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- 51 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Transmigrate Into a Chicken 四合院：开局穿越成一只鸡 {Courtyard House} {Transmigration} {System} {Period Novel} {Lighthearted Comedy} Summer, 1958. The capital, Nanluoguxiang, No. 95. Security guard Lin Fan transmigrates into The Courtyard Full of Scoundrels and becomes a rooster. Bound to the Trash-Picking System, he merges souls with He Yuzhu, scares Jia Zhangshi away, and drives Yi Zhonghai mad... In this era of extreme material scarcity, let’s see how he turns everything upside down! 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 The Easygoing Life of a Slacker in the Siheyuan 四合院之咸鱼的悠闲人生 Zhang Fan, a modern man, somehow found himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard, transmigrated into a character who had no name in the original story. He began a laid-back life of his own. Even a couch potato needs to have dreams, and since he'd come to this world, he wanted to make a contribution. As for the people in the courtyard, if they were willing to listen, he'd help them change. If they weren't, then he would take responsibility for his own life. 18.3kReads6.5Score600Shelves
- 53 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—Shelves
- 54 This Silly Zhu Isn't Stupid 这个傻柱并不傻 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what drives me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 157Reads5.7Score105Shelves
- 55 Siheyuan: Starting With the Volunteer Army 四合院：从志愿军开始 A young man from the 21st century returns to the 1950s. Faced with his transmigration, arranged by Fate itself (a big truck), his first priority is to lead his family to a comfortable life with enough to eat and wear. How will he deal with the beasts in the Siheyuan? After all, they're just ordinary people of their time. And how will the protagonist face the tide of history? A golden finger? His memories are the greatest golden finger of all. 23kReads6.6Score1.1kShelves
- 56 From the Siheyuan to the Myriad Worlds of Film and Television 影视诸天从四合院出发 This is a story spanning various screen worlds, mainly those of films, TV shows, and novels. The courtyard is just the first starting world. The story is mainly about sharing my own views, not about the courtyard itself. The courtyard arc will end after about a hundred chapters, so if you want a short courtyard story, give this one a try. 429Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 57 I Asked You to Fix a Tractor, So Why Did You Turn It into an Armored Vehicle? 让你修拖拉机，你改成装甲车？ [A powerhouse industrial nation in the 1950s!] [A science and technology powerhouse!] [Passionate!] [Full throttle!] In the late 1950s, Lin Chuan transmigrates into a courtyard house. Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu heap scorn and ridicule on him! After his System awakens, he draws a tractor repair skill from the start. He leaves his loafer days behind and gets a job at the steel mill. He builds the country’s first semi-automated machinery production line! Then the first engine! The whole country is s —Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 58 Is He Yuzhu in Siheyuan a Jinx? Curse Him! 四合院何雨柱是乌鸦嘴吧！诅咒他 Punch Xu Damao, kick Jia Banggeng! This is so satisfying!!! “You’re a jinx?” Xu Damao asks in alarm, pointing at He Yuzhu. “Of course! Don’t mess with me, or I’ll put a Ring of Misfortune on you and make you unlucky forever!” He Yuzhu roars furiously. (Siheyuan, System, jinx, curse, contrasting personalities, transmigrate) 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 Siheyuan: With a Trading Device in Hand, I Take Charge of Procurement 四合院：手握交易器掌权采购处 Two male leads Li Xinmin, a loser who works a dead-end job in the modern world, accidentally transmigrates to the 1960s and into Love in the Courtyard. With a Trading System, he enjoys a smooth, comfortable life, making all the courtyard’s scheming residents jealous and helpless to do anything about it. Wait, why are so many things different? How is Jia Dongxu still alive? Hold on, Deputy Director Li is my uncle? But there’s something really off about this uncle too. What’s going on??? And Silly 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 I Transmigrated into Siheyuan and Became He Yuzhu 穿到四合院，变成何雨柱 Bound to the System, he begins the main quest “Congratulations, Host! You have successfully