Novels like Siheyuan: The Joys of Being Reborn
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- 1 Siheyuan: I Took Out Banggeng from the Start, and Now I'm on a Rampage 四合院：开局废棒梗，我杀疯了 Chen Bo transmigrates to the world of the courtyard houses. From the start, he gets hit with a devastating blow: he's landed in a home with nothing in it. But the strange thing is, Chen Bo's father was a hero who died for his country. How could the family have fallen into such a sorry state? Then he turns around and sees his father's ashes and commemorative plaque lying on the floor. After asking his mother, he learns that Banggeng, that little brat, is responsible. Chen Bo's anger surges. Even 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 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
- 3 Siheyuan: Zhang Dabiao's Eventful Life 四合院：张大彪的精彩生活 By a twist of fate, Zhang Dabiao transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and gained a System space. He became a procurement officer. In an era of severe shortages, he planted wheat, rice, and corn, and raised chickens, ducks, fish, pigs, cattle, and horses. As for the conflicts outside, Zhang Dabiao quietly shut the door and lived his own peaceful life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 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! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Siheyuan: I Snatch Qin Huairu While She's Young and Reach the Peak of Life 四合院：截少女秦淮如，人生巅峰 [Courtyard setting, feel-good power fantasy, System, stealing the girl away, punishing beasts, intense and ruthless] Zhang Fan transmigrates into the courtyard and binds himself to the Myriad Worlds Fishing System. From the start, he snatches Qin Huairu away while she's still a young woman. What a sweet, soft beauty! Yi Zhonghai tries to guilt-trip Zhang Fan into supporting him in his old age? Dream on! Jia Dongxu and Silly Zhu have their eyes on Qin Huairu? Zhang Fan steps in! Just wait and see 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Siheyuan: My Name Is Xu Damao, and I’m Unstoppable 四合院：姓许名大茂，我无限嚣张 Xu Damao transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Thinking back on his previous life, all those scoundrels had banded together and treated him like an outsider. Every time he thought about it, all he could do was sneer. Those scoundrels have no sense of right and wrong, and they ostracized me too? Now that I’m reborn, I’ll make sure to prepare in advance. He Yuzhu is a good guy? Just wait for his downfall! Yi Zhonghai twists the truth? Just wait until he gets a taste of his own med 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 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
- 8 Siheyuan: Moral Blackmail? I'm an Expert at That! 四合院：道德绑架？这事我熟啊！ [Period] + [Rejecting Moral Blackmail] + [Multiple Female Leads] Qin Feng woke up back in the 1960s and even awakened a Doormat System. He thought that was how his life would go from then on. But who could have guessed… “You have been subjected to moral blackmail by ‘Elder Yi.’ Please choose…” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 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
- 10 Reborn in Siheyuan? I Take Every Advantage and Stop at Nothing 魂穿四合院？占尽便宜，坏事做绝 A thoroughly rotten scoundrel transmigrates into a courtyard world and does every wicked thing he can, taking every advantage available. He Yu is reborn. A con artist wakes up in the only TV drama he ever watched all the way through. What kind of upheaval will this version of He Yuzhu cause in the courtyard? 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 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. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Siheyuan: Starting as the Head of the Security Department 四合院：从成为保卫科长开始 [Ensemble cast + multiple female leads]: If you dislike multiple female leads or Qin Huairu, don’t read. The story has a moderate amount of angst and the scoundrels will get what they deserve, but the pace won’t be too fast. If all those beasts were sent away at once, this dumb author wouldn’t know what to write next. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 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
- 14 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
- 15 Climbing to the Top in the Siheyuan 四合院之向上攀登 A comparatively gentle story about life in a courtyard. There are conflicts and disagreements, but it doesn't have such a hostile tone. Li Jianjun is a man and the captain of the First Security Squad at the steel mill. The rest is his story... 128Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 16 Siheyuan: Stealing Qin Huairu Away While She's Young, What a Catch 四合院：截胡少女秦淮如，可香了 When he heard that Chen An had a partner, Lou Bancheng glared angrily. “If he already has someone, why do you keep going on about him every day? I'm telling you, Xiaoe, don't do anything underhanded.” 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 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
- 18 Siheyuan: Reborn as He Yuzhu, I Save My Mother from the Start 四合院：重生何雨柱，开局救娘亲 [System Space + Red Alert Base] + [Building a faction from scratch] [Ruler of the Universe] He Yuzhu was driven out of his home by those scum from the Jia family! Left paralyzed and freezing beneath a bridge, he was mauled by wild dogs and died in Xu Damao's arms! Then the System brought him back to when he was nine! None of it had happened yet. From the start, he would save his mother! After that, with his knowledge of the future and the System's support, he would keep moving forward, repaying 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 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
