Novels like The Bystander in the Siheyuan
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- 1 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1958, I Rise from Purchasing Agent to Success 四合院：重生58从采购员崛起 [Everyday family life] [The ways of the world] [Heartwarming] [Farming] [Major national projects] Doctoral student Xia Chen transmigrates to No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. At eighteen, he unlocks the Fulu Cave Abode, where he can happily farm and predict good and bad fortune. Starting out as a purchasing agent at the steel mill, he builds his own earthly paradise in an era of scarce supplies, laying the groundwork for the rise of the Dragon Kingdom. When the spring breeze finally arrives, he will have ac 53Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Legend of Siheyuan: Wang Ming's System-Fueled Transmigration Journey 四合院传奇：王明的系统穿越之旅 The Legend of the Courtyard: Wang Ming's System Transmigration JourneyThe Legend of the Courtyard: Wang Ming's System Transmigration JourneyThe Legend of the Courtyard: Wang Ming's System Transmigration JourneyThe Legend of the Courtyard: Wang Ming's System Transmigration JourneyThe Legend of the Courtyard: Wang Ming's System Transmigration JourneyThe Legend of the Courtyard: Wang Ming's System Transmigration JourneyThe Legend of the Courtyard: Wang Ming's System Transmigration Journey 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 I Have a Pocket Dimension in the Siheyuan 四合院我有空间 The protagonist, Lin Yu, is reborn in the 1950s and has a pocket dimension from the start. He works as a procurement officer in a siheyuan. He collects antiques, goes into business later on, helps the country develop its technology, and searches for treasure overseas, among other things. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Future Begins to Leak from Siheyuan 从四合院透漏未来开始 In the world of courtyard houses, I become He Yushui and face this new world by revealing the future and turning the tables right away. In the world of Hong Kong crime dramas, I host a sharpshooting competition, assassinate war criminals from Japan, and become the undisputed king of guns. In the era after In the Name of the People, I become the head of the Central National Inspection Team and tour the country. I'm a new author, and I only started trying to write this year. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Siheyuan: What If I Don’t Want to Choose? 四合院：不想选择怎么办 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Siheyuan: The Rich Dog Doesn't Keep Freeloaders 四合院：狗大户，不养闲人 [Siheyuan + System + Daily Life + Changing the Plot] After transmigrating to a siheyuan in the 1960s, Li Anping activated the Favorability System, a system that rewards him with material goods and skills whenever he earns someone's favor. In this parallel world based on a TV series, he is destined to be well liked, at least by a great many people. Everyone will find a “better” place in life, from the hot-tempered Yi Zhonghai to the frustrated Liu Haizhong. Xu Damao and Silly Zhu will both find t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1970, With a Spirit Realm from the Start 四合院：重生70，开局灵境空间 After waking up, Yang Feng somehow transmigrated to a courtyard house in the 1970s, an era with a distinctive atmosphere. He thought he’d be able to settle into a peaceful life, but unexpectedly, trouble came at him from the very start. Yi Zhonghai used his so-called “standing” in the courtyard to morally blackmail Yang Feng, putting himself on the moral high ground and trying to force him to comply. Jia Zhangshi resorted to throwing a tantrum and wailing like a banshee, hoping to pressure Yang 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Siheyuan: I Cut Off the Jia Family Line, and It Feels Great! 四合院：让贾家断后，我爽翻！ 123 has written a new book. I’m not sure how the stats are doing, zmy, but feel free to check it out. I hope you’ll show your support by giving it a like. Thank you, everyone. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu and the Canteen Wars 四合院：秦淮如之食堂风云 Qin Huairu transmigrates into a courtyard compound and works hard to transfer to the canteen kitchen. She takes on petty schemers, clears her name, and becomes a master chef, beginning her rise from humble beginnings. