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- 151 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
- 152 Siheyuan: Medicine and the Way Share the Same Roots 四合院：医道本同源 [Comedy + traditional Chinese medicine + military service to boost one's credentials + low hostility + plot-driven] Fang Mingyan is reborn in 1950 as Silly Zhu's sworn brother, but his System is useless from the start: he has no home, no job, and only a mighty arm! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Call the Police and Become the Whole Courtyard’s Enemy 四合院：开局报警，全院公敌 What the heck? Did I drink so much I ended up in the hospital? Oh, I see. I've transmigrated! Well, that's all right, then! People transmigrate every year, and this year it's my turn. That's great!! 264Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 154 Siheyuan: I'm Going to Reform These Twisted People 四合院：我要改造扭曲的众人 A transmigration by a veteran bookworm, bringing along a little world formed from every novel he has read over the years. He vows to transform the courtyard and create a true Love in the Courtyard. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Siheyuan: Back to 1961 to Collect Scrap 四合院：重回61收废品 Ye Chuan accidentally transmigrated to a Beijing courtyard house in 1961 and became a scrap collector. “Director, I collected a whole seven tons of broken glass!” “Director, I’ve collected another five tons of waste paper and old books!” “Director, this time there’s so much I needed three big Liberation trucks to haul it all!” After awakening his System, he finds overlooked antiques and works the black market... With meat and wine at every meal, the courtyard house’s unruly residents put in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Siheyuan: With a Divine Transfer System, I Make the Bullies Suffer 四合院：神级转移系统，虐死禽兽 After transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard, Ma Hua becomes Silly Zhu's apprentice and gets two rooms in the courtyard. As soon as he transmigrates, Silly Zhu shows up with Jia Zhangshi and orders Ma Hua to give one of his two rooms to the Jia family. Ma Hua kicks Silly Zhu to the ground and slaps Jia Zhangshi so hard she scrambles around looking for her teeth. Just then, the Divine Transfer System comes online. Ma Hua uses the Divine Transfer System to transfer his hemorrhoids onto Jia Zhan 3Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 157 Siheyuan: The Perfect Filial Son Digs Up His Ancestors' Graves from the Start! 四合院，满级孝子，开局挖祖坟！ [Siheyuan courtyard, transmigration, urban life, farming, Negative Emotions System, relatively mild in its nastiness.] Jia Geng has transmigrated into the body of Bang Geng, a boy from a Siheyuan courtyard. Looking at this whole family, Jia Geng decides that things have to change. Before long, he's come up with several plans! A training plan for Xiao Dang and Huai Hua. A reform and development plan for Qin Huairu. A persuasion and education plan for Jia Zhangshi, along with a retirement plan for —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Siheyuan: Between Two Worlds, I'm a Purchasing Agent! 四合院：两界穿越，我是采购员！ The orphan Chen Qi accidentally transmigrates into the world of the courtyard houses, becoming Jia Dongchen, who has parents and two older brothers. With his family's help, he gets a job as a procurement officer and moves into the infamous courtyard at Tongluogu Alley. Of course, his Jia family has absolutely nothing to do with Jia Dongxu's family. After transmigrating, Jia Dongchen discovers that at night he can travel back and forth to a modern small city, buying and selling supplies along the 309Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Siheyuan: Transmigrating to the 1980s to Build a Fortune 四合院：穿越八零年代发家致富 [Urban Farming]+ [Period]+ [Transmigration]+ [Reborn]+ [Urban]+ [From the Start]+ [Genius]+ [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger]+ [Siheyuan]+ [System]+ [Spatial Dimension]+ [Antique Appraisal]+ [Divine Eye Technique]+ [One Female Lead]+ [1v1] Jia Banggeng, a PhD in finance at Chinese University of Hong Kong, accidentally transmigrates into a parallel world of Love in the Courtyard. He brings sweeping changes to the Jia family, finds love, and leads everyone on the road to prosperity! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Siheyuan: Xu Damao Is Reborn and Never Lets a Grudge Go 四合院许大茂重生之睚眦必报 I believe in making it on my own. I value self-reliance and prefer solving problems with my own abilities rather than asking others for help. If I really can't solve something, I'll find another way. Paying to make trouble go away is nothing to be ashamed of! Please note: this is a pure period novel, with no System, no golden finger, no special abilities, and no cheats! So many rebirth and transmigration stories these days follow the same formula: the characters are lazy and don't like to think, 47Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 161 Siheyuan: The System Forces Me to Be the Villain 四合院之系统逼我当坏人 After transmigrating into the body of Yi Zhonghai, the moral paragon, he finds himself childless and fretting about who will care for him in his old age. It’s a miserable, exhausting situation. Fortunately, transmigrators get a standard perk: a strategy System. It not only helps him deal with his hidden ailment, but also makes him the true number-one elder of the courtyard. 203Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 Siheyuan: A Treasure Chest System from the Start 四合院：开局拥有一个宝箱系统 Zhou Luo transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. In his previous life, he was engaged to Qin Huairu. After she broke off the engagement, he took over his uncle’s job and moved into the courtyard house. The Jia family despises him and wants to drive him out. Silly Zhu, the ultimate simp, takes a dislike to him and gives him trouble at every turn. Just as he tries to get away, Yi Zhonghai, the courtyard’s moral authority, comes looking for him too. Then one day, his predecessor catc 409Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 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
