Novels like Siheyuan: It Begins with Me Becoming Silly Zhu
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- 101 Siheyuan: Becoming a Big Shot in the Countryside in the 1970s 四合院：七十年代我在乡下做大佬 Yang Feng woke up to find himself in a 1970s courtyard, a place rife with trouble. He was in a tight spot from the start: Yi Zhonghai tried to guilt-trip him, Jia Zhangshi put on a ghostly act to scare him, and Silly Zhu threatened him with his fists. They were all trying to force him to go to the countryside in Banggeng’s place. At the critical moment, Yang Feng bound the heaven-defying comprehension System. Not only did he gain a mysterious spiritual realm, he also mastered the formidable Tong 353Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Siheyuan: None of You Are Getting a Wife 四合院：都别想找老婆 Lin Hao lives next door to Courtyard No. 95. What kind of clashes will he have with the people living there? After being ambushed and suffering a mental breakdown, how does he manage to recover? 777Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Siheyuan: I Handed Over the System, and the Nation Has My Back 四合院：上交系统，国家给我撑腰 [Ding! Host detected transmigrating to the 1960s. More Children, More Blessings System activated!] [Core mission: Get together with a goddess rated 95 or higher and have a child!] [Ultimate rewards: controllable nuclear fusion, advanced artificial intelligence, warp engines... cutting-edge blueprints fifty years ahead of their time!] Lin Gang: I'm stunned. In an era when holding hands counts as hooliganism, you want me to become a womanizer? He immediately files a report, and that very night tur 218Reads—Score11114d adds
- 104 Siheyuan: He Daqing Leaves Home? I Don't Need Him 四合院：何大清离家？我不靠他 “Yuzhu, open up. It’s me.” The voice was low and familiar. It was Xu Damao. He Yuzhu frowned, walked over, and opened the door. “Xu Damao? What are you doing here?” Xu Damao was holding two bottles of liquor, a wide smile plastered across his face. “Relax, I’m not here to start trouble. I figured that whole scene just now must have put you in a bad mood, so I brought over some drinks. Let’s have a glass and cheer up.” 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Siheyuan: The Living King of Hell 四合院：活阎王在世 [Multiple Female Leads] [Crime Solving] [Living Well] [Taking Down Beasts] [Selfish, but with Principles] Qin Feng, a special forces soldier in his previous life, died saving a little girl and was sent by a hundred-ton truck into the body of an ordinary man with the same name in early 1960! At the time, a border counterattack was just beginning. As a battle-hardened soldier, Qin Feng resolutely headed for the plateau and fought the enemy head-on! In his previous life, Qin Feng had distinguished 19.8kReads6.6Score1.3k14d adds
- 106 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1952, I Become the Ultimate All-Rounder 四合院：重生52，我为全能王者 Wang Weiguo unexpectedly transmigrates to a courtyard-house world in 1952, where a quiet turning point in his fate awaits. From the start, he is lucky enough to obtain a System space and a practice-makes-perfect System, setting him on the path to turning his life around. Whether it’s cooking, mechanics, hand-to-hand combat, or firearms, he practices over and over, accumulates experience points, and raises each skill to the highest level, becoming a true jack-of-all-trades. Reborn, Wang Weiguo ke 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 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
- 108 Siheyuan: Livestreaming Qin Huairu Kneeling to Beg Me to Marry Her 四合院：直播秦淮茹跪下求我成婚 [Wish-Fulfillment + No-Brainer] Reborn in the world of Love in the Courtyard, he pursues Qin Huairu, who looks down on Wang Fang for being a country boy. He activates a livestream System, then binds himself to a Choose Your Life System, with the livestream viewers choosing the options. But Wang Fang ignores them and tricks them into sending him a bunch of gifts. He goes with his biological parents to the capital, takes the first steps toward the pinnacle of his life, and Qin Huairu comes to the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 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
- 110 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. 76Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 111 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
- 112 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
