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- 51 Siheyuan: The Little Doctor's Courtyard of Collected Heroines 四合院：小郎中的女角收集院 Xue Lin's soul transmigrates into Courtyard No. 96 on Nanluoguxiang in 1961! While outsmarting the beasts in the courtyard, he carries on the fine tradition of helping others by voluntarily helping them support their wives... [The story doesn't rely on the System. It only comes into play at key moments.] 1.2kReads5.6Score10714d adds
- 52 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
- 53 Siheyuan: We All Transmigrated, So Who Still Follows the Rules? 四合院：都身穿了谁还守规矩？ Li Chaohuan possesses a divine constitution and is chosen by the System. When he transmigrates, he unexpectedly meets Lou Xiao’e’s mother. He discovers: “As long as I fulfill the obsessions Earth’s viewers have about characters from film and television, I can earn Willpower Points and unlock ‘Constitutions and the System.’” To upgrade the System, he moves into a Siheyuan. From then on, a devoted simp turns into a playboy. … One day, someone suddenly dies in front of Li Chaohuan. A realization d 192Reads6.1Score12714d adds
- 54 Siheyuan: In the Year of Great Disaster, I Take Down the Jia Family First 四合院：大灾之年，我先干翻贾家 After transmigrating into the world of the Siheyuan, Zhang Shengli awakens a System. With disasters about to strike, Zhang Shengli only wants to enjoy a peaceful life of his own, but the whole Siheyuan gang tries to guilt-trip him into helping them. Since keeping a low profile is no longer an option, he can only take the whole lot of them down at once. Yi Zhonghai: Shengli, you can inherit my Level Eight fitter job. Two steamed corn buns will do. Jia Dongxu: Shengli, how about Qin Huairu? You ca 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 The Hidden Master of Siheyuan 四合院的隐秘高手 In a courtyard house left quiet after its former glory faded, Fang Yan wakes to discover that he is no longer an ordinary person in modern society. He has entered the world of Love in the Courtyard and become an unremarkable neighbor of the Jia family. But fate seems to be playing a joke on him: his golden finger is activated by the seemingly ordinary old woman Jia Zhangshi! Whenever Jia Zhangshi’s everyday activities add up, Fang Yan gains incredible abilities, from food and wealth to cutting-e —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 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
- 57 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Is Reborn, and the Jia Family Meets a Miserable End 四合院：傻柱重生，贾家凄惨 In his twilight years, after Silly Zhu had lost every last bit of value, the ungrateful Jia family kicked him out of the courtyard. Fortunately, the remorseful Xu Damao took him in. But Silly Zhu still died that night. He died on New Year's Eve, consumed by regret over his past. Heaven took pity on him and gave him another chance at life. That bloodsucking Jia family. That sanctimonious hypocrite Yi Zhonghai. They can all go to hell... 1.8kReads5.7Score10214d adds
- 58 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
- 59 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
- 60 Siheyuan: Widow Qin's Reputation Is in the Gutter! 四合院：秦寡妇名声臭了！ He transmigrates into the Siheyuan and becomes a reporter? Yi Zhonghai brings the widowed Qin to his door to borrow money? Great! Yi Zhonghai, don't blame me for exposing your true nature! I'll get you in the papers and make you a famous man throughout the capital! 312Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 61 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
- 62 Siheyuan: Lay Low Until I'm Grown, Then Take on the Scoundrels 四合院：先苟到大再去打禽兽 In 1958, an eighteen-year-old arrived in the courtyard, kicking Yuzhu and slapping Zhonghai! The little System talked a big game, claiming it could do anything. The System is somewhat useful, but it can't do everything. What a braggart! What a chuunibyou! I spent half a month's wages at a foot massage parlor, then fell asleep while waiting for Technician No. 99. No idea why! When I opened my eyes, the technician was gone, and I had become a child! The System told me to go to Love in the Cou 273Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 63 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
- 64 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
- 65 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
- 66 After Calling Off the Engagement, I Became a Powerful Tycoon. Huairu, Why Are You Crying? 退婚后成大佬，淮茹你哭什么？ [Regret Arc] [Siheyuan] [Taming the Bullies] [Winning Women’s Hearts] [A Rapidly Rising Career] Chen Jianjun transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard in 1951. From the start, he lives in the same village as Qin Huairu and successfully wins her heart. But who could have guessed that Qin Huairu would abandon him to marry a man from the city, turning around and marrying Jia Dongxu instead? Heartbroken, he spends his days weeping. Then his distant second uncle appears... On his recommen —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 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
- 68 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
- 69 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1954 with a System in Hand 四合院：重生54，系统在手 Gao Yang was an ordinary office worker in the 21st century, but after an accident, he unexpectedly transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. In this new setting, he discovered that he had a new family. Once he realized he was in a place rife with complicated relationships, Gao Yang's first thought was to take his family and leave, staying well clear of trouble. However, the appearance of a mysterious System completely changed Gao Yang's plans. It granted him a range of special abili 524Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 70 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
- 71 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
- 72 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Was Heirless, and Qin Huairu Entered the Wrong House 四合院：开局绝户，秦淮茹摸错屋 My new work is here! You can read it on Fanqie Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 389Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 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
- 74 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
- 75 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
- 76 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
