Novels like I'm the Old Codger of the Siheyuan
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- 151 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
- 152 Siheyuan: I Want to Become the Ancestor of All the Beasts 四合院：我要当众禽祖宗 Li Yi suddenly finds himself in the world of the Siheyuan and becomes a man in his seventies. Taking full advantage of his age, he throws his weight around and strikes hard, becoming a patriarchal figure in the courtyard. When he gives an order, no one dares disobey. [There's a bit of hostility early on, but after Li Yi reforms everyone's character through lessons in military discipline, cultural education, and other methods, life in the courtyard settles into a daily routine ୧꒰•̀ᴗ•́꒱୨] 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Siheyuan: From the Start, Scaring Yi Zhonghai So Bad He Pees Himself 四合院之：开局吓尿易中海 2.2kReads6.8Score10614d adds
- 154 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. 3.5kReads7.5Score14314d adds
- 155 1960: Transmigrating to a Siheyuan to Tease the Yard's Beasts 年代1960：穿越四合院逗众禽 [Transmigration]+ [Humor]+ [Siheyuan]+ [System]+ [Scoundrels]+ [Divine Clairvoyance]+ [Scheming]+ [Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger]+ [Farming]+ [Street Loafer]+ [Funny]+ [Adventure]+ [Legend] Zhao Shengli, a street loafer from 2024, accidentally transmigrated to 1960. It was a year of great famine, and the Zhao family was dirt poor. His mother was dead, his father was dim-witted, his elder brother was honest, his younger sister was naive, and the original owner was a taciturn type. Zhao Shengl 572Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 156 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
- 157 Siheyuan: Starting in 1962, I Build Heavy Industry for the Nation 四合院：62开局，大国重工 [Siheyuan + System + Putting the Vermin in Their Place + A Strong Nation Through Science and Technology + Period Piece + One Heroine] This book has a dark, aggressive tone. If you don't like that, don't read it. Li Ping'an accidentally transmigrates back to 1962, arriving in a world full of vermin in a siheyuan courtyard. He also has a childhood friend as lovely as a fairy sister. Just after graduating and returning home, he finds the vermin trying to get their hands on his house. He awakens the 114Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 158 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
- 159 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
- 160 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
- 161 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
- 162 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
- 163 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. 206Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Siheyuan: I Have Five Younger Brothers from the Start 四合院：开局我有5个弟弟 (No saintly do-gooder, mild tormenting of the courtyard beasts, space, System) From the start, he has five younger brothers. A mute System gives him a starter gift, then leaves him with nothing but the tasks it issues. He can earn System rewards by changing the fates that were originally set for all the women in the stories of Love in the Courtyard, Under the Zhengyang Gate, People Are Made of Iron, Food Is Steel. 103Reads6.0Score10614d adds
- 165 Siheyuan: I Crush the Beasts, and They Treat Me Like the Supreme One 四合院：暴虐禽兽，见我当如太上 Just complete the tasks assigned by the System, and you can earn all kinds of supplies, reunion meals, and ration coupons! In this resource-starved 1960s, that makes you a bona fide tycoon! The beasts in the whole courtyard watch, green with envy! When Jia Zhangshi tries to extort you, you beat her up without hesitation! Beasts, when you see me, you should treat me like the Supreme One! When Qin Huairu tries to seduce you, sorry, I'm not interested in bloodsuckers! 7Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 166 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
- 167 Siheyuan: The Unrivaled Family 四合院：绝世家族 329Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 168 Siheyuan: A Wealthy Nation and a Prosperous People 四合院之国富民强 Death is an ending, a release. Living in a state worse than death is the greatest punishment! Charging into battle is a soldier's job. Being the mastermind behind the scenes is far more fun. Get whatever you wish for, tease the courtyard's beasts, and be a happy schemer. 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Siheyuan: The Divine Doctor Rises, Huairu Begs to Get Back Together 四合院：神医崛起，淮茹跪求复合 Han Weimin transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan. His childhood sweetheart, Qin Huairu, chooses to break up with him and marry Jia Dongxu, a city dweller. But Han Weimin awakens the Miracle Doctor System and becomes a renowned physician who protects the capital. From then on, Han Weimin lives in luxury, and his love life flourishes. Meanwhile, Qin Huairu is consumed by deep regret… 6.3kReads6.7Score33914d adds
- 170 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
- 171 Wang Jianjun's Happy Life in Siheyuan 四合院之王建军的幸福人生 New book: The Courtyard: Saving My Mother from the Start. If you're interested, check it out. (No System, no golden finger.) A young man from northern Shaanxi arrives in the capital with his childhood sweetheart from the start. Silly Zhu: “I'm not afraid of anyone in this courtyard, except that kid Wang Jianjun. That guy's a real bastard.” Xu Damao: “Wang Jianjun acts like we're sworn brothers during the day, then sneaks up and clubs me over the head at night. What a piece of work.” Yi Zhonghai: 580Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 172 From Mechanical Engineer to Ruler of the World at the Siheyuan 四合院从机械工程师开始制霸全球 Transmigration into a courtyard compound + System + Industrial superpower. While watching the TV drama, Yang Chen complained that the characters in Love in the Courtyard were far too beastly. Then, by a twist of fate, his soul transmigrated into the show, and he became the least welcome resident in the compound. To make matters worse, he discovers that he has arrived during a year of famine, with barely enough food or clothing. Fortunately, he activates the Divine Return System of the Myriad Wor 387Reads6.4Score10314d adds
