Novels like The Little Carpenter in the Siheyuan
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- 51 In the Siheyuan, Surprising Qin Huairu Can Pause Time 四合院让秦淮茹吃惊就能时间暂停 Shocking! How did an octogenarian woman get pregnant? Why do clothes keep disappearing from the courtyard? Who could possibly be behind it all? Is this a distortion of human nature, or a collapse of morality? Tune in for Ning Chen's antics. Ning Chen was a street loafer in the 21st century, yet somehow transmigrated into a 1950s obstetrician. Then he discovered that this place was a parallel world of courtyard houses. He also unlocked a time-stop System. Well, don't blame me, Ning Chen, for be 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 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! 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 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—14d adds
- 54 Siheyuan: Li Huaide, Are We Related? 四合院：李怀德咱俩是亲戚？ Go back to the past: 3 yuan. Strength like an ox: 2 yuan. Beautiful women in stockings: 3 yuan. Monthly salary of 10,000: 3 yuan. Pocket dimension: 2 yuan. Civil servant: 2 yuan. Eight options in total, but you only have 10 yuan to spend. What would you buy? 150Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 55 Siheyuan: You Hate My High Salary, So I Quit. Why Are You Crying? 四合院：嫌我工资高，我走你哭啥 [No Saintly Do-Gooder + Scheming + Revenge the Same Day + Won't Let Anyone Walk All Over Him + Well-Rounded] Huo Feng transmigrates to the 1950s, where he and Bai Ling have been childhood friends. When his childhood sweetheart wants to start a factory, Huo Feng doesn't hesitate to put his skills to work. The steelworks thrives, and with nothing left to do, Huo Feng steps back behind the scenes. But the leaders, headed by Bai Ling, fire him outright for “slacking off and shirking his duties.” Bai 232Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai Wrote a Letter to Report Me? I'll Ruin Him! 四合院：易中海写信举报？玩残！ [Siheyuan, System, feel-good, leveling up, putting villains in their place] Yang Guang transmigrates into a Siheyuan and binds himself to an invincible System from the start. Yi Zhonghai can't stand watching me rise higher and higher, so he reports me in a letter? Then don't blame me for teaching you how to behave! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Calls for Help from the Start 四合院，开局秦淮茹求救 (Snatching someone else’s opportunity) (System) (Siheyuan) (Slow burn) Qin Fen was an ordinary young man, until an accident transmigrated him into a siheyuan and activated the “Emotion Harvesting System.” In this system, negative emotions such as jealousy, anger, and sadness became stepping stones on his climb to the top. Whenever emotions flared among the neighbors in the courtyard, Qin Fen could quietly harvest their emotional energy and exchange it for all kinds of extraordinary skills and pr —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: Fighting Over a House? The Entire Factory's Leadership Begged Me to Stay 四合院：抢房？全厂领导求我别走 An Bangguo transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan. He thinks that with his parents' love, his life will go smoothly. But an accident turns him into the orphaned son of martyrs, and the scoundrels seize the Siheyuan house his parents left behind. The sixteen-year-old is driven out of the Siheyuan. Little do those scoundrels know that he will return as an engineer. [Ding! Scoundrel-Reform System activating...] [Welcome back, Host.] [Mission objective: Reform the miscreants in the Siheyuan. S 496Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: I'm Nobody's Doormat 四合院：我又不是大冤种 One day, he transmigrates into Silly Zhu, the fool from Love in the Courtyard, and is completely dazed. Once he gets over the shock, all he can do is accept his new identity. What else can he do? He might as well go all in. If necessary, he'll defy fate and change his destiny. He refuses to accept the original owner's tragic ending. It's either mutual destruction or a life of success and prosperity! 259Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 60 Siheyuan: It All Starts at the Fundraising Assembly 四合院：从捐钱大会开始 Su Xiangyang transmigrates into a courtyard house and awakens a Wool-Harvesting System. Every time he takes advantage of the courtyard's scheming residents, he earns a reward. Just then, a donation drive is held, and the residents pressure him relentlessly. Su Xiangyang says, “You want me to donate? Just watch me fleece the whole lot of you!” He gives a slight smile and knocks on Silly Zhu's door. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 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 104Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Siheyuan: I'm Really Not a Medicine God! 四合院：我真不是药神啊！ In the autumn of 1951, Qin Huairu had yet to marry into the Siheyuan. He Daqing had just run off, and Silly Zhu and Xu Damao were still a couple of half-grown fools. Just as Li Chengan was fretting over how he had transmigrated, the I’m No Savior System activated. Every day, he could draw a random medicinal effect. [Beginner’s bad-luck effect: Misfortune follows you for three days. During that time, you’re guaranteed to experience at least one mishap, such as falling down, losing money, getting —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Siheyuan: I Kill Yi Zhonghai, and the Whole Courtyard Holds a Feast! 四合院：砍了易中海，全院吃席！ [Scheming + decisive and ruthless + one female lead + punishing the villains + cathartic + feast-system genre + supernatural abilities + overlord] Zhang Qiang accidentally transmigrates to a courtyard house and awakens the Feast System from the start. He earns rewards by punishing the villains and holding feasts. From the start, he chops down Yi Zhonghai, and the hypocrite faints on the spot. See how Zhang Qiang takes the courtyard house by storm... 173Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Took Down Silly Zhu and Left the Troublemakers Dumbfounded 四合院：开局搞垮傻柱，禽兽懵了 After transmigrating into a siheyuan, he takes on the courtyard’s beasts and climbs the ranks step by step. He doesn’t hold back in the slightest, especially when it comes to Silly Zhu! His fighting ability is so formidable that none of the beasts in the courtyard dare to cross him! 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Siheyuan: I Marry a Marshal's Daughter, Leaving the Whole Courtyard Speechless 四合院：娶妻元帅之女，全院破防 [One heroine | Sweet romance | Fluff | Healing | Low on angst] Lu Yan transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. His parents are both dead from the start, he nearly gets fleeced out of his inheritance, and Qin Huairu breaks off their engagement when he is still young. He turns around and marries Qiu Yun, his childhood sweetheart, whom everyone sees as a burden, and starts building a quiet life of his own. Unexpectedly, Qiu Yun turns out to be the long-lost younger daughter of Qiu Yua 153Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: I, He Yuzhu, Can Travel Back and Forth 四合院：我，何雨柱可以来回穿梭 An idle young man transmigrates into the role of He Yuzhu in the novel The Birds Are Full in the Courtyard. Unlike the character in the original story, this He Yuzhu has a powerful System. By completing missions, he can not only travel back to the modern era, but also use the differences in supplies between the two eras to get rich with ease. He Yuzhu had only wanted to live a quiet life, but he discovers that some people in the courtyard are always trying to take advantage of him. Faced with th 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 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—14d adds
- 68 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—14d adds
- 69 Siheyuan: Infinite Upgrades and Inventions, Taking Off at Last 四合院：无限改装搞发明，起飞了 [Courtyard, feel-good fiction, System, leveling up, inventions, period] Li Dong transmigrates into the courtyard with Yu Li as his wife from the start. He also gets bound to an invincible System! It is a new era of progress. He is focused on inventing things. Why waste time fighting back and forth with the beasts in the courtyard? His goal is to become the richest man in the country! 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Goes to the Countryside from the Start 四合院：开局何雨柱下乡 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Siheyuan: Mess with Me? I’ll Expose Granny Deaf’s Fake Welfare Status 四合院：惹我？