Novels like Siheyuan: Stop Acting, the Whole World Is Watching
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- 51 Siheyuan: Becoming Qin Huairu, Best Friends with Lou Xiao'e 四合院:变身秦淮茹,闺蜜娄小娥 [A man transmigrates into a woman + Qin Huairu + slice of life + no hostility] Web novelist Qin Huairu transmigrates into the courtyard as the widow Qin Huairu. Beneath her soft exterior is the soul of a real man. And so... Qin Huairu and Lou Xiao'e become best friends. Yu Li, He Yushui, Teacher Ran... one woman after another wants to be friends with Qin Huairu. At the same time, many residents of the courtyard offer Qin Huairu a friendly hand. Before long, Qin Huairu has become the talk of the 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 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!! 265Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 53 Exploring the Heavens Starting from Siheyuan 从四合院开始畅游诸天 A master of traditional Chinese martial arts dies and activates a medical-and-martial-arts System, transmigrating into the worlds of TV and film. The more popular a production is, the more it stirs the audience’s emotions, and the more points it earns? Li Haoxuan decisively chooses to begin in a courtyard compound... So far, he’s transmigrated to a courtyard compound, Heartbeat 7, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Uncle Nine, Naruto, Dragon Ball, Marvel and DC, and the Primordial World. 109Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 54 Siheyuan: I Refuse to Be Everyone’s Doormat 四合院:我不做大怨种 He Yu transmigrated! And he brought his family’s courtyard house with him! When he opened his eyes again, he had become He Liangzhu, the biggest sucker in the whole courtyard! Luckily, the timing couldn’t have been better! It was the very night He Daqing abandoned his family! He Daqing wanted to leave? Fine! He could go with nothing! Jia Zhangshi stole from my family? Fine! Off to the farm to do labor with you! Granny Deaf was depressed! Yi Zhonghai lost it! Damn! There’s something seriously wro —Reads—Score114d adds
- 55 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
- 56 Siheyuan’s Spatial Plantation: Becoming a Divine Physician 四合院之空间种植园,成就神医 Nicknamed Dog Leftover, with the given name He Yuxuan, he struggles to survive in a crowded courtyard with only his younger brother and sister by his side. As someone who transmigrated, he has the familiar fate of losing his parents, who are sacrificed to the heavens. All that’s left at home are three children, bullied every day by the neighbors on both sides, especially by their aunt. This is the story of how the god of misfortune from his previous life fights back. 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu, Scion and Assassin 四合院:世家杀手何雨柱 He transmigrates into Silly Zhu and gains a sign-in System. Now he sets out to turn the story of the courtyard house on its head. Using all the great things he gets from the System, he strengthens the nation while tormenting the beasts in the courtyard. Tormenting the beasts is easy enough, but making the country strong is another matter. When the winds of change begin to blow, He Yuzhu discovers that behind many events lurk powerful clans and interest groups. Those people are the real mastermin 991Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 58 Zhuzi, Want a Wife? 柱子,你要老婆不要? Food poisoning caused Xu Kai to transmigrate to a parallel world based on Love in the Courtyard, where he became the universally despised Xu Damao. But he didn't let it get him down. He had his own plans. Since he had already transmigrated to this era full of opportunities, he was determined to make Xu Damao's life shine in a whole new way! 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 1960: I Have a Super Mall 1960,我有超级商城 Back in that fiery, passionate era, how could a modern man not make a fortune and thrive? Make money, and make it fast! Chase girls, and chase them hard! With a life on easy mode, he races ahead all the way!! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Reborn in the Siheyuan: I Built an Underground City for the Apocalypse 重生四合院:我打造了末日地下城 Apocalypse + rebirth + period drama + infinite storage space + ruthless decisiveness The world entered an ice age, and 60% of humanity perished! In his previous life, Xu Damao learned what was coming three days in advance and frantically stockpiled supplies. But in the end, He Yuzhu, who had none of his own, and the three courtyard elders robbed him blind, drove him out of the courtyard, and left him to freeze to death in the street. Reborn one month before the apocalypse, Xu Damao awakened a 107Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Myriad Worlds: From the Start, I Made He Daqing Remarry 诸天:开局四合院让何大清再娶 [Siheyuan] + [System] + [Dungeons] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Period] + [Mastermind] + [Myriad Worlds] Chen Wei was reborn around 1950. After finally establishing his household registration by claiming he was searching for relatives, he was assigned to work as an apprentice at Fengzeyuan thanks to the little cooking experience he had gained in his previous life. There, he met He