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- 51 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,… 158Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 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
- 53 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
- 54 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
- 55 Siheyuan: Saving the Queen of the Daughters' Kingdom from the Start 四合院：79开局救下女儿国国王 Li Dong transmigrates to a courtyard compound in 1979 and gets bound to a Garbage Dump of Ten Thousand Worlds. It's the era of reform and opening up, full of both opportunities and challenges. Publishing works, making adaptations, collecting antiques, starting companies... With his own hard work and the things from the Garbage Dump of Ten Thousand Worlds, Li Dong sets out on a legendary path. Years later. Zhu Lin: “Dongdong, I heard you're making a drama. How about letting me play the female lea —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 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
- 57 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 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 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
- 59 Siheyuan: Returning from Abroad, with Li Yunlong as My Subordinate 四合院：留学归来，下属李云龙 [Science and Technology to Strengthen the Nation] [High-Profile Humiliation of the Enemy with a Dimensional Strike] [A Masterpiece Handcrafted by the Author] After eight years studying abroad, He Bing, an eighteen-year-old genius from RWTH Aachen University in West Germany, resolutely gave up his lucrative overseas prospects and overcame countless obstacles to return home and serve his country. Just then, the nation's air defense lines collapsed. Its outdated J-5 fighters were powerless to inter 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 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
- 61 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
- 62 Siheyuan: Did the Big Shot Give Me the Wrong System? 四合院：大佬给错系统了吧 Could the mole between Dugu Jianping's eyebrows really be a System vessel? That's ridiculous. And it's a System with transmigration capabilities, too! But what am I supposed to do with a System whose functions are like this? Still, this System is exactly what I've always dreamed of. I'll gladly take it! I hope everyone will support this book. Thank you~~! 2.4kReads6.5Score—14d adds
- 63 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
- 64 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
- 65 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
- 66 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
- 67 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
- 68 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
- 69 Siheyuan: A Courtyard of Civility? No, a Courtyard of Scoundrels! 四合院：文明大院？不！缺德大院 No more moral blackmail. If I'm helping someone, I'll do it with words. I won't get involved with Qin Huairu, and I'm no saint. I'll find myself a formidable mother-in-law to look up to, then bring He Daqing back! You want to enjoy the comforts of a wife and kids at home while living it up somewhere else? Not a chance! You're all going to work like oxen for me! Reborn, He Yuzhu starts by using psychological manipulation on Bang Geng: "Bang Geng, how can you steal candy from a little kid? This is 2.5kReads6.2Score10314d adds
- 70 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
- 71 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
- 72 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
- 73 Siheyuan: My Home Was Snatched from the Start 四合院，开局被抢房 Is transmigration a lucky break from heaven? No... For Ye Lin, it was the worst possible start... Famine, housing, his future, and schemes from his neighbors all came crashing down on him. With no System, he'd just have to fight for it himself... Watch the protagonist thrive in the Four-Heated Courtyard and give his family the good life everyone envies. 1kReads—Score10114d adds
- 74 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
- 75 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
- 76 Siheyuan: My Invincible System Is a Master of Shenanigans 四合院：我的无敌系统超会整活 After an unexpected transmigration, Cao Zhongjing arrived in a lively, conflict-ridden courtyard world, where fate took a sudden turn: he activated an invincible System. From that moment on, the peace of the courtyard was shattered, and everything began changing in utterly unexpected ways. Qin Huairu, once gentle and timid, underwent a sudden change under Cao Zhongjing's subtle influence. She rounded on Jia Zhangshi and roared, “Jia Zhangshi, listen up! From now on, you’d better behave yourself —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: Reborn as a Chief Engineer, I Settle Scores with the Beasts 四合院：重生技术总工清算禽兽 A tingle at the back of his neck means disaster is coming. After being reborn in 1965, Lu Cheng'an gains “Spider-Sense.” When Qin Huairu splashes water at him, he dodges. When there's a trap in the technical department, he chooses the workshop instead. He spots a crack in a piece of scrap metal at a glance. The whole factory thinks the college graduate is just lucky. Only Yi Zhonghai senses something is off. This apprentice acts respectful, but how does he always dodge every trap I set? What Yi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Siheyuan: A War God's Soul Transmigrates, Bringing Heaven-Defying Medical Skills from the Start 四合院：战神魂穿，开局医术逆天 [Ancient-to-modern, period setting, medicine and martial arts, spies] After leading troops for sixteen years in his previous life, the God of War was