Novels like Siheyuan: My One-Cent Instant-Kill System
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- 1 The Security Office’s Young Bully: Taking Qin Huairu in Hand from the Start 保卫科恶少，开局拿捏秦淮茹 Lin Feng wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, where he becomes an influential officer in the security department of a steel mill. He’s never watched the original show? No problem! He’s read plenty of Siheyuan novels, so he knows all the residents’ dirty tricks by heart! No golden finger? That’s fine! Listen up, everyone: transmigrating into a TV drama is already unbeatable. Why would I need a golden finger? Just get on with it! And what about those 3.4kReads5.2Score20914d adds
- 2 Siheyuan: You Called Off Our Engagement? I Make a Comeback, So Why Are You Panicking? 四合院：退我婚？我逆袭你急什么 [Ding! Skill copied successfully!] Jiang Chen transmigrates to the 1960s and into Love in the Courtyard. His parents have disappeared, and he activates the God-Tier Copy System. Whenever someone's jealousy of him reaches 100 percent, he can copy one of their skills or talents and improve it! From the start, Qin Huairu introduces Qin Jingru to Jiang Chen. Qin Jingru thinks his salary is too low and runs off to Silly Zhu instead. Qin Jingru: You're just an apprentice fitter. Your monthly pay can't 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Isn't a Tycoon, So Shut Up! 四合院何雨柱他不是神豪，闭嘴！ “System, transmigration, tycoon, feel-good wish fulfillment, romance.” “Picking a fight with me? Sorry, I've got money to burn! Guys, get him! Beat him up good!” He Yuzhu laughed heartily, holding a wad of cash in his hand. He Yuzhu had been transmigrated into again by someone else. This time, at last, he was no longer poor. “Since you're so rich, I won't hold back!” Xu Damao's fingers trembled with rage. He pointed fiercely at He Yuzhu. 10Reads—Score114d adds
- 4 Siheyuan: I Became an Inventor at 58 四合院：我在58当发明家 Lin Xiangnan transmigrates to 1958 with a golden finger called the Inventor System. With a difficult period looming, he uses his talent for invention and creation to live a life of plenty. Whenever someone gets jealous and tries to pick a fight, Lin Xiangnan shows off his technical prowess, for example, assembling an RPG on the spot. One demonstration of a rocket launcher is enough to plunge the entire courtyard into silence. Then Lin Xiangnan turns to the military industry, inventing a string o —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Hauling Goods Across the Heavens 诸天搬运 Liu Banyun transmigrated to the Forty-Nine City of 1961 and discovered that it was the courtyard house from a TV drama. As he wondered how to get by in this supposedly harmonious neighborhood, his golden finger arrived right on time. He was thrilled at the thought of using it to live a happy life, only to discover that this was just the beginning! 387Reads6.0Score10514d adds
- 6 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
- 7 Myriad Realms Siheyuan: From the Start, Sha Zhu Becomes a Dad 诸天四合院：开局傻柱喜当爹 A bombshell suddenly rocks the courtyard: Granny Deaf is pregnant! Everyone is trying to guess who the father is. Granny Deaf: “It’s either Yi Zhonghai or Silly Zhu!” Everyone: “What?!” Just as Silly Zhu is trying every which way to get rid of the baby, the protagonist says, “The baby can’t be aborted. Granny Deaf drank water from the Women’s Kingdom!” 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Siheyuan: Chicken Dinner from the Start 四合院：开局吃鸡 Reborn in a Siheyuan, he comes across the famous painting of Bang Geng stealing a chicken right from the start. What else can he do? Chicken for dinner tonight, winner winner! Lin Yang transmigrates into the world of Full Yard of Birds and awakens a lottery System. His first draw gives him a character card for Bang Geng, the Siheyuan's legendary thief. Tonight, he'll get to taste Xu Damao's old hen for himself and see how it is. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Siheyuan: A Game of Life 四合院：游戏人生 Reborn in that turbulent, romantic era, Yun Yi has no cheat abilities or System, only a steadfast heart and memories from the future. Watch Yun Yi make the most of life in this world and look upon the human realm with a smile. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Island Space: Rewriting the Siheyuan's Fate 海岛空间：改写四合院命运 This blurb is pretty weak. Making trouble, getting with Yu Li, and whatever else you want to see, come read the main story. Just like all you readers here. Short and weak. Please read the main story. I’ve opened a brain-storage service here. After you finish reading, dear readers, don’t forget to take your brains with you. 791Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Siheyuan: Taming Beasts, Holding Life and Death in My Hands! 四合院：控禽兽，掌生死！ [Courtyard Compound + Pocket Dimension + Body Tempering + Snatching the Prize + System] Wang Yu transmigrates into the world of the courtyard compound, complete with a portable pocket dimension. He trains his body to an extraordinary level and becomes a veritable god of war! He snatches Qin Jingru away and makes her his beautiful wife. Let Xu Damao and Silly Zhu stew in envy and jealousy. Jia Zhangshi tries to extort him, Yi Zhonghai uses morality to bully him, and Liu Haizhong schemes behind a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Double Transmigration to the Siheyuan: My Blind Date Is My Grandma's Best Friend 双穿四合院，相亲对象是我奶闺蜜 [Courtyard house, period drama, everyday life, low on hostility] Xu Peiming transmigrates to a courtyard house in the 1960s and becomes one of its residents. He also becomes a doctor at the steel mill's infirmary and awakens a farming System. Xu Peiming ignores the petty scheming in the compound and figures that living a comfortable life of his own is best. He runs into his grandmother when she was young and in her prime, before he transmigrated. His blind date turns out to be his grandma's best —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 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
