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- 101 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—14d adds
- 102 Siheyuan: Green-Tea Ru Stops Being a Green Tea 四合院之绿茶茹不茶了 Don't complain while watching a show, and don't grumble after you transmigrate. Ru, who's about to become a corporate slave, was watching a show and making fun of Green Tea Ru with her grandma. After just two sarcastic remarks, she transmigrated. Where's the System? Where's the space? Right here, right here. It's all here. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Yan Hua's 6th Book 衍画的第6本书 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Siheyuan: Yuzhu Is No Fool 四合院之雨柱不傻 Now that Silly Zhu has a new soul in his body, can widows still leech off him and the courtyard’s scoundrels still use morality to blackmail him? Let’s see our protagonist live an ordinary, happy life in this extraordinary era. (His golden finger isn’t much. He keeps his head down, watches the drama, and doesn’t follow the original plot.) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Siheyuan: Everyone’s a Villain, and I’m the Wildest 四合院：全员恶人，我最狂 Zhang Yang, a supermarket stockroom manager, drops dead in the warehouse. He unexpectedly transmigrates with a mountain of supplies into a courtyard full of beasts in human skin. From the start, he is framed for peeping at He Yushui while she bathes, then driven out of the courtyard at the head of a mob led by the God of Morality. You've got to be kidding me! I'm wildly popular, and I've got a whole bunch of friends. I'll make sure you pay for this! He Yushui goes to prison, Jia Zhangshi loses a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Siheyuan: Xu Damao Starts by Building Cars 四合院：许大茂从造汽车开始 He was reminiscing about QQ Farm while watching Love in the Courtyard. Amid flashing lightning and rumbling thunder, he took Xu Damao’s place. With a farm at his disposal, all he wants is to live a good life. As more and more women enter his life, he slowly realizes this is a world where stories set in different eras have merged. And with the female leads appearing, he can even win prizes? Armed with technology far ahead of its time, he suddenly doesn’t want to just live anymore. He wants to mak 1.9kReads5.7Score—14d adds
- 107 Siheyuan: I'm More Beastly Than the Beasts 四合院：我比禽兽还禽兽 (Courtyard, villain, scoundrel, invincible, fake System, intense hostility, heavily altered characters, revised plot) In his previous life, he was an exceptionally capable corporate grunt. Then, after accidentally gaining an ability, he became a highly respected anatomy instructor. Other people transmigrate in truck accidents, but I transmigrated through a dissection. When I opened my eyes after transmigrating, I found myself falsely branded a traitorous dog and shoved face-first into a chamber 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 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—14d adds
- 109 Siheyuan: The Supply and Marketing Cooperative in Nanluoguxiang 四合院：南锣鼓巷里的供销社 After Li Qiang transmigrates, he awakens a supermarket sign-in System. But since supermarkets don't exist in this era, the System updates itself into a supply-and-marketing cooperative sign-in System. By signing in every day, he can get all kinds of good things, enough to live in comfort in this world. At the same time, Li Qiang discovers that Qin Huairu hasn't married Jia Dongxu yet at this point in time... If that's the case, why pretend to be a good guy? He should use his charm to win Qin Hua —Reads—Score114d adds
- 110 Transmigrated to the Siheyuan: Taking on the Feuding Neighbors 穿越四合院之斗禽 I transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard and found that the deaf old lady had driven my girlfriend away by turning her against me. Then I’ll make that old woman’s life hell. Hm? The other beasts are coming to cause trouble too? Then I’ll deal with them all! If I can’t have a good life, what makes you think you can? 277Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 111 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—14d adds
