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- 101 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… 854Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 A Multiverse of Film and TV, Beginning in Siheyuan 从四合院开始的诸天影视 Li Qingshan, an orphan from the 21st century, is a web novelist whose books barely get noticed. To keep his web novel from going on hiatus, he stays up writing for a whole week, but eventually he can't hold on any longer and collapses asleep on his keyboard. By chance, he obtains the Myriad Realms Film and TV System. The System tells him that he died from staying up too late, his body has been cremated, and only a wisp of his consciousness remains in the System's space. If he wants to be reborn, 314Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 103 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
- 104 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 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu's Younger Brother, Starting a Family from the Start 四合院：重生傻柱亲弟，开局就家 He Yushen unexpectedly transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, setting the wheels of fate in motion. He transferred to a job as a driver, a highly coveted position in those days. With a steady income and relatively easy working conditions, he stood out in the courtyard. But that distinction also drew jealousy and envy. Especially after Yi Zhonghai stirred things up, Silly Zhu made an unreasonable demand of him: “You're my biological brother. Hand over your wages so we can spend th 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Siheyuan: Joining Forces Against Me? Nobody's Getting Away 四合院：联手对付我？谁都别想跑 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Siheyuan: I Have a Wife from the Start 四合院：开局就有老婆了 When Lin Xiaofang wakes up, he finds himself transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard, a world full of everyday warmth but also endless conflicts. Waiting for him is a huge mess left behind by his predecessor. Lin Xiaofang is utterly exasperated, and even feels like cursing the original owner as a “thing worse than an animal.” But then he thinks it over and realizes the man may have had a bit of “good fortune” after all. After all, the original owner already has a wife and an adorable daughter. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Siheyuan: Report Me, and I'll Turn Around and Feast on Jia Dongxu 四合院：举报我，反手吃席贾东旭 Siheyuan: Jia Dongxu Dies, Yi Zhonghai Is Executed by Firing Squad He transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes the head of the technical department at the Red Star Steel Plant. With a System space at his disposal, Li Aimin is wholeheartedly devoted to the plant. During a year of famine, he supplies the Red Star Plant with a steady stream of meat. Using his mastery of machinery, he manufactures all kinds of precision instruments for the plant. Yet simply because he saw Li —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Siheyuan: Sending Every Villain to Prison 四合院：把恶人都送进监狱 I never expected to transmigrate into Love in the Courtyard. There are so many villains in it, each one sinister, cunning, and vicious. I'll start by dealing with Jia Zhangshi. You want to set me up? Tch! With the System at my command and a pocket dimension in hand, I'll use my beast-taming technique to send every last one of you to prison! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 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
- 111 In Siheyuan, More Children Mean Greater Blessings 四合院之娃多爹贵 How do you make yourself heard in a siheyuan? Probably by having lots of sons. Then no one dares to pick a fight with you. Li Ronghua got it. He took them all in. From then on, every new member of the family meant one more room and three more mu of land in his pocket dimension. Many years later, Li Ronghua stood at the edge of his land in the pocket dimension and roared at the sky, “There's no way we can eat all this!” He raised chickens and pigs, and life grew better and better. Every now a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 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... 212Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 The Wimp in the Siheyuan 四合院里的窝囊人 He's a transmigrator. He's a soldier king. Yet he has to pretend to be a good-for-nothing. At night, he becomes a demon, all to stand up for his little sister. The compound is about to get a lot less peaceful. Tremble, you beasts. None of you are getting away unscathed. 185Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 114 Siheyuan: The Good Life 四合院：悠哉生活 The protagonist is unexpectedly reborn in a parallel world in the 1960s. As time goes by, he discovers that many people from films and TV shows are here, though they’re not quite the same... (daily life + mild edge + no harem + no deliberately making the characters’ stories worse + no cultivation) Qin Feng slowly said, “Zhuzi, have you heard the saying, ‘Fools have good fortune’?” He Yuzhu thought he was being praised and nodded, a little embarrassed. “Have you heard the second half of that sayi 71Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 115 I Picked a Fight with the Siheyuan 和四合院杠上了 I'm just writing for fun, and only writing about the courtyard. I want to make it a bit more detailed, though I'm not sure my writing skills are up to it. I'll write, read, and learn as I go. After all, this is just something I'm doing for fun to pass the time. The story is set in that era, but for convenience, I'll change some of its historical details. For example, ration coupons originally had expiration dates, but they don't here... And so on and so forth. 78Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 116 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...) 85Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 117 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 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 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. 169Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 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
- 120 Transmigrating into a Second Life in the Siheyuan 穿越之四合院人生重来 There is no System and no cheat. The protagonist relies on his own abilities to defy fate and change his life. On a rainy day, a 21st-century wage earner accidentally transmigrates into the hit TV series about a courtyard. Shock, pessimism, speechlessness, determination, composure,… 149Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 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
- 122 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. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Siheyuan: 1944, I Marry a Female Spy from the Start 四合院：44年，开局娶女特务 He Shaobai was born into a courtyard in 1944, becoming He Daqing's younger brother. Before awakening his System, he was frail and sickly. To bring good fortune, he mistakenly marries a female spy. At eighteen, he awakens the "Everlasting Chinese Legends Inheritance System" and successively inherits the skills of legendary figures such as Bian Que, Yang Youji, Guiguzi, and Guan Yu. Gifted with extraordinary abilities, he carves a path through the capital, dealing devastating blows to the Japanese 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1958, I Hunt to My Heart's Content 四合院：重生58，我狩猎狂欢 Lin Yu accidentally transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1958. The moment he arrives, he activates a miraculous Hunting System and begins a life that is both unusual and exhilarating. But the targets he hunts aren't just wild beasts: they also include the troublesome “beasts” who live in the courtyard. Jia Zhangshi is as unreasonable and shameless as ever, often muttering about her deceased family members. Lin Yu fires back until she has nothing to say, claiming he'll help “dig them up.” Terrif 84Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 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
- 126 Siheyuan: Level-Two Welder from the Start 四合院：开局二级焊工 Xiao Shan unexpectedly travels to a courtyard and becomes a Level Two welder at the Red Star Steel Mill. But the turning point in his fate comes with the mysterious interdimensional chat group. Within the courtyard, he quietly changes the lives of those around him. With his help, He Yuzhu finds a suitable partner, has children, and enjoys a smooth life. The worlds in the group, meanwhile, are rocked by the changes he sets in motion. After obtaining Wudang techniques, Ying Zheng undergoes a compl —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Siheyuan: My Super Ants and Me 四合院：我和我的超级蚂蚁 When Xiang Jianshe wakes up, he finds himself transmigrated into a strange world called the Courtyard of Beasts. There, at a small tavern, he meets two women with very different personalities: Chen Xueru and Xu Huirong. At the same time, he unexpectedly gains a unique Ant-Raising System, which gives his ants astonishing abilities. With help from the System, Xiang Jianshe's ants can bring back all sorts of unexpected things, from food and valuable goods to mysterious treasures. These finds not on 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Siheyuan: It Starts with Transmigration 四合院：从穿越开始 Zhang Qiang is an ordinary young man with big dreams. By a twist of fate, he transmigrates into a lively Siheyuan full of stories. He meets neighbors of all kinds: an old miser who nitpicks over every penny, a kindhearted and helpful auntie, and