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- 151 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 266Reads5.3Score11014d adds
- 152 Siheyuan: Huairu Handles the Outside, I Handle the Home 四合院：淮茹主外我主内 [Has a spatial realm and can farm] [No abuse, one female lead] [Goes with the times, stays out of politics] [Everyday life, laid-back] “Yuan Shen, activate!” After a flash of white light, Lu Xingzhe arrived in a courtyard house at the end of 1951, bringing along the Dustsong Jade Pot. Beat He Yuzhu to a pulp and activate the Ten-Thousand-Measures Warehouse. Marry Qin Huairu and activate the Black Jade Dry Field, the Huazhi Wet Field, and the Chuzhu Water Field. Leave the work to Qin Huairu, and 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Siheyuan: Xu Damao's Wild Days 四合院之浪荡的许大茂 On some day in 2024, at a certain studio, Director Liu was chatting with a young screenwriter he'd just recruited from university, nicknamed Xu Big Bird. "Big Bird! What do you think of this script, Foolish Dad? Give me your thoughts, then we'll start shooting!" said Director Liu. "Heh, Director Liu, I'm actually a huge fan of yours. I love all your shows, from Full Courtyard to Foolish Spring and Under Zhengyang Gate." Hearing Xu Big Bird's flattery, Director Liu was delighted. "Of course. I sp 140Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 154 Siheyuan: I Steal Qin Huairu Away, Leaving Dongxu a Bachelor 四合院：我截秦淮如，东旭光棍了 Courtyard, System, wish fulfillment, power-ups, martial arts techniques, putting the beasts in their place. Lin Fan transmigrates into a courtyard and binds himself to an invincible System. From the start, he swoops in and steals Qin Huairu away. Let’s see who ends up without an heir, me or the Jia family! Xu Damao keeps looking for trouble with me. Fine! I’ll ruin your blind date with Lou Xiaoe and make sure you never get married! Ideally, everyone in the courtyard will be a bachelor, while I’l 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Siheyuan: After College, I Join the Factory to Put the Beasts in Their Place 四合院：大学毕业进厂，治理禽兽 Liu Jianguo was an ordinary modern man, but through a strange twist of fate, he unexpectedly transmigrated into a parallel world from the novel Full Courtyard of Love. The Liu family once lived in the courtyard compound, and both of his parents were heroes who died resisting foreign powers. Sadly, Liu Jianguo is now the only one left in the family. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 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! 110Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 157 I Lead My Whole Family to Success with Max-Level Insight 带飞全家从满级悟性开始 [Golden finger + pocket dimension + maxed-out comprehension + no overly hostile characters + daily life + lighthearted + side characters with brains] An ordinary physics student from Earth unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. The story begins in 1959, just as the disaster is starting. Fortunately, after transmigrating, Bai Junjie awakens a System that maxes out his comprehension. With the knowledge and skills he brings with him, the Bai family not only escapes its 2Reads6.0Score314d adds
- 158 Siheyuan: Wang Daxi's Colorful Life 四合院：王大喜的精彩生活 No System + not mindless wish fulfillment A grand crossover of TV dramas: Love in a Siheyuan, Zhengyang Gate, Steel Is Tempered, and more. Not too much bitterness, with a slow-burn plot. Multiple female leads, who will appear one after another as the story unfolds. 379Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 159 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 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Siheyuan: My Wife Is the King of the Underworld 四合院之我的老婆是冥王 In this strange world that blends Siheyuan, Love Apartment, and Ferry of Souls, the protagonist Wang Yi possesses a mysterious System. After arriving at Siheyuan and checking in, he unexpectedly wins the affection of the King of the Underworld. From then on, Wang Yi and the King of the Underworld, who takes the form of Wang Cha, embark on a fantastical and romantic journey. They meet all sorts of interesting people in Siheyuan and share many joyful and moving moments. At Love Apartment, he meets 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 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