bound the ‘Time Traveler’ System!” “I am System 092, and I am now loading your tasks.” “This is the year 1960, in a courtyard in Beijing.” “Host identity: He Yuzhu.” “Occupation: Canteen cook at a university in Beijing.” “Task loading complete. Host, please accept your task.” In 1960, I was a cook in a university canteen in Beijing. I had only just transmigrated, and my mind hadn't cleared yet. I was comp 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu, the Spendthrift Old Woman 四合院：败家老娘们儿秦淮如 [Siheyuan courtyard + one female lead + Qin Huairu + sweet romance + everyday life + moderate hostility + hidden System (the System is concealed in the story)] Qin Huairu had only just married into the family when she was told she had to obey two “ancestral rules.” Rule 1: Sharpening your axe won't delay your work of chopping wood. Rule 2: If you run into a problem, refer to Rule 1. Qin Huairu was baffled. What was that supposed to mean? This is the story of a villain with a modern soul lead —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 Siheyuan: I Can Fish for Anything! 四合院：我能垂钓万物！ Lin Luo is reborn in a Siheyuan full of scoundrels and becomes a military medic who has just retired due to injury. Fortunately, after lying low for a while, he finally activates his golden finger. The Everything Fishing System! There’s nothing you can’t catch, except what you can’t imagine! From then on, he starts running circles around everyone in the Siheyuan. 96Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 He Yuzhu Returns Reborn with the Heavenly Dao System 重生何雨柱携天道系统归来 Silly Zhu spent his whole life pining after Qin Huairu, then died a tragic death and went to the afterlife, his grievances soaring to the heavens and his mission from his previous life unfinished. Sentenced to reincarnation in a parallel world, he was granted by Lord Lao a magical artifact: the Heavenly Dao Gourd Justice System, which punishes evil and promotes good. He returned to the courtyard in 1953. He punished the hypocrite Yi Zhonghai, set the scheming Qin Huairu straight, sent Jia Zhangs 480Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 Siheyuan: From the Start, I'm Schemed Out of a House 四合院：开局就被算计房子 Wang Hongjun transmigrates into the body of an insignificant nobody in a Beijing courtyard compound. Within days, Yi Zhonghai and the Jia family start scheming to take Wang Hongjun's only room and make him move out so Banggeng can live there. Wang Hongjun: “What about my younger sister?” Jia Zhangshi: “She's just a girl. We're not going to turn her away, so we'll let our Banggeng put up with her for a few years and have her share a room with him!” Wang Hongjun refuses, and Silly Zhu, the courtya 269Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 Siheyuan: Rejected by a White Lotus, I Turn to Building Nuclear Bombs 四合院：被白莲拒绝，转头做核弹 [Transmigration] [System] [Mild edge] [Everyday comebacks] [Comedy] The protagonist transmigrates as He Yuzhu from Love in the Courtyard. He Yuzhu is going to make Qin, the widow, and every selfish person in the courtyard pay for their cold indifference! He refuses to let the courtyard's parasites bleed him dry, and uses a god-tier System to defy fate and change his life. Ding! For firmly rejecting Qin Huairu, you receive 100 yuan! Ding! For comforting Lou Xiao'e and teaming up to take down Xu D 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 Siheyuan: I Became the Child Everyone Else Wishes They Had 四合院：我活成了別人家的孩子 [A blend of classic courtyard life, period dramas, no System, and realistic storytelling] Other people’s children are terrifying creatures... They excel at both academics and sports. Even when they sleep through class, they can still leave you, despite all your hard work, in the dust. Feng Shengli is reborn in a courtyard compound in the 1950s. In Banggeng’s eyes, he is exactly that kind of creature! Whenever Grandma or his parents compare Banggeng to Feng Shengli... It ends either in a scolding 313Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 67 Siheyuan: Between Two Worlds, I'll Take Down Any Beast Who Defies Me 四合院：两界穿，不服就干禽兽 [Parallel worlds, traveling between two realms, a feel-good power fantasy!] Li Dongyu was just one of countless nobodies in Longguo, a parallel world, scraping by with a small M-brand supermarket. He, too, began to suffer the injustices of society. He