Novels like Silly Zhu's Unconventional Life in the Siheyuan
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- 101 Siheyuan: I Became a God-Tier Hunter 四合院：我成了神级猎手 Lin Xin accidentally transmigrated to a courtyard compound world full of conflict and strife, where he became a hunter. In this new environment, he not only had a beautiful older sister who shared neither parent with him, but also inherited a handsome face. Even more surprisingly, Lin Xin bound himself to a god-tier hunting System from the start, quickly becoming the only household in the courtyard compound that could eat meat at every meal. —Reads—Score114d adds
- 102 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! 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1965, Ushering in a Dazzling New Era 四合院：重生65年开启飞扬年代 Lin Yang was reborn in 1965. After being adopted by his second uncle, he unexpectedly inherited his uncle’s job at the steel mill. Thinking of all the familiar beasts in the siheyuan, along with a few charming characters, Lin Yang felt his blood begin to race. At the same time, Lin Yang discovered that he could collect other people’s emotions. The emotions he gathered could be exchanged for all sorts of things: a pocket dimension, bundles of cash, bicycles, you name it. His new life in this vibr —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 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
- 105 Siheyuan: I Awoke First from the Great Dream 四合院之大梦我先觉 Life doesn't involve such long-term scheming. It's just that when people encounter certain events, the choices they make lead their lives down different paths. When He Yuzhu wakes up, he has dreamed of Lou Xiao'e returning with her son more than ten years later to find him. By then, he has already become someone else's stepfather. Out of kindness and a sense of responsibility as a man, He Yuzhu is forced to live apart from his own son, becoming just like the father he once hated: He Daqing. But 872Reads8.2Score10414d adds
- 106 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
- 107 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—14d adds
- 108 Siheyuan: I Kill Yi Zhonghai, and the Whole Courtyard Holds a Feast! 四合院：砍了易中海，全院吃席！ [Scheming + decisive and ruthless + one female lead + punishing the villains + cathartic + feast-system genre + supernatural abilities + overlord] Zhang Qiang accidentally transmigrates to a courtyard house and awakens the Feast System from the start. He earns rewards by punishing the villains and holding feasts. From the start, he chops down Yi Zhonghai, and the hypocrite faints on the spot. See how Zhang Qiang takes the courtyard house by storm... 173Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 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
- 110 Siheyuan: This Is Too Much! Who Does That? 四合院：太欺负人了！哪有这样的 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Siheyuan: Little Jia’s Comeback 四合院：小贾的逆袭 [A little mean-spirited, not a one-woman romance, somewhat invincible, no demonizing characters, and no major changes to the timeline] Chen Xuan transmigrated into a courtyard and took Jia Dongxu’s place on his wedding night. But he wasn’t going to let the courtyard hold him back. Rooted in his era, he carved out a legend of his own. Over the decades, young Jia weathered winds and waves, lived through golden years, and witnessed a magnificent age. He founded Bureau 749 himself, turning it into t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai’s Moral Blackmail from the Start 四合院：开局遭易中海道德绑架 When Yang Feng wakes up, he finds that he has transmigrated to a siheyuan in the 1970s. From the start, he’s hit with Yi Zhonghai’s moral blackmail, Jia Zhangshi’s threats to summon spirits, and Silly Zhu’s physical intimidation, all because he refuses to go to the countryside in Banggeng’s place. At the crucial moment, he binds himself to the heaven-defying comprehension System, gains a spirit realm, and masters the martial art Tongbei Fist. Yang Feng decides he’s done dealing with these “anima 7Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 113 The Outcast: Starting with Marrying the Perfect Bride in Siheyuan 一人：四合院从迎娶完美新娘开始 After transmigrating to the 1950s, Zhao Fangyao becomes the younger brother of Zhao Fangxu, who oversees matters involving extraordinary people. Having just completed a mission to protect a scientist returning to China, he leaves the military and returns to the capital, where he becomes the head of security at a steel mill. Before he can even settle into his new job, a senior official rushes him off to a blind date... A world combining Siheyuan and The Outcast. With his innate Merit System, Zhao —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 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—14d adds
- 115 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
- 116 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
- 117 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
- 118 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
- 119 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
- 120 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—14d adds