- 20 Siheyuan: Li Family’s Silly Kun’er 四合院：李家傻坤儿 After transmigrating to 1951, the good news is that his parents weren't sacrificed to the heavens. The bad news is that Li Kuner, who used to be a fool, has nothing but a space. Now, to avoid revealing that he's a transmigrator, he plans to slowly settle into this vibrant new era! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 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?” 197Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 22 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
- 23 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 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Siheyuan: I Drove He Daqing Away and Unlocked Character Cards 四合院：赶走何大清，开启角色卡 [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] + [Role-Playing System] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Poultry-Bashing] After his soul transmigrates into the beast-filled Siheyuan, he becomes Silly Zhu and embarks on a quest to teach the courtyard's bullies a lesson, marry a rich beauty, and reach the pinnacle of life. He Yuzhu: “Dad, the pig next door, Zhang Cuihua, looks like she's got a thing for you.” He Daqing: “Huh…” He Yuzhu: “Dad, I'll find you a young, unmarried girl. You can go to her house and make your propo 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Siheyuan: A Promotion? Why Bother When Being a Slacker Is Better? 四合院：升职？咸鱼它不香吗 The protagonist transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard, where Lou Xiao'e marries him under a hidden identity. Qin Huairu remaining a widow for Jia Dongxu? No way! The boss wants to promote me? No way, being a layabout is just fine. Multiple heroines. The protagonist doesn't go looking for trouble, but he isn't afraid of it either. He gets all the heroines to do the work for him, calling it giving them a chance to grow. 136Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 26 I Have a Simulator in the Siheyuan 四合院我有一个模拟器 A new story is here. Feel free to dive right in. [Transmigration + courtyard life + simulator] Zhang Laifu, a neet, accidentally transmigrates into a courtyard house. With a simulator at his disposal, what fate awaits the scoundrels of the courtyard? 2Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 27 Siheyuan: My Invincible System Is a Master of Shenanigans 四合院：我的无敌系统超会整活 After an unexpected transmigration, Cao Zhongjing arrived in a lively, conflict-ridden courtyard world, where fate took a sudden turn: he activated an invincible System. From that moment on, the peace of the courtyard was shattered, and everything began changing in utterly unexpected ways. Qin Huairu, once gentle and timid, underwent a sudden change under Cao Zhongjing's subtle influence. She rounded on Jia Zhangshi and roared, “Jia Zhangshi, listen up! From now on, you’d better behave yourself —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Siheyuan: I Turned 18 Before My Golden Finger Finally Activated 四合院：18岁了，才激活金手指 Li Anran transmigrates into the world of "The House of Birds in the Courtyard", but he doesn't care. As long as nobody messes with him, everyone else can do as they please. All he wants is to quietly live his own life, so why doesn't his golden finger activate until he turns eighteen? Being sent to the countryside might be a hard life for other people, but to him, it's a rare opportunity. After all, he has a golden finger, and he believes a person should have ambition! It's exhausting to spend e 74Reads5.4Score15014d adds
- 29 Siheyuan: I Am Your Comeuppance 四合院：你的报应就是我 Transmigration + Love in the Courtyard + life-choice System Lin Fan is rewarded with a chance to be reborn after doing good deeds. Who would have thought he'd be reborn in the world of Love in the Courtyard? With a second chance at life, Lin Fan is determined to live differently. Watch how he uses the System to build a fortune. 206Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 30 Siheyuan: The Cooking God Starts Out by Telling Yi Zhonghai He's Finished 四合院：厨神开局易中海你完了 A new book, set in a completely alternate version of the original story, with a different plot... The protagonist gains god-tier cooking skills and becomes the best in the industry. He's also Li Huaide's biological nephew! After arriving at the courtyard house, he wins Liu Haizhong over and takes Silly Zhu, Xu Damao, and the other younger generation as apprentices. He'll take complete control of the courtyard house. Yi Zhonghai will be executed by firing squad, and the deaf old lady will be take 307Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 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
- 32 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
