Novels like Siheyuan: The Honest Man Fights Back, and the Troublemakers Are Stunned
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- 1 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu's First Deal from the Start 四合院：秦淮如，开局第一单交易 He Yuzhu transmigrates into a Siheyuan courtyard. At first, all he wants is to live quietly and be a good person. Then one day, he gets a System called Cao Thief, and everything changes... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Siheyuan: God-Tier Breeding, Starting with a Thousand-Pound Sow 四合院：神级养殖，千斤母猪开局 He wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan as He Yuzhu. From the start, he awakens the Divine Livestock Farming System: whatever he puts inside, it can duplicate. And the copy will be even better than the original! He Yuzhu casually grabs a scrawny little piglet, and the System immediately produces an enormous sow. It gives birth to a litter of piglets, and he even has delicious pork to eat for the New Year. The whole courtyard of vermin is left drooling with en 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu 四合院之重生傻柱 Given a second chance at life, He Yuzhu sees the true faces of the courtyard's beasts. He is no longer the Silly Zhu who can be easily guilt-tripped, nor the Silly Zhu who gets bled dry by Widow Qin every day. In this life, he swears to trample the beasts underfoot and slap the ungrateful right across the face. This time, he will live brilliantly and enjoy the good life! 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Living in a Siheyuan: My Froglet Travels the World 人在四合院：我家蛙崽会旅行 Chen Yuejin transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and receives a job offer from the Five-Star Steel Rolling Mill. He also raises a traveling frog that can journey between worlds and occasionally bring him local specialties. “Your frog has brought you a travel souvenir: [Mechanical Mastery]” “Your frog has brought you a travel souvenir: [Interdimensional Storage Ring]” “Your frog has brought you a travel souvenir: [Machine blueprints that can boost work efficiency by thirty percen —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Siheyuan: I'm He Yuzhu, and I'll Never Be a Doormat 四合院：我何雨柱，绝不做舔狗 He woke up to find himself as He Yuzhu in a siheyuan courtyard. This time, he was going to make something of his life. From the start, a System sign-in rewarded him with a powerful fruit. Add in his extraordinary cooking skills, and he was soon thriving at the steel mill. What? Qin Huairu still wants to mooch off him? You can forget about it. Jia Zhangshi wants to stir up trouble? She can try taking a couple of slaps! Everyone in that courtyard, every last one of you: starting this life, I, He Y —Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 6 Huang Liansheng's Ninth Book 黄连生的第9本书 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Transmigrating to Siheyuan: I Blow Everything Up After Getting Beaten from the Start 穿越四合院：挨揍开局我炸了 “Zhuzi, this kid doesn’t know the rules. Teach him a lesson.” “Sure thing! Just watch!” Just as Lin Feng’s hazy consciousness began to return, he felt something crashing into his body. Pain coursed through him, intense and unbearable. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Siheyuan: You Call This Not Knowing How to Catch Female Spies? 四合院：你管这叫不会抓女谍？ In 1950, Li Yi'an arrives at a courtyard home to live in seclusion. On his very first day, he runs into Jia Dongxu on a matchmaking date. Besides the young Qin Huairu, there’s another equally beautiful woman. “A beautiful enemy spy detected. 1: Capture her and get promoted. 2: Make the first move and successfully invite her to share a rental, and receive a mysterious reward.” “Director Wang, I don’t want to be Li Yi'an’s contact anymore. He’s always fooling around with female spies in the courty —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Siheyuan: Tormenting the Jia Family from the Start 四合院：开局折磨贾家 Repay them in their own coin. After arriving in the courtyard, Bai Ze torments the Jia family and takes Silly Zhu on as a servant, leaving Yi Zhonghai with no one to support him. You treated me this way, so I'll do the same to you, and repay you double. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Siheyuan: I'm Supposed to Take Over? I'll Marry An Jie Instead 四合院：我当接盘侠？反手娶安杰 He unexpectedly transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard. From the start, Aunt Qin tried to arrange a match for him. When he realized Qin Huairu was at least two months pregnant, Xu Yang stood firm on principle. After the System activated, he even obtained divine-grade supplies and a beautiful wife. Jia Dongxu comes looking for trouble? Beat him up! Silly Zhu starts a fight? Send him straight to the police station! Jia Zhangshi steals a car? She can go straight to the firing squad! See how Xu Ya —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 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—Shelves
