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- 1 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—14d adds
- 2 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
- 3 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
- 4 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—14d adds
- 5 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
- 6 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Helps Huairu Become the First Master 四合院：傻柱为将助淮茹当一大爷 After transmigrating, He Yuzhu catches Bai Guafu, a beautiful enemy spy, goes on a blind date with Qin Huairu, and faces Jia Zhangshi trying to seize his home... He kills Jia Zhangshi outright. Later, he makes an agreement with Qin Huairu and heads to the battlefield to fight the American imperialists, becoming a super war hero who saves the Ever Victorious Army in the Battle of Shangling. After returning home, he becomes vice director of the steel mill and marries Qin Huairu, who had been curse 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Siheyuan: Striving for a Better Life 四合院之努力奋斗 A new story is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Siheyuan: Somehow, Everyone in the Courtyard Is an Enemy Agent Except Me 四合院：院里除了我竟都是敌特 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Siheyuan: Starting at 62, I'm a Super Genius 四合院：开局62，我是超级天才 [Courtyard drama + putting the beasts through the wringer + heaven-defying comprehension + technological development] Lin Feng somehow transmigrates into the world of the courtyard. He has barely arrived when Yi Zhonghai offers to be his godfather. Of course, he turns him down without hesitation. He obtains the heaven-defying comprehension System. He glances at a textbook. Ding! Engineer skills unlocked. He studies steelmaking. Ding! Steelmaking technology unlocked. He looks at an imported machi 303Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 10 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
- 11 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—14d adds
- 12 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—14d adds
- 13 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—14d adds
- 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—14d adds
- 15 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
- 16 Siheyuan: Rising to the Top with Shared Traits 四合院：从共享词条开始崛起 Xia Chen, an office drone from the twenty-first century, transmigrates to 1955 and the world of Love in the Courtyard, where he awakens the [Tianxing: Shared Traits] System. He comes with a pocket dimension, the [Tianxing Farm], and can instantly copy other people’s traits. As long as he gets within five meters of someone, he can acquire their traits. Daily sign-ins let him keep growing stronger and bring in plenty of rewards. But in this three-courtyard house, there’s Yi Zhonghai, the hypocriti 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 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—14d adds
- 18 Siheyuan: I Don't Know Li Yunlong 四合院我不认识李云龙 Li Dao was playing a battle royale game when he, the game, and the residential compound where he lived transmigrated to the year 38. From then on, Li Yunlong curries favor with him, he gets engaged to Qin Huairu as a child, and Silly Zhu follows him around like a shadow. 3Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 19 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
- 20 Siheyuan: Breaking Silly Zhu’s Leg from the Start 四合院：开局打断傻柱腿 Lin Xiao, a construction worker in the 21st century, gets into an accident on the job and transmigrates to the year 1960, into the novel Birds Fill the Courtyard. When he wakes up, he gains a sign-in System. From the start, Elder Yi teams up with the Jia family, while Silly Zhu pressures Lin Xiao to donate his money and house. With a pocket dimension at his disposal, Lin Xiao lets Silly Zhu make a move, then plots to break his leg. Elder Yi tries to use morality to blackmail him, so Lin Xiao giv 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Siheyuan: After Dying in a Bridge Abutment, I Was Reborn in Another Body 四合院：桥洞死后，我借尸重生了 That winter, Silly Zhu was kicked out of his home by his family and died in a cold culvert beneath a bridge. When he opened his eyes again, Silly Zhu had been reborn. But he had been reborn with a different identity. In this life, my name is Xiao Jianguo… 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 A Man's Life in the Siheyuan 年代剧：四合院里真男人 [Transmigration] [Siheyuan] [Multiple Heroines] [Multiple TV Series] [Everyday Life] [Stealing the Lead] Li Yang transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and happens to save Lou Bancheng after he falls into a wild boar trap. With Lou's help, Li Yang gets his own Beijing residency and lands a job as a procurement clerk at the steel mill. On his way back to the city from a procurement trip, he meets Qin Huairu, who has come to Beijing for a matchmaking date. This triggers the System's 115Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 23 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Gets a Shopping App 四合院：何雨柱有了个购物app After He Daqing runs off with a young widow, He Yuzhu has to go hungry one day and eat his fill the next. Then he unexpectedly gets a shopping app that lets him buy items from all sorts of planes and sell things, too. It isn't until he buys a novel called The Courtyard Full of Scheming Fools that he realizes he's a character in a book. So, all you uncles and aunties, could you please stop putting on an act in front of me? 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 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
- 25 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
