Novels like Siheyuan: Passing the Years in Idleness
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- 1 Siheyuan: I Was Supposed to Be a Mechanic, So Why Am I Catching Spies? 四合院：说好机修工，让我抓敌特 [Siheyuan courtyard setting + New plot + Counterespionage + Spy warfare + One heroine + Low on hostility] Zhang Tiansuo transmigrates to 1961, into Love in the Courtyard. He becomes a machine repairman and awakens a mission System: [Mission 1: Insult someone in the Beijing dialect, keeping it up for 30 seconds.] [Mission 2: Demonstrate the Silk-Winding Grappling Technique in public.] Meanwhile, undercurrents swirl through the courtyard and the steel mill, where enemy agents are secretly hiding! 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Blind Zhu in the Siheyuan 四合院里的瞎柱 After an unexpected transmigration, a grown bachelor finds himself in the body of Fool Zhu in a Beijing courtyard. From the start, he has a house in the capital, a state-owned enterprise job, and countless beautiful women vying for his attention. Ten years later, a wealthy woman even shows up at his door with a son, looking for his father. Hahaha! That's all from the original story. The transmigrator accidentally selected Hard Mode, though, and starts out blind in both eyes. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Siheyuan: The God of War Returns 四合院之战神归来 Once bitten by a snake, twice shy. He Yuzhu, who had been on the verge of death, suddenly realizes he has returned to fifty years earlier. Given a new lease on life, he swears to change his future this time around... 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Siheyuan: You Were Told to Move to the City, So Why Did You Take Off? 四合院：让你进城，你直接起飞？ [A little twisted humor, witty, simple and direct. You won't regret diving in] [Li Ba transmigrates to a courtyard compound and discovers that it's full of oddballs. He can even get fined for taking a leak... If that's how it is, then he won't hold back.] [From the start, he catches Qin Huairu relieving herself in public] —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Happy Little Life 四合院：傻柱幸福的小日子 (Courtyard + space + period setting + daily life + sensible protagonist + feel-good story + one heroine + no System) A 698 somehow transmigrates into the courtyard, becoming Silly Zhu, with an extraordinary body and a space of his own. Qin Huairu is pretty, sure, but I don't want her. And don't come trying to leech off me. Lou Xiao'e is sincere, beautiful, and kind. Sorry, we're not meant to be. As for the neighbors in the courtyard, whatever you're planning, whoever you're targeting, you'd bett 18Reads—Score103Shelves
- 6 Siheyuan: The Storm Returns, Silly Zhu Is Reborn and Awakens 四合院之风云再起：傻柱重生觉醒 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read 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! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 I Arrived at the Siheyuan and the Entire Courtyard Seized My Family's Fortune 四合院刚来就被全院霸占了家产 Gu Nan, a nobody from the twenty-first century, unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming the Gu Nan everyone loves to bully. See how he makes his way in this society and carves out a world of his own. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Siheyuan: With Connections at My Fingertips, the World Is Mine 四合院：人脉在手，天下我有 An accomplished executive transmigrates into the body of a spoiled young man in the 1960s. By chance, he ends up in a courtyard compound, where he lives out an extraordinary story. In an unfamiliar environment among strangers, how will he use his connections to establish himself? Amid a turbulent society, how will he turn the tide? Surrounded by dangerous factions, how will he keep himself safe? He'll ride the wave, borrow strength from others, and soar to the top! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Flock of Birds in the Siheyuan 禽满四合院之一窝 My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Siheyuan: A Storm Is Brewing 四合院之风云四起 After returning from a mission at the border, Lin Feng took sick leave to visit his family after getting bitten by a peanut. Little did he know, his parents were obsessed with the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. In the spirit of keeping the family happy and harmonious, he started watching it with them. He hadn't realized how infuriating it was until he saw it for himself. The whole courtyard was full of petty thieves and hypocrites. That night, as he lay in bed, he thought: If I transmigrate int —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Siheyuan: Who Told Him to Be a Simp? 