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- 1 A Sip from a Spirit Pool in the Siheyuan, and My Whole Family Coasts to Victory 四合院一口灵潭水，我带全家躺赢 [Transmigration] + [Siheyuan] + [The 1960s] + [Shennong Cauldron] + [Portable Space] + [Farming] After transmigrating, Ye Cheng arrives in the resource-strapped 1960s and becomes the poorest member of the Ye family in Love in the Courtyard. He looks at his family, gaunt and malnourished yet still standing protectively in front of him, then at the disdainful looks from certain people in the courtyard. Ye Cheng clenches his fists. “This family has to get rich!” Luckily, his portable space comes to 286Reads6.1Score1714d adds
- 2 Siheyuan: When a Transmigrator Meets a Reborn Silly Zhu 四合院：当穿越者遇到傻柱重生 Zhao Weiguo wakes up one morning and has transmigrated. But the world he transmigrates into is completely absurd: Xu Damao’s chicken has been stolen, and Silly Zhu, that old simp, hasn’t stepped up to take the blame. So how come, in the blink of an eye, Silly Zhu and Xu Damao, sworn enemies who’ve fought all their lives, are walking arm in arm and going out to eat together? And there’s more: Yi Zhonghai falls into the toilet three times in one week, Jia Zhangshi breaks her hand while out, Yan Bu —Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 3 Siheyuan: I Marry Chen Xueru, and All the Birds Are My Servants 四合院：娶妻陈雪茹，众禽都是我的仆人 After transmigrating into the world of the Courtyard, Lin Zheng finds himself working for Chen Xueru, but awakens a dream realm. Not only can he make people work for him and farm in their dreams, he can also acquire their skills? Well, now I’m wide awake! And as for workers, aren’t the troublemakers in this courtyard the perfect labor force? Jia Dongxu: “I just took a nap. Why do I feel like I’m about to drop dead?” Yi Zhonghai: “There’s a meeting soon, but I really don’t have the strength to go 535Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 A Happy Life in the Siheyuan 人在四合院之幸福生活 [The Animal-Filled Siheyuan + Everyday Life + Mildly Violent Edge + Golden Finger] Ye Lin suddenly transmigrates into an animal-filled siheyuan. In his previous life, he was an orphan taken in by an old man. When Ye Lin turned eighteen, the old man passed away, and just like that, he transmigrated. Luckily, his golden finger arrives. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to get by. From here on, a happy life awaits. 70Reads—Score214d adds
- 5 Transmigrating to the Siheyuan: Nine Suns Divine Skill from the Start 穿越四合院：开局九阳神功 In 1959, seventeen-year-old Li Weimin died of hunger in the freezing December cold after years of mistreatment. Out of spite, he had refused to eat. The three-waste youth Li Weimin somehow took over the original owner’s body. In the dead of winter, with nothing to eat or drink, he thought he would die in the cold too. But when he casually tossed out a piece of cornbread, he unexpectedly awakened the System. From the start, he obtained a copy of the Nine Yang Manual. Sure, this was the age of mod 4kReads7.0Score22714d adds
- 6 To Live Is to Keep Struggling 活着，就得折腾 How miserable is transmigrating for other people? This guy has three dads and two moms by his side. From the capital to the magical metropolis to Wuhan, with a vast space to roam freely. Busy planting crops in a private space, raising livestock and happily collecting sign-in rewards. Life is carefree, with no worries, watching the world change as I please. Hey, this transmigrated life couldn't be any better! The six-square-kilometer space has only six mu of farmland and a sixty-mu livestock farm 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Emotion Exchange System: Stirring Up Trouble in the Siheyuan 情绪兑换系统，我在四合院搞事 In the 1960s, Li Guoqing arrives at the courtyard compound and binds to a System. He makes a fortune by stirring up trouble among the necromancer Jia Zhangshi, the moral sage Yi Buqun, the simp war god Silly Zhu, and the rest. 303Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 8 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
- 9 Siheyuan: I’m Thriving Here 四合院，我如鱼得水 A miserable wage slave from the twenty-first century unexpectedly transmigrates into a film-and-TV crossover world, into the courtyard house, and activates a System. Let’s see the story of Wang Jianguo and all the heroines. 4.6kReads6.0Score19114d adds