- 164 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... 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Siheyuan: Genetic Modification, Straight to the Top 四合院：基因改造，直接起飞 Ye Shunchuan transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. His family has nothing, and their average income is a miserable 0.68. By chance, Ye Shunchuan activates an appraisal System. [Congratulations, Master! You have received a beginner's gift!] [Congratulations, Master! You have received 150 yuan, a beginner appraisal skill, and an improved potion!] Ye Shunchuan is overjoyed. His story in the Siheyuan is about to begin... 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Siheyuan: Who Starts Without a Wife? 四合院：谁开局后还没有个媳妇 Someone who had never known love or care came to the world of film and television after an accident, where everyone grew to like him... The synopsis doesn’t do it justice. Please head to the main story and see for yourself. 124Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Siheyuan: A Life Without Want 四合院之衣食无忧 This is a lighthearted story with little hostility, focused on everyday life while keeping the characters true to themselves. There are no fights, just neighborhood squabbles. If that’s not for you, turn right and search for stories full of hostility. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 New to Siheyuan 初来乍到四合院 The moment I transmigrated, I felt as if a colossal wave had swept me away, and endless fear and confusion surged within me. Everything around me became strange and uncanny. The familiar scent of wine, laughter, and clamor vanished in an instant, replaced by an indescribable silence. My heart pounded violently, as if it might leap right out of my chest. My mind was a complete mess, and I couldn't think. All I could do was let this sudden upheaval batter my nerves. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Siheyuan: A Notorious Bandit Moves In, Everybody Clear Out 四合院：悍匪入住，通通闪开 [Warning: This book is full of hostility. Don’t read if that’s not your thing!] There is no synopsis. This book is about a patriotic young man who swears like a sailor and has absolutely no moral limits, a consummate self-serving opportunist. That’s it! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Reborn: I’m a Carpenter in the Siheyuan 重生：我在四合院当木匠 After transmigrating to a courtyard house in Nanluoguxiang in 1955, he was fortunate enough to apprentice himself to Master Niu, a master carpenter. He learned traditional woodworking and made it the foundation of his livelihood, leaving his own mark in those tumultuous, revolutionary years. 729Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 171 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—14d adds
- 172 Siheyuan: You Dare Mess with Me? Die, Die, Die, Die, Die, Die, Die 四合院：敢惹我？死死死死死死死 Transmigrating into the world of the Beast-Filled Siheyuan. Shen Zhong awakens a god-tier Fishing System from the start. His very first catch yields 100 Obedience Talismans! From then on, the wheels of fate begin to turn, and the beasts’ road to ruin unfolds... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 I Reincarnated as Qin Huairu's Younger Brother, So What If I'm a Big Shot? 穿成秦淮茹亲弟弟，我就拽怎么了 After waking up, Qin Yuan discovers that he has transmigrated into the body of Qin Huairu’s younger brother. It is 1961, and the three years of drought have just ended. Fresh out of school, he sets off for the capital in search of a future. When Yi Zhonghai learns that Qin Yuan is Qin Huairu’s younger brother, he immediately offers him resources. Sha Zhu knows that if he wants to win over the woman of his dreams, he needs to win over her younger brother first. Jia Dongxu is dead? Jia Zhangshi ge 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Xu Damao Takes Over the Siheyuan 许大茂玩转四合院 233Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 175 Siheyuan: My Surname Is Wang, and I'm Sixth in the Family 四合院：我姓王，排行老六 7Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 176 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—14d adds
- 177 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
