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- 51 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
- 52 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Loot Box System 四合院：何雨柱的宝箱系统 He Yuzhu is reborn, and this time he's no longer a sucker. He hones his cooking skills, learns new abilities, and enters prize draws. The animals in the courtyard turn green with envy. Qin Huairu begs tearfully to be taken in, and Yi Zhonghai cries and pleads for someone to care for him in his old age. He gives them one reply: Get lost! 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 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
- 54 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
- 55 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—14d adds
- 56 Siheyuan: It Starts with Marriage 四合院：从结婚开始 A new story is here! You're welcome to read my work 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! 742Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Transmigrate Through the Siheyuan: Dragon’s Rise 穿越四合院之龙腾 Wang Defa never imagined he would transmigrate. If he had to transmigrate, couldn’t they at least have sent him to a world of immortal cultivation? He had no idea what came after 196. All right! This was an opportunity, too. He might as well take advantage of it and make his mark! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Siheyuan: My Medical Skills Reach the Heavens, and the Troublemakers Are Paralyzed 四合院：我医手遮天，禽兽全麻了 [Courtyard, Divine Doctor, Feel-Good Story, Trouncing the Beasts, Leveling Up] Chen Mo transmigrates into the courtyard and binds himself to a Divine Doctor System. He has all the money and grain he could want. Now he wants to see who in this courtyard dares mess with him! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Siheyuan: Starting by Keeping My Distance from He Yushui 四合院：从远离何雨水开始 My name is Li Weiguo. I’m a food-delivery guy who’s still full of energy despite working 996 every day. On my birthday, I grilled some food for myself to take back to my rented room and enjoy with a drink. But then, while I was in the elevator, it broke... When I opened my eyes again, I found that I was actually in the year sixty... 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 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—14d adds
- 61 Siheyuan: Why Not Enjoy the Company of the Birds? 四合院之与禽同行，不亦乐乎 “Chu Zhiyuan, if you’ve got the guts to do bad things, don’t you have the guts to open the door?” Outside, Jia Zhangshi pounded on the door in a fury. Chu Zhiyuan was at a loss. He had been an overworked wage slave on Blue Star, but after dying from exhaustion, he transmigrated into the shared cinematic universe of Love in the Courtyard, becoming a low-ranking resident of Number 95 Courtyard, a real den of beasts, with the same name as before. Having been worn out for half his life, all he wante —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Reborn in Siheyuan as Jia Dongxu 重生四合院我是贾东旭 He became Jia Dongxu, a leader in the security office, and the man all the young wives in the courtyard admired and adored. The women of the courtyard all said Dongxu was a really good man. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Siheyuan: Tricking Silly Zhu into Stealing Qin Huairu from the Start 四合院：开局忽悠傻柱截胡秦淮茹 Transmigrating into the packed Four Corners Courtyard with a specially customized Dark Zone terminal, I’m assigned a mission from the start: hand over Silly Zhu’s family recipe. Well, I have no choice but to trick Silly Zhu into getting Qin Huairu before someone else does! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 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
- 65 Siheyuan: Trying to Outwit Me? Let's See Who Outwits Whom! 四合院：想算计我？看谁算计谁！ [Love in the Courtyard + no saintly protagonist + daily life + pocket dimension + one female lead] Li Mu woke up one day to find he had transmigrated to the 1960s, and into the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, no less. Right from the start, Yi Zhonghai took a liking to him and wanted him to become a candidate to support him in his old age. Li Mu: Everyone wants to scheme against me? Let’s see who gets the better of whom! Stop going out of your way to help people, and respect their fate! Let go of —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Slapped Huairu and Beat Zhonghai! 四合院：开局扇淮如，打忠海！ [Courtyard House + transmigration + System + comedy + lighthearted] After someone takes over He Yuzhu’s body, the first thing he sees when he opens his eyes is someone stealing. The thief looks familiar and is so practiced at it that he moves through the place like he owns it. He tries to stop him, only to find that he can’t move. After the thief leaves, a woman enters the room. He thinks she’s come to offer some warmth, but instead she says, “Zhuzi, I came to do your laundry. I’m taking the por 929Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 67 Siheyuan: I Drove He Daqing Away and Unlocked Character Cards 四合院：赶走何大清，开启角色卡 [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] + [Role-Playing System] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Poultry-Bashing] After his soul transmigrates into the beast-filled Siheyuan, he becomes Silly Zhu and embarks on a quest to teach the courtyard's bullies a lesson, marry a rich beauty, and reach the pinnacle of life. He Yuzhu: “Dad, the pig next door, Zhang Cuihua, looks like she's got a thing for you.” He Daqing: “Huh…” He Yuzhu: “Dad, I'll find you a young, unmarried girl. You can go to her house and make your propo 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 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—14d adds
- 69 Siheyuan: Infinite Upgrades and Inventions, Taking Off at Last 四合院：无限改装搞发明，起飞了 [Courtyard, feel-good fiction, System, leveling up, inventions, period] Li Dong transmigrates into the courtyard with Yu Li as his wife from the start. He also gets bound to an invincible System! It is a new era of progress. He is focused on inventing things. Why waste time fighting back and forth with the beasts in the courtyard? His goal is to become the richest man in the country! 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Siheyuan: From the Start, I'm the Villain, and the Whole Yard Is Furious! 四合院：开局反派，全院都破防！ Lin Feiyang transmigrates into the courtyard and gets bound to the Courtyard Menace System. And it’s an era of extreme material scarcity! Faced with the whole courtyard full of scoundrels, Lin Feiyang just smiles. He reports Yi Zhonghai and ruins his reputation! Bang Geng steals? He sends him straight to jail! Jia Zhangshi won’t stop shouting? He makes her shut up for good! And then there are Qin Huairu, Silly Zhu… The whole courtyard is left completely rattled! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Siheyuan: Driven to Desperation, I Take the Point of No Return 四合院：被逼的我，走上不归路 Xu Fei had spent twenty years being worked like a beast. At long last, with some free time, he threw a pool party. Halfway through, he transmigrated without warning. The moment he opened his eyes, he saw an old woman rummaging through his things. Her face looked kind and gentle, and he realized he had transmigrated into the world of Birds of a Feather in the Courtyard. He hadn't been on the verge of a breakdown before, but now he was completely losing it! [Ding! Intense emotions detected. The Ul —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 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
