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- 101 Siheyuan: A Hellish Start, a Life Turnaround 四合院：地狱开局，逆袭人生 [This is a slow-burn story. The protagonist keeps a low profile and builds up his strength early on, then dominates everyone later. Entirely fictional, so please don't take it too seriously.] Zhao Shifeng, an academician at the Academy of Engineering who devoted his life to his country and was renowned around the world as a food expert, died with one regret: he had never managed to solve the global food crisis. When he awoke again, he was in a parallel world, a low-ranking agricultural research 22Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 102 The Siheyuan's One-Yuan System 四合院之一元系统 After accidentally transmigrating to the Four-Courtyard compound, the protagonist binds to a System. While putting the courtyard’s troublemakers in their place, he leads the Dragon Kingdom toward becoming a technological powerhouse and reaching for the stars... 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 103 Siheyuan: The Easygoing Days of the Red-Hot Era 四合院：火红年代的悠哉日子 If you had everything you needed to eat and wear in the late 1950s, would you choose to live it up (being loud and acting like a know-it-all) or keep a low profile (narrowing your eyes and watching the world)? Well, Ma Hua, a middle-aged bachelor, was reborn. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 My Wonderful Life in the Siheyuan Years 四合院之我的精彩年代生活 This isn't a wish-fulfillment story, and it takes its time. This is my first attempt at writing a novel, so if I've got anything wrong, please feel free to offer advice and help me improve. My new story is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 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—Shelves
- 106 Siheyuan: I'm He Yuzhu, and I Can Copy Anything 四合院：我何雨柱，能复制万物 After an accident, He Yuzhu transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and takes the place of the “Silly Zhu” everyone talks about. Having watched the TV series, he knows full well that none of the people here are any good. But as a fine young man of the new era and the owner of a Copy System, he has nothing to fear. By his third day after transmigrating, he has already laid out his goals for life. On the surface, he is the harmless He Yuzhu of the courtyard. Behind the scenes, howeve 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 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—Shelves
- 108 Transmigrating to the 1960s: From the Start, I Send Bang Geng Packing 穿越六零年代：开局送走棒梗 One female lead. In 1964, after He Yuxi was transferred back to Beijing, the Peach Blossom Utopia System finally activated. It was vast, with clear blue skies, beautiful mountains and rivers, and a pleasant climate. You could farm, raise livestock, fish, admire flowers, or build a wooden house on the mountain and watch the stars, the sea, and the sun rise and set. In the poor and difficult 1960s, He Yuxi lived a different kind of life from everyone else. As for the real world, he had no desire t 226Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 109 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—Shelves
- 110 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—Shelves
- 111 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—Shelves
- 112 Siheyuan: This Zhu Is One Tough Cookie 四合院：这个柱子有点狠 He Zhu's soul enters the body of Silly Zhu, who is freezing and starving beneath a bridge, being mauled by wild dogs. He experiences firsthand Silly Zhu's tragic end: drained of everything he had and left dead in the wilderness. When he opens his eyes again, He Zhu awakens a scoundrel System. With Silly Zhu's memories, he is reborn in the autumn of 1961. Jia Dongxu suffers a workplace injury and, even on his deathbed, manages to set He Zhu up by entrusting his whole family to his care. Yi Zhongh 8.8kReads6.7Score246Shelves