四合院：谁让他当舔狗的 After transmigrating into a Beijing courtyard compound, He Chengxian gets a Simp System. Every time he acts like a simp, he earns a critical-hit reward. And so He Chengxian starts raising a pond full of fish in the compound. Qin Huairu: “Little He treats my family so well. He's a good person.” Lou Xiao'e: “I could live without Xu Damao, but I absolutely can't live without Little He.” Yu Li: “He Chengxian is the most capable person in our compound.” He Yushui: “Can my brother even compare to Brot —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Siheyuan: Starting Out as a Master Carpenter 四合院，从神级木工开始 Zhao Pengfei transmigrated to the 1960s and became a carpenter in a Beijing courtyard from the start. He awakened the Divine Carpenter System. As long as he kept making things out of wood, he would receive System rewards. “Open the beginner's gift pack.” “Obtained Lu Ban's Arts: Spirit-Gathering Puppet, Immobilization Spell, Soul-Subduing Spell, a forest farm space, and a packet of mysterious plant seeds!” From then on, Zhao Pengfei used Lu Ban's Arts to punish the courtyard's assorted vermin. J 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s God-Tier Cooking Skills from the Start 四合院：何雨柱开局神级厨艺 He finds himself in the 1950s, reborn as a young He Yuzhu. Seeing the master who treated him so well, He Yuzhu isn't going to be a fool this time around. What, Yi Zhonghai wants to brainwash me? No way! Who does Qin Huairu think she is? I'm not interested in her! Granny Deaf, Jia Zhangshi? What a bunch of weirdos... He won't be that softhearted sucker again! This time, I'm saying goodbye to all the birds of the courtyard! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Siheyuan: It All Began When I Saved Bai Ling 四合院：从救了白玲开始 [System] [Multiple heroines] [The protagonist is no saint] Cao Kun, a modern ride-hailing driver, dies suddenly after staying up night after night driving for a living, then transmigrates into the world of the Courtyard House. Who would have thought he'd immediately encounter Bai Ling in danger? Of course he has to play the hero and save the beauty. Then he awakens the memories of the body's previous owner and discovers that this world isn't as simple as it seems, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Siheyuan: Maxed-Out Luck, and Even the Dogs and Chickens Rise to Heaven! 四合院：幸运值拉满，鸡犬升天！ At first, everyone thought Bai Ling must be blind to take an interest in Jiang Jianjun, a street loafer. But then Jiang Jianjun awakens the 'Lucky Street Loafer' System. Simply by wandering around, he can trigger fortuitous encounters, and completing them earns him rewards. What's more, anyone who harbors ill will toward him will suffer backlash. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Siheyuan: Even with Amnesia, I’ll Take Down the Heavens 四合院：纵然失忆，也要干翻苍穹 [Doesn’t rely on the System, doesn’t pursue Qin Huairu, no cuckoldry, no tormenting the protagonist, no brainless power fantasy, no wanton killing, no saintly protagonist.] [10,000 words a day! If updates don’t kill me, I’ll keep writing until they do!] [No plot information, no memories from the original host.] [The protagonist has sound values and a kind heart, but he’s got some grit! The supporting cast is smart!] [From the start, he heads straight to the small storeroom, catches Qin Huairu in —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated Thirteen Years Ago, and the System Just Activated 四合院：穿越十三年，系统才激活 He transmigrated into the world of the courtyard, but it took thirteen years for the System to activate. The moment the System came online, Jiang Wenyu began his rise to the top. A daily sign-in brought him a stack of cash and all kinds of ration coupons. He also got eggs, fish, and meat whenever he wanted. And every so often, he would draw a new skill. Knife skills, masonry, carpentry... He could master them all with ease. He lived a leisurely life, watching the people in the courtyard meet the 54Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Siheyuan: Reborn, I Start by Hitting the Books 四合院：重活一世，先从读书开始 He Yuzhu transmigrated. He got a System space and a golden finger from the start. Although he never had to worry about food or drink, he knew that studying was the surest path to success. So as soon as the news about the college entrance exam was announced, He Yuzhu defied everyone’s objections and decided to take it. Who would have thought he’d actually pass... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Siheyuan: The Struggles of the Old Sixth 四合院：老六的奋斗 The male lead rises from being a nobody to wielding immense power, not through endless fighting and killing, but by understanding human nature. Charging head-on is unwise, and a losing bargain that leaves you with a thousand enemy casualties and eight hundred of your own is no way to fight. A true schemer is honey-tongued yet ruthless, with a mind full of hidden dangers and twists, able to harm others without them ever seeing it coming. 