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Siheyuan Path of the Sixth Man 四合院老六之路 Tian Bo, an electrician from a later era, arrives in the world of The Courtyard Full of Scheming Neighbors and spends five years there. He goes from an honest kid to a seasoned schemer. He lives in Courtyard No. 94. He likes to stir up trouble from behind the scenes, and he turns the courtyard at No. 95 into a place filled with cries of anguish! Utter misery! Enough talk! Now let’s begin our journey as schemers! [This book is an original work. All characters are fictional; any resemblan 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Siheyuan: Everyday Life for Ordinary Folks 四合院：平民烟火 When an orphan girl enters the world of Love in the Courtyard, she has none of those bizarre golden fingers, storage spaces, or supernatural abilities. All she can rely on is modern knowledge. In the shadow of the times, with undercurrents swirling, she holds fast to her original resolve. As society undergoes sweeping changes, watch the protagonist use her limited foreknowledge and wisdom to try to keep those around her safe. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Siheyuan: Front-Row Gossip as Widow Bai Starts Over With Her Child 四合院：前排吃瓜，白寡妇带崽起 [Siheyuan + Scheming Protagonist + Front-Row Gossip System + Raising Kids + Daily Life + No Goody-Two-Shoes + Funny Power Fantasy] One morning, Bai Yulan, a career-minded powerhouse, wakes up in a period drama as Baoding's widow, the lover of He Daqing, the show's biggest hapless loser. According to the original story, He Daqing abandons his son and daughter and heads to Baoding to fawn over her, leaving her with a notorious reputation for all time. Bai Yulan gives him a sharp slap instead! She 319Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Siheyuan: A Real Man Reborn as a Pretty Widow 四合院：纯爷们穿成俏寡妇 [Period setting + exhilarating story + System + ruthless protagonist] When he wakes up, Lin Jiang, a 40-year-old veteran fishing fanatic, has somehow transmigrated into the stunning widow Qin Huairu in 1965, from the novel The Beastly Siheyuan! From the start, the whole courtyard is holding a public denunciation. His vicious mother-in-law is breathing down his neck, his ungrateful son stabs him in the back, and the neighbors are all glaring at him, ready to devour him alive and drain the last dr 78Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 A Courtyard Full of Beasts: I Possessed Qin Huairu, So I Might as Well Be a Tough Woman 禽满四合院：附身秦淮茹就当悍妇 Qin Huairu dies in childbirth while giving birth to Huaihua. A young hoodlum named Qin Huairu, who shares her name, transmigrates into her body. After waking up, she finds herself recovering from childbirth with a baby girl, and Jia Zhangshi makes life miserable for her in every possible way. Unable to take it any longer, Qin Huairu beats Jia Zhangshi up, thereby activating the Shrew System. From then on, she begins a life of beating and berating her mother-in-law. She treats her mother-in-law l 312Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Dismantling the Retirement Gang from the Start in the Siheyuan 四合院开局废了养老团 My new work is here! Everyone is 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! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Siheyuan: I Came Back from the Army to Become a Team Leader! 四合院：退伍回来当队长！ —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Slay the Gods: The Gods of the Universe Call in Their Allies for a Brawl 斩神：宇宙诸神摇人打群架 [Slay the Gods + The End of Ten Days + Siheyuan + No Female Lead + Sequences + Roleplay + Madness + Over 360 Personalities + Multiple Professions] The gods from The End of Ten Days gather in a siheyuan after arriving in the world of Slay the Gods. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Siheyuan: I Refused to Help the Jia Family and Took Down the Beasts 四合院：我拒捐贾家，推翻众禽兽 Sometimes, you can't let someone go not because they're irreplaceable, but because you've invested too much time and energy in them. When you part, it feels as if the castle you carefully built with your time and youth has suddenly collapsed. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Siheyuan: My Heart Mutated 四合院之我的心脏变异了 Everyone, please stop reading. I don't want to write anymore. Shen He has completely wrecked my mindset. He blocked me ten times. It was that part where I went to meet the First Elder. I honestly give up. I want to curse someone. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Siheyuan: From Nobody to Tycoon, With a Houseful of Children 四合院：从老六到大亨，儿女成群 (Siheyuan Courtyard + Treasure Hunting + Ancient Tombs + Technology + Transmigrating with a Phone) Also known as: Siheyuan Courtyard: Opening the Door to Treasure Hunts and Beauties, Notes of an Antique Tycoon; Qin Huairu, Lou Xiao'e, Qin Jingru, Ran Qiuye, Yu Li... Every woman in the courtyard is an ex-girlfriend. Head north to the dense forests of Changbai, explore the ruins of Loulan in the west, sail south to sunken ships in the South Seas, and go east to Sakura Island for a good time... A t 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Siheyuan: A Man with a Woman's Face Takes on the Birds of the Courtyard 四合院之男生女相斗众禽 The tragic male protagonist, born with feminine features and breathtaking beauty, is constantly mistaken for a woman and harassed by his many admirers. After an accident, he transmigrates into a courtyard compound full of kindness, where he begins a legendary journey. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Siheyuan: Exposing Yi Zhonghai's True Colors from the Start 四合院：开局曝光易中海真面目 [Siheyuan Courtyard + Exposing Secrets + Transmigration + System + Putting the Courtyard Busybody in Their Place + One Female Lead] After transmigrating to the 1960s, Lin Chen became one of the residents of Courtyard No. 95. With both parents dead and a mountain of debt left behind, all he had was his young brother and himself, still a minor. "The sky is falling!" As the debt collectors came knocking, Lin Chen was at his wits' end. Just as he was about to give up, he unexpectedly awakened a Syst —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 There's Something Off About This Courtyard 这个四合院有点不正经 A modern-day street punk transmigrates into the story of a Beijing courtyard house. With his exceptional gift for spinning tales, he sets off on an exciting and legendary adventure! A friendly reminder: This story is entirely fictional and does not follow the original plot beat for beat. Please don't flame me! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Siheyuan: Forced into Marriage from the Start, I Beat the Courtyard Beasts Senseless 四合院：开局被逼婚，狂抽众禽兽 [Siheyuan + Transmigration + System] What? You dare pressure my mother to remarry? Who do you think you are? Smack, smack, smack! I’ll beat the hell out of you animals. I’ll beat you to death and be done with it. Got a problem? Bring it on. Watch me trounce the whole Siheyuan. 146Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Siheyuan: Jia Zhangshi Wants My Property? I'll Beat Her Senseless! 四合院：贾张氏夺我房产？暴打！ “Then let’s meet at the abandoned warehouse to the east! There aren’t many people around, and it’s more spacious,” the middle-aged man suggested. “Works for me!” Lin Feng set off as soon as he replied. He needed to release the chickens without letting anyone find out about the System. After walking for half an hour, he finally reached the agreed location. Lin Feng opened his quantum space and let out the hundred chickens they had agreed on. Then he found a relatively clean spot to sit and wait. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Siheyuan: Taking Advice to Become a Ten-Thousand-Yuan Household, the Yard's Beasts Go Crazy 四合院：听劝成万元户，众禽疯了 Su Fan dies after being stabbed by a thug while trying to save someone, then transmigrates to the world of the Siheyuan. Everyone in the compound hopes he'll die soon so they can divide up his estate. Jia Zhangshi wants his house as a wedding home for Jia Dongxu. Yan Bugui steals his factory job slot and gives it to his eldest son. Su Fan awakens the Take Advice System. The more the beasts try to harm him, the more money he makes. In just two days, he becomes a millionaire, leaving the beasts gr 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Deaf Old Lady Gets Pregnant from the Start 四合院开局聋老太怀孕 If you haven’t laughed by Chapter Five, you’re something else. Qin Nan, a corporate drone on Blue Star in 2024, gets so angry watching Love in the Courtyard that he smashes his phone. The phone explodes and transports him into the TV series. After the Deaf Grandma bullies him, Qin Nan begins to turn dark. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Siheyuan: A Happy Life Begins with a Sign-In System 四合院，从签到系统开始幸福生活 My new story is here! Come 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! No bullying the birds and beasts. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Siheyuan: Starting a Business from the Start, with Cai Xiaoli as My Wife 四合院：开局创业，老婆蔡晓丽 Reborn into a courtyard compound, he is rejected by the Jia family, but with the System in hand, he defies fate and changes his life. Using his "foresight" to keep up with the times, he starts a business and makes a fortune. Jia Zhangshi can't sit still! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Siheyuan: I Never Betray My Brothers 四合院：我从来不坑兄弟 Lighthearted entertainment, an invincible feel-good story. The main idea is that everyone is a good person, because no one is as bad as the protagonist. Chen Minghao arrives in Nanluoguxiang in 1952. The first thing he runs into is Qin Huairu on a blind date. Well, I have to vet her for my buddy Dongxu! What, Silly Zhu's dad ran away? As Silly Zhu's buddy, I have to bring his dad back. Yongqiang wants to go back to the village and farm? I support that, absolutely. Just leave the tavern and its l 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Siheyuan: You Like Acting Like Animals? Then Nobody Gets to Play! 四合院：喜欢不当人？全别玩了！ After transmigrating into a courtyard house, he finds himself ostracized by a bunch of scoundrels. But Chu Fan awakens the Table-Flipping System. Exaggerate the facts to get stronger! You like acting like animals? Then nobody gets to play! From the start, Bang Geng steals a bag of rice from him? He flips the table and calls the police! He exaggerates the story, claiming Bang Geng stole two hundred yuan, and Bang Geng ends up behind bars. Silly Zhu dares to lay a hand on him? He just exaggerates 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Siheyuan: Arriving in the Forty-Ninth City in 1959 四合院：来到59年的49城 Wei Jun came through a wormhole to a siheyuan in the 1960s. Watch as he gradually discovers the stories and gains new insights into this world. The protagonist is a bit of a scoundrel, and there are a female lead and other women, though he doesn't take every one of them... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Siheyuan: I’m Delighted to See the Fools Lose It 四合院：禽兽们破防我很开心 Courtyard House [Soul Transmigration] + [Trolling the Villains] + [Mental Break System] Zhao Tianguang was an ordinary office worker who unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of an honest man with the same name in a courtyard house. Faced with all the vile residents of the courtyard, he refuses to stay silent. After obtaining the Mental Break System, he takes them on one by one until they crack. Each time he breaks someone, he gets a lucky draw at the mall. Enough talk. Lou Xiao'e, here I com —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Siheyuan: Is This My Home? 四合院：我家的？ Wang He was playing Call of Duty Mobile on the terrace, racking up more than thirty knife kills in a single match. Overcome with excitement, he was struck by a bolt of lightning out of nowhere and somehow ended up in a courtyard house in 1937. To top it off, his grandmother was none other than the Deaf Old Lady! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 A Leisurely Reborn Life in the Siheyuan 四合院重生的悠闲生活 My name is Li Min. I was reborn, returning to the day I started working at the steel mill. I passed my permanent employment assessment, but the question of who would get housing caused a stir in the siheyuan. Those people were always trying to trip me up. But I wasn't afraid. I handled every situation with care. I also had a special ability: I could collect negative emotions and use them to enter a prize draw. Along the way, He Yuzhu, Zhao Yehong, and the others stayed by my side. I had to work —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Errand Hall's 36th Book 跑腿堂第36本书 By a twist of fate, He Yuzhu arrives in Love in the Courtyard. Along with him comes a sign-in System. He becomes the top man in charge. In an era when supplies are scarce, just imagine how much everyone wants a piece of him. Sign in on the pillars, at the factory, and in the outhouse. Sign-ins must be done everywhere. Raise chickens, ducks, fish, geese, and cows. Set up KTVs, pool halls, and pretty teaching assistants. Arrange it all. As for the noisy neighbors outside, Silly Zhu quiet —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Siheyuan: Xu Damao's Next-Door Neighbor, Up Close and Personal 四合院：许大茂的对门，贴脸输出 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Siheyuan: I Rise to Success by Relying on Villains 四合院：我靠反派平步青云 Xu Cheng, a business-world elite, somehow ends up in a siheyuan. He originally planned to make a fresh start by playing a righteous character, but unexpectedly became a villain in the story. With the System guiding him step by step, Xu Cheng actually rises to success as a villain. Only, this villain of his seems to be gradually taking Silly Zhu’s place… And suddenly becomes the pride of the siheyuan! “Xu Cheng! Xu Cheng! Xu Cheng!” “The First, Second, and Third Masters unanimously nominate you t 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Siheyuan: I Defy Fate and Turn the Tables on the Beasts 四合院：我逆天改命，虐翻禽兽 [Siheyuan, feel-good power fantasy, power-ups, System, tormenting the animals, face-slapping] He transmigrates as He Yuzhu, but he’s no lovesick Silly Zhu, always thinking of supporting Qin Huairu and the Jia family! I, He Yuzhu, will defy fate and change my destiny. I refuse to be anyone’s cash cow! He wins over Lou Xiao’e and sweeps across Hong Kong! 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Treasures Across the Heavens, Starting in the Siheyuan 从四合院开始的诸天藏宝 Ling Yun transmigrates into the courtyard-house world and gains a small world of his own along with a diary of hidden treasures. With no worries about making ends meet, he cuts Qin Huairu off from her original opportunity and settles into a lazy daily routine. Then one day, he joins a chat group, and from then on begins an exciting life traveling through countless worlds. 570Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 41 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's New Life 四合院：何雨柱的新人生 A writer who loves creating stories unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of his own novel, becoming its protagonist, He Yuzhu. In the original story, He Yuzhu faced many setbacks and challenges, and the author felt for him deeply. Now that he is experiencing the character's life firsthand, he resolves to bring more happiness and contentment to the hero he created. As for the people who once surrounded He Yuzhu and may have caused him trouble, such as Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Qin Huair 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Siheyuan: Beaten Up from the Start 四合院：被暴揍开局 Wang Defa has had the worst luck imaginable. He’s only just recovered from the trauma of a car accident when he suddenly transmigrates into the body of someone being beaten up. Is there no justice in this world? Where’s the justice? Well, since he’s here now, he can’t just leave empty-handed. It’s time to defy fate and change his destiny! 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Zhang Xuan of Siheyuan 四合院张轩 A young man went to help his neighbor break up a fight, but the neighbor shoved him down the stairs, killing him. He transmigrates to 1958, to Zhangjia Village outside the city of Beijing. From the start, he gets a city job as a replacement worker and arrives at Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. 159Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Siheyuan: Mess with Me? I’ll Expose Granny Deaf’s Fake Welfare Status 四合院：惹我？揭穿聋老太假五保 [Courtyard house, feel-good story, power-ups, System, taking down scoundrels] Ye Dong transmigrated into a courtyard compound and bound himself to an Invincible System. He was destined to rise above the rest! Qin Huairu turned on her bloodsucking white-lotus act! I’m not Silly Zhu, and that trick won’t work on me! Jia Zhangshi extorted and insulted people at the drop of a hat. I’ll report you to the security office and send you to prison for life. Then I’ll deal with the Thieving Saint, Banggeng 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 I’m Silly Zhu, and I’m Turning My Life Around as a Longtime Siheyuan Servant 我傻柱，从四合院长工开始翻身 In the sixteenth year of the Republic, order collapsed and warlords fought among themselves. A small town, thanks to its unusual location, had yet to be touched by the spreading fires of war. It remained peaceful, like a paradise apart from the world. But with the tide of events turning, its tranquility seemed only skin-deep. How easy is it for people in constant fear to hope for lasting peace? In the end, the so-called paradise was nothing more than a fleeting dream. A young man nicknamed Silly —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Leads the Siheyuan 四合院之何雨柱引领四合院 He Yuzhu activates a sign-in System in the world of Love in the Courtyard. Using the rewards from the System, he improves his cooking and other abilities, making a name for himself in the steel mill's kitchen. In the courtyard, he navigates schemes and rivalries, cleverly resolving conflicts with the others. When it comes to love, he must choose between Qin Huairu and Lou Xiao'e. In the end, he finds happiness and leads the courtyard toward a brighter future. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 World-Capturing Slave Net: Starting With the War Against the Japanese in Siheyuan 万界捕奴网：从四合院灭倭开始 Yanshan was spearfishing when he got tangled in a torn fishing net and drowned. He then transmigrated into the siheyuan world, returning to the capital in 1940. At that time, the capital was shrouded in the bloody, oppressive darkness of Japanese invaders and Chinese traitors... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Siheyuan: Taking on the Courtyard Bullies, Starting at the Tavern 四合院：从小酒馆开始斗众禽 She transmigrates into a courtyard compound and becomes Cai Quanwu, the owner of a tavern. From the start, she catches Bang Geng stealing a chicken, while Silly Zhu deliberately covers for him! As someone who transmigrated, she's the embodiment of justice. So she takes action without hesitation! But Silly Zhu holds a grudge against her! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 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
- 50 Siheyuan: Making Things Tough for Everyone 四合院：我给众人上上难度 He transmigrated into the body of a recently discharged soldier in the 1960s. When he got home, he discovered he’d landed in the world of Love in the Courtyard. With a System, he went from loser to winner in no time. Lü Xiaobu was determined to give this world a shock it wouldn’t forget! Silly Zhu wants to reach the peak of life with his cooking and marry a rich, beautiful woman? Yi Zhonghai wants to enjoy a peaceful retirement? Liu Haizhong wants to become an imposing official? Granny Deaf want 2Reads—Score—Shelves
