Novels like The Unlucky Boy of Siheyuan
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- 51 Siheyuan: Li Huaide, Are We Related? 四合院：李怀德咱俩是亲戚？ Go back to the past: 3 yuan. Strength like an ox: 2 yuan. Beautiful women in stockings: 3 yuan. Monthly salary of 10,000: 3 yuan. Pocket dimension: 2 yuan. Civil servant: 2 yuan. Eight options in total, but you only have 10 yuan to spend. What would you buy? 150Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 52 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
- 53 Siheyuan: Starting a Business from the Start, with Cai Xiaoli as My Wife 四合院：开局创业，老婆蔡晓丽 Reborn into a courtyard compound, he is rejected by the Jia family, but with the System in hand, he defies fate and changes his life. Using his "foresight" to keep up with the times, he starts a business and makes a fortune. Jia Zhangshi can't sit still! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 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—14d adds
- 55 Siheyuan: Call Me Hero Li 四合院：请叫我李大侠 Li Jianguo felt that events had taken a completely unexpected turn. Yi Zhonghai, one of the big bosses in the courtyard, was finished just like that. He was next to get written out of the story. Xu Damao had already been written out earlier, while Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi had both been sent to prison. It seemed like the courtyard's story had reached its finale. Thinking about it all, Li Jianguo suddenly felt that life wasn't all that interesting. When he first arrived in the courtyard, he had 248Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 56 Siheyuan: I Have a Heroic Spirit Doppelganger 四合院：我有一个英魂分身 [Low on angst] [Everyday life] [Exacting revenge] [Heroic spirit avatar] [Siheyuan] [Rise to the top] Zhao Pu unexpectedly transmigrated into a siheyuan courtyard and gained the power of a heroic spirit avatar. From then on, his fate changed! Trying to scheme against me? I'll strike first and make you pay! Trying to extort me? I'll turn the tables until you have no way to complain! Yi Zhonghai was stunned: "What happened to the retirement plan we agreed on? Where did everyone go?" Jia Zhangshi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Siheyuan: After Exposing the Plot, I Sent Old Deaf Yi to the Firing Range 四合院：揭穿阴谋后送易聋去打靶 The title is simple, so the blurb can be simple too. No beating around the bush: Yi Zhonghai gets it from both sides, Qin Huairu gets punched and kicked. Yan Bugui gets a tongue-lashing, Liu Haizhong gets dragged around and beaten. He doesn’t give Old Deaf Granny the time of day, but he looks after his little sister, He Yushui. The little brat steals someone’s things? Straight to the Public Security Bureau. In short! Bring on the sparks and lightning, when it comes to dealing with the courtyard 542Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 58 Everyone in the Siheyuan Is Evil 四合院全员恶人 The first and second stories in this slow-travel series focus mainly on gathering supplies, learning skills, and laying a foundation. If you're waiting for the satisfying moments, please be patient. For now, treat it like a tour of China's geography and cuisine. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Good Man's Revenge in the Siheyuan 四合院报仇的好人 The main characters in the courtyard are all like baskets of chives, ready to be harvested. Unfortunately, when the death-seeking score reaches 100, Chen Chao can only claim a reward once. If only it could keep growing after that! Still, at least after claiming the reward, he can help the country rise to new heights. 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, the God of Cooking 四合院之厨神傻柱 A modern-day shut-in gets drunk and transmigrates in a dream to become Silly Zhu in a siheyuan. He takes care of his younger sister, changes his own fate, watches the neighbors’ everyday squabbles, faces the changing times with a smile, and makes the most of life in the courtyard. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 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
- 62 Siheyuan: They Bully Me for Moving to the City? I'll Rise with My Spatial Dimension 四合院：欺我进城？我靠空间崛起 Li Mancai is reborn in the 1950s. After spending eight years stuck in a small village, he bids farewell to his childhood sweetheart and heads to the capital, where he successfully awakens his space System. Because his parents died from workplace injuries at the Hongxing Steel Plant, he uses that as grounds to land a job procuring supplies for the canteen. But everything starts to feel strangely familiar. You say there's Copper Gong and Drum Alley here, along with First Master Yi Zhonghai, Second —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 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