- 26 Siheyuan: The Beasts Bullied My Sister, So I Killed Them All! 四合院：禽兽欺负我妹，都杀了！ Su Liang is reborn in the world of the Siheyuan. The original owner was a police officer who suffered serious injuries during a mission to arrest enemy agents! The beasts of the Siheyuan are already stirring. Yi Zhonghai wants to send Su Liang's younger sister, Su Ranran, off to the countryside to make room for the Jia family. Jia Zhangshi: Su Liang has three spacious rooms. I'll save them for my Banggeng to marry a wife someday. Liu Haizhong: Su Ranran is a fine girl. She should marry my Liu Gu 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 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
- 28 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
- 29 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
- 30 Life Beginning in 1942 从1942开始的生活 1Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 31 Siheyuan: Eight Years Old from the Start, I Shoot Down Two Planes 四合院：开局8岁，打爆两架飞机 I’ve been fighting the Japanese since I was eight. Now the troublemakers in the courtyard have reported me. And their reason is that I supposedly did it all! Keeping a low profile doesn’t mean I’m easy to bully. You lot can all go to hell. 2.1kReads6.1Score10114d adds
- 32 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
- 33 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
- 34 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
- 35 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
- 36 Siheyuan: Bound to a Treasure-Hunting System, I’ll Make Bang Geng Pay 四合院：绑定寻宝系统，坑死棒梗 How could watching TV make someone so angry that they transmigrated? Zhang Shengli transmigrated into a character from the TV drama he had just been watching, "Birds All Over the Courtyard". But this character wasn't the protagonist, so he had never appeared in the show. The original owner had been bullied by Bang Geng ever since childhood. Even when he was sent to the countryside as an educated youth, Bang Geng targeted him, and he almost ended up stuck there. Zhang Shengli had transmigrated in 46Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 37 Siheyuan: I Have a Farm Space 四合院：我有一个农场空间 Xue Chengyuan woke up to find that he had transmigrated into the world of a 1970s Beijing courtyard house, with a farm space at his side. When Liu Haizhong, Banggeng, Jia Zhangshi, and others provoked him, he tested out his farm space and taught them a lesson. He was then assigned to join a rural production team in the forests of Changbai Mountain, where he became a forest ranger. Surrounded by wild animals and precious medicinal herbs in thousands of miles of unbroken wilderness, Xue Chengyuan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Transmigrating to 1959: Helping the Nation Catch Enemy Spies from the Start 穿越1959，开局帮国家抓敌特 [No harem + System + power fantasy] When Lu Shun wakes up, he discovers that he has transmigrated to 1959 and become a twenty-year-old lunatic. He moves into Room 95 of the Red Star Courtyard. Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu, Yi Zhonghai… They all make their entrances one after another… The fun is just getting started… But he isn’t afraid, because he has a six-story mall and a golden finger. Catching one Japanese soldier and torturing him to death isn’t enough to satisfy his anger. He follows the trail and 313Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 39 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
- 40 Siheyuan: I, He Yuzhu, Won't Be Used for My Money Anymore 四合院：我！何雨柱不在被吸血 He Yuzhu unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming his 15-year-old self. In his previous life, Yi Zhonghai manipulated him into supporting him in old age. He even married Qin Huairu, only to die miserably beneath a bridge. This time, he is determined to make up for every regret and turn his life around. After awakening a Proficiency System, he can gain proficiency simply by working hard, rapidly improving all kinds of skills. From then on, He Yuzhu follows a di —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Siheyuan: The System Is a Troll, So How Is That My Fault? 四合院【系统是老六，怪我喽】 The protagonist, Zhang Weiguo, unlocks a god-tier System. No, wait, a schemer System. The original residents of the courtyard are in for a rough time. (The story isn't too intense. It's mainly lighthearted and laid-back. Don't miss it if you happen to pass by!) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Siheyuan: Scumbag Zhu 四合院之渣渣柱 A new work is out! You can 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! 2.4kReads8.0Score10014d adds
- 43 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
- 44 Siheyuan: Third Master Begs Me to Be His Nephew 四合院：三大爷求我当侄儿 “Ever since the day I arrived at 95 Nanluoguxiang, I've told myself the same thing every day.” “What thing?” “Stay away from gambling, stay away from drugs, and stay away from Yan Bugui!” “So you hired someone to shove him into the latrine?” “Much as I'd like to take credit, that really wasn't me.” “Mm-hmm.” The police officer nodded as he took down the statement: “Good, so you admit it...” 5kReads5.7Score18214d adds
- 45 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
- 46 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
- 47 Siheyuan: The Bad Seed System, Nurtured from the Womb 四合院：从胎儿开始坏种系统养成 In 2035, a researcher from the Time Laboratory mysteriously disappeared... The missing researcher had somehow brought a Bad Seed System along and transmigrated into Lou Xiao'e's womb, becoming Xu Damao's son. As a baby: He activated the Bad Seed System! At one and a half: He figured out how to earn rewards: do bad things, get corresponding rewards. As a teenager: He stirred up trouble, dealt with the courtyard's bullies, mastered the art of controlling others, and ventured into business... 388Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 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
- 49 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
- 50 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
