Novels like My Family's Old House Leads to the Capital
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- 101 The Jia Family's Doom: Damao Calls the Police Right Away 贾家末日，大茂直接报警 [Stand your ground + strike from the shadows + lighthearted humor + no System + one heroine throughout] Shocking! There are no letters of forgiveness in this courtyard! Xu Damao doesn’t let anyone off the hook. He calls the police from the start. Bang Geng is still young, so let’s send him in early for reform! And the rest of you aren’t getting away either! 922Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 102 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
- 103 Siheyuan: Starting in the Security Office 四合院：从保卫科开始 [A completed courtyard novel with over a million words. Regular updates guaranteed, so read with confidence.] Xu Zhou transmigrates to a courtyard house and becomes an officer in the steel factory’s security department. He catches thieves, roots out enemy spies, and repeatedly earns distinction. In the courtyard, he has the final say. The shady characters living there have to keep their schemes to themselves and hide their dirty tricks. He starts by teaching everyone to read and making sure they 210Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 104 Siheyuan: Between Two Worlds, Crushing the Birds and Strengthening the Nation 四合院：双穿两界，边虐禽边强国 In 1962, Ye Fan transmigrates into the body of another Ye Fan in the world of the courtyard drama. He becomes a resident of Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang, and gains a portal that lets him travel between TV dramas and the real world. After that, Ye Fan sells his job and starts trading goods between the two worlds: high heels, stockings, jeans, down jackets; lipstick, perfume, foundation, eyebrow pencils; watches, color TVs... Ye Fan’s life gets better and better, while the courtyard’s miscrea 411Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 105 In Siheyuan, the Yi Family’s Son Comes of Age 人在四合院，易家有子初长成 (No dark vibes) + (No transmigration) + (No spoilers) + (No System) Warning, warning: this is a novel with normal values. Although there is no System, the protagonist’s golden finger is still nothing to scoff at. In 1940, Yi Zhonghai’s wife had a difficult labor and gave birth to Yi Xiaobao, but the ordeal also left her unable to have any more children. From the moment he was born, the little fellow was especially doted on by his parents. Then, when he turned three, two beautiful older sisters b 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 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
- 107 Siheyuan: Trying to Guilt-Trip Me? That Won't Work 四合院：道德绑架我？不吃这套 He Yuzhu accidentally transmigrates into the body of a 20-year-old with the same name in the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he’s offered a woman. Fortunately, he’s had better, and not just any woman can catch his eye. The First Master, Second Master, Third Master, and the others in the courtyard are always taking advantage of him and setting traps for him. That’s because He Yuzhu in the original story was nicknamed Silly Zhu! So everyone in the courtyard treats him like a fool a 660Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 108 The Hard Life in the Siheyuan 四合院艰难生活 A family struggles to get by in four courtyards. In those difficult times, they face scheming from all sides and disaster after disaster, yet somehow manage to live through it all with a measure of happiness. 1kReads5.2Score—14d adds
- 109 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
- 110 Siheyuan: I Returned from the Army and Took the Whole Courtyard by Storm 四合院：退伍归来，我！镇压全院 After ten years in the military, Su Xing woke from his retirement and returned to the capital, only to find that the old city of Beijing had changed beyond recognition. Over the past decade, some of his childhood friends had married, while others had passed away. And the Jia family had taken over Su Xing’s home. His return sent shockwaves through the whole courtyard. Yi Zhonghai: Now that Su Xing is back, Sister-in-law Jia, hurry up and give the house back. There are only five people in your fam —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Siheyuan: A Street Roamer's Quest for the Way in the Mortal World 四合院之街溜子红尘问道 Reborn + courtyard house drama + multiple heroines + System + pocket dimension + sly schemer Originally named Wu Fan, Li Laifu was a broke loser from the twenty-first century. He was reborn in the body of a street loafer in 1952! How could Qin Huairu not be tempting? Nonsense! She could let everyone down, but the one person she would never betray was her husband. So, she had to be won over. 42.1kReads7.0Score3.7k14d adds