- 12 Siheyuan: A Cultured Man's Journey Through the Heavens 四合院：文化人的诸天之旅 This is a power fantasy set in a courtyard: the protagonist is invincible, never gets pushed around, and does whatever he wants, but the story isn't cruel or violent! I'm still deciding whether there'll be one heroine or several! What can a modern person do after transmigrating to the 1960s? The answer is: not much. At best, they can go with the flow, unless they happen to be in their final year of high school! But what can a modern person do after getting an overpowered golden finger? The answe 172Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 13 Siheyuan: Maxed-Out Skills from the Start, Beating Silly Zhu to a Pulp 四合院：开局满技能，暴揍傻柱 [Siheyuan courtyard + never takes abuse + maxed-out skills from the start + putting the courtyard’s troublemakers in their place] Zhao Liang transmigrates into a Siheyuan courtyard packed with troublemakers. Starting out as an orphan, he takes over a worker’s job as a fitter, only to face the troublemakers’ “welcomes.” After Silly Zhu beats him up once again, Zhao Liang awakens a Proficiency System. An eighth-grade fitter? Watch me improve my skills by tightening screws and surpass Yi Zhonghai i —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Siheyuan: My Invincible Beast-Taming Plan 四合院：我的无敌驯兽计划 [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] After transmigrating into a siheyuan, Liu Xuan helplessly finds himself on the fringes of the neighborhood. With the courtyard packed full of beastly neighbors, Liu Xuan honestly has no idea how he’s supposed to get along with them peacefully. Because they don’t deserve it! So Liu Xuan, once an honest, simple man who let everyone walk all over him, transforms overnight. He becomes the sharpest-tongued, most forceful, and most domineering man in the courtyard. Bang Geng: 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 I Transmigrate to a Siheyuan and Discover I Can Disguise Myself 穿越四合院：竟然可以易容 He transmigrates to a courtyard compound, becomes a full-time factory employee, and moves into the compound! To his surprise, he can disguise himself... Ever since he gained the ability to change his appearance, the courtyard compound has grown more and more chaotic... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Siheyuan: It All Starts When I Pick Up Qin Huairu 四合院：从捡到秦淮茹开始 [Siheyuan + intense grudges + multiple heroines] Wang Shuo wakes up to find himself in the world of Siheyuan. Fortunately, he obtains a mysterious space that allows him to survive. He goes hunting and finds Qin Huairu, who has fainted from hunger. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Siheyuan: The Proud Great Nation 四合院：大国凌然 (A mix of period dramas + Jia Dongxu + Qin Huairu + … + national revival + a rising great power. Not too much angst, a sly protagonist, and plenty of surprises.) Jia Dongxu transmigrates to the 1950s with a vast comprehensive library and a Heaven Rewards Hard Work buff. Armed with knowledge 70 years ahead of his time, he sets out to make the country strong through science and technology. Jia Dongxu: “First Uncle, do you want to get ahead?” Jia Dongxu: “Second Uncle, I think you’ve got what it ta —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Siheyuan: Chronicles of the Turbulent Awakening Era 四合院：觉醒年代风云录 Wang Weiguo arrives in the courtyard-house era of 1952. From the start, he has a System space and a skill-proficiency enhancement System. As long as he keeps practicing things, he can accumulate experience and raise the System's level. Whether it's cooking, mechanical engineering, combat skills, or even firearms, Wang Weiguo has mastered them all. Having gotten the chance to live his life over, Wang Weiguo sees the ways of the world more clearly and wants nothing more than to enjoy a quiet, o —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Siheyuan: The Thief Saint Is My Son 四合院：盗圣是我儿 After transmigrating into a period drama, Cui Dake was a little confused. What? You say I stole a cow? Don't you dare slander an innocent man! He'd planned to become a factory worker, marry the factory's prettiest doctor, and build a good life. But before he knew it, he'd been transferred to the main factory and assigned a place in a courtyard full of troublemakers. He couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Silly Zhu: "Sister Qin has another old flame?" Some Thieving Sage: "So my name isn't J —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Siheyuan: The Yard Is Full of Beasts, So I Beat Them Up from Behind 四合院：禽兽满地走，我在后头揍 [Decisive and Ruthless] [No Saintly Heroics] [No Female Lead] [A Little Scheming] [System] [Punishing Scumbags] Transmigrating to the 1960s? What? From the start, he’s in the Birds of the Courtyard? Everyone in the courtyard except Chen Xia is a piece of trash. If there’s a problem, let’s settle it right here in the courtyard. None of these scumbags will escape Chen Xia’s