- 64 Siheyuan: Wild Goods System from the Start 四合院：开局野货系统 After waking up, Su Ping An discovered that he had transmigrated to a place called Beastly Courtyard. Everything there felt strange and confusing, as though he had entered an entirely new world. But what surprised Su Ping An even more was that he had awakened a mysterious System called the Wild Goods System. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Siheyuan: I Marry Ran Qiuye, and Qin Huairu Cries Her Eyes Out 四合院：我娶冉秋叶，秦淮茹哭死 The outline of the house took shape in his mind: how the beams and pillars would be set, how the roof tiles would be laid, which way the door would face, even the first ray of sunlight reflected through the lattice window, all of it had already been planned. But he knew even better that building a house was not a matter of piecing together wood and stone, nor merely throwing up a shelter. It was a ritual of time, will, and spirit. Every strike of the hammer, every brick laid in place, was an ins 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Siheyuan: Upgrading Traits, I Become the Courtyard Boss 四合院：升级词条，咱成了院霸 Transmigrate to a courtyard, only to have the whole gang of beasts block the door and demand repayment from the start? With no money, he'll have to pay with his house. Just as the beasts are about to break down the door, Zhao Wuxie awakens a stat System. Ding! Obtained [A Coin a Second]. In the blink of an eye, he goes from having nothing to a net worth of thousands... Ding! Obtained [Innate Strength]. The courtyard's toughest fighter has a new champion... Ding! Obtained [Handsome as Pan An]. Ma 640Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 67 Siheyuan: Plundering System 四合院，掠夺系统 [Slow burn] [Not invincible] [Ordinary person] [The whole courtyard is his enemy] Liu Yang thinks his System is too weak. The System spirit asks, “Have you played Dark Souls III? The one who has nothing is the strongest!” 156Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Siheyuan: I Report Yi Zhonghai and Marry a Beautiful Wife 四合院：举报易中海，迎娶美娇妻 [Siheyuan + System + Feel-good power fantasy] Li Hua transmigrates into a Siheyuan and binds himself to a god-tier System. Take down the beasts, drive development, expose enemy spies, and protect the homeland. He marries Lou Xiao’e, and life couldn’t be sweeter. 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Siheyuan: From the Start, I’m Promoted to Grade Seven Fitter 四合院：开局晋升名单钳工 Chen Yu transmigrates to a world resembling Love in the Courtyard and discovers that the original owner was bludgeoned to death with a brick by Jia Dongxu. Worse, the original owner’s only relative, his younger sister, has stomach cancer and urgently needs money for medicine. From the original owner’s memories, Chen Yu learns that he’d finally completed the required years of service at the factory and qualified for promotion to Grade One Fitter. But on the final assessment list, his name had bee 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Run a State-Owned General Store 四合院：开局国营小卖部 Lu Xiaofan never imagined that a soul transmigration would bring him to this courtyard full of complicated relationships, where he becomes Silly Zhu's distant cousin. Still, he has a unique advantage from the start: he is the only clerk at the state-run shop in Hongqi Steel Mill. Even better, he has a universal sign-in System. Thanks to this miraculous System, he receives a steady supply of scarce goods every day, including grain and meat coupons. In an era when supplies are relatively scarce, t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 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
- 72 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
- 73 A Siheyuan? Seriously? Why Is It So Different? 四合院？假的吧，怎么不太一样！ A Not-So-Serious Beijing Courtyard Compound--------------------------------------------------------- —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 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
- 75 Siheyuan: Taking on the Courtyard Bullies, Starting at the Tavern 四合院：从小酒馆开始斗众禽 She transmigrates into a courtyard compound and becomes Cai Quanwu, the owner of a tavern. From the start, she catches Bang Geng stealing a chicken, while Silly Zhu deliberately covers for him! As someone who transmigrated, she's the embodiment of justice. So she takes action without hesitation! But Silly Zhu holds a grudge against her! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 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
- 77 Siheyuan: Eight Thousand Ways to Kill You 四合院：要你命八千 Ding Xiaoming is a proud courier of the twenty-first century. After an accident, he transmigrates to Beijing in the 1960s. Watch as he uses the bizarre System called “Death Wish 8,000” to carve out a happy life in a courtyard where scheming is everywhere and honest people are treated worse than dogs!!! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 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
