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- 51 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
- 52 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
- 53 Liu Guangtian Changes His Entire Family 四合院刘光天改变全家 This book does not focus on the courtyard setting. It mainly serves as a passing topic! Liu Guangtian, a retired Special Forces soldier, acquires a pocket dimension that can stop time and the ability to scan his surroundings with his mind while carrying out a mission. He uses the dimension to acquire goods for free during missions, filling it with food, fruit, weapons, ammunition, and all kinds of machine-repair and processing tools. In his eighth year of service, Liu Guangtian goes abroad to wi 121Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 54 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... 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Siheyuan: I Love Playing the Fool 四合院：酷爱当老六 Li Jianguo was very lucky to obtain a System after transmigrating to the 1960s. With the System, he goes on to enjoy a leisurely, prosperous little life. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Siheyuan: I'm an Eighth-Level Toolmaker from the Start 四合院：我！开局八级钳工 Yang Xuan is reborn into the world of the Siheyuan and awakens an AFK System that can raise his fitter skills to level eight within a month. Since the previous Yang Xuan had fallen into the water and been rescued by He Yuzhu, Yang Xuan decides to use his foreknowledge to set He Yuzhu and his sister straight from the start. He knows that people like Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu are too cunning for the He siblings to handle easily. With his golden finger and complete knowledge of the plot, Yang Xuan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, Listen, It's Not Your Fault 四合院：傻柱唉听我说不怪你 "Country mutts have one traditional virtue: they never die at home. Just like Silly Zhu, who is nicknamed an 'advanced, high-level simp.' Silly Zhu is very self-aware..." Silly Zhu is the sort who needs to be beaten into submission before he'll willingly reform, while Banggeng is the type who needs to be taught a lesson and sent to the firing squad. The protagonist, A Liang, is recommended from a small mountain village to work at a steel mill. He gets along with people on all sides at the factor 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: Rising to the Top with Shared Traits 四合院：从共享词条开始崛起 Xia Chen, an office drone from the twenty-first century, transmigrates to 1955 and the world of Love in the Courtyard, where he awakens the [Tianxing: Shared Traits] System. He comes with a pocket dimension, the [Tianxing Farm], and can instantly copy other people’s traits. As long as he gets within five meters of someone, he can acquire their traits. Daily sign-ins let him keep growing stronger and bring in plenty of rewards. But in this three-courtyard house, there’s Yi Zhonghai, the hypocriti 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: From the Start, Qin Huairu Took Me Home 四合院：开局被秦淮茹捡回家 From the start, he transmigrates into a starving vagrant who has fainted, only to be taken home by Qin Huairu. He goes hunting in the mountains with Qin Huairu, pitches a tent with Chen Xueru, enjoys a little wine from Xu Huizhen, and has a barbecue with Liang Ladi. 384Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 60 Period Piece: I Hunt Spies in the Siheyuan 年代：我在四合院抓特务 What? Li Tie Zhu transmigrates to Xia Kingdom in 1960 and moves into No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. Just as he's getting ready to live a carefree, lazy life, he gets caught up in a massive conspiracy. 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Siheyuan: Somehow, Everyone in the Courtyard Is an Enemy Agent Except Me 四合院：院里除了我竟都是敌特 My new 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! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Siheyuan: More Children, More Blessings, Starting with Qin Huairu 四合院：多子多福从秦淮茹开始 Tomato Original | Male-Oriented Fanfiction | Transmigration | System Deng Cheng, a twenty-first-century young man who somehow slipped through the net of nine years of compulsory education and is also a model citizen, transmigrates to Nanluoguxiang in 1965. His parents, both soldiers, died in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, leaving Deng Cheng all alone. Fortunately, Auntie Wang is there to look after him. He thinks he's going to settle into this life, but then the plot begins and 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Siheyuan: My Wife, Lou Xiao’e 四合院我的媳妇娄晓娥 [Siheyuan + Fated Worker System + One Heroine] After an accident, Xia Tian arrived in the world of Love in the Courtyard with the Fated Worker System... More than a century passed, and the world changed beyond recognition. After the residents of the courtyard had lived out their lives, and his beloved wife, Lou Xiao'e, had finally passed away, the lonely Xia Tian secluded himself in Shennongjia, only to be whisked away by a highway survival game. A new journey was slowly beginning... 93Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 64 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? 328Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 65 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