lessons. Silly Zhu: “Chen, did you steal my wife? Give her back!” Qin Huairu: “Chen Xia, I’m going to stick close to you. You 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Everyday Affairs of the Siheyuan 四合院里大小事 Shen Guoqiang has lived in a courtyard compound for years when he suddenly awakens memories of his previous life. He realizes that the place he lives is the famous “Beast-Filled Courtyard,” but everyone around him seems like a good person. “Right, Aunt Jia? Thanks for giving me those insoles.” “Right, Sister Qin? Thanks for, hehe... looking out for me.” “Right, Brother Dongxu? Thanks for marrying Sister Qin on our behalf.” “Right, First Uncle? Thanks for giving me food.” “Right, Second Uncle? Th 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Siheyuan: I Snatched Qin Huairu from the Start 四合院：我！开局截胡秦淮茹 Li Wuwei transmigrated to a siheyuan compound in 1952 and activated an ability called the “Cut-In System.” When he discovered that Qin Huairu was on a blind date with Jia Dongxu, he didn't hesitate to use the System's power. He successfully stepped in and won Qin Huairu's heart. Afterward, he arranged for Qin Huairu to take over his job at the steel mill, sending her out to work and earn money while expecting her to handle the housework once she got home. Meanwhile, he enjoyed a life of leisure, 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Siheyuan: It Starts with Refusing to Become a Live-In Son-in-Law 四合院：从拒绝做上门女婿开始 Reborn + System + ruthless and decisive + reigning over Blue Star In his previous life, Li Jianguo was framed by Qin Huairu for stealing ten thousand yuan from her family. He was forced to marry her daughter, Xiaodang, and only after the wedding did he discover that she had been born unable to bear children. Li Jianguo immediately asked for a divorce. To his utter shock, Banggeng and Silly Zhu beat him until he was left partially paralyzed. Later, by chance, Li Jianguo learned that his grandmoth 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 In Siheyuan, I Awaken a System That Lets Me Draw, Draw, Draw 人在四合院，觉醒系统抽抽抽 He transmigrates into Xu Damao in The Courtyard Is Full of Birds. Thinking about how the guy used to flirt with young widows every day made him green with envy. Now he’s Xu Damao himself. As soon as he opens his eyes, he feels Silly Zhu’s punch. Luckily, the System appears just then. As the saying goes, there are no useless Systems, only useless Hosts. Xu Damao decides to give Silly Zhu a good lesson and make him suffer. Let you off the hook? What do you take me for, a horse trainer? Just you wa —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Siheyuan: With the System in Hand, I Soar Across the Globe 四合院之统子在手飞跃全球 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Reborn in 1975: It All Starts with Leaving the Army 重生75一切从退伍开始 Tian Fu jolted awake to find himself sitting in a truck. There was a duffel bag by his feet and a large backpack in his arms. He was dressed in camouflage. “Isn't this what I wore when I left the army?” Tian Fu wondered. He had clearly been drinking with his old comrades and reminiscing about the past. How had he suddenly gone back seven years? Tian Fu enlisted in March 1969, when he was just eighteen and had only just finished high school. He joined the special forces, but for certain reasons, 12Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 27 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Ordinary Life 四合院：何雨柱的平凡生活 He Yuzhu transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard in 1951. A resident of the Beastly Courtyard, he is already seventeen and working as an apprentice in the cafeteria at the Red Star Steel Mill. He Yuzhu experiences the changing lives, human stories, and social landscape of the courtyard from the 1960s through the 1990s. All he wants is to live a quiet life until the opportunities of the era arrive, then work hard to give himself a somewhat comfortable life. Who could have expected a 391Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 28 Siheyuan: From the Start, I'm Surrounded by Enemy Agents 四合院：开局我被敌特包围了 Gao Jin had been indulging in a life of wine and women when, for no apparent reason, he transmigrates back to the turbulent 1960s. This era is perfect for someone like him, who wants to enjoy life after leaving his old life behind. No one will recognize him anymore, so he won't have to keep hiding! But why does he start out tied up, with his female boss's shouts ringing in his ears? He has to survive! In these difficult times, when food and supplies are scarce, he plans to enjoy life and take in 203Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Siheyuan: Getting by in Society With a Broken System 四合院：残缺系统混社会 Wang Hong dies in a car crash after driving home while exhausted. But fate has other plans, and Wang Hong transmigrates into the world of The House of the Beasts, a show he has watched several times. Naturally, a System comes along with him. But this System is a fused, damaged, battle-worn version... 