Novels like Siheyuan: The System Returns
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- 101 A Carefree Life in the Siheyuan 四合院潇洒走一回 He Yuzhu is reborn on the day after He Daqing leaves. Will he still go looking for He Daqing? Will Yushui end up cutting ties with He Yuzhu, just as she did in her previous life? There is a golden finger, but it rarely comes into play. A slice-of-life story about family matters, with little bitterness and a calm, understated tone. 186Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 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
- 103 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, Stop Being a Simp and Make Her Sweat 四合院：傻柱，不当舔狗，让她急 In the twenty-seventh year of the Republic, Silly Zhu transmigrates to Beiping and binds himself to the “Spatial Analysis System.” He becomes a master chef in minutes and had planned to live a quiet life. But all the parasites in the courtyard are trying to take advantage of him and make him the sucker. Well, that won’t do. If they want to play games, let’s see how Silly Zhu takes over the courtyard. I’ll start by kidnapping you! Qin Shuiru can be a hypocrite all she likes. When she comes by to 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 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
- 105 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
- 106 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
- 107 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
- 108 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1960, I Heal the Sick and Save Lives 四合院：重生60，我悬壶济世 After inheriting the Art of Healing the World, Chen Xiaoyang arrives in the vibrant and challenging 1960s and becomes a railway police officer. His position gives him the responsibility of keeping the peace in his area, and he begins an extraordinary chapter of life in this ordinary yet special job. He has barely started his probation when his quick wits and courage help him catch a human trafficker. This heroic act not only demonstrates his abilities as a police officer, but also becomes a turn —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 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
- 110 Siheyuan: A Different Silly Zhu 四合院，不一样的傻柱 The Silly Zhu of the past had poured his heart and soul into helping the Jia family. But in his old age, he was driven out by a bunch of ungrateful Jia family members and ended up freezing to death beneath a bridge. At the moment his soul left his body, he saw Xu Damao, who had always been at odds with him, carrying his corpse away to bury it... He was overwhelmed by complicated feelings: resentment and regret. Then, suddenly, he was reborn and found himself back in that courtyard in 1962. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Siheyuan: Handing Over the Space Gate to the State 四合院把空间之门上交国家 [P.S. Readers have said the prelude is too long, so feel free to skip ahead from Chapter 40. The core of this novel is science fiction: in 1960, Earth's fundamental physics is locked down, leaving the planet facing an apocalyptic disaster with no way to leave their homeworld. Is this a safeguard for human civilization, or its death sentence?] [Wang Gebi struggles to survive the Resident Evil apocalypse, only to be killed by Godzilla. He is reborn and transmigrates into the body of a young man w 161Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 112 Siheyuan: Someone Has Their Eye on My House from the Start 四合院：开局房子就被惦记 Our Xiuer hasn’t even figured out what’s going on from the start before the whole courtyard is about to divide up his house. Is he supposed to put up with that? He immediately awakens the Northwest Hammer King’s Proxy System, frightening the courtyard’s beasts into retreat. Then he breaks Bang Geng’s legs, hammers Silly Zhu, turns Yan Bugui into a machine servant, and makes Jia Dongxu into wetware. For him, death is only the beginning. On the night he transmigrates, he clears out all the old hen 285Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 113 Siheyuan: Jia Dongxu Gets Married, and I Break His Leg 四合院：贾东旭结婚，我打断他腿 Li Weimin transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. After returning from military service, he becomes the head of security at the steel mill. He never expected that on the very first day he returned, his fiancée, Qin Huairu, would decide to marry Jia Dongxu. How could he possibly tolerate that? In that case, he’ll break Jia Dongxu’s legs. 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Life Beginning in 1942 从1942开始的生活 1Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 115 Siheyuan: I'm Really Not a Medicine God! 四合院：我真不是药神啊！ In the autumn of 1951, Qin Huairu had yet to marry into the Siheyuan. He Daqing had just run off, and Silly Zhu and Xu Damao were still a couple of half-grown fools. Just as Li Chengan was fretting over how he had transmigrated, the I’m No Savior System activated. Every day, he could draw a random medicinal effect. [Beginner’s bad-luck effect: Misfortune follows you for three days. During that time, you’re guaranteed to experience at least one mishap, such as falling down, losing money, getting —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Siheyuan: The Growth System Activated from the Start 四合院：开局激活了成长系统 By a strange twist of fate, he transmigrated into a period-drama world full of everyday bustle, beginning his journey as a baby. When the neighborhood office brought him to the Qin family’s courtyard compound to be adopted, no one could have imagined the upheaval this little life would one day cause. The courtyard compound did not welcome him with warm arms or kindness. Instead, everyone there openly rejected him. Yi Zhonghai’s wife had meant well and considered adopting him, but Yi Zhonghai ref —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Siheyuan: Let Us Row Together 四合院让我们荡起双桨 He transmigrated into Silly Zhu's body, and Qin Huairu would stay by He Yuzhu's side, ready to recharge him at any moment. I will travel all around China. If you miss a loved one who has passed away, tell me in advance. I will pass through their province in that era and visit them, carrying your love and longing to them and helping make up for some of your regrets. You can leave me a message. Anything you want is fine. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 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
- 119 Siheyuan: Blind from the Start, I Crush Every Beast in the Courtyard 四合院：瞎眼开局，镇压全院禽兽 After transmigrating into the world of the beastly courtyard, he became a blind man who couldn't even find a wife from the start. He even lost his blind date with Qin Huairu to Jia Dongxu. Luckily, Heaven gave him an incredible talent: the Four-Courtyard Emotion Collection System. As long as he kept collecting the emotions of everyone in the courtyard, he could randomly obtain all kinds of talents and rewards. Jealousy from Jia Dongxu +300: Received ten eggs! Dissatisfaction from Yi Zhonghai +20 146Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Siheyuan: I, He Yuzhu, Can Travel Back and Forth 四合院：我，何雨柱可以来回穿梭 An idle young man transmigrates into the role of He Yuzhu in the novel The Birds Are Full in the Courtyard. Unlike the character in the original story, this He Yuzhu has a powerful System. By completing missions, he can not only travel back to the modern era, but also use the differences in supplies between the two eras to get rich with ease. He Yuzhu had only wanted to live a quiet life, but he discovers that some people in the courtyard are always trying to take advantage of him. Faced with th 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Siheyuan: A Relaxed and Happy Life 四合院：轻松愉快的生活 (A laid-back story) + (A female lead) + (No hostility) The protagonist just wants to have fun and enjoy each day. There’s no need for all that hostility. The protagonist stirs things up behind the scenes and enjoys the show. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Siheyuan: Infinite Upgrades and Inventions, Taking Off at Last 四合院：无限改装搞发明，起飞了 [Courtyard, feel-good fiction, System, leveling up, inventions, period] Li Dong transmigrates into the courtyard with Yu Li as his wife from the start. He also gets bound to an invincible System! It is a new era of progress. He is focused on inventing things. Why waste time fighting back and forth with the beasts in the courtyard? His goal is to become the richest man in the country! 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Goes to the Countryside from the Start 四合院：开局何雨柱下乡 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Siheyuan: Hearing the Wind from Eight Hundred Li Away 四合院：听风八百里 [Courtyard life + System + multiple women + fighting evil with evil] The ages may not be entirely accurate, and I may not have a firm grasp of the prices! Set aside your personal standards and enjoy a shameless life. Better to make things difficult for others than to suffer yourself. People are evil by nature! Trying to guilt-trip me with morality? Sorry, I have none. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Siheyuan: Mess with Me? I’ll Expose Granny Deaf’s Fake Welfare Status 四合院：惹我？揭穿聋老太假五保 [Courtyard house, feel-good story, power-ups, System, taking down scoundrels] Ye Dong transmigrated into a courtyard compound and bound himself to an Invincible System. He was destined to rise above the rest! Qin Huairu turned on her bloodsucking white-lotus act! I’m not Silly Zhu, and that trick won’t work on me! Jia Zhangshi extorted and insulted people at the drop of a hat. I’ll report you to the security office and send you to prison for life. Then I’ll deal with the Thieving Saint, Banggeng 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 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
