Novels like Siheyuan: I’m Thriving Here
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- 101 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1954 with a System in Hand 四合院：重生54，系统在手 Gao Yang was an ordinary office worker in the 21st century, but after an accident, he unexpectedly transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. In this new setting, he discovered that he had a new family. Once he realized he was in a place rife with complicated relationships, Gao Yang's first thought was to take his family and leave, staying well clear of trouble. However, the appearance of a mysterious System completely changed Gao Yang's plans. It granted him a range of special abili 506Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 102 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Gets a Shopping App 四合院：何雨柱有了个购物app After He Daqing runs off with a young widow, He Yuzhu has to go hungry one day and eat his fill the next. Then he unexpectedly gets a shopping app that lets him buy items from all sorts of planes and sell things, too. It isn't until he buys a novel called The Courtyard Full of Scheming Fools that he realizes he's a character in a book. So, all you uncles and aunties, could you please stop putting on an act in front of me? 49Reads—Score—Shelves
- 103 Siheyuan: Eight Thousand Ways to Kill You 四合院：要你命八千 Ding Xiaoming is a proud courier of the twenty-first century. After an accident, he transmigrates to Beijing in the 1960s. Watch as he uses the bizarre System called “Death Wish 8,000” to carve out a happy life in a courtyard where scheming is everywhere and honest people are treated worse than dogs!!! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 A Carefree Life in the Siheyuan 四合院潇洒走一回 He Yuzhu is reborn on the day after He Daqing leaves. Will he still go looking for He Daqing? Will Yushui end up cutting ties with He Yuzhu, just as she did in her previous life? There is a golden finger, but it rarely comes into play. A slice-of-life story about family matters, with little bitterness and a calm, understated tone. 195Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 Siheyuan: Trying to Guilt-Trip Me? That Won't Work 四合院：道德绑架我？不吃这套 He Yuzhu accidentally transmigrates into the body of a 20-year-old with the same name in the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he’s offered a woman. Fortunately, he’s had better, and not just any woman can catch his eye. The First Master, Second Master, Third Master, and the others in the courtyard are always taking advantage of him and setting traps for him. That’s because He Yuzhu in the original story was nicknamed Silly Zhu! So everyone in the courtyard treats him like a fool a 641Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 106 Siheyuan: I Used Sign-In to Land a Job in the Steel Mill Kitchen 四合院：我靠签到入职轧钢厂后厨 After transmigrating to 1953, Li Lin discovers he has become a waiter at Fengzeyuan in the capital. He thinks he has simply landed in the 1950s, until he sees a man who is only eighteen but looks twenty-eight: Silly Zhu. What else could this be but the world of Love in the Courtyard? [Congratulations, Host! You have finished exploring the world. The sign-in System is now bound to you. Target: He Yuzhu! Conditions met. Sign in now?] A sign-in System? “Sign in!” [Sign-in successful. You have obtai 10.2kReads5.5Score482Shelves
- 107 Siheyuan: We Trained Under the Same Master, but I'm No Fool! 四合院：师出同门，但我不傻！ Li Lulin goes to livestream in the old capital, but somehow transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, arriving in 1965, just as the story begins. Luckily, his golden finger shows up in time. Otherwise, the police would have taken him away. What? I've become Silly Zhu's senior fellow apprentice, and I'm also another heir to the Tan family cuisine tradition? Never mind, that's not the point! The point is, how can I live well in this era and make my life count? Most importantly, I 111Reads—Score—Shelves
- 108 Siheyuan: Rune Legend 四合院：符文传奇 Li Hu, a demobilized soldier, transmigrated in his sleep to the capital in 1961. A family upheaval forced him to face reality, while the awakening of his spatial System gave him the means to survive. In the Siheyuan, he would weather all kinds of upheavals and cross paths with all sorts of people. 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 Siheyuan: Let Us Row Together 四合院让我们荡起双桨 He transmigrated into Silly Zhu's body, and Qin Huairu would stay by He Yuzhu's side, ready to recharge him at any moment. I will travel all around China. If you miss a loved one who has passed away, tell me in advance. I will pass through their province in that era and visit them, carrying your love and longing to them and helping make up for some of your regrets. You can leave me a message. Anything you want is fine. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 Siheyuan: My Family Background Is No Joke 四合院之我的背景有点硬 Huang Hao was wounded on the battlefield and passed out. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in the era of resistance against the Japanese. In those turbulent years of war, he used his modern knowledge and fearless spirit to charge into battle. With the help of the System, he also made the acquaintance of several leaders. After being wounded once more, he faced a choice: stay in the army or leave the service and return to Forty-Nine City. Despite the many leaders trying to dissuade him, 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 Siheyuan: Forced to Donate to the Jia Family, I Strike Back at the Flock of Beasts 四合院：被逼捐贾家，我反打众禽 [Siheyuan fanfiction, System, wish fulfillment, power-ups] Qin Fan transmigrates into a siheyuan and binds himself to an invincible System. Let’s see who still dares to challenge me. From the start, they try to force me to donate to the Jia family? You have no idea what I can do. I’ll set you straight in no time! Yi Zhonghai is a hypocrite, so I’ll rip off your mask of moral virtue and kick you out. I’ll take over as the courtyard’s head elder! Qin Huairu comes knocking in the middle of the nigh —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 Siheyuan: Starting a Business from the Start, with Cai Xiaoli as My Wife 四合院：开局创业，老婆蔡晓丽 Reborn into a courtyard compound, he is rejected by the Jia family, but with the System in hand, he defies fate and changes his life. Using his "foresight" to keep up with the times, he starts a business and makes a fortune. Jia Zhangshi can't sit still! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 Climbing to the Top in the Siheyuan 四合院之向上攀登 A comparatively gentle story about life in a courtyard. There are conflicts and disagreements, but it doesn't have such a hostile tone. Li Jianjun is a man and the captain of the First Security Squad at the steel mill. The rest is his story... 128Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 114 Siheyuan: Embarrassing Yi Zhonghai from the Start 四合院：开局就让易中海出糗 Since Jiang Feng transmigrated, his System has made him so outstanding that his quality of life has improved rapidly. Jia Zhangshi can’t get anything out of him, so she’s always pointing at him and cursing. The two families have become enemies. And Yi Zhonghai even expects him to support the Jia family! 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 115 Siheyuan: Beaten Up from the Start 四合院：被暴揍开局 Wang Defa has had the worst luck imaginable. He’s only just recovered from the trauma of a car accident when he suddenly transmigrates into the body of someone being beaten up. Is there no justice in this world? Where’s the justice? Well, since he’s here now, he can’t just leave empty-handed. It’s time to defy fate and change his destiny! 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 Zhang Xuan of Siheyuan 四合院张轩 A young man went to help his neighbor break up a fight, but the neighbor shoved him down the stairs, killing him. He transmigrates to 1958, to Zhangjia Village outside the city of Beijing. From the start, he gets a city job as a replacement worker and arrives at Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. 159Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 Siheyuan: From the Start, I'm the Villain, and the Whole Yard Is Furious! 四合院：开局反派，全院都破防！ Lin Feiyang transmigrates into the courtyard and gets bound to the Courtyard Menace System. And it’s an era of extreme material scarcity! Faced with the whole courtyard full of scoundrels, Lin Feiyang just smiles. He reports Yi Zhonghai and ruins his reputation! Bang Geng steals? He sends him straight to jail! Jia Zhangshi won’t stop shouting? He makes her shut up for good! And then there are Qin Huairu, Silly Zhu… The whole courtyard is left completely rattled! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 118 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Married Qin Huairu Off to He Daqing 四合院：开局把秦淮茹嫁给何大清 [Pocket dimension farming + Eye powers + Messing with the whole flock + No harem] Zhou Yi transmigrates into a Siheyuan and uses his eye powers to activate an all-purpose pocket dimension. He can use the space to get anything done, but he cannot hide inside it. Growing fruits and vegetables? Raising wild boars and rabbits? With a hundredfold time acceleration, he can finish a year's work in three days. Plucking and cleaning wild boars and rabbits? Done with a mere thought. Chopping them up 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 Siheyuan: Listen Up, No One’s Allowed to Argue 四合院之我说都听着，不许反驳 In this story, the protagonist, Zhang Tianhao, is a young man who has lived in the United States for eight years. He suddenly discovers that he has transmigrated to a parallel world much like our own. This world is full of elements both familiar and strange, and Zhang Tianhao must adapt to his new surroundings. He discovers that he possesses a mysterious space where he can store all kinds of items, making him quite unlike anyone else in this era. Zhang Tianhao's family lives in a courtyard house —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 Siheyuan: Level Eight Riveting Skills? I’m Just a Beginner 四合院：八级铆工水平？