Novels like Siheyuan: Don't Blame Your Big Brother for Being Ruthless
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- 1 I'm the Old Fox of Siheyuan 我在四合院当老6 I'm making you donate by force. Doesn't matter, whatever you donate is mine anyway. All the money in the courtyard has vanished. Don't panic. I don't want your money for myself, I'm using it to take care of your own business. 318Reads5.1Score—Shelves
- 2 Siheyuan: I Deal with Jia Zhangshi and Win Over Lou Xiao’e 四合院：收拾贾张氏，我拿下娄小 Qin Huairu hadn't managed to borrow much this time. She silently warned herself to be more careful from now on and not let the family fall on such hard times again. She knew that constantly borrowing money would hurt her relationships with the neighbors and might even invite gossip. Qin Huairu took the bag of cornmeal, her hands trembling slightly and her face burning with embarrassment. Even someone as proud as her felt ashamed to have the matter of borrowing money brought up to her face. She h —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 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. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Siheyuan: Back to 1952, I Became the Top College Entrance Exam Scorer 四合院：重回52，我成了高考状 Chen Yu'an jolts awake to find himself in a courtyard in 1952, in the era when the story of Love in the Courtyard takes place. Beijing is under military administration, and Qin Huairu, later dubbed the “White Lotus,” has only just become a member of the courtyard community. However, unlike in the original story, He Yuzhu's father, He Daqing, has already left the family. Once he realizes this, Chen Yu'an immediately understands that those with ill intentions have already begun plotting. So, witho —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Siheyuan: You Tried to Set Me Up? I'll Save Jia Dongxu Instead 四合院：算计我？反手救下贾东旭 Lin Weiguo transmigrates into the world of a story set in a courtyard compound! He wakes up to find that his whole world has fallen apart... With Yi Zhonghai and Grandma Deaf conspiring together, someone has their eye on his wife, others are plotting to take his house, and even his child isn't his! What a disastrous start! What can he do? Just stay alive for now! Faced with all kinds of monstrous behavior, the residents, each with their own schemes, choose to turn a blind eye... He can't stand i 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Siheyuan: Burning Passion, Years Like Fire 四合院：激情燃烧，岁月如火 In his previous life, Cai Kun was a “hero” who saved someone from drowning... Most importantly, this Kun is not that Kun. Our Cai Kun is a hot-blooded, patriotic young man, burning with fervor! His Kun is vast and boundless... He has nothing to do with the entertainment industry... By accident, his soul transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. Faced with schemes and all those beasts, he doesn't give up. Instead, he works hard and plots to find a new job. When facing spies and enemies, he crushe —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Siheyuan: The System Gives Me Tom Cat from the Start 四合院之开局系统送汤姆猫 In the summer of 1962, a group of bizarre residents lived in the courtyard at Number 95, Nanluoguxiang: Yi Zhonghai, the "paragon of virtue"; Jia Zhangshi, the "necromancer"; Qin Huairu, the "white lotus"; Bang Geng, the "thief-saint"; and the deaf old lady, the "grand matriarch." Poor me, the System sent me to this beast-infested courtyard. There are three great rules of transmigration, and even the System was sacrificed to the heavens. Fortunately, before it died, it gave me a magical Tom Cat. 124Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 8 Siheyuan: I Grind Experience by Using Those Birds! 四合院：我拿众禽刷经验！ A disastrous start! A convenience store owner is reborn in the body of the only son of the Zhao family, who live in the east courtyard of a Beijing quadrangle. Just as the schemers in the courtyard plot to seize his family's property, he unexpectedly activates a System, turns the tables, and watches the beasts fight among themselves as he racks up experience points! Yan Bugui and his wife sling mud at each other and come to blows! Silly Zhu beats Jia Zhangshi and slaps Qin Huairu! Liu Haizhong t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Great Era: Starting Out as a Trendsetter in Siheyuan 大时代：从四合院开始做个弄潮儿 Back in this tumultuous era, Zhang Che set himself two goals. First, he would enjoy his own little life, and when he got bored, find other people to amuse himself with. Then, he would make a name for himself in this era. Art, literature, entertainment, technology... If he could get involved, he would. If he couldn't, he would meddle anyway. He aimed to become the nightmare that students of future generations couldn't avoid. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Siheyuan: My Wife, Lou Xiao’e 四合院我的媳妇娄晓娥 [Siheyuan + Fated Worker System + One Heroine] After an accident, Xia Tian arrived in the world of Love in the Courtyard with the Fated Worker System... More than a century passed, and the world changed beyond recognition. After the residents of the courtyard had lived out their lives, and his beloved wife, Lou Xiao'e, had finally passed away, the lonely Xia Tian secluded himself in Shennongjia, only to be whisked away by a highway survival game. A new journey was slowly beginning... 98Reads5.0Score—Shelves
