Novels like Siheyuan: The Reborn Silly Zhu's Tranquil Life
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- 1 Siheyuan: You're Actually a Pretty Nice Guy 四合院之你人还怪好嘞 Zhang Yaoyang, a madman from a psychiatric hospital, transmigrates into the courtyard and becomes Brother Crow. He's ruthless and doesn't talk much: if he can settle things with his fists, he won't waste words. He beats the whole courtyard into submission and sends Yi Zhonghai and Silly Zhu to jail. In 1966, he plans to flee to Hong Kong with Ezi and keep causing trouble. No one gets to talk down to him. If a problem is hard to solve, he'll flip the table and walk away. His motto is simple: neve 176Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 2 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 8.5kReads6.7Score23714d adds
- 3 In the Siheyuan: Starting as a Backyard Resident 人在四合院:从后院住户开始 Su Chen transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and acquires the Divine Choice System. From the start, he catches Banggeng stealing a chicken! [Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have activated the Divine Choice System!] [Please make your choice!] [Choice One: Turn a blind eye. Reward: two pounds of pork!] [Choice Two: Expose Banggeng. Reward: five pounds of beef!] [Choice Three: Beat Banggeng senseless. Reward: two pounds of pork, five pounds of beef, and basic mastery of traditiona 370Reads6.2Score10114d adds
- 4 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
- 5 Siheyuan: Everyone Stand at Attention and Salute the Big Brother 四合院:全体起立,给大哥敬礼 At eighteen, Chang Le awakened memories of his past life and discovered he was in the imperial capital in the early 1950s, living at the infamous No. 95 Nanluoguxiang Courtyard. By then, He Daqing had just run off, Silly Zhu was still a foolish little kid, Qin Huairu hadn't married into the courtyard, and Xu Damao was still a brat. Just as Chang Le was feeling utterly exasperated, he activated the Big Brother System. Every year, he could recruit twelve underlings. [Recruit an elite underling and 10Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 6 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
- 7 Siheyuan: Vermin, I, He Yuzhu, Am Back for Revenge 四合院:众禽,我何雨柱杀回来了 He Yuzhu had seen the cruel realities of the world. Beneath a chilly bridge, he put an end to his life as everyone’s doormat. When he woke again, he had returned to the 1950s. That year, his father was still around, his ungrateful little sister was still young, Yi Zhonghai had not set his sights on him, and Qin Huairu had not yet become a scheming white lotus. Just then, his System activated. Now watch He Yuzhu transform and turn his life around. Courtyard No. 95, I, He Yuzhu, am back! 3.8kReads7.0Score12414d adds
- 8 Siheyuan: This Silly Zhu Is Different 四合院,这个傻柱不一样 My last book, Back to the Siheyuan, ended in a rush. It left me with plenty of regrets, and its pacing was much too fast. There’s none of that nonsense in this book. A modern patient with a terminal illness transmigrates to the capital in 1951 and uses his foresight to figure out how to make the best of life. Told in the simplest language through everyday events, it depicts how ordinary people lived in that era. It also follows how He Yuzhu uses his knowledge of the future to lay plans and prepa 3.4kReads7.7Score10114d adds
- 9 He Daqing Left Home from the Start to Help Someone Raise Their Child 开局何大清离家,去帮人养孩子 A top killer from the 21st century dies unexpectedly and transmigrates to 1957, becoming Silly Zhu... He also awakens a sign-in System. Sign in each day, and the supplies are yours... What? He Daqing is leaving with the White Widow to raise another man's son? Then hurry up and go... 16.7kReads7.5Score1k14d adds
- 10 Siheyuan: The Brute Kicked Out of His Home 四合院之赶出家门的孽畜 A demolition heir who has never achieved anything, a bastard driven out of his home, two good-for-nothings fused into one person: what can he do in this unusual era? Achieve greatness? Forget it. He was only planning to shut the door and enjoy his own quiet life. Who could have guessed he'd end up in the legendary courtyard crawling with scoundrels? And it turns out he's the scoundrel himself. Troublemakers, rogues, and underworld bosses disrupt his peaceful life, while remnants, criminals, and 48.1kReads8.1Score3.2k14d adds
- 11 Siheyuan: My Hunting Life 四合院:我的狩猎生涯 A hero who fought floods and rescued disaster victims returns to the world of Siheyuan. To survive, he takes up hunting and feeds his whole family through these turbulent times. Come see a different Siheyuan: no mindless characters, no hostility. The author pours care into every page, even staying up late to write! Thank you all for your support! 10.5kReads8.0Score35814d adds
- 12 Siheyuan: I Crossed the Grasslands and Climbed the Snowy Mountains 四合院,我走过草地翻雪山 Special forces soldier Zhao Yu is reborn in the body of a nine-year-old child. They are now crossing the grasslands. Fortunately, he brought along a pocket dimension. He crosses the grasslands and climbs the snowy mountains alongside the troops, fighting for several years. After being wounded, he recuperates in a courtyard house. 161Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 13 Siheyuan Culinary God: I, He Yuzhu, Got Married from the Start 四合院神厨:我何雨柱开局就结婚 [Heartwarming + everyday life + plot changes + one heroine] After transmigrating as He Yuzhu and awakening the Chef God System, how will he deal with the bunch of pests in the courtyard? He marries a wife from the start, so Qin Huairu and Uncle Yi can forget about guilt-tripping him! Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng, don’t cause trouble, or Brother Zhu will make you pay! 30.9kReads8.1Score1.3k14d adds
- 14 The Old Sixth Doctor in the Siheyuan 四合院里的老六医生 A medical PhD from the 21st century arrives in the 1950s. His mother has just passed away, and his father has started a new family in the Northeast. He studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and is assigned to the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. He moves into the compound at No. 95 Hongxing Street. Just as he enters, he runs into a general meeting of the residents. Will he let them have their way? 41.8kReads8.5Score1.6k14d adds
- 15 An Ordinary Life in the Siheyuan 四合院的普通人生 A story about a courtyard house, seen through the eyes of an ordinary person. It's full of negativity, but there's positivity too. No invincible heroes, no toilet humor. Thank you for your support! 53.9kReads8.3Score1.7k14d adds
- 16 Siheyuan: The Old Man Who Collects Scrap 四合院:收废品的老汉 "No pointless romantic subplots + Feiji has never been a saintly do-gooder + easygoing everyday life" Li Shizhen has a very medical-sounding name. A disillusioned and unrestrained man born in the 1980s, he has seen all walks of life and become a scrap collector who grabs junk for a living. He has a change of heart and saves a boy who was supposed to transmigrate, only to unexpectedly transmigrate himself. Well, if he has to transmigrate, so be it. He never started a family in his previous lif 16.9kReads8.9Score65914d adds
- 17 Siheyuan: Seeing the Scheme Through to the End 四合院之将截胡进行到底 [Multiple female leads, not for everyone] [Protagonists from various TV dramas collide, each with their own protagonist aura] [Disinfecting with iodine while whipping] Siheyuan, Zhengyang Gate, People Are Like Iron, Glorious Times, The Great New Era, Golden Wedding, Hutong, The Qiao Family Children... In the Name of the People, Ordinary Years, The War Between Two Women] [System for stealing female leads, self-interest, do-gooders, stay away] [No original female leads, characters from other stori 199.5kReads9.0Score13.3k14d adds
