- 113 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Loot Box System 四合院：何雨柱的宝箱系统 He Yuzhu is reborn, and this time he's no longer a sucker. He hones his cooking skills, learns new abilities, and enters prize draws. The animals in the courtyard turn green with envy. Qin Huairu begs tearfully to be taken in, and Yi Zhonghai cries and pleads for someone to care for him in his old age. He gives them one reply: Get lost! 60Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 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 469Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 115 Siheyuan: In a Year of Great Disaster, I Kill Yi Zhonghai First 四合院：大灾之年，我先杀易中海 After transmigrating into the world of Siheyuan, Li Dong awakens a System. He had planned to enjoy a comfortable, carefree life, but then an endless snow disaster struck. Luckily, I have a System farm with abundant resources, so there’s no need to panic. Yi Zhonghai: “Li Dong, you have food. You should share it with everyone. You ought to be grateful.” Liu Haizhong: “Brother Dong, Master Dong, I’ll pay ten times the price. Could you sell me a sack of grain?” Jia Dongxu: “Li Dong, don’t you like 113Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 116 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 255Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 Siheyuan: Leveling Up from a Level-Four Fitter 四合院：从四级钳工开始升级 After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, Ye Tian, a level-four fitter, is transferred to the Red Star Steel Mill and becomes an ordinary resident of the courtyard. He gets lucky and activates a god-tier sign-in System. He rises step by step, becoming the youngest level-six fitter at the steel mill, then even a level-eight fitter, a factory cadre, and an engineer... As Ye Tian’s life gets better and better, Ran Qiuyue, Yu Haitang, Qin Huairu, Yu Li, Qin Jingru, He Yushui, and 123Reads—Score—Shelves
- 118 Siheyuan: I'm a Cook Too 四合院：我也是一个厨子 Think about it carefully: if Silly Zhu no longer worked in the cafeteria and had no lunchboxes or salary, would Qin Huairu still be interested in him? Think about it carefully: if Silly Zhu were no longer useful, would Yi Zhonghai still expect him to support him in his old age? 318Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 119 I’m Silly Zhu’s Younger Brother, and I Rule the Siheyuan! 我！傻柱弟弟，掌控四合院！ Having transmigrated through countless little worlds, Xiao Qingrong has long since seen through everything. Yet this journey is destined to have no end... “Mobao, let’s move on to the next world.” “Sure, Host! The next world is Love in the Courtyard. Please get ready!” Ring, ring! The sound of a bicycle bell rings out. It’s still the familiar Forty-Nine City, at No. 95, Copper Gong Alley Courtyard. With Xiao Qingrong pulling strings behind the scenes, will Silly Zhu, this time around, team up wi 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 Back to 1977: From the Start, I Marry a Down-on-Her-Luck Heiress 重回1977：开局娶个落难千金 (A warm, understated family story spanning fifty years.) Given a second life, he decided to make it a remarkable one. His wife called him lazy, so he became the youngest Level Five worker in the entire factory. His sister-in-law said he had too much free time, so he became the pride of the whole family. His daughter said that with a dad like him, there was no point in striving in life. She could only be forced to lie flat. As it happened, her dad was named Chen Ping. 387Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 121 Siheyuan: Pregnant Qin Huairu Comes Knocking 四合院：怀孕秦淮茹主动上门 A new story is here! You can 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! 130Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 122 In the Siheyuan: I Can See the Comments 人在四合院：我能看见弹幕 Don't bother reading, it's unfinished. [No System] [Small pocket dimension] [Multiple heroines, nothing over the top] Li Shaohui transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming a talented graduate returning from studies in the Soviet Union. He has never watched the TV series, but still thrives by reading the on-screen comments. So what if he doesn't have a System? He can interact with the comments. The courtyard's pack of beasts isn't a big deal either. The comments will help him 89Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 Siheyuan: A Prestigious Family Rises from Humble Beginnings 四合院：名门世家从平民开始崛起 [Love in the Courtyard + period drama + family saga + one heroine + technological development + rise through the political ranks + master of subtle maneuvers] Shen Peizhi, a graduate advisor, transmigrates into the turbulent years of the 1960s. He uses the knowledge he gained in his previous life to advance the nation’s industry, then positions himself early in the high-tech sector after the reforms and opening-up... With a few subtle maneuvers, he changes the fates of the main characters in Lov 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 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—Shelves
