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- 1 Siheyuan: Fleeing Famine to Forty-Nine City 四合院：逃荒到四九城 In the autumn of 1951, floods struck one village after another, submerging entire settlements. Lu Demin, who had transmigrated into this world, resolutely decided to flee the famine and head for the capital, Jiu Si City (Beijing). Thanks to a skill passed down through his family, he earned the admiration of the Military Control Commission's leadership and secured a job, a household registration, and a home. But as he happily moved into his new house, he realized he had arrived in the world of Lo —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Siheyuan: Reborn Amid the Flowers and Willow Lanes 四合院：我在烟花柳巷涅槃重生 Yang Haoran is reborn into the story of Love in the Courtyard in 1961. He lives in Rouge Lane, one of the famous Eight Great Alleys in the capital, where he becomes neighbors with three-and-a-half open-for-business young women. By chance, Yang Haoran awakens a brainwave-control System. From then on, he rises from the ashes and writes a dazzling new chapter in his life. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Siheyuan: On the Day of My Execution, the Whole Courtyard Begged for My Forgiveness 四合院：枪毙日，满院跪求我原谅 In 1962, during a turbulent era, Li Tianyang, a modern doctor, transmigrated into the body of a man living in Love in the Courtyard. Framed for murder, he was branded a killer, with just three days left before his trial. The courtyard's residents not only kicked him while he was down and cursed him to die, but even bullied his five-year-old sister. At the brink of life and death, his five-year-old sister wept as she held up a plaque with both hands, kneeling at the entrance to the people's prote 303Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Siheyuan: You Dare Mess with Me? I’ll Make You Pay! 四合院：敢惹我？坑你没商量！ Lin Bei transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan and binds to an Invincible System. He marries a beautiful wife from the start, making Silly Zhu and Xu Damao green with envy! Silly Zhu dares to cause trouble at the wedding? I’ll teach you how to behave. Yi Zhonghai wants to use morality to blackmail me? Sorry, I have no morals, so what can you use to blackmail me with! Qin Huairu sees that Lin Bei has money and rice and wants to throw herself at him? Ha, my wife is prettier than you! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Siheyuan: I Decide Your Life 四合院：你的人生我做主 Wang Yuan transmigrates, and even though he has landed in a courtyard full of vicious schemers, he thinks he can live just fine. Who could have guessed that before he even gets to eat and drink his fill, the System demands money from him? No money, no moving! Living under someone else's roof means bowing your head, but at least he's got an outlet for his frustration. The hypocritical First Master runs whenever he sees him. The official-obsessed Second Master greets everyone with, "Hello, Section —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Siheyuan: From the Start, I'm the Villain, and the Whole Yard Is Furious! 四合院：开局反派，全院都破防！ Lin Feiyang transmigrates into the courtyard and gets bound to the Courtyard Menace System. And it’s an era of extreme material scarcity! Faced with the whole courtyard full of scoundrels, Lin Feiyang just smiles. He reports Yi Zhonghai and ruins his reputation! Bang Geng steals? He sends him straight to jail! Jia Zhangshi won’t stop shouting? He makes her shut up for good! And then there are Qin Huairu, Silly Zhu… The whole courtyard is left completely rattled! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 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—Shelves
- 8 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—Shelves
- 9 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—Shelves
- 10 Siheyuan: A Tale of Putting the Birds in Their Place 四合院：虐禽记 A clueless young man arrives in the 1950s and faces a hellish start, but gains a pocket world within a spirit pearl. He overcomes one obstacle after another, and enjoys more children, more blessings... The battles against the courtyard's beasts get even more exciting later on. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 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—Shelves
- 12 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, Listen, It's Not Your Fault 四合院：傻柱唉听我说不怪你 "Country mutts have one traditional virtue: they never die at home. Just like Silly Zhu, who is nicknamed an 'advanced, high-level simp.' Silly Zhu is very self-aware..." Silly Zhu is the sort who needs to be beaten into submission before he'll willingly reform, while Banggeng is the type who needs to be taught a lesson and sent to the firing squad. The protagonist, A Liang, is recommended from a small mountain village to work at a steel mill. He gets along with people on all sides at the factor 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Transmigrate Through the Siheyuan: Dragon’s Rise 穿越四合院之龙腾 Wang Defa never imagined he would transmigrate. If he had to transmigrate, couldn’t they at least have sent him to a world of immortal cultivation? He had no idea what came after 196. All right! This was an opportunity, too. He might as well take advantage of it and make his mark! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 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—Shelves
- 15 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—Shelves
