Novels like Reborn in 1975: It All Starts with Leaving the Army
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- 1 Transmigrate to 1980: I Now Have Eight Children 穿越1980，我有了八个儿女 When Li Dingtao woke up, he discovered that he had transmigrated to 1980. For a post-90s guy, this was nothing short of a disaster! Even worse, he had gone from being a twenty-year-old shut-in to a thirty-one-year-old man with eight children! That would be bad enough, but why did he also have four biological older brothers, four biological older sisters, and a whole crowd of cousins? Well, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. With this being an era when even pigs could take flight, Li Dingtao coul 4Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 2 Transmigrating to My Siheyuan 穿越我的四合院 The protagonist, Lin Dongfang, transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. Stir up trouble, then get involved with Huairu. He helps Silly Zhu and foils Yi Zhonghai’s plan to rely on him in old age, bringing peace to the courtyard. When the winds shift, he rises rapidly. This story isn’t gloomy or bitter. A spirit of Jian'an-era heroism. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Siheyuan: The Honest Man Fights Back, and the Troublemakers Are Stunned 四合院：老实人反抗，众禽麻了 Wang Jianhua, a passionate young man with a System, transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and takes over the body of a young man named Wang Jian. Wang Jian is honest and timid, while Wang Jianhua is arrogant and refuses to let anyone take advantage of him. As soon as Wang Jianhua arrives at the courtyard, he catches a bunch of lowlifes trying to leave Wang Jian with nothing. How could he put up with that? Wang Jianhua: “First Master, you’re highly respected. You’re practically a 2.9kReads—Score10714d adds
- 4 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. 192Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 5 Siheyuan: Beating Up Beasts Is Everyone's Responsibility 四合院：暴打禽兽，人人有责 After transmigrating to 1954, internet-addicted young man He Hong falls asleep and wakes up in Love in the Courtyard, where he becomes He Yuzhu. When it comes to putting those scoundrels in their place, you need He Yuzhu! The God of War, He Yuzhu, is here. You scoundrels, prepare to face judgment! 2.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Siheyuan: Spring Winds Blow Again 四合院之春风吹又生 Hao Lei returned from the battlefield and was assigned a job at the Hongxing Steel Mill and a home in the Hongxing Courtyard. Why bother with all that scheming? He’s just an ordinary man, and the deputy head of security is more than enough to keep the petty troublemakers in line. 30Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 7 A Siheyuan Full of Beasts? Good Thing I’m No Saint Either 禽满四合院？正好我也不是啥好人 [Mostly everyday life, not too much angst, a schemer's way of doing things, a fun-loving rascal who could use a little more virtue, one heroine, no harem] In his previous life, Wang Dachui was a man who had it all. Now he has transmigrated to 1960s Beijing. Faced with a courtyard full of vicious troublemakers, he can't change his surroundings, so he'll just fit right in! I, Wang Dachui, am done being a decent person! Short on cash? No problem, I'll borrow a little from Yi Zhonghai. Then I'll cas 963Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 8 The Middle Courtyard 四合院中院 A new story is out! Please visit Tomato Novel to read my work. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 260Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 9 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… 754Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Siheyuan: A Famous Séance from the Start, So I Call the Police 四合院：开局招魂名场面，我报警 In a courtyard, he transmigrates into Zhao Jingsheng in 1967, after the Korean War. He returns home after leaving the army, only to find his father dead and his little sister bullied by Jia Zhangshi and Bang Geng! They won't give her food, and they've even kicked her out to live in a shed! An uncle might put up with that, but an aunt sure won't! He kicks Jia Zhangshi to the ground. Jia Zhangshi tries to perform her spirit-summoning ritual. Like hell he'll let her! Officer, I'd like to report som 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Siheyuan: Beating Up Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu from the Start 四合院：开局暴揍易中海贾东旭 I’m a decorated combat hero from the Korean Peninsula, a professional police station chief who has killed countless enemies and earned numerous military honors. When Jia Zhangshi took over my home, I didn’t retaliate. I don’t hit women. When Jia Dongxu tried to hit me, I taught him a lesson. He was charged with attempted murder and spent two and a half years eating cornmeal buns. Yi Zhonghai tried to help, so I planted a kick right in his chest and sent him against the wall. The First Master did 11Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 12 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. 76Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 13 Siheyuan: It Begins with Me Becoming Silly Zhu 四合院：从我成为傻柱开始 The rating is low because this new book has only just received one. For He Yuzhu, a dirt-poor rural bachelor, becoming Silly Zhu in 1959 was like spending two yuan on a lottery ticket and winning fifty million. If he weren’t afraid someone would discover that the original owner had been replaced, he’d have reacted just like Fan Jin. 3.1kReads6.0Score10014d adds
