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- 101 Siheyuan: The Kid Is Mine? And You Expect Me to Pay? 四合院：孩子是我的？要我给钱？ Shen Jianguo woke up to find he had transmigrated into the world of the courtyard, only to have the Jia family come to his door demanding money. The child wasn’t Shen Jianguo’s, so what were they asking him for money for? At the crucial moment, Shen Jianguo awakened a power that made him stronger whenever someone refused him. So Shen Jianguo started making unreasonable demands of everyone else. “Qin Huairu, we’re neighbors. Surely you wouldn’t mind having a child with me?” “First Master, we’re n 2.8kReads—Score10614d adds
- 102 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
- 103 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
- 104 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. 160Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Siheyuan: This Silly Zhu Is a Brute 四合院：这个傻柱是莽夫 I transmigrated into He Yuzhu's body. Watch me take on the whole bunch of troublemakers and climb the ranks one step at a time... 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Siheyuan: I Returned from Korea, and You Dare Steal My Bag? 四合院：援朝归来，你敢偷我包？ [Period Setting + Space + Lighthearted Daily Life + Rousing Power Fantasy, Light System Elements, Plot-Focused] Life is like a dream. Lin Huaiwen arrives in the world of the Siheyuan, where outsmarting all the nasty neighbors is a real delight. It's the 1950s, a time of vast opportunities. With the world situation shrouded in gloom, Lin Huaiwen is chosen by the times and rises above the rest. Watch the storm gather and see who comes out on top. 33Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 107 Reborn in Siheyuan: I, Xu Damao, Am Not to Be Messed With 重生四合院：我许大茂不是好惹的 He dodged the enemy’s bullets, but not his teammate’s knife. In a battle against drug traffickers in the primeval forest, he was killed by a stab in the back from his teammate. As his mind sank into endless darkness, he knew he was going to die. He died full of resentment. When he opened his eyes again, he could hardly believe what he was seeing… 149Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 108 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
- 109 Siheyuan: I Start by Selling Luosifen from a Street Stall! 四合院：从摆摊卖螺蛳粉开始！ Reborn in a siheyuan, Chen Ping'an activates a food System and opens a food shop of his own. From the start, he gets authentic luosifen. One bowl delivers an endless clash of aromas and flavors, like a misty rain on a spring day! He unlocks stinky tofu, a challenge for the taste buds, with every bite bringing a surprise! He unlocks fatty intestine noodles, tangy and spicy, and diners scramble to get a bowl! Then he unlocks fire-chicken noodles, starch sausages... The head chef of Fengzeyuan foll 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 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 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Siheyuan: The Legend of Lingxi 四合院之灵犀传奇 Low on hostility and rich in humanity, a fantastical stroke of fate changes the life of a minor character in a courtyard compound and sets him on the path to legend. The road to a powerful nation begins. When the young are strong, the nation is strong. If you don't like Piaomiao's changes to the original story, start reading from Volume Two. That's where Piaomiao follows the original story's progression. 3Reads6.4Score114d adds
- 112 Siheyuan: A Life on the Cutting Edge 四合院之锋流人生路 Ye Feng, a top mercenary in his previous life, was betrayed and died on a foreign battlefield. Unexpectedly, a mysterious System brought him to the turbulent year of 1931. With his birth, divine arts, pills, and even a pocket world came pouring in. This System seemed a little unusual: to receive more rewards, he had to keep expanding his family line. As for that task, the righteous and upright Ye Feng naturally thought... the more, the better. When Ye Feng learned that this world was actually th 2Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 113 Siheyuan: A Fateful Encounter on the Train 四合院：列车上的奇缘 On this fantastical journey after transmigrating to the 1960s, Chen Yang is not only a railway police officer who punishes evil and upholds justice, but also a weaver of fate. With his astonishing medical skills, he prevents one human tragedy after another and unexpectedly forges deep connections with key figures swept up in the currents of history. From an obscure police officer to a close friend of legendary figures, Chen Yang’s life is transformed by these extraordinary encounters. His chance —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Siheyuan: Deal with the Reborn First 四合院：先解决重生者 [Slice of life, everyday family matters, no angst, multiple female leads. If that’s not your thing, don’t read! Don’t read!] Reborn in a Beijing courtyard, he runs into someone else who’s been reborn. That guy is gravely ill, but no one checks in on him or reports it to the neighborhood office. Everyone has already taken everything from his home and is just waiting to celebrate his death. Good grief, the whole courtyard is full of villains! Faced with this situation, Qin Wuyi has no choice but t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 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