- 14 Siheyuan: After the Breakup, I Activated a Daily Intelligence System 四合院：分手后，激活每日情报 [Transmigration]+ [System]+ [Feel-Good Power Fantasy]+ [Multiple Heroines] Ye Chen transmigrates to 1961 and becomes Lou Xiao'e's classmate. After graduating, they become a couple. But the good times don’t last. The Lou family disapproves, and Lou Xiao'e asks to break up. “Ye Chen, let’s break up.” Just then, the Daily Intelligence System activates. According to the intelligence, Lou Xiao'e wants to spend the night with you before you get married. Will you accept? According to the intelligence, 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 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
- 16 Siheyuan: Unlimited Supplies Leave the Courtyard's Beasts in Shambles 四合院：无限物资，禽兽们破防了 He transmigrates into the world of the courtyard compound and receives unlimited supplies from the start. In this era, having food in hand means having peace of mind. He only wanted to live a lazy life and quietly build himself up, but the whole courtyard is full of troublemakers who keep picking fights. The old deaf lady constantly targets him to protect Silly Zhu, so he exposes her true nature, ruins her reputation, and then drives her out of the courtyard! The ungrateful little thief Bang Gen 139Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 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
- 18 The Red-Hot Era Begins in the Siheyuan 从四合院开始的火红年代 [A lighthearted System-powered courtyard-complex novel, focused on easygoing daily life with little conflict] Xu Jiahao wakes up in the 1960s to find that he's become Xu Damao's younger brother, fresh back from the battlefield. Faced with the whole courtyard full of troublemakers, Xu Jiahao wants no part in stirring things up. He just wants to live a quiet, peaceful life in this exciting new era. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Retirement Life in the Siheyuan 四合院的退休生活 A joke written by an old reader who can't write books, purely to get a laugh. The characters' intelligence depends entirely on the author's, so it's perfectly normal if you find them stupid. I haven't researched everything, since I'm no expert. If you can keep reading, thank you for indulging me. If you can't, I'm sorry. My skills are lacking, and I've offended your eyes. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Siheyuan: I Arrived Too Late 四合院之我来晚了 Li Kang never imagined that he would wake up and transmigrate into the world of Birds Full of the Courtyard. Unfortunately, he transmigrated rather late, ten years after the story began. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Siheyuan: I’m He Yuzhu, Defying Fate to Rewrite My Life 四合院：我！何雨柱逆天改命 By a strange twist of fate, I arrived in the world of a story set in a traditional courtyard, taking on the role of He Yuzhu, the family’s human ATM. But I never expected to transmigrate so far back in time. I arrived in the bitter winter of 1950. That was the year He Daqing abandoned He Yuzhu and his younger sister. He Yuzhu was fifteen that year, while his sister, He Yushui, was only five. Although I still appeared as an apprentice at Hongbin Restaurant, I was no longer the future top chef He 26Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 22 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
- 23 Siheyuan: An Industrial Encyclopedia from the Start Leaves Everyone Stunned 四合院开局工业大百科众禽傻眼 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Blasts All Kinds of Vermin and Backstabbers 四合院：傻柱炮轰各种禽兽老六 Synopsis: [Courtyard drama + food + daily life + changing the plot + no System] He is reborn as Silly Zhu in a courtyard. Watch him use his wit to earn promotions and raises, bring the courtyard's pack of animals to heel, marry a beautiful and capable wife, and have an adorable, clever son and daughter. He rises to the top and enjoys an unbelievably satisfying life. Even without a System, he can dish out face-slapping and crush his enemies, becoming a godlike figure whom everyone adores and reve 686Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 25 Siheyuan: A Love Story with Ye Wenjie 四合院之情定叶文洁 He Yuzhu, a delivery driver, transmigrates into a siheyuan and obtains the brainless manga template System! He goes on a blind date with Ye Wenjie, talks about the Three-Body Problem, and journeys into the depths of the universe! My new work is out. Welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Siheyuan: I Can Hear People’s Thoughts 四合院：我能偷听心声 The mechanical dog Wu Yao transmigrated into the world of Birds in