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Siheyuan: I Am He Yuzhu 四合园之我是何雨柱 I was unexpectedly reborn, and somehow became He Yuzhu, the ultimate simp. That’s not even the scariest part. The scariest part is that I’m about to face these awful neighbors: Yi Zhonghai, who weaponizes morality; Liu Haizhong, who lives for a government post; Yan Fugu, who schemes about everything; Jia Zhangshi, the harbinger of death; and Deaf Granny, who pretends she can’t hear or see... 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Siheyuan: Outwitting the Courtyard's Fools, I'm the One True God 四合院：智斗众禽，我是唯一的神 A young man from the future transmigrates into a courtyard house, becoming someone who never existed. With a golden finger, he can easily uncover the secrets every scheming neighbor keeps hidden. Taking advantage of his position, he gets his revenge on them in spectacular fashion. Their so-called secrets become the talk of the neighborhood over tea! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu, the God of Calamity Himself 四合院：何雨柱，真是人间太岁神 The bitter winter wind howled, and snow covered He Yuzhu as Bang Geng drove him out of his home. Lying beneath a bridge, he looked back on his life. Almost all of it had been spent living for others: the Jia family, Yi Zhonghai, and everyone in the courtyard. Not a single day had been lived for himself. And in the end, this was what he had come to... Resentment swelled in his heart, and his burning hatred awakened the jade pendant on his chest. This extraordinary pendant had actually made He Yuz —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Siheyuan: Xu Damao Takes on Every Brute in the Courtyard 四合院：许大茂收拾满院众禽 [Siheyuan] [Xu Damao] [Reborn] [No System] [Beating Silly Zhu] [Lou Xiao'e] [Qin Huairu] [Qin Jingru] On a snowy New Year's Eve, Xu Damao's business failed, and he collapsed in poverty outside the Siheyuan. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself back in his old home in the Siheyuan. Seeing his younger self and Lou Xiao'e, whom he hadn't divorced yet, he realized he had been reborn. Now that his vigor had returned, Xu Damao stood at the center of the Siheyuan, filled with emotion. His fo —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu, The Wind Rises and the Clouds Soar 四合院：何雨柱，大风起兮云飞扬 Silly Zhu is reborn at sixteen with a personal space. He realizes it is the very day his father, He Daqing, is about to run off with the White Widow. Silly Zhu goes straight to the police, and He Daqing is arrested. He successfully transfers the house into his own name. Then he uses his personal space to raise livestock and grow crops, amassing a fortune. In the end, he marries Qin Huairu and lives a life everyone envies. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 In the Siheyuan, I'm Trying to Be a Good Person 四合院我努力做个好人 Transmigrated to 1963 in Love in the Courtyard. Xu Cheng is mistaken for having an affair with his sister-in-law from the start. With a heavy heart, he has no choice but to strike back against his cousin Xu Damao. He swears he’ll try hard to be a good person. But sometimes, talent really does matter more than hard work. Being a good person is just too difficult. Multiple female love interests, with a rather flirtatious personality and somewhat scummy behavior. Don’t read too much into the protag —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Siheyuan: Dating He Yushui from the Start 四合院：开局与何雨水谈对象 He journeys to a new world and is reborn as the son of a wealthy family, living deep within an ancient mansion steeped in charm. There, he unlocks the Medical Benevolence System. With its power, his career flourishes, and he can easily crush the despicable schemers who get in his way. As soon as he enters this world, he begins a pure romance with a young woman named He Yushui, and together they dismantle a secret group seeking to control the elderly. He then ventures into the business world, m —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Siheyuan: I Started Getting Stronger After Qin Huairu Betrayed Me 四合院：从秦淮茹背叛，开始变强 Li Dong stood alone outside Qin Huairu’s home, his eyes empty and despairing. He clenched his fist and said, “Today, I’m taking back what’s mine!” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Siheyuan: I, Lin Ping'an, Am Utterly Unremarkable 四合院：我林平安平平无奇 Lin Ping'an arrives in a courtyard home in 1962. He meets Lou Xiao'e and tells her outright: Brother Damou is no good! Qin Huairu is still a lotus, but she hasn’t been stained white yet. After a few moves: Your maid, Qin Huairu, is at your service! Jia Zhangshi still likes to smear people? Listen up, all of you. I, Lin Ping'an, will not be insulted! Bang Geng, Silly Zhu... I’ve got a complete set of Bajiquan right here. Come on, get ready, here we go! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Siheyuan: Turning Qin Huairu into a Tea Art Expert 四合院：调教秦淮茹成茶艺师 Photographer Wang Wenjun discovered that he had transmigrated into the series "The Birds Fill the Courtyard". The characters had once made him so angry that his liver hurt. Now that he had transmigrated into their world, he decided to start with Qin Huairu and give her a thorough lesson. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Siheyuan: Bet You Didn't Know I'm a Beast Too 四合院：没想到吧，我也是禽兽哦 From the start, he was given a beastly task: trade food for young women. Jin Shuang transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard and was panicking over how to survive. Then he unexpectedly received a sign-in System that gave him supplies every time he signed in: ration coupons, cash, food, and all kinds of rare treasures. Jin Shuang means real comfort! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Siheyuan: I Take Xu Damao's Place 四合院之我代替许大茂 Xu Damao was an overworked corporate drone in the twenty-first century. After jumping in to save a girl from drowning, he triggered the System and transmigrated to the passionate years. See how he makes the most of life in that optimistic era. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 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. 34Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 43 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… 693Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Reborn in Siheyuan: I Get Liu Lan to Divorce from the Start 重生四合院之开局让刘岚离婚 Reborn in a world where someone has transmigrated into Silly Zhu, only for that transmigrator to lose control and repeat Silly Zhu's life. Although he rises to prominence early on, he still ends up falling for Qin Huairu later. Watch how I, a reborn man, help Silly Zhu and the transmigrator expose the true face of the hypocritical Qin Huairu, one step at a time. And from the start, I help Liu Lan get a divorce. 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Siheyuan: The Rise of Technology 四合院之科技崛起 As someone who has transmigrated, why bother picking fights with those troublemakers? Shouldn't you be doing something meaningful? As someone from the modern world sent back in time, we should set our sights on the stars and beyond! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Siheyuan: I Can Fuse All Things! 四合院：我可以融合万物！ Wan Xingbang arrived in another world, where he was forced to head to the Northwest. Fortunately, he awakened a special ability: he could resonate with all kinds of objects and acquire their skills. [Ding! Resonance with wrench detected. Acquired advanced wrench skills!] [Ding! Resonance with welding torch detected. Acquired expert welding skills!] [Ding! Resonance with machine tool detected. Acquired advanced engineering skills!] In this era of reconstruc —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Siheyuan: Activating the Business Prodigy System from the Start 四合院：开局激活商业奇才系统 Li Poxiao transmigrates into a parallel world of the Courtyard and activates the Business Prodigy System. Complete the tasks issued by the System, and you’ll gain new abilities. Can’t do anything from the start? Begin with the chicken-stealing incident, slap Xu Damao and the other birds in the courtyard in the face at their meeting, win Silly Zhu’s favor, and acquire cooking skills. Your cooking improves, but you still can’t make money? Cut Silly Zhu out and create an opportunity to cook for a s —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Siheyuan: No More Pretending, I'm Going to Lie Flat! 四合院：不装了，我躺平了！ Zhou Sicong transmigrates to 1962 with a farm. He has plenty to eat and drink, and wants nothing more than to lie flat and wait for the right moment. Unfortunately, the courtyard compound is a gathering place for all sorts of pests, forcing him to match wits with them. Qin Huairu wants to leech off him? She can go find Silly Zhu! If you leave me alone, I'll leave you alone. But if you come after me, I'll strike back! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Siheyuan: I Have a Ton of Hobbies 四合院：我的爱好有亿点多 [Multiple female leads] [Laid-back slice of life] He transmigrates into a courtyard house. Wang Xuewu gradually realizes something is off. The year is 1950? Really? The richest person in the courtyard is none other than our Deaf Granny. And Yan Bugui is the second richest? Wait, why are there so many He Daqings and Yan Buguis? And why does Jia Zhangshi have an older sister? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Siheyuan: My Simple, Beautiful Life 四合院：我平淡的美好生活 After waking up, Li Qingshan transmigrated to 1963. Once he received a worker's assignment to be sent from the steel mill to the countryside, he became an ordinary resident of a courtyard house. With the System activated from the start, he began enjoying a life that was peaceful yet extraordinary in an era of scarcity. A warm, happy life, the legacy of A Man, and one stroke of good luck after another... —Reads—Score—Shelves