- 11 Siheyuan: Embarrassing Yi Zhonghai from the Start 四合院：开局就让易中海出糗 Since Jiang Feng transmigrated, his System has made him so outstanding that his quality of life has improved rapidly. Jia Zhangshi can’t get anything out of him, so she’s always pointing at him and cursing. The two families have become enemies. And Yi Zhonghai even expects him to support the Jia family! 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Siheyuan: Stealing Qin Huairu Away While She's Young, What a Catch 四合院：截胡少女秦淮如，可香了 When he heard that Chen An had a partner, Lou Bancheng glared angrily. “If he already has someone, why do you keep going on about him every day? I'm telling you, Xiaoe, don't do anything underhanded.” 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Siheyuan: A Relaxed and Happy Life 四合院：轻松愉快的生活 (A laid-back story) + (A female lead) + (No hostility) The protagonist just wants to have fun and enjoy each day. There’s no need for all that hostility. The protagonist stirs things up behind the scenes and enjoys the show. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 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—Shelves
- 15 Siheyuan: I Steal Qin Huairu Away, Leaving Dongxu a Bachelor 四合院：我截秦淮如，东旭光棍了 Courtyard, System, wish fulfillment, power-ups, martial arts techniques, putting the beasts in their place. Lin Fan transmigrates into a courtyard and binds himself to an invincible System. From the start, he swoops in and steals Qin Huairu away. Let’s see who ends up without an heir, me or the Jia family! Xu Damao keeps looking for trouble with me. Fine! I’ll ruin your blind date with Lou Xiaoe and make sure you never get married! Ideally, everyone in the courtyard will be a bachelor, while I’l 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Siheyuan: Damao's Livestream: Here We Go, Bros! 四合院：大茂直播：来啦！老铁！ A thunderclap out of nowhere, and Silly Zhu glares and swings a hammer at me. I won't take a hit when I can dodge it, so I twist aside and shove him, sending him straight into a heap of manure with one kick! A roar rings out from above: the Venerable of Morality is mad as a dog. He tries to lay hands on me, so I spin around and smack him hard! A white lotus drifts down from the sky, while the green-tea Qin Huairu sways her hips. She wants to trade a meat bun for ration coupons, but I play the su 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 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 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Helps Huairu Become the First Master 四合院：傻柱为将助淮茹当一大爷 After transmigrating, He Yuzhu catches Bai Guafu, a beautiful enemy spy, goes on a blind date with Qin Huairu, and faces Jia Zhangshi trying to seize his home... He kills Jia Zhangshi outright. Later, he makes an agreement with Qin Huairu and heads to the battlefield to fight the American imperialists, becoming a super war hero who saves the Ever Victorious Army in the Battle of Shangling. After returning home, he becomes vice director of the steel mill and marries Qin Huairu, who had been curse 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai Wrote a Letter to Report Me? I'll Ruin Him! 四合院：易中海写信举报？玩残！ [Siheyuan, System, feel-good, leveling up, putting villains in their place] Yang Guang transmigrates into a Siheyuan and binds himself to an invincible System from the start. Yi Zhonghai can't stand watching me rise higher and higher, so he reports me in a letter? Then don't blame me for teaching you how to behave! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 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—Shelves
- 21 Siheyuan: I Transmigrate as He Daqing, and I Want It All 四合院：穿越成何大清，我全都要 He Daqing was born in the countryside. To support his girlfriend, he worked a day job and took on side gigs, until he eventually worked himself to death in the street. Modern-day He Daqing’s soul transmigrates into the He Daqing in Love in the Courtyard, where he activates the Snatching System. 1.8kReads6.6Score104Shelves
- 22 Siheyuan: I Am Your Comeuppance 四合院：你的报应就是我 Transmigration + Love in the Courtyard + life-choice System Lin Fan is rewarded with a chance to be reborn after doing good deeds. Who would have thought he'd be reborn in the world of Love in the Courtyard? With a second chance at life, Lin Fan is determined to live differently. Watch how he uses the System to build a fortune. 208Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 23 Siheyuan: The Cooking God Starts Out by Telling Yi Zhonghai He's Finished 四合院：厨神开局易中海你完了 A new book, set in a completely alternate version of the original story, with a different plot... The protagonist gains god-tier cooking skills and becomes the best in the industry. He's also Li Huaide's biological nephew! After arriving at the courtyard house, he wins Liu Haizhong over and takes Silly Zhu, Xu Damao, and the other younger generation as apprentices. He'll take complete control of the courtyard house. Yi Zhonghai will be executed by firing squad, and the deaf old lady will be take 310Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 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—Shelves
