Novels like Beating Silly Zhu, Tormenting the Jia Family, and Ruining Yi Zhonghai
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- 151 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
- 152 Siheyuan: I Marry a Marshal's Daughter, Leaving the Whole Courtyard Speechless 四合院：娶妻元帅之女，全院破防 [One heroine | Sweet romance | Fluff | Healing | Low on angst] Lu Yan transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. His parents are both dead from the start, he nearly gets fleeced out of his inheritance, and Qin Huairu breaks off their engagement when he is still young. He turns around and marries Qiu Yun, his childhood sweetheart, whom everyone sees as a burden, and starts building a quiet life of his own. Unexpectedly, Qiu Yun turns out to be the long-lost younger daughter of Qiu Yua 153Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 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
- 154 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
- 155 Siheyuan: Using the Beasts' Own Methods to Teach Them a Lesson 四合院：用禽兽的方法虐禽 The overworked He Yuzhu was watching Love in the Courtyard when rage surged through him. He couldn't catch his breath and dropped dead on the spot. When he opened his eyes again, he had arrived in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He had also awakened the Eye-for-an-Eye System. Use moral blackmail against Yi Zhonghai, the moral paragon. Get Liu Haizhong, the official-obsessed man, removed from office. Summon Old Jia and scare Jia Zhangshi, the necromancer, out of her wits. Outscheme the miser 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Siheyuan: The Neighbors Beg Me to Cure Them 四合院：禽兽们求我治病 Good news: I awakened the [Medicine and Food Space]! Bad news: I'm in a courtyard-house world full of beasts. I transmigrated into the orphaned grandson of a martyr, and became Grandma Deaf's grandson! By sensing people's emotions, I can magically create food and medicinal dishes that make the beasts humiliate themselves. They can heal the sick and save lives, while amplifying the beasts' greed until they bring ruin upon themselves. I fed Jia Zhangshi an [Appetizer], and she had a public, humi 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Siheyuan: From the Start, Qin Huairu Trades Herself for Meat 四合院：开局秦淮茹换肉 [System + shameless antics + comedy + mild hostility] Li Zheng transmigrates into the world of Birds of Prey in the Courtyard. Here, there's the “paragon of virtue” Yi Zhonghai, the “man indifferent to fame and fortune” Liu Haizhong, the “generous soul” Yan Bugui, and the “cultured and courteous” Jia Zhangshi. Qin Huairu: “Li Zheng, could you spare me some meat? The kids at home are craving it. When we buy some next month, I'll pay you back for sure.” Li Zheng: “Sister Qin, you don't need 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated as Qin Huairu 四合院：我穿越成了秦淮茹 After working like a beast of burden for more than thirty years, she was laid off and diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer. Fate had dealt her a cruel hand and left her no way out! The saddest thing in life is to be alive with no money. After struggling through half a lifetime, she had come back to being a poor nobody, and a poor nobody with terminal cancer at that. Anger welled up inside her. She resolved to spend every last bit of the paltry sum in her bank account. She couldn't take it wi 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 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. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Siheyuan: This Guy Has No Sense of Honor 四合院：这人不讲一点武德 Transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, I become an ordinary resident. My predecessor was bullied by a bunch of beasts? I'm Qin Tian, and I'll slap them right back! You can't let these beasts get away with everything! You act like a beast and refuse to behave like a human? Fine, I'll stop acting human too! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 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
- 162 Siheyuan: Taming the Yard’s Beasts 四合院：调教众禽 Li Yunfei gets drunk and is hit by a construction truck. To his surprise, he doesn't die, but instead arrives in Love in the Courtyard. His father has only just passed away, and already the courtyard's masters have joined forces with outsiders to take his job. He immediately decides he won't keep swallowing his anger and fights back with everything he has. Unexpectedly, a System awakens in him at that very moment. He discovers that making other people angry lets him draw a prize. From then on, w —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 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
- 164 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu, One Chance Encounter with the Storm and I Become a Dragon 四合院：何雨柱，一遇风云便化龙 More than eighty years old, He Yuzhu has been bedridden for ten years, only to be thrown out of his home by a family of ungrateful wolves. Looking back on the twenty years he devoted himself to the Jia family, only to end up like this, fills He Yuzhu with bitter hatred. “If only... I could have... another chance to start over.” Perhaps through divine mercy, or perhaps as a devil's joke, He Yuzhu, who froze to death, returns to the 1950s. This year, He Yuzhu is only thirteen, and Qin Huairu has n —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Siheyuan: When the Wind Rises 四合院之风起时 The world is fickle, life a dream. He returns to find himself a boy again. He Yuzhu is reborn. That hypocrite Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi, and the three old busybodies. You can all get lost, you white-eyed wolf Banggeng. There's no way I'm taking on someone else's mess. Let's see what tricks you lot have up your sleeves! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Siheyuan: Make Way! I’m Going to Be a Beast! 四合院：让开！我要当禽兽！ [Siheyuan courtyard + wish fulfillment + leveling up + medicine + putting vicious neighbors in their place + System + Hong Kong] Lu Yu transmigrates into a Siheyuan courtyard and binds to an invincible System, gaining a personal storage space. In the resource-scarce 1960s, Lu Yu has every kind of grain, oil, and flour he could want, and meat at every meal! The neighbors accuse him of embezzlement? Sorry, every item he owns and every cent he earns can stand up to scrutiny! So, you're plotting beh 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Transmigrating Across the Ten Thousand Worlds, Starting from the Siheyuan 万界穿越从四合院启航 This is the story of a young man who accidentally transmigrates through various worlds of film and television. The early chapters begin in a Beijing courtyard compound, and the author will try to keep things realistic. Later, the story may venture into Hong Kong dramas, comic-book worlds, and more... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Siheyuan: Arriving in the Forty-Ninth City in 1959 四合院：来到59年的49城 Wei Jun came through a wormhole to a siheyuan in the 1960s. Watch as he gradually discovers the stories and gains new insights into this world. The protagonist is a bit of a scoundrel, and there are a female lead and other women, though he doesn't take every one of them... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Siheyuan: Snowbound in the Mountains, I Rescued a Qin-Surnamed Woman 四合院：大雪封山，救了秦姓女子 After transmigrating to the 1960s, he discovers an unfamiliar woman lying beside him. He takes a closer look. The person beside him is Qin Huairu! Only... Qin Huairu has frozen stiff. Li Xu sees his chance. Having Qin Huairu all to himself? That’s just too good! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Transmigrating to 1959: Helping the Nation Catch Enemy Spies from the Start 穿越1959，开局帮国家抓敌特 [No harem + System + power fantasy] When Lu Shun wakes up, he discovers that he has transmigrated to 1959 and become a twenty-year-old lunatic. He moves into Room 95 of the Red Star Courtyard. Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu, Yi Zhonghai… They all make their entrances one after another… The fun is just getting started… But he isn’t afraid, because he has a six-story mall and a golden finger. Catching one Japanese soldier and torturing him to death isn’t enough to satisfy his anger. He follows the trail and 307Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 171 Siheyuan: I Can Exchange Foreign Currency 四合院：我能换外汇 Stirring up trouble in the courtyard house, crashing the Hong Kong stock market and starting a bank, splitting up with the Russians and becoming an oligarch, rising to prominence during the subprime mortgage crisis... In short: a scumbag who goes from the courtyard house to taking on the world... 1.6kReads5.8Score—14d adds
- 172 Siheyuan: Living Easy and Enjoying Every Day 四合院：悠闲的日子潇洒的过 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your follows are what motivate me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 350Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 173 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
- 174 Siheyuan: I Kill Yi Zhonghai, and the Whole Courtyard Holds a Feast! 四合院：砍了易中海，全院吃席！ [Scheming + decisive and ruthless + one female lead + punishing the villains + cathartic + feast-system genre + supernatural abilities + overlord] Zhang Qiang accidentally transmigrates to a courtyard house and awakens the Feast System from the start. He earns rewards by punishing the villains and holding feasts. From the start, he chops down Yi Zhonghai, and the hypocrite faints on the spot. See how Zhang Qiang takes the courtyard house by storm... 173Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 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
- 176 Siheyuan: Damiao, Please Spare Us! 四合院：大茂，求求你放过我们吧 [Lighthearted Comedy + Everyday Life with Little Conflict + Sharp Comebacks + Chaotic Mischief] In the spring of 1963, something big happened at Courtyard No. 95. The three uncles, who usually won every time they joined forces, were led astray by Xu Damao and turned the tables on him at the general meeting. They didn't know that the Xu Damao before them was a transmigrator with a Choice System. Every choice he made earned him various rewards. “Does the Host choose to help the Jia family?” “Help: 2.1kReads6.7Score10614d adds
- 177 Liu Liu Hong Xi Gua's Eighth Book 六六红西瓜的第8本书 A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Siheyuan: A Miracle Healer from the Start, I Married He Yushui 四合院：神医开局，娶妻何雨水 Hao Xiangdong unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, awakens a Divine Doctor System, and marries He Yushui. From the start, he cuts ties with Silly Zhu and divides up the family home and property. With the power of the Divine Doctor System, he becomes the head of the traditional Chinese medicine department at the factory and moves into an apartment building in the courtyard, enjoying a life of good food and comfort. When Jia Zhangshi, Yi Zhonghai, and the others prov 616Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 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
- 180 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
- 181 Siheyuan: An Industrial Encyclopedia from the Start Leaves Everyone Stunned 四合院开局工业大百科众禽傻眼 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 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