- 125 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...) 109Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 126 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... 123Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 Siheyuan: A Battle of Beauty 四合院之群芳斗艳 When Wang Jue from the modern world transmigrates into the fan-fiction TV drama Love in the Courtyard, he faces a courtyard full of beasts. Watch how this modern transmigrator takes the courtyard by storm, and find out what fate has in store for Silly Zhu, Jia Xudong, Xu Damao, and the rest. The world and its beauties are all mine. 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 Siheyuan: The Journey to the West Quiz System Drives Me Crazy 四合院：西游竞猜系统把我逼疯了 Tang Sanzhang, a miserable nobody, somehow had his soul transported into the story of Love in the Courtyard, where he was bound to a Journey to the West Quiz System. To survive, he had no choice but to bow to the System’s tyranny, finding all sorts of ways to complete the bizarre, death-seeking tasks it assigned him… 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 Siheyuan: Healing the Regrets of the Women They Loved 四合院之弥补红颜的意难平 My new work is out! Head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.2kReads6.0Score101Shelves
- 130 Siheyuan: My Life Is Anything but Simple 四合院：我的生活不简单 Liu Tieshu wakes up one morning and discovers that he has transmigrated to a remote mountain village, where he has become a baby... It isn't until he grows up that he realizes he lives in a world that's more than it seems... This isn't just the world of the Siheyuan; it also contains characters from novels. With the magical powers he brought from his previous life, he can give his mother and younger sister a safe, peaceful life. But after the Liu family moves into the Siheyuan, everything there —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 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—Shelves
- 132 The Siheyuan Begins When Bang Geng Is Beaten Into an Idiot 四合院从棒梗被打成白痴开始 To help Silly Zhu break free, Bang Geng, you should become an idiot and live quietly. Stop making trouble. Granny Deaf, you’re already so old. Stop making trouble too. You should become an idiot as well. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 133 A Billionaire’s Lie-Flat Life in a Beijing Courtyard, 1948 四合院1948亿万富翁躺平生活 { Mindless wish fulfillment + no holier-than-thou hero + I won't bother you if you don't bother me + a rather bad temper + lie flat and enjoy life + doesn't care what others think } This is a story about everyday life in a Beijing courtyard compound, not one of those books that starts with nonstop, high-stakes conflict and the protagonist mowing down everyone in his path. There may be a few conflicts, but nobody will be beaten to death or left crippled. If you like stories full of hostility, fee 211.5kReads7.1Score17.7kShelves
- 134 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. 200Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 135 Siheyuan: Mi Guo 四合院之米果 Mi Guo was a member of a mercenary group in her previous life. One day, she transmigrated into a Siheyuan, the infamous courtyard from that hugely popular story. As always, the novel’s opening setup hit her with the full package: both parents dead, her older brother sacrificed in the same way, and only a young niece left behind. See how Mi Guo survives in this turbulent era. 76Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 Siheyuan: Boundless Merit 四合院之功德无量 My latest work is out! You’re welcome to 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! 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 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! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 138 Siheyuan: Secret Agent 四合院：秘密特工 In the Four-Nine City at the end of the Republic of China era, there stands an ordinary yet extraordinary siheyuan, home to a mysterious young man named He Shaobai. Frail by nature, he begins a journey to defy fate after his System activates. From the medical skills of Bian Que, the renowned physician, to the unerring aim of the master archer Yang Youji, then the wisdom of Guiguzi and the valor of Guan Yu, the extraordinary abilities of these ancient Chinese sages come to him one by one, making 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 Siheyuan: Please Call Me Brother Damao 四合院之请叫我大茂哥 After Xu Damao from a parallel world is reborn, he has all his former self’s memories, along with memories of how society developed afterward. So what path should he take, and how should he deal with all the petty squabbles in the courtyard? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Foolish Little Brother 四合院：傻柱的傻弟弟 He returns to the capital in the 1950s as the second son of the He family, Silly Zhu's younger brother, and awakens a System. But he runs into his biological father, He Daqing, who's about to flee to protect the city; his older brother Silly Zhu, who's being bled dry by others; and his little sister He Yushui, who's still a hungry baby. He wants to change He Yuzhu's fate, and no one is going to take advantage of the He family. He wants He Yushui to have a warm and happy childhood with a family t 260Reads5.1Score—Shelves