- 116 Siheyuan: Da Mao's Life of Unrestrained Pleasure 四合院之大茂快意人生 By some inexplicable twist of fate, he transmigrates to Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang and becomes Xu Damao, a recent middle-school graduate learning to operate film projectors. With the wisdom of an outstanding young man who knows the next 500 years and the previous 50, Xu Damao doesn’t want to become a laughingstock again. All he wants is a warm home with a wife and children, but unfortunately, he doesn’t have the means for that! 312Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 117 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
- 118 Jin Se's Hong Kong: A Boy's Dream in the Siheyuan 瑾色香江：四合院里的少年梦 I’m a new author, and this is my first novel. I’ve read a lot of courtyard-themed stories, so I wanted to try writing one myself. If you spot any problems, please don’t hesitate to point them out. After a car accident, Zhou Jin transmigrates into the legendary animal-filled courtyard. His parents die right from the start, and, still young, he joins the army alone. Five years later, he returns to the courtyard with the System. From then on, he punishes the courtyard’s schemers, settling things wi 14Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 119 Siheyuan: What Do I Do Without a System? 四合院：没有系统怎么办 I’m a transmigrator. In Love in the Courtyard, Second Uncle Liu Haizhong is my uncle. “Uncle, my mom told me to come stay with you. Could you rent me a room in our courtyard? Could you buy me some eggs to help me regain my strength? Could you show me a little concern?” Liu Haizhong: ... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Reborn in 1953 with a System 四合院：53年傻柱子重生有系统 Old Silly Zhu huddles beneath a bridge, looking back on his life and realizing he'd been a complete fool. The heavens can't bear to see it, so they give him another chance. Reborn for a second time, he plans to watch everyone who wronged him bring about their own downfall. The bloodsucking white lotus Qin Huairu The moralizing Yi Zhonghai The selfish, deaf old lady The office-obsessed Liu Haizhong Jia Zhangshi, summoner of the dead... And so on. Just wait. With his System and his own hard work, 1.1kReads6.2Score10314d adds
- 121 Siheyuan: Xu Damao and His System 四合院：拥有系统的许大茂 From the start, He Daqing runs off with a widow. Xu Damao taunts Silly Zhu, saying that He Daqing has run away with her. He never expected that one honest remark would get him beaten to a pulp by Silly Zhu. The worst blow was a kick straight to Xu Damao’s groin, knocking him unconscious. A modern man’s soul transmigrates into Xu Damao. He gets revenge on Silly Zhu for the beating and activates a System. Every time he wins over a heroine or punishes one of the courtyard’s troublemakers, he receiv 1.7kReads6.4Score10214d adds
- 122 Braving Siheyuan in 1946 46年勇闯四合院 Zhang Qilong was living in the capital in 1946. When he learned in a dream that he was living in the world of the Courtyard House, he was completely stunned. “Qin Huairu is still just a little girl. Isn’t it a bit too early to steal her away from someone...?” “Where did the System go...?” “Ding... Host, the System may be late, but it will never be absent. Please wait patiently...” 4.8kReads5.9Score12814d adds
- 123 Siheyuan: Starting Out as a Police Officer, Merits Come Knocking 四合院：警察开局，功劳主动上门 Jiang Yu transmigrated to the world of the courtyard houses. He became a police officer at a neighborhood police station. On his first day reporting for duty, Jiang Yu happened to catch a thief on the way. After a few rounds of memory-restoration techniques, heavens, the guy wasn't just a thief, he was also a murderer! What should have been an ordinary arrest turned into a major criminal case! 5Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 124 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
- 125 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1952, Fleeing Famine to Beijing 四合院：重生52年，逃荒北京城 Just as Lu Weimin transmigrates, the Yellow River floods and swallows the village where he lives. To survive, he promptly climbs aboard a train, escapes his home, and makes his way to the capital. It is a time of military administration, when people with special skills are especially valuable. Thanks to a recommendation from Mr. Wang at the relief station, Lu Weimin, a man with exceptional abilities, gets a job at a factory. This gives him a job, an urban household registration, and a place to l 6Reads—Score114d adds