- 66 Siheyuan: From the Start, I'm the Villain, and the Whole Yard Is Furious! 四合院：开局反派，全院都破防！ Lin Feiyang transmigrates into the courtyard and gets bound to the Courtyard Menace System. And it’s an era of extreme material scarcity! Faced with the whole courtyard full of scoundrels, Lin Feiyang just smiles. He reports Yi Zhonghai and ruins his reputation! Bang Geng steals? He sends him straight to jail! Jia Zhangshi won’t stop shouting? He makes her shut up for good! And then there are Qin Huairu, Silly Zhu… The whole courtyard is left completely rattled! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Siheyuan: A Professional Retirement Companion 四合院，职业养老人 He Yuzhu is reborn in the body of his namesake, Silly Zhu. In this life, he won't get involved with widows or support anyone in their old age. But fate gives He Yuzhu a System that rewards him for supporting others in their old age. Let's see how he takes down the beasts. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Siheyuan: Listen Up, No One’s Allowed to Argue 四合院之我说都听着，不许反驳 In this story, the protagonist, Zhang Tianhao, is a young man who has lived in the United States for eight years. He suddenly discovers that he has transmigrated to a parallel world much like our own. This world is full of elements both familiar and strange, and Zhang Tianhao must adapt to his new surroundings. He discovers that he possesses a mysterious space where he can store all kinds of items, making him quite unlike anyone else in this era. Zhang Tianhao's family lives in a courtyard house —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Is Spoiled by Me Alone 四合院：秦淮茹被我独宠了 One heroine, and that heroine is Qin Huairu! A new graduate from an interstellar university comes to a courtyard house to complete a mission. At first, he just wanted to watch the drama unfold while earning points. But by the time he came to his senses, he was already pampering Qin Huairu. Wait, how did I steal the heroine and make her my wife?! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 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
- 71 Siheyuan: Driven to Desperation, I Take the Point of No Return 四合院：被逼的我，走上不归路 Xu Fei had spent twenty years being worked like a beast. At long last, with some free time, he threw a pool party. Halfway through, he transmigrated without warning. The moment he opened his eyes, he saw an old woman rummaging through his things. Her face looked kind and gentle, and he realized he had transmigrated into the world of Birds of a Feather in the Courtyard. He hadn't been on the verge of a breakdown before, but now he was completely losing it! [Ding! Intense emotions detected. The Ul —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Slapped Huairu and Beat Zhonghai! 四合院：开局扇淮如，打忠海！ [Courtyard House + transmigration + System + comedy + lighthearted] After someone takes over He Yuzhu’s body, the first thing he sees when he opens his eyes is someone stealing. The thief looks familiar and is so practiced at it that he moves through the place like he owns it. He tries to stop him, only to find that he can’t move. After the thief leaves, a woman enters the room. He thinks she’s come to offer some warmth, but instead she says, “Zhuzi, I came to do your laundry. I’m taking the por 929Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 73 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
- 74 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
- 75 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