Daqing and realized he was in the world of The Birds of the Siheyuan. He discovered he had brought along a Wish-Granting 150Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 62 Siheyuan: Reclaiming the Wilderness of Beidahuang 四合院:来到北大荒开荒 Wang Jiancheng arrived at the Siheyuan, never expecting to be assigned to head to the Great Northern Wilderness to open up new land. Yet before he left, rumors and commotion about him had already spread throughout the entire courtyard. Though he wasn’t there in person, stories about him were being told everywhere. But he never imagined that the turning point in his fate would come in Jichun, where Zheng Juan was keeping a low profile and avoiding the tide of the era’s “relocation to the countrys 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 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
- 64 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
- 65 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
- 66 Siheyuan: Cast Off Morality and Enjoy a Life of Freedom 四合院:摒道德素质,享恣意人生 Before transmigrating, Li Weiguo was an ordinary working stiff. He came from a small village, had an average family, did poorly in school, was bad at video games, had no special talents, wasn’t handsome, and was a bit socially anxious. When he tried to be a good person, he ended up being a pushover; when he tried to be bad, he never went all the way. He couldn’t hold on to the people he liked, and no one had ever firmly chosen him. He’d lost out in education, family background, and looks, and al 403Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 67 Siheyuan: This Silly Zhu Is a Brute 四合院:这个傻柱是莽夫 I transmigrated into He Yuzhu's body. Watch me take on the whole bunch of troublemakers and climb the ranks one step at a time... 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 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 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Transmigrating Into the Siheyuan as Jia Dongxu’s Younger Brother 四合院穿越成贾东旭的弟弟 Li Chen transmigrates and becomes Jia Dongxu's younger brother, Jia Bujv. From then on, he begins living a happy, carefree life in the courtyard. A slice-of-life story, without all the petty scheming and hostility. 454Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Cai Xukun in the Siheyuan 四合院里的菜须鲲 Hunting, eating crocodiles, wild boars, crayfish, porcupines, river mussels, crabs, locusts, sparrows, mice, and all sorts of other things. Deaf Granny raised her cane and smashed your window. Yi Zhonghai: “What? That's so good! You can support me in my old age, then.” Jia Zhangshi: “Old Jia, come quick and take Cai Xukun away!” 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Siheyuan: My Clones Can Transmigrate 四合院:我的分身会穿越 Zhang Xinghe, the protagonist, lives at No. 96 South Copper Gong Lane from the start, in the infamous “Beasts-Fill-the-Courtyard.” Luckily, he was transmigrated into this world before birth, bringing along the special ability from his previous life. The transmigration between worlds also brought about a few beneficial mutations... [The main world is the courtyard. Later on, he will go to the Hong Kong TV-and-film universe.] 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 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
- 73 Siheyuan: If He Yuzhu Isn't Fierce, Is He Even Young? 四合院何雨柱不气盛还是年轻人吗 He Yuzhu was driven out of his home by Banggeng and his siblings in the bitter winter! In the end, starving and freezing, he was torn apart and devoured by wild dogs scavenging for food! Filled with resentment and unwillingness to accept his fate, he was reborn in 1947. He returned to his own thirteen-year-old self! He was reborn before it had all begun. From then on, he lived only for his family and himself! He saved his mother and stopped his father from throwing himself at a widow! To protect 8Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 74 Siheyuan: From the Start, a Country Boy Marrying into the Capital 四合院:开局乡下人,入赘四九城 [Love in the Courtyard; educated youth sent to the countryside; live-in son-in-law; hunting; farming; Calabash Brothers; one heroine!!!] (Previous book: Courtyard: Watch Me Deal with Qin Huairu, Guaranteed Satisfaction. Sorry, I can’t keep writing it because of content restrictions!) Transmigrated into 1964. A poor peasant from the countryside from the start, he dumps Qin Jingru and marries into the capital, Beijing. He joins the steel mill and stirs up trouble in the courtyard. You’d better not 1.3kReads5.9Score10314d adds
- 75 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 1kReads—Score10314d adds
