Novels like Siheyuan: From Zhuzi's Return to 1939
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- 1 Siheyuan: Jia Zhangshi Wants My Property? I'll Beat Her Senseless! 四合院：贾张氏夺我房产？暴打！ “Then let’s meet at the abandoned warehouse to the east! There aren’t many people around, and it’s more spacious,” the middle-aged man suggested. “Works for me!” Lin Feng set off as soon as he replied. He needed to release the chickens without letting anyone find out about the System. After walking for half an hour, he finally reached the agreed location. Lin Feng opened his quantum space and let out the hundred chickens they had agreed on. Then he found a relatively clean spot to sit and wait. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Siheyuan: An Ordinary Attacker Who Breaks Every Beast’s Guard 四合院：普攻型选手，破防众禽 After transmigrating to the 1960s, Jiang Chen becomes an ordinary resident of a Siheyuan courtyard. All he wants is to shut his door, build a quiet life with his adopted younger sister, and leave something behind in this era. Unfortunately, even the smallest temple can be rocked by fierce winds, and shallow ponds are full of turtles! In this little three-courtyard compound, there's Yi Zhonghai, known as the “Paragon of Virtue”; Liu Haizhong, an “aspiring official” notorious for beating his famil —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's Lifetime of Happiness 四合院：幸福一生的何雨柱 True to the era, he repays every grudge. A modern chef wakes from a freezing sleep to find himself in the bitter winter of 1951 in Baocheng. He has become He Yuzhu, who was abandoned by He Daqing not long ago. The shabby house is drafty, and the thin quilt offers little protection from the cold. Beside him, his little sister He Yushui's face is blue with frostbite, making his heart ache. Bound to the Heaven Rewards the Diligent System, he earns more by working harder, and good deeds bring good f 26.8kReads6.9Score1.9kShelves
- 4 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's New Life 四合院：何雨柱的新人生 A writer who loves creating stories unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of his own novel, becoming its protagonist, He Yuzhu. In the original story, He Yuzhu faced many setbacks and challenges, and the author felt for him deeply. Now that he is experiencing the character's life firsthand, he resolves to bring more happiness and contentment to the hero he created. As for the people who once surrounded He Yuzhu and may have caused him trouble, such as Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Qin Huair 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 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! 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Zhang Xuan of Siheyuan 四合院张轩 A young man went to help his neighbor break up a fight, but the neighbor shoved him down the stairs, killing him. He transmigrates to 1958, to Zhangjia Village outside the city of Beijing. From the start, he gets a city job as a replacement worker and arrives at Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. 159Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Siheyuan: Six Generations of Loyal Martyrs from the Start 四合院：开局一门六忠烈 Huang Jianguo unexpectedly transmigrated into this courtyard compound and learned that his predecessor came from a family with six loyal martyrs in a single generation, an absolutely enviable legacy. Yet despite such a respected background, his predecessor had been driven to his death by shameless people like Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi. Huang Jianguo was filled with indignation and swore to himself, “Since I've taken your place and inherited your memories, I'll avenge you!” He acts decisively 110Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Siheyuan: Taking Advice to Become a Ten-Thousand-Yuan Household, the Yard's Beasts Go Crazy 四合院：听劝成万元户，众禽疯了 Su Fan dies after being stabbed by a thug while trying to save someone, then transmigrates to the world of the Siheyuan. Everyone in the compound hopes he'll die soon so they can divide up his estate. Jia Zhangshi wants his house as a wedding home for Jia Dongxu. Yan Bugui steals his factory job slot and gives it to his eldest son. Su Fan awakens the Take Advice System. The more the beasts try to harm him, the more money he makes. In just two days, he becomes a millionaire, leaving the beasts gr 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Rebirth of Silly Zhu in the Siheyuan 四合院傻柱之重生 Reborn in 1939, He Yuzhu, a former special forces soldier, unexpectedly obtains a spatial ring and is reborn in the body of He Yuzhu, a resident of a courtyard home. As he faces the Japanese soldiers in the capital, his story begins. Along the way, the novel explores the relationships and everyday dealings among the courtyard’s residents. 167Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Siheyuan: Reborn, Silly Zhu Will Never Make That Mistake Again 四合院：重生后，我傻柱永不犯 [Good people are classified as: Deaf Granny, He Daqing, and Lou Xiao'e. If you can't accept that, don't read.] Title: [Siheyuan: Reborn, I, Silly Zhu, Will Never Make Another Mistake] (One character was eaten by the System) Also known as: [Siheyuan: From No Longer Being Silly Zhu to Rising to Greatness], [Siheyuan: The Comeback from Silly Zhu to Master of the Siheyuan], [Siheyuan: Silly Zhu Awakens, Steals Lou Xiao'e Away, and Takes on the Yard's Vermin Alone] He Yuzhu froze to death beneath a b 112Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 I Became He Yuzhu in the Siheyuan 四合院我成了何雨柱 Late autumn, 1953. Forty-Nine City. An eighteen-year-old young man stood on Qianmen Street. Yes, that young man was He Yuzhu. After becoming He Yuzhu, he inherited all the memories of this body. He knew that He Daqing hadn't left Forty-Nine City with White Widow yet, though the two of them were planning to leave soon... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu Calls for Help from the Start 四合院，开局秦淮茹求救 (Snatching someone else’s opportunity) (System) (Siheyuan) (Slow burn) Qin Fen was an ordinary young man, until an accident transmigrated him into a siheyuan and activated the “Emotion Harvesting System.” In this system, negative emotions such as jealousy, anger, and sadness became stepping stones on his climb to the top. Whenever emotions flared among the neighbors in the courtyard, Qin Fen could quietly harvest their emotional energy and exchange it for all kinds of extraordinary skills and pr —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Siheyuan: Burning Passion, Years Like Fire 四合院：激情燃烧，岁月如火 In his previous life, Cai Kun was a “hero” who saved someone from drowning... Most importantly, this Kun is not that Kun. Our Cai Kun is a hot-blooded, patriotic young man, burning with fervor! His Kun is vast and boundless... He has nothing to do with the entertainment industry... By accident, his soul transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. Faced with schemes and all those beasts, he doesn't give up. Instead, he works hard and plots to find a new job. When facing spies and enemies, he crushe —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 A Leisurely Reborn Life in the Siheyuan 四合院重生的悠闲生活 My name is Li Min. I was reborn, returning to the day I started working at the steel mill. I passed my permanent employment assessment, but the question of who would get housing caused a stir in the siheyuan. Those people were always trying to trip me up. But I wasn't afraid. I handled every situation with care. I also had a special ability: I could collect negative emotions and use them to enter a prize draw. Along the way, He Yuzhu, Zhao Yehong, and the others stayed by my side. I had to work —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Siheyuan: It All Began When I Married Qin Huairu 四合院：从娶妻秦淮茹开始 This is a lighthearted story without malice. The author believes people naturally seek benefits and avoid harm, and won’t go out of their way to provoke someone stronger than themselves. Chen Yu had been hoping to work hard and get ahead when he unexpectedly awakened a System. Every time he snatches a female lead away from someone, he receives a corresponding reward. For a better life, Chen Yu starts by stealing Qin Huairu away, and then things spiral out of control… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Siheyuan: I'm He Yuzhu, and I'm Marrying Qin Jingru 四合院：我何雨柱，娶妻秦京茹 [Siheyuan + System + feel-good power-up story + chef] He transmigrates into the Siheyuan and becomes Silly Zhu. He Yuzhu says, “I’m no Silly Zhu.” There’s no way he’ll let Yi Zhonghai guilt-trip him or let the Jia family exploit him! But he’s definitely going to marry beauties like Qin Jingru. As for Qin Huairu? He’ll win her over! And get a free meal! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 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—Shelves
- 18 Siheyuan: The Leisurely Life of an Old Thespian 四合院：老戏精的悠闲人生 Su Cheng transmigrates into the courtyard world, becomes a lowly procurement clerk, and starts a leisurely life of lying flat. There's not much hostility here; a quiet, ordinary life is best. If that's not your thing, don't read. I wrote this because I couldn't stand the blatantly poisonous plotlines in some courtyard novels, with no regard for historical facts or the law. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Siheyuan: I Defy Fate and Turn the Tables on the Beasts 四合院：我逆天改命，虐翻禽兽 [Siheyuan, feel-good power fantasy, power-ups, System, tormenting the animals, face-slapping] He transmigrates as He Yuzhu, but he’s no lovesick Silly Zhu, always thinking of supporting Qin Huairu and the Jia family! I, He Yuzhu, will defy fate and change my destiny. I refuse to be anyone’s cash cow! He wins over Lou Xiao’e and sweeps across Hong Kong! 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Siheyuan’s First Master Gets Chased Three Alleys by Silly Zhu, Who Swings His Cleaver 四合院一大爷被傻柱狂砍三条胡同 In the real world, He Yuzhu was hit by a dump truck while trying to save a kitten. He transmigrated into the world of the courtyard and became Silly Zhu. The story begins in 1949, the year He Daqing ran off, when Silly Zhu was only fourteen. Just a child, he had to hold the whole family together! This book is also known as Reborn in the Courtyard: Silly Zhu's Rise in a New Era! 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Transmigrated as He Yuzhu's Neighbor in the Siheyuan! 穿成四合院何雨柱的邻居！ An orphan, with a feminine appearance and a hidden goofy side. System: “Beep... drama-watching System binding in progress!” Dongfang Yu: “?????” “Binding successful!” “I didn’t agree yet!” “Oh... I’ve already bound myself to you. You can’t undo it while you’re alive!” “You... you’re shameless!” “Host, would you like to hear what I can do?” “Go ahead!” I replied listlessly. “I can take you to other little worlds to watch dramas and experience their plots! You can bring three things from your own —Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 22 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 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 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—Shelves
