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- 151 Siheyuan: The Beasts Will Get What's Coming to Them 四合院之禽兽自有天收 1.8kReads5.9Score10114d adds
- 152 Siheyuan: Picking a Fight with a Sickly Man? You'll Pay for It 四合院：对病秧子碰瓷？赔不死你 Siheyuan, one-on-one romance, with relatively little hostility. Wang Aiguo, who had bone cancer, transmigrated, only to end up in the body of another sickly person. Fortunately, he got a sign-in System. His body was so frail that the slightest touch could knock him over! From the start, he conned He Yuzhu in the siheyuan! Thanks to signing in every day, his health gradually improved, and his family's life got better and better. His sign-in rewards also gave him medical skills, and his beautiful, 434Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 153 Siheyuan: Sending Jia Zhangshi to a Labor Camp from the Start 四合院：开局送贾张氏去劳改 [Reborn, System, Snatching opportunities, Everyday life] [The early part is about taking down the bullies; later, he enjoys life while quietly building strength for revenge] He Tiezhu is reborn as Silly Zhu. The moment his memories merge, he is told to cook. He has all the experience but none of the practical skill. What’s he supposed to do...? Before he can even get home, Qin Huairu stops him and asks him to take the blame for Banggeng. He Yuzhu cheerfully agrees, but then, during the neighborh 11.3kReads8.0Score65814d adds
- 154 Siheyuan: Joining the German-Equipped Division from the Start 四合院：开局加入德械师 No Saintly Protagonist + War of Resistance + Military Fiction + Fighting Foreign Invaders + System Power Fantasy + Siheyuan From the start, after transmigrating into an ordinary soldier in a German-equipped division, He Dayuan, the eldest son of the He family, writes a moving and inspiring story of his own in the most turbulent era in Chinese history. 337Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 155 Siheyuan: Starting with My Discharge from the Army 四合院，从退伍开始 Li Weiguo, a medical school graduate with a doctorate in clinical medicine, dies tragically after coming to someone's aid. He is reborn in the world of Love in the Courtyard. The youngest in his family, he has healthy parents and older siblings who are all married. He hopes to live a quiet, steady life and stay out of everyone's affairs, but disputes among the neighbors and the moral coercion of the three senior residents draw him into this world. The hardships of rural life and the country's te 5.6kReads7.5Score19514d adds
- 156 Siheyuan: Lou Xiao Is a Menace 四合院：娄晓是个祸害 (Saintly hypocrites and nitpickers, stay away.) In May 1967, outside the delivery room at St. Mary’s Hospital in Hong Kong, an elderly couple paced anxiously. “Why hasn’t the baby been born yet? Could something be wrong?” “It’ll be all right. Everything will go smoothly.” “Waaah!” A loud baby’s cry came from the delivery room. “Damn, where am I? Is this a hospital? It’s all white. Damn that woman driver! Does she not watch the road? I was just taking my girlfriend for a walk, and she ran us over 1.8kReads8.6Score10214d adds
- 157 Siheyuan: What Could a Little Kid Like Me Possibly Do Wrong? 四合院：我一个小孩能有什么坏心 What bad intentions could a little kid like me possibly have? After finally transmigrating, both my parents were here and my family was happy. Why would I have bad intentions? He Yushui has it pretty rough. She's our neighbor and a year older than me, so looking out for her is only right. He Yuzhu is He Yushui's brother, so helping him out while I'm at it is only right too. So why are you upset, Yi Zhonghai? That doesn't make sense. What bad intentions could a little kid like me possibly have? T 11.4kReads7.3Score36214d adds
- 158 Siheyuan: Springtime for the Procurement Officer 四合院之采购员的春天 Yu Qing'an is reborn in the 1960s and discovers that he has become a purchasing agent at the Lao Daokou Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Yu Qing'an has no grand ambitions. He just wants a wife, children, and a warm bed. But the courtyard is full of schemers, every one of them looking to take advantage of him. Yi Zhonghai, if you want to be a moral paragon, go ahead. Don’t try to guilt-trip me into it. Liu Haizhong, if you want to be an official, go be one at the Hongxing Steel Plant. Being Seco 6.3kReads7.5Score26314d adds
- 159 Siheyuan: A Bystander on Nanluoguxiang 四合院：南锣鼓巷路人 He transmigrates into a courtyard house in Nanluoguxiang, next door to the legendary Compound No. 95, the famous All-Filled Courtyard. It seems to have nothing to do with him, since he lives in the courtyard next door. He occasionally enjoys the spectacle and lets everyone live their own lives. 10.9kReads7.0Score30814d adds
- 160 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