- 16 Siheyuan: Zhang Dabiao's Eventful Life 四合院：张大彪的精彩生活 By a twist of fate, Zhang Dabiao transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard and gained a System space. He became a procurement officer. In an era of severe shortages, he planted wheat, rice, and corn, and raised chickens, ducks, fish, pigs, cattle, and horses. As for the conflicts outside, Zhang Dabiao quietly shut the door and lived his own peaceful life. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Siheyuan: It’s All Gone Completely Wrong 四合院：乱了，全乱了 After waking up, Li Baotian, a top corporate drone from the 21st century, discovers he has transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard. With a golden finger at his disposal, he is determined to break this den of beasts free from the original plot and turn it into the infamous Beastly Courtyard that everyone in the capital loves to gossip about. 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai Tries to Guilt-Trip Me? I’ll Knock Him Flying 四合院：易中海道德绑架我？打飞 [Siheyuan + feel-good power fantasy + leveling up + myriad worlds + crossover with film and TV + System] Shen Jianshe transmigrates into a siheyuan and binds himself to a sign-in System. Grain, cooking oil, rice, flour, and money: he can get whatever he wants. Jia Zhangshi comes to extort him? Send her flying! Yi Zhonghai tries to guilt-trip him with morality? Send him flying! Silly Zhu picks a fight? Send him flying! No matter who it is, if you cross me, I won't waste words on you. I'll send yo 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Siheyuan: Starting with Sign-Ins, I Become a Refined Gentleman 四合院：从签到开始做个斯文人 After transmigrating to 1958, Li Kaihua starts out as the head of the Purchasing Department at a steel mill and unexpectedly unlocks a sign-in System. With a System, why not just lie flat? Li Kaihua wants nothing more than a leisurely life, but he never expected the factory to assign him a home in a courtyard full of beasts. At first, Li Kaihua can’t be bothered with the courtyard’s beasts, but every one of them wants to scheme against him. Well, the way to deal with beasts is simple: be even mo 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 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—Shelves
- 21 Siheyuan: Reborn as He Yuzhu, I Save My Mother from the Start 四合院：重生何雨柱，开局救娘亲 [System Space + Red Alert Base] + [Building a faction from scratch] [Ruler of the Universe] He Yuzhu was driven out of his home by those scum from the Jia family! Left paralyzed and freezing beneath a bridge, he was mauled by wild dogs and died in Xu Damao's arms! Then the System brought him back to when he was nine! None of it had happened yet. From the start, he would save his mother! After that, with his knowledge of the future and the System's support, he would keep moving forward, repaying 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Siheyuan: I'm the Real Silly Zhu! 四合院：我傻柱本柱！ When I woke up, I found I had become He Yuzhu, the man from the courtyard house. I also had a magical vegetable garden, with black soil that made fruits and vegetables grow at incredible speed, and a miraculous spring that never ran dry, no matter how much I used. Standing before the courtyard gate, crowded with chickens and ducks, He Yuzhu curled his lips into a cold smile. It was as if the wheels of history had suddenly begun rolling forward at a faster pace because He Yuzhu had appeared. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Siheyuan: I Am Your Comeuppance 四合院：你的报应就是我 Transmigration + Love in the Courtyard + life-choice System Lin Fan is rewarded with a chance to be reborn after doing good deeds. Who would have thought he'd be reborn in the world of Love in the Courtyard? With a second chance at life, Lin Fan is determined to live differently. Watch how he uses the System to build a fortune. 206Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 24 Siheyuan: The Cooking God Starts Out by Telling Yi Zhonghai He's Finished 四合院：厨神开局易中海你完了 A new book, set in a completely alternate version of the original story, with a different plot... The protagonist gains god-tier cooking skills and becomes the best in the industry. He's also Li Huaide's biological nephew! After arriving at the courtyard house, he wins Liu Haizhong over and takes Silly Zhu, Xu Damao, and the other younger generation as apprentices. He'll take complete control of the courtyard house. Yi Zhonghai will be executed by firing squad, and the deaf old lady will be take 307Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 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—Shelves
- 26 Siheyuan: Ma Ning's Sign-In Life 四合院之马宁的签到人生 This book has a bit of a mean streak, but not too much. Ma Ning was an ordinary young man in modern society until an accident transmigrated him into the TV series Love in the Courtyard. In this courtyard full of schemes and strife, Ma Ning has a daily sign-in System and lives life on his own terms. 70Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 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—Shelves