- 112 Transmigrated into Siheyuan as Silly Zhu, I Punish the Mad Dogs 四合院穿成傻柱惩罚恶狗 Determined to build a career and bring honor to his family, the top student from a prestigious 985 university, He Yuzhu, becomes He Yuzhu. This time, he's going to help He Yuzhu reclaim everything that belongs to him. As for those bloodsucking beasts, he'll make sure they reap what they sow! 322Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Took Down Silly Zhu and Left the Troublemakers Dumbfounded 四合院：开局搞垮傻柱，禽兽懵了 After transmigrating into a siheyuan, he takes on the courtyard’s beasts and climbs the ranks step by step. He doesn’t hold back in the slightest, especially when it comes to Silly Zhu! His fighting ability is so formidable that none of the beasts in the courtyard dare to cross him! 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 1958: Opening an Online Store Across Time 年代1958：跨时空开网店 [Period Setting + Pocket Space + Countryside + Family Life + Everyday Moments + Easygoing] Zhang Xiangbei transmigrated to 1958 and acquired an online store that crossed time and space. He could sell modern-day goods to the world he’d left behind before transmigrating, and buy everyday necessities as well. Knowing how history would unfold, he decided to keep his head down for twenty years, put down roots in the countryside, and wait patiently for the winds of reform and opening up. His life mott 32Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 115 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. 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Hauling Supplies Every Day to Raise Kids, Mom, and My Wife in the 1970s 每天扛物资去七零养娃养妈养媳妇 Wang Jian, who’s been single for ten years, discovers a space-time door in his bedroom wall. On the other side, there’s a woman lying on a kang bed! So he sneaks through! What’s going on? Is this a gift from heaven? When the pretty girl throws herself into his arms in tears, crying out “Brother, brother” in sorrow, he feels his heart melt! In that moment, he makes up his mind: from now on, she’s his woman, and he’ll take good care of her. He’d risk his life for her without hesitation! This is a 226Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 117 Siheyuan: If You Don't Laugh, I Lose 四合院之不笑算我输 He Fengyang, an eccentric modern man, transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. The System gives him a series of bizarre tasks. His first is to expose Bang Geng for stealing a chicken, then help him get off scot-free. Love in the Courtyard is full of laughs. 1.9kReads8.0Score10314d adds
- 118 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
- 119 Raising Kids and Taking It Easy in Siheyuan 四合院的撸娃摆烂日常 My new work is here! 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! 535Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Siheyuan: It All Begins with Settling Accounts with He Daqing 四合院：从和何大清清算开始 [Slow-paced, a crossover of several period dramas, not too grim, no System, a touch of ensemble cast, immensely satisfying] Read at your own risk After He Yuzhu freezes to death beneath a bridge, fate gives him another chance, and he is reborn. Thinking of all the unfairness he suffered, he resolves to avoid it in this life. He'll stay away from the Jia family, who suck others dry, cut ties with the sanctimonious Yi Zhonghai, and find a wife to have a whole brood of children with. A wife, childr 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 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
- 122 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
- 123 Siheyuan: Becoming a God by Having a Big Family and Doing Nothing 四合院之多子多孙摆烂成神 Bai Wan, an orphan with a terminal illness, had given up on life. One day, he happened to watch the TV series Love in the Courtyard. He was moved to tears by Cao the Adulterer Zhu, the filial Geng, the chaste Ru, the amiable Zhang, the hundred-children Yi, the thousand-grandchildren Xu, the generous Yan, the loving father Liu, and the benevolent Deaf Granny! Then he died on the spot! His soul transmigrated through time and space into the body of another Bai Wan, who had just died in the courtyar 1.2kReads8.0Score10814d adds
- 124 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—14d adds
- 125 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
- 126 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
- 127 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
- 128 He Yuzhu Reborn 何雨柱重生 He Yuzhu was thrown out of his home on New Year’s Eve and later froze to death under a bridge. Xu Damao took care of his body. Reborn, He Yuzhu used his memories and the help of a System to take ruthless revenge. He would make everyone who had bullied him pay for it. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Siheyuan: Luck Shines on Me 四合院之福星高照 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 13.4kReads7.5Score39014d adds
- 130 Siheyuan: A Different He Yuzhu 四合院之不一样何雨柱 A five-star hotel chef from the 21st century dies suddenly after a night of heavy drinking and transmigrates into Silly Zhu in Love in the Courtyard. He combines the culinary skills of both his lives, making use of the hotel storeroom he brought with him when he transmigrated and his familiarity with the plot. First, he deals with Yi Zhonghai, then refuses to keep fawning over Qin Huairu. See a different Silly Zhu bring a different story to the courtyard. 923Reads8.2Score11914d adds