ambushed upon returning to court. A thousand years later… In 1947, He Yuzhu awakens the bloodline of his past life and joins the Communist Party, killing collaborators and catching spies. The nightmare begins for the reactionary forces… “Team Leader, I can’t watch this anymore. The enemy… the enemy is so pitiful!” “Team Leader, I object to Comr 249Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Reborn in Officialdom: I Rise Straight to the Top from the Siheyuan 重生官场：我在四合院青云直上 Back from military service to the Siheyuan, he can punish the birds and climb the ranks at the same time! Chen Dong starts out as a low-ranking clerk. Watch him grow step by step amid the tides of the times, advance smoothly through the ranks, and ultimately rise to the top! (This novel combines period drama and officialdom. The early chapters feature everyday antics and bird-punishing, mostly set in the steel mill. The middle section takes place in the capital, and later he is transferred to an 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 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
- 81 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
- 82 Transmigrating to My Siheyuan 穿越我的四合院 The protagonist, Lin Dongfang, transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. Stir up trouble, then get involved with Huairu. He helps Silly Zhu and foils Yi Zhonghai’s plan to rely on him in old age, bringing peace to the courtyard. When the winds shift, he rises rapidly. This story isn’t gloomy or bitter. A spirit of Jian'an-era heroism. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 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 3.3kReads6.7Score19214d adds
- 84 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
- 85 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. 192Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 86 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
- 87 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
- 88 Everyone in the Siheyuan Has a System, So Why Would I Work at the Steel Mill? 四合院都有系统了谁还进轧钢厂啊 [Courtyard + Sign-In System + Enlists in the Army] Jia Xugang opens his eyes to find a beautiful woman holding a basin of water, insisting on washing his feet. “Thirteen, Thirteenth Aunt?” Things must be looking up. Now even his dreams have a Thirteenth Aunt. Only after pinching himself does he realize he has transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming the short-lived Jia Dongxu. Today is his wedding day with Qin Huairu. He has also bound himself to a sign-in System. All he h 3.5kReads6.0Score14114d adds
- 89 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
- 90 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
- 91 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 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 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
- 93 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
- 94 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
- 95 Siheyuan: In 1959, I Rewrite the Fate of the Entire Courtyard 四合院：59年，我改写全院命运 Liu Jie’s fate took a strange turn after an accident. He actually transmigrated to the Forty-Nine City in 1959, finding himself in the famous Birds Fill the Courtyard. Every corner here teems with everyday life, intertwined with complicated relationships and countless stories. New to the place, Liu Jie quickly took in his surroundings, already sketching out a plan to change his destiny. He knew full well that Xu Damao would face plenty of hardships along his original path, while the kindhearted, 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 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. 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 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
- 98 Siheyuan: A Peerless Divine Doctor, and the Beasts Are Trembling 四合院：超绝神医，禽兽颤抖了 [Siheyuan, feel-good story, face-slapping, one heroine, the Myriad Worlds, crossover with film and TV] Ye Jianhua transmigrates into a siheyuan and binds himself to an invincible System. His skills in medicine, cooking, metalworking, electrical work, and everything else are maxed out. He beats Xu Damao to the punch, goes on a blind date with Lou Xia'e, and successfully steals her away. He registers their marriage, and his wife is Lou Xia'e. They have twins on their first try. Let the other court 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Siheyuan: Taking in the Deaf Old Lady and Taming the Birds 四合院：收聋老太太，令众禽 [Multiple heroines + NTR + spatial powers + the male lead is a total beast + a touch of cruelty + a troublemaker] A small-time businessman from the future lands in Courtyard No. 95. He'd planned to swindle some property and enjoy the atmosphere of the era. Who could have guessed there'd be a surprise waiting for him right away? Cheng Yu'an has no choice but to show these locals how a real beast plays. A whole-courtyard meeting? I'm here now, so shouldn't we hold one every day? Nothing going on? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Siheyuan: I Snatched Qin Huairu from the Start 四合院：我！开局截胡秦淮茹 Li Wuwei transmigrated to a siheyuan compound in 1952 and activated an ability called the “Cut-In System.” When he discovered that Qin Huairu was on a blind date with Jia Dongxu, he didn't hesitate to use the System's power. He successfully stepped in and won Qin Huairu's heart. Afterward, he arranged for Qin Huairu to take over his job at the steel mill, sending her out to work and earn money while expecting her to handle the housework once she got home. Meanwhile, he enjoyed a life of leisure, 9Reads—Score—14d adds
