates to No. 95, Nanluoguxiang. Normal enough. Niu Wangcai lives opposite Yan Fugui’s home in the front courtyard. Also normal. Niu Wangcai has both parents alive... and a childhood betrothal... Wait... aren’t the protagonists in these novels all orphans? From the start, he gets a whole family and a wife... 25.1kReads7.3Score1.5k14d adds
- 126 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Uncover a Shocking Secret 四合院:开局发现惊天秘密 Zhang Xiaopi was reborn, and an unexpected job in the capital brought him there. For no apparent reason, he ended up living in the Beast-Filled Courtyard. See how Zhang Xiaopi makes his own way in this vibrant, tumultuous era. See how he puts the courtyard’s pests in their place. This is a slow-burn story, but it has plenty of bite and a satisfying ending. 20kReads8.5Score72114d adds
- 127 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Stabbed Someone on a Snowy Night 四合院:开局大雪夜捅娄子 (Some spoilers appeared earlier on, but they've been removed for readers who didn't like them.) Xu Xiaosheng, Xu Damao's younger brother in Love in the Courtyard, was born impotent. After leaving the army, he joined the steel mill. On his first day at work, he moved out of the crowded courtyard. He couldn't care less about the petty dramas in the compound. He just wanted to live his own quiet life! 21.4kReads8.2Score91814d adds
- 128 Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty Is Back 四合院:大清回来了 A powerful survivor from the apocalypse is reborn as He Daqing. He first deals with his two ungrateful stepsons, then makes a triumphant return to the courtyard house, marries a lovely wife, and takes on his wicked neighbors, changing Silly Zhu’s life along the way. Read on to discover all the exciting details! 17.3kReads8.5Score53314d adds
- 129 Life in the Siheyuan 在四合院里过日子 After reading lots of stories about courtyard life, I decided to try writing my own take on it. This is a practice piece, so please be kind if it's not to your taste! My second carefully crafted novel, The Courtyard: The Qing Dynasty Is Back, has just launched. I hope you'll give it a read! Li Ping'an was an obscure older bachelor in modern society. He died after doing a good deed for once, presumably because good deeds bring good fortune. He transmigrated to a courtyard in the late 1950s, where 16.5kReads7.8Score52414d adds
- 130 Siheyuan: Li Xiuyu's Era 四合院:李修禹的年代史 One heroine + everyday life + security department + cozy courtyard + no angst A courtyard house, carved windows, drooping green willows, and red begonias. Inside the imperial city, grand mansions with flying dragons carved in stone and phoenixes winding around pillars, jade-green tiles adorned with auspicious beasts gazing up at the sky. The story begins in a courtyard house in 1959. 21.1kReads8.2Score53914d adds
- 131 Siheyuan: Transmigrated as the Head Master's Nephew 四合院:穿成一大爷的亲外甥 [Siheyuan + period setting + farming + portable dimension + one heroine] Li Anye transmigrates to an era of scarcity, with no parents and not a penny to his name, so he has no choice but to seek help from his maternal uncle, Uncle Yi. As the saying goes, a maternal uncle is worth more than the heavens. Surely no one can complain if he leans on his uncle for support? After graduating from vocational school, Li Anye gets a decent job at a steel mill thanks to his uncle. His uncle, Yi Zhonghai, is 21.2kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 132 Siheyuan: Don’t Mess with Me, or I’ll Have You Locked Up 四合院:不要惹我,惹我就送进去 After waking up, Li Luo transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and became one of the residents of the courtyard. Through his own tireless efforts, he spent five years working his way up to become a Level Five electrician. Just then, a familiar yet strange voice suddenly rang out in his mind: “The five-year deadline has arrived. System activated.” From then on, Li Luo’s life became all the more colorful. Granny Deaf throwing her weight around because of her age? Then he’d have to r 22.6kReads7.6Score79014d adds
- 133 Siheyuan: The Factory Director's Path, Snatching Qin Huairu from the Start 四合院:厂长路,开局截胡秦淮茹 In 1951, the animals of the courtyard were up to their usual antics. It was supposed to be Jia Xudong's wedding night, but Qin Huairu mistook the door and climbed into the wrong bed, landing in the arms of a certain lecher. From then on, life in the courtyard descended into chaos... 1.6kReads6.9Score19114d adds
- 134 Siheyuan: I See the Warmth and Coldness of Human Nature 四合院:我在四合院看人情冷暖 A courtyard story without all the hostility: Old Yi has a son, the Jia family has a hardworking and self-reliant daughter-in-law, and Da Mao will have a son someday. Yushui no longer lacks love. So what will happen to the other families? Follow Wang Weimin, an ordinary man, as he climbs step by step to the top and makes his way onto the world stage. 4.2kReads6.1Score10014d adds
- 135 Siheyuan: Young Silly Zhu's Comeback 四合院:青年傻柱的逆袭人生 At twenty-five, he transmigrates into the world of the courtyard house and becomes He Yuzhu! What? His father, He Daqing, ran off! Good riddance. Isn’t this a perfect start? His father’s gone and left behind a big house. The old man may not care about his foolish son, but plenty of other people do. Leech off the old man? Absolutely. Might as well get the money back early, since he’s going to be taking it anyway. Yi Zhonghai: “Zhuzi, here’s 200 yuan. Go buy yourself a bicycle.” He Yushui: “Brothe 15.3kReads8.8Score58914d adds
