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- 101 Wandering the World, Starting from the Siheyuan 从四合院开始流浪 A new story is here! You’re welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 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
- 103 Siheyuan: I Turned Myself In After Buying Without Limit 四合院：无限购买的我上交自己 Also known as: “I Turned a Soulless System into a Cracked Version” He transmigrates to a courtyard home in 1958, a year before the three years of disaster. After obtaining an exchange System and seeing the items available, he decides at midnight to turn himself in, leading the nation on the road to prosperity. 1Reads5.3Score114d adds
- 104 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
- 105 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
- 106 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
- 107 Siheyuan: A War God's Soul Transmigrates, Bringing Heaven-Defying Medical Skills from the Start 四合院：战神魂穿，开局医术逆天 [Ancient-to-modern, period setting, medicine and martial arts, spies] After leading troops for sixteen years in his previous life, the God of War was ambushed upon returning to court. A thousand years later… In 1947, He Yuzhu awakens the bloodline of his past life and joins the Communist Party, killing collaborators and catching spies. The nightmare begins for the reactionary forces… “Team Leader, I can’t watch this anymore. The enemy… the enemy is so pitiful!” “Team Leader, I object to Comr 249Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 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. 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 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 134Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 110 More Children, More Blessings: Starting in the Siheyuan 多子多福，从四合院开始 Wang Dali was at home watching the recently popular Love in the Courtyard. After making a few complaints, he was transmigrated into the courtyard by the System. Using the System, Wang Dali begins a journey through the worlds of various TV shows, with more series to come later. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Siheyuan: A Happy Life 四合院之：幸福生活 This story follows Lin Yu, a young man from the modern era who, after a traffic accident, is reborn into life in the Courtyard! See how Lin Yu relies on the System to match wits with and fight against the hypocrite Yi Zhonghai, the summoning mage Jia Zhangshi, the official-obsessed Liu Haizhong, the stingy “Yan the Miser,” and the other beasts of this courtyard! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Siheyuan: From the Start, I’m a Level Seven Engineer! 四合院：开局七级工程师！ He transmigrates into the descendant of a family of loyal patriots in a Beijing courtyard compound. In 196, he dreams of contributing to the country's development, but reality forces him to apply for early graduation at the last moment, armed with the credentials of a senior engineer. However, first he must stand up to the compound's pack of bullies. And so he begins a Cao Cao-style life, outsmarting and outmaneuvering the villains while helping build the nation. He marries his childhood sweeth —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 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—Score—14d adds
- 114 Siheyuan: The Jia Family Wants to Take My House? I'll Make Sure Their Line Dies Out 四合院：贾家抢房？我让他家绝户 Zhang Jianhua woke up to find that he had transmigrated into the world of the courtyard house. Back from the army from the start, he had barely arrived home when he saw Jia Zhangshi and Yi Zhonghai not only bullying his family, but also threatening to seize their house! Well, would you look at that! He’d only just arrived in the courtyard, and they were already pulling this stunt! Fine! If you lot are worse than beasts, don’t blame me for being ruthless! 6.8kReads5.5Score14214d adds
- 115 Siheyuan: Starting Out as a Nobody 四合院：我从一个边缘人物开始 (Plot + Daily Life + Striving) Xu Qi'an: “Damn it, old Heaven! What have I ever done to you? Why did you dump me in the 1950s...” Xu Qi'an had a high education, a high salary, and never wanted for food or clothing. Then suddenly, he returned to the 1950s and transmigrated into the body of a child just seven years old, 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Reborn: Isn’t This a Piece of Cake? 重生：这不有手就行吗？ “Xiao Liu, you can even cook dishes for a state banquet?” “Director, isn’t it something anyone with hands can do?” Liu Yushu replied casually. “Comrade Yushu, aren’t you a cook? How come you can also do fitter’s and welding work? And you’re as good as an eighth-grade worker.” Liu Yushu waved a hand. “Factory Director, isn’t it something anyone with hands can do? There’s no job in this factory I can’t handle. And if there is, just let me take one look, and I’ll know how to do it the next second!” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 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
- 118 I Just Transmigrated, and Yi Zhonghai Is Already Trying to Knock Me Dead 刚穿越，易中海就要一闷棍敲死我 [4,000–6,000 words per chapter] + [Strictly Siheyuan] + [No crossovers or messy mashups] + [System] + [Storage space] + [One female lead] + [The scoundrels won’t get so much as a single advantage, and will have to pay it all back] + [Help family and relatives get rich] Lin Daqiang transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Before him, a young man from the countryside had come to the courtyard to seek out relatives, only to discover that the Jia family had seized all the property belo 78Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 119 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
- 120 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