- 178 The Siheyuan Saga: A New Era 四合院风云之大时代 Focused on making money, fixing the courtyard's troublemakers, and putting the hypocrites in their place. A complete assault on conventional values. Li Wenqiang, a well-fed rich kid, has his soul transported into the courtyard compound. He brings his villa with him, only to become an orphan who collects junk in the neighborhood. He has a planting space with him, and the villa's water and electricity still work normally. He can even get online whenever he wants. Now watch as he makes waves of his 11Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 179 Siheyuan: Bound to a Livestock-Raising System from the Start 四合院：开局绑定养殖系统 When Zhang Can wakes up, he finds he has transmigrated into the world of Full of Birds in the Courtyard. Luckily, he gets a super-breeding System. From then on, while all the other birds in the courtyard go hungry, his family feasts on delicacies and piles of meat every day. It makes everyone else green with envy. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Siheyuan: I Turn Gao Qiqiang into a Big Shot 四合院：我把高启强培养成了大佬 After accidentally transmigrating into the beast-filled Siheyuan, Yang Wei opened his eyes to discover that the Yi Zhonghai family had seized the property that should have been his. Worse still, women from every quarter were scheming to drive him out of the courtyard. Faced with one problem after another, Yang Wei stayed calm and handled everything with composure. Then a young fishmonger moved into the Siheyuan, and little by little, everything began to change. “The bigger the waves, the more ex —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 You Kicked Me Out Back Then, Now You Cry When I Refuse to Reunite 当初赶我出家门，拒绝认亲你哭啥 [Updated promptly at 11:30 every day, with at least two chapters daily] [Courtyard setting + no System + no saintly protagonist] Other people transmigrate as princes or CEOs, but He Yu ends up in a beastly courtyard. And he transmigrates into He Yuzhu, the sucker everyone leeches off! That would already be miserable enough, but things get even worse: he transmigrates too early, straight into the winter of 1951, taking over the body of little Silly Zhu, who was abandoned by He Daqing. From then o 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Siheyuan: Starting by Threatening Qin Huairu! 四合院：从威胁秦淮茹开始！ [Siheyuan + System + wild imagination + satisfying revenge] After transmigrating into the world of the siheyuan, Lin Chen gets the System from the start. In an era of scarce resources, with the System at his side, he has nothing to worry about! Since he is here, he will put every scoundrel in their place. The deaf old lady keeps targeting him to protect Silly Zhu? He exposes her true nature, ruining her reputation, then drives her out of the siheyuan! The little ingrate Banggeng has sticky finge 552Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Siheyuan: I'm the Smart Zhu 四合院之我是聪明柱 He transmigrates into the era of Love in the Courtyard. Watch as the once-pitiable He Yuzhu cuts his way through every obstacle and leads his younger sister to live a good, happy life in that cannibalistic courtyard. 579Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 184 Siheyuan: After Dealing with Those Vicious Neighbors, I Enlist 四合院：收拾完众禽去参军 Transmigrates into an everyday world, with both parents dead! Brings puppet techniques to a Beijing courtyard! On the very first day, he faces off against “necromancer” Jia Zhangshi! But all she can do is set up an ancestral altar, while I have real skills! From then on, whenever something supernatural happens in the courtyard, I step forward and urge the whole flock of beasts: “Let's be scientific about this. Don't be superstitious!” 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 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
- 186 Siheyuan: It’s All Love 四合院：这都是爱呀 If everyone gives a little love, the world will become a better place. A bald, overworked man from the 21st century, born in 1975, takes the 1960s courtyard by storm, softening the scoundrels with love and filling the world with it! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Siheyuan: A Reborn Emperor Beats the Deaf Old Lady from the Start 四合院，大帝转生开局暴捶聋老太 Emperor Xu Ye was schemed against because of his kind heart and transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard. To train him to be ruthless, the System has him beat up Deaf Granny, castrate Xu Damao, extort Yi Zhonghai, and aid Qin Huairu. He fools everyone in the courtyard, and wherever he goes, he deceives people. Then he returns to another world and becomes an emperor once more… 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Apocalypse System Siheyuan 末世系统四合院 After finishing his mission, Liu Dong is in a safe house watching a period drama when he is chosen by a doomsday survival System. As his soul is pulled from his body, interference from the TV’s electromagnetic waves sends him by accident into the courtyard of a period-drama world. When he arrives, he finds himself held hostage by spies. To save himself, he unexpectedly rescues a kind and beautiful young woman, and activates the Doomsday Survival System. Depending on his level, he can enter the a 194Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 189 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu’s Mouth, A Liar’s Tongue 四合院之傻柱的嘴，骗人的鬼 [Siheyuan courtyard setting + altered plot + System + pocket dimension + humor and comedy + putting the courtyard’s troublemakers in their place + multiple heroines] Transmigrated into a Siheyuan courtyard as Silly Zhu, he awakens the Trouble-Maker System. Watch how Silly Zhu makes the most of his fresh start and takes the courtyard by storm. You bunch of beasts, Master Zhu is here. Get ready to tremble! Want to suck me dry? Get