- 162 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Meet Chancellor Cao 四合院：开局遇到曹丞相 A meteor struck Earth, and just before he died, Wu Jian somehow transmigrated to Love in the Courtyard. There, he met Cao Cao and acquired a pocket dimension and cooking skills. In this era, he would write his own story. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 The Hidden Master of Siheyuan 四合院的隐秘高手 In a courtyard house left quiet after its former glory faded, Fang Yan wakes to discover that he is no longer an ordinary person in modern society. He has entered the world of Love in the Courtyard and become an unremarkable neighbor of the Jia family. But fate seems to be playing a joke on him: his golden finger is activated by the seemingly ordinary old woman Jia Zhangshi! Whenever Jia Zhangshi’s everyday activities add up, Fang Yan gains incredible abilities, from food and wealth to cutting-e —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 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
- 165 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. —Reads—Score114d adds
- 166 Siheyuan: I Married Qin Huairu, So What Are You Jealous About? 四合院：娶妻秦淮茹，你们眼红啥 He transmigrates to a courtyard-house world in 1952, becoming a young man riddled with illnesses. To escape his sickness, he decisively steals Qin Huairu away and marries her to bring himself good fortune. After they marry, he has Qin Huairu take his place at the factory. Gu Yuan spends his days relaxing and enjoying life. Even in this courtyard full of beasts, no one dares to mess with him. His life gets better by the day, making the whole courtyard green with envy. Jia Zhangshi: “I thought I w 926Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 167 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Reborn and Gets Rich After a Breakup 四合院：傻柱重生，从分手后致富 [He Yuzhu reborn + making a fortune + Qin Huairu regrets it] [No System + period setting] [Low on hostility] [Mostly everyday life] [No talismans] [Slow start] He Yuzhu devoted half his life to the Jia family, only to be driven out by those ungrateful wretches. In the end, he died horribly beneath a bridge, devoured by stray dogs. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the summer of 1976, carrying the memories of his previous life. At the time, Qin Huairu was pretending to play hard t 501Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 168 Siheyuan: What If I Haven't Seen It? 四合院之没看过怎么办 This book has multiple heroines, and the protagonist is pretty laid-back. The pacing isn't very fast, so I hope you'll bear with me. Thank you! The story follows Yan Xiaoyao, who wakes up one day to find that he has transmigrated into a TV drama he has never watched. Although he has a System, things won't get too over-the-top at first. It'll gradually come into its own later on. I'm not very good at writing blurbs, so please give the book a try. Thank you!!! 531Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 169 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
- 170 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
- 171 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
- 172 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
- 173 1960: I Have a Super Mall 1960，我有超级商城 Back in that fiery, passionate era, how could a modern man not make a fortune and thrive? Make money, and make it fast! Chase girls, and chase them hard! With a life on easy mode, he races ahead all the way!! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Siheyuan: What Do You Mean, What's Wrong with Me, Xu Damao? 四合院：你说我许大茂怎么了？ [Soul transmigration + System + utterly scheming] If one day you transmigrated into the world of the courtyard and even ended up in Xu Damao’s body, what would you do in that era? Male lead: What else is there to do? Make it a grand affair! 201Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 175 Siheyuan: I Build Aircraft Carriers by Hand for My Country and Ruin the Birds 四合院：为国手搓航母，坑死众禽 [Siheyuan] [Period setting] [Rise of a great nation] [Technology] [Putting the bullies in their place] Zhou Wen wakes up one day and transmigrates into the world of the beast-filled Siheyuan. He also gains the Myriad Worlds Fishing System and the identity of a nationally designated key scientific and engineering talent, quietly dedicating himself to researching the nation’s most advanced technology. After moving into the Siheyuan, he plans to sit back and watch the others fight. But the courtyar —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Siheyuan: I Dressed Qin Huairu as a Bunny Girl from the Start 四合院：开局让秦淮茹穿兔女郎 [Multiple heroines + System + crossover] Ye Ming transmigrates to the courtyard and awakens a mission System. His beginner’s gift pack includes a natural talent for locksmithing. Bunny girl Qin Huairu, young He Yushui, mature beauty Lou Xiao'e, maid Yu Haitang, teacher Ran Qiuyue... 