- 73 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
- 74 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
- 75 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
- 76 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
- 77 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
- 78 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
- 79 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
- 80 Siheyuan: When the Road’s Blocked, Break Through 四合院之走不通的路就来打开 [Transmigration + System + A touch of edge] Li Manyuan, who transmigrated into the body of a country boy, arrived in Love in the Courtyard. He originally thought this place would be his hell, but it turned out to be paradise. Watch as he becomes the big shot of the courtyard, borrowing money and never paying it back. 159Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 81 Siheyuan: I Build Aircraft Carriers by Hand for My Country and Ruin the Birds 四合院：为国手搓航母，坑死众禽 [Siheyuan] [Period setting] [Rise of a great nation] [Technology] [Putting the bullies in their place] Zhou Wen wakes up one day and transmigrates into the world of the beast-filled Siheyuan. He also gains the Myriad Worlds Fishing System and the identity of a nationally designated key scientific and engineering talent, quietly dedicating himself to researching the nation’s most advanced technology. After moving into the Siheyuan, he plans to sit back and watch the others fight. But the courtyar —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 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
- 83 Siheyuan: The Yan Family's Eldest Son 四合院：阎家老大 The sunshine of the 1950s was warm and bright, as pure and innocent as a newborn baby. This era was like a vast stage, where people grew and thrived, creating countless wonderful memories. 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 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—14d adds
- 85 Siheyuan: From a Courtyard Full of Beasts to One Full of Love 四合院：从禽满到情满 After work, I watched a courtyard-compound drama. I transmigrated after complaining that the bullies were acting like bullies, and was forced to bind with a System. The System wants me to treat the compound’s bullies like ancestors and pamper them? I’m doing the exact opposite. But Su Tian discovered that this way, he earned even more rewards. And so Su Tian’s life began to flourish. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 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—14d adds
- 87 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
- 88 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
- 89 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
- 90 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
- 91 Siheyuan: I Annoyed Jia Zhangshi from the Start 四合院：开局气坏贾张氏 One day, he wakes up to find that he's been transported into the world of Birds in the Courtyard, where the whole neighborhood gangs up on him from the start. How could he possibly put up with that? He slaps “Yi Buqun,” drives Jia Zhangshi into a faint, punches “War God” Silly Zhu, and kicks Jia Dongxu... 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 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
- 93 Siheyuan: I Snatched Qin Huairu, and Dongxu Died of Rage on the Spot 四合院：截胡秦淮茹东旭当场气死 He transmigrates to the capital and finds himself on South Luogu Lane. It's 1952, before the natural disasters strike. A beautiful wife, a spatial farm, an eye for antiques and gold, and an unlimited storage space. Watch Chen Xiao enjoy a happy life! (P.S. This is a slow-burn story.) 41Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 94 Siheyuan: Starting at 62, I'm a Super Genius 四合院：开局62，我是超级天才 [Courtyard drama + putting the beasts through the wringer + heaven-defying comprehension + technological development] Lin Feng somehow transmigrates into the world of the courtyard. He has barely arrived when Yi Zhonghai offers to be his godfather. Of course, he turns him down without hesitation. He obtains the heaven-defying comprehension System. He glances at a textbook. Ding! Engineer skills unlocked. He studies steelmaking. Ding! Steelmaking technology unlocked. He looks at an imported machi 303Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 95 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
- 96 The Siheyuan: Xu Damao, War Hero 四合院，战斗英雄许大茂 Damou had been bullied and down on his luck his whole life, but now he’s reborn! First, he enlists in the army and beats the division commander at his own game: the meat in the bowl is Damou’s first! He heads off to fight in the war to resist American aggression and aid Korea. At first, the sight of killing enemies and cutting off their heads scares him so badly he wets himself. Before long, he becomes the nightmare of the enemy, a god of death. A battlefield rose claims him, and while defending 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu’s Leg Is Broken from the Start 四合院：开局傻柱踢断腿 Li Jianshe unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of “Love in the Courtyard” and obtains the Everything Fusion System. By fusing different items, he can gain the corresponding abilities and attributes. After an accident at the steel mill, Yi Zhonghai teams up with Silly Zhu to suppress Li Jianshe, hoping to seize his father’s job. At the critical moment, Li Jianshe fuses rebar and gains the attributes of steel, turning the tables on Silly Zhu. From then on, he uses the System to thrive in the 463Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 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
- 99 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
- 100 Siheyuan: After the Breakup, I Activated a Daily Intelligence System 四合院：分手后，激活每日情报 [Transmigration]+ [System]+ [Feel-Good Power Fantasy]+ [Multiple Heroines] Ye Chen transmigrates to 1961 and becomes Lou Xiao'e's classmate. After graduating, they become a couple. But the good times don’t last. The Lou family disapproves, and Lou Xiao'e asks to break up. “Ye Chen, let’s break up.” Just then, the Daily Intelligence System activates. According to the intelligence, Lou Xiao'e wants to spend the night with you before you get married. Will you accept? According to the intelligence, 33Reads—Score—14d adds
