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- 51 Siheyuan: I, He Yuzhu, Take Down the Beasts Without Blinking 四合院：我，何雨柱秒禽兽不眨眼 [Siheyuan + reborn + escalating wish fulfillment + System + heaven-defying comprehension + revenge] In his previous life, He Yuzhu was a poor judge of character. He treated Qin Huairu like a treasure, willingly supported Yi Zhonghai in his old age, and raised Banggeng and the other two ungrateful brats, only to meet a miserable end on the east side of the bridge. Reborn into a new life, He Yuzhu binds himself to a heaven-defying comprehension System. His cooking skills are astonishing, his resol 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Siheyuan: I Married Qin Huairu at First Sight 四合院：开局闪婚秦淮茹 I transmigrate into a Siheyuan and marry Qin Huairu from the start. Some old geezer with no relation to me expects me to support him? If I refuse, I’m unfilial? I’m immoral? And if I do support him, he still won’t be grateful? He’ll act like an ungrateful wretch and slander me? Fine, fine, fine! If they’re all shameless, then let’s see who can be the bigger scoundrel! 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Siheyuan: I'm Just a Cook, and You Want Me to Solve a Case? 四合院：我就一厨子，让我破案？ In 1959, Lin Shuang, fleeing famine, arrived in the capital and went to seek refuge with his uncle, only to collapse from hunger at the entrance to Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. A young man from a later era transmigrates into Lin Shuang and inherits the original owner's memories. He exposes the courtyard residents' scheme to leave his uncle without an heir and seize everything, angering them all. The System collects the various negative emotions the residents give off when they're angry. Th —Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 54 Siheyuan: I Rose to Prominence Through Hunting 四合院：我靠狩猎起飞 Lin Yu arrives at an old courtyard in 1958 and activates a miraculous ability. Thus begins a different kind of life, full of laughter and fun, as he deals with all sorts of “beasts” and “stubborn” people. Sister-in-law Jia: “Old Jia, Dongxu, hurry up and come back...” Uncle Yi: “Xiao Yu, you need to know how to respect your elders...” Old Liu: “Xiao Yu, you need to help your Second Uncle find a job with some clout...” Old Yan: “Xiao Yu, don’t be too demanding about food and clothes...” Lin Yu: “ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 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—14d adds
- 56 Siheyuan: A Perilous Journey of Transformation 四合院：险恶蜕变之旅 Li Wenqiang arrived in a world full of siheyuan courtyards, but the wheel of fate seemed to have turned the wrong way and sent him to the turbulent, unsettled Republican era. This era brought together the older generation in their youth, while all manner of sinister forces lurked in the shadows: local secret societies, secret agents, the Japanese, and gangs of every kind. One wrong step here could leave you dead, body and soul. Fortunately, Li Wenqiang had a special ability to help him, mak —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 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—14d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: Stockpiling Supplies, Starting as a Purchasing Agent! 四合院：囤积物资从采购员开始！ Cheng Zhiming woke up to find that he had transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard, where he awakened a storage space that multiplied his supplies with critical hits. [Ding! Random critical hit: egg quantity ×10. After storing supplies for one day, you will receive 530 eggs!] [Ding! Random critical hit: sweet potato quantity ×12! After storing supplies for one day, you will receive 250 jin of sweet potatoes!] Cheng Zhiming was already pleasantly surprised by this, but he never expected the space —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Your Little Friend's Fifth Book 你家小朋友的第5本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Siheyuan: My Unrestrained Life 四合院：我那放飞的一生 Chen Liang has just transmigrated to the Siheyuan when he gets one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. The good news is that he has a personal System! The bad news is that his System blew up on its very first day. Still, even though the System is gone, its boundless legacy remains. And so Chen Liang lives in absolute comfort during this passionate, fiery era! As for the beasts filling the courtyard? Come on, broaden your horizons! They’re not exactly his pals, and with a little effort, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 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