- 173 Siheyuan: At Twenty, I Become the First Grandpa! 四合院：二十岁的我成了一大爷！ My new work is now available! You can read it on Fanqie Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 393Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 174 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 542Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 175 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
- 176 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
- 177 Siheyuan: I Steal Qin Huairu Away to a Happy Life 四合院：截胡秦淮茹的幸福生活 Drawing on the memories in his mind, Zhang Xiaofan realized he had arrived at the Red Star Steel Mill in 1951. When the residents of the courtyard tried to seize his house, he firmly refused. He also abandoned his original plan to simply live quietly and stay away from everyone in the courtyard. Instead, he decided to match wits with them. When he heard Jia Dongxu was going on a blind date, Zhang Xiaofan turned his gaze to the fair-skinned beauty Qin Huairu... Years later, Zhang Xiaofan looked a 358Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 178 Siheyuan: Da Mao's Life of Unrestrained Pleasure 四合院之大茂快意人生 By some inexplicable twist of fate, he transmigrates to Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang and becomes Xu Damao, a recent middle-school graduate learning to operate film projectors. With the wisdom of an outstanding young man who knows the next 500 years and the previous 50, Xu Damao doesn’t want to become a laughingstock again. All he wants is a warm home with a wife and children, but unfortunately, he doesn’t have the means for that! 300Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 179 Siheyuan: If I Want to Do It, I'll Do It 四合院之想这么干，就这么干 Urban Farming, Courtyard House, Pocket Dimension, Feel-Good Fiction, No Heroine After transmigrating to the late 1950s, Zhang Bayi sees people struggling with scarce supplies as brimming with spirit and utterly lovable. Everything missing in the 21st century can be found in this era. It’s wonderful! Thank you, great transmigration deity. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Has an Epiphany and Stops Being a Doormat 四合院：顿悟傻柱不当舔狗 (Courtyard life + transmigrating into Silly Zhu + a bit of a ruthless streak) (A slow-paced story. The enlightenment System comes later... Level-nine fitter... level-nine welder... level-nine chef... level-nine pastry chef... and more.) He Yuzhu was warmhearted and helped Qin Huairu's family for free, only to end up dying exposed in the snow. In the end, it was even his sworn enemy, Xu Damao, who collected his body. Ye Fan transmigrates into Silly Zhu's body. This time, he's determined to find a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 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
- 182 Siheyuan: From the Start, the Nine Dragons Hauling a Coffin Appear 四合院：开局惊现九龙拉棺 Shi Fan brings the Sky-Shielding Pearl with him when he transmigrates into a courtyard compound. Without the compound's beasts noticing, he sets out on the path of cultivation. The Sky-Shielding Pearl isn't merely a blessed grotto with a few acres of land. It's an entire fantasy world, filled with countless spirit medicines and cultivation techniques. While the courtyard's beasts are still scheming over a few scallions, Shi Fan has already flown beyond Earth to the far reaches of deep space. 2.3kReads7.0Score12414d adds
- 183 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. 163Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 184 Siheyuan: You Really Think You Can Reason with a Demon? 四合院，你确定和恶魔讲道理？ [Urban farming, period setting, farming, space, System, courtyard house.] Wang Baoyu transmigrates into the life of a resident of a courtyard house! He becomes a devilish trader! He can trade with people who enter the devil's space. But these aren't ordinary transactions involving money. The seven emotions and six desires, official luck, wealth, good fortune, romantic luck, fate, bad luck, good luck, sheer dumb luck, and lifespan! While dealing with all the troublemakers in the courtyard, he als 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 185 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. 956Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 186 Siheyuan: Golden Scissors from the Start, Bang Geng Sent to Meet the King of Hell 四合院：开局金蛟剪，棒梗见阎王 [Multiple heroines + farming space + low hostility + Investiture of the Gods treasures] Career-focused in the early story, with multiple heroines joining later. Lin Weiguo transmigrates into the courtyard and awakens a sign-in System, which grants him the true Taiji Diagram. Bang Geng accidentally enters the world inside the Taiji Diagram and is brutally suppressed by all kinds of magical treasures, including the Golden Scissors, the Heaven-Flipping Seal, and the Immortal-Slaying Sword. As Bang 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Siheyuan: From the Start, It's a Resident Evil Apocalypse 四合院：开局生化危机 Ye Tianya transmigrated to a pivotal time in history. The place he lived in was an ordinary Siheyuan. At first, his life seemed destined to be unremarkable, but he was lucky enough to obtain a mysterious lottery System. His very first draw gave him access to a copy of the movie world of Resident Evil. There, he acquired a vast supply of goods that could solve pressing survival problems, and gradually used them to influence and transform the real world. The fertilizer and high-yield seeds he b 141Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Everyone in the Siheyuan Has a System, So Why Would I Work at the Steel Mill? 