- 79 Siheyuan: Don't Mess with Me, or You'll Be the One Who Suffers 四合院：别惹我遭罪的是你 System, transmigration, revenge on anyone who wrongs him, multiple female leads (with the protagonist becoming a wage slave later on), a protagonist who loves gossip, a story driver and creator, and most of the protagonists just sit back and watch the show. The blurb doesn't do it justice. Please head to the main story. Lightning flashed and thunder boomed across the sky. A bolt lit up the entire room, jolting Liu Yu awake from his sleep. He sat bolt upright, rubbed his eyes, and looked around. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Siheyuan: I've Been a Villain for a Hundred Lifetimes, and I've Got a Short Fuse 四合院：我百世恶人，火气很大 As a villain who had cultivated for a hundred lifetimes, Ge Yicheng was just one step away from achieving enlightenment and joining the ranks of the immortals! And in his final life, he was reborn in the Red Star Courtyard, where every last resident was a villain! Ge Yicheng said, “This courtyard is amazing. Everyone here is a real character: they say nasty things and do even worse. I absolutely love this place!” 249Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 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
- 82 Transmigrated to a Siheyuan in the 1960s 穿越1960年代四合院 (A period setting, no angst, a pocket dimension, comedy, and warmth) Liu Youfu transmigrates to Courtyard No. 94 on Nanluoguxiang!? This novel is entirely fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental. 1Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 83 Siheyuan: Yi Zhonghai Wrote a Letter to Report Me? I'll Ruin Him! 四合院：易中海写信举报？玩残！ [Siheyuan, System, feel-good, leveling up, putting villains in their place] Yang Guang transmigrates into a Siheyuan and binds himself to an invincible System from the start. Yi Zhonghai can't stand watching me rise higher and higher, so he reports me in a letter? Then don't blame me for teaching you how to behave! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 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
- 85 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
- 86 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
- 87 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—14d adds
- 88 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Begin with Qin Huairu 四合院：开局从秦淮茹开始 Zhang Jianguo transmigrates into the world of the Courtyard and becomes one of its residents. From the start, he also awakens a System. As long as he earns Rage Points, he can exchange them for supplies. See how Zhang Jianguo makes a name for himself in the Courtyard. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 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
- 90 The Outcast: Starting with Marrying the Perfect Bride in Siheyuan 一人：四合院从迎娶完美新娘开始 After transmigrating to the 1950s, Zhao Fangyao becomes the younger brother of Zhao Fangxu, who oversees matters involving extraordinary people. Having just completed a mission to protect a scientist returning to China, he leaves the military and returns to the capital, where he becomes the head of security at a steel mill. Before he can even settle into his new job, a senior official rushes him off to a blind date... A world combining Siheyuan and The Outcast. With his innate Merit System, Zhao —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Zhao Zhengfan's Happy Life in the Siheyuan 四合院之赵正凡的幸福人生 By chance, Zhao Zhengfan transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan and activated a quest-reward System. From that moment on, Zhao Zhengfan's happy life began. 249Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Siheyuan: The System Gives Me Tom Cat from the Start 四合院之开局系统送汤姆猫 In the summer of 1962, a group of bizarre residents lived in the courtyard at Number 95, Nanluoguxiang: Yi Zhonghai, the "paragon of virtue"; Jia Zhangshi, the "necromancer"; Qin Huairu, the "white lotus"; Bang Geng, the "thief-saint"; and the deaf old lady, the "grand matriarch." Poor me, the System sent me to this beast-infested courtyard. There are three great rules of transmigration, and even the System was sacrificed to the heavens. Fortunately, before it died, it gave me a magical Tom Cat. 117Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 93 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
- 94 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
- 95 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
- 96 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
- 97 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
- 98 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
- 99 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
- 100 Sign-In, Transmigrate to the Siheyuan, and Start as a Chef 签到，穿越四合院，从大厨开始 After an accident, he transmigrates into a courtyard house and becomes a chef at a steel mill in the 1960s. Bound to a god-tier System, he wields the divine craftsman's Heaven-Slaying Blade, living by the motto: With a blade in hand, the world is mine! He sets out to reach the pinnacle of life! —Reads—Score—14d adds