- 126 Transmigrating into a Siheyuan with a Pigeon Market System 穿越四合院获得鸽子市系统 The protagonist transmigrates into the world of the courtyard compound and gains a market System where anything can be sold. As long as you pay, the protagonist can sell you anything. The protagonist isn't a good person in the traditional sense. Everything he does is driven, at least in part, by his own interests. Want a better life? Fine, he'll give you what you want, but only if you're useful to him or can offer him something he's interested in. The protagonist is willing to use any means nece 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Siheyuan: I Dressed Qin Huairu as a Bunny Girl from the Start 四合院：开局让秦淮茹穿兔女郎 [Multiple heroines + System + crossover] Ye Ming transmigrates to the courtyard and awakens a mission System. His beginner’s gift pack includes a natural talent for locksmithing. Bunny girl Qin Huairu, young He Yushui, mature beauty Lou Xiao'e, maid Yu Haitang, teacher Ran Qiuyue... 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 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
- 129 A Path to Power: It All Begins in the Siheyuan 官路通天之从四合院开始 A tiny butterfly flutters into life in the Siheyuan. This book has no grim, violent drama; the Siheyuan setting simply provides a backdrop for the protagonist, and won't feature too heavily. In the early chapters, he is sent to the countryside and waits to take the college entrance exam, then enters government and governs a region. I'm a new author, so please be kind. 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Siheyuan: Orphan of War 四合院：战争遗孤 Chen Mu, a modern man and the only child for three generations, came from a family with a modest fortune. He got drunk while drinking on the rooftop, then accidentally fell off... What a shame about all the savings he had, and the person he'd only just met... What a shame about his young, twenty-nine-year-old body... He ended up in an era where everyone seemed to despise him... But this place didn't seem anything like the novels he'd read! But 1Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 131 The Siheyuan Begins When Bang Geng Is Beaten Into an Idiot 四合院从棒梗被打成白痴开始 To help Silly Zhu break free, Bang Geng, you should become an idiot and live quietly. Stop making trouble. Granny Deaf, you’re already so old. Stop making trouble too. You should become an idiot as well. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Unfazed Life 四合院之何雨柱淡然人生 He Yuzhu is reborn as He Yuzhu from Love in the Courtyard. After being reborn, he gains an independent space measuring 100 cubic meters. This is a story about an ordinary person's life, following the various things that happen after an ordinary man with no toilet humor and no invincible powers is reborn as He Yuzhu. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 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—14d adds
- 134 Siheyuan: Li Family’s Silly Kun’er 四合院：李家傻坤儿 After transmigrating to 1951, the good news is that his parents weren't sacrificed to the heavens. The bad news is that Li Kuner, who used to be a fool, has nothing but a space. Now, to avoid revealing that he's a transmigrator, he plans to slowly settle into this vibrant new era! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Siheyuan: Zhu Dachang's Happy Life 四合院，朱大常的快乐生活 Multiple heroines, a System, and a Casanova. Let the little pig have his way. Upright gentlemen, stay away. That Mr. Zhu carries on the legacy of Wei Wu and is determined to uphold the Chancellor's will. … —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 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
- 137 I Lead My Whole Family to Success with Max-Level Insight 带飞全家从满级悟性开始 [Golden finger + pocket dimension + maxed-out comprehension + no overly hostile characters + daily life + lighthearted + side characters with brains] An ordinary physics student from Earth unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. The story begins in 1959, just as the disaster is starting. Fortunately, after transmigrating, Bai Junjie awakens a System that maxes out his comprehension. With the knowledge and skills he brings with him, the Bai family not only escapes its 2Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 138 Siheyuan: The Carefree Years 四合院之逍遥篇 Li Changsheng, captain of the Qinglong Special Operations Team in the Huaxia Guardian Army, perishes alongside a spy while on a mission. He is reborn in 1950 at Changchun Spring in Dali and inherits the Xiaoyao Sect’s legacy, cultivating the carefree art of controlling the wind and practicing its carefree martial arts. When he returns to the capital and moves into Siheyuan No. 95, he obtains a National Fortune System. What is carefree? A pure heart and unimpeded thoughts: that is carefree. What 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 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
