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- 101 Siheyuan: From the Start in 1961, I'm a Genius 四合院：61开局，我是天才 [Courtyard drama + heaven-defying comprehension + giving the scoundrels a hard time + strengthening the nation through science and technology + development] Qin Yu accidentally transmigrates into the world of "Love in a Courtyard". He has barely arrived when Yi Zhonghai wants to sell his own job slot. Can Qin Yu really let him get his way? After Yi Zhonghai gets the better of him, he nurses a grudge and begins plotting revenge. Several members of the Jia family also start scheming against the pr 128Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 102 Siheyuan: My Wife Is the King of the Underworld 四合院之我的老婆是冥王 In this strange world that blends Siheyuan, Love Apartment, and Ferry of Souls, the protagonist Wang Yi possesses a mysterious System. After arriving at Siheyuan and checking in, he unexpectedly wins the affection of the King of the Underworld. From then on, Wang Yi and the King of the Underworld, who takes the form of Wang Cha, embark on a fantastical and romantic journey. They meet all sorts of interesting people in Siheyuan and share many joyful and moving moments. At Love Apartment, he meets 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 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
- 104 Siheyuan: I'm the Real Silly Zhu! 四合院：我傻柱本柱！ When I woke up, I found I had become He Yuzhu, the man from the courtyard house. I also had a magical vegetable garden, with black soil that made fruits and vegetables grow at incredible speed, and a miraculous spring that never ran dry, no matter how much I used. Standing before the courtyard gate, crowded with chickens and ducks, He Yuzhu curled his lips into a cold smile. It was as if the wheels of history had suddenly begun rolling forward at a faster pace because He Yuzhu had appeared. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 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
- 106 Siheyuan: I Don't Know Li Yunlong 四合院我不认识李云龙 Li Dao was playing a battle royale game when he, the game, and the residential compound where he lived transmigrated to the year 38. From then on, Li Yunlong curries favor with him, he gets engaged to Qin Huairu as a child, and Silly Zhu follows him around like a shadow. 3Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 107 From the Start in the Siheyuan, I Beat Up Yi Zhonghai 四合院开局先揍易中海 When he woke up, he discovered that he had taken the place of Silly Zhu. And this Silly Zhu had a Choice System, so from then on, things in the courtyard compound changed. Yi Zhonghai found that his moral kung fu could no longer keep people in line. He realized he was the one without any morals. Qin Huairu also discovered she could no longer play on people’s sympathy, because she didn’t need to pretend: her life was already miserable enough. 685Reads6.0Score10014d adds
- 108 Double the Joy of Transmigrating to a Siheyuan in the 1960s 穿越六零年代四合院之快乐加倍 Courtyard Siheyuan + Multi-Drama Crossover + Multiple Heroines + You Know What Guys Like I've transmigrated and got a golden finger, so why worry about anything? Just get to it! There are so many beauties waiting to be rescued. It's about time someone showed up! What a waste to kill the bad guys. Wouldn't it be better to keep them around as laborers to farm for me? It's fanfiction, so of course there are differences from the original! 111Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Begin with Qin Huairu 四合院：开局从秦淮茹开始 Zhang Jianguo transmigrates into the world of the Courtyard and becomes one of its residents. From the start, he also awakens a System. As long as he earns Rage Points, he can exchange them for supplies. See how Zhang Jianguo makes a name for himself in the Courtyard. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 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
- 111 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 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 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
- 113 Siheyuan: I Build Aircraft Carriers by Hand for My Country and Ruin the Birds 四合院：为国手搓航母，坑死众禽 [Siheyuan] [Period setting] [Rise of a great nation] [Technology] [Putting the bullies in their place] Zhou Wen wakes up one day and transmigrates into the world of the beast-filled Siheyuan. He also gains the Myriad Worlds Fishing System and the identity of a nationally designated key scientific and engineering talent, quietly dedicating himself to researching the nation’s most advanced technology. After moving into the Siheyuan, he plans to sit back and watch the others fight. But the courtyar —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 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
- 115 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