我新手啊 “Zhang Ye, do you think this scarf looks nice?” She pointed to the dark red wool scarf hanging in a shop window, her face bright with anticipation. Zhang Ye glanced down at her, then looked up at the scarf, the corners of his mouth lifting. “It’s pretty nice. But...” He pretended to hesitate, though he couldn’t hide the teasing glint in his eyes. “Do you think it might be a little too mature? You’re so young. You should try brighter colors.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 The Unlucky Boy of Siheyuan 四合院倒霉的少年 Too lazy to write a synopsis. What the hell, why does it have to be 50 characters long? This is seriously torture, isn't it? OMG, I'm finally almost at 50 characters!! 288Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 122 Siheyuan: The Beasts Bullied My Sister, So I Killed Them All! 四合院：禽兽欺负我妹，都杀了！ Su Liang is reborn in the world of the Siheyuan. The original owner was a police officer who suffered serious injuries during a mission to arrest enemy agents! The beasts of the Siheyuan are already stirring. Yi Zhonghai wants to send Su Liang's younger sister, Su Ranran, off to the countryside to make room for the Jia family. Jia Zhangshi: Su Liang has three spacious rooms. I'll save them for my Banggeng to marry a wife someday. Liu Haizhong: Su Ranran is a fine girl. She should marry my Liu Gu 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 Siheyuan: Learning from a Master Chef, He Yuzhu Changes His Fate 四合院：拜师神厨，何雨柱改命 He kept walking, his pace quickening as he silently recited his work tasks, trying to focus on the everyday details. But for some reason, that feeling of unease clung to his back, reminding him of its presence every moment. 113Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 124 Siheyuan: Breaking Silly Zhu’s Leg from the Start 四合院：开局打断傻柱腿 Lin Xiao, a construction worker in the 21st century, gets into an accident on the job and transmigrates to the year 1960, into the novel Birds Fill the Courtyard. When he wakes up, he gains a sign-in System. From the start, Elder Yi teams up with the Jia family, while Silly Zhu pressures Lin Xiao to donate his money and house. With a pocket dimension at his disposal, Lin Xiao lets Silly Zhu make a move, then plots to break his leg. Elder Yi tries to use morality to blackmail him, so Lin Xiao giv 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 Beating Silly Zhu, Tormenting the Jia Family, and Ruining Yi Zhonghai 四合院揍傻柱虐贾家坑死易中海 Xu Lei dies unexpectedly and transmigrates into the back courtyard of a siheyuan, taking over the body of a helpless, bullied apprentice. From the start, Silly Zhu comes to his door looking for a fight. Luckily, he gets help from the System, and not only beats Silly Zhu to a pulp but also extorts a hundred yuan from Yi Zhonghai! He is pushed out of his job, and his family is bullied. But the moment he is reborn, everything changes... Madam Jia is so furious she spits blood and is left half-paral 375Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 126 Siheyuan: Don't Mess with Me, or You'll Be the One Who Suffers 四合院：别惹我遭罪的是你 System, transmigration, revenge on anyone who wrongs him, multiple female leads (with the protagonist becoming a wage slave later on), a protagonist who loves gossip, a story driver and creator, and most of the protagonists just sit back and watch the show. The blurb doesn't do it justice. Please head to the main story. Lightning flashed and thunder boomed across the sky. A bolt lit up the entire room, jolting Liu Yu awake from his sleep. He sat bolt upright, rubbed his eyes, and looked around. 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 Siheyuan: Starting at 62, I'm a Super Genius 四合院：开局62，我是超级天才 [Courtyard drama + putting the beasts through the wringer + heaven-defying comprehension + technological development] Lin Feng somehow transmigrates into the world of the courtyard. He has barely arrived when Yi Zhonghai offers to be his godfather. Of course, he turns him down without hesitation. He obtains the heaven-defying comprehension System. He glances at a textbook. Ding! Engineer skills unlocked. He studies steelmaking. Ding! Steelmaking technology unlocked. He looks at an imported machi 266Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 128 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Was Heirless, and Qin Huairu Entered the Wrong House 四合院：开局绝户，秦淮茹摸错屋 My new work is here! You can read it on Fanqie Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 425Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Picked Up Zhou Huimin 四合院：开局捡到周惠敏 [Siheyuan courtyard drama + System + one heroine + not Cao De + a touch of ruthlessness] One day, Li Yi transmigrates into the ethics drama Full of Birds in the Siheyuan Courtyard. He is both troubled and excited: troubled by the difficult neighbors, but excited to escape the grind of modern working life. Fortunately, the System he binds to is powerful. From the start, he not only picks up Zhou Huimin as his wife, but also becomes Li Huaide's illegitimate son. With a job at the police station, h 118Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 Siheyuan: Striving for a Better Life 四合院之努力奋斗 A new story is here! Come read my work 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! 