Novels like The Little Chef in the Siheyuan
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Little Chef in the Siheyuan, best match first.
- 1 Siheyuan: A Bunch of Beasts? I Can Handle Them 四合院：众禽？我还收拾不了他们 Liu Xiaofeng accidentally transmigrates to a courtyard-house world in the early days of the People's Republic of China, where he becomes an employee at a scrap collection station. In this courtyard, filled with complicated relationships, he has to deal with a group of selfish neighbors, each with their own agenda. He Yuzhu is impulsive and quick-tempered, easily led astray by Yi Zhonghai. He Yushui is selfish and watches from the sidelines. The Liu Haizhong family is full of conflict: Liu Haizho —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Siheyuan: That Country Kid Is a Real Troublemaker! 四合院：那个农村小鬼真能作妖！ This story follows a country boy who grew up eating meals provided by families throughout his village. After helping the village become prosperous, he is rewarded with a job at a steel mill in the capital, where he uses his wits to take on the assorted troublemakers of the courtyard. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 World-Capturing Slave Net: Starting With the War Against the Japanese in Siheyuan 万界捕奴网：从四合院灭倭开始 Yanshan was spearfishing when he got tangled in a torn fishing net and drowned. He then transmigrated into the siheyuan world, returning to the capital in 1940. At that time, the capital was shrouded in the bloody, oppressive darkness of Japanese invaders and Chinese traitors... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Siheyuan: A Man with a Woman's Face Takes on the Birds of the Courtyard 四合院之男生女相斗众禽 The tragic male protagonist, born with feminine features and breathtaking beauty, is constantly mistaken for a woman and harassed by his many admirers. After an accident, he transmigrates into a courtyard compound full of kindness, where he begins a legendary journey. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Rise of the He Family: A Siheyuan Diary 四合院之何氏家族的崛起日记 Beginning in the difficult years of the 1960s, He Yuzhu and Qin Huairu support each other through romantic trials, family hardships, and career challenges. As China opens up and reforms, they seize new opportunities: He Yuzhu's restaurant, Xiao Dang's clothing business, and Huaihua's hotel venture all flourish, while Xu Damao also changes course after a series of setbacks. The next generations of the family preserve traditions while embracing innovation, making their mark in food, fashion, hospi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 There's Something Off About This Courtyard 这个四合院有点不正经 A modern-day street punk transmigrates into the story of a Beijing courtyard house. With his exceptional gift for spinning tales, he sets off on an exciting and legendary adventure! A friendly reminder: This story is entirely fictional and does not follow the original plot beat for beat. Please don't flame me! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 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
- 8 Siheyuan: I Never Betray My Brothers 四合院：我从来不坑兄弟 Lighthearted entertainment, an invincible feel-good story. The main idea is that everyone is a good person, because no one is as bad as the protagonist. Chen Minghao arrives in Nanluoguxiang in 1952. The first thing he runs into is Qin Huairu on a blind date. Well, I have to vet her for my buddy Dongxu! What, Silly Zhu's dad ran away? As Silly Zhu's buddy, I have to bring his dad back. Yongqiang wants to go back to the village and farm? I support that, absolutely. Just leave the tavern and its l 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Siheyuan: You Like Acting Like Animals? Then Nobody Gets to Play! 四合院：喜欢不当人？全别玩了！ After transmigrating into a courtyard house, he finds himself ostracized by a bunch of scoundrels. But Chu Fan awakens the Table-Flipping System. Exaggerate the facts to get stronger! You like acting like animals? Then nobody gets to play! From the start, Bang Geng steals a bag of rice from him? He flips the table and calls the police! He exaggerates the story, claiming Bang Geng stole two hundred yuan, and Bang Geng ends up behind bars. Silly Zhu dares to lay a hand on him? He just exaggerates 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Siheyuan: Arriving in the Forty-Ninth City in 1959 四合院：来到59年的49城 Wei Jun came through a wormhole to a siheyuan in the 1960s. Watch as he gradually discovers the stories and gains new insights into this world. The protagonist is a bit of a scoundrel, and there are a female lead and other women, though he doesn't take every one of them... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Siheyuan: I Rise to Success by Relying on Villains 四合院：我靠反派平步青云 Xu Cheng, a business-world elite, somehow ends up in a siheyuan. He originally planned to make a fresh start by playing a righteous character, but unexpectedly became a villain in the story. With the System guiding him step by step, Xu Cheng actually rises to success as a villain. Only, this villain of his seems to be gradually taking Silly Zhu’s place… And suddenly becomes the pride of the siheyuan! “Xu Cheng! Xu Cheng! Xu Cheng!” “The First, Second, and Third Masters unanimously nominate you t 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu, a Man Who Stands Tall! 四合院：顶天立地何雨柱！ After transmigrating into the world of Love in the Courtyard in 1955, he becomes He Yuzhu, the overly kindhearted protagonist! That year, He Daqing abandons his family and children to run off with Widow Bai. The He family's life is hard, and the neighbors treat them with cold indifference. Reborn, He Yuzhu decides not to be such a pushover as he was in his past life. Given a second chance, he is determined to live a brilliant life unlike before. As he opens the door and heads to the restaurant w —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 I’m Silly Zhu, and I’m Turning My Life Around as a Longtime Siheyuan Servant 我傻柱，从四合院长工开始翻身 In the sixteenth year of the Republic, order collapsed and warlords fought among themselves. A small town, thanks to its unusual location, had yet to be touched by the spreading fires of war. It remained peaceful, like a paradise apart from the world. But with the tide of events turning, its tranquility seemed only skin-deep. How easy is it for people in constant fear to hope for lasting peace? In the end, the so-called paradise was nothing more than a fleeting dream. A young man nicknamed Silly —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Siheyuan: He Yuzhu Leads the Siheyuan 四合院之何雨柱引领四合院 He Yuzhu activates a sign-in System in the world of Love in the Courtyard. Using the rewards from the System, he improves his cooking and other abilities, making a name for himself in the steel mill's kitchen. In the courtyard, he navigates schemes and rivalries, cleverly resolving conflicts with the others. When it comes to love, he must choose between Qin Huairu and Lou Xiao'e. In the end, he finds happiness and leads the courtyard toward a brighter future. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 I Transmigrated into Silly Zhu in 1969: From the Start, I Sent Bang Geng to the Great Northern Wilderness 穿越69傻柱：开局送棒梗北大荒 When Li Mu woke up, he found himself in the world of a Beijing courtyard in 1969, transmigrated into the body of 34-year-old He Yuzhu. The Lou family had already fled to Hong Kong more than three years ago! And because of Banggeng, Qin Huairu and he were still sneaking around, nowhere near as entangled as they were in the original story. Now, with Banggeng about to be sent to the countryside, Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai were urging the original He Yuzhu to pull strings and make arrangements for h —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Siheyuan: Technician? No, Call Me Big Brother! 四合院：技术员？不，叫大哥！ The story follows Wu Weiguo as he works his way up from a technician to a leadership position through his own ability and ingenuity. Along the way, he has a series of encounters with his neighbors in the courtyard, offering a glimpse into people’s lives and clashing values in that era. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Siheyuan: Fanfiction World Quest System 四合院：同人世界任务系统 After Yi Zhonghai framed Wang Guoqing, he was driven out of the courtyard house and left to sleep on the streets. After a freezing night, Wang Guoqing froze to death. Another Wang Guoqing with the same name transmigrated into his place and was bound to the [Fanfiction World Quest System]. He began a life of completing missions, because if he failed to do them, the System would erase him. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Siheyuan: Is This My Home? 四合院：我家的？ Wang He was playing Call of Duty Mobile on the terrace, racking up more than thirty knife kills in a single match. Overcome with excitement, he was struck by a bolt of lightning out of nowhere and somehow ended up in a courtyard house in 1937. To top it off, his grandmother was none other than the Deaf Old Lady! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Zhao De's Life in the Siheyuan 赵德的四合院生活 There will be some plot involving a traditional courtyard house, but it won't be a major part of the story. I'm just using it as a framework to explore some thoughts about that era. I enjoy reading, but I often come across scenes in other works that leave me disappointed. To make up for those disappointments, I've decided to try writing a novel of my own. Please bear with me, I'm a beginner. 92Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Siheyuan: Reborn as He Yuzhu, I Defy Fate and Change My Destiny 四合院：身穿何雨柱，我逆天改命 [System + Courtyard + Under the Zhengyang Gate + A Fusion of Period Dramas] After transmigrating, He Yuzhu found himself in the body of He Yuzhu. The courtyard was still the same place, crawling with pests. Qin Huairu was a scheming white lotus who would frame anyone for her own gain. Yi Zhonghai was a deep schemer, concerned with his reputation and his retirement. Liu Haizhong was power-hungry, with a twisted sense of right and wrong. Yan Bugui was petty, and Xu Damao was a smug little man who 103Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Siheyuan: Whether the Compound Falls into Chaos Is Up to Zhuzi 四合院：大院乱不乱，柱子说了算 After Qin Huairu died, the elderly He Yuzhu was driven out of the house by Banggeng. Only when He Yuzhu was left wandering the streets did he finally come to his senses. “What kind of life have I been living all these years?” A flash of white light, and He Yuzhu found himself back in his youth. From then on, if there's trouble in the courtyard, I'm the one who calls the shots! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Siheyuan: The Rich Dog Doesn't Keep Freeloaders 四合院：狗大户，不养闲人 [Siheyuan + System + Daily Life + Changing the Plot] After transmigrating to a siheyuan in the 1960s, Li Anping activated the Favorability System, a system that rewards him with material goods and skills whenever he earns someone's favor. In this parallel world based on a TV series, he is destined to be well liked, at least by a great many people. Everyone will find a “better” place in life, from the hot-tempered Yi Zhonghai to the frustrated Liu Haizhong. Xu Damao and Silly Zhu will both find t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Siheyuan: I Have a Portal 四合院之我有传送门 A dropout who slipped through the cracks of the new society's nine years of compulsory education. A corporate wage slave who's worked away from home for over a decade. He returns to his hometown with broken dreams and crushing debts. Then he unexpectedly gains a teleportation skill that lets him travel back and forth between two places. What can he do with it? And what will he do? [Welcome, everyone. Come on in and read.] [Feel free to share your thoughts anytime.] —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1970, With a Spirit Realm from the Start 四合院：重生70，开局灵境空间 After waking up, Yang Feng somehow transmigrated to a courtyard house in the 1970s, an era with a distinctive atmosphere. He thought he’d be able to settle into a peaceful life, but unexpectedly, trouble came at him from the very start. Yi Zhonghai used his so-called “standing” in the courtyard to morally blackmail Yang Feng, putting himself on the moral high ground and trying to force him to comply. Jia Zhangshi resorted to throwing a tantrum and wailing like a banshee, hoping to pressure Yang 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Siheyuan's Qin Chuan 四合院之秦川 This book is entirely fictional. This book is entirely fictional. This book is entirely fictional. Important things should be said three times. The protagonist, Qin Chuan, takes over the responsibility of supporting the family from his father. With a System and a pocket dimension, life is wonderful. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Siheyuan: Qin Huairu and the Canteen Wars 四合院：秦淮如之食堂风云 Qin Huairu transmigrates into a courtyard compound and works hard to transfer to the canteen kitchen. She takes on petty schemers, clears her name, and becomes a master chef, beginning her rise from humble beginnings. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 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
- 28 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