- 161 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1952, Silly Zhu Defies Fate 四合院：重生52，傻柱逆天改命 Old and frail, Silly Zhu has all his property taken away by Qin Huairu and the three ungrateful members of the Jia family. They then kick him out, and he freezes to death beneath a bridge. Consumed by rage, Silly Zhu is reborn in 1952, back on the night before He Daqing is set to leave with the White Widow. He also awakens the Heaven Rewards Diligence System: as long as he works hard, he can grow stronger! Through his efforts, he becomes a legendary figure in the capital in this life: a culinary 12.3kReads7.7Score48214d adds
- 162 Siheyuan: Transmigrated into Xu Damao, I Defy Fate 四合院：魂穿许大茂，逆天改命 Xu Da has no connection whatsoever to the historical figure of the same name. The orphanage director of this era simply gave him the name at random. One night, he was fishing under a pagoda tree when lightning struck him dead! When he woke up, he discovered that he had become Xu Damao, and had just gotten married. What perfect timing! He, Xu Da, was in need of a wife! It's just that marrying into the Lou family comes with considerable risks. Fortunately, it's still early. He can use his knowledg 49Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 163 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
- 164 Siheyuan: Upholding Justice 四合院之主持公道 [1] [No Hostility] He arrives in 1951 and lives in Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. His parents sacrifice their lives for the country, leaving him an orphan. Reborn, Yang Jianguo works as an apprentice fitter at a steel mill. Knowing what lies ahead, Yang Jianguo seizes an opportunity during the steel mill’s reforms. Gradually, his wages rise higher and higher. With a high salary and a full stomach, of course he starts making things happen. He meddles here and there, only to discover that he h 25.7kReads6.7Score79614d adds
- 165 The He Family Siheyuan 何家四合院 A new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 15kReads7.1Score43114d adds
- 166 Siheyuan: I Make a Mess from the Start, and Qin Huairu Panics 四合院：开局捅娄子，秦淮茹急了 Wang Qiang wakes up from a nap to find himself inexplicably in the world of Love in the Courtyard, as a former fortune-teller who has just been swept away. To survive, Wang Qiang relies on the System to dominate the courtyard. Lou Xiao'e is still unmarried when he swoops in and wins her over, while Qin Huairu, left alone at home, silently sheds tears. 12.9kReads6.1Score52814d adds
- 167 Siheyuan: Asura 四合院之修罗 A martial arts champion dies suddenly from overtraining and is reborn in the body of an eleven-year-old boy. To avenge his family, he fights the Japanese to the death, killing until they tremble in fear. With a powerful golden finger and help from kindhearted people, every time he acts, things go as smoothly as a fish in water. 9.3kReads8.9Score37614d adds
- 168 Siheyuan: We've Split the Family, So Why Should Anyone Keep Spoiling the Jia Family? 四合院：都分家了谁还惯着你贾家 Jia Donglin transmigrates into the world of "The Birds Gather in the Courtyard", becoming the fictional second son of the Jia family. With no job, he is treated as a burden on the family. His miserable situation takes a turn for the worse when they force him out and split the household, leaving him without a penny of the family’s assets. Just as all the courtyard’s busybodies assume Jia Donglin, penniless and homeless, will starve to death on the streets, and get ready to laugh at him, he activa 14.5kReads7.8Score62214d adds
- 169 Transmigrating into the Siheyuan: From Engineer to Pillar of the Nation 穿越四合院：从工程师到国之重器 (One heroine + family life + heartwarming + pocket dimension) Liu Guangqi, a young man from the 21st century, transmigrates to 1951, into the world of the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, and becomes the courtyard’s second ungrateful son, Liu Guangqi. Having been an orphan in his previous life, he vows to cherish his family this time around. A simple, heartwarming life begins in a courtyard unlike any other. 4kReads8.2Score10214d adds
- 170 Siheyuan: If You Frame Me and Send Me to Prison, You'll All Regret It 四合院：陷害我坐牢都别想好过 [Scheming + ruthless + no female lead + monster torment + cathartic + fusion powers + supernatural abilities + overlord] Zhang Meng was framed by a bunch of animals and sent to prison. Watch as he clears his name and tortures those beasts. As he takes them down, he grows stronger step by step, amasses a fortune, and serves his country, all while dealing with hostile nations looking to cause trouble. 17.7kReads8.0Score88414d adds