四合院都有系统了谁还进轧钢厂啊 [Courtyard + Sign-In System + Enlists in the Army] Jia Xugang opens his eyes to find a beautiful woman holding a basin of water, insisting on washing his feet. “Thirteen, Thirteenth Aunt?” Things must be looking up. Now even his dreams have a Thirteenth Aunt. Only after pinching himself does he realize he has transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming the short-lived Jia Dongxu. Today is his wedding day with Qin Huairu. He has also bound himself to a sign-in System. All he h 3.5kReads6.0Score13814d adds
- 189 Siheyuan: I Help Jia Dongxu Change His Fate 四合院，我带贾东旭改变命运 [Courtyard-house setting] + [Not brainless] + [Everyday life] + [Low on hostility] + [Period setting] + [Lighthearted] + [Technology] Reborn in the womb, he becomes a high school student living in the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. When his father dies, he is forced to become the family's main support. Because of his father's scheming, and so he can live a better life, he becomes the courtyard's First Master Yi's godson. This novel recreates the courtyard house in its most authentic form. Th 732Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 190 Siheyuan: From the Start, They Forced Me to Split Up the House 四合院：开局逼我分房 [Courtyard drama + pocket dimension + farming + smart protagonist + power fantasy + one female lead] An accident brought Lin Yuan to the world of Love in the Courtyard. The good news was that he got a Critical Hit System. The bad news was that he ran into a whole-courtyard meeting from the start. Jia Dongxu’s family brazenly wanted Lin Yuan’s house, Yi Zhonghai wanted to stand up for his beloved apprentice, and Jia Zhangshi even reached out and demanded the keys to the house. 795Reads5.4Score10714d adds
- 191 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 314Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Siheyuan: The Quiet Life of an Angler 四合院之钓鱼佬的平淡生活 [Low on hostility, focused on everyday life] A fisherman's a fishing soul. A modern-day angler accidentally transmigrates to the 1960s, and ends up in a courtyard once dubbed by netizens the “Courtyard of a Hundred Beasts.” Watch as this humble fishing enthusiast makes his way through the beastly courtyard and lives a peaceful life. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Change My Surname 四合院：开局先改个姓 There’s no such thing as the unluckiest man alive, only someone even unluckier… Cao Zhengqing had transmigrated to 1963, where he couldn’t get enough to eat or wear. He already felt like the unluckiest man around, but then it turned out he’d ended up with a textbook wicked mother! She took him along when she remarried, ate his Cao family’s food, used their belongings, and even joined her new husband’s family in making his life miserable? How could Cao Zhengqing put up with that? He had to fli 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Siheyuan: Even Lu Renjia Gets His Springtime 四合院之陆人甲也有春天 The protagonist transmigrates into the world of the courtyard, but the System malfunctions. He was supposed to transmigrate as Xu Damao, but instead transmigrates into Lu Renjia. The System still handles things as if he had transmigrated as Xu Damao. 119Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Siheyuan: Starting at Hongxing Commune 四合院之从红星公社开始 (Transmigration + System + farming + ordinary life) This book has no global slaughter or endless fighting. It’s all about ordinary people and everyday affairs. As the saying goes, transmigrate without a cheat and you might as well go through hardship all over again. A modern young man is reborn in the world of a story. He has only an elementary school education and nearly starves to death during those hard times. Luckily, his pocket dimension is activated, allowing him to take control of his lif 6Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 196 Siheyuan: From the Song Dynasty to the Present Day 四合院，从宋朝活到现在 A new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Siheyuan: My Grandma Is the Deaf Old Lady 四合院：我奶奶可是聋老太太 Li Xiuxiu is an obstetrics nurse. She never expected that one day, after complaining about something, she would transmigrate into a courtyard house in 1950 and become Deaf Granny’s adopted granddaughter. Silly Zhu is only 15, and Xu Damao is only 12! Having the whole protagonist group call me Big Sis isn’t bad, either. And that old geezer He Daqing hasn’t left yet?! Then you’re not going anywhere. I’ll find you a wife and get you a chubby little son! Who should the wife be? I think Jia Zhangshi 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 The Siheyuan's Biggest Scumbag 四合院大渣男 Whether the Siheyuan courtyard is in chaos is up to Chen Xiaoshan. Chen Xiaoshan was one of the many food delivery workers of the 21st century, until he unexpectedly ended up in a courtyard packed with troublemakers. He spends his days stirring up trouble, turning the whole place upside down. 569Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 199 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. 1.6kReads—Score—14d adds
- 200 The Wimp in the Siheyuan 四合院里的窝囊人 He's a transmigrator. He's a soldier king. Yet he has to pretend to be a good-for-nothing. At night, he becomes a demon, all to stand up for his little sister. The compound is about to get a lot less peaceful. Tremble, you beasts. None of you are getting away unscathed. 185Reads6.1Score—14d adds