- 76 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Called the Cops and Had the Arrogant Jia Zhangshi Arrested 四合院：开局报警抓了嚣张贾张氏 Lin Mu never expected he would really transmigrate to a courtyard compound in 1962. He knows the people in this place very well. The sanctimonious Yi Zhonghai, the stingy Yan Bugui, and Liu Haizhong, who wants to become an official. Not a single person in this courtyard is any good. He hadn’t planned to get involved. He wanted to focus on his own technological work. After all, he’s an excellent engineer and has no interest in dealing with petty matters. But they keep interfering with his and 82Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: Helping Me Ascend the Throne? 四合院之助我登基？ Working overtime in the middle of the night, one man, seething with resentment, saw a stray dog mating by the roadside and kicked it. The dog chased him for eight blocks, biting him all the way, until a truck that ran a red light sent him on his way for good. Zhao Yiming transmigrated and found himself in the courtyard of The Beasts of the Courtyard. What made him even more furious was that he had been supposed to go to the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han dynasty. Even his System was design 66Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 78 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. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 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
- 80 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
- 81 Siheyuan: Orphan of War 四合院：战争遗孤 Chen Mu, a modern man and the only child for three generations, came from a family with a modest fortune. He got drunk while drinking on the rooftop, then accidentally fell off... What a shame about all the savings he had, and the person he'd only just met... What a shame about his young, twenty-nine-year-old body... He ended up in an era where everyone seemed to despise him... But this place didn't seem anything like the novels he'd read! But 1Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 82 Siheyuan: I Gained X-Ray Vision from the Start! 四合院：开局融合千里眼！ After waking up one morning, Lin Yuan discovers that he has transmigrated into the world of the courtyard houses! Surrounded by scheming lowlifes, Lin Yuan is at his wit's end, until he awakens the Fusion System at the crucial moment! Fuse with a telescope and gain extraordinary powers of observation! Fuse with a chef's cleaver and gain top-tier knife skills and culinary talent! Fuse with a fishing rod and gain expert fishing skills: every cast lands a catch! Looking at the System's incredible p —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 The Time-Space Pearl Lets Me Travel Back and Forth to Nanluoguxiang 时空珠带我往返南锣鼓巷 After being reborn, Zhou Dali happens upon a magical spatial treasure called the Time-Space Pearl. Using it to travel between the Siheyuan and Blue Star, he sells food and supplies from Blue Star in the Siheyuan world in exchange for gold and valuable antiques, then builds a vast business empire on Blue Star. (This story has multiple heroines. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The heroine in the Siheyuan world is tentatively Qin Huairu, while the early heroines in the Blue Star world are ten 680Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 84 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
- 85 Siheyuan: I’m So Shameless, I Make the Whole Courtyard Suffer 四合院：我缺德冒烟，坑哭众禽 [Siheyuan + Comedy + Wicked System] Liu Xiangdong is reborn in a Siheyuan and awakens the [So Wicked It Smokes System]. To activate the System, Liu Xiangdong keeps doing nasty things. “For example, when Second Uncle was on the toilet and called for someone to bring him toilet paper, Liu Xiangdong kindly gave him sandpaper. When Silly Zhu was taking a bath, Liu Xiangdong worried he wasn't getting clean enough, so he thoughtfully swapped his bath sponge for a steel-wool scrubber. Third Uncle could 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 The Outcast: Starting with Marrying the Perfect Bride in Siheyuan 一人：四合院从迎娶完美新娘开始 After transmigrating to the 1950s, Zhao Fangyao becomes the younger brother of Zhao Fangxu, who oversees matters involving extraordinary people. Having just completed a mission to protect a scientist returning to China, he leaves the military and returns to the capital, where he becomes the head of security at a steel mill. Before he can even settle into his new job, a senior official rushes him off to a blind date... A world combining Siheyuan and The Outcast. With his innate Merit System, Zhao —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Siheyuan: I Married Qin Huairu, Then Became a Jerk 四合院：娶了秦淮茹后我渣了 Wang Xiaotao arrives in a Beijing courtyard in 1951. After marrying Qin Huairu, he keeps coming across unfortunate women: You Fengxia, who has lost her younger sister, and Auntie Wang, whose son has died... How can he save them? 1.7kReads5.7Score10114d adds