lost. This time, Silly Zhu won’t be anyone’s doormat. In this life, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Siheyuan: From Apprentice to Tech Tycoon 四合院：从学徒工到科技大佬 Chen Jianguo transmigrates to a courtyard house in the 1960s, where he becomes an apprentice struggling to get by with his little sister after losing both parents. From the start, he faces moral blackmail from the Jia family’s bloodsuckers. When his greedy, beastly neighbors scheme against him, he awakens the God-Tier Engineer System and begins his path to turning the tables! With the System in hand, the world is mine! From upgrading bicycles to developing technology far ahead of its time, he le —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Betrayed Me, Then Begged for Forgiveness in Tears 四合院：秦淮茹背叛，哭着求原谅 Chen Ping transmigrates as Jia Dongxu's distant cousin. On his very first day, the Jia family tells Chen Ping to marry Qin Huairu, then reports him for being underage and gets him thrown in prison. The family's plan seems to be going perfectly, but they have badly underestimated Chen Ping. Qin Huairu, who had originally wanted to marry the male lead, suddenly betrays Chen Ping when money catches her eye... Until one day! Chen Xueru: "Qin Huairu, do you regret it?" Qin Jingru: "Sis, thanks for gi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Cheat-Enabled Life 四合院之傻柱的开挂人生 System + Slice of Life + Heartwarming + One Female Lead Wu Hao wakes up one day and discovers that he has transmigrated into that simple, optimistic era when everyone was striving to build a better future. Reborn, he won't take the blame for others, fall victim to schemes, or be held hostage by moral pressure. He'll spend his life happily with the person he loves. 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 193 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
- 194 Siheyuan: I'm Liu Guangtian 四合院，我是刘光天 [Everyday life, choices, one heroine, ruthless, brotherhood] An accident gives Liu Guangtian the memories of two lifetimes. His father’s favoritism leaves him heartbroken, so he walks away from home. Returning to the courtyard as Second Master under a different identity, how will he find his place? In 1958, amid the chaos of the Beastly Courtyard, Liu Guangtian has a golden finger and gradually builds a life everyone envies. He cuts ties with the family and puts his brothers in their place, help 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Torture the Birds, Kill the Birds, Plunder the Birds: I’m the Best in the Siheyuan 虐禽杀禽掠夺禽，四合院里我最行 [Siheyuan] [High Tension] [No Saintly Heroine] [Has a System] [Has a Pocket Dimension] [Takes Everything] [Multiple Film and TV Worlds, Ensemble Cast] Transmigrated back to the 1960s. That’s pretty exciting, except the original owner lives in the infamous Siheyuan crawling with vermin! Fortunately, the System arrives just in time, and it can plunder everything from those beasts! From then on, the Siheyuan enters a dark season of the hunt! Sha Zhu: “My family’s ancestral craft is gone?” Bang 436Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 196 Now That We’re in Siheyuan, Why Bother Being a Good Person? 都来到了四合院还当什么好人 A great fool from his past life somehow ends up in a Siheyuan courtyard. What kind of spectacle unfolds when someone casts aside every last shred of kindness? And when someone even more beastly than the courtyard’s beasts shows up, how will they survive? 773Reads5.6Score10714d adds
- 197 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Was Put on the Retirement List 四合院：开局被列入养老名单 [System + personal space + farming + building a career + moderate aggression] Zhuo Ran hits the jackpot. He wakes up to discover he has transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Yi Zhonghai has even put him on the list of people meant to care for him in his old age. What’s he supposed to do? Obviously, he should agree, live off Yi Zhonghai’s money, and seize Liu Haizhong’s house. He’ll even become the boss of Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, and have them thank him profusely. He’l 1.1kReads—Score10314d adds
- 198 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
- 199 Siheyuan: Li Aiguo’s Happy Life 四合院之李爱国的快乐生活 This novel is centered on the courtyard compound and also blends in some great elements from "Under the Zhengyang Gate" and "Meals Are Ready". All the notable women from these stories will appear. The story isn’t too dark. The male lead is bound to have conflicts with his neighbors, but he won’t go around killing or driving people insane at the drop of a hat. Also, Qin Huairu is definitely part of the harem. Transmigrating into a courtyard novel without taking Qin Huairu would make the whole tri 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 200 Siheyuan: With a Pocket Dimension, I'm Unbeatable 四合院：拥有随身空间的我无敌 Chen Yu'an transmigrated by accident. More astonishingly, he landed in a world full of bestial behavior: a courtyard house, where he moved in with his younger sister right away. Fortunately, Chen Yu'an's Proficiency Sign-In System awakened. By signing in each day, he could earn rewards and steadily improve his proficiency in all kinds of skills. To make sure he wouldn't be schemed against by the beasts in the courtyard, Chen Yu'an set about frantically improving his cooking, medical skills, an —Reads—Score—14d adds