- 14 Siheyuan: Li Yang 四合院之李阳 A story about a man and the women he keeps, with multiple heroines. Low on angst. The protagonist, Li Yang, is lazy and just wants everything handed to him. To ensure a happy life in the future, he buys a group of girls and sends them to school, raising them all to become strong, independent women who can stand on their own. 1.2kReads7.9Score10314d adds
- 15 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
- 16 Siheyuan: The Good Life 四合院：悠哉生活 The protagonist is unexpectedly reborn in a parallel world in the 1960s. As time goes by, he discovers that many people from films and TV shows are here, though they’re not quite the same... (daily life + mild edge + no harem + no deliberately making the characters’ stories worse + no cultivation) Qin Feng slowly said, “Zhuzi, have you heard the saying, ‘Fools have good fortune’?” He Yuzhu thought he was being praised and nodded, a little embarrassed. “Have you heard the second half of that sayi 64Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 17 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated as the Unknown He Yushui 四合院：穿越成小透明何雨水 A private chef's apprentice is mistakenly transported back to the 1950s and into the body of He Yushui. Watch her make a dazzling name for herself in that era with her culinary skills. And, well, pick up a handsome man along the way. 2kReads7.3Score10214d adds
- 18 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Gets Married From the Start 四合院：傻柱开局先结婚 Yu Zhu transmigrates into Silly Zhu in 1961, and causes a major disaster soon after arriving. That year, Yi Zhonghai has already tightened his control over Silly Zhu. Qin Huairu has already started asking him for lunch boxes. To escape the fate imposed on him, Silly Zhu quickly finds someone and gets married. Then he fights back against Yi Zhonghai's control. Yi Zhonghai wants to guilt-trip him? You have to have a conscience first, don't you? Qin Huairu wants to borrow money? He exposes her fami 11kReads7.4Score30814d adds
- 19 Siheyuan: Dah Mao Gets Arrested, and Lou Xiao'e Is Mine 四合院：大茂被抓，娄晓娥归我了 [System] [Multiple heroines] [Multiple TV dramas] Wang Qiang transmigrates into a courtyard. My surname is Wang, I’m the strongest, and I’m the big shot next door. Living in a courtyard full of miscreants, he plans to deal with these “birds” in a whole new way. He gets Qin Huairu under his thumb and kicks the Jia family’s brats out of the courtyard. He has a heart-to-heart with Lou Xiao'e late at night. Xu Damao? He’s already been sent away. As for Silly Zhu, Uncle Yi, and Uncle Er, the farther 3kReads5.1Score10114d adds
- 20 Siheyuan: Hey, You! Want to Date? 四合院：小妞站住！搞对象不？ After transmigrating to a courtyard compound in 1965, he married Jingru, cherished Yushui, and in the end, fell helplessly into the arms of Qin Huairu. It all came from that curse: [Hey, you there, stop! Want to go out with me?] A womanizer? No! It was fate… Is there truly no way to have it both ways, to be faithful to Yushui and Qin Huairu? Half of me has gone mad in this life. The other half might as well give up. In my next life, I hope someone will still say “Shu Dao Shan” to me (crosse 1.4kReads7.9Score10914d adds
- 21 Siheyuan: I Get Bajiquan from the Start and Beat Up the Bullies 四合院：开局获得八极拳暴打禽兽 Han Baoshan, an overworked wage slave from the 21st century, transmigrates to the 1950s. No more being squeezed by the 007 work schedule: now he has nothing but enthusiasm for building the motherland. This vibrant era is full of passion and hope, and the story takes place in Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang, a place truly teeming with “beasts”! A crossover world combining multiple storylines. Read with caution if that's not your thing! 17.6kReads7.3Score56914d adds
- 22 Siheyuan: You Really Think You Can Reason with Hooligans? 四合院，你确定跟混混讲道理？ What’s the best way to deal with scumbags? Become an even bigger scumbag! Wang Baoyu is no good guy. He’s a thug himself. Watch as one thug teaches the scumbags in the courtyard a lesson. The blurb’s too short, so click to read more. Just to be clear, the quest System is only there to help him get involved in events. Otherwise, he’d have to live by the sea to stick his nose into everyone’s business. 27Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 23 Siheyuan: My Life in a Bygone Era 四合院：我的年代生涯 Transmigration + Siheyuan Courtyard + Spatial Ability What can someone born in the 1990s do after transmigrating to the 1950s or 1960s? Start a business? That’s speculation and profiteering! Become an official? He’s too young. Meng Ran transmigrated into this era, one his parents barely remembered. He found that it wasn’t so bad after all. With the connections he made at factories through his skills, he helped people trade supplies and built a pretty good life for himself. 11.5kReads7.5Score39114d adds
