Novels like Siheyuan: Trying to Guilt-Trip Me? That Won't Work
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- 51 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
- 52 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
- 53 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
- 54 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
- 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 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
- 58 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Is Spoiled by Me Alone 四合院:秦淮茹被我独宠了 One heroine, and that heroine is Qin Huairu! A new graduate from an interstellar university comes to a courtyard house to complete a mission. At first, he just wanted to watch the drama unfold while earning points. But by the time he came to his senses, he was already pampering Qin Huairu. Wait, how did I steal the heroine and make her my wife?! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 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
- 60 Siheyuan: They Mocked Me for Cleaning Toilets, Then Were Stunned When I Became a Model Worker 四合院:嫌我掏粪,成模范都傻眼 After transmigrating into the world of the courtyard houses, Li Weidong becomes unemployed. To survive, he has to choose between sweeping the streets, cleaning out latrines, and pasting matchboxes. Just then, a latrine-cleaning System awakens. It can only be activated if he chooses to clean latrines, so Li Weidong has no choice but to take the job. The job everyone else looks down on becomes a thriving business in Li Weidong's hands. By chance, he discovers that he can earn rewards even when oth 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 My Leisurely Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之我的悠闲生活 Written for my own amusement, so please don’t flame me if it’s not your thing. It’s an everyday story with a realistic feel, a light touch, and a bit of scheming. One female lead, no romantic ambiguity. There’s a small System, and the protagonist is a highly accomplished modern law student who handles everything by the book. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Siheyuan: The Top Student Returns, Now Get on Your Knees 四合院:高材生归来,全都给我跪 After waking up, Zhang Fei from the modern era transmigrates to the 1960s. Armed with modern knowledge, he can take on the whole courtyard with brains alone. And with the System’s arrival, he thrives in this era! 15Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 63 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu, I Never Take a Loss 四合院:重生傻柱,绝不吃亏 After transmigrating into He Yuzhu, he received an exceptionally strong physique, banquet-level cooking skills, and a daily sign-in that granted him a wealth of rewards. Starting at max level, and you want me to support the Qin widow? No way! Wouldn't it be better to marry a young woman who's never been married? Yi Zhonghai, you're telling me to think more about others? Sure, let me think about you, then. Uncle Yi, you can't have children, so you'd better take care of yourself. You don't want to 28Reads—Score11914d adds
- 64 Siheyuan: Lou Xiao'e Brings Me Grain 四合院:娄晓娥给我送粮 Wu Qiangfa, a professional race car driver and inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, transmigrates to a courtyard house in the 1960s and becomes the sole provider for a destitute widow and her child. Faced with food shortages, scarce ration coupons, and the schemes of the courtyard's residents, he puts his traditional crafts to work: weaving bamboo baskets, gathering wild vegetables, and hunting game. He not only puts an end to his family's hunger but also stands up to Bang Geng and strikes 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Siheyuan: The Angrier the Pests Get, the Better My Sign-In Rewards! 四合院:禽兽越气,我签到越爽! After waking up in the 1960s, office worker Li Yunfei finds himself in the body of his namesake from Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he inherits a two-courtyard residence and an eighth-grade fitter's job from his uncle, a martyr! A whole-courtyard meeting, moral blackmail? You want me to hand over the compensation money and the house? “Ding! God-Tier Sign-In System activated!” [Newbie Gift Pack: Mastery-Level Xingyi Boxing, a portable farming space, a thousand yuan in cash, and specially 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 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
- 67 Siheyuan: The Soldier King Moves In, and Bang Geng Breaks His Leg from the Start 四合院:兵王入院,开局棒梗断腿 Tank King Chen He transmigrates with the powerful [God-Tier Sign-In System]! He moves into a courtyard house from the start. Qin Huairu tries to win sympathy and mooch off him? Get lost! Jia Zhangshi tells Banggeng to steal? Break the kid's legs! Surrounded by a courtyard full of scoundrels, Chen He will never be a pushover! Hypocrite Yi Zhonghai? Expose his landlord past and send him to prison! Official-obsessed Liu Haizhong? Frame him and send him to a labor camp! Schemer Yan Bugui? Catch him 233Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Refuse to Lend Qin Huairu Eggs 四合院:开局拒绝秦淮茹借鸡蛋 Chu Qin gets bound to a god-tier choice System and transmigrates into the Beastly Courtyard. When Qin Huairu comes to borrow an egg late at night after getting an IUD, he firmly turns her down and is rewarded with pork and flour. Seeing the way she eyes his fried egg, he knows the real fun is only just beginning. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Siheyuan: A Young Couple in the 1960s 四合院:六零小夫妻 After transmigrating, Lin Feng finds himself in 1959, a year of severe shortages, as an orphaned young man living in a Siheyuan courtyard. Faced with the moral blackmail and wanton bullying of the vermin around him, he simply smiles and activates two god-tier golden fingers! With the [Farming Space] at his disposal, while famine ravages the outside world, he feasts on meat and fish and enjoys an abundance of fresh fruit inside his space. With spirit springs and black soil, he can make anything g 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Call the Police and Send Every Beast Packing! 四合院:开局报警,禽兽全送走! [Period] [Feel-Good] [System] [Siheyuan] [No Saintly Heroics] One morning, he wakes up in the 1960s in the body of Lin Changsheng, the most overlooked resident of a Siheyuan crawling with vermin. From the start, Banggeng is stealing a chicken, and the whole courtyard is holding a meeting to guilt-trip everyone and smooth things over? Sorry, but I’m calling the police. I’ll send the thief straight to the station! [Ding! The System for Punishing Evil and Promoting Good has been activated!] [The ha —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Siheyuan: I Refuse to Be a Sucker, and I'll Choose My Own Wife 四合院:拒当接盘侠,媳妇任我选 Tags: Siheyuan, Period, Feel-Good, transmigration, System, face-slapping. After transmigrating into Love in the Courtyard as the long-suffering Silly Zhu, he’s pressured by Qin Huairu and Uncle One to get married from the start? “You want me to marry a widow, raise three burdens, and then look after you in your old age, leaving myself without an heir?” He Yuzhu grabs a rolling pin and points it at the vermin crowding the courtyard. “You think you’re worthy?” I’m done with this! He tears apart wh —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Refuse to Be a Live-In Son-in-Law and Take the College Entrance Exam 四合院:开局拒当赘婿,我考大学 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Siheyuan: Starting in 1952, Fleeing Famine to the Capital 四合院:开局五二,逃荒到京城 Lin Weidong, a modern-day elite, is sent crashing back to the 1950s by a speeding truck. Orphaned from the start, he’s fleeing famine with his twelve-year-old sister, and they’re about to starve to death on the streets! At the critical moment, the [Heaven Rewards Diligence System] successfully binds to him! Walking improves his stamina, chopping vegetables hones god-tier knife skills, and even fishing can land him a catch weighing hundreds of jin! What? I need a letter of introduction to enter t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Siheyuan: The Years Fly By 四合院之岁月如梭 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Siheyuan: I'm Xu Damao, and I Fight Back When Challenged 四合院:我,许大茂,不服就干 [No Malice] [Self-Interested] [Drama-Focused] [Doesn’t Fawn Over Anyone] [Modern-Day Protagonist] Xu Damao, a modern-day bachelor with looks, money, and a bright future, unexpectedly transmigrates into a Siheyuan. Looking at himself in the mirror, he sees a great physique, an easy job that comes with plenty of perks, and a wealthy wife. His only shortcoming is that he’s inherited the original owner’s habit of carrying a knife on rainy nights but forgetting an umbrella, along with an inability —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Siheyuan: Sign-In Rewards a Luxury Villa 四合院:签到就送大别墅 In 1949, in the capital, a crowded courtyard is in utter chaos. When Chen Wensheng wakes up, he discovers he’s been reborn in this turbulent era as an unremarkable fitter at a steel mill! Faced with Jia Zhangshi’s greed, Qin Huairu’s schemes, He Yuzhu’s foolishness, and Yi Zhonghai’s moral blackmail, Chen Wensheng can only cry out to the heavens: How am I supposed to live like this?! Just as he’s about to despair, a cold mechanical voice rings in his mind: “Ding! The Daily Sign-In System has bee —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Siheyuan: One Daily Sign-In at a Time, I Live Like an Immortal 四合院:每日一签,把日子过成仙 [Siheyuan + golden finger + Daily Life] One morning, Lin Mo wakes up as an orphaned nobody in a Siheyuan in the 1960s. His pockets are emptier than his face, and the vermin are scheming against him every day. Qin Huairu gazes longingly at his last half-bag of cornmeal. Jia Zhangshi curses him every day, wishing he’d get hit by a car. Silly Zhu even wants him to take responsibility for someone else’s child? Luckily, Lin Mo activates the [Daily Fortune Tube]. [Best Fortune: There’s a set of huangh 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated with a Treasure Bowl and Can Do Whatever I Want 四合院:穿越送聚宝盆,为所欲为 Manyuyan, born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in his previous life, inexplicably transmigrates into the world of a period drama set in a Beijing courtyard complex. His consciousness attaches itself to a beggar. By a twist of fate, the director of the Jiaodaokou Subdistrict Office takes him under his wing and arranges for him to move into the courtyard, where he stays in the side room of Deaf Granny's home. As soon as he arrives, he awakens the Treasure Bowl System, w —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Siheyuan: I Nearly Became a Vegetable 四合院差点植物人 I arrived at the courtyard house and woke up to find myself there, receiving the memories. Hey, it's only 1957. I'll move out of the courtyard house and begin the wonderful life of Li Nianyi and his wife's family. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 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