揭穿聋老太假五保 [Courtyard house, feel-good story, power-ups, System, taking down scoundrels] Ye Dong transmigrated into a courtyard compound and bound himself to an Invincible System. He was destined to rise above the rest! Qin Huairu turned on her bloodsucking white-lotus act! I’m not Silly Zhu, and that trick won’t work on me! Jia Zhangshi extorted and insulted people at the drop of a hat. I’ll report you to the security office and send you to prison for life. Then I’ll deal with the Thieving Saint, Banggeng 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 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 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Siheyuan: Unrestrained 四合院：肆意 In a Beijing courtyard house on Nanluoguxiang, Ning Li reclines in a wicker chair beneath a small tree in the back courtyard, eyes half closed. Beside him lies a golden-yellow mongrel dog. [Ding! Today’s sign-in is complete. Reward: 5 Great Unity notes!] Hearing the voice in his mind, Ning Li slowly opens his eyes. That’s right, Ning Li wasn’t originally from this world. He was a transmigrator. Like all transmigrators, he had a golden finger. And his was an incredibly simple sign-in System, comp 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Ti Heng's Second Book 提衡的第2本书 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! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Siheyuan: Life Begins with a Choice 四合院：人生从选择开始 [Siheyuan] + [light System] + [one female lead] In 1962, a young man from rural northern Shaanxi steps into No. 95, Nanluoguxiang, in the capital. Surrounded by all kinds of people in the courtyard, how will Wang Ping’an make his own life shine? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, Stop Being a Simp and Make Her Sweat 四合院：傻柱，不当舔狗，让她急 In the twenty-seventh year of the Republic, Silly Zhu transmigrates to Beiping and binds himself to the “Spatial Analysis System.” He becomes a master chef in minutes and had planned to live a quiet life. But all the parasites in the courtyard are trying to take advantage of him and make him the sucker. Well, that won’t do. If they want to play games, let’s see how Silly Zhu takes over the courtyard. I’ll start by kidnapping you! Qin Shuiru can be a hypocrite all she likes. When she comes by to 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: Starting by Winning Over the Qin Huairu Sisters 四合院：从收服秦淮茹姐妹开始 The protagonist transmigrates back to a courtyard compound. He becomes He Yuzhu. Lou Xiao'e is still married, Qin Huairu is still taking advantage of him, and Qin Jingru is still waiting to be fed. He Yushui isn’t his biological sister, while Yu Li and Teacher Ran each have their own secrets. This is a sure-win deal. 1.7kReads6.0Score10014d adds
- 78 Siheyuan: I Defy Fate and Turn the Tables on the Beasts 四合院：我逆天改命，虐翻禽兽 [Siheyuan, feel-good power fantasy, power-ups, System, tormenting the animals, face-slapping] He transmigrates as He Yuzhu, but he’s no lovesick Silly Zhu, always thinking of supporting Qin Huairu and the Jia family! I, He Yuzhu, will defy fate and change my destiny. I refuse to be anyone’s cash cow! He wins over Lou Xiao’e and sweeps across Hong Kong! 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Treasures Across the Heavens, Starting in the Siheyuan 从四合院开始的诸天藏宝 Ling Yun transmigrates into the courtyard-house world and gains a small world of his own along with a diary of hidden treasures. With no worries about making ends meet, he cuts Qin Huairu off from her original opportunity and settles into a lazy daily routine. Then one day, he joins a chat group, and from then on begins an exciting life traveling through countless worlds. 539Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 80 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—14d adds
- 81 Lou Xiaoe's Dream Courtyard of Beasts 【娄晓娥的梦中禽院】 Lou Xiao'e, a modern beauty, accidentally broke the most inconspicuous jade pendant in an antique shop. Then, just like in countless web novels, she pricked her finger. It started sizzling and bubbling... no, not oil, blood. Damn it, she'd transmigrated. What? It's 1961? Oh, heaven, you're practically my own father! Did you ask my permission before dumping me here? Where did my food delivery guy, online shopping, friend circle, and Wi-Fi all disappear to? After she finished yelling to no avail, 30Reads—Score314d adds