had been doing a good deed, rescuing a girl who had fallen into the water, but nearly died for it. In the end, he was blamed for his own misfortune, with people claiming he had fallen in by accident. The girl Li Dongyu rescued had already vanished 71Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 68 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai Asked Me to Do Him a Favor from the Start 四合院：开局易中海让我给他面子 [Engineer] + [Helping the Nation Rise] + [One Female Lead] + [No Cruelty] + [Occasional Antics] Inside a heavy truck, the driver gripped the steering wheel and muttered... "You're the last one left to hit this month's quota, aren't you? Here we go!" Xu Yaodong was about to walk to the research institute for work when, without warning, the legendary heavy truck sent him into a world of television dramas. He found himself in a courtyard house in the 1950s. The nation had just been founded. This wa 180Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 69 Silly Zhu's Uncle from the Start: True Love in Love in the Courtyard 开局傻柱小叔，真情满四合院 [Siheyuan + No needless cruelty + Decisive action + No goody-two-shoes] He Ping'an, a young man from the modern era, transmigrates to the 1950s and becomes Silly Zhu's uncle. He moves into a Siheyuan and makes sure everyone gets what they deserve. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Cunning Life 四合院：何雨柱的老六人生 An older young man transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes He Yuzhu, known as "Silly Zhu." He wanted to live out his days in peace, marry a pretty wife, and have a few children, but the courtyard's troublemakers wouldn't let him. So He Yuzhu can only throw his head back and laugh: "Come on, let's hurt each other!" This novel keeps the hostility low and focuses mainly on the everyday squabbles of courtyard life, pranks, and comedy. It aims to give He Yuzhu, "Silly Zhu," 923Reads5.8Score101Shelves
- 71 Siheyuan: I'm an Elite Player Who Blows Up the Fishpond 四合院：我，高端选手炸鱼塘 [Siheyuan] [Multiple heroines] [Mildly tormenting the courtyard scoundrels] [No original heroine] [No contrived behavior] The wealthy Li Xunqin transmigrates into a Siheyuan and unexpectedly finds the place quite interesting. He lives a comfortable life and looks for fun whenever he has nothing better to do. A radish in one hand, a whip in the other, he has the courtyard’s scoundrels running around in a panic. In this sardine can of a place called the Siheyuan, Li Xunqin is like a giant catfish 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 Siheyuan: I Fused Everything and Beat Silly Zhu to a Pulp 四合院：融合万物后，暴打傻柱 He transmigrates into the courtyard house one day. Chen Chen's father is deemed by the steel mill to have died due to an operational error. The family receives only 300 yuan in compensation, and Chen Chen is not allowed to take over his father's job. He refuses to accept the decision and wants to confront the factory for an explanation. Yi Zhonghai does everything he can to stop him. Silly Zhu, acting as Yi Zhonghai's enforcer, thinks Chen Chen has shown disrespect to the elder and immediately m 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 Siheyuan: The Stunning White Lotus Is Actually Obsessed with Me 四合院：绝美白莲花居然是我舔狗 [Brain Cell Parking Lot] This novel is pure mindless fun, so readers don’t need to get hung up on the details. Breaking news! Protagonist Qin Wenhua wakes up one morning and finds himself transmigrated into the world of The Courtyard! And Qin Huairu has become Qin Wenhua’s devoted fangirl? If you think she’s the only one, you’re dead wrong! There are also Ding Qiunan, Chen Xueru, Bai Ling, and more... Qin Wenhua is busy fending off one beautiful woman after another while also teaching the courty 119Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Reborn in the 1960s: Off to Hong Kong in 1963 重生年代文，63年前往港岛 During the 2024 New Year celebrations, Chen Hao, an internet user, was sitting at home reading the news online, looking for something to amuse himself. Little did he know disaster was about to strike. The gas he’d used to cook breakfast had not been fully turned off, and fireworks were still bursting in the sky outside. A stray spark sent him into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Let’s see how he thrives in those days of hardship. 8.9kReads7.2Score326Shelves