- 171 Siheyuan: The Grassroots Hero's Rise 四合院之草根的逆袭 Red brick, green tiles, the cooing of pigeons; fried dough rings, fermented mung bean drink, savory pastries with decorative studs. Li Tianyi is reborn in an era of scarce supplies but soaring spirits. Watch how this ordinary man turns his life around in a traditional courtyard and changes his family's humble lot. 16.2kReads7.8Score44014d adds
- 172 Siheyuan: The Tempestuous Big Shot, Qin Huairu for One Yuan 四合院之暴躁大佬，秦淮茹一块钱 Qin Huairu throws herself at him, and he steals Lou Xiao'e away. Reborn, hot-tempered. He joins the underworld and becomes its king. He beats the stuffing out of all sorts of men. He meets a host of wonderful women. He enjoys the blessings of having them all. He was born to be the protagonist. If it doesn't work the first time, we'll try twice. In the end, he'll succeed. 2.4kReads5.9Score13014d adds
- 173 Siheyuan: I Was Reborn During the Founding Ceremony 四合院，我重生在建国大典 There's something unusual about this courtyard. Yi Zhonghai, the Virtuous Heavenly Venerable? Liu Haizhong, the belt-wielding loving father? Yan Bugui, the master schemer? Granny Jia, kind to everyone? So you're the one they call Silly Zhu? You say that as if anyone else's head works any better. Around here, everyone knows my big brother is a peerless doctor. Three needles to take a life, ah, no, three needles and you're gone, Du Jiang? 95Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 174 Siheyuan: Li An’s Remarkable Life 四合院之李安的精彩人生 Two unlucky souls from different eras, their spirits and bodies joined together. In a special period, they spark something extraordinary, making up for the regrets neither could resolve alone. Watch as ideas from a new age emerge in the old one. Two ordinary people from different eras complement each other, combining to form a perfect whole. See how they shine in their time and compose a song unlike any other. 26kReads8.0Score1.4k14d adds
- 175 Siheyuan: I Have the Original Novel in Hand 四合院之我有原著在手 The strongest male lead takes on the miscreants of the courtyard! He uses PUA tactics on Qin Huairu, turning her into an obsessed woman! He teases Yu Li and keeps her wrapped around his finger. He meets the love of his life, and the lovers finally get their happy ending. 4.5kReads5.8Score15414d adds
- 176 Siheyuan: One New Persona Every Month 四合院：每月一个人设 Also known as: A New Skill Every Month Chen Ping'an transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1965, gaining a new skill every month. In the first month, he gets the Return skill, solving his food and clothing problems and landing a job in the steel mill's logistics department along the way; In the second month, he gets the Inner Voice skill, helping him navigate relationships with ease and even catch a spy; In the third month, he gets the Portable Spirit Field skill, builds greenhouses, grows mushro 10.5kReads7.8Score51014d adds
- 177 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
- 178 Siheyuan: More Children, More Blessings, Starting with Widow Qin 四合院：多子多福，从秦寡妇开始 [Courtyard Drama + More Children, More Blessings System] Multiple heroines, crossover with multiple TV dramas Lu Chen transmigrates into the apocalypse with the More Children, More Blessings System. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself in Love in the Courtyard. Since he's here, he might as well make the best of it. Having children makes him stronger. Just how strong can he become? Starting with the widow Qin, he earns rewards... In the end, Lu Chen achieves the status of a tycoon, a philanth 4.4kReads5.5Score16914d adds
- 179 Siheyuan: The Unsung Hero Builds the Ultimate Life 四合院：老六加持，打造最强人生 [Siheyuan Courtyard + Shameless Old Sixth System + Strengthening the Nation Through Science and Technology + Putting the Courtyard's Vermin in Their Place] Li Jianxun arrives in the 1950s or 60s. From the start, he not only becomes the heir to a revolutionary family, but also gets the Shameless Old Sixth System, the strongest sign-in system. The catch? It can only be activated in a siheyuan courtyard overrun with pests. “Ding! Daily sign-in reward: ten big black ten-yuan notes.” “Ding! Monthly s 25.1kReads7.9Score1.2k14d adds
- 180 Silly Zhu's Siheyuan 傻柱子的四合院 The protagonist is a little confused. I only went out for a budget trip, so how did I inexplicably become Silly Zhu? Well, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. At least I won't have to worry every day about scraping together a bite to eat. Sure, material goods are scarce in this era, but the people are honest and kind! Life is good! Well... except for this cannibalistic courtyard and the birds who live in it. 15.5kReads8.8Score71714d adds
- 181 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