- 82 Siheyuan: What's Wrong with Living Off Several Families? 四合院：我多吃几家软饭怎么了？ He transmigrates to 1975. His mother is a cultivator. He goes to the countryside, attends university, becomes an official, and goes into business. In just a decade or two, Zhu Dafu becomes one of the nation’s Ten Outstanding Figures. Of course, besides Zhu Dafu’s own hard work, he also has a certain young lady to thank for her help. 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Siheyuan: Handing Over the Space Gate to the State 四合院把空间之门上交国家 [P.S. Readers have said the prelude is too long, so feel free to skip ahead from Chapter 40. The core of this novel is science fiction: in 1960, Earth's fundamental physics is locked down, leaving the planet facing an apocalyptic disaster with no way to leave their homeworld. Is this a safeguard for human civilization, or its death sentence?] [Wang Gebi struggles to survive the Resident Evil apocalypse, only to be killed by Godzilla. He is reborn and transmigrates into the body of a young man w 161Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 84 Siheyuan: Secret Agent 四合院：秘密特工 In the Four-Nine City at the end of the Republic of China era, there stands an ordinary yet extraordinary siheyuan, home to a mysterious young man named He Shaobai. Frail by nature, he begins a journey to defy fate after his System activates. From the medical skills of Bian Que, the renowned physician, to the unerring aim of the master archer Yang Youji, then the wisdom of Guiguzi and the valor of Guan Yu, the extraordinary abilities of these ancient Chinese sages come to him one by one, making 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 85 I Transmigrated into Silly Zhu in 1969: From the Start, I Sent Bang Geng to the Great Northern Wilderness 穿越69傻柱：开局送棒梗北大荒 When Li Mu woke up, he found himself in the world of a Beijing courtyard in 1969, transmigrated into the body of 34-year-old He Yuzhu. The Lou family had already fled to Hong Kong more than three years ago! And because of Banggeng, Qin Huairu and he were still sneaking around, nowhere near as entangled as they were in the original story. Now, with Banggeng about to be sent to the countryside, Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai were urging the original He Yuzhu to pull strings and make arrangements for h —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai’s Moral Blackmail from the Start 四合院：开局遭易中海道德绑架 When Yang Feng wakes up, he finds that he has transmigrated to a siheyuan in the 1970s. From the start, he’s hit with Yi Zhonghai’s moral blackmail, Jia Zhangshi’s threats to summon spirits, and Silly Zhu’s physical intimidation, all because he refuses to go to the countryside in Banggeng’s place. At the crucial moment, he binds himself to the heaven-defying comprehension System, gains a spirit realm, and masters the martial art Tongbei Fist. Yang Feng decides he’s done dealing with these “anima 7Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 87 Siheyuan: Who's the Real Beast Here? 四合院到底谁才是禽兽 An ordinary young man from 2024 transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he returns from military service, moves into the Siheyuan, and gets a job at the steel mill. Watch how he takes on the courtyard’s bunch of animals. When there’s nothing going on, he starts trouble. When there is trouble, he makes even more. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Refuses to Support Yi Zhonghai in His Old Age 四合院：傻柱，不为易中海养老 He Yuzhu was unexpectedly reborn as Silly Zhu, the fool of the courtyard. This time, he was determined to change his fate for good. He would no longer be a burden on the Jia family, nor would he spend his later years caring for Yi Zhonghai. Faced with the Jia family's unfairness and Yi Zhonghai's manipulation, He Yuzhu decided to change things through his own efforts. He first used his intelligence and strategy to expose some of Yi Zhonghai's misconduct, damaging his standing in the courtyard an 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Siheyuan: Someone Has Their Eye on My House from the Start 四合院：开局房子就被惦记 Our Xiuer hasn’t even figured out what’s going on from the start before the whole courtyard is about to divide up his house. Is he supposed to put up with that? He immediately awakens the Northwest Hammer King’s Proxy System, frightening the courtyard’s beasts into retreat. Then he breaks Bang Geng’s legs, hammers Silly Zhu, turns Yan Bugui into a machine servant, and makes Jia Dongxu into wetware. For him, death is only the beginning. On the night he transmigrates, he clears out all the old hen 285Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 90 Siheyuan: Jia Dongxu Gets Married, and I Break His Leg 四合院：贾东旭结婚，我打断他腿 Li Weimin transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. After returning from military service, he becomes the head of security at the steel mill. He never expected that on the very first day he returned, his fiancée, Qin Huairu, would decide to marry Jia Dongxu. How could he possibly tolerate that? In that case, he’ll break Jia Dongxu’s legs. 