- 112 Xixi Yu's Thirtieth Book 西西于第30本书 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Love in the Courtyard: A Book With Nothing but the Title Left 情满四合院：只剩下剧名的一本书 Yu Qingman transmigrated into a Beijing courtyard and lives in the gatehouse. It's on the left side of the main gate, with a small moon gate, making it practically a courtyard of its own. After transmigrating, Yu Qingman gained a game-like pocket dimension and a special ability: transferring negative conditions. And so Yu Qingman began a life of keeping a low profile in the courtyard. Many years later, standing alone in the empty courtyard, Yu Qingman remarked, “What a cool, lovely autumn day.” 128Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 114 Siheyuan: I, He Yuzhu, Won't Be a Doormat Anymore 四合院：我何雨柱，不再做舔狗 [Siheyuan + System + Taking Down the Beasts + Feel-Good + Leveling Up] After transmigrating into the Siheyuan as He Yuzhu, he absolutely refuses to be a doormat this time! Qin Huairu wants to leech off him? He turns her down without hesitation! Bang Geng wants to scheme for his property? He'll make sure he spends the rest of his life behind bars! Yi Zhonghai wants to trick him into supporting him in his old age? Ha! He'll tear off that hypocrite's mask! He wants to see who in this courtyard dare 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Siheyuan: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 四合院之卧虎藏龙 Also known as From Toolmaker Apprentice to Academician: A Courtyard Story [Every Neighbor Is a Martial Arts Expert] + [I Have a System and a Pocket Dimension] + [The Heroine Can’t Be Too Ugly] + [Life Shouldn’t Be All About Playing It Safe] 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Love in the Courtyard: The Years Slip Away 情满四合院之流年逝水 (Transmigration + Multiple Heroines + Multiple Eras + No System + Some Ensemble Cast!) This is a slice-of-life story, with little fighting and killing. It focuses on everyday family matters, and there are no cheats. If you like decisive, ruthless protagonists, I'm sorry, but this book can't give you what you want. The author bows in apology! The protagonist may seem a little timid from the start. He won't pick a fight with several neighbors over every little thing. Since he has no System, the pr 3.8kReads6.9Score17514d adds
- 117 Siheyuan: My Backing Is Too Powerful, So I Become the Beast-Taming God of War 四合院：背景太硬，化身治禽战神 After transmigrating into the world of courtyard houses in 1961, Chen Yu is completely dumbfounded. He hasn't inherited any knowledge or skills, and his golden finger is sealed? Looking at the positions available at the Ministry of Industry, Chen Yu can only choose the steel mill with a heavy heart. General Li: “You went to college, and now you're going to that godforsaken place to serve your country?” Chen Yu: “Uncle Li, I can build a Barrett sniper rifle by hand!” Political Commissar Zhao: “Yo 1.2kReads5.2Score10414d adds
- 118 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—14d adds
- 119 Xu Damao Takes Over the Siheyuan 许大茂玩转四合院 233Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 120 Siheyuan: I Tormented Banggeng and Scared Jia Zhangshi Out of Her Wits 四合院：暴虐棒梗，吓疯贾张氏 Li Yang transmigrates into a courtyard house and gets bound to an invincible System from the start. When Bang Geng steals, Li Yang beats him mercilessly and sends him straight to the juvenile detention center. When Qin Huairu comes begging for mercy, he sends her packing! As for the old hag Jia Zhangshi, he’ll make sure she spends the rest of her life behind bars. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Siheyuan: I Get Clubbed from Behind Right from the Start 四合院之开局就被敲闷棍 An accident sent a 21st-century street loafer transmigrating to the 1960s. From the start, he had nothing but four bare walls, and his grandfather had passed away. Luckily, an unreliable System showed up. Let’s see how he survives in an era of shortages and how he deals with all the neighbors. [This is a total beginner’s work, and the pacing is a bit slow. Please go easy on me...] 337Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 122 Siheyuan: Cao Meng's Happy Life 四合院：曹猛的快乐生活 I've transmigrated! I knew I wasn't an ordinary person. After more than twenty years of muddling through life, this is what my feelings have been waiting for! At long last, my turn has come. I'm Cao Meng, and I'm going to live life exactly as I please! “Where's my golden finger? Where's the System? Come on out!” “What? There isn't one?” “Oh well, a pocket dimension isn't bad either.” Cao Meng grinned so widely his eyes disappeared. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai's Sneaky Nephew! 四合院：易中海的老六侄子！ Tan Yao transmigrates into the world of the courtyard and becomes Yi Zhonghai's eldest nephew. Just after escaping the famine and arriving at the courtyard, he encounters Jia Dongxu's death. Seeing Qin Huairu and her family, Tan Yao can't bear to turn them away. Sister Qin, don't worry. There's still genuine kindness in this world, and you know I came here fleeing famine. I'll teach you everything I learned about getting by when I was poor! Amid a burst of laughter, Tan Yao begins his very own l 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Siheyuan: I Can Reflect Their Schemes Back at Them, and the Vermin Are Panicking 四合院：我能反弹算计，禽兽慌了 He Yuzhu is transported to the courtyard world of the 1950s, where he becomes a down-and-out loser. His mother died young, his father ran away, and his little sister is still a child… He Yuzhu has to find a way to stay alive and raise his sister, Yushui. And a whole courtyard full of scheming beasts are eyeing him and his sister. It’s hard to imagine a worse start. Luckily, He Yuzhu activates the Scheme-Reversal System. Whenever someone schemes against him, he gets a reward. Jia Zhangshi: I only 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1952, with Heaven-Defying Insight 四合院：重生52，我有逆天悟性 Li Zixuan accidentally transmigrated to 1952 and found himself in the world of the Courtyard House. In his previous life, both his parents had died. Fortunately, in this life his childless uncle was critically ill in the capital, so Li Zixuan went there in his place. As luck would have it, he also acquired a System space and heaven-defying comprehension. Whatever the knowledge or skill, all it took was a little hands-on practice for him to master it quickly. And as his skill levels rose, the Sys —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Siheyuan: I Grow Stronger After Qin Huairu Breaks Off Our Engagement 四合院：从秦淮茹退婚开始变强 He was just a lowly train driver. While his father was alive, the family was well-off, and he was engaged to Qin Huairu. But after his father died in an accident, the family fell into decline. Then his engagement was broken off, changing the course of his life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 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—14d adds
- 128 Silly Zhu's Easygoing Life in the Siheyuan 四合院，傻柱的悠闲生活 He Manyu, a top chef who cooked for state banquets, accidentally transmigrates into the body of He Yuzhu in A Courtyard Full of Vile Neighbors. A master chef skilled in all eight major regional cuisines has transmigrated into the body of a cook, and in an era of scarce resources, He Yuzhu is naturally going to live very comfortably. Whether it's First Master Yi Zhonghai, who uses morality to manipulate others, Second Master Liu Haizhong, obsessed with power, or Yan Fuguai, who's stingier than Sc 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 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—14d adds
- 130 Siheyuan: The Mastermind Behind the Scenes 四合院：幕后大玩家 Zhou Yang transmigrated to a courtyard house. With the Origin Realm at his back, he had plenty to eat and drink, and a harmonious family. And if the opportunity arose, perhaps he could even consider pursuing immortality? Of course, now that I have the ability, I can serve my country too! As for the animals in the courtyard? Sorry, I won't let you insult my cash machine! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Siheyuan: Xiang Yu, the Overlord of Hong Kong 四合院：香江霸主向雨柱 Silly Zhu was reborn in 1976, back at the point when he was about to marry Qin Huairu, only for Banggeng, who had just returned to the city, to object. But the reborn Silly Zhu was no longer the man he used to be. From then on, the story took a sharp turn: the courtyard’s scoundrels became the ones Silly Zhu milked for all they were worth. Once he got tired of milking them, he would finish them off one by one... Then, after arriving in Hong Kong, Silly Zhu began sweeping all before him. He rose 781Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 132 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—14d adds