- 113 Siheyuan: I Take Silly Zhu to the Battlefield 四合院：我带傻柱上战场 [Military Service + Medicine + Fast-Paced + Plot-Driven + No Saintly Hero] After returning from the battlefield, Zhang Mingshuo studies medicine and rises through the ranks. After the country opens up, he goes on to establish pharmaceutical companies, real estate firms, schools, supermarkets, and more. Back then, every wage earner had just one dream: to join the Zhang Group. Zhang Mingshuo himself had just one hobby: standing outside the group headquarters and handing out money~ 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 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 963Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 115 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
- 116 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
- 117 Siheyuan: Outsmarting the Neighborhood Beasts 四合院之智斗众禽 Li Xingguo woke up one day to find himself in this glorious era, miraculously becoming a member of a courtyard house. Watch how he navigates the people around him and begins a remarkable life... 334Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Siheyuan: The Ultimate Impostor 四合院之顶级伪装者 One outsider after another wants to leave their mark on this little world of a siheyuan. Transmigrators with wildly different personalities and all kinds of Systems emerge one by one, stirring up wave after wave in the siheyuan world. Whether the times will be changed or they will be forgotten by them all comes down to a single thought from Chen An. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Siheyuan: I Refuse to Be Everyone’s Doormat 四合院：我不做大怨种 He Yu transmigrated! And he brought his family’s courtyard house with him! When he opened his eyes again, he had become He Liangzhu, the biggest sucker in the whole courtyard! Luckily, the timing couldn’t have been better! It was the very night He Daqing abandoned his family! He Daqing wanted to leave? Fine! He could go with nothing! Jia Zhangshi stole from my family? Fine! Off to the farm to do labor with you! Granny Deaf was depressed! Yi Zhonghai lost it! Damn! There’s something seriously wro —Reads—Score114d adds
- 120 Siheyuan: Becoming a Security Office Clerk from the Start 四合院：开局成为保卫科干事！ [The rating just came out, so don't pay it any mind. It'll gradually go up.] [Courtyard + pocket space + farming + low angst] He transmigrates into the world of the courtyard. From the start, his parents are both dead, and he's stuck with a little sister who's a burden! Wait, no, it seems like I'm the burden here!!! Faced with the courtyard full of beasts, Hao Jianshe isn't the least bit afraid! I've got a super-sized supermarket. What have I got to fear? Qin Huairu, the pure-hearted white lotus 125Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 121 Siheyuan: The Honest Man Fights Back, and the Troublemakers Are Stunned 四合院：老实人反抗，众禽麻了 Wang Jianhua, a passionate young man with a System, transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and takes over the body of a young man named Wang Jian. Wang Jian is honest and timid, while Wang Jianhua is arrogant and refuses to let anyone take advantage of him. As soon as Wang Jianhua arrives at the courtyard, he catches a bunch of lowlifes trying to leave Wang Jian with nothing. How could he put up with that? Wang Jianhua: “First Master, you’re highly respected. You’re practically a 2.9kReads—Score10714d adds
- 122 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Roast Qin Huairu and the Whole Courtyard of Beasts 四合院：开局锐评秦淮茹全院禽兽 [If I, Qin Huairu, had not been born, the scoundrels' path would have been shrouded in darkness for eternity] [Silly Zhu] [Xu Damao] [Yi Zhonghai] [Lou Xiao'e] The entire courtyard's pack of pests gets picked apart one by one! An exclusive, in-depth breakdown and critique of the original plot of Love in the Courtyard! The video comments are flooded with reactions! Episode 1: Qin Huairu's life of leeching off others? Episode 2: Xu Damao, the most devoted man in the courtyard? Episode 3: The cou 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 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
- 124 Siheyuan: From 1952, Stranded in the Capital 四合院：开局52年，流落四九城 He transmigrates to the 1950s and ends up stranded in the freezing capital of the Forty-Nine City. He faints from hunger in the snow, but luckily, a kind soul takes him in. When Qin Chuan wakes up, he discovers that this is the infamous Siheyuan of the Birds. Just as everyone in the courtyard is waiting to laugh at him, Qin Chuan binds the [All-Professions] System. [Chef profession unlocked. Master-level cooking skills acquired.] [Hunter profession unlocked. Marksmanship that hits a target a hun 13.2kReads6.5Score76214d adds