- 24 Siheyuan: Forced into Marriage from the Start, I Beat the Courtyard Beasts Senseless 四合院：开局被逼婚，狂抽众禽兽 [Siheyuan + Transmigration + System] What? You dare pressure my mother to remarry? Who do you think you are? Smack, smack, smack! I’ll beat the hell out of you animals. I’ll beat you to death and be done with it. Got a problem? Bring it on. Watch me trounce the whole Siheyuan. 146Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Siheyuan: Embarrassing Yi Zhonghai from the Start 四合院：开局就让易中海出糗 Since Jiang Feng transmigrated, his System has made him so outstanding that his quality of life has improved rapidly. Jia Zhangshi can’t get anything out of him, so she’s always pointing at him and cursing. The two families have become enemies. And Yi Zhonghai even expects him to support the Jia family! 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Siheyuan: Reborn Silly Zhu Only Loves Innocent Young Women 四合院：傻柱重生只爱黄花大闺女 [Urban farming + everyday family life + System + pocket dimension + Siheyuan] He Yuzhu is reborn, takes on the courtyard’s beasts, and binds himself to a refusal System. The comfortable life of He Yuzhu in the 1960s. He Yuzhu: It’s great to get a second life. I’ll keep up my love-hate rivalry with Damao. Refuse something and get a reward. He Yushui: My brother is so good to me. Yan Bugui: You can’t eat yourself poor or wear yourself poor, but if you can’t scheme your way out of poverty, you’ll s 6kReads5.8Score217Shelves
- 27 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated as Silly Zhu, and the System Turned My Life Around 四合院，穿越傻柱，系统人生逆袭 After transmigrating, nobody dares call him Silly Zhu anymore. If he hears the word “silly,” Silly Zhu really will throw a punch. He's changed, no longer putting up with the beasts in the courtyard. Now they're all shaking in their boots. 340Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 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 53Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Siheyuan: Making Things Tough for Everyone 四合院：我给众人上上难度 He transmigrated into the body of a recently discharged soldier in the 1960s. When he got home, he discovered he’d landed in the world of Love in the Courtyard. With a System, he went from loser to winner in no time. Lü Xiaobu was determined to give this world a shock it wouldn’t forget! Silly Zhu wants to reach the peak of life with his cooking and marry a rich, beautiful woman? Yi Zhonghai wants to enjoy a peaceful retirement? Liu Haizhong wants to become an imposing official? Granny Deaf want 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Siheyuan: I Have a Cultivation System 四合院之我有一个修行系统 Given another life, I’ll live it with my eyes open and enjoy every minute. I’ll never let anyone control me again. For my own happiness, let them all hate me if they want. I’m He Yuzhu. Same old courtyard, a completely different life. I’m here, dear neighbors! 466Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 31 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—Shelves
- 32 Siheyuan: Who's the Real Beast Here? 四合院到底谁才是禽兽 An ordinary young man from 2024 transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard. From the start, he returns from military service, moves into the Siheyuan, and gets a job at the steel mill. Watch how he takes on the courtyard’s bunch of animals. When there’s nothing going on, he starts trouble. When there is trouble, he makes even more. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 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. 248Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 He Yuzhu: Back to Siheyuan in 1952 何雨柱之重回四合院1952 207Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Siheyuan: A Happy Life Begins with a Sign-In System 四合院，从签到系统开始幸福生活 My new story is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! No bullying the birds and beasts. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 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—Shelves