- 116 Siheyuan: Infinite Upgrades and Inventions, Taking Off at Last 四合院：无限改装搞发明，起飞了 [Courtyard, feel-good fiction, System, leveling up, inventions, period] Li Dong transmigrates into the courtyard with Yu Li as his wife from the start. He also gets bound to an invincible System! It is a new era of progress. He is focused on inventing things. Why waste time fighting back and forth with the beasts in the courtyard? His goal is to become the richest man in the country! 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 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. 154Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Siheyuan: Taking Out a Spy from the Start 四合院：开局击毙特务 Liu Guangtian transmigrates to a courtyard house in 1958, becoming the second son of Second Master Liu Haizhong. At the very beginning, Liu Guangqi, Jia Dongxu, and the others kill a man while drunk. Egged on by Deaf Granny and Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, a father who favors one son over another, decides to make Liu Guangtian take the blame. At this crucial moment, Liu Guangtian’s System activates. With its help, he not only escapes the fate of taking the blame, but also gains a string of benefit 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Siheyuan: A Fateful Encounter on the Train 四合院：列车上的奇缘 On this fantastical journey after transmigrating to the 1960s, Chen Yang is not only a railway police officer who punishes evil and upholds justice, but also a weaver of fate. With his astonishing medical skills, he prevents one human tragedy after another and unexpectedly forges deep connections with key figures swept up in the currents of history. From an obscure police officer to a close friend of legendary figures, Chen Yang’s life is transformed by these extraordinary encounters. His chance —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 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
- 121 Siheyuan: Emotional Blackmail? I Don't Do That 四合院：道德绑架？我没这个东西 Li Lianjiang, an overworked office drone used to the 996 grind of the 21st century, unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1960s, into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang, a place teeming with scoundrels. With a heart set on building the nation, he resolutely joins the courtyard's labor force. Thanks to his second uncle, Li Huaide, he becomes deputy head of the security department, rising step by step to the pinnacle of life. 415Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 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 177Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 123 A Comfortable Life in the Siheyuan 四合院里面安逸的生活 A modern man transmigrates to the 1950s. Through his own hard work, he builds a happy life for himself in that era, facing every hardship with optimism. In the end, he lives a happy life. 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 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
- 125 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Kick Jia Zhangshi Flying 四合院：开局飞踹贾张氏 [Courtyard compound + putting the beasts in their place + strengthening the nation with technology + period drama] This book has a dark edge, so don't read it if that's not your thing. By a stroke of fate, Zhou Chen transmigrates back to 1962 and arrives in the infamous world of the Beast-Filled Courtyard. He awakens the Beast-Torturing System: torment the beasts to earn points for a lottery draw? As soon as he arrives, he runs into beasts trying to steal his home. And they've already moved in? 698Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 126 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
- 127 Siheyuan: I Rule the Steelworks with an Iron Fist 四合院：我在轧钢厂只手遮天 [Low-profile System - invincible background - lie flat lifestyle] Shen Xian, an ordinary young man, accidentally transmigrates to 1956, only to discover that this is the world of the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. The golden finger, the System, has one primary mission for Shen Xian: move into Courtyard No. 95 and get a job at the steel mill. Shen Xian has no choice but to retire from the military and transfer to the steel mill. He starts as head of security and climbs the ranks step by step. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 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
- 129 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
- 130 Transmigrated into a Siheyuan: A State Banquet Chef's Daily Hunt for Beasts 穿越四合院，国宴大厨的虐禽日常 [Transmigration + Spirit Spring Space] A young man born in the 2000s wakes up to discover that he’s transmigrated into He Daqing in 1951. He’s also unlocked a spirit spring space and gained an obedient spirit dog with extraordinary fighting ability. What? I was a handsome young guy in my twenties, and now I’m nearly forty? At least the current He Daqing is as handsome as Daniel Wu, and at the prime age when a man is at his most attractive! Then it’s fine. No big deal. The White Widow wants 692Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 131 He Yuzhu: I Can’t Believe I Got a System 何雨柱：我居然有了系统 [System + Period Setting + Feel-Good Story + Courtyard House + Protagonist He Yuzhu (If you mind, don’t read)] In his sleep, He Yuzhu takes out a transmigrator and gets the transmigrator’s System. He receives one golden finger every month, and from then on his life takes a different path. 672Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 132 Siheyuan: It Was Just a Dream, Why Are You Taking It Seriously? 四合院：就一个梦，你怎么还当真 [Multiple women pursue him + not too much angst + multiple film and TV worlds + multiple timelines] From the start, Lou Xiao'e enters his dreams, and they spend a day as husband and wife. The next day, Lou Xiao'e comes to his door and asks the protagonist to move in next door to her. Not long after, he dreams of Qin Huairu, and they spend several years as husband and wife... Ye Kaiming, pushed off a mountain by his girlfriend, transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and gains a Dream Pagoda. He 545Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 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