- 75 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Returns in Triumph 四合院之何雨柱强势归来 Tan An was a top chef in the 21st century. One day, he unexpectedly transmigrated and became He Yuzhu in a courtyard house, taking on the scheming Qin Huairu and the beast in human skin, Yi Zhonghai. But what is really going on here? Is it a distortion of human nature, or a moral abduction? 1.1kReads5.1Score—Shelves
- 76 Keeping House the Siheyuan Way 四合院，持家有道 Lin Ming quietly transmigrates into the world of the courtyard houses after a disaster. To make a better life for himself, he works hard without pause. With help from his space, his life keeps getting better. There is envy and jealousy here, but not to the terrifying extent shown in the book. Relying on his clever mind, he navigates life with the people in the courtyard. 475Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 77 Reborn in Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Takes Off 重生四合院之傻柱起飞 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! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 Siheyuan: Why Do You Keep Coming Here to Get Beaten? 四合院：你们干嘛总是送上门被虐 After livestreaming himself playing games for three days straight, Su Ye closed his eyes and opened them again, only to find that he had transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Su Ye knew this world all too well. Everyone in the courtyard was a beast! So I’m supposed to give those beasts a hard time? But he’d only just transmigrated, and someone was already trying to steal his job. Would they take away the place he was staying, too? What a disastrous start! Luckily, Director Wang 1.2kReads5.4Score—Shelves
- 79 Transmigrating to the Siheyuan: Nine Suns Divine Skill from the Start 穿越四合院：开局九阳神功 In 1959, seventeen-year-old Li Weimin died of hunger in the freezing December cold after years of mistreatment. Out of spite, he had refused to eat. The three-waste youth Li Weimin somehow took over the original owner’s body. In the dead of winter, with nothing to eat or drink, he thought he would die in the cold too. But when he casually tossed out a piece of cornbread, he unexpectedly awakened the System. From the start, he obtained a copy of the Nine Yang Manual. Sure, this was the age of mod 4kReads7.0Score227Shelves
- 80 Eight-Year-Old Prodigy Makes the Beasts of the Courtyard Cry 八岁神童，把四合院禽兽玩哭了 [Siheyuan Fanfiction] [System] [Pocket Dimension] [Scheming] [Feel-Good] [Period] [Wits and Strategy] Reborn in a Siheyuan during a famine, eight-year-old Zhou Ming faces a mother at death’s door and an empty pantry. With the System, he turns things around! He helps his simple-minded older brother find a way to survive, and soon there are wild rabbits, fish, and shrimp in the pot. With a clever plan, he lures Silly Zhu into his scheme, hoping to make him the perfect stepfather who can support hi 546Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 81 Siheyuan: A Little Beggar in the 1950s 四合院之50年代小乞丐 (Siheyuan courtyard, special space, everyday life, multiple heroines) In the 1950s, Lin Dong somehow found himself reborn in the body of an orphan beggar. After obtaining a pocket farm, a twist of fate led him to marry Qin Huairu. He goes to work, teases pretty girls, and lives an ordinary life with normal social interactions. There's none of that needless hostility. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 Siheyuan: It Begins with Silly Zhu Reborn 四合院：从重生傻柱开始 After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, he becomes the protagonist, He Yuzhu, though the original story is still many years away. He Yuzhu is now seventeen, his younger sister He Yushui is eight, and their father, He Daqing, who is known for his close friendship with widows, has just run off with the Widow Bai. He Yuzhu, however, doesn't care about any of that. Having been given another chance at life, he is determined to live well this time and build a bright future of his 253Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 83 To Live Is to Keep Struggling 活着，就得折腾 How miserable is transmigrating for other people? This guy has three dads and two moms by his side. From the capital to the magical metropolis to Wuhan, with a vast space to roam freely. Busy planting crops in a private space, raising livestock and happily collecting sign-in rewards. Life is carefree, with no worries, watching the world change as I please. Hey, this