- 140 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
- 141 Ten Yuan a Day from Signing In at the Siheyuan 四合院每天签到十块钱 Ten yuan a day, plus meal tickets. There’s no way to spend it all, absolutely no way. Pork costs 75 cents a jin, rice and flour cost 10 cents a jin, and marrying a wife costs nothing. You even get money back. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Siheyuan: Reborn with Two Systems 四合院：重生，获得双系统 Reborn in a 1958 courtyard, with no saintly protagonist and an unconventional punishment system. The protagonist, Lei Hong, is an absolutely impartial engineer from the human race in the interstellar era, who transmigrates and is reborn. He comes with telekinesis and always gets even with those who wrong him. He gets two Systems from the start. He takes revenge on the courtyard's villains every single day. He builds an underground shelter, grows food to save people, and changes the course of the 651Reads5.4Score10414d adds
- 143 Stirring Up Trouble in the Siheyuan 四合院之兴风作浪 [Siheyuan] + [A dark, volatile edge] + [Multiple heroines] Unlike traditional stories set in this era, this book makes major changes to the characters’ backgrounds. The soul of a powerful survivor from the apocalypse is unexpectedly reborn in the body of a poor boy in a Siheyuan. See how he cares for his younger siblings and puts all those rotten neighbors in their place in this turbulent era, carving out a life of his own! This is a darker story with a strong undercurrent of hostility. Characte 265Reads5.3Score11014d adds
- 144 Siheyuan: Huairu Handles the Outside, I Handle the Home 四合院：淮茹主外我主内 [Has a spatial realm and can farm] [No abuse, one female lead] [Goes with the times, stays out of politics] [Everyday life, laid-back] “Yuan Shen, activate!” After a flash of white light, Lu Xingzhe arrived in a courtyard house at the end of 1951, bringing along the Dustsong Jade Pot. Beat He Yuzhu to a pulp and activate the Ten-Thousand-Measures Warehouse. Marry Qin Huairu and activate the Black Jade Dry Field, the Huazhi Wet Field, and the Chuzhu Water Field. Leave the work to Qin Huairu, and 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 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
- 146 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
- 147 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Sent Banggeng Straight to Prison 四合院：开局先送棒梗蹲监狱 After transmigrating into the Siheyuan world, Wang Jianshe was nearly killed when the Jia family framed him. The First Uncle and Qin Huairu were in cahoots, while Silly Zhu did their dirty work and acted as their accomplice. A whole pack of beasts ruled the Siheyuan with an iron fist. Unbelievable... It’s a new era, and they’re still pulling this kind of stunt? Wang Jianshe went straight to the police! First, he’d send the little beast Banggeng away to prison! 40Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 148 Siheyuan: Jia Dongxu's Journey to Success 四合院：贾东旭的进步人生 He transmigrates to a courtyard in 1950 and becomes Jia Dongxu. Luckily, there’s still time to change everything! Jia Zhangshi’s harsh, overbearing personality hasn’t fully developed yet; Qin Huairu is still a gentle, warm-hearted young woman; He doesn’t go apprentice himself to Yi Zhonghai. Instead, he takes down Liu Haizhong, drives Yan Bugui away, and brings all three of the courtyard elders down one after another! Silly Zhu won’t become everyone’s doormat, either, and Yushui is well cared fo 2.3kReads8.0Score—14d adds
- 149 Siheyuan: You Want Money? I'll Send You a Few Billion First 四合院：想要钱，我先送你几个亿 Beneath a bridge in the bitter winter cold, He Yuzhu breathed his last and closed his eyes forever. When He Yuzhu opened his eyes again, he discovered that he had been reborn, and that a More Children, More Grandchildren System had appeared in his mind. As long as he completed its missions, he could earn generous rewards. Just then, Qin Huairu came looking for Silly Zhu, asking him to pay for Banggeng's troubles. He Yuzhu decided to try her out. 282Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Refused to Give the Jia Family a House 四合院：开局不给贾家房子 Sun Yue transmigrates to the world of Love in the Courtyard, and feels awful. In this world, his father died in battle when he was young, and his mother passed away not long ago, leaving him all alone. Then, right from the start, Jia Zhangshi shows up to “borrow” his house. As if he could possibly “lend” it to her! He has no choice but to curse her out and send her packing. Surrounded by one beast after another in the courtyard, Sun Yue can only outwit them all and send them to prison one by one 69Reads—Score—14d adds