- 127 Siheyuan: My Parents Adopted Five Daughters from the Start 四合院，开局爹妈收养五个姐姐 [Siheyuan setting + no System + one heroine + slow burn + hunting + not overly ruthless] Emergency doctor Liu Qingkong wakes up transmigrated into the world of a siheyuan. He never imagined that, from the start, his parents would adopt five older sisters for him. Watch how he makes a success of his life with their help. In this life, he wants to experience everything he never got to do: go to the countryside, take the college entrance exam, and join the army. He thought he would live an ordinar 3.2kReads—Score15114d adds
- 128 The Unlucky Boy of Siheyuan 四合院倒霉的少年 Too lazy to write a synopsis. What the hell, why does it have to be 50 characters long? This is seriously torture, isn't it? OMG, I'm finally almost at 50 characters!! 247Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 129 Siheyuan! Still the Same Old Siheyuan 四合院！还是那个四合院 “Damn it! How did I transmigrate into Silly Zhu?” He Yuzhu stared blankly at the plastic sheeting overhead... No System, no pocket dimension, and most of his money had been taken by a widow. What was he supposed to do now... The widow wanted to make up, her eyes brimming with tears. I can't resist those tears. What should I do? 550Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 130 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 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 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
- 132 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! 545Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Siheyuan: Why Do You Always Give Me Everything I Want? 四合院：怎么啥都依着我 [Disaster at the Start + Moving to the City to Live Off His Family + Gourd Space + No System] Other transmigrators start at the top, but Long Baichuan transmigrates only to go hungry three times a day. When he finally reaches his destination, he discovers that it is Love in the Courtyard, hailed as a transmigrator's paradise, and that Granny Deaf is actually his great-aunt. Granny Deaf, childless and alone, now has her own grandson here. Whatever Silly Zhu or Yi Zhonghai have to say, they can st 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Siheyuan: The Story's Little Yellow Flower 四合院，故事的小黄花 He Yuzhu returns to the time just after He Daqing left. In this life, he avoids making trouble for everyone in the courtyard and lives his own quiet life. He marries a wife from Sichuan and Chongqing, enjoys life, has three children, and takes good care of He Yushui. This is the courtyard story the author wrote for himself. If everyone happens to like it, all the better. That's all. 2Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 135 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
- 136 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. 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 A Comfortable Life in the Siheyuan 四合院里面安逸的生活 A modern man transmigrates to the 1950s. Through his own hard work, he builds a happy life for himself in that era, facing every hardship with optimism. In the end, he lives a happy life. 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Siheyuan: I’m the Factory Director, Yet You’re Still Scheming Against Me 四合院：我是厂长你还算计我 “Scheming protagonist + against moral blackmail + one heroine + exploring the unknown” A new person appears in the courtyard: He Yuxuan, He Yuzhu’s younger brother and He Yushui’s older brother. After He Daqing ran off, He Yuzhu couldn’t afford to support his younger siblings, so He Yuxuan had no choice but to enlist just to get by. Unexpectedly, his System awakened, and he became exceptionally active on the battlefield, accomplishing some remarkable feats. He could only return to China and be k 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Siheyuan: Scheming Against Yi Zhonghai from the Start 四合院：开局算计易中海 Li Yang wakes up one morning to find that he has transmigrated to the 1950s, into the world of Love in the Courtyard! His father, Li Dayong, gave his life for the factory, only to be schemed against by a bunch of beastly neighbors. Everyone in the courtyard, from Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu, Yi Zhonghai, and Liu Haizhong to the rest, has their own selfish agenda, coveting his family's compensation and job slot. Li Yang returns from military service to carry on his father's legacy, only to unexpecte —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Film and TV Crossover: From the Start, I Steal Yu Li Away 综视：开局截胡于莉 I got so worked up watching a TV drama that the System selected me on the spot. Now I’ll experience different lives and lessons in all kinds of TV shows. My first stop is the courtyard famous for being full of “beasts.” I’ve become He Yuzhu, the character in the show. What kind of sparks will fly? The journey is about to begin. The courtyard arc is complete. Part Two: Little Woman at Zhengyang Gate. Part Three: A Man Is Iron, Rice Is Steel. 673Reads6.5Score11214d adds