sharp, crafty peers. With his intelligence and hard work, Zhang Qiang does his best to build a life in this little corner of the Siheyuan and resolve the conflicts among its residents. Starting as a newcomer, he gradually becomes someone everyone can rel —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Siheyuan: Reborn, I Made Peace with Xu Damao 四合院：重生和许大茂和解后 (Reborn + no System + no pocket dimension + one heroine, a straightforward rebirth story) In his old age, Silly Zhu was kicked out by the Jia family and froze to death beneath a bridge. Heaven took pity on him and let him be reborn in his youth. Having learned his lesson in his previous life, he refuses to be a doormat this time. After making peace with Xu Damao, Bang Geng is sent to juvenile detention, Jia Zhangshi is arrested, Yi Zhonghai goes to prison, and Qin the Widow goes down a path of n 2.4kReads6.5Score10514d adds
- 130 Siheyuan: Beating Up Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu from the Start 四合院：开局暴揍易中海贾东旭 I’m a decorated combat hero from the Korean Peninsula, a professional police station chief who has killed countless enemies and earned numerous military honors. When Jia Zhangshi took over my home, I didn’t retaliate. I don’t hit women. When Jia Dongxu tried to hit me, I taught him a lesson. He was charged with attempted murder and spent two and a half years eating cornmeal buns. Yi Zhonghai tried to help, so I planted a kick right in his chest and sent him against the wall. The First Master did 11Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 131 Siheyuan: Beijing’s Meat Grinder, Sending Every Invader to Hell 四合院：北平绞肉机，鬼子全归西 On the eve of Beiping’s fall, Zhang Lei was abducted by Lin Wan’er, the Black Wind Stronghold’s boss and the dual-pistol-wielding Red Whirlwind, to become her husband. After transmigrating, he obtained a vast arsenal of advanced weapons through the System. Barrett rifles, RPG launchers, Katyusha rocket launchers, Tiger tanks... With all this equipment, why stay holed up in a ravine playing bandit? So he united the Black Wind Stronghold’s forces, swallowed up six nearby bands of bandits, and beca 3.1kReads6.7Score17714d adds
- 132 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! 300Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 133 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. 203Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 134 Siheyuan: Xia Yuchen's Tale of Tormenting the Beasts 四合院夏雨辰虐禽记 A famous male cross-player in the modern cosplay scene accidentally transmigrates into the body of a man with the same name in the world of Siheyuan. Only after the System explains the situation does she realize that the TV drama was far too tame: the real world is much darker than what it showed. Since she’s here, sitting around waiting to be devoured by the courtyard’s beasts is out of the question. It’s not in her nature. Watch her fight back from the brink. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 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
- 136 Siheyuan: Starting Out as a Nobody 四合院：我从一个边缘人物开始 (Plot + Daily Life + Striving) Xu Qi'an: “Damn it, old Heaven! What have I ever done to you? Why did you dump me in the 1950s...” Xu Qi'an had a high education, a high salary, and never wanted for food or clothing. Then suddenly, he returned to the 1950s and transmigrated into the body of a child just seven years old, 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 A Siheyuan Full of Beasts? Good Thing I’m No Saint Either 禽满四合院？正好我也不是啥好人 [Mostly everyday life, not too much angst, a schemer's way of doing things, a fun-loving rascal who could use a little more virtue, one heroine, no harem] In his previous life, Wang Dachui was a man who had it all. Now he has transmigrated to 1960s Beijing. Faced with a courtyard full of vicious troublemakers, he can't change his surroundings, so he'll just fit right in! I, Wang Dachui, am done being a decent person! Short on cash? No problem, I'll borrow a little from Yi Zhonghai. Then I'll cas 951Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 138 Siheyuan: Cao Liang’s Rise to Power 四合院：曹亮的崛起之路 [His only golden finger is a perfect gene serum and a pocket dimension. From the start, the space contains just one mu of land and a warehouse, but it can be upgraded.] Cao Liang transmigrates into the world of the Courtyard Households. Using his golden finger, he rises from humble beginnings one step at a time… 4.1kReads6.5Score13614d adds
- 139 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 1.5kReads8.3Score10414d adds