- 24 Reborn as He Yuzhu: I'm a Family Man 重生何雨柱我是顾家男 Only after Silly Zhu was reduced to consciousness alone did he recognize the true nature of Qin Huairu, Bang Geng, and the rest of the Jia family. He also saw the horrific state he'd left Lou Xiaoe and He Xiao in. Through a twist of fate, he was reborn. Silly Zhu returned to his youth, only this time he was He Yuzhu. When it comes to He Daqing, he'll be filial to him and immediately find him a wife. When it comes to He Yushui, he'll dote on her until she grows into a chubby girl. When it comes t 1.9kReads5.6Score10414d adds
- 25 Siheyuan: Liu Haizhong’s Eldest Son, Liu Guangqi 四合院：刘家长子刘光齐 Old Liu, Liu Pangpang is my father? Have I been reborn in a courtyard house in this era? Since I’m here, I might as well make the best of it. I don’t have much to tie me down anyway, so why not live life to the fullest? 7.9kReads6.6Score31314d adds
- 26 Reborn as He Yuzhu, Staying Out of Trouble 重生何雨柱远离是非 In this life, He Yuzhu stands tall and wants to live for himself for once. Now that the Jia family no longer has He Yuzhu to bleed dry, will they get by just as well? In an era of scarce food and clothing, will they still be well-dressed and all plump and well-fed? Will they still end up as the biggest beneficiaries in the Siheyuan? What will happen to He Yushui without He Yuzhu by her side? If Xu Damao and He Yuzhu became buddies, would his fate change? Will the Deaf Old Lady, Yi Zhonghai, 2.9kReads5.3Score10014d adds
- 27 Siheyuan: The Wonderful Life I Earned 四合院：赚到的美好人生 [A low-key, cautious protagonist who stays behind the scenes and stirs things up, reasonably intelligent, avoids widows and trouble, original female lead, gets a bit hostile later on, slow-paced at first. If that's not your thing, don't read.] Transmigrated? And into the Siheyuan, a world of scarce food and clothing and schemers crowding every corner in the 1960s? Zhang Ping'an says none of that is a problem for someone who's scored a second life. What matters to him is turning that second chanc 29.9kReads7.3Score1.4k14d adds
- 28 Siheyuan: The Joyful Life of the Mastermind Behind the Scenes 四合院之背后推手的快乐人生 Lin Yuan unexpectedly arrives in the world of Love in the Courtyard. Already invincible from the start, he begins his life as a master schemer. In public, he appears to be a frail, retired soldier. Behind the scenes, he makes everything happen. Many years later, Lin Yuan is still carefree and at ease, watching life unfold with a smile. 186Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 29 Reborn in 1962: Slapping Qin Huairu in the Face from the Start 重生1962之开局怒扇禽淮茹 Siheyuan + rebirth in a bygone era + spatial dimension (the spatial dimension plays a minor role) Beneath a snow-swept bridge, He Yuzhu came to his senses. By a stroke of luck, he returned to the end of 1962 with his memories of his previous life! Looking at the familiar events unfolding before him after being reborn, He Yuzhu decided that since he’d been given another chance at life, he would live for himself this time, instead of throwing away his future for an old bachelor and a widowed leech 22kReads8.4Score1.2k14d adds
- 30 Military: Returning to 1985 to Become a Soldier 军旅：回到1985去当兵 [Modern World] [Special Forces] [Commander] [Faithful to History] [One Female Lead] [Soldiers Sortie] An accident sends a military enthusiast transmigrating to 1985. After a series of events, he manages to enlist in the army. Follow him as he writes a new chapter in his life. He serves in the Special Forces in the early stages, then becomes a military commander later on. This is not an invincible-protagonist story. The economy and military develop along different lines, making this a parallel u 4.3kReads8.2Score16514d adds
- 31 1955: From the Start, I Was Sent to Bring Warmth 1955开局送温暖 A new story is here. No System, but there is a pocket dimension, and the protagonist isn't a bleeding heart. No powerful connections to lean on. From the start, he's just a young hunter with martial arts training, hoping to keep his head down and live quietly in the village. But life is unpredictable, and...! 7.4kReads7.9Score21014d adds
- 32 Seventy Years of Laying Low in the Siheyuan 四合院苟生七十年 Gao Xiaowai's way of life is to keep his head down. He does it until it becomes a habit, until it becomes second nature. Just when Gao Xiaowai sees no hope of keeping his head down forever, fate plays a joke on him. Maybe he dreamed too sweetly, because when he wakes up, he's been thrown seventy years into the past. Gao Xiaowai's heart sinks. How is he supposed to survive now! 9kReads8.6Score28814d adds