- 37 Siheyuan: You Tried to Set Me Up? I'll Save Jia Dongxu Instead 四合院：算计我？反手救下贾东旭 Lin Weiguo transmigrates into the world of a story set in a courtyard compound! He wakes up to find that his whole world has fallen apart... With Yi Zhonghai and Grandma Deaf conspiring together, someone has their eye on his wife, others are plotting to take his house, and even his child isn't his! What a disastrous start! What can he do? Just stay alive for now! Faced with all kinds of monstrous behavior, the residents, each with their own schemes, choose to turn a blind eye... He can't stand i 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Siheyuan: Life Begins with a Choice 四合院：人生从选择开始 [Siheyuan] + [light System] + [one female lead] In 1962, a young man from rural northern Shaanxi steps into No. 95, Nanluoguxiang, in the capital. Surrounded by all kinds of people in the courtyard, how will Wang Ping’an make his own life shine? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 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 153Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 40 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. 195Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 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 496Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 42 Siheyuan: The System Returns 四合院：统子归来 System + pocket dimension + multiple women + no dark undertones (I got locked away, so the numbers aren’t good.) I transmigrated? At least I’ve got a System! What? The System ran off? System: How’s that my fault? You don’t know how to use me! The System is back! First Uncle: What do you mean, caught in the act? Second Uncle: I’m the boss now? Third Uncle: What a blunder! Come see how Wang Weiguo’s System, after leaving and coming back, handles its daily sign-in routine in the courtyard house! 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Siheyuan: My Father Is a Great General, and I Stand by Qin Huairu 四合院：家父大将军，力挺秦淮如 [Love in the Courtyard] [No System] [Light Crossover with Several TV Series] [Farming Style, Not Pure Power Fantasy] He Yuzhu, nicknamed “Silly Zhu,” is the “biggest sucker” in the Siheyuan of the capital. Reborn, he returns to 1952! Back in his eighteen-year-old body, He Yuzhu refuses to be a sucker and resolutely enlists in the army. He firmly supports Qin Huairu and makes plans to marry her. Who could have guessed that Yi Zhonghai would interfere, hoping Jia Dongxu would snatch Qin Huairu awa —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Siheyuan: A Twisted System Helps Me Become the Top Dog 四合院，变态度统助我称雄 A food-delivery and errand guy at the bottom of 21st-century society runs up forty-four flights of stairs and drops dead. He transmigrates into Silly Zhu in Love in the Courtyard… In the end, he opens restaurants and a food factory, becoming the richest man of his era. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Siheyuan: The System Wants Me to Be a Doormat? 四合院：系统让我当滥好人？ My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Siheyuan: Reborn as He Yuzhu, Living the Good Life 四合院：重生何雨柱，潇洒小生活 He clutched a faded animal-hide map in his hand. Its edges had curled and cracked with age, and the route lines drawn in cinnabar crisscrossed before ending at a hidden spot beneath this cliff. Tucked close against his chest beneath his undershirt was also a dull, lusterless black jade token, the one his father had pressed into his hand on his deathbed. 227Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 47 Treasures Across the Heavens, Starting in the Siheyuan 从四合院开始的诸天藏宝 Ling Yun transmigrates into the courtyard-house world and gains a small world of his own along with a diary of hidden treasures. With no worries about making ends meet, he cuts Qin Huairu off from her original opportunity and settles into a lazy daily routine. Then one day, he joins a chat group, and from then on begins an exciting life traveling through countless worlds. 570Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 48 Siheyuan! My Redemption Story! 四合院！我的洗白人生！ I transmigrated into a book as Liu Guangqi, the so-called “ungrateful son.” I'm going to clear my name, no matter what. This is an era when a person's reputation matters more than anything, and people investigate your entire family background. I can't have a bad reputation! Some people need to clear their names, while others need to be firmly suppressed. But none of that matters as much as doing something for the country. I came, I saw, I served my country! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Siheyuan: I'm Silly Zhu, and I Won't Take the Blame! 四合院：我傻柱，绝不接锅！ [Siheyuan] [No heroine] [Period story] [Reborn] [Never lets a grudge go] [Decisive and ruthless] In the dead of winter, Silly Zhu was kicked out of the Jia family's home and froze to death under a bridge! Perhaps Heaven took pity on him and gave him a chance to live again! When He Yuzhu opened his eyes once more, he discovered that he had been reborn at the age of eighteen! After suffering a miserable fate in his previous life, He Yuzhu swore an oath to Heaven the moment he woke up this time: I, 1.5kReads6.0Score111Shelves
- 50 Siheyuan: Transmigrating as Silly Zhu and Rewriting Fate 四合院：穿越傻柱，改写命运 He Yuzhu transmigrates into Silly Zhu from Love in the Courtyard. At this point, the wheels of fate have only just begun to turn. His father, He Daqing, has run off with a widow, and He Yuzhu has yet to start working at the Hongxing Steel Plant. Seizing the opportunity, He Yuzhu knows that if he stays in the courtyard, sooner or later he’ll get trapped in the schemes of Yi Zhonghai and the others. Fortunately, he binds himself to a System. After using it to earn his first bit of money, he acts d 87Reads—Score—Shelves