- 121 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 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 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
- 123 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 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Siheyuan: Livestreaming Qin Huairu Kneeling to Beg Me to Marry Her 四合院：直播秦淮茹跪下求我成婚 [Wish-Fulfillment + No-Brainer] Reborn in the world of Love in the Courtyard, he pursues Qin Huairu, who looks down on Wang Fang for being a country boy. He activates a livestream System, then binds himself to a Choose Your Life System, with the livestream viewers choosing the options. But Wang Fang ignores them and tricks them into sending him a bunch of gifts. He goes with his biological parents to the capital, takes the first steps toward the pinnacle of his life, and Qin Huairu comes to the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated as Silly Zhu, and My Scumbag Father Fled from the Start 四合院：穿越傻柱，开局渣父跑路 He transmigrated and became the young He Yuzhu. “Zhuzi!” “Dad? What is it?” “I want to transfer our house into your name.” “What? Why do you suddenly want to transfer it to me?” “Dad… Dad has let you and your sister down. I want to leave here and go away with the widow Bai.” “What? You’re abandoning us?” “Zhuzi, don’t blame me. I have no choice.” “Fine! So you’d already planned this! You bastard!” “Zhuzi, don’t talk to your father like that. I don’t want this either, but I really love her.” “Wha —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Siheyuan: Heaven-Defying Comprehension, Shocking the Entire Courtyard 四合院：悟性逆天，全院破防 Li Weiguo transmigrates to a courtyard-house world in 1952. He gains the heaven-defying comprehension skill and a spatial System. He can master every skill and profession: at a glance, he grasps the basics, and once he gets started, he can put everything together with ease! When Li Weiguo realizes he’s ended up in the world of the courtyard houses... His predecessor was born dull-witted and had lost both parents. The courtyard’s assorted beasts had swindled him out of food, drink, and money. The 1.1kReads5.2Score10114d adds
- 127 Siheyuan: My Struggle 四合院之我的奋斗 After waking up, Hu Qingbiao found himself transmigrated from 2024 into the world of the TV drama about the courtyard house. His arrival seemed to change the whole story. In this life, I’m going to live it to the fullest. 883Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 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... 123Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 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
- 130 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
- 131 Siheyuan: From the Start, Scaring Yi Zhonghai So Bad He Pees Himself 四合院之：开局吓尿易中海 2.3kReads6.8Score10614d adds
- 132 Period: Living Well in the Siheyuan 年代：四合院之好好生活 [Transmigration, period setting, System, survival] Li Shengli was an ordinary construction worker in the 21st century. After a traffic accident, he fell asleep and woke up in the early 1960s. After being demobilized and reassigned, he took a job as deputy head of security at the Red Star Steel Mill. Wait, isn't this the courtyard drama I used to follow, Full Courtyard of Fowl? He Yuzhu, Qin Huairu, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, Old Mrs. Deaf, and all the rest... Li Shengli doesn't care a 525Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 133 Siheyuan: A Happy Life Begins When I Move to the City 四合院：从进城开启幸福生活 “No matter how well others say I’m doing, I still feel I haven’t quite reached the ideal perfection I’m aiming for.” His father’s gaze softened. He slowly walked over to Kegu Jia and gently patted him on the back, 1.5kReads5.3Score—14d adds
- 134 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
- 135 Siheyuan: One Hand Shrouds the Heavens 四合院：一手遮天 Luo Xiaoqing transmigrated to a courtyard house in 1952, becoming a lonely boy who had tragically been separated from his parents during the war and eventually ended up living on the streets. Luckily, an ordinary family living in the courtyard found and adopted him. He became their son, and they arranged his engagement to Qin Huairu. But unexpectedly, Yi Zhonghai got in the way, inciting Jia Dongxu to steal Qin Huairu from him. He then joined forces with the neighbors to ostracize Luo Xiaoqing —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 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
- 137 Siheyuan: Win Over the Heroine to Unlock the Divine Doctor System 四合院：攻略女主开启神医系统 After getting drunk, he transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan. He transmigrated into the body of Zhang Ping'an, an ordinary resident who lived in the rear courtyard. His father was a barefoot doctor, and his mother was an ordinary housewife. Because Zhang's mother had heart disease, they had never planned to have children. Wanting to leave an heir for the Zhang family, she secretly tampered with her birth control and gave birth to Zhang Ping'an late in life. She died from her heart condit 1.2kReads6.5Score10914d adds