- 29 Siheyuan: Reborn in 1950, I Head to the Countryside to Dig for Treasure 四合院：重生50下乡挖宝 This System is simply unbelievable. Every time he brings in a haul from the wild, it rewards him with something jaw-dropping. [Ding! Today’s harvest: ten jin of eels. Reward: Microsoft technology!] Su Ping’an never imagined that ordinary eels could bring him Microsoft technology capable of changing the global landscape of science and technology. The eels that once slithered through the muddy water seemed to have become keys unlocking a treasure trove of technology. He began sketching out the blu —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 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
- 31 The Deaf Old Lady Gets Pregnant from the Start 四合院开局聋老太怀孕 If you haven’t laughed by Chapter Five, you’re something else. Qin Nan, a corporate drone on Blue Star in 2024, gets so angry watching Love in the Courtyard that he smashes his phone. The phone explodes and transports him into the TV series. After the Deaf Grandma bullies him, Qin Nan begins to turn dark. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 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! 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 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—Shelves
- 34 Siheyuan: Fighting Over a House? The Entire Factory's Leadership Begged Me to Stay 四合院：抢房？全厂领导求我别走 An Bangguo transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan. He thinks that with his parents' love, his life will go smoothly. But an accident turns him into the orphaned son of martyrs, and the scoundrels seize the Siheyuan house his parents left behind. The sixteen-year-old is driven out of the Siheyuan. Little do those scoundrels know that he will return as an engineer. [Ding! Scoundrel-Reform System activating...] [Welcome back, Host.] [Mission objective: Reform the miscreants in the Siheyuan. S 496Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 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
- 36 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—Shelves
- 37 Siheyuan: Unrestrained 四合院：肆意 In a Beijing courtyard house on Nanluoguxiang, Ning Li reclines in a wicker chair beneath a small tree in the back courtyard, eyes half closed. Beside him lies a golden-yellow mongrel dog. [Ding! Today’s sign-in is complete. Reward: 5 Great Unity notes!] Hearing the voice in his mind, Ning Li slowly opens his eyes. That’s right, Ning Li wasn’t originally from this world. He was a transmigrator. Like all transmigrators, he had a golden finger. And his was an incredibly simple sign-in System, comp 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 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—Shelves
- 39 Everyday Life After Transmigrating Into the World of Movies and TV 穿越影视里的日常生活 He acquired a pocket dimension and thought he would have to survive the apocalypse. He never expected it to be all about everyday life. He has no grand ambitions. He just wants to take life slow and change a few things. But he never expected the plots of movies and TV shows in his head to gradually fade away. 180Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 40 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
- 41 Siheyuan: From the Start, Yu Li Goes Crazy as I Fuse with All Things 四合院：开局融合万物于莉笑疯了 Five years after transmigrating, I finally awakened my System. It lets me fuse anything and strengthen myself, while adding a little color to my life. A eunuch right from the start? No rush. Just watch me fuse something. What? You want to come help me work? Then come on. 176Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 42 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Married Qin Huairu Off to He Daqing 四合院：开局把秦淮茹嫁给何大清 [Pocket dimension farming + Eye powers + Messing with the whole flock + No harem] Zhou Yi transmigrates into a Siheyuan and uses his eye powers to activate an all-purpose pocket dimension. He can use the space to get anything done, but he cannot hide inside it. Growing fruits and vegetables? Raising wild boars and rabbits? With a hundredfold time acceleration, he can finish a year's work in three days. Plucking and cleaning wild boars and rabbits? Done with a mere thought. Chopping them up 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Siheyuan: Keep Bragging, Old Yi, and I'll Become Invincible 四合院：老易你再吹，我就无敌了 Su Yang wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the world of "The Birds of the Courtyard", where he has become an ordinary worker at the Red Star Steel Plant. From the start, he