- 125 Countdown from the Start in the Siheyuan 四合院开局倒计时 [Courtyard compound] [Everyday life] [Not much beast-torturing] [Not too dark] On his way home from work, He Yuzhu suddenly sees a panel appear before his eyes. Then a bright red countdown begins. He stares at the countdown, which shows only 36 hours remaining, and panics. He has no idea what the countdown is for. His mind races with unease as he wonders whether the apocalypse is really about to begin. 200Reads5.7Score10814d adds
- 126 Siheyuan: After Becoming He Yuzhu, I Defied Fate 四合院：变成何雨柱后我逆天了 After transmigrating to a courtyard compound world in 1955, he became He Yuzhu. Apart from inheriting two rooms, he was practically good for nothing. No mother, and his good-for-nothing father had run off with someone else! He and his younger sister, He Yushui, had only each other. Luckily, he awakened the God Chef System and received a beginner's gift pack from the start! A space where time moved ten times faster! A Marrow-Cleansing Pill! And a constant stream of newly unlocked recipes! Rejuven 2.2kReads—Score10014d adds
- 127 Siheyuan: The Backbone of a Great Nation 四合院：大国胯轴子 Honoring the hopes of our elders: if you can't become a pillar of the nation, then at least be a good hip joint! After graduating, Lin Xuan resolutely goes to work at a steel mill. Only he knows the truth: it's not that this unworthy disciple lacks backbone. The System can only be activated at a steel mill and in a siheyuan! [System Activated] [Reward: A grand design bundle for kitchen appliances: a microwave, oven, washing machine, refrigerator, and air fryer.] As chaos erupts in the sihey 54Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 128 Siheyuan: An Unexpected Visitor 四合院之意外来客 Maybe your life isn’t wonderful, but it’s not all that bad either. An unexpected visitor arrives in the Siheyuan. Watch as he carves out a different path through this turbulent era. The early story focuses mainly on building his future, and he gradually becomes part of life in the Siheyuan. 18Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 129 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Marry He Yushui and Enrage Silly Zhu 四合院：开局迎娶何雨水气炸傻柱 Sun Baiquan, reborn in the courtyard, is a beggar who survives on handouts from the neighbors. Everyone in the beastly courtyard despises him and would love to beat him to death. Who knew a System would show up! The Stamp System lets him collect 100 emotion points to use a stamp. Whoever gets stamped has their fate rewritten, for no more than seven days at a time. On his first trial run with the Stamp System, he accidentally stamps He Yushui on the face. Once Sun Baiquan figures out how it works 755Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 He Yuzhu After Waking from a Dream 梦醒后的何雨柱 I’ve read too many fan novels based on Love in the Courtyard. A lot of them don’t seem to have anything to say, and feel like they’re just a way for their authors to vent their inner darkness. So I wanted to write a story of my own. There’s no System, and no womanizing protagonist. It’s mostly about an ordinary life. I thought about this book for a long time before deciding to write it. I hope those who enjoy it will show their support, 2.9kReads6.8Score10114d adds
- 131 Siheyuan: Xu Damao, Cruel and Ruthless 四合院：心恨手辣许大茂 "Xu Damao, Xu Damao, you're a real villain." "But you're not ruthless at all, and you're not very bright either." "Reporting Lou Xiao'e was like cutting off your own arm, and you did all this just for the paltry title of deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee. It's downright stupid." 2.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 132 I Want for Nothing in the Siheyuan 我在四合院衣食无忧 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Reborn in Siheyuan as a Western Cuisine Chef 重生四合院之西餐大厨 This is the author's first book. The author is a professional French chef, and hopes readers will enjoy the story and learn how to prepare the dishes along the way. The dishes featured in the book are based on those served at restaurants in Shanghai and the capital where the author has worked. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Siheyuan: Did I Cut Off the Jia Family's Lifeline from the Start? 四合院：开局断了贾家命脉？ Chen Feng transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he was bound to the Assassin System. After feeling the mistreatment his predecessor had suffered, he decided to teach that pack of beasts a proper lesson on his predecessor’s behalf. 19Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 135 Reborn Amid the Siheyuan 四合院之重生风云 A hapless modern person is reborn in the 1950s or 60s, and ends up living in the same courtyard as Silly Zhu. Well, since I’m here, I might as well make the best of it. Low aggression, one female lead, more children, more blessings. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Siheyuan: Where There Are People, There's a World of Its Own 四合院，有人就有江湖 Reborn in a courtyard, I open my eyes and see nothing but talented people. Whoa! Isn’t that Yi Zhonghai? Zheng Chaoyang? Good grief, this is a world where film and TV dramas overlap! There’s going to be plenty to do! The darkness before dawn is often the hardest to endure. This is a story about transmigrators gathering kindling and starting a fire. Multiple heroines, no saintly do-gooder, justified bullying of the courtyard’s beasts, lighthearted comedy, and a sly, petty-minded protagonist. 4kReads6.4Score13314d adds
- 137 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, 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 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 64Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 139 Siheyuan: How Should I Live? 四合院：我应该怎么活 {Multiple Heroines Transmigration Gaming Through Life Pocket Dimension Farming Ignoring the Original Plot Starts in the 1950s} After Chu Yuan transmigrates into the world of Siheyuan, he enjoys life in an era where multiple TV and film settings merge, meeting beautiful heroines from various stories and embarking on a happy life. He lives carefree as an ordinary person in an era when people struggled to get enough to eat. He observes the ways of human relationships from a higher vantage point. 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Siheyuan Quick Transmigration: From the Start, I Possessed Silly Zhu's Brother 四合院快穿：开局附体傻柱他哥 “I, Ji, an ancient arbiter of karma, am now trapped in the vengeful spirit barrier of Love in the Courtyard. Want to get out? Then I have to be a life coach to this bunch of hooligans. Transmigrate as a battle-hardened big brother and teach Silly Zhu to stand up for himself; transmigrate as a hypocritical nephew and ruin Yi Zhonghai; and finally, even transmigrate as Qin Huairu and teach her independence... When I finally purify all the resentment and prepare to leave, I discover that the core v 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 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
- 142 Siheyuan: Reincarnated as Yuzhu, I Run Away from the Start 四合院：魂穿雨柱，开局就跑路 He Yuzhu unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Silly Zhu from Love in the Courtyard. His father has already left with a widow, Jia Dongxu is still alive, and the courtyard's schemes have yet to truly begin. Knowing how his fate is supposed to unfold, he resolves to escape the tragic ending of the original story. After earning his first pot of gold with the help of the System, he quickly buys a new home and quietly moves out of the “Courtyard of Beasts” with his younger sister, He Yushui, t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 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
- 144 Siheyuan: The Dark, Steady Old Sixth 四合院：黑稳苟老六 No System, no pocket dimension, no golden finger of any kind, yet he transmigrates into the infamous Siheyuan full of vicious neighbors!!! Born into poverty to honest parents, he is no chosen protagonist, yet the courtyard’s “beasts” keep picking on him... Watch Han Li, who is determined to become the slyest player around, outwit the whole lot and flap a butterfly’s wings until a hurricane blows through and changes the world! Until one day, Qin Huairu becomes a virtuous wife and loving mother pr 346Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 145 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 2.3kReads6.5Score10514d adds
- 146 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
- 147 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
- 148 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
- 149 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Reborn, Watching the Storm Unfold with a Smile 四合院：傻柱重生，笑看风云 Siheyuan courtyard + rebirth + outsmarting the scoundrels + a sharp mind + feel-good fiction In the past, He Yuzhu had poured his heart and soul into helping the Jia family, looking after them countless times. Yet in his old age, those ingrates actually drove him out. He died a miserable death beneath a bridge. But at the moment his soul left his body, he saw Xu Damao, his longtime nemesis, carrying his corpse away to bury it… He never expected that, and it left him deeply troubled. Then, 613Reads6.0Score10514d adds
- 150 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