- 28 Siheyuan: With an Emotion-Point System, I Torment All the Vermin! 四合院，带着情绪值系统虐众禽！ One night, He Yuzhu was scrolling through short videos when he came across the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. The protagonist had exactly the same name as him. Intrigued, he kept watching. The more he watched, the angrier he got, until his anger somehow made him transmigrate. He arrived in a courtyard full of beasts. He was bound to a Negative Emotion Collection System. By provoking other people's negative emotions, he could collect negative emotion points. He could use those points to shop and —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Siheyuan: I Marry with the Three Big Ticket Items, and the Vermin Turn Green with Envy 四合院：三转一响娶妻，禽兽酸了 [Courtyard, feel-good power fantasy, leveling up, System, beauties, Hong Kong] Lin Dong transmigrates into the courtyard and binds himself to an Invincible System. From the start, he gets a three-transistor radio, a bicycle, a sewing machine, and a beautiful wife. A loving wife and children at home, steady promotions at work, and more than enough money and grain. Let all the beasts in the courtyard stew with envy. 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Siheyuan: I Publish the Beasts’ Scandals in the Newspaper 四合院：我把禽兽新闻，刊登报纸 A miserable wage slave in the 21st century, known by netizens as a 007 worker. After working long hours, he lost focus, missed a step on the stairs, and fell. When he woke up again, everything around him had changed. Mud-brick walls, a wooden ceiling, a creaking bed, and old furniture. Everything told him that he had transmigrated. These beasts think they can bully people? As an all-knowing, all-powerful transmigrator, he'll expose everything that's going on here! Before long, every secret about 80Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 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—Shelves
- 32 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—Shelves
- 33 Siheyuan: I'm Sending Every Beast to Work the Assembly Line 四合院众禽全部给我打螺丝 Zhonghai feigns virtue, posing as kind and generous, while scheming to secure his retirement in secret. Zhonghai’s club beats his son into shape, but his harsh discipline only drives affection away. Old Yan plays the gracious host while hiding his selfish motives, and his crafty scheming makes him detestable. Silly Zhu is kind and a wonderful cook, yet he’s been fooled until his heart is heavy with worry. Damao is as vicious as a rabid dog, spreading rumors and causing trouble wherever he goes. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Siheyuan: The Street Hustler Who Goes Barefoot! 四合院：第一赤脚街溜子！ Somehow, Ye Zhongguo ended up inside the TV drama Love in the Courtyard, transformed into an ordinary resident of the siheyuan. Fortunately, Heaven took pity on him and gave him a portable pocket dimension. He knows medicine and is highly skilled, able to pull people back from the brink of illness with the miraculous skill of Hua Tuo returned to the world. In these times, all he wants is to marry a pretty wife and live a quiet, peaceful life. But the people in this siheyuan just won't give him a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 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—Shelves
- 36 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—Shelves
- 37 A Little Kitten's First Book 一条小猫崽的第1本书 After an unexpected accident, Li Wen transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. He inherits the original owner's life perfectly and becomes Xu Damao's apprentice, joining the courtyard as well. He also gets a Neighbor System. As long as he binds himself to someone, he can receive rewards. What's more, if that person has a partner, Li Wen will also receive a copy of anything their partner gets. With the help of this System, Li Wen makes a comfortable life for himself. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Liu Liu Hong Xi Gua's Eighth Book 六六红西瓜的第8本书 A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 The Hidden Master of Siheyuan 四合院的隐秘高手 In a courtyard house left quiet after its former glory faded, Fang Yan wakes to discover that he is no longer an ordinary person in modern society. He has entered the world of Love in the Courtyard and become an unremarkable neighbor of the Jia family. But fate seems to be playing a joke on him: his golden finger is activated by the seemingly ordinary old woman Jia Zhangshi! Whenever Jia Zhangshi’s everyday activities add up, Fang Yan gains incredible abilities, from food and wealth to cutting-e —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 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—Shelves
- 41 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—Shelves
- 42 The Extraordinary Life of Silly Zhu 傻柱的非凡人生 In a courtyard full of strife and scheming, Silly Zhu's life was once consumed by endless exploitation and abuse. But fate takes pity on him and gives him the chance to live again. This time, Silly Zhu is no longer a lamb led to the slaughter. Carrying the memories and pain of his previous life, he decisively rejects the greedy residents of the courtyard and their bloodsucking entanglements. His eyes are full of resolve and wisdom, and he will no longer be fooled by false affection. At the sam 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 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—Shelves
- 44 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—Shelves
- 45 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—Shelves
- 46 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—Shelves
- 47 Siheyuan: More Children, More Blessings, Starting with Qin Huairu 四合院：多子多福从秦淮茹开始 Tomato Original | Male-Oriented Fanfiction | Transmigration | System Deng Cheng, a twenty-first-century young man who somehow slipped through the net of nine years of compulsory education and is also a model citizen, transmigrates to Nanluoguxiang in 1965. His parents, both soldiers, died in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, leaving Deng Cheng all alone. Fortunately, Auntie Wang is there to look after him. He thinks he's going to settle into this life, but then the plot begins and 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 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. 113Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 49 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—Shelves
- 50 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—Shelves