becomes an apprentice to Yi Zhonghai, the so-called moral paragon, who plans to train him as his retirement heir! What’s more, because his original self was honest and simple-minded, and his parents died leaving him money and two homes, the courtyard’s scheming residents all have their eyes on him. Fortunately, a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Siheyuan: Reborn as Silly Zhu’s Younger Brother, I Split the Family from the Start 四合院：重生傻柱亲弟开局就分家 After He Yuqing arrived at the courtyard, he was Silly Zhu's younger brother, but he never received the affection he deserved. Instead, Silly Zhu looked down on him. In the oppressive atmosphere at home, He Yuqing resolutely decided to split up the family. The decision was like a pebble tossed into a tranquil lake, stirring up a thousand waves. Yushui chose to go with He Yuqing, much to Silly Zhu's displeasure. He shouted at her, “His wages are so low. How's he supposed to support you?!” His wor —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Siheyuan: The Treasure Bowl Gives Me Food Freedom 四合院：聚宝盆让我实现干饭自由 [Siheyuan + period setting + single heroine + Comeback System + treasure basin] Su Jia’ao, trapped beneath the rubble by an earthquake, finally couldn't hold on any longer. When he woke up, he discovered that he had transmigrated! And not just anywhere, but into the notorious Number 95 Courtyard of Beasts! His mother had died young, his father had died in an accident, and he had two younger siblings still needing to be fed. Su Jia’ao wanted nothing more than to go back to sleep and beg the heave —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Siheyuan: I Become Lou Xiao'e and Beat the Hell Out of the Fowl 四合院：化身娄晓娥暴虐众禽 [Magical System + No Self-Sacrificing Saint + Crushing the Birds + Pure Indulgence] In the 21st century, just after her company rang the bell to go public, Chen Xiao'e, a wealthy, beautiful woman at the peak of her life, was caught in a bizarre car accident and unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of Lou Xiao'e, a resident of a traditional courtyard home. Relying on her knowledge of economics and experience weathering the ups and downs of the business world, she sets out to destroy this cour 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 I Have a Pocket Dimension in the Siheyuan 四合院我有空间 The protagonist, Lin Yu, is reborn in the 1950s and has a pocket dimension from the start. He works as a procurement officer in a siheyuan. He collects antiques, goes into business later on, helps the country develop its technology, and searches for treasure overseas, among other things. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Future Begins to Leak from Siheyuan 从四合院透漏未来开始 In the world of courtyard houses, I become He Yushui and face this new world by revealing the future and turning the tables right away. In the world of Hong Kong crime dramas, I host a sharpshooting competition, assassinate war criminals from Japan, and become the undisputed king of guns. In the era after In the Name of the People, I become the head of the Central National Inspection Team and tour the country. I'm a new author, and I only started trying to write this year. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Became a Disciple of Fengze Garden 四合院：开局拜师丰泽园 This book does not glorify brutality. Instead, it depicts a unique way of life beginning in the 1950s and 1960s, with the story of its protagonist, Li Xiangyang, offering its own special delights. At fourteen, Li Xiangyang transmigrated to the courtyard next door to Love in the Courtyard. Born into a family of chefs, he had an exceptional gift for cooking. By the age of twenty, his superb culinary skills had made him a Grade Two Special-Class Chef, earning a monthly salary of 87.5 yuan, a very s —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Siheyuan: I Sent Bang Geng to Prison, and All the Vermin Panicked 四合院：送棒梗入狱，众禽们慌了 [Courtyard + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + System + Myriad Worlds + Nation and People] Zhao Jianming transmigrates to a courtyard and becomes the useless nobody everyone talks about! Useless? Do you really think I'm easy to bully?! An Invincible System binds to him. He'll have money when he needs it, and supplies when he needs them! Bang Geng steals? No questions asked, I'll send him straight to prison. Let's see who dares try anything now. Jia Zhangshi tries to extort me? Since you love money so mu 1Reads—Score—Shelves