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Siheyuan: Starting as a Scrap Collector 四合院：从收废品开始 [A lighthearted courtyard drama + System + using technology to strengthen the nation + self-interest + everyday life + multiple heroines (if you don't like that, don't read)] After transmigrating to the 1960s, Tao Bao awakens a System that turns junk into treasure, a perfect fit for his job collecting scrap. Anything he brings back as junk can be repaired. A broken radio can be fixed; An old engine can be restored to new; Even useless batteries can be made good again; And it doesn't just 439Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 178 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 352Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 179 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
- 180 Siheyuan: The Happy Life of a Couch Potato 四合院：咸鱼的幸福生活 Lin Mo unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan. Having lost his parents, all he wants is to live peacefully with his younger brother and sister. But will the courtyard’s scheming neighbors let him have his way? 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Siheyuan: I Snatched Qin Huairu, and Dongxu Died of Rage on the Spot 四合院：截胡秦淮茹东旭当场气死 He transmigrates to the capital and finds himself on South Luogu Lane. It's 1952, before the natural disasters strike. A beautiful wife, a spatial farm, an eye for antiques and gold, and an unlimited storage space. Watch Chen Xiao enjoy a happy life! (P.S. This is a slow-burn story.) 41Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 182 Siheyuan: The Kid Is Mine? And You Expect Me to Pay? 四合院：孩子是我的？要我给钱？ Shen Jianguo woke up to find he had transmigrated into the world of the courtyard, only to have the Jia family come to his door demanding money. The child wasn’t Shen Jianguo’s, so what were they asking him for money for? At the crucial moment, Shen Jianguo awakened a power that made him stronger whenever someone refused him. So Shen Jianguo started making unreasonable demands of everyone else. “Qin Huairu, we’re neighbors. Surely you wouldn’t mind having a child with me?” “First Master, we’re n 2.8kReads—Score10614d adds
- 183 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
- 184 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. 1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Picked Up Zhou Huimin 四合院：开局捡到周惠敏 [Siheyuan courtyard drama + System + one heroine + not Cao De + a touch of ruthlessness] One day, Li Yi transmigrates into the ethics drama Full of Birds in the Siheyuan Courtyard. He is both troubled and excited: troubled by the difficult neighbors, but excited to escape the grind of modern working life. Fortunately, the System he binds to is powerful. From the start, he not only picks up Zhou Huimin as his wife, but also becomes Li Huaide's illegitimate son. With a job at the police station, h 120Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Siheyuan: Liu Ergou Reborn 四合院之刘二狗重生 Liu Lin accidentally stepped on an egg, slipped, and died. He unexpectedly came back reborn in a Siheyuan. The story only gets started in Chapter 40, when his new life in the courtyard begins. Everything before that was the dream of unlucky Liu Ergou. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Siheyuan: I, He Yushui, Return to the 1960s to Lie Flat 四合院：我何雨水回60年代躺平 [Crossover drama worlds] [Has a pocket dimension, but it barely matters] [Golden finger, but it barely matters] [Siheyuan setting] [Reborn] [Low on hostility] [Making money] [Patriotic] After opening her eyes once more, Wang Qing, who had died while saving someone, found herself reborn with a System in the body of the young He Yushui. The fourth year after her rebirth was 1962, just in time for Jia Dongxu to die in a workplace accident. The First Grandpa became a self-righteous crusader, fier 254Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 188 Braving Siheyuan in 1946 46年勇闯四合院 Zhang Qilong was living in the capital in 1946. When he learned in a dream that he was living in the world of the Courtyard House, he was completely stunned. “Qin Huairu is still just a little girl. Isn’t it a bit too early to steal her away from someone...?” “Where did the System go...?” “Ding... Host, the System may be late, but it will never be absent. Please wait patiently...” 4.8kReads5.9Score12814d adds
- 189 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
- 190 Siheyuan: Li Yang 四合院之李阳 A story about a man and the women he keeps, with multiple heroines. Low on angst. The protagonist, Li Yang, is lazy and just wants everything handed to him. To ensure a happy life in the future, he buys a group of girls and sends them to school, raising them all to become strong, independent women who can stand on their own. 1.3kReads7.9Score10314d adds