- 131 Siheyuan: I Simplify Skills, Starting as a Technician 四合院：简化技能，从技术员开始 His father is dead, his mother is sick, his family is falling apart in a courtyard full of beasts, the neighbors sneer at him, and he’s always at the bottom of the rankings. Li Zhiming transmigrated into the world of the siheyuan. After graduating from university at the top of every subject, he became an eleventh-grade technician at the steel mill. He also awakened a Simplification System that could simplify any skill. Simplified cooking: cooking → flipping food in a wok Simplified martial arts: 1Reads8.0Score114d adds
- 132 Siheyuan: I Want a Stable Job 四合院，我要找稳定工作 Sun Bin becomes one of the two hundred thousand people who transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan, and binds himself to a daily intelligence System that keeps him fully informed about every petty squabble in the courtyard. But how did he end up related to Jia Zhangshi, and why does she want to marry Qin Huairu off to him? What’s he supposed to do? Help, I need advice, and fast! 730Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 133 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
- 134 Period: My 1978 Mountain Village 年代：我的1978小山村 Also known as I Have a Home in 1978 Zhang Ergou: “First, let’s set a small goal: become the richest man in the village!” For some reason, Zhang Ergou quits his city job and returns to his hometown to open a rural guesthouse. Three years later, business has gone nowhere. He’s not only lost a fortune but piled up a mountain of debt. Hounded by creditors, gossiped about by the villagers, misunderstood by his parents, and shunned by his friends, his guesthouse is on the verge of closing. At this cri 666Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 135 Film and TV Crossover: Starting with Lou Xiao’e 综影之从娄晓娥收起 [Multiple female leads + multiple screen worlds + no saintly heroine + supernatural powers] The first world is a courtyard house. The second is the world of The Legend of Qin. The third is the world of Super God Academy. Ma Liang, the Ma Liang from the story of the magic paintbrush, has no choice but to recruit more people early on. With original characters added to the story, he leads his subordinates as they travel between worlds. 657Reads6.3Score10014d adds
- 136 Back to the Siheyuan in 1962 1962重回四合院 This story has no System and no pocket dimension. In the snowy depths of winter, He Yuzhu is thrown out of his home by the ungrateful Jia family, led by Banggeng. At that very moment, he is consumed by regret. Homeless, he is mauled by wild dogs beneath a freezing bridge, then dies of cold and hunger, unable to rest in peace. When he opens his eyes again, he has returned to 1962. Jia Dongxu has just died, and there is still time to change everything. He schemes to marry Yu Li, takes Lou Xiao'e a 903Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 137 Siheyuan: The Ultimate Apprentice Builds an Industrial Superpower 四合院：最强学徒，打造工业强国 [Courtyard + Pocket Dimension + System + Advancing the Nation Through Science and Technology + Putting the Courtyard Scoundrels in Their Place + One Heroine] Xu Guodong transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he joins the Red Star Steel Plant as an apprentice looked down on by the First Grandpa. He turns around and reports him, putting an end to his bullying once and for all! He awakens the Great Nation Craftsman System and gains max-level comprehension from the st 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Siheyuan: Starting Out in the 1942 Famine 四合院之1942饥荒开局 In 2025, Li Ping’an woke up to find that he had become Yi Rui-dong, a dying boy caught in the great famine of 1942 in Henan Province. Corpses littered the land, Japanese invaders ran rampant, and Beiping gasped for breath beneath their rising-sun flag. Fortunately, Yi Zhonghai, the “Celestial Worthy of the Dao,” rescued him and took him in at Courtyard No. 95, Nanluoguxiang. He thought he had merely transmigrated into the opening of Love in the Courtyard, but then he unexpectedly bound himself t 8.2kReads5.7Score28314d adds
- 139 Siheyuan: Boundless Merit 四合院之功德无量 My latest 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! 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Siheyuan: Transmigrating to 1966 四合院之穿越1966 In September 2024, a forty-year-old chef at a state guesthouse was dragged into the sea by a mysterious force while sea fishing. Somehow, he transmigrated to 1966 and, by a strange coincidence, ended up in the body of Silly Zhu, that pitiful, pathetic, and hateful fool. He had no desire to be Silly Zhu. Back when he was alive, his wife once came up with a little verse while watching the TV drama: “One man’s toil builds the whole courtyard, while every last one calls Silly Zhu ‘Dad.’ Birth father 9.8kReads8.2Score37814d adds
