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- 51 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
- 52 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
- 53 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
- 54 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
- 55 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
- 56 Siheyuan: Giving Up My Iron Rice Bowl from the Start 四合院：开局放弃铁饭碗 After transmigrating to 1962, in the era of the courtyard compound, the protagonist makes a bold decision: he gives up his stable job, the so-called "iron rice bowl," and devotes himself entirely to his studies, aiming to get into a technical secondary school and become a technician. In an era of scarce resources and limited access to information, he achieves his goal through perseverance and hard work. As the times change and his abilities grow, the protagonist seizes the great opportunity of r —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Siheyuan: Level Eight Riveting Skills? I’m Just a Beginner 四合院：八级铆工水平？我新手啊 “Zhang Ye, do you think this scarf looks nice?” She pointed to the dark red wool scarf hanging in a shop window, her face bright with anticipation. Zhang Ye glanced down at her, then looked up at the scarf, the corners of his mouth lifting. “It’s pretty nice. But...” He pretended to hesitate, though he couldn’t hide the teasing glint in his eyes. “Do you think it might be a little too mature? You’re so young. You should try brighter colors.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 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
- 59 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
- 60 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Picked Up Zhou Huimin 四合院：开局捡到周惠敏 [Siheyuan courtyard drama + System + one heroine + not Cao De + a touch of ruthlessness] One day, Li Yi transmigrates into the ethics drama Full of Birds in the Siheyuan Courtyard. He is both troubled and excited: troubled by the difficult neighbors, but excited to escape the grind of modern working life. Fortunately, the System he binds to is powerful. From the start, he not only picks up Zhou Huimin as his wife, but also becomes Li Huaide's illegitimate son. With a job at the police station, h 121Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Siheyuan: Striving for a Better Life 四合院之努力奋斗 A new story is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 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
- 63 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
- 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 I’m a Nepotism Hire in Siheyuan 四合院我是关系户 A celebrated master chef of state banquets After transmigrating as Silly Zhu's cousin, He Feng faces a cousin who acts like a lovesick puppy, a scheming little sister, He Yushui, and a whole host of bizarre neighbors. All he wants is to keep his head down and grow stronger. 380Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 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
- 67 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
- 68 Siheyuan: Rising to the Top with Shared Traits 四合院：从共享词条开始崛起 Xia Chen, an office drone from the twenty-first century, transmigrates to 1955 and the world of Love in the Courtyard, where he awakens the [Tianxing: Shared Traits] System. He comes with a pocket dimension, the [Tianxing Farm], and can instantly copy other people’s traits. As long as he gets within five meters of someone, he can acquire their traits. Daily sign-ins let him keep growing stronger and bring in plenty of rewards. But in this three-courtyard house, there’s Yi Zhonghai, the hypocriti 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 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
- 70 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
- 71 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
- 72 Speedrunning the Siheyuan, Turning the Whole World Upside Down 速通四合院，浪翻全世界 If the System can provide you with mushroom bombs, why keep them around? Why not turn those Japanese devils into familiar faces? Once the thing raining down from the sky was no longer the Buddha’s Palm, no one dared steal Chinese cultural festivals. At that point, Li Xinmin realized just how wonderful the world was! 524Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 73 Siheyuan: I Really Didn’t Mean to Steal Your Catch 四合院：我真不是有意截胡 After transmigrating into a resident of No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, Yan Yu finds himself beset by illness and without a soul to turn to. The other residents are just waiting to divide up his estate and leave his body out in the wilderness. At this desperate moment, Yan Yu cries out, “System, save me!” 248Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 74 Siheyuan: Save Silly Zhu, Bully the Beasts 四合院：拯救傻柱，欺负众禽 After drinking himself to death, Liu Jianye is reborn in Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he is on the brink of death, with Jia Zhangshi trying to seize his property deed. Only by outsmarting the courtyard’s scheming neighbors does he manage to get a foothold. Jia Zhangshi is outmaneuvered and detained. He helps He Yuzhu, berates Yan Bugui until he sees sense, and sends Yi Zhonghai to prison, turning the whole courtyard upside down. He keeps a low profile but acts boldly: developing new te 111Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 75 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
- 76 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—14d adds
- 77 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
- 78 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
- 79 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Rise to Success 四合院：我何雨柱，功成名就 He gently reached out and closed the refrigerator door, as if shutting a door to the past. Then he turned to face Lin Zhan, his gaze firm yet warm. “From now on, no matter what happens, we'll face it together, okay?” 134Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 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
- 81 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
- 82 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
- 83 Siheyuan: Master the Culinary Arts and Hold Your Head High 四合院：发扬厨艺，挺直腰杆 When he first met Youyu Yang, he was nothing more than an ordinary boy. Yet at some point, a stir deep in his heart suddenly made him wary. He understood that he wasn't like the people around him, able to take life as it came and live in peace. The sense that he was different from birth gradually took root in his heart, becoming a force he could not ignore as he grew. He decided to embark on the path of cultivation, a road cut off from the world and known to no one. 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 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
- 85 Siheyuan: So What If Xu Damao Has a Long Face? 四合院之我许大茂脸长怎么了？ (System + pocket dimension + multiple women + shameless behavior + plot changes + hilarious twists) What do you do when you wake up as Xu Damao? That’s right, Xu Damao, the horse-faced man from the courtyard who can’t have children. Xu Damao, a “three-nothing loser” from the twenty-first century, says he isn’t panicking at all. (Three-nothing means no car, no house, and no savings.) Xu Damao thinks the original Xu Damao had it much better than he did, so transmigrating into his body is like gett 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Love in the Courtyard: An Ordinary Procurement Officer 情满四合院之普通的采购 This isn’t a traditional courtyard-house story. It’s a shared-universe courtyard-house story. There’s a pocket dimension and a System, but they’re just accessories. Everyone’s personality is warped, and the protagonist treats life like a game. Bugs are perfectly normal, because this isn’t a normal world to begin with. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 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—14d adds
- 88 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
- 89 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
- 90 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
- 91 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
- 92 Siheyuan: Leveling Up from a Level-Four Fitter 四合院：从四级钳工开始升级 After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, Ye Tian, a level-four fitter, is transferred to the Red Star Steel Mill and becomes an ordinary resident of the courtyard. He gets lucky and activates a god-tier sign-in System. He rises step by step, becoming the youngest level-six fitter at the steel mill, then even a level-eight fitter, a factory cadre, and an engineer... As Ye Tian’s life gets better and better, Ran Qiuyue, Yu Haitang, Qin Huairu, Yu Li, Qin Jingru, He Yushui, and 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 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
- 94 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
- 95 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
- 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 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
- 98 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
- 99 Siheyuan: Damiao, Please Spare Us! 四合院：大茂，求求你放过我们吧 [Lighthearted Comedy + Everyday Life with Little Conflict + Sharp Comebacks + Chaotic Mischief] In the spring of 1963, something big happened at Courtyard No. 95. The three uncles, who usually won every time they joined forces, were led astray by Xu Damao and turned the tables on him at the general meeting. They didn't know that the Xu Damao before them was a transmigrator with a Choice System. Every choice he made earned him various rewards. “Does the Host choose to help the Jia family?” “Help: 2.1kReads6.7Score10614d adds
- 100 A Comfortable Life in the Siheyuan 四合院里面安逸的生活 A modern man transmigrates to the 1950s. Through his own hard work, he builds a happy life for himself in that era, facing every hardship with optimism. In the end, he lives a happy life. 64Reads—Score—14d adds