- 33 Siheyuan: As a Procurement Officer, I Have a Pocket Dimension 四合院：身为采购员的我有空间 [Siheyuan courtyard + pocket dimension + farming + low angst + smart protagonist + satisfying read + one heroine] An accident brings the protagonist, Zhao Dongsheng, to Love in the Courtyard. He also gains a Blessed Land Space System. He becomes a procurement officer. In an era of scarce supplies, his job makes him incredibly popular. Wheat, rice, and corn: plant them all. And of course, make room for fruit, too. Raise chickens, ducks, fish, geese, and cows. All of them. As for the noi 36.8kReads7.6Score2.3k14d adds
- 34 Siheyuan: Born in 1950, Researching While Enjoying the Gossip 四合院：开局50，边吃瓜边科研 [Siheyuan] [Period] [Technology to Strengthen the Nation] [One Heroine] [Putting the Yard's Troublemakers in Their Place] What? I've been reborn in a Siheyuan in 1950, and I'm a student at a top university, a genius in the top three of my year. As he recalls the fragmentary memories in his mind, Li Xiao breaks down completely. “I studied the humanities in my past life. What is this supposed to be? Is this some kind of joke?” From gas-cylinder cannons to Type 63 rocket launchers. From motorcycles 31.3kReads8.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 35 After Graduating from College, I Started Working as a Technician at a Factory in the Siheyuan 四合院大学毕业进厂当了技术员 Liu Qingshan, a young man of the new era, transmigrates to the fiery-red years. The fusion of his two lives gives him an extraordinary brain, but how is he supposed to get by without a System? This courtyard is full of people who are anything but decent. Luckily, his parents are alive, and he has an older brother and sister. 31.8kReads7.7Score1k14d adds
- 36 Siheyuan: My Years in the Security Office 四合院之我在保卫处那几年 By some bizarre twist of fate, he transmigrated into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. Feng Bin, a small-time landlord from the future, became the head of the security office. After moving into the courtyard, he didn't find himself caught up in the usual scramble over housing. Feng Bin: Is this really the same courtyard I know? Yi Zhonghai: It is. Look at me now: all alone, with no one to rely on, destined to die lonely. Qin Huairu: Exactly. I worked so hard trading for steamed buns, and in th 28.1kReads8.3Score1.1k14d adds
- 37 The Old Sixth Doctor in the Siheyuan 四合院里的老六医生 A medical PhD from the 21st century arrives in the 1950s. His mother has just passed away, and his father has started a new family in the Northeast. He studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and is assigned to the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. He moves into the compound at No. 95 Hongxing Street. Just as he enters, he runs into a general meeting of the residents. Will he let them have their way? 42.7kReads8.5Score1.6k14d adds
- 38 Siheyuan: The Greatest Livestock Breeder 四合院：最牛牲畜养殖人 [No harem protagonist + fierce and ruthless + a little devious + somewhat invincible + easygoing daily life + early-stage growth + decisive and merciless + no saintly do-gooder] My name is Bai Baoshan. I’m 45 years old. I’m a good person. All I know how to do is raise livestock. Don’t believe me? I’ll raise some and show you. And so... Every black pig weighed over 400 jin... The cattle and sheep were all plump and healthy, with delicious meat... Even the dairy cows and goats sprayed milk 11.3kReads8.6Score40714d adds
- 39 Siheyuan: The Old Man Who Collects Scrap 四合院：收废品的老汉 "No pointless romantic subplots + Feiji has never been a saintly do-gooder + easygoing everyday life" Li Shizhen has a very medical-sounding name. A disillusioned and unrestrained man born in the 1980s, he has seen all walks of life and become a scrap collector who grabs junk for a living. He has a change of heart and saves a boy who was supposed to transmigrate, only to unexpectedly transmigrate himself. Well, if he has to transmigrate, so be it. He never started a family in his previous lif 16.9kReads8.9Score67614d adds
- 40 Starting in the 1950s: Hunting, Raising Kids, Wooing Women, and Fighting the Beastly Neighbors 五十年代开局：打猎养娃撩妹斗禽 Check out my profile for my new book. Thanks! Courtyard setting + fan fiction + transmigration + male-oriented spin-off Zhao Shisan helped his female friend fix her drain. As he climbed out the window to escape, his foot slipped and he wound up in the world of Love in the Courtyard. His previous life had been too ordinary. This time, he wanted to live gloriously, wielding power over the world by day and sleeping in the arms of beautiful women by night. First, he set himself a modest goal: own te 2.9kReads6.9Score10114d adds
- 41 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 180.5kReads9.3Score10.8k14d adds