- 76 In Siheyuan, More Children Mean Greater Blessings 四合院之娃多爹贵 How do you make yourself heard in a siheyuan? Probably by having lots of sons. Then no one dares to pick a fight with you. Li Ronghua got it. He took them all in. From then on, every new member of the family meant one more room and three more mu of land in his pocket dimension. Many years later, Li Ronghua stood at the edge of his land in the pocket dimension and roared at the sky, “There's no way we can eat all this!” He raised chickens and pigs, and life grew better and better. Every now a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: I Am Yi Zhonghai's Nephew 四合院我是易中海侄子 Spring, 1961. After transmigrating to the capital, will Yi Xiaohe, now the nephew of Yi Zhonghai in the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, still leave Yi Zhonghai with no one to care for him in his old age? Will Silly Zhu still freeze to death beneath a bridge, just like in the original story? 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 My Wonderful Life in the Courtyard 我在四合的美好生活 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Fanqie Novels. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 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
- 80 Siheyuan: My Bedroom Opens into 1960 四合院:我的卧室通1960 Song Guangming, an ordinary office worker, was laid off, cheated on by his girlfriend, and went drinking to vent his frustration. By accident, he discovered that he had entered a trial version of Love in the Courtyard. Not only could he live in the courtyard, he could also travel freely between the 1960s and the twenty-first century. He could earn cash rewards based on how long he survived in the courtyard, and collect all kinds of magical items by completing missions. From an apprentice in the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Siheyuan: Tom's Divine Assist Helps Me Win Qin Huairu 四合院:汤姆神助攻,拿下秦淮茹 [Absurd] [Womanizer] [Mild Violence] [Tom and Jerry] Qin Huairu became a mother while still a young girl. Was it a distortion of human nature or a collapse of morality? Tom, bro, I need you to do me a favor. Go to Lop Nur. When you get back, I won't make you do another thing! Who exactly was Jia Dongxu's godfather? Who was the Brother Weiguo that He Yushui was madly infatuated with? Tune in for Shen Weiguo's shameless (strike that) freewheeling legendary life! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Transmigrating Through the Mirror: Starting in the Siheyuan 穿越镜从四合院开局 An unexpected discovery caused Hao Ren's soul to transmigrate into a courtyard house, where he took the place of a resident with the same name. Thus began his legendary life: from an ordinary man, he steadily embarked on the path to the extraordinary. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Siheyuan: The Traditional Chinese Medicine System Rewards Me for Every Patient I Treat 四合院:中医系统,看病就有奖励 [Power fantasy] + [System] + [taming the brutes] + [one heroine] Xiao Yang transmigrates into the world of the courtyard houses and awakens a System. His family’s ancestral Chinese medicine skills now have a progress bar! Treating patients increases his proficiency and earns him System rewards. Before long, more and more people come to Xiao Yang for treatment. A great doctor heals the nation, a good doctor heals people, and a lesser doctor heals illnesses. Healing illnesses is no problem. As 2Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 84 Siheyuan: With the Ring of Power, Crushing Everyone Is a Breeze 四合院:魔戒在手降维打击就是爽 Qian Dayang, an ordinary delivery guy in the capital, wins a magical ring thanks to his kind heart and transmigrates into the story of Love in the Courtyard. From then on, he begins a life with cheat-like advantages, and the women of the courtyard start enjoying the good life right along with him. He spends his days putting the courtyard’s pests in their place, making money, and chatting with beautiful women. When it matters, he shows no mercy. With the magical ring in hand, he can roam freely 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Lost in Siheyuan 误入四合院 After encountering alien technology, he gains the freedom to travel through four vast realms. On his first visit to a courtyard compound, the other residents teach him just how harsh society can be, so he starts fighting back, setting off a string of hilarious, absurd events. It’s fun and funny, and since the courtyard-compound world is an X-rated world, there are also stories about a world war against the Little Gray Men in the real world. 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Reborn in the Siheyuan: Cultivating Immortality from the Cellar 重生四合院之从地窖开始修仙 Courtyard life, cultivation, a pocket space, and farming. Chen Jin is a mighty cultivator in the Deification stage, a 900-year-old virgin who has never married. After dying, he is reborn and starts out in the cellar of a courtyard home. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 I Want for Nothing in the Siheyuan 我在四合院衣食无忧 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 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