- 33 Siheyuan: In 1959, I Rewrite the Fate of the Entire Courtyard 四合院：59年，我改写全院命运 Liu Jie’s fate took a strange turn after an accident. He actually transmigrated to the Forty-Nine City in 1959, finding himself in the famous Birds Fill the Courtyard. Every corner here teems with everyday life, intertwined with complicated relationships and countless stories. New to the place, Liu Jie quickly took in his surroundings, already sketching out a plan to change his destiny. He knew full well that Xu Damao would face plenty of hardships along his original path, while the kindhearted, 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 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
- 35 Siheyuan: Building a Little Courtyard for My Devoted Simps 四合院：打造我的舔狗小院 I, He Yuzhu, came to this courtyard for just three things! No one leeches off me! No one leeches off me! No one leeches off me! Outwit Yi Zhonghai, win over Old Yan, and make Liu Haizhong my dog. Qin Huairu? Sorry, go sit wherever it's cool. I already have Teacher Ran! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 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
- 37 Siheyuan: I Ruined Every Plotline 四合院：我把剧情都毁了 What good is a lousy pocket dimension? What? Isn't my role supposed to be smuggling goods? You're saying there's something in this world worth pursuing more than money? Don't try to fool me. How come I don't know about anything like that... By the time Chen Feng becomes director of the Special Affairs Bureau... “Chief, the enemy aircraft carrier fleet has entered our waters!” “Then what are we waiting for? Get the ships moving at full speed. Once I stash those carriers in my pocket dimension, ou 302Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 38 Siheyuan: Feasting and Living It Up Every Day 四合院：每天都在吃香喝辣 [Spatial Storage] [Multiple Heroines: Not for You if You Dislike That] [A Normal Protagonist] [Ensemble Cast] [The Protagonist Never Takes a Loss] [Low on Hostility] After transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard, Zhang Weiguo thrives in this era of scarce supplies thanks to the spatial storage he had in his previous life, leaving the courtyard's scheming residents fuming. Jia Zhangshi: “We eat meat every day! How are we supposed to keep living like this?” Yi Zhonghai: “That kid is as slippery —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 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
- 40 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
- 41 Siheyuan: I Have a Portable Space 四合院：我拥有随身空间 Li Cheng transmigrates unexpectedly into the world of "The Courtyard", becoming one of its residents. The moment he arrives, Yi Zhonghai tries to guilt-trip him with a moral lecture. Yi Zhonghai says, “Your parents are gone, and your family has two rooms. You and your sister can share one. I’m only doing this for your own good, so give the other room to the Jia family!” Hearing this, Li Cheng gives a cold laugh and walks up to Yi Zhonghai. “Uncle Yi, you can have the room, but first, bring you 5Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 42 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
- 43 What a Disaster, a Smiling Tiger Has Come to the Siheyuan 造孽啊，四合院里来了只笑面虎 [Siheyuan]+ [System]+ [Smiling Schemer]+ [Training and Development]+ [Comedy] After transmigrating into a Siheyuan and being abandoned by Qin Huairu, Zhou Wei obtained a cashback System. From then on, the lovesick doormat became a smiling schemer, ruthless and full of tricks. He turned every snarling beast, big and small, into a harmless little sweetheart who knew better than to put up a fight. Zhou Wei: I've got more than enough supplies, and beautiful women throw themselves at me. Cross me, 1.4kReads6.1Score—14d adds
- 44 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—14d adds
- 45 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
- 46 Siheyuan: We All Transmigrated, So Who Still Follows the Rules? 四合院：都身穿了谁还守规矩？ Li Chaohuan possesses a divine constitution and is chosen by the System. When he transmigrates, he unexpectedly meets Lou Xiao’e’s mother. He discovers: “As long as I fulfill the obsessions Earth’s viewers have about characters from film and television, I can earn Willpower Points and unlock ‘Constitutions and the System.’” To upgrade the System, he moves into a Siheyuan. From then on, a devoted simp turns into a playboy. … One day, someone suddenly dies in front of Li Chaohuan. A realization d 192Reads6.1Score12714d adds
- 47 Love in the Courtyard: An Ordinary Procurement Officer 情满四合院之普通的采购 This isn’t a traditional courtyard-house story. It’s a shared-universe courtyard-house story. There’s a pocket dimension and a System, but they’re just accessories. Everyone’s personality is warped, and the protagonist treats life like a game. Bugs are perfectly normal, because this isn’t a normal world to begin with. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 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
- 49 Siheyuan: Learning from a Master Chef, He Yuzhu Changes His Fate 四合院：拜师神厨，何雨柱改命 He kept walking, his pace quickening as he silently recited his work tasks, trying to focus on the everyday details. But for some reason, that feeling of unease clung to his back, reminding him of its presence every moment. 121Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 50 Siheyuan: Widow Qin's Reputation Is in the Gutter! 四合院：秦寡妇名声臭了！ He transmigrates into the Siheyuan and becomes a reporter? Yi Zhonghai brings the widowed Qin to his door to borrow money? Great! Yi Zhonghai, don't blame me for exposing your true nature! I'll get you in the papers and make you a famous man throughout the capital! 312Reads5.4Score—14d adds