- 133 Siheyuan: My Wedding Was Stolen from the Start, and I'm Grateful I Didn't Marry Him 四合院：开局被抢婚，谢不嫁之恩 Su Ze transmigrates into the body of an ordinary resident in the period drama Love in the Courtyard, only to get a crack on the head from the start. Jia Dongxu steals his bride-to-be, Qin Huairu, and beats him up. Qin Huairu: “Once you’ve given something away, you can’t ask for it back. What’s wrong with taking eighty yuan as a betrothal gift?” Jia Dongxu: “You’re a penniless loser. You think you can get married?” Jia Zhangshi: “You short-lived wretch, you’ll be a bachelor for the rest of your l 218Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 After the Broken Engagement, Qin Huairu Discovers Her Father Is a Marshal Who Guards the Nation 退婚后，秦淮茹发现家父镇国大将 (Siheyuan + period setting + farming + daughter + Hong Kong entertainment) Ye Dongfeng accidentally transmigrates to a Siheyuan in the 1960s, a courtyard packed with beasts! Qin Huairu, who dumps him for being poor; Jia Dongxu, who steals the wife meant for him; and the three masters, who only pretend to be fair! The sharp-tongued Jia Zhangshi, Silly Zhu, Xu Damao: every resident of the courtyard is a villain! Now this is a high-level game! Ye Dongfeng isn’t fazed at all. With a System, he start 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Siheyuan: Scratching Off the Life I Want 四合院：刮出想要的人生 In 2024, Li Guodong, suffering from pneumonia and a high fever that wouldn't subside, transmigrated into a world filled with beasts in every courtyard... A loyal lottery player in his previous life, he unexpectedly obtained a scratch-card System... Now he had to face a courtyard full of villains. I could afford a spacious apartment just by winning the lottery in my previous life. Do you think I'm afraid of you? With all his buffs stacked, Li Guodong wasn't worried at all. Don't mess with me. He 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Siheyuan: Teaching Jia Zhangshi a Lesson, Leaving the Courtyard Bullies Terrified 四合院：教贾张氏做人，众禽吓瘫 [Siheyuan + System + feel-good power fantasy + putting vile neighbors in their place + superpowers + Hong Kong] He Yuzhu is reborn and binds to a farm space. His extraordinary cooking wins over the top leaders! From the start, he outmaneuvers Qin Huairu and teaches Jia Zhangshi how to behave! He Yuzhu will never repeat the hardships Silly Zhu suffered in his previous life! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Siheyuan: The Eye of Insight from the Start 四合院：开局获得探查之眼 Li Qing was an ordinary deliveryman, riding his little electric scooter along the street. He had no idea which brat had thrown a ceramic figurine from a rooftop, killing him on the spot. Li Qing's vision went black. He thought his life experience card had expired, but somehow he found himself in a courtyard house, with a miraculous pair of eyes that could inspect things. 84Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 138 Siheyuan: Huairu Is Twenty-Eight, Silly Zhu Should Call Her Mom 四合院：淮茹二十八，傻柱快喊妈 A modern man transmigrates into He Daqing in the courtyard, becoming Silly Zhu’s father. To his surprise, he comes with a Chinese Little Chef Food System. He Daqing: Silly Zhu, do you like Qin Huairu? Silly Zhu: She’s all right, I guess. We could make it work! He Daqing: Fine, I’ll help you marry her! She can be your mom! Silly Zhu: … 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Siheyuan: Passing the Years in Idleness 四合院：空度春秋 This is a different kind of courtyard drama, without fixed character labels. These should be living, breathing people, each with their own thoughts and ways of doing things. Lin Miao is an outsider who witnesses everything in this era from her own perspective. In the end, she discovers that it was all for nothing, just years of her life passing by in vain... 31Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 140 Siheyuan: I Transmigrate into Silly Zhu 四合院：穿越成傻柱 I transmigrated and became Silly Zhu, only to be falsely accused of stealing a chicken. Watch me prove my innocence, and refuse to let the widow string me along. I won't get caught up in the neighbors' gossip or bogged down by petty factory business. I'll quietly plan my path to riches and wait for the winds of reform and opening up. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Siheyuan: Building the Nation and Dealing With the Beasts 四合院：发展国家，收拾禽兽 Li Huaide: “Engineer Xiao, what do you think?” Xiao Han shot Li Huaide a sidelong glance. “I’m the chief engineer at Hongxing Steelworks, not you! Tens of thousands of people depend on this factory to survive, to grow, to find work, and to put food on the table! I’m the one who’s responsible, not you!” Xiao Han roared at Yi Zhonghai: “Pick up the parts with your mouth! I said pick them up with your mouth!” Xiao Han: “Bangzi is definitely going to prison! I said it, and even Silly Zhu can’t save 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 The Siheyuan: A Wicked Tempest 四合院之风波恶 In this courtyard, one upheaval follows another, each more sudden than the last. Watch how Li Buyi gets caught up in the turmoil and then brings it to an end. I'm trying out a new update schedule, with ten thousand characters of upheaval posted each day. Whether this new approach succeeds depends on the feedback and reviews from all you readers! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Chef Silly Zhu 厨师傻柱 My new work is out! Everyone is welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Brutally Torment Yi Zhonghai! 四合院：开局狂虐易中海！ [System] [Reborn] [Satisfying Tale of Crushing the Villains] When Jiang Chen wakes up, he discovers he has arrived in the world of the courtyard house, living alongside a pack of scheming beasts. Things are bleak from the start: both his parents are dead, and all he has left is his younger sister. Fortunately, he awakens a System for Crushing the Villains and immediately starts laying into the lot of them. When Yi Zhonghai tries to guilt-trip him with his sanctimonious moralizing, Jiang Chen giv —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Reborn in 1965: A Doctor in Nanluoguxiang 重生65，南锣鼓巷当医生 (Multiple heroines + a pocket dimension + traditional Chinese medicine, featuring Qin Huairu) While Tong Fei is rescuing Qin Huairu from drowning, he gets a golden finger! With the aid of Dragon God Skill, Tong Fei's medical skills become more and more astonishing! He can treat infertility, itching, stubborn ailments... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Siheyuan: The Immortal Couple's Strange Tales 四合院：仙侣奇踪 My new work is out! Come 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! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Nothing's a Big Deal in the Siheyuan 四合院这都不是事儿 Lin Jiefang, a second-tier kung fu star, dreamed his way back to the capital in 1958 and became an ordinary worker named Lin Jiefang. He also moved into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. Every neighbor in the courtyard was warm and friendly, and spoke so pleasantly. The First Grandpa was conscientious, responsible, and fair. The Second Grandpa, Liu Haizhong, was mild-mannered and humble, with far-reaching vision. The Third Grandpa, Yan Bugui, was charitable and always went out of his way to hel —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Siheyuan: I, Tang Sanzhang, Shall Uphold Compassion 四合院：我唐三丈当以慈悲为怀 When Tang Sanzhang was a child, a fire killed both his parents. The intense heat also destroyed his hair follicles, leaving him with no choice but to keep his head shaved for the rest of his life. As an adult, he took a job as a warehouse keeper at a supermarket to make ends meet. At the 2024 New Year’s Eve gala, he played Tang Monk in a comedy sketch. During a break, a chance encounter sent him into the world of Love in the Courtyard... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Takes on Silly Mao from the Start 四合院：开局傻柱打傻茂 Yan Bugui: “I don’t know! I came out and saw Silly Zhu beating up Silly Mao. I was completely stunned!” Xu Damao: “Grandpa He, I’ll never dare to go against you again as long as I live.” Yi Zhonghai: “I’d been counting on Silly Zhu to look after me in my old age, but I ended up being paraded through the streets.” Granny Deaf: “Good boy, why did you give me something so hard to eat? Ah, my tooth fell out!” Qin Huairu: “If only I’d married Zhu back then.” Bang Geng 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 I Turned the Tables in the Siheyuan by Spreading Rumors 四合院我靠造谣逆袭 He Fei transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1959 and becomes He Yuzhu, the character from the original story. His father is greedy for money, and his sister is a total freeloader. No matter: from the start, he gets a sign-in rumor-spreading System. Successfully spreading a rumor earns him rewards. “Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have successfully bound the rumor-spreading System. Spread rumors to earn even more rewards.” He Fei gets more food and money by sneaking off to steal... ahem, borrow —Reads—Score—14d adds