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 Siheyuan: Trying to Outwit Me? Let's See Who Outwits Whom! 四合院：想算计我？看谁算计谁！ [Love in the Courtyard + no saintly protagonist + daily life + pocket dimension + one female lead] Li Mu woke up one day to find he had transmigrated to the 1960s, and into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, no less. Right from the start, Yi Zhonghai took a liking to him and wanted him to become a candidate to support him in his old age. Li Mu: Everyone wants to scheme against me? Let’s see who gets the better of whom! Stop going out of your way to help people, and respect their fate! Let go of —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 132 Siheyuan: Living Easy and Enjoying Every Day 四合院：悠闲的日子潇洒的过 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your follows are what motivate me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 347Reads5.0Score—Shelves
- 133 Siheyuan: I Have a Farm Space 四合院：我有一个农场空间 Xue Chengyuan woke up to find that he had transmigrated into the world of a 1970s Beijing courtyard house, with a farm space at his side. When Liu Haizhong, Banggeng, Jia Zhangshi, and others provoked him, he tested out his farm space and taught them a lesson. He was then assigned to join a rural production team in the forests of Changbai Mountain, where he became a forest ranger. Surrounded by wild animals and precious medicinal herbs in thousands of miles of unbroken wilderness, Xue Chengyuan —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 Siheyuan: They Stole My Home from the Start, So I Hit Back Hard 四合院：开局抢我房！我重拳出击 271Reads5.4Score100Shelves
- 135 Siheyuan: I Have Tons of Skills 四合院：我技能超多 Lin Yang gains the ability to send his soul into a courtyard house! When he falls asleep in the real world, his soul travels to Courtyard No. 95, where he earns regret points. “Hungry, sis?” Lin Yang asks, offering his adorable little sister some snacks. From the start, Old Deaf Granny tells the siblings to accept Yi Zhonghai as their godfather? I’ll curse you to death, you old hag! Silly Zhu tries throwing his weight around with Lin Yang? You must have no idea what I can do! The “Thieving Saint 137Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 136 Siheyuan: The System Returns 四合院：统子归来 System + pocket dimension + multiple women + no dark undertones (I got locked away, so the numbers aren’t good.) I transmigrated? At least I’ve got a System! What? The System ran off? System: How’s that my fault? You don’t know how to use me! The System is back! First Uncle: What do you mean, caught in the act? Second Uncle: I’m the boss now? Third Uncle: What a blunder! Come see how Wang Weiguo’s System, after leaving and coming back, handles its daily sign-in routine in the courtyard house! 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 Siheyuan: Invincible from the Start as a Technician 四合院：无敌从技术员开始 Lin Yu transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes one of the residents of the courtyard. His father was a martyr, and his mother was a longtime employee at the steel mill. Lin Yu was originally engaged to Qin Huairu, but after his mother suddenly passed away, Qin Huairu put her own interests first and married Jia Dongxu, an apprentice at the steel mill. To maintain the image that she was not vain, Qin Huairu joins the Jia family in slandering Lin Yu, severely damaging his 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 138 Siheyuan: The Leisurely Life of an Old Thespian 四合院：老戏精的悠闲人生 Su Cheng transmigrates into the courtyard world, becomes a lowly procurement clerk, and starts a leisurely life of lying flat. There's not much hostility here; a quiet, ordinary life is best. If that's not your thing, don't read. I wrote this because I couldn't stand the blatantly poisonous plotlines in some courtyard novels, with no regard for historical facts or the law. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 Siheyuan: I Rule the Steelworks with an Iron Fist 四合院：我在轧钢厂只手遮天 [Low-profile System - invincible background - lie flat lifestyle] Shen Xian, an ordinary young man, accidentally transmigrates to 1956, only to discover that this is the world of the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. The golden finger, the System, has one primary mission for Shen Xian: move into Courtyard No. 95 and get a job at the steel mill. Shen Xian has no choice but to retire from the military and transfer to the steel mill. He starts as head of security and climbs the ranks step by step. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 Siheyuan: My Father Is a Great General, and I Stand by Qin Huairu 四合院：家父大将军，力挺秦淮如 [Love in the Courtyard] [No System] [Light Crossover with Several TV Series] [Farming Style, Not Pure Power Fantasy] He Yuzhu, nicknamed “Silly Zhu,” is the “biggest sucker” in the Siheyuan of the capital. Reborn, he returns to 1952! Back in his eighteen-year-old body, He Yuzhu refuses to be a sucker and resolutely enlists in the army. He firmly supports Qin Huairu and makes plans to marry her. Who could have guessed that Yi Zhonghai would interfere, hoping Jia Dongxu would snatch Qin Huairu awa —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 141 Siheyuan: Transmigrating with a Chicken Dinner Flare Gun 四合院：带着吃鸡信号枪穿越 Xu Zhongyi was playing PUBG when he transmigrated to the War of Resistance era, bringing a flare gun with him. The story blends several series, including Courtyard, Drawing Sword, Kite, and Lurk. He even became Xu Damao's uncle... 2Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 142 I’m a Nepotism Hire in Siheyuan 四合院我是关系户 A celebrated master chef of state banquets After transmigrating as Silly Zhu's cousin, He Feng faces a cousin who acts like a lovesick puppy, a scheming little sister, He Yushui, and a whole host of bizarre neighbors. All he wants is to keep his head down and grow stronger. 380Reads—Score—Shelves
- 143 Siheyuan: In 1959, I Rewrite the Fate of the Entire Courtyard 四合院：59年，我改写全院命运 Liu Jie’s fate took a strange turn after an accident. He actually transmigrated to the Forty-Nine City in 1959, finding himself in the famous Birds Fill the Courtyard. Every corner here teems with everyday life, intertwined with complicated relationships and countless stories. New to the place, Liu Jie quickly took in his surroundings, already sketching out a plan to change his destiny. He knew full well that Xu Damao would face plenty of hardships along his original path, while the kindhearted, 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 Siheyuan: From the Start, Blood Debts Must Be Repaid, I Don't Care Who You Are 四合院：开局血债血偿爱谁谁 After transmigrating into the world of the courtyard compound, Li Dacai is astonished to find that he's become a timid mama's boy. Bullied by everyone, he doesn't dare speak up and can only end his life by hanging himself. Damn it, what a pathetic way to die. Wouldn't it be better to take a few scoundrels down with me before I go? 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 145 Siheyuan: Few Words, No Mercy 四合院：人狠话不多 Xu Weiguo, born into a military family, wakes up in the early days of the new nation. He’s a rough sort, not much for talk, and besides, this is an age when people have plenty of fighting spirit. Who’s going to prattle on like some delicate woman? Just get on with it. 24Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 146 Transmigrated as He Yuzhu's Neighbor in the Siheyuan! 穿成四合院何雨柱的邻居！ An orphan, with a feminine appearance and a hidden goofy side. System: “Beep... drama-watching System binding in progress!” Dongfang Yu: “?????” “Binding successful!” “I didn’t agree yet!” “Oh... I’ve already bound myself to you. You can’t undo it while you’re alive!” “You... you’re shameless!” “Host, would you like to hear what I can do?” “Go ahead!” I replied listlessly. “I can take you to other little worlds to watch dramas and experience their plots! You can bring three things from your own —Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 147 The Extraordinary Life of Silly Zhu 傻柱的非凡人生 In a courtyard full of strife and scheming, Silly Zhu's life was once consumed by endless exploitation and abuse. But fate takes pity on him and gives him the chance to live again. This time, Silly Zhu is no longer a lamb led to the slaughter. Carrying the memories and pain of his previous life, he decisively rejects the greedy residents of the courtyard and their bloodsucking entanglements. His eyes are full of resolve and wisdom, and he will no longer be fooled by false affection. At the sam 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 148 Siheyuan: I'm Qin Shou, the Real Beast 四合院：我秦寿才是真禽兽 A comedy + teasing the 'beasts' + an extreme modern self-interest maximizer Qin Shou transmigrates into the body of a major 'blood donor' in a Beijing courtyard and activates the Beastly Gets Stronger System! Red-eyed Qin Shou: “Heh heh heh, I’m going completely insane!” What? Qin Huairu comes over to borrow money and grain? Then it’s grain for grain! What? Yan the Abacus won’t repay his debt? Then Qin Shou will go to his house and eat and drink his fill. The whole point is to eat someone else’s —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 Siheyuan: From the Start, I’m a Black Dog 四合院：开局就是黑狗子 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! 330Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 150 Transmigrating to 1959: Helping the Nation Catch Enemy Spies from the Start 穿越1959，开局帮国家抓敌特 [No harem + System + power fantasy] When Lu Shun wakes up, he discovers that he has transmigrated to 1959 and become a twenty-year-old lunatic. He moves into Room 95 of the Red Star Courtyard. Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu, Yi Zhonghai… They all make their entrances one after another… The fun is just getting started… But he isn’t afraid, because he has a six-story mall and a golden finger. Catching one Japanese soldier and torturing him to death isn’t enough to satisfy his anger. He follows the trail and 313Reads6.3Score—Shelves
