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- 1 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated with a Treasure Bowl and Can Do Whatever I Want 四合院：穿越送聚宝盆，为所欲为 Manyuyan, born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in his previous life, inexplicably transmigrates into the world of a period drama set in a Beijing courtyard complex. His consciousness attaches itself to a beggar. By a twist of fate, the director of the Jiaodaokou Subdistrict Office takes him under his wing and arranges for him to move into the courtyard, where he stays in the side room of Deaf Granny's home. As soon as he arrives, he awakens the Treasure Bowl System, w —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Siheyuan: Survive with a Cute Girl and Take Off 四合院：带萌妹求生，起飞了 Shen Zhong transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he gets a god-tier fishing System. Every day at eight in the morning, Shen Zhong can fish up a different reward. He gets three tries a day. One morning, as Shen Zhong fishes as usual, a notification suddenly sounds: Congratulations, Host. You have obtained a Command Talisman. A Command Talisman? What is that? In twenty years of fishing, he’s never reeled in anything like this. Shen Zhong is completely bewildered. T 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Siheyuan: The First Uncle’s Springtime 四合院：一大爷的春天 Yi Zhonghai, a shrewd old man, was manipulated into becoming the last of his line. Fortunately, the fiery Lou Xiao'e took a liking to him and went into business with him. With Lou Xiao'e's help, Yi Zhonghai weathered the storms of the business world and ultimately became a business magnate. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Siheyuan: I Nearly Became a Vegetable 四合院差点植物人 I arrived at the courtyard house and woke up to find myself there, receiving the memories. Hey, it's only 1957. I'll move out of the courtyard house and begin the wonderful life of Li Nianyi and his wife's family. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I’ll Take Revenge on All Those Beasts 四合院：重生傻柱，复仇众禽兽 The winter wind slashed through the courtyard like a knife. He Yuzhu, an old man who had devoted most of his life to this tiny world, stood all alone outside his home. His weather-beaten frame hunched slightly. His threadbare padded coat shivered in the wind, his graying hair lay in disarray, and his deeply wrinkled face was etched with pain and despair. He Yuzhu stared at the familiar yet strange figure inside. His lips trembled, his voice carrying one last desperate plea. “Jia Geng, I'm your s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Siheyuan: The Joys of Being Reborn 四合院：重生的快乐生活 Liu Weiguo is reborn into the world of the Siheyuan in 1955. He lives in a side courtyard, right next to the famous and lively Number 95 Courtyard. There’s so much unusual about this place that you could talk about it for three days and three nights without running out of things to say. Having transmigrated here, he has both parents and siblings. No matter what, he’ll enjoy this chance to live another life. 1kReads5.4Score—14d adds
- 7 Siheyuan: Reincarnated as Xu Damao, I Save Lou Xiao'e 四合院：魂穿许大茂，拯救娄晓娥 [Siheyuan] + [Everyday life in a bygone era] + [Cautious protagonist] + [No System] + [Blue Star Space] No overwhelming hostility, no toilet humor, and no talismans or magic arts. A modern man suddenly transmigrates to a Siheyuan in 1960 and becomes Xu Damao. He has no memories of the original owner and no System to help him, just a Blue Star Space. New to this place and unfamiliar with everything, how will he fit into this era...? 101Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Siheyuan: My Moral Blackmail Backfired 四合院：道德绑架反被绑 Yi Mu stepped in dog poop and won the lottery. Just as he was getting ready to lie flat, a flowerpot fell from the sky and sent him transmigrating, launching him into a chaotic and colorful life. Yi Zhonghai: “Having you as my nephew is a blessing.” Madam Jia: “Old Jia, come take this heartless troublemaker away! He's even more of a menace than me!” Silly Zhu: “Brother Mu, you promised not to beat me up. And no hitting me in the face!” Yi Mu: “Heh, as long as I have no morals, none of you ca —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Siheyuan: My New Life in a Bygone Era 四合院：我的年代新生 He Yu bound himself to a System and transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard, replacing the protagonist Silly Zhu and becoming the new He Yuzhu. In this familiar yet strange era, he faced Yi Zhonghai, the supreme moral authority, Jia Zhangshi, the summoning sorceress, Qin Huairu, the vampiric white lotus, Xu Damao, the lecherous rascal, Liu Haizhong, the ambitious official seeker, and Yan Bugui, the god of scheming. He Yuzhu chose a different path. You want to scheme against me and —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Siheyuan: Cao Cao Transmigrates into Silly Zhu 四合院：曹操穿越成傻柱 The Forty-Nine City, in a siheyuan. Cao Cao woke up in bed, with the aroma of chicken soup wafting through the air. Confused, Silly Zhu scratched his head. “Wasn’t I dead? Where am I?” On the day he turned sixty-six, he had collapsed onto his sickbed in Luoyang. But now that he had woken up, he found himself in a strange place. “Host awakened,” a voice suddenly sounded in his mind. “Once it detects that the Host has completely changed his fate, the golden finger will awaken.” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Siheyuan Village Chief Has a Time Portal! 四合院，村长有个时空门！ Village chief Zhu Shangtian accidentally activated a space-time portal to the 1960s... From then on, Zhu Shangtian really did become “Pig Soaring to Heaven.” He used the portal to open factories and start businesses, while also taking the time to discuss life with beautiful women from another space-time. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Soul-Transmigrated into Xu Damao: Wreaking Havoc in the Siheyuan 魂穿许大茂之玩坏四合院 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Siheyuan: My Skills Level Up Automatically 四合院，我的技能自动升级 When Yang Yuan was reborn into the courtyard-house setting, he awakened an automatic-upgrade System. In just one month, he reached level eight as a fitter. His predecessor had fallen into the water and been rescued by He Yuzhu. To repay the favor, Yang Yuan warned the He siblings. Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu were calculating and cunning, and the siblings were no match for them. Reborn with knowledge of the plot, Yang Yuan could handle these nasty people with ease. He lived exactly as he pleased i —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Siheyuan: Taking Advice to Become a Ten-Thousand-Yuan Household, the Yard's Beasts Go Crazy 四合院：听劝成万元户，众禽疯了 Su Fan dies after being stabbed by a thug while trying to save someone, then transmigrates to the world of the Siheyuan. Everyone in the compound hopes he'll die soon so they can divide up his estate. Jia Zhangshi wants his house as a wedding home for Jia Dongxu. Yan Bugui steals his factory job slot and gives it to his eldest son. Su Fan awakens the Take Advice System. The more the beasts try to harm him, the more money he makes. In just two days, he becomes a millionaire, leaving the beasts gr 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Siheyuan: I Conquer the Famine by Farming 四合院：饥荒年代，我靠种田无敌 Wan Ping’an transmigrates through time in his sleep. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a contentious courtyard full of beasts, in the special era of the 1950s. He has no practical skills to help him survive, and to make matters worse, he is about to face the ordeal of a terrible famine. Fear and unease fill his heart. Yet a turn of fate always arrives in the depths of despair. Wan Ping’an unexpectedly awakens a miraculous farming System, giving him a glimmer of hope in his predicament. From 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Siheyuan: I Steal Chen Xueru Away and Lie Flat 四合院：截胡陈雪茹我躺平了 Li Mu, an advertising agency employee, had just finished revising a proposal when the System swept him off to the world of a Beijing courtyard drama. As a longtime reader of the old Tomato, Li Mu quickly accepted transmigration as just another everyday occurrence. But while exploring old Beijing, he realized this was not merely the world of the courtyard drama. After all, he had met a young woman named Chen Xueru. Faced with the young and innocent Chen Xueru, Li Mu could only get in first to spa 116Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 17 Siheyuan: Hey, Little Brother! 四合院之来了，老弟！ System + dual transmigration! Endless excitement! A modern-day village guardian's soul transmigrates to the fiery revolutionary era! He meets the big shots from Birds in the Courtyard! At the Little Tavern Beneath Zhengyang Gate, he samples authentic Erguotou! And sees every side of human nature! Scene 1: A long-faced man with a little mustache rides up on a bicycle, sees the protagonist, and shouts, “Brother Biao!” Scene 2: “Biaozi, I got here after drinking fake liquor! What about you?” 205Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 18 Siheyuan: Forced into Marriage from the Start, I Beat the Courtyard Beasts Senseless 四合院：开局被逼婚，狂抽众禽兽 [Siheyuan + Transmigration + System] What? You dare pressure my mother to remarry? Who do you think you are? Smack, smack, smack! I’ll beat the hell out of you animals. I’ll beat you to death and be done with it. Got a problem? Bring it on. Watch me trounce the whole Siheyuan. 153Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Zhang Xuan of Siheyuan 四合院张轩 A young man went to help his neighbor break up a fight, but the neighbor shoved him down the stairs, killing him. He transmigrates to 1958, to Zhangjia Village outside the city of Beijing. From the start, he gets a city job as a replacement worker and arrives at Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. 159Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Siheyuan: Reborn as Xu Damao, I’ll Wipe Out Those Birds 四合院，穿成许大茂，整死众禽 After becoming Xu Damao, he must keep up the good work in a courtyard surrounded by beasts! To deal with beasts, you have to be crueler and more beastly than they are! There is no such thing as too beastly, only beastlier. The king of beasts, the black-hearted scoundrel: each one is a match for the next... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 I’m a Nepotism Hire in Siheyuan 四合院我是关系户 A celebrated master chef of state banquets After transmigrating as Silly Zhu's cousin, He Feng faces a cousin who acts like a lovesick puppy, a scheming little sister, He Yushui, and a whole host of bizarre neighbors. All he wants is to keep his head down and grow stronger. 380Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Siheyuan: From the Start, Flirting with Qin Huairu 四合院：开局调情秦淮茹 He Yuzhu is reborn and goes on a rampage through the courtyard, determined to reclaim, piece by piece, every humiliation he suffered in his previous life. But he never expected the world to be so cold, and the events that follow seem to have taken him completely off course. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Siheyuan: Few Words, No Mercy 四合院：人狠话不多 Xu Weiguo, born into a military family, wakes up in the early days of the new nation. He’s a rough sort, not much for talk, and besides, this is an age when people have plenty of fighting spirit. Who’s going to prattle on like some delicate woman? Just get on with it. 24Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 24 Siheyuan: I Arrived Early 四合院：来早了 The young heir of a powerful family in modern-day Yangcheng was stabbed through the heart from behind. As he stared at the tip of the knife protruding from his chest, Jin Wuming felt a profound malice. The golden lock pendant on his chest flashed with rainbow-colored light. Light? As the glow drew Jin Wuming into a spacetime tunnel, a great leap through time and space began. 1Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 25 Siheyuan: Against the Odds 四合院：逆途 Since Heaven has let me transmigrate as Nan Yi, I’ll make the most of this life and forge a path unlike any other. Everyone likes to follow the beaten path, but I’m determined to carve out my own way. 95Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 26 Siheyuan: It Starts with Marriage 四合院：从结婚开始 A new story is here! You're welcome to read my work 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! 742Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Siheyuan: I Marry with the Three Big Ticket Items, and the Vermin Turn Green with Envy 四合院：三转一响娶妻，禽兽酸了 [Courtyard, feel-good power fantasy, leveling up, System, beauties, Hong Kong] Lin Dong transmigrates into the courtyard and binds himself to an Invincible System. From the start, he gets a three-transistor radio, a bicycle, a sewing machine, and a beautiful wife. A loving wife and children at home, steady promotions at work, and more than enough money and grain. Let all the beasts in the courtyard stew with envy. 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Siheyuan: The Little Doctor's Courtyard of Collected Heroines 四合院：小郎中的女角收集院 Xue Lin's soul transmigrates into Courtyard No. 96 on Nanluoguxiang in 1961! While outsmarting the beasts in the courtyard, he carries on the fine tradition of helping others by voluntarily helping them support their wives... [The story doesn't rely on the System. It only comes into play at key moments.] 1.2kReads5.6Score10714d adds
- 29 Siheyuan: Let Us Row Together 四合院让我们荡起双桨 He transmigrated into Silly Zhu's body, and Qin Huairu would stay by He Yuzhu's side, ready to recharge him at any moment. I will travel all around China. If you miss a loved one who has passed away, tell me in advance. I will pass through their province in that era and visit them, carrying your love and longing to them and helping make up for some of your regrets. You can leave me a message. Anything you want is fine. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Siheyuan: Big Brother Silly Zhu, I'll Split Off with Yushui 四合院：大哥傻柱，我带雨水分家 He Weiguo transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard! He thought things had gone horribly wrong from the start. But then he realized: It was 1962, and he was the younger brother of Silly Zhu and the elder brother of He Yushui, a character who did not exist in the original story. It was New Year's Eve. Jia Dongxu had just died, and it was also the middle of the three-year period of hardship. Yet He Yuzhu gave nearly all the dumplings in the house to Qin Huairu. On one side was He Yuzhu 304Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 31 Siheyuan: As a Cultivator, I Love Putting the Courtyard's Trouble-Makers in Their Place 四合院：修仙的我爱好整治众禽 He Yu was a tenth-level Qi Refining cultivator from Tiannan Star. To escape pursuit by demonic cultivators, his master teleported him to Blue Star. While carrying out his master’s dying wish to protect three generations of He Yuzhu’s family, he also helps wipe out the Japanese invaders, fights in the Three Great Campaigns, stands against America, develops advanced high-tech weapons, puts the unruly residents of the courtyard in their place, and leads the steel mill to bigger and better things... 266Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Siheyuan: You Hate My High Salary, So I Quit. Why Are You Crying? 四合院：嫌我工资高，我走你哭啥 [No Saintly Do-Gooder + Scheming + Revenge the Same Day + Won't Let Anyone Walk All Over Him + Well-Rounded] Huo Feng transmigrates to the 1950s, where he and Bai Ling have been childhood friends. When his childhood sweetheart wants to start a factory, Huo Feng doesn't hesitate to put his skills to work. The steelworks thrives, and with nothing left to do, Huo Feng steps back behind the scenes. But the leaders, headed by Bai Ling, fire him outright for “slacking off and shirking his duties.” Bai 232Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Siheyuan: Making Things Tough for Everyone 四合院：我给众人上上难度 He transmigrated into the body of a recently discharged soldier in the 1960s. When he got home, he discovered he’d landed in the world of Love in the Courtyard. With a System, he went from loser to winner in no time. Lü Xiaobu was determined to give this world a shock it wouldn’t forget! Silly Zhu wants to reach the peak of life with his cooking and marry a rich, beautiful woman? Yi Zhonghai wants to enjoy a peaceful retirement? Liu Haizhong wants to become an imposing official? Granny Deaf want 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Siheyuan: Unrestrained 四合院：肆意 In a Beijing courtyard house on Nanluoguxiang, Ning Li reclines in a wicker chair beneath a small tree in the back courtyard, eyes half closed. Beside him lies a golden-yellow mongrel dog. [Ding! Today’s sign-in is complete. Reward: 5 Great Unity notes!] Hearing the voice in his mind, Ning Li slowly opens his eyes. That’s right, Ning Li wasn’t originally from this world. He was a transmigrator. Like all transmigrators, he had a golden finger. And his was an incredibly simple sign-in System, comp 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Siheyuan: They Stole My Home from the Start, So I Hit Back Hard 四合院：开局抢我房！我重拳出击 263Reads5.4Score10014d adds
- 36 Siheyuan: Lay Low Until I'm Grown, Then Take on the Scoundrels 四合院：先苟到大再去打禽兽 In 1958, an eighteen-year-old arrived in the courtyard, kicking Yuzhu and slapping Zhonghai! The little System talked a big game, claiming it could do anything. The System is somewhat useful, but it can't do everything. What a braggart! What a chuunibyou! I spent half a month's wages at a foot massage parlor, then fell asleep while waiting for Technician No. 99. No idea why! When I opened my eyes, the technician was gone, and I had become a child! The System told me to go to Love in the Cou 273Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 37 Siheyuan: My Sister, He Yushui 四合院：我的姐姐何雨水 After accidentally transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, he starts out as a baby and is adopted by his older sister, He Yushui. At the instigation of First Master, Silly Zhu proposes that they split up the family if He Yushui adopts the child, and she resolutely agrees. Everyone expects He Yushui to struggle while raising the child, but, to their surprise, she seems blessed with incredible luck. She finds ration coupons and fabric coupons whenever she goes out, rabbits leap rig 80Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 38 Siheyuan in Nanluoguxiang Alley 南锣鼓巷四合院 He wakes up in Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang, surrounded by a flock of schemers. What’s there to fear? This guy has a System. Trying to leech off him? Ever seen a fist as big as a cooking pot? (System turns dark + island survival + self-interest + no moral compass or ethics + family squabbles + won’t ruthlessly kill characters from the original plot) 724Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 39 Transmigrating Across the Heavens, Starting by Saving the Jia Family 诸天穿越从拯救贾家开始 He transmigrates into a Siheyuan and becomes Bang Geng, the famed “Thief Saint.” He also inherits the Celestial Master’s supernatural powers. Watch how Bang Geng uses his abilities to unravel one mystery after another. Just as Bang Geng thinks he’ll grow old and die in the world of the Siheyuan, he has no idea that all sorts of amazing worlds are waiting for him. (Brain-off story, feel-good, no heroine, slow burn) 2.6kReads8.3Score10414d adds