- 77 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Reborn in 1961 四合院：傻柱重生1961 [Making trouble + slow-paced + not too grim] Silly Zhu spent his whole life as a pathetic simp and ended up freezing to death beneath a bridge. Reborn, He Yuzhu finally sees the light and vows never to fawn over a widow again. He keeps his distance from the courtyard’s pack of troublemakers and just wants to live a leisurely life. But the whole lot of them keep provoking him, so they’ll have to answer to He Yuzhu, the courtyard’s battle god! 5Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 78 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
- 79 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 280Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 80 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—Score—14d adds
- 81 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
- 82 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
- 83 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Refuses to Be Used for His Money 四合院，不被吸血的傻柱 He Yuzhu, who had frozen to death miserably beneath a bridge, was reborn. He returned to the very beginning of the story. What? Banggeng is stealing again? Let’s see how I deal with you this time. Yi Zhonghai, you think you deserve to have me support you in your old age? Get lost and stay out of my way. After the miserable experiences of his previous life, Shazhu finally came to his senses. This time around, he refused to let the people in the Siheyuan guilt-trip him into doing what they wanted. 278Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 84 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
- 85 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
- 86 Silly Zhu's Unconventional Life in the Siheyuan 四合院傻柱的逆行人生 Space, System, workbench, System Shop, facing the sea with spring blossoms all around. Tie Zhu never dreamed that one day he would transmigrate into Silly Zhu. “Yi Zhonghai, you bastard, you think you can control me? Go to hell!” After seeing Yi Zhonghai off, he cuts all ties with everyone, shuts the door, and lives his own quiet life. “Zhu, you know things are hard for my family. Please, just help me out!” Qin Huairu comes to his door, looking pitiful. “Sure! Bring me something in exchange!” He 734Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 87 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
- 88 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
- 89 Life Beginning in 1942 从1942开始的生活 1Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 90 In the Siheyuan: Starting as a Backyard Resident 人在四合院：从后院住户开始 Su Chen transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and acquires the Divine Choice System. From the start, he catches Banggeng stealing a chicken! [Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have activated the Divine Choice System!] [Please make your choice!] [Choice One: Turn a blind eye. Reward: two pounds of pork!] [Choice Two: Expose Banggeng. Reward: five pounds of beef!] [Choice Three: Beat Banggeng senseless. Reward: two pounds of pork, five pounds of beef, and basic mastery of traditiona 403Reads6.2Score10114d adds
- 91 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
- 92 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
- 93 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
- 94 Siheyuan: I'm a War Hero, Taking Over the Security Department 四合院：我战斗英雄，上任保卫科 [Courtyard houses + period setting + daily life + no grimdark drama] Lu Qingshan transmigrated to a courtyard house in the 1960s, leaving the military to become head of security at the Red Star Steel Mill. As luck would have it, he moved into a courtyard house and became one of its residents. Faced with all the petty scheming in the compound, Lu Qingshan decided that simply living his own life was best. After awakening the Space Farming System, he could stroll through the fields each day and com 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Siheyuan: After Dying in a Bridge Abutment, I Was Reborn in Another Body 四合院：桥洞死后，我借尸重生了 That winter, Silly Zhu was kicked out of his home by his family and died in a cold culvert beneath a bridge. When he opened his eyes again, Silly Zhu had been reborn. But he had been reborn with a different identity. In this life, my name is Xiao Jianguo… 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Gets a Shopping App 四合院：何雨柱有了个购物app After He Daqing runs off with a young widow, He Yuzhu has to go hungry one day and eat his fill the next. Then he unexpectedly gets a shopping app that lets him buy items from all sorts of planes and sell things, too. It isn't until he buys a novel called The Courtyard Full of Scheming Fools that he realizes he's a character in a book. So, all you uncles and aunties, could you please stop putting on an act in front of me? 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Siheyuan: The Mosaic 四合院之马赛克 Armed with the most useless-getting-beaten System imaginable, he arrives in a courtyard house everyone has traveled through. To make a good life in those hard times, you need a few skills. 31Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 98 Siheyuan: I Used Sign-In to Land a Job in the Steel Mill Kitchen 四合院：我靠签到入职轧钢厂后厨 After transmigrating to 1953, Li Lin discovers he has become a waiter at Fengzeyuan in the capital. He thinks he has simply landed in the 1950s, until he sees a man who is only eighteen but looks twenty-eight: Silly Zhu. What else could this be but the world of Love in the Courtyard? [Congratulations, Host! You have finished exploring the world. The sign-in System is now bound to you. Target: He Yuzhu! Conditions met. Sign in now?] A sign-in System? “Sign in!” [Sign-in successful. You have obtai 9.4kReads5.5Score43514d adds
- 99 Siheyuan: After Learning How It Ends, Silly Zhu Goes on a Rampage 四合院：得知结局的傻柱杀疯了 Bad news: Xu Damao caused trouble, and Banggeng refused to agree no matter what, so middle-aged Silly Zhu got dumped. Good news: In his daze, the furious Silly Zhu slipped into a river and rescued a young woman. He also got the chance to simulate a life. So??? The golden finger is a one-time deal, and pretty limited at that: he only gets one life simulation. But will Silly Zhu still be a fool? Will he still let people guilt-trip him into doing what they want? 480Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 100 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