- 62 Siheyuan: I Take Silly Zhu to the Battlefield 四合院：我带傻柱上战场 [Military Service + Medicine + Fast-Paced + Plot-Driven + No Saintly Hero] After returning from the battlefield, Zhang Mingshuo studies medicine and rises through the ranks. After the country opens up, he goes on to establish pharmaceutical companies, real estate firms, schools, supermarkets, and more. Back then, every wage earner had just one dream: to join the Zhang Group. Zhang Mingshuo himself had just one hobby: standing outside the group headquarters and handing out money~ 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Siheyuan: The Fowls' Bizarre Lives 四合院：众禽的诡异人生 As Chen Qingye quietly changes the course of these scoundrels’ lives, he discovers that everything ends up in chaos… In this life, Silly Zhu’s origins are shrouded in mystery. In this life, Xu Damao is thriving. The First Master is dealt a fatal backstab by Qin Huairu. The Second Master is sent to the Northwest by his own son in revenge. The Third Master’s dream of getting rich is smashed to pieces by Yu Li. He Daqing returns early in force, arm in arm with the White Widow and bringing He Y 219Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 64 Reborn in the Siheyuan: Cultivating Immortality from the Cellar 重生四合院之从地窖开始修仙 Courtyard life, cultivation, a pocket space, and farming. Chen Jin is a mighty cultivator in the Deification stage, a 900-year-old virgin who has never married. After dying, he is reborn and starts out in the cellar of a courtyard home. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Siheyuan: I'm a War Hero, Taking Over the Security Department 四合院：我战斗英雄，上任保卫科 [Courtyard houses + period setting + daily life + no grimdark drama] Lu Qingshan transmigrated to a courtyard house in the 1960s, leaving the military to become head of security at the Red Star Steel Mill. As luck would have it, he moved into a courtyard house and became one of its residents. Faced with all the petty scheming in the compound, Lu Qingshan decided that simply living his own life was best. After awakening the Space Farming System, he could stroll through the fields each day and com 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: A Life of Romance 四合院之风流人生 Yang Xingguo transmigrates into the world of the courtyard. After an accident brings him into a relationship with Qin Huairu, he somehow obtains a damaged magical treasure and begins an entirely different, flirtatious life. Family squabbles + Qin Huairu + multiple female leads + a place to park your brain… 6Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 67 Siheyuan: Marrying Chen Xueru Leaves the Whole Courtyard Stunned! 四合院：娶妻陈雪茹，众禽麻了！ After transmigrating into a Siheyuan courtyard in a later era, he binds to a System and watches wealth pour in. The Jia family is green with envy. They want to use Qin Huairu and her beauty to frame him? He turns their scheme against them! Soon, they’re all thoroughly under his thumb! 174Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Siheyuan: My Name Is Jia Dongxu 四合院：我叫贾东旭 [A message to readers: Due to account issues, I can no longer continue updating this book. This account will no longer be used starting September 1, 2024.] [Deeply sorry] [So very sorry] [I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry] 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Siheyuan: Cao Tan’s Unrestrained Life 四合院：曹叹的肆意人生 [Note: This is a fanfic based on the TV series. There won't be endless monsters that keep coming back no matter how many times they're beaten.] Cao Tan was accidentally bitten by a five-pace viper in a wardrobe and died, only to transmigrate to the world of Love in the Courtyard. After awakening his golden finger, he began living life exactly as he pleased. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Siheyuan: My Wife Was Snatched, So I'll Tame These Beasts 四合院：媳妇被截胡，我要驯禽 Li Shunqi transmigrates to 1959 in Love in the Courtyard, only for his fiancée, Yu Li, to call off their engagement. Then the Snatched Bride System activates. Li Shunqi: “Everyone else gets to steal Qin Huairu first. Why am I the one whose wife gets stolen? To hell with this lousy System!” Bzzzt~ (the sound of a stun baton!) Li Shunqi: “Ahem!!!” I might as well let this woman go. Yan Bugui can talk her around in just a few words. Better to let her be a bride in the Yan household and become my ho —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Cutting In Across the Myriad Worlds, Starting with Siheyuan 诸天从四合院开始截胡 My new work is out! You can 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! 116Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 72 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
- 73 Siheyuan: Transmigrating to 1958 and Getting Rich Through Farming 四合院：穿越58年养殖发家致富 [Transmigration + System + Daily Life + Career + Power Fantasy] Su Lin transmigrates into a 1962 courtyard world and obtains a one-click learning System. After hunting a wild boar king, he earns a third-class merit award. All he wants is to live an ordinary life with his wife. But who could have guessed that the city residence assigned to him by the neighborhood office would be in the notorious Beast-Filled Courtyard? There’s Jia Zhangshi, who can summon spirits; Qin Huairu, who’s considerate an 172Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Siheyuan: A Brazen Start, Transmigrating to 1962 四合院：嚣张开局，穿越1962 Li Chengcai transmigrates to late 1962, just as the three-year period of hardship is coming to an end. He finds himself in the midst of a family tragedy: his father died on the job, and his stepmother also failed to survive the hard times. She left behind two girls, one of whom is his unrelated fiancée, while the other is a toddler of three or four. Li Chengcai is left with no living parents, but fortunately, he inherits what they left behind. More importantly, he has a transmigrator's golden fi 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Siheyuan: The 1960s Supply and Marketing Cooperative Can Be Upgraded 四合院：60年代供销社能升级 He transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and gets an upgrade System. It's 1960 in China. When He Tianhu walks through the supply and marketing cooperative's gate and enters Texas in the United States, he sees wild boars stretching as far as the eye can see... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Siheyuan: The Easygoing Days of the Red-Hot Era 四合院：火红年代的悠哉日子 If you had everything you needed to eat and wear in the late 1950s, would you choose to live it up (being loud and acting like a know-it-all) or keep a low profile (narrowing your eyes and watching the world)? Well, Ma Hua, a middle-aged bachelor, was reborn. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, Do You Want a Wife? 四合院：傻柱你要老婆不？ [Two female leads] [No System] If you're used to rich, hearty meals, why not try this pickled cabbage dish? After being reborn, He Yuzhu uses the golden finger brought by a wooden box to rise from an ordinary man, one step at a time. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Siheyuan: Rejecting Moral Blackmail and Driving the Villains Mad 四合院：拒绝道德绑架，气死禽兽 Lin Hai transmigrates into the world of Full Courtyard. From the start, the beasts in the courtyard want to seize the Lin family's property. At the crucial moment, Lin Hai awakens the Negative Emotions System. After that, why does Jia Zhangshi scream in the middle of the night? Why is Yi Zhonghai disgraced? Why can't Qin Huairu suck anyone dry? Why is Silly Zhu, the courtyard's battle god, taking a dip in the toilet? Lin Hai smiles faintly and spreads his hands, insisting he knows nothing. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 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
- 80 Siheyuan: Bound to the Sweeper Monk System from the Start 四合院：开局绑定扫地僧系统 [Moderate punishment, scheming, play the pig to eat the tiger, slow burn, an ordinary life with a little excitement] Xie Qiang transmigrates. It’s the first time in his life, after all, everyone has a first time. He wakes up with impeccable credentials and is bound to a Sweeping Monk System, then settles into a quiet life beginning in 1957... 194Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 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
- 82 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is a Warmhearted Man 四合院：傻柱是个暖男 A nobody named He Yuzhu transmigrates and becomes the biggest simp in the courtyard, Silly Zhu. The courtyard seems peaceful on the surface, but beneath it, schemes and undercurrents run rampant. One careless move, and you could get played. The seemingly honest First Master, the deeply calculating Second Master, the ever-strategic Third Master, the venomous Qin Huairu, and Jia Zhangshi, the biggest shrew in the capital... Transmigration itself isn’t scary. What’s scary is transmigrating and stil 147Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 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 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Marries a Wife from the Start, Driving Qin Huairu to Her Grave 四合院，开局傻柱娶妻气死秦淮茹 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Fanqie Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 703Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Got a Beautiful Wife, Bai Ling, for Free 四合院：开局白捡个俏媳妇白玲 [Drama set in the 1960s–1990s] Modern teenager Zhang Chen returns to the capital and discovers he's actually an inheritor of traditional performing arts. Well, would you look at that! Is he being forced to usher in an entertainment era of his own? Wait, he's also awakened a heaven-defying comprehension System! He's practically ready to take off! Zhang Chen: Let me lie low for a few years first, then I'll soar in one go! Lao Guo: If you're coming to the capital to learn the arts, you have to 132Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 86 Siheyuan: The Ultimate Impostor 四合院之顶级伪装者 One outsider after another wants to leave their mark on this little world of a siheyuan. Transmigrators with wildly different personalities and all kinds of Systems emerge one by one, stirring up wave after wave in the siheyuan world. Whether the times will be changed or they will be forgotten by them all comes down to a single thought from Chen An. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 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 176Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 88 Siheyuan: Returning to 1956 to Build the Motherland 四合院之回到1956年建设祖国 This book is entirely fictional. The protagonist uses a golden finger to transmigrate back and forth, trading for supplies, finding love, and achieving success in both love and career... This book is entirely fictional. Important things must be said three times: this book is entirely fictional. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 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—14d adds
- 90 Siheyuan: A Technician’s Leisurely Life 四合院，技术员的悠闲人生 [One Heroine + Alternate Historical Setting + Everyday Life] Qi Jian’an, a landlord with more than twenty properties in the 21st century, dies in a car accident. After being reincarnated, he regains the memories of his past life as a teenager and discovers that he’s in the TV series he once watched, The Birds of the Courtyard? Qin Huairu… Silly Zhu, Damao, Yi Zhonghai… Liu Haizhong… They’re all familiar faces! When the scoundrels scheme against him, Qi Jian’an easily foils their plans. With all 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 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