the Courtyard. As Wu Yao planned to use his mechanical expertise to help build the country, the scoundrels in the courtyard set their sights on him. Then Wu Yao suddenly discovered that he could hear their inner thoughts. Bloodsucker Qin Huairu: Wu Yao is so young and promising. If I could spend my life with him, there'd be hope for me and my three children. Necromancer Jia Zhangshi: Damn Wu Yao, living so well and not even givin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Siheyuan: Giving Up My Iron Rice Bowl from the Start 四合院：开局放弃铁饭碗 After transmigrating to 1962, in the era of the courtyard compound, the protagonist makes a bold decision: he gives up his stable job, the so-called "iron rice bowl," and devotes himself entirely to his studies, aiming to get into a technical secondary school and become a technician. In an era of scarce resources and limited access to information, he achieves his goal through perseverance and hard work. As the times change and his abilities grow, the protagonist seizes the great opportunity of r —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Silly Zhu, the Hustler of Siheyuan 四合院爱钻营的傻柱 Now that I'm here, the first thing I should do from the start is work hard and keep my head down. Why waste every day on all that nonsense? They fought for a lifetime, and neither got a thing out of it. A few tears were enough to swindle away a lifetime's hard-earned savings. What a sucker. I can't let that happen again. 123Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Siheyuan: A Promotion? Why Bother When Being a Slacker Is Better? 四合院：升职？咸鱼它不香吗 The protagonist transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard, where Lou Xiao'e marries him under a hidden identity. Qin Huairu remaining a widow for Jia Dongxu? No way! The boss wants to promote me? No way, being a layabout is just fine. Multiple heroines. The protagonist doesn't go looking for trouble, but he isn't afraid of it either. He gets all the heroines to do the work for him, calling it giving them a chance to grow. 136Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 30 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
- 31 Siheyuan: Leaving the World Behind for a New Chapter 四合院：遁世启新里程 He suddenly discovers that he has transmigrated into a world called Love in the Courtyard and become the story's protagonist, He Dashazi. He realizes that, in this new reality, his father, He Daqing, ran away to Baicheng with another woman six months ago, while he himself has yet to set foot in the future Red Star Steel Mill. What catches his attention even more is that, although all kinds of troublesome characters are already in the hutong, Jia Dongxu is still alive. As a result, Yi Zhonghai an —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Love in the Courtyard: An Ordinary Procurement Officer 情满四合院之普通的采购 This isn’t a traditional courtyard-house story. It’s a shared-universe courtyard-house story. There’s a pocket dimension and a System, but they’re just accessories. Everyone’s personality is warped, and the protagonist treats life like a game. Bugs are perfectly normal, because this isn’t a normal world to begin with. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Siheyuan: I Became the Only Son of Capitalist Lou Bancheng 四合院之我成了资本家娄半城独子 A young man from a later era unexpectedly transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard as the only son of the tycoon Lou Bancheng and the younger brother of Lou Xiao'e. He thought he would enjoy a comfortable life as a capitalist in Hong Kong, but various circumstances force him to return to the mainland. Watch how Lou Lin carefully navigates his way through mainland China in the 1960s. 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 A Countryman in the Siheyuan 四合院之农村人 (Slow burn, no System, one female lead, lots of characters without heirs.) In early 1945, what could an eight-year-old kid from the mountains do? What could a poor student do for the country? In the early days of the People's Republic, it was easiest for rural people to become city residents. But why must you become a city resident to move to the city? Migrant workers can also help build the nation. 201Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 35 Siheyuan: The System Demands Both Grinding and Spending 四合院，系统又肝又氪 A new story is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! I’m a new author, so the plot may move slowly at first, but things will pick up later. Stay tuned! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 What's Wrong With Being a Fisherman? I Just Make a Little More Money! 我当渔夫怎么了？不就多赚点吗！ [Transmigration] [1980s] [Spatial Dimension] [Building Wealth] [One Female Lead] [Alternate Setting] Lu Ye was fighting monsters in the apocalypse when his own teammates shoved him out to take the hit. He set off a bomb on the spot. If he couldn’t survive, neither would they. He went to hell along with the monsters and those teammates who had never treated him like a person. When he woke up again, he had become Lu Ye in the 1980s. Luckily, Heaven had shown him some mercy and hadn’t sent him to t 1.6kReads8.3Score10414d adds