- 134 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
- 135 I Transmigrated into the Siheyuan World and Married Qin Huairu from the Start 穿越四合院世界，开局娶妻秦淮茹 From the start, he gets the Scenic Mountain and Clear Waters System, but the necessary condition for activating it is marrying Qin Huairu. He steals Jia Dongxu’s bride, marries Qin Huairu, and activates the System. Since he’s living in this extraordinary era, how could he let himself live an ordinary life? He heads to the Korean Peninsula to make his country proud. How could the protagonist, a transmigrator, miss out? After returning home, he moves straight into the steel mill with an iron fist 192Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 136 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
- 137 The Hard Life in the Siheyuan 四合院艰难生活 A family struggles to get by in four courtyards. In those difficult times, they face scheming from all sides and disaster after disaster, yet somehow manage to live through it all with a measure of happiness. 1kReads5.2Score—14d adds
- 138 Life Beginning in 1942 从1942开始的生活 1Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 139 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Starts by Selling Steamed Buns 四合院：傻柱从卖包子开始 [No System + Mundane Daily Life + One Female Lead + Entrepreneurship Later On + Low on Aggression (Not Your Thing? Don’t Read)] Brother Qiang started his business selling fish, while He Yuzhu starts by selling buns! In 1949, his father flees early, leaving He Yuzhu to face the courtyard’s pests alongside his younger sister. Using the educational advantages of a transmigrator, he goes to high school, attends university, and becomes a department head at the steel mill! The Big Leader: “You’re well 4.8kReads5.4Score—14d adds
- 140 Siheyuan: Rune Legend 四合院：符文传奇 Li Hu, a demobilized soldier, transmigrated in his sleep to the capital in 1961. A family upheaval forced him to face reality, while the awakening of his spatial System gave him the means to survive. In the Siheyuan, he would weather all kinds of upheavals and cross paths with all sorts of people. 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 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
- 142 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
- 143 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu’s Leg Is Broken from the Start 四合院：开局傻柱踢断腿 Li Jianshe unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of “Love in the Courtyard” and obtains the Everything Fusion System. By fusing different items, he can gain the corresponding abilities and attributes. After an accident at the steel mill, Yi Zhonghai teams up with Silly Zhu to suppress Li Jianshe, hoping to seize his father’s job. At the critical moment, Li Jianshe fuses rebar and gains the attributes of steel, turning the tables on Silly Zhu. From then on, he uses the System to thrive in the 463Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Siheyuan: I Annoyed Jia Zhangshi from the Start 四合院：开局气坏贾张氏 One day, he wakes up to find that he's been transported into the world of Birds in the Courtyard, where the whole neighborhood gangs up on him from the start. How could he possibly put up with that? He slaps “Yi Buqun,” drives Jia Zhangshi into a faint, punches “War God” Silly Zhu, and kicks Jia Dongxu... 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Siheyuan: My Family Background Is No Joke 四合院之我的背景有点硬 Huang Hao was wounded on the battlefield and passed out. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in the era of resistance against the Japanese. In those turbulent years of war, he used his modern knowledge and fearless spirit to charge into battle. With the help of the System, he also made the acquaintance of several leaders. After being wounded once more, he faced a choice: stay in the army or leave the service and return to Forty-Nine City. Despite the many leaders trying to dissuade him, 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Siheyuan: I Have a Farm Space 四合院：我有一个农场空间 Xue Chengyuan woke up to find that he had transmigrated into the world of a 1970s Beijing courtyard house, with a farm space at his side. When Liu Haizhong, Banggeng, Jia Zhangshi, and others provoked him, he tested out his farm space and taught them a lesson. He was then assigned to join a rural production team in the forests of Changbai Mountain, where he became a forest ranger. Surrounded by wild animals and precious medicinal herbs in thousands of miles of unbroken wilderness, Xue Chengyuan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Takes Another Road Through Life 四合院：傻柱重走人生路 1954, in the capital. After a night of snowfall, the whole city was blanketed in white. Courtyard No. 95, Nanluoguxiang. If you want to guilt-trip me, He Yuzhu, you’ll have to wait until your next life! 21.2kReads7.1Score95514d adds
- 148 He Yuzhu Reborn 何雨柱重生 He Yuzhu was thrown out of his home on New Year’s Eve and later froze to death under a bridge. Xu Damao took care of his body. Reborn, He Yuzhu used his memories and the help of a System to take ruthless revenge. He would make everyone who had bullied him pay for it. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 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 227Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 150 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