- 141 Silly Zhu's Unconventional Life in the Siheyuan 四合院傻柱的逆行人生 Space, System, workbench, System Shop, facing the sea with spring blossoms all around. Tie Zhu never dreamed that one day he would transmigrate into Silly Zhu. “Yi Zhonghai, you bastard, you think you can control me? Go to hell!” After seeing Yi Zhonghai off, he cuts all ties with everyone, shuts the door, and lives his own quiet life. “Zhu, you know things are hard for my family. Please, just help me out!” Qin Huairu comes to his door, looking pitiful. “Sure! Bring me something in exchange!” He 734Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 142 Siheyuan: I Can't Believe I'm He Yuzhu's Brother 四合院，我竟然成了何雨柱的兄弟 Young He Yuliang had just bought his first home, and while celebrating with friends, he had a few too many drinks. When he woke up the next morning, he found himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard, as the younger brother of the protagonist, He Yuzhu. At first, he planned to live a peaceful life there, using the System's rewards to become a self-made millionaire when the times changed. But fate played another trick on him, and he began meeting more and more characters from other movies and 10.4kReads7.2Score41514d adds
- 143 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
- 144 Siheyuan: Leisurely Living with a Supermarket 四合院：带着超市悠闲享乐 After transmigrating to 1963, Cui Hao finds himself in the life of a man who accomplished nothing in his previous life, still going on blind dates in his thirties and without a place to call home. In this life, he transmigrates into a courtyard house and becomes a doctor. He keeps his head down and stays safe through the turbulent decade, protecting his fami 444Reads6.8Score14214d adds
- 145 Siheyuan: Adopt a Lucky Carp and Win Qin Huairu's Heart 四合院：收养锦鲤，拿下秦淮茹 Cheng Zhiguo sets sail. The neighborhood office sends over a six-year-old orphan, hoping someone in the courtyard will adopt her. Everyone treats the girl as a burden and pushes her onto Cheng Zhiguo. To their surprise, the girl is the family member of a fallen martyr and receives a generous monthly allowance of supplies until she turns eighteen. When the courtyard busybodies hear the news, their world collapses. Cheng Zhiguo also awakens a Trait-Stealing System: Steal the First Master’s eig 954Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 146 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Secret Past 四合院：傻柱的秘密往事 [Everyday life + Food + Travel between two worlds + Changing the plot] His father abandoned his son and daughter and ran off with a widow. Sixteen-year-old Silly Zhu struggled to survive while caring for his seven-year-old sister, until the appearance of a mirror changed everything. From then on, Silly Zhu had a huge secret, and a lot of little secrets in his heart as well... 1.1kReads7.2Score—14d adds
- 147 Siheyuan: I'm Only Three, What Is This Comeback System? 四合院：我才三岁逆袭系统什么鬼 Xiao Minglei transmigrates into the world of a period drama, but why is he only three years old from the start? And now the neighborhood office wants to send him to live in a courtyard house? Spare me! Does anyone understand that everyone there is a villain? If I’ve committed a crime, punish me according to the law. There’s no need to go this far! The hypocrite Yi Zhonghai leads the way in refusing to adopt him, and everyone else follows suit! Xiao Minglei is moved to tears! Thank you for not ta 152Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Siheyuan: Back from Hong Kong, My Son Rules the Whole Courtyard 四合院之港岛回来我儿独霸一院 What? I'm He Yuzhu's dad now! My son Silly Zhu has the makings of a great emperor! This is an alternate world, so don't take it as real life. Go easy on me if you want to criticize; I'll delete nasty comments, hahaha. Boohoo, someone started laughing and ended up crying. 123Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Siheyuan: How a Rogue Is Made 四合院：流氓是这样炼成的 [Rascal, Countless Coincidences, Brand-New Golden Finger, Heroines One at a Time, Spatial Powers, Supernatural Abilities, Comedy] After deciding to lie flat, the lonely Hao Bang reads a novel in his security booth, then inexplicably ends up in the world of Love in the Courtyard, lying in the steel mill's infirmary. He heads to the capital to find his father, only to learn that his father died on the job two months ago. In his place, Hao Bang gets the chance to take over his father's position. Wi 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Siheyuan: I Found a Pocket Dimension From the Apocalypse 四合院：捡到末世的随身空间 When the zombie horde breached the base, Zhang Wei, a space-ability user in the apocalypse, self-destructed. His soul was swept into a spatial rift and carried to the screen-fiction world of Love in the Courtyard. He tried to possess He Yuzhu, a man with a few screws loose, but He Yuzhu fought back and devoured him instead. After devouring the remnant soul from another world, He Yuzhu's own soul grew immensely stronger, and he also gained the apocalypse ability user's personal storage space. Ins 25Reads8.6Score—14d adds