- 121 Siheyuan: I Run Away with He Yushui from the Start 四合院：开局就带何雨水私奔 When Zhang Hua wakes up, he finds that he has transmigrated several decades into the past, to an era of scarce supplies and hard living. Most importantly, this world contains characters from a period drama he watched in his previous life, and he is in a relationship with He Yushui, the younger sister of the protagonist, Silly Zhu. Faced with this situation, Zhang Hua has no choice but to run away because of who he is. So he takes He Yushui with him and elopes, beginning a new and uncertain life! 519Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 122 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.” 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 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. 154Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Siheyuan: Listen Up, No One’s Allowed to Argue 四合院之我说都听着，不许反驳 In this story, the protagonist, Zhang Tianhao, is a young man who has lived in the United States for eight years. He suddenly discovers that he has transmigrated to a parallel world much like our own. This world is full of elements both familiar and strange, and Zhang Tianhao must adapt to his new surroundings. He discovers that he possesses a mysterious space where he can store all kinds of items, making him quite unlike anyone else in this era. Zhang Tianhao's family lives in a courtyard house —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 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—14d adds
- 126 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 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Soul-Transmigrated into Xu Damao: Wreaking Havoc in the Siheyuan 魂穿许大茂之玩坏四合院 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Siheyuan: Make Way! I’m Going to Be a Beast! 四合院：让开！我要当禽兽！ [Siheyuan courtyard + wish fulfillment + leveling up + medicine + putting vicious neighbors in their place + System + Hong Kong] Lu Yu transmigrates into a Siheyuan courtyard and binds to an invincible System, gaining a personal storage space. In the resource-scarce 1960s, Lu Yu has every kind of grain, oil, and flour he could want, and meat at every meal! The neighbors accuse him of embezzlement? Sorry, every item he owns and every cent he earns can stand up to scrutiny! So, you're plotting beh 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 I Became Silly Zhu in the Siheyuan 四合院之我成为了傻柱 This story takes place in a courtyard house full of everyday warmth and complicated relationships, beginning in the 1960s. The protagonist, He Yuzhu, is a modern urban professional who accidentally transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes He Yuzhu, a man with the same name. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Film and TV Quick Transmigration: A Journey Across Worlds Begins in the Siheyuan 综影视快穿：四合院开始的诸天路 With a Myriad Worlds Screen Universe System from the start, Lin Hao begins an extraordinary journey through screen worlds, experiencing all kinds of exciting lives. In Love in the Courtyard, he transmigrates into He Yuzhu. I came here to experience a happy life. As for being miserable, that has nothing to do with me. In Song of the Common People, he is Shen Lei. See how he makes Xie Meilan regret everything and drives Lu Jie into bankruptcy after his divorce. All Is Well, A Little Reunion... He 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Siheyuan: Keep Your Tails Between Your Legs, Everyone 四合院，众禽给我夹着尾巴做人 By a twist of fate, he transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and became the master chef He Yuzhu. Right from the start, he clashed with Qin Huairu and refused to be her lapdog. He put Xu Damao, Grandma Jia, Bang Geng, and all those other troublemakers, including First Uncle, Second Uncle, and Third Uncle, firmly in their place, until they learned to keep their heads down and behave. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I’ll Take Revenge on All Those Beasts 四合院：重生傻柱，复仇众禽兽 The winter wind slashed through the courtyard like a knife. He Yuzhu, an old man who had devoted most of his life to this tiny world, stood all alone outside his home. His weather-beaten frame hunched slightly. His threadbare padded coat shivered in the wind, his graying hair lay in disarray, and his deeply wrinkled face was etched with pain and despair. He Yuzhu stared at the familiar yet strange figure inside. His lips trembled, his voice carrying one last desperate plea. “Jia Geng, I'm your s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 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
- 134 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Was a Baby 四合院：开局成了个婴儿 He accidentally transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming a baby adopted by First Aunt from the start. Because of the adoption, Yi Zhonghai and First Aunt divorce. A few months later, First Aunt, now remarried, turns out to be pregnant. The protagonist grows up in this family, living with his adoptive younger brother, Zheng Aimin, who has a different father and mother. Together, they experience being sent to the countryside and a series of extraordinary adventures, includin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Siheyuan: A Miracle Healer from the Start, I Married He Yushui 四合院：神医开局，娶妻何雨水 Hao Xiangdong unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, awakens a Divine Doctor System, and marries He Yushui. From the start, he cuts ties with Silly Zhu and divides up the family home and property. With the power of the Divine Doctor System, he becomes the head of the traditional Chinese medicine department at the factory and moves into an apartment building in the courtyard, enjoying a life of good food and comfort. When Jia Zhangshi, Yi Zhonghai, and the others prov 616Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Sign-In, Transmigrate to the Siheyuan, and Start as a Chef 签到，穿越四合院，从大厨开始 After an accident, he transmigrates into a courtyard house and becomes a chef at a steel mill in the 1960s. Bound to a god-tier System, he wields the divine craftsman's Heaven-Slaying Blade, living by the motto: With a blade in hand, the world is mine! He sets out to reach the pinnacle of life! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Siheyuan: I Can Exchange Foreign Currency 四合院：我能换外汇 Stirring up trouble in the courtyard house, crashing the Hong Kong stock market and starting a bank, splitting up with the Russians and becoming an oligarch, rising to prominence during the subprime mortgage crisis... In short: a scumbag who goes from the courtyard house to taking on the world... 1.6kReads5.8Score—14d adds