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Life Beginning in 1942 从1942开始的生活 1Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 92 Siheyuan: I'm Only Three, What Is This Comeback System? 四合院：我才三岁逆袭系统什么鬼 Xiao Minglei transmigrates into the world of a period drama, but why is he only three years old from the start? And now the neighborhood office wants to send him to live in a courtyard house? Spare me! Does anyone understand that everyone there is a villain? If I’ve committed a crime, punish me according to the law. There’s no need to go this far! The hypocrite Yi Zhonghai leads the way in refusing to adopt him, and everyone else follows suit! Xiao Minglei is moved to tears! Thank you for not ta 152Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Siheyuan: Back from Hong Kong, My Son Rules the Whole Courtyard 四合院之港岛回来我儿独霸一院 What? I'm He Yuzhu's dad now! My son Silly Zhu has the makings of a great emperor! This is an alternate world, so don't take it as real life. Go easy on me if you want to criticize; I'll delete nasty comments, hahaha. Boohoo, someone started laughing and ended up crying. 123Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Siheyuan! Still the Same Old Siheyuan 四合院！还是那个四合院 “Damn it! How did I transmigrate into Silly Zhu?” He Yuzhu stared blankly at the plastic sheeting overhead... No System, no pocket dimension, and most of his money had been taken by a widow. What was he supposed to do now... The widow wanted to make up, her eyes brimming with tears. I can't resist those tears. What should I do? 550Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 95 Siheyuan: I Returned from the Army and Took the Whole Courtyard by Storm 四合院：退伍归来，我！镇压全院 After ten years in the military, Su Xing woke from his retirement and returned to the capital, only to find that the old city of Beijing had changed beyond recognition. Over the past decade, some of his childhood friends had married, while others had passed away. And the Jia family had taken over Su Xing’s home. His return sent shockwaves through the whole courtyard. Yi Zhonghai: Now that Su Xing is back, Sister-in-law Jia, hurry up and give the house back. There are only five people in your fam —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Siheyuan: I Owe All My Success to My Own Hard Work 四合院之我能成功全靠自己努力 Reporter: “Mr. Li, there are rumors that all your success today comes from living off women. What do you have to say about that?” Years later, when Li Bai was interviewed by a reporter, he replied, “Everything I’ve achieved today comes from my own hard work.” 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Siheyuan: A Twisted System Helps Me Become the Top Dog 四合院，变态度统助我称雄 A food-delivery and errand guy at the bottom of 21st-century society runs up forty-four flights of stairs and drops dead. He transmigrates into Silly Zhu in Love in the Courtyard… In the end, he opens restaurants and a food factory, becoming the richest man of his era. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Siheyuan: The System Wants Me to Be a Doormat? 四合院：系统让我当滥好人？ 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! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Siheyuan: My Brother-in-Law Is the Head of the Public Security Bureau 四合院：我姐夫是治安局局长 Zhang Weidong transmigrates into the world of courtyard houses. His parents were martyrs who gave their lives for the country. His parents' comrades are even more powerful leaders than the big boss! His older sister is the head of the neighborhood office! His brother-in-law is the director of the Beijing Public Security Bureau! And a whole group of uncles and elders, whose names people don't dare say aloud, look after him! With connections like these, he has an incredibly lucky start! Every day 254Reads5.4Score10414d adds
- 100 Speedrunning the Siheyuan, Turning the Whole World Upside Down 速通四合院，浪翻全世界 If the System can provide you with mushroom bombs, why keep them around? Why not turn those Japanese devils into familiar faces? Once the thing raining down from the sky was no longer the Buddha’s Palm, no one dared steal Chinese cultural festivals. At that point, Li Xinmin realized just how wonderful the world was! 524Reads6.9Score—14d adds