- 138 Silly Zhu Is About to Turn the Siheyuan Upside Down 四合院傻柱要闹翻天 I transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. I brought along a little farm. I grow crops, raise chickens, raise fish, and provide for myself. Qin Huairu thinks she can manipulate me? Not a chance. Yi Zhonghai wants to guilt-trip me? Keep dreaming. I’m Silly Zhu, and I’m going to turn this place upside down. 27Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 139 Siheyuan: Temptation in the Mountains 四合院之大山里的诱惑 [Rebirth + Siheyuan + Pocket Dimension + Farming] Special forces soldier Lin Ze is reborn in 1960. His father works at a steel mill. The family barely has enough food or clothing, but fortunately, although the mountains near his grandfather's home are dangerous, they are rich in resources. 167Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 140 Siheyuan: Marrying Yu Li to Build a Better Life, Not Be Anyone's Blood Bag 四合院：娶于莉奔小康，不做血包 Take on Yi Zhonghai’s moral posturing, tear into the “white lotus,” punch Jia Zhangshi, and kick the ungrateful wretches. Join hands with the lovely Yu Li, keep up with the times, refuse to be anyone’s meal ticket, and don’t support anyone in their old age. Focus on building a prosperous life. 968Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 141 Siheyuan: I Keep a Low Profile and Grow Stronger, Leaving the Neighbors in an Uproar 四合院：我猥琐发育，众禽炸锅了 A modern man transmigrates into the era of Love in the Courtyard. Bang Geng will face trial, and Qin Huairu, the scheming green tea, will reap what she sows. Jia Zhangshi can only suffer in silence, while Xu Damao is barely fit to be a lackey. Silly Zhu will remain an old bachelor, after all, you can't talk someone out of a fate they've chosen. The three elders of the courtyard will ultimately pay for their actions, while Granny Deaf must be allowed to enjoy her twilight years in peace. After de —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Siheyuan: The Bane of Evil 四合院之罪恶克星 "Siheyuan" + "Under the Zhengyang Gate" + "Northbound" A thunderous boom rings through the sky, and six-year-old Zhou Wu makes a dazzling entrance. You lot in the siheyuan, back up, back up, back up! Born into that tough era, Zhou Wu had planned to use his foresight to become a wealthy man in the capital. But after a move, he unexpectedly ends up in the “Beasts Fill the Siheyuan,” a place where every resident is a villain. Then the awakening of the Crime-Busting System gives him another path in 5.5kReads5.6Score16414d adds
- 143 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Refuses to Be Used for His Money 四合院，不被吸血的傻柱 He Yuzhu, who had frozen to death miserably beneath a bridge, was reborn. He returned to the very beginning of the story. What? Banggeng is stealing again? Let’s see how I deal with you this time. Yi Zhonghai, you think you deserve to have me support you in your old age? Get lost and stay out of my way. After the miserable experiences of his previous life, Shazhu finally came to his senses. This time around, he refused to let the people in the Siheyuan guilt-trip him into doing what they wanted. 278Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 144 Siheyuan: How Should I Live? 四合院：我应该怎么活 {Multiple Heroines Transmigration Gaming Through Life Pocket Dimension Farming Ignoring the Original Plot Starts in the 1950s} After Chu Yuan transmigrates into the world of Siheyuan, he enjoys life in an era where multiple TV and film settings merge, meeting beautiful heroines from various stories and embarking on a happy life. He lives carefree as an ordinary person in an era when people struggled to get enough to eat. He observes the ways of human relationships from a higher vantage point. 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Siheyuan: Ending Violence with Violence 四合院之以杀止戈 Those who mind Lou Xiao'e being the female lead should stay away. This book is full of killing, and everyone who crosses the protagonist ends up “dead.” The protagonist was once a “coward.” After discovering that the son he raised wasn’t his in a car accident, he killed his wife and son and was shot dead by the police. A space belonging to a pre-Qin qi practitioner, contained in a jade pendant, took him to Love in the Courtyard. See how this “ruthless killer” establishes himself in the 1960s and 539Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 146 Siheyuan: Reborn, Xu Damao's Brother Is Taking Off 四合院：重生许大茂兄弟我起飞了 Reborn as Xu Damao’s younger brother, Xu Dasheng, he takes revenge on Silly Zhu from the start, then steals away his sister-in-law-to-be, Lou Xiao'e, and rises to the top of the world. As for Silly Zhu, let the widow drain him dry. It serves him right if no one claims his body after he dies! He has a pocket dimension but no System. 3.8kReads7.5Score15914d adds
- 147 Siheyuan: Back to 1952, I Finally See Clearly 四合院：回到52，我人间清醒 Wang Weiguo stood on the street, bewildered as he watched people come and go, his mind full of questions. He had been a modern man, so why had he suddenly transmigrated to the unfamiliar year of 1952? Just then, a mysterious voice rang out in his mind: “Congratulations, Host! You have successfully bound to the System!” Wang Weiguo jumped in surprise, but quickly composed himself. As the System’s notifications continued, he learned that he had gained a System space and activated a System called “ 108Reads5.3Score10514d adds
- 148 Reborn in Siheyuan: From the Start, They Make Me Hand Over the Household Money 重生四合院，开局让我交家用 Yan An arrived in the courtyard from the start, reborn as Yan Jiefang. Bound to the [Strongest Emotion Points System], "Yan Bugui, stop yapping at me!" "Plain rice and broth, without even a bite of pickles. You think I want to eat this?" [Yan Bugui's anger: +1000] [Yan Jiefang's shock: +300] [Yan Jikuang's shock: +666] He unexpectedly rescued Mrs. Lou and befriended Liu Bancheng. He landed a job at the steel mill without a hitch. [Ding-dong!! Congratulations, Host, you've received 5 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Siheyuan: A Culinary Journey Begins 四合院：厨艺启程 In 1961, at the cafeteria of the Red Star Steelworks. Scenes reflecting the times play out, in a courtyard house? He Yuzhu, who has transmigrated… What's this? Poultry? Then let the curtain rise! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 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