- 10 Transmigrating to 1951: Stealing Qin Huairu Away 穿越51截胡秦淮茹 Li Fugui transmigrates into the world of Full Courtyard, becoming an inconspicuous nobody. Just as Qin Huairu is on a blind date with Jia Dongxu, he decisively swoops in and steals her away. He thinks he has only changed one woman’s fate, but little does he know he has thrown the whole courtyard into turmoil and begun a thrilling, hilarious tale of turning the tables. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 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
- 12 A Cultivator's Journey in Siheyuan 四合院之修仙旅途 A new story is here! You're welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you like it! Ahem, this is my first time writing a book, so please forgive me if there are any rough spots! 454Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 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
- 14 Reborn in the 1940s 重生从40年代开始 An orphan from the 21st century is unexpectedly reborn in the 1940s. [Supreme Evergreen Cultivation Art + Space + Courtyard House + TV and Film Crossover + Hong Kong Crossover + Multiple Heroines + the Myriad Worlds] Lin Feng, a wage slave from the 21st century, transmigrates to the late 1930s. He’s reborn only to become an orphan all over again. Then he stumbles upon a cultivation technique and a space that can take him to other worlds. From then on, he fulfills all kinds of dreams and encounte 11Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 15 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
- 16 Siheyuan: The Beasts Bullied My Sister, So I Killed Them All! 四合院：禽兽欺负我妹，都杀了！ Su Liang is reborn in the world of the Siheyuan. The original owner was a police officer who suffered serious injuries during a mission to arrest enemy agents! The beasts of the Siheyuan are already stirring. Yi Zhonghai wants to send Su Liang's younger sister, Su Ranran, off to the countryside to make room for the Jia family. Jia Zhangshi: Su Liang has three spacious rooms. I'll save them for my Banggeng to marry a wife someday. Liu Haizhong: Su Ranran is a fine girl. She should marry my Liu Gu 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Comeback, Am I Supposed to Keep Quiet? 四合院：傻柱逆袭，我话不话啊？ I lived another life and returned to an old Beijing courtyard, becoming He Yuzhu, whom everyone called “Silly Zhu.” The moment I stepped into the courtyard, I realized the place was full of troublemakers! Even the tiniest little thing somehow got dragged back to me, He Yuzhu. They clung to me like a swarm of mosquitoes, eager to drain me dry! But luckily, I still had the skills I'd brought with me before I transmigrated. I, He Yuzhu, let out a cold laugh. To hell with it! I'd take on those “ 252Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Gets Killed from the Start, and Somehow It's My Fault? 四合院开局傻柱被杀怪我了？ Qin Fen is reborn in the Courtyard Siheyuan and awakens the System of Good Deeds Rewarded. As long as he does good deeds, he can grow stronger. But on the second day after being reborn, he gets caught up in a murder case. Silly Zhu is dead. He beat Qin Fen the day before, then died that very night. Everyone suspects Qin Fen killed him. Qin Fen feels more wronged than Dou E. He finally clears his name, only for the System to send him to a time of war. The blurb can’t do this story justice. Read t 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Beating Silly Zhu, Tormenting the Jia Family, and Ruining Yi Zhonghai 四合院揍傻柱虐贾家坑死易中海 Xu Lei dies unexpectedly and transmigrates into the back courtyard of a siheyuan, taking over the body of a helpless, bullied apprentice. From the start, Silly Zhu comes to his door looking for a fight. Luckily, he gets help from the System, and not only beats Silly Zhu to a pulp but also extorts a hundred yuan from Yi Zhonghai! He is pushed out of his job, and his family is bullied. But the moment he is reborn, everything changes... Madam Jia is so furious she spits blood and is left half-paral 376Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 20 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
- 21 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
- 22 The Art of Eloquence: Building a Road to Success 好口才，铸就成功之路 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! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 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
- 24 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
- 25 Siheyuan: Strength Works Wonders 四合院：大力出奇迹 No vicious, blood-soaked slaughter here, just lighthearted entertainment. Want to lie flat? Yang Dali won’t let everyone slack off. If he wants to open a box now and then, the whole flock of troublemakers has to stir up trouble! Aside from his cheerful interactions with the troublemakers, there’s not much to do in this dull era, so he has to keep finding ways to amuse himself. Along the way, he also becomes a master of many trades to earn foreign currency. 1.4kReads5.8Score—14d adds