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Siheyuan: A Wife-Spoiling Maniac, Beasts, Don't Mess With Me 四合院：宠妻狂魔，禽兽别惹我 Lin Bo transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he has a beautiful wife. With tears in her eyes, she covers her face and weeps as if she's suffered a terrible injustice, and wants to take her own life and be done with it. The courtyard's busybodies come over one after another to console her. They claim they're trying to talk her out of it, but really, they just want to watch the spectacle. That's when Lin Bo wakes up. He Yuzhu: “You hit your wife? What kind of man a 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Finished, so He Daqing Starts Over With a New Account 四合院：傻柱已废，大清重练小号 He Daqing unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of Birds-Filling Courtyard, becoming He Daqing, Silly Zhu's biological father. Looking at the courtyard's busybodies, He Daqing gives a cold laugh. Qin Huairu, you can be a wife, but don't even think about being a daughter-in-law. (She is not the female lead.) Xu Damao, you can get married, but you have to be ready to play the stepfather. Yi Zhonghai... Liu Haizhong... 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Siheyuan: Xu Damao’s Rise from Rock Bottom 四合院：许大茂的逆袭人生 Xu Damao, who shares the same name as his counterpart, transmigrates into the Siheyuan. Coming from the future, he decides to change his original fate in this new environment and live freely and boldly… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 The Siheyuan Bullies Picked on Me, So I Summoned the Underworld Soldiers! 四合院禽兽针对，上阴兵玩意！ After transmigrating into a courtyard house, he deals with the beasts using all sorts of underhanded tricks. Why bother reasoning with them? I'll have my ghost soldiers beat you to a pulp! As the saying goes, Heaven's way is just: what goes around comes around. With a God's-eye view of everything, he'll make that pack of ungrateful wolves in the Jia family understand one thing: every cause has its effect, and I'm the one who'll bring you your comeuppance. 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Is Bullied, So I Step Up to Help 四合院：秦淮茹被欺负，见义勇为 In the summer of 1956, Qin Liang transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard with a System. Complete missions and earn rewards! One evening, Qin Liang sees twenty-year-old Qin Huairu surrounded by a few thugs as soon as she gets off work. The System tells him that he can earn a reward for helping someone in need. Heh, here's his chance to shine... Just as she gets off work, a few thugs... 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Siheyuan: With a Storage Bag, I Capture the Beasts Alive 四合院：储物包裹，我活捉禽兽 He transmigrated to the 1950s and became an ordinary resident of a traditional courtyard. At first, he thought he would enjoy a happy life with his wife and children, with plenty of food and warmth. But because he was too trusting, the scoundrels ganged up and swindled him. He nearly lost his job. So Li Zhenguo realized he couldn't keep indulging that pack of scoundrels. As luck would have it, he bound a storage pouch that could hold living things. Now things would be different. Don't mess with —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Siheyuan: It All Starts with Home Cooking 四合院，从家常菜开始 A new story is here, and I hope you'll enjoy it. Thank you for your support. Your gifts motivate me to keep writing! There's no time to explain, get in the car... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Quick Transmigration: The Substitute for the Dead 快穿之替死者 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read 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! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Siheyuan: From the Start, Trapped in a Mountain Cave with Qin Huairu 四合院：开局和秦淮茹一起困山洞 The villain Cao Bo transmigrates into a courtyard compound, but this compound isn't like the one on TV at all! Why have all the children grown up? Cao Bo spent his whole life cheating and swindling people, but after transmigrating, he becomes indecisive and hesitant. Why is he suddenly so compassionate, caring about this person and worrying about that one? Now that Qin Huairu is here, isn't it only natural to get rid of Jia Dongxu? So where did all this kindness come from? Can a villain's cold h —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Siheyuan: I Made a Fortune Raising Beasts 四合院：养殖禽兽我赚翻天 Yang Feng is just unlucky. In his twenties, he has no idea what to do with his life. According to the neighbors, Old Yang found him. Of course, Old Yang made his living collecting scrap. Though Old Yang beat him every few days, he still put him through middle school. He was a bit rebellious back then, and his grades weren't great, so there was no hope of high school. In fact, he didn't get in. The blurb doesn't really matter. The protagonist of this book will live in both the Siheyuan world and 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Siheyuan: A Super Farm, and Uncle Helps Me Be Reborn 四合院：超级农场，大爷助我重生 This book features a little payback against the rotten people and leans toward everyday life. Please enjoy it at your leisure with some sunflower seeds and tea. Su Fan had been unemployed for half a year when a scammer swindled away all his savings. He was standing by the river, drinking to drown his sorrows, when a kind old man pushed him into the water. And so Su Fan tragically “drowned himself.” Luckily, Heaven couldn’t bear to watch, and let him be reborn in the