transmigrated life couldn't be any better! The six-square-kilometer space has only six mu of farmland and a sixty-mu livestock farm 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Set Jia Zhangshi's House on Fire 四合院：开局火烧贾张氏 Li Yun discovered he had been reborn in a courtyard compound, where the monsters living there had murdered his parents. Now they had set their sights on him, too. Luckily, that was when he awakened the [Revenge System]. [Ding! Burn Jia Zhangshi to death and receive ‘Endless Supplies.’] [Ding! Enslave Qin Huairu and receive ‘Indestructible Body!’] [Ding! Kill Old Deaf Lady and receive ‘Immortality.’] On top of that, Li Yun discovered a whole new world: his beautiful boss Bai Ling, tavern owner Xu —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 Siheyuan: My Brother-in-Law Is the Head of the Public Security Bureau 四合院：我姐夫是治安局局长 Zhang Weidong transmigrates into the world of courtyard houses. His parents were martyrs who gave their lives for the country. His parents' comrades are even more powerful leaders than the big boss! His older sister is the head of the neighborhood office! His brother-in-law is the director of the Beijing Public Security Bureau! And a whole group of uncles and elders, whose names people don't dare say aloud, look after him! With connections like these, he has an incredibly lucky start! Every day 254Reads5.4Score104Shelves
- 86 A Happy Life in the Siheyuan 人在四合院之幸福生活 [The Animal-Filled Siheyuan + Everyday Life + Mildly Violent Edge + Golden Finger] Ye Lin suddenly transmigrates into an animal-filled siheyuan. In his previous life, he was an orphan taken in by an old man. When Ye Lin turned eighteen, the old man passed away, and just like that, he transmigrated. Luckily, his golden finger arrives. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to get by. From here on, a happy life awaits. 71Reads—Score—Shelves
- 87 Siheyuan: I Can Hear Their Thoughts, So I Married Ding Qiunan 四合院：偷听心声，娶妻丁秋楠 [Plot changes + less hostility + several period dramas combined + putting the scoundrels in their place] He Yuzhu suddenly discovers that he can hear other people's thoughts! Is this Siheyuan really full of scoundrels? Is there not a single good person here? Good thing I'm no saint myself! With all the secrets he overhears, He Yuzhu thrives. In this vibrant era, all He Yuzhu wants is a loving wife, children, a warm bed, and a quiet life of his own! Elder Yi: Why has Silly Zhu suddenly stopped a 424Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 88 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 2.8kReads5.2Score100Shelves
- 89 Siheyuan: From the Start in 1950 四合院：开局来到五零年 Li Weiguo, a champion soldier, accidentally transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard in 1950. Here, he finds family and warmth. Born amid the tides of history, what choices will Li Weiguo make...? 1.1kReads6.8Score100Shelves
- 90 Siheyuan: A Happy Life Begins When I Move to the City 四合院：从进城开启幸福生活 “No matter how well others say I’m doing, I still feel I haven’t quite reached the ideal perfection I’m aiming for.” His father’s gaze softened. He slowly walked over to Kegu Jia and gently patted him on the back, 1.5kReads5.3Score—Shelves
- 91 Siheyuan: Getting Rich Through Fishing 四合院：钓鱼致富 [Siheyuan Courtyard + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + One Heroine + Fishing] Zhang Yun arrives in the world of the Siheyuan Courtyard and gets a fishing System, earning abundant supplies as he pits his wits against the courtyard's scoundrels. He gives Silly Zhu a hard time, takes on Xu Damao, talks back to Jia Zhangshi, flatters the First Master until he lets his guard down, and refuses to become Qin Huairu's brother-in-law. Using clever schemes, he embarks on a journey to make his fortune a 67Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 Siheyuan: In This Life, Call Me He Yuzhu 四合院：这辈子，请叫我何雨柱 Welcome to the courtyard house. He Yuzhu gets a second chance at life. He decides to focus on becoming a good cook. He doesn’t want anyone to look down on him anymore. His heart is still pounding with excitement. At last, he can change his life. 53Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 Siheyuan: You Want to Destroy Me? I’m a Good Person! 四合院：赶尽杀绝？我为人良善！ Lin Haishan transmigrates into the body of a resident with the same name in a Beijing quadrangle in 1962. From his memories, he learns that he is a martyr's family member, yet his life is worse than a dog's. Can he put up with that? Absolutely not! The Jia family wants to take my home? Silly Zhu helps them bully me every which way? Yi Zhonghai watches for the fun of it? The other residents pretend not to hear or see? Do they really think I'm still the useless pushover I used to be? I'll punch Ji —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 Siheyuan: I Am Ni Baba 四合院：我是倪八八 I’m Ni Baba, the poor relative of the neighborhood committee director. I’ve just arrived at the courtyard, so all you good folks, young and old, can show your support by chipping in some money or just showing up. I’ve heard people say you’re all a pack of beasts, but I beg to differ. After seeing you for myself, I can confirm you’re all fine, upstanding comrades. Who says Third Uncle is stingy? It’s not that I don’t want this bicycle. He insists I ride it! Look, he even cleans it for me every 76Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 95 Siheyuan: Watch Me Deal with Qin Huairu, Guaranteed Satisfaction 四合院：看我收拾秦淮茹，包爽的 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! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 Siheyuan: I Have Decomposition and Synthesis Technology 四合院：我拥有分解合成技术 Lin Mu transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and obtains the Disassembly and Synthesis System. Yi Zhonghai, you’re a Level Eight fitter. Hand it over. Bang Geng, you’re young and have a long life ahead of you. Hand it over. “Little Lin is the only one in the courtyard who can make furniture, and his work is good too!” Yi Zhonghai says. “He became a Level Eight fitter in a week and earns 98 yuan. Why not help us out?” says Jia Zhangshi. “Lin Mu cooks well enough to open a restaurant,” says Qin —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 The Special Operations Team at the Steel Mill in the Siheyuan 四合院之轧钢厂特勤队 My name is White.Lee, and my Chinese name is Li Huaice. As a weapons expert and a special instructor for the LAPD, what can I do after transmigrating into the world of the Courtyard House? Answers online, please! White Lee transmigrates into the body of Li Huaice, a Volunteer Army soldier. He fights in the War to Resist America and Aid Korea, earning a reputation for bravery in battle! After returning home, he leaves the military and becomes head of security at a steel mill. He establishes the m 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 Siheyuan: Joining the Steel Mill and Marrying the Fairest, Most Virtuous Wife 四合院：入职轧钢厂，娶最美贤妻 [Transmigration + courtyard drama + System + mild hostility + one female lead + no living on scraps] After transmigrating, he becomes Silly Zhu’s maternal uncle in the beast-filled courtyard and is assigned to Courtyard No. 95 after leaving the army. From the start, he ruins Yi Zhonghai’s plan for his old age and sends him on an all-expenses-paid trip to the northwest, with free food and lodging. After leaving the military, should he become a promising public security officer at the police stati 17.1kReads7.1Score838Shelves
- 99 Siheyuan: Doctor from the Start, Treating All the Troublemakers 四合院：开局医生，专治众禽 [Siheyuan + Miracle Doctor + Putting the Courtyard Beasts in Their Place] Chen Qiangzhong wakes from a nap to find himself in a Siheyuan in the 1950s or 60s. He never expected things to go so badly from the start: his father died on duty, his little sister is bullied by the Jia family, and the courtyard beasts have their eyes on his home, just waiting for them to starve to death. Just as Chen Qiangzhong prepares to charge out and beat the beasts to a pulp, his System awakens! Beating up beasts m 233Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 100 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Become a Head Chef and Ruin Silly Zhu 四合院：开局成大厨，坑死傻柱 A master of modern private cuisine arrives in the Siheyuan era and becomes a useless apprentice on the permanent staff of the Hongxing Steel Mill canteen. From the start, luck is on his side: he passes the work assessment and gets to wield the wok. The neighborhood committee auntie finds him a wife, beautiful and sweet-voiced, and they enjoy a happy life together. He sets up Silly Zhu and Qin Huairu to get caught in the act, leaving them to be scapegoats for the rest of their lives. 896Reads5.4Score—Shelves