- 25 Siheyuan: My Rumors Came True, and I Stole Qin Huairu Away 四合院：造谣成真，我截胡秦淮如 Jiang Yu transmigrates to a world of courtyard houses in 1952 and awakens a Rumor System. As long as a rumor he spreads comes true, he receives a reward from the System. Top-tier level-nine lathe skills, master-level martial arts, superb cooking skills... Jiang Yu lives by the principle of not bothering others unless they bother him first. But he soon realizes that the residents of the courtyard are more beastly than beasts. Jia Dongxu: “So what if I took your ten yuan? Who can prove it was —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Transmigrating into a Period Novel, Starting in the Siheyuan 从四合院开始的年代文穿越 This novel starts in a traditional Beijing courtyard, but the story isn't confined to its walls. It makes up for the injustices in period dramas from different eras. The atmosphere isn't quite so hostile, but this isn't a story about playing everyone else's caretaker, either. He lies flat and takes things slowly at first to let the plot unfold, but later on, he rejoins the army and uses the System to develop and strengthen the nation! There's everyday life, there's war... 174Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 27 Siheyuan: Wild Goods System from the Start 四合院：开局野货系统 After waking up, Su Ping An discovered that he had transmigrated to a place called Beastly Courtyard. Everything there felt strange and confusing, as though he had entered an entirely new world. But what surprised Su Ping An even more was that he had awakened a mysterious System called the Wild Goods System. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Heavenly Fortune Across Worlds: Starting in the Siheyuan 气运诸天从四合院开始 A broken-down system brings Lin Ye from the world of Love in the Courtyard, where he continually gathers fortune and merit, gradually cultivating from an ordinary mortal into the strongest Great Dao Saint in the Primordial World. 8Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 29 Siheyuan: I Owe All My Success to My Own Hard Work 四合院之我能成功全靠自己努力 Reporter: “Mr. Li, there are rumors that all your success today comes from living off women. What do you have to say about that?” Years later, when Li Bai was interviewed by a reporter, he replied, “Everything I’ve achieved today comes from my own hard work.” 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Siheyuan: I Was Too Late for Ezi from the Start 四合院开局娥子我来迟了 Waaah! I came one step too late! Ezi, how can I go on without you? Xu Damao, you ruined my cushy job, and I'll never forgive you, Cao Youde! The story starts in Love in the Courtyard and will also sensibly bring in characters from other works of the same era. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1960, I Heal the Sick and Save Lives 四合院：重生60，我悬壶济世 After inheriting the Art of Healing the World, Chen Xiaoyang arrives in the vibrant and challenging 1960s and becomes a railway police officer. His position gives him the responsibility of keeping the peace in his area, and he begins an extraordinary chapter of life in this ordinary yet special job. He has barely started his probation when his quick wits and courage help him catch a human trafficker. This heroic act not only demonstrates his abilities as a police officer, but also becomes a turn —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Siheyuan: Watch Me Turn My Temper into a Miracle 四合院：看我大戾出奇迹 Liu Haizhong is obsessed with authority? Make him the head of the toilet! Yi Zhonghai uses moral blackmail? We’ll make that hooligan charge stick! The Jia family loves getting something for nothing? We’ll put them at the front of the line at the crematorium! Qin Huairu is flaunting her charms? Fine, everyone line up! This book is full of hostility. If you don’t like it, don’t flame the author. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 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—Shelves
- 34 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—Shelves
- 35 Siheyuan: Hey, Little Brother! 四合院之来了，老弟！ System + dual transmigration! Endless excitement! A modern-day village guardian's soul transmigrates to the fiery revolutionary era! He meets the big shots from Birds in the Courtyard! At the Little Tavern Beneath Zhengyang Gate, he samples authentic Erguotou! And sees every side of human nature! Scene 1: A long-faced man with a little mustache rides up on a bicycle, sees the protagonist, and shouts, “Brother Biao!” Scene 2: “Biaozi, I got here after drinking fake liquor! What about you?” 205Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 36 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—Shelves
- 37 Siheyuan: Forced to Donate to the Jia Family, I Strike Back at the Flock of Beasts 四合院：被逼捐贾家，我反打众禽 [Siheyuan fanfiction, System, wish fulfillment, power-ups] Qin Fan transmigrates into a siheyuan and binds himself to an invincible System. Let’s see who still dares to challenge me. From the start, they try to force me to donate to the Jia family? You have no idea what I can do. I’ll set you straight in no time! Yi Zhonghai is a hypocrite, so I’ll rip off your mask of moral virtue and kick you out. I’ll take over as the courtyard’s head elder! Qin Huairu comes knocking in the middle of the nigh —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 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. 4.8kReads6.0Score192Shelves