- 26 Siheyuan: A Street Hustler’s Rise to the Top 四合院：街溜子逆袭人生 Xu Feng transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard as a street loafer. He has no job, his parents died young, and he was raised by his grandmother. He also adopted Yue, an orphan from the orphanage. After his grandmother dies, Xu Feng becomes a thorn in the side of the courtyard’s scoundrels. They use every dirty trick they can think of, all determined to drive Xu Feng and Yue out of the courtyard. Grandma Deaf resents Xu Feng’s grandmother for once stealing her thunder. She locks the door to Xu 309Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 27 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
- 28 Siheyuan: I Awoke First from the Great Dream 四合院之大梦我先觉 Life doesn't involve such long-term scheming. It's just that when people encounter certain events, the choices they make lead their lives down different paths. When He Yuzhu wakes up, he has dreamed of Lou Xiao'e returning with her son more than ten years later to find him. By then, he has already become someone else's stepfather. Out of kindness and a sense of responsibility as a man, He Yuzhu is forced to live apart from his own son, becoming just like the father he once hated: He Daqing. But 872Reads8.2Score10414d adds
- 29 Siheyuan: I Want a Stable Job 四合院，我要找稳定工作 Sun Bin becomes one of the two hundred thousand people who transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan, and binds himself to a daily intelligence System that keeps him fully informed about every petty squabble in the courtyard. But how did he end up related to Jia Zhangshi, and why does she want to marry Qin Huairu off to him? What’s he supposed to do? Help, I need advice, and fast! 730Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 30 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
- 31 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
- 32 80 Details on How to Conduct Yourself with Humility 低调做人的80个细节 My new work is here! You're welcome to 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! 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Future of the Internet 互联网的未来 A new work is here! Come read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Siheyuan: The Greatest Divine Doctor Cures Jia Zhangshi from the Start 四合院：最强神医开局治好贾张氏 [No AI used. Feel free to check.] After transmigrating into the courtyard, he becomes an eighty-year-old man. He thought he was already halfway into the grave and wouldn't live much longer, but unexpectedly, he activates the Ultimate Divine Doctor System. He receives the medical inheritance of the legendary doctor Hua Tuo, and the System issues a quest: as long as he cures the courtyard's five beauties, Old Deaf, First Aunt, Second Aunt, Third Aunt, and Jia Zhangshi, he can earn divine medical r 115Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Siheyuan: I Start as Silly Zhu's Training Partner 四合院：从绑定傻柱当代练开始 [Power-Leveling System]+ [Proficiency]+ [Everyday Life]+ [Mildly Edgy] On a snowy winter day in 1950, He Daqing runs off with a widow and all the money. He Yu Liang, transmigrated into the body of the six-year-old youngest son of the He family, looks at his fifteen-year-old brother Silly Zhu, eyes bloodshot on the green train, and his shivering little sister. He silently activates the [Close-Kin Power-Leveling System]! Unable to bring himself to put his little sister through it, He Yu Liang deci 3.5kReads8.3Score19314d adds
- 36 Siheyuan: After Getting My Money from Yi Zhonghai, I’ll Deal with Him 四合院：和易中海要完钱，就弄他 (Also known as: Little Old Man, Long Johns, I’m Your Grandpa, Got It?) In this world, he received He Yuzhu’s character card. The world he now finds himself in is Love in the Courtyard, where there’s no love, only beasts. That’s right, the beasts from “beasts.” More than a hundred people live in the courtyard, overseen by three neighborhood heads, none of whom are any good. In that case, don’t blame me for being ruthless! 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 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