- 37 Siheyuan: You Had That Many Kids! How Is That My Fault? 四合院：生那么多孩子！怪我咯 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Siheyuan: Healing the Regrets of the Women They Loved 四合院之弥补红颜的意难平 My new work is out! Head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.2kReads6.0Score10114d adds
- 39 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
- 40 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
- 41 Siheyuan: From the Start, Flirting with Qin Huairu 四合院：开局调情秦淮茹 He Yuzhu is reborn and goes on a rampage through the courtyard, determined to reclaim, piece by piece, every humiliation he suffered in his previous life. But he never expected the world to be so cold, and the events that follow seem to have taken him completely off course. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Nearly Got Stabbed 四合院：开局险些被捅 No fawning over Qin Yi, deafness + absolutely self-serving Prize wheel + space + special abilities This is my new work, and 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! 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Siheyuan: I Carry On My Ancestors' Legacy and Keep Fighting the Vermin 四合院：我继承先辈遗志继续斗禽 [Transmigration] [Low aggression] [Appreciation] The protagonist, Lu Shiyi, accidentally transmigrates to the capital and, thanks to his knack for appraising antiques, repeatedly finds hidden treasures in the 1960s. He also helps bring several national treasures back to their homeland. But how can you live in a courtyard house without taking on the neighborhood bullies? When faced with the troublemakers who are always making a scene, Lu Shiyi has just one answer: fight! Want to see who hits hard 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Insists on Marrying Me 四合院：秦淮茹非要嫁给我 [Siheyuan] [Family Matters] [Low on Hostility] [Stealing Qin Huairu from Someone Else] Qin Xiaofeng was a miserable 007-style office worker. After suddenly dying at his desk, he transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. He awakened the Fated Wage Slave System. As long as he showed up at his workstation each day, he could claim supplies through sign-ins. He also had a portable space where he could grow crops and raise livestock. Barely had he arrived when he heard that a young woman 123Reads5.5Score10314d adds
- 45 Siheyuan: From the Start in 1961, I'm a Genius 四合院：61开局，我是天才 [Courtyard drama + heaven-defying comprehension + giving the scoundrels a hard time + strengthening the nation through science and technology + development] Qin Yu accidentally transmigrates into the world of "Love in a Courtyard". He has barely arrived when Yi Zhonghai wants to sell his own job slot. Can Qin Yu really let him get his way? After Yi Zhonghai gets the better of him, he nurses a grudge and begins plotting revenge. Several members of the Jia family also start scheming against the pr 128Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 46 Siheyuan: Level Up by Farming Rewards from the Beasts, All the Way to the Ministry 四合院：靠刷众禽奖励，一路进部 [God-Tier Rejection System + Period Drama Crossover + Science and Technology Powering the Nation + Desperate to Join the Ministry] In his previous life, Cao Yuan was a man who wore the Yellow Jacket of Imperial Privilege. During a lunch break, he unexpectedly transmigrated into a new body in 1940. He had landed in a TV-and-film universe centered on Fowl-Filled Siheyuan. Things were already bad enough. Then his parents were caught in a skirmish with rogue soldiers on their way home from work, and 394Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 47 He Yuzhu's Transmigrated Life 何雨柱的穿越生活 Silly Zhu was abandoned by Banggeng beneath an overpass. On the brink of death, he prayed to the heavens that if he ever got the chance to be reborn, he would never again let himself be taken advantage of. Heaven played a cruel joke on him. He Yuzhu, a modern-day security guard, became an innocent victim and transmigrated into Silly Zhu, inheriting everything he had, including his soul. What should have been an easy task became complicated: he had to deal not only with the beasts in the courtyar 357Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 48 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
- 49 The Brute: Starting in the Siheyuan, I Sweep Across the Myriad Worlds 莽子：从四合院开始，平推诸天 A tough guy standing 190 centimeters tall and weighing 190 kilograms! Broad-backed and burly, he specializes in bulldozing straight through! But, unexpectedly, those muscles are merely there to protect the brilliant mind of a quick-witted genius! Tu Man is a master of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, roaming through worlds of movies and TV dramas and crushing every hypocrite! Right now, he’s in the courtyard-compound world: Tu the young master, born and bred in the right tradition, fearsomely strong a 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Siheyuan: Xu Damao, War Hero 四合院，战斗英雄许大茂 Damou had been bullied and down on his luck his whole life, but now he’s reborn! First, he enlists in the army and beats the division commander at his own game: the meat in the bowl is Damou’s first! He heads off to fight in the war to resist American aggression and aid Korea. At first, the sight of killing enemies and cutting off their heads scares him so badly he wets himself. Before long, he becomes the nightmare of the enemy, a god of death. A battlefield rose claims him, and while defending 31Reads—Score—14d adds