- 92 Siheyuan: Bringing Warmth to a Period Drama 四合院：我在年代剧里送温暖 A blend of period dramas: The Courtyard, Little Woman, Man of Iron, and other feel-good period dramas A food-delivery guy travels between two worlds, completing orders and solving problems for people in period dramas as he helps them find happiness. One System mission after another brings romantic encounters and period-drama love stories. (Collecting cards of the Qin women + drinking rainwater + nibbling pears + a big white goose + helping Ladi...) 93Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 93 Transmigrating Across the Heavens with a Gourd Space: Starting in Siheyuan 葫芦空间诸天穿越：从四合院起 Chen Fengsheng heads up the mountain as usual, looking for a bit of something, and ends up digging up a real treasure. After transmigrating through time and space and overcoming a few setbacks, he reaches the pinnacle of life. 157Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Siheyuan: Why Can't I, Silly Zhu, Be the Villain? 四合院：我傻柱为啥不能是反派？ [Courtyard fan fiction, period drama fan fiction, villain protagonist, lighthearted, daily life, System, no bloodthirstiness, pocket dimension, multiple female leads] Take the villain's path and leave the villains nowhere to turn! Don't read this if you want a story about scraping by on coarse food. This book does not misrepresent or distort any of the characters from the dramas. Other stories full of hostility are just people venting personal grievances! Just after finishing the TV series, He Y 266Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Siheyuan: I Annoyed Jia Zhangshi from the Start 四合院：开局气坏贾张氏 One day, he wakes up to find that he's been transported into the world of Birds in the Courtyard, where the whole neighborhood gangs up on him from the start. How could he possibly put up with that? He slaps “Yi Buqun,” drives Jia Zhangshi into a faint, punches “War God” Silly Zhu, and kicks Jia Dongxu... 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Siheyuan: My Name Is Cao Meng 四合院：我叫曹孟 [Siheyuan] [Feel-good power fantasy] [System] [Putting the vile neighbors in their place] Cao Meng transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming an ordinary resident of a Siheyuan. From the start, facing Qin Huairu as she kneels before him and begs desperately, Cao Meng firmly says, “No!” He absolutely refuses to become anyone's live-in son-in-law! He's already transmigrated. Why would he become a live-in son-in-law? All he wants is to find a woman of his own and enjoy a quiet, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 In the Siheyuan: I Can See the Comments 人在四合院：我能看见弹幕 Don't bother reading, it's unfinished. [No System] [Small pocket dimension] [Multiple heroines, nothing over the top] Li Shaohui transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming a talented graduate returning from studies in the Soviet Union. He has never watched the TV series, but still thrives by reading the on-screen comments. So what if he doesn't have a System? He can interact with the comments. The courtyard's pack of beasts isn't a big deal either. The comments will help him 89Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Reborn in the Siheyuan: From the Start, I Save Lou Xiao'e from Danger 重生四合院，开局英雄救美娄晓娥 In the post-apocalyptic world, powerful ability user Cao Yu possesses both spatial and illusion abilities, and has made outstanding contributions to the development of the Dawn Base. Unfortunately, he is framed by a villain who wants to steal his abilities. Unwilling to let the villain get what he wants, Cao Yu exposes his ability core and dies with his attacker. To his utter surprise, Cao Yu’s soul transmigrates to the world of the Siheyuan, where he becomes a discharged soldier named Cao Yu. F 14Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 99 Siheyuan: Transmigrating to the 1960s to Become a Landlord 四合院：穿越六十年代当地主 [Courtyard Compound + Transmigration + Scheming Protagonist + Face-Slapping + Power Fantasy] After an unexpected transmigration, Lin Man finds himself in the strange world of The Courtyard of Beasts! He not only transmigrates into a character with the same name, but also unlocks a Super Landlord System, becoming a landlord’s descendant overnight. This Landlord System has a world of its own, with a wealth of features like planting crops and raising livestock. Lin Man can farm and harvest there, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Siheyuan: With the Ring of Power, Crushing Everyone Is a Breeze 四合院：魔戒在手降维打击就是爽 Qian Dayang, an ordinary delivery guy in the capital, wins a magical ring thanks to his kind heart and transmigrates into the story of Love in the Courtyard. From then on, he begins a life with cheat-like advantages, and the women of the courtyard start enjoying the good life right along with him. He spends his days putting the courtyard’s pests in their place, making money, and chatting with beautiful women. When it matters, he shows no mercy. With the magical ring in hand, he can roam freely 41Reads—Score—14d adds