- 191 Siheyuan: My One-Cent Instant-Kill System 四合院之我有一分钱秒杀系统 A new work is here! I hope you’ll come read it on Tomato Novel and enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 507Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 192 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Transmigrates, Beginning as a Creation Genius 四合院：傻柱穿越从创世天才开始 [Siheyuan] + [Modern Urban Farming] + [Period] + [Transmigration] + [Xuanhuan] + [System] + [Genius] + [Sacred Artifact Space Upgrades] + [Divine Physique Upgrades] + [Romance] In his previous life, He Yuzhu devoted himself to the Siheyuan until the very end. Before he died, he bonded with the Return to Creation System and earned the recognition of an advanced sacred artifact from the Siheyuan. From then on, he embarked on the path of cultivation as a genius creator. 39Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 193 Transmigrating into a Period Novel, Starting in the Siheyuan 从四合院开始的年代文穿越 This novel starts in a traditional Beijing courtyard, but the story isn't confined to its walls. It makes up for the injustices in period dramas from different eras. The atmosphere isn't quite so hostile, but this isn't a story about playing everyone else's caretaker, either. He lies flat and takes things slowly at first to let the plot unfold, but later on, he rejoins the army and uses the System to develop and strengthen the nation! There's everyday life, there's war... 165Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 194 Siheyuan: It Was Just a Dream, Why Are You Taking It Seriously? 四合院：就一个梦，你怎么还当真 [Multiple women pursue him + not too much angst + multiple film and TV worlds + multiple timelines] From the start, Lou Xiao'e enters his dreams, and they spend a day as husband and wife. The next day, Lou Xiao'e comes to his door and asks the protagonist to move in next door to her. Not long after, he dreams of Qin Huairu, and they spend several years as husband and wife... Ye Kaiming, pushed off a mountain by his girlfriend, transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and gains a Dream Pagoda. He 519Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 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
- 196 Siheyuan: Little Jia’s Comeback 四合院：小贾的逆袭 [A little mean-spirited, not a one-woman romance, somewhat invincible, no demonizing characters, and no major changes to the timeline] Chen Xuan transmigrated into a courtyard and took Jia Dongxu’s place on his wedding night. But he wasn’t going to let the courtyard hold him back. Rooted in his era, he carved out a legend of his own. Over the decades, young Jia weathered winds and waves, lived through golden years, and witnessed a magnificent age. He founded Bureau 749 himself, turning it into t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Siheyuan: Xu Damao and His System 四合院：拥有系统的许大茂 From the start, He Daqing runs off with a widow. Xu Damao taunts Silly Zhu, saying that He Daqing has run away with her. He never expected that one honest remark would get him beaten to a pulp by Silly Zhu. The worst blow was a kick straight to Xu Damao’s groin, knocking him unconscious. A modern man’s soul transmigrates into Xu Damao. He gets revenge on Silly Zhu for the beating and activates a System. Every time he wins over a heroine or punishes one of the courtyard’s troublemakers, he receiv 1.7kReads6.4Score10214d adds
- 198 Transmigrating to the Siheyuan: Immortality 穿越四合院之长生 Transmigrate + endless space + multiple heroines + martial arts + immortal cultivation + longevity It begins in a courtyard home, then takes you across the Myriad Worlds. The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, The Return of the Condor Heroes, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, The Legend of Sword and Fairy, the Primordial World, and then back to the courtyard home. Countless little worlds continue to emerge along the way. See how he builds his own universe, with beautiful 16.4kReads7.3Score89214d adds
- 199 Siheyuan: Come On, Let's Hurt Each Other 四合院之来啊互相伤害啊 P.S. This is a slow-burn story with plenty of conflict. In the early and middle parts, the villains are crippled; from the middle to the end, they're all finished off. Being forced into reconciliation pushes the protagonist to snap. He's just an ordinary person, not the sort of wish-fulfillment hero who starts by slaughtering his way through everyone. If you're in a hurry, this book isn't for you. This is the struggle of an ordinary person trying to survive in that era. Even kitchen knives can f 1.9kReads8.2Score10514d adds
- 200 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