- 138 Siheyuan: From the Start, I’m a Black Dog 四合院：开局就是黑狗子 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! 353Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 139 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
- 140 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Reborn in 1961 四合院：傻柱重生1961 [Making trouble + slow-paced + not too grim] Silly Zhu spent his whole life as a pathetic simp and ended up freezing to death beneath a bridge. Reborn, He Yuzhu finally sees the light and vows never to fawn over a widow again. He keeps his distance from the courtyard’s pack of troublemakers and just wants to live a leisurely life. But the whole lot of them keep provoking him, so they’ll have to answer to He Yuzhu, the courtyard’s battle god! 5Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 141 Siheyuan: Li Huaide, Are We Related? 四合院：李怀德咱俩是亲戚？ Go back to the past: 3 yuan. Strength like an ox: 2 yuan. Beautiful women in stockings: 3 yuan. Monthly salary of 10,000: 3 yuan. Pocket dimension: 2 yuan. Civil servant: 2 yuan. Eight options in total, but you only have 10 yuan to spend. What would you buy? 150Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 142 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
- 143 Siheyuan: As a Cultivator, I Love Putting the Courtyard's Trouble-Makers in Their Place 四合院：修仙的我爱好整治众禽 He Yu was a tenth-level Qi Refining cultivator from Tiannan Star. To escape pursuit by demonic cultivators, his master teleported him to Blue Star. While carrying out his master’s dying wish to protect three generations of He Yuzhu’s family, he also helps wipe out the Japanese invaders, fights in the Three Great Campaigns, stands against America, develops advanced high-tech weapons, puts the unruly residents of the courtyard in their place, and leads the steel mill to bigger and better things... 266Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 The Good Man's Revenge in the Siheyuan 四合院报仇的好人 The main characters in the courtyard are all like baskets of chives, ready to be harvested. Unfortunately, when the death-seeking score reaches 100, Chen Chao can only claim a reward once. If only it could keep growing after that! Still, at least after claiming the reward, he can help the country rise to new heights. 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 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—14d adds
- 146 Siheyuan: The Whole Family Transmigrates to the 1950s and Fights Together 四合院，全家穿五零，一起奋斗 [One heroine + Low on angst + Mostly everyday life] Sun Wanyu never imagined that he and his whole family would join the transmigration wave. They ended up in the world of Love in the Courtyard, right in an era when people could starve to death. What should a whole family do after transmigrating together, only to find themselves surrounded by a courtyard full of brutes? Don't panic! The whole family will face it together, team up to take down the brutes, and make their fortune while enjoying all 3Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 147 Siheyuan: I Have Tons of Skills 四合院：我技能超多 Lin Yang gains the ability to send his soul into a courtyard house! When he falls asleep in the real world, his soul travels to Courtyard No. 95, where he earns regret points. “Hungry, sis?” Lin Yang asks, offering his adorable little sister some snacks. From the start, Old Deaf Granny tells the siblings to accept Yi Zhonghai as their godfather? I’ll curse you to death, you old hag! Silly Zhu tries throwing his weight around with Lin Yang? You must have no idea what I can do! The “Thieving Saint 125Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 148 Siheyuan: My Sister, He Yushui 四合院：我的姐姐何雨水 After accidentally transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard, he starts out as a baby and is adopted by his older sister, He Yushui. At the instigation of First Master, Silly Zhu proposes that they split up the family if He Yushui adopts the child, and she resolutely agrees. Everyone expects He Yushui to struggle while raising the child, but, to their surprise, she seems blessed with incredible luck. She finds ration coupons and fabric coupons whenever she goes out, rabbits leap rig 80Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 149 Everyone in the Siheyuan Is Evil 四合院全员恶人 The first and second stories in this slow-travel series focus mainly on gathering supplies, learning skills, and laying a foundation. If you're waiting for the satisfying moments, please be patient. For now, treat it like a tour of China's geography and cuisine. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Transmigrated as He Yuzhu's Neighbor in the Siheyuan! 穿成四合院何雨柱的邻居！ An orphan, with a feminine appearance and a hidden goofy side. System: “Beep... drama-watching System binding in progress!” Dongfang Yu: “?????” “Binding successful!” “I didn’t agree yet!” “Oh... I’ve already bound myself to you. You can’t undo it while you’re alive!” “You... you’re shameless!” “Host, would you like to hear what I can do?” “Go ahead!” I replied listlessly. “I can take you to other little worlds to watch dramas and experience their plots! You can bring three things from your own —Reads6.6Score—14d adds