- 140 Siheyuan: Strike First to Gain the Upper Hand 四合院之先下手为强 After getting into trouble a few times, Yang Xiaomi figured something out: if we make the first move, those pests won't have time to cause us trouble. So the pests suffered, yet enjoyed themselves, unable to understand why this divine couple, a fierce man and woman, kept coming after them. At least give us a chance to strike back! 947Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 141 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 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Siheyuan: I Was Too Late for Ezi from the Start 四合院开局娥子我来迟了 Waaah! I came one step too late! Ezi, how can I go on without you? Xu Damao, you ruined my cushy job, and I'll never forgive you, Cao Youde! The story starts in Love in the Courtyard and will also sensibly bring in characters from other works of the same era. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Siheyuan: I Stole the Heroine and Found the Good Life 四合院：截胡女主，享受美好人生 One day, he transmigrates into a Beijing courtyard home and changes the tragic fates of the heroines. See how Wang Chen trounces the villains in the courtyard and wins the heart of a beautiful woman, enjoying the good life in an era of scarcity. (The System plays a minor role; the timeline has also been changed.) 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Transmigrating to the Siheyuan: My Uncle Is Huai De 穿越四合院：我叔怀德 Why does no one dare mess with me? Oh, right. My uncle is Li Huaide. He rules the steelworks with an iron fist! My golden finger isn’t overpowered. A life of ease. Comfort comes first. If I can get ahead, I will. 48Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 145 Siheyuan: Transmigrate to 1952 and Start as a Fisherman 四合院：穿越52，从渔夫开始 Li Jianguo accidentally transmigrates to the capital in 1952 (Beijing). Faced with the tragic reality that both his parents are dead, he finds himself back in an era that feels both familiar and strange. The “beasts” of the courtyard house are still around, but Jia Dongxu is still alive, He Daqing has yet to leave, and Qin Huairu has yet to marry into the Jia family. More importantly, the city is under military control, and a local government is about to be established at the end of the year. Ju 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Siheyuan: The Reborn Honest Man Strikes Back 四合院：重生之老实人的反击 After grumbling about the plot of a TV drama, Wang Jianjun unexpectedly wakes up reborn to find himself face-to-face with the many headache-inducing characters from Love in the Courtyard. There's the self-righteous First Master, who wants to control everything; the Second Master, who has little ability but loves showing off; the stingy, calculating Third Master; the greedy and selfish Jia Zhangshi; the hypocritical Qin Huairu; the sinister Xu Damao; the blindly loyal Silly Zhu; and a whole pack 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Siheyuan: Transmigrating and Taking Control of the World 四合院：穿越之初定乾坤 After a mistake by the internship System, Su Yang unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of The Four-Courtyard Compound in early 1948. Fortunately, the story has yet to officially begin, giving him time to plan ahead. As he explores further, he is startled to discover that this world blends elements from numerous period dramas, making it complex yet full of opportunity. In the compound, Yi Zhonghai tries to manipulate the younger generation, but no one pays him any attention with Su Yang arou 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Wandering the World, Starting from the Siheyuan 从四合院开始流浪 A new story is here! You’re welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Siheyuan: At Ten, I Became the Pillar of My Family 四合院：十岁的我成了家里顶梁柱 [Republican era + siheyuan + killing Japanese invaders + low violence + cozy life + War of Resistance] After bravely sacrificing his life as a firefighter in his previous life, Liu Weimin transmigrated to 1940 in the Republican era and became a ten-year-old boy. His father had left to join the army when Liu was little and never returned. At home, he had his mother and two younger brothers, as well as an older girl from the neighboring family. To care for his family, the ten-year-old Liu Weimin g 4Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 150 Siheyuan: A Thriving Life in the Era from the Start 四合院：开局年代红火生活 Transmigrate to the Siheyuan, write a passionate life story, experience the little things of everyday life, and enjoy hunting, a portable space, and pastoral village living. Li Guodong transmigrates to the 1960s, immerses himself in the spirit of the era, experiences the lives of ordinary people, and keeps pace with the times. He contributes his small spark of strength, helping himself, his family and friends, his community, and his country prosper. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