- 136 Easygoing Days in the Siheyuan 四合院里的悠哉日子 Back in 1955, he begins a carefree life amid all the chaos of that legendary courtyard. See how a modern man gets by and lives his own modest life in that era! (A low on hostility, high on everyday life, and all about watching the drama kind of story.) 38.6kReads7.7Score1.9k14d adds
- 137 I'm He Yuzhu from the Courtyard House 四合院我是何雨柱 The life of an ordinary person. Come see what happens after He Yuzhu becomes an ordinary man, with no potty humor, no invincibility, and none of those talismans. Thanks for your support. 31.5kReads8.9Score79414d adds
- 138 Siheyuan: The Unsung Hero Builds the Ultimate Life 四合院:老六加持,打造最强人生 [Siheyuan Courtyard + Shameless Old Sixth System + Strengthening the Nation Through Science and Technology + Putting the Courtyard's Vermin in Their Place] Li Jianxun arrives in the 1950s or 60s. From the start, he not only becomes the heir to a revolutionary family, but also gets the Shameless Old Sixth System, the strongest sign-in system. The catch? It can only be activated in a siheyuan courtyard overrun with pests. “Ding! Daily sign-in reward: ten big black ten-yuan notes.” “Ding! Monthly s 25.1kReads7.9Score1.2k14d adds
- 139 Siheyuan: What I Say Goes in This Canteen 四合院,这个食堂我说了算 Zhang Renkang inexplicably finds himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He works his way up from a lowly kitchen helper to become the cafeteria director. What? Silly Zhu wants to cause trouble? Give him a beating and kick him out of the cafeteria. What? Qin Huairu wants a free ride? Ha, I won't do it unless I get something out of it. What? Yi Zhonghai wants me to take care of him in his old age? Dream on. I throw in my lot with Li Weimin and thrive. Watch Zhang Renkang take on the whole 9.2kReads7.6Score29514d adds
- 140 In the Siheyuan, I Became the Ultimate Insider 人在四合院,成为最强关系户 The train of the times rushes forward, and Wei Lai arrives at the courtyard from a TV drama. He activates the Relative System, which gives him a new relative every two weeks. Faced with a courtyard full of beasts, Wei Lai decides to strike first so he can live a good life. Why is Yi Zhonghai roaring in the middle of the night? It turns out Silly Zhu is growing distant from him. Why is Liu Haizhong sweeping the toilets? It turns out his own son stabbed him in the back. Why is Granny Deaf wailing 32.5kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
- 141 Siheyuan: Happiness Begins with a One-Cent Instant Kill 四合院:从一分钱秒杀开始幸福 [Courtyard Drama + System + Everyday Life + Changing the Plot] Zhou Jianjun transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard, only to discover that his arrival had changed some of the plot. This world was great: not only did he have a house, but also a beautiful wife and an adorable daughter. He even had a System that let him buy anything for a penny. Not enough food or supplies? Not a problem. Zhou Jianjun just wanted to live happily with his wife and daughter for the rest of his life, so nobody had be 45.9kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds
- 142 Siheyuan: This Time, It's Finally My Turn, Right?! 四合院之这次终于轮到我了吧! [If you dislike Qin Huairu, don't read] [Multiple heroines] [System] Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, He Yuzhu, Xu Damao, Jia Zhangshi, and Deaf Granny. With these seven people all in one place, there'll never be a shortage of stories... 45.8kReads8.6Score2.2k14d adds
- 143 Siheyuan: I Take Yi Zhonghai to Task and Demand 6,000 Yuan 四合院:手撕易中海,逼赔六千块 Chen Wangshan is a transmigrator. He has transmigrated into a notorious courtyard house from across the myriad heavens, full of beasts. No endless bickering back and forth. He'll teach those beasts how to behave by using the law. A new author with a new work. Please go easy on me, dear readers! A fist salute! Thank you! (The rating just came out and will rise later, so please read with confidence.) 83.7kReads5.5Score3.8k14d adds
- 144 Siheyuan: Getting Rich Quietly 四合院:闷声发大财 Courtyard Life #Period Fiction #Comedy #Feel-Good Fiction #Old Fox #Harem #Farming Fiction He transmigrated to 1952 and became Chen Yuanshan, an apprentice at Fengzeyuan. His father was a martyr and left him 13 million in old currency and two main rooms. He thought he could lie flat, but the courtyard was full of beasts. Jia Zhangshi sat on the ground every day, wailing, “Old Jia! Someone’s bullying me!” Silly Zhu called every woman “Sister Qin” and beat up Xu Damao whenever he saw him. Xu Damao 15.5kReads5.3Score48414d adds
- 145 Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things Under Heaven 四合院:垂钓诸天万物 Lin Shaowen got drunk at a class reunion. After sleeping and waking up, he inexplicably arrived in the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming Lin Shaowen, an outstanding graduate of Beijing College of Chinese Medicine. He had just graduated from university and now faced a choice: should he become a promising full-time doctor at Union Hospital, or an obscure factory doctor at a steel mill? Without a second thought, Lin Shaowen chose to become a factory doctor. There was no helping it. Sending a 78.9kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds












