world of Love in the C 137Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Siheyuan: Carrying on the Family Line, Standing by Ezi from the Start 四合院：开枝散叶，开局力挺娥子 Li Fengnian transmigrated into the world of The Birds Are Full in the Courtyard. At the same time, he unlocked the [Strongest Family Tree System]! As long as he spread his bloodline and contributed to the nation's population, he would receive rewards accordingly. Put simply, having children earned him rewards! Li Fengnian gave a wry smile. His family had nothing to its name, so where was he supposed to find a wife and have children? Just then, his neighbor Xu Damao came to see him. "Fengnian, co —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Siheyuan: Blossoms Drift with the Water 四合院：飞花逐水流 Reborn in the Siheyuan, he scared Xu Damao so badly from the start that he wet himself. Zhang Yu is a factory doctor who just wants to keep his head down for the rest of his life. Qin Huairu: He is my god, my very life, and the person I wronged. Lou Xiaoe: Hmph, I'll make him embarrass himself for once. Yu Haitang: Ever since you saved me that time, your image has stayed in my heart. Xu Damao: Zhang Luer, just you wait. He Yuzhu: You tricked me into drinking bull urine. One of these days, I'll k 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Siheyuan: A Blink from the Start 四合院开局一眨眼 My new work is out! You're welcome to read 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! 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Silly Zhu Reborn: Don’t Mess with Me Again 傻柱重生之别再惹我 (My earlier work, He Yuzhu Is Reborn: Don't Mess With Me This Time, was locked away, so I can only continue it here.) 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 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Siheyuan: I Opened a Treasure Chest in the Beast-Filled Courtyard 四合院：我在禽院开宝箱 Zhang Qianwei gets completely drunk at his ex’s wedding banquet. When he wakes up, he discovers he has transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard, where he has become an ordinary resident in the front courtyard of No. 95. His original self had just turned eighteen. His father had recently died, leaving him alone with his mother, who had inherited his work post. To avoid being targeted, the mother and son have kept a low profile in the beast-filled courtyard, afraid the retirement-care crew will se —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Siheyuan: I Lead the Whole Village to Become the Best Village in the World 四合院：我带着全村成天下第一村 He transmigrated to the countryside in the world of "Love in the Courtyard". Everyone else was doing whatever it took to move to the city and drive the beasts out of the courtyard house. Wang Dongsheng stayed in the countryside, eating grain grown in his space and poultry he raised himself, with oil dripping from his mouth. His wife had to be beautiful, and he wanted lots of children. He led the whole village toward prosperity, making the people of neighboring Qin Family Village green with envy. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Siheyuan: The Rise of a Great Doctor 四合院：大医崛起 Why are there always tears in my eyes? Because my love for my motherland runs deep. This is the heartfelt voice of an entire generation. It was this love that led countless people to devote themselves to the great cause of building their country, giving rise to a prosperous and thriving new China. How much can one person accomplish in a lifetime? Becoming a good doctor is already hard enough. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Period: Watching the Clouds Drift By 年代：笑看浮云起 Li Xiao is an ordinary person from the twenty-first century who transmigrates into the body of an eight-year-old boy in the 1950s, living next door to that famous courtyard. With the help of a golden finger, he develops and strengthens himself while helping the country. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Siheyuan: The Whole Courtyard Turns Green with Envy After I Strike It Rich 四合院：发家致富后全院都眼红了 Thank you. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Siheyuan: Reborn to Strike Back Against All Odds 四合院：重生后看我绝地反击 He Yuzhu is reborn. Reborn before it all began. With memories of his past life to guide him, He Yuzhu is determined to make the most of this life! See through all those false faces, and treat the people who are truly good to him with kindness. Seize the opportunities he once missed before anyone else can! Let the scoundrels in the courtyard see how I, He Yuzhu, turn the tables! He Yuzhu is reborn. Reborn before it all began. With memories of his past life to guide him, He Yuzhu is determined to —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Siheyuan: Every Woman in the Courtyard Has Her Eye on Me, and I’m Loving It 四合院：被全院女人盯上我赢麻了 A young city office worker watches the drama Siheyuan and is furious. By sheer chance, he transmigrates into the body of the story's protagonist, He Yuzhu. He also activates the True Love System and draws ten "True Love Roses." The System's main quest: Find true love in the courtyard and obtain a "Golden Rose Key" to transmigrate back to the present. So the young man puts his knowledge of The Psychology of Women and The Dating Handbook to use, setting off on a quest to find true love. Can he fin 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Siheyuan: The Invincible Railway Police Officer in South and North 四合院：无敌乘警人世间南来北往 Lin Qi transmigrates into a parallel world and becomes a low-ranking train police officer. He binds himself to the [Myriad Realms Junkyard] System, moves into a siheyuan, and travels back and forth across the country amid the bustle of human life... (A parallel world combining period dramas, with a focus on entertainment. Please don’t take it too seriously.) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Siheyuan: Reborn in the Body of a Cannon-Fodder Simp, I Turn My Life Around 四合院：魂穿炮灰舔狗，反转人生 [Courtyard drama + period setting + building a career + no pocket dimension or System + one heroine] While everyone else who transmigrates into Birds in the Courtyard ends up in a parallel version of the TV series, Liu Jie transmigrates into the world of a book called Courtyard: The Reborn Cao Cao, Yang Weimin, Rises Through the Ranks, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting character who shares his name. Liu Jie had thought he'd get a golden finger like a System or a pocket dimension, but reality 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Siheyuan: I Became a Procurement Officer During the Famine 四合院：灾荒之年我当上了采购员 [Villain protagonist + tormenting the courtyard's pests + no saintly protagonist] By chance, Zhang Fan accidentally transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. Here, he is an orphan. Thanks to the System's career card, he successfully becomes a Grade Five procurement officer and moves into the courtyard. Zhang Fan refuses to indulge anyone. From the start, he slaps Jia Zhangshi and turns the whole courtyard upside down on the very day he moves in. Some people, too, are destined to have an unbreaka 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Siheyuan: Train the Beasts for Rewards, from the Start with Qin Huairu 四合院：训禽得奖励，开局秦淮茹 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! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Siheyuan: What a Blast! From the Start, I Confess to Ran Qiuye 四合院：炸裂！开局表白冉秋叶 Wang Wuyi accidentally transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Even more absurdly, the first thing he faces is Ran Qiuyue’s confession! “Yeah, I will!” “Big bro, why are you stealing my wife?” “Brother, what’s yours is mine, and what’s mine is mine.” A little sweetness in everyday life, a wife at his side, and a steady rise to success: Wang Wu’s life in the courtyard is like having cheat codes, and it couldn’t be sweeter... (The opening is pretty explosive. He starts out with a jo 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Reborn, I Rule the Siheyuan 重生以后称霸四合院 After being reborn, I discovered that this world was more interesting than I'd imagined. First things first: I'll cleanse the entire courtyard compound before anything else. Watch how I make my way to the very top. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Siheyuan: I Became the Vampire He Yuzhu 四合院：我变成了吸血何雨柱 I transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan and became He Yuzhu, the family’s walking ATM. Would you believe it? I transmigrated way too early, straight into the winter of 1950. That year, He Daqing abandoned He Yuzhu and his younger sister. He Yuzhu was fifteen, while He Yushui was only five. He Yuzhu was still an apprentice at Hongbin Restaurant, but this time, he wouldn’t become the famous chef He Yuzhu. That’s because He Yuzhu took China’s first college entrance exam in 1952 and became a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Siheyuan: That Year, I Walked with My Hands in My Pockets 四合院之那年我双手插兜 Cao Wude transmigrated into a courtyard house full of “affection” in 1960, beginning an entirely new story in a courtyard teeming with colorful characters. Before Jia Dongxu kicked the bucket, Cao Wude won over Qin Huairu and married Qin Jingru, among others... He shared countless stories full of “affection” with Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, He Yuzhu, Xu Damao, Jia Zhangshi, the Deaf Old Lady, and eight other supporting characters... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Siheyuan: After College, I Join the Factory and Put the Brutes in Their Place 四合院：大学毕业进厂，整治禽兽 Liu Jianguo unexpectedly transmigrated into the world of "Love in the Courtyard". Although he had no golden finger, his parents’ connections had helped him pursue advanced studies in the south. Now that he was back, he was taking up a post as an engineer at the steelworks. In the past, he had always tried to appease the beasts in the courtyard house. But with his status now, what chance did they have to cause trouble right under his nose? Let’s see how I deal with you beasts! —Reads—Score—Shelves