- 88 Siheyuan: Trying to Guilt-Trip Me? That Won't Work 四合院：道德绑架我？不吃这套 He Yuzhu accidentally transmigrates into the body of a 20-year-old with the same name in the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he’s offered a woman. Fortunately, he’s had better, and not just any woman can catch his eye. The First Master, Second Master, Third Master, and the others in the courtyard are always taking advantage of him and setting traps for him. That’s because He Yuzhu in the original story was nicknamed Silly Zhu! So everyone in the courtyard treats him like a fool a 660Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 89 Siheyuan: Every Beast Owes Me Money! 四合院：所有禽兽都欠我钱！ He suddenly transmigrates into the world of Courtyard House and awakens a sign-in System. Other people’s sign-in Systems reward them with supplies. Mine rewards me with IOUs? Well, that’s just great! Chen Dazhu has become the creditor of the entire courtyard! Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu, He Yuzhu, and the whole old-age support gang all owe me money? Just watch how I make you pay up! 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Life Beginning in 1942 从1942开始的生活 1Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 91 Reborn in the Siheyuan: My Technology Is Miles Ahead 重生四合院：我的科技遥遥领先 Hua Shengtian, who had died of rage in his previous life after being strangled by restrictions, was reborn in a new world of courtyard life. As he fought the beasts around him, he also led the Dragon Kingdom's technology far ahead of everyone else, putting the squeeze on other countries in turn. “Bald Eagle, you have to queue up to buy lithography machines. You know what a queue is, right?” “Red-Haired Bear, you want a five-axis machine tool? Trade me an aircraft carrier!” “Short-Legged Chicken, 151Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 92 The Long Song of Time: Starting in the Siheyuan 从四合院开始的：岁月长歌 What a hellish start. All I got was a pocket dimension, no System, no golden finger. So far, I've confirmed these TV worlds: Love in the Courtyard All Is Well The protagonist's defining trait is that he just likes watching the drama unfold. He never gets involved in the plot of his own accord, always participating passively as an observer. New readers, please go easy on me... Any illogical plot points are the protagonist's fault. All names in this book are fictional; any resemblance to real peo 5Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 93 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! 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Siheyuan: Ma Ning's Sign-In Life 四合院之马宁的签到人生 This book has a bit of a mean streak, but not too much. Ma Ning was an ordinary young man in modern society until an accident transmigrated him into the TV series Love in the Courtyard. In this courtyard full of schemes and strife, Ma Ning has a daily sign-in System and lives life on his own terms. 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Sign-In, Transmigrate to the Siheyuan, and Start as a Chef 签到，穿越四合院，从大厨开始 After an accident, he transmigrates into a courtyard house and becomes a chef at a steel mill in the 1960s. Bound to a god-tier System, he wields the divine craftsman's Heaven-Slaying Blade, living by the motto: With a blade in hand, the world is mine! He sets out to reach the pinnacle of life! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Siheyuan: I Never Do Anything Vile 四合院：我从来不干缺德事儿 Chen Liang transmigrated a little too hard. He closed his eyes, opened them again, and found himself in 1959, as an ordinary nobody in a courtyard full of beasts! He had planned to keep his head down and quietly build himself up. But the beasts insisted on offering their faces up for him to slap, so Chen Liang had no choice! In that case, he might as well go all in... (A little fun with the beasts, and some everyday life!) 1Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 97 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Is Completely Under My Thumb 四合院：秦淮茹被我轻松拿捏 My new story 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! 475Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 98 Siheyuan: Damao's Livestream: Here We Go, Bros! 四合院：大茂直播：来啦！老铁！ A thunderclap out of nowhere, and Silly Zhu glares and swings a hammer at me. I won't take a hit when I can dodge it, so I twist aside and shove him, sending him straight into a heap of manure with one kick! A roar rings out from above: the Venerable of Morality is mad as a dog. He tries to lay hands on me, so I spin around and smack him hard! A white lotus drifts down from the sky, while the green-tea Qin Huairu sways her hips. She wants to trade a meat bun for ration coupons, but I play the su 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 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
- 100 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