- 39 Siheyuan: Breaking Silly Zhu’s Leg from the Start 四合院：开局打断傻柱腿 Lin Xiao, a construction worker in the 21st century, gets into an accident on the job and transmigrates to the year 1960, into the novel Birds Fill the Courtyard. When he wakes up, he gains a sign-in System. From the start, Elder Yi teams up with the Jia family, while Silly Zhu pressures Lin Xiao to donate his money and house. With a pocket dimension at his disposal, Lin Xiao lets Silly Zhu make a move, then plots to break his leg. Elder Yi tries to use morality to blackmail him, so Lin Xiao giv 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Raising Kids and Taking It Easy in Siheyuan 四合院的撸娃摆烂日常 My new work is here! 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! 545Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Siheyuan: Call Me Hero Li 四合院：请叫我李大侠 Li Jianguo felt that events had taken a completely unexpected turn. Yi Zhonghai, one of the big bosses in the courtyard, was finished just like that. He was next to get written out of the story. Xu Damao had already been written out earlier, while Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi had both been sent to prison. It seemed like the courtyard's story had reached its finale. Thinking about it all, Li Jianguo suddenly felt that life wasn't all that interesting. When he first arrived in the courtyard, he had 251Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 42 Siheyuan: I Simplify Skills, Starting as a Technician 四合院：简化技能，从技术员开始 His father is dead, his mother is sick, his family is falling apart in a courtyard full of beasts, the neighbors sneer at him, and he’s always at the bottom of the rankings. Li Zhiming transmigrated into the world of the siheyuan. After graduating from university at the top of every subject, he became an eleventh-grade technician at the steel mill. He also awakened a Simplification System that could simplify any skill. Simplified cooking: cooking → flipping food in a wok Simplified martial arts: —Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 43 Siheyuan: After Exposing the Plot, I Sent Old Deaf Yi to the Firing Range 四合院：揭穿阴谋后送易聋去打靶 The title is simple, so the blurb can be simple too. No beating around the bush: Yi Zhonghai gets it from both sides, Qin Huairu gets punched and kicked. Yan Bugui gets a tongue-lashing, Liu Haizhong gets dragged around and beaten. He doesn’t give Old Deaf Granny the time of day, but he looks after his little sister, He Yushui. The little brat steals someone’s things? Straight to the Public Security Bureau. In short! Bring on the sparks and lightning, when it comes to dealing with the courtyard 496Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 44 Siheyuan: Invincible from the Start as a Technician 四合院：无敌从技术员开始 Lin Yu transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes one of the residents of the courtyard. His father was a martyr, and his mother was a longtime employee at the steel mill. Lin Yu was originally engaged to Qin Huairu, but after his mother suddenly passed away, Qin Huairu put her own interests first and married Jia Dongxu, an apprentice at the steel mill. To maintain the image that she was not vain, Qin Huairu joins the Jia family in slandering Lin Yu, severely damaging his 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Siheyuan: The Leisurely Life of an Old Thespian 四合院：老戏精的悠闲人生 Su Cheng transmigrates into the courtyard world, becomes a lowly procurement clerk, and starts a leisurely life of lying flat. There's not much hostility here; a quiet, ordinary life is best. If that's not your thing, don't read. I wrote this because I couldn't stand the blatantly poisonous plotlines in some courtyard novels, with no regard for historical facts or the law. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Siheyuan: My Father Is a Great General, and I Stand by Qin Huairu 四合院：家父大将军，力挺秦淮如 [Love in the Courtyard] [No System] [Light Crossover with Several TV Series] [Farming Style, Not Pure Power Fantasy] He Yuzhu, nicknamed “Silly Zhu,” is the “biggest sucker” in the Siheyuan of the capital. Reborn, he returns to 1952! Back in his eighteen-year-old body, He Yuzhu refuses to be a sucker and resolutely enlists in the army. He firmly supports Qin Huairu and makes plans to marry her. Who could have guessed that Yi Zhonghai would interfere, hoping Jia Dongxu would snatch Qin Huairu awa —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Siheyuan: Starting as a Scrap Collector 四合院：从收废品开始 [A lighthearted courtyard drama + System + using technology to strengthen the nation + self-interest + everyday life + multiple heroines (if you don't like that, don't read)] After transmigrating to the 1960s, Tao Bao awakens a System that turns junk into treasure, a perfect fit for his job collecting scrap. Anything he brings back as junk can be repaired. A broken radio can be fixed; An old engine can be restored to new; Even useless batteries can be made good again; And it doesn't just 469Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 48 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 506Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 49 Siheyuan: Eight Thousand Ways to Kill You 四合院：要你命八千 Ding Xiaoming is a proud courier of the twenty-first century. After an accident, he transmigrates to Beijing in the 1960s. Watch as he uses the bizarre System called “Death Wish 8,000” to carve out a happy life in a courtyard where scheming is everywhere and honest people are treated worse than dogs!!! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 The Unlucky Boy of Siheyuan 四合院倒霉的少年 Too lazy to write a synopsis. What the hell, why does it have to be 50 characters long? This is seriously torture, isn't it? OMG, I'm finally almost at 50 characters!! 288Reads5.4Score—Shelves