- 183 Siheyuan: From the Start, I’m a Black Dog 四合院：开局就是黑狗子 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! 353Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 184 Siheyuan: It All Starts at the Fundraising Assembly 四合院：从捐钱大会开始 Su Xiangyang transmigrates into a courtyard house and awakens a Wool-Harvesting System. Every time he takes advantage of the courtyard's scheming residents, he earns a reward. Just then, a donation drive is held, and the residents pressure him relentlessly. Su Xiangyang says, “You want me to donate? Just watch me fleece the whole lot of you!” He gives a slight smile and knocks on Silly Zhu's door. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 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
- 186 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 271Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 187 Siheyuan: Boundless Merit 四合院之功德无量 My latest 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! 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 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
- 189 Siheyuan: Secret Agent 四合院：秘密特工 In the Four-Nine City at the end of the Republic of China era, there stands an ordinary yet extraordinary siheyuan, home to a mysterious young man named He Shaobai. Frail by nature, he begins a journey to defy fate after his System activates. From the medical skills of Bian Que, the renowned physician, to the unerring aim of the master archer Yang Youji, then the wisdom of Guiguzi and the valor of Guan Yu, the extraordinary abilities of these ancient Chinese sages come to him one by one, making 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 190 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
- 191 A Young Educated Woman with a Billion-Item Space Marries a Doomed Officer and Wins Big 知青带亿空间，嫁早死军官，赢麻 [Period setting + spatial dimension + powerful leads + farming + devoted couple + getting rich + putting scumbags in their place] In her past life, her entire family conspired to kill her. This time, she won't make the same mistake again. She's going to live boldly, earn plenty of money and have a blast! Buy the most courtyard houses and enjoy herself! Date the most handsome guys and get up close and personal! 351Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 192 Zhao Zhengfan's Happy Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之赵正凡的幸福人生 By chance, Zhao Zhengfan transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan and activated a quest-reward System. From that moment on, Zhao Zhengfan's happy life began. 249Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 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
- 194 Siheyuan: A Fearless Guard Who Subdues the Whole Courtyard! 四合院：剽悍保卫，镇压全院！ In the bitter winter of 1965, demobilized soldier Zhang Xiangyang joined the Red Star Steel Mill with the “Mighty Defender System.” On his very first day, he caught Bang Geng, the Siheyuan's notorious young thief. Slapping him around for a confession led to the discovery of the gang behind a series of factory thefts. The System gave him the interrogation ability “Three Strikes Against Evil.” Every time he slapped one of the courtyard's beasts, he could earn rewards such as military blueprints an 97Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 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
- 196 Reborn in the Siheyuan: Don't Call Me a Jerk 重生四合院，别叫我缺德 [Mildly abrasive, slice of life, not a saint] Liu Nong, a workplace slacker, transmigrates into a courtyard after a romantic encounter and gets bound to a wicked System. The more wicked things he does, the better the rewards! At a courtyard meeting: Liu Nong: “First, some bad news: I’m moving out tomorrow.” Everyone cries tears of joy. “Liu Nong, we can’t bear to see you go!” They rush to help him pack. Liu Nong waves them off. “Hold on, not yet.” Liu Nong: “Here’s another piece of bad news: I w 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Siheyuan: I’m Silly Zhu, and Starting Today, I’ll Soar to Great Heights 四合院：我傻柱，从今天开始腾飞 He Yuzhu transmigrates. He arrives in the 49th City of 1954, in the body of the protagonist of Love in the Courtyard. He’s feeling a little down at first, but unexpectedly gets bound to a System and launches straight into a life of happiness. Tan family cuisine? I’m already a top chef specializing in the eight great culinary traditions! Making money? If you understand the current of the times, it’s a piece of cake! In this life, He Yuzhu leaves behind Silly Zhu’s spineless, hapless ways. And set —Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 198 Siheyuan: I'm Jia Zhangshi, and I'm Also Banggeng 四合院之我是贾张氏，也是棒梗 The protagonist, Wei Dong, dies of a stroke and transmigrates into a vicious courtyard, becoming Jia Zhangshi, the woman everyone despises. Unable to accept what had happened, Wei Dong makes a scene and threatens to kill himself. Unexpectedly, the deaf old lady knocks him out with a club. Could Wei Dong put up with that? He was going to die anyway. Who was he supposed to be afraid of? He grabs a knife and cuts the deaf old lady. If Silly Zhu hadn’t stopped him, the courtyard’s old matriarch real 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 The Do-Gooder in Siheyuan 四合院里的好事之徒 A low-angst period drama fanfiction based on Love in the Courtyard. Zhang Ziming transmigrates to the 1960s, into the world of Love in the Courtyard. See how he gets by in a courtyard full of family squabbles, where food and clothing are in short supply. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu’s Fantasies Made Real 四合院：傻柱的幻想具现 An unlucky transmigrator from the Tomato Orphanage transmigrates into Silly Zhu. Becoming a grown man in his thirties has cost Silly Zhu ten years of his life, and he is so frustrated he wants to bang his head against a wall. Luckily, before leaving, Mother Earth gives him a golden finger that lets him live a happy life: the power to use resentment to make anything he imagines real. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