- 38 Siheyuan: My One-Cent Instant-Kill System 四合院之我有一分钱秒杀系统 A new work is here! I hope you’ll come read it on Tomato Novel and enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 537Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 39 Siheyuan: Between Two Worlds, Crushing the Birds and Strengthening the Nation 四合院：双穿两界，边虐禽边强国 In 1962, Ye Fan transmigrates into the body of another Ye Fan in the world of the courtyard drama. He becomes a resident of Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang, and gains a portal that lets him travel between TV dramas and the real world. After that, Ye Fan sells his job and starts trading goods between the two worlds: high heels, stockings, jeans, down jackets; lipstick, perfume, foundation, eyebrow pencils; watches, color TVs... Ye Fan’s life gets better and better, while the courtyard’s miscrea 411Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 40 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
- 41 Life Beginning in 1942 从1942开始的生活 1Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 42 Three Unwavering Ways to Cultivate the Mind 修心三【不】曲 A new work is here! Come read it 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! 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 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
- 44 Ways to Improve Your Self-Control 提高自控力的几个方法 Have you ever struggled with things like these? You put off the work your boss assigned until the last minute, then barely finish it. Every night before bed, you tell yourself it's time to sleep, but keep scrolling on your phone until three in the morning. You put an exercise plan on the wall, then stop noticing it after less than three days... Even worse, you know the root of all this is a lack of self-control, yet you can only muddle along and envy other people's lives! What is self-control? I 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Siheyuan: My Brother Is He Yuzhu, Mess with Anyone and He’ll Make Them Pay 四合院：我哥何雨柱，谁惹坑谁 He transmigrates to the 1960s, into a courtyard teeming with beasts, and faces a pack of vicious bullies. In an era of extreme scarcity, He Yuchen gets to feast on meat and fish every day! A Grade Eight fitter? Ha! Sorry, I'm a special-grade fitter! A Grade Three chef? Pathetic! You're too weak! I'm a special-grade chef! A millionaire? That's nothing! Don't even mention it! I'm richer than an entire country! A martial arts grandmaster? Tsk, tsk! Hear that? The Guardians of China call me their ma 204Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 46 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Tells Me Not to Spoil Her Alone 四合院：秦淮茹劝我别独宠她一人 Low on hostility! Low on hostility! Low on hostility! Slow pace! Slow pace! Slow pace! Important things must be said three times!!! Chen Hao had barely woken up when the Jia family set their sights on his house. He couldn’t let that stand, so he married Qin Huairu before Jia Dongxu could. When he discovered that the heroine had good fortune and could help the System, he decided to take them all for himself. A week into their marriage, Qin Huairu took the initiative and urged Chen Hao to consider 25.9kReads7.1Score2.1k14d adds
- 47 Transmigrating into Siheyuan: An Upright Life That Won’t Take the Blame 穿越四合院，正直人生不背锅 The protagonist transmigrates into the courtyard and becomes Lin Zhou, a man with the same name. His parents died when he was young, and he raised his younger sister on his own. He has a steady job at a steel mill. He absolutely refuses to be a pushover!!! He will never be a pushover!!! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Siheyuan: Leisurely Living with a Supermarket 四合院：带着超市悠闲享乐 After transmigrating to 1963, Cui Hao finds himself in the life of a man who accomplished nothing in his previous life, still going on blind dates in his thirties and without a place to call home. In this life, he transmigrates into a courtyard house and becomes a doctor. He keeps his head down and stays safe through the turbulent decade, protecting his fami 444Reads6.8Score14214d adds
- 49 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
- 50 Siheyuan: Don't Mess with Me, or You'll Be the One Who Suffers 四合院：别惹我遭罪的是你 System, transmigration, revenge on anyone who wrongs him, multiple female leads (with the protagonist becoming a wage slave later on), a protagonist who loves gossip, a story driver and creator, and most of the protagonists just sit back and watch the show. The blurb doesn't do it justice. Please head to the main story. Lightning flashed and thunder boomed across the sky. A bolt lit up the entire room, jolting Liu Yu awake from his sleep. He sat bolt upright, rubbed his eyes, and looked around. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