- 81 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
- 82 Siheyuan: If You Won’t Back Down, Then Let’s Fight 四合院:不服就是干 Hou Cao arrives at the courtyard. Faced with a yard full of beasts, he’s ready to fight anyone who dares defy him. He rises step by step from the courtyard until he becomes a big shot in his own right. In the end, he returns from a life of seclusion, reminisces about the courtyard’s past, and sighs as he leans on his cane. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Reborn: A Business Empire in the Siheyuan 重生:四合院里的商业帝国 In his previous life, Sha Zhu was driven out of his home by Qin Huairu and Bang Geng, then froze to death beneath an overpass. In this life, He Yuzhu is reborn in a different courtyard and resolves never to let anyone bully him again. He uses his cooking skills to establish himself at the factory. He outsmarts his nasty neighbors until they no longer dare to mess with him. He marries Lou Xiaoe, raises his son well, and reaches the pinnacle of life. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Siheyuan: One Move from the Start, and the Old Man Spends Money on Me 四合院:开局一招让老头为我花钱 [Siheyuan] [Film and TV Crossover] [Travel Between Worlds] [System] [Tycoon] [Multiple Heroines] The protagonist, Wang Feng, is a rather frail college student who accidentally transmigrates to the world of Siheyuan. The problem is, Wang Feng didn't die unexpectedly, and both his parents are still alive in the real world. Luckily, the System arrived in time. At first, Wang Feng thought he'd only gotten a System that could read people's minds. But as it slowly leveled up, he discovered it was much 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 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
- 86 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
- 87 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? 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 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
- 89 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
- 90 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
- 91 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
- 92 Siheyuan: Few Words, No Mercy 四合院:人狠话不多 Xu Weiguo, born into a military family, wakes up in the early days of the new nation. He’s a rough sort, not much for talk, and besides, this is an age when people have plenty of fighting spirit. Who’s going to prattle on like some delicate woman? Just get on with it. 24Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 93 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
- 94 From the Start in the Siheyuan, I Beat Up Yi Zhonghai 四合院开局先揍易中海 When he woke up, he discovered that he had taken the place of Silly Zhu. And this Silly Zhu had a Choice System, so from then on, things in the courtyard compound changed. Yi Zhonghai found that his moral kung fu could no longer keep people in line. He realized he was the one without any morals. Qin Huairu also discovered she could no longer play on people’s sympathy, because she didn’t need to pretend: her life was already miserable enough. 685Reads6.0Score10014d adds
- 95 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
- 96 My Wonderful Life in the Siheyuan Years 四合院之我的精彩年代生活 This isn't a wish-fulfillment story, and it takes its time. This is my first attempt at writing a novel, so if I've got anything wrong, please feel free to offer advice and help me improve. My new story is here! Come 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! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Older Brother, Splitting the Family from the Start 四合院:傻柱亲哥,开局就分家 My new work is out! You can read it 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! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Siheyuan: Every Beast Owes Me Money! 四合院:所有禽兽都欠我钱! He suddenly transmigrates into the world of Courtyard House and awakens a sign-in System. Other people’s sign-in Systems reward them with supplies. Mine rewards me with IOUs? Well, that’s just great! Chen Dazhu has become the creditor of the entire courtyard! Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu, He Yuzhu, and the whole old-age support gang all owe me money? Just watch how I make you pay up! 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 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
- 100 Siheyuan: Living Easy and Enjoying Every Day 四合院:悠闲的日子潇洒的过 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your follows are what motivate me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 350Reads5.0Score—14d adds

















