- 141 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
- 142 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
- 143 Siheyuan: I, He Yuzhu, Have Ambitions Too! 四合院：我何雨柱也是有追求的！ He transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and becomes He Yuzhu. The original He Yuzhu was groomed by First Master to look after him in his old age and was exploited by Qin Huairu. He gave everything to that courtyard full of beasts and ended up alone. If kindhearted Lou Xiao'e hadn't left him a child, He Yuzhu wouldn't even have had an heir. Even after receiving Lou Xiao'e's support, he still helped the other residents, making sure they all lived well. But what did he get in the e 221Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Siheyuan: I Rule the Steelworks with an Iron Fist 四合院：我在轧钢厂只手遮天 [Low-profile System - invincible background - lie flat lifestyle] Shen Xian, an ordinary young man, accidentally transmigrates to 1956, only to discover that this is the world of the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. The golden finger, the System, has one primary mission for Shen Xian: move into Courtyard No. 95 and get a job at the steel mill. Shen Xian has no choice but to retire from the military and transfer to the steel mill. He starts as head of security and climbs the ranks step by step. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Siheyuan: Transmigrating with a Chicken Dinner Flare Gun 四合院：带着吃鸡信号枪穿越 Xu Zhongyi was playing PUBG when he transmigrated to the War of Resistance era, bringing a flare gun with him. The story blends several series, including Courtyard, Drawing Sword, Kite, and Lurk. He even became Xu Damao's uncle... 2Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 146 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Called the Cops and Had the Arrogant Jia Zhangshi Arrested 四合院：开局报警抓了嚣张贾张氏 Lin Mu never expected he would really transmigrate to a courtyard compound in 1962. He knows the people in this place very well. The sanctimonious Yi Zhonghai, the stingy Yan Bugui, and Liu Haizhong, who wants to become an official. Not a single person in this courtyard is any good. He hadn’t planned to get involved. He wanted to focus on his own technological work. After all, he’s an excellent engineer and has no interest in dealing with petty matters. But they keep interfering with his and 82Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 147 Siheyuan: From the Start, Blood Debts Must Be Repaid, I Don't Care Who You Are 四合院：开局血债血偿爱谁谁 After transmigrating into the world of the courtyard compound, Li Dacai is astonished to find that he's become a timid mama's boy. Bullied by everyone, he doesn't dare speak up and can only end his life by hanging himself. Damn it, what a pathetic way to die. Wouldn't it be better to take a few scoundrels down with me before I go? 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 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. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Apocalypse in the Film-and-TV Multiverse: I Just Want to Leech Off the Heroines' Luck 影综末日空间我只想蹭蹭女主气运 Apocalypse Space, film and TV worlds, an infinite flow, My World. Apocalypse Space connects to countless film and television worlds whose plots are known only to Chen Xin. He says he's a professional at stealing the luck of all kinds of protagonists. He can also take the opportunity to borrow some of the heroines' luck. I'm Chen Xin. I'm no lecher who steals kisses; I have no choice but to rely on the heroines' luck to stay alive. Freedom is precious, love is worth even more. But when your life 7Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 150 Siheyuan: From the Start, I’m Xu Damao, with Silly Zhu as My Golden Finger 四合院：开局许大茂，金手指傻柱 Summer, 1959, in the capital. It’s already afternoon. The sun is out, but a breeze blows in, so it doesn’t feel hot. Dongzhimen and Nanluoguxiang are crisscrossed by eight lanes of alleys running east to west. Courtyard House No. 95, tucked into one of those alleys, is no ordinary place. Everyone who lives there is talented, and they’re all wonderful conversationalists. Xu Damao, who transmigrated here, has Silly Zhu as his golden finger! 27Reads—Score—14d adds