- 182 Easygoing Days in the Siheyuan 四合院里的悠哉日子 Back in 1955, he begins a carefree life amid all the chaos of that legendary courtyard. See how a modern man gets by and lives his own modest life in that era! (A low on hostility, high on everyday life, and all about watching the drama kind of story.) 38.6kReads7.7Score1.9k14d adds
- 183 Siheyuan: Everyone on Your Feet, Salute Your Godfather 四合院：全体起立，给干爹敬礼 As the train of time sped along, Lu Yao arrived in a Beijing courtyard in the 1960s. He activated the Strongest Godfather System. Anyone who acknowledged him as their dad would earn him huge rewards. Facing a courtyard full of scoundrels, Lu Yao was always one step ahead. Yi Zhonghai: “Lu Yao, you shouldn't be so selfish.” Lu Yao: “I give meat to twelve courtyard residents who have no family to support them every week, and I help six struggling households here. You call that selfish?” Yi Zhongha 13.5kReads9.1Score53514d adds
- 184 A Siheyuan Story Beginning on the Eve of Liberation 从解放前夕开始的四合院 A modern chef’s soul travels back to 1948, on the eve of Liberation. He moves into a courtyard residence with no System, no talismans, and no superpowers. All he has is a family heirloom storage ring, and he lives a leisurely life in a harsh era. He goes to work, cooks, and occasionally teases the misfits in the courtyard. The story isn’t too angsty: no toilet humor, and no wishing people would hurry up and die. A tranquil life in a bygone age, 62kReads7.7Score2.4k14d adds
- 185 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
- 186 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
- 187 Siheyuan: I’m Banggeng’s Seventh Great-Uncle 四合院：我是棒梗的七舅姥爷 In December 2023, Zhang Dabiao suddenly acquired a golden finger: a pocket dimension. He stole everything from his unscrupulous boss’s supermarket and warehouse, making preparations to transmigrate. After being hit by a car, he found himself in December 1959 as an injured officer. He was reassigned to the capital and given a house in Courtyard No. 95, where he discovered that Jia Dongxu was the son of his older female cousin Zhang Cuihua, making him Bang Geng’s great-uncle, seven times removed. 26kReads8.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 188 The 1950s: Making a Happy, Prosperous Life 年代五零：红红火火过日子 Reborn in the 1950s. What? Worried about starving to death? Don’t panic, don’t panic. We’ve got a pocket dimension. What? This is the notorious Courtyard of Beasts, where everyone’s supposedly a scumbag? What am I supposed to do? Luckily, my dad became the First Master, and my mom is the director of the women’s federation at the steel mill. Who still dares mess with me? Sun Zhengguo says: Go wild all you want, just don’t drag me into it. I only want to spend this happy life with my family. Both 38.5kReads8.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 189 Madness in 1960: The Street Punk Leads the Courtyard Astray 疯癫1960：街溜子带偏四合院 [Crime Solving] [Comedy] [Nanluoguxiang] [My Dad Is a Hidden Big Shot] In 1960, with the enemy still lurking among the people and not yet fully eliminated, Xu Huai nearly got shot. Only after joining the Public Security Bureau did he discover that his father was a hidden big shot. 61.5kReads9.0Score5.8k14d adds
- 190 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
- 191 Machinist in the Red-Hot Era: Helping the Pioneers Forge Great Weapons 火红年代机械师：我助先辈铸重器 It was a fiery, passionate age, but also one of scarcity and backward technology. Jiang Xia transmigrates into this era. He sees the giant bending machine in the workshop break down and grind to a halt. He sees the older generation laboring for the nation’s industry and defense, eating rough cornbread and working late by lamplight as they chart a path to national strength on sheet after sheet of paper. He can’t bear it, and he can’t accept it. The System he has is barely useful; only the fault a 40.6kReads8.8Score2.6k14d adds
- 192 I Solve Cases to Put Food on the Table 我靠破案养家糊口 Reborn in 1958, I moved into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. Did I transmigrate into a TV drama or transmigrate into a book? Good thing I have so many buffs stacked that I don't have to spend all day playing family power games in one little courtyard! 5.2kReads9.3Score57114d adds
- 193 Siheyuan: Seeing the Scheme Through to the End 四合院之将截胡进行到底 [Multiple female leads, not for everyone] [Protagonists from various TV dramas collide, each with their own protagonist aura] [Disinfecting with iodine while whipping] Siheyuan, Zhengyang Gate, People Are Like Iron, Glorious Times, The Great New Era, Golden Wedding, Hutong, The Qiao Family Children... In the Name of the People, Ordinary Years, The War Between Two Women] [System for stealing female leads, self-interest, do-gooders, stay away] [No original female leads, characters from other stori 199.5kReads9.0Score13.3k14d adds