- 40 After Calling Off the Engagement, I Became a Powerful Tycoon. Huairu, Why Are You Crying? 退婚后成大佬，淮茹你哭什么？ [Regret Arc] [Siheyuan] [Taming the Bullies] [Winning Women’s Hearts] [A Rapidly Rising Career] Chen Jianjun transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard in 1951. From the start, he lives in the same village as Qin Huairu and successfully wins her heart. But who could have guessed that Qin Huairu would abandon him to marry a man from the city, turning around and marrying Jia Dongxu instead? Heartbroken, he spends his days weeping. Then his distant second uncle appears... On his recommen —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Beating Silly Zhu, Tormenting the Jia Family, and Ruining Yi Zhonghai 四合院揍傻柱虐贾家坑死易中海 Xu Lei dies unexpectedly and transmigrates into the back courtyard of a siheyuan, taking over the body of a helpless, bullied apprentice. From the start, Silly Zhu comes to his door looking for a fight. Luckily, he gets help from the System, and not only beats Silly Zhu to a pulp but also extorts a hundred yuan from Yi Zhonghai! He is pushed out of his job, and his family is bullied. But the moment he is reborn, everything changes... Madam Jia is so furious she spits blood and is left half-paral 376Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 42 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 121Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Siheyuan: 1954, Starting with a Street Stall 四合院：五四年，从街头小摊开始 Chen Jun, a young man who tragically died suddenly from working overtime in the modern world, unexpectedly got a chance to be reborn. His soul transmigrated to Nanluoguxiang in 1954. But a smooth life was not what awaited him. His circumstances were a complete disaster from the start: his father had died young, his mother was sick and bedridden, his little sister needed looking after, and he was unemployed. The burdens of life weighed down on him like a mountain. Fortunately, a turning point in 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Siheyuan: Striving for a Better Life 四合院之努力奋斗 A new story is here! Come read my work 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! 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Siheyuan: I Became a God-Tier Hunter 四合院：我成了神级猎手 Lin Xin accidentally transmigrated to a courtyard compound world full of conflict and strife, where he became a hunter. In this new environment, he not only had a beautiful older sister who shared neither parent with him, but also inherited a handsome face. Even more surprisingly, Lin Xin bound himself to a god-tier hunting System from the start, quickly becoming the only household in the courtyard compound that could eat meat at every meal. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Siheyuan: I'm He Daqing's Younger Brother 四合院：我是何大清亲弟 He transmigrates as He Daqing's younger brother, who died young. He teaches He Yuzhu to stay away from Yi Zhonghai, isolates Yi Zhonghai in the courtyard, takes on Xu Fugui and Jia Xinghe, wins Yan Bugui and the other neighbors over, and, while he's at it, fights the Japanese! 3.2kReads6.0Score16914d adds
- 47 Siheyuan: Returning from the Battlefield to Avenge Past Humiliations 四合院：战场归来，一雪前耻 After returning from the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, Lin Guodong discovers that his younger sister has been sold off to Baocheng by his stepfather and stepmother. Furious, he uses his position as head of the security department to have them all arrested. The courtyard is full of beasts, but Lin Guodong stands righteous and upright. He takes care of them all. Cleanses the world. 351Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Siheyuan: This Is Too Much! Who Does That? 四合院：太欺负人了！哪有这样的 My new work is out! You can 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! 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Siheyuan: Xu Damao Never Meant to Turn Over a New Leaf 四合院：许大茂无意从良 This novel is also known as The Courtyard: Xu Damao Turns Over a New Leaf and The Courtyard: Xu Damao Has No Intention of Turning Over a New Leaf. On New Year's Day in 1968, Xu Damao drank himself to death and was possessed by a transmigrator. From the start, he had a broken leg, Qin Huairu had given herself to Li Huaide, the deaf old lady had given away her house, Banggeng had gone to prison, Yushui had cut ties with him, Aunt Yi had been angered to death, and Silly Zhu had been jailed... All t 280Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 50 Reborn in the Siheyuan, I Turned Out to Be a Nobody 重生四合院，我竟然是个路人甲 A new story is here! Come read my work 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! 33Reads—Score—14d adds