- 89 Siheyuan: I Want to Divorce Xu Damao from the Start 四合院:我开局要和许大茂离婚 Lou Xiao'e is reborn, and Silly Zhu treats Xu Damao for infertility? His infertility is cured, but then Xu Damao's mother turns out to be pregnant? The Fatso becomes the cafeteria's head chef and challenges Silly Zhu to an arm-wrestling match? 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 I'm the Old Codger of the Siheyuan 我在四合院里当老六 If you think it’s a power fantasy, then it’s a power fantasy. If you think it’s about the politics and social relationships of the 1960s, then it’s a serious period drama and an expose of officialdom dressed up as a courtyard-house novel. Power-fantasy version: Silly Zhu wouldn’t even ride his bike, but Chen Dingyuan got on and pedaled. Veteran Chen Dingyuan is reassigned to work as head of security at the Hongxing Steelworks. On his first day moving into the courtyard, he beats up Silly Zhu and 187Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 91 Siheyuan: The Greedy Neighbors Won’t Get a Thing from Me 四合院:禽兽们想占便宜门都没有 “Courtyard drama + mild hostility + pocket dimension + one heroine + face-slapping + everyday family life + free shopping and hoarding” After watching the finale of the TV series Love in the Courtyard, He Yu discovers that he has gained an infinite pocket dimension. Inside are not only rich black soil, but also a huge warehouse where everything stays fresh. Whatever condition something is put in, it remains exactly the same when taken out. At first, He Yu thinks the apocalypse is coming. To secu 612Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 92 I Picked a Fight with the Siheyuan 和四合院杠上了 I'm just writing for fun, and only writing about the courtyard. I want to make it a bit more detailed, though I'm not sure my writing skills are up to it. I'll write, read, and learn as I go. After all, this is just something I'm doing for fun to pass the time. The story is set in that era, but for convenience, I'll change some of its historical details. For example, ration coupons originally had expiration dates, but they don't here... And so on and so forth. 78Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 93 The Upright Gentleman of the Siheyuan: Xu Damao 四合院正人君子之许大茂 Scumbag: Xu Damao. Simp: Silly Zhu (He Yuzhu). White lotus: Qin Huairu. Hypocrite: Yi Zhonghai. Necromancer: Jia Zhangshi. Officialdom fanatic: Liu Haizhong. Scheming director: Yan Bugui. Old-timer who pulls rank… Deaf Granny… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Siheyuan: A Mountain Runner with a Gun on Jia Dongxu from the Start 四合院:跑山人,开局枪指贾东旭 [Mountain hunter + tough and quiet + a bit hot-tempered when he gets involved] Jiang Yu transmigrates to the 1995 courtyard and becomes a mountain hunter. He has a younger sister at home, with no parents and no elders to help them. Things get off to a terrible start for Jiang Yu, who recently caught a chill. Just then, Jia Zhangshi tells Jia Dongxu to steal the game from Jiang Yu’s home. And just as Jia Dongxu is about to get his hands on it, Jiang Yu’s younger sister, Jiang Ling, steps in 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Transmigrated to a Siheyuan in 1957: How Will You Respond? 穿越57年四合院阁下该如何应对 [Period drama + farming] [Siheyuan] [System] [Portable space] [Multiple heroines] [Transmigration to another world] Gu Yu transmigrates, bringing a System with him. See how he thrives and finds happiness in the Siheyuan of 1957. 1Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 96 Transmigrated into the Siheyuan! What Do I Do Without a System? 魂穿四合院!没有系统怎么办? Starting in the Siheyuan and moving on to Hong Kong, he rises all the way to become the richest man… 854Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Siheyuan: I Have Mastered Mechanical Skills 四合院:我精通有机械技能 When I opened my eyes, I discovered that I had transmigrated into the world of the TV drama Love in the Courtyard and become one of the residents of the courtyard. Even more astonishingly, I had also gained a younger sister who shared neither of my parents. This sudden change left me both excited and nervous. From the start, the Jia family set their sights on my ancestral home. I had only one answer to their greed: “Get lost!” I knew that in this complicated world, I could only survive by firmly 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Siheyuan: One Dish from the Start, Astonishing Lou Bancheng 四合院:开局一道菜,震惊娄半城 Lou Bancheng visits the steel mill. A transmigrator from a later generation immediately spots a young woman by Lou Zhenhua’s side. It’s clearly Lou Xiao'e. So he volunteers and wins her over with a single dish. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 I'm an Elite Security Officer, and Bang Geng Is Panicking! 我,保卫科精英,棒梗慌了! He was a law enforcement officer, but an accident transmigrates him into the courtyard, where he becomes a member of the security department. After binding to a System, he earns his superiors' favor, his career takes off, and he handles cases with decisive efficiency. Bang Geng is panicking! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Siheyuan: The Misfortune System Awakens, and the Beasts Panic 四合院:霉运系统觉醒,禽兽慌了 When Su Jianhua wakes up, he discovers that he has transmigrated into the world of the TV series Love in the Courtyard. Worse still, he finds himself in an incredibly dire situation: cursed with misfortune and orphaned, with nothing going his way. The Misfortune System Awakens Just as Su Jianhua is nearly overcome with despair, a mysterious power called the Misfortune System awakens within him. The System grants him a unique “aura of misfortune” that causes anyone who wishes him harm to suffer b 24Reads—Score—14d adds

















