- 141 Siheyuan: I Have a Hunting Dimension 四合院：我有一个狩猎空间 When he opened his eyes, a young Chinese man from Earth had become an orphan living in Courtyard No. 95. Surrounded by a courtyard full of scoundrels, Zhang Cheng had only just transmigrated and was already starving to death. He had no strength to fight them. But just as he was about to starve, a stone door opened in his mind... From then on, Zhang Cheng had a mysterious hunting space at his disposal. With its help, even in the famine-stricken 1950s, when people went hungry and cold, Zhang Cheng 20Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 142 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 147Reads—Score—Shelves
- 143 Siheyuan: I Really Didn’t Mean to Steal Your Catch 四合院：我真不是有意截胡 After transmigrating into a resident of No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, Yan Yu finds himself beset by illness and without a soul to turn to. The other residents are just waiting to divide up his estate and leave his body out in the wilderness. At this desperate moment, Yan Yu cries out, “System, save me!” 250Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 144 From Temp Worker to Tycoon in the Siheyuan 四合院从临时工到首富 A supermarket owner is sent to the 1960s by a System error. He arrives in Qin Family Village, the capital’s outskirts, and becomes Qin Jingru’s fiancé, only to be cuckolded by Xu Damao. See how he escapes poverty step by step and becomes the richest man alive. 34Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 145 Siheyuan: Reborn as Damao, I Ruin the Beasts' Lives 四合院：重生大茂，坑惨众禽 At death's door, Xu Damao finally saw the light. He realized that everything he'd done over the years had been utterly ridiculous. Sadly, he was already old, with no chance to make amends. He had completely failed to return Lou Xiao'e's deep devotion, and marrying Qin Huairu's cousin, Qin Jingru, had been a disastrous move. Everyone despised him. He'd also been so blinded that Li Huaide swindled him out of every last cent, leaving him destitute and alone in his old age. It seemed being left with 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 146 Siheyuan: Tomb Raiding? I'm Just Out Hunting 四合院：倒斗盗墓？我正经打猎啊 When Chu Tian opened his eyes, he discovered that he had transmigrated to 1960. It was the height of the three years of hardship... But what troubled him most was that he had transmigrated into that beastly courtyard where people would eat you alive and spit out the bones!!! To make sure his family had enough to eat, Chu Tian decided to follow in his predecessor's footsteps and go hunting. Fortunately, he was bound to a God-Tier Hunting System and received rewards along the way. He also had the 927Reads5.3Score102Shelves
- 147 I Transmigrated into Qin Huairu 穿越成了秦淮茹 A modern master of traditional Chinese martial arts transmigrates into the body of Qin Huairu. In this courtyard, supposedly called Full of Love but really Full of Vermin, the protagonist will live on in Qin Huairu's place. When Jia Zhangshi starts making unreasonable demands, the protagonist won't indulge her anymore. Don't expect me to put up with your abuse. Straight to jail with you. Yi Zhonghai schemes to get the protagonist to have a child, but never expects it to be the deaf old lady inst 162Reads—Score—Shelves
- 148 Siheyuan: My Name Is Cao Meng 四合院：我叫曹孟 [Siheyuan] [Feel-good power fantasy] [System] [Putting the vile neighbors in their place] Cao Meng transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming an ordinary resident of a Siheyuan. From the start, facing Qin Huairu as she kneels before him and begs desperately, Cao Meng firmly says, “No!” He absolutely refuses to become anyone's live-in son-in-law! He's already transmigrated. Why would he become a live-in son-in-law? All he wants is to find a woman of his own and enjoy a quiet, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 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 2.1kReads8.2Score105Shelves
- 150 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. 400Reads5